Twenty-four-year-old sensation Maheesh Theekshana has moved into the top three of the ICC Men's One-Day Rankings for the first time.

Twenty-four-year-old sensation Maheesh Theekshana has moved into the top three of the ICC Men's One-Day Rankings for the first time.
Sri Lanka Cricket wishes to announce that the upcoming Australia Tour of Sri Lanka 2025 will see two ODIs played, instead of one as earlier announced.
Sri Lanka Cricket Selection Committee selected the following 15-member squad to play in the ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup to be held in Malaysia.
Women's Cricket : Bangladesh U19 Tour of Sri Lanka 2025
The global football governing body, FIFA, the Federation Internationale de Football Association, has officially announced that Saudi Arabia will be the host for the 2034 FIFA World Cup.
The Nuwara Eliya Wasantha Sanakeliya 2025 began yesterday (April 1) with colorful cultural performances and school musical groups.
The Nuwara Eliya District Media Unit states that the number of foreign tourists visiting the famous Nuwara Eliya Post Office has increased significantly these days.
The Polonnaruwa District Media Unit states that the Batticaloa-Polonnaruwa main road from Gallella to Manampitiya has been completely closed to all vehicles from 5.00 pm yesterday (19) due to the rising water level of the Mahaweli River.
Due to the prevailing adverse weather conditions, all schools in the North Central Province will not be open today (20), as per the notice of the Governor of the North Central Province, the Director of Education of the North Central Province, Mr. S.M.W. Samarakoon, stated in a statement issued by the Anuradhapura District Media Unit.
At least 22 people have been injured and three remain in a serious condition after a Mexican Navy training ship crashed into New York City's Brooklyn Bridge.
The first Augustinian Pope, Leo XIV is the second Roman Pontiff - after Pope Francis - from the Americas. Unlike Jorge Mario Bergoglio, however, the 69-year-old Robert Francis Prevost is from the northern part of the continent, though he spent many years as a missionary in Peru before being elected head of the Augustinians for two consecutive terms.
A sweeping power outage left millions of people in Spain, Portugal and parts of France without electricity on Monday, leading to chaotic scenes and widespread disruption.
Pope Francis has died at the age of 88, the Vatican has announced.
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