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The Sri Lankan Coaches in the 2026 IPL Squads

NEW DELHI: The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 season [has now begun]. All 10 franchises have [finalised] their coaching setups and support staff ahead of the new campaign. The tournament  [began] on March 28, with defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru … Continue reading →

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Stimulating Biographies in Thuppahi …. Visited Yesterday by Assorted All Sorts

Michael Roberts  The digital system sustaining my THUPPAHI WEBSITE provides daily reports on the items that receive a viewing. Looking over the LIST for 2 February 2026 and focusing on items that had just ONE VIEWING I have chosen items … Continue reading →

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Re-Visiting the Thuppahi Coverage of the April 2019 EASTER SUNDAY Attacks

SEE … https://thuppahis.com/2023/09/11/articles-on-the-easter-sunday-attacks-in-sri-lanka-2019-those-in-april-2019/ VARIED…. IMMEDIATE – APRIL 2019 Nirupama Subramaniam 2019 “Nirupama’s Incisive Appraisal identifies Islamic Jihadist Patterns in Easter Sunday Terror,” 22 April 2019, ….. https://thuppahi.wordpress.com/2019/04/22/nirupamas-incisive-appraisal-identifies-islamic-jihadist-patterns-in-palm-sunday-terror/

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Sri Lankan Women’s Team in Remarkable Cricket Win

Priyan in The ISLAND, 25 July 2026, where the title reads thus: “Gunaratne 123, Samarawickrama 100* ace 274 chase for 1-1′ Sri Lanka aced their third highest chase in women’s ODIs in emphatic fashion with centuries from Vishmi Gunarathne and … Continue reading →

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Mishara leads Many Hands in Stride to Victory in Third ODI

Sunil Thenabadu  in ??  ….where the title runs thus:  “MISHARA”S 73* AND KUSAL PERERA’S 46* SEALS SERIES T 20 WIN FOR SRI LANKA” Mishara’s maiden fifty seals Sri Lanka’s T20I series against Zimbabwe He added an unbroken 117 for the third … Continue reading →

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Rise Sir James Anderson & Captain Lancashire At Age of 43! Volaarey! Cantaarey!

Item in ESPNcricinfo, 12 December 2025 James Anderson will be taking on a new responsibility in his 44th year next summer, after being appointed as Lancashire’s full-time captain for their County Championship campaign. Anderson, 43, stepped in as an interim captain … Continue reading →

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Memories: Growing Up Jewish in New York

Richard Koenigsberg Just to go back in time a bit. Before High School, I lived in a lower-middle class neighborhood, (Irvington, New Jersey). I lot of Italians, Poles, etc., although I didn’t pay much attention to ethnicity. Many of the … Continue reading →

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Inspirations: A Female Rhodes Scholar in Engineering

Kate Rogers, in Dalhousie News  ….6 …in RHODES  CONNECT, https://www.dal.ca/news/2026/01/08/all-rhodes-lead-to-home-sierra-sparks.html Sierra Sparks was inspired by strong female role models from a young age. The first-year medical student from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, entered a field where women were few and stereotypes … Continue reading →

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Sri Lankan Migrants Abroad as Productive Oysters for the Island

Item circulated by Sunil Thenabadu, Keith Bennett and  one Dee de  Silva The Sri Lankan diaspora consists of approximately three million Sri Lankans living abroad, significantly contributing to their host countries and maintaining ties with Sri Lanka. Demographics and Distribution … Continue reading →

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Yasoja Gunasekera: Lankan Ambassador in Canberra

Item in the DAILY ISLAND, 26 April 2025 … with highlights imposed by the Editor, Thuppahi Yasoja Gunasekera assuming duties last Tuesday High Commissioner-designate of Sri Lanka to Canberra, Australia, Yasoja Gunasekera, assumed duties last Tuesday (22). Addressing the staff … Continue reading →

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