After months of negotiation and show of strength, former President Mahinda Rajapakse was finally given a ticket to contest by the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) which is part of the United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA), a conglomerate of around sixteen parties.

Sri Lankan great Kumar Sangakkara will quit international cricket during the test series against India, the island nation's most prolific batsman has said.

India's legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar has been voted the 'Best Test player' of the 21st century in an online poll conducted by Cricket Australia's website.

Former Pakistan captain Zaheer Abbas assumed role of International Cricket Council (ICC) president.

People in seven South Asian countries including Bangladesh have a higher risk of heart disease at an early age than any other ethnic group.

Let’s revisit the best seven ODI matches at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium when Bangladesh cricket and the country itself saluted the sweet taste of success.

WINNING a war or revolution, only to lose the subsequent peace, is one of the grim political truths of our time.

The 37-year-old left-handed batsman and wicketkeeper won the award after a stellar 2014 that saw Sangakkara score an all-time record 2,868 international runs in the calendar year, including a triple century.

A brother of Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena dies in hospital after being attacked with an axe in his hometown north-east of Colombo.

In complete dominance at Sydney , South Africa go through to semifinal of the World Cup 2015 thrashing Sri Lanka by nine wickets in a low scoring match

Co-hosts Australia and New Zealand may be the teams to beat, but the striking feature of this World Cup is Asia's four Test nations defying conventional wisdom to make the quarter-finals

With Pakistan's victory against Ireland in the last group-stage match today, quarterfinal (QF) fixture for ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 has been now completed. The first QF will be held on March 18 in Sydney Cricket Ground between Sri Lanka and South Africa. The match will start at 9:30am in Bangladesh Standard Time (BDST).

See the best moments of the 35th match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 when Sri Lankan Lions clashed with Scotland at the Bellerive Oval in Hobart

SL pile up runs as key batsmen Dilshan, Sangakkara hit tons in their ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 match against Scotland at Bellerive Oval in Hobart

Mashrafe Mortaza speaks in press conference after Sri Lanka v Bangladesh match in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 on February 26.

See the best moments of the 12th match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan at Dunedin

Much talk before the opening World Cup game was of how Sri Lanka lift themselves for global tournaments

India and Sri Lanka yesterday inked a civil nuclear pact -- the first such deal between two Saarc countries -- and decided to expand defence and security cooperation.

Sri Lanka's new President Maithripala Sirisena seeks to mend relations with India over China's growing influence on Colombo

In a day of allround performance by the Kiwis, Lankans appear weaker both with their bats and the ball.