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LPL final sold out, 22000 fans to grace Hambantota Stadium
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], December 23 (ANI): The second season of the Lanka Premier League is set to end with a bang as 22,000 cricket-crazy fans will grace the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota to watch the final face-off of the tournament on Thursday.
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Sri Lankan PM Rajapaksa arrives in Andhra Pradesh for pilgrimage in Tirupa
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh) [India], December 23 (ANI): Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, along with his spouse Shiranthi Rajapaksa, arrived at Tirumala Tirupati Devastanams on Thursday for pilgrimage in Tirupati.
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Power centralisation under Rajapaksa family underscores S. Lanka's democra
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], December 23 (ANI): Sri Lanka is witnessing a democratic backsliding with the Rajapaksa government's hardline posture offering little hope of addressing minority concerns or pursuing a genuine reconciliation process promised since the end of the civil war, according to an
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LPL: Galle Gladiators beat Dambulla Giants by 9 runs in rain-curtailed mat
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], December 15 (ANI): Galle Gladiators bounced back to pick up a win over Dambulla Giants by nine runs in the rain-curtailed Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2021 match at the R. Premadasa Stadium on Tuesday.
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Would love to see 'favourite' cricketer Kohli in Lanka Premier League, say
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], December 14 (ANI): Star cricketer Virat Kohli might have stepped down from the white-ball captaincy of Team India but the swashbuckling batter still remains the stalwart of the game and is highly admired by many cricketers across the globe.
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India expresses displeasure over Sri Lanka's failure to honour agreements
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], December 9 (ANI): India expressed displeasure to Sri Lanka over the latter's failure to honour most of the state-level agreements signed between both sides, sources informed.
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LPL 2021: Rajapaksa stars as Galle Gladiators win tournament opener
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], December 6 (ANI): Skipper Bhanuka Rajapaksa led by example clobbering a cameo 31-ball 56 in Galle Gladiator's 54-run triumphant to kick off the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2021 second edition curtain-raiser over Jaffna Kings on Sunday.
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Sri Lankan Prez urges world to support vaccination drive of less wealthy n
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Abu Dhabi [UAE], December 4 (ANI): Underlining the threat posed by the new COVID-19 variant Omicron, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Saturday called upon nations that have the wherewithal to support the vaccination drive of less wealthy countries more effectively.
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Sri Lankan Finance Minister meets NSA Doval, Minister Hardeep Singh Puri
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka] December 3 (ANI): Finance Minister B Rajapaksa met India's NSA Ajit Doval and Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on his second day of visit to India.
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Abu Dhabi T10: Shahzad, Rajapaksa help Chennai Braves register first win o
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Abu Dhabi [UAE], November 30 (ANI): Chennai Braves registered their first victory in the Abu Dhabi T10 after defeating Northern Warriors by 10 wickets on Monday.
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Sri Lankan dancer Vajira Chitrasena conferred with Padma Shri
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], November 17 (ANI): The High Commissioner India in Sri Lanka awarded Padma Shri to dancer Vajira Chitrasena in the presence of Sri Lanka Prime Minister, Mahinda Rajapaksa on Wednesday.
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T20 WC: Asalanka, Rajapaksa shine as Sri Lanka defeat Bangladesh
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Sharjah [UAE], October 24 (ANI): Charith Asalanka and Bhanuka Rajapaksa played knocks of 80 and 53 respectively as Sri Lanka defeated Bangladesh by five wickets in the Super 12's Group 1 match here at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Sunday.
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