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Neeraj Chopra is back to form in Diamond League…
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.
Cricket
Sri Lanka U19 Women suffer narrow defeat in thrilling encounter
Sri Lanka U19 Women suffered their first defeat of the tri-series after a dramatic one-wicket loss to Australia U19 Women in Match 3 of the Under-19 Women’s Tri-Series in Australia.
Batting first, Sri Lanka U19 Women posted a modest total of 174 in 49.3 overs. The innings was built around a patient 25 off 56 balls by V. Balasuriya and a brisk 20 from U. Peiris, but the side struggled to build lasting partnerships. Australia’s bowling attack kept things tight throughout, with M. Barwick leading the effort with an impressive 3 for 22, well supported by disciplined spells from the rest of the unit.
In response, Australia U19 Women chased down the target in 43.1 overs, finishing at 175 for 9 in a nail-biting finish. A. Dermody anchored the innings with a crucial 59 off 81 deliveries, while I. Panelli added a valuable unbeaten 37 off 43 balls to guide the hosts over the line.
Sri Lanka’s bowlers made a strong effort to defend the total, led by A. Thalagune’s outstanding five-wicket haul (5 for 42), which kept the contest alive until the final moments. N. Upeksha also provided excellent support with 3 for 5, applying pressure during the middle overs.
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Sri Lanka Eyes Long-Term Cricket Revival as Government Unveils Structured Plan
Sri Lanka’s journey back to cricketing excellence will require patience, planning, and sustained effort, according to Sports Minister Sunil Kumara Gamage, who addressed Parliament on the future of the sport.
Highlighting the challenges facing the national game, the minister noted that the decline in cricket along with other sports—has unfolded over more than a decade. As a result, he cautioned against expectations of a quick turnaround, emphasizing that meaningful progress will take time.
Building strong athletes and competitive teams is a gradual process. It’s not something that can be rushed or treated like a short-term project
Gamage revealed that the government has already put in place a comprehensive, structured programme designed to rebuild the foundations of Sri Lankan cricket. He stressed that the initiative is focused on long-term development rather than immediate results.
Responding to criticism from opposition groups, the minister dismissed claims questioning the effectiveness of the plan, insisting that the strategy is firmly on track.
He also expressed confidence in the country’s ability to reclaim its former cricketing stature, assuring that the efforts underway will ultimately deliver results.
We are committed to restoring Sri Lanka cricket to its rightful place, and we are confident in the path we have taken,
Cricket
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A breathtaking opening assault from Yashasvi Jaiswal and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi powered Rajasthan Royals to their third consecutive victory in the Indian Premier League 2026, as they defeated Mumbai Indians by 27 runs in a high-octane 11-over contest in Guwahati.
After being asked to bat, Rajasthan came out firing on all cylinders. Jaiswal was at his explosive best, smashing 77 off just 32 balls, peppered with 10 fours and four sixes. He found an able partner in Sooryavanshi, who produced a stunning cameo of 39 from only 14 deliveries, including five towering sixes. The duo stitched together a rapid 80-run opening stand in under five overs, setting the tone for a massive total.
Despite a brief slowdown following a couple of wickets from AM Ghazanfar, contributions from skipper Riyan Parag ensured the Royals finished strongly at 150/3.
Chasing 151 in a shortened game, Mumbai never truly recovered from early setbacks. Jofra Archer and Sandeep Sharma struck crucial blows upfront, removing key batters including Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav cheaply.
A late flourish from Sherfane Rutherford, who hammered 25 off just eight balls, briefly raised hopes, but disciplined bowling from Ravi Bishnoi and Nandre Burger kept things in control.
Mumbai Indians eventually finished at 123/9, falling well short.
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