The second one-day international between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh at Hambantota was abandoned on Monday following persistent rain, which did not allow any play after just five overs had been bowled in the Sri Lankan innings. ...
11:17 PM, Mar 25, 2013
Thilanga Sumathipala, the front-runner to become the head of Sri Lanka Cricket has been disqualified to contest the election next month. ...
09:19 PM, Mar 25, 2013
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Monday urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh not only to ask for shifting of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) from Colombo this November but also boycott the meet and the leaders' retreat. ...
06:11 PM, Mar 25, 2013
After being put in to bat by Bangladesh, Sri Lanka were 33 for 0...
02:26 PM, Mar 25, 2013
The 24-year-old Rahman, who is likely to play in the 2nd ODI Monday, has amassed 978 runs in 48 List-A fixtures. ...
12:47 PM, Mar 25, 2013
All does not seem to be well within the DMK as party chief Karunanidhi's son MK Alagiri has skipped the executive meeting and has left for Madurai. Alagiri is reportedly upset with younger brother MK Stalin, Karunanidhi's political heir, for reportedly pushing their father to withdraw support to the UPA. ...
09:00 AM, Mar 25, 2013
Nearly a week after leaving the UPA government over the Lankan crisis, the DMK top brass will meet on Monday in Chennai to decide their next course of action. The DMK executive body is expected to plan their strategy for the next Lok Sabha elections on whether to provide outside support or not. ...
08:22 AM, Mar 25, 2013
Faced with growing anti-Sri Lankan sentiments in Tamil Nadu, Colombo may shift its deputy high commission office out of Chennai, a media report said on Sunday. The new location could be Trivandrum in neighbouring Kerala, the Sunday Times said. ...
02:16 AM, Mar 25, 2013
The Bangladesh bowlers need to pull up their socks after they went for plentiful in the first one-dayer. ...
06:02 PM, Mar 24, 2013
Under attack over recent CBI raid at DMK leader MK Stalin's house in Chennai, government on Sunday said the agency's action was not "targeted" at any individual though its timing was "wrong". ...
03:17 PM, Mar 24, 2013
Tillakaratne Dilshan cracked an unbeaten 113 as Sri Lanka thrashed Bangladesh by eight wickets in Hambantota. ...
11:35 PM, Mar 23, 2013
MDMK chief Vaiko on Saturday requested Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa to adopt a resolution in the state Assembly on the Sri Lankan Tamils issue, similar to the one adopted two years ago. ...
03:57 PM, Mar 23, 2013
Riding on the century from Tillakaratne Dilshan, Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by 8 wickets to take 1-0 lead in the series. ...
02:55 PM, Mar 23, 2013
With less than 10 days to go before the sixth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) begins, politics is making an impact on the cricket tournament. Sources say that IPL franchisees have told the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to drop Chennai as a venue for matches, if the current political situation over Sri Lankan Tamils remains. ...
01:10 PM, Mar 23, 2013
Bangladesh will seek inspiration from their Asia Cup victory over Sri Lanka when they face them in a three-match ODI series. ...
03:21 PM, Mar 22, 2013
A day after India voted in favour of the UN resolution on war crimes in Sri Lanka, sources said diplomatic ties between the two neighbouring countries are beginning to crackdown. On Thursday, Sri Lanka announced plans to partially take over an oil storage depot from the Indian Oil Company's Sri Lankan arm. ...
07:29 AM, Mar 22, 2013
India's amendments to make the US-sponsored resolution against Sri Lanka tougher at the UNHRC could not be incorporated due to lack of consensus, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said on Thursday. ...
02:32 AM, Mar 22, 2013
Expressing disappointment over India voting in favour of the US-sponsored resolution against Sri Lanka on human rights, Sri Lankan High Commissioner Prasad Kariyawasam on Thursday said India's decision was due to its compulsions. ...
10:05 PM, Mar 21, 2013
India on Thursday denied reports that Sri Lanka had decided to reposses a part of a strategic oil depot Indian Oil as was announced by Information Minister Keheliya Rambukwella. An official spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs said that India has been assured that such reports were not correct. ...
08:58 PM, Mar 21, 2013
The US resolution against Sri Lanka over alleged human rights violations has been passed at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva. While 25 countries including India voted in favour of the resolution, 13 countries voted against it and eight countries abstained from voting. ...
04:14 PM, Mar 21, 2013
