Lanka Cricket (SLC) under attack. Prof. Bandara has strongly denied any wrongdoing and lapses […]

Sri Lanka Audit Service Association has urged Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena to replace Prof. Ranjith Bandara, Chairman of the parliamentary watchdog Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) with a lawmakert who commands the respect of the Parliament. In a letter signed by E.A.D. Prasad Prasanna and R.M.P. A. Janaka, President and Secretary of the Association, respectively, […]

Sri Lanka Cricket’s suspension, the future of ODI cricket and a revival of a high-performance programme aimed at the top Associates and some Full Members are all set to be on the agenda at the upcoming ICC board meeting in Ahmedabad. The quarterly meetings, the last of the year, begin

Pramodya Wickramasinghe, the chairman of Sri Lanka Cricket Selection Committee, has been summoned before the Special Investigation Unit (SIU) for Preventing Sports Offences for investigations into his recent statements.

Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera told parliament this morning (17) that the first priority of the Cabinet Sub Committee appointed to look into the gazette notification issued by Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe appointing an Interim Committee for Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC

The momentous event of the week-ended-today was the presentation of Budget 2024 by the President in his capacity as the Minister of Finance. Usually, Sri Lankan Presidents keep away from Parliament; not Ranil Wickremesinghe, and a jolly good move it is. The Island of Tuesday November 14 headlined the VI Event as: “Prez presents Budget […]

COPE Chairman Prof. Ranjith Bandara has said that his son Kanishka Bandara holds the position of coordinating secretary to the COPE Chairman and as such the latter had been allowed to attend the official functions of the COPE. When contacted for comments on social media reports going viral on Kanishka Bandara attending a COPE meeting […]

By Saman Indrajith Opposition and SJB Leader Sajith Premadasa yesterday urged Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena to reveal how the latter would ensure that there would be no conflict of interest if Prof Ranjith Bandara was allowed to remain as the Chairman of the COPE (Committee on Public Enterprises) because he had professional links to the […]

Minister of Sports Roshan Ranasinghe has informed the Special Investigation Unit for Preventing Sports Offences to investigate the statements made by Sri Lanka Cricket Selection Committee Chairman Pramodya Wickramasinghe, the Ministry of Sports said.

The case filed pertaining to the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) Interim Committee is due to be taken up before the Court of Appeal on 20 November.

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) bosses have jointly filed a defamation lawsuit against Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe seeking compensation/damages amounting to Rs 2.4 bn. The following is the text of statement issued by SLC yesterday: “In response to the persistent and damaging defamatory

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has once again been summoned to appear before the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) at the end of this month.

  A media release issued by Sri Lanka Cricket today (15) states that In response to the persistent and damaging defamatory statements made by the Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs Roshan Ranasinghe, Sri Lanka Cricket has taken a decisive step to protect its reputation and integrity

President of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) Shammi Silva has admitted to taking several persons, including family members, to watch the 2022 T20 World Cup in Australia.

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) says it has initiated legal action against Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe over the defamatory statements he has made in respect of the cricket governing body.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has instructed the Chairman of the Ministerial Sub-Committee for Cricket to spearhead efforts aimed at lifting the ban imposed by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Sri Lanka Cricket. Further, it has been decided that, moving forward, the approval

MP Dayasiri Jayasekara made a shocking statement about a certain doctor in the medical team of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) who he said had administered pain killers to the national team players, resulting in long-term injuries.

A new judge bench of the Appeals Court has been appointed for the consideration of the motion filed by Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe challenging the stay order on the recently-formed Interim Committee for Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC).

The Cabinet sub-committee appointed to look into the gazette issued by Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe appointing an Interim Committee for Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), and the other activities of the cricket board has been authorised to make decisions pertaining to the International Cricket Council

The Court of Appeal President, Justice Nissanka Bandula Karunaratne has recused himself from the hearing of the motion filed by the Minister of Sports seeking the revocation of the stay order issued against the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) Interim Committee.

Following the ICC Hall of Fame announcement on 13 November 2023, open letters have been written to the inductees by those close to them, with their reactions to the news. Here, Mahela Jayawardena writes to inductee #110, Aravinda de Silva. To Aravinda Aiya (big brother), It is an honour to welcome you as the fourth […]The post A letter to Aravinda de Silva, from Mahela Jayawardena appeared f...

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) officials are slated to make an appearance before the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) today (Nov.14).