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Sri Lanka Cricket will dedicate final ODI to Kulasekara

SLC announces that the final ODI will be dedicated to famed fast bowler and T20 World Cup winner Nuwan Kulasekara.

July 30, 2019 1 min read

SLC says Coach's issue will be decided today

Sri Lankan Cricket is likely to make a complete revamp to their support staff after the Sports Minister called for the r...

July 25, 2019 3 min read

Bangladesh cricketers arrive in Sri Lanka under high security

The Bangladesh cricket team arrived in Sri Lanka amid tight security on Saturday, the first foreign sporting side to vis...

July 21, 2019 1 min read

England win Cricket World Cup after Super Over drama

England won the World Cup for the first time as they beat New Zealand in a dramatic Super Over after a nerve-shredding f...

July 15, 2019 3 min read
Sri Lanka Cricket refutes allegations it supports a "Born Again" agenda

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) is expressing extreme disappointment at what it calls “baseless allegations” that it is prom...

Former captain wants cricket in Sri Lanka overhauled

Arjuna Ranatunga is calling for a complete overhaul of Sri Lankan Cricket after the side lost its fourth test match on t...

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
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Cricket: Sri Lanka probes bid to fix West Indies Test

COLOMBO, Dec 18, 2015 (AFP) - Sri Lankan authorities are investigating a bid to bribe members of the national cricket te...

Amal Jayasinghe
December 18, 2015 3 min read

Indian opener Sehwag announces retirement

(AFP) Swashbuckling opener Virender Sehwag, the only Indian batsman to score a triple century in a Test, announced his r...

October 20, 2015 1 min read

Sri Lanka Cricket returns to profit in 2015 first half

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka Cricket said it had made book profits of 1.5 billion rupees during the six months ended June in ...

September 8, 2015 1 min read

India's Sharma, three Sri Lankans charged for misconduct

(Reuters) - India paceman Ishant Sharma and three Sri Lankan players have been charged for misconduct during the ongoing...

September 1, 2015 2 min read

Cricket-Ishant takes four to put India in control in Colombo

(Reuters) - Fast bowler Ishant Sharma captured four wickets as India seized control of the third and final test against ...

August 30, 2015 3 min read

Cricket: Tearful Sangakkara offered diplomatic post

(AFP) - Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara said a tearful farewell to international cricket Monday and was immediately offered...

August 24, 2015 3 min read

Sri Lanka's Sangakkara plays last innings

Kumar Sangakkara was dismissed for 18 in his final international innings, ending a remarkable 15-year career during the ...

August 23, 2015 2 min read

India captain Kohli rues lack of intent from batsmen

(Reuters) - India captain Virat Kohli slammed his team's batsmen for lack of intent during their failed chase of 176 in ...

August 16, 2015 2 min read

Herath takes seven to spin Sri Lanka cricket victory against India

(Reuters) - Rangana Herath picked up seven wickets in a sublime display of left-arm spin bowling to power Sri Lanka to a...

August 15, 2015 3 min read

Chandimal heroics helps Sri Lanka set India 176 for win

(Reuters) - Dinesh Chandimal inspired a Sri Lankan fightback with an attacking unbeaten 162, his highest score, as the h...

August 15, 2015 3 min read
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