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Bernie Wijesekara (1930 – 1 October 2014) was a senior sports journalist in Sri Lanka. He received his secondary school education at Nalanda College in Colombo (largest city of Sri Lanka) before joining the Times of Ceylon as a junior sports journalist. Wijesekara then worked for the Daily News and subsequently for the Sunday Observer. Wijesekara was honoured with a 'Life time Service award for Cricket' journalism by Dialog Sri Lanka awards ceremony. He covered the inaugural (Prudential) Cricket World Cup held in England in 1975. He was also a Justice of the Peace.

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  • Bernie Wijesekara (1930 – 1 October 2014) was a senior sports journalist in Sri Lanka. He received his secondary school education at Nalanda College in Colombo (largest city of Sri Lanka) before joining the Times of Ceylon as a junior sports journalist. Wijesekara then worked for the Daily News and subsequently for the Sunday Observer. Wijesekara was honoured with a 'Life time Service award for Cricket' journalism by Dialog Sri Lanka awards ceremony. He covered the inaugural (Prudential) Cricket World Cup held in England in 1975. He was also a Justice of the Peace. (en)
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  • Bernie Wijesekara (1930 – 1 October 2014) was a senior sports journalist in Sri Lanka. He received his secondary school education at Nalanda College in Colombo (largest city of Sri Lanka) before joining the Times of Ceylon as a junior sports journalist. Wijesekara then worked for the Daily News and subsequently for the Sunday Observer. Wijesekara was honoured with a 'Life time Service award for Cricket' journalism by Dialog Sri Lanka awards ceremony. He covered the inaugural (Prudential) Cricket World Cup held in England in 1975. He was also a Justice of the Peace. (en)
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