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Sri Lanka urged to drop charges and free 2 protest leaders

The Sri Lankan government is being urged to drop charges against two protest leaders detained for more than three months following the anti-government demonstrations that engulfed the island nation earlier this year

The Independent UK

Danushka Gunathilaka: Sri Lankan cricketer granted bail on sexual assault charges

He is charged with four counts of sexual intercourse without consent after being arrested in early November

The Independent UK

Sri Lankan cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka granted bail on sexual assault charges

He is charged with four counts of sexual intercourse without consent.

The Independent UK

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Danushka Gunathilaka granted bail in sexual assault case

SYDNEY: Sri Lanka cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka was on Thursday granted bail but banned from using his social media accounts while awaiting trial on charges of alleged sexual assault of a woman during the team's T20 World Cup campaign in Australia.

The Times of India

Rape accused cricketer granted bail in NSW

Sri Lankan cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka has been granted bail with a $150,000 surety while awaiting trial on rape charges in Sydney.

AAP

Sri Lanka aims to hike taxes in budget to soften crisis

Sri Lanka’s president has proposed to more than double the country’s tax revenue as the island nation struggles to come out from its worst economic crisis

The Independent UK

Who was the best? Cricket’s T20 World Cup reviewed in numbers

A breakdown of who scored the most runs, took the most wickets and had the highest winning percentage.

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India top court frees ex-PM Rajiv Gandhi’s killers

Supreme Court orders release of six people convicted over 1991 assassination carried out by Sri Lanka-based LTTE rebels.

Al Jazeera

Asia's richest man challenges China in show of support for PM Modi

COLOMBO: A small group of fishermen ply the shallow coastal water along Pooneryn in northern Sri Lanka, an impoverished, remote area within striking distance of India's southern tip. It's where Gautam Adani -- the Indian billionaire who is Asia's richest man and has vaulted ahead of Jeff Bezos this year…

The Times of India

How Bangladesh went from an economic miracle to needing IMF help

Millions emerged from poverty in recent decades. But now, rising fuel prices, weak exports and scant remittances are sabotaging growth, and Bangladesh asked the IMF for $4.5 billion in loans.

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Danushka Gunathilaka accused of repeatedly choking Sydney woman during alleged sexual assault

SYDNEY: Sri Lanka cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka almost choked the woman during an alleged rape attempt, according to media reports that quoted police documents.

The Times of India

England ‘irreplaceable’ Adil Rashid can put India in a spin in T20 World Cup showdown

Ben Stokes’ second ball had been walloped over the short leg side boundary for six. Mark Wood’s first soon followed it, at the start of an over that whizzed away for 17. Even Sam Curran, perhaps the outstanding bowler in the tournament so far, could not contain Sri Lanka’s charge.

Evening Standard

Sydney woman alleges violent rape by Sri Lankan cricketer

Prosecutors say a Sydney woman who alleges she was raped by Sri Lanka cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka told police her date with the 31-year-old turned into a nightmare in which she feared for her life

The Independent UK

England sweat on Dawid Malan and Mark Wood fitness ahead of T20 World Cup semi-final

Malan tweaked his left groin against Sri Lanka and Wood has pulled up with general stiffness in his upper legs.

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Woman 'feared' Sri Lankan cricketer

A Sydney woman has said she "feared for her life" during an alleged sexual assault by Sri Lankan cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka after they matched on Tinder.

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: ‘outrageous’ use of Covid tracking data, Peter Reith dies, Sri Lanka cricket inquiry

In today’s newsletter: Victoria passed contact tracing information to the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission; John Howard leads tributes to ‘great warrior’; and voting underway in US

Al Jazeera

UN warns of worsening food crisis in Sri Lanka amid economic woes

UN agencies say they raised $79m in aid, they need an additional $70m to cater to growing number of poor people.

The Guardian - UK

Sri Lanka Cricket investigating ‘various alleged incidents’ during T20 World Cup

Sri Lanka Cricket are investigating ‘various alleged incidents’ at the T20 World Cup after Danushka Gunathilaka was charged with sexual assault

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The Independent UK

England concern over Dawid Malan fitness could see Phil Salt face India

The left-hander tweaked his left groin in the win over Sri Lanka last time out

The Independent UK

Danushka Gunathilaka: Sri Lanka star banned from all forms of cricket

The 31-year-old Sri Lankan batter was arrested from the team hotel in Sydney on Sunday morning

Daily Mirror

Dawid Malan 'unlikely to be fit' for England's T20 World Cup semi-final vs India

Dawid Malan suffered a groin injury in England's win over Sri Lanka and now looks set to miss the T20 World Cup semi-final against India on Thursday

Al Jazeera

Cricket: Sri Lanka suspends Gunathilaka after sex assault charges

Danushka Gunathilaka, 31, was charged with sexual assault while in Australia to play in the T20 World Cup.

The Times of India

SLC suspends Danushka Gunathilaka after arrest in Australia on rape charges

SYDNEY/COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's Danushka Gunathilaka was on Monday denied bail by a local court in Sydney after being charged with sexual assault of a woman while his country's cricket board suspended him from all forms of the game with immediate effect.

The Guardian - UK

How car-park cricket in Lebanon gives Sri Lankan migrant workers an escape

Sri Lankan workers and a women’s project at a Syrian refugee camp come together for games in an underground car park

The Times of India

Chhattisgarh's Kiran Agrawal appointed Indian chess team coach for Commonwealth Championship in Sri Lanka

RAIPUR: Adding yet another glorious chapter to the chess history of Chhattisgarh, eminent international chess player Kiran Agrawal of steel city Bhilai has been appointed as the only female coach of Indian chess team for the second time, according to All India Chess Federation. She will be touring to Sri…

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