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August 5, 2024
Slsports Viraj
Cricket, Women's Cricket

Army Chief Commends Asian Women’s Cricket Championship Team with Incentives

Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage, the Commander of the Army, presented financial incentives to members of the Sri Lanka Army Cricket team who played a key role in securing victory...

August 5, 2024
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Other

HFC sweep Western Province School Games basketball titles

Holy Family Convent, Bambalapitiya gained both Under-17 and Under-20 basketball titles of the Western Province School Games held in recent times. HFC met St. Joseph’s Girls School, Nugegoda in...

August 5, 2024
Slsports Viraj
Cricket, Women's Cricket

Chamari Athapaththu among ICC player of the month for July

The International Cricket Council (ICC) today named the shortlists for the ICC Player of the Month awards for July, celebrating the standout players from an action-packed month of international...

August 5, 2024
Slsports Viraj
Cricket, ICC, International Cricket

Key batter lined out as England name squad for Sri Lanka Tests

England has named a 14-member squad for the three-match Test series against Sri Lanka. Regular opener Zak Crawley will miss the series due to a fractured right little finger...

August 5, 2024
Slsports Viraj
Athletic, International Athletics

Sri Lanka’s Aruna Darshana be eligible for Men’s 400m semi-finals at Paris Olympics

Sri Lankan sprinter Aruna Darshana has qualified for the semi-finals of the Men’s 400m event at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games after finishing third in the Heat race. Darshana...

August 5, 2024
Slsports Viraj
Athletic, International Athletics

I am sorry, I couldn’t achieve as expected, says Tharushi

Tarushi Karunaratne, who take part in the preliminary round of 800 meters at the Paris Olympic Games, finished the race with a time of 2:07.76 minutes and did not...

August 4, 2024
Slsports Viraj
Club Rugby, Rugby, School Rugby

14-man Wesley defeat Joes

The Wesley College Double Blues had beaten St. Joseph’s College 34-12 at Havelock Park yesterday (3) in their final group game of the Schools Rugby League 2024. The Wesleyites...

August 4, 2024
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Other

Alfred storms to Olympic 100m gold in Paris

Julien Alfred stormed to the women’s 100m title at Paris 2024 to make history as St Lucia’s first Olympic medallist. As the rain teemed down at a raucous Stade...

August 4, 2024
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Other

‘Queen of the pool’ Ledecky victories record-equalling ninth gold

American superstar Katie Ledecky totalled the record for the most gold medals by a female Olympian as she gained the 800m freestyle title at the Paris Games. Ledecky clocked...

August 4, 2024
Slsports Viraj
Cricket, International Cricket, National Cricket

First milestone ODI draws a ‘confidence booster’: Sanath

Sri Lanka Interim Head Coach Sanath Jayasuriya greeted the team’s comeback from the dead to tie the absorbing first ODI against India at the R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium...