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Team India unlikely to travel to Pakistan for Champions Trophy: BCCI sources

NEW DELHI: Indian cricket team is unlikely to travel to Pakistan for the 2025 Champions Trophy and the Indian cricket board (BCCI) will ask the International Cricket Council (ICC) to host matches in Dubai or Sri Lanka, BCCI sources told ANI on Thursday.

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Sri Lanka Railway Union Strike Disrupts Train Services

Railway union strike in Sri Lanka causes disruptions, overcrowded trains, and safety risks for passengers. Urgent need for improvements in the country's ra...

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Hardik Pandya likely to lead India in T20I series against Sri Lanka; KL Rahul to captain in ODIs: Sources

NEW DELHI: After Rohit Sharma stepped down from T20I cricket following a victorious ICC T20 World Cup campaign, it is expected that all-rounder Hardik Pandya will take over as captain of the Indian team in the shortest format. Concurrently, sources indicate that wicketkeeper-batter KL Rahul is set to assume leadership…

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Tens of thousands stranded in Sri Lanka after surprise union strike

Hundreds of scheduled train journeys were canceled

The Independent UK

'Because he deserves to lead...': Wife Natasha Jain reacts to Gautam Gambhir's appointment as India's head coach

NEW DELHI: Former opening batter Gautam Gambhir has been appointed as the new head coach of the Indian men's cricket team. The announcement came on Tuesday, with Gambhir set to take charge from the upcoming tour of Sri Lanka later this month.

The Times of India

'There is no bigger honour...': KKR celebrate Gautam Gambhir's appointment as India's head coach

NEW DELHI: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) celebrated the appointment of their former captain and mentor, Gautam Gambhir, as the head coach of the India men's cricket team with a heartfelt tribute. Gambhir, a two-time World Cup winner, will begin his tenure later this month with the limited-overs tour of Sri…

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How to watch cricket online or on TV in 2025 — live stream international and domestic matches

Here's how to catch all the cricket through the year with details on TV channels, live stream services and upcoming matches in December and beyond.

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Purgatory in paradise: how a shipwreck off Diego Garcia led to three years of hell and horror

In 2021, 60 Tamils were fleeing Sri Lanka for Canada when their boat sprang a leak. They were taken to Diego Garcia by the British navy. Three years later, they remain there in desperate, dangerous limbo

The Guardian - UK

Hardik Pandya becomes World No. 1 T20I all-rounder

Hardik Pandya has risen two places to join Sri Lanka's Wanindu Hasaranga as the top-ranked men's T20I all-rounder. His notable performance, particularly in the final, where he took the crucial wickets of Heinrich Klaasen and David Miller, was instrumental.

The Times of India

R. Sampanthan, the face of Sri Lanka's Tamil minority and its struggle post-civil war, dies at 91

Rajavarothiyam Sampanthan, a senior ethnic Tamil leader and lawmaker, who became the face of the minority community’s campaign for autonomy in Sri Lanka since the end of a brutal quarter-century civil war, has died

The Independent UK

A new coach will join Team India from the Sri Lanka series: Jay Shah

NEW DELHI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will announce the appointment of a new head coach for the Indian cricket team ahead of the limited-overs series in Sri Lanka starting later this month.

The Times of India

A new Team India coach will join from the Sri Lanka series: Jay Shah

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Pakistan retain Nida Dar as women's team captain for Asia Cup in July

NEW DELHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided to retain Nida Dar as the captain of the national women's team for the upcoming Asia Cup, which is set to take place in Dambulla, Sri Lanka from July 19 to 28.

The Times of India

ICC T20 World Cup 2024 Final – how many runs can Virat Kohli score?

With questions surrounding Kohli’s future in limited-overs cricket, Al Jazeera looks back at the icon’s greatest knocks.

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International Business Times

Sri Lanka Calls On Russia To Discharge Its Citizens From Army

Sri Lanka has asked Russia to allow its former soldiers fighting in Moscow's war against Ukraine to return home voluntarily, the government said Thursday.

The Times of India

Mahela Jayawardene resigns as consultant coach of Sri Lanka

NEW DELHI: Mahela Jayawardene, the former captain of the Sri Lankan cricket team, has resigned from his role as a consultant coach for the national side, effective immediately. The announcement was made by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) in Colombo on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Sri Lanka reaches deal on debt restructuring with bilateral creditors including China and France

Sri Lanka’s President Ranil Wickremesinghe has announced a debt restructuring deal with countries including India, France, Japan and China in a televised address to the nation

International Business Times

Sri Lanka Seals Partial Debt Deal After Financial Crash

Cash-strapped Sri Lanka said Wednesday it had clinched a restructuring deal with a majority of bilateral lenders covering up to $5.8 billion in debt, a key step towards recovery after a 2022 financial crash.

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India face arch-rivals Pakistan in Women's T20 Asia Cup opener on July 19

NEW DELHI: The Women's T20 Asia Cup is set to commence on July 19 in Dambulla, Sri Lanka, with India, the defending champions, facing their arch-rivals Pakistan in the opening match.

International Business Times

Cash-strapped Sri Lanka Set To Sign Key Debt Deals With Lenders

A treasury delegation is on its way to France to sign agreements with creditors on Wednesday, government spokesman Bandula Gunawardana said.

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Sri Lanka sports minister denies night club visit caused team's T20 World Cup exit

NEW DELHI: Sports Minister Harin Fernando of Sri Lanka issued a challenge on Monday to those who have criticized the national cricket team's alleged visit to a night club.

Evening Standard

Santani Wellness, Kandy: is this the world's best health retreat?

Solo traveller Lydia Swinscoe finds something close to paradise in Sri Lanka’s ethereal mountain range, where Santani combines gruelling yoga with Ayurveda medicine treatments administered in a jungle-view spa

The Conversation

Brotherless Night by V.V. Ganeshananthan wins the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2024

Brotherless Night is an unforgettable coming-of-age novel, an awakening from tribal loyalties into new-found identity and agency. It is set in Jaffna, Sri Lanka, during the civil war between Sri Lanka’s Sinhalese ethnic majority and the country’s Tamil minority. Between 1983 and 2009, this bitter conflict resulted in the deaths…

The Times of India

VVS Laxman might accompany India squad to Zimbabwe for five-match T20I series

NEW DELHI: VVS Laxman and his support staff at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) are likely to join the Indian team for their five-match T20I series in Zimbabwe, commencing on July 6. Meanwhile, Gautam Gambhir is anticipated to begin his stint as the head coach during the Sri Lanka tour.

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