'India does not want to drive Sri Lanka into the arms of China'

Razik Zarook, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse's Counsel and a close confidante of the Sri Lankan leader, has warned that if former Army General Sarath Fonseka who successfully prosecuted the......

Lankan president urges LTTE to surrender

With his forces encircling the fighters of the Liberation Tigers of Tami Eelam in a tiny strip of land in the northern region of the country, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse held out an......

Pranab, Lankan President hold talks

Sri Lanka's faltering peace efforts and the deteriorating security situation came up for discussion on Tuesday when External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee met Sri Lankan President Mahinda......

PM will speak to Lankan President on Tamil issue

Expressing concern over the recent developments in Sri Lanka and the plight of the Tamils there, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said he will convey India's concern to Lankan President Mahinda......

Lankan President okay with cricket team's tour to Pak?

The 2009 Lahore terror attack is yet to become even a distant memory but Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapakse has reportedly given his consent to the country's cricket team touring Pakistan again.......

Sri Lankans unsure of playing in next year's IPL

In a setback to Sri Lankan players, who want to play in next year's Indian Premier League at the expense of a Test series against England, Sri Lanka Cricket on Saturday said the Board has not yet......

Colombo diary: Why the World Cup is a big bore in India

The first sights that greet a visitor at the Colombo airport are billboards that reach out on cricket's behalf: 'Ayubowan! Welcome to where cricket is a way of life,' 'Welcome to a cricket loving......

Jayasuriya denies having met the Prez

Veteran opener Sanath Jayasuriya on Friday denied having sought Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse's intervention for his inclusion in the ODI team to the West Indies. "It is completely false......

Proteas have tough task in tri-series opener

Leading a hungry bunch of Lankan lions, Mahela Jayawardene is licking his lips, anticipating easy prey in an injury-depleted South Africa when the two sides meet in the first match of the Unitech......