sri lanka

Ban Ki-moon congratulates Wickremesinghe and commends his message of good governance and national unity

Rahul scores 108 sharing a third-wicket stand of 164 with skipper Virat Kohli (78)

Sirisena was Mahinda Rajapakse's ally before splitting from his mentor and running against him for the presidency

Rajapakse says my dream of becoming prime minister has faded away

Results are not expected until early Tuesday, but analysts predict that no single party will win a majority

Sri Lanka's former strongman president, who was ousted in January, is seeking a return to power as prime minister

63,000 officers are fanning out across the country to guard polling booths and counting centres for Monday's election

Reformist alliance that rallied to elect President Maithripala Sirisena in January remains intact

Sri Lanka two down at close of play, still trailing by 187 runs

Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake has blamed supporters of former strongman president Mahinda Rajapakse for attack

Haroon Rasheed praises new skipper and his strategies, squad spirit and depth.

Sri Lanka Cricket says unruly behaviour will be dealt with severely as a response to crowd unrest

Rajapakse removed the two-term limit on the presidency soon after winning re-election in 2010