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A Jaffna Island Team Triumphs in Colombo ….

Admiral Ravindra C Wijegunaratne, in The Island,  13 June 2025, where the title runs thus: “They came, they won, they returned to Jaffna isles” This is about the children of Kytes Island J/Thambaddy Government Tamil Mixed Vidyalayam and J/Delft Maha … Continue reading

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Vale: DS de Silva ….. A Servant for Sri Lankan Cricket

Roshan Abeysinha Former Sri Lankan leg-spinner D.S. de Silva, who played in the country’s inaugural Test match in 1982 and later served as Chairman of Sri Lanka Cricket, has passed away at the age of 83. De Silva died in … Continue reading

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Touring Sri Lanka promoted by “Good News”

A NOTE from Naushan The digital version of the inaugural Good News Collection shares positive and uplifting stories from across Sri Lanka. It celebrates local heroes, sports victories, new infrastructure developments, the country’s growing appeal as a travel destination and … Continue reading

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Galle Cricket Grounds as Best in This Our World

Michael Roberts It appears that the Test cricket grounds at Galle has been voted to be the BEST of the Test-featuring grounds in the world. THAT is quite a mark—considering the picturesque setting of some other grounds. Since this was … Continue reading

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Importing A Cricket Pitch Wholesale …. to New York

Simon Burnton, in The Guardian Weekly, 14 June 2024 A cricket pitch grown in Adelaide has been shipped 11,000 miles via Florida to a newly built stadium in New York state. Time will tell whether this World Cup [2024], plus … 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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Charith Asalanka at Cricket: Richmond College & Sri Lanka

The  WIKIPEDIA Entry on The  Man captaining Sri Lanka Today  in the ODI Field Kariyawasam Indipalage Charith Asalanka (born 29 June 1997) is a Sri Lankan professional cricketer who currently serves as the captain of the Sri Lanka national team in white-ball formats of T20I and ODI and is … Continue reading

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Gamini Dissanayake: A Spearhead for Sri Lankan Cricket

Navin Dissanayake in  The Island, 20 March 1995 Cricket has long been Sri Lanka’s greatest unifier. It is the sport that makes the world see us as more than just a small island—it makes them respect us, remember us, and … Continue reading

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Those Directing Sri Lanka Cricket TODAY ….

Michael Roberts I realised that I had limited information about who held the reins of Sri Lanka cricket these days and That my knowledge was, at best, partial. In rendying this abysmal shortcoming, I am presenting  basic .details drawn  from … Continue reading

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Richmond College Skippers spearhead Sri Lankan Cricket

Michael Roberts  After Charith Asalanka led Sri Lanka to hard-fought triumph against India recently   — see  …  and continues to captain the side in the two shortern-form games, Dhananjaya De Silva has stepped up as skipper, batsman, bowler and slip-fielder in … Continue reading

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