The living legend of Sri Lanka Billiards, K.H. Sirisoma won the National Championship for the 25th occasion, defending his title after overcoming S.H.M. Aslam by 6 frames to 3 in the final played at the Otters Aquatic Club on Wednesday (23).
Sirisoma, 62, of Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) was given a tough start by Aslam of Moors SC (MSC) but the defending champion bounced back well to stamp his class in the final of the 64th National Billiards Champion.
The final scores were 91/100, 100/98, 100/51, 63/100, 101/91, 85/100, 100/44, 101/39 and 100/78.
In the semi-finals Sirisoma defeated Susantha Wickrama of Sri Lanka Army by 5 frames to 1 while Aslam received a walkover from K. Devapura of Galle SC.
Both finalists Sirisoma and Aslam have virtually qualified to play at the World Billiards Championship which will be held from December 5 to 10 in India.
Tamar Amitai, a 25-year-old Israeli tourist who went missing in Uppuveli, Trincomalee, was found safe after a three-day joint search operation today.
The Colombo High Court today (28) sentenced former parliamentarian Hirunika Premachandra to three years of Rigorous Imprisonment over charges of the involvement of an abduction.
In his special statement, President Ranil Wickremesinghe announced that debt restructuring agreements will postpone all bilateral loan payments to foreign countries until 2028. Additionally, Sri Lanka will have until 2043 to repay these loans on concessional terms.
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