Trevine Rodrigo

General Manager of Galadari Hotel Colombo Sampath and wife Surakshi Siriwardena drops by during their visit to Melbourne – Photos thanks to Trevine Rodrigo Click on this link or on the photos belwo to view the full album on eLanka facebook page ...

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Peterite dinner dance – 2018 (Melbourne) – Photos thanks to Trevine Rodrigo Casino Royale was the theme at the Peterite dinner dance held at the Grand on Cathies in Wantirna. Fantastic night with Rap-So-D and Batterii filling the dance floor to capacity. Peterites produce a ‘Casino Royale’ masterpiece BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE. The Peterite annual dinner dances every year appears to be gaining in innovative creativity as was witnessed at the ‘Casino Royale’ themed event this year which drew a sellout crowd at the Grand on Cathies Lane in Wantirna. The talented OBU of the boys from Colombo 4 produced yet another spectacular show which drew together mostly old boys of the school and their friends and supporters all aptly dressed up for the occasion in debonair fashion. And the ladies made sure that they not to be outdone to make it a colourful night that will remain etched in the minds of those who were there. The ...

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Inaugural Joy Club fundraiser at the Dutch Rembrant Club at St. Marys in Sydney featuring fabulous Desmond De Silva and his band The Impressions – Photos thanks to Trevine Rodrigo click on this link or on the photos below to view the full set of photos on eLanka Facebook page     ...

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GWS, PORT ADELAIDE, HAWKS AND SWANS LEAD THE WAY IN ROUND ONE – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE   GWS, PORT ADELAIDE, HAWKS AND SWANS LEAD THE WAY IN ROUND ONE BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE Get ready for another season that is supercharged with heart stopping action as the 2018 AFL competition has clearly shown after round one, and there is already every indication that it will be anyone’s premiership much like it has been over the past two years. Jumping out of the blocks and looking the goods this year are underachievers, Greater Western Sydney, Port Adelaide and reigning premiers Richmond who will have Geelong, Essendon, Hawthorn, Sydney and perhaps Adelaide and Carlton breathing down their necks. I mention the Blues because of their plucky opener against the reigning Premiers whom they gave a torrid time to before the arm wrestle petered out in the final quarter. While ...

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Rousing debate rages on Aussie ball tampering – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE   As the furor of the Australian ball tampering saga reaches a crescendo the brave ramifications handed out by Cricket Australia has shaken the game to its foundations for its severity. There is a mixed response from cricket followers worldwide many who question the lengthy periods on the sidelines for at least two of their best cricketers in the world. And others say it is the best thing to happen if the game is to be rid of cheats who bring the game into disrepute. Cricket over the years and administrators including the world governing ICC have been accused of double standards depending who is in the firing line. And the ICC’s continued slap on the wrists punishment in this instance is viewed as another attempt to look at things from a marketing perspective rather than one ...

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SHAME, SHAME, SHAME, AUSTRALIA – By Trevine Rodrigo (Melbourne)   Australian Cricket hit new depths with the ball tampering scandal in South Africa and any excuse to cover up the happenings in the African sub-continent will only worsen the way the ‘gentleman’s game’ will be looked at from now on after their unsavory instigation that dragged the sport to its lowest ebb.  By Stephen Smith’s and Cameron Bancroft’s own admission to using desperate and extreme measures to change the course of the game, there is now a storm enveloping one of the most popular sport in the world putting the ICC under the pump to deal with it with the full force of its power to ensure that it will never be tolerated in the future.  The Australian ploy to gain unfair advantage over the South Africans is unforgivable as much as it will be a stain on Cricket for ...

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Blow hot, blow cold Sri Lanka dumped from Nidahas Trophy – India and Bangladesh meet in Colombo final BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE Tensions simmer between Sri Lankan and Bangladeshi players in Colombo Bangladeshi cricketers infuriate Sri Lankans with their ‘snake dance’ as they storm into the final in Colombo. Sri Lanka’s euphoria after their Bangladesh triumph has evaporated as quickly as it hit them on their return home when they were dispatched in emphatic fashion from final of the Nidahas Trophy T20 triangular by India and Bangladesh in Colombo. All the excitement and hype surrounding their success in Bangladesh was soon put in perspective by the ‘monster’ created by Sri Lanka’s new coach Chandika Hathurusinghe whose former chargers refused to be pushed down from the status he took them to after his departure. Bangladesh have blossomed as a force in world cricket thanks to the guidance of many Sri ...

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Bangladesh winners Sri Lanka in 2018 – By Trevine Rodrigo (Melbourne) Sri Lanka’s stunning turnaround in Bangladesh has restored some confidence in their fans and if the ensuing T20 triangular involving India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in Sri Lanka goes by the script a second place to India will attest their steady incline. Realistically, the Sri Lankans riding the crest of a wave after their clean sweep in Bangladesh, could have made the world sit up and take notice if they won this home Nidahas T20 tri- series after a comfortable win over arch rival India in the first game. But their new expectations received a jarring reminder that none of their opponents are easy beats as Bangladesh went on to prove by humbling the hosts in their own back yard. This was followed by a loss to India in the second game and Sri Lanka now have their fate ...

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