Sri Lankan swimmers Cherantha de Silva and Akalanka Peiris finished at sixth and seventh positions respectively in the Men's 50m Butterfly Stroke event at the Commonwealth Games today (5).
De Silva, competing in Lane 5, clocked 23.13seconds while Peiris followed at seventh clocking 25.32seconds in Lane 1.
Trinidad and Tobago's Dylan Carter placed first followed by Australian Grant Irvine and Daniel Hunter of New Zealand in Heat No.6 of the event.
Popular grade five tuition teacher, Hayeshika Fernando wanted over assaulting a 21 year old youth was granted bail today after she surrendered to courts.
A British national had been arrested over attempting to smuggle in the largest haul of kush( drugs) from Thailand, customs said.
First Bishop of the Batticaloa Diocese, Retired Bishop Joseph Ponnaiya, passed away today at the age of 74, following a brief illness.
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