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TOKYO, August 8 – The USA had a comfortable 3-0 win over Brazil in the final of the Women’s volleyball match to take the Gold Medal of the 2020 Olympic Games at the Ariake Arena today. Brazil could not match the American…

TOKYO, August 8 – Hosts Japan produced a superb fourth quarter (19-15) but their late fight-back could not prevent the USA pulling off an exciting 90-75 win in the Women’s basketball tournament final of the 2020 Olympic Games,…

The Kandy District Hockey Associations (KDHA) is all out to bring back the game to its former position as soon as they receive the greenlight from the authorities. Today, sportsmen and women at school and at club level are…

Northern Warriors led by Seekkuge Prasanna emerged champions of the Army Commander’s Cup T20 League Cricket Tournament when they defeated Western Warriors by 64 runs in the final played at Dombagoda on Friday. Shehan Fernando was…

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…