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Ex-Marian, boxing promoter to turn Colombo into Las Vegas- BY ALLAAM OUSMAN DJMC founder Dunstan Rozairo presenting the WBC belt to India’s Urvashi Singh during the Series 5 in Dubai in June Source:Sundayobserver The stage has been set to make Colombo another Las Vegas for boxing as the fifth edition of the ‘Countdown to the Middle East Crown’ series comes to Sri Lanka on November 26. It will be a realization of a dream for Dubai-based Sri Lankan entrepreneur and boxing enthusiast Dunstan Paul Rozairo who launched this professional boxing series last year with the aim of making the Middle East the hub for the sport. After successfully organizing four events in Dubai through his event management company DJMC founded in 2019 and named after his kids Darren Joseph and Daniella Jolene, Rozairo has turned his attention to boost the ailing economy of Sri Lanka and tourism by bringing sports ...

Sri Rahula College – one of Kandy’s oldest cricket playing schools-by Hafiz Marikar Asela Gunaratne is the first cricketer from Sri Rahula to represent the country Source:Dailynews Sri Rahula College, Katugastota is a school with a history of 130 years and one of the famous mixed colleges in the country. It was established in 1890, by the Buddhist Theosophical Society led by Colonel Henry Steel Olcott. The school opened with only 16 students in 1890 with S. Niyangoda as the first Principal of the school. During the year 1945, Sri Rahula managed to obtain their own playground, hostel and several other facilities as well as a whole lot of students. In 1962 the school was acquired by the government. ...