Colombo: Sri Lanka secured their first Women’s Asia Cup title win yesterday, defeating India with a clinical run-chase in front of their home crowd. This was also just the second time in their nine final appearances that India failed to win the Women’s Asia Cup. Previously, India had lost to Bangladesh by three wickets in…
Easter Sunday bomb blasts in Colombo: Four JD(S) leaders from State killed, three missing
April 22, 2019• Death toll rises to 290, 500 injured • 24 local Sri Lankans arrested for terror attack Bengaluru: Four Janata Dal (Secular) party leaders from Karnataka were killed in Colombo and three others are yet to contact their families after Sunday’s serial bomb blasts in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo that killed 290 people and…
Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal banned for ball-tampering
June 20, 2018Colombo: Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal will miss his side’s third Test against the West Indies after being found guilty of ball tampering on Tuesday. Chandimal was found guilty of changing the condition of the ball during the second day’s play of the second Test, which concluded at Gros Islet on Monday. He was given…
Nidahas Trophy 2018: Rohit Sharma and Washington Sundar shine in India’s 17-run win over Bangladesh
March 15, 2018Skipper Rohit Sharma led from the front and with some good bowling performance from Washington Sundar helped India to register a 17-run win over Bangladesh and enabled them to enter the final in the Nidahas Trophy. Rohit Sharma scored 89 and helped India post 176 for three in 20 overs. In the bowling front, Washington…
Nidahas Trophy: Pandey, Thakur lift India to victory
March 13, 2018Colombo: Manish Pandey and Dinesh Karthik starred with the bat as India sealed a comfortable six wicket win in the Nidahas Trophy encounter against Sri Lanka in Colombo yesterday. Earlier, young Shardul Thakur registered his best T20 bowling figures as Sri Lanka lost their way in the middle overs after Kusal Mendis’ fifty and were…
Colombo ITF Women’s Tennis Tourney: City’s Dhruthi goes down to USA’s Rushri
October 8, 2017Mysuru-based women’s tennis player representing India in the $15,000 ITF Women’s Tennis Tournament in Colombo on Saturday lost her women’s singles pre-quarterfinal tie to Rushri Wijesundera of USA 3-6, 1-2 (retd). Dhruthi, teaming up with Riya Bhatia, also lost in the women’s doubles quarter-finals to Isabelle Boulas (Can) & Ye Xin Ma (China).
Sri Lanka ITF Men’s Tennis Tournament: City’s Prajwal Dev enters main draw
June 29, 2017Mysuru lad S.D. Prajwal Dev entered the main draw of Sri Lanka F2 Futures $15,000 ITF Men’s Tennis Tournament 2017 at Colombo by winning his final qualifying singles match yesterday. Prajwal defeated Pakistan’s Heera Ashiq 6-2, 6-2 to enter the main draw. Earlier in the first round Prajwal Dev beat Vibuda Wijebandara (SL) 6-1, 6-1.
Sri Lanka F2 Futures Men’s Tennis: Prajwal Dev advances
June 28, 2017Mysuru lad S.D. Prajwal Dev, representing India in the Sri Lanka F2 Futures Men’s Tennis Tournament in Colombo won his first round singles match in the qualifying round yesterday. Prajwal Dev beat Vibuda Wijebandara (SL) 6-1, 6-2. He will meet Pakistan’s Heera Ashiq in the next round. In another first round match, Suraj R. Prabodh,…
15,000$ Sri Lanka ITF Men’s Tennis: City’s Prajwal Dev bows out in quarter-finals
June 23, 2017Mysuru lad S.D.Prajwal Dev taking part in the 15,000$ ITF men’s tennis tournament at Colombo on Thursday lost his quarter-final men’s singles tie and bowed out of the tournament proper. Spain’s second-seeded Carlos Boluda-Purkiss beat qualifier Prajwal Dev 2-6, 7-5, 2-1 (retd) and entered the semi-finals in the men’s singles event.
Sri Lanka ITF 15,000$ Men’s Tennis: City’s Prajwal Dev enters quarter-finals
June 22, 2017Mysuru lad S. D. Prajwal Dev, representing India and taking part in 15,000$ ITF men’s tennis tournament in Colombo, Sri Lanka, entered the quarter-finals in the men’s singles event on Wednesday. Prajwal Dev, playing some consistent tennis, came back from behind to beat seventh seed Peter Goldsteiner 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 and entered the quarter-finals.
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