Sri Lanka

Rumesh Pathirage threw a massive 91.09 metres to take first place in the World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest.

Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana hit commanding fifties before Sree Charani's four-wicket haul helped India bowl Sri Lanka out for 111.

Priyankara Jayaratne was convicted of pressuring SriLankan Airlines catering services to pay LKR 3,20,000 for his supporters.

This is India’s first overseas Test series win since beating the West Indies in July 2023.

The Karnataka batter’s 117 helped India reach 300 for five after Pant’s injury and the dismissals of Rahul, Jaiswal, Gill and Jadeja.

Chopra recorded season-best 88.05m but misseed top spot to Sri Lankan Rumesh Pathirage by just nine centimetres.

Sri Lankan refugees began arriving in Tamil Nadu in large numbers after ethnic violence in the island nation that started in 1983.

India will become the first Asian team and only the third side after England and Australia to play 600 Tests when the first Test of the two-match series gets underway on August 15, India's Independence Day.

The Sri Lankan navy also captured the mechansied boat of the fishermen, making in the third boat captured in the last one and a half months.

The $450 million post-disaster reconstruction package was announced on December 23, 2025, during External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar’s visit to Sri Lanka.

The top-order batter has been advised to allow more time for recovery after failing to fully heal from an injury sustained during the India A tour of Sri Lanka.

The two countries reviewed progress on the proposed HVDC interconnection and Sampur Solar Power Project.

Dissanayake has advocated for the decentralisation of power and a strong parliamentary system.