Rex Clementine at Pallekele The much-hyped Asia Cup clash between nuclear-armed neighbours India and Pakistan was a flop with rain ruining the game and both teams sharing a point each. Although there were two rain interruptions during India’s innings, a full quota of 50 overs was bowled, but after the dinner break the run chase […]

By Shamindra Ferdinando Justice Minister Dr. Wijeyadasa Rajapakse, PC, declared in Parliament that the winners of LPL (Lanka Premier League) 2023 B-Love Kandy had been sponsored by an enterprise that was banned in the country. The statement was made in Parliament on 24th August. The one-time President of the Bar Association found fault with SLC […]

Yahapalana Speaker Karu Jayasuriya’s plea for Indian funding to develop Elapathagama in the memory of the late Maduluwawe Sobitha Thera remains a mystery. In terms of an agreement signed on 14 July, 2017, India provided Sri Lankan Rs 300 mn to develop Elapathagama in the Anuradhapura district. The late Sobitha Thera, a controversial character, spearheaded […]

MEDIA RELEASE The much anticipated Lanka Premier League 2023 (LPL 2023) is just around the corner, and to kick off the exhilarating countdown to the 4th season, the organizers hosted a thrilling and one-of-a-kind event – the ‘Mini Cooper Rally.’ The heart of Colombo came alive as over 40 Classic Mini Coopers and Mokes gracefully […]The post The Lanka Premier League 2023 – S...

A testimony to its commitment to further increasing its digital payment footprint in Sri Lanka, Daraz, the leading online marketplace in Sri Lanka, recently became the country’s first e-Commerce platform to enable LANKAQR-based transactions in Sri Lanka. LANKAQR is an initiative by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka that enables consumers to make payments to […]

SLC expects a considerable collection from ticket sales

By Ashwin Hemmathagama Our Lobby Correspondent Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage yesterday in Parliament expressed displeasure with the performance of Sri Lanka Cricket after he on Wednesday assured national cricketers would be paid on time. Aluthgamage told Parliament

ESPNCricinfo: Former ICC Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat’s role as special advisor to the SLC will include an independent review of its governance and recommendations to the heavily indebted board on financial management, SLC Secretary Nishantha Ranatunga has said. All recommendations made by Lorgat in his three-month tenure will then be made public. He will also ...

Seylan Bank PLC recently signed up with Sri Lanka Cricket as their latest merchant to the Internet Payment Gateway. Sri Lanka Cricket has engaged in online operations that features three main segments specifically on Ticketing, Merchandising and Auctioning. The first segment to get online

Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene said he still retains the passion to represent his country and play at the highest level; but reiterated that he sees his current stint as skipper only as a stop-gap arrangement. \\Jayawardene, who replaced Tillakaratne Dilshan as Sri Lanka captain after the tour of South Africa, has had decent success ...

Parliamentary accountability The Parliament, as the country’s foremost representative institution, has the sole authority over national resources and financial allocations and concurrently has a prominent role to play in fiscal responsibility, the budgetary process, economic development and effective transparent economic and financial management, with a view to assuring sustainable growth an...

Ahead of Friday's AGM, Pan Asia Bank Plc (PABC Bank) Board of Directors yesterday appointed Nimal Perera as the Chairman and Eshana de Silva as the Deputy. Nimal was previously the Deputy Chairman and was elevated as the incumbent senior banker A.G. Weerasinghe is up for retirement. The new appointments are effective from 2 April. ...

  Thousands of Sri Lanka cricket fans snapped up sought-after tickets for the ICC World Twenty20 2012 when box offices, MoneyGram outlets and online booking sites opened at 9am Colombo time today. Following a spectacular launch on Saturday attended by tens of thousands of cricket fans

Thousands of Sri Lanka cricket fans snapped up sought-after tickets for the ICC World Twenty20 2012 when box offices, MoneyGram outlets and online booking sites opened at 9am Colombo time today.

The ICC World Twenty20 2012 ticket launch will take place at the Galle Face Green on Saturday 24 March 18.30 (Colombo time) with President Mahinda Rajapaksa purchasing the very first ticket of the tournament. The launch will also feature the ICC Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat as well as representatives from both the Sri Lankan men’s ...

The ICC World Twenty20 2012 ticket launch will take place at the Galle Face Green on Saturday 24 March 18.30 (Colombo time) with His Excellency Mahinda Rajapaksa, the President of Sri Lanka, purchasing the very first ticket of the tournament.

Calcutta (The Tele-graph): Sri Lanka’s cricketers are yet to see a cent from their tour of Australia and played Friday’s match out of contract, but there has been movement in a pay dispute with their board, reports the Sydney Morning Herald. Also the Australian Cricketers’ Association and Cricket Australia, discussing the next pay deal, are ...

Chamara Kapugedera, the middle-order batsman, has been named as a replacement for one of the three injured allrounders in the Sri Lanka squad that qualified for the finals of the Commonwealth Bank tri-series. Which of the injured players – Farveez Maharoof, Angleo Mathews and Thisara Perara – is being replaced, has not yet been decided. ...

Angered by Sri Lanka’s unexpected defeat against India at the Commonwealth Bank Trophy in Hobart, Australia, the President has decided to launch a mud slinging campaign against bowler of the Sri Lanka Cricket team, Lasith Malinga, it is reliably learnt.

The Bank of Ceylon has agreed to release Rs. 600 million to Sri Lanka Cricket to pay longstanding dues to national players. The move follows discussions Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage had with the Chairman and Board officials of the Bank of Ceylon along with the officials of the Sri Lanka