India begin crucial Test series against Sri Lanka on August 15
India begin a two-Test series against Sri Lanka on Saturday, August 15, at the Galle International Stadium. The first Test starts at 10 AM IST and will be broadcast live on Sony…
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Sri Lanka missing persons commission handles 17,000 active cases
Sri Lanka’s Office of Missing Persons is investigating nearly 17,000 active disappearance cases, chairman Mahesh Katulanda said on Thursday. Its database holds over 23,000 cases, including those from the decades-long civil war…
Sri Lankan cricket coach dies after altercation with players
Veteran Sri Lankan cricket coach Sumith Fernando, 62, died in hospital after an altercation with young players at a Colombo cricket facility on August 8. The dispute reportedly began when players found…
Sri Lanka recall ‘Lady Malinga’ for Women’s Asia Cup defence
India Today reports that Sri Lanka have recalled 19-year-old Mithali Ayodhya, nicknamed 'Lady Malinga', for the Women's T20 Asia Cup title defence in Dubai. The quick took four wickets in the T20…
Book review: Colombo: Port of Call explores colonial Ceylon
A new book by Ajay Kamalakaran, *Colombo: Port of Call*, stitches together travelogues of famous visitors to colonial Ceylon. Mark Twain, Arthur Conan Doyle, Anton Chekhov, and Mahatma Gandhi all feature. Twain…
Gavaskar warns Gambhir over India’s WTC final hopes
Sunil Gavaskar has warned Gautam Gambhir and his team as India prepare for the upcoming Test series against Sri Lanka. India are fifth in the World Test Championship standings with four wins…
Sri Lanka recall Dickwella, Madushanka for first India Test
Sri Lanka have named a 16-man squad for the first Test against India starting August 15 in Galle, recalling wicketkeeper-batter Niroshan Dickwella after three years and left-arm pacer Dilshan Madushanka. Three uncapped…
65th Subroto Cup: 107 teams, 90 scholarships
The 65th Subroto Cup will be played from August 18 to September 24. Sports.ndtv.com reports that 107 teams are taking part: 38 in junior boys, 35 in sub-junior boys, and 35 in…
Sri Lanka’s solar projects threaten elephant habitat, say conservationists
Times of India reports that 17 separate solar projects in Sri Lanka's Hambantota district, each approved individually, could collectively clear up to 405 hectares of scrub habitat used by over 400 elephants.…
Siraj hits three sixes in last over to seal India warm-up win
Mohammed Siraj smashed three consecutive sixes off the final over to power India to a six-wicket win over Sri Lanka Cricket XI in a three-day warm-up match in Colombo on Sunday. Chasing…
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IO Repro: Repro test v4 after fix 2 Oct. Safe to trash.
IO Repro: Repro test v3 after fix 2 Oct. Safe to trash.
IO Repro: Repro test after fix 2 Oct. Safe to trash.