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

The Star-Spangled Banner is the national anthem of the United States. But where do the lyrics come from, and what’s the history of the anthem? ‘Oh, say can you see...’, goes ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ ...

Two tourists have died from suspected pesticide poisoning after their hostel in Sri Lanka was fumigated for bedbugs, Britain’s PA Media news agency has reported. Ebony McIntosh, a 24-year-old ...

Australia and Sri Lanka face off in the second and final Test in Galle this afternoon, less than a week after the first Test ended at the same venue. Reigning champions Australia have already ...

COLOMBO: An intruding monkey at a Sri Lankan electrical grid sub-station caused a general islandwide blackout on Sunday (Feb 9), government officials said. The power outage began around 11.30am ...

The first of those acts in a singer performing the national anthem. Country music star Reba McEntire performed it in Las Vegas last year to start Super Bowl 58. Here's who will be performing the ...

Jon Batiste’s national anthem performance clocked in at 120 seconds, according to John Ewing of BetMGM. The Grammy-winning singer, 38, delighted viewers when he took to the field at Caesar’s ...

Jon Batiste kicked off Super Bowl LIX with his rendition of the National Anthem. The Oscar- and Grammy-winning singer, musician and composer – who previously doubled as leader of the house band ...

Multi-talented performer Jon Batiste sang the national anthem before the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles face off in the 2025 Super Bowl on Sunday, Feb. 9 in New Orleans. The multi ...

The NFL has an impressive starting lineup to officially kick off the action, with the Louisiana-born singer Ledisi set to perform the historically significant Black national anthem. Ledisi will ...

Few spotlights are bigger than singing the national anthem at the Super Bowl. With tens of millions of NFL fans tuning in on Sunday for Super Bowl LIX between the Kansas City Chiefs and ...

Ahead of such a massive matchup, several performances will be held, including the national anthem. Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter Jon Batiste will belt out his rendition of “The Star ...