Sri Lanka pitted against tough nuts
Although a cricket tour of Malaysia cannot be
classed as an ideal one for juniors, this particular under 19
tournament featuring England, India, Sri Lanka and host Malaysia is
no doubt going to be a tough assignment for the youngsters when it
gets under way on January 26 at the Kinsara Stadium in Kuala Lumpur.
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Nimal Lewke wastes no time, gets things moving at SLRFU
The newly elected President of the Sri Lanka
Rugby Football Union (SLRFU) DIG Nimal Lewke, has already set in
motion new plans with the Council members who met for the first time
after his election last Tuesday at the SLRFU headquarters.
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Sri Lanka is a sports conscious nation
Sri Lanka is a sports conscious nation and there
have been instances where the local sportsmen and sportswomen have
held their own in the past against their foreign counterparts.
However, in the recent past the standard seems to have dropped down
and the local sportsmen and women have not been able to keep up the
tempo and match their counterparts in other parts of the world on
the sports field. The Sunday Observer roving reporter Lesile
Fernando spoke to some of the well-known figures who thrilled the
sports fields in the not too distant past.
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