The Latest Breaking News from Colombo

NEW DELHI: Sri Lanka secured a hard-fought two-wicket victory against Zimbabwe in the second ODI of the three-match series in Colombo in a thrilling encounter.

Hotel attacks, COVID-19 and an unmatched economic crisis devastated Sri Lanka’s tourism. Now, visitors are returning.

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan president Ranil Wickremesinghe said he is mulling a regulation with which sports minister's power to appoint interim committees would be taken off.

A fundraiser in Colombo aimed for 10 percent of the proceeds to go for Gaza. Most vendors donated their whole income.

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Wednesday invited retired Supreme Court judges, who were part of interim seven-member committee formed by Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe, to form an independent committee.

NEW DELHI: The US will provide $553 million in financing for a port terminal in Sri Lanka’s capital being developed by Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, as New Delhi and Washington look to curtail China’s influence in South Asia.

The U.S. has announced plans to launch a $553-million project to build a new, deep-water shipping container terminal in the Port of Colombo as it competes with China in international development financing

CHENNAI: The DMK and political parties in Tamil Nadu on Monday accused the Union government of “preventing” chief minister M K Stalin’s video message from being telecast at an event in Colombo on November 2 to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Indian-origin or ‘Malaiyaha’ Tamils being taken from India to…

Vaiko slams Union govt. for excluding CM Stalin's video-recorded message from 'Naam 200' event. CM recalled contributions of Hill Country Tamils to Sri Lanka, called for equal access to quality facilities for them.

NEW DELHI: The World Cup clash between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, scheduled to take place in the national capital, hangs in the balance due to severe air pollution. The well-being of the players is now taking precedence over the contest as a thick layer of toxic haze has once again…

Tamil Nadu CM M.K. Stalin's video message for 'Naam 200' event in Colombo was not telecast due to reported objection from GOI. Event was to commemorate 200th anniversary of Indian-origin Tamils' arrival from Chennai.