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Category: SPORTS

New Captain to lead the Thomian legion
SPORTS

New Captain to lead the Thomian legion

Thomas’ College has appointed Harith Senanayake as the skipper of the 2019 S. Thomas’ College Rugby team ahead of the…

byFaraz Shauketaly26/01/2019
Lakmal leads fightback but Karunaratne falls off last ball
SPORTS

Lakmal leads fightback but Karunaratne falls off last ball

Suranga Lakmal picked up 5/75 to help Sri Lanka bowl out hosts Australia for 323 in their 1st innings, before…

byFaraz Shauketaly26/01/2019
Late winner as ‘helter-skelter’ Australia down Syria to go through
SPORTS

Late winner as ‘helter-skelter’ Australia down Syria to go through

Tom Rogic’s injury-time thunderbolt settled an Asian Cup thriller on Tuesday as defending champions Australia beat Syria 3-2 to reach…

byFaraz Shauketaly19/01/2019
Serena Williams comfortably beats Bouchard to move into third round
SPORTS

Serena Williams comfortably beats Bouchard to move into third round

Serena Williams soundly beat Eugenie Bouchard 6-2 6-2 on Thursday night, racing through the last five games to advance to…

byFaraz Shauketaly19/01/2019
Sri Lanka suffer major injury scare
SPORTS

Sri Lanka suffer major injury scare

Sri Lanka have suffered a major injury scare on the eve of their Test series with Australia, with in-form batsman…

byFaraz Shauketaly19/01/2019
New committee for National Sports Council
SPORTS

New committee for National Sports Council

A new committee for the National Sports Council was appointed Thursday (17th) at a ceremony held at the Ministry of Sports with…

byFaraz Shauketaly19/01/2019
New date for SLC elections; Two camps gear up for close battle
SPORTS

New date for SLC elections; Two camps gear up for close battle

The much-anticipated Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) Elections have been rescheduled once again for 21st February, as per directions from Attorney General…

byFaraz Shauketaly19/01/2019
Salah voted African Footballer of the Year
SPORTS

Salah voted African Footballer of the Year

Egypt striker Mohamed Salah was voted as the African Footballer of the Year for the second successive year at the…

byFaraz Shauketaly12/01/2019
Djokovic, Federer, Serena remain favourites to win opening Grand Slam
SPORTS

Djokovic, Federer, Serena remain favourites to win opening Grand Slam

Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer loom over Melbourne Park for the year’s opening Grand Slam as favourites for the Australian…

byFaraz Shauketaly12/01/2019
Giles backs England for World Cup, Ashes double in 2019
SPORTS

Giles backs England for World Cup, Ashes double in 2019

England must make the most of their “best opportunity” to win a World Cup as well as regain the Ashes…

byFaraz Shauketaly12/01/2019

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