Lasantha Ranaweera, a top ranked Sri Lankan wheelchair Tennis player, emerged joint champion in the Men's Singles of the ITF Futures Series Thailand Wheelchair Tennis Championship on Tuesday (24).
Ranaweera was declared joint champion along with Korea's Sung Hun after the final was abandoned by rain.
Ranaweera claimed the first set 6/4 but was trailing 2/5 in the second set when the game was called off.
He overcame Korea's top ranked Im Ho in the quarter-finals and went on to register a comfortable win against the Korean No.2 Lee Ha Gel in the semi-final.
Ranaweera also competed in the Men's Double with his partner D.S.R. Dharmasena and claimed the third place in the main draw.
The final rites of veteran broadcaster, writer, and lyricist Nirmala de Alwis will be held today at Peradeniya.
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The Supreme Court today ordered the owning and operating companies of the X-Press Pearl Vessel to pay US $ one billion as compensation for the environmental and economic damage it caused, after the ship sank off the Colombo Port in 2021.
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