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India Outlast Australia in ODI Semi-Final
Karthik Krishnaswamy, in ESPNcricinfo, March 2025 Dubai will host the final of the Champions Trophy, and India will be in it, after proving their edge over a weakened Australia side in an absorbing first semi-final. Their win wasn’t achieved … Continue reading →
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Victor Ivan: Working Through Complexity ……. A Colossus In A Way
Lionel Bopage in GROUNDVIEWS, 27 February 2026 A year after Victor Ivan’s passing, the contradictions that defined him still feel alive. He was one of the prominent individuals who braved all odds, including a lifelong partial disability, to leave an … Continue reading →
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Sinhalese & Tamils Locked in Prejudice?
Michael Roberts An interesting chat with Mark LaBrooy in Melbourne on the phoe today induced me to re-visit my old SIGNATURE PIECE on “The Sinhala Mindset” in my Thuppahi site ….. Some of the commentary is as enlightening today as … Continue reading →
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Remembering the Unseen Hands Supporting One of My Books
Michael Roberts in the DEDICATION presented on the first page of the book Tamil Person and State: Essays, Colombo, Vijitha Yapa Publications, 2014, … ISBN 978-955- 665-230-7 The essays that make up this anthology would not have been possible without … Continue reading →
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Sri Lanka edge Bangladesh in 50-Over ODI at Chattogram on 15 March 2024
Michael Roberts Located in Adelaide I followed some stages of the match in its digital verbal mode on ESPN … in intermittent fashion … till 1.30 am and only saw the final result today. Clearly, our praise must be extended … Continue reading →
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Wickremasinghe Rejects AUKUS Pact
An Item in rtcom.news, 19 September 2023, with the hëadline “South Asian leader slams AUKUS pact” ….. The US-led initiative was created to antagonize Beijing, Sri Lanka’s president has said. Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has condemned the AUKUS pact … Continue reading →
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King Abdullah Speaks Out: A “Two-State Solution” for Palestine Arena
Item in Washington Post, 14 November 2023 King Abdullah of Jordan penned an op ed for the Washington Post yesterday. It can be found at, …. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/11/14/king-abdullah-jordan-two-state-solution/ Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein is king of Jordan. For more than a … Continue reading →
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The Wettimuny Trio of Accomplished Opening Batsmen
Michael Roberts The Sri Lankan world of cricket was well served in the past by an accomplished set of batsmen school at Ananda College and the Sinhalese Sports Club who were all, remarkably, opening batsmen. The first of these lads … Continue reading →
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Bertrand Russell’s Message to the World on Zionism in January 1970
“Bertrand Russell’s Last Message“…. January 1970 — presented at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egfCTz-ZuZU .… & now sent to me by “A Sri Lankan in Brisbane” who reiterates the stance he took a few days back with An APPRAISAL that I present for readers … Continue reading →
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Introducing the Premier League in Sri Lanka, 2024 Series
ESPN Summary Preview …. at …. https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/lanka-premier-league-2024-1421415/teams … photo of 2023 winners Kandy Falcons Squad size: 22 (six overseas) Players bought: Pre-signings and retentions: Wanindu Hasaranga, Angelo Mathews, Dushmantha Chameera, Kamindu Mendis, Andre Fletcher and Kyle Mayers Auction signings: Ashen … Continue reading →
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