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A severe drought in Sri Lanka is drying up village wells and forcing wildlife to crowd around shrinking waterholes. For returning farmers like Samantha Pushpakumara, the failure of the rains threatens both their livelihoods and their daily survival.
South Korea fell short of its target of 40-45 gold medals at the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, and instead of closing the gap with Japan in the medal standings, saw it widen. The Games also featured a historic first for Sri Lanka, as former cricketer Pathirage won javelin gold.
Sonal Dinusha's unbeaten 133, his third century in four innings, anchored Sri Lanka's valiant rearguard to draw the second Test against India. India won the series 1-0 but the hosts' resistance at Colombo earned them a memorable result.
India defeated Sri Lanka by 165 runs in the first Test in Galle, with left-arm spinner Manav Suthar taking 10 wickets. The win gives India a 1-0 lead in the two-match series.
Three inmates were killed and 23 others wounded in separate prison riots across Sri Lanka, prompting police and riot squads to deploy. Authorities suspect drug gangs and rival criminal groups orchestrated the violence, which comes amid a severe prison overcrowding crisis.
Jasprit Bumrah has been ruled out of India's two-Test series against Sri Lanka due to a left knee injury, as confirmed by the BCCI. Auqib Nabi has been called up as his replacement, while Sai Sudharsan's availability remains subject to fitness.
Sri Lanka's special court sentenced former police chief Pujith Jayasundara and former Defense Secretary Hemasiri Fernando to death for criminal negligence over the 2019 Easter bombings that killed 260. The verdict overturned a 2022 acquittal, and the defendants plan to appeal.
Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage won Sri Lanka's first athletics gold at the 2026 Commonwealth Games with a throw of 89.75 meters, upsetting favorites Neeraj Chopra and Arshad Nadeem. The 23-year-old, a former cricket fast bowler, made history in a dramatic final.
A 71-year-old senior Buddhist monk in Sri Lanka has been suspended from his role after being accused of sexually abusing an 11-year-old girl at a temple in 2022. Police arrested the monk on May 9 following a complaint, and he has been released on bail with a ban on leaving the country. The suspension occurred on Vesak day, highlighting the severity of the case in the Buddhist-majority nation.
