Sri Lanka

Dhawan leads India's run riot

Shikhar Dhawan leads the India charge with a blistering 125 as the holders pile up 321 for six against Sri Lanka in the Champions Trophy on Thursday.
8 June 2017, 14:12 PM

Sri Lanka named Asia's leading destination 2017

Adventure-seekers and intrepid globetrotters looking to blaze new trails in Southeast Asia will want to consider adding Sri Lanka to their travel bucket list, after the country claimed the title of leading destination and leading adventure tourism destination for Asia over the weekend.
6 June 2017, 05:47 AM

Sri Lanka skipper doubtful for Champions Trophy opener

Sri Lanka skipper Angelo Mathews suffers a calf injury and may not play in their first Champions Trophy group match on Saturday.
1 June 2017, 07:20 AM

Sri Lanka landslides, floods death toll rises to 91

Floods and landslides in Sri Lanka kill at least 91 people while more than 100 are missing after torrential rain, officials say.
26 May 2017, 17:17 PM

Kumar Sangakkara to retire from first class game

Former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara will retire from first-class cricket in September at the end of England's county championship season.
23 May 2017, 05:48 AM

Aussies to unleash fearsome foursome

Australia are set to unleash their fearsome foursome for the first time against Sri Lanka in a Champions Trophy warm-up at The Oval on Friday.
22 May 2017, 07:52 AM

Scotland slay Sri Lanka in landmark win

Kyle Coetzer and Matthew Cross both score hundreds as Scotland beat Sri Lanka by seven wickets at Beckenham, southeast England, for a historic success on Sunday.
22 May 2017, 07:08 AM

Tigers win by 45 runs

Bangladesh sign off the Sri Lanka tour in style, handing Sri Lanka a massive 45-run defeat as they win the second and final T20I to square the series at 1-1 and more importantly, to give captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza a fitting farewell at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.
6 April 2017, 13:32 PM

Bhatiary waiting to enthral golfers

The Bhatiary Golf & Country Club (BGCC) in Chittagong is all set to host its first-ever international golf tournament, the American Express Chittagong Open, from March 29 with participation of top golfers from India, Sri Lanka and hosts Bangladesh.
22 March 2017, 18:00 PM

US drone kills militant blamed for attack on Sri Lanka cricket team in Pakistan

A US drone air strike in Afghanistan has killed a Pakistani militant accused of involvement in a deadly attack on a bus carrying Sri Lanka's cricket team in 2009, Pakistani security sources and Islamist militants said.
22 March 2017, 09:51 AM

Abul, Saifuddin in for Tigers' warm-up

Former Bangladesh Under-19 pacer Mohammad Saifuddin and fast bowler Abul Hasan will fly out to Colombo tomorrow to take part in the one-day warm-up game on March 22 ahead of the limited-overs leg of Bangladesh’s tour of Sri Lanka, which starts with the first ODI on March 25 in Dambulla.
18 March 2017, 09:07 AM

Shakib puts Tigers on top

Call it resiliency or a perverse desire to prove naysayers wrong, but Bangladesh have made it a habit of turning in a stellar performance when their fans or critics least expect it.
17 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Hosts trail BD by 75 runs after Day-3

Bangladesh were all out for 467 in their first innings during the last session of day-3 and led Sri Lanka by 129 runs during the second Test of the series at Colombo’s P Sara Oval today.
17 March 2017, 05:16 AM

MOMENTS

Things have not been so great for Imrul Kayes of late. He picked up an injury while batting well in Wellington in January, and an aggravation of that injury kept him out of Bangladesh's maiden Test in India in February.
16 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Tigers revert to type

Three wickets for six runs in seven balls. That was enough to undo all the hard work that Bangladesh had done for most of the first two days to get into the driving seat in their 100th Test match, the second of a two-Test series against Sri Lanka that Bangladesh trail 0-1.
16 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Mashrafe returns to action

Bangladesh limited-overs captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza will return to cricket today at the Fatullah Cricket Stadium today as he leads out Team Green against a Nasir Hossain-led Team Red in the first practice match for the Emerging Teams Asia Cup.
15 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Sri Lanka 238 for 7 after Day-1

When bad light compelled umpires to call stumps on day-1, Sri Lanka reached 238 for 7 in 83.1 overs against Bangladesh during the second Test of the series at P Sara Oval, Colombo today.
15 March 2017, 04:17 AM

'No need to curb aggression'

India coach Anil Kumble Tuesday said there was no need for his team to curb its aggression despite the din over on-field behaviour in what is turning out to be an intensely-fought Test series against Australia.
14 March 2017, 18:00 PM

A 5-day team from a one-day culture

The 10th and youngest Test team in cricket's exclusive club is also its most intriguing. The intriguing aspect is that Bangladesh are the only team so far that was elevated to Test level long after the ODI revolution that began in earnest when India's 1983 World Cup triumph stirred the dormant giant that is the Indian marketing machine.
14 March 2017, 18:00 PM

A REPORTER'S JOURNEY THROUGH 100 TESTS

When I entered the world of Bangladesh sports, cricket started to gain serious traction with the team's unexpected success in the 1997 ICC Trophy changing the complexion of Bangladesh sport. However, cricket's complete monopoly was nowhere in sight at that time. No discussion, not even in a cricket stadium's press box, was complete without talk of domestic football, among other sports.
14 March 2017, 18:00 PM