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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…

India drew first blood as they defeated Sri Lanka by 38 runs in the first of three T20 Internationals at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo yesterday. Charith Asalanka plays a shot. Pix courtesy SLC Despite defending a…

Former Sri Lankan cricketers paid their tribute to the late R. Rajamahendran, who passed away in Colombo yesterday. His funeral took place at the Borella cemetery. The late R. Rajamahendran served as Vice-President of the Board…

TOKYO, July 25. – Sri Lanka’s Milka Gehani finished 62nd out of 85 competitors who were down to compete in artistic gymnastics on day three of the XXX11nd Olympic Games in Tokyo today. Out of 85 gymnasts, only 75 were seen in…

Sports Tags: Print Edition Monday, July 26, 2021 - 01:00

Sports Tags: Print Edition Monday, July 26, 2021 - 01:00

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,…