Hemasiri Fernando – a cricketer par excellence of yesteryear Hemasiri Fernando Source:Dailynews In the late 1950’s, late Hemasiri Fernando was a flamboyant cricketer of Richmond College who made a permanent niche in the annals of his alma mater. He was a pace bowler of highest order with a lethal arsenal of deliveries under his belt in his heyday which was immensely feared by his opponents in the school cricket circle. He was known for his intrigue smile infrequently flashed across his face before running up to bowl which was a marked sign of a sure wicket those days, according to the peers of his era. ...
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Warning shot from Darley Road Source:Island Thursday 6th May, 2021 The SLFP, which fears that legal action will be taken against its leader and former President Maithripala Sirisena, over the Easter Sunday carnage, has fired a shot across the SLPP’s bow, in the form of a veiled threat to go it alone at future elections. Its trepidation is understandable. Former IGP Pujith Jayasundera and former Defence Secretary Hemasiri Fernando have already been indicted for murder, etc., in the Colombo High Court as they failed to prevent the Easter Sunday bombings despite several prescient warnings. Pressure is mounting on the government to refrain from shielding Sirisena and ensure that he is also prosecuted. The SLFP seems to fear that the government may throw its leader to the wolves when push comes to shove. There is no love lost between Sirisena and the Rajapaksas; they are only a bunch of strange bedfellows. ...
Failure to prevent Easter carnage: AG indicts Hemasiri, Pujith, in Colombo High Court, for murder- By A.J.A. Abeynayake Source:Island Attorney General Dappula de Livera yesterday indicted, in the Colombo High Court, former Defence Secretary Hemasiri Fernando and former Inspector General of Police Pujith Jayasundara on 800 charges over the Easter Sunday terror attacks. The AG’s Coordinating Officer State Counsel Nishara Jayaratne said the charges had been filed in respect of those killed and injured in the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks. ...
Pavithra was a top class flanker-by Althaf Nawaz Source:Dailynews In the game of rugby flanker is the position where the player should have all-round attributes: speed, strength, fitness, tackling and handling skills. Flankers are always involved in the game, as they are the players most commonly involved in winning the ball in open play, especially the open side flanker. Pavithra Fernando was one of the players who occupied this position from school days upto National level putting up a belligerent performance. Pavithra who is in early 40’s was born in Colombo and his father is Hemasiri Fernando who is a well-known figure in the sporting world especially in the field of Athletics, where he rendered yeoman service in ...
