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Alright, let’s talk about this yellow wristband thing, you know, for the referee folks. I ain’t no fancy expert, but I’ll tell ya what I know, the way I understand it. So, you see these refs running around, right? They got their whistles and their flags, and sometimes, they hold up them cards – yellow and red. Yellow means “slow ...

Alright, let’s talk about this F1 free practice stuff, you know, the cars they zoom around before the real race. I don’t know much about fancy cars, but my grandson, he likes this stuff, so I watch sometimes. So, what is this “free practice” anyway? Well, it’s like, you know, when you’re baking a cake. You gotta mix the stuff, ...

Photo courtesy of Free Press Journal There has been a noticeable increase in the amount of public attention directed towards the lack of safety felt by women and girls in the last few years. The global movement 16 Days Of Activism to support the Elimination of Violence Against Women has gained momentum. And it is not merely emblematic or performative. ...

The Pakistan men’s selection committee has announced the squads for the upcoming South Africa tour, scheduled from 10 December to 7 January. The tour comprises three T20Is, three ODIs and two Tests. Babar Azam has been named in all three squads along with Mohammad Rizwan, Saim Ayub and Salman Ali Agha, while Naseem Shah has been selected for the Tests ...

Sri Lanka’s dynamic badminton duo, Hasini and Hasara, returned home on the Tuesday after their stellar performances in tournaments held in Zambia, Botswana, and South Africa. With one gold and two silver medals to their name, the young champions have proven their mettle on the international stage, making their nation proud with their grit, determination, and glory-filled achievements. Their arrival ...

[Body] Well, let me tell ya somethin’ ’bout this fella, Colin Kaepernick. Folks been talkin’ a lot about him, showin’ off his, you know, *everything* in that magazine. ESPN, they call it. Body Issue, somethin’ or other. I ain’t never seen nothin’ like it, but I reckon it got people buzzin’ like bees on a hot summer day. Now, I ...

Alright, let’s talk about this Mexican Grand Prix, you know, the one with all them fast cars. I heard folks callin’ it a “starting grid,” whatever that means. Sounds fancy, but to me, it’s just who’s startin’ where in the race, right? So, this fella, Carlos Sainz, they say he got the “pole position.” Pole position? Sounds like he’s gonna ...

[Body] Alright, let me tell you ’bout this Eugene Grimes thing. I heard about it on the TV, you know, that little box in the corner? Folks talking and talking, couldn’t make heads or tails of it at first. So, this Eugene fella, seems like he got himself mixed up in some real mess. The internet, that thingamajig my grandkids ...

19 வயதின் கீழ்ப்பட்டோருக்கான ஆசியக் கிண்ணத் தொடரில், நேற்று (03) பங்களாதேஷினை எதிர்கொண்ட இலங்கை அணியானது 07 ஓட்டங்களால் த்ரில் வெற்றியினைப் பதிவு செய்துள்ளது. குழு B அணிகளான இலங்கை – பங்களாதேஷ் ஆகியவற்றின் மோதல் துபாயில் ஆரம்பமாகியது. போட்டியின் நாணய சுழற்சியில் வென்ற இலங்கை இளம் வீரர்கள் விமத் டின்சாரவின் அசத்தல் சதத்தோடு 49.2 ஓவர்களில் அனைத்து விக்கெட்டுக்களையும் இழந்து 228 ஓட்டங்கள் பெற்றனர். >>“எமது மோசமான துடுப்பாட்டமே தோல்விக்குக் காரணம்” – சந்திமால்<< இலங்கை துடுப்பாட்டம் சார்பில் அ

විමත් දින්සර ලබා ගත් ශතකයත් සමඟින් බංග්ලාදේශ කණ්ඩායමට එරෙහි ව ලකුණු 7ක ජයග්‍රහණයක් වාර්තා කළ ශ්‍රී ලංකා ක්‍රීඩකයෝ වයස අවුරුදු 19න් පහළ ආසියානු කුසලාන ක්‍රිකට් තරගාවලියේ අවසන් පූර්ව වටය දක්වා පිවිසීමට සමත් වුනා. Sharja ක්‍රිකට් ක්‍රීඩාංගණයේ දී බංග්ලාදේශ කණ්ඩායම සමඟින් පැවැති මෙම තරගයේ දී පළමුවෙන් පන්දුවට පහර දුන් ශ්‍රී ලංකා ක්‍රීඩකයෝ සියලුම දෙනා දැවී ලකුණු 228ක් ලබා ගත් අතර ඊට ...

Alright, let’s talk about this Song Young-han fella. I don’t know much about golf, you know, but I heard he’s a pretty big deal. Folks keep jabberin’ about him, so I figured I’d try and make sense of it all. First off, they say he’s from South Korea. That’s a far piece from here, I tell ya. Never been there ...

[Article Body] Alright, so you wanna know about them Packers in 2010, huh? That year was somethin’ else, let me tell ya. They started off kinda slow, you know, winnin’ some, losin’ some. Wasn’t pretty all the time, that’s for sure. I remember watchin’ them games, scratchin’ my head sometimes. Aaron Rodgers, that young fella, he was good, real good. ...

Sri Lanka U19s finished the group stages unbeaten after a thrilling victory over Bangladesh in their final group game at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Electing to bat first, Sri Lanka found themselves in trouble as the Bangladeshi bowlers maintained relentless accuracy with their line and length. By the 23rd over, Sri Lanka had lost four wickets for just 76 ...

Alright, alright, let’s talk about them basketball boys, the ones all the young girls are gaga over. You know, the hot ones. Not just good at throwin’ the ball, but the ones that make you go “ooh-wee!” First off, we gotta talk about this Kelly Oubre Jr. fella. Heard he’s from New Orleans, that Louisiana place. Now, I ain’t never ...

Alright, listen up, y’all. Gonna tell ya ’bout this soccer bracket thing, the 2024 one, they call it. Don’t know much ’bout fancy names, but I know a good game when I see one. So, this soccer bracket 2024, it’s a big deal, like a barn dance but with more kickin’. Heard tell there’s 48 teams. Forty-eight! That’s more chickens ...

My second trip this year was to Canada, to accompany my cousin Shan whose affairs in Sri Lanka I look after. She had had a delightful six weeks here, with for the first half a friend who had flown out with her, with whom we travelled to different places. Then in the second half she had stayed in Colombo, while ...

[Body] Alright, let’s talk about this fella, Frank Schmidt. Don’t know much about fancy football stuff, but I heard tell he’s a big deal over in Germany. Yeah, Germany, where they make them good cars. Anyways, this Frank guy, he’s been coachin’ this Heidenheim team for a long, long time. Folks say he’s been there since 2007. That’s a mighty ...

Alright, so you wanna know about this Victor Wembanyama fella, huh? Folks keep jabberin’ about him, sayin’ he’s gonna be the next big thing in basketball. I don’t know nothin’ ’bout fancy basketball talk, but I can tell ya what I heard and what I reckon it all means. This young’un, Victor, they say he’s real tall. Like, taller than ...

Alright, so you wanna know ’bout this Ricardo Divila fella, huh? Well, let me tell ya, this guy, he was somethin’ else in that racin’ world. I ain’t no expert, mind you, but from what I hear, he was a big deal, tinkerin’ with them fancy cars. Who’s this Divila Guy Anyway? See, this Ricardo, or Richard as some folks ...