In a major shake-up ahead of the 2025 Lanka Premier League (LPL), Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has terminated two long-standing franchises due to what it described as a “failure to fulfill contractual ...

Abahani had dropped four points in the first phase, so they needed to keep winning in the Super League phase, where the top ...

The LPL is in its fifth year, but none of the original five owners are now part of the league. Jaffna Kings were in fact the ...

China’s ever-expanding trade surplus with Sri Lanka has bulged to a new high surpassing US$4 billion (Rs 1.195 trillion) in 2024, nearly doubling from the year before and continuing the nine-figure ...

Kevin Lynch is a London-born, Dublin-based writer and journalist. The author of Steve Jobs: A Biographic Portrait, Kevin is a regular feature writer for a number of tech sites and the former ...

A rare exposition of the sacred tooth relic of Lord Buddha began on Friday in Sri Lanka's central town of Kandy after a gap of 16 years, according to an official statement. The event will continue ...

Sri Lanka is one of the world’s most mesmerising destinations. Similar in land area to Ireland and rich in theatrical technicolour, the people are warm, helpful and welcoming, there’s a huge ...

China and Sri Lanka discovered that their interests were closely aligned in the evolving post-war strategic landscape. China served as a vital diplomatic shield for Sri Lanka, particularly in ...

A Catholic organization has urged the Sri Lankan government to launch a fresh probe into the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings, saying the real perpetrators are yet to be identified. Six years on, and ...

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None of their batters crossed the 40-run mark. Sri Lanka's Tharindu Ratnayake and Dushan Hemantha starred with the ball, picking up four wickets each to bowl them out at 219 in 44.5 overs.

Trincomalee – a strategically-located port city on the east coast of Sri Lanka – has ambition to transform into an energy hub under a three-way deal signed between India, Sri Lanka and the United Arab ...