The Lanka Lions Veterans won the Plate Championship in the Gulf Vets Dubai 7s Rugby Tournament, which runs alongside the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series in Dubai.
The Lanka Lions, led by Azarath Deen and coached by former national cap Roger Rodrigo, is the only side that represented Sri Lanka in the Veterans’ tournament.
In the Plate final the Lanka Lions beat Dubai Frogs Veterans by 24-5.
The main team of Lanka Lions competed in the Gulf Men’s Open Tournament and were successful before they were defeated in the semi-final game of the Cup Championship.
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.
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.
In his special statement, President Ranil Wickremesinghe announced that debt restructuring agreements will postpone all bilateral loan payments to foreign countries until 2028. Additionally, Sri Lanka will have until 2043 to repay these loans on concessional terms.
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