Paul Collingwood admits England ‘didn’t get it right’ against Sri Lanka | England v Sri Lanka 2024
Coach Paul Collingwood acknowledged England had “one of those days when things just didn't go well” after Sri Lanka finished the third day of the final Test of the summer at 94 for 1, needing 125 to secure their first win over the home team in a decade and their fourth victory in the country. […]
England v Sri Lanka: third men’s cricket Test match, day two – live | England v Sri Lanka 2024
Main Events Show only important events Please enable JavaScript to use this feature 45th over: England 224-3 (Pope 103, Brook 11) Sri Lanka were left speechless and confused by the decision because it sounded like an outside edge – even umpire Joel Wilson had to ask Brook what the sound was. Share Brooke is not […]
England v Sri Lanka: third men’s cricket Test, day one – live | England v Sri Lanka 2024
Main Events Show only important events Please enable JavaScript to use this feature 5.1 overs: England 20-0 (Duckett 16, Lawrence 0) Vishwa was replaced by Kumara after just two overs. His first delivery was a short ball down the leg side which deflected Duckett's pull before swinging badly and hitting Chandimal on the fingertips. He […]
England v Sri Lanka: second men’s cricket Test match, day two – live | England v Sri Lanka 2024
Main Events Show only important events Please enable JavaScript to use this feature Rob Smith joins me with the list of England's Test centurions. From number 8 onwards. Gus Atkinson is 26 runs away with victory. Share Steve Finn, dressed in a suit and boots, rings the five-minute bell. Let's go. Share “What's interesting is […]
Sri Lanka dig in after Jamie Smith lays platform for England’s victory push | England v Sri Lanka 2024
On the third day in Manchester, after Jamie Smith’s maiden Test hundred had given England a commanding 122-run lead in the first innings, Sri Lanka looked likely to be defeated for good after Mark Wood sent Dinesh Chandimal to hospital for X-rays with a suspected fractured thumb. The buzzball human cannon had already been struck […]
China Starting Next Global Crisis By Gobbling Up Sri Lanka
On May 12, India confirmed that it would provide a desperate Sri Lankan government 65,000 metric tons of urea, pursuant to an existing $1 billion credit line. The sale, which overrides New Delhi’s ban on the exports of the commodity, relieves severe pressure on the government of Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Sri Lanka since the end […]
Sri Lanka v South Africa: T20 Cricket World Cup 2024 – live | T20 World Cup 2024
Important Events Show only important events Please enable JavaScript to use this feature Round 6: Sri Lanka 24-1 (Kusal 11, Kamindu 7) Kamindu hits the ball off Baatman and hits a single, it’s one of those mistimed strokes so maybe the pitch was a bit too quick, who knows! Kusal was beaten by successive leg-cutters […]
Iran and Russia Move into Sri Lanka After China’s Belt and Road Disaster
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi visited Sri Lanka on Wednesday to inaugurate a hydropower plant and irrigation project, and on Friday Russia took control of part of the Chinese-built airport. These two signs indicate that other members of the Axis of Oppression are involved in cleaning up the wreckage. From the failure of China’s Belt and […]
Sri Lanka drug crackdown leads to over 40,000 arrests, police say
Sri Lankan authorities have carried out a month-long drug crackdown that has resulted in tens of thousands of people being arrested. According to police, more than 40,000 people have been arrested and questioned so far, and 5,000 of them have been ordered detained by courts. Sri Lanka, known as a hub for drug trafficking, is […]
Sri Lanka to join US-led Red Sea defense against Houthi rebels
The debt-ridden Sri Lankan Navy is preparing to join a U.S.-led operation to protect commercial ships sailing in the Red Sea from attacks by the Houthi rebels, a Sri Lankan naval spokesperson announced on Tuesday. The attack by Houthi rebels follows the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas and subsequent Israeli war against Gaza militants, which […]