Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka spinner Jayawickrama banned from cricket for corruption

COLOMBO, OCT 3: Sri Lankan spin bowler Praveen Jayawickrama has been banned from cricket for a year by the sport's ...

Sri Lanka spinner Jayawickrama banned from cricket for corruption

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Sri Lankan spin bowler Praveen Jayawickrama has been banned from cricket for a year by the sport's world governing body ...

Sri Lanka to review sovereign bond restructure deal

COLOMBO, Oct 2: Sri Lanka's new government said Tuesday it would "review" a $12.5 billion sovereign bond debt restructure deal ...

Sri Lanka debutant Peiris spins New Zealand to innings defeat

GALLE, SEPT 29: Debutant off-spinner Nishan Peiris took six wickets Sunday to seal Sri Lanka's first series win against New ...

Sri Lanka on verge of historic series sweep against New Zealand

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Sri Lanka is just five wickets away from sealing a monumental series sweep against New Zealand after reducing the visitors ...

Sri Lanka scent series victory as New Zealand 199-5 after follow-on

GALLE, SEPT 28: Sri Lanka were just five wickets away from a crushing second Test and series victory over New ...

Sri Lanka reverts to former visa system to woo tourists

COLOMBO, Sept 27: Sri Lanka has restored an online visa application platform to encourage tourism after its top court suspended ...

Sri Lanka's new leftist leader dissolves parliament, calls snap polls

COLOMBO, Sept 25: Sri Lanka's new leftist president dissolved parliament on Tuesday and called a snap election as he prepares ...

Sri Lanka’s new leader appoints cabinet ahead of expected snap polls

COLOMBO, Sept 24: Sri Lanka's new leftist president appointed his cabinet Tuesday ahead of an expected snap parliamentary election as ...

Sri Lanka President picks Harini Amarasuriya as PM

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Sri Lanka's new leftist president appointed his cabinet Tuesday ahead of an expected snap parliamentary election as he prepares to ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake sworn in as Sri Lanka’s president

COLOMBO, Sept 23: Sri Lanka's first leftist president was sworn in to office Monday and vowed to restore public faith ...

Xi wants to deepen BRI cooperation with Sri Lanka under new leader

BEIJING, Sept 23: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday said he hoped to broaden cooperation with Sri Lanka under his ...

Jayasuriya grabs five wickets as Sri Lanka win first New Zealand Test

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Prabath Jayasuriya took five wickets to steer Sri Lanka to a 63-run victory Monday against New Zealand on the final ...

Jayasuriya grabs five wickets as Sri Lanka win first New Zealand Test

GALLE, SEPT 23: Prabath Jayasuriya took five wickets to steer Sri Lanka to a 63-run victory Monday against New Zealand ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake takes oath as Sri Lanka's president

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Anura Kumara Dissanayake, a Marxist-leaning politician with no political lineage, took oath as Sri Lanka's president on Monday, a day ...

Sri Lanka Marxist candidate takes early lead in presidential vote

COLOMBO, Sept 22: Sri Lanka's Marxist politician Anura Kumara Dissanayaka took an early lead in Saturday's presidential election during the ...

Sri Lanka frontrunner won't tear up IMF deal: Party

COLOMBO, Sept 22: The party of a Marxist leader on track to win Sri Lanka's presidential vote vowed Sunday not ...

Marxist Dissanayaka set to become Sri Lanka's next president

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A previously fringe Marxist politician was on course Sunday to become Sri Lanka's next leader after a presidential vote coloured ...

Sri Lanka's Marxist-leaning Dissanayake in early lead to become president

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Sri Lanka's Marxist-leaning leader, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, grabbed a commanding early lead on Sunday in his bid to become the ...

Polls close in first Sri Lanka election since economic collapse

COLOMBO, Sept 21: Cash-strapped Sri Lanka voted for its next president Saturday in an effective referendum on an unpopular International ...

Sri Lanka lead by 202 in first New Zealand Test

GALLE, SEPT 21: Dinesh Chandimal and Dimuth Karunaratne forged a 147-run partnership to propel hosts Sri Lanka to a lead ...

Sri Lanka votes in 1st poll since economic collapse

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Cash-strapped Sri Lanka began voting for its next president on Saturday in an effective referendum on an unpopular International Monetary ...

Sri Lanka lead by 202 in first New Zealand Test

GALLE, SEPT 20: Dinesh Chandimal and Dimuth Karunaratne forged a 147-run partnership to propel hosts Sri Lanka to a lead ...

Sri Lanka to vote in first poll since economic collapse

COLOMBO, Sept 19: Cash-strapped Sri Lanka will vote for its next president Saturday in an effective referendum on an unpopular ...

Latham, Williamson half-tons take Kiwis to 255-4 in Sri Lanka

GALLE, SEPT 19: Half-centuries from Tom Latham and Kane Williamson put New Zealand at 255-4 and in hot pursuit of ...

Tigresses beat Sri Lanka by 8 wickets in fifth T20

The Bangladesh Women's A team took the five-match T20 series against Sri Lanka A team by 4-1 after beating the ...

Hasina should remain in India, says Sri Lankan president

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Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has said former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina should remain in India. In an exclusive interview ...

Tigresses beat Sri Lanka by 8 wickets in fifth T20

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The Bangladesh Women's A team took the five-match T20 series against Sri Lanka A team by 4-1 after beating the ...

Kamindu Mendis century rescues Sri Lanka against New Zealand

GALLE, SEPT 18: Sri Lanka's Kamindu Mendis scored a courageous century against New Zealand Wednesday as the hosts wrestled back ...

Frustrated New Zealand, confident Sri Lanka meet in two-Test series

COLOMBO, SEPT 17: New Zealand play Sri Lanka in the first of two Tests at Galle from Wednesday as the ...