{"id":8457,"date":"2025-02-14T20:45:43","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T15:15:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/?p=8457"},"modified":"2025-02-14T20:45:45","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T15:15:45","slug":"sugath-thilakaratne-rejects-migrating-to-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/si\/sugath-thilakaratne-rejects-migrating-to-australia\/","title":{"rendered":"Sugath Thilakaratne rejects migrating to Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sports Deputy Minister Sugath Thilakaratne has <strong>rejects<\/strong> certain media reports demanding that he has migrated to Australia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking to media from Australia, former Olympian Thilakaratne has explained that he is presently on a private visit and that he funded the trip with his personal money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He had more said that he will return to the country on 20 February. 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