Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has made a decision to introduce an Under-19 Youth League, as part of its move toward building a core group of young players for the next Under-19 World Cup and beyond.
The inaugural tournament to be conducted from June 19 to 28 June in Kandy, will consist of five teams -- Colombo South, Colombo North, Galle, Kandy, and Dambulla.
A squad will consist of 13 players and two standby players, selected by the Junior Selectors will feature in the 50-over format tournament with a total of 11 matches to be played at Pallekele and Asgiriya stadiums.
The decision was proposed and approved by the SLC Executive Committee following a meeting held on Tuesday (24).
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
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Cabinet has approved the appointment of Commodore (retired) M.B.N.A. Premaratne of the Sri Lanka Navy, as the new Commissioner General of Excise.
Villagers in Nirmalapura, Daluwa, Norochcholai today staged a protest over an incident where a group of Navy officials and sailors had assaulted a resident in the area over night, Police said.
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