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Perhaps the most significant of Sri Lanka’s new president Gotayaba Rajapaksa’s New Delhi visit was that as a man who has never concealed his Sinophilia, he made New Delhi, rather than Beijing, to be his first port of call. On assuming presidency, he made his elder brother Mahinda, the former president, his prime minister. That tightened the grip of the Rajapaksa family on Sri Lanka’s government and politics. Both brothers are known for their proximity to China and antipathy to India. Gotabaya himself, even before he was elected, assured Beijing that it would be his topmost priority to forge closer relations with China.

Kochi: A 10-man FC Goa denied Kerala Blasters their second win of the Hero Indian Super League after an injury-time strike from Lenny Rodrigues ensured a dramatic 2-2 draw at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Sunday.

Greater Noida: Chennai’s Vishnu Prasad and Bengaluru’s Syed Muzammil Ali held their nerves to emerge winners at the thrill-a-minute JK Tyre Festival of Speed at the Buddh International Circuit here on Sunday.

New Delhi: Women’s National Team Head Coach Maymol Rocky exuded confidence as her team set its course for Nepal, where they will embark on a campaign to defend their South Asian Games gold medal.

Jammu: The 81st UTT Junior and Youth Nationals getting underway from tomorrow at the newly-constructed M.A. Stadium guarantees an interesting as well as intense fight among teams for superiority to get to the top of the medal podium in all the four sections.

Jalandhar: The Indian contingent for Men's and Women’s category for the 2019 South Asian Games (SAG) was declared by the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) as the gold medallists at the recently-concluded Tata Motors Senior Wrestling National Championships in Jalandhar were inducted in the squad.

Ahmedabad: Delhi’s Shamim Khan coasted to a comfortable three-shot win the Rs. 40- lakh Kensville Open at Kensville Golf & Country Club near Ahmedabad here on Sunday.

Gurugram: Last minute entry Kenyan Roland Kibiwoti Kemboi, , and Noida’s Kalpana Deka Saha ran out comfortable winners of the men and women’s events in 2:44:13 and 3:53:20 respectively at the fifth Apollo Tyres Millennium City Marathon n a crisp morning here today.

Mumbai: The FIFA and LOC delegation visited the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai today, to have a look at developments for next year’s FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup.

Jalandhar: Asian Championships silver medallists Gurpreet Singh and Sunil Kumar lived up to their reputation as both clinched gold medals on final day of the Tata Motors Senior National Wrestling Championships in Jalandhar on Sunday.