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Valkerie Baynes in ESPNcricinfo, 17 June 2026, with this headline “Ecstasy for Nilakshika and Nuthyangana as New Zealand drop the ball”

Valkerie Baynes

Kaushini Nuthyangana had a good day behind stumps  •  ICC/Getty Images

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New Zealand Women

150/6

Sri Lanka Women

(19.4/20 ov, T:151) 153/5

SL Women won by 5 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)

  Player Of The Match

Nilakshika Silva

, SL-W

54* (37)

Cricinfo’s MVP ………….Nilakshika Silva , SL-W

68.55 ptsImpact List

Nilakshika, Nuthyangana stun NZ to seal famous win for Sri Lanka

Nilakshika Silva produces finest international innings to beat defending champions New Zealand in thriller

   Andrew Fidel Fernando ... 17  June 2026, 2:43 AM (7 hrs ago)

Nilakshika Silva celebrates Sri Lanka’s famous win  •  ECB via Getty Images

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S. Ramasundaram, whose title reads “How Tamil Nadu severed religion and caste from politics” …  .https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/how-tamil-nadu-severed-religion-and-caste-from-politics/article71106370.ece

Tamil movies and Tamil Nadu politics are an inseparable jodi that has largely been of benefit to the State socially and economically.

Joseph Vijay, actor and founder of the recently floated Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), assumed office as the new Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu last month. One cannot help but be reminded of how M.G. Ramachandran or more popularly known as MGR, also a highly successful actor, took charge as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu in 1977 and went on to win two more consecutive terms, until his death in 1987. He was the first actor-turned-CM in India.

New Delhi, India – May 27: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief C Joseph Vijay arrives at Tamil Nadu Bhavan in New Delhi on May 27, 2026. (Photo by Arun Kumar/ The India Today Group via Getty Images)

Tamil Nadu chief minister C. Joseph Vijay attends the launch of Singappen Special Task Force, an elite all-women police unit formed to strengthen women and children safety in Chennai on June 9, 2026. (Photo by R. Satish BABU / AFP via Getty Images)

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The ESPN Headline, 15 June 2026, reads thus: “Sooryavanshi, Halambage in heated exchange after Super-Over finish”

Tempers flared after Sri Lanka A edged India A in a Super Over in Dambulla.

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi couldn’t get the job done for India A in a tense finish  •  SLC

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Vishen Halambage were involved in a heated exchange that led to physical contact on the field after Sri Lanka A beat India A in a Super-Over finish in the one-day tri-series in Dambulla.

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Madushka Balasuriya, in ESPNcricinfo,  15 June 2026

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FROM https://www.facebook.com/

The Centre for Policy Alternatives is deeply saddened by the death of Dr. Devanesan Nesiah and extends its deepest condolences to his family. Dr. Nesiah had a distinguished career as a public servant in the Ceylon Civil Service with numerous stints in key administrative positions including one as the Government Agent in Jaffna. He went on to serve in a number of state initiatives appointed to address human rights violations, the ethnic conflict and reconciliation, including heading the Committee on Disappearances in the Jaffna Region appointed by the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka in 2003.

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Michael Roberts

I cannot yet comprehend why the item entitled “Tilly’s Beach Hotel at Mount: Burnt-Out in July 1983″ consistently receives the largest number of HITs. Can anyone explain WHY?

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A FACEBOOK ITEM ….  endorsed.by a retired Lankan Police officer … and presented here with highlighting imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi

Suresh Salley & Conspiracy Claims

Q: What is the latest development in the Easter Sunday attacks investigation?

A: Sri Lanka’s Minister of Public Security Ananda Wijepala has revealed that investigations into the April 21, 2019 Easter Sunday suicide bombings have uncovered sufficient and credible evidence to reasonably believe that retired Major General Tuan Suresh Salley conspired in facilitating the attacks by strategically directing Islamic extremists.

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A COMMENT FROM ONE THUPPAHI Named Roberts

I did not watch the match, but the scorecard indicates that Dasun Shanaka mounted 58 runs at the remarakable rate 0f 241; while Dushmantha Chameera secured an astounding economy rate of 3.44 together with three wickets.  Wunderbar ….. Hodi Heleyi-Heleyyiaaahhh !

Pathira Vasan Dushmantha Chameera

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Nihal Amerasinghe, …. in Facebook

In 1993a shotgun blast shattered the wing of Malena, a white stork who from that day on could no longer fly. While the other storks migrated to Africa, she remained in Brodski Varoš, a small village in eastern Croatia. Taking care of her was Stjepan Vokić, a retiree who built her a shelter, fed her, and helped her survive the harshest winters.

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