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It's the system that destroyed Cricket not Hathuru - Arjuna

World cup winning cricket captain Arjuna Ranatunga says Coach Chandika Hathurusinghe should not be blamed for the failur...

August 6, 2019 2 min read

Proposed reforms to Sri Lanka Cricket presented to ICC Chairman

A meeting between Sports Minister Harin Fernando and Chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Shashanth Manoh...

August 2, 2019 2 min read

Arjuna wants Parliament to probe corruption in Sri Lanka Cricket

Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation Arjuna Ranatunga requested the Speaker to appoint a Parliamentary Select Commit...

August 1, 2019 3 min read

Clinical Sri Lanka whitewash 'negative' Bangladesh

Sri Lanka put on a clinical performance with bat and ball to record a 122-run win in the third and final one-day interna...

August 1, 2019 3 min read
New Director of Cricket Tom Moody sure of reaching the top

Newly appointed Director of Cricket in Sri Lanka Tom Moody is confident that Sri Lanka Cricket will fight its way back t...

Indian becomes the second woman to swim across the Palk Straits

A 47-year old Indian, Syamala Goli, became the second woman and 13th person to swim across the Palk Strait when she reac...

England in crushing win over Sri Lanka

July 2 (Reuters) - Joe Root returned to form with a fluent 93 to lead England to a crushing 122-run victory over Sri Lan...

July 3, 2016 2 min read

Rain frustrates England and Sri Lanka

LONDON, June 13 (Reuters) - The third and final test between England and Sri Lanka ended in a draw after persistent rain...

June 14, 2016 1 min read

Angry Sri Lanka to complain against Hales' reprieve

LONDON, June 13 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka Cricket will lodge a complaint with the International Cricket Council (ICC) agains...

June 13, 2016 2 min read

Hales misses out on England ton as fascinating finish looms

LONDON, June 12 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's openers confidently negotiated an awkward session at the end of a rain-interrupt...

June 13, 2016 2 min read

Wickets tumble to leave Lord's test in balance

LONDON, June 11 (Reuters) - Wickets fell quickly on the third day of the third and final test on Saturday as England rea...

June 12, 2016 2 min read

Openers lead Sri Lanka fightback

LONDON, June 10 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's openers shared a fluent century stand to lead their side to 162 for one in reply...

June 11, 2016 2 min read

Match-fixers should get life bans, says England's Cook

June 8 (Reuters) - England captain Alastair Cook said players involved in match-fixing should serve life bans although h...

June 9, 2016 2 min read

Cricket-Anderson rips through Sri Lanka to seal big England win

May 21 (Reuters) - England fast bowler James Anderson took five wickets to inspire the hosts to a crushing victory over ...

May 22, 2016 2 min read

Doping charges dropped, Sri Lanka's Perera cleared to play

COLOMBO, May 12 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan wicket keeper Kusal Perera had all anti-doping charges brought against him droppe...

May 12, 2016 2 min read

Cricket: England down Sri Lanka in thriller to make World T20 semis

(AFP) - England qualified for the World Twenty20 semi-finals and knocked holders Sri Lanka out after a nailbiting 10-run...

March 27, 2016 3 min read
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Cricket: Five things we've learnt so far in World T20

(AFP) The group stages of cricket's World Twenty20 have reached the half-way mark with every team having played two of t...

March 22, 2016 3 min read

Vandersay replaces Malinga, Sri Lanka bolster spin attack

NEW DELHI, March 19 (Reuters) - Leg-spinner Jeffrey Vandersay, who was dropped from Sri Lanka's World Twenty20 squad bar...

March 20, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Malinga ruled out of World T20 due to knee injury

MUMBAI, March 18 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's World Twenty20 title defence suffered a huge blow after fast bowler Lasith Mali...

March 18, 2016 2 min read

Malinga steps down as Sri Lanka captain ahead of World T20

COLOMBO, March 8 (Reuters) - Lasith Malinga has stepped down as Sri Lanka captain ahead of their World Twenty20 title de...

March 8, 2016 1 min read

ICC bans Galle curator over failure to help graft probe

MUMBAI, Jan 20 (Reuters) - The International Cricket Council (ICC) has suspended Galle stadium curator Jayananda Warnawe...

January 20, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka coach gets fixing ban, skipper to meet police

MUMBAI, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews will appear before police on Tuesday to record a statement i...

January 19, 2016 2 min read

FIFA ethics investigators seek longer bans for Platini, Blatter

ZURICH, Jan 12 (Reuters) - FIFA ethics investigators said on Tuesday they planned an appeal that could extend eight-year...

January 12, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka World Cup skipper loses board vote

Jan 3, 2016 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's World Cup-winning skipper Arjuna Ranatunga and his younger brother Nishantha suffered hu...

January 3, 2016 1 min read

Rain forces NZ v Sri Lanka one-dayer to be abandoned

Jan 2 (Reuters) - The fourth one-day international between New Zealand and Sri Lanka was abandoned after just nine overs...

January 3, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka's Perera faces four-year doping ban

Dec 25 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's Kusal Perera faces a four-year ban after the country's sports minister said the wicketkee...

December 25, 2015 1 min read