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Jenni Hermoso and Alba Redondo scored twice as Spain underlined their credentials as potential Fifa Women’s World Cup winners by thrashing Zambia to progress to the last 16 with a game to spare. The Spanish opened their Group C campaign with a comfortable 3-0 win against Costa Rica last week, having a total of 46 […]
''අන්ධ නිසා මට ඉස්සර වාහනයක් අතගාන්න නොදුන් අය දැන් වාහන හදාගන්න මගේ ළඟට එනවා. ඉස්සර මම අතගානවා කියලා තාත්තා ළඟට හදන්න ගෙනාපු වාහනත් ආපහු අරගෙන ගිහින් තියෙනවා. දැන් ඒ අය වාහන හදාගන්න මගේ ළඟට එනවා.'' යනුවෙන් මලිදු තිලකරත්න BBC සිංහල සේවයට පැවසුවේය.
China has removed Qin Gang as foreign minister less than seven months after he was appointed to the post. Qin Gang had been seen as a close associate of President Xi Jinping. He is replaced by veteran Communist Party foreign affairs chief Wang Yi. Qin’s prolonged disappearance from public view – and official silence over […]
By Jayantha Somasundaram (This articlecontinued from yesterday (25) is based on reporting by the international media on the events in Sri Lanka forty years ago.) “For day after day Tamils were beaten, hacked or burned to death in the streets, on buses, on trains – sometimes in the sight of horrified foreign tourists. Their homes […]
New Zealand missed a golden opportunity to edge closer to the knockout stages of the Women’s World Cup as the Philippines upset them in Wellington. It was a famous victory for the Philippines, the first by one of the eight debutants at the tournament, and they celebrated passionately at full-time. Co-hosts New Zealand shocked Norway […]
ශ්රී ලංකාවේ බුද්ධ ප්රතිමා නෙලීමේ කලාව බංගලාදේශයේ ප්රචලිත කිරීම තම අරමුණ බව බංගලිදේශයේ සිට ලංකාවට වැඩම කර එම කලාව හදාරණ සංඝප්රිය හිමියෝ BBC සිංහල සේවයට පැවසූහ.
Twitter has changed its brand and logo from its famous blue bird to “X”. The new white X on a black background has replaced the blue bird on the desktop version of the social network, although is yet to appear on the mobile app. “Tweets” will also be replaced, according to Twitter’s owner Elon Musk, […]
Colombia got their 2023 Fifa Women’s World Cup off to the perfect start with victory over South Korea in Sydney. Catalina Usme put the South Americans ahead from the penalty spot, before teenager Linda Caicedo doubled the lead thanks to an error from Korean keeper Yoon Young-geul. That was enough to give Colombia their second […]
Sri Lanka born popular BBC newsreader George Alagiah has died at the age of 67 after being diagnosed with bowel cancer nine years ago, his agent has said. One of the BBC’s best-known journalists, he presented the BBC News at Six for two decades, having previously had a lengthy career as a foreign correspondent. Alagiah died peacefully […]
BBC newsreader George Alagiah has died at the age of 67, British media reported on Monday.
Ary Borges scored the first hat-trick of the 2023 Fifa Women’s World Cup as Brazil cruised to victory over Panama. The winger netted a double in the first half and set up Bia Zaneratto shortly after the interval with a backheel, before heading home the fourth goal. It means Brazil maintain their perfect record of […]
Striker Cristiana Girelli came off the bench to head an 87th-minute winner in Italy’s Women’s World Cup opener against Argentina. It looked as though Italy were going to be frustrated in Auckland by a gritty defensive performance from Argentina before substitute Girelli came good to earn the 1-0 victory. The experienced Juventus attacker had replaced […]
Germany began their Women’s World Cup campaign in style as captain Alexandra Popp scored twice to see off debutants Morocco in Melbourne. It was a comfortable victory for world number two side Germany, who are heavy favourites to top Group H. Striker Popp, who was ruled out of the Euro 2022 final through injury, made […]
Corfu has become the latest Greek island to issue an evacuation order, as the country grapples with wildfires. Photos uploaded to social media show flames engulfing Corfu. A fire broke out on the northern part of the island which is popular with British tourists. It comes after some 19,000 people were evacuated on the island […]
France suffered a frustrating start to their Fifa Women’s World Cup campaign as they were held to a goalless draw by Jamaica. Herve Renard’s side could not break down a disciplined Jamaica, for whom star striker Khadija Shaw was sent off in stoppage time. The Reggae Girlz held on for their first Women’s World Cup […]
Amanda Ilestedt scored a last-minute winner as Sweden beat South Africa 2-1 at the Fifa Women’s World Cup in Wellington. The 2022 Africa Cup of Nations champions came close to picking up their first point at a World Cup, having lost all three matches on their only previous appearance in 2019. South Africa opened the […]
Stefanie van der Gragt’s first-half goal gave the Netherlands a 1-0 victory over Fifa Women’s World Cup debutants Portugal in Dunedin. Van der Gragt’s powerful header was ruled out by referee Kateryna Monzul before the video assistant referee encouraged her to review her decision. Portugal failed to trouble the Netherlands defence, registering their only shot […]
Amalie Vangsgaard scored a late winner as Denmark marked their their return from a 16-year Fifa Women’s World Cup absence with a 1-0 win over China. The substitute, who had only been on the pitch for five minutes, headed home Pernille Harder’s corner in the 90th minute in Perth, Australia. There were doubts over whether […]
(Excerpted from volume ii of the Sarath Amunugama autobiography) During one of my visits to Colombo I got a call to see the President at ‘Breamar’. Gamini Dissanayake had told him of my friendship with Parathasarathy and he wanted me to help him repair the damage done to their friendship due to the abuse heaped […]
The United States launched their bid for an unprecedented third consecutive world crown with a comfortable win against Women’s World Cup debutants Vietnam in Auckland. Sophia Smith struck twice before half-time for the four-time world champions in front of thousands of travelling USA fans in a crowd of 41,107. Smith, one of 14 players in […]
Japan got their Fifa Women’s World Cup campaign off to a perfect start with a dominant win against debutants Zambia. Hinata Miyazawa’s two goals were separated by a Mina Tanaka strike before Jun Endo added a fourth. Zambia goalkeeper Catherine Musonda got a second yellow card for conceding a late penalty in Hamilton, New Zealand. […]
England produced a lacklustre performance against tournament debutants Haiti in their opening match of the Women’s World Cup but held on for a narrow victory in Brisbane. Georgia Stanway’s pinpoint re-taken penalty gave England victory despite an underwhelming performance by the Lionesses. The midfielder kept her cool after the Video Assistant Referee adjudged Haiti goalkeeper […...
US President Biden has chosen a female admiral to lead the US Navy – the first time a woman has been nominated to head one of the US military branches. Lisa Franchetti is a former head of the US 6th Fleet and US naval forces in South Korea, and has also served as an aircraft […]
Former President Donald Trump will go on trial for alleged mishandling of classified documents in spring next year, a court has ruled. Judge Aileen Cannon set the case for 20 May. Trump had wanted the trial held after the November 2024 election. Prosecutors wanted it this year. The high-profile case will begin with the election […]
Questions are being asked about the role of the police in the ghastly incident where two women were paraded naked by a mob of men in India’s Manipur state. A video of the incident, which took place on 4 May, went viral on Wednesday and caused global outrage. On Thursday, police opened a case of […]
Switzerland opened their 2023 Fifa Women’s World Cup campaign with a 2-0 victory over debutants the Philippines in Dunedin, New Zealand. Ramona Bachman’s penalty late in the first half opened the scoring for the Swiss before Seraina Piubel doubled their lead with a close-range effort in the 64th minute. After a bright start for the […]
Amsterdam’s council has banned cruise ships from the city centre as the Dutch capital tries to limit visitor numbers and curb pollution. Politicians said the vessels were not in line with the city’s sustainable ambitions. It means the central cruise terminal on the River IJ near Amsterdam’s main train station will close and is the […]
India has outlawed the export of non-basmati white rice in an attempt to ward off looming domestic price spikes. Heavy rains have hurt crops in the country and rice prices have risen by more than 11% over the last 12 months. Non-basmati white grain currently accounts for about a quarter of India’s rice exports, the […]
A video showing two women being paraded naked by a mob in the violence-hit north-eastern state of Manipur has sparked outrage in India. The police say they have opened a case of gang rape and arrested a man, adding that others will be held soon. On Thursday, parliament’s session in Delhi was disrupted as lawmakers […]
The schedule for the 2023 Asia Cup has been announced with the group stage match between Pakistan and India to be played in Kandy. The two sides have only played in World Cups and neutral venues since 2013 because of political tensions. Pakistan and Sri Lanka will co-host the tournament, that runs from 30 August […]