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By Andrew Fernando ESPNCricinfo: Considering the sheer number of complications the SLPL has suffered since its inception, it may not be unfair to say that if the SLPL had been a baby, its parents would probably have put it up for adoption. If it had been a racehorse, it would already be glue. If it ...
- Sri Lanka Premier League forges ahead (Category: Business)
- SLC Secy. Nishantha on success of maiden Mahindra SLPL (Category: Business)
- Prima Exclusive Food Partner for SLPL 2012 (Category: Business)
- Mahindra SLPL kicks off today; to be broadcast live in 80 countries (Category: Business)
The support from the bastion of the game, Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), and world famous Brian Lara propelled the inaugural Sri Lanka Premier League T20 tournament to the global stage on Saturday. Kicked off via an international style show of dance and culture of seven provinces at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, the SLPL celebrated its ...
- Mahindra SLPL kicks off today; to be broadcast live in 80 countries (Category: Business)
- Mahindra bags Title Sponsorship rights of Sri Lanka Premier League (Category: Business)
- Stage set for Mahindra SLPL Finalé (Category: Business)
- SLC Secy. Nishantha on success of maiden Mahindra SLPL (Category: Business)
Mahindra Sri Lanka Premier League to kick off on August 11, 2012 Mahindra …
- Pakistani Cricketer Anwar Ali congratulates Lanka Premier League (LPL) (Category: Sports)
- Former Pakistani Cricketer Zaheer Abbas Congratulates Lanka Premier League (Category: Sports)
- Premier League Tier A & B Tournament 2010-11 – Awards (Category: Sports)
- LPL BOUNDARY LINE LAW WITHIN INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS (Category: Sports)
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (M&M Ltd.), India’s leading SUV manufacturer has partnered with the Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL), a cricket league, as their Title Sponsors. The prestigious League kicks off from August 11 and will be played over three weeks at two venues – Colombo and Kandy. The inaugural edition of this League will ...
- Mahindra SLPL kicks off today; to be broadcast live in 80 countries (Category: Business)
- SLPL becomes “Mahindra SLPL” (Category: Breaking News)
- Mahindra bags Title Sponsorship rights of Sri Lanka Premier League (Category: Sports)
- Mahindra to sponsor Sri Lanka Premier League (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)
Players are set for the first-ever Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL), with West Indies showpiece Chris Gayle as the most valuable as he was contracted for $ 100,000 (over Rs. 13 million), whilst top local stars fetched $ 50,000 (Rs. 6.5 million) each. Sri Lanka Cricket yesterday concluded the player
- FICA to recommend SLPL boycott without bank guarantee (Category: Business)
- SLPL an exciting opportunity for Sri Lankan cricket: Sandeep Bhammer (Category: Business)
- 'FICA to recommend SLPL boycott without bank guarantee' - May (Category: Sports)
- $3 m floor price set for T20 league franchises (Category: Business)
Sri Lanka Cricket has named 56 foreign players who will take part in the inaugural Sri Lanka Premier League. There is no Indian on England players named in the list except for Azhar Mahmood. Despite the non presence of Indian or England players, the list of international stars
- ‘Offer’ letters for local players taking part in the SLPL is ready – SL cricket (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka has enough talent - new selector (Category: Breaking News)
- Dilshan says Dilscoop will keep his name alive (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Cricket estimates a net profit of Rs. 250 million out of the ‘SLPL’ (Category: Breaking News)
56 foreign players for SLPL
- Press Release – SLPL Local Players Offer Letters (Category: Sports)
- SLPL postponed to next year (Category: Sports)
- Sri Lanka Premier League – Icon Player Appointments (Category: Sports)
- Chairman and Secretary to meet BCCI (Category: Sports)
West Indies opener Chris Gayle and Sri Lankan all-rounder Angelo Mathews have been named as the two international icon players for the inaugural Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL) that begins on 10 August. The duo will join five other Sri Lanka players as icons of their respective teams, lend the fledgling league some star power ...
- Cricket Ban (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka name 56 foreign players for SLPL (Category: Sports)
- India's stand pulled the plug on league - SLC (Category: Sports)
- Sri Lanka Premier League talks (Category: Breaking News)
The Sri Lanka Premier League has undergone a significant structural change, adopting a franchise system, with teams coming under private ownership instead of the SLC’s control, and a draft system for those franchises to pick their players. The changes were announced on Wednesday by Sri Lanka
- Sri Lanka Premier League adopts franchise model (Category: Sports)
- Sri Lanka Premier League adopts franchise model (Category: Breaking News)
- SLPL an exciting opportunity for Sri Lankan cricket: Sandeep Bhammer (Category: Business)
- Uva players paid overdue fees (Category: Business)
Parliamentary accountability The Parliament, as the country’s foremost representative institution, has the sole authority over national resources and financial allocations and concurrently has a prominent role to play in fiscal responsibility, the budgetary process, economic development and effective transparent economic and financial management, with a view to assuring sustainable growth an...
- Chandra J sends his proposals for 2013 Budget to the President (Category: Business)
- Accelerating growth: catching the wave or missing the bus (Category: Business)
- Time for reflection, reality check, risk mitigation and lessons learnt action (Category: Business)
Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) under its outreach programme ‘Sambhashana’ discussed ‘COPE Exposure and Beyond’ at the OPA Auditorium recently. On the panel were Rajiva Wijesinha, Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe PC and Professor A.D.V. de S. Indraratna. The moderator was Lakshman Gunasekera. Below is the presentation by Professor Indraratna: This is not the first time tha...
- Ex-AG backs IMF bailout conditions (Category: Breaking News)
- DEW disappointed over disruption of COPE; AG acting in terms of Standing Orders (Category: Breaking News)
- AG, COPE take exception to ‘executive interference’ (Category: Breaking News)
- X-Press Pearl controversy: Prof. Peiris zeroes in on AG (Category: Breaking News)
The Revival of Underperforming Enterprises and Underutilized Assets Bill that is to be presented to parliament soon has in it economic and political objectives that spell doom for Sri Lankan democracy as well as the economy. It would vest in the Sri Lankan government Hotel Developers (Lanka) PLC which owns the Colombo Hilton that has ...
- Acquisition bill only for 37 assets-President (Category: Breaking News)
- 'Sri Lanka' to replace 'Ceylon' in the names of public enterprises (Category: Breaking News)
- Bill would not discourage foreign investments – Sirisena (Category: Business)
- Listen to the people (Category: Business)
Mismanagement in sports administrationThe role of oligarchs in sports administration, national, regional and international, is not solely a South Asian phenomenon, it is a worldwide cancer. Anyone who has worked in the sports sector in South Asia would have come up against this debilitating factor. It is all pervasive and endemic. Once at a South ...
- CWG bid money not wasted: Cabraal (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka hosting CWG would inspire 45 other nations – President (Category: Business)
- Gold Coast wins CWG 2018 bid (Category: Breaking News)
- A month to go for vote, Govt. says momentum building on Hambantota’s 2018 CWG bid (Category: Business)
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)
President Rajapaksa says Sri Lanka is honoured once again, to be a co-host of the ICC Cricket World Cup. The country looks forward to welcoming the nine foreign teams arriving in Colombo to participate in the tournament. The President made these observations in his message for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011. Cricket is, today, ...
- President wishes SL cricket team (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka prepares for Cricket World Cup 2011 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka drops Sanath, Vaas (Category: Breaking News)
- Cricket Flights (Category: Business)
By Gavin Van Hoff (islandcricket.lk/blogs/gavin) It has been a hectic month so far and from the looks of things, it’s going to be a long December for our friends over at Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC). We’re only half way into the final month of 2010, 65 days from the ICC Cricket World Cup
- Expect changes to the interim committee after World Cup (Category: Breaking News)
- Low turn out for ODIs, Cricket Australia’s fault (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka - West Indies ODIs shifted to Colombo (Category: Breaking News)
- Chief selector Mendis seeking team manager position (Category: Breaking News)
The first Test Match in the new Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy begins. The official opening of the new stadium took place under the patronage of Central Province Chief Minister Sarath Ekanayake. Work on the new stadium was launched by a foreign firm in the year 2002. However the construction was completed with the ...
- A Super Fan's Journey: Daughter spreads dad's ashes at Arrowhead Stadium (Category: USA, Nebraska)
- A Super Fan's Journey: Daughter spreads dad's ashes at Arrowhead Stadium (Category: USA, Nebraska)
- Another day in paradise (Category: Australia, Queensland)
- Broncos a premiership hope (Category: Australia, Queensland)
Sri Lanka has taken giant steps since 1996
- World population will be 7B this year (Category: Breaking News)
- Jeewan Mendis to make ODI debut (Category: Sports)
- Welagedara replaces Maharoof (Category: Sports)
- Channel Eye to cover Zimbabwe tri series (Category: Sports)
Randiv’s admission that his century-denying no-ball to Sehwag was intentional; a prompt apology to the visitors by Sri Lanka Cricket, followed by a ban and fines imposed on the miscreants, might have swiftly saved our cricket of further embarrassment– but the stigma won’t wash away easily
- Sri Lanka Cricket suspends Randiv for no-ball, forfeits Dilshan's match fee (Category: Breaking News)
- Stern action on Suraj and Dilshan (Category: Sports)
- Fielding should trigger two dismissals – Kalpage (Category: Sports)
- Aussie spinners not bothering Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
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