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[email protected] THE ABOVE STATISTICS134 ARE CONFIRMED UP UNTIL 9.00 P.M. ON 23 AUGUST 2020 SOURCE: HEALTH PROMOTION BUREAU NEW SPORTS ACT BLESSINGS UPON ALL! Tackling bribery and corruption BY SKANDHA GUNASEKARA to look into the formulation of the Act. “The committee will be appointed Tackling bribery and corruption in sports will be a key feature by the Sports Council and we will also in the new Sports Act, The Morning learnt. be discussing it over with the Minister of Justice,” he said, adding that public Hindu devotees set afloat a clay statue of Lord Ganesha to signify blessings upon themselves and the country at the sixth “Vinayaka Visarjan Pooja” held at Crow Island, Modara yesterday (23) Newly appointed Minister of Sports bribery will be heavily featured in the opinion too would be sought.