Mathew Abeysinghe strikes triple gold

Record breaking Sri Lankan swimming prodigy Mathew Abeysinghe showed his class in no uncertain terms as he bagged three gold medals and promised more on the first day of the South Asian Games in Assam, India yesterday. Earlier weight lifter Sudesh Peiris struck gold as Sri Lanka finished with four gold medals, ten silvers and seven bronze.

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Sri Lankans leave for India after T20 bluff?

Sri Lanka’s cricketers left yesterday for India to contest three T20 matches but questions were raised on the quality of cricket that was dished out at the so-called Super T20 Provincial tournament played in the city of Colombo where the boundary line was said to have been shortened.

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CR burst Police bubble

Host team CR and FC defeated Police by an easy 25 points (three goals, two tries, two penalties) to five (one try) in their second round Dialog A Division League rugby encounter played at Longden Place in Colombo yesterday after leading 6-0 at half time.

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