Sri Lanka news: Wickremesinghe, 73, was on Thursday sworn in as Sri Lanka's eighth president after he was elected by lawmakers to succeed Gotabaya Rajapaksa who fled the country and resigned in the face of public revolt against his government for mismanaging the economy.
Sri Lanka crisis: Though dubbed as the “war hero”, his role in ending the conflict with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) with the death of its supremo Velupillai Prabhakaran in 2009 is quite divisive as he stands accused of violating human rights, a charge he vehemently denies.
The Sri Lankan team led by Dimuth Karunatane was heavily criticized for their strategies and tactics as they failed to defend a mammoth total of 342 runs in the first test match of the series. But it seems as if things have turned around for the Sri Lankan attack, especially their spin bowling.
SL vs PAK, 2nd Test, Day 3, Highlights: Sri Lanka lead by 323 runs at Stumps
SL vs PAK 2nd Test, Day 2 Highlights: Pakistan 191/7, trail by 187 runs at Stumps
Sri Lanka crisis: The presidential secretariat which was occupied by the protesters from July 9 till Friday last is re-opened and the staff reported to work on Monday, officials said.
SL vs PAK 2nd Test, Day 1, Highlights: SL - 315/6 at Stumps
Sri Lanka Crisis: Dinesh Gunawardena was sworn in as the prime minister of Sri Lanka by President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Friday along with 17 other cabinet ministers.
Sri Lanka crisis: Gunawardena's election as Prime Minister comes amid economic turmoil in Sri Lanka, and people protesting against it. On Thursday, Ranil Wickremesinghe was inducted as the President of Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka economic crisis: The armed soldiers were deployed in a bid to control the protestors who have been protesting against the new Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe outside the premises of the Sri Lankan Presidential Secretariat.
Sri Lanka crisis: Wickremesinghe was on Wednesday elected as Sri Lanka's President by lawmakers and sworn in on Thursday as the 8th president.
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Sri Lanka president election: Wickremesinghe, Dullas Alahapperuma and Anura Kumara Dissanayake were proposed by lawmakers on Tuesday as the three candidates for the presidential election.
Sri Lankan parliament is expected to elect a new president Wednesday, paving the way for a fresh government, but it is unclear if that’s enough to fix a shattered economy and placate a furious nation of 22 million that has grown disillusioned with politicians of all stripes.
Sri Lanka crisis: For the first time in 44 years, Sri Lanka's Parliament will directly elect a President on Wednesday in a triangular contest.
The second test, scheduled to start next Sunday, was switched from Colombo to Galle because Cricket Sri Lanka decided not to take any chances with potential political protests in the capital.
Sri Lanka crisis: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar briefed the all-party meeting in Delhi that the situation in Sri Lanka is very serious but drawing parallels at home is an uninformed move.
Babar equaled Pakistan's great Inzamam ul Haq's record of most centuries as Pakistan captain which is 9 each.
Sri Lanka crisis: On Monday, Sri Lankan Members of Parliament from the ruling party Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) complained of receiving threat messages on social media.
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