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Kandy sports lovers mourn Elmo Rodrigopulle’s death-By Hafiz Marikar Elmo Rodrigopulle (extreme right) in Knightsbridge, London with England cricketing legend Jim Laker and Mrs. S. Goodhew during his visit to England to cover the 1975 World Cup cricket tournament Source:Dailynews Kandy’s sports lovers are sad over the death of award-winning sports reporter, Elmo Michael Rodrigopulle who died on Tuesday at the age of 80 years . Elmo was one of the most well-known sports reporters for Daily Mirror and Sunday Times where he worked together with my late uncle M.E. Marikar and later for the Daily News and Sunday Observer. Elmo was a sports reporter for well over fifty years and a man who loved his job. He made his last journey yesterday and was buried at the Madampitiya cemetery, He leaves behind his wife Gina. After his school cricket career he played for Tamil Union, the home of cricket ...