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Kirsten revolution begins with Kamindu

Gary Kirsten’s tenure as Sri Lanka head coach was off to a flying start when Kusal Mendis and Co. set up a comfortable victory over the West Indies in the opening ODI match last week.

08 Jun 2026

Cricket World Cup 2011

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Cricket World Cup 2007

25 Jun 2019

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Science in stunning win over Wesley

24 Jun 2019

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Cricket World Cup 2003

19 Jun 2019

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Cricket World Cup 1999

19 Jun 2019

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Cricket World Cup 1999

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Co-hosted by four countries - England, Scotland, Ireland and Netherlands - the 1999 Cricket World Cup saw Australia’s golden generation win the first of three consecutive World Cups - the Aussies second title overall.

Cricket World Cup 1996

19 Jun 2019

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The year 1996 was when Sri Lanka officially announced themselves on the international cricket stage, with possibly the greatest underdog story in the history of the sport, beating Australia in the final of the World Cup.

S. Thomas’ demolish Science 37-9

18 Jun 2019

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S. Thomas’ College demolished their home town rivals Science College by 37 points to nine points in their Under-19 Inter-Schools League Rugby Tournament second-round encounter played at Mount Lavinia yesterday (17).

S. Thomas’, Science in search of first win

17 Jun 2019

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Home town rivals S. Thomas’ College and Science College, who are yet to see the winning post in the second-round will clash in their Under-19 League Rugby Tournament match at Mount Lavinia today.

Double Blue lightning strikes St. Joseph’s

14 Jun 2019

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Wesley College brought an end to St. Joseph’s unbeaten record when they pulled off a stunning 15-13 victory in their Under-19 Inter-Schools League Rugby Tournament second-round match played at Longden Place today (14).

Joes have edge over resurgent Wesley

14 Jun 2019

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An exciting contest is on the cards when the high-riding St. Joseph’s College take on Wesley College in their Under-19 Inter-Schools League Rugby Tournament second-round fixture at Longden Place today (14). The kick-off is at 4.00 p.m.

Olympic Day Run on June 25

14 Jun 2019

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The National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka (NOCSL) will conduct their Annual Olympic Day Run to mark the International Olympic Day on June 25 in Matara.

Sri Lanka’s footballers preparing for SAG - FFSL

12 Jun 2019

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Anura De Silva, (President) and Jaswar Umar, (Secretary) of the Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) say that with the South Asian Games (SAG) as the target, national pools of both men and women have begun training for the Kathmandu competition 2019.

Cricket World Cup 1992

11 Jun 2019

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The 1992 Cricket World Cup is the perfect example of the old adage that ’’it’s not how you start, but how you finish’’.

SL-Macau clash hangs in the balance

10 Jun 2019

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The Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) is awaiting the final verdict from the AFC for their FIFA World Cup Qualifier second-leg between Sri Lanka and Macau scheduled for tomorrow (11) at the Sugathadasa Stadium in Colombo.

SL’s top Women’s tennis player in danger of Fed Cup omission

07 Jun 2019

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Sri Lanka’s top Women’s tennis player could be a glaring omission from the National Team for the upcoming Fed Cup Tournament, after the selectors were asked to make a ‘compromise’ to the national selection criteria.

Cricket World Cup 1987

07 Jun 2019

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They didn’t know it at the time, but the Australian team at the 1987 World Cup laid the foundation for the dynasty-like dominance the country has had over cricket’s most coveted prize.

Cricket World Cup 1983

07 Jun 2019

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The 1983 Cricket World Cup was perhaps the beginning of the end of the mighty West Indian team of the ’90s as their bid for a hat-trick of trophies ended with a shock defeat to the Kapil Dev led Indians. Sri Lanka had an uneventful tournament, finishing last in their group, but not before beating New Zealand by 3 wickets.

Cricket World Cup 1979

07 Jun 2019

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The 1979 World Cup, played in England again, saw one of the turning points of Sri Lankan cricket history as they recorded their first ever win in a World Cup.

Cricket World Cup 1975

07 Jun 2019

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The first ever World Cup, the 1975 tournament featured the six full members of the then International Cricket Conference and two invitees – East Africa and Sri Lanka.

Nizam-Aaqil only father-son to officiate Bradby

03 Jun 2019

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After successfully officiating the first-leg of the 75th Bradby Shield encounter last Saturday, Aaqil Jamaldeen became the youngest ever Referee to have blown the whistle in the most prestigious annual rugby game in Sri Lanka.

Theekshana Dassanayake sent home

01 Jun 2019

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Sri Lanka centre Theekshana Dassanayake has been sent home after he was allegedly caughtpocketing a watch belong to a female room cleaner of the hotel the National Rugby Team stays during the ongoing Asia Rugby Championship in Chinese Taipei.

My target is the SAG Gold Medal and to qualify for the Olympics says

29 May 2019

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Pradeep Dhammika Arunasiri is the Marathon Champion at the 45th National Sports Festival held in Anuradhapura last week told the Daily Mirror that he has two targets. The first is winning the Gold Medal at the South Asian Games (SAG) to be held from December 1 to 10 in Kathmandu, Nepal.

Anika, Janali qualify for Women’s Open final

29 May 2019

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Defending champion Anika Seneviratne and Janali Manamperi qualified for the Women’s Open final of the Clay court Tennis Nationals by winning their respective semi-final encounters played at the SLTA Courts in Green Path, Colombo today (29).

Philippines prove too strong for Tuskers

29 May 2019

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In a compelling match, the Philippines ran out eventual winners 39-22 against Sri Lankan in their Asia Rugby Championship Division One semi-final fixture worked off at the Taipei Municipal Stadium in Chinese Taipei today (29).

Aaqil youngest to officiate at Bradby

29 May 2019

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The Sri Lanka Society of Rugby Football Referees has named Aaqil Jamaldeen as the Referee for the first-leg of the 75th annual Bradby Shield game between Royal College and Trinity College which is scheduled for June 1 at the Pallekele Stadium in Kandy.

Schools Rugby to be played as schedule

24 May 2019

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The second-round matches of the Inter-Schools Under-19 League Rugby Tournament which was postponed due to unavoidable circumstances will recommence from May 31.

Selectors shocked as Saranga pulls out of squad

24 May 2019

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Sri Lanka National Rugby Selectors were stunned today (24) to read an e-mail from the most experienced player of the Fifteen-A-Side Squad, Sajith Saranga stating that the 29-year-old is unable to take part in the Asian Championship in Chinese Taipei next week due to an injury.

Gunarathne confident of Asian success

24 May 2019

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Sri Lanka’s youngest fifteen-a-side captain Omalka Gunarathne is confident of what appears to be a very young side ahead of their Asia Championship campaign which gets underway in Chinese Taipei later this month.

Selectors put faith in Army duo Bandara, Dikkumbura,

24 May 2019

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Kandy scrum-half Roshan Weeraratne who missed the Malaysian friendly matches, has returned to Sri Lanka fifteen-a-side squad ahead of their Asia Championship campaign in Chinese Taipei later this month.

Sharmal clinches men’s open title

23 May 2019

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Top seeded player Sharmal Dissanayake clinched the Clay Court Tennis Nationals singles title on Thursday (23) with a convincing straight sets 6/4, 6/2 win over defending champion Dineshkanthan Thangarajah in the final played at the SLTA tennis courts in Greenpath, Colombo.

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