New South Wales Police are pushing for an apprehended violence order to be taken out against a Sri Lankan cricket star despite him being cleared of sexually assaulting a woman at her Sydney home.
Newly appointed Sports Minister Harin Fernando today moved the Court of Appeal that he be recognised as the Sports Minister in connection with the writ petition filed over the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) interim committee.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe, during the Cabinet meeting, had reportedly questioned Minister Roshan Ranasinghe why the sports minister went to the office of the opposition leader Sajith Premadasa and Chief Opposition Whip Lakshman Kiriella and talked to the Indian High Commissioner to resolve the cricket crisis?
Last year’s runner up Thurstan College and Lumbini MV will battle for supremacy to lay their hands on the Under 19 Division One Tier ‘B’ limited over title when they clash in the final scheduled to be played at the Surrey Village grounds in Maggona tomorrow (28).
In the wake of the remarks made by Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe that the recently resigned Secretary of the Sri Lanka Cricket Board Mohan de Silva, had contacted him from Australia, exposing corruption within the SLC, Mohan de Silva is expected to return to Sri Lanka this week.
India outclassed Australia in a high-scoring affair at the Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram to take a 2-0 lead in the five-match series. They have also equalled Pakistan’s world record in T20Is after the 44-run win.
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