Tag: Sri Lanka

15 killed in Sri Lanka after overnight gun battle with suspected...

COLOMBO: The bodies of 15 people, including six children, were discovered at the site of a fierce overnight gun battle on the east coast...

Sri Lanka has not sought any forensic assistance yet: FO

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office Spokesperson Dr Muhammad Faisal on Thursday said that Sri Lanka has not sought any formal assistance from Pakistani forensics experts regarding...

Sri Lanka says attacks carried out by suicide bombers, international network...

COLOMBO: Seven suicide bombers took part in the attacks on churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka that killed 290 people and wounded more...

Death toll in Sri Lanka bomb attacks rises to 290, wounded...

COLOMBO: At least 290 are now known to have died in a series of bomb blasts that tore through churches and luxury hotels in...

Sri Lanka commando commits suicide at PM’s residence

COLOMBO: An elite police commando committed suicide on Thursday by shooting himself at Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe’s official residence in Colombo, officials said. The Special Task...

ICC charges Sri Lanka bowler over corruption

COLOMBO: Cricket´s world body on Thursday charged suspended former Sri Lanka fast bowler Dilhara Lokuhettige over three new match corruption accusations. The 38-year-old Lokuhettige is...

Sri Lanka Test captain fined $7,000 for drink-driving

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) have fined Dimuth Karunaratne $7,000 after the test captain’s arrest on Sunday for a drink driving accident violated the terms...

Sri Lanka Test captain arrested for drink driving

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s Test captain Dimuth Karunaratne was arrested on Sunday for drink driving after an accident injured at least one person near the main...

Sri Lanka’s Malinga ready to put country before IPL cash

MUMBAI: Sri Lanka’s limited-overs skipper Lasith Malinga says he is ready to sacrifice his earnings from the lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL) in order...

Williamson in doubt for third test after New Zealand wrap up...

WELLINGTON:  New Zealand captain Kane Williamson is a doubt for the third test of the Bangladesh series after suffering a torn pectoral muscle in...

Experienced trio back for South Africa remaining ODI games

CAPE TOWN: Hashim Amla, JP Duminy and Aiden Markram all return to South Africa’s squad for the last two One Day Internationals against Sri...

De Kock breaks century barrier to steer South Africa to rain-hit...

DURBAN: Quinton de Kock ended a streak of near misses with a scintillating century, setting up a series-clinching win for South Africa in the...

Sri Lanka hope for turnaround as South Africa look to sew...

DURBAN: The Tests may have thrown up a surprise for the ages, but two games in, the ODI series is going roughly as expected....

Veteran Tahir keeps Sri Lanka in check

JOHANNESBURG: Veteran leg-spinner Imran Tahir struck three crucial blows for South Africa in the first one-day international against Sri Lanka at the Wanderers Stadium on...

England coaching duo voice Pakistan hopes on anniversary of Lahore bus...

LONDON: Trevor Bayliss and Paul Farbrace hope Pakistan can regularly host international cricket again, 10 years after the pair came under fire during a...

Pakistan win blind cricket ODI series

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan outplayed Sri Lanka by 6 wickets on Friday in the 2nd ODI of three-match Pakistan-Sri Lanka Blind Cricket Series played at BRC Ground,...

Smiling Sri Lankans seek series win

PORT ELIZABETH: Sri Lankan captain Dimuth Karunaratne said on Wednesday he wanted his players to continue playing with a smile on their faces as they...