Sri Lanka Cricket special advisor and former ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat has said he is encouraged by the measures SLC have taken in the wake of a financial crisis

Below we reproduce an exclusive interview given by Former Sri Lankan Skipper Arjuna Ranatunga to K.R. Nayar of Gulf News, where he has expressed his opinions on a range of issues affecting the game of cricket. Ranatunga is currently in Dubai to give away the Shyam Bhatia annual cricket awards. GULF NEWS: You led Sri Lanka to ...

The  people for the past three decades have suffered the steady rise in the cost of living with great forbearance. We have no ready index to point to for this Himalayan climb other than the price of bread which Chandrika Kumaratunga in her presidential bid vowed to reduce to Rs 3 per loaf. Now the ...

(Srilankamirror) - Arjuna Ranatunga, Sri Lanka's former captain, has said that political interference is ruining cricket in Sri Lanka and that the country lacks a long term vision for the sport. Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) held elections for the first time in seven years in January

The Sports Minister has assured the payment of salary arrears of the national cricket team before the 28th of this month.   Some delay was experienced in the payment of the monthly salaries of the national cricket team as Sri Lanka Cricket was embroiled in a financial crisis in the past

By Ravi Perera “Pepsi’s ‘come alive with the Pepsi generation’ was translated into Chinese as ‘Pepsi brings your ancestors back from the grave’.” So the crabs win the day! Now they have a Ministry dedicated to look after the juicy crustaceans! In this blessed country where there are apparently so many things that need looking ...

For a government vested with enormous powers and no real obstacles ahead – at least domestically – the performance of the Rajapaksa administration, to say the least, has been pathetic. The unchecked constitutional powers vested in President Rajapaksa could be compared to that of a near totalitarian ruler and to give it a shine of ...

  Sri Lanka Cricket Board President Upali Dharmadasa has backed the major changes announced recently in the cricket management and team. In a statement to the media Dharmadasa said that the changes were required to take Sri Lanka cricket forward. The statement said : “Many seem to criticize

“Sri Lanka Cricket Will Achieve Greater Glory” – Upali Dharmadasa Upali Dharmadasa, the newly elected President of Sri Lanka Cricket, says that he has no doubt that Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) will achieve greater glories. Denying claims that he is guided by political interference, in an exclusive

Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage today ordered a report from the cricket board over the crisis in Sri Lanka cricket. The Sri Lankan Sports Ministry said in a statement that Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage ordered Sri Lanka Cricket Chairman Upali Dharmadasa to submit the report

The newly elected president of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has once again has predicted that at least five years will be needed to resolve its financial crisis. Dharmadasa added that it is unfair “even to discuss” about sacking Tilakaratne Dilshan from captaincy as it is normal for cricket

Former Sri Lankan cricket captain turned politician Arjuna Ranatunga says the current national cricket selection panel should be sacked following Sri Lanka’ s poor performance in the United Arab Emirates and South Africa. Ranatunga also accused the government of interfering with Sri Lankan cricket resulting in some senior players also making political comments instead of ...

Sri Lanka's sports minister on Monday blasted the national cricket team's recent performances, saying the side was riven by politics and in "crisis".

New Delhi, Jan 10 (ANI): Sri Lanka's Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage has slammed the national cricket team for their poor performances, insisting that the sport in the country was in "crisis".

Sri Lanka's sports minister on Monday blasted the national cricket team's recent performances, saying the side was riven by politics and in crisis . Mahindananda Aluthgamage vowed to deliver a...

Jan 09, Colombo: Sri Lanka's cricket authority, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) is not in a financial crisis as some reports describe and the current financial situation is only a temporary setback, Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage says.

The Sri Lanka cricket team is facing a crisis since captain T.M. Dilshan was acting according to the advice of his manager Roshan Abeysinghe, ignoring the team coach, Jeff Marsh’s instructions, sources said.

Sri Lanka Cricket is set to hold its first election in seven years on Tuesday, after a series of interim committees controlled by the political class, and at a time...

Srilankamirror - Sri Lanka Cricket has decided to postpone the Premier League Tournament Tier A 2011/12 yet again. The tournament was initially scheduled to be kicked off tomorrow (Dec. 21). However, sports clubs have refused to compete in the tournament after they were not granted

Dec 11, Colombo: The cash-strapped Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has received Rs. 50 million from the Treasury to bail out the institution from its current crisis.

Srilankamirror  - The Treasury has granted Rs. 50 million to cash strapped  Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) to help its current financial  crisis. Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage has said the money  granted by the Treasury would be used to pay the salaries of  the SLC

By Mandana Ismail Abeywickrema The Treasury had on Friday (9) approved a grant of Rs. 50 million to bail out the cash strapped Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC). Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage said the Treasury has given the monies to SLC as a grant to help overcome the current financial crisis

Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage says Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) was now receiving money and that the current financial crisis at the board would be resolved by February next year. He has told parliament that 65 percent of the payments due to the Sri Lankan cricketers would be paid

Dec 07, Colombo: Sports Minister of Sri Lanka Mahindananda Aluthgamage says the current financial crisis at Sri Lanka Cricket would be resolved by February next year.

Srilankamirror - The International Cricket Council (ICC) has said it is currently discussing with the international cricket players union to look for a solution to the non-payment of Sri Lanka player salaries. Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has told the BBC Sinhala service in October that the players

(Srilankamirror) - Former president of Sri Lanka Cricket and MP Thilanga Sumathipala says he will again contest for the top position in the country’s cricket governing body. He told ‘Srilankamirror’ that there would not be legal or political hurdles against his candidature

By Richard Browne The sad demise of cricket writer Peter Roebuck has been a poignant reminder of the mortality that cricket and cricketers face. The empty stands at Eden Gardens for the recently concluded Test match against the West Indies and Ricky Ponting’s long decline that is closing in on the terminal are further if ...

crisis as the Sri Lanka Cricket cannot even maintain the grounds and have been forced to hand over it ...

Sri Lanka Cricket is faced with a severe financial crisis and is unable to pay the salaries of it employees, a senior Sri Lanka Cricket official said.