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Sri Lanka’s promising sprinter Medhani Jayamanne and Isuru Abeywardena will compete in their respective heats on the opening day of the World Junior Athletic Championships, which begins in Nairobi, Kenya today. Jayamanne will…

Sri Lanka Captain Dasun Shanaka said that he is excited to play in the ICC T20 World Cup and is looking forward to the mega event, which begins on October 18 in Abu Dhabi, UAE. “A T20 World Cup is always exciting for the players,…

SLC Blues will face SLC Reds in a crucial fixture of the SLC Invitational T20 League Cricket Tournament at the Pallekele Stadium in Kandy today. Both teams are in contention for a final spot with SLC Blues having a slight…

Sampath Bandara, who will compete in the archery events, is confident of winning a medal at the Tokyo Paralympics, which begins later this month. “Getting the chance to represent the country in two successive Para Games is a…

Sri Lanka’s wicket-keeper-batsman Kusal Janith Perera has tested positive for the novel Coronavirus ahead of the team’s limited-overs series against South Africa at home next month, the country’s cricket board said yesterday.…

Three Sri Lankan badminton umpires will officiate at the Tokyo Paralympics Games from August 27 to September 5. Lakpriya Edirisinghe has been appointed as Chief Umpire while Samantha Nawaratne and Chandana Nilantha have been…

Kosala Sandeepa Amaratunga won the third rapid cup chess competition convincingly scoring a grand slam of 8 points out of 8 games in their third Super Fighters Online Rapid Cup Chess Championship. H A Menula Weheragoda finished with…

Left hand middle order bat, left arm leg spinner, cricket captain, coach and administrator Sanjeewa Ruwakantha Mendis has brought honour and immense fame for his Alma Mater St. Anthony’s College Wattala and the motherland He was born…

The Sri Lanka Squash Federation (SLSF) and the Sri Lanka Rowing Association (SLRA) received financial assistance from the Ministry of Sports during a ceremony held in Colombo recently. The SLRA received a sum of Rs 42,143,249.00…

Twenty one year old Srimali Samarakoon is an outstanding woman weightlifter holding the present Sri Lanka Weightlifting Record total of 140 Kgs. in 48 Kg. weight class and she is an old girl of Habarana Central College who did her…