TM Dilshan today ended his ODI career after he was dismissed for 42 in the 3rd ODI against Australia at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, in a total score of 226

Former President D.B. Wijetunga’s daughter Chithrani Kumari Wijetunga today said she would consider entering active politics if she receives a ‘formal’ invitation.

Army Lieutenant Colonel Pradeep Kumara Nettasinghe gave a statement to the Athurugiriya Police today over the shooting of his wife by an unidentified gang at Isurupura, Malabe in Athurugiriya yesterday night.

Indian Minister of State for Commerce, Nirmala Sitharaman, who was to visit Sri Lanka on August 25 for a short visit at the invitation of the Sri Lankan Minister of International Trade, Malik Samarawickrama, cancelled her visit on account of pressing

The USS Frank Cable (AS-40) vessel is scheduled to arrive in Sri Lanka tomorrow for a routine refueling and port visit, US Embassy in Sri Lanka said.

An Indian national was arrested with 838 grams of heroin at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) this morning.

Director General of Health Dr. Palitha Maheepala yesterday ordered the Director of the Colombo South Teaching Hospital to investigate the incident where a woman was allegedly sexually abused during a medical examination.

Four LeJ terrorists who were allegedly involved in the attack on Sri Lankan cricket team in 2009 were shot dead by Pakistan police in the wee hours today in Lahore.

The wife of an Army Lieutenant Colonel was injured after she was shot by unidentified men at Isurupura, Malabe in Athurugiriya last night.

A 26-year-old man was killed and two persons were injured in a clash during a birthday party at Neelammahara Road, Maharagama last night, Police said.

Sri Lanka's heavy reliance on its spin bowlers threatens to undermine their chances at the next cricket World Cup on the faster pitches of England, according to former skipper Arjuna Ranatunga.

The Meteorology Department said today strong winds strengthening up to 60-70 kmph was expected in the Southern sea areas while fairly strong winds of 50-60 kmph could be expected over the island.

A 5-year-old child who was injured in the elephant attack on a van near Meeoya Bridge on the Puttalam-Anuradhapura Road early this morning succumbed to his injuries at the National Hospital, Colombo, Hospital sources said.

The Maldives' dissident former president met opposition groups in neighbouring Sri Lanka on Friday to hatch a plan to topple strongman president Abdulla Yameen, opposition sources told AFP.

Three women were arrested on charges of having run a brothel under the guise of an Ayurvedic massage parlour at Havelock Road in Wellawatte last night, Police said.

Two Iranian nationals who had stolen foreign currency worth nearly Rs. 600, 000 from a foreign currency exchange centre in Wennappuwa were arrested last night.

In the wake of the latest abduction and murder of a Colombo businessman, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe will summon senior police officers to Temple Trees next week to brief them on steps to be taken to curb crimes and drug trafficking.

The Presidential Secretariat (PS) has requested the Australian-based Fairfax journalist Nick McKenzie for more information on the allegations which appeared in the Australian media implicating President Maithripala Sirisena.

A 39-year-old man was killed and ten others including two women injured when a wild elephant attacked a van near the Meeoya Bridge on the Puttalam-Anuradhapura Road early this morning, Police said.

A 30-year-old hotelier was shot dead by two men arrived on a motorbike at a hotel in Pilimathalawa last night, Police said.

In its efforts towards reconciliation and transitional justice, the Government has fast-tracked the process of drafting the new Constitution, sources said yesterday.

According to reports Indian Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s visit to Sri Lanka, scheduled for this week, has been postponed indefinitely.

An ex-LTTE cadre who was undergoing treatment at the Jaffna Prison Hospital while being remanded at the Jaffna Prison has escaped from hospital on Wednesday.

All tickets for Sunday’s 3rd ODI in Dambulla and 2nd T20 in Colombo between Sri Lanka and Australia sold out there will be no tickets at the gates, Sri Lanka Cricket said.

The Government has decided to grant bank loans at concessionary rates to ex-LTTE combatants for self-employment purposes, officials said today.