Sri Lankan shuttlers Buwaneka Goonathilleke and Dinuka Karunaratne won their Men's Badminton Singles Round of 32 matches at the Commonwealth Games 2018 today (11).
Goonathilleke beat Emmanuel Donkor of Ghana 2-0 with set scores of 21-18 and 24-22 in a tough match that stretched up to 46 minutes.
He will meet Singapore's Zin Rei Ryan NG in the Round of 16 on Thursday (12).
Karunaratne recorded an easy 2-0 win against Ciaran Chambers of Northern Ireland where the set scores were 21-7 and 21-8.
He will play the Round of 16 match on Thursday (12).
Popular grade five tuition teacher, Hayeshika Fernando wanted over assaulting a 21 year old youth was granted bail today after she surrendered to courts.
First Bishop of the Batticaloa Diocese, Retired Bishop Joseph Ponnaiya, passed away today at the age of 74, following a brief illness.
A British national had been arrested over attempting to smuggle in the largest haul of kush( drugs) from Thailand, customs said.
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