The injury adds to an already heaving Sri Lanka injury roster. Bowlers Nuwan Pradeep, Dushmantha Chameera and Shehan Madushanka are already in serious doubt for the West Indies tour. Given Karunaratne’s success in 2017 – he was the fifth-highest Test run scorer in 2017, with 1031 runs – his …
There’s another reason to visit Mysuru now – the Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens is now home to two anacondas, one male and one female. The four-year-old reptiles, measuring 8-feet in length, are part of an exchange programme with the Sri Lanka National Zoo. According to C Ravishankar, …
Sri Lanka have suffered a serious blow to their squad for the forthcoming series against West Indies, with opener Dimuth Karunaratne out of at least part of the tour with injury. An x-ray has confirmed the presence of a fracture in the index finger of Karunaratne’s left hand, which will rule him out for at least …
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka opener Dimuth Karunaratne has fractured a finger in practice, officials said Wednesday, and is in doubt for a West Indies tour … Sri Lanka’s cricket board confirmed Karunaratne sustained the injury while batting in the nets on Tuesday to prepare for a limited-overs tournament.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) — Sri Lanka opener Dimuth Karunaratne has fractured a finger in practice, officials said Wednesday, and is in doubt for a West Indies tour starting this month. Sri Lanka’s cricket board confirmed Karunaratne sustained the injury while batting in the nets on Tuesday to prepare …
ECONOMYNEXT – The International Finance Corporation (IFC), part of the World Bank Group, is investing US$27 million in Melwa Hotels and Resorts Private Limited to build three hotels across Sri Lanka which will be operated by Hilton Hotels. The investme…
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, on Wednesday announced an investment of $27 million in Sri Lanka’s Melwa Hotels and Resorts Private Limited. The financing will help Melwa Hotels, a subsidiary of Melwire Rolling Private Limited, develop three new hotels outside of Colombo, in Yala, …
In Sri Lanka, Eight new State Ministers and ten new Deputy Ministers were sworn in today as part of the reshuffle within the government. Earlier, President Maithripala Sirisena had changed cabinet portfolios of eighteen ministers yesterday, which was f…
Sri Lanka’s central bank Wednesday called for political stability amid mounting tensions in the ruling coalition and as the economy recorded its slowest growth in 16 years. The Central Bank of Sri Lanka warned that the government should press ahead with economic reforms even as the coalition lost its …
China’s Belt and Road Initiative leads the news today as one of the biggest players in the global infrastructure drive kicks off talks with potential investors for an estimated $4 billion in real estate deals linked to a Sri Lankan port project. On a slightly greener note, one of Singapore’s largest developers has …