PLC goes public!
The Initial Public Offering of People’s Leasing Company was launched on 27 October at the Grand Ballroom of Galle Face Hotel – Pix by Upul Abayasekara
Donald withdraws from Champions tournament in Shanghai
REUTERS: World number one Luke Donald has withdrawn from this week’s WGC Champions event in Shanghai to be at home in America with his wife Diane who is due to give birth to their second child.
McIlroy pockets $ 2 million after playoff win over Kim
Reuters: U.S. Open champion Rory McIlroy held his nerve in the closing stages to edge out American Anthony Kim in a sudden death playoff and pocket the $2 million winner’s cheque at the Shanghai Masters on Sunday.
Ritzbury National Junior Squash Tournament ends with a marked success
Ritzbury – National Junior Squash Tournament, held for the 22nd consecutive year, concluded last week with Binara Jayasuriya and Nadini Udangawa winning the under 19 male and female categories consecutively.
Pakistan crowned Hong Kong Sixes champions
Hong Kong (ANI): Pakistan has been crowned Hong Kong Sixes champions after they defeated England by 35 runs on Sunday.
Abdul Razzaq (63 not out) and Sohail Tanvir (58) were the top scorers for Pakistan, as they set a target of 155 in their six overs at the Kowloon Cricket Club
Pietersen reprimanded for showing dissent: ICC
KOLKATA (Reuters): England’s Kevin Pietersen has been reprimanded for showing dissent at the umpire after being given out lbw during his side’s six-wicket win over India in Saturday’s Twenty20 international in Kolkata.
F1 Grand Prix: Asia takes pole position in Formula One races
NEW DELHI: The world’s richest sporting circus is a demanding mistress. Not only are the monies involved in hosting a Formula 1 race massive, retaining the event and making it sustainable and successful is harder still. Yet, at any given point of time, it has no dearth of suitors, especially in Asia.
Commercial Bank’s Men and Women Mercantile Table Tennis champs
The Men’s and Women’s Table Tennis teams of Commercial Bank emerged victorious at the recently concluded 2011/2012 Mercantile League Tournament.
Sangakkara to deliver Keynote Address at CCC’s HIV/AIDS Forum
The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC) in association with Standard Chartered Bank and the National STD/AIDS control programme of the Ministry of Health is organising a colloquium on corporate responsibility towards HIV and AIDS awareness to mark World AIDS Day, a day when the world unites in the fight against HIV.
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