Sri Lanka
Asia Cup likely to be moved to UAE: reports
The 2022 Asia Cup maybe shifted out of Sri Lanka with UAE emerging as a likely host, according a report on ESPNCricInfo.
17 July 2022, 10:52 AM
Rain delays day two of Sri Lanka-Pakistan Test
Rain and a wet outfield delayed the start of the second day of the opening Test between Sri Lanka and Pakistan in Galle on Sunday.
17 July 2022, 04:57 AM
Sri Lanka Parliament accepts Rajapaksa's resignation
The speaker of Sri Lanka's parliament formally accepted President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's resignation on Friday after he fled to Singapore to escape a popular uprising brought about by his country's worst economic crisis in seven decades.
15 July 2022, 05:46 AM
World Test Championship race hots up following Sri Lanka victory
Sri Lanka's stunning victory over Australia in the second Test in Galle has had major ramifications on the race for next year's World Test Championship final.
12 July 2022, 04:55 AM
Russia's restriction on Ukrainian grain exports may have contributed to Sri Lanka's turmoil: Blinken
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday that Russia's restriction on Ukrainian grain exports may have contributed to Sri Lanka's turmoil and voiced fear it could spur other crises.
10 July 2022, 11:37 AM
Protestors set Sri Lanka PM’s house on fire
A mob stormed into Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's home in Colombo on Saturday evening and set it ablaze, police and his office said.
9 July 2022, 18:33 PM
Sri Lanka president to step down, after palace stormed: Parliamentary speaker
Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa will step down next Wednesday, the country's parliamentary speaker said on Saturday, bowing to popular pressure after a day of violent protests in which demonstrators stormed the president's official residence and set fire to the prime minister's home in Colombo.
9 July 2022, 18:18 PM
Dancing in the storm
In the wake of a looming political and economic storm in Sri Lanka, I took a train to the country’s cultural Kandy, with the intention to learn its popular traditional dance form called Ves Natum. This quest for the silver lining landed me in Amunugama, an ancient village named after the celebrated family of dancers and drummers who once performed at the courts of the Kandyan kings.
8 July 2022, 21:39 PM
Sri Lanka open to purchasing Russian oil: PM amid economic crisis
Sri Lanka may be compelled to buy more oil from Russia as the island nation hunts desperately for fuel amid an unprecedented economic crisis, the newly appointed prime minister said.
12 June 2022, 14:12 PM
Bangladesh startup ecosystem ranks 93rd; outranked by Sri Lanka
Bangladesh ranked 93 out of 100 countries in the latest Global Startup Ecosystem Index by the global startup research company StartupBlink.
6 June 2022, 08:46 AM
Sri Lanka on strong footing in Mirpur
Half-centuries on Day 3 from former skipper Angelo Mathews and all-rounder Dhananjaya de Silva took Sri Lanka to a position of strength in the second and deciding Test against Bangladesh in Mirpur on Wednesday.
25 May 2022, 12:06 PM
Siddons aims to make seniors’ last dance end on a high
Both Shakib and Mushfiqur are 35 and Tamim is 33. Siddons said that his aim was to get the seniors to end their careers on a high.
25 May 2022, 06:34 AM
First-innings lead crucial, says Liton
“I think Sri Lanka are still behind. If we can pick up a few early wickets in the first hour of the [third] day, then we will have the upper hand. The first innings is crucial. If they get close to our total or go past it, then we will be on the back foot. So it will be important to take a first-innings lead,” Liton opined.
24 May 2022, 13:28 PM
Sri Lanka's Mendis cleared to play after heart scare
Sri Lankan batsman Kusal Mendis has been cleared to continue play in the ongoing second Test against Bangladesh in Dhaka after complaining of chest pain that required hospital treatment.
23 May 2022, 13:18 PM
Mendis taken to hospital for precautionary check-up
Sri Lanka’s Kusal Mendis was taken to hospital after he pulled up while fielding at slips, holding his chest, the Daily Star has learned.
23 May 2022, 06:50 AM
First time in seven years but nothing new for the Tigers
Bangladesh top-order crumbled to Sri Lanka pace attack within the first hour of the second Test at Dhaka today. Kasun Rajitha and Asitha Fernando ran through the top-order as Bangladesh slumped to 24 for five in just the seventh over, making a few records on the way.
23 May 2022, 06:14 AM
Mosaddek’s career shaping into a new dimension
With spinner Nayeem Hasan ruled out of the second Test following a fracture to his hand, all of a sudden the focus has turned to Mosaddek as a bowling option.
22 May 2022, 07:44 AM
Sri Lanka warns of food shortages as it battles economic crisis
Sri Lanka's prime minister has warned of a food shortage as the island nation battles a devastating economic crisis and vowed the government will buy enough fertiliser for the next planting season to boost productivity.
20 May 2022, 05:49 AM
How is Sri Lanka’s youth dealing with the economic crisis?
With the economic crisis in Sri Lanka fuelling deplorable conditions, a widespread protest movement has emerged across the island nation, led mostly by its youth.
19 May 2022, 18:00 PM
Wickremesinghe takes oath as Sri Lanka PM in effort to quell crisis
Five-time former Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was reappointed on Thursday in an effort to bring stability to the island nation, engulfed in a political and economic crisis.
12 May 2022, 18:16 PM