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    Kandy SC clash with Police

    Defending league champions Kandy Sports Club, will come out for the first time in Kandy against the Sri Lanka Police S.C. Though this is the third game for Kandy SC, both the earlier games were played in Colombo. So, today's kick of will be at 4.30 p.m, Kandy SC who played Old Zahirians SC and...
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    Springboks name early squad

    South Africa coach Peter de Villiers has included 12 uncapped players in his first training squad since taking the Springbok reins. The bulk of De Villiers' 42-man party are expected to form the final group to take on Wales in a two-match Test series early next month. The new caps are Heini...
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    Lankans honing their skills

    With only 82 more days to reach the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics the Lankan athletes and AASL officials are buzzing on with their preparations. In the international circuit Sri Lanka’s ace woman athlete Susanthika Jayasinghe who made her mark in the 2000 Sydney Olympics taking the...
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    Cricketing crossroads

    There are two things that have vanished from the face of the earth like the dodo-bird. They are the one-cent coin in the monetary denominations and the forward defence stroke in cricket. At the same time I will not be surprised at all if in the very next Test match the batsman goes on rampage...
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    Kalu takes over Malaysian cricket

    Former Sri Lanka opening batsman and wicket-keeper Romesh Kaluwitharana who formed a deadly duo with Sanath Jayasuriya has been appointed as the national coach of Malaysia. The 38-year-old former wicketkeeper-batsman who is the current coach of Colts Cricket Club which he also captained has...
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    Observer-Mobitel Most Popular Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year 2008

    All-Island Contest Coupon No. 9 (Count from May 10 to May 16) 1. Ruwantha Fernandopulle (St. Joseph's) 33,728 2. Naveen Kodikara (D. S. Senanayake) 17,085 3. Udara Peiris (Ananda) 16,300 4. Milan Fernando (S. Thomas' Mt.) 8,686 5. Haroon Mowjood (Royal) 7,512 6. Madawa Warnapura (Nalanda)...
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    After Indian Premier League, it’s Asia Cup June 23 to July 6

    CRICKET: After the hazzle and dazzle of a successful Indian Premier League T20 tournament, the focus will be back more on competitive cricket between nations when the 9th edition of the Asia Cup limited overs cricket tournament will be unfolded from June 23 to July 6 in Pakistan. A total number...
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    Loku’ thinks best chances of playing lie in limited-over cricket

    CRICKET: Kaushal Lokuarachchi who will celebrate his 26th birthday on May 20, became the second Peterite to win the coveted Observer Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year Award in 2001 for his fine performances in the inter-school cricket 2000-2001. Rohan Buultjens, the stylish batsman won the...
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    Hasalaka agog as Bandaranayake M.V. takes to rugby football

    RUGBY: Kandy District Sports Development Foundation under the leadership of former Minister of Power and Energy and Deputy Minister of Defence General Anuruddha Ratwatte, took a giant step forward in the promotion of elite sports among the rural children and those living off the beaten track...
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    Rugby HQ goes to Havelocks

    The International Cricket Council (ICC) for eons was situated at Lords in England. It was only in the recent past that the ICC shifted its headquarters to the United Arab Emirates. Similarly Sri Lanka’s governing body the Sri Lanka Rugby Football Union (SLRFU) is set to move from its present...
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    Sri Lanka air force bombs rebel air strip; 16 killed - military

    COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Sri Lankan air force jets bombed an air strip used by Tamil Tiger rebels, while 16 insurgents were killed in ground clashes in the north, the military said Saturday. The attacks Friday came hours after a suicide bomber rammed his motorcycle into a bus carrying riot police...
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    name your all blacks probables 22 for ivaco series

    1 Woodc0ck 2 Hore 3 Sommerville 6 Messam 4 Eaton 5 Williams 7 McCaw 8 Lauaki 9 Leonard 10 Carter 11 Sivivatu 12Ma'a Nonu 13 conrad smith 14 Tuitavake 15- Muliaina reserves 16.mealamu 17.tialata...
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    Blues take Eden Park thriller

    An outstanding contest that was a virtual Rebel Sport Super 14 quarter-final was played out before the Blues took a thrilling 19-17 win at Eden Park - a result that ensured a nervous semi-final wait for both sides depending on other games. Some outstanding defence met continuing determined...
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    Read 'the best No 6' - Blackadder

    Former All Blacks captain Todd Blackadder says Crusaders flanker Kieran Read should replace Jerry Collins in the All Blacks. Read, the form No6 among the five New Zealand Super 14 teams, has been one of the most consistent performers in the Crusaders pack and a contender for the All Blacks...
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    Peterites face tough task against Kingswood

    Defending champions St. Peter's College will face a tough task when they take on the unbeaten Kingswood College team in their Singer inter school under 20 Division One Group A league rugby tournament match at Bambalapitiya today. The Peterites will be looking to bounce back into recognition...
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    Thomians edge out Rajans

    S. Thomas College, Mount Lavinia trailing behind 8-20 at one stage snatched victory from the jaws of defeat when they beat Dharmaraja College, Kandy by 22 points (2 goals, 1 try, 1 penalty) to 20 (2 goals, 2 penalties) in their schools Singer Shield under 20 Division one Segment A rugby...
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    Joes in convincing 48 - 3 win

    St. Joseph's College scored a convincing 48 points to 3 points victory over Science College in their Singer inter school under 20 Division One Group B league rugby tournament match worked off at Longden Place yesterday. The Josephians collected their points from four goals and four tries having...
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    Bigger than their balls

    A school in Colombo which is desperate to make a mark in the rugby arena is said to have taken two players from another Colombo school who were allegedly sacked for disciplinary reasons. One of the players is alleged to have stolen a cell phone while the other has pilfered fuel from a staffer’s...
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    Schools Rugby Review:

    S. Thomas' College have created the first major upset of the current inter school rugby season. Last week they brought down the defending champions St. Peter's College by 22 points to 19 points with a superlative performance on their home grounds at Mount Lavinia. This was also their second...
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    Your school in Sri Lanka and greatest rugby stars your school has produced...

    hey guys pls post names of big rugby stars your school has produced in past which of course has played for sri lanka

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