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Ten members of Sri Lanka Commonwealth team in UK missing

Ten members of crisis-hit Sri Lanka?s Commonwealth Games contingent in Birmingham have disappeared in a suspected attempt to remain in Britain, a top sports official from the island nation told AFP on Sunday. The nine athletes and a manager vanished after completing their events, the official said, requesting anonymity. Three of them ? judoka Chamila Dilani, her manager Asela de Silva, and wrestler Shanith Chathuranga ? had disappeared last week. That prompted a police complaint by the Sri La

07 Aug, 2022

Yupun Abeykoon wins bronze in Commonwealth 100 m finals

Sri Lanka’s Yupun Abeykoon won the bronze medal in the men’s 100 m finals at the Commonwealth Games 2022 being held in Birmingham. Abeykoon clocked 10.14 seconds to win the bronze behind Kenyan Ferdinand Omanyala who won the Gold with a time of 10.02s and South Africa’s Akani Simbine who came second. Abeykoon had qualified for the final after being placed 4th in the third semi-final earlier in the day. Results: 1 Ferdinand Omanyala, Kenya 10.02s 2 Akani Simbine, South Africa 10.13s 3 Yupun A

04 Aug, 2022

Silverwood warns SL ?have a lot to learn?

Coach Chris Silverwood warned Sri Lanka that they still have ?a lot to learn? and must be more ruthless despite thrashing Pakistan in the second Test in Galle. Test revelation Prabath Jayasuriya took five wickets with his left-arm spin as the hosts thumped Pakistan by 246 runs on Thursday to level the two-match series 1-1. Sri Lanka were a mixed bag through a month of Tests at Galle, where they also hosted top-ranked Australia and again drew the series 1-1. Silverwood, appointed in April to l

30 Jul, 2022