Sri Lanka Cricket has appointed former South Africa cricketer Gary Kirsten as the new head coach of the national men’s team from 15 April 2026.
The former India World Cup-winning coach will serve a two-year term until April 2028 and will lead Sri Lanka’s preparations for the 2027 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup. 🏏
Today l offered my deepest condolences to the Islamic Republic of Iran on the death of His Eminence Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Our bilateral ties broadened significantly under his tenure. Sri Lanka remains appreciative of lran's friendship. Our thoughts are with the Iranian people.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said a U.S. submarine sank the Iranian warship IRIS Dena off the coast of Sri Lanka with a torpedo — marking the first such attack by a U.S. submarine since World War II.