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A Pictorial Walk Down Memory Lane in Colombo

Asiff Hussein, at this digital site, …. A WALK DOWN THE MEMORY LANE OF COLOMBO IN PICTURES …. A motley recollection of fond memories of that generation born in the carefree decades of the 1950s, 1960s & 1970s and survived in … Continue reading

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A Tennis Love Match Beyond Imagination

A Web Item sent by one Ramsay and one Eric They met on the courts, forged in fire and fame. Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf were more than tennis royalty — they were survivors of pressure-packed childhoods, two athletes who’d … Continue reading

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Where Economics alters the Tea Brew

Zinara Rathnayake in NEW LINES MAGAZINE, August 2023, where the title headline read “In Sri Lanka, Economic Crisis Alters the Taste of Tea” As a child, Sujeewan Sundaralingam woke up to his mother’s tea — thé or théthani as it’s … Continue reading

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Another Nailbiter in Zimbabwe ODI: Remarkable Last Stage Win

LIVE COVERAGE of Last Stages followed ball-by-ball by the Thuppahiyaaaa ! Pathum Nissanka

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Unique ODI Match: Tied Twice !! … Second Super-Over Required ….

Sidharth Monga  ….. “Heartbreak for Gurbaz and Afghanistan as South Africa win after double Super Over”  Regulation time ended at 187-187; then we had 17-17 after the first Super Over; South Africa finally won the game after winning the second … Continue reading

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Neil Para’s Marathon Walk to Secure PR in Australia

Item in the DAILY NEWS, 12 September 2023… where the title reads  “SL asylum seeker granted PR after 1,000km walk to Sydney” As he neared the end of his 1,000-kilometre walk to Sydney to raise awareness for thousands of families … Continue reading

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Hero Stones in India in the Past

https://kvramakrishnarao.wordpress.com/2024/05/05/the-origin-development-and-importance-of-hero-stones-in-india-special-lecture-by-dr-poongundran-organized-by-the-indological-research-institute-iri-2/ rao’s Blog Posted on May 5, 2024 by kvramakrishnarao  

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Fascinating Test Match at Ranchi: An English Observer’s Daily Reviews

Daniel Byrne, … in special reports for the Guy From Galle  … incomplete, alas because of computer problems DAY ONE in RANCHI: Root’s patient century shows there is a way to succeed in India without risking throwing your wicket away … Continue reading

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Mack & Tessa’s Glorious Cinematic Pictures of Sri Lanka Today

Two Weeks in Sri Lanka | A Recent Cinematic Travel Video: 

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Kamindu Mendis Leaps Unto The World Cricket Stage

Nick Brookes, writing at MURALI END where the title runs ”How Kamindu set the world alight” It’s been quite the year for Kamindu Mendis. Cast your mind back to January. Kamindu was on the outside looking in – yet to … Continue reading

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