Niluka,Thilini bag national titles

Olympian shuttler Niluka Karunaratne bagged the National badminton title for the 11th time while emerging Visakhian star player Thilini Promodika won her debut national crown when the 60th Badminton Nationals concluded in grand style at the Royal College Indoor Sports Complex, Colombo yesterday.

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Senkadagala win Yasaratne Tennakoon Trophy

S.M. Jiffrey Abdeen, Kandy Sports Corr

Senkadagala – the ancient capital of the hill country won the inaugural Yasaratne Tennakoon Memorial Challenge Trophy by defeating Sabaragamuwa by five wickets in the under 15 limited over cricket tournament organized by the Central Province Cricket Association and the finals played at the Police grounds, Kandy yesterday.

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Pakistan XI beat World XI by 84 runs

Pakistan All Star XI demolished International World XI by 84 runs in a Twenty20 exhibition match at the National Stadium in Karachi that marked the return of international cricket in the country after a hiatus of more than three years.

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23rd Junior National Squash Championship :

Mihiliya, Ravindu win double crowns

Mihiliya Methsarani and Ravindu Laksiri both clinched double titles by winning under-17 and under-19 events in the recently concluded 23rd Squash Junior NationalChampionship conducted by the Sri Lanka Squash Federation (SLSF) and worked off at the Tamil Union squash complex, Colombo over the weekend.

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