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Sri Lanka thrash Australia to square ODI series 1-1
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Johannesburg, Aug 24 (ANI): Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews produced an all-round performance as the hosts recorded a comprehensive 82-run victory over Australia in the second one-day international to level the five-match series 1-1 in Colombo on Wednesday.
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Angelo Perera replaces injured Pradeep in ODI squad against Aussies
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo, Aug.23 (ANI): Sri Lanka have called in batsman Angelo Perera as replacement for injured seamer Nuwan Pradeep for the remaining ODIs of the five-match series against Australia.
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Lankan Army demining team receives international recognition
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo, Aug. 22 (ANI): A team of Sri Lanka Army's demining team has been selected as the best Mine Detection Dog (MDD) Team for the year 2016 by Virginia-based Marshall Legacy Institute (MLI), an international humanitarian organization.
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Finch blasts `poor` Colombo pitch despite comfortable win over Lanka
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo, Aug.22 (ANI): Australia's explosive opener Aaron Finch has slammed the pitch in Colombo by describing it as a `poor wicket` despite his side's comfortable three-wicket win in the opening ODI of the five-match series here at the R. Premadasa Stadium.
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India dethrone Australia as top-ranked Test nation
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Dubai, Aug 17 (ANI): Australia have conceded their number-one ranking to India after Sri Lanka made a clean sweep of the three-Test series in Colombo on Wednesday.
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Herath heroics propels Sri Lanka to historic whitewash against Australia
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Johannesburg, Aug 17 (ANI): Veteran spinner Rangana Herath once again reprised the role of Australia's tormentor-in-chief as Sri Lanka claimed their first ever series whitewash over a major cricketing nation after defeating Steve Smith's side by 163 runs in the third and final Test
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Lanka won't let Aussies off the hook in Colombo Test: Kaushal Silva
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Johannesburg, Aug.17 (ANI): Wicketkeeper-batsman Kaushal Silva has called on Sri Lanka not to let Australia off the hook after guiding his side to a massive 288-run lead on Day four of the third and the final Test at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground in C
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Graham Ford reveals Sri Lanka regeneration started quicker than expected
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo, Aug 16 (ANI): In the light of several promising performances in the ongoing Australia Test series, Sri Lanka head coach Graham Ford has revealed that he was surprised to see the island nation transforming so quickly, months after he was entrusted with a herculean task of rebuilding
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Lankan PM to leave for official visit to China
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo, Aug 13 (ANI): Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe will today leave on a three-day official visit to China accompanied by a high-level delegation.
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Australia skipper Smith urges teammates to have `courage & faith` in C
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Sydney, Aug 12 (ANI): Having already lost the three-match Test series against Sri Lanka, Australia captain Steve Smith has called on his beleaguered teammates to have 'courage and faith' to play on a wicket which is expected to be another raging turner in Colombo.
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Norway PM meets President Sirisena
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo, Aug. 12 (ANI): Norway's Prime Minister Erna Solberg arrived on a two-day official visit to Sri Lanka on Friday and was received by Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena at the Presidential Secretariat.
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Brandix ranked Sri Lanka's top exporter in 2014 and 2015
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo, Aug.10 (ANI): The Brandix Group has won a remarkable 11 awards, including the Exporter of the Year awards for 2014 and 2015 at the Presidential Export Awards last evening, taking the top honours at this prestigious event conducted by the Export Development Board (EDB).
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