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ST MARY, Jamaica — Police say one man was fatally shot during an incident along the Annotto Bay Main Road on Monday. Reports indicate that police pers...
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Herbert Morrison wins fourth game in ISSA U19 basketball
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December 16 10:26 AM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Leaders Herbert Morrison Technical won their fourth straight game in the Inter Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) Rural A...
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PARIS, France (AFP) — Reigning European champions Paris Saint-Germain were ordered Tuesday by a Paris court to pay their former star Kylian Mbappe aro...
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Tourism minister hails Canadian diaspora as CA$3 million raised for hurricane recovery
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TORONTO, Canada — Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett has expressed profound gratitude for the Canadian diaspora’s extraordinary leadership and genero...
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Ministry to launch THARP to assist tourism workers impacted by Hurricane Melissa
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Ministry to launch THARP to assist tourism workers impacted by Hurricane Melissa
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Ministry of Tourism says it will launch the Tourism Housing Assistance Recovery Programme (THARP), which aims to aid tourism w...
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Windies to host Sri Lanka in international series next year
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Windies to host Sri Lanka in international series next year
September 26, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — International cricket will return to Jamaica next summer when the West Indies hosts Sri Lanka in two limited-overs series at Sabin...
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World anti-doping body puts Sri Lanka on non-compliance list
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World anti-doping body puts Sri Lanka on non-compliance list
August 19, 2025
MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) - The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) put Sri Lanka on its non-compliance list on Tuesday, after the country's national anti-do...
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Sri Lanka orders Singapore shipowner to pay US$1 billion over marine disaster
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Sri Lanka orders Singapore shipowner to pay US$1 billion over marine disaster
July 24, 2025
Colombo, Sri Lanka (AFP)-Sri Lanka's highest court on Thursday ordered a Singaporean shipping firm to pay US$1 billion in damages for causing the isla...
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Sri Lanka beat New Zealand to go 1-0 up in ODI series
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Sri Lanka beat New Zealand to go 1-0 up in ODI series
November 13, 2024
DAMBULLA, Sri Lanka (AFP)— Kusal Mendis and Avishka Fernando both slammed centuries to set up a convincing 45-run victory for Sri Lanka in the rain-in...
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Ferguson hat-trick stuns Sri Lanka to level New Zealand T20 series
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Ferguson hat-trick stuns Sri Lanka to level New Zealand T20 series
November 10, 2024
DAMBULLA, Sri Lanka (AFP)— Lockie Ferguson unleashed a blistering spell of fast bowling, claiming a hat-trick to power New Zealand to a nail-biting fi...
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Asalanka stars as Sri Lanka defeat West Indies in second ODI, clinch series
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Asalanka stars as Sri Lanka defeat West Indies in second ODI, clinch series
October 23, 2024
PALLEKELE, Sri Lanka (AFP) — Skipper Charith Asalanka struck an unbeaten half-century as Sri Lanka defeated the West Indies by five wickets in the sec...
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Sri Lanka to bowl first in second ODI against West Indies
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Sri Lanka to bowl first in second ODI against West Indies
October 23, 2024
PALLEKELE, Sri Lanka (AFP) — Sri Lanka captain Charith Asalanka won the toss and chose to bowl in the rain-delayed second one-day international agains...
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Sri Lanka triumph in rain-affected first ODI against West Indies
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Sri Lanka triumph in rain-affected first ODI against West Indies
October 20, 2024
PALLEKELE, Sri Lanka (AFP)— Sri Lanka cruised to a comprehensive five-wicket win in the rain-shortened first one-day international against the West In...
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West Indies captain Hope to bank on consistency for ODI series
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West Indies captain Hope to bank on consistency for ODI series
October 19, 2024
PALLEKELLE, Sri Lanka, Oct 19, CMC – West Indies captain Shai Hope is calling on his side to play good consistent cricket when the much-anticipated fi...
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Mendis clinches Sri Lanka series win over West Indies
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Mendis clinches Sri Lanka series win over West Indies
October 17, 2024
DAMBULLA, Sri Lanka (AFP) — Kusal Mendis hit an unbeaten 68 to help clinch Sri Lanka's first T20 international series win over the West Indies with a ...
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West Indies rally to 162-8 in Sri Lanka T20 decider
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West Indies rally to 162-8 in Sri Lanka T20 decider
October 17, 2024
DAMBULLA, Sri Lanka (AFP) — Rovman Powell and Gudakesh Motie's brisk 54-run stand staved off collapse and took the West Indies to a competitive 162-8 ...
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West Indies opt to bat in Sri Lanka T20 decider
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West Indies opt to bat in Sri Lanka T20 decider
October 17, 2024
DAMBULLA, Sri Lanka (AFP) — West Indies opted to bat first after winning the toss in Thursday's series-deciding third T20 against Sri Lanka at Dambull...
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Sri Lanka level T20 series with record-breaking West Indies win
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Sri Lanka level T20 series with record-breaking West Indies win
October 15, 2024
DAMBULLA, Sri Lanka (AFP) — Sri Lanka stormed back to level the three-match T20 series with an emphatic 73-run win over the West Indies on Tuesday, ma...
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Sri Lanka opt to bat in second T20 against West Indies
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Sri Lanka opt to bat in second T20 against West Indies
October 15, 2024
DAMBULLA, Sri Lanka (AFP) — Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat in the second T20 against West Indies at Dambulla on Tuesday as they seek to lev...
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King and Lewis propel West Indies to T20 triumph over Sri Lanka
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King and Lewis propel West Indies to T20 triumph over Sri Lanka
October 13, 2024
DAMBULLA, Sri Lanka (AFP) — A breathtaking display of power-hitting from Brandon King and Evin Lewis propelled the West Indies to a commanding five-wi...
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West Indies win toss, put Sri Lanka in to bat in first T20
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West Indies win toss, put Sri Lanka in to bat in first T20
October 13, 2024
DAMBULLA, Sri Lanka (AFP) — West Indies skipper Rovman Powell won the toss and elected to bowl first against Sri Lanka, in the first of three T20s at ...
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Cash-strapped Sri Lanka records first deflation in 29 years
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Cash-strapped Sri Lanka records first deflation in 29 years
September 30, 2024
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) -- Cash-strapped Sri Lanka's economy recorded falling consumer prices for the first time in 29 years, official data showed Mo...
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Root leads England to victory over Sri Lanka in first Test
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Root leads England to victory over Sri Lanka in first Test
August 24, 2024
MANCHESTER, United Kingdom (AFP)— Joe Root's gritty unbeaten 62 guided England to a five-wicket win in the first Test against Sri Lanka at Old Traffor...
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Sri Lanka 236 all out against England in first Test
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Sri Lanka 236 all out against England in first Test
August 21, 2024
MANCHESTER, United Kingdom (AFP)— Sri Lanka recovered from 6-3 to be dismissed for 236 by England on Wednesday's opening day of the first Test at Old ...
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Sri Lanka bat against England in first Test
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Sri Lanka bat against England in first Test
August 21, 2024
MANCHESTER, United Kingdom (AFP)— Sri Lanka captain Dhananjaya de Silva won the toss and elected to bat against England in the first Test at Old Traff...
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Wellalage stars as Sri Lanka hammer India to clinch ODI series
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Wellalage stars as Sri Lanka hammer India to clinch ODI series
August 7, 2024
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP)— Spinner Dunith Wellalage took 5-27 as Sri Lanka clinched a first ODI series victory over India in 27 years with a 110-run th...
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Herbert Morrison wins fourth game in ISSA U19 basketball
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