Category: SPORT

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – In a first for 99X Technology, Application Security Engineer PraniethChandrasekara swept up gold at the 9th Mercantile/Government Service International Rating Chess Championship 2020 earlier this month, organised by the Chess Federation of Sri Lanka.

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – In a stunning performance for the ages, Tour de France rookie Tadej Pogacar won cycling’s showpiece race Sunday on the eve of his 22nd birthday, becoming the second-youngest winner of the 117-year-old event that this year braved — and overcame — France’s worsening coronavirus epidemic.

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Sunday announced that a men’s team player, who was among the 27 to participate in the skill-training camp ahead of the Sri Lanka tour, has been isolated after showing “classical Covid-like symptoms”.

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – On September 10, 2020, S. Sreesanth expressed his hopes about a comeback to cricket through his Twitter handle.

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – South Africa’s Olympic body has taken control of cricket in the country, a move that could fall foul of the ICC’s rules on government interference and lead to the national team being kicked out of the game at international level.

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –Bangladesh batsman Saif Hassan and the team’s new strength and conditioning coach, Nick Lee, on Tuesday returned positive for COVID-19 following the first round of tests conducted by the country’s apex cricket body.

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –Yupun Abeykoon set a new Sri Lanka and South Asia 100m record in Germany.

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –New Zealand Cricket (NZC) Chief Executive David White said incumbent men’s coach Gary Stead was the only candidate they considered before reappointing him to the role until after the 2023 World Cup in India.