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Indoor Cricket World Cup gets underway today

Srilanka, Sept. 27 -- All arrangements have been finalized by the World Indoor Cricket Federation (WICF) and the Ceylon Indoor Cricket Association (CICA) to conduct the 12th Indoor Cricket World Cup s... Read More


Stubbs Shield boxing Century-old legacy devalued by guardians

Srilanka, Sept. 27 -- The Stubbs Shield, once the blue riband of schoolboy boxing in Sri Lanka, has been reduced to a footnote in the very competition it gave birth to more than a century ago. What wa... Read More


India and Bangladesh Qualify for SAFF U-17 Final

Srilanka, Sept. 27 -- India and Bangladesh qualified for the final of the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Under 17 Boys' Championship 2025 after recording victories in their respective semi-fin... Read More


Dharmaraja Under-16 boys on badminton throne

Srilanka, Sept. 27 -- Dharmaraja College became champions of the All-Island Under-16 Schools Badminton Championship when they defeated St. Sebastian's College, Moratuwa, in the final. The tournament... Read More


Curtains for Sri Lanka at India's dress rehearsal

Srilanka, Sept. 27 -- Wounded by their lacklustre showing in the second round that condemned them to an early exit, Sri Lanka will walk out in Dubai tonight with little but pride at stake as they face... Read More


Exporters decry 'huge gamble' with economy

Srilanka, Sept. 27 -- Sri Lanka's top export bodies yesterday sounded the alarm over government's decision to eliminate the Simplified Value Added Tax (SVAT) system on October 1, warning that the new ... Read More


Subdued trading keeps yield curve steady

Srilanka, Sept. 27 -- The secondary market recorded subdued trading activity yesterday, as investor sentiment remained cautious, resulting in limited movement across the yield curve, which held largel... Read More


Positive momentum continues

Srilanka, Sept. 27 -- The ASPI closed in green as a result of price gains in counters such as Sampath Bank, Ceylon Tobacco Company and Central Finance Company with the turnover crossing Rs. 9.2bn. A... Read More


Nations Trust Bank to acquire HSBC's retail banking business in Sri Lanka

Srilanka, Sept. 27 -- Nations Trust Bank PLC (NTB) announced the signing of a binding sale and purchase agreement to acquire Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation's (HSBC) retail banking business ... Read More


Waters Edge posts highest monthly profit

Srilanka, Sept. 27 -- Waters Edge, a leading Sri Lankan hospitality property, reported record revenue and accelerated expansion, its Chairman Chathura Krishantha Perera, who took the helm in December ... Read More