Three Sri Lankan paddlers, Hansani Kapugeekiyana, Imesh Ranasinghe and Rohan Sirisena, won their Group stage at the Commonwealth Games 2018 today (10).
Kapugeekiyana beat Pakistan's Hareem Ali 4-0, in sets of 11-3, 11-3, 11-6 and 11-8, and will meet Canadian Justina Yeung in Women's Singles Group 10 later today at 3.50pm, Sri Lanka time.
In a Men's Group 12 match Ranasinghe beat Andre Mitchell St. Vincent and the Grenadines 4-0 (11-1, 11-2, 11-5, 11-4) while from Group 15, Sirisena defeated Adrian Rollins of The Bahamas 4-0 (11-3, 11-2, 11-4, 11-6).
Ranasinghe will meet Owen Cathcart of Northern Ireland while Sirisena will take on Ham Lulu of Vanuatu in their respective Group matches later today.
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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