News Room : Haris stars with unbeaten 107 as Pakistan complete whitewash
Mohammad Haris’ maiden T20I century gunned down the 197-run target against Bangladesh in the third T20I in Lahore. Pakistan coasted to a seven-wicket win to complete an impressive 3-0 series win, testing themselves in the third game by deciding to chase a total. They won with 2.4 overs to spare, giving their new style of batting a huge confidence...
News Room : Joe Root’s magnificent 166* drives England to 309-run chase, and series win
England did not quite turn their back on Joe Root as a limited-overs batter, but certainly the schedule threatened to axe him from white-ball cricket. A couple of crises and a change of management later, here Root was in Cardiff, unfurling perhaps the best of his 18th ODI hundreds, a career-best 166 not out. His first 42 runs put him...
News Room : Sensational Shreyas Iyer powers Punjab Kings to second IPL final
The Jasprit Bumrah yorker isn’t invincible. Not even when it starts to tail. Shreyas Iyer met it with extraordinary coolness and an open face of the bat to find a boundary. It gave him the 61st run of an enormously impressive innings and reinforced a feeling of helplessness on Mumbai Indians (MI). They were staring into the eyes of...
News Room : Sri Lankan Tourist Attacked in Pattaya after Gender Dispute with Transwoman
A Sri Lankan tourist was assaulted by a transgender woman armed with high heel shoes on the city’s beach road Saturday night after he daringly touched her genitals twice to verify her gender–then refused to pay or proceed with any services. Police and rescuers from Sawangboribul Foundation were called to Soi 13/3 on Pattaya Beach Road at about 10.30pm where...
News Room : Teen Admitted to Hospital with Stomach Pain Revealed to Be Pregnant; 52-year-old Man Arrested
A 14-year-old girl who was hospitalised due to abdominal pain has been found to be pregnant, according to medical examinations. Reports state that the girl, a resident of the Kelburne Estate in Haputale, was admitted to the Diyatalawa Hospital by her parents last night (31 May) after she began experiencing severe abdominal pain. Following a medical examination, doctors discovered that the...
News Room : Illegal Vendors, Beggars and Filth: Govt Announces New Plans to Reduce Kandy Traffic
Deputy Minister of Transport Prasanna Gunasena has announced a decisive plan to tackle Kandy’s growing traffic congestion, focusing on the underuse of pedestrian underpass network in the city. Speaking to the media, the Deputy Minister revealed that while underpass systems exist in central Kandy and nearby areas such as Getambe, they remain largely unused due to several preventable issues. These...
News Room : Who Is Opal Suchata? – 10 Things You Need To Know About Miss World 2025
The Global celebration of beauty and intelligence, the Miss World 2025 grand finale, took place in India at the beautiful venue of the HITEX Exhibition Centre in Hyderabad, Telangana. The event brought together contestants from over 100 countries, each of them competing for the Miss World crown. Amid all the performances, cultural celebrations, and an inspiring “Beauty with a...
News Room : Fairly heavy showers above 75 mm are likely at some places in the Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Nuwara-Eliya, Kandy, Galle and Matara districts. –...
WEATHER FORECAST FOR 28 MAY 2025 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 28 MAY 2025 by Forecasting Division, National Meteorological Centre Due to the influence of the active southwest monsoon weather condition, showery weather over the Western, and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Galle, Matara, Nuwara-Eliya and Kandy districts is likely to enhance during the next few days. Showers or thundershowers will occur...
News Room : Sri Lanka premiere of Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
The Sri Lanka premiere of Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning...
News Room : Private sector-led China International Chamber of Commerce seeks investment opportunities with BOI – The Island
Capital Alliance stocks yesterday commenced trading on the CSE floor, selling up to 73.00 percent of stocks. This actually fuelled the market throughout the day, market analysts said. The stock is listed on the CSE Main Board, under the ‘Diversified Financials’ sector. A bell ringing ceremony took place in the morning to mark trading commencement. Capital Alliance Holdings Limited, which has...