Sri Lanka,

4 January 2021, 01:22 PM

All members of England's touring party had tested negative for coronavirus before departure.

Sri Lanka 157 all out in 2nd test, South Africa 148-1

3 January 2021, 09:00 PM

Sri Lanka crashed to 157 all out on the first day of the second Test in South Africa on Sunday to find no respite after dropping the seri...Read More

Quinton De Kock named captain of South Africa's Test squad for Sri Lanka series

11 December 2020, 01:49 PM

Wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock was named South African Test team captain for the upcoming two-match series against Sri Lanka. The 1...Read More

Per capita Gross Domestic Product growth; government insists on looking at big picture

By Agencies

14 October 2020, 07:38 PM

Downplaying IMF’s shocking projections that India’s per capita GDP this year would be less than that of Bangladesh this year, government ...Read More

'Shame on Vijay Sethupathi' trends on Twitter over actor's first look as Sri Lankan cricketer Muralitharan

14 October 2020, 03:23 AM

Fans of the actor believe it is disgraceful for a Tamil actor to play the role of a Sinhalese cricketer.

In 2013, when Payal Ghosh claims alleged assault happened; Anurag claims he was in Sri Lanka

By Priyanka Navalkar

2 October 2020, 11:36 PM

A day after filmmaker Anurag Kashyap appeared before Mumbai Police for questioning in connection with the rape and sexual misconduct alle...Read More

Convicted murderer swears in as Sri Lankan MP

By Agencies

8 September 2020, 04:29 PM

Sri Lanka People's Party (SLPP) lawmaker Premalal Jayasekera was convicted in a murder case on July 31, just days ahead of the August 5 p...Read More

Mahinda Rajapaksa takes oath as Sri Lankan Prime Minister for fourth time

9 August 2020, 06:23 AM

Colombo: Sri Lanka's former president Mahinda Rajapaka was sworn in on Sunday as the country's new prime minister at a historic Buddhist ...Read More

Wasim Akram hits Roshan Mahanama where it hurts, but online this time

3 August 2020, 07:27 PM

Pakistan's Wasim Akram has bowled out several batsmen in his playing career. But what he did to Sri Lanka's Roshan Mahanama during a matc...Read More

RBI signs documents to extend $400 million currency swap facility to Sri Lanka, says Indian mission

25 July 2020, 11:51 AM

The Reserve Bank of India has signed necessary documents for extending a USD 400 million currency swap facility to Sri Lanka to boost the...Read More

Sri Lanka Cosmopolitan editor resigns; claims Unilever pressured her to promote skin lightening products

22 July 2020, 11:12 AM

The Unilever staff asked her to post about the products on social media.

IPL set to move out of India, Says Ganguly

7 July 2020, 06:01 PM

New DelhiBCCI president Sourav Ganguly on Monday reckoned the country will have to bear with the COVID-19 pandemic at least till the end ...Read More

Sri Lanka drops probe into 2011 WC final fixing allegations

3 July 2020, 02:31 PM

The probe into match-fixing allegations surrounding the 2011 ICC World Cup final launched by the Sri Lankan Sports Ministry's Special Inv...Read More

IPL 2020 likely to be held overseas in UAE or Sri Lanka, says BCCI official

2 July 2020, 01:31 PM

The 13th edition of the Indian Premier League is in all probability headed to foreign shores with UAE and Sri Lanka in the race to host t...Read More

Kumar Sangakkara summoned in 2011 WC final fixing probe: Reports

1 July 2020, 01:06 PM

Former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara has been reportedly summoned by a special committee in relation to the 2011 World Cup final mat...Read More

China donates 3rd batch of medical aid to Sri Lanka

By Xinhua

25 June 2020, 05:38 PM

COLOMBO: China on Wednesday donated its third batch of medical aid to Sri Lanka to help the country fight the COVID-19 virus which has to...Read More

2011 World Cup: Kumar Sangakkara demands proof after former Sri Lanka sports minister alleges 'match-fixing' in finale against India

18 June 2020, 05:10 PM

Former Sri Lanka batsmen Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara have asked for evidence after country's former Sports Minister Mahindana...Read More

2011 WC final sold, says Lanka's former sports minister

18 June 2020, 12:24 PM

ColomboSri Lanka's former Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage has alleged that his country 'sold' the 2011 World Cup final to India,...Read More

India's tour to Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe called off due to COVID-19 threat