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(Lanka-e-News -11.April.2011, 1.30PM) Because of political interference even Sri Lanka cricket is on the losing and waning side. Although the...
Cricket and politics in Sri Lanka By Namini Wijedasa The Sri Lankan team lost the 2011 Cricket World Cup to India but were welcomed home like winners. Was this politics or the true Sri Lankan spirit of embracing losers as...
- Army joins Jaffna cricket fans to greet Sri Lankan team (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka President Congratulates World Cup runners up (Category: Breaking News)
- President instructs cricket officials to select the best Sri Lanka Cricket team for World Cup 2011 (Category: Breaking News)
- Cricket and politics in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
Former Chairman of the Sri Lanka Cricket Selection Committee, Aravinda de Silva says selections to the cricket team were done without any interference. De Silva addressing a press conference said there has not been any kind of political interference in team selections. De Silva and the rest
- Former Sri Lanka Cricket Selection Committee chief denies any interference in team selections (Category: Breaking News)
- Will quit if there is any interference Aravinda (Category: Breaking News)
- Aravinda dismiss rumours; No political interference behind resignation (Category: Breaking News)
- Harsha De Silva to join as Women�s National Coach (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka cricket appears to have been hit by snags due to continuous relinquishes by the players and the administrators as well.
By Michael Roberts The old Premadasa Stadium was a monstrosity. The new one is far better on the eye though hardly a classic structure. Together with the Mahinda Rajapaksa Stadium at Sooriyawewa it was constructed in time for the staging of the World Cup. In this achievement both stadiums stand out sharply in contrast with ...
- Populist Politics and the Sooriyawewa & Premadasa Stadiums (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka President to open Hambanthota International Cricket Stadium tomorrow (Category: Breaking News)
- Only a clean sweep will suffice for the Lankans (Category: Breaking News)
- President inspects the construction of an international cricket stadium at Sooriyawewa in Southern (Category: Breaking News)
by Prof Michael Roberts The old Premadasa Stadium was a monstrosity. The new one is far better on the eye though hardly a classic structure. Together with the Mahinda Rajapaksa Stadium at Sooriyawewa it was constructed in time for the...
- Populist Politics And The Sooriyawewa And Premadasa Stadiums (Category: Breaking News)
- The son also rises: Namal Rajapaksa, the president’s eldest son is being groomed for high office (Category: Breaking News)
- West Indies matches at SSC (Category: Sports)
- President Rajapaksa offers prayers at Tirumala (Category: Breaking News)
of the Sri Lanka Cricket Team, is a clear proof that the state media is being used by the present regime...
- Mahela appointed new Captain (Category: Breaking News)
- Won't captain team: Dilshan (Category: Breaking News)
- Mahela defends team despite rock bottom performance (Category: Breaking News)
- Mahela accepts captaincy-reports (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka’s star batsman Sanath Jayasuriya strongly and remorsefully rejects malicious reports against him and claims that those are sadistic attempts by his political opponents to mutilate his political career, a media release issued by Media Centre for National Development Director Ariya Rubasinghe, stated. A website believed to be financed by a discarded politico who has jo...
by Sutirtho Patranobis Even by its own standards of popularity, 4000 kilograms of kiribath, the traditional Lankan coconut milk-rice dish, sounds a bit too appetising. The ingredients: 1200 kg of white rice, 300 kg of cashew, 250 kg of jaggery, 1500 coconuts and a group of five-star chefs; enough to feed 65000 people for a couple of days beginning November 17. But then, a historical week...
- 200 kg explosives recovered in Puthukudirippu (Category: Breaking News)
- Politicos sabotage Sri Lanka s largest heroin bust (Category: Breaking News)
- RCMP searching for man who bought 1,500 kg of fertilizer (Category: Canada, Ontario)
- Laugfs Gas price reduced (Category: Breaking News)
By Michael Roberts D. S. de Silva entered the administration of Sri Lanka Cricket several years back at President Rajapaksa’s behest, being tasked with the extension and improvement of school cricket throughout the island. From personal knowledge I can assert that this was a role he pursued
- Kandamby to lead T20 match (Category: Breaking News)
- SLC raise match fees of National Women’s Players for the year 2023 (Category: Sports)
- Restoring The Dignity Of Sri Lankan Cricketers (Category: Breaking News)
- Army joins Jaffna cricket fans to greet Sri Lankan team (Category: Breaking News)
To say that the new Sport Minister’s thoughts, Monday, on the Sri Lanka Cricket Board was a breath of fresh air would be an understatement. Rather, Minister C. B. Ratnayake’s remark that cricket is “the third most corrupt institution behind education and the police” was more a tornado
- New selection committee announced (Category: Breaking News)
- FLASH: Cricket selectors sacked, new panel named (Category: Breaking News)
- Namal approves new cricket selection committee headed by Asantha De Mel (Category: Breaking News)
- Namal approves new cricket selection committee headed by Asantha De Mel (Category: Breaking News)
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