Over a dozen SJB MPs, Maithripala skip vote By Shamindra Ferdinando In spite of differences between President Ranil Wickremesinghe and...
… condemns govt. move, finds fault with Office of AG for failing to ensure justice for Easter Sunday victims The...
The aid group Doctors Without Borders has reported recovering 11 bodies and rescuing dozens of people off the coast of...
Nuwan Thushara’s last over brought Sri Lanka screaming back into the match,as he first bowled Rishad Hossain, and then nailed...
Afghanistan boosted their Super Eight chances with yet another dominating win, this time thumping New Zealand by 84 runs in...
The Associate has struck twice in two days. Group C and D might have been the groups of death leading...
Since 2015, no team has been more successful in making it to the knockout stages of a World Cup than...
It’s been a rough start for cricket in New York with more focus on the pitches than the cricket that...
Minister of State for Sports and Youth Affairs, Rohana Dissanayake, during a press conference held today (07) at the Presidential...
Scotland produced a stunning run chase to beat Namibia by five wickets in the T20 World Cup 2024. Returning to...
USA muzzled an experienced Pakistan top order, brought their hitters to heel, then produced a measured batting performance that tied...
Marcus Stoinis and David Warner extricated Australia from an uncertain position in their T20 World Cup 2024 opener against Oman...
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A court in the Maldives has overturned the conviction of former President Abdulla Yameen and cancelled his 11-year prison sentence. The High Court said on Thursday...
Rain ultimately had the final say in the first T20I between Pakistan and New Zealand. The weather forecast was tricky all day, with intermittent rain forcing...
An Israeli missile has hit Iran, US officials have told the BBC’s partner station CBS News. Blasts were heard in the central province of Isfahan and...
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 19 April 2024 by the Department of Meteorology Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has expressed its readiness to assist Sri Lanka in its negotiations with international bondholders, according to a Reuters report. An IMF...
By A.J.A Abeynayaka and Rathindra Kuruwita The Colombo District Court yesterday (18) extended the interim injunction preventing former President Maithripala Sirisena from functioning as the Chairman...
Sri Lanka’s Piyumi Wijesekara is among the crew of four volunteers, selected by NASA, to participate in a simulated mission to Mars within a habitat at...
Chamari Atapattu smashed the third-highest individual score in women’s ODIs to help Sri Lanka pull off the highest-ever successful run-chase in women’s ODIs.Atapattu was at her...
Apropos our news items (in The Island of 18 April) “Australia-based doc alleges her flat illegally occupied by diplomatic mission employee”, the High Commission for the...
Unions call it ‘disastrous’ Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekara announced on Thursday (18) that the proposed reforms to the electricity sector, titled the ‘Sri...
By Rathindra Kuruwita Health officials have reported that Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD) was the leading cause of death in government hospitals from 2010 to 2020. IHD,...
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in coordination with Sri Lanka Missions in Myanmar and Thailand has facilitated the repatriation of eight Sri Lankans who were trafficked...
