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Kiwis battle strong, but lose Test Two

Andrew Fidel Fernando, in ESPNcricinfo, 29 September 2024 where the title reads  “Peiris five-for puts Sri Lanka in sight of series sweep”  New Zealand’s lower middle order put up a fight, but couldn’t avoid an innings defeat ….. Sri Lanka 602 … Continue reading

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Strong Pakistani Test Squad for Sri Lankan Test Series in July

ESPNcricinfo Item, 18 June 2023, … where the title runs thus:  “Shaheen returns to Test squad for SL series; Huraira, Jamal get maiden call-ups” Shaheen Shah Afridi has returned to Pakistan’s Test squad for the two-match series against Sri Lanka next … Continue reading

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Prussian Lutheran Migration to Australia in the 19th Century

Keith Conlon in Linked In A momentous exodus of ‘0ld Lutheran’ religious refugees to South Australia began hashtag#OTD 8 July 1838. Families from Klemzig in Prussia (now Poland) sailed down the Oder River to Hamburg, their departure point for the … Continue reading

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Beauties Contesting MISS UNIVERSE Title in 2025

Item in The Island taken from SEEN AROUND, with  text by Ivan Alvis entitled “Favourites for the title of Miss Universe 2025” Obviously, right now it’s the guessing game as to who will be crowned Miss Universe 2025 when it … Continue reading

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Protecting One’s Computer

Chandre Dharma-wardana in Canada** Best system is to NOT use Windows operating system, and instead switch to Linux, and then use any commercial anti-virus and protection software. More details: Linux is inherently more secure: Linux distributions have a more robust … Continue reading

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A Nailbiter … As Windies beat Pakistan with Last-Ball Single

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Pungent Rare Mushroom sprouts up in Galle Area

News Item in  Ceylon Today,  March 2025 A rare species of mushroom, which is considered one of the most unique in the world, has been discovered at a journalist’s residence in Hapugala, Galle, according to the Ceylon Journal of Science. … Continue reading

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Australia Squashed in Second ODI ….. Grounded to Dust

Michael Roberts in An Interpretation of the Scorelines and the ESPN Report from Tristan Lavayette, ………………………… https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/australia-in-sri-lanka-2024-25-1459900/sri-lanka-vs-australia-2nd-odi-1469168/match-report A shorthanded Australia will enter the Champions Trophy bereft of confidence and desperate for answers after a hefty 2-0 ODI series defeat to … Continue reading

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Saving A Drowning Lion in Africa & ….

From https://happylive.me/a-man-rescued-a-lion-from-drowning… The hot sun was setting, painting the savannah in golden-orange tones. The tourists were returning to camp after a long day of safari, when one of them noticed a strange movement near the river. A massive shadow was … Continue reading

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Samuel & Cooray in Aussie U19 Cricket Squad for 2026 World Cup

Media  Release,  11 December 2025  ….. https://www.cricket.com.au/news/4417876/australia-named-squad-for-icc-under-19-mens-world-cup-2026 Cricket Australia has announced a 15-player squad for the ICC Under-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2026, to be held in Namibia and Zimbabwe from 15 January to 6 February. Australia will enter the … Continue reading

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