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Italy based Sri Lankan sprinter Yupun Abeykoon is the only Sri Lankan athlete to get direct qualification for the Tokyo Olympics with his excellent performance in the100m. To be an Olympian is the dream of any athlete. Yupun is…

23 year old Krishan Wickremaratne, an old boy of Vidyartha College,Kandy started playing Table Tennis at the age of six years under the coaching of Buddhika Dikkumbura and Gayan Liyanage,veteran Table tennis coaches. He won the Under 7…

All round cricketer right hand top order batsman and right arm medium pace bowler and a safe fielder in any position and athlete Wanniarachchilage Don Manidu Shyamal has brought honour and immense fame for Siri…

Sugath Thilakaratne was a former Sri Lankan athlete who competed in the 400m events at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, US and 2000 Sydney Olympic Games in Australia. He was born on July 30, 1973 in Norton Bridge and had his…

Sri Lanka put up another sub-standard batting performance as they folded for 166 in the third and final One Day International (ODI) against England in Bristol yesterday. There was only a single performance of note from the…

England produced a magnificent display as they thrashed Ukraine 4-0 in Rome on Saturday to set up a Euro 2020 semi-final against Denmark at Wembley. Harry Kane was back to his predatory best after struggling in the group stage,…

Captain Mithali Raj led India to a thrilling four-wicket win in the third Women’s One Day International (ODI) against England on Saturday in Worcester to keep the tourists alive in the multi-format series. India were struggling…

Red Bull's Max Verstappen set the pace in yesterday’s first practice at the Austrian Grand Prix, with title rival Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes down in seventh. Verstappen was 0.266 seconds quicker than Ferrari's Charles Leclerc in a…

The West Indies overcame the loss of a key bowler to beat South Africa by 21 runs in the fourth Twenty20 International on Thursday, levelling the five-match series at 2-2. The West Indies lost left-arm spinner Fabian Allen to a…

On the cusp of a second successive semi-final appearance at a major tournament, England prepare for battle away from their Wembley Headquarters as they meet Ukraine in the quarter-finals of Euro 2020 in Rome today. The Three…