Ananda College Colombo reached the final of the Schools Under-17 Division I cricket tournament after beating Trinity College by 58 runs at the R. Premadasa Stadium on Friday (21). Ananda captain Sammu Ashan made a run-a-ball 70 with four boundaries and five sixes and took six wickets to help his side beat reigning title holders Trinity. Batting first Ananda posted 200 runs and bowled out Trinity for 142 runs. Ananda College 200 all out (48.5) (Sammu Ashan 70, Dushan Hettige 27, Supun Waragoda 26, Rashmika Dilshan 4/27, Thiyagaraja Banugoban 3/36) Trinity College 142 all out (45.5) (Trevon Percivel 36, Shanmuganathan Shanogeeth 19, Thyagaraja Banugoban 19, Sammu Ashan 6/26, Asel Sigera 2/23)
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
Villagers in Nirmalapura, Daluwa, Norochcholai today staged a protest over an incident where a group of Navy officials and sailors had assaulted a resident in the area over night, Police said.
A passenger attempting to smuggle the largest quantity of gold of 35 kilo grams was arrested by the Customs at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) today, a senior official said.
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