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Sri Lanka Cricket has decided to franchise the seven teams that will comprise the Sri Lanka Premier League through a tender process that began today, and hold a draft to allocate players to each franchise
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has admitted that Carlton Sports Network (CSN), who it awarded television rights to for three years, is owned by Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa's sons.
Coach Graham Ford yesterday said that all rounder Thisara Perera would be the biggest factor in Sri Lanka cricket in the future, just hours after the former St. Josephandrsquo;s College cricketer put up a magnificent all-round performance to set up a comfortable 76 runs win for Sri Lanka.
- Bond Auction (Category: Business)
- ‘SL will implement home-grown solution’ (Category: Breaking News)
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The 100-day countdown to the Twenty20 World Cup in Sri Lanka from September was launched yesterday at a special event held to commemorate the day. T the International Cricket Council, together with Sri Lanka Cricket, donated 100 cricket bats amongst the girls and boys who participated
- More than 100,000 tickets for World Twenty20 sold (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘ICC World Twenty20 Sri Lanka’ to be shown to fans in the U.S.A. without a cost (Category: Breaking News)
- Fans invited to welcome cricketing heroes (Category: Breaking News)
- Student in freak accdident (Category: Breaking News)
ICC Media Release More than 350 school children from Kandy district formed a …
- ICC World Twenty20 tickets go on global sale today (Category: Sports)
- ICC World Twenty20 2012 trophies arrive in Sri Lanka (Category: Sports)
- More than 100,000 tickets for ICC World Twenty20 Sri Lanka 2012 sold (Category: Sports)
Islamabad, June 10 (ANI): Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Zaka Ashraf has said they have committed to a contract with Sri Lanka cricket, and both parties have agreed upon a bilateral agreement.
Sri Lanka assures that there is not security threat on the ICC World Twenty20 to be held in the country later this year, contrary to suggestions made in some sections of the media. The country has given this assurance to the ICC in a letter written by the Tournament Director of the ICC World Twenty20 Upeka ...
- More than 100,000 tickets for World Twenty20 sold (Category: Breaking News)
- World T20 title begins in Colombo on Tuesday (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranjan Madugalle scores a half a century in T20’s (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘ICC World Twenty20 Sri Lanka’ to be shown to fans in the U.S.A. without a cost (Category: Breaking News)
Colombo, June 7 (Xinhua-ANI): Sri Lanka's cricket governing board has decided to reduce its staff by 60 percent to reduce losses and improve management, the Sports Ministry said here on Thursday.
Jun 06, Colombo: Sri Lanka Minister of Sports Mahindananda Aluthgamage said in the parliament today that the number of employees on contract basis at the Sri Lanka Cricket would be reduced by 60 percent.
The Minister of Sports Mahindananda Aluthgamage said in Parliament that staff cuts especially those on contract basis at Sri Lanka Cricket would be cut by 60 percent.. He made this remark in response to a query by UNP MP Dayasiri Jayasekera and said the decision was due
- Expert body to reform the law (Category: South Australia)
- Desal firms in $9m suit strife (Category: South Australia)
- Matara MC Opp. leader leaves meeting in protest (Category: Breaking News)
- First poppy flower (Category: Business)
Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage informed Parliament a short while ago that staff on contract basis at the Sri Lanka Cricket is to be cut by 60 percent soon. He said...
May 31, Colombo: Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) sources say that the authorities of SLC have decided to cut the benefits granted to fast bowler Lasith Malinga.
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Colombo, May 24 (ANI): Former national team coach Geoff Marsh is suing Sri Lanka Cricket over his dismissal five months ago.
Former Sri Lanka coach Geoff Marsh has sent a letter of demand to Sri Lanka Cricket after he was sacked just three months into his two-year contract
Former Australian Test opener Geoff Marsh has sent a letter of demand over his dismissal as Sri Lankan national cricket coach.
Former Australian cricket star and sacked Sri Lanka national cricket coach Geoff Marsh has sent a letter of demand to Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) said Upali Dharmadasa, President of SLC...
- Opening Play (Category: Business)
- UPDATE-1-Cricket-Sri Lanka's Jayasuriya to retire this month (Category: Breaking News)
- Hit Wicket (Category: Business)
- Test cap in sight (Category: Australia, Queensland)
IT seems that the corruption in cricket is spreading to the rest of the sporting bodies in Sri Lanka. The 15th Asian Junior Athletic Championship 2012, which was scheduled to be held in Colombo from 9 to 12 June, has been cancelled by the Asian Athletic Association, the Sri Lanka Athletic Association said on Monday, ...
- AAA cancels Asian Junior Athletic Championship in Colombo (Category: Breaking News)
- Lanka ready to host Asian Junior C’ships (Category: Breaking News)
- SLAA elects officials, Susanthika among Vice Presidents (Category: Breaking News)
- Senior Nationals from today (Category: Sports)
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Saturday denied any knowledge of its player being accused of match fixing in the ongoing Indian Premier League. No we are not aware of such...
By Hilal Suhaib A 15-year deal between a little-known company in Singapore and Sri Lanka’s cricket board for the Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL) has left opposition lawmakers in Sri Lanka outraged. Apart from handing the tournament to Somerset Entertainment Ventures (SEV) for more than a decade, there has also been criticism for awarding local ...
- Sri Lanka Premier League forges ahead (Category: Business)
- Carlton Sports Network And Somerset Entertainment (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Cricket to visit India to discuss the SLPL with BCCI officials (Category: Breaking News)
- SLC Officials To Meet BCCI Officials (Category: Breaking News)
Islamabad, May 16(ANI): Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) Director of Game Development, Intikhab Alam has claimed they have two or three options with them for host series against Australia, following the Sri Lanka Cricket Board's refusal to hold five one-day internationals and three T20
- Six campuses, one name: Northeast Minnesota colleges to merge (Category: USA, Minnesota)
- Six campuses, one name: Northeast Minnesota colleges to merge (Category: USA, Minnesota)
- Preservation rules hinder couple's plans to renovate old Excelsior property (Category: USA, Minnesota)
- Preservation rules hinder couple's plans to renovate old Excelsior property (Category: USA, Minnesota)
Colombo, May 15(ANI): Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) is set to launch its new Twenty20 league in August, more than an year after it was postponed due to the pull out of Indian players.
Sri Lanka Cricket announce they will stage their own seven-team Twenty20 cricket league to commence in August.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka Cricket says it will stage its own Twenty20 cricket league in August, more than a year after it was postponed due to possible losses due to a pull out of Indian players.
May 14, Colombo: Sri Lanka Cricket has taken measures to reduce the number of players that are in contract with the national organization.
By Hilal Suhaib Angelo Mathews, who has been unable to bowl for Sri Lanka of late due to a calf injury, was cleared to bowl at the Indian Premier League (IPL) by physio Steve Mount and the team management ahead of the tournament. Mathews has faced criticism in the local media over his decision to ...
- Mathews ready to bowl in IPL (Category: Business)
- IPL In Tug Of War With National Teams (Category: Breaking News)
- Mathews must be wary of injury in IPL - de Mel (Category: Sports)
- Mathews must be wary of injury in IPL - de Mel (Category: Breaking News)
By Ryan Francis England batsman Alastair Cook wants cricket authorities to protect Test cricket after it was revealed that Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) had chosen not to play a three-Test series against England in order to allow their players to take part in the Indian Premier League (IPL
- ICC rules out window for IPL (Category: Business)
- Murali slams SL board (Category: Breaking News)
- Cricket: Murali slams SL board (Category: Breaking News)
- Create window for IPL in FTP calender: Sanga (Category: Sports)
A Sri Lanka Cricket official accompanying the Sri Lankan women’s cricket team which toured West Indies has reportedly been arrested at the London airport yesterday while in transit for allegedly...
Islamabad, May 11 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is set to discuss the scheduling problems, with its counterparts from Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), which resulted after the dates for the planned Sri Lankan Premier League (SLPL) were announced.
The first edition of SLPL Twenty20 will feature 7 Provincial teams which will adhere to a compulsory ruling of no more than 6 overseas players in each squad. However, it will be mandatory for each team to field only 4 overseas players in the playing eleven, whilst the remaining 7 players will all be Sri Lankans, with one player out of the said seven players will be an under-21 cricketer.
- SLPL postponed to next year (Category: Sports)
- Press Release – SLPL Local Players Offer Letters (Category: Sports)
- Sri Lanka Premier League – Icon Player Appointments (Category: Sports)
- Chairman and Secretary to meet BCCI (Category: Sports)
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