Lankans hoping to retain crown
Asia Cup cricket from today :
Asia’s Test-playing nations begin their
preparations for next year’s World Cup when they contest the
region’s top one-day prize from today. Away from the global
spotlight on the football World Cup in South Africa, the four-nation
Asia Cup will be played in Dambulla over the next 10 days.
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Bhanuka - Schoolboy Cricketer of the year
Royal College skipper Bhanuka Rajapaksa won the
Sunday Observer Mobitel Schoolboy Cricketer of the year award at the
32nd annual awards ceremony held at the BMICH in Colombo yesterday
under the distinguished patronage of Mass Media and Communication
Minister Keheliya Rambukwella, Sports Minister C.B. Ratnayake and
Education Minister Bandula Gunawardena.
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Sparks fly as World Cup journalists’ plane belly-flops
A plane carrying journalists to a World Cup
match made an emergency landing near Johannesburg Sunday, sending
sparks flying as its belly flopped along the tarmac, an airport
spokesman said. All those on board the flight escaped unhurt,
including a group working for the Qatar-based Al-Jazeera network who
were on their way to cover Algeria’s match against Slovenia.
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