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...
Years of political history and football rivalry will collide in Atlanta when England face Argentina in a World Cup semifinal...
The 2027 ODI World Cup, to be co-hosted by South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia, will be a 14-team event but...
United States President Donald Trump and Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi have met at the White House in Washington, DC,...
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...
West Indies spinners set up a third straight victory as they strangled Sri Lanka’s batters before Stefanie Taylor steadied a nervy chase to see them home...
In what may have potentially been his last innings as an uncapped player, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi smashed the fastest List A half-century, off 11 balls, in an...
Tunisia’s miserable World Cup continued as their inability to progress from the group stage was confirmed by defeat against Japan. After a tumultuous week in which...
United States Vice President JD Vance has arrived in Switzerland for talks with Iranian officials on implementing the interim deal to end the US war with...
As part of the newly launched “The Next Chapter” program of Sri Lanka Football, the Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) has renewed the contract of...
Cody Gakpo and Brian Brobbey both scored twice as the rampant Netherlands thrashed Sweden 5-1 in a World Cup warning to the favourites. The big win...
United States President Donald Trump has pledged there will be no tolls for passage through the Strait of Hormuz, unless they are collected by his own...
WEATHER FORECAST FOR 21 JUNE 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 21 June 2026 by the Department of Meteorology Several spells of showers will occur in...
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and Police Headquarters are in the process of seeking INTERPOL assistance to secure the return of former Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa...
New Democratic Front (NDF) MP Ravi Karunanayake on Thursday warned against attempts by certain sections of society to incite racial and religious tensions under the guise...
Initial report detailed High Court Judge summoned another Judge regarding order. Writ application filed by three senior Bar members protecting Rule of Law. Dr. Romesh de...
Sri Lanka Customs officials have arrested a 41-year-old three-wheeler driver for allegedly attempting to smuggle ‘Kush’ narcotics worth approximately Rs. 75 million into the country through...
