Jayawardene’s double ton floors India
Sri Lanka lead India by 165 runs in First Test:
Former captain Mahela Jayawardene scored his
sixth double-century as Sri Lanka seized control of the first Test
against India here on Wednesday. Jayawardene was unbeaten on 204 as
the tourists closed the third day at 591-5 in their first innings, a
lead of 165 runs over India’s 426 with five wickets in hand at the
Motera stadium.
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Under-19 cager finalists found
The second semi-final of the International
Schools U-19 basketball tournament between the Asian International
School and Colombo International School was held yesterday. CIS beat
AIS 57/36 to enter the final. CIS took an early lead scoring 24 and
AIS only six in the first quarter alone.
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SSC, Colts, Tamil Union, Chilaw Marians in semis
The semi-final line up in the SLC Premier
limited overs Tier ‘A’ tournament was completed despite the final
three preliminary round matches being completely washed out due to
bad weather in Colombo yesterday.
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Bahrain’s Ramzi loses gold medal for doping
Bahrain’s Rashid Ramzi has been stripped of his
Beijing Olympic 1500 metres gold medal for doping, the
secretary-general of Bahrain’s Olympic Committee told AFP on
Wednesday.
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