Reuters: Usain Bolt will not seek a wild card entry in the 100 metres at next year’s world championships, hoping instead to secure a spot via the Jamaican trials, the six-time Olympic gold medallist said on Tuesday. The triple world record holder said he would defer the wild card honour for the Moscow event ...

  Reuters: Spain’s Juan Carlos Ferrero, a former world number one who won the French Open in 2003 but whose career has been hampered by injuries, will retire after playing at his home event next month, he said on Wednesday. “The Valencia Open 500 will be my final tournament, in the best possible scenario,” Ferrero ...

ESPNCricinfo: Mohammad Ashraful has pointed to Bangladesh’s intensive preparation across three continents as their biggest asset as they head into the ICC World Twenty20. They have played a quarter of all their Twenty20 internationals this year, as well as two competitions where they played unofficial matches, all targeted towards a proper build-up to the event, ...

Of media, politics, and striking the right balance By Cheranka Mendis The actual conflict between journalism and politics lies in a tug-o-war between presenting a narration of reality as it was while dodging attempts of other parties to frame stories for personal agendas. Speaking at a breakfast meeting, Al Jazeera Network Former Director General Wadah ...

On Friday (7) afternoon, the eve of provincial council elections in three provinces, a certain gathering took place at 101, Rosmead Place, which houses the corporate offices of Democratic National Alliance (DNA) National List Parliamentarian, Tiran Alles. Consultations that lasted for hours, took place between Alles and UNP Deputy Leader Sajith Premadasa and a few ...

With peace dawning in the northern peninsula, Pan Asia Bank with its modern outlook coupled with simple banking solutions has well and truly entered hearts and minds of the energetic people of the Northern Province.

The Lanka Business Coalition on HIV and Aids (LBCH) launched their revamped website andlsquo;www.ibchconnect.comandrsquo; with information and updates to educate, inform and raise awareness on HIV and AIDS on the premise that there is still a high level of ignorance of the disease and that prevention is better than cure.

In a fast-changing world, the ability to adapt quickly to any situation is becoming a vital asset for everyone. Adaptability can be elaborated as andlsquo;The Art of Winning in an Age of Uncertaintyandrsquo;.

The CBE Group Staff Recreation and Welfare Club Annual General Meeting (AGM) was held recently at the Burgher Recreation Club (BRC) Grounds Colombo 5.

With the intention of bridging cultural and ethnic divides amongst Sri Lankans, a friendly cricket match between Ananda College and Jaffna Hindu College was held recently at the Ananda College grounds.

Standing tall at 6 feet 10 inches, and surging towards stardom with Seylan Bank is Sri Lankan netball skipper Tharjini Sivalingam andmdash; theandnbsp; worldandrsquo;s tallest netballer, and considered the best player within the Asian Netballing Circuit.

Ceybank Asset Management Ltd., recently introduced its Monthly Investment Plan (CeyMIPs)andnbsp;to provide small investors easy access to the capital markets.

Peopleandrsquo;s Leasing Company PLC has secured the distinction of being the only Sri Lankan non-banking financial institution to secure two international credit ratings.

One of the largest healthcare systems providers in Sweden, Cambio Healthcare Systems has set up a research and development centre in Sri Lanka and is now poised to expand further with the vision of being the leading healthcare systems provider in the Nordic regions.

Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation (SLIC) 2011 Annual Report won two prestigious awards at the recently held 2011 Vision Awards in New York. The awards andndash; a Gold Award in the Insurance category and a Bronze Award for the most improved Annual report in the Asia Pacific region andndash; are especially significant as the Annual Report was conceptualized and designed to mark SLICandrsquo;s 50th an...

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka) recently held the awards ceremony for the Certificate and Intermediate level students where a total of 21 students won special prizes for their accomplishments in the initial stage of the chartered accounting course offered by the institute.

With Technology literally ruling the 21standnbsp;Century the need for systematic Software System Development and maintenance together with a method to ensure its reliability and efficiency is paramount.

Candela, an innovative new interactive education tool, is to be launched at the Colombo International Book Fair at the BMICH next week.

Stephan Anthonisz and Sujeewa Karunasena, who joined Softlogic Group with effect from 1 September, 2012 come from diverse backgrounds and long service.

Theandnbsp;United States,andnbsp;Sri Lankaandrsquo;s single largest trading partner is keen to double its exports toandnbsp;Sri Lankaandnbsp;by 2014, a top of official of the USandnbsp;embassy said recently.

10-day rally checkmated by profit taking on Rs. 2 b turnover; buying returns at tail-end Retailers, who staged a dramatic bull run in recent weeks, propelling indices to rise by over 10%, yesterday took what one broker described as a “well-deserved breather” as profit taking ruled the Colombo Bourse. The ASI after a momentary rise ...

By Maheshi Perera It’s a question to most people whether social media is a fad or not. This was the same question that has prompted Sirasa News First to introduce an innovative digital and mobile platform yesterday. Capital Maharaja Organisation said as a leading news provider, Sirasa believes that it was time that they give ...

Reuters: Investors fed up with years of poor returns are deserting BRIC equity funds, pushing share valuations to record cheap levels and questioning the future of the high-profile investment theme. The term, coined in 2001 by Goldman Sachs banker Jim O’Neill, provided a catchy acronym to unite the four biggest emerging economies, two of which ...

The Australian Catholic University (ACU) recently held an awards ceremony for winners of the andlsquo;PIXELandrsquo; photography competition.

Bharti Airtel announced the conclusion of the Airtel Rising Stars programme at a colourful awards ceremony held at the Sinhalese Sports Club at which the 12 best young footballers in the country were selected by independent coaches from Manchester United andnbsp;to visit Old Trafford in England for an opportunity to meet and interact with the Manchester United football team.

Corporate earnings of entities listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange have contracted in the second quarter of 2012, says a research report released recently by Lanka Securities Research.

Union Bank is pleased to announce the appointment of Sabry Ghouse and Sunil Karunanayake as a new independent non executive directors to the Bank's Board of Directors with effect from andnbsp;30 August 2012.

The Maldives Hotel Asia 2012 will see the participation of a 20 member delegation from Sri Lanka from 10 to 12 September 2012 courtesy of the Sri Lanka andndash; Maldives Bilateral Business Council of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce.