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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…

Liam Livingstone's devastating hitting powered Birmingham Phoenix straight into the Men's Hundred final with a crushing eight-wicket win over Northern Superchargers at Headingley on Tuesday. At one stage Livingstone seemed to be…

Asian Para Games Silver Medallist Palitha Bandara will make his debut at the Tokyo Paralympics, which will be held from August 24 to September 5. The 28-year-old, currently attached to the National Defence Regiment of Sri Lanka…

The three suspended cricketers Kusal Mendis, Danushka Gunathilaka and Niroshan Dickwella are set to leave for the US to continue their career, according to reliable sources at Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC). All three cricketers are…

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…