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Captain nursing hamstring injury, faces late fitness test

Malik Ishaq, alleged mastermind of the attack, was killed last year in July

The series continues at Birmingham's Edgbaston ground on Friday

Sri Lankan paceman leaves hospital after doctors find nothing abnormal in his tests

Statement comes just hours after the paceman was taken to a Dublin hospital to undergo tests on an elevated heartbeat

Islanders play first ODI since January as they warm up for five-match series against England

Heavy showers on final day allow only few overs to be bowled as England take series 2-0

Sri Lanka coach calls for all no-ball decisions to be taken by third umpire as his side reacted to an incorrect call

The Yorkshire wicket-keeper/batsman's unbeaten 107 was cornerstone of England's 279 for six on first day

Thousands of residents are yet to return to their homes after the blasts at the military store

At least one soldier died of burns and two others were injured

Residents in Salawa were seen leaving their homes as police reported shrapnel hitting the main highway

33-year-old played 21 matches for Islanders in longest format, where he picked 48 wickets and scored 391 runs

The 29-year-old is required to undergo testing within 14 days

Third and final Test starts at Lord's on June 9

The captain alongside Silva pushed tourists' innings towards respectability before Steven Finn achieved breakthrough

Visitors still need 235 runs to avoid second consecutive innings defeat on the tour

Moeen Ali made a Test-best 155 not-out, including 70 of the 90 hosts made after lunch

DMC says 67 bodies have been recovered from the worst hit central district of Kegalle

The hosts ended first day of second Test against Sri Lanka on 310 for six

According to world's number one Test bowler, the hosts are yet to hit top form

Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake says 35,000 homes damaged in heaviest rains in 25 years

The 24-year-old could be out of action for as long as six weeks

The Portugal-born returns for first time since 2013 with Pattinson and Siddle both ruled out due to back injuries

Anura Senanayake was remanded into custody into the May 2012 killing of national rugby skipper

24-year-old has been replaced in 12-man squad by Warwickshire all-rounder Chris Woakes

Soldiers and other rescuers discovered 13 more bodies late on Saturday in the worst-hit district of Kegalle

Sri Lanka were dismissed for 119 in their second innings as England went 1-0 up in the three-match series

'Floodwater levels in parts of the capital subsided a little overnight' disaster officials say

Thursday's Test will break fresh ground by being first in men's cricket where new points system will be employed

Sri Lanka's government has deployed troops to evacuate people living on slopes or in flood-hit areas

Sri Lanka's government has deployed troops to evacuate people living on slopes or in flood-hit areas

Two years ago, Islander's clinched a dramatic victory at same venue to secure their first Test series win in England

Over 200,000 individuals have been displaced by the floods

The government has deployed troops to evacuate people living on slopes or in flood-hit areas

The Sri Lankan paceman will miss the chance to repeat his Headingley heroics of two years ago

The Middlesex paceman was ruled out of this year's World T20 in India, where England reached final

Anil Kumble, another former India leg-spinner, will remain as chair of committee after being re-elected

Board feels the pinch as UAE increase prices of venues and accommodation

The 25-year-old was suspended during Sri Lanka's tour of New Zealand

The teams begin three-match series at Headingley, where two years ago Sri Lanka clinched dramatic 1-0 win

Four elephants, including two calves, were killed by lightning in one of the worst wildlife tragedies to hit country

Sri Lanka will start their tour from May 8 with a three-day match against Sussex at Chelmsford

Former England captain says the system will result in 45 players on a podium at series' end

Chamber descended into chaos after former army chief said a 2006 bombing in Colombo was an inside job

Islanders return to play in England sans Sangakkara, Jayawardene

2006 bomb attack blamed on Tamil Tiger rebels had been stage-managed by the president's brother Gotabhaya Rajapakse

Former president Mahinda Rajapakse and his family are accused of siphoning off billions of dollars

The 29-year-old was airlifted to a Colombo hospital on Sunday after being hit on the head while fielding at short leg

The 29-year-old wants to extract revenge for the UAE tours where his side lost five out of six Tests against Pakistan