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Botswana outsmart Asian Champions in the first tournament practice match
Sri Lanka tour of Botswana
Botswana lasses outsmart the Asian Champions Sri Lanka by 70-51 to walk out winners in the pre-tournament practice Netball match worked off at Botswana on Tuesday.
Botswana was off to a decent start claiming the first-set win by 19-12. Sri Lanka found their momentum in their second quarter in the match outscoring their opponents 16-13 to head into the second half with a score of 32-25 in favour of the host.
Into the second half, the score remained close, and though Sri Lanka score a few quick goals the host held steady to recover and hold a 47-38 advantage entering the final 15 minutes.
But Sri Lanka gave an inspired performance nearing the end of the final quarter and were aided by some shaky passes from their opponents as they narrowed the score but Botswana fended off every threat posted by the Lankans lasses as they wrapped up the win 70-51.
Sri Lanka is currently in the state of Botswana for a training tournament ahead of the Netball World Cup 2023 which is scheduled to start on the 28 July in South Africa later in the month.
The Asian Champions will embark on a 10-day tour to Botswana for the national squad on the way to the World Cup following a request from the Botswana Netball Federation President Malebo Raditladi Nkgakile.
During their stay in Botswana,, the Asian Queens will play against the Botswana national team, the Botswana police team, and two other sports clubs.
පළමු තරඟාවලියේ පුහුණු තරඟයේදී බොට්ස්වානා ආසියානු ශූරයන් පරදවයි.
අඟහරුවාදා බොට්ස්වානා හි පැවති පූර්ව තරඟාවලි පුහුණු නෙට්බෝල් තරඟයෙන් බොට්ස්වානා කණ්ඩායම ලකුණු 70-51කින් ආසියානු ශූර ශ්රී ලංකාව පැරදවීමට සමත් විය.
බොට්ස්වානා පළමු වටය ලකුණු 19-12කින් ජය ගනිමින් හොඳ ආරම්භයක් ලබා ගත් අතර ශ්රී ලංකාව සිය දෙවැනි කාර්තුවේ දී තරඟයක් දෙමින් ලකුණු 16-13ක් ලෙස ප්රතිවාදීන් අභිබවා යමින් දෙවැනි අර්ධය ආරම්භ කල ද ලකුණු 32-25ක් ලෙස සත්කාරක කණ්ඩායමට වාසිදායක තත්ත්වයට පත් කරමින් අවසන් විය.
ශ්රී ලංකාව අවසන් කාර්තුව අවසන් වන විට ප්රබෝධමත් දස්කම් දැක්වීමක් ලබා දුන් අතර ඔවුන්ගේ ප්රතිවාදීන් හා කරට කර තරඟ වදිමින් ලකුණු කිහිපයක් ඔවුන් ලබා ගත් අතර නමුත් බොට්ස්වානා 70-51ක් ලෙස ජයග්රහණය අවසන් කළහ.
2023 නෙට්බෝල් ලෝක කුසලානයට පෙරාතුව පුහුණු තරඟාවලියක් සඳහා ශ්රී ලංකාව මේ වන විට බොට්ස්වානා හි සිටින අතර එය එම මාසයේ පසුව දකුණු අප්රිකාවේදී ජූලි 28 වන දින ආරම්භ වීමට නියමිතය.
බොට්ස්වානා දැල්පන්දු සම්මේලනයේ සභාපති Malebo Raditladi Nkgakile ගේ ඉල්ලීමකට අනුව ආසියානු ශූරයින් ලෝක කුසලානයට යන ගමනේදී ජාතික සංචිතය සඳහා බොට්ස්වානා වෙත දින 10 ක සංචාරයක් ආරම්භ කරනු ඇත.
ඔවුන් බොට්ස්වානා හි රැඳී සිටින කාලය තුළ, ආසියානු ක්වීන්ස් බොට්ස්වානා ජාතික කණ්ඩායම, බොට්ස්වානා පොලිස් කණ්ඩායම සහ තවත් ක්රීඩා සමාජ දෙකකට එරෙහිව ක්රීඩා කරනු ඇත.
Athletics
Sri Lanka Shines at Thailand Open 2025 with 11-Medal Haul
The Sri Lankan athletics team wrapped up a remarkable campaign at the Thailand Open Athletics Championship 2025, securing an impressive 11 medals, including 6 golds, during the competition held from June 21 to 25 in Bangkok.
The Sri Lankan squad, made up of eight athletes—four men and four women—delivered standout performances across track and field events, making the nation proud on the international stage.
Leading the charge was Rusiru Chathuranga, who clinched double gold in the Men’s 800m and 1500m events. Vicknaraj Vakshan added to the tally with a gold in the 5000m and a silver in the 1500m, while W.K.L.A. Nimali matched that feat by claiming gold in the Women’s 800m and silver in the 1500m.
Madushani Herath showed her dominance in the field events, capturing gold in both the long jump and triple jump. Ayomal Akalanka earned silver in the Men’s 400m hurdles, and Wathsala Hapuarachchi took silver in the Women’s 100m hurdles. Safreen Ahmed contributed a bronze medal in the Men’s triple jump.
While seven out of eight athletes reached the podium, Amasha de Silva narrowly missed out, finishing fourth in the Women’s 100m final, showcasing a commendable performance.
The full team is expected to return to Sri Lanka today after a tour that highlights the depth of talent in local athletics and signals strong potential ahead of upcoming regional events
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Kingswood College Claims Hard-Fought Win Over Zahira in Week 3 of Schools Rugby League
Colombo – June 23:
Kingswood College, Kandy, came from behind to secure a gritty 27-18 victory over Zahira College, Colombo, in a Week 3 clash of the Dialog Schools Rugby League 2025 played at Zahira College Grounds.
Despite trailing 11-10 at halftime, Kingswood regrouped and powered through in the second half, scoring 3 tries, 3 conversions, and 2 penalties to take home the win. Zahira fought valiantly with 2 tries, 1 conversion, and 2 penalties, but couldn’t match Kingswood’s consistency in the closing stages.
This win marks an important step for Kingswood in their league journey as they eye a stronger position in the 2025 standings.
Full-Time Score:
Kingswood College 27 (3T, 3C, 2P)
Zahira College 18 (2T, 1C, 2P)
📍 Venue: Zahira College Grounds, Colombo
📅 Dialog Schools Rugby League 2025 – Week 3
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Colombo – June 23:
In a thrilling Week 3 encounter of the Dialog Schools Rugby League 2025, S. Thomas’ College, Mt. Lavinia, showcased attacking brilliance to defeat Mahanama College by 50 points to 35 at the Ratmalana Air Force Grounds.
The Thomians dominated early, taking a 26-14 lead at halftime, and continued their momentum into the second half, finishing with 7 tries, 6 conversions, and a penalty to seal the win. Mahanama College put up a strong fight, scoring 5 tries and converting all 5, but couldn’t close the gap in the second half.
This match marks a significant step for S. Thomas’ in the league standings as they aim to continue their campaign with confidence and consistency.
Full-Time Score:
S. Thomas’ College 50 (7T, 6C, 1P)
Mahanama College 35 (5T, 5C)
📍 Venue: Ratmalana Air Force Grounds
📅 Dialog Schools Rugby League 2025 – Week 3
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