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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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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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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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Britain’s SAS Under Threat From HR Legal Beagles
Paul Wood: “The SAS have been betrayed in the name of human rights” … in The Spectator, magazine, 30 November 2024 The SAS are worried. Britain’s most elite military unit have come face to face with the IRA, the Taliban … Continue reading →
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When the Ceylon Schoolboys Beat the Indian Schoolboys on Their Home Turfs in 1969
Ranjan Anandappa, in Sunday Observer, 23 September 2007, with this title “1969 Schools Cricket Team – Best produced by Sri Lanka” CRICKET: Emphasis has been laid so much on qualified coaches and physios these days, but few knew that one … Continue reading →
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A Thrilling Triumph for Sri Lankan Cricketers at Auckland
A NOTE by Michael Roberts, the Thuppahi, 2 April 2023 Given the likelihood of seaming conditions in New Zealand, I did not hold high expectations from Sri Lanka’s cricket squad in their series there. Indeed, I thought there could be … Continue reading →
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The Insidious Work of American Soft-Power Agencies
An Observer in a Georgian Black Sea Resort Town The NED/CIA have been using soft power to target the youth and media institutions in countries around the world. Take Georgia and Hong Kong as case studies. Protestors rally against the … Continue reading →
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Sri Lankan Women’s Cricket Team trounce England in England
Michael Roberts The Sri Lanka Women’s Eleven’s win at Chelmsford in England highlights the wonderful improvement in the side and gleaming prospects in the near future. The side may be benefitting from the heat wave in Europe as well as … Continue reading →
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China at Cutting Edge in Sea Warfare? A Drone Ship
Item at https://youtu.be/KkQrTjcqWNc …. 12 June 2022 with headline = “Chinese AI-operated drone ship completes maiden sea voyage (VIDEO)” Beijing’s unmanned stealth combat vessel has successfully completed its three-hour maiden sea voyage off Panzhi Island in the East China Sea, … Continue reading →
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The Siege of Jaffna Fort by the LTTE in 1990
Gamini Goonetilleke, … with a few photographs awaiting insertion later I had volunteered my services to the Sri Lanka Army and it was my turn of duty at the Palali Base Hospital when the Jaffna Fort came under Tiger attack. … Continue reading →
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