Tag: Sri Lanka
Pakistan defeat Sri Lanka by 5 wickets, clinch series 2-0
KARACHI: Pakistan capitalized on a brisk century opening stand between Abid Ali and Fakhar Zaman to beat Sri Lanka by five wickets in the...
Oldest slinger in town: Sri Lanka to farewell shaggy-haired Malinga
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka will start looking to replace key wicket-taker Lasith Malinga when the shaggy-haired fast bowler calls it quits after the first one-day...
Sri Lanka on alert as Buddhist hardliners hold first meeting after...
KANDY: Police lined the streets of the Sri Lankan highland town of Kandy on Sunday and the army was on standby as hardline Buddhist...
Sharma, Rahul drive India’s chase against Sri Lanka
LONDON: Dominant half-centuries from Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul put India on course to chase down their 265-run target against Sri Lanka on the...
Muslims in Sri Lanka to down shutters as hardline Buddhists meet
COLOMBO: Shops owned by Muslim traders in the Sri Lankan central highlands district of Kandy will remain closed on Sunday as thousands of hardline...
Sri Lanka plot downfall of South Africa to stay afloat in...
CHESTER-LE-STREET: When Lasith Malinga and Angelo Mathews combined with ball and bat to spearhead Sri Lanka’s upset win over England, it changed the dynamic...
Sri Lanka lose 3 wickets in 13 overs in World Cup...
Sri Lanka were 76 for the loss of three wickets by the end of the 13th over of their World Cup match against South...
Morgan urges England to hold their nerve after Sri Lanka loss
Eoin Morgan urged England to revert to type after a shock World Cup defeat by Sri Lanka cast doubt over their ability to reach...
Easter bombings inside job: Muslim leader
The extremists behind Sri Lanka's deadly Easter bombings received funding from state intelligence services, a top Muslim leader told a parliamentary investigation.
The comments by...
India´s Modi makes unscheduled stop at bombed Sri Lanka church
NEW DELHI: India´s Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday made an unscheduled stop at a Catholic church bombed during the Easter suicide attacks ahead of...
Sri Lanka president sacks intelligence chief over Easter attacks probe
Sri Lanka's president has sacked the national intelligence chief and will not cooperate with a parliamentary investigation into security lapses before the Easter suicide...
Sri Lanka president vows to block Easter attacks probe
Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena has told his cabinet that he will not cooperate with a parliamentary investigation into security lapses leading to the...
Rain washes out Pakistan-Sri Lanka World Cup match at Bristol
The World Cup match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka was abandoned without a ball being bowled on Friday after persistent rain in Bristol.
The game...
Deserted beaches, empty rooms: Sri Lanka tourism takes a hit after...
BENTOTA, Sri Lanka/COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s $4.4 billion tourism industry is reeling from cancellations as travellers shun the sun and sand Indian Ocean island after...
Sri Lanka raids headquarters of hardline Islamist group suspected in church...
Sri Lankan police raided the headquarters of a hardline Islamist group founded by the suspected ringleader behind the Easter suicide bombings of churches and...
Security high as Sri Lanka marks one week from suicide attacks
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka´s Roman Catholic leader on Sunday condemned the Easter attacks as "an insult to humanity" as the tense and grief-stricken country marked...
Sri Lanka bombings mastermind spent ‘substantial time in India’
Zahran Hashim, believed to have masterminded the Easter attacks in Sri Lanka, spent “substantial” time in “south India,” a top Sri Lankan military source...
