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Battle of the under-achievers in New York
Sri Lankans and South Africans have fond memories of 2014. In Dubai on March 1 that year the latter’s team beat Pakistan in the men’s under-19 World Cup final. In Dhaka 37 days later the […]
Articles by Hishan Welmilla
FOOTBALL
Kandy wins the Lanka Football Cup
Kandy Football Club managed to win an easy 7-0 goal in the final battle of the ‘Lanka Football Cup’ organized by Sri Lanka Sports Group Galle Football Club played as their opponents
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Wiese holds nerves in super over finish at T20 World Cup
Namibia scored a nerve-shredding victory over Oman in their T20 World Cup Group B clash in Barbados after a low-scoring thriller was decided by a super over. David Wiese was the hero for Namibia in […]
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West Indies opens its Twenty20 Cricket World Cup with a 5-wicket win over Papua New Guinea
West Indies scrapped to a nervy five-wicket win over Papua New Guinea as the Twenty20 World Cup of cricket held its first match in the Caribbean on Sunday. PNG’s spinners restrained West Indies’ power hitters […]
ATHLETICS
Dilhani placed second in Taiwan
Representing the women’s javelin event in the invitational athletics tournament held in Taiwan, Dilhani Lekamge won the second place She managed to throw her javelin a distance of 52.79 meters.
ATHLETICS
Tarushi Karunaratne won the first place in the women’s 800m
Asian medalist Tarushi Karunaratne won the first place in the women’s 800m event held today (02nd) afternoon in the invitational athletics tournament held in Taiwan. She recorded a time of 2.05.74 minutes to finish the […]
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Co-hosts USA beat Canada in T20 World Cup opener
Aaron Jones clubbed a brutal unbeaten 94 as T20 World Cup co-hosts USA beat Canada by seven wickets in a pulsating and colourful tournament opener in Texas. The USA came into the match on the […]
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Captains light up iconic Rockefeller Centre Building as ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 set to begin today
World Cup cricket has officially arrived in the United States, with the historic opening match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 between USA and Canada at Grand Prairie Stadium set to open the […]
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T20CWC2024-Dasun Shanaka Takes 4 As Sri Lanka Ease Past Ireland
Former captain Dasun Shanaka bagged a four-wicket haul as Sri Lanka avoided a scare to win comprehensively against Ireland in their T20 World Cup match. After posting 163/8, Sri Lanka bowled Ireland out for 122 […]