by Rex Clementine   The Boxing Day Test match has become an integral part of the game of cricket as during the festive season people are hooked onto their televisions from morning to evening watching the proceedings at MCG before switching their channel to find out what’s happening at Centurion. The Boxing Day Tests are […]

38th death anniversary of Dr E. W. Adikaram falls today By Professor J.B. Disanayaka It happened about sixty years ago. I was just a lad of seventeen, studying in grade eleven at Ananda College. As I walked past the small playground in the centre of the primary school premises, I caught the sight of a […]

By Reemus Fernando The 400 metres sprinters led by Aruna Dharshana are the highest ranked athletes in the men’s category in Sri Lanka according to the World Athletics yearend overall rankings. It is the first time three 400 metres sprinters are leading the yearend overall rankings. The number of ranking points gained during the Asian […]

By Reemus Fernando She was not among the medal winners at the Asian Games. While her junior counterparts hogged the limelight at the quadrennial event, veteran runner Gayanthika Abeyratne had to settle for a fourth place finish as her best feat at the Asian Games. But the 37-year-old is standing tall above the rest of […]

There is a difference between taking unpopular decisions and making dumb decisions. Taking the wicketkeeping gloves from Kumar Sangakkara in 2006 in Test match cricket was an unpopular decision. Backing Sanath Jayasuriya despite having scored one half-century in his first 50 ODIs was another unpopular decision. Handing the vice-captaincy of the national team to Mahela […]

Colombo, Sri Lanka –Advanced planning and preparations are underway for a major Asia and Pacific regional conference to accelerate an agrifood systems transformation in 46 countries of the region, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), announced on Wednesday. Hosted by the Government of Sri Lanka, the FAO Regional Conference for Asia […]

Thileepan commemoration: The Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU) official Anjana Chandrasiri yesterday (21) said that they would take legal action to oust Ahila Illankai Thamil Congress parliamentarian Selvarajah Kajendran from Parliament over organising commemorative events to mark the death of LTTE

Spectacle of the past week was the SLPP Convention held at the Sugathadasa Stadium. Of course, the crowds were present – transported from outstations since nobody thirsting for some free frolic will stay home when offered transport and food and probably more than a tot just to swell the audience. The usual paeons were sung […]

People’s Leasing & Finance PLC (PLC) – Sri Lanka’s leading non-banking financial services provider – continues its commitment to social responsibility with a recent project to support the sporting passions and aspirations of rural schoolchildren, leaving a lasting impact on the community. The project involved the donation of spiked running shoes to athletes of the […]

Her Royal Highness Princess Anne, the Princess Royal of the United Kingdom will visit Sri Lanka next year, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced.Sri Lanka’s Foreign Affairs Ministry said that Her Royal Highness Princess Anne, The Princess Royal of the United Kingdom will visit Sri Lanka from 10 -13 January 2024. She will be accompanied […]

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HSBC Sri Lanka concluded its annual 5-Club Stableford Golf Tournament which was held for the 27th year at the RCGC, on 1st and 3rd December 2023. The tournament which was oversubscribed this year, brought together over 230 avid golfers all RCGC members and many of them HSBC customers to showcase their skills and compete for […]

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