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Cyclone Fengal kills 19 in India and Sri Lanka
Cyclone Fengal has wreaked havoc across parts of India and Sri Lanka, leaving 19 dead and displacing thousands as torrential…
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Sri Lanka’s new leader warns nation of no magic solution to ongoing crisis
Sri Lanka‘s first leftist president, Anura Kumara Dissanayaka, was sworn into office Monday with a pledge to rebuild public trust…
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Sri Lanka Marxist candidate takes early lead in presidential vote
Sri Lanka‘s Marxist politician Anura Kumara Dissanayaka took an early lead in Saturday’s presidential election during the counting of postal…
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Sri Lanka votes for new president with economic future at stake
Sri Lankans voted on Saturday in an election to pick a president who will face the task of bolstering the…
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Sri Lanka votes in first poll since economic collapse
Cash-strapped Sri Lanka began voting for its next president Saturday in an effective referendum on an unpopular International Monetary Fund…
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Sri Lanka to vote in first poll since economic collapse
Cash-strapped Sri Lanka will vote for its next president Saturday in an effective referendum on an unpopular International Monetary Fund…
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Sri Lanka to hold presidential elections amid economic recovery efforts
Sri Lanka is set to hold its first presidential election on September 21 — the first elections after the country…
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Charith Asalanka to lead Sri Lanka in T20s against India
Sri Lanka named allrounder Charith Asalanka as captain of their Twenty20 side on Tuesday ahead of a three-match series against…
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Sanath Jayasuriya to replace Silverwood as Sri Lanka coach
Former Sri Lanka skipper and one-time chief selector Sanath Jayasuriya said Monday he will be the new head coach, after…
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Veteran Sri Lanka MP who fought for Tamil rights dies
Rajavarothiam Sampanthan, one of Sri Lanka‘s most prominent politicians and a veteran campaigner for the country’s Tamil minority, has died…
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Sri Lanka complain to ICC over different treatment at World Cup
Sri Lanka said Friday they have complained to the International Cricket Council over their T20 World Cup team’s treatment and…
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Sri Lanka name T20 World Cup squad
Sri Lanka named their T20 World Cup squad on Thursday with no changes from the team that won the three…
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Sri Lanka, Scotland qualify for women’s T20 World Cup
Sri Lanka survived a scare against the United Arab Emirates on Sunday to secure the last place at this year’s…
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Ayabonga Khaka to join 100 club in 3rd ODI against Sri Lanka
Proteas fast bowler Ayabonga Khaka will become the first black female cricketer to play 100 One Day Internationals (ODI) for…
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Rain washes out first ODI between Proteas and Sri Lanka
Tazmin Brits struck a sparkling century, but rain had the final say as the opening ODI between the Proteas women…
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Sri Lanka set Bangladesh 511 to win second test
Sri Lanka declared their second innings on 157-7 on day four of the second test on Tuesday, setting Bangladesh a…
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Sri Lanka trial test reset in Afghanistan tour
Sri Lanka hope to revive their flagging test fortunes with new five-day captain Dhananjaya de Silva taking the helm for…
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Recovering Rashid Khan to miss Afghanistan’s first-ever Sri Lanka test
Ace spinner Rashid Khan will miss Afghanistan‘s first-ever test against Sri Lanka next month, selectors announced Monday, as he continues…
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Bangladesh beat Sri Lanka after timed out controversy
Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan triggered a debate on the spirit of cricket before smashing a rapid 82 in their…
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Angelo Mathews becomes first timed out dismissal in international cricket
Sri Lanka’s Angelo Mathews was on Monday controversially given “timed out” in a World Cup clash against Bangladesh, becoming the…
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India demolish Sri Lanka and qualify for semi finals
India have qualified for the cricket world cup semifinals after beating Sri Lanka by a massive 302 runs in Mumbai.…
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Sri Lanka stun Pakistan to earn Asia Cup final match against India
Kusal Mendis’ 91 and an unbeaten 49 by Charith Asalanka helped Sri Lanka edge out Pakistan by two wickets in…
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Sri Lanka thrash Afghanistan by nine wickets for 2-1 ODI series win
Easy half-centuries from Sri Lanka openers Dimuth Karunaratne and Pathum Nissanka made short work of Afghanistan on Wednesday in a…
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Balbirnie helps Ireland bounce back in Sri Lanka Test
A career-best 95 by Andy Balbirnie helped Ireland reach a strong 319 for four at stumps on day one of…
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Sri Lanka thrash Ireland by an innings and 280 runs in first Test
Sri Lanka thrashed Ireland by an inning and 280 runs on Tuesday, in one of the biggest winning margins in…
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Seifert blasts New Zealand to T20 series win over Sri Lanka
Tim Seifert was the match-winner for the second straight game as New Zealand clinched the T20 series against Sri Lanka…
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Sri Lanka seal dramatic Super Over T20 win against New Zealand
Sri Lanka claimed a dramatic Super Over win in the opening match of their three-game Twenty20 series against New Zealand…
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Sri Lanka bailout conditional on tackling corruption: IMF
Sri Lanka must not allow entrenched corruption to undermine a bailout for its bankrupt economy, the IMF said Tuesday after…
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New Zealand demolish Sri Lanka to sweep Test series
New Zealand claimed victory against Sri Lanka by an innings and 58 runs on Monday, securing a 2-0 Test series…
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Sri Lanka follow-on after swift collapse in second New Zealand Test
Sri Lanka face a mountainous task to avoid defeat in the second Test against New Zealand after collapsing for 164…
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Last-gasp defeat motivates Sri Lanka for second New Zealand Test
Captain Dimuth Karunaratne says Sri Lanka will use their agonising last-gasp defeat to New Zealand as motivation when the second…
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New Zealand beat Sri Lanka in last-ball Test thriller
A Kane Williamson century led New Zealand to a dramatic last-ball, two-wicket victory against Sri Lanka on a rain-disrupted final…
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New Zealand stand in way of Sri Lanka’s world Test final quest
New Zealand will take momentum from their dramatic one-run win over England into this week’s first Test against Sri Lanka,…
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Ex-cabinet minister & ambassador, Geoff Doidge has died
Condolences are pouring in following the death of former cabinet minister and ambassador, Geoff Doidge. Doidge was a member of…
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#T20WorldCup: Sri Lanka dominate in 9-wicket win over Ireland
Sri Lanka cruised to a nine-wicket victory over Ireland in their Super 12s opener at the T20 World Cup in…
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Sri Lanka president’s office to reopen after crackdown
Sri Lanka‘s besieged presidential office will reopen on Monday, police said, days after anti-government demonstrators were flushed out in a…
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Sri Lanka puts emergency in place ahead of parliament’s vote for new President
Sri Lanka’s acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe gazetted orders late on Sunday for a state of emergency in the crisis-ridden island…
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Sri Lanka Prime Minister declares state of emergency, curfew: Spokesman
Security personnel push a man away as demonstrators gather outside the office of Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, amid…
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Sri Lanka protesters vow will not give up until president, PM quit
Leaders of Sri Lanka’s protest movement said on Sunday they would occupy the residences of the president and prime minister…
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Sri Lanka cabinet to make way for unity govt amid political and economic meltdown
Sri Lanka’s president and the cabinet will make way for a unity government, the prime minister’s office said on Monday…
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Sri Lanka’s economic crisis has turned into deadly violence
Sri Lanka‘s economic crisis looks to have finally toppled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Rajapaksa has not commented directly but he plans…
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Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa flees as protesters storm home
Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled his official residence on Saturday shortly before protesters, angered by an unprecedented economic crisis,…
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Sri Lanka hikes interest rates, warns trouble ahead
Cash-strapped Sri Lanka raised interest rates one percentage point, the second sharp hike in three months, as the central bank…
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Sri Lanka has less than a day’s worth of fuel left
Sri Lanka has less than a day’s worth of fuel left, the energy minister said Sunday, with public transport grinding…
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Sri Lanka’s economy on brink of collapse as troops quell unrest
Sri Lanka‘s economy will “collapse” unless a new government is urgently appointed, the central bank chief warned, as security forces…
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The prime minister of Sri Lanka resigns after weeks of protests
Sri Lanka’s prime minister resigned on Monday to make way for a unity government that would try to find a…
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Sri Lanka’s president declared state of emergency
Sri Lanka’s president declared a state of emergency for the second time in five weeks, giving security forces sweeping powers…
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Sri Lanka tea exports lowest in 23 years
Crisis-struck Sri Lanka’s vital tea exports have dropped to their lowest level in 23 years, official figures showed Wednesday, hit…
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Crisis-hit Sri Lanka hikes medicine prices
Cash-strapped Sri Lanka announced a 40 percent price hike for dozens of commonly used medicines on Saturday as the island…
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Sri Lanka Buddhist leaders ask government to resign
Sri Lanka‘s stock market halted trading after a nearly 13 percent plunge Monday as the island nation’s beleaguered government faces…
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