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SRI LANKA NAVY A British passenger ship that sank after it was bombed in a Japanese air strike in World War Two has been raised off the Sri Lanka coast after 75 years. The SS Sagaing, whose passengers and cargo were largely saved back in 1942, has been refloated with the help of a team of divers from Sri Lanka's navy. It had been resting about 35ft (10.7m) under the water at Trincomalee harbour. The salvage operation took several months and was carried out by Sri Lanka's Eastern Naval Command unit. The operation to bring the wreck to the surface took several months Sri Lanka Navy It required the strengthening of the 452ft long vessel's main structural framework, which began on 11 September 2017, Sri Lanka's navy said in a statement on Saturday. The team of divers also erected an artificial side to the ship in order to seal an area before "dewatering" it to recover lost buoyancy. Stunning pictures of Black Sea shipwrecks Prior to the...

Joshua vs. Parker fight results, highlights: Anthony Joshua adds another belt to his collection with win Source: Minister FM In just the second heavyweight unification bout between unbeaten champions in boxing history, Anthony Joshua cruised to a unanimous decision victory in a fight that produced more questions than answers about his ability. Joshua, the WBA and IBF champion, went the distance for the first time in his career but failed to impress in a boring 12-round effort against WBO champion Joseph Parker in front of over 78,000 fans at Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales. The attendance broke an indoor record for boxing, eclipsing Joshua's victory over Carlos Takam in the same arena last October.  Despite what appeared to be a relatively close and uneventful bout, Joshua (21-0, 20 KOs) received the benefit of wide scorecards (119-109, 118-110 twice) in his native Great Britain. CBS Sports had it 116-112 for Joshua, who unified three of the four recognized hea...