Source:Dailymirror Several tourist attractions in Sigiriya and Polonnaruwa will be closed for local tourists on January 4 and 5 after 12.00 pm as Ukrainian tourists are scheduled to visit those locations. The Central Cultural Fund said in a statement said several locations in the Polonnaruwa tourist zone managed by the ...
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Sandiya Ithagane Wijekoon Peiris Source:Dailymirror Sandiya humbly gave tribute to her school and coach who is her beloved uncle, Chandra Wijekoon, for investing in her hockey career Chandra Wijekoon is a well-known national player, national coach, national selector and national umpire. Chandra’s two sons Asanga and Harsha Wijekoon still continue to ...
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Source:Dailynews In Kandy, some of the sports have declined recently at club level. Most of the sports are in total disarray due to no proper playing field. Looking back sports flourished earlier, it is sad to say what is happening in Kandy. Holding office alone is not sufficient, those in ...
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Source:Island The whole world is almost at a standstill due to the Coronavirus pandemic. However, cricket fans do have something to shout about – with India playing Australia, Sri Lanka against South Africa, and New Zealand battling it out with Pakistan. Unfortunately, we don’t have much to shout about as ...
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They say that you will never see A poem lovely as a tree. An old song dedicated naturally to trees everywhere. They are so much more important than most of us imagine. They are indeed the life blood of many animals, an ...
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Source:Dailymirror CEO of Abu Dhabi Cricket Matt Boucher, commented that ten-over cricket would be an ideal format to showcase cricket in the Olympic Games, given its eye-catching and fast-paced nature which lines up with the objectives included in the Olympic Charter, He made these remarks to the Dailymirror ahead of ...
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Anil Jayasinghe Source:Dailynews One of the top rugger players to come out of Vidyartha College is Anil Jayasinghe,who was a great sportsman, coach and referee. Born in Kandy at Nittawela just behind the famous Nittawela grounds. he had his education at Vidyartha College, where he excelled in sports, especially rugby ...
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Source:Island It was said of Prime Minister SWRD Bandaranaike that “it was a grim irony that he should be called upon, at the moment of his greatest political triumph, to articulate the strong opposition of the Sinhalese to any attempt to establish a federal constitution.” Sixty-five years later, it could ...
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Supun Thalagoda Source:Dailynews Supun Thalagoda began his rugby journey at Dharmaraja College aged twelve, first played for the under 15and 17 teams. This scrum half also played in 1978 for 1st XV under late Thilak Jayasundara’s, then in 1978 and 1979 under Milroy Mendis Leadership and 1980 under Hemantha Yatawara. ...
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Burundian refugee David Nduwimana with Rugby Australia interim CEO Rob Clarke and wife Kylie Virtue-Clarke. CREDIT:STU WALMSLEY/RUGBY AUSTRALIA Source:SMH Seven years ago, musician David Nduwimana said a tearful goodbye to his family and fled the politically unstable African country of Burundi, fearing for his safety. When Nduwimana arrived in Australia he ...
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