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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…

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),…