Davie and three others escaped but Davie was taken as a prisoner to the king along the Paranaganthota road. Governor North and MacDowall made many attempts to secure his release but the king refused.

Missing several of its biggest stars, Australia has lost its first 50-over match in Sri Lanka by 49 runs after being bowled out for just 165. Steve Smith took a superb catch midway through Sri ...

Australia and Sri Lanka face off in the second and final Test in Galle this afternoon, less than a week after the first Test ended at the same venue. Reigning champions Australia have already ...

Sri Lanka declared bankruptcy in 2022 and halted repayments on some repayments on some US$83 billion in domestic and foreign loans. In November 2023, Sri Lanka reached an agreement with China ...

Sinopec, China's state-owned and largest oil refiner, signed an agreement with Sri Lanka's energy ministry to invest $3.7 billion in a state-of-the-art oil refinery with a capacity of 200,000 ...

China committed to assisting with Sri Lanka’s debt restructuring and pledged to encourage investments in logistics, green development, and digital transformation. The two sides agreed to enhance ...

Rain slowed Australia's progress on day three of the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle. After the tourists dominated the first two days, Sri Lanka resumed on 44-3 and reached 136-5 at lunch ...

COLOMBO: An intruding monkey at a Sri Lankan electrical grid sub-station caused a general islandwide blackout on Sunday (Feb 9), government officials said. The power outage began around 11.30am ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s move to rename Fort Bragg appears to be his latest effort to roll back Biden-administration diversity policies for the military. On Monday, a memo from Hegseth ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday directed the U.S. Army to change the name of Fort Liberty back to Fort Bragg, but with a twist. Hegseth signed a memo aboard a U.S. Air Force C-17 before ...

The six lion cubs born at the Ridiagama safari park were named ata ceremony held at the park today (12)... Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat first in the first ODI against Australia Sri Lanka: ...

The Seven Network has stepped in to secure the rights for Australia's Qantas Tour of Sri Lanka just 12 days before the first Test begins. Australian cricket fans were at risk of being plunged into ...