The off spinner opened the bowling and took both wickets to fall, raising India’s hopes for a series-leveling win. Kaushal Silva was first to be dismissed, caught by Stuart Binny with Sri Lanka on just eight. Sangakkara walked in under a canopy of bats held by ....

Australia quickly picked up the last two England wickets to secure a consolation victory in the final Ashes test at The Oval by an innings and 46 runs on Sunday. England won the series 3-2 but Australia captain Michael Clarke celebrated an emphatic win on a rain-disrupte ....

India, riding on Ajinkya Rahane’s fourth Test century — fourth overseas, New Zealand, England and Australia being the other places — had earlier declared on 325 for eight and set a mammoth 413-run target. At the end of the penultimate day’s pl ....

 The raiders became wary of taking undue risks and the final of the STAR Sports ProKabaddi League’s second season dished out dismal fare in the presence of partisan and vociferous home fans at the National Sports Club of India here on Sunday. The defenders of ....

The new government in Sri Lanka should take up, as its immediate priority, the full implementation of the 13 Constitutional Amendment and recommendations of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission, Vickramabahu Karunarathne, general secretary of the Nava Sama Samaj ....

The guards have been tasked to protect the 18-year-old rights activist because spy chiefs warn that threats against her have been growing. “Her life’s been at risk since that failed murder attempt. But threats have grown significantly, as her profile has ....

Pakistan accused India of “concocting terror incidents and keeping the LoC [Line of Control] hot”, while India said Pakistan was using firing at the LoC and terror attacks to “run away from the talks”. If on Friday, the two nations sparred by ....

Overnight, record wind-gusts of 256 kph (159 mph) flipped over cars and knocked down utility polls on the remote Japanese island of Ishigaki, near Taiwan, Japanese media reported. A few people were cut by broken windows. Heading for Kyushu The storm, with sustaine ....

The Sri Lankan political situation has taken an interesting turn with the narrow victory of the United National Party in the general election, its leader being sworn in as Prime Minister for the fourth time, and the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the t ....

 Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and AIADMK supremo Jayalalithaa on Sunday appealed to party workers to end their state-wide protests against TNCC president E.V.K.S. Elangovan for his alleged derogatory remarks over her August 7 meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in C ....