Dileepa wins first stage

Dileepa Prabath of Sri Lanka Army sprinted first on the opening day of the inaugural Tour de Sri Lanka Youth 2011, racing category while his teammate Sameera Udayanga and policeman Sudeera Nilanga finished second and third at Siyamalanduwa yesterday.

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Sehvag fires 219

Virender Sehwag smashed the highest score in one-day cricket on Thursday as India flattened the West Indies by 153 runs to take a decisive 3-1 lead in the five-match series. Sehwag hammered a scintillating 219 off 149 balls to lift India to their best one-day total of 418-5, before the West Indies were bowled out for 265 in the fourth international.

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Disappointed Lankan footballers return today

Sri Lanka football team will return to the Island today after their hopes were lost at the South Asian Football federation Cup Tournament in new Delhi, losing to India 3-0 in the quarter final played on Wednesday.

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