Anuradhapura Chief Magistrate, Siyapath Sasindu Wickramaratne, on Friday (12) ordered former Atamasthanadhipathi Pallegama Hemarathana Thera, who stands accused in a...
(Asiatimes) From this week, those using private buses in Sri Lanka may face severe transport disruption, as operators in the sector...
Boualem Khoukhi scored an equalising goal on a header in the fourth minute of stoppage time, and Qatar spoiled a...
Nestory Irankunda and Connor Metcalfe have scored as Australia have spoiled Turkiye’s return to the World Cup for the first...
The New York Knicks won the National Basketball Association championship for the first time in over 50 years, sending the...
Dasun Shanaka produced the batting ballistics, Kamil Mishara held the innings together, and Sri Lanka’s spinners dominated the middle overs,...
Three buses lined up at the City Street Station to ferry a long queue of cricket enthusiasts for the opening...
Vinicius Jr spared Brazil the embarrassment of defeat in an opening World Cup match for the first since 1934 as...
Debutants Harsh Dubey and Gurnoor Brar claimed three wickets each, while Shubman Gill slammed a fluent 66-ball 84 not out...
President Donald Trump has said a deal to end fighting between the US and Iran is scheduled to be signed...
Australia may have come into this Women’s T20 World Cup with doubts over their invincibility after entering a tournament without...
Shermaine Campbelle converted her maiden T20I fifty into a mighty, match-seizing knock of 90 not out from 62 balls, as...
Steven Smith completed an outstanding series at the helm with his 200th Test catch, but he wasn’t needed with the bat as Australia clinically sealed a...
A sudden power cut has been reported across the island. Accordingly, the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) said steps are being taken to restore the power supply.
A powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake has struck the Caribbean Sea triggering tsunami warnings for a number of countries, the US Geological Survey (USGS) has said. Officials say...
China has launched a search for more than 30 people after a landslide hit the southwestern Sichuan province. The landslide hit Jinping village in the city...
Hamas has freed three Israeli hostages in Gaza, while Israel released 183 Palestinian prisoners in the latest exchange as part of an internationally brokered ceasefire deal....
Little more than an hour after Grant Fisher’s historic performance in the 3000m, Yared Nuguse made history of his own at the Millrose Games, winning the...
President Anura Kumar Disanayake invited Sri Lankan exporters to rebuild and thrive on a robust economic foundation. The President emphasized that our country faces the challenge...
USA’s Grant Fisher broke the world indoor 3000m record at the Millrose Games, clocking 7:22.91* at the World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold meeting in New York on Saturday...
Ireland are well placed to complete a hat-trick of Test wins after setting Zimbabwe a target of 292 and reducing them to 38 for 3 at...
A blistering onslaught from Glenn Philips in the final six overs of the first innings helped New Zealand ease to a crushing win over Pakistan in...
WEATHER FORECAST FOR 09 FEBRUARY 2025 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 09 February 2025 by the Department of Meteorology Misty conditions can be expected at some...
Lack of medical insurance deterred victims seeking early medical help By Norman Palihawadane and Chaminda Silva The tragic deaths of two young foreign tourists in Colombo...
