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1 month ago | 
island.lk | Thilina Walpola |Hiran H.Senewiratne
The CSE was bullish and reflected an upward trend despite some mild volatility yesterday. The low interest regime and satisfactory quarterly results moved the market to green territory, market analysts said. Amid those developments both indices moved upwards. The All Share Price Index up by 31.49 points while S and P SL20 rose by 0.44 points. Turnover stood at Rs 3.7 billion with eleven crossings.
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1 month ago | 
island.lk | Thilina Walpola |Rex Clementine
Angelo Mathews has finally played his last card. While his longtime mate Dimuth Karunaratne called it a day after the Australian series, Mathews had resisted – gritting his teeth and soldiering on, even as the runs began to run dry and Sri Lanka slumped to four straight Test defeats. But now, the veteran has decided to walk away. The upcoming Test against Bangladesh in Galle will be his swansong. That it ends in Galle feels poetic.
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1 month ago | 
island.lk | Thilina Walpola |Rex Clementine
Sri Lanka batter Kusal Mendis took to social media yesterday to acknowledge an act of generosity that ensured he made it to the IPL crease fully kitted. His gratitude was directed at a Sri Lankan living in Pakistan who went above and beyond to deliver Mendis’ cricket gear to Colombo just in time. While Mendis mentioned the name – Mr. Wayne Jansz – what he left out was the man’s cricketing pedigree.
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1 month ago | 
island.lk | Thilina Walpola |Rex Clementine
The curtain has finally come down on Virat Kohli’s influential Test career, with the former Indian skipper hanging up his whites this week. Although his tour down under was far from a masterclass, many expected him to soldier on for the five-Test series in England and the busy home season to follow – especially with just 800 runs separating him from the hallowed 10,000-run mark.
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1 month ago | 
island.lk | Thilina Walpola |Rex Clementine
When Sanath Jayasuriya walked into his first media briefing as Head Coach, he didn’t waste time playing it safe. He went straight to the point — fielding was going to be a game-changer. And true to his word, what the team has pulled off over the last 12 months is nothing short of a stunning comeback. Here was a side that had just been bundled out of the ICC Cricket World Cup with a wooden spoon finish — ninth place — and failed to qualify for the Champions Trophy.
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1 month ago | 
island.lk | Thilina Walpola |Rex Clementine
Nearly half a century has passed since the Catholic Church last had an Italian Pope. In the hallowed corridors of the Vatican, as the Conclave began deliberations to elect a successor to Pope Francis, several Italian names were whispered with increasing frequency. Chief among them was Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s Secretary of State, a seasoned diplomat, and well-known among the electors. Others, like Cardinals Pierbattista Pizzaballa and Matteo Zuppi, also had their share of admirers.
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1 month ago | 
island.lk | Thilina Walpola |Hiran H.Senewiratne
The CSE yesterday started off at a slow pace but later began to move in a positive direction due the oversubscription of an IPO launched by leading investment bank, Capital Alliance, market analysts said. It is said that Capital Alliance issued 157.5 million shares at Rs 10 per share to raise 1.6 billion for the purpose of expanding its operations overseas and enhancing existing local operations.
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1 month ago | 
island.lk | Thilina Walpola |Rex Clementine
Sri Lanka’s First-Class cricket has long cried out for reform, and finally, some bold strokes are being played. The playing field has been trimmed down in recent seasons – deadwood cleared to raise the stakes. But the googly of the season was the axing of SSC, the grand old club with a trophy cabinet full of stars. It raised eyebrows, but the message from the top was loud and clear – no room for reputation alone. The long-term plan?
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1 month ago | 
island.lk | Thilina Walpola |Rathindra Kuruwita
Sri Lanka’s JVP-led NPP government has made a dramatic pivot towards India, even utilizing legislative changes it once vehemently opposed. On August 19, 2023, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, then an opposition leader, criticized a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that then-President Ranil Wickremesinghe had signed with India.
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2 months ago | 
island.lk | Thilina Walpola |Rex Clementine
In 1978, when Pope John Paul II had a swimming pool installed at the Vatican, it made more than just a ripple. A few Cardinals raised eyebrows at the cost—after all, it wasn’t exactly a drop in the holy bucket. But when word reached the Pope, he waved away the murmurs with a smile and said, “Cheaper than a conclave.” For a man who lived and breathed his daily laps, it was a matter of staying afloat – literally and spiritually.
