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Skipper Dhananjaya de Silva and Kamindu Mendis hit centuries as Sri Lanka recovered from early trouble to end day one on top in the opening cricket test

How Sri Lankan architect Geoffrey Bawa’s landmark Ena de Silva House was transported brick by brick to a new location, in a remarkable preservation effort

Sri Lanka Cricket secretary Mohan de Silva resigns after team's poor performance in ODI World Cup; Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe blames selection committee and SLC administration; Shammi Silva elected as chair for third successive term; Sri Lanka play Bangladesh in Delhi on Nov 6, two wins from seven games.

So as long as the management and the captain knew that that was what I was doing, they left me alone, which was good. It allowed me to think and do what I thought was best. Obviously, everyone who had confidence in me allowed me to do it, says Aravinda…

Pakistan opener Imam-ul-Haq, on 25, and skipper Babar Azam, on six, were batting at close of play.

Pakistan's Shakeel/Salman rescue innings from precarious 101-5, de Silva's 122 bolsters SL to 312. Shakeel/Salman's 120-run stand steadies Pak, de Silva's 50th Test ton helps SL to respectable total.

Sri Lanka fight back after early wickets to reach 242-6 at stumps on day one of first Test against Pakistan. Vice-captain Dhananjaya de Silva (94) & Angelo Mathews (64) shared crucial partnerships. Shaheen Afridi (3 wickets) and Naseem Shah (1 wicket) bowled well with the new ball.

A 10-year-old boy was killed in December 2021 after the car Ian De Silva was driving rolled on the Northern Territory island of Groote Eylandt.

The 51-year-old Brazilian got his start in golf as a caddie after meeting a man buying tobacco.