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Just one run short: Steve Smith set to achieve this unique Test feat in Sri Lanka

Just one run short: Steve Smith set to achieve this unique Test feat...

Galle: Australian batting great Steve Smith begins a tour of Sri Lanka just one short of entering the elite club of...

28 Jan 2025 11:54 AM

From Hat-Trick to Wedding Bells : Maheesh Theekshanas eventful January

From Hat-Trick to Wedding Bells : Maheesh Theekshana's eventful...

On Wednesday, Maheesh Theekshana, the talented Sri Lankan spinner, made headlines when he took a sensational hat trick...

8 Jan 2025 5:04 PM

20 Years After Tsunami, Baby 81 Embraces His Identity

20 Years After Tsunami, 'Baby 81' Embraces His Identity

Kurukkal Madam: Pulled from the mud as an infant after the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004, and reunited...

24 Dec 2024 11:39 AM

Sri Lanka officially ended debt default, claims Finance Ministry

Sri Lanka officially ended debt default, claims Finance Ministry

Colombo: With the decision by the Hong Kong based Fitch Ratings to upgrade Sri Lanka's credit rating, the island nation...

21 Dec 2024 12:49 PM

Indian team owner arrested over match-fixing in Lanka T10 League

Indian team owner arrested over match-fixing in Lanka T10 League

Colombo: An Indian national who owns a franchise in the Lanka T10 League has been arrested by Sri Lanka's sports police...

13 Dec 2024 8:05 AM

Sri Lankan Navy Detains Eight Indian Fishermen, Seizes Two Boats

Sri Lankan Navy Detains Eight Indian Fishermen, Seizes Two Boats

The Sri Lankan Navy apprehended eight Indian fishermen and seized two fishing boats off the coast of Ramanathapuram in...

8 Dec 2024 6:04 AM

Sri Lanka Navy Arrest 14 Indian fishermen for alleged poaching

Sri Lanka Navy Arrest 14 Indian fishermen for alleged poaching

The fishermen issue is a contentious one in the ties between India and Sri Lanka, with Lankan Navy personnel even firing...

5 Dec 2024 12:20 PM

Sri Lanka To Ink Debt Deals By Years End: Economic Development Deputy Minister

Sri Lanka To Ink Debt Deals By Year's End: Economic Development Deputy...

Colombo: Cash-strapped Sri Lanka vowed Thursday to complete its long-delayed foreign debt restructure within the month...

5 Dec 2024 7:28 AM

Sri Lanka records highest deflation since 1961

Sri Lanka records highest deflation since 1961

Colombo: Sri Lanka's consumer prices fell by 2.1 percent in November, the highest deflation rate recorded by the...

30 Nov 2024 5:40 AM

12 dead in Sri Lanka following extreme weather conditions

12 dead in Sri Lanka following extreme weather conditions

Colombo: At least 12 people are reported dead and over 3.30 lakh people affected in Sri Lanka due to extreme...

28 Nov 2024 10:41 AM

Sri Lankan team soars: The Jayasuriya effect

Sri Lankan team soars: The Jayasuriya effect

The Sri Lankan cricket team has been on a remarkable upswing with the appointment of Sanath Jayasuriya as their local...

19 Nov 2024 8:32 AM

Sri Lanka President Dissanayake to visit India in December

Sri Lanka President Dissanayake to visit India in December

Colombo: Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will visit India at the invitation of the Indian government in...

19 Nov 2024 2:03 AM