The two Sri Lanka Women's Doubles teams won their Badminton Doubles Round of 32 matches at the Commonwealth Games today (11).
Hasini Ambalangodage and Dilrukshi Madushika beat Kimberley Clague and Cristen Marritt of isle of Man 2-0 while Thilini Hendahewa and Kavindi Sirimannage Pakistanis Palwasha Bashir and Mahoor Shahzad 2-0 to qualify for the Round of 16.
Hasini and Madushika beat Clague and Marritt by 21-13 and 21-19 and will meet Marie Elisa Allet and Nicki Chan-Lam in the Round of 16 match on Thursday (12).
Hendahewa and Sirimannage won their game by 21-6 and 21-15 against Bashir and Shahzad and will meet South Africa's Michelle Butler-Emmett and Elsie de Villiers in 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.
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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