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An Appraisal of the NPP Government’s Performance Over Its First Year
A Bedgar Perera in SUNDAY ISLAND, 20 February 2026: “WHAT HAPPENED TO THE MOVE TOWARDS A “ CIVILISATIONAL TURN” BROUGHT ABOUT THROUGH THE CHANGE OF ADMINISTRATION ?” Now that the new administration has completed one year in office and is … Continue reading →
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Sri Lankans Smother Windies Comfortably in ODI at Pallekelle
Andrew Fidel Fernando in ESPNcricinfo, 23 October 2024, where the title reads “Hasaranga and Theekshana spin West Indies out and seal Sri Lanka series win” Rutherford and Motie put on a WI record ninth-wicket stand but it was in vain. … Continue reading →
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T20 Cricket Tournament in 2026 …. in India & Sri Lanka: SCHEDULE
Courtesy of Sunil Thenabadu ICC ANNOUNCES ICC MEN’S T20 WORLD CUP SCHEDULE IN FEBRUARY 2026 Sri Lanka to Face Australia, Ireland, Oman and Zimbabwe in Group Stage The ICC has announced the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup schedule, with Sri … Continue reading →
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The DRS Technology as Idea: Senaka Weeraratna’s Inventive Mind
Senaka Weeraratna Both the DRS in Cricket and Goal Line Technology in Soccer have a common origin in the ‘Player Referral’ concept conceived by Senaka Weeraratna in 1997. This was the first occasion in world history that a case was … Continue reading →
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Hot-Hot Cricket News: Monies & Lanka’s Team Selections
Victor Melder as Compiler Sri Lanka will earn as much as Rs. 8.6 billion per year over a four-year period (Rs. 34.2 billion in total income) as the island’s allocation from the International Cricket Council’s annual payouts. In US dollars … Continue reading →
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Memories of Peradeniya University Campus Sparked by A Visit in 2012
Rex Olegasegaram, whose favöured title runs thus: “Peradeniya Campus – A Visit Down Memory Lane In November, 2012 when I drove into the Peradeniya University along with my wife Navaranjini, it was indeed a wonderful visit down memory lane covering … Continue reading →
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Dharmasoka College in Ambalangoda and Its Founder
Jagath De Silva, in The Island, 19 May 2024, where the title runs thus “A valuäble publication on the history of Dharmasoka College, ambalangoda” This is a remarkable testament to the history and legacy of Dharmasoka College, meticulously compiled by … Continue reading →
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The Unspoken Injustice in Sports: Are Some Coaches the Unmasked Wolves in Sheep Clothing?
Nicholle Collom, University of Kelaniya Expressing opinions on the unspoken side of the coin, taking any circumstance of life in to consideration, is always a risk that a writer may encounter. The truth be spoken, the opinion and perspective that … Continue reading →
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Where have All the Windies Cricketers Gone ….
Where have All the Flowers Gone, Long Time Passing …. Where have All the Windies Cricketers Gone, Caribbean Death-knell Looming …………………. A Ditty from One Thuppahi …. Pete Seeger https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Where_Have_All_the_Flowers_Gone%3F https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Seeger The West Indies in their heyday of the … Continue reading →
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Beyond Imagination – Chandra Schaffter’s Life of Service
Ravi RUDRA has composed an extensive web-item describing Chandra Schaffter’s services to Sri Lanka, S. Thomas College, cricket, hockey, the Tamil Union CC’, insurance services in the island and humakind in general. The account includes photographs and is so extensive … Continue reading →
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