MATHEESHA WAS ALLOWED TO BOWL AFTER DHONI INTENTIALLY STALLED THE GAME ON A PITY ISSUE

How Dhoni intentionally stalled the game to get Matheesha bowl MS Dhoni seemed to have brought the play to a halt ahead of the 16th over of Gujarat Titans’ chase, buying a few minutes for Chennai Super Kings pacer Matheesha…

SCHOOL CHILDRENS SCHOOL BAGS AND SCHOOL SHOES PRICES TO BE REDUCED

Prices of schoolbags & school shoes to be slashed   State Minister of Finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya has stated that the manufacturers have agreed to reduce prices of locally-manufactured schoolbags and school shoes with effect from July 15. Accordingly, the prices…

SEVEN BODIES FROM CAPSIZED CHINESE VESSEL REVOVERED

Lankan divers recover 7 bodies from capsized Chinese vessel   Sri Lankan divers have recovered seven bodies from a Chinese fishing vessel that capsized in the Indian Ocean, last week.Quoting the Chinese Ministry of Transport, CCTV reported that Sri Lankan…

FIRST IPL TON BY SURIYAKUMAR HELPS MUMBAI INDIANS BEAT TABLE LEADERS GUJARAT TITANS

Suryakumar takes down the Titans with first IPL ton     Suryakumar Yadav storm hit Wankhede again as he smashed a scintillating 103* off 49 to power Mumbai Indians to a 27-run win over Gujarat Titans in Match 57 of…

FOR WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS WINDIES NAME STRONG SQUAD

West Indies name strong squad for World Cup qualifiers ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – The Cricket West Indies (CWI) Men’s Selection Panel today named the squad to participate in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 Qualifiers. The eight-team tournament will…

HASARANGA SHINES IN VAIN AS MUMBAI INDIANS THRASH ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE BY SIX WICKETS

Hasaranga shines but Mumbai thrash RCB by six wickets Wanindu Hasaranga of RCB celebrates a dismissal with teammates Sri Lanka’s Wanindu Hasaranga picked up two wickets, but his efforts turned out to be a losing cause as Mumbai Indians (MI)…

DECRIMINALIZE HOMOSEXUALITY IN SRI LANKA NOT INCONSISTENT WITH CONSITUTION SUPREME COURT

Bill to decriminalize homosexuality in SL not inconsistent with constitution: SC   Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court has determined that a private member’s bill seeking the decriminalization of homosexuality is not inconsistent with the constitution, Speaker of Parliament Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena…

TO BREAK UP BANK HSBC’S PLAN FOILED

HSBC foils plan to break up bank HSBC has seen off an attempt by its biggest shareholder to break up the bank, with an “overwhelming majority” of investors voting Friday to keep the business intact. Shareholders of Europe’s biggest bank…

MOBILIZATION OF A DENGUE TASK FORCE INSTRUCTED BY PRESIDENT

President instructs to mobilize dengue task force   With Western Province seeing a surge in dengue cases, President Ranil Wickremesinghe has instructed the Governor, Chief Secretary & District Secretary to mobilize the dengue task force to control the spread of…

SRI LANKA’S YOUNG MATHEESHA PATHIRANA”S LAST OVER IN VAIN AS PUNJAB SNATCHES WIN IN LAST BALL THRILLER

Pathirana in vain effort as Punjab snatch last-ball thriller Sikandar Raza celebrates after scoring the winning runs off Matheesha Pathirana Sri Lanka’s Matheesha Pathirana bowled a splendid last over, before Sikandar Raza scampered for three singles in the final delivery…