Former Test cricketers Sir Garfield Sobers (WI) and Michael Tissera (SL) with the Sri Lankan team at P. Sara Oval in Colombo. Sri Lanka clinched the Sobers-Tissera Trophy 2-0 (Pic: Sri Lanka Cricket/Instagram)

President Maithripala Sirisena attended a ceremony held to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the United Nations and commemorate UN Day in Colombo today.

UPFA MPs Udaya Gammanpila, Niroshan Premaratne and Jayantha Samaraweera, on their way to see UPFA MP Wimal Weerawansa who was detained and later arrested by the CID at the Bandaranaike International Airport.

Parliamentary debate on UNHRC resolution on Sri Lanka.

Veteran choreographers Channa Wijewardena and Upuli Panibharatha arrived at the PRECIFAC today morning.

They were questioned over the claim of obtaining Rs 15 million for dancing items performed at the opening ceremony of the Hambantota Mahinda Rajapaksa Port.

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The West Indian legend Sir Garfield Sobers posed for a photo with the vice-captain of Sri Lanka test squad Rangana Herath at P Sara stadium before starting the 2nd test match between Sri Lanka and West Indies.

Rangana Herath, who has spearheaded the Sri Lankan bowling attack for the past six years since the retirement of Muttiah Muralitharan, on October 10 announced that he would take his retirement call after T20 World Cup 2016.

The ongoing Sri Lanka and West Indies series was named after Sir Sobers and former Sri Lankan Cricketer Michael Tissera.

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The West Indian legend Sir Garfield Sobers, arrived in Sri Lanka today. The ongoing Sri Lanka and West Indies series was named after Sir Sobers and former Sri Lankan Cricketer Michael Tissera.

More than ten SLFP MPs took part in the united opposition's public rally against the 'hybrid court' at Viharamahadevi Open Air Theatre yesterday. Some of them are seen here among the audience. The SLFP MPs in attendance included Kumara Welgama, Mahindananda Aluthgamage, Namal Rajapaksa, Prasanna Ranatunga, Gamini Lokuge, Bandula Gunawardena, Dallas Alahapperuma, Janaka Wakkumbura, Salinda Dissanayake, Kanaka Herath, Ranjith Soyza and Geetha Kumarasinghe among others. In addition, Prof. G. L. Peiris addressed the rally.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe met his Singaporean counterpart Lee Hsien Loong yesterday (16) during his trip to the South East Asian nation. The Sri Lankan delegation also met with several key Ministers of Singapore. Economic cooperation was one of the key areas reportedly discussed.

They were of the same camp, and then apparently parted their ways when one decided to join the 'national government. However, former President Mahinda Rajapaksa and former UPFA General Secretary Susil Premajayantha were both summoned to the Presidential Commission of Inquiry today, and were seen in the middle of a discussion.