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Sri Lanka Cricket has accepted the ICC's decision to shift the Women's Champions Trophy to India and pledged full support for the tournament. Sri Lanka's women's team retains qualification, with six teams set to compete in Mumbai and Vadodara

India head coach Gautam Gambhir praised his team’s mental resilience despite the second Test ending in a draw, while giving a special shoutout to Sri Lanka’s Sonal Dinusha. Dinusha scored an unbeaten 133 to deny India a series sweep

JioStar has announced The Great Indian Cricket Festival, featuring Team India’s home season with four bilateral series against West Indies, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe and Australia. The five-month schedule includes 22 matches across ODIs, T20Is and Tests on JioHotstar.

Sri Lanka recorded 1.34 million tourist arrivals in the first seven months of 2026, down 1.8 per cent year-on-year. India remained the largest source market, with more than 338,000 visitors, a 21.2 per cent increase from last year

Former India T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav has been named Brand Ambassador of the inaugural JITO Premier League. The community cricket league will feature 12 franchise teams and nearly 250 Jain cricketers from across India in Colombo from August 24.

KL Rahul and Devdutt Padikkal steadied India after Yashasvi Jaiswal was run out following a mix-up, taking the visitors to 101 for one at lunch on Day 1 of the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle.

Sai Sudharsan has been ruled out of India’s two-Test series against Sri Lanka as he continues his recovery from a right-toe stress reaction. Sarfaraz Khan has been named his replacement and will join the squad in Colombo

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India begin their preparations for the two-Test series against Sri Lanka with a three-day warm-up match against the SLC XI in Colombo. The contest offers crucial batting practice against spin and valuable acclimatisation ahead of the opening Test in Galle on August 15

At least six people were killed and three injured as heavy rain, landslides and flash floods hit parts of Sri Lanka. Nearly 1,900 people were moved to relief centres, while schools closed and authorities issued flood and weather warnings

Sri Lanka Cricket has shortened India’s warm-up fixture to three days ahead of the two-Test series beginning on August 15. The Indian team will arrive on August 4, with the revised schedule confirmed ahead of preparations for the red-ball contest

The French Institute in India has selected 35 laureates for the fourth edition of the Villa Swagatam residency programme. Running from August 2026 to August 2027, the initiative promotes cultural exchange through one- to three-month residencies across France and South Asia.

The BCCI Women's Selection Committee has named the India Women’s U-19 squads for the upcoming Sri Lanka Women’s U-19 Tour of India. Bhavika Ahire will captain both the T20 and one-day teams in the six-match home series.

The BCCI has arranged for Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s father to accompany him in Sri Lanka and offered similar support for future tours. The move aims to help the 15-year-old batting sensation adapt smoothly to the senior international cricket environment.

India handed over 134 police cabs to Sri Lanka under a grant of SLR 300 million to strengthen policing, road safety, and emergency response. The initiative reinforces ongoing bilateral cooperation and development partnership between the two countries

Sri Lanka has reported 27,754 dengue cases and 14 deaths so far in 2026, with infections recorded across all districts. Health authorities warned that monsoon rains could accelerate transmission as mosquito breeding rises in schools, workplaces and public institutions across the country.

India and Sri Lanka agreed to speed up implementation of a USD 450 million reconstruction package for cyclone-hit Sri Lanka. The assistance, announced after Cyclone Ditwah, includes concessional credit, grants and support for infrastructure, healthcare and recovery projects

Survivors of the Iranian naval vessel IRIS Dena, sunk in a US attack, have left Sri Lanka for Iran. India also allowed another vessel, IRIS Lavan, to dock in Kochi, highlighting humanitarian support amid regional tensions

India’s Under-19 girls secured a dominant 3-0 win over Sri Lanka as matches continued in the regional qualification event for the ITTF-ATTU Asian Youth Table Tennis Championships in Shimla, with strong performances also coming from India’s Under-15 boys.

Sri Lanka denied US permission to land two warplanes armed with missiles at Mattala International Airport in March, citing neutrality amid Middle East tensions. The move follows naval incidents involving Iranian ships and highlights Colombo’s efforts to maintain a balanced stance