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Sports LNP - IMF team to visit Sri Lanka by month-end for staff-level agreement
The Governor of the Central Bank says that Sri Lanka’s negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is making good progress and that an IMF…
Sports LNP - Mahinda thanked Modi
While thanking Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for providing Indian economic development assistance and credit facilities, said that he would expect the…
Sports LNP - Sri Lanka beat Australia by 5 wickets in 5th T20I
Sri Lanka defeated Australia by 5 wickets in the fifth and final T20I game between the sides at Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday. Kusal Mendis' unbeaten 69…
Sports LNP - Only 3 out of 10 locos in operation; 120 coaches not used yet; SLSMU says
Only three locomotives imported from India have been commissioned and none of the imported train coaches have been added to the drive, the Sri Lanka Station…
Sports LNP - Patients bear the brunt as GMOA strike enters third day
With the trade union action by the Government Medical Officers Association entering the third day, patient care services have been highly affected across the…
Sports LNP - Basil lands in India for talks with Modi
Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa landed in New Delhi a short while ago and was received at the airport by High Commissioner Milinda Moragoda. During his…
Sports LNP - Sri Lanka four wickets away from big win over West Indies
Sri Lanka need just four wickets to win the first Test against West Indies in Galle after setting the all-but-impossible target of 348 today's penultimate day…
Sports LNP - Basil to visit India for bilateral talks with PM Modi
Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa will visit India to hold talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, foreign minister GL Peiris said today. His will visit…
Sports LNP - Sri Lanka, India to co-host T20 World Cup 2026
ndia and Sri Lanka are set to co-host the 2026 T20 World Cup, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced. The ICC announced the names of the 12 host…
Sports LNP - You’re one of most important players in Lankan cricket history: Muttiah tells Mahela
Sri Lankan spin legend Muttiah Muralitharan has called his former teammate and the ICC's latest Hall of Fame inductee Mahela Jayawardene one of the game's…
Sports LNP - England defeat Sri Lanka by 26 runs in Sharjah
Jos Buttler smashed a magnificent 101 not out, as England registered their fourth consecutive win, beating Sri Lanka by 26 runs in a Super 12 match to…
Sports LNP - Australia beat Sri Lanka by seven wickets
Australia beat Sri Lanka by seven wickets in a Super 12 contest at the ICC Twenty20 World Cup in Dubai on Thursday. Kusal Perera and Charith Asalanka scored 35…
Sports LNP - ICC allows Sri Lanka’s beloved, noisy papare bands play at T20 World Cup in Dubai
The infectious music of the wildly popular Sri Lankan papare bands will soon be heard at the T20 World Cup. Hundreds of Sri Lankan cricket fans in the UAE were…
Sports LNP - SDIG Ranmal Kodituwakku transferred
Senior DIG in charge of the Sabaragamuwa Province Ranmal Kodituwakku who was allegedly involved in an incident in Kiriella where a civilian was assaulted, has…
Sports LNP - Rugby legend Chandrishan Perera passes away
Former Sri Lanka national rugby captain and prominent sports personality Chandrishan Perera passed away at a private hospital yesterday. Chandrishan was born…
Sports LNP - Sri Lanka defeat Bangladesh in feisty World Cup clash
Sri Lanka defeated Bangladesh by five wickets in a feisty T20 World Cup clash on Sunday, hammering home their status as surprise title contenders. Chasing an…
Sports LNP - Mahela to leave SL team after today’s game
Former national cricket captain Mahela Jayawardene has decided to leave the Sri Lankan squad before the Super 12 stage of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2021. He…
Sports LNP - Sri Lanka qualifies to ICC T20 World Cup Super 12
Sri Lanka booked their place in the Super 12 stage of the 2021 T20 World Cup after completing a comfortable 70-run victory over Ireland in Abu Dhabi. Wanindu…
Sports LNP - If inter-provincial travel restrictions extended, buses will run under special permission: Dilum
If the inter-provincial travel restrictions are extended again, steps will be taken to run several buses between provinces for the benefit of the working…
Sports LNP - SLC to consider ending domestic cricket ban for bubble breachers
A partial reduction of the blanket ban handed to Kusal Mendis, Niroshan Dickwella and Danushka Gunathilaka, for breaching the bio-secure bubble during the tour…
Sports LNP - Sri Lanka make four changes to T20 World Cup squad
Fast bowlers Lahiru Kumara and Binura Fernando were included in Sri Lanka’s final 15-member squad for the T20 World Cup this month, with Akila Dananjaya and…
Sports LNP - Our Goal is One Million Chinese Tourists to Sri Lanka
Ambassador of Sri Lanka to China Dr. Palitha Kohona speaking at the Innovation and Development of Cities Summit, attended by many Chinese tour operators and…
Sports LNP - ’A’ Team series with Pakistan confirmed for Oct-Nov
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has announced that Pakistan 'A' will visit the island to play two four-day and three 50-over matches against Sri Lanka 'A'. The…
Sports LNP - Lasith Malinga announces retirement from all forms of cricket
Sri Lanka pacer Lasith Malinga has decided to hang up his boots in T20I cricket, bringing an end to one of the great careers in the sport. The pacer made this…