Sri Lanka’s Sevens rugby outfit under Srinath Sooriyabandara kicked off the first day of the Asian Games in Japan on a winning note.
Sri Lanka beat the Philippines 22/14 and then regrouped to make a bold comeback to outclass Singapore 31/17. At one stage, Singapore were leading 12/0. Today Sri Lanka will meet the Fijian-filled UAE in their last group encounter at 7.30 a.m.