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Sri Lanka's cancer patients struggle amid the country's economic chaos

Hospitals are struggling with severe drug shortages and cancer patients have had their treatment upended by Sri Lanka's worst economic crisis since independence in 1948.

ABC News

Transitions are inevitable but Hardik Pandya has ingredients to be successful: Sangakkara

NEW DELHI: Transition period in an international team is always "difficult to handle" but India has abundant talent and a potentially good leader in Hardik Pandya to smoothly see through the phase in T20 cricket, feels former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara.

The Times of India

Commentary: In Ukraine, as in other wars, the full history will take years to tell and it will be told by women

Stories of war — the ones we tell the loudest — are often about men. But for the true cost of war to be clear, we must do a better job of telling, and hearing, the stories of women — ordinarily civilians.

Los Angeles Times

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India vs Sri Lanka: Want a game against Sri Lanka to impress Hardik Pandya, says Shivam Mavi

NEW DELHI: Having overcome his fair share of injuries and done the hard yards in domestic cricket, all Shivam Mavi wants from India skipper Hardik Pandya is an opportunity to shine in the upcoming home series against Sri Lanka.

The Times of India

India vs Sri Lanka: Hardik Pandya in lead role as India press reset button

NEW DELHI: For the second time in 12 months, selectors and Team India management have pressed the reset button. On Tuesday night, the selectors announced a T20I team and an ODI team to play a home series against Sri Lanka from next week, which indicates that they are looking at…

The Times of India

'Still feels like a dream': Suryakumar Yadav on becoming India's new T20I vice-captain

MUMBAI: Life keeps getting better and better for Suryakuamr Yadav. An unreal year for him, which saw him scoring 1,164 runs @ 46.56 in 31 T20Is, ended on a perfect note for him when on December 27, he was elevated as the vice-captain of India’s T20I side for the home…

The Times of India

LPL performers rewarded as Avishka Fernando makes comeback for India tour

COLOMBO: Top-order batter Avishka Fernando on Wednesday earned a recall to Sri Lanka's limited overs squad for the away series against India beginning January 3 in Mumbai.

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India T20I and ODI Squads vs Sri Lanka: Hardik Pandya to lead India in T20Is against Sri Lanka, Rohit Sharma returns for ODIs

NEW DELHI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India on Tuesday announced the squads for the T20I and ODI series against Sri Lanka, starting January 3. Rohit Sharma, who is recovering from a thumb injury will miss the 3-match T20I series and will return to lead the team in…

The Times of India

BCCI asks selectors to work an extra day, CAC likely to meet on Dec 29

NEW DELHI: The Indian cricket board (BCCI) asked the Chetan Sharma-led selection committee to work for an extra day to pick the Indian team for the upcoming limited-overs home series against Sri Lanka. TOI has learnt that the BCCI’s cricket advisory committee, comprising Ashok Malhotra, Jatin Paranjpe and Sulakshna Naik,…

The Times of India

India makes inroads into Sri Lanka under China's long shadow

When Sri Lanka slid into its worst economic crisis in seven decades leading to deadly riots and alarming shortages of fuel, food and medicines earlier this year, its giant northern neighbour stepped into the breach.

Reuters

Sri Lanka's former president Rajapaksa leaves for U.S. - local media

Sri Lanka's former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who was forced out of office earlier this year following the country's economic crisis, left for the United States with his family on Monday, a reporter for Sri Lanka's Daily Mirror wrote on Twitter.

Reuters

Terrified Scottish woman 'trapped' abroad at Christmas as passport confiscated

A frantic Scottish blogger fears being stranded abroad fo six months after having her passport seized by the authorities. Kayleigh Fraser, from St Andrews, has been left devastated after British diplomats said they are unable to force the Sri Lankan

Edinburgh Live

Chetan Sharma's committee to select teams for Sri Lanka series, KL Rahul might face T20I axe

NEW DELHI: The outgoing selection committee led by Chetan Sharma will be picking the two white ball Indian squads for the upcoming home series against Sri Lanka, starting January 3, as the new panel will not be named before another week's time, according to BCCI sources.

The Times of India

Online ticket sales for 1st India-Sri Lanka T20I starts

MUMBAI: The online sale of tickets for the opening T20I between India and Sri Lanka at the Wankhede Stadium on January 3 began on Friday. The tickets are priced at Rs 7,00 onwards, and are available on the paytm insider website.

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AP PHOTOS: Sri Lankans face food crisis amid economic crunch

Rasarathnam Anushiya has struggled to feed her three children since her husband, like many other Sri Lankans, lost his job in the country's unprecedented economic crisis

Reuters

Sri Lankan protest site gets Christmas carnival makeover

Sri Lanka's military is holding a Christmas carnival at the seafront site of an anti-government protest that forced the country's previous president to flee and quit office earlier this year.

Reuters

Sri Lanka's cancer patients struggle amid economic chaos

Priyantha Kumarasinghe starts his day in the small Sri Lankan town of Maharagama with a breakfast of two biscuits and a small glass of tea, followed by a round of cancer medicines.

The Times of India

Hardik Pandya likely to lead in Sri Lanka T20Is

NEW DELHI: All-rounder Hardik Pandya will, in all likelihood, lead India in the upcoming T20I series against Sri Lanka, scheduled to start from January 3 in Mumbai, according to BCCI sources.

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The Guardian - UK

England’s bowlers have cast a spell in Pakistan without a magician

Only one other side has taken all 60 wickets in a three-Test series in Pakistan – and Sri Lanka had Muttiah Muralitharan

The Guardian - UK

Back to brown: how a shift away from refined white rice could cut diabetes

The secret to a healthier diet has been around for centuries: a return to unprocessed grain in its natural state. And in Asia, the health benefits could be huge

Al Jazeera

Sri Lanka navy rescues over 100 Rohingya adrift in rough seas

Navy says 104 people found on board a trawler suspected to have originated from Myanmar and heading to Indonesia.

Reuters

Sri Lankan navy rescues over 100 Rohingya refugees adrift in rough seas

Sri Lanka's navy has rescued 104 Rohingya adrift off the Indian Ocean island's northern coast, an official said on Monday, as members of the Muslim minority continue to escape violence in Myanmar and hardship in Bangladesh refugee camps.

The Independent UK

Behind the Lens: The Sri Lanka presidential palace, overrun

Associated Press photographers talk about their 2022 assignments, and share some of the stories behind the images.

The Guardian - UK

Weather tracker: cyclone drags pollution towards Sri Lanka

Particulate matter, which is hazardous to lungs, has been pulled in from India by Cyclone Mandous

Evening Standard

Why do we celebrate the New Year and how do different cultures mark the occasion?

Find out when and how different countries such as Turkey, Israel and Sri Lanka celebrate the New Year

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