‘It was a great knock’- Croft
Dilshan (193) betters Sidath’s Lords record, as
rain interrupts play on day three:
Sri Lanka were 372 for 3 in reply to England’s
486 when rain stopped play after an early tea at 3.40 pm on the
second day of the Second Npower Test here, today. At the time of
writing, it was still raining and the chances of the Test resuming
looked bleak. In the gloom and the rain what stood out was
Tillekeratne Dilshan’s grand stand knock. It was majestic and he was
lord at Lord’s as he lorded over the Englishmen and made the bowlers
obey his command with the bat as he unleashed strokes from the book
to send the ball screeching to the boundary.
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Kingswood maintains fine form, beat Wesley 36-17
Kingswood College Kandy maintained their
impressive record this season when they defeated traditional rivals
Wesley College by 36 points to 17 points in their Singer inter
school Under 20 Division One League rugby tournament match worked
off at Havelock Park yesterday.
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Champaigne on hold for history-maker Li Na
Celebrations for Li Na’s historic win for China
at the French Open have been put on hold as she turns her focus on
winning back-to back Grand Slam titles at Wimbledon next month. The
29-year-old from Wuhan became the first player from China and the
first from Asia to win a Grand Slam singles title when she defeated
defending champion Francesca Schiavone 6-4, 7-6 (7/0) in the French
Open final on Saturday.
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