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New Zealand won the Sydney Sevens rugby tournament

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The 5th stage of the World Championship Rugby Championship ended yesterday in Sydney.

The speciality of this tournament was that the New Zealand team managed to win both the men’s and women’s divisions of the tournament.

The New Zealand and South African teams qualified for the men’s final. The South African team was not able to mount any challenge in the final round. By the end of the first half, the New Zealand team managed to score 17 points and the South African team was unable to score any points. In the second half, the New Zealanders managed to score another 21 points. Accordingly, at the end of the match, the New Zealand team won the 5th over with a score of 38-0.

The New Zealand team and the French team qualified for the women’s final, while the women’s team managed to beat the men’s team. By the end of the match, the New Zealand players won easily with a score of 35-0.

Accordingly, New Zealand won the men’s and women’s victories in the 5th round of the World Championship Rugby Championship.

සිඩ්නි සත්සාමාජික රග්බි තරගාවලියේ ජය නවසීලන්තයට

ලෝක ශූරතා සත්සාමාජික රග්බි තරගාවලියේ 5වන අදියර ඊයේ දින සිඩ්නි නුවරදී නිමාවට පත් විය.

මෙම තරාවලියේ විශේෂීත්වය වූයේ තරගාවලියේ පිරිමි හා කාන්තා අංශ දෙකේම ජය හිමි කර ගැනීමට නවසීලන්ත කණ්ඩායම සමත් වීමය.

පිරිමි අවසාන මහා තරගය සදහා නවසීලන්ත කණ්ඩායම හා දකුණු අප්‍රිකානු කණ්ඩායම් සුදුසුකම් ලැබූහ. අවසාන මහා තරයේදි කිසිදු අභියෝගයක් එල්ල කීරීමට දකුණු අප්‍රිකානු කණ්ඩායමට හැකියාව නොලැබුණි. පලමු අර්ධය නිමා වන විට නවසීලන්ත කණ්ඩායම ලකුණු 17ක් ලබා ගැනීමට සමත් වූ අතර දකුණු අප්‍රිකානු කණ්ඩායමට කිසිදු ලකුණක් ලබා ගැනීමට හැකියාව ලැබුනේ නැත. දෙවන අර්ධයේදී තවත් ලකුණු 21ක් රැස් කිරීමට නවසීලන්ත ක්‍රීඩකයෝ සමත් වූහ. ඒ අනුව තරගය නිමා වන විට ලකුණු 38ට – 0ක් ලෙස නවසීලන්ත කණ්ඩායම 5වන අධියරේ ජය හිමි කරගන්නා ලදී.

කාන්තා අවසාන මහ තරගය සදහා නවසීලන්ත කණ්ඩායම හා ප්‍රංශ කණ්ඩායම් සුදුසුකම් ලැබූ අතර පිරිමි කණ්ඩායමට නොදැවෙනි දස්කම් දැක්වීමට කාන්තා කණ්ඩායම සමත් විය. තරගය අවසාන වන විට ලකුණු 35-0ක් ලෙස නවසීලන්ත ක්‍රීඩිකාවෝ පහසු ජයක් ලැබීය.

ඒ අනුව ලෝක ශූරතා සත්සාමාජික රග්බි තරගාවලියේ 5 වන අදිරයේ කාන්තා පිරිමි ජය නවසීලන්තයට හිමි විය.

சிட்னி செவன்ஸ் ரக்பி போட்டியில் நியூசிலாந்து அணி வெற்றி பெற்றது

உலக சாம்பியன்ஷிப் ரக்பி சாம்பியன்ஷிப்பின் 5-வது கட்டம் சிட்னியில் நேற்று முடிவடைந்தது.

இந்தப் போட்டியின் சிறப்பம்சம் என்னவெனில், இந்தப் போட்டியின் ஆண்கள் மற்றும் பெண்கள் பிரிவுகளில் நியூசிலாந்து அணி வெற்றிபெற்றது.

ஆண்களுக்கான இறுதிப் போட்டிக்கு நியூசிலாந்து மற்றும் தென்னாப்பிரிக்க அணிகள் தகுதி பெற்றன. இறுதிச் சுற்றில் தென்னாப்பிரிக்க அணியால் எந்த சவாலையும் எதிர்கொள்ள முடியவில்லை. முதல் பாதியின் முடிவில் நியூசிலாந்து அணி 17 புள்ளிகளைப் பெற, தென்னாப்பிரிக்க அணியால் எந்தப் புள்ளிகளையும் பெற முடியவில்லை. இரண்டாவது பாதியில், நியூசிலாந்து வீரர்கள் மேலும் 21 புள்ளிகளைப் பெற முடிந்தது. அதன்படி, ஆட்ட நேர முடிவில் நியூசிலாந்து அணி 5-வது ஓவரில் 38-0 என்ற கணக்கில் வெற்றி பெற்றது.

பெண்களுக்கான இறுதிப் போட்டிக்கு நியூசிலாந்து அணியும், பிரான்ஸ் அணியும் தகுதி பெற்ற நிலையில், ஆண்கள் அணியை வீழ்த்தி பெண்கள் அணி வெற்றி பெற்றது. ஆட்ட நேர முடிவில் நியூசிலாந்து வீரர்கள் 35-0 என்ற கோல் கணக்கில் எளிதாக வெற்றி பெற்றனர்.

அதன்படி, உலக சாம்பியன்ஷிப் ரக்பி சாம்பியன்ஷிப் போட்டியின் 5வது சுற்றில் ஆடவர் மற்றும் மகளிர் பிரிவில் நியூசிலாந்து வெற்றி பெற்றது.

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Sri Lanka Shines at Thailand Open 2025 with 11-Medal Haul

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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

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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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S. Thomas’ College Overpowers Mahanama in High-Scoring Rugby Battle – 50-35 Victory at Ratmalana

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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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