India and Pakistan cricket fans flock to Colombo, windfall for tourism

Prices of flights and hotel bookings to Colombo, Sri Lanka, have soared as thousands of fans flock to the city to watch India play Pakistan on Sunday in cricket's Twenty20 World Cup.

Letter from Colombo: Geopolitics, cricket’s big business and a missing press pass

In many ways, Colombo lives up to South Asian expectations. If hailing a tuk-tuk off the street, the tourist price is 1,000 rupees (€2.70). If the Uber app comes out instead, the same driver accepts ...
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SL vs SA, Colombo weather report: Will relentless rain ruin another Women's World Cup clash?

Colombo's weather will be in the spotlight as the Women's World Cup returns to the Sri Lankan capital with the co-hosts facing red-hot South Africa in a must-win clash on Friday, October 17. A loss ...

Former Colombo Boss Is Going Back to Prison for Meeting With Mob Members

Theodore Persico Jr., once picked to lead one of New York’s five crime families, was supposed to stay away from his former ...

Catherine Colombo on Getting a Startup to 100K Followers Before Launch

Colombo, 24, is the founder of Muse of Media, a social media agency that specializes in what she calls pre-launch audience building: getting people invested in brands before there's anything to buy.