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The five-member Sri Lanka National Men’s Tennis Team will leave for Jordan today to participate in the Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Group III tie, scheduled to be played from September 15 to 20. The Sri Lankan contingent will play against…

The Sri Lanka Automobile Association of Japan (SLAAJ) presented two vehicles for Paralympic Gold Medal winner Dinesh Priyantha Herath and Samitha Dulan before their departure to Colombo at the Narita Airport in Japan yesterday.…

Sri Lanka produced a clinical performance to outplay South Africa by 78 runs in the third and deciding One Day International (ODI) at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo yesterday. The Lankans also went on to clinch the ODI…

Sri Lanka’s Paralympic Gold Medallist Dinesh Priyantha Herath and Bronze Medallist Samitha Dulan along with the rest of the team members arrived in the island to a red carpet welcome yesterday after competing in the 16th Tokyo Para…

A month after the Olympics closing ceremony, 25 champions and 41 other medallists from the Tokyo Games are due to be in Zurich this week for the final of the 2021 Wanda Diamond League. The 12th meeting of the summer series draws…

St. Sylvester's College, better known for their boxing skills have turned out to be a striking force in school rugby in the recent past. Despite the limited facilities, they have made steady progress in the game while battling…

Twenty-five-year old Ayeshika Jayawardena is a talented swimmer who has represented Mahamaya Girls’ School, Kandy with distinction. Ayeshika started swimming in 2004 and won the Novices Meet at the 31st Sri Lanka Schools…

Oshini Gunawardena clinched the Girls’ Under-10 title at the 2021 Online FIDE World Youth Chess Championship, which concluded recently. The nine-year-old student of Ferguson High School, Ratnapura defeated Megan Paragua of the US…

Left-arm spinner Rangana Herath played all forms of the game and was a former Test Captain for Sri Lanka. Considered as one of the greatest spin bowlers of all time, Herath is the most successful left arm bowler with 433 wickets…

In the record books, Jasprit Bumrah’s figures of two for 27 at The Oval will look unremarkable. In reality, his performance was one of the most eye-catching of a series that has not been short of standout displays. On a pitch…