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BY Fauz Mohamed
Throughout history, the name “Wettimuny” has predominantly been linked to cricket, and later on, to the field of aeronautics. Sunil Wettimuny stands as the sole Sri Lankan cricketer who has achieved prominence in both these domains. He is also the elder sibling of Sidath Wettimuny, who has also made significant strides in the world of cricket.
As the 13th ODI World Cup...
On June 18, 58-year-old British billionaire adventurer Hamish Harding lost his life in the Titan submersible implosion. He is one of the few people who had been to space (on board the Blue Origin, of Jeff Bezos’ space company) and also to the depths of the ocean. He was keen to become one of the few people who had witnessed the wreck of the ill-fated Titanic ocean liner...
The saying that cricket is a gentleman’s game is one that now belongs to history. In recent times corruption has emerged in the sport thereby compromising the standards of the sport and its players have dropped in recent times. It has now become cancerous affecting international cricket and even Sri Lanka.
This has now been proven by the report of the committee appointed...
A discussion had recently arisen over a particular religious sect overtaking Sri Lanka cricket. The topic has now once again come to the fore after talented batsman Dinesh Chandimal was removed from the Sri Lanka squad for the upcoming tour of India.
Chandimal was the third-best scorer at the recently concluded LPL. Therefore the decision to leave him out of the upcoming...
Sri Lankan cricket has undoubtedly revived after its national Twenty20 cricket team won the Asia Cup under the leadership of Dasun Shanaka recently.
The team left Sri Lanka as amateur players only to return after having gained much-needed experiences for their future cricketing careers and the upcoming Twenty20 cricket world cup.
Behind the Asian victory of the Sri Lankan...
BY Fauz Mohamed
Minister of Transport, Highways and Mass Media Dr. Bandula Gunawardena’s recent official visit to Russia was a resounding success...
Sri Lanka Cricket today is in the hands of ineffective officials leaving the sport in a sad and tragic state. The High...
To be released January 10 :
The latest news about the British royal family, which frequently makes headlines, is Prince Harry’s book. The self-deprecating...
For the first time in its 168-year history, the University of Melbourne on December 17, awarded simultaneous PhDs to identical...
The decisions of match referees are not faultless. There have been many instances where the fate of a match was irrevocably...