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Sri Lanka Women take Asian Games silver after 147-run defeat to India
Sri Lanka were bowled out for 69 chasing 217 in the Nisshin gold-medal match, losing their last seven wickets for 26 runs as India retained the title.
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Chandrabandara edges Yemen's Saeed on a split decision to reach Asian Games last 16
Sri Lanka's men's 70kg boxer won 4-1 at Nishio Gymnasium, with four judges scoring it 29-28. It was the country's only win on the day.
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Cricket committee to cut top-tier clubs from 14 to 10 and move to four-day games
Sri Lanka Cricket's Transformation Committee has set out its reforms: a new constitution with government, a smaller Tier 'A', and four-day domestic matches.
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Air Force netball teams win both league titles at Public Service tournament in Jaffna
SLAF took the 'A' and 'B' Division league championships at Chavakachcheri — and finished runners-up in both knockout competitions.
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Athapaththu's unbeaten 83 carries Sri Lanka into Asian Games gold medal match
Sri Lanka chased 178 against Pakistan in 17.5 overs to equal their highest successful run-chase in women's T20 cricket and reach the Asian Games final.
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A 16-year-old gymnast and a pentathlete lead out Sri Lanka's largest ever Asian Games team
Nuyara Fernando and Isiwaruna de Silva carry Sri Lanka's flag in Aichi-Nagoya as a record 156 athletes compete across 26 sports.
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England complete 3-0 sweep at Old Trafford as Sri Lanka lose a 15th straight T20I to them
Sri Lanka were bowled out for 124 and England chased it in 9.4 overs. The win returns England to No. 1 in the T20I rankings, displacing India.
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Pramodya Wickramasinghe sues cricket transformation committee for Rs. 75 million over sacking
The former chief selector has gone to the Commercial High Court for damages, after a two-year appointment was cut short at five months.
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England seal the T20 series in Cardiff as Sri Lanka's middle order folds again
Sri Lanka reached 55 without loss in five overs, then lost 9 for 90. England chased 146 in 12.1 overs to go 2-0 up with a match to spare.
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Nasser Hussain says Sri Lanka's batting has fallen 'way off' its own standard
Nasser Hussain: Sri Lanka's batsmen overhit good pitches, lose to pace, abandon classics.
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Rumesh Tharanga sets 2036 as his finish line and targets Arshad Nadeem's Olympic record
At a book launch in Colombo the javelin thrower mapped three more Olympic cycles. Separately he climbed from 25th to 13th in World Athletics' overall rankings.
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Sri Lanka women into Asian Games semi-finals with 86-run win over Malaysia
Chamari Athapaththu made 63 off 37 and Kavisha Dilhari an unbeaten 44 as Sri Lanka posted 160 for 4 and restricted Malaysia to 74 for 7 in Nisshin, Japan.
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Sonal Dinusha named ICC Men's Player of the Month for August after record follow-on twin tons
The 25-year-old made 420 runs at 140 against India in his fourth and fifth Tests, and became only the third batter ever to score twin centuries following on.
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Dudley Sirisena pledges annual javelins to Rumesh Tharanga as thrower holds world No. 1
Araliya Group chairman promises world-class javelins each year until an Olympic gold, days after Tharanga's competition set was destroyed in transit.
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Athapaththu to lead 15-member Sri Lanka women's squad at Asian Games T20
Sri Lanka Cricket has named its squad for the Asian Games women's T20 tournament. The team meets Malaysia in the third quarter-final on September 18.
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Nairobi to host 2029 World Athletics Championships in first for Africa
Kenya beat London and Rome to the 2029 World Athletics Championships, the first time the continent will stage the event. Munich takes 2031.
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Rumesh Tharanga comes home to Rs. 2 million worth of broken javelins
Rumesh Tharanga's five competition javelins damaged in transit from Budapest. Ministry to seek airline compensation.
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Rani de Silva, mother of Aravinda de Silva, dies
The mother of Sri Lanka's 1996 World Cup final hero has died. Funeral arrangements are expected to be announced by the family.
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India refuse Women's Asia Cup trophy from ACC president; Athapaththu collects Sri Lanka's runners-up award
India left the Dubai presentation without the trophy they had just won. Sri Lanka's captain took the runners-up award from ACC chief Mohsin Naqvi.
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Two Sri Lankan university lifters return from Doha with six medals
Liyanagedara takes 3 golds at 60kg, Dissanayake 3 bronzes at 65kg at World University Championship. Sri Lanka's first medals in event.
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Zverev beats Shelton to win the US Open and a second Grand Slam title
The German top seed won 6-3 7-6(2) 5-7 6-2 in New York, denying Ben Shelton the first American men's major since 2003.
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Chaminda Vaas set to join Delhi Capitals as bowling coach
Sri Lanka's most successful fast bowler is reported to be joining Delhi Capitals as bowling coach, replacing Munaf Patel in an IPL overhaul.
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Ugandan and Ethiopian runners win Colombo Marathon as 5,000 take to the capital's streets
Colombo Marathon 2026 drew 5,000 runners from 25 countries at Galle Face with Rs. 12.8m prize fund.
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Rumesh Tharanga throws 91.09m to win javelin title in Budapest
The world No. 1 saved his best for the final round to take the World Athletics Ultimate Championship title — his 12th win in 13 competitions this season.