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The Latest Breaking News from Sri Lanka

England given injury boost as former captain Heather Knight named in Women’s World Cup squad

Knight has not played since damaging her hamstring in May but takes her place in a 15-strong squad for the tournament in India and Sri Lanka.

The Independent UK

A wartime mass grave in Sri Lanka yields a baby bottle, children's clothes and 141 skeletons

A baby bottle, a squeaky toy and a schoolbag are among items that have surfaced from a mass grave site in Sri Lanka’s formerly war-torn northern region, along with 141 human skeletons including some that appear to be of children of different ages

The Independent UK

India is historical, Bharat is mythical: Aatish Taseer

My parents met in Delhi in 1980. My father had just written a biography of his political idol, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto; my mother was sent to interview him. That night they went to dinner at a Chinese restaurant called the House of Ming. Then they disappeared together for a week.…

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Poem of the week: Autumn by Vidyan Ravinthiran

Keats’s famous ode speaks across time and space to a 21st-century Sri Lankan, whose turbulent history catches on its mellow mood

The Guardian - UK

Sri Lanka parliament votes to fire impeached police chief

The move comes after a commission found Deshabandu Tennakoon guilty of gross abuse of power.

Al Jazeera

TNT Sports secures live rights to England’s Ashes series in Australia

TNT Sports will show all of England’s matches live this winter, after adding the Ashes battle to its coverage of white-ball series in New Zealand and Sri Lanka

The Guardian - UK

Sri Lanka visas to be made free for UK tourists

The island nation could extend free visa travel to 40 countries in a bid to boost tourism

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Sri Lankan court orders owners of container ship to pay $1 billion in marine pollution compensation

Sri Lanka’s top court has ordered the owners of a Singapore-flagged container ship that sank in 2021 to pay $1 billion in compensation for causing the most severe marine environment catastrophe in the country's history

The Independent UK

Jason Sangha pushes Test case with unbeaten double ton

Only 10 wickets fell across four days in Australia A's first-class match against Sri Lanka, but Jason Sangha and Jake Weatherald made sure they cashed in.

AAP

As Sri Lanka’s economy pivots from tourism, it’s well placed to benefit from global trade and geopolitical jostling – new research

With its natural beauty, wildlife and culture, Sri Lanka is known as the “pearl of the Indian Ocean”, and attracts millions of tourists every year.

The Conversation

Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh LIVE: Cricket score and updates from Bangladesh in Sri Lanka 2025

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The Independent UK

Australia A poised for victory over Sri Lanka A

Australia A's lower middle order heaped more pain on Sri Lanka A on day three to set their side on course for victory in the four-day game in Darwin.

AAP

Dinusha stands up as Australia A bowl out tourists

Sonal Dinusha frustrated Australia A with a gritty century after the hosts sent Sri Lanka A in to bat in their four-day match in Darwin.

AAP

Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh LIVE: Cricket score and updates from Bangladesh in Sri Lanka 2025

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You Won't Be Disappointed': Trump Warns Seven Nations Of Tariffs Up To 30% Unless Deal Is Made By August 1

Trump warns Sri Lanka, Iraq, and others of tariffs up to 30% unless deals are made. Will this spark a trade war?

The Independent UK

Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh LIVE: Cricket score and updates from Bangladesh in Sri Lanka 2025

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Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh LIVE: Cricket score and updates from Bangladesh in Sri Lanka 2025

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AAP

Renshaw in the runs but Australia A beaten in Darwin

Matt Renshaw has scored a century but Australia A were comprehensively beaten by 51 runs by their Sri Lankan counterparts in Darwin.

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The Guardian - UK

Add to playlist: ddwy’s blissed-out downtempo and the week’s best new tracks

Drawing on electronica and deep house, the duo’s intimate soundscapes take the listener to Ibiza via Sri Lanka and Wales

The Independent UK

Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh LIVE: Cricket score and updates from Bangladesh in Sri Lanka 2025

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The Independent UK

Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh LIVE: Cricket score and updates from Bangladesh in Sri Lanka 2025

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The Independent UK

Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh LIVE: Cricket score and updates from Bangladesh in Sri Lanka 2025

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LiveScience

Medieval gold ring found in castle in Slovakia has rare purple sapphire imported from Sri Lanka

An analysis of a 700-year-old ring reveals a unique reddish-purple sapphire set in 18-karat gold with a lion decoration.

Al Jazeera

India vs Pakistan confirmed at ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup, T20 World Cup

Despite the recent military escalations, the South Asian cricket giants will meet at the 50-over and 20-over World Cups.

Al Jazeera

New Sri Lanka mass grave discovery reopens old wounds for Tamils

So far, 19 bodies have been found. Thousands of Tamils were disappeared during civil war that ended in 2009.

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