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Sri Lanka struggles to repay loans, China's 'debt trap' for developing cou
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 17 (ANI): China's loans to Sri Lanka have been a contentious subject, with fears that the government would struggle to repay them and that Beijing would use them to challenge India and US influence in the Indo-Pacific region.
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Chandimal, Nissanka's fifties help Sri Lanka beat Zimbabwe in 1st ODI
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Pallekele [Sri Lanka], January 17 (ANI): Dinesh Chandimal and Pathum Nissanka smashed fifties respectively as Sri Lanka defeated Zimbabwe by five wickets in the first ODI of the series here at the Pallekele International Stadium.
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Five-team Commonwealth Games Qualifier set to commence on Tuesday
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], January 16 (ANI): The ICC Commonwealth Games Qualifier 2022 commences at the Kinrara Oval in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday as Bangladesh, Kenya, Malaysia, Scotland and Sri Lanka vie for the lone remaining slot at the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham.
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With Virat stepping down as Test leader, task of transition relies heavily
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 16 (ANI): With Virat Kohli stepping down as Test skipper, it is safe to say that it is an end of an era, and now head coach Rahul Dravid has much work to do in order to create a solid unit which can win on both at home and overseas conditions.
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EAM S Jaishankar discusses host of issues during virtual meet with Sri Lan
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 15 (ANI): External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar held a virtual meeting with Finance Minister of Sri Lanka Basil Rajapaksa on January 15, 2022, where both sides exchanged New Year greetings and conveyed wishes on the festival of Pongal celebrated both in India a
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Chinese Foreign Minister's visit to Maldives, Sri Lanka generates fears of
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 15 (ANI): Amid the continuous rise in COVID-19 cases driven by the Omicron variant across the world, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi visited Maldives and Sri Lanka but failed to make gains as nationalist Sri Lankans and Maldivians felt that their sovereignty is bein
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U-19 World Cup: Australia, Sri Lanka record opening day victories
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Georgetown [Guyana], January 15 (ANI): Australia delivered a dominant early statement of intent as the hotly-anticipated ICC Under 19 men's World Cup kicked off on Friday.
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Legends League Cricket: Habibul Bashar, Ajantha Mendis, Dilhara Fernando j
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 14 (ANI): Former Bangladesh skipper Habibul Bashar, Sri Lanka's Spinner Ajantha Mendis and pace bowler Dilhara Fernando will shake hands with Asia Lions for the Legends League Cricket starting in Muscat, Oman from January 20, 2022.
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Bhanuka Rajapaksa withdraws retirement, wants to play for Sri Lanka again
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], January 13 (ANI): Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Thursday confirmed that left-handed batter Bhanuka Rajapaksa has notified the board to withdraw his retirement which he tendered to SLC.
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Sri Lanka announce squad for Zimbabwe ODI series
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], January 13 (ANI): Sri Lanka on Thursday announced the squad for the upcoming ODI series against Zimbabwe which gets underway from Sunday in Pallekele.
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South Africa beat WI; England, Sri Lanka, Ireland register wins in U19 Wor
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Georgetown [Guyana], January 13 (ANI): On the final day of 2022 ICC Under 19 Men's Cricket World Cup warm-up matches, South Africa edged out hosts West Indies while England, Sri Lanka, and Ireland all secured convincing victories.
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Sri Lanka's foreign exchange crisis gets compounded by China's debt-trap d
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], January 13 (ANI): Sri Lanka's foreign exchange crisis is compounded by its inability to meet the financial obligations initiated in co-operation with China on several projects.
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