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Using explosives is illegal, wasteful and devastating to marine life and people’s livelihoods. Yet in Sri Lanka and around the world it’s thriving as a quick and easy route to a lucrative haul

The captain took three wickets and added 44 runs in a historic victory which gave Sri Lanka their first series win against England, a 2-1 triumph

Sri Lankan lawmakers are debating the fate of country’s health minister, seeking to remove him over his alleged failure to secure enough essential drugs and laboratory equipment that some say resulted in preventable deaths in hospitals

Sri Lanka cricketer Senanayake arrested for match fixing allegations. Arrested by Sports Corruption Investigation Unit after surrendering. Banned from traveling overseas for 3 months. Accused of enticing two players to fix LPL games. Played 1 Test, 49 ODIs, 24 T20s between 2012-2016. AG's Dept instructed to frame criminal charges against…

Sri Lanka's government will appoint a parliamentary committee to investigate allegations made in a British television report that Sri Lankan intelligence had complicity in the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings

This chilling Dispatches documentary reports on the aftermath of 2019’s apparently random terrorist attack, and alleges unpalatable truths

Kusal Mendis narrowly misses century, guides SL to 291-8 in crucial Asia Cup match vs. Afghanistan. Mendis' 92 off 84 balls, Pathum Nissanka & Charith Asalanka's contributions help SL to solid start. Middle-order stutter, Rashid Khan's deflection run out of Mendis, Dunith Wellalage & Maheesh Theekshana's 64-run 8th wicket stand.…

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PCB chairman Najam Sethi slams Asia Cup scheduling after India-Pakistan match washout in Pallekele. Suggested playing in UAE, but "poor excuses" made to accommodate Sri Lanka. Politics over sport, he says. Hybrid model used, with four games in Pakistan, rest in Sri Lanka.