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Dhananjaya de Silva hit a career-best 91 as Sri Lanka recovered from an early setback to reach a competitive 241 for nine in the second One Day International (ODI) against England at The Oval, yesterday. The 29-year-old…

Malik Samarawickrema has played a major role in promoting rugby in Kandy and Sri Lanka. He, was educated at Royal College where he played rugger as a scrum half and after leaving school played for CR & FC, Low Country in the…

Fourteen year old, K.M. Dahamdi Sanudula of Musaeus College Colombo won the Silver Medal in the finals of the rating category between 1500 - 1799 of the FIDE World Queens Chess Festival 2021, conducted by the FIDE Women's Commission…

Twenty year old Thanushi Rodrigo, an old girl of Mahamaya Girls School, Kandy is a talented Table Tennis player and she started this sport in 2014 at the age of nine years and her first coach was her father, Chaminda Rodrigo, reputed…

The National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka (NOCSL) has agreed to provide US $50,000 for the development of Sri Lanka’s beach volleyball for the next two years (2022-2024). In addition, the NOCSL has agreed to provide the maximum…

In a rapidly-changing manufacturing industry, international producer and supplier of coconut products Silvermill joined hands with IFS to embark on a digital transformation journey, embracing cloud-first, modern technology to ensure…

A disciplined bowling effort and a superb half-century from opener Quinton de Kock helped South Africa to edge out the West Indies by one run in the third T20 International in Grenada on Tuesday. After setting the West Indies 168…

Artem Dovbyk scored in added time in extra time as Ukraine edged out 10-man Sweden 2-1 at Hampden on Tuesday to set up a Euro 2020 quarter-final with England. Oleksandr Zinchenko smashed Ukraine in front with a powerful drive but…

American great Serena Williams said she is ‘heartbroken’ after her latest attempt for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam was cruelly ended by injury. Williams started against Aliaksandra Sasnovich with heavy strapping on her…

Sri Lanka’s Wanindu Hasaranga has climbed five spots to fifth place in the latest ICC Men’s T20 International Rankings for Bowlers. Sri Lanka’s premier all-rounder registered figures of 0/12, 2/20 and 0/42 in the three-match…