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Netball WC: Sri Lanka to play against Jamaica today!

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Sri Lanka Netball team will meet Jamaica in their first game of the Netball World Cup today in Cape town, South Africa.

As of August 12 of last year, the five current champions, New Zealand, Australia, Jamaica, England and Uganda, are the teams that have directly qualified for the World Cup.

The host South Africa also entered the World Cup as a directly qualified team.

The remaining 10 teams of Sri Lanka, Singapore, Tongo, Fiji, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Scotland, Wales, Barbados along with Trinidad and Tobago are the teams that joined the World Cup through qualifying tournaments.

The 16 teams will play against each other under 4 groups in the preliminary round.

The Sri Lankan team, which secured a place in this year’s World Cup by becoming the Asian champions, will compete in Group ‘C’ which includes hosts South Africa, Jamaica and Wales.

This is the 11th time that the Sri Lankan team nicknamed as ‘The Lionesses’ will participate in the World Cup.

Currently ranked 15th in the world, Sri Lanka joined the last World Cup Tournament in 2019 where they finished 15th.

The previous ‘Ceylon’ team finished 9th in the first World Cup held in 1963 which is the highest position the country has achieved in a World Cup so far.

Sri Lanka will play against South Africa tomorrow (29) and against Wales on Sunday (30).

New Zealand won the championship by defeating Australia in the last World Cup held in England in 2019.

So far, New Zealand has won 5 World Cups while Australia has won 10.

Sri Lanka Netball Team: Skipper Gayanjali Amarawansa, deputy skipper Dulangi Wannitilleka, Thisala Algama, Chaturangi Jayasuriya, Semini Alwis, Gayani Dissanayake, Malmi Hettiarachchi, Bhashini de Silva, Rashmi Perera, Kaushalya Wijesuriya and Tharjini Shivalingam.

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03 vehicles collide at railway crossing

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03 vehicles have collided at the Merawala railway crossing on the Chilaw-Colombo main road.

The accident occurred at around 6.25 a.m. this morning (May 21) when a van, which had stopped behind a fuel bowser at the Chilaw Marawala railway crossing while it was closed for train traffic, was rear-ended by a prime mover transporting cement.

The prime mover had been unable to stop due to brake failure.

The van involved in the accident sustained significant damage and Chilaw Police are currently conducting further investigations.



(Pic: Accident 1st)

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Ramith Rambukwella arrives before CIABOC

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Ramith Rambukwella – son of former Minister Keheliya Rambukwella arrived at the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) earlier today (May 21) to record a statement.

Colombo Chief Magistrate Thanuja Lakmali yesterday (May 20) ordered the further remand of Keheliya Rambukwella until June 03, following his arrest by the CIABOC over 03 complaints related to alleged corruption.

The court also granted permission to name Ramith Rambukwella as a suspect in the case.

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Mahindananda seeks permission for home cooked meals

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Former Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage, who is currently in remand custody, has submitted a written request to prison authorities seeking permission to receive food from his home.

He is currently being held at the “M 2” ward of the Colombo Remand Prison along with around 10 other prisoners, according to reports.

It is also reported that former minister Keheliya Rambukwella is being detained in the same ward.

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