The pro-Rajapaksa legislators also threw objects at Parliament Speaker Karu Jayasuriya, Daily Mirror reported. read more

Joe Root’s 15th Test hundred gave England a great opportunity to wrap up a series win in Sri Lanka. read more

President Maithripala Sirisena has rejected the view of parliament that Rajapaksa’s appointment was unconstitutional. Sirisena has called for a new motion on Friday. read more

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Tillakaratne Dilshan took membership in Rajapakse’s newly-formed Sri Lanka People’s Front (SLPP) on the same day the national parliament defeated the former president in a landmark vote. read more

Unlike in the Maldives, there seems to be no real alternative for India than to work with the new Sirisena-Rajapksa coalition read more

Sri Lanka’s parliament passed a motion of no-confidence in the controversially appointed government of Mahinda Rajapaksa on Wednesday, a day after the Supreme Court overturned a presidential decree dissolving the legislature. read more

The decision was the latest dramatic twist in the crisis that has gripped Sri Lanka since President Maithripala Sirisena sacked prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on October 26 . read more

Sirisena dissolved Parliament on November 9 and announced snap polls to be held on January 5 next year after it became evident that he did not have enough support in the House to prove the premiership of 72-year-old Mahinda Rajapaksa. read more

Akila Dananjaya, 25, took two wickets giving away 184 runs in the Test match against England that concluded in four days at Galle on Friday. read more

Sri Lankan strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa, who was appointed prime minister in a controversial move by President Maithripala Sirisena, on Sunday ended his five-decade-long association with the SLFP and joined the newly-formed Sri Lanka People’s Party (... read more

Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena’s decision to dissolve parliament, worsening an already major political crisis, has drawn criticism from Western powers, including the United States and Britain. read more

Sri Lanka’s political crisis deepened as president Maithripala Sirisena dissolved parliament and announced snap polls after it became evident that he did not have enough support in the House for prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, who was appointed by... read more

The dissolution comes after an intense power struggle in the past two weeks. read more

Chasing an improbable 462 for victory, Sri Lanka were all out for 250 in the final session on the penultimate day with Angelo Mathews top-scoring for the hosts with a fighting 53. read more