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LNP - Third day of test abandoned as rain washes out play

2020-07-20 | Weather

without a ball being bowled on the third day of the second test between England and the West Indies as rain fell persistently over Old Trafford on S...

LNP - Windies in charge against England in first Test

2020-07-13 | Weather

Shane Dowrich steered the West Indies into a first-innings lead of over a hundred runs against England on the third day of the first Test at Southam...

Mathews, Chandimal to join second phase of training

2020-06-18 | Weather

Two former captains, Angelo Mathews and Dinesh Chandimal are set to join the second-phase of the training programme organised by the Sri Lanka Cricket...

Thundershowers expected in several provinces after 2pm

2020-06-16 | Weather

Showers will occur at several places in Western, North-western, Sabaragamuwa and Central provinces and in Galle and Matara districts, said the Departm...

Millions batten down as ‘super cyclone’ Amphan hits Bangladesh, India

2020-05-22 | Weather

Millions of people battened down Wednesday as the strongest cyclone in decades slammed into Bangladesh and eastern India, killing at least three and l...

Cyclone toll hits 84 as Bangladesh and India start mopping up

2020-05-22 | Weather

India and Bangladesh began a massive clean-up Thursday after the fiercest cyclone since 1999 killed at least 84 people, leaving a trail of destruction...

Mass evacuations for major cyclone in South Asia

2020-05-21 | Weather

Millions of people were being moved to safety as one of the fiercest cyclones in years barrelled towards India and Bangladesh on Tuesday, but with eva...

Weightlifting and wushu to resume national pool training on June 1

2020-05-19 | Weather

Only two national sports associations have responded positively to a circular issued by the Ministry of Sports to resume training activities for the n...

Nineteen trains to operate from Monday

2020-05-18 | Weather

Nineteen trains are scheduled to be operated to Colombo from Monday (May 18), the Railways Department said. General Manager of Railways M.J.D Fernando...

Earthquake hits Rome as the city emerges from lockdown

2020-05-12 | Weather

File photo: The last major earthquake to strike Italy hit in Umbria region in 2016 with a magnitude of 6.2, killing 299 people and leaving hundreds in...