Sri Lanka

ICC Champions Trophy: The five Sri Lankan players to watch out for

NDTVCricket | Thursday May 23, 2013

The Sri Lankan team is placed with Australia, hosts England and New Zealand in Group A and will look at consolidated efforts from its top players to answer tough questions.

History of ICC Champions Trophy

NDTVCricket | Thursday May 23, 2013

Inaugurated in Dhaka, Bangladesh in 1998, the Champions Trophy was played every two years until 2009, switching to a round-robin format in 2002 (in Sri Lanka).

Jayalalithaa renews demand for retrieval of Kachatheevu islet from Sri Lanka

Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 21, 2013

Voicing concern over attacks on Indian fishermen, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today asked the Centre to take urgent steps for retrieval of Katchatheevu islet, ceded to Sri Lanka in 1974, besides redrawing the International Maritime Boundary Line.

Australian gets 45 years for Indian student's murder

Agence France-Presse | Friday May 17, 2013

An Australian man who raped and strangled his neighbour Indian student and threw her body into a canal in a suitcase was jailed today for 45 years for the "horrifying" murder.

Cyclone Mahasen hits Bangladesh, 45 people killed

Associated Press | Friday May 17, 2013

Cyclone Mahasen weakened by Thursday afternoon into a tropical storm and then dissipated, causing far less damage than had been feared as it passed over Bangladesh and spared Myanmar almost entirely, meteorological officials said.

Ecuador smashes India-to-US migrant smuggling ring

Agence France-Presse | Friday May 17, 2013

A ring that smuggled immigrants from India and Sri Lanka into the United States through Ecuador has been broken up with the arrest of six people, Ecuadoran authorities said on Thursday.

Malaysian couple jailed for 24 years for starving maid to death

Press Trust of India | Thursday May 16, 2013

A Malaysian couple was sentenced to 24 years jail each for starving their 24-year-old Cambodian maid to death last year.

Bangladesh orders one million evacuated as Cyclone Mahasen nears

Reuters | Thursday May 16, 2013

Bangladesh is evacuating one million people with Cyclone Mahasen expected to hit its low-lying delta coast on Thursday evening, said the United Nations, which estimated 4.1 million people were at risk due to gale-force winds, heavy rain and flooding.

Myanmar minority resist Cyclone Mahasen evacuation

Associated Press | Thursday May 16, 2013

A cyclone only a day away carries wind and rain that could become deadly. But in dozens of refugee camps that spatter Myanmar's western coast, the order to evacuate ahead of the storm was met with widespread refusal.

Sachithra Senanayake's target? Become Kolkata Knight Riders' No.1 spinner

Wisden India staff | Wednesday May 15, 2013

From being a first-class hero in Sri Lanka to being called for a questionable action while on tour to England to earning US$ 625,000 in the IPL auctions, it's been an interesting journey for Senanayake.

Cyclone kills seven in Sri Lanka; thousands displaced

Reuters | Wednesday May 15, 2013

A cyclone caused by a tropical depression in the Bay of Bengal killed at least seven people in Sri Lanka, government officials said on Tuesday.

Cyclone 'Mahasen' hits Sri Lanka, seven killed

Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 14, 2013

At least seven people have died and nearly 3,000 left homeless as the cyclonic storm 'Mahasen' caused heavy rains in the north and eastern parts of Sri Lanka.

I got better by learning from mistakes, says Mahela Jayawardena

Anand Vasu | Saturday May 11, 2013

Mahela Jayawardena feels that captaining the country is much more easier than to lead an IPL side since the former is all about building a side over a period of time while the latter is all about short term thinking and changes accordingly.

Russell Domingo plans to build on Gary Kirsten success

Agence France-Presse | Saturday May 11, 2013

Kirsten's last assignment will be to take the South African team to the ICC Champions Trophy in England and Wales in June. Domingo will be in charge when South Africa play a one-day series in Sri Lanka in July and August.

Sanath Jayasuriya says Sri Lanka won't go by Angelo Mathews' Pune performance

Press Trust of India | Monday May 13, 2013

Many Sri Lankans have under-performed in the Indian Premier League, but the 'Matara Marauder' is confident that the national team would be able to do well in next month's Champions Trophy in England and Wales.