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Colombo, India will take on arch-rivals Pakistan on the opening day of the Women's T20 Asia Cup in Dambulla on July 19, while hosts Sri Lanka will play their first match against Bangladesh a day later, Sri Lanka Cricket announced on Friday.Apart from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka...

Alagiawanna said the National Road Safety Council has allocated 50 million rupees (about US$165,000) to the Sri Lanka Police to purchase speed control equipment.He said the transport ministry will also issue a gazette with the new road speed limit within the next two weeks, Xinhua news agency...

His last captaincy assignment resulted in Sri Lanka's exit from the 2024 Men's T20 World Cup in the group stage. In a statement issued by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), Hasaranga said that it was in the best interests of the team that he decided to step down from the captaincy responsibilities and...

CHENNAI: Sri Lanka on Thursday arrested 13 fishermen from Tamil Nadu and also seized three of their boats, Chief Minister MK Stalin informed the Center and urged prompt action to get the fishermen and their boats released.Referring to the latest incident of arrest, Stalin wrote a letter to...

Colombo, Sri Lanka's Navy on Thursday arrested 13 Indian fishermen and seized their trawlers for alleged poaching in its territorial waters, bringing to 252 the number of Indian citizens detained this year by the island nation in such incidents, according to a report. official statement.The...

New Delhi, India will play three T20 Internationals and as many ODIs in Pallekele and Colombo during their tour of Sri Lanka in July and August, the BCCI announced on Thursday.The white-ball tour will begin with T20Is (26, 27, 29 July) at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium and then...

The scene then shifts to Colombo, where R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium will host three ODI matches on August 1, 4 and 7 respectively. India last toured Sri Lanka for a white-ball series in July 2021, where Rahul Dravid stepped in as the head coach, while Shikhar Dhawan was the...

New Delhi, A roadmap for a collaboration between the National Center for Good Governance (NCGG) and the Sri Lanka Institute of Development Management to train 1,500 administrative officials from the island nation of India is being discussed, according to a official statement issued on Thursday...

Colombo, Wanindu Hasaranga on Thursday stepped down as Sri Lanka captain in T20 Internationals ahead of the upcoming three-match series against India.India will tour Sri Lanka for a limited-overs series, starting with three T20 matches to be played at the Pallekele International Stadium on...

Colombo: Ambulance service in Sri Lanka will be boosted with assistance from India with grants from Tata India and ADB, the government announced on Wednesday.'Suvaseria' was started in 2016 with 297 ambulances acquired from Tata India under a grant from the Government of India. This was later...

Colombo: The Sri Lankan Cricket Board on Tuesday described the media report which claimed that its players were involved in a liquor party inside the team hotel during the recent T20 World Cup as completely false, fabricated and baseless.A weekend newspaper claimed on 7 July that Sri Lankan...

“SLC clearly and strongly refutes the contents of the article and confirms that no such incident as described occurred. Therefore, SLC has clearly stated that the news report is completely false, fabricated and baseless.”"We strongly believe that such false reporting unfairly harms the...

Their consular jurisdiction extends to the state of Gujarat.The creation of this post aims to strengthen Sri Lanka's relations with Gujarat with a focus on enhancing trade, investment and tourism opportunities.Gujarat is famous for its important industries in India, including port...

Ahmedabad, Rakesh Ramanlal Shah, Chairman and Managing Director, GSEC Limited, has been appointed by the Government of Sri Lanka as Honorary Consul for Sri Lanka in Ahmedabad, whose jurisdiction also includes Gujarat.Shah received his appointment letter from High Commissioner Kshenuka...

The former aggressive batsman has taken up the role after Chris Silverwood stepped down following their disastrous campaign in the T20 World Cup.Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) said in a statement that Jayasuriya will hold the post until the completion of Sri Lanka's tour of England in September 2024...

Colombo Foreign Minister Ali Sabry said on Monday that the Sri Lankan government has not decided to end the moratorium allowing foreign scientific research vessels to sail in the island nation's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). .The minister's clarification came days after reports in Japanese...

Colombo: Former Sri Lanka captain Sanath Jayasuriya has been named the interim head coach of the island nation's cricket team ahead of the white-ball home series against India starting later this month.The Indian team will tour Sri Lanka for three T20 Internationals and as many ODI matches...

Jemimah and Shikha will join Australian players Meg Lanning and Jess Jonassen as overseas players for the Knight Riders this season, with the quartet looking to reunite in the 2024 WCPL after being together at Delhi Capitals for two seasons in the Women's Premier League. Is a symbol. WPL) in...

Colombo, Sri Lanka, has decided to lift from next year a ban on the visit of foreign research vessels imposed after strong security concerns raised by India and the United States following frequent docking requests by high-tech Chinese surveillance vessels , Japanese media reported.The change...

Colombo, Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe has said government sector employees will not receive another pay rise this year, warning that further pay rises without proper planning could paralyze the government ahead of presidential and general elections.The 75-year-old, who is expected...