Australia will join Sri Lanka in its war on dengue fever, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said Wednesday, as the virus has claimed a record 250 lives and infected nearly 100,000 people in the South...
Niroshan Dickwella and Asela Gunaratne guided Sri Lanka to a record 388 target to beat Zimbabwe by four wickets Tuesday in a pulsating end to their one-off Test. A crucial 121-run sixth-wicket stand...
Niroshan Dickwella struck a defiant half-century to keep Sri Lanka's chase alive after Zimbabwe skipper Graeme Cremer took two wickets on the final day of their one-off Test in Colombo on Tuesday....
Kusal Mendis scored a fluent half-century to keep Sri Lanka's hopes of chasing a record 388 alive on day four of the one-off Test against Zimbabwe on Monday. The hosts were 170 for three at stumps,...
Injured opener Murali Vijay was Monday ruled out from India's upcoming Test series against Sri Lanka, the cricket board said Monday, with Shikhar Dhawan named as his replacement. Vijay, who underwent...
Sikandar Raza hit his maiden Test century on Monday to stretch Zimbabwe's second-innings lead over Sri Lanka to 350 runs, compounding the woes of the embattled hosts on day four. The visitors took...
Sri Lanka spinner Rangana Herath captured three early wickets to rattle Zimbabwe's top-order after the hosts conceded a 10-run lead on the third day of their one-off Test in Colombo on Sunday....
India's cricket board on Saturday made a U-turn on naming former paceman Zaheer Khan and batting great Rahul Dravid as consultants to the national Test team. The move came only four days after Khan...
Ships carrying personnel for China’s first overseas military base have set sail to begin setting up the facility in Djibouti, as the country’s rapidly modernising military extends its global...
Upul Tharanga hit a brisk half-century to lead a strong Sri Lankan reply to Zimbabwe's first innings 356 on the second day of the one-off Test on Saturday. Sri Lanka were 77-0 at lunch with Tharanga...
Sri Lanka has failed to deliver on its international commitments to prosecute government troops and Tamil rebels for atrocities committed during its ethnic war, a UN expert said Friday. Ben Emmerson...
Batsman Craig Ervine hit a fighting half-century as Zimbabwe took tea at 213-6 against a persistent Sri Lankan bowling attack on the opening day of the one-off Test on Friday. Ervine's unbeaten 84...
Former Sri Lanka skipper Arjuna Ranatunga on Friday demanded an investigation into the country's 2011 World Cup final defeat by India amid allegations of match fixing. Ranatunga, 53, in a video...
South Africa captain Faf du Plessis won the toss and elected to bat in the second Test against England at Trent Bridge on Friday. The ground has a reputation for aiding swing bowlers and with the...
Sri Lanka announced Thursday a long-awaited investigation into the massacre of 27 prisoners that became a symbol of the rights abuses allegedly perpetrated by the war-era regime. Inspector-General of...
India's new coach Ravi Shastri will allow players to have fun as long as they put in the hard work, signalling a more relaxed approach to his taskmaster predecessor Anil Kumble. "As long as there's a...
Sri Lanka are looking to usher in Dinesh Chandimal's era as skipper by bouncing back from a humiliating ODI series defeat to Zimbabwe with victory in the Test starting Friday. Chandimal will lead the...
Sri Lanka's navy has rescued an elephant that got into difficulties after being washed out to sea, a spokesman said Wednesday, calling it a "miraculous escape". Chaminda Walakuluge said the navy...
A surprise decision by India's cricket board to appoint two high-profile stars to assist new coach Ravi Shastri has some experts wondering how much autonomy the former all-rounder will wield at the...
China has deployed troops to its first overseas naval base in Djibouti, a major step forward for the country's expansion of its military presence abroad. Chinese sailors sailed out of a naval base in...
