The 65th National Snooker Championship 2017 will set off from today (23) with the District Tournaments.
Accordingly the Colombo District competition will begin at the Moors Sports Club.
This year over 125 newcomers will be among the total contestants as the District Tournaments are set to complete by December 2.
The tournament will then proceed with the All-Island competitions in which the top 16 players from district competitions are set to compete alongside the Top 16 of the national list for the national championship.
Mohamed Fazil, 19, is the current title holder of the National Snooker Championship and he beat top contender and former national champ Mohamed Mubeen in the 2016 finals.
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
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.
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
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