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Sri Lanka’s Dilshan ends Test career
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The National News
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COLOMBO // Tillakaratne Dilshan, the Sri Lanka opening batsman, is retiring from Test cricket to make way for the next generation, but he will still be available for the shorter forms of the game. Sri Lanka Cricket said in a media release on...
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ASIA/SRI LANKA - Secretary General of the Pontifical Society of St. Peter the Apostle visits Seminaries
Saturday, 4 October 2025 Colombo (Agenzia Fides) – The official visit of Father Guy Bognon (PSS), Secretary General of the Pontifical Society of St. Peter the Apostle, to Sri Lanka, concluded today with the ordination of four new priests (one of...
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Sri Lankan Commentator Roshan Abeysinghe Praises BCCI’s Decision To Appoint Shubman Gill As India’s ODI Captain
Mumbai, October 5: Sri Lanka cricket commentator Roshan Abeysinghe praised the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) decision to appoint Shubman Gill as India's ODI captain, calling it an "excellent move". He highlighted Gill's impressive...
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Sri Lanka – Antigua and Barbuda establish diplomatic relations
Sir Ronald Sanders and Mahinda Samarasingh Sri Lanka and Antigua and Barbuda have formally established diplomatic relations following the signing of an agreement in Washington D.C. The agreement was signed by Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to the United...
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Women’s World Cup 2025: Australia-Sri Lanka match abandoned due to rain, points
Sri Lanka have never beaten Australia in any game in the white-ball format, and the Women in Yellow enjoy an 11-0 lead in ODIs and an 8-0 lead in T20Is The fifth match of the Women’s World Cup 2025 between Sri Lanka and Australia was abandoned...
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Sri Lanka rope in Julian Wood and Rene Ferdinands as batting and spin-bowling coaches
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has appointed Julian Wood and Rene Ferdinands as the men's team's batting coach and spin bowling coach, respectively. The two will replace Thilina Kandamby and Piyal Wijetunge in their respective roles. While Kandamby had...
India vs Pakistan Women’s World Cup 2025 Pitch Weather Report: What to expect from pitch and weather during IND-PAK clash in Colombo?
India Women vs Pakistan Women World Cup 2025 R Premadasa Stadium Pitch Report, Colombo Weather: India face Pakistan in Colombo in their second match of the 2025 ICC Women’s World Cup. The match will be played in Colombo, Sri Lanka, and India will...
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Women's Cricket World Cup 2025: Pakistan, India face off in Colombo today
Indeterminate
Dunya News
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(Web Desk) - Pakistan Women (PAK W) square off against India Women (IND W) in ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Sunday (today). The Women in Blue started their campaign with a bang, beating Sri Lanka by 59 runs in...
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Sri Lanka makes electronic travel authorisation mandatory amid backlash against LGBTQ tourism
The Sri Lankan government has reinstated its Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) system, announcing that all tourists must obtain the approval prior to entering the country, starting October 15. The move was confirmed by the Department of...
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India vs Pakistan Women's Cricket World Cup 2025 : Will rain play spoilsport? Check Colombo weather report for Sunday
Home Sports India vs Pakistan Womens Cricket World Cup 2025 : Will rain play spoilsport? Check Colombo weather report for Sunday India and Pakistan face off in the 2025 Women’s World Cup in Colombo. Rain threatens to disrupt the Sunday match—fans...
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ICC Women's World Cup 2025: Australia vs Sri Lanka game abandoned due to rain, teams share points
Home Sports ICC Womens World Cup 2025: Australia vs Sri Lanka game abandoned due to rain, teams share points The fifth game of the 2025 Women’s World Cup, featuring Sri Lanka and Australia, was called off because of nonstop rain in Colombo, and...
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22,000 Sri Lankans die each year due to...
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República
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SRI LANKA, Oct 4: About 22,000 Sri Lankans die annually as a result of alcohol-related causes, said the National Authority on Tobacco and Alcohol on Friday. Speaking to journalists as Sri Lanka marked World Temperance Day, Dr. Ananda Rathnayaka,...
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Sri Lanka make big changes after Asia Cup disappointment, appoint new coaches
Cricket News Sri Lanka have appointed new coaches. (Photo: X) New Delhi: Sri Lanka Cricket announced on Saturday that it has roped in Julian Wood as batting coach and Rene Ferdinands as spin-bowling coach for their men’s national cricket team....
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22-Year-Old Merchant Navy Cadet Missing From Ship Off Sri Lankan Coast, Family Seeks Help
Last Updated:October 04, 2025, 22:57 IST Karandeep Singh Rana, a 22-year-old merchant navy cadet from Dehradun, went missing from an oil tanker off Sri Lanka. His family seeks urgent help from CM Pushkar Singh Dhami. Merchant Navy cadet Karandeep...
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India battle to opening victory over Sri Lanka in front of record crowd
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Ealing Times
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A crowd of more than 16,000 were present at the Assam Cricket Association Stadium, breaking the record for the highest attendance of a group match at either the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup or ICC Women’s T20 World Cup. And they were treated to a...
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Tourists need ETA for Sri Lanka visit
Right-wing
The Pioneer
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The Sri Lankan Government announced on Saturday that all tourists are required to obtain Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) prior to arrival in Sri Lanka. The new condition would be applicable from October 15, Sri Lanka’s Department of...
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Sri Lanka appoint Wood, Ferdinands as batting, spin-bowling coaches
Colombo [Sri Lanka], October 4 (ANI): Sri Lanka Cricket announced on Saturday that it has roped in Julian Wood as batting coach and Rene Ferdinands as spin-bowling coach for their men's national team. Wood and Ferdinands will replace Thilina...
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ICC Women's ODI WC 2025: Australia vs Sri Lanka Match Abandoned Due To Rain
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Zee News
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The league stage match between defending champions Australia and Sri Lanka at the ICC Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 was abandoned without a ball bowled owing to rain in Colombo at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Saturday. Australia and Sri...
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Sri Lanka appoint Julian Wood and Rene Ferdinands as batting and spin-bowling coaches
Sri Lanka have hired Julian Wood and Rene Ferdinands as batting coach and spin-bowling coach, respectively, of their men's national team. They will replace Thilina Kandamby and Piyal Wijetunge in the roles. Kandamby had been Sri Lanka's batting...
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ANTIGUA-POLITICS-Antigua and Barbuda, Sri Lanka establish diplomatic relations
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