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 Senanayake for match-fixing…

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 Tamil Nadu coast of India by December 04, 2023. Thereafter, it would move…

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 blessings on its 73rd Anniversary.…

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 officers from the Nikaveratiya Wildlife…

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 77 players are to be bought from the teams. It is…

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 or thundershowers from time to time in the Northern, North Central and…

On Thursday (November 30), Zimbabwe's hopes of qualifying for the 2024 T20 World Cup were dashed as they were unable to secure one of the top two spots in the Africa Region Qualifier points table. Accordingly, Namibia and Uganda, having secured the top two spots in the points table, have earned qualification for the 2024 T20 World Cup. Uganda emerged victorious in today's game against…

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 series comprising of one Test, three ODIs, and three T20Is is…

Recently (01), the Colombo Magistrate's Court ordered cricketer Sachitra Senanayake to…

Sri Lankan all-rounder Angelo Mathews has been named among the players grouped…