India wrapped up a commanding seven-wicket victory over the West Indies in the 2nd Test, sealing the series in emphatic fashion. After enforcing the follow-on, India chased down a modest target to finish at 124 for 3, following their massive first-innings total of 518 for 5 declared. The West Indies, who were bowled out for […]
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Sri Lanka men’s and women’s teams off to a winning start at the 28th ITTF – ATTU Asian Table Tennis Team Championship which is now in progress in Bhubaneswar, India. At the men’s team event Sri Lanka beat Kyrgyzstan 3-1 in their group 1 first game while Sri Lanka girls’ team defeated Mongolia 3-0 in
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The national team representing Sri Lanka at the upcoming 28th ITTF-ATTU Asian Table Tennis Team Championships 2025 met with the Sports Deputy Minister Sugath Thilakaratne, last Thursday (9) at the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. The Championship, which is scheduled to be held in Bhubaneswar, India, from 11-15 October, is an important qualifying tournament for the 2026 World
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Newly-elected Sri Lanka Rugby (SLR) President Pavithra Fernando says that his new Council is looking to kick off the 2025026 Inter-Club League Rugby Tournament by mid-November. When inquired by The Daily Morning Sports, he stated that they have proposed to commence the League by mid next month, and then conclude it by February next year. According
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FIFA Appoints Sri Lankan Football Chief Jaswar Umar to Grassroots and Amateur Football Committee World governing body FIFA has appointed Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) President Jaswar Umar to its Committee for Grassroots and Amateur Football. This prestigious appointment comes at a time when Sri Lankan Football is experiencing rapid growth under the visionary
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Prolific Sri Lanka left-arm spinner Prabath Jayasuriya was named the CEAT Men’s Test Bowler of the Year at the CEAT Cricket Awards held in Mumbai on Tuesday (7). According to the organisers of the event Jayasuriya’s precision, patience, and game-changing spells during the last 12-month period had earned him the prestigious honour. The 33-year-old slow
At the Reid Avenue Racecourse Grounds in Colombo, Sri Lanka secured a narrow 1–0 victory over Turkmenistan in the football match held yesterday (9). This match was conducted as part of Group D qualifiers for the upcoming Asian Championship Football Tournament, scheduled to take place in about 14 months. Although Turkmenistan is ranked 138th and
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සීවලී එදිරිවීර කොළඹ රීඩ් මාවත තුරග තරඟ පිටියේදී ටර්ක්මනිස්තානය හා ශ්රී ලංකාව අතර ඊයේ(09) පැවති පාපන්දු තරගයෙන් ශ්රීලංකා පිලට ගෝල 1-0ක තියුණු ජයක් අත්විය. මෙම තරගය පවත්වන ලද්දේ තවත් මාස දාහතරක ඇවෑමෙන් පැවැත්වීමට නියමිත ආසියානු ශූරතා පාපන්දු තරගාවලිය වෙනුවෙන් සංවිධානය කරන ලද සුදුස්සන් තෝරා ගැනීමේ ඩී කාණ්ඩයේ තරගයක් ලෙසය. පාපන්දු ක්රීඩාවේ ලෝක ශ්රේණි සටහනේ ටර්ක්මෙනිස්තානය
ඉතිහාසයේ පළමුවරට ටර්ක්මෙනිස්තානය ශ්රී ලංකාවට පරදියි Read More »
Sri Lanka pulled off a stunning 1-0 victory over Turkmenistan in the first leg of the AFC Asia Cup 2027 qualifier held at the Sugathadasa Stadium in Colombo on Thursday. Ranked 197th in the FIFA World Rankings, Sri Lanka overcame the 138th-ranked Turkmenistan side in front of an energetic home crowd to gain a crucial
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Austria’s Athletes of the Year were honoured at the ‘Lotterien Sporthilfe Gala’ at the Wiener Stadthalle on Wednesday evening. Among the men, ski jumper Daniel Tschofenig, winner of the Four Hills Tournament, won ahead of golfer Sepp Straka; among the women, alpine ski world champion Stephanie Venier triumphed over Sofia Polcanova (table tennis). The team
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