Wijekoon achieves rare feat
One of 41 who broke national records at Daegu
2011:
Sri Lanka’s Chaminda Wijekoon has joined the
elite club of athletes who broke their respective countries’
national records during the 13th IAAF World Championships concluded
at the Daegu Stadium here Sunday night. Though over 2,000 athletes
from 203 countries took part in the nine-day world athletic
extravaganza, only 41 of them were able to shatter their countries’
national records. Asian Championship gold medallist Wijekoon
achieved this rare feat during the quarter final heats of the men’s
1,500m, returning a timing of three minutes and 39.61 seconds to
better his own Sri Lanka national record.
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Java Lane win thriller against Ratnam SC
Java Lane provided maximum entertainment for
Slave Island fans at their home ground, City Football Complex when
they defeated much fancied Ratnam Sports Club to 2-1 in their stage
four soccer match of the Dialog Champions League 2011. Both teams
were in control of the ball equally until the half time and in the
55th minute, A W Eranga gave some hope striking a goal. M Badurdeen
of Java Lane equaled with a header in the 82nd minute.
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Two tries key for WCup glory, say England
Scoring two tries and grinding it out from there
should be enough to get a team home in the Rugby World Cup,
according to England’s attack coach Brian Smith. It may not be
pretty, but it works and the World Cup is all about winning, added
the former Australian international who switched hemispheres at the
end of his playing days.
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