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A six-member Sri Lanka Team will take part in the 17th World Wrestling Championships from October 2 to 10 in Oslo, Norway. The Sri Lanka Team will leave for Norway on September 29. The Sri Lanka Team will be led by 28-year-old…

A supreme defensive effort and a late try from 19-year-old debutant Lea Ducher helped Spain clinch a nail-biting 8-7 win over Ireland in their Rugby World Cup (RWC) Qualifier in Parma, Italy on Monday. Both sides struggled to…

Italy defeated Scotland 38-13 in their opening Rugby World Cup (WC) Qualifier in Parma, Italy on Monday. Tries by Giada Franco, Captain Manuela Furlan, Sara Barattin and Ilaria Arrighetti helped the Italians into a 26-6 half time…

Ireland eased to a seven-wicket win over Zimbabwe in a rain-hit final One Day International (ODI) at Stormont as the series ended level at 1-1 in Belfast on Monday. Ex-captain Brendan Taylor made only seven in his final…

Former Sri Lanka all-rounder Isuru Udana starred with bat and ball as the Trinbago Knight Riders defeated St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots by four wickets in their Caribbean Premier League T20 match played at Basseterre on Monday.…

South Africa made a clean sweep of the T20 series as they cruised to a comprehensive 10-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the third and final encounter played at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo yesterday. After having…

Freelance Sports reporter M. H. Yaleem’s mother Gnei Elmoon Yakeem ( 82 ) passed away at her residence in Makuluduwa, Piliyandala recently. The staff of Daily News extend their condolences to Yakeem and his family on the sad…

There is good news after some time coming in the form of seven schoolboy cricketers from Kandy being selected to the Under 19 national squad which is preparing for the World Cup. These players from Kandy schools are loaded with…

The Sri Lanka Wheelchair Tennis Team led by Tokyo Paralympian Ranjan Dharmasena are going through the final preparations at Green Path, prior to their departure to Italy next week. The team comprising of Dharmasena (ITF Rank 64),…

The nine member National Table Tennis squad has already started training to focus on forthcoming Asian Table Tennis Championship which is scheduled to be held from September 27 to October 5 in Doha Qatar . According to the senior…