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Rangana Herath returns to top five in ICC Test rankings
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Dubai, Aug 18 (ANI): Sri Lanka left-arm spinner Rangana Herath has returned to the top five of the ICC Player rankings for Test bowlers after registering his seventh 10-wicket haul which helped Sri Lanka to win the third Test by 163 runs and the series 3-0.
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India dethrone Australia as top-ranked Test nation
Updated : 8 years, 9 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, 9 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, 9 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, 9 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, 9 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, 9 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, 9 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, 9 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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Jayasuriya backs Sri Lanka to claim historic series whitewash over Austral
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Johannesburg, Aug 10 (ANI): Former Sri Lanka opener Sanath Jayasuriya has called on Angelo Mathews' side to seize the opportunity to script history by inflicting a Test series whitewash on top-ranked Australia.
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Pakistan Intl Airlines acquires three Airbus A 330 aircraft from Sri Lanka
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Karachi, Aug. 9 (ANI):Three Airbus A330 aircraft from Sri Lankan Airlines has been acquired by the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on a wet lease, reports said.
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Lankan Navy detains four Indian fishermen, boats
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Pudukottai (Tamil Nadu), Aug. 9 (ANI): The Sri Lankan Navy detained as many as four Indian fishermen from Pudukkottai district of Tamil Nadu along with their boats on Tuesday morning.
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