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Aussies Snatch Victory in Smashing Match at Wellington
Item in ESPNcricinfo 21 February 2024 Australia captain Mitchell Marsh produced a powerful all-round performance before Tim David batted superbly at the death to complete a last-ball win over New Zealand in a high-scoring series opener in Wellington.. Mitchell Marsh’s 44-ball unbeaten … Continue reading →
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Sri Lanka’s Precarious Political Economy ….. Yesterday & Today
Mick Moore, whose chosen title is “It’s the Party, Stupid: Sri Lanka’s Political Turnaround – Part 1” ….. while the highlighting in this version with a different title has been imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi Photo courtesy of BBC It is … Continue reading →
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Garry Sobers Feted in Sri Lanka in October, 2015
NEWS ITEM ONE: …. Sri Lanka welcomes Sobers …. http://www.dailynews.lk/?q=sports/sri-lanka-welcomes-sobers One of the world’s legendary cricketers, Sir Garfield (Gary) Sobers, arrived in Sri Lanka yesterday to a warm welcome. Sobers’ visit coincides with the ongoing Sri Lanka-West Indies Test series … Continue reading →
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Sri Lanka’s Triumph at The Oval Analysed & Weighed
Nick Brookes, in his MURALI END site with this title “English Summer gives Sri Lanka Something to Build Upon”…… reproduced here with highlights imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi The scene couldn’t have been any less Sri Lankan. The skies were … Continue reading →
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Mahinda on the Australian Cricketers 1983 Test Tour of Sri Lanka
Mahinda Wijesinghe, in ESPNcricinfo on 4th February 2004, … deploying this title ”Australia’s first Test tour of Sri Lanka” Conveniently situated midway between Australia and England, Ceylon, as the island was then known, provided touring cricket teams with a perfect chance to … Continue reading →
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A New Leaf in India-Pakistan Cricket Rivalry?
Banyan, in The Economist, 19 October 2023, entitled “Cricket and geopolitics” In cricket and otherwise, India is leaving its rivalry with Pakistan behind. In the build-up to India’s World Cup clash with Pakistan in Ahmedabad on October 14th, Indian news … Continue reading →
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Penetrating Sri Lanka: Foreign Enclaves & Global Powers
Dr Asoka Bandarage, inThe Island, 5 September 2025 where the title reads: “Lanka: The beautiful, besieged island” ++ with highlights and “A NOTE to ASOKA” being The Editor’s Interventions “Israelis are coming to Sri Lanka, and they’ve done what they … Continue reading →
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Sri Lanka Edge Bangladesh in Nail-biting T20 Thriller
Mohamed Isam’s Review in ESPNcricinfo, 4 March 2024 … https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/bangladesh-vs-sri-lanka-2023-24-1419819/bangladesh-vs-sri-lanka-1st-t20i-1419824/match-report Jaker Ali Sri Lanka 206 for 3 (Samarawickrama 61*, Kusal Mendis 59) beat Bangladesh 203 for 8 (Jaker 68, Mahmudullah 54, Mathews 2-17) by three runs It all came down … Continue reading →
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Schoorman’s Reading of Sri Lanka”s First Test Match
THE ISLAND chose to reproduce this old report from 1982 on the 17th February 2022 — with this title “Rekindling memories of Sri Lanka’s inaugural Test – 40 years on” …. reproduced her in THuppahi with some additonal photographs and … Continue reading →
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An Aristocratic Mansion in Adelaide: Beaumont House
Michael Roberts My wife and I visited BEAUMONT HOUSE in Adelaide south this afternoon and consider this house and its surrounds and its history a worthy topic for discussion. The discussion could even be expanded into a set of comparative … Continue reading →
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