A court in Nepal has found the country’s highest profile cricketer Sandeep Lamichhane guilty of raping an 18-year-old woman and has fixed January 10 for his sentencing. The judgement was announced after a repeatedly delayed trial that had left him free to continue his sporting career. The 23-year-old has been the face of cricket in […]

Mitchell Santner led his New Zealand side to series parity in the third, rain-hit T20I against Bangladesh at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui. He finished with exceptional figures of 4 for 16 in 4 overs as Bangladesh folded for 110. New Zealand lost half their side but James Neesham (28 off 20) and Santner […]

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It has been reported that a police officer attached to the Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) was killed while another person was injured during a shooting incident that took place near a hotel in Palana, Weligama this morning (31)  

by Rex Clementine   The Boxing Day Test match has become an integral part of the game of cricket as during the festive season people are hooked onto their televisions from morning to evening watching the proceedings at MCG before switching their channel to find out what’s happening at Centurion. The Boxing Day Tests are […]

Pakistan’s election body has rejected former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s nomination to contest the 2024 parliamentary elections, with Khan’s Pakistan Tahreek-e Insaf (PTI) party accusing authorities of stopping most of its candidates from participating in the elections due in February. The 71-year-old former cricket star, who is serving a three-year prison sentence for corruption, was […]

There were moments sprinkled all over Day 4 when it looked like Pakistan were capable of taking the game by the scruff of its neck, but a relentless Pat Cummins put a swift end to that in the final session while becoming the first Test captain to pick 10 wickets in an MCG Test. Pakistan […]

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported that four strong earthquakes took place in the Mid Indian Ridge of the Indian Ocean on Friday morning (Dec.29) south west of Sri Lanka. The first quake registered a magnitude of 4.8 and a depth of 10km, with three subsequent quakes registered magnitudes of 5.2 (depth 10km), 5.8 […]

India’s government has used the highly invasive Pegasus spyware to target high-profile journalists, according to a new investigation by Amnesty International and The Washington Post. The findings, published on Thursday, noted India’s repeated use of Pegasus against journalists, including one who was previously a victim of an attack using the same spyware. Created by Israeli […]

India’s final frontier will have to be conquered some other time. A batting meltdown on the third evening in Centurion saw them fold for 131 in just over 34 overs, giving South Africa a win by an innings & 32 runs and a 1-0 lead in the two match series. India’s effort with the bat […]

Australia managed to fight back from a tight corner to keep control of the second Test at the end of the third day’s play at Melbourne. Mitchell Marsh’s 96 played a pivotal part in them retaining control even as Pakistan kept fighting. Having gained a 54-run first innings lead on the back of Pat Cummins’ […]

A court in Qatar has commuted the death sentences of eight former Indian naval officers, India’s foreign ministry has said. A ministry statement said the “sentences have been reduced” but did not specify what new penalty they would face. Neither Qatar nor India have revealed the specific charges against the men. FT and Reuters have […]

38th death anniversary of Dr E. W. Adikaram falls today By Professor J.B. Disanayaka It happened about sixty years ago. I was just a lad of seventeen, studying in grade eleven at Ananda College. As I walked past the small playground in the centre of the primary school premises, I caught the sight of a […]

Three days after registering their maiden ODI win in New Zealand, Bangladesh once again made history in Napier, this time with their maiden T20I win on these shores. Opting to bowl first on what Jimmy Neesham felt was a “naughty little wicket” at the halfway mark, Bangladesh restricted New Zealand to 134/9, thanks to five […]