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Sports Cricketer Dhananjaya’s father shot dead
ri Lankan national cricket team member Dhananjaya de Silva's father, Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Municipal Councillor (SLPP) Ranjan de Silva allies ‘Mahathun’ (62)…
Sports Dhashma Karunaratne reelected WiLAT Sri Lanka’s chairperson
Women in Logistics and Transport (WiLAT) Sri Lanka reappointed its chairperson, Ms Dhashma Karunaratne for the year 2018 at the 5th AGM held recently at the…
Sports Lost medal of Dr. Lester James Peiris found inside private bus
https://youtu.be/LXC5x1LCt7o?t=10 Lost “Golden Peacock” medal of late Dr. Lester James Peiris has been found on an overhead rack of a Kollupitiya-Kaduwela 177…
Sports Billions bat for SLC despite cricket being bowled
The national cricket team might have had bad luck in 2017 but the sport’s governing body has recorded healthy financial growth with a massive increase in…
Sports Sri Lanka begin their 2019 World Cup campaign against New Zealand
Sports NOC chief says athletes should be honed on overseas contests
Following successful Commonwealth Games: Upbeat National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Sri Lanka chief Suresh Subramaniam has called for athletes to get involved…
Sports SLC to support Girls’ Schools Big Matches
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) in a bid to popularize women’s cricket in the country decided to support the big matches of 30 identified Girls’ Schools during the…
Sports State Vesak Festival to be held in Kurunegala Featured
Arrangements have been made to conduct the State Vesak Festival of 2562nd year of Sri Buddhist Era at the historical Bingiriya Devagiri Rajamaha Viharaya in…
Sports Navy and Army athletes take Sri Lanka to the medal table
Two Sri Lankan service personnel who represented the country at the XXI Commonwealth Games 2018 in Gold Coast, Australia have won a Silver and a Bronze medal…
Sports “Can a Leader who cannot control his own party, run a country?
Sirisena has no control over SLFP/UPFA The No-Confidence Motion, moved against Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, has confirmed that President Maithripala…
Sports Sri Lanka wins first medal at 2018 CWG
Sri Lankan weightlifter Chaturanga Lakmal won the Bronze Medal in the Men’s 56kg category at the 21st Commonwealth Games on Thursday. He wins Sri Lanka’s first…
Sports Mathews, Chandimal welcome competitive Provincial Tournament
Sri Lankan captains Angelo Mathews and Dinesh Chandimal welcomed the new Inter-Provincial First Class tournament that is expected to raise the level of…
Sports SriLankan Airlines scores a hat-trick at Golden City Gate Awards 2018
SriLankan Airlines, the National Carrier of Sri Lanka and a member of the oneworld alliance, reaffirming the global appeal and innovativeness of its marketing…
Sports Sri Lanka’s first artificial football ground opened in Beddegana
Sri Lanka's first ever artificial football ground was declared open by Sports Minister Dayasiri Jayasekara at the Beddegana National Football Centre recently.…
Sports Team of 139 for Commonwealth Games 79 athletes, 21 coaches and 19 officials
National Olympic Committee has selected a total of 79 athletes, 21 coaches and 19 officials for the Commonwealth Games 2018 to be held in Gold Coast, Australia…
Sports Nidahas Trophy 2018 Skipper Chandimal ban for two matches Sri Lanka take on India again today
Sri Lanka will be without their skipper Dinesh Chandimal when they take on India once again in the fourth T20 of the Nidahas Trophy to be held at R. Premadasa…
Sports Sri Lanka's cricket searching for its own 'Nidahas'
In the immediate aftermath of the ravaging civil war of 1996 that had left the country in utter dismay, cricket attempted to soothe some wounds. Led by Arjuna…
Sports Lakmal, Pradeep return to bolster SL T20 pace ranks
Fast bowlers Nuwan Pradeep and Suranga Lakmal have returned to the Sri Lanka T20 squad after recovering from injuries, but wicketkeeper-batsman Niroshan…
Sports Hiruni sets new SL record in Half Marathon
National Marathon record holder Hiruni Wijayarathne renewed her own SL half marathon record when she clocked 1 hour 14 minutes and 07 seconds to win the half…
Sports Susanthika backs Rohan’s team
Susanthika Jayasinghe, the only living Olympic medallist of the country, came forward to voice her support for the team led by Rohan Fernando, who is…
Sports Victorious SL cricketers return
Jubilant Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal praised solidarity and teamwork of his teammates which earned them the much needed series victory in Bangladesh…
Sports Still looking for the right combination in T20s: Mahmudullah
Bangladesh's stand-in Twenty20 skipper, Mahmudullah, said that they have to find the right combinations and approach to excel in the shortest format after…
Sports We didn't just play as a team, we played as a family: Chandimal
Dinesh Chandimal, the Sri Lankan skipper, believed that his side had begun to gel as a unit, leaving behind their recent disappointments. He also added that…
Sports Nilani sets new SL record in golden run
Nilani Rathnayake won the Gold medal in the 3000m steeplechase with a time of 9 minutes 55.59 seconds, which was also a new Sri Lanka record, at the 'Road to…