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Hashan Tillekaratne
Ex-captain “chasing a dream”
Former Sri Lanka captain and current Sri Lanka Under-19 head coach Hashan Tillekaratne was optimistic about the future of Sri Lanka cricket, when he said that there is plenty of young talent which should be carefully groomed to fill the future vacancies in the national pool.After being the batting coach of the Sri Lanka team, Tillekaratne now plays an all-important role...
2019-08-17 18:30:00
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Dimuth Karunaratne sweeps a ball during his unbeaten innings of 71 on the fourth day of the first cricket Test against New Zealand in Galle
Openers give Sri Lanka a sniff of victory in first Test
Sri Lanka openers Dimuth Karunaratne and Lahiru Thirimanne shared a record unbroken century partnership of 133 to put their team in a position from which they could push for a win over New Zealand in the first cricket Test at the Galle International Cricket Stadium yesterday.Chasing a target of 268, Sri Lanka were nearly halfway there with all their second innings wickets...
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Anjalika Kurera
Tennis angel Anjalica bags women’s crown
Anjalika Kurera emerged the women’s Singles champion at the 104th National Tennis tournament when she easily defeated Janali Manamperi in straight sets in the final played at the SLTA courts at Sir Marcus Fernando Mawatha yesterday.The 15-year-old girl from Ave Maria Convent Negombo, Anjalica played impressively and without errors to overwhelm Manamperi 6-1, 6-0. The...
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Tennis angel Anjalica bags women’s crown
Anjalika Kurera emerged the women’s Singles champion at the 104th National Tennis tournament when she easily defeated Janali...
Sri Lanka held hostage as school officials jettison deal for rugby
Shadowy school rugby officials, most of whom have not held a ball, are holding Sri Lanka Rugby to ransom after side-stepping and...
Hiruni grabs her maiden gold
Hiruni Wijayaratne the champion long distance runner based in the USA clichéd a first gold medal in her first appearance at the...
‘Singer Cup’ U-15 Division I Schools Cricket : St. Peter’s win on first innings
St. Peter’s College won on the first innings over St. Sylvester’s College in their second round fixture of the ‘Singer Trophy’...
Wales beat England, top world ranking
Wales topped the World Rugby Rankings for the first time after beating England 13-6 on Saturday in Cardiff.The result ended New...
Fernando equals shot putt record
Samith Fernando of Army SC equalled the national record in the men’s shot putt which was set last year by Samith Jayawardena in...
Sri Lanka cops win
Sri Lanka defeated Western Australia to win what is called the T20 International Police Cricket Carnival yesterday.
Aussies make 250
Australian batsman Steve Smith was forced to retire hurt and after returning to the crease was dismissed for 92 on the fourth day...
Fate and champion Angelica Kurera
Call it fate? Out of the ashes of the Easter Sunday bombings, in Negombo this time, comes another story of miraculous escape. Her...
Divorcing the cricket coach
So the Sri Lanka Cricket-Chandika Hathurusinha marriage has ended prematurely in divorce! Minister of Sport Harin Fernando had...
Chess award for veteran promoter
Gold medal winner at the 30th World Chess Olympiad and the winner of ten National chess titles receives the Kreeda Rathna or...
Vaas sees potential in new fast bowling crop
Coach of the emerging team of Sri Lanka Cricket Chaminda Vaas contends that new fast bowler Nuwan Thushara has a unique style and...
Weightlifter Dissanayake ready after missing Commonwealth meet
Commonwealth Games silver medal weight lifter Indika Dissanayake is once again ready to take part at the forthcoming World...
Sri Lanka Thai-boxing chief picks his favourites for tour
Thai boxing in Sri Lanka that comes under the banner of the Muaythai Association of Sri Lanka (MASL) has sent athletes to the...
Inaugural junior volleyball tourney launched
In a bid to promote the national sport, the Sri Lanka Volleyball Federation (SLVF) launched the inaugural under-23 Junior...
Musaeus girl most outstanding at TT
Oneli Lehansa of Musaeus College was adjudged as the most outstanding player in the St. John’s College, Nugegoda, organized...
Ananda ex-girls netball prize goes to Meththa
The Old Girls Association of Ananda Balika Vidyalaya, Maligakanda, Colombo organised its netball tournament among the old girls...
Lakshan champion at Mercantile athletics
Lakshan Fernando of MAS Holdings became the Novices champion athlete at the 36th Mercantile Championship held on August 10 and 11...
Mahith a future TT star for Sri Lanka
Young Mahith Jayasumana the under-15 paddler from Lyceum International School is a rising star in table tennis and proved his...
Stage set for campus rugby Sevens
Following a successful inaugural tournament last year the International College of Business and Technology (ICBT) inter-campus...
Wijetunge wins gold
Masters double international Rajiva Wijetunge won a Gold medal in the Shot Putt event for those over 60 years at the 33rd Sri...
National Athletic Championships
Para athlete Indu gets the gold
Sri Lanka’s Para athlete Amara Indumathi, the silver medal winner in the women’s long jump event at the Asian Para Games held in...
Veterans’ cricket Sixes
The Lanka Cavaliers under the presidency of Tony Gunawardena will celebrate their 22nd Anniversary with the 7th edition of the...
Sri Lanka volleyball team for Asian championship
A 14-member strong senior Sri Lanka volleyball team left this week to compete at the Asian Volleyball Championship 2019 that will...
Semi-finalists found in MCA
A Baur & Co., Hayleys Group ‘B’, Deutsche Bank AG and Asiri Hospitals advanced to the semi-finals in the 9th Stafford Motors...
Dravid cleared
NEW DELHI AFP: India’s cricket board has cleared batting great Rahul Dravid of conflict of interest charges after he was made...
Big Ben Bena traded football for rugby
Anton Benedict is a product of St. Joseph’s College in Colombo where he excelled in rugby and football. His first pet game was...
Barrett banned
WELLINGTON AFP: All Blacks lock Scott Barrett will missed Saturday’s Bledisloe Cup decider against Australia after receiving a...
Airmen down NYSC, mark Youth Day
An under-23 exhibition volleyball match was played yesterday at the Viharamaha Devi Park in Colombo to mark the International...
School cricket workshop today
The Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association (SLSCA) has made arrangements to conduct a workshop for all coaches, masters-in-charge...

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