Defending champions of the under 12, 16 and 18, Holy Family Conventandnbsp;Kurunegala maintained their dominance once again after claiming berths in the andldquo;Aandrdquo; division Cup quarter finals at the 21st all island inter-school Milo Netball championship on the third day here at the Public Ground in Polonnaruwa yesterday.

Losing Sri Lankan swimmer at the Olympic Games Heshan Unamboowa confirmed yesterday he broke-down even before his event.

London, Sunday- Sri Lankaandrsquo;s ace badminton player Niluka Karunaratne is determined to spring a surprise at the London Olympics as he prepares to take on the world number eight ranked Kenichi Tago of Japan in a do-or-die battle here at the Wembley Arena today.

Sri Lanka skipper Mahela Jayawardena will be counting his stars as his best cricketing partner Kumar Sangakkara sits outs the remainder of the five-match ODI series against India following the left handerandrsquo;s exit from the team over a finger injury.

Several fans witnessing lastandnbsp; Saturdayandrsquo;s ODI between Sri Lanka and India at the Premadasa stadium in Colombo complained of being irritated and sickened by the constant drumming up of noise from flutes and sirens by unruly spectators who took up position for a day of wild fun at the expense of others.

So it is exciting cricket and may continue to be so as the series unfolds further. The two games at Hambantota were vastly different to each other but the end result has ensured that the series will be a close one and will go down to the wire.

I think we have got some great players. Whoever makes that the final squad will be the best available players to make up the combination to help us win the ICC World Twenty20. Knowing our conditions, playing at home is going to be an added buzz and an added inspiration," says Sangakkara

Police and Army who are fighting to grab a place in the Cup competition in the second round will face each other in their fixture of the andldquo;Aandrdquo; division league rugby tournament today at Police Park.

Fifteen year old Kyna Wedhasinghe who already represents UAE Womenandrsquo;s cricket team last year is again selected to the UAE under-19 team where she plays as the opening batswoman and fast medium bowler.

Sri Lankaandrsquo;s only Olympic medallist of this generation Susanthika Jayasinghe has been left behind as the vice president of the Athletics Association of Sri Lanka while the rest have taken wing or are listed to travel to London for the Olympic Games which start today.

Sri Lankaandrsquo;s badminton pair of Niluka Karunaratne and Thilini Jayasinghe is in for a stiff competition at the Olympics Games as they are pitted against two top rank players in the world in the qualifying round.

Rival batsmen may ought to be vigilant when they face up to Sri Lankaandrsquo;s new bowling weapon Thisara Perera who is practicing what he has learnt from the bush after he came across retired South African speedster Shuan Pollock.

Tyronne Weerakkody emerged the overall menandrsquo;s winner and Manori Jayakody the overall womenandrsquo;s winner at the Etisalat Golf Classic worked out at the Ridgeways course on July 20 and 21.

The commemorative stamps and first day cover for the London 2012 Olympic Games were launched at a reception hosted by the British High Commissioner, H E John Rankin, on Monday, 23 July, 2012 at Westminster House.andnbsp;

Thisara Perera proved a saviour on yet another occasion when Sri Lanka looked for one with ball in hand as he steered the team taking the best three Indian wickets to pave the way for victory in the second ODI here at the Mahinda Rajapaksa stadium in Hambantota yesterday.

Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardena admitted yesterday that he was confused how to bring things under control when Indian openers Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir plundered 31 runs in the first three overs in the second ODI at Hambantota yesterday.

Two high Jumpers Manjula Kumara and Tharanga Vinodini were adjudged as best male and female athletes respectively at the Lanka Warriors Colombo District Athletic Championship concluded at the Sugathadasa Staduim on Sunday.

Athletes in Sri Lanka are in for a windfall with Bank of Ceylon (BOC) agreeing to purge out Rupees 23 million annually to support their needs for a five year term.

Struggling Sri Lankan paceman Lasith Malinga may have become a victim of his private flamboyance and may be paying the price for his over-indulgence on Indian pitches.

Sri Lanka could be deploying its gangly fast bowler Isuru Udana to tackle Indiaandrsquo;s two prolific batters Virender Sehwag and Virat Kohli in the second ODI here at the Mahinda Rajapaksa stadium in Hambantota today.

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Losing nippy fast bowler Nuwan Kulasekera was the last thing that Sri Lanka would have wanted as the team prepares to settle scores with old neighbour India in the current five-match ODI series after being blown apart in the first match in Hambantota on Saturday.

Indiaandrsquo;s prolific batsman and Sri Lankaandrsquo;s bogeyman Virat Kohli believes he has found his feet once again after a demoralizing show in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and that it came against his favorite opponent was even more soothing.

Navyandrsquo;s Fijian a-la-Carte menu turned sour as Havelocks came back strongly in the second half to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat in their A division League rugby encounter played at Havelock Park yesterday.

India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and the India team have been fined for maintaining a slow over-rate during its 21-run victory against Sri Lanka in the first One Day International held in Hambantota on Saturday (21 July).

Virat Kohli cracked his third consecutive century against Sri Lanka to lead India to a comfortable 21-run win in the first one-day international on Saturday.

Kandy Sports Club continued their unbeaten run in the current Inter Club andlsquo;Aandrsquo; division rugby tournament when they defeated their one time arch rivals CR andamp; FC by 47 points (2 goals, 6 tries, a penalty) to 7 points (a goal) win at the Nittawela Rugby Stadium yesterday.

All arrangements have been made to play the final stage of the all island inter schools Milo netball championship at the National ground Kaduruwela, Polonnaruwa from July 28 to 30.

Shankari Thayakaran created a major upset when she defeated top seed and defending champion Amritha Muttiah in a three setter to captured the Womenandrsquo;s Open crown for the first time at the 97th Colombo Tennis Championship played at the SLTA clay courts yesterday.

Today at Havelock Park, it is going to be an unrelenting brand of rib-bruising rugby when the first and second teams of the table Navy and Havelocks play in their first round inter-club rugby match.