Sri Lanka shuttler Dinuka Karunaratne beat Georges Paul of The Mauritius in straight sets 2-0 in the Badminton Men's Singles Round of 16 match at the Commonwealth Games 2018 today (12).
Dinuka had to battle hard to claim the win with set scores of 23-21 and 22-20 in a game that stretched up to nearly 40 minutes.
He will meet India's H.S. Prannoy in the Singles Quarterfinals on Friday at 2.30pm Sri Lanka time.
Ajith Gallage, the owner of a Bird Park in Nagarawawa, Hambantota, has been remanded over allegations of concealing illegally imported motorcycles, in a warehouse owned by him.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
A passenger attempting to smuggle the largest quantity of gold of 35 kilo grams was arrested by the Customs at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) today, a senior official said.
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