St. Nicholas’ International School Negombo beat Hejaaz International College by 65-62, in a closely fought final, to emerge champions of the All-Island Schools Under-15 Division ‘C’ Basketball Tournament at Dharmapala Vidyalaya in Pannipitiya.
Enosh de Lambert of St. Nicholas’ was named Best Defensive Player while his teammate Naveen Solangearachchi was named the Most Valuable Player.
The team was coached by former Sri Lanka international Basil Fernando.
The winning St. Nicholas’ International School Under-15 basketball team was led by Naveen Solangearachchi.
Others in the team were Hervy Fernando, Enosh de Lambert, Kevin Stefan Vaz, Samod Fernando, Vishal Fernando, Chanusha Wijewardana, Anjalo Samarakoon, Ruchira Pradeep, Trevon Silvapulle, Sathiska Melron and Vishwa Kothalawala.
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
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.
Read these and more on tomorrow’s edition of the Sunday Times
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