After a grueling battle Dineshkanthan Thangarajah defeated Sankha Atukorale 7-6 (4), 6-3 to clinch the Men’s Open Singles title of the Sri Lanka Clay Courts Tennis Nationals played at the Sri Lanka Tennis Courts.
Dineshkanthan, seeded eight, reached the final after easily beating Liu Hui Retallick in straight sets, 6/3, 6/2.
He beat Mufazzal Hossain comfortably in straight sets 6/3, 6/0 in the quarter-final.
In the semi-final Athukorala beat Delwar Hossain in straight sets 6/3, 6/1 to reach the final, after overcoming Rostom Ali in the quarter-final 6/4, 4/6, 7/5.
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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