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3,591 persons were undergoing quarantine at 67 hotels and tri service-managed Quarantine Centres as at this morning, stated the National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19.
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The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a proposal to attach 150 experienced teachers with expertise in the relevant subject who work as teachers in government schools to the National Institute of Education (NIE) as the staff currently…
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Krunal Pandya has tested positive for Covid-19, forcing the second T20I between Sri Lanka and India, scheduled for Tuesday evening, to be pushed back by a day. Pandya's positive test result came not too long before the scheduled…
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A total of 1,711 COVID-19 positive cases were reported in Sri Lanka today, stated the Epidemiology Unit. The total count of positive coronavirus cases found in Sri Lanka currently sits at 299,892 and 270,356 of them have made…
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TOKYO, July 27 – Swimmer Matthew Abeysinghe raised Sri Lanka’s hopes for a few seconds by leading in the Men’s 100m freestyle first-round heat, until the halfway mark but failed to maintain the rhythm as he finished last at the…
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Alex Hales capitalised on a Ben Stokes dropped catch to lead Trent Rockets to a thrilling, unlikely two-wicket victory over Northern Superchargers in the Men's ‘Hundred’ encounter at Trent Bridge on Monday. Chasing 133, the…
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An unbeaten half-century from Matthew Wade steered Australia to an emphatic six-wicket triumph over the West Indies in the third and final One Day International (ODI) in Bridgetown on Monday. Four commendable contributions with…
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Sri Lanka’s promising sprinter Medhani Jayamanne once again stole the limelight at the Junior Athletics Trials held at the Sugathadasa Stadium in Colombo yesterday. Jayamanne won first place in the 100m event to qualify for the…
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Chinese Taipei’s Hsing-chun Kuo turned her Olympic Bronze Medal into glittering Gold as she powered her way to the top of the podium in the Women’s 59kg Olympic weightlifting event in Tokyo yesterday. The 27-year-old was one of…
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Krunal Pandya, the India all-rounder, tested positive for COVID-19 yesterday, forcing the second T20 International against Sri Lanka to be postponed to Wednesday. As many as eight players in close proximity to Pandya have been…
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