Sankha Athukorale and Sharmal Dissanayake, after two contrasting semi-final clashes, reached the final of Men’s Singles of the Queen’s Open Ranking Tennis Championship 2015 at the Gymkhana Tennis Courts in Colombo on Tuesday (13). Top seed Athukorale had to survive a vivid five-setter against third seed Nishangan Nadaraja in the first semi-final while fourth seed Dissanayake had an easy passage against second seed Dineshkanthan Thangarajah in the second semi-final. Athukorale beat Nishangan by 1-6, 5-7, 6-2, 6-1 and 6-0 while Dissanayake beat Thangarajah by 6-3, 4-6, 6-1 and 6-1.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
Ajith Gallage, the owner of a Bird Park in Nagarawawa, Hambantota, has been remanded over allegations of concealing illegally imported motorcycles, in a warehouse owned by him.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
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