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IOC Launches Historic $140M Athlete Grant Programme

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced a landmark $140 million funding programme that will provide a $10,000 grant to every eligible Olympian competing at the Games.

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Jaffna face Galle in LPL opener

13 Jul 2022

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Nalanda break 69-year drought with big win

11 Jul 2022

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Rampaging Sri Lanka dismantle Aussies

11 Jul 2022

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Husband and wife make cricket umpiring history by jointly officiating in the same match

11 Jul 2022

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Djokovic wins seventh Wimbledon title and 21st Grand Slam

11 Jul 2022

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Djokovic wins seventh Wimbledon title and 21st Grand Slam

11 Jul 2022

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Novak Djokovic won a seventh Wimbledon title and 21st Grand Slam crown on Sunday with a four-set triumph over Nick Kyrgios, whose challenge unravelled in frustration after a blistering start.

Sri Lanka in the lead after Chandimal ton, Mathews and Mendis fifties

10 Jul 2022

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Dinesh Chandimal’s fortuitous century and fifties from Kamindu Mendis and Angelo Mathews ensured Sri Lanka added to their collection of good sessions to gain a 67-run lead against Australia in the second Test in Galle on Sunday.

Trinity pip Royal to post

08 Jul 2022

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Defending champions Royal met their waterloo as arch-rivals Trinity pulled off a thrilling victory by a single point with a score of 21-20 in the crucial Dialog Schools Rugby tournament encounter played at the Royal Complex ground on Friday.

Smith, Labuschagne centuries give Australia first day honours

08 Jul 2022

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Centuries from Steven Smith and Marnus Labuschagne ensured that the opening day of the second Test belonged to Australia, benefiting from Sri Lanka’s rejigged bowling attack failing to impose itself on the visitors.

Sri Lanka’s preparations for second Test hampered by Covid-19 outbreak

07 Jul 2022

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Sri Lanka will field a new-look bowling attack for the second Test against Australia, which begins in Galle tomorrow, but its final composition remains unclear after the home team was hit with a number of positive Covid-19 cases on Thursday.

Aravinda surprised by Sri Lanka’s first Test selections

06 Jul 2022

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Dimuth Karunaratne’s Sri Lanka are looking to level the Test series with spin reinforcements for the second match starting Friday against an upbeat Australia.

Brathwaite, Lewis among the overseas players selected in LPL draft

06 Jul 2022

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West Indians Carlos Brathwaite and Evin Lewis were among the overseas players who secured top dollar at the Player Draft for the third season of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) which starts later this month.

Trinity - Royal Dialog League encounter on Friday the 8th

05 Jul 2022

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The Dialog Inter-School rugby league 2022 encounter between Trinity College and Royal College has been brought forward by a day.

Sri Lanka add Theekshana, Wellalage and Manasinghe to Test squad, Mathews available for selection

05 Jul 2022

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Sri Lanka have bolstered their spin bowling options ahead of the second Test against Australia in Galle on Friday, calling up uncapped spinners Maheesh Theekshana, Dunith Wellalage and Lakshitha Manasinghe.

Player draft for third season of LPL today

05 Jul 2022

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A total of 353 have been included in the player draft for the third season of the Lanka Premier League that will be conducted virtually today (7).

Cricket World Welcomes Baz-Ball

05 Jul 2022

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Sarri-ball perhaps is quite a popular term in football, but the cricket world was taken by surprise with England’s stunning rise playing Baz-ball.

Vidyartha shock fancied St. Peter’s 11-07

03 Jul 2022

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Vidyartha College Kandy, a name strongly linked with inter-school rugby over the years dished out a giant killing performance at the Nittawela Stadium last evening to stun the much-fancied St. Peter’s College by 11 points (1 try, 2 penalties) to 7 points (1 try, 1 conversion) in their Dialog inter schools rugby league 2022 encounter.

Yupun first Sri Lankan to run 100m under 10 seconds

03 Jul 2022

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Olympic sprinter Yupun Abeykoon set a new Sri Lanka Men’s 100m record, with a time of 9.96secs at the Resisprint International competition held in Switzerland.

Spinners bowl Australia to win in first Test

01 Jul 2022

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It was a case of right approach but atrocious execution from Sri Lanka’s batters, succumbing to a spectacular collapse and a 10-wicket defeat to Australia in the first Test on Friday.

Brother of Shane Warne to visit Foundation of Goodness

01 Jul 2022

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The brother of the late Australian spinner Shane Warne, who arrived in Sri Lanka on Friday, will visit the Foundation of Goodness in Seenigama as part of his itinerary.

Australia take lead, spurred by Green, Khawaja half centuries

30 Jun 2022

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Sri Lanka lost ground in the first Test against Australia, as poor returns from their bowlers and seventies from Cameron Green and Usman Khawaja gave the visitors a 101-run first innings lead.

Five for Lyon, Australia hold edge

29 Jun 2022

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A five-wicket haul for Nathan Lyon was key to restricting Sri Lanka to 212 on the opening day of the first Test for the Warne-Muralitharan Trophy 2022 in Galle on Wednesday, before the Australians reduced that deficit to 114 by stumps.

Spotlight on spinners, as Sri Lanka honour spin legend Shane Warne

29 Jun 2022

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He may no longer have the luxury of calling on Rangana Herath to torment the Australians, the way the left-arm spinner did in 2016, but Sri Lanka’s captain believes the young spinners available to him can be just as effective when the two teams meet again in Galle on Wednesday.

Maxwell Overstay Bad News for SL

28 Jun 2022

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Although Maxwell has not played a Test match since 2017, one could make an educated guess on how is going to approach the rank turners down in Galle.

Chamari stars for Sri Lanka Women in win over India Women

27 Jun 2022

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Sri Lanka Women’s captain Chamari Athapaththu played the winning hand in her team’s seven wicket win over India Women in the third T20I played in Dambulla on Monday.

Royal open campaign with 22-12 win over St. Anthony’s

25 Jun 2022

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Defending champions Royal College scraped through against St. Anthony’s College, to record a close 22 points to 12 win in the Dialog Schools Rugby tournament played at the Royal Complex ground in Reid Avenue on Friday.

Isipathana College face stiff challenge against Science College

24 Jun 2022

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Isipathana College were made to fight hard by Science College before pulling off a close 18 points to 9 win in their opening match of their Dialog Schools Rugby League campaigns, at Havelock Park on Friday.

Middle order steers Aussies home in tense chase

24 Jun 2022

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Australia’s middle-order overcame a stern examination by Sri Lanka’s spinners on a difficult surface to win the final ODI of their five-match series versus Sri Lanka by four wickets at the R. Premadasa Stadium on Friday.

Sri Lanka held a special place in Shane Warne’s heart, says his brother

24 Jun 2022

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The brother of the late Australian cricketing great Shane Warne said that Sri Lanka held a special place in his brother’s heart, being involved in relief efforts soon after the 2004 tsunami that hit the country.

Silverwood expects even greater things from growing side

23 Jun 2022

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Sri Lanka will head into the final ODI versus the touring Australians today with the unusual cushion of having wrapped up the series with a game to spare.

With eye on Commonwealth Games, Sri Lanka Women take on India Women tomorrow

22 Jun 2022

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With the Commonwealth Games fast approaching, Sri Lanka Women’s cricket captain Chamari Athapaththu believes the home limited series against India, beginning with the first T20I at the Rangiri Dambulla Stadium tomorrow, will be of vital importance for her team’s preparation.

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