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Neeraj Chopra is back to form in Diamond League…

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Olympic champion and World Championship silver medalist Neeraj Chopra returned to the tournament by winning the Lausanne Diamond League. He confirmed his place in the Diamond League finals to be held in Zurich in the first week of September. Friday was the first time Chopra finished first in a Diamond League event and he will now have a chance to become a Diamond League champion in the javelin.

Chopra’s first attempt was 89.09m, his third-best throw. He scored overall 8 points for first place. Chopra – who participated in two Diamond Leagues (four events javelin) – finished fourth with 15 points. The top six athletes qualify for the finals.

Chopra’s second attempt was 85.18m, after which he failed in his third, fourth and fifth attempts. Chopra cleared 80.04 meters in his final throw.

But by that time he had secured his place in the finals.

Chopra had missed the Commonwealth Games after suffering an injury in his fourth throw at the World Championships.

But his opening throw in Lausanne showed he is close to his best in the return. Chopra’s national record is 89.94 meters which he threw in the Stockholm Diamond League. Diamond League events have no award medals and athletes are awarded points based on where they finish.

Neeraj Chopra ඩයමන්ඩ් ලීග් තරගාවලියේ දක්ෂතා අතරට…

ඔලිම්පික් ශූර සහ ලෝක ශූරතාවලියේ රිදී පදක්කම්ලාභී නීරාජ් චොප්රා ලෝසැන් ඩයමන්ඩ් ලීගය ජයග්‍රහණය කරමින් නැවත තරගාවලියට පැමිණියේය. සැප්තැම්බර් මුල් සතියේ සූරිච් හි පැවැත්වීමට නියමිත ඩයමන්ඩ් ලීග් අවසන් මහා තරගයේදී ඔහු සිය ස්ථානය තහවුරු ගත්තේය. සිකුරාදා චොප්රා ඩයමන්ඩ් ලීග් ඉසව්වක පළමු ස්ථානයට පත් වූ පළමු අවස්ථාව වන අතර ඔහුට දැන් හෙල්ල විසි කිරීමේ ඩයමන්ඩ් ලීග් ශූරයෙකු වීමට අවස්ථාවක් ලැබෙනු ඇත.

චොප්රාගේ පළමු උත්සාහය මීටර් 89.09, මෙය ඔහුගේ තුන්වන හොඳම විසි කිරීම වේ. ඔහු පළමු ස්ථානයට ලකුණු 8ක් ලබා ගත්තේය. සමස්තයක් වශයෙන්, ඩයමන්ඩ් ලීග් දෙකකට සහභාගී වූ චොප්රා (ඉසව් හතරක් හෙල්ල විසි කිරීම) – ලකුණු 15 ක් ලබා සිව්වන ස්ථානයේ රැඳී සිටියේය. හොඳම ක්‍රීඩක ක්‍රීඩිකාවන් හය දෙනා අවසන් මහා තරගයට සුදුසුකම් ලබයි.

චොප්රාගේ දෙවැනි උත්සාහය මීටර් 85.18ක් වූ අතර ඉන් පසුව ඔහු තම තෙවැනි, සිව්වැනි සහ පස්වැනි උත්සාහයන් අසාර්ථක විය. ඔහුගේ අවසන් විසිකිරීමේදී චොප්රා මීටර් 80.04ක් ලබා ගත්තේය.

එහෙත් ඒ වන විට ඔහු අවසන් මහා තරගයේ ස්ථානය තහවුරු කරගෙන සිටියේය.

චොප්රා ලෝක ශූරතාවලියේදී ඔහුගේ සිව්වන විසිකිරීමේදී අබාධයකට ලක්වීමෙන් පසු පොදුරාජ්‍ය මණ්ඩලීය ක්‍රීඩා උළෙල මඟ හැර තිබුණි.

නමුත් ලෝසාන් හි ඔහුගේ ආරම්භක විසි කිරීම පෙන්නුම් කළේ ඔහු ආපසු පැමිණීමේදී ඔහුගේ උපරිමයට ආසන්න බවයි. චොප්රාගේ ජාතික වාර්තාව ඔහු ස්ටොක්හෝම් ඩයමන්ඩ් ලීගයේ විසිකල කළ මීටර් 89.94 කි. ඩයමන්ඩ් ලීග් ඉසව්වලට පදක්කම් නොමැති අතර ක්‍රීඩක ක්‍රීඩිකාවන්ට ඔවුන් අවසන් කරන ස්ථානය අනුව ලකුණු ලබා දේ.

டயமண்ட் லீக்கில் நீரஜ் சோப்ரா மீண்டும் ஃபார்முக்கு…

ஒலிம்பிக் சாம்பியனும், உலக சாம்பியன்ஷிப் வெள்ளிப் பதக்கம் வென்றவருமான நீரஜ் சோப்ரா லொசேன் டயமண்ட் லீக்கை வென்று போட்டிக்குத் திரும்பினார். செப்டம்பர் முதல் வாரத்தில் சூரிச்சில் நடைபெறவுள்ள டயமண்ட் லீக் இறுதிப் போட்டியில் அவர் தனது இடத்தை உறுதிப்படுத்தினார். வெள்ளிக்கிழமை சோப்ரா டயமண்ட் லீக் நிகழ்வில் முதல் இடத்தைப் பிடித்து அவர் டயமண்ட் லீக் சாம்பியனாகும் வாய்ப்பைப் உருவாக்கியுள்ளார்.

சோப்ராவின் முதல் முயற்சி 89.09 மீ, அவரது மூன்றாவது சிறந்த எறிதல். அவர் ஒட்டுமொத்தமாக 8 புள்ளிகள் பெற்று முதலிடம் பெற்றார். சோப்ரா – இரண்டு டயமண்ட் லீக்களில் (நான்கு ஈட்டி எறிதல்) பங்கேற்றார் – 15 புள்ளிகளுடன் நான்காவது இடத்தைப் பிடித்தார். முதல் ஆறு தடகள வீரர்கள் இறுதிப் போட்டிக்கு தகுதி பெறுவார்கள்.

சோப்ராவின் இரண்டாவது முயற்சி 85.18 மீ, அதன் பிறகு அவர் தனது மூன்றாவது, நான்காவது மற்றும் ஐந்தாவது முயற்சிகளில் தோல்வியடைந்தார். சோப்ரா தனது கடைசி எறிதலில் 80.04 மீட்டர் தூரத்தை எட்டினார்.

ஆனால் அதற்குள் அவர் இறுதிப் போட்டிக்குத் தகுதி பெற்றிருந்தார்.

உலக சாம்பியன்ஷிப்பில் நான்காவது எறிதலில் காயம் அடைந்த சோப்ரா காமன்வெல்த் விளையாட்டுப் போட்டியில் பங்கேற்கவில்லை.

ஆனால் லொசானில் அவரது தொடக்க த்ரோ, அவர் திரும்பியதில் தனது சிறந்த நிலைக்கு அருகில் இருப்பதைக் காட்டியது. ஸ்டாக்ஹோம் டயமண்ட் லீக்கில் சோப்ராவின் தேசிய சாதனை 89.94 மீட்டர். டயமண்ட் லீக் நிகழ்வுகளில் பதக்கங்கள் இல்லை மற்றும் விளையாட்டு வீரர்களுக்கு புள்ளிகள் அடிப்படையில் அவர்கள் முடிக்கும் இடம் வழங்கப்படும்.

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Sri Lanka Dominates Saudi Arabia in Junior Davis Cup Qualifying!

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In the ongoing Junior Davis Cup Tennis Qualifying Tournament currently being held in Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka had a great weekend by defeating Saudi Arabia 3-0.

The team showed their dominance by winning both singles matches and then winning both doubles matches with comfortable margins.

Sri Lanka won the first singles match when Ashlin de Silva beat Mahdi Al Ibrahim 6-2, 7-5.

In the second singles match, Mayuran Kubern came back after losing the first set to defeat Ahmed Baha Sarouji 3-6, 6-4, 7-5.

Sri Lanka then continued their momentum into the doubles matches where Mayuran Kubern and Ashlin de Silva defeated the Saudi pair 3-6, 6-4, 7-5.

In the other doubles match, the Sri Lankan duo was ahead in the second set 4-6 when the Saudi pair of Mahdi Al Ibrahim and Souhail ElFarouki retired from the match.

With this comprehensive win, Sri Lanka is now in a very strong position within the tournament.

The team will have a day off on Monday and is scheduled to play in the Championship on Thursday.

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Nuwan Thushara Set to Miss IPL 2026 After SLC NOC Refusal

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Nuwan Thushara is set to miss the upcoming IPL 2026 season in a significant setback for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), after Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) declined to issue him a No Objection Certificate (NOC).

The decision comes following SLC’s latest policy requiring all centrally contracted players to meet strict fitness standards before being cleared for overseas franchise leagues. Thushara reportedly failed to reach the required fitness benchmarks, leading to uncertainty over his participation and eventual exclusion.

RCB had secured the services of the Sri Lankan pacer for approximately INR 1.6 crore, viewing him as a valuable addition to their pace attack. However, his absence could now force the franchise to rethink their squad composition ahead of the tournament.

Interestingly, reports indicate that Thushara is not carrying any injury and remains available to bowl. Despite this, concerns over his overall fitness levels falling short of SLC’s criteria have ultimately ruled him out of the competition.

During his stint with RCB, Thushara featured in just one match, largely serving as a backup option. He made a notable impact in that appearance, returning figures of 1 for 26 with an impressive economy rate of 6.50, showcasing his potential when called upon.

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Sri Lanka Set for December White-Ball Tour of India

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Sri Lanka will tour India in December 2026 for an exciting white-ball series featuring three ODIs and three T20Is. The tour promises competitive cricket action across multiple iconic venues, giving fans across the country a chance to witness the matches live.

The ODI series will begin on December 13 in Delhi, followed by the second match in Bengaluru on December 16. The third and final ODI will be played in Ahmedabad on December 19.
The T20I series will kick off on December 22 in Rajkot. The action will then move to Cuttack for the second T20I on December 24, before concluding in Pune on December 27.

ODI Series
•⁠ ⁠13 Dec – 1st ODI – Delhi
•⁠ ⁠16 Dec – 2nd ODI – Bengaluru
•⁠ ⁠19 Dec – 3rd ODI – Ahmedabad
T20I Series
•⁠ ⁠22 Dec – 1st T20I – Rajkot
•⁠ ⁠24 Dec – 2nd T20I – Cuttack
•⁠ ⁠27 Dec – 3rd T20I – Pune

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