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Pakistan clinch series despite Gunathilaka century for Sri Lanka

Pakistan thwarted a spirited career-best century by Danushka Gunathilaka to defeat Sri Lanka by five wickets in the thir...

October 3, 2019 3 min read

Pakistan's Hafeez out for landmark Sri Lanka tour

Pakistan on Saturday left out veteran batsman Mohammad Hafeez for next week's series start against Sri Lanka, who are to...

September 22, 2019 2 min read

Sri Lanka cricket tour of Pakistan to proceed with tight security

Sri Lanka's will proceed with tour of Pakistan with a promise of tight security afforded to heads of state from Pakista...

September 20, 2019 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Dananjaya gets one-year bowling ban: ICC

Sri Lankan off-spinner Akila Dananjaya was banned from bowling in international matches for a year after his bowling act...

September 20, 2019 1 min read
Lanka Premier League T20 series: Sri Lanka to allow limited crowds at stands

The 2021 LPL T20 tournament is scheduled to be held from December 5 to 23.

Sri Lanka ex-sports minister “not satisfied” with 2011 Cricket World Cup fixing probe

The police within four days called off the investigations, citing a lack of evidence.

India's T20 cricket closing in on football in megabucks league

The Indian Premier League is expecting even higher returns in the years ahead after striking a bumper $2.55 billion broa...

September 8, 2017 3 min read

India defeats Sri Lanka as unruly fans throw water bottles

Opener Rohit Sharma's sublime century combined with a maiden five-wicket haul by paceman Jasprit Bumrah powered India to...

August 28, 2017 3 min read

Sri Lanka coach slams selection policy after defeat

Dambulla, AFP - Sri Lanka's cricket coach Nick Pothas has blamed outside interference for a string of poor performances,...

August 21, 2017 2 min read

Cricket: India power to 9-wicket ODI win over Sri Lanka

Opener Shikhar Dhawan's blazing century and a disciplined effort by the spinners powered India to a nine-wicket win over...

August 21, 2017 8 min read

Cricket: Sri Lanka Spinners put India on backfoot

Shikhar Dhawan smashed a scintillating century for India, but Sri Lanka's spinners struck five times to leave the touris...

August 13, 2017 3 min read

Kohli hails banned Jadeja after win against Sri Lanka

On Sunday, Skipper Virat Kohli hailed Ravindra Jadeja for his all-round performance in the series-clinching victory agai...

August 7, 2017 4 min read

Sri Lanka Cricket offers cash for stripped ground staff

On Wednesday, Sri Lanka Cricket offered cash and new clothes to temporary groundsmen who were forced to hand in the unif...

July 12, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka cricket apologises to stripped groundsmen

Dozens of groundsmen at Sri Lanka's Hambantota cricket stadium have complained that they were ordered to give back their...

July 11, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka eyes elephant menace at cricket: stadium

AFP - Sri Lanka is to deploy game wardens to stop wild elephants straying onto the pitch when the country hosts Zimbabwe...

July 3, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka cricketers told to get fit or get out

AFP - The Sri Lankan government on Wednesday warned the national cricket team to get fit in three months or get booted o...

June 29, 2017 2 min read
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Flat feet at root of Sri Lanka cricket injuries - expert

AFP - Sri Lanka's cricketers have been suffering from high levels of injuries because most players are flat footed and a...

June 27, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka probes cricketer over monkey talk

Sri Lanka fast bowler Lasith Malinga faced an investigation on Thursday after he compared a government minister to a mon...

June 22, 2017 2 min read

U.S. drone kills militant blamed for attack on Sri Lanka cricket team in Pakistan

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan, March 21 (Reuters) - A US drone air strike in Afghanistan has killed a Pakistani militant ac...

March 21, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka Cricket beats the odds to return a surplus

Sri Lanka Cricket which was expected to record a deficit of over 800 million rupees in calendar 2016 has ended the year ...

March 9, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka promotes two cricketing soldiers

Two cricketing soldiers who helped Sri Lanka to victory in recent Twenty20 clashes abroad have been promoted for their e...

March 1, 2017 1 min read

England players draw megabucks at IPL auction

England players attracted megabucks bids in the Indian Premier League auction Monday, with all-rounder Ben Stokes settin...

February 20, 2017 3 min read

Sri Lanka back Mathews as captain until 2019 World Cup

COLOMBO, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka Cricket has not lost faith in skipper Angelo Mathews despite the team's test drubb...

January 20, 2017 2 min read

Banks face integrity risk from soccer sector, Dutch regulator warns

AMSTERDAM, Jan 13 (Reuters) - The Dutch central bank (DNB) has warned that financial institutions need to guard more aga...

January 16, 2017 2 min read

Pakistan villagers attack convoy of Qatar royal hunting rare bird

QUETTA, Pakistan/DOHA, Jan 16 (Reuters) - A group of Pakistani villagers brandishing guns and knives attacked the convoy...

January 16, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka's Lakmal fined half match-fee for misconduct

Nov 22 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka paceman Suranga Lakmal has been fined half of his match fee for throwing the ball dangerous...

November 22, 2016 1 min read