De Silva brought up his hundred with a boundary off Mohammad Nawaz and got good support from tailender Ramesh Mendis who remained not out on 45.
"We played a lot of dot balls because our set batsmen got out and it was not easy for a new batter coming in. They needed two to three balls to settle and that forced us onto the back foot,"
To emulate the West Indies of 1975 and Australia of 2003 and 2007, India must channel the same indomitable spirit in the final.
The soft-spoken Rudisha, belonging to the Masai tribe, was critical of runners tarring the country's image.
Blind is a film you are better off not watching, warns Mayur Sanap.
With 11 of their players in the squad over the age of 30, and a new World Cup cycle on the horizon, change is inevitable. Coach Roberto Martinez has also yet to sign a new contract, with his current deal expiring soon.
A summary of Saturday's action in the English Premier League.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday
Arsenal came up short as their hopes of a first league title since 2004 suffered a setback.
Before they take the field for the World Test Championship final on Friday, June 18, Rajneesh Gupta takes a look at India-New Zealand Test encounters in the new century.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday.
'The Taliban are on the streets due to which there is an atmosphere of fear. The Taliban are constantly appealing to the people of the country that no person should leave Afghanistan and that that they won't let anyone cause any trouble'
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Saturday
Twelve days of movie madness and 36 films later, Aseem Chhabra lists his top 10 favourite films from this year's Cannes Film Festival.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Thursday
Ofcom ruled that it did not consider RT's licensee, ANO TV Novosti, 'fit and proper' to hold a UK broadcast licence.
Azhar Ali hit his fourth Test ton against Australia as Pakistan piled on 476-4 before declaring
Rashford scores a brace as Man United fight back to beat Omonia
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday
Bhediya is an easy, entertaining watch, raves Sukanya Verma.
Young opener Haseeb Hameed celebrated his Test recall with a gritty hundred but Umesh Yadav and Mohammed Siraj's lively spell sent County Select XI packing for 220 on Day 2 of the warm-up match in Durham, on Wednesday.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Saturday
Daniil Medvedev fired Russia into the final of the ATP Cup on Saturday with a tense 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 win over an injury-hampered Alexander Zverev after the German destroyed a racket in frustration over a lost service break.
Miffed hotels, restaurants stare at huge losses on account of advance planning for events that they now have to shelve.
Trekking is a truly transformative experience. Let me tell you why.
American Charley Hoffman, helped by some brilliant iron play down the stretch, clinched his first PGA Tour title in four years with a one-shot victory at the $6.1 million OHL Classic at Mayakoba in Mexico on Sunday.
Prabhjot Singh Katri worked for Layton's taxi as well as one or two restaurants in Truro.
Madam Chief Minister falls short of being a rousing political drama.
'It was more than ego.' 'It carried with it a sincere belief that he was the quintessence of the country, that the country's destiny was irrevocably intertwined with his destiny.' An excerpt from T J S George's The Dismantling of India: In 35 Portraits.
The Kansas City Chiefs ended a half-century Super Bowl drought with a dramatic 31-20 comeback win over the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday to write a breathtaking finish to the National Football League's 100th season. With the Chiefs trailing 20-10 in the fourth quarter, quarterback Patrick Mahomes engineered three touchdown drives in just over five minutes, hitting Travis Kelce and Damien Williams with short touchdown passes to take the lead.
'We cannot get complacent for a second with or without Virat. So we're going to have to be on our toes all summer and we're looking forward to that.'
The Daily Mail website said former Germany international midfielder Ozil was driving his black Mercedes when the car was boxed in by motorbike riders wearing helmets.
Ponniyin Selvan has everything going for it, yet, there is something missing for a wholesome film experience, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
Queens Park Rangers could be consigned to English soccer's minor leagues if they are relegated from the top flight and fail to pay a potentially huge fine for breaching the Football League's financial fair play rules.
Parts of the world on Friday witnessed a solar eclipse
'It was a long time, really tough moments. Tough months'
