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Drawn in opposite groups in Round 1, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh played out a topsy-turvy T20 World Cup warm-up match in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, that Dasun Shanaka’s side won by four wickets with an over to spare. Batting first,…

The Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2021 will commence on December 5 at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, with the opening game scheduled to be played between Galle and the defending champions Jaffna starting at 7.30 p.m. The first…

Andy Murray plans to skip next month’s Davis Cup Finals because he is “not sure he deserves to play in that team”. Murray, 34, was knocked out of the Indian Wells Masters in the third round on Tuesday night in a 6-4, 7-6 (7-4)…

Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick as Portugal recorded an emphatic 5-0 World Cup qualifying win over Luxembourg at the Estadio Algarve on Tuesday. The victory leaves Portugal second in Group ‘A’, a point behind Serbia who they…

Pasindu Liyanage of D. S. Senanayake College, Senuja Alwela of Bandarawela Central College, Chanindi Attanayake of Devi Balika Vidyalaya and Minethma Wickramasinghe of Sujatha Vidyalaya took major honours in the Sri Lanka National…

The 43rd Observer-SLT Mobitel Schools Cricketer of the Year commenced two weeks ago in the beginning of this month with its most popular contests. It started with the country opening its doors from the beginning of this month…

Sri Lanka, Ireland, the Netherlands and Namibia will contest Group ‘A’ in the first round of the 2021 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup for the right to reach the Super 12 stage. Only the top two teams will progress from the group after…

A.V.R. Thineera Akalanka, the 2021 Wariyapola Sri Sumangala College Kandy cricket captain is a cool headed player. His leadership qualities and sparkling character is good. He is a cricketer who is sure to do well if goes on the…

It was Asian Games in Bangkok in 1966 and after the tough heats and heated semi finals Six of Asia’s Best Cyclists including an Olympic Medalist lined up for the Grand Finals. The track was four laps of 400 metres. In lane six…

Seventeen year old, Gagamini Avudarya Ekanayake. a Grade Twelve student in the Girls’ High School, Kandy is in the Science stream at present and she is a member of the School Karate team. She started Karate under the coaching of…