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Mayumi Raheem is a former Sri Lankan female swimmer who represented the country at several international events including the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China. She was born on September 15, 1991 and began swimming at the age…

38 year old Nirmala Jayasinghe , an old boy of Vidyartha College,Kandy is one of the most experienced Table Tennis players as well as an outstanding Level Two Table Tennis Coach. Nirmala started table tennis under the coaching of…

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…

Sri Lanka’s inexperience in white-ball cricket was heavily exposed once again as they succumbed to a 0-2 series defeat in the three-match One Day International (ODI) series against England on Sunday. This was also Sri Lanka’s…

Sri Lanka Captain Kusal Janith Perera admitted that his players will need to be more consistent in both batting and bowling if they are to be really successful in the international arena. The wicket-keeper batsman made these…

Tunisian 21st seed Ons Jabeur produced a stunning display to overcome Polish seventh seed Iga Swiatek and secure her first Wimbledon quarter-final yesterday. The victory sees Jabeur, 26, become the first Arab woman to reach the…

In a repeat of the 2012 Euros final, Spain will take on Italy in the semi-finals of the UEFA Euros 2020 at the Wembley Stadium in London today. Spain saw off Croatia in the Round of 16 and scrapped past Switzerland while the…

Three Football Leagues will be reactivated after being sidelined for a period of six years, President, Football Sri Lanka (FSL) Jaswar Umar confirmed to Daily News yesterday. Kandy, Kurunegala and Akkaraipattu Leagues were some…

Former Sri Lanka Cricket Captain Mahela Jayawardena was yesterday, appointed as a Board of Director of Janashakthi Insurance PLC. “We are pleased to welcome Mahela to the Janashakthi Life Board,” Prakash Schaffter, Chairman of…