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The Mumbai Indians celebrate the IPL they won in 2020
IPL re-ignites minus top stars
The money making Indian Premier League (IPL), cricket’s richest prize, will resume on Sunday in the United Arab Emirates but without a host of top international stars after four months of pandemic suspension according to international media reports. Fans will be in the stands for the first time in two years when the Mumbai Indians take on the Chennai Super Kings in Dubai...
19 September, 2021
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Sports Minister Namal Rajapaksa
Selectors have a freehand to groom a future Sri Lanka team says Minister
Sports Minister Namal Rajapaksa claimed that unlike in the past, the Ministry does not interfere in selection matters when it comes to picking the Sri Lanka cricket team. His comments come days after Sri Lanka won the ODI series 2-1 and lost the T20 series 0-3 against South Africa. “We have to look at our future and make plans for success in this sport. It is our...
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Seated from left: Dissanayake Gamini, Lasantha Ranaweera and Ranjan Dharmasena. Standing from left: Jagath Welikala (coach), Iqbal bin Issack (President SLTA), Pradeep Goonasekera (Secretary SLTA) and Gayanga Weerasekera (assistant coach)
Sri Lanka wheelchair tennis team carry much hopes
Sri Lanka’s wheelchair tennis team led by Tokyo Paralympian Ranjan Dharmasena will be participating in the BNP Paribas World Cup Wheelchair Tennis Tournament to be held in Sardinia, Italy from October 4 to 10. The team comprise Dharmasena as the number one player in Sri Lanka and ITF rank 64, Dissanayake M. Gamini (81) the number two and Lasantha Ranaweera (85) who is the...
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Dinusha gets a kick out of karate-Dinusha with her many medals
Sri Lanka’s Beauty and the Beast who shunned the catwalk
How movie idol Jackie Chan inspired Dinusha Perera to fall in love with the macho sport of karate that made her one of the country’s most represented medal-grabbing sporting ambassadors: Inspired by Hollywood action hero Jackie Chan’s movies, Dinusha Perera became infatuated with the martial art of karate from the tender age of six and made it her career against the...
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Emma Raducanu
Raducanu set to become wealthiest British female
Emma Raducanu is on course to become the wealthiest female athlete in British sporting history. It has taken a mere handful of tennis matches for Emma Raducanu to transform herself from complete unknown to global superstar. She woke up in New York today as the new queen of the tennis court, embarking on a series of United States network interviews that will further...
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Sri Lanka pick 20 for international weightlifting
A 20-member contingent of weightlifters were selected by the Sri Lanka Weightlifting Federation (SLWF) in preparation for...
Pakistan to take New Zealand’s entry-exit to ICC
Ramiz Raja, the new Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief is reported to have reacted with much concern over New Zealand’s decision...
Afghanistan women’s soccer team escapes to Pakistan
Female players from Afghanistan’s junior national soccer team have crossed the border into Pakistan.The girls had spent the past...
Lukaku’s goal gives champs Chelsea dream start
Chelsea opened their defence of the Champions League with a victory as Romelu Lukaku finally pierced Zenit St Petersburg’s...
Halo saves Lewis Hamilton from crush in crash
Mercedes Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton is lucky to be alive after championship rival Max Verstappen’s Red Bull landed on top...
A bad fielding side never won a trophy
Sri Lanka’s cricket team seems to be improving with better performances in the departments of batting and bowling in ODI cricket...
Sri Lanka lose Embassy cricket final to Pakistan
The embassy of Sri Lanka in Austria together with Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau (SLTPB) and the Austrian Cricket Association...
Football legend Pele out of intensive care
Brazilian legend Pele is to be moved out of intensive care after having surgery to remove a tumour from his colon.The 80-year-old...
Doping coach loses appeal over ban
Banned athletics coach Alberto Salazar’s four-year suspension has been upheld by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).The 63-...
When a gifted sportsman chose sacrifice over fame
He maintained the highest traditions of sportsmanship and was a fine sports ambassador for Royal College:It has been 30 years...
SriLankaSports to launch cricket quiz
Sri Lanka’s first sports website, www.srilankasports.com, will be launching a special cricket quiz with a chance to win cash...
Chelsea defender’s medals stolen in burglary
Reece James’ house was broken into while he was playing for Chelsea against Zenit St Petersburg in the Champions League on...
Ulster sign Springbok World Cup-winning forward
Ulster have signed South African World Cup-winning back-row forward Duane Vermeulen, who will join the club following the autumn...
Weightlifting: China’s dominance with seven Olympic Gold medals at Tokyo 2020
The weightlifting at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic Games took place at Tokyo International Forum from July 24 to August 4, 2021....
Djokovic denied calendar grand slam
Novak Djokovic’s dream of the calendar grand slam came to grief as he finally lost to a member of the so-called NextGen.And yet,...
Sagging morale of our cricket curved further by Proteas
It was apparently not a flash in the pan for our white ball cricket team for breaking the losing streak ‘hoodoo’ against...
Ryder Cup golf: 11 present, one goes missing!
Despite Brooks Koepka’s absence, U.S. Ryder Cup captain Steve Stricker is bubbling with optimism heading into clash with Europe....
FBI fires agent accused of failing to investigate sex-abuse allegations
WASHINGTON — An FBI agent accused of failing to properly investigate USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar has been fired by the...

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