Australia stand-in captain Steven Smith is looking to put the 10,000 Test runs milestone out of his head in the first Test of the two-match series against Sri Lanka.
Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s meteoric rise to the presidency in Sri Lanka has been followed by a sobering realisation: the promises made during a campaign in the heat of a national crisis are far easier to make than to keep.
Fresh off his last month's India visit, Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Wednesday launched the 'Clean Sri Lanka' national programme, which aims to create a morally and environmentally sustainable nation.
Having said that, India and Sri Lanka are still in contention for the second finalist. The two Asian countries are at the third and fourth place in the standings, with Sri Lanka set to host the Aussies for a two-match Test rubber.
Sri Lanka skipper Chamari Athapaththu, along with two ICC Women’s T20 World Cup finalists - Melie Kerr and Laura Wolvaardt - and Ireland batter Orla Prendergast, has been nominated for the ICC Women’s T20I Cricketer of the Year for 2024.
Facing a severe energy crisis amid the financial downturn, Sri Lanka mulls to switch to electric mobility by converting 500,000 'tuk-tuks' (autorickshaws) to electric vehicles (EVs) within the next five years.
Sri Lanka's Department of Meteorology has issued a red warning for fishing boats over strong winds and rough seas in the southeast Bay of Bengal and south Andaman Sea.
The crisis-hit economy contracted by 7.8 per cent in 2022 and is forecast to contract by 3 per cent in 2023 as it continues to grapple with the challenges.
Stalin wrote to External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar, requesting the central government to intervene and take up the matter with the Sri Lankan authorities.
An all-round performance by Amelia Kerr and superb show by bowlers helped New Zealand crush Sri Lanka by 102 runs in their ICC Women's T20 World Cup match on Monday to make sure that Group 1 goes down the wire.
