The semi-finals of the 29th Singer-MCA Super Premier League 2022 were played today as John Keells Holdings and Hatton National Bank recorded wins, defeating Mode Engineering and CDB Finance respectively. Read More : Jayasena, Silva and Abeyrathne fifties secure semi-final spot for HNB The two teams who topped the table at the end of the league stage, CDB Finance and ...
The traditional encounter between Royal College, Colombo and St. Anthony’s College, Kandy ended in a draw today (21st May) at St. Anthony’s College Grounds in Kandy. Read More : Sadisha & Gishan wreck St. Anthony’s College Royal College resumed day two on 104 runs for 4 wickets, with Sadisha Rajapaksha remaining unbeaten at the crease on 58 runs. However, a ...
Today is World Biodiversity Day Photo courtesy of Namal Kamalgoda Sri Lanka is home to about 900 species of vertebrates, about 960 species groups of invertebrates (mostly insects), 3,000 species of seed bearing plants and 1,750 species of lower plants. There are many more species to be formally discovered as well. Collectively we call them our biological wealth – the ...
Photo Courtesy NBC News “Without gas, without kerosene oil, we can’t do anything. Last option what? Without food we are going to die. That will happen hundred percent.” Mohammad Shazly a part-time chauffer, Colombo (Reuters – 20.5.2022) An old man walks down a road, snowy haired, thin to the point of gauntness, bespectacled. He clutches a white cane in one ...
Nipun Dananjaya and Manelker de Silva began the day for the visitors aiming to provide a solid start. But Manelker departed just in the 4th over of the day for 17. Dunith Wellalage walked out to bat next and the 2 former Sri Lanka Under 19 captains managed to stablize the visitors by carrying them over the 300 mark. Dananjaya ...
Royal Challengers Bangalore secured the last spot in the IPL playoffs as Mumbai Indians ended Delhi Capitals’ race last night (21st May). Coming into the 69th game of IPL, two teams (Royal Challengers Bangalore & Delhi Capitals) were in a race to win the last spot in the playoffs. Delhi Capitals needed to win against Mumbai Indians to qualify while ...
Photo courtesy of Tilak Hettige Lenin once remarked that there are decades when nothing happens and weeks when decades happen. Much more than a decade passed last week at Galle Face. Beginning with Mahinda Rajapaksa’s desperate and disastrous attempt at retaining his premiership, events began to cascade one after another. Praised by everyone, locally and internationally, for their peaceful veneer, the ...
