Much will depend on how a young, largely inexperienced Bangladesh attack can contend with a suddenly-confident Sri Lanka batting order. On Thursday, the visitors ran down Bangladesh’s highest-ever T20 score inside 17 overs. Sri Lanka are not a world-beating limited-overs side yet, though.
Days ahead of Sri Lanka’s February 10 local government polls, the 85-year-old politician urged the northern Tamils to speak in one voice and support the ITAK. Whether it was the Northern Provincial Council elections in 2013, or the parliamentary elections of August 2015, the voters had done just that, …
Bangladesh will have their last chance to restore some pride against Sri Lanka on Sunday (February 18) as they stride out for the final T20I in Sylhet. The hosts got some much needed boost with the availability of their regular opener Tamim Iqbal as he…
Sri Lanka’s embattled Prime Minister Ranil Wickrmesinghe told reporters on Friday that his government would be sending a delegation to the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, to brief them on progress in implementing a UN resolution on accountability. “Geneva is on the performance up …
The question that springs to mind immediately therefore, was whether the Leader of the UNP and the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka for a record four times, was extending such brazen public support for a man gravely damaged by the vilification of a Presiden…
ECONOMYNEXT – A last ditch attempt by President Maithripala Sirisena to oust Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has failed due to a constitutional hurdle and more significantly the lack of parliamentary support, sources close to both sides said. Presi…
It had been suspected right through Sri Lanka’s tour, but it is now official: Chandika Hathurusingha’s knowledge of Bangladesh players and conditions provided Sri Lanka with a substantial edge. Having been Bangladesh’s head coach – a role he had held since 2014 – until October last year, …
Since their arrival in Bangladesh, Hathurusingha’s presence in their camp had been a major point of discussion so as to if his three-plus years of experience with Bangladesh as head coach will have any impact. As it stands, it is quite evident that it did with Sri Lanka clinching the Test series after winning …
President Sirisena expressed these views at a meeting with China’s Ambassador to Sri Lankan Cheng Xueyuan on Friday. At the discussions President Sirisena expressed support for the a port in the southern town of Hambantota which is managed by a Chinese company as well as a China funded …
A woman has died in a road accident which took place near the bus stand in Padeniya in Wariyapola this morning(Feb.17). Police said that the incident has taken place when the woman tried to get into a bus which belongs to the Sri Lanka Transport Board….