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 […]
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 […]
On Saturday, in the 12th match of the Abu Dhabi T10 cricket tournament, Nuwan Thushara, the fast bowler of Deccan Gladiators, displayed an outstanding performance with his bowling skills against Team Abu Dhabi. Team Abu Dhabi lost to the Gladiators by a margin of 63 runs in this match. The Gladiators, having batted first in […]
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 […]
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 […]
In the 12th match of the Legends League Cricket tournament on Friday, Thilakaratne Dilshan played a crucial role in bolstering the Bhilwara Kings’ innings by scoring a well-deserved half-century. The former Sri Lankan captain scored 53 runs off 37 balls with one six and six fours. In the match that commenced this afternoon in Jammu, […]
Uganda achieved a significant milestone in the history of cricket as they secured their maiden qualification for an ICC World Cup. This remarkable feat was accomplished by earning a spot in the 2024 T20 World Cup through the African regional qualifying tournament. Uganda’s exceptional performance in the Africa Region Qualifier has secured them a spot […]
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 […]
The BCCI has officially announced the Indian squad for the forthcoming tour of South Africa on Thursday (Nov 30). The upcoming tour will witness the Indian team engaging in three T20Is, three ODIs, and two Test matches. Rohit Sharma leads the Test team, whereas Suryakumar Yadav takes charge of the T20 team. KL Rahul, on […]
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 […]