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China's Lijiao Gong decorated the Olympic Stadium with a mammoth throw of 20.58m to win the Women's shot put Gold Medal at the Tokyo Olympic Games yesterday. The 32-year-old from Beijing had to throw a personal best that saw her…

Shane Warne, London Spirit's head coach, and another unnamed member of the management team have gone into isolation after returning positive Covid-19 tests. Warne reported feeling unwell on Sunday morning, ahead of Spirit's game…

TOKYO, August 1 – The USA team set a new world record of three minutes and 26.78 seconds in the Men's 4X100m medley relay as they cruised to victory at the 2020 Olympic Games at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre today. Ryan Murphy broke…

Udeshika Madumali is a fine all-round sportswoman having represented Mahamaya Girls’ School, Kandy in athletics, netball, cricket and karate from 2005 to 2019. Twenty-one-year old Udeshika started her career as a karateka in 2009…

Buddhika Chathuranga is an all-round sportsman, who has excelled in cricket, badminton, table tennis and athletics while representing Dharmarama MV, Ratmalana, Kandawala MV, Ratmalana and St. Mary’s College, Dehiwala. Buddhika…

Skipper Dasun Shanaka heaved praise on his young team after Sri Lanka defeated India in the third and final T20 International at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Thursday. “These players are very young and they are learning…

Wanindu Hasaranga believes that his ability to bowl dot balls at a consistent rate was the secret behind his success in the recent home T20 International series against India. Hasaranga ended up as the Man-of-the-Match in the…

The Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, which was inaugurated in 2009 is the largest cricket ground in Kandy and managed by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC). This stadium serves as the centrepiece, since it was inaugurated and has…

TOKYO, August 1 – When the XXX11nd Olympic Games was postponed by a year and was about to be held in the Japanese capital this year, many doubted any big time records would be broken as the athletes did not have enough practice and…