Sanga, Mahela and Mathews in the lead
As the final wave of voting for the CEAT ‘People’s Player of the Year’ gained momentum ahead of today’s close, three national cricketing stars had surged ahead of the field and were in hot pursuit of the coveted award, organisers of the contest said.
Volleyball for schools in Vakarai
PJ Hotels, Paradise Earth Farms sponsor tournament with SLA and NVF
PJ Hotels and its subsidiary Paradise Earth Farms sponsored the first inter-school volleyball tournament in Vakarai with the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) and National Volleyball Federation (NVF).
CBB Sixes postponed
THE CBB sixes organised by the Council for Business with Britain which was scheduled to be held on Saturday, 2 October, at the P. Sara Stadium, Colombo has been postponed due to the prevailing weather conditions.
Contador refutes positive dope test
CNN: Reigning Tour de France champion Alberto Contador has refuted the findings of a positive dope test taken while the cyclist was competing in this year’s race.
Contador was provisionally suspended from competitive cycling by the sport’s governing body, the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), on Thursday following the results of the test. The Spanish rider, a three-time winner of cycling’s showpiece event, had traces of the banned substance clenbuterol in a test sample he gave on July 21 – which was a rest day.
CLC sponsors fully-maintained car for Manjula Kumara
National high jump champion Manjula Kumara who has bought glory to our mother land at numerous international events and who is targeting winning a medal at the Commonwealth Games next month and a gold medal at the Asian Games later this year was provided with a fully-maintained car by Commercial Leasing Company Limited (CLC).
Oil set to gain most in 7 months on weak dollar, stocks
(Reuters) – U.S. crude on Thursday is set to close September with the strongest gain in seven months after stockpiles at the world’s largest consumer declined while a weak dollar lifted most commodities.
World Bank Chief urges rethink of development economics
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – World Bank President Robert Zoellick called on economists to rethink the way they look at issues affecting developing nations and said he was overhauling the way his institution approached research.
David Cameron appoints new business gurus
David Cameron has appointed a circle of the country’s biggest-hitting industry bosses as his new business gurus.
Consumer mood weaker than expected
(Reuters) – Consumer confidence weakened more than expected in September, as people’s outlook on their own finances and the economy as a whole darkened, a survey showed on Thursday.
Gold eases but holds near record
(Reuters) – Gold ticked lower on Thursday, but held within sight of a record hit as it headed for an eighth straight quarterly gain, with prospects for a weaker dollar in focus on possible further U.S. monetary easing.
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