Jayewardene 91 and Mathews 79 help Sri Lanka recover

After a grand stand of 156 for the 6th wicket between Mahela Jayewardene 91 and Angelo Mathews 79 which helped in a recovery, New Zealand hit back strongly to dismiss Sri Lanka for 247 conceding a slender lead of runs 26 runs. In the 10 overs possible on the second day of the First Test,New Zealand wiped off the arrears making 35 for one, and lead by 9 runs.As it stands the game is wide open and shows signs of finishing on the fourth day.

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56th Senior National Hockey Championship 2012:

Defence Services emerge champions

Defence Services stickers defeated Matale Hockey Association team by five goals to one after an aggressive second half play in the final to clinch the 56th Senior National Hockey Championship for the 17th successive year at the synthetic hockey grounds, Reid Avenue, Colombo yesterday.

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Rain spoils Lumbini – Sastrala match

The inclement weather spoiled the inter-school under-13 division one cricket tournament match between Ananda Sastralaya and Lumbini Vidyalaya which was worked off at Petersons grounds. Sastralians electing to bat and were all out for 80 runs with H Lankara and M Srinanda claiming 3 for 14 and 3 for 20 respectively.

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