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Mahela raises eyebrows over outcome of LPL player draft

Former Sri Lanka Cricket captain Mahela Jayawardena has raised his eyebrows over the outcome of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) player draft. Jayawardena tweeted saying the picks and none picks were interesting. “Difficult for a country to progress when you take one step forward and 5 steps backwards,” he said. Jayawardena said that the Sri Lanka Cricket board should not forget that the LPL is a domestic tournament to develop genuine talent. Chris Gayle, Imran Tahir, Faf du Plessis, Tabraiz S

10 Nov, 2021

Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala ties the knot in Birmingham

Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai has “tied the knot” with her partner during an Islamic ceremony in Birmingham. She and Asser Malik took part in a nikkah ceremony, where bride and groom consent to be married. The 24-year-old activist said it was “a precious day” in her life. The Pakistani women’s rights activist found refuge in the West Midlands after being shot in the head by the Taliban in 2012. “Asser and I tied the knot to be partners for life,” she tweeted on Tuesday, sharing h

10 Nov, 2021

Dutch Prime Minister declares Western Europe’s first partial Covid lockdown

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has announced Western Europe’s first partial Covid lockdown of the winter, with three weeks of restrictions for shops, sport and catering. He said that the annoying, drastic move was in response to record infections and rising intensive care cases. Police have fired water cannon against hundreds of protesters in The Hague. Much of Europe is facing a surge in cases, blamed partly on low vaccine take-up in several countries. Restrictions would be imposed first i

13 Nov, 2021