The Tamil scholar “Pundit” M. Nallathamby, a teacher at Zahira College, Colombo was entrusted this task and a neat, precise ...

So they changed the first line to ‘Sri Lanka Matha.’ But it is noted that the creator of the early national anthem, Ananda Samarakone, was not quite happy about the change, for he believed that what ...

Singing or not singing Sri Lanka Matha/ apa Sri Lanka ... Composer and musician Ananda Samarakoon (1911-1962) wrote the lyrics and composed the music for the song Namo Namo Matha in1940, while he was ...

The National Anthem: Schools, homes and public events echo with the melody of Sri Lanka Matha, as we stand with pride and sing our hearts out. Parades and performances: The grand parade in Colombo ...

Australia brushed aside any concern over Galle's fickle weather by steamrolling through Sri Lanka's listless batting order across two innings on day four to complete a near-flawless performance in ...

Opener Usman Khawaja and captain Steve Smith struck stylish centuries as Australia’s batters dominated day one of the Warne–Muralitharan Trophy series opener against Sri Lanka in Galle.

Just a hint of swing for Fernando first up. 09:57 (IST) Jan 29 We are done with 'Advance Australia Fair' and 'Sri Lanka Matha'. It has gotten pleasingly sunny out there and a fair bit of a crowd ...

A pitch invader is taken from the ground during day one of the First Test match in the series between Sri Lanka and Australia at Galle International Stadium.Credit: Getty Images There it is.

Australia's batters have enjoyed a day out in Galle, as Usman Khawaja and Steve Smith kicked off the Test series against Sri Lanka with centuries. Scorecard: Check out all the live scores and ...

Australia and Sri Lanka start their first Test in Galle from 3pm (AEDT) today. ABC Sport will live blog all the action and you can listen to the call via the listen app, on digital radio ...

And on that note it's a wrap from us. Australia have set a marker for this series, and Sri Lanka will have about five days to reflect till the start of the second Test on the Feb 6, which is this ...