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Lasith Malinga targets personal milestone ahead of World Cup swansong

utvnewsenglishMay 28, 20190

Lasith Malinga’s once-express pace has dropped as Father Time has caught up with the right-arm quick, but his guile should propel him to a few

Union Berlin reach Bundesliga for first time

utvnewsenglishMay 28, 20190

(UTV|COLOMBO) – Union Berlin will play in the Bundesliga for the first time next season after they beat top-flight Stuttgart in the play-offs. Union achieved

Russian Umpire failed to report ‘Corrupt approach’

utvnewsenglishMay 27, 20190

(UTV|COLOMBO) – Russian umpire Svetlana Teryaeva has been found guilty by the Tennis Integrity Unit of failing to report a ‘corrupt approach’. Teryaeva did not

Ireland’s O’Brien to miss World Cup

utvnewsenglishMay 27, 20190

(UTV|COLOMBO) – Ireland back row forward Sean O’Brien has been ruled out of the Rugby World Cup as he will be sidelined for up to

Sri Lanka to meet Ireland today in classification round

editorMay 24, 20190

(UTV|COLOMBO) – Sri Lanka will meet Ireland in their classification round match today at the 16th Sudirman Cup Badminton tournament which is in progress at Guangxi

Royal celebration of Bradby spirit as Summa Navaratnam turns 94

editorMay 24, 20190

(UTV|COLOMBO) – There was an air of nostalgia as a living sporting legend turned 94 while most of his young charges relived their rugby days in

Seventeen players to debut for Sri Lanka in Asia Rugby Championship

editorMay 24, 20190

(UTV|COLOMBO) – No less than 17 players will be making their debut for Sri Lanka at the Asia Rugby Championship Division I to be held in

Sangakkara optimistic SL will stage England series despite attacks

editorMay 24, 20190

(UTV|COLOMBO) – Kumar Sangakkara believes Sri Lanka will stage England’s scheduled tour of the island next year despite safety concerns caused by the Easter Sunday terror

Sri Lanka into classification round

editorMay 23, 20190

(UTV|COLOMBO) – Sri Lankan women’s double pair Thilini Hendahewa and Kavidi Sirimannage made superb fighting effort to beat Switzerland pair Celine Burklet and Sabrina Jaquet with

First woman appointed to coach a South African national team

editorMay 23, 20190

(UTV|COLOMBO) – Laurian Johannes will become the first woman to coach a national rugby team in South Africa following her appointment to take charge of the