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Indian cricket team pose with their series winning trophy at the end of the third and final Test match between India and West Indies at the Windsor Park Stadium in Roseau, Dominica, on July 10, 2011. India won the three-match Test series 1-0 following a 63-run victory inside four days in the first Test and drawn the last two. AFP

One of Sri Lanka’s two bronze medalists at the 19th Asian Athletics Championships, Christine Sonali Merril (Right) pose with (L-R) Silver medalist Yang Qi of China and gold medalist Satomi Kubokura of Japan, after the Women’s 400m Hurdles medal awards ceremony. Picture by Kiyoshi Ota

Poor performances by Lankan athletes

Sri Lanka put up a bleak performance winning just two bronze medals at the 19th Asian Athletic Championships which concluded at the Memorial Stadium in Kobe, Japan on Sunday. The two medal winners for Sri Lanka were Chaminda Wijekoon (Men’s 1500 metres) and USA based athlete Christine Sonali Merril who finished third in the women’s 400 metres hurdles.

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Comprehensive Pin Fernando Tourney concludes at RCGC

This year’s 32nd Pin Fernando Golf tournament sponsored by United Tractor and Equipment Ltd for the past 11 years took place on Saturday at the RCGC. The tournament considering a large number of golfers was most comprehensive with three competitions on medal play for ladies in the Silver Division, Bronze Division and overall Best Gross. For the men they had to pit their might on the medal play format in the Seniors Division, Masters Division, Divisions ‘C’, ‘B’, ‘A’, squad players (Gross square) and overall Best Gross Score.

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Liu sets new Asian Championships record

Chinese star hurdler Liu Xiang set a new Asian Athletics Championships record in the 110-metre hurdles on Sunday in Kobe to successfully defend his title with something to spare. The former world record holder, who turns 28 on Wednesday, clocked a new championship best time of 13.22 seconds to beat his compatriot Shi Dongpeng, who came home in 13.56, and Park Taek-Yong of South Korea in 13.66.

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