Malaysia handed Sri Lanka an unexpected defeat of 38-32 to reach the semi-final stage of the 10th Asian Netball Championship in Bangkok, Thailand on Wednesday (3).
At halftime Sri Lanka trailed by a point 17-18 as both teams battled to end the first quarter deadlocked at 9-9.
However Malaysia added more pressure on the Sri Lankans during the third quarter and went on to maintain the lead until the end of the game.
Sri Lanka will face their crucial group game against Brunei today (4) with hopes of reaching the knockout stage.
On Tuesday (2) Sri Lanka thrashed Japan by 67-14 after receiving a walkover from the UAE.
Malaysia are leading Group 'B', where Sri Lanka is also drafted while defending champions Singapore are comfortably placed on top of Group 'A'.
Tamar Amitai, a 25-year-old Israeli tourist who went missing in Uppuveli, Trincomalee, was found safe after a three-day joint search operation today.
Heritage properties are major tourist attractions world over. Sri Lanka is no exception in this matter. From Colombo, Galle, most of the mountain cities including Nuwara Eliya, Bandarawela, Hatton and Kandy and in the North, hundreds of heritage properties are spread across.
The Colombo High Court today (28) sentenced former parliamentarian Hirunika Premachandra to three years of Rigorous Imprisonment over charges of the involvement of an abduction.
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