Australia clinch test series win against Sri Lanka
Australia clinch test series win against Sri Lanka

Australia wrapped up a comprehensive 2-0 series victory over Sri Lanka, sealing the second test with a commanding nine-wicket win in Galle on Sunday, reports UNB Top order batter Marnus Labuschagne flicked a delivery from retiring Sri Lankan player Dimuth Karunaratne to mid-wicket to complete...

Sri Lanka beat New Zealand in 3rd ODI
Sri Lanka beat New Zealand in 3rd ODI

Asith Fernando and Maheesh Theekshana shared six wickets as Sri Lanka bowled out New Zealand for 150 runs in 29.4 overs to win the third one-day international by 140 runs Saturday, reports UNB. Fernando took 3-26 and Theekshana 3-35 to jointly knock the top off the New Zealand innings as it...

New Zealand won by 8 runs against Sri Lanka
New Zealand won by 8 runs against Sri Lanka

New Zealand have won the first match of 3 match T20 International series against Sri Lanka at Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui. As Jacob Duffys 4 21 - 3 spell drove the team the victory over Lankans, he was named as the man of the match. The Sri Lankans were batting well until the Duffy brought the...

Sri Lanka sees average of 4 elephants die monthly due to electrocution
Sri Lanka sees average of 4 elephants die monthly due to electrocution

In Sri Lanka, an average of four elephants die each month from electrocution, with around 50 deaths attributed to unauthorized connections to the Ceylon Electricity Boards (CEB) power supply in 2024, the CEB reported. The CEB has taken steps to address the illegal connections and is calling on...

Sri Lankan -resident embarks on first official visit to India
Sri Lankan -resident embarks on first official visit to India

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake departed for India Sunday afternoon, marking his first official overseas visit since assuming office, according to the Presidents Media Division (PMD), as reported by the Daily Mirror. This visit is expected to strengthen bilateral relations and...

Bangladesh earns first win, beats Sri Lanka 8-0 to finish 9th
Bangladesh earns first win, beats Sri Lanka 8-0 to finish 9th

Bangladesh won their first match in the 2024 Womens Hockey Junior Asia Cup, beating Sri Lanka 8-0 in a placement-deciding match in Muscat, Oman, on Saturday, securing 9th place in the 10-team,reports UNB. Bangladesh completed their maiden Asian Cup Hockey journey with winning note after...

ITJP submits over 60 sanction requests against Sri Lankan officials
ITJP submits over 60 sanction requests against Sri Lankan officials

The International Truth and Justice Project (ITJP) has submitted more than 60 sanction and visa ban requests till Wednesday targeting Sri Lankan officials over human rights abuses and economic crimes. These submissions have been sent to governments in the US, UK, Australia, Canada, the EU, and the...

Sri Lanka to ink debt deals by year's end: minister
Sri Lanka to ink debt deals by year's end: minister

Cash-strapped Sri Lanka vowed Thursday to complete its long-delayed foreign debt restructure within the month before a 2025 budget adhering to strict revenue targets set by the IMF. The island nation defaulted on its $46 billion external debt in April 2022 after running out of foreign exchange...

Bangladesh creates history by reaching Blind Cricket World Cup final
Bangladesh creates history by reaching Blind Cricket World Cup final

Bangladesh scripted history by securing their first-ever berth in the Blind Cricket World Cup final, edging past Sri Lanka by a narrow six-run margin in a thrilling semifinal clash held at the Multan Cricket Stadium, Pakistan, on Sunday. The teams remarkable victory has set up a final showdown...

Schools closed in India as severe storm nears Tamil Nadu coast
Schools closed in India as severe storm nears Tamil Nadu coast

Schools in southern India have been closed, and hundreds of residents relocated to storm shelters as a powerful cyclonic storm approaches the region. Cyclone Fengal is expected to make landfall in Tamil Nadu on Saturday afternoon, bringing sustained winds of 70-80 kilometers per hour, according to...

Sri Lanka records highest deflation in 63 years
Sri Lanka records highest deflation in 63 years

Sri Lankas consumer prices fell by 2.1 percent in November, the highest deflation rate recorded by the economically fragile island nation since 1961, official data showed Saturday, reports BSS. An unprecedented financial crash in 2022 brought months of consumer goods shortages, with inflation...

4 Children dead, 4 missing in SL
4 Children dead, 4 missing in SL

Sri Lankan rescue teams reported on Thursday that they had recovered the bodies of four children who drowned in a flash flood, while four others remain missing. The floods were caused by torrential rains from a powerful, slow-moving storm now heading toward India. Over 250,000 people in Sri...

Sri Lanka children missing in floods, likely cyclone approaches India
Sri Lanka children missing in floods, likely cyclone approaches India

Heavy rains lashed southern India on Wednesday with coastal regions bracing for a likely cyclonic storm, as rescue teams in neighbouring Sri Lanka searched for eight people missing in floods. Cyclones -- the equivalent of hurricanes in the North Atlantic or typhoons in the northwestern Pacific...

Sri Lanka launches $12.55 billion intl sovereign bond exchange
Sri Lanka launches $12.55 billion intl sovereign bond exchange

The Sri Lankan government officially launched the exchange of its outstanding International Sovereign Bonds, totaling approximately $12.55 billion as of November 25, 2024. This move follows the approval of the terms and conditions by the new Cabinet of Ministers, which was formed on November 18,...

Sri Lanka eases monetary policy, sets new single benchmark rate
Sri Lanka eases monetary policy, sets new single benchmark rate

Sri Lankas central bank set a new single policy rate of 8 per cent on Wednesday, easing monetary settings below previously used benchmarks, in an effort to shore up the island nations fragile recovery from a deep financial crisis. The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) said late on Tuesday that it...