In the lead-up to the World Cup commencing on October 5, Virat Kohli has issued a clear directive to his friends: No ticket requests.
Pakistan are 1-0 up in the two-Test series having won the opening match in Galle by four wickets.
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has invited Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi to Colombo to apprise him of the ethnic Tamils issue, Sri Lankan Tamil MP Arumuga Thondaiman claimed today.
Narayanan, who will be accompanied by Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon, is expected to take up issues like devolution of powers to Tamils in the island and their immediate rehabilitation in view of their sufferings undergone during the current war.
Who do you think should be part of India's playing XI for the Asia Cup Super Fours match against Sri Lanka?
India has expressed concern about the movement of the Xiang Yang Hong 03 vessel in Indian Ocean waters and also prevailed on Sri Lanka to refuse permission for the ship to dock at Colombo port.
Sanjiv Puri, chairman and managing director of ITC, is looking to expand the conglomerate's play outside India by taking "strategic positions" in markets close to home in the non-cigarette fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) and hospitality businesses. In a recent conversation with Business Standard, Puri revealed that ITC is setting sights beyond India's borders. "We already export to 100-odd countries. We want to scale that up and take some strategic positions in markets close to us," he said.
Sri Lanka's capital Colombo will host a five-day India Trade Fair this October in an effort to boost bilateral trade, officials said Monday.
With five-for, Wellalage lives up to expectations
Asia Cup: Injury scare for Pakistan''s Naseem Shah versus Bangladesh
La Liga leaders Real Madrid were held to a frustrating 1-1 draw at lowly city rivals Rayo Vallecano on Sunday as Joselu's early strike was cancelled out by Raul de Tomas' penalty, a result that could spice up the title race with surprise package Girona.
Rulers in New Delhi and their political aides in sensitive states like Tamil Nadu have to be doubly careful not to provoke a situation whose consequences may be much more than visible now to the naked eye, notes N Sathiya Moorthy.
'Adani can attract vessels at a much lower cost to Vizhinjam as he has the financial muscle to do so.'
Crowd trouble tarnished Pakistan's victory over Sri Lanka as missiles were thrown onto the pitch in the third ODI in Colombo.
'Namaste behno aur bhaiyo, main aapka dost Ameen Sayani bol raha hoon'
'A Chinese company is in the final fray to get a foothold in the strategic Port of Colombo.'
Who do you think should be part of India's playing XI for the Asia Cup Super 4s match against Pakistan?
Even without the ISI, ISIS and Al Qaeda, Tamil Nadu, otherwise acknowledged as a progressive and developed State in the Indian context, has been at the centre of 'multiple militancy' for decades now, points out N Sathiya Moorthy.
Sri Lankan Cricket, on Wednesday, slapped a defamation lawsuit against sports minister Roshan Ranasinghe for making "damaging defamatory statements" against it, deepening the administrative crisis in the country.
The fourth day of second Test between India and Sri Lanka in Colombo on Thursday saw a plethora of records being established.
All the five players who came out to bat in the Sri Lankan first innings in the second Test against India in Colombo scored at least a fifty.
In the Super Four stage, the Men in Blue will take on Pakistan at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Sunday.
Pakistan consolidated its top spot in the 2023-24 ICC World Test Championship table after a a 2-0 series sweep against Sri Lanka.
IMAGES from the Asia Cup Super 4 match played between Sri Lanka and Pakistan in Colombo on Thursday.
Pakistan, co-hosts of the Asia Cup, will take on Nepal in the tournament opener in Multan on Wednesday and will be in high spirits after their whitewash of Afghanistan.
Rohit and Kohli became the fastest batting pair to reach the milestone of 5000 runs in ODIs.
PCB was caught in a deadlock with the ACC for demanding additional compensation on organising chartered flights between Pakistan and Sri Lanka during the Asia Cup.
The site of the blast is just a kilometer away from the hotel in which the Indian cricketers are staying. The hotel has been cordoned off and the players who were in the hotel at the time of the blast are safe.
Maheesh Theekshana will miss the Asia Cup final against India after sustaining a hamstring injury
Sri Lanka meteorological department predicts better weather in coming days
Following the ICC Hall of Fame announcement on November 13, 2023, open letters have been written to the inductees by those close to them. Here, Sourav Ganguly salutes inductee #112, Virender Sehwag.
'Never expected, and never in history, not a single country has extended that kind of assistance'
His kind gesture was widely appreciated on social media.
Tata Realty and Infrastructure, a subsidiary of Tata Sons, is looking to expand its business with over 50 projects across major cities in India, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives. The combined projects boast a development potential exceeding 51 million sq ft, according to a top executive. The Mumbai-based real estate major has completed the first phase of project developments in Male (the Maldives), and is gearing up for the second phase. It has also expanded its footprint in Sri Lanka and plans to add about 2 million sq ft. in Colombo.
It is also understood that the board is quite happy with the way Dravid has managed the team along with captain Rohit over the last two years despite not landing any global trophies.
IMAGES from the Asia Cup Super 4 match played between India and Sri Lanka in Colombo on Friday.
Harin Peiris also said Kumaratunga would break up the island's embattled northeastern province.
Ahead of the ICC World Cup 2023, the PCB is exploring the possibility of sending a psychologist with the squad to India to cope with the pressures of the high-profile tournament.
IMAGES from Asia Cup Super 4 match played between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in Colombo on Saturday.
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