NOC chief says athletes should be honed on overseas contests

2018-04-19   |   Sports

Following successful Commonwealth Games: Upbeat National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Sri Lanka chief Suresh Subramaniam has called for athletes ...

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SLC to support Girls’ Schools Big Matches

2018-04-18   |   Sports

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 d...

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State Vesak Festival to be held in Kurunegala Featured

2018-04-17   |   Sports

Arrangements have been made to conduct the State Vesak Festival of 2562nd year of Sri Buddhist Era at the historical Bingiriya Devagiri Rajamaha Vih...

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Navy and Army athletes take Sri Lanka to the medal table

2018-04-09   |   Sports

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 Bro...

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“Can a Leader who cannot control his own party, run a country?

2018-04-06   |   Sports

Sirisena has no control over SLFP/UPFA The No-Confidence Motion, moved against Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, has confirmed that President Maith...

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Sri Lanka wins first medal at 2018 CWG

2018-04-05   |   Sports

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 L...

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Mathews, Chandimal welcome competitive Provincial Tournament

2018-03-28   |   Sports

Sri Lankan captains Angelo Mathews and Dinesh Chandimal welcomed the new Inter-Provincial First Class tournament that is expected to raise the level o...

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SriLankan Airlines scores a hat-trick at Golden City Gate Awards 2018

2018-03-26   |   Sports

SriLankan Airlines, the National Carrier of Sri Lanka and a member of the oneworld alliance, reaffirming the global appeal and innovativeness of its m...

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Sri Lanka’s first artificial football ground opened in Beddegana

2018-03-14   |   Sports

Sri Lanka's first ever artificial football ground was declared open by Sports Minister Dayasiri Jayasekara at the Beddegana National Football Centre r...

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Team of 139 for Commonwealth Games 79 athletes, 21 coaches and 19 officials

2018-03-12   |   Sports

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, ...

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Nidahas Trophy 2018 Skipper Chandimal ban for two matches Sri Lanka take on India again today

2018-03-12   |   Sports

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. P...

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Sri Lanka's cricket searching for its own 'Nidahas'

2018-03-05   |   Sports

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 b...

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Lakmal, Pradeep return to bolster SL T20 pace ranks

2018-03-01   |   Sports

Fast bowlers Nuwan Pradeep and Suranga Lakmal have returned to the Sri Lanka T20 squad after recovering from injuries, but wicketkeeper-batsman Ni...

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Hiruni sets new SL record in Half Marathon

2018-02-26   |   Sports

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 t...

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Susanthika backs Rohan’s team

2018-02-22   |   Sports

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 ...

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Victorious SL cricketers return

2018-02-20   |   Sports

Jubilant Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal praised solidarity and teamwork of his teammates which earned them the much needed series victory in Bangl...

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Still looking for the right combination in T20s: Mahmudullah

2018-02-19   |   Sports

Bangladesh's stand-in Twenty20 skipper, Mahmudullah, said that they have to find the right combinations and approach to excel in the shortest format a...

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We didn't just play as a team, we played as a family: Chandimal

2018-02-19   |   Sports

Dinesh Chandimal, the Sri Lankan skipper, believed that his side had begun to gel as a unit, leaving behind their recent disappointments. He also adde...

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Nilani sets new SL record in golden run

2018-02-15   |   Sports

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 '...

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Dananjaya takes five as Sri Lanka clinch series

2018-02-10   |   Sports

Sri Lanka 222 (Mendis 68, Roshen 56, Razzak 4-63, Taijul 4-83) and 226 (Roshen 70*, Taijul 4-76) beat, Bangladesh 110 (Dananjaya 3-20, Lakmal 3-25)...

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Royal couple lays foundation stone for SLTA’s new Tennis Complex

2018-02-02   |   Sports

Prince Edward Earl of Wessex and Countess Sophie who will be the chief guests at Sri Lanka’s 70th Independence Day celebrations on February 4 repres...

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University of Moratuwa Engineering whizzkids dazzle with balcony greenhouses and cricket boots

2018-02-01   |   Sports

Impress anyone and you are assured of a lucrative job. The stakes are high for the 32 teams of fourth-year students, totalling 120, as MechX-2018, an ...

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National Athletes embarrassed at airport

2018-01-31   |   Sports

SL team for Asian Indoor Championship had to return from airport since Travel Agency messed up reservations A hideous mistake by 'Far Travels and Tour...

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North Korea to send team for Winter Olympics

2018-01-10   |   Sports

Seoul says North Korea will send a delegation to the 2018 Winter Olympic Games, taking place in South Korea in February. North Korea has said that it...

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BAN squad for SL series to be announced today

2018-01-10   |   Sports

Batsman Anamul Haque, who last played an ODI in the 2015 World Cup, is likely to be picked in Bangladesh’s squad for tri-series at home against Sri ...

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