After Bangladesh, Sri Lanka cancel practice over filthy Delhi air NEW DELHI: The toxic haze in New Delhi forced Sri Lanka to cancel their training session on Saturday, disrupting... Published 04 Nov, 2023 05:22pm
World Air pollution sparks alarm, dims World Cup cheer in India NEW DELHI: Toxic haze blanketed New Delhi on Thursday, raising fears of another public health emergency in the... Published 02 Nov, 2023 01:02pm
World Sri Lanka cabinet approves VAT hike to 18% COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s cabinet approved a hike in Value Added Tax (VAT) up to 18% from the current 15% with effect... Published 31 Oct, 2023 12:43pm
Sports Sri Lanka’s Kumara out of World Cup with thigh injury, Chameera in Sri Lanka were dealt another injury blow at the World Cup with seamer Lahiru Kumara ruled out of the rest of the... Published 29 Oct, 2023 01:33pm
Sports Sri Lanka minister slams cricket board as traitors COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s sports minister accused the country’s top cricket administrators of being “traitorous and... Published 29 Oct, 2023 03:25am
Sports Sri Lanka ‘fight fire with fire’ as Mathews eyes new England shock BENGALURU: Former captain Angelo Mathews said Sri Lanka will “fight fire with fire” against England as the veteran... Published 25 Oct, 2023 07:22pm
Sports South Africa’s sizzling top six set the standard at World Cup South Africa flew into the Cricket World Cup a little under the radar but the awesome range of their power hitting... Published 25 Oct, 2023 11:37am
Markets Sri Lankan shares end lower COLOMBO: Sri Lankan shares closed lower on Tuesday, dragged down by the financial and industrial sectors. The CSE... Published 25 Oct, 2023 06:19am
World Sri Lanka approves free tourist visa for seven countries to boost tourism Tourists from China, India, Russia, Japan, Thailand, Indonesia, and Malaysia will be issued free visas till March 31, 2024 Published 24 Oct, 2023 02:21pm
Sports ‘No time for mistakes,’ says Sri Lanka match-winner Samarawickrama LUCKNOW: Sri Lanka batsman Sadeera Samarawickrama on Saturday said the team doesn’t “have time to make mistakes” in... Published 21 Oct, 2023 09:50pm
Sports Sri Lanka bring Dutch crashing back to reality at World Cup LUCKNOW: Sadeera Samarawickrama hit an undefeated 91 as Sri Lanka brought the Netherlands crashing back down to... Updated 21 Oct, 2023 06:22pm
Pakistan Sri Lankan army chief calls on COAS ISLAMABAD: Chief of army staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir highlighted that Sri Lanka has historic relations with... Published 21 Oct, 2023 06:05am
Sports Sri Lanka left with regrets after squandering strong start: Nissanka Sri Lanka should have been closer to the 300-runs mark after making a strong start to Monday’s Cricket World Cup... Published 17 Oct, 2023 10:33am
Sports Sri Lanka captain Shanaka out of World Cup LUCKNOW: Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka was ruled out of the World Cup on Saturday due to injury and will be... Published 15 Oct, 2023 03:19am
Sports Pakistan target ending World Cup jinx against India AHMEDABAD: Buoyed by a record run chase, Babar Azam’s Pakistan are on the hunt for their first ever World Cup win... Updated 13 Oct, 2023 11:13pm
World Bankrupt Sri Lanka gets China agreement on debt restructure COLOMBO: Sri Lanka on Wednesday welcomed China’s tentative agreement to a debt restructure, as the island nation... Published 12 Oct, 2023 05:57am
Sports Ton-up Rizwan, Abdullah shine in Pakistan’s record chase against Sri Lanka Pakistan overcome Sri Lanka's daunting 345-run target with 10 balls and 6 wickets to spare Updated 10 Oct, 2023 10:24pm
Sports Pak, Sri Lanka clash in World Cup today in Hyderabad LAHORE: After having a perfect start in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 drive, Pakistan will face Sri Lanka ... Published 10 Oct, 2023 06:19am
Sports Batters give South Africa belief, but bowlers need to back them up South Africa’s record-breaking win over Sri Lanka in their Cricket World Cup opener on Saturday was a show of... Published 08 Oct, 2023 01:09pm
Sports Record-setting South Africa defeat Sri Lanka by 102 runs in World Cup NEW DELHI: South Africa defeated Sri Lanka by 102 runs at the Cricket World Cup on Saturday after posting the... Updated 07 Oct, 2023 10:02pm
World 5 dead after tree crushes bus in Sri Lanka capital COLOMBO: Five passengers were crushed to death in Sri Lanka on Friday when a large tree fell on a state-run bus in... Published 06 Oct, 2023 02:37pm
World India’s spies infiltrated West long before Canada’s murder claim NEW DELHI: India’s external intelligence service is a feared foe in its neighborhood: Pakistan, Sri Lanka and ... Published 05 Oct, 2023 06:23am
Sports Onus on Pakistan batters to paper over bowling cracks NEW DELHI: Bowling has traditionally been Pakistan’s strong suit but since that is unlikely to be the case in India,... Published 02 Oct, 2023 12:35pm
Sports Sri Lanka’s rising stars dream of emulating class of 1996 COLOMBO: When Sri Lanka clinched a shock 1996 World Cup triumph, Dunith Wellalage and Matheesha Pathirana were not... Published 29 Sep, 2023 11:47am
Sports Up and down Pakistan seek consistency in World Cup KARACHI: Just a month ago, Pakistan were riding high as the world’s top-ranked ODI team and one of the favourites to... Published 28 Sep, 2023 01:03pm
Sports Sri Lanka’s Gunathilaka cleared of sexual assault charge in Australia SYDNEY: Sri Lankan international cricket player Danushka Gunathilaka was found not guilty of sexually assaulting a... Published 28 Sep, 2023 10:10am
Business & Finance Sri Lanka’s key inflation rate eases to 1.3% in Sept COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s key inflation rate eased to 1.3% in September from 4% a month ago, the statistics department... Published 27 Sep, 2023 04:15pm
Markets Sri Lanka fails to seal first review of IMF’s bailout, talks to continue COLOMBO: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded its visit to Sri Lanka but did not reach a staff level... Published 27 Sep, 2023 03:42pm
Markets Sri Lanka’s revenue shortfall concerns IMF team COLOMBO: The International Monetary Fund is concerned about a shortfall in revenue collection by Sri Lanka’s... Published 26 Sep, 2023 06:12pm
Sports India powers up for Cricket World Cup NEW DELHI: India target a third World Cup triumph when the country hosts cricket’s seven-week global showpiece,... Published 25 Sep, 2023 01:10pm
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