The Sri Lankan papare band that kept the fans of both sides dancing and singing throughout last week's first One-Day International (ODI) between Pakistan and Sri Lanka at Dubai Sports City is back for ...

Umpires asked a papare (brass) band at the P Sara Oval to stop playing during overs, for the second Colombo Test match in a row. The band set up in the "Sanga Fan Zone" were also asked to lower their ...

While waiting in the long queues to enter the Dubai International Stadium under the scorching sun, both sets of fans were greeted with rhythmic beats from a group of Sri Lankans. It was the famous ...

Dubai Sri Lankan skipper Tillakaratne Dilshan wants support from the fans. So intense is his team’s battle against Pakistan that he wants all Sri Lankans in the UAE to turn up for today’s crucial ...

The infectious music of the wildly popular Sri Lankan papare bands will soon be heard at the T20 World Cup. Hundreds of Sri Lankan cricket fans in the UAE were disappointed when they were asked not to ...

Both the semi-finals will be held at the Dubai Sports City cricket stadium on Friday. The final will be held at the same venue on Sunday. The ‘Papare’ band delighted the UAE circket fans during the ...

The United Arab Emirates may be the Pakistan cricket team's adopted home with support to match, but at the first One-Day International (ODI) at Dubai Sports City on Friday, there will also be a touch ...