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On this day: Aravinda de Silva became first player to score two unbeaten c
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 29 (ANI): It was on this day in 1997, that the former Sri Lanka batsman Aravinda de Silva became the first player in the history of cricket to score two unbeaten centuries in the same Test.
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COVID-19: Sri Lanka Cricket offers relief measure to clubs and umpires
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 28 (ANI): As sporting action across the world has come to a halt due to the coronavirus pandemic, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has decided to provide relief to the affected segments of the country's cricketing community.
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Combating COVID-19: India gifts medical gloves to Sri Lanka
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 27 (ANI): India on Monday gifted a consignment of medical gloves to Sri Lanka in a bid to assist the island nation in its fight against coronavirus.
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YSRCP govt targeting Hindus and Opposition leaders instead of fighting cor
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], April 27 (ANI): BJP leader Lanka Dinakar on Sunday alleged that instead of fighting against coronavirus, the YSRCP government is filing cases against the Hindus and opposition leaders in the state by pointing to their social media posts.
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COVID-19 cases top 500 in Sri Lanka
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 27 (Xinhua/ANI): The number of COVID-19 cases in Sri Lanka has risen to 505, according to the latest data from the country's health ministry on Sunday (local time).
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On this day in 2003: Stephen Fleming registered his highest Test score
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 26 (ANI): It was on April 26, 2003, when former New Zealand skipper Stephen Fleming registered his highest score in Test cricket.
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Special Sri Lankan airlines flight evacuates 101 students stranded in Punj
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], April 23 (ANI): A special Sri Lankan airlines flight on Thursday evacuated 101 students who were stranded in Punjab due to the COVID-19 lockdown.
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Sri Lankan flight leaves today to bring 101 students stranded in India
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 23 (ANI): A Sri Lankan Airlines special flight has left Katunayake this morning to bring back 101 stranded Sri Lankan students, who were pursuing higher studies in India and were unable to return home since the COVID-19 pandemic broke out globally earlier this year
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UN calls for solidarity among communities as Sri Lanka marks a year of Eas
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 21 (ANI): Remembering the 259 lives lost and those injured in the Easter Sunday attacks a year ago, the office of United Nations in the country on Tuesday called for solidarity between communities to safeguard the health and rights of every citizen as terrorism has
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We will not forget: former Sri Lanka cricketer Sangakkara on last year's E
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 21 (ANI): Former Sri Lanka skipper and current Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) president Kumar Sangakkara on Tuesday condoled the demise of people who lost their lives during last year's Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka.
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Sri Lanka to hold parliamentary elections on June 20
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 21 (ANI): Chairman of the National Election Commission Mahinda Deshapriya has announced that the parliamentary elections in Sri Lanka that were postponed due to the coronavirus spread will be held on June 20.
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South Africa tour to Sri Lanka postponed due to coronavirus
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], April 20 (ANI): Cricket South Africa on Monday announced the postponement of their tour to Sri Lanka amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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