{
  "id": 867506,
  "title": "Sri Lankan cricket coach dies after altercation with players",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/sri-lankan-cricket-coach-dies-after-altercation-with-players",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-14T11:02:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/sport/cricket/sri-lankan-cricket-coach-dies-after-altercation-with-players-1.500640950"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A 62-year-old cricket coach who once mentored Sri Lanka captain Kusal Mendis during his school days has died following an altercation involving players during a cricket match in Colombo. Police said Thursday that a 17-year-old school cricketer was arrested on suspicion of assaulting coach Sumith Fernando. He was produced before a Colombo court and placed in child probation custody until August…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}