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Dinesh Chandimal hit a solid half-century as SLC Reds cruised to a convincing six-wicket win over SLC Blues in their SLC Invitational T20 League Cricket Tournament match played at the Pallekele Stadium in Kandy yesterday. The…

Minul Doluweera of the University of Colombo and Sakuni Bandara from the University of Moratuwa won the Men’s and Women’s Asian University Chess Selection Trials, concluded recently. Doluweera, had six straight wins and figured…

The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) has appointed Katie Sadleir as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) which was announced recently. The New Zealander will take up the position from her current role at World Rugby (WR),…

The death occurred of Mahinda Athulathmudali, one of the most outstanding off-spin bowlers, Sri Lanka have produced. Athulathmudali, who played in the Nalanda First XI from 1957-1959, was rated one of the best bowlers in the…

The Victoria Golf and Country Resort is one of the finest golf courses in Sri Lanka and is housed in the Kandy District. It is rated as the number one golf course in the country. This golf course can match any such facility in…

Eighteen-year-old Anuhas Hettiarachchi of Dharmaraja College, Kandy is a talented swimmer having represented the school with distinction. He started his swimming career in 2009 at the age of six under the guidance of veteran…

Nineteen-year-old Avishka Deshan is a talented athlete and volleyball player having represented Vijayaba Vidyalaya and Ranna Maha Vidyalaya with distinction. Initially, he was admitted to Ranna Maha Vidyalaya in 2008 and excelled…

CRYSBRO have come forward to sponsor three young athletes who are currently taking part in the World Junior Athletic Championship and at the World Junior Wrestling Championship. Being recipients of the National Olympic Committee…

The Sri Lanka 4X400m mixed relay team had to be content with seventh place at the World Junior Under-20 Athletics Championships, which began in Nairobi, Kenya yesterday. The Sri Lankan Team comprising of Dilshan Bandara, Lakshima…

British number one Johanna Konta was beaten 3-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-2 by Karolina Muchova in the first-round of the Cincinnati Open on Tuesday. Konta, 30, won the first set in an assured start before rain interrupted the second set in…