Iyer, bowlers put India on top of pink ball Test BANGALORE: Shreyas Iyer's attacking 92 and inspired bowling put India in command of the pink ball Test against Sri... Updated 12 Mar, 2022 09:36pm
Sports Reaching 100 Tests has been tough, says Kohli Keeping himself fit to play 100 Test matches needed a lot of discipline and lifestyle changes, India's master batter... Published 04 Mar, 2022 08:25pm
Sports Rohit takes over as India's test captain in Kohli's 100th MUMBAI: Rohit Sharma will begin his reign as India's new test captain on Friday in a two-match series against... Published 02 Mar, 2022 06:06pm
Sports Iyer stars as India record 12th straight T20I win DHARAMSALA: Shreyas Iyer hit an unbeaten 73 to lead India to a record-equalling 12th successive Twenty20... Updated 27 Feb, 2022 11:24pm
Sports Iyer leads India to T20 series win over Sri Lanka DHARAMSALA: Shreyas Iyer smashed an unbeaten 74 as India hammered Sri Lanka by seven wickets in the second Twenty20... Updated 26 Feb, 2022 11:17pm
Sports Sri Lanka drop three for T20 series against India COLOMBO: Sri Lanka on Monday dropped three players injured in their 4-1 T20 series defeat to Australia for the... Published 21 Feb, 2022 07:11pm
Sports Rohit named India's Test captain, Rahane and Pujara dropped NEW DELHI: Opener Rohit Sharma was named India's Test captain on Saturday, succeeding Virat Kohli as the team's... Published 19 Feb, 2022 05:12pm
Sports Williams ton powers Zimbabwe to 296 in Sri Lanka ODI KANDY: Sean Williams smashed a sparkling 100 to guide Zimbabwe to 296 for nine against Sri Lanka in Sunday's opening... Published 16 Jan, 2022 07:35pm
Opinion The shackles of our demography Five decades ago, the average Pakistani earned as much as his Sri Lankan counterpart and about 50 percent more than... Published 13 Jan, 2022 07:17am
Print Sri Lanka seeks new China loan COLOMBO: Sri Lanka ruled out an IMF bailout on Wednesday and planned more loans, including from China, to address ... Updated 13 Jan, 2022 09:28am
Sports Zimbabwe coach Covid-positive at start of Sri Lanka tour COLOMBO: Zimbabwe head coach Lalchand Rajput will miss the first two one-day internationals in Sri Lanka after... Published 10 Jan, 2022 06:06pm
World Sri Lanka's president asks China to restructure debt repayments COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa asked China to help restructure debt repayments as part of efforts... Published 09 Jan, 2022 06:47pm
Sports Sri Lanka name interim coach for Zimbabwe ODI series COLOMBO: Sri Lanka Tuesday named fast-bowling coach Rumesh Ratnayake as interim head coach for the upcoming home ODI... Published 04 Jan, 2022 06:11pm
Pakistan Ulema condemn Sialkot lynching, call for compensation to victim’s family Chairman Council of Islamic Ideology Dr Qibla Ayaz says incident against the teaching of the Holy Quran Published 07 Dec, 2021 04:32pm
Pakistan All those arrested to be prosecuted with full severity of law: PM tells Sri Lankan president PM Imran informs President Gotabaya that over 100 people have been arrested in the Sialkot mob lynching case Updated 04 Dec, 2021 10:32pm
Sports Sri Lanka win 2nd Test as West Indies collapse GALLE: Spinners Lasith Embuldeniya and Ramesh Mendis took all 10 wickets as Sri Lanka shot out the West Indies for... Published 03 Dec, 2021 04:46pm
Sports De Silva's 153 ends West Indies hopes in Sri Lanka GALLE: Dhananjaya de Silva ended the West Indies' hopes of a maiden win on Sri Lankan soil with a brilliant six-hour... Published 02 Dec, 2021 06:39pm
Sports West Indies start solidly after spinners trouble Sri Lanka GALLE: Veerasammy Permaul's five-wicket haul put Sri Lanka in trouble with the West Indies' batting openers already... Updated 30 Nov, 2021 07:43pm
Sports Sri Lanka make solid start against Windies after rain GALLE: Sri Lanka's openers started strong against the West Indies after rain stopped play until after tea in the... Updated 29 Nov, 2021 06:10pm
Sports Embuldeniya stars as Sri Lanka thrash West Indies GALLE: Lasith Embuldeniya took five wickets in the final innings as hosts Sri Lanka thrashed the West Indies by 187... Updated 25 Nov, 2021 04:50pm
Sports Sri Lanka four wickets away from big win over West Indies GALLE: Sri Lanka need just four wickets to win the first Test against West Indies in Galle after setting the... Updated 24 Nov, 2021 06:52pm
World Sri Lanka begins trials connected to 2019 Easter bombings case COLOMBO: A Sri Lankan court on Monday began the first of three trials connected to bombings that killed nearly 270... Published 23 Nov, 2021 10:48am
Sports Hope replaces Solozano as West Indies concussion substitute GALLE: The West Indies were on Monday allowed to use Shai Hope as a concussion substitute for debutant batsman ... Published 22 Nov, 2021 01:42pm
Sports Windies' Solazano taken to hospital as Sri Lanka 163-1 in Galle GALLE: Sri Lanka made steady progress to reach 163-1 at tea in the opening Test Sunday against the West Indies, who... Updated 21 Nov, 2021 02:56pm
Sports Seven venues confirmed for 2022 Twenty20 World Cup in Australia SYDNEY: Next year's Twenty20 World Cup will be held across seven venues in Australia, officials confirmed Tuesday,... Published 16 Nov, 2021 10:04am
World Sri Lanka to tax car crashes in drastic budget COLOMBO: Sri Lanka slapped a tax on road accidents in a drastic austerity budget unveiled Friday as the country ... Published 13 Nov, 2021 04:08am
World Heavy rains in India, Sri Lanka kill 41, authorities say CHENNAI/COLOMBO: Heavy rains across southern India and Sri Lanka have killed at least 41 people, authorities said on... Updated 11 Nov, 2021 11:47am
Sports Arthur says 'sky's the limit' for Sri Lanka at 2022 World Cup DUBAI: Sri Lanka coach Mickey Arthur believes "the sky's the limit" for his team at the 2022 T20 World Cup despite... Published 05 Nov, 2021 07:43pm
Sports Sri Lanka send champions West Indies out of T20 World Cup ABU DHABI: Sri Lanka defeated West Indies by 20 runs at the T20 World Cup on Thursday, confirming the defending... Updated 04 Nov, 2021 11:52pm
Sports Sri Lanka 'shattered' after 250 days in bubble, says coach ABU DHABI: Sri Lanka bow out of the T20 World Cup on Thursday with coach Mickey Arthur claiming the team is... Updated 03 Nov, 2021 06:23pm