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Two out of five women in South Asia have experienced partner violence, say
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 15 (ANI): A staggering two out of five women in South Asia have experienced intimate partner violence. And COVID-19 has worsened the situation, reported World Bank.
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SA vs SL: All-rounder Angelo Mathews likely to miss Test series
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], December 14 (ANI): All-rounder Angelo Mathews is likely to miss Sri Lanka's tour of South Africa due to a hamstring injury he sustained during Colombo Kings' Lanka Premier League semi-final outing on Sunday.
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LPL: Angelo Mathews bats for IPL-style playoff structure
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Hambantota [Sri Lanka], December 14 (ANI): Sri Lanka all-rounder Angelo Mathews has called for an Indian Premier League (IPL) style play-off structure after his side Colombo Kings, who were the table toppers, bowed out of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) in the semi-final.
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COVID-19: Domestic match in SA called off after player tests positive
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Centurion [South Africa], December 14 (ANI): A domestic four-day match between Titans and Dolphins -- featuring six cricketers who are part of South Africa's squad for the Sri Lanka series -- has been called off before the second day's play after a Dolphins player tested positive for coronav
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Violation of quarantine rules carries a three-year sentence and a fine, sa
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], December 12 (ANI): The government will award a three-year sentence and a fine on those persons who have been asked to be in home quarantine but violate rules, said Deputy Inspector General Ajith Rohana, Sri Lanka's Police Media Spokesman on Friday.
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Stokes, Archer rested for England's Test tour of Sri Lanka
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], December 11 (ANI): Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer have been rested for England's tour of Sri Lanka as they named a 16-man squad for the Test series on Friday. England and Sri Lanka will play two Tests which begin from January 14.
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S&P downgrades Sri Lanka to CCC-plus on fiscal deterioration
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Singapore, December 11 (ANI): S&P Global Ratings on Friday lowered its long-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings on Sri Lanka to CCC-plus from B-minus.
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CSA name De Kock Test captain for 2020/21 season; pick squad for SL series
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], December 11 (ANI): Cricket South Africa on Friday named Quinton de Kock as Test captain for the 2020/2021 season. The board also announced the squad for the upcoming two-match Test series against Sri Lanka.
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England abandoning tour not 'in any way our fault', says CSA
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Cape Town [South Africa], December 10 (ANI): Judge Zak Yacoob, the chair of Cricket South Africa's (CSA) interim board, said that England abandoning the tour is not "in any way" their fault and went on to add that the protocols that they laid down have been "very good".
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SA-SL Test series to go ahead as planned, confirm CSA and SLC
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Cape Town [South Africa], December 10 (ANI): Cricket South Africa (CSA) and Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Thursday confirmed that the two-match Test series slated to begin from December 26 will go ahead as planned. The first Test will be played from December 26 in Centurion while the second mat
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Sri Lanka's COVID-19 cases top 30,000
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], December 10 (ANI/Xinhua): The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Sri Lanka surpassed the 30,000-mark on Thursday after more than 700 people tested positive for the coronavirus in the past 24 hours, showed statistics from the Health Ministry.
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England's rescheduled Sri Lanka Test tour to start from Jan 14
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], December 9 (ANI): England and Sri Lanka will lock horns in a two-match Test series slated to begin from January 14 next year, England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) confirmed on Wednesday.
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