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Sri Lanka expects cricket book to promote sports tourism

A book on Sri Lanka's cricket history by UK-based author Nicholas Brookes will help promote the island's status.

May 4, 2023 2 min read

Sri Lanka to lose billion rupees in alcohol tax from Vesak store closure

"The decision to close liquor stores for three days will cost the government 337 million rupees per day".

May 3, 2023 2 min read

Sri Lanka plans water tariff hike

After the second electricity tariff hike in February 2023, no changes were made to the water tariff.

May 3, 2023 2 min read

Sri Lanka’s suicide on the rise after worst currency crisis

Yearly, Sri Lanka reports around 3,000 cases of suicide with about eight to nine cases reported every day

April 26, 2023 2 min read
Sri Lanka Kandyan king palace renovated by US cultural preservation fund

Palace and Archaeology Museum located within the Temple of the Tooth Relic complex restored with 265,000 dollar grant

Bilinda Devage Nandadeva elected from Sri Lanka to UNESCO intangible heritage body

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Chandimal denies ball tampering with sweet, rescues Sri Lanka with bat

Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal denied tampering with the ball by using a sweet in his pocket before helping to rescu...

June 18, 2018 3 min read

Sri Lanka players protest after umpires query ball

Sri Lanka's cricket team refused to play after coming to the field on third day of the second Test match against West In...

June 16, 2018 1 min read

International rider in adventure cycle race dies in Sri Lanka

A contestant in an off-road biking event in Sri Lanka in which over dozen countries participated has died while fording ...

June 13, 2018 1 min read

Bairstow says England can cope with No.1 tag as new-look Australia await

Jonny Bairstow has insisted England can cope with the pressure of being the world's top-ranked one-day international sid...

June 12, 2018 3 min read

A S Jayawardena: Sri Lanka's visionary economist and Central Bank Governor

A S Jayawardena, top economist, civil servant and central banker has passed away. His colleague, former Deputy Governor ...

W A Wijewardene
May 29, 2018 11 min read

Sri Lanka plays down pitch-fixing allegations, agree to probe

Sri Lanka Cricket Monday played down the allegations that its staff had tampered with the pitch to alter the outcome of ...

May 28, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka at centre of new cricket match-fixing probe

The International Cricket Council has begun investigating allegations that two Sri Lankans agreed to tamper with the pit...

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May 26, 2018 6 min read

Sri Lanka grants hefty pay rises for cricket players

Sri Lanka's cricket board on Tuesday increased wages for national players by more than a third after making record profi...

May 22, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka Cricket makes Rs2.1bn profit in 2017, pays down debt

Sri Lanka Cricket, said it had made a 2.12 billion rupee surplus in 2017, up from a 64 million rupees last year, with re...

May 16, 2018 1 min read

Indian film award vanishes at Sri Lanka director's funeral

A prestigious Indian award given to acclaimed Sri Lankan director, Lester James Peries, was reported missing Wednesday a...

May 2, 2018 1 min read
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Sri Lanka cricket gets kick from football software

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka has turned to Spain's Barcelona Football Club for a much needed kick to revive the island's cric...

March 12, 2018 3 min read

Perera leads Sri Lanka to big T20 win against India

Colombo, Sri Lanka | AFP - Kusal Perera hit a blazing half-century to power Sri Lanka to a five-wicket win over India i...

March 7, 2018 2 min read

British chef in the soup over Sri Lankan curry

ECONOMYNEXT, A British chef who claims to be the first from her native island to popularise Sri Lankan food has brought ...

March 3, 2018 3 min read

Dananjaya claims five wickets as Sri Lanka thrash Bangladesh

Off-spinner Akila Dananjaya claimed five wickets in an innings on debut as Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by 215 runs in the ...

February 10, 2018 3 min read

Silva fifty puts Sri Lanka on top in second Test

Roshen Silva hit an unbeaten half-century to put Sri Lanka in command of the second Test after stretching their lead to ...

February 10, 2018 3 min read

Sri Lanka's De Silva, Mendis pound Bangladesh

Dhananjaya de Silva and Kusal Mendis remained firm at the crease as Sri Lanka continued to build on their innings in the...

February 2, 2018 2 min read

Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe seek to rebuild in tri-nation clash

Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe all have a point to prove when they battle each other in a tri-nation one-day tournam...

January 14, 2018 3 min read

Sri Lanka cricket cleared of corruption, board says

Colombo, Sri Lanka | AFP | Tuesday - Sri Lanka Cricket said Tuesday the sport's global governing body had found no evide...

January 9, 2018 2 min read

Pothas slams embarrassing Sri Lanka over Test slump

Nagpur, India | AFP | Monday - Sri Lanka coach Nic Pothas warned his players there would be "repercussions" after the co...

November 27, 2017 2 min read

Kohli, Kumar shine for India in drawn Test with Sri Lanka

Kolkata, India | AFP | - Virat Kohli hit his 50th international century and paceman Bhuvneshwar Kumar picked up four wic...

November 20, 2017 2 min read