- Oct 22
Janith Liyanage's six gives Sri Lanka a two-wicket win over England despite Harry Brook's 202
Janith Liyanage hit the winning six off the penultimate ball in Rawalpindi on Thursday, 22 October, after Sri Lanka needed eight from the final over to chase England's 429-4.
- Oct 6
Saudi court sentences Sri Lankan worker to death for Facebook comment after Sharia appeal
An appellate court in Saudi Arabia sentenced 24-year-old Sri Lankan worker Anojan Sivarasa to death for blasphemy after prosecutors appealed a five-year prison term, prompting diplomatic intervention from Colombo.
- Oct 1
India beats Pakistan by 19 runs to retain Asian Games cricket gold in Nagoya
Defending champion India posted a tournament-high 211-6 behind half-centuries from Abhishek Sharma and Tilak Varma before restricting Pakistan to 192-6 at the Asian Games final in Japan.
- Sep 29
UN Security Council extends Haiti anti-gang force mandate as 11 die in Artibonite reprisal
The United Nations Security Council approved a six-month extension for the Gang Suppression Force through 31 March 2027, maintaining international security operations ahead of scheduled general elections in December.
- Sep 26
Italian tourist dies after 30-metre fall at Ravana Falls in Sri Lanka
Valentina Stragliotto, a 27-year-old Italian national living in the United Kingdom, died on 24 September after slipping from a wet rock formation at Ravana Falls near Ella in central Sri Lanka.
- Sep 24
Sri Lanka beat England by 16 runs at Headingley to level ODI series 1-1
Kusal Mendis scored 121 as Sri Lanka defended 321 to beat England by 16 runs at Headingley after a hamstring injury impeded Jos Buttler in the chase.
- Sep 22
Sri Lankan court sentences 15 men to over 200 years in prison for 2019 Easter bombings
A three-judge high court panel in Colombo acquitted nine suspects while handing maximum sentences of up to 260 years to 15 men convicted of aiding the coordinated 2019 suicide attacks.
