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New Zealand face Sri Lanka in T20 Women's World Cup

This one feels like a must win game for both teams so early on in the competition

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New Zealand and Sri Lanka battle it out at Women's World Cup

Dubai crash: Final adieu as victims’ bodies flown home

Embalming done together on Friday; repatriation carried out in phases across the weekend

Clockwise from top left: Samuvel Rangasami, Markandey Chauhan, Abdul Rasheed, Saleem Sayyed, Thirupathi Gollapally, Mohammad Saqib and Abdul Rafiq

UAE Sri Lanka CEPA talks could conclude within a year

Sri Lanka sees CEPA as the next step to deepen UAE trade, investment and jobs links

UAE-Sri Lanka trade deal could be finalised within a year

Dubai road crash: All victims identified; youngest 23

'They chose to work on a Sunday': Firm mourns workers, most joined just months ago

Clockwise from top left: Samuvel Rangasami, Markandey Chauhan, Abdul Rasheed, Saleem Sayyed, Thirupathi Gollapally, Mohammad Saqib and Abdul Rafiq

Sri Lanka raise fuel prices after IMF loan instalment

Petrol and diesel hikes mark latest step in Sri Lanka’s post-crisis reforms

Fuel prices rise as Colombo moves to end subsidies under IMF bailout terms

Sri Lanka raises tax on imported cars

50% levy on car duties aims to protect foreign reserves amid oil price shock

Colombo moves to curb vehicle imports as rupee weakens on Middle East turmoil

Sri Lankan ex-CEO linked to Airbus bribes found dead

Chandrasena was remanded in March on charges of conspiring to accept a $16m bribe

Kapila Chandrasena, the former chief executive of SriLankan Airlines, was found dead at the Colombo home of a relative, said police.

Sri Lanka raises fuel prices by 25% as oil prices soar

Petrol jumps to ₹398/litre, diesel rises to ₹382 amid price hike

The Strait of Hormuz has been effectively closed by Iran in retaliation over the US and Israeli war against it, now entering its fourth week.

Sri Lanka refused ground access to US warplanes

Request to station two warplanes at civilian airport turned down to maintain neutrality

Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.

Jayasuriya has fasted during Ramadan since younger days

Former Sri Lankan opener recently stepped down from his position as Sri Lanka head coach

Sri Lanka's head coach Sanath Jayasuriya addresses a press conference at the R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium in Colombo on July 4, 2025, on the eve of the second one-day international (ODI) cricket match between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.

Sri Lanka call off Afghanistan series in UAE

The teams were scheduled to play three T20Is in Sharjah and three ODIs in Dubai

Sri Lanka's head coach Sanath Jayasuriya (5R) speaks to players during the 2026 ICC Men's T20 Cricket World Cup Super Eights match between Sri Lanka and Pakistan at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy on February 28, 2026.

Sri Lanka takes control of Iranian vessel off coast

Move comes after the ship sought assistance while anchored outside the country’s waters

A police vehicle carrying Sri Lanka's Scene of Crime Officers (SOCO) enters the Karapitiya hospital, where the rescued Iranian sailors are being treated, in Galle on March 5, 2026.

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