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No visas, Rugby players damned

Parliament questions lethargy of Sri Lanka Rugby and Sports Minister as team is held back from Korean contest

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Semenya smashes Budd record; Sri Lanka's Ratnayake into 200m semis

10 Apr 2018

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Simbine stuns Blake in 100m, Manjula qualifies for High Jump final

10 Apr 2018

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Silver for Indika as Chamari misses out

07 Apr 2018

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Lakmal ignites Lanka’s medal quest

05 Apr 2018

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Selectors invisible at practice sessions

31 Mar 2018

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Selectors invisible at practice sessions

31 Mar 2018

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 The national rugby selectors did not attend any of the practice sessions carried out prior to the Commonwealth Games according to the High Performance Director of Sri Lanka Rugby (SLR) Inthi Marikar.

SLR in letter-tampering saga

30 Mar 2018

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As the world of sports is in complete shock over the ball-tampering fiasco in Cape Town, Sri Lanka Rugby has involved in what could be best described as letter-tampering.

St. Joseph’s second half burst too much for Antonians

23 Mar 2018

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St. Joseph’s College produced a superb second half rally to beat St. Anthony’s College 50-24 in their Singer Under-19 Inter-Schools ‘A’ Division League Rugby Tournament encounter played at Havelock Park yesterday.

St. Peter’s too good down Wesley 33-17

19 Mar 2018

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Wesley College in their first outing of the 2018 Under 19 inter-schools rugby season confronting St. Peter’s started off impressively with back to back tries which surprised many a spectator.

Trinity edge-out Antonians 15-11

13 Mar 2018

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Trinity College began the Inter-Schools Under-19 ‘A’ Division League Rugby Tournament on a winning note when they edged-out St. Anthony’s College Katugastota by 15 points (three tries) to 11 points (one try and two penalties) in their encounter played at the Nittawela Stadium in Kandy yesterday.

Peiris set for 7’s debut; Dixon returns

13 Mar 2018

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Havelock flanker Sithum Peiris is set to make his Sri Lanka 7’s debut during the Borneo Sevens Rugby Tournament which will kick off this weekend.  

Chethiya hat-trick hands Joes easy win

12 Mar 2018

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A hat-trick of tries by centre Gemunu Chethiya helped St. Joseph’s College pull off a convincing 33-10 win over S. Thomas’ College in their Inter-Schools Under-19 ‘A’ Division League Rugby Tournament match played at Havelock Park yesterday.

Missed conversion costs DSS an upset win

09 Mar 2018

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D. S. Senanayake College missed out a golden opportunity of creating a major upset when they went down fighting 24-25 against Isipathana College in a thrilling Singer Inter-Schools ‘A’ Division League Rugby Tournament first-round match played at Havelock Park on Wednesday (07).     

Being SAFF champions or runners-up will be a miracle: Packeeraly

28 Feb 2018

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“Whether the Sri Lanka Football Team wins or ends up as the runners-up at the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championships is a miracle. What matters is giving a good performance,” says new National Coach Nizam Rumy Packeeraly. The tournament will take place in Bangladesh from September 4 to 15 this year.

Lyceum Wattala retains overall title

26 Feb 2018

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Lyceum International School Wattala (LISW) retained the overall title for the third successive year at the 18th International Schools Athletics Championships (ISAC) which concluded at the Mahinda Rajapaksa Sports Complex in Diyagama on Sunday (25).

Ranjan double hands Kandy Clifford Cup

26 Feb 2018

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Centre Danushka Ranjan bagged a brace as Kandy Sports Club completed the Inter-Club double when they defeated Navy Sports Club in the Clifford Cup Knockout Rugby Tournament final by 21 points (3-tries, 2-penalties) -7 (1-try, 1-conversion) at Longden Place on Sunday (25).

VP of Tennis Association elected new NOCSL President

23 Feb 2018

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Suresh Subramaniam was elected as the 13th President of the National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka (NOCSL) beating Rohan Fernando by six votes in the NOCSL elections – the first since 2009 – held at the Olympic House on Friday (23).

FFSL introduces new national coach

22 Feb 2018

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The Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) yesterday announced the appointed of Nizam Packeer Ali as the new Head Coach of the Senior National Football Team during a press briefing held at the FFSL Headquarters in Colombo.

D-Day for NOC top seat

22 Feb 2018

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The National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka (NOCSL) will see its first change in leadership since 1997 at the NOCSL Elections on Friday (23) at the Olympic House.  

Defending champions Royal and Kingswood to kick off schools rugby season

20 Feb 2018

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With the club rugby season wrapping up, focus will now turn to the Under 19 inter-schools rugby season which is just three weeks away, and will kick off next week, on March 3.

Kandy Champions again

15 Feb 2018

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Another league campaign, another title: Kandy Sports Club make things look ridiculously easy. On Fazil Marija’s last home game, his teammates were to set up the farewell party, but instead the great man himself had to carry his side to another thrilling win with a hat-trick which secured them the ‘unbeaten’ tag.

Foreigners back for Club 7’s?

09 Feb 2018

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Foreign players are set to be featured in the Inter-Club 7’s rugby tournament for the first time in three years according to a reliable source close to Sri Lanka Rugby (SLR).

Dhanushka Perera tests positive for doping

09 Feb 2018

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Navy Sports Club Skipper Dhanushka Perera has been provisionally suspended from taking part in the Dialog Inter-Club League Rugby Tournament after being tested positive for a banned substance.

Auditor General gives green light for NOC Elections

09 Feb 2018

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All arrangements have been finalised for the National Olympic Committee (NOC) Elections scheduled to take place on February 23 at the Olympic House Auditorium at 6 p.m.

Review: Havies stay alive in second place race

06 Feb 2018

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A late try from the replacement hooker Prasath Madushanka handed Havelock Sports Club a real lifeline edging out Navy Sports Club 16-11 in a hard-fought game at Havelock Park.

Thailand win despite Sri Lanka’s doubles win

06 Feb 2018

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Thailand won the Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Group II Davis Cup despite Sri Lanka winning the doubles event as they cruised through by winning the two singles encounter which was played at SLTA tennis courts in Greenpath, Colombo on Sunday.

Muthuthanthri joins CH & FC

06 Feb 2018

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Sri Lanka Sevens skipper Sudharshana Muthuthanthri has joined CH & FC from Havelock Sports Club in a huge boost for the Maitland Crescent Club

SLSRFR apologizes over refereeing blunder

01 Feb 2018

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Sri Lanka Society of Rugby Football Referees (SLSRFR) has apologized to Police Sports Club during an inquiry carried out on Thursday (1) over a refereeing blunder that cost Police SC what could have been a significant victory over Havelock Sports Club  in their  Dialog Inter-club League Rugby Tournament match concluded on January 21.

Review: Kandy retains title in style

31 Jan 2018

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There was never a doubt about it. Kandy Sports Club winning the Dialog Inter-Club League Rugby title was always on the cards, and last Saturday they were crowned champions officially after hammering an in-form Navy side 41-17 at Welisara.

Youth WC debacle needs further scrutiny

31 Jan 2018

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Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) yesterday defended the controversial decision to drop one of the country’s best junior batsmen after just one match of the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.

Dulaj timely boost for Havelock

27 Jan 2018

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Havelock Sports Club have been boosted by the return of fly half Dulaj Perera ahead of their Dialog Inter-Club League Rugby Tournament match against the CR & FC at Havelock Park today (27).

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