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Cricketer Sachitra ordered to appear for a voice test

Recently (01), the Colombo Magistrate’s Court ordered cricketer Sachitra Senanayake to appear before the government’s taster’s department to take a voice test for the investigation into the fixing of money in the Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2020 cricket tournament. This order was issued when a complaint lodged by the Sports Corruption Prevention Unit against Sachitra […]

WEATHER FORECAST FOR 03 DECEMBER 2023

The Deep Depression over Southwest Bay of Bengal located near latitude 11.2°N and longitude 82.7°E, at 2330hrs of 02 December and about 330 km northeast of Jaffna. It will develop into a Cyclonic storm during next 12 hours. The system is moving away from the island near the northern coast of Sri Lanka, towards North […]

Navy receives Islamic blessings on 73rd Anniversary

A unique Islamic prayer session took place today (02nd December 2023) at the Jummah Mosque on Chatham Street. The purpose was to seek blessings for the upcoming 73rd Anniversary of the Sri Lanka Navy, falling on 09th December. On the sidelines of anniversary celebrations, the Navy has organized a series of multi-religious programmes to invoke […]

Eka Dantha was shot

  Wild life officials say that single tusk elephants roaming around the National Namal Park have been shot. The elephant known as ‘Eka Danta’, which is native to Kalawewa National Park, has been shot. According to a notification given by the officials of the Galkiriagama Wildlife Site Security Office regarding the elephant, a group of […]

Mathews enter IPL auction at highest base price

  Sri Lankan all-rounder Angelo Mathews has been named among the players grouped under the highest initial bid in the Indian Premier League player auction. The Indian Premier League player auction is scheduled to be held on December 19 in Dubai. There are 1,166 players registered for this year’s player auction, and a maximum of […]

Watch – Nuwan Thushara’s perfect Yorker to David Miller

  On Thursday, Bangla Tigers batsman David Miller was outplayed by an exceptional yorker from Deccan Gladiators fast bowler Nuwan Thushara. Miller was dismissed on the first delivery he faced in the eighth encounter of the Abu Dhabi T10 tournament. In this match, Nuwan also took the wicket of Kusal Mendis. Nuwan Thushara was able […]

Over 100mm of rain in some areas

The Department of Meteorology has issued a statement saying that due to the low pressure zone existing in the southeast Bay of Bengal sea area, an increase in rain conditions can be expected in the island and the northeast monsoon weather conditions are gradually establishing over the island. Due to this, there may be rain […]

Sri Lanka’s FTP for 2024 announced

The Men’s 2024 Future Tours Program of Sri Lanka was officially announced by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC)  on Wednesday (November 29). The 2024 international cricket calendar for the Sri Lanka National Men’s Team will kick off with a home series against Zimbabwe in January. This series will include three ODIs and three T20I matches. A […]

Watch : Mathews bags a hat-trick in Abu Dhabi T10

Angelo Mathews, the captain of the Northern Warriors, took a hat-trick in the second match of the Abu Dhabi T10 league. The Warriors team emerged victorious by a margin of 9 runs in the match held in Abu Dhabi against the Samp Army team. The Northern Warriors, having batted first, managed to accumulate a total […]