At that time the ruler of Jaffna was Velaikkara Sakaran. 3. He was also called King Sankili. He came to power by force, by assassinating the rightful ruler there. It was in 1519 AD, that the rightful ...

A viral video claiming to show a snake interrupting the Afghanistan vs. England match at the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 in ...

Fighting had to be stopped as the King of Portugal was not in favour. Fr. Francis Xavier however, did not support this. 2. Attempts were made to get the throne of Jaffna for the heir-apparent. Xavier ...

Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures Performances in matches ...

Tie+W and Tie+L indicates matches tied and then won or lost in a tiebreaker such as a bowlout or one-over-eliminator ("Super Over") The result percentage excludes no results and counts ties ...

Colombo Strikers and Jaffna Kings meet for the first time in the 2024 season of the Lanka Premier League in Dambulla on Wednesday. Jaffna Kings are currently leading the points table while the ...

Sri Lanka, known earlier as Ceylon, has produced many journalists of a high calibre in the past. These excellent scribes ...

Jaffna Kings 6th Match 05 Jul Loss by 5 wkts Kandy Falcons 9th Match 07 Jul Won by 6 wkts Dambulla Sixers 12th Match 09 Jul Loss by 25 runs Kandy Falcons 14th Match 10 Jul Won by 8 wkts Dambulla ...

Former Jaffna University Vice-chancellor Prof ... an editorial about him titled ‘Seithi Mannan Sellathurai’ (news king Sellathurai). Large crowds including politicians from diverse parties ...

It is in this context that this column focuses on a scribe who in his heyday, bestrode the world of Tamil journalism like a colossus. Sinnathamby Sellathurai whose birth centenary was on 26th February ...