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Austria's Anna Kiesenhofer won a surprise road race gold and Tunisian teenager Ahmed Hafnaoui stunned the favourites in the pool on a drama-filled second day at the Tokyo Olympics yesterday. There were also upsets in the tennis,…

Tunisia's Ahmed Hafnaoui shocked the swimming world with a superb win in the Men's 400m freestyle final at the Olympics yesterday. The 18-year-old, who finished eighth in the same event at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos…

The three-match One Day International (ODI) series between Afghanistan and Pakistan has been moved to Sri Lanka from the UAE, an Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) official confirmed yesterday. The series that will commence from…

Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Namal Rajapaksa, who graced the Olympic Games opening ceremony as a special invitee on Friday night, witnessed Sri Lanka gymnast Milka Gehani de Silva competing at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre…

TOKYO, July 25 – South Asian Games Gold Medallist Chamara Nuwan Dharmawardana will be seen in action in the judo competition of the XXX11nd Olympic Games tomorrow (26). Sri Lanka’s Overall Men’s Captain, Dharmawardana who was…

The Peradeniya University, blessed with indoor and outdoor sports facilities have always provided the fullest support for the development and promotion of sports in Kandy. These sporting facilities include basketball, cricket,…

Rasindu Malshan is a promising volleyball player having represented Vijayaba National School, Hungama with distinction.  Rasindu Malshan He was born on April 29, 2002 in Rideeyagama and had his early education at Bolana…

Udara Chethani Bandara is a past pupil of Mahamaya Girls’ School, Kandy and a one of the finest cricketers produced by the school. She is a left hand batter and a right-arm medium pace bowler, who started her career in 2011. She…

Parakrama Chandrasiri of Walana, Panadura is an internationally famous, highly talented athlete who has excelled in the veterans track and field events during the past few years. After his basic education at Diamond Jubilee…

Promising chess player Sanudula Dahamdi reached the second-round of the Under-15 Girls’ event at the Asian Schools Online Rapid Chess Championship, which continued yesterday. She has scored five points out of six games to come up…