The Lanka Lions Rugby Club made an impressive outing prior to the Dubai Rugby Sevens Tournament by winning the Cup championship in the first round of the Eden Park Sevens Series played at the Dubai Sports City.
The Lanka Lions topped their pool with impressive wins against Mediclinic Barrel House 21-7, Beaver Nomads 28-14and Dubai Hurricanes II 35-7.
They thrashed UAE Shaheen 38-0 in the semi-final and went on to beat South Africa Conquistadors 28-0 in the Cup final.
The tournament organised by the UAE Rugby Federation will host the second leg of the tournament on Friday (27).
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and NPP National List MP Harshana Suriyapperuma who is tipped to be named the next Finance Ministry Secretary resigned from Parliament today.
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