FIFA banned three Argentina players, including a 10-match suspension for midfielder Leandro Paredes, for striking Spain opponents moments after losing the World Cup final. The ban for Paredes, who ...

HONOUR CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2026 Sampath Bank will be looking forward to extend their six match winning streak when they take on Abans Group at the CCC ground today [21st] for the final of the Mercantile ...

Sri Lanka’s national shooting team returned to the island recently after achieving an impressive haul of 10 medals, including three gold, four silver and three bronze medals, at two major ...

The US Open will offer the biggest prize fund in Grand Slam history with a total of $108m (£79.2m) on offer – marking a 20% increase on last year. The singles’ champions will receive $5.5m (£4.03m) ...

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake instructed the security forces to expedite the release and return of lands in the Northern and Eastern Provinces that were taken over during the conflict and have ...

Imran Khan the incarcerated former prime minister and Pakistan captain, has been shifted to a private hospital in Islamabad for treatment on the orders of the country’s Supreme Court. The development ...

WEATHER FORECAST FOR 21 AUGUST 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 21 August 2026 by the Department of Meteorology Several spells of showers will occur in the Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Kandy, ...

Mondo Duplantis smashed his own meeting record with 6.21m at the pole vault city event in Lausanne on Thursday, following a historic showdown with Greek rival Emmanouil Karalis. Duplantis clinched ...

Rex Clementine Every dark cloud, they say, has a silver lining. And as Sri Lanka’s poor run against India continued, that silver lining was young Sonal Dinusha. The manner in which this little man ...

Indumini Thilakarathna has been appointed the 59th Surveyor General of Sri Lanka. She is the first woman to hold the top post in the Survey Department’s history. Thilakarathna joined the Survey ...

Tales of Mystery and Suspense 15 After several weeks, I return to the Thursday Murder Club, which I found delightful as I indicated when I described the first book in the series. Though full of ...

A checklist for scientists, journalists and the public, through Sri Lanka’s viral wood-fire cooking controversy by Manasee Thisaramalee Weerathunga When science tells you that a lifelong practice you ...