Royal in a thriller

Beat Isipathana 11-10:

In a match that swung vigorously from side to side , Royal pulled off a hard fought 11 points (1 try and 2 penalties) to 10 (2 tries) win over Isipathana to regain the Major Milroy Fernando Memorial Trophy at the Royal Sports Complex grounds yesterday.

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Orthopaedic surgeon Dr.David Young advises....:

Malinga for ODIs and T20 matches only

CRICKET: Sri Lanka’s ace slingshot paceman Lasith Malinga who kept the cricket loving public in suspense in connection to his retirement from Test cricket, finally announced his retirement from the longer version of the game in a hastily summoned media briefing at the Galle Face Hotel.

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The 'ding-dong' battle rages in Most Popular Observer - Mobitel Contest:

Rambukwella leads All-Island battle and Vimukthi in front of Outstation clash

OBSERVER - MOBITEL: It's just two weeks away from finding the Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year 2011 in the All-Island and Outstation categories as the curtain will come down on the competition with the publication of coupon Number 18 on May 15. Coupons should be handed over or posted on or before May 19 (Thursday) before 1.00 pm.

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