Sports Updated 20 Jul, 2022 03:01pm Shafique leads Pakistan to victory in Galle Test against Sri Lanka Green shirts chase 342-run target
World Updated 19 Jul, 2022 07:31pm Incumbent to face low-key lawmaker in tight Lankan presidential race 225-seat parliament votes on Wednesday to choose new president
Sports Published 18 Jul, 2022 05:55pm Chandimal powers Sri Lanka’s lead past 300 in first Test against Pakistan Mohammad Nawaz claims maiden five-wicket haul, while fellow spinner Yasir Shah accounts for three batters
World Published 18 Jul, 2022 12:10pm Sri Lanka declares emergency ahead of vote for new president Sri Lanka crisis at its peak, country cannot afford more unrest situation
World Published 17 Jul, 2022 03:00pm Sri Lanka protest movement reaches 100 days Former president blamed for Sri Lanka’s financial turmoil
Sports Published 17 Jul, 2022 12:14pm Babar Azam achieves another milestone Becomes eleventh Pakistani batter to score 10,000 runs
Published 17 Jul, 2022 11:39am Prabath Jayasuriya claims fifer as Pakistan struggle to end trail in first Test against Sri Lanka Skipper Babar Azam stands as tourists are 87/7
Sports Published 16 Jul, 2022 06:50pm Sri Lanka hit back after Shaheen takes four wickets in first Test Azhar, Babar at the crease as Pakistan trail by 198 runs
World Published 16 Jul, 2022 04:58pm Sri Lanka’s ousted president says he ‘took all possible steps’ to prevent crisis Rajapaksa says financial crisis rooted in years of economic mismanagement that pre-dated his presidency
World Published 16 Jul, 2022 10:51am Sri Lanka parliament to begin process of electing new president Potential dark horse is senior ruling party lawmaker Dullas Alahapperuma
Sports Updated 20 Jul, 2022 12:09pm Sri Lanka crumbles in first Test against Pakistan, Shaheen grabs four wickets Hosts all out for 222; Dinesh Chandimal top scores with 76
World Published 15 Jul, 2022 01:37pm Gotabaya Rajapaksa resignation accepted, PM Wickremesinghe sworn in as acting president Parliament will meet on Wednesday to elect an MP to succeed Rajapaksa for the rest of his term
World Published 14 Jul, 2022 12:56pm Sri Lanka protesters in talks to end occupation Sri Lanka crisis are at its peak, peace needs to be maintained in order to deal with the economic crisis
World Published 13 Jul, 2022 08:04pm Sri Lanka PM declares state of emergency, curfew Months-long protests against economic crisis resulted in hundreds of thousands taking over key govt buildings in Colombo over the weekend
World Published 13 Jul, 2022 03:07pm Sri Lanka’s turmoil explained President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to resign, after months of protests against his government
World Published 13 Jul, 2022 09:50am Sri Lankan president flees to Maldives amid protests, Rajapaksa dominance ends Rajapaksa, his wife and two bodyguards left aboard a Sri Lankan Air Force plane, says air force
World Published 12 Jul, 2022 04:09pm Sri Lankan president in standoff with airport staff while attempting to flee Immigration officers refused to go to VIP suite to stamp his passport
World Published 11 Jul, 2022 09:56pm Sri Lanka to get new president next week amid political, economic meltdown Protesters stormed the residences of the current president and prime minister
Sports Published 11 Jul, 2022 07:18pm Sri Lanka thrash Australia to level series after protests and Covid Dinesh Chandimal’s double century and bowling heroics by debutant Prabhat Jayasuriya led Sri Lanka to a series-levelling win over Australia
World Published 11 Jul, 2022 06:14pm Explainer: How Sri Lanka spiralled into crisis Economic mismanagement by successive govts has weakened Sri Lanka's public finances
World Published 11 Jul, 2022 04:15pm Sri Lanka’s president, cabinet set to resign Central bank head to stay
Sports Published 10 Jul, 2022 04:39pm Chandimal hits fifty as Sri Lanka close in on lead in second Test Thousands of protesters outside Galle Stadium demanded resignation of President Gotabya Rajapaksa,
World Updated 10 Jul, 2022 02:41pm Awe and anger in Sri Lanka’s ransacked presidential palace Rajapaksa plans to resign on Wednesday, says the parliament speaker
World Published 09 Jul, 2022 09:44pm Sri Lanka PM offers resignation after protesters storm president’s house Thousands broke through police barricades to storm the president's official residence in one of the largest anti-government marches this year