The Tamil scholar “Pundit” M. Nallathamby, a teacher at Zahira College, Colombo was entrusted this task and a neat, precise ...

On December 26, 2004, the No. 50 Matara Express, Queen of the Sea, was packed with 1,700 passengers heading south through Sri Lanka. But as the train stopped in Ambalangoda, a catastrophe was already ...

This is the national tree of Sri Lanka. A conically shaped ... The wood is a reddish brown and, as its common English name implies, very durable – used in the past in temple carvings and for ...

Usvatte-aratchi Two thoughtful short essays on schools and education appeared in The Island newspaper on January 20th and 21st. The first was written by Lokubandara Tillakaratne, and the second by ...

Sri Lanka vs Australia Highlights 2nd Test Day 1 (Sri Lanka National Cricket Team vs Australia National ... you can catch the action from the first ODI between India and England, where the English ...

The first of those acts in a singer performing the national anthem. Country music star Reba McEntire performed it in Las Vegas last year to start Super Bowl 58. Here's who will be performing the ...

The NFL has an impressive starting lineup to officially kick off the action, with the Louisiana-born singer Ledisi set to perform the historically significant Black national anthem. Ledisi will ...

It will be performed before the 6:30 p.m. EST (2330 GMT) kickoff, ahead of the U.S. national anthem "The Star-Spangled Banner" sung by Jon Batiste and "America The Beautiful" by New Orleans ...

Watch more top videos, highlights, and B/R original content As is the case with just about every other aspect of the Super Bowl, fans so inclined can place wagers on the national anthem performance.

Fresh off his success at the Grammys, Kendrick Lamar will headline the half-time show but there will also be musical performances prior to kick-off with the national anthem and black national anthem.

The Super Bowl this year features the Kansas City Chiefs against the Philadelphia Eagles on February 9, with Ledisi performing 'Lift Every Voice and Sing' as the Black national anthem, sparking ...

TORONTO (AP) — Fans booed the American national anthem before NHL and NBA games in Canada on Tuesday night, a sign that some Canadians were still upset despite President Donald Trump’s 30-day ...