SportThe Sri Lanka men’s hockey team staged a creditable performance at the Asian Games qualifying round in Muscat Oman. In the third quarter Sri Lanka scored the first goal. In the first round Sri Lanka triumphed in two encounters. According to the prevailing rules in Oman all semi-finalists – Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Oman and Thailand have qualified for the Jakarta Asian Games to be heldSri Lanka won the first match against Kazakhstan 6-0. This is the first time that Sri Lanka has qualified for an Asian Games qualifying round.

Source: Sunday Times March 19, 2018 00:45 UTC