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AFP/APP Galle: Sri Lanka were just five wickets away from a crushing second Test and series victory over New Zealand on Saturday, with the tourists at 129-5 at tea on the third day, having followed on after collapsing to 88 all out in…

AFP/APP Sri Lanka: Middle-order marvel Kamindu Mendis became the joint third-fastest Test batsman to 1,000 runs on Friday as Sri Lanka declared on 602-5 against New Zealand on day two in Galle. Kamindu reached the milestone in 13…

AFP/APP Colombo: Sri Lanka's newly elected leftist president, Anura Kumara Dissanayake of the People's Liberation Front (JVP), is expected to call for snap parliamentary elections as he aims to renegotiate the country’s contentious…

AFP/APP Galle: Prabath Jayasuriya took five wickets to steer Sri Lanka to a 63-run victory Monday over New Zealand on the final morning of the first Test in Galle. Set a target of 275 to win, the Black Caps were bowled out for 211…

AFP/APP Colombo: Cash-strapped Sri Lanka began voting for its next president on Saturday in what is seen as an effective referendum on the unpopular International Monetary Fund (IMF) austerity plan, implemented after the island nation’s…

AFP/APP Sri Lanka: The backbone of the economy, Sri Lanka's tea pickers are determined to use their powerful vote to choose a president this month who will change grim working conditions for good. Tea pickers largely voted as a bloc…

AFP/APP Colombo: Retired Sri Lankan accountant Milton Perera had hoped to use his vote in upcoming presidential elections to vent his fury at political mismanagement and an economic crisis that slashed healthcare. Instead, his widow…

Faiza Gillani Mirpur: In a move that has sparked widespread unrest among the media community, six journalists in Mirpur have been named in an FIR at the New City Police Station under Section 22-A. The charges stem from a 2020 report…

AFP/APP London: Sri Lanka may be struggling in the ongoing second Test against England at Lord's, but things were very different when they made their debut at the 'Home of Cricket' in 1984. The tourists, still a fledgling Test nation,…

APP Islamabad: Pakistan’s Mohammad Rizwan has achieved a career-high ranking in the ICC Men’s Test Batting Rankings, reaching the top 10 for the first time. His recent performances, including scores of 171 not out and 51 against…