Things are never easy in Sri Lanka

'Sirisena will keep both Rajapaksa and Wickremesinghe on tenterhooks till the next general election due in 2020,' says Aditi Phadnis. IMAGE: Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena, right, with......

Rajapaksa & Bros are back with a bang!

President Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Rajapaksa will transform Sri Lanka's political landscape after Thursday's electoral triumph, predicts N Sathiya Moorthy, veteran Colombo watcher. IMAGE:......

1 killed in anti-Muslim violence in Sri Lanka

A Muslim man has been killed in northwestern Sri Lanka as majority Sinhalese mobs set fire to shops and vehicles as communal violence broke out in the aftermath of the Easter Sunday attacks, a......

Lanka names officer accused of human rights abuse as Army chief

IMAGE: Lt Gen Shavendra Silva headed the Army's 58th Division in the final battle against the LTTE in the final stages of the civil war in 2009. Photograph: Stringer/ Reuters A controversial Sri......

Former SL spinner Senanayake charged in match-fixing case

IMAGE: Sachithra Senanayake becomes the first Sri Lanka cricketer to be indicted for match-fixing under the country's recently-introduced anti-corruption law. Photograph: Dinuka......

Senanayake to replace Saeed Ajmal at Worcestershire

Sri Lankan off-spinner Sachithra Senanayake has signed up with English county team Worcestershire, replacing Pakistan's Saeed Ajmal for the upcoming season. "With Saeed Ajmal's situation it is......

Sri Lanka's Senanayake to face Chennai 'action' test

Sachithra Senanayake, the Sri Lankan off-spinner banned for illegal bowling action, is to proceed to Chennai's ICC accredited centre for suspect actions. Jerome Jayaratne, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC)......

Cricket Buzz: SL spinner Senanayake reported for suspect action

Sri Lanka off-spinner Sachithra Senanayake has been reported for a suspect bowling action following his side's win over England in the fourth One-Day International at Lord's on Saturday, the......

Cricket Buzz: SL spinner Senanayake banned over action

Off-spinner Sachithra Senanayake has been banned from international cricket for an illegal bowling action, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) said on Saturday. Senanayake, 29, was reported during his side's......