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Asia Cup | India to begin campaign against Pakistan in Kandy

The six-team ODI tournament will start on August 30 in Multan where host Pakistan takes on Nepal. The tournament is being played in a ‘hybrid model’ with four matches in Pakistan and nine other games, including the final, in Sri Lanka’s Kandy and Colombo. The final will be held at…

The Hindu

Shakeel double hundred has Pakistan in command of 1st test in Sri Lanka

Saud Shakeel became the first Pakistan batter to make a double hundred in Sri Lanka as the visitors took control of the first test after making 461 on Tuesday.

The Hindu

Shakeel, Salman help Pakistan counter Sri Lanka's spin

Pakistan's Shakeel/Salman rescue innings from precarious 101-5, de Silva's 122 bolsters SL to 312. Shakeel/Salman's 120-run stand steadies Pak, de Silva's 50th Test ton helps SL to respectable total.

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Asian Athletics Championships | It rains silver for India on final day

India wins 8 silver at Asian Athletics Championships, finishes 3rd in medal table. Abha Khatau equalled national record in women's shot put, Jyothi Yarraji and Parul Chaudhary won silver in 200m and 5000m respectively. D.P. Manu grabbed a silver in javelin throw. India missed national record-holder Muhammed Anas in men's…

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SL vs Pak first Test | Sri Lanka fights back to reach 242-6 at stumps on first day

Sri Lanka fight back after early wickets to reach 242-6 at stumps on day one of first Test against Pakistan. Vice-captain Dhananjaya de Silva (94) & Angelo Mathews (64) shared crucial partnerships. Shaheen Afridi (3 wickets) and Naseem Shah (1 wicket) bowled well with the new ball.

The Hindu

Sri Lanka vs Pakistan LIVE: Cricket score and updates from ICC World Test Championship 2023-25

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A significant milestone for the sport as Major League Cricket begins in U.S.

Washington Cricket set to hit milestone with launch of Major League Cricket in US. Texas Super Kings face Los Angeles Knight Riders at Dallas on July 14. Six teams, 18 games, 7,200 seat stadium, highest international standards. Teams owned by Indian Americans, 4 best teams compete in playoffs and final.…

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Asia Cup schedule finalised, India not going to Pakistan: BCCI secy Arun Dhumal

The much anticipated Asia Cup games between India and Pakistan will be held in Sri Lanka as Rohit Sharma led team won’t travel to Pakistan, IPL chairman Arun Dhumal confirmed on Wednesday.

The Hindu

Hasaranga, Gardner win ICC 'Player of the Month' award

Sri Lanka spinner Wanindu Hasaranga and Australian women’s team all-rounder Ashleigh Gardner were on Tuesday named ICC’s ‘Player of the Month’ for their impressive performances in June.

The Hindu

The Dutch are returning looted artifacts to Indonesia and Sri Lanka. Does it matter?

Two Dutch museums returned nearly 500 cultural objects to Indonesia and Sri Lanka that were looted during the colonial era, including gold and silverware, statues, weapons and hundreds of artworks.

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Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 Qualifiers Team of Tournament announced by ICC

Sri Lanka, Netherlands and Zimbabwe have three selections each while Scotland contributes two

The Hindu

Former ISRO chief Kasturirangan suffers heart attack in Sri Lanka, being brought to Bengaluru

Former ISRO chairperson and head of New Education Policy’s drafting committee K. Kasturirangan suffered a heart attack in Sri Lanka and is being shifted to Bengaluru for treatment, sources said on July 10.

The Hindu

Swimming in the Seine by 2025: Paris mayor announces three locations

BUSINESS DAILY – Monday, 10.07.2023: We take a look at how the investment of €1.4 billion to clean up the Seine river is beginning to bear fruit. The Paris mayor's office has unveiled the three sections of the Seine that will be safe to swim in by 2025, in a…

France 24

A bejeweled cannon and other art will head home to Sri Lanka from Netherlands museum

Sri Lanka's foreign minister says his country welcomes the Netherlands' return of a bejeweled cannon and other colonial-era artifacts from the Netherlands and is working through how to preserve the items

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T.N. CM Stalin urges External Affairs Minister to secure release of 15 fishermen arrested by Sri Lankan Navy

A day after 15 Indian fishermen from Tamil Nadu were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy, Chief Minister M.K. Stalin wrote to Union Minister for External Affairs S. Jaishankar, requesting him for diplomatic intervention to secure the release of the arrested fishermen.

The Hindu

Sri Lanka win Cricket World Cup qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe

Sri Lanka claimed victory over Netherlands by 128 runs in the final of the 2023 Cricket World Cup qualifier tournament at the Harare Sports Club on July 9

The Hindu

Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe to visit India on July 21

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe will embark on a two-day visit to India on July 21 during which he is expected to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The Hindu

India says it will continue to support Sri Lanka in overcoming its financial crisis

India has reiterated its willingness to play “a constructive role” in supporting Sri Lanka’s efforts for recovery from the worst economic crisis. Read more on The Hindu

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Bangkok Post

Sri Lankan mahout honoured by royals

Their Majesties the King and Queen presented a gift to a Sri Lankan mahout who took care of the ailing Thai elephant Sak Surin, now in 30-day quarantine in Lampang province, after being flown from Sri Lanka on July 2.

Bangkok Post

Living with elephants

The safe return to Thailand from Sri Lanka of the ailing Thai elephant, Sak Surin, which is known in Sri Lanka as Muthu Raja, on July 2 would not have been possible without the collective efforts of several individuals and agencies.

The Hindu

Sri Lanka see off sorry West Indies in qualifier dead rubber

Sri Lanka maintained their unbeaten record at the Cricket World Cup Qualifier as Pathum Nissanka’s hundred helped secure an eight-wicket victory over the West Indies on Friday.

Bangkok Post

Thai elephant under 'normal conditions' in Sri Lanka

Pratu Pha, a 49-year-old male elephant, has been living under normal conditions in Sri Lanka, and Thai authorities have no plans to bring back the jumbo to Thailand, according to the Thai ambassador to this island country.

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Geoffrey Bawa film celebrates the architect’s life and work

Geoffrey Bawa is celebrated in film through new documentary ‘The Genius of the Place: The Life and Work of Geoffrey Bawa’, which premieres in Sri Lanka on 15 July

The Hindu

Brilliant Bas de Leede scores ton, takes five-for to ensure Netherlands' entry into ICC World Cup

This is the fifth time that the Netherlands have qualified for the 50-over global event

The Hindu

TSIIC officials visit Buddhavanam at Nagarjunasagar

Special officer of Buddhavanam project Mallepalli Laxmaiah explained the project’s salient features such as the entrance plaza, Buddhacharithavanam, Jataka vanam, Dhyanavanam, Stupa vanam, Mahastupa and Sri Lanka Buddha statue.

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