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Seevali Samarasekera is a former Trinity College Rugby Captain, who will be remembered for scoring the match winning try in the 1969 Bradby Shield encounter against Royal College at Longden Place. He made a 50 yard sizzling run…

The National Cricket Selectors have picked 75 talented school cricketers targeting the 14th edition of the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup, which will be held in the West Indies next year. Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh,…

Athlete and Volleyball player Pathagamage Tharindu Dilshan has brought honour and fame to Vijayaba National School, Hungama He was born on 29th August 2002 and initially he was admitted to Ranna Maha Vidyalaya in 2008 when Mr.…

A serious question has arisen among the Sri Lankan cricket loving public and the sport’s stakeholders on whether it is of any worth employing foreign coaches for our cricketers. They question the contribution to our cricket so…

England fast bowler James Anderson took his 1,000th First-Class wicket to help Lancashire skittle Kent for 74 inside a session at Emirates Old Trafford on Monday. Anderson took a wicket in each of his first three overs and then…

Eighth seed Karolina Pliskova brushed aside Viktorija Golubic in straight sets yesterday to reach the semi-finals of Wimbledon for the first time. Pliskova ruthlessly clinched a 6-2, 6-2 victory over the Swiss in 81 minutes. The…

Lucas Paqueta sent defending champions Brazil into the Copa America final with a first half winner against Peru at the Nilton Santos Stadium. Neymar beat three defenders on the left before crossing for Paqueta to guide home the…

The Junior Athletic Selection Trials, which was scheduled for July 25 has been put off for July 27 due to unavoidable circumstances. The junior selection trials will be held in Colombo targeting the World Junior Athletic…

The National Cricket Selectors have picked 75 school cricketers in preparation for the 2022 Under-19 ICC Cricket World Cup in the Caribbean. The selected cricketers will commence a residential training camp from July 12 to August…

The National Paralympic Committee (NPC) has named a five-member contingent, which will represent the country at the Paralympic Games, scheduled for August/September in Tokyo, Japan. “The paralympic athletes’ qualification period…