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Warnapura - Looking In Good Form. Malinda Warnapura struck an unbeaten half-century as Sri Lanka reached 85-2 after a rain-hit opening day of the first Test against India in Colombo.

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COLOMBO - More than 30 people have been killed in fighting in northern Sri Lanka, the military said on Wednesday, after the government dismissed a declaration by Tamil Tiger rebels of a brief unilateral ceasefire.

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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, 23 July (Reuters) - Sri Lanka were 85-2 from 22 overs at the close of a rain-interrupted first day of the first test against India on Wednesday.

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Sri Lanka Cement Corporation’s newly appointed Chairman S. J. Paranagama said that steps are being taken to recommence cement production in Kaangkeasanththu’rai (KKS) Lanka Cement factory, during a press meet held Tuesday for Jaffna media in Jaffna. He expressed hope that certain sections of the factory will be able to function within two months, sources in Jaffna said.

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People For Equality and Relief in Lanka (PEARL), an advocacy group composed of over 1,800 Americans concerned about the crisis in Sri Lanka, is organizing a protest rally and vigil in Washington DC on Thursday at 12 pm to remember the victims of Black July 1983, an ethnic pogrom, organized mobs backed by the Sri Lankan government that killed approximately 3,000 Tamil civilians, displaced several …

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First Test: Sri Lanka elect to bat

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More than 30 people have been killed in fighting in northern Sri Lanka, the military said on Wednesday, after the government dismissed a declaration by Tamil Tiger rebels of a brief unilateral ceasefire.

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Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene elected to bat after winning the toss against India in the rain-hit opening Test at the Sinhalese Sports Club ground here on Wednesday.

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Source: Reuters COLOMBO, July 23 (Reuters) - More than 30 people have been killed in fighting in northern Sri Lanka, the military said on Wednesday, after the government dismissed a declaration by Tamil Tiger rebels …

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Colombo, July 23 (IANS) Play in the first cricket Test Match between Sri Lanka and India at the Sinhalese Sports Club ground here is scheduled to start at 3:30 p.m. local time after the first two sessions were washed out due to rain and a wet outfield.

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