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Ashen edged Thehan in a blockbuster men’s finals at the 108th Colombo Tennis Championship
Ashen Silva edged top seed Thehan Wijemanne in a thrilling five-setter (5/7, 6/4, 3/6, 6/2, 6/3) in the finals of the 108th Colombo Tennis Championship (men’s category) which went to the wire at SLTA Clay courts on Sunday.
It was a heated clash between Thehan and Ashen where the latter set the tone from the get-go to frustrate his opponent in the early exchanges. He continued to go for his shots from the outset, in addition to effectively employing the drop shot, which drew repeated errors from his opponent to wrap up the first set 5-7.
In the second set things were much more competitive when Ashen showed his infamous never-say-die spirit to give Thehan some anxious moments as he won the second set 6-4.
With both at 1-1, the third set was a highly intense game where Thehan’s experience came into play as he out-manoeuvred Ashen to win set 3-6 and take a 2-1 lead.
Coming into the fourth set it was all about Ashen who played aggressively to put constant pressure on his opponent whose frustration began to show early in the fourth set as he was carted all over the place. After a ding-dong battle, Ashen walked out with 6-2 to make things level.
Heading into the decider Ashen showed his never give up attitude dominated right from the start of the fifth set to eventually wrap up the match after winning the fifth and deciding set by 6-3.
Meanwhile, in the women’s open category Saajida Razick, a product of Bishops College outplayed Dinara de Silva to lift the Women’s Open title at the 108th Colombo Championships played at Sri Lanka Tennis Association Courts.
Saajida dominated Dinara de Silva in a three-setter (6-4, 3-6., 6-1) to crown as women’s Champion.
108 වැනි කොළඹ ටෙනිස් ශූරතාවලියේ පිරිමි අවසන් මහා තරගයේදී අශේන් තෙහාන් ජය ගනී.
ඉරිදා SLTA Clay courts එකේ පැවති 108 වැනි කොළඹ ටෙනිස් ශූරතාවලියේ (පිරිමි අංශයේ) අවසන් මහා තරගයේදී අශේන් සිල්වා පළමු ශ්රේණිගත ක්රීඩක තෙහාන් විජේමාන්න ලකුණු 5කින් (5/7, 6/4, 3/6, 6/2, 6/3) අභිබවා ගියේය.
එය තෙහාන් සහ අශේන් අතර උණුසුම් ගැටුමක් වූ අතර එහිදී තෙහාන් මුල් හුවමාරු වලදී තම ප්රතිවාදියා තම අණසකට යටත්ව ක්රීඩා කිරීමට සකස් කළේය. ඔහු ඩ්රොප් ෂොට් එක ඵලදායි ලෙස යොදා ගැනීමට අමතරව, ආරම්භයේ සිටම ඔහුගේ පහරවල් සඳහා දිගටම යොමු වූ අතර, එය ප්රතිවාදියාගෙන් නැවත නැවතත් වැරදි සිදු කරමින් පළමු වටය 5-7ක් ලෙස අවසන් කළේය.
දෙවැනි වටයේ දී දේවල් වඩාත් තරගකාරී වූයේ අශේන් දෙවැනි වටය 6-4ක් ලෙස ජයගත් තෙහාන්ට කනස්සල්ලට පත් වූ අවස්ථා කිහිපයක් ලබා දීමටය.
දෙකම 1-1ක් ලෙස තිබියදී, තෙහාන්ගේ අත්දැකීම් ඉතා තියුණු තරගයක් වූ අතර, ඔහු අශේන් අභිබවා ගොස් 3-6ක් ලෙස 3-6ක් ජයගෙන 2-1ක් ලෙස පෙරමුණ ගත්තේය.
සිවුවැනි වටයට පිවිසීමේදී සියල්ලටම වඩා ආක්රමණශීලී ලෙස ක්රීඩා කළ අශේන් තම ප්රතිවාදියාට නිරන්තර පීඩනයක් එල්ල කළ අතර ඔහුගේ කලකිරීම සිවුවැනි වටයේ ආරම්භයේදීම පෙන්නුම් කිරීමට පටන් ගත් අතර ඔහු සෑම තැනකම කරට කර ගෙන ගියේය. තියුණු සටනකින් පසු, අශේන් 6-2 ක් සමඟින් ඉවත්ව ගියේ ජය ලබාගැනීමත් සමඟය.
තීරකයට පිවිසි අශේන් පස්වැනි කට්ටලය ආරම්භයේ සිටම ආධිපත්යය දැරූ කිසිවිටෙකත් අත් නොහරින ආකල්පය පෙන්නුම් කළේ අවසානයේ පස්වැනි තරගය ජයගෙන 6-3කින් වටය තීරණය කිරීමෙන් පසුව තරගය අවසන් කිරීමටය.
මේ අතර, ශ්රී ලංකා ටෙනිස් සංගම් පිටියේ පැවැති 108 වැනි කොළඹ ශූරතාවලියේ විවෘත කාන්තා අංශයේ කාන්තා අංශයේ සජිදා රාසික්, දිනාරා ද සිල්වා අභිබවා කාන්තා විවෘත ශූරතාව දිනා ගැනීමට සමත් වූවාය.
කාන්තා ශූරිය ලෙස කිරුළ හිමිකර ගැනීමට සාජිදා දිනාරා ද සිල්වාට එරෙහිව තරග තුනකින් (6-4, 3-6., 6-1) ආධිපත්යය දැරීය.
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Nadeesha Gayanthi Shines Internationally with Double Medal Triumph in England
Sri Lanka’s badminton scene received a major boost as experienced shuttler Nadeesha Gayanthi delivered an impressive performance at a prestigious international championship in England, bringing home both gold and silver medals.
Competing at the 108th edition of the All England Senior Badminton Championship, Gayanthi stood out among a highly competitive field that featured nearly 400 players from 25 countries. The tournament, held in London from April 10 to 12, attracted seasoned athletes from across the globe, making her achievement even more remarkable.
Gayanthi dominated the over-40 women’s singles category, securing the gold medal with a series of strong performances. She further showcased her versatility by advancing to the finals in the mixed doubles event, where she claimed the silver medal, completing a successful campaign on the international stage.
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Dilshan Madushanka Earns IPL Opportunity with Sunrisers Hyderabad
Sri Lankan pace sensation Dilshan Madushanka has secured a spot in the Indian Premier League, stepping in as a replacement player for Sunrisers Hyderabad. The franchise announced his inclusion after England fast bowler Brydon Carse was ruled out of the tournament due to injury.
Madushanka, known for his sharp left-arm pace and ability to swing the ball early, joins the squad as a like-for-like replacement. His addition comes at a crucial stage in the tournament, where teams are looking to fine-tune their combinations for a strong finish.
Sunrisers Hyderabad have been actively reshaping their bowling unit, and Madushanka’s arrival is expected to add both variety and depth. His international experience, particularly in high-pressure situations, makes him a valuable asset as the team navigates the latter half of the competition.
For Madushanka, this opportunity marks another significant milestone in his growing career. Having already impressed on the global stage with his pace and wicket-taking ability, the IPL now offers him a platform to showcase his skills among some of the best players in the world.
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Sri Lankan fast bowler Chamindu Wickramasinghe has come under the spotlight after his bowling action was officially reported as suspicious during a recent domestic encounter.
The incident occurred in a match of the National Super League held from April 6 to 9, where the Dambulla side faced Colombo. Wickramasinghe, representing Dambulla, drew attention from match officials, prompting concerns over the legality of his action.

The on-field umpires, Deepal Gunawardena and Ravindra Wimalasiri, made the report in accordance with standard procedures. Match referee Manoj Mendis also oversaw the process, ensuring that all regulations were followed.
Following the report, the matter has been referred to the Sri Lanka Cricket High Performance Unit for further assessment. Wickramasinghe may now be required to undergo biomechanical testing to determine whether his bowling action complies with the laws of the game.
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