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Sri Lankan Crew Averts Mid-Air Fire Caused By Phone

Crew on a Sri Lankan Airlines plane carrying 202 passengers have extinguished a mid-flight fire triggered by a mobile...

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India Thump Injury-Hit Sri Lanka In 1st Test

India captain Virat Kohli completed his 17th Test ton on Saturday before his bowlers demolished injury-hit Sri Lanka to...

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Sri Lanka Completes Controversial $1 Billion Port Deal With China

Sri Lanka on Saturday sealed a billion-dollar deal to let a Chinese state firm take over a loss-making port in a move...

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Sri Lanka Signs Deal On Port With China

Sri Lanka has signed a $1.1bn (£837m) deal with China for the control and development of the southern deep-sea port of...

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Kohli Puts India On Target For Crushing Win

Virat Kohli and Abhinav Mukund fired quick runs off dispirited Sri Lankan bowlers on Friday to power India to a hefty...

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Sri Lanka To Sign China Port Deal Despite Protests

Sri Lanka will proceed with the billion-dollar sale of a deep sea port to China despite protests in an effort to slash...

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Perera Fights Back In First India Test

Sri Lanka had their backs against the wall despite a defiant 90 not out by Dilruwan Perera on the third day of the...

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Sri Lanka’s Dilruwan Perera Digs Deep To Hold Off India In 1st Test

Sri Lanka's Dilruwan Perera scored 90 not out by lunch on the third day of the first Test against India in Galle on...

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England Bat Against South Africa In Third Test

England captain Joe Root won the toss and elected to bat against South Africa in the third Test at The Oval on...

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Pradeep Picks Maiden Five-Wicket Haul In India Test

Paceman Nuwan Pradeep clinched his maiden five-wicket haul as Sri Lanka clawed back at a runaway India on day two of...

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India’s Dhawan Dominates In First Sri Lanka Test

Opener Shikhar Dhawan hit an unbeaten 64 to give India a steady start on the first day of the opening Test against Sri...

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Sri Lanka Deploys Troops Amid Oil Workers Strike

Sri Lanka deployed troops and police to distribute fuel Wednesday as striking petroleum workers protested over plans to...

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Sri Lanka Finalises $1.12 Bn Port Deal With China

Sri Lanka's government Tuesday approved the sale to China of a majority stake in a loss-making but strategically-sited...

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Hospitals Overwhelmed As Sri Lanka Dengue Toll Nears 300

Sri Lanka announced Monday it was intensifying its war on dengue fever, with schools to shut across the island to help...

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Shastri On Mission To Keep India At Number One

New India coach Ravi Shastri will Wednesday look to prove his team remains the world's best Test side when they take on...

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China To ‘step Up’ Troop Deployment In India Border Row

China warned on Monday that it will step up its troop deployment in a border dispute with India, vowing to defend its...

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Sri Lanka Navy Rescues Two Elephants Washed Out To Sea

Two young elephants washed out to sea were saved from drowning Sunday by the Sri Lankan navy in the second such...

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Never Easy Playing Sri Lanka In Their Backyard, Says Kohli

Top-ranked India will not take Sri Lanka lightly despite the home team's recent indifferent form as well as...

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India Says It Has International Backing On China Border Dispute

India's stand in its border dispute with China is supported by other countries, Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj said...