Colombo: Sri Lanka all-rounder Thisara Perera has retired from international cricket. Perera, 32, announced his retirement yesterday morning. Thisara has made it clear that he will continue to play for Jaffna Stallions in the Sri Lanka Premier League. Thisara has announced his retirement from the squad for the ODI series against Bangladesh and England. Sri … Read more
Madrid: The battle for the title in Spanish La Liga football continues unabated. Former champions Barcelona beat Valencia 3-2 at home to clinch the title. Superstar Lionel Messi scored a brace and Antoine Griezmann scored a goal in the match at the Mestla Stadium. Gabriel Paulista and Carlos Solar scored for Valencia. After conceding a … Read more
Kandy: Sri Lanka won the second cricket Test against Bangladesh by 209 runs. Sri Lanka won the two-Test series 1-0. Score: Sri Lanka 493 for seven in the first innings and 194 for nine in the second innings. Bangladesh 251 in the first innings and 227 in the second innings. Bangladesh needed 260 more runs … Read more
Colombo: Hosts Sri Lanka in a strong position in the second cricket Test against Bangladesh. At the end of the first day, Sri Lanka scored 291 for one. The centuries of openers Dimuth Karunaratne and Lahiru Thirimanne strengthened the Sri Lankan innings. Karunaratne was dismissed for 118 off 190 balls. Thirimanne was at the crease … Read more
Malappuram: The UDF in Nilambur constituency did not wait for the counting of votes. Candidate and Malappuram DCC President Adv. V.V. Prakash (56) passed away. He died at a private hospital in Manjeri yesterday morning following a heart attack. His body was cremated at Edakkara Palunda Public Cemetery in the evening. His wife is Smitha, … Read more
Riyadh: The Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) has issued new 200 riyal notes as part of the fifth anniversary celebrations of Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030. The new 200 riyal note along with other notes came into effect from yesterday. Saudi Arabia has introduced a new currency with the help of state-of-the-art technology. Fresh design, security and … Read more