Sri Lanka-Afghanistan second ODI abandoned due to rain KANDY: Rain forced the second one-day international between hosts Sri Lanka and Afghanistan to be abandoned with the... Updated 27 Nov, 2022 09:28pm
Sports Sri Lanka asks ICC to probe match-fixing claims COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s cricket board said Wednesday it had invited the sport’s world governing body to investigate... Published 24 Nov, 2022 04:28am
World Sri Lanka’s national consumer price inflation slows to 70.6% in Oct Sri Lanka’s National Consumer Price Index (NCPI) slowed year-on-year to 70.6% in October after a record 73.7% jump... Published 21 Nov, 2022 03:13pm
Sports Sri Lanka’s Gunathilaka granted bail in Sydney assault case SYDNEY: Sri Lanka cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka was granted bail in Sydney on Thursday, reversing an earlier... Published 17 Nov, 2022 12:39pm
World Sri Lanka govt takes over $1.7bn in debt owed to China COLOMBO: Crisis-hit Sri Lanka said Monday it would take responsibility for $1.7 billion owed to China by state... Published 14 Nov, 2022 05:51pm
World UN warns of worsening food crisis in Sri Lanka COLOMBO: The United Nations Tuesday warned of a worsening food crisis in bankrupt Sri Lanka and said the number of... Published 08 Nov, 2022 06:32pm
Sports Sri Lanka coach Silverwood takes positives from T20 World Cup SYDNEY: Sri Lanka coach Chris Silverwood said Saturday he took a lot of positives from the Twenty20 World Cup after... Published 05 Nov, 2022 06:20pm
Sports England into T20 World Cup semis as Australia eliminated SYDNEY: Ben Stokes hit a gutsy unbeaten 42 as England made the Twenty20 World Cup semi-finals on Saturday with a... Updated 05 Nov, 2022 04:50pm
Sports India’s Kohli becomes top run-scorer in T20 World Cup history ADELAIDE: India’s Virat Kohli on Wednesday became the highest run-scorer in Twenty20 World Cup history when he... Published 02 Nov, 2022 02:22pm
Sports Sri Lanka knock out Afghanistan after Hasaranga, de Silva shine MELBOURNE: Sri Lanka knocked Afghanistan out of the semi-final race at the T20 World Cup with a six-wicket victory... Updated 01 Nov, 2022 01:48pm
Sports New Zealand boost with Mitchell set to return against Sri Lanka SYDNEY: All-rounder Daryl Mitchell is set to return to bolster New Zealand for their Twenty20 World Cup clash with... Published 28 Oct, 2022 10:43am
World Tamils in Sri Lanka yearn for answers on relatives who disappeared in civil war JEEVAN RAVINDRAN KILINOCHCHI: Arumuga Lakshmi, tormented by questions about the fate of her two children, missing... Published 26 Oct, 2022 11:10am
Sports Sri Lanka growing in belief despite defeat, says coach Silverwood PERTH: Sri Lanka coach Chris Silverwood says his team have what it takes to emerge from a tough group at the... Published 26 Oct, 2022 10:21am
Sports Stoinis powers Australia to seven-wicket win over Sri Lanka PERTH: Marcus Stoinis smashed an unbeaten 59 off 18 balls to power Australia to a seven-wicket win over Sri Lanka... Updated 25 Oct, 2022 08:14pm
Sports Australia to stick with same 11 for Sri Lanka despite NZ thrashing: Marsh MELBOURNE: Champions Australia will keep faith in the 11 players who were humbled in their T20 World Cup opener... Published 24 Oct, 2022 10:14am
Sports Mendis powers Sri Lanka to big win over Ireland at T20 World Cup HOBART: Disciplined bowling and an unbeaten half-century by Kusal Mendis powered Sri Lanka to a nine-wicket... Updated 23 Oct, 2022 12:31pm
Sports New era for ‘dangerous, very ready’ England, says Buttler PERTH: Skipper Jos Buttler on Friday called it a new era for England and warned that his “dangerous” team were “very... Published 21 Oct, 2022 01:30pm
Sports Mendis fires Sri Lanka past Netherlands into T20 World Cup Super 12 GEELONG: Opener Kusal Mendis slammed a 44-ball 79 as Asian champions Sri Lanka beat the Netherlands by 16 runs to... Updated 20 Oct, 2022 01:17pm
Sports Sri Lanka injury woes mount before crunch Netherlands clash MELBOURNE: Sri Lanka paceman Dushmantha Chameera has been ruled out of Thursday’s crunch T20 World Cup clash against... Published 19 Oct, 2022 09:36am
Sports UAE’s Meiyappan takes first hat-trick at T20 World Cup GEELONG: Karthik Meiyappan of the United Arab Emirates took the first hat-trick of the Twenty20 World Cup in... Published 18 Oct, 2022 02:54pm
Life & Style Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka wins Booker Prize LONDON: Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka on Monday won Britain's Booker Prize for fiction for his work 'The... Published 18 Oct, 2022 02:12pm
Sports Sri Lanka to host Afghanistan for ODIs NEW DELHI: Afghanistan will travel to Sri Lanka for three one-day internationals in November, soon after the T20... Published 17 Oct, 2022 06:39pm
World Bankrupt Sri Lanka slashes fuel prices COLOMBO: Crisis-hit Sri Lanka slashed fuel prices on Monday, the second cut in as many weeks, after the World Bank... Published 17 Oct, 2022 05:43pm
Sports ‘Historic day’ as Namibia stun Sri Lanka in T20 World Cup opener GEELONG, (Australia): Jan Frylinck smashed 44 runs and took two wickets as Namibia hammered Asia Cup champions Sri... Published 17 Oct, 2022 07:50am
World Sri Lanka president, Chinese minister discuss debt restructuring MUMBAI: Sri Lanka’s President Ranil Wickremesinghe discussed restructuring of the country’s debt with the ... Published 17 Oct, 2022 05:57am
Sports Netherlands edge UAE in low-scoring T20 World Cup thriller GEELONG: Bowlers led by Bas de Leede helped the Netherlands edge out the United Arab Emirates by three wickets in a... Updated 16 Oct, 2022 05:24pm
Sports Bangladesh limp into T20 World Cup after troubled build-up DHAKA: Bangladesh are in the T20 World Cup main draw this year but face another winless tournament after if they... Published 14 Oct, 2022 11:46am
Sports Asia Cup champions Sri Lanka plot World Cup surprise That Sri Lanka are having to play in the group stage of the Twenty20 World Cup shows the extent of their decline... Published 14 Oct, 2022 11:26am
Sports Shastri lauds India batting line-up but says fielding needs focus MUMBAI: India’s current batting line-up is their best ever in cricket’s shortest format but the team must improve... Published 13 Oct, 2022 11:52am
Sports Squads for the first round of cricket’s T20 World Cup SYDNEY: Squads for the eight teams taking part in the preliminary round of the Twenty20 World Cup in Australia... Published 13 Oct, 2022 11:04am