One of President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s brothers was selected as the new speaker of Sri Lanka’s parliament Thursday, a day after official results confirmed a solid victory for the ruling United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA).
Chamal Rajapaksa, 67, the president’s older brother and a former minister of ports and aviation was unanimously elected in the inaugural session.
The [...] Continue reading President Rajapaksa’s brother elected new speaker of parliament
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The Delhi Daredevils, thanks to an unbeaten 57 by skipper Gautam Gambhir and his 75-run partnership for the fourth wicket with Mithun Manhas (25 not out) swept to a six-wicket win against the Chennai Super Kings in a crucial Indian Premier League (IPL) game, here tonight.
Batting first, the Super Kings were pegged to 112 for [...] Continue reading Daredevils sweep to six-wicket win over Super Kings
Irfan Pathan returned with a three-wicket haul as Kings XI Punjab put up clinical all-round performance to register a seven-wicket comprehensive victory over Delhi Daredevils in their Indian Premier League match here today.
Pathan’s three for 24 and Piyush Chawla (2/16) helped Punjab shot out Delhi Daredevils for a lowly 111 at the slow and turning [...] Continue reading Punjab beat Delhi by 7 wickets
Blistering unbeaten half-century from Kevin Pietersen helped Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) beat Kings XI Punjab by six wickets in the Indian Premier League (IPL) at floodlit Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) stadium here Friday.
Man of the Match Pietersen remained unbeaten on 66 and Virat Kohli made a breezy 42 as Royal Challengers Bangalore made 184 for [...] Continue reading Pietersen powers Royal Challengers to a victory over Kings XI
The captain of Shahrukh’s Kolkata Knight Riders, Sourav Ganguly is not been so consistent with the tournaments but currently he is well contended with his batting performance at the Eden Gardens against the Deccan Chargers. He scored 88 runs on 54 balls to get a victory which has now kept the team strongly in center [...] Continue reading Ganguly’s commendable performance got victory for Kolkata Knight Riders