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Sri Lanka Cricket has banned the use of ‘Portable Horns and Hooters’ in cricket grounds with immediate effect. SLC says the decision was taken to safeguard the spectator comfort inside the stadium. Accordingly, the rule will start applying from Tuesday, when Sri Lanka takes on India
- SLC bans hooters (Category: Business)
- Hundred and twenty two employees sacked from SLC (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka national cricketers not paid since World Cup (Category: Breaking News)
- Cricketers not paid their salaries (Category: Breaking News)
T20 tourney to take up over 7,000 room nights in lean tourism season; bring in over Rs. 130 m revenue for hotels Destination Sri Lanka to get a fillip via global TV coverage The inaugural Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL), ready to kick off in two weeks’ time, is expected to give a big boost ...
- Sri Lanka Premier League forges ahead (Category: Business)
- Mahindra SLPL a boost for tourism industry (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka aims to shine via Premier League - Heads turning attraction! (Category: Business)
- SLPL franchises snapped up; Bids worth over $ 30 m received (Category: Business)
Sri Lanka Cricket has announced that it has taken a decision to ban 'Portable Horns' / "Hooters" to be brought in by spectators with immediate effect. "Sri Lanka Cricket arrived at this decision to generally safeguard spectator comfort inside spectator areas of the stadium
- Animal games of carpark ticket cheats (Category: South Australia)
- Security camera captures woman walking away with toddler (Category: USA, Washington)
- Coroner slams police pursuits (Category: South Australia)
- QEH flying in emergency doctors (Category: South Australia)
Former International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive Haroon Lorgat is all set to join Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) as a consultant. In his proposed new role with SLC, Lorgat is expected to assist the board in revamping its domestic cricket structure, and advise it on finances and governance
- Lorgat joins Sri Lanka Cricket as special advisor (Category: Breaking News)
- SLC in better control of financial situation - Lorgat (Category: Sports)
- SLC in better control of financial situation - Lorgat (Category: Breaking News)
- SLC close to appointing Lorgat consultant (Category: Sports)
Captains of the six of the seven Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL) Provincial Teams were announced yesterday. They are Basnahira Cricket Dundees (T. M. Dilshan); Kandurata Warriors (Kumar Sangakkara), Nagenahira Nagas (Angelo Mathews), Ruhuna Royals (Lasith Malinga), Uthura Rudras (Jehan Mubarak), and Wayamba United (Mahela Jayawardene). The Captain of Uva Nex is to be ...
- Charity pair go separate ways (Category: South Australia)
- CRICKET Lovely Cricket…or lousy Cricket? (Category: Business)
- Bridgeport Police captains sue to block transfers (Category: USA, Connecticut)
- Bridgeport Police captains sue to block transfers (Category: USA, Connecticut)
The Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL), aimed at being Sri Lanka’s most prestigious, annually-held, domestic Twenty20 cricket competition and featuring the best and upcoming cricketing talent from Sri Lanka playing alongside national Sri Lankan cricketers as well as some of the world’s biggest Twenty20 cricket stars, has made several new announcements. An introduction to the ...
- SLPL to be played in Colombo, Pallekele (Category: Sports)
- SLPL franchises snapped up; Bids worth over $ 30 m received (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka to boost domestic cricket (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka cricket board assures integrity of SLPL (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka Cricket said yesterday that only a few more Corporate Boxes are available for tomorrows match against India. The most significant sale of tickets for the tour was sold via the Internet, through SLC’S official website <www.srilankacricket.lk> The following categories
- Anthropology in tech (Category: Technology)
- Business Behaviour (Category: Business)
- Too good for promotion? (Category: Australia, Queensland)
- Salesforce may be looking to buy Slack, report says - CNET (Category: Technology)
Sri Lanka’s household favourite Elephant House Ice Cream is the official Ice Cream partner for the India tour of Sri Lanka 2012. The series will feature five one-day matches and a T20 match. Supporting events and activities around the most loved sport in Sri Lanka has always been a key role of Elephant House Ice ...
- Elephant House with Deyata Kirula for sixth consecutive year (Category: Business)
- Crunch time with Elephant House Ice Cream (Category: Business)
- Elephant House Ice Cream official sponsors of Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- Elephant House continues its association with Carlton 7’s (Category: Business)
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) is close to appointing Haroon Lorgat, the former ICC chief executive, as a consultant to assist the board in revamping its domestic cricket structure, as well as potentially advising it on finances and governance
Sri Lanka Cricket has called in fast bowler Nuwan Pradeep to replace injured Nuwan Kulasekera in the ongoing ODI series with India. Pradeep has so far only played in three test matches, but yet to play in an ODI. He played his first test in October 2011 against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi and was also part of ...
- Sri Lanka recalls four players for the Pakistan series (Category: Breaking News)
- SL restricts the Australians for 231 runs (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan struggling to save the first test (Category: Breaking News)
- Won’t resign says NSB Chairman (Category: Breaking News)
Colombo, July 21 (IANS) The Sri Lankan cricket board Saturday assured the integrity of the Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL), a cricket league based on the Indian Premier League (IPL), to be staged in the country next month.
- Growl of approval for brawl (Category: Australia, Queensland)
- West Indies-Sri Lanka Tests off due to IPL (Category: Breaking News)
- Council president elected to federal committee (Category: USA, Mississippi)
- Council president elected to federal committee (Category: USA, Mississippi)
Sri Lanka Cricket says, all possible precautions have been taken to safeguard the integrity of the upcoming Sri Lanka Premier League. In a release issued in response to certain reports which questioned the integrity of some of the franchisees, SLC says, it will conduct the upcoming SLPL according
- Hundred and twenty two employees sacked from SLC (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Cricket estimates a net profit of Rs. 250 million out of the ‘SLPL’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka national cricketers not paid since World Cup (Category: Breaking News)
- Cricketers not paid their salaries (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka Cricket yesterday announced a squad of 30 selected to represent the country at the T20 World Cup to be held in Sri Lanka in September. Mahela Jayawardana (Capt) Kumar Sangakkara Anjelo Mathews T.M Dilshan Dinesh Chandimal Lahiru
- Matara MC Opp. leader leaves meeting in protest (Category: Breaking News)
- First poppy flower (Category: Business)
- Lankan team for U19 World Cup (Category: Business)
By: Prasanna C. Rodrigo Sri Lanka Cricket says it is estimating a net profit of Rs. 250 million out of the upcoming Sri Lanka Premier League Tournament. SLC Treasurer Nuski Mohamed speaking to News360.lk said, “We are estimating a net profit of Rs. 250 million out of the SLPL’s first edition
- SLC s profit hits record high in 2022 with income of over Rs. 6 billion (Category: Breaking News)
- Textured Jersey net profit rise to Rs 144 mln in Q1 2012 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Cricket earned a record net profit of Rs. 6.3 billion in 2022 (Category: Sports)
- Sri Lanka’s United Motors Lanka’s net profit rise by 71% (Category: Breaking News)
India will play five one-day internationals in Sri Lanka, starting in Hambantota on July 21, plus a one-off Twenty20 match on August 7
- Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka – Press Conference (Category: Sports)
- SLPL Media Launch (Category: Sports)
- Sri Lanka Premier League Press Conference (Category: Sports)
- IND v SL – 5th ODI – Brisbane (Category: Sports)
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) and its players have agreed in principle to the central contracts for the next year
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) and its players have agreed in principle to the central contracts for the next year
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) and its players have agreed in principle to the central contracts for the next year
Sri Lanka Cricket has released the match schedule of the upcoming ‘SLPL’, which is Sri Lanka’s version of the IPL. According to the schedule, the first match of the tournament will be played on the 11th of August. The first game will be played between Basnahira and Kandurata teams
- Starting time of one “SLPL” game changed, no reason given (Category: Breaking News)
- SLPL organizers say lack of crowds in the stadium is not an issue (Category: Breaking News)
- Semi-finalists of the SLPL is decided (Category: Breaking News)
- SLPL will get two more teams from next year – Upali Dharmadasa (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka Premier League Official logos revealed today at official launching at Cinnamon Grand Hotel, Colombo.
- IND v SL – 2nd ODI – Hambantota (Category: Sports)
- ICC Awards 2012 – Colombo (Category: Sports)
- IND v SL – 4th ODI – Colombo (Category: Sports)
- National team sponsor for the ICC WorldT20 2012 (Category: Sports)
Heads turning attraction! Biggest sporting event in post-war Sri Lanka aims to boost future cricket talent at provinces; leisure and entertainment industry to get a fillip 21-day contest from 10 August involving local and global stars to be promoted as “village, country and the world” coming together as one to celebrate Sri Lanka’s passion MCC ...
- Brian Lara, MCC Chief lift SLPL to the world (Category: Business)
- SLPL boost for tourism next month (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka Premier League forges ahead (Category: Business)
- All set for maiden SLPL; sights set for bigger glory in the future (Category: Business)
Sri Lanka Cricket President Upali Dharmadasa yesterday promised that new contracts for national players will be signed before 25 July. He gave this assurance in response to questions from media at yesterday’s launch of Sri Lanka Premier League ahead of its start on 10 August. “
As Sri Lanka Captain Mahela Jayawardena and Sri Lanka Cricket Secretary Nishantha Ranatunga chat Sri Lanka Cricket President Upali Dharmadasa seemingly massaging his head akin to suffering from a headache at yesterday’s media launch of Sri Lanka Premier League where a question was raised
- Close Relations (Category: Business)
- Rail Deals (Category: Business)
- Dockyard Deal (Category: Business)
- Agreement on Sri Lanka central contracts (Category: Breaking News)
The promoters of Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL) said yesterday that they aim to make it Sri Lanka’s most prestigious, annually-held, Twenty20 cricket competition. It will feature the best and upcoming cricketing talent from Sri Lanka playing alongside national Sri Lankan cricketers as well as some of the world’s biggest Twenty20 cricket stars, generally, in ...
- SLPL boost for tourism next month (Category: Business)
- Brian Lara, MCC Chief lift SLPL to the world (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka Premier League forges ahead (Category: Business)
- SLC Secy. Nishantha on success of maiden Mahindra SLPL (Category: Business)
Sri Lanka Cricket has announced the itinerary for the Indian tour of Sri Lanka. Accordingly, the Indian team is expected to arrive in Sri Lanka on the 18th of July and play the 1st one day game of the 5 match series on the 21st of this month. The game will be played in Hambantota, where the ...
- Bangladesh strikes early in crucial game (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan struggling to save the first test (Category: Breaking News)
- Singapore wins Asian Netball crown beating Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- We have a debt to pay to our fans, Sangakkara says (Category: Breaking News)
‘The Business of Sports’ is a fortnightly column that appears every other Thursday. This is Feature #22, continuing to seek a greater public engagement in our national sports and a sporting surveillance on what goes on away from the arenas and behind the scenes. Readers are invited to share their views and express their opinion ...
- EZY Racing revs up deal with Castrol (Category: Business)
- EZY Racing launches Kart Fighters with Speed Drome (Category: Business)
- EZY Racing to form alliance with international clothing brand (Category: Business)
- ‘Focuss’ official clothing partners Jaffna challengers (Category: Business)
Sri Lanka Cricket has requested all local players selected by the “SLPL” franchises to collect their offer letters on or before 16th July 2012. Apart from hundreds of local cricketers, the upcoming SLPL will feature 56 foreign players in the inaugural competition, which will be held during August
In a statement issued by Jetwing Hotels, the family owned company proudly announced Jetwing Lighthouse as the Official Hotel Partner – Galle for Sri Lanka Cricket. A creation of revolutionary architect Geoffrey Bawa, the magnificent property stands tall in Galle as a monument to the rich
- Northern Tourism (Category: Business)
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- Mandatory Offer (Category: Business)
- Soft Expertise (Category: Business)
Sri Lanka Cricket wishes to call upon all Local Players selected by …
- Scorecard: Wayamba v Basnahira (Category: Sports)
- T.M. Dilshan Appointed as National Captain (Category: Sports)
- Press Conference – Muralidaran’s Retirement (Category: Sports)
- Player contracts for the current year (Category: Sports)
The extent to which politics has played a part in the ruination of Sri Lanka cricket on the field could not have come into prominence the way it unfolded yesterday as the venue of Pallekele was caught up in a watery mess while another international ground just 60 kilometres away at Dambulla stood
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