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Tharaka Basnayaka
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Photojournalist, NurPhoto, Freelance
Colombo, Sri Lanka, United States
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Biography
Award-winning Photojournalist | trainer based in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Won 'The Photojournalist of the year' at the top journalism awards ceremony, Journalism Awards for Excellence, Sri Lanka in 2019. **Breaking News, Extreme Weather and International sports assignments covered for Bloomberg, Nurphoto, Getty Images, Associated Press. **Training and editorial assignments * USA [Oklahoma] (2012) * China [Beijing, Lanzhou] (2014) * United Arab Emirates [Dubai & Abu Dhabi] 2018. Graduated with Masters Degree ( Executive Master of Science in Mass Communication, Asia e University ) An International Exchange Alumni, in 2012 studied 'New Media Journalism' at University of Oklahoma. **Won the award for the Best Student(Print) at Sri Lanka College of Journalism. **2 International Medals for his photography. (1) Gold Medal at International Salon of Reporter Photography (Life Press Photo) 2015 (2) Silver Medal- 5th International Exhibition of Photography organized under the theme of “Climate Change” 2016
Breaking News , Photojournalism , Extreme Weather , International Sports
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By Rohith Nair Verified, Tharaka Basnayaka| The Herald Port Elizabeth Verified England's two-match Test series in Sri Lanka, which has been postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, has been rescheduled for January next year, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) chief executive Ashley de Silva has said. England were scheduled to play Tests in Galle and Colombo in March before the coronavirus outbreak shut down sport worldwide as countries introduced lockdown measures to prevent the spread of the virus.
By Tharaka Basnayaka| The Herald Port Elizabeth Verified Sri Lanka put on a clinical performance with bat and ball to record a 122-run win in the third and final one-day international and complete a clean sweep over Bangladesh in Colombo on Wednesday. Former captain Angelo Mathews led Sri Lanka with 87 off 90 balls, guiding the side to 294-8 before Dasun Shanaka backed his 30 off 14 with three wickets for 27 runs to complete the rout.
By Tharaka Basnayaka| The Herald Port Elizabeth Verified Shakib Al Hasan has set his sights on inspiring Bangladesh to a famous World Cup upset of India after his superb display kept his team in the hunt for a semi-final place. Bangladesh beat Afghanistan by 62 runs in Southampton on Monday to move into fifth place in the 10-team group stage. They sit one point behind fourth-placed England, who face Australia on Tuesday, in the race to seal a semi-final berth via a top-four finish.
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Freelance
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