China’s Tao wins singles crown
Doubles title for Rui Wang and Yan Wang:
The ITF Junior circuit (week one) tennis
tournament ended on a highly successful note for the 15-year-old
Chinese Jun Nan Tao when he performed splendidly to win the coveted
singles title by defeating Sri Lanka’s T. Dineshkanthan 6/2, 6/0
yesterday at the SLTA courts.
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Ladies College reign supreme
National champions Ladies College oarswomen gave
yet another worthy performance to retain the Marie Musaeus Higgins
Trophy collecting 22 points Musaeus College 18 points at the 6th
Ladies College-Musaeus College Regatta held on the Beira waters
yesterday.
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Thilini heading for triple crown
The pair Jayani Samarasinghe (HSBC)/Dilhani de
Silva (Janashakthi) toppled Nadeesha Gayathri/M. Dissanayake (HNB)
in major upset in the quarter finals of the women’s doubles at the
26th Open Badminton Championships conducted by the Mercantile
Badminton Association at the S. Thomas’ College Indoor Stadium,
Mount Lavinia yesterday.
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