Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan intelligence officials were tipped off about an imminent attack by Islamist militants hours before a series of suicide bombings killed more than 300 people on Easter Sunday.

Rescue workers cleared mud and debris from a landslide at a giant rubbish dump in the Sri Lankan capital, as the death toll rose to 29 and uncertainty remained over the number of people missing.

There's a Twenty/20 cricket tournament in Sri Lanka just now, but there are other reasons to visit, as Dunedin man Jim Guest discovered.

India made heavy weather of a modest run chase before securing a four-wicket victory against Sri Lanka in the second match of the triangular series at Perth on Wednesday.

Fast bowlers Vernon Philander and Dale Steyn shared nine wickets as Sri Lanka again struggled in South Africa to be bowled out for 180 on day one of the first test.

The Pakistan spinners got in on the act after pace duo Umar Gul and Junaid Khan ripped through the Sri Lankan top order to bundle out the tourists for 239 in their first innings on day one of the second test in Dubai.

Michael Clarke hit his 15th test century to lead Australia to a draw in the third and final test against Sri Lanka on Tuesday and a 1-0 win in his first series as captain.

Australia opener Phil Hughes scored his first test hundred in two and a-half years on Monday as Sri Lanka pressed for a series-levelling victory in the third and final test.

Angelo Mathews moved to within 15 runs of a maiden test century as Sri Lanka steadily extended their first innings lead against Australia in the third and final test on Sunday.

Sri Lanka came up with a vastly improved performance in their second innings on Sunday, leaving the onus of saving the second test against Australia on two of their most experienced batsmen, Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene.

Australia's pace bowlers took eight quick wickets to skittle out Sri Lanka for 174 runs on day one of the second test in Kandy, as the home team struggled against fast bowling from the start of the innings.

Michael Hussey's defiant 95 provided the only real resistance as Australia were bowled out for 273 by Sri Lanka on the opening day of the first test in Galle.

A devastating burst of pace bowling by Lasith Malinga set the platform for Sri Lanka's four-wicket win in the fifth one-day international in Colombo.

Upul Tharanga hit a century and Lasith Malinga took five wickets to propel Sri Lanka to a crushing 78-run win against Australia in third one-day international.