The Sports Ministry has issued a gazette notification declaring Ball Badminton as a new sport under the Sports Act with effect from June 25.
Ball Badminton is a racket game, played with a yellow ball made of wool, on a court of fixed dimensions divided by a net.
The game which is native to India, is played by five players a side.
A match consists of three games each consisting 35 points. The team that wins two out of three games is the match winner.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
Ajith Gallage, the owner of a Bird Park in Nagarawawa, Hambantota, has been remanded over allegations of concealing illegally imported motorcycles, in a warehouse owned by him.
Villagers in Nirmalapura, Daluwa, Norochcholai today staged a protest over an incident where a group of Navy officials and sailors had assaulted a resident in the area over night, Police said.
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