Vast majority of wounded also non-convicts A file picture of the Negombo Prison during the recent riots By Shamindra Ferdinando...
The death of 128 wild elephants during the first four-and-a-half months of 2026 has triggered renewed concern among Wildlife authorities...
Spain snuffed out France’s dream of a third World Cup triumph, taming their galaxy of forwards to win 2-0 and...
The Cabinet of Ministers approved the resolution furnished by the Minister of Housing, Construction and Water Supply to appoint S....
Oil prices have surged to their highest level in a month as renewed hostilities between the United States and Iran...
England will make a late decision on whether Declan Rice is fit to start the World Cup semi-final against Argentina....
The US military says it has launched a third consecutive night of strikes against Iran, hours before a reinstated naval...
India’s spinners made light work of England on the final day of the first ever women’s Test at Lord’s, wrapping...
Father Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the architect of Qatar’s remarkable transformation into an ultra-wealthy modern nation with...
The ECB has sacked Brendon McCullum as England’s Test head coach but he will remain in charge of their white-ball...
Yastika Bhatia followed India team-mate Kranti Gaud in etching her name onto the Lord’s Test honours boards with a...
Linda Noskova recovered from an attack of nerves that saw her squander five match points in the second set as she completed...
As reported by Cricbuzz earlier, India are set to play a two-match Test series in Sri Lanka starting August 15. The series will be a part...
Europe’s top court has ruled Google must pay a €4.1bn (£3.5 bn) fine handed down for using its Android mobile operating system to block rivals. The...
After first semi-final of the Womens T20 World Cup between Australia and West Indies turned out to be a mismatch, the second has signs of being...
A 10-man United States team (USA) roared into the next round of the World Cup with a 2-0 victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina, ending a 24-year...
Nigeria says it will seek compensation from South Africa for its citizens who have left the country following recent protests targeting undocumented migrants. Foreign ministry spokesperson...
Youri Tielemans struck a 125th-minute penalty as Belgium rallied from two goals down and defeated Senegal 3-2 after extra time in their World Cup last -32...
Harry Kane rescued England from a seismic World Cup shock with two late goals to beat the Democratic Republic of Congo 2-1 in Atlanta and secure...
WEATHER FORECAST FOR 02 JULY 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 02 July 2026 by the Department of Meteorology A few showers will occur in the...
More than 1000 cases detected in 24 hrs Sri Lanka’s dengue caseload has surpassed 55,000 this year after more than 1,000 new infections were reported in...
Former State Intelligence Service (SIS) Director Maj. Gen. (Retd.) Suresh Sallay has suspended his hunger strike on legal advice. Sallay began the hunger strike while in...
The National Transport Commission (NTC) and the Lanka Private Bus Owners’ Association (LPBOA) has agreed to a revision of private bus fares with effect from July...
Cabinet Spokesperson and Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa has said that the state of Emergency will not be extended further. He made this announcement at the post-Cabinet...
