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TOKYO, August 8 – The XXX11nd Summer Olympiad came to a silent but colourful end at the National Olympic Stadium here in the Japanese capital today. There was no glamour as far as the public participation was concerned as the…

Tokyo, August 8 - Jason Kenny accounted for the seventh Olympic Gold Medal, storming ahead to win the Men’s Keirin on the final day of the Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan today. The legendary cyclist from Great Britain was in a…

Tokyo, August 8 - Great Britain’s Lauren Price beat China’s Qian Li on points in the Women’s middleweight boxing final on the last day of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games today. The British boxer won with a unanimous decision from the…

TOKYO, August 6 – Defending Olympic champion Shaunae Miller-Uibo of Bahamas shattered American Allyson Felix Gold Medal hopes with a new area record in a crushing Women’s 400m at the 2020 Olympic Games at the National Olympic Stadium…

Leg-spinner Gayan Chandraboos (4/16) and Ashan Priyanjan (3/23) bowled well as Northern Warriors defeated Western Warriors by 64 runs in the Army Commander’s League T20 Cricket Tournament final, concluded at Dombagoda yesterday.…

An unbeaten 46-run stand between half-centurion K. L. Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja helped India to a slender eight-run lead by lunch on Day 3 of the Trent Bridge Test yesterday. Rain played a bit of a hide and seek since morning,…

TOKYO, August 6 – Indian Men yesterday won their first Olympic Medal in 41 years to get a Bronze but their Women could not produce the same in the Bronze Medal playoff match at the Olympic Games 2020 hockey match at the Oi Hockey…

TOKYO, August 6 – The USA Women’s Volleyball Team will play for a maiden Gold Medal Olympic Games match on Sunday after they registered a 25-19, 25-15, 25-23 victory over Serbia. Leading the USA was Annie Drews with 17 points…

Eighteen-year-old Pramod Ekanayake is a promising volleyball player, who has represented Vijayaba National School, Hungama with distinction. He started playing volleyball under their school coach and Master-in-Charge Tharaka…

Some of the founder members of Upcountry Lions Rugby Club are keen to get back to playing rugby and are hoping to bring a little bit more excitement and enjoyment. Kandy is badly in need of another rugby club. Today, out of…