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Cricket and politics in Sri Lanka By Namini Wijedasa The Sri Lankan team lost the 2011 Cricket World Cup to India but were welcomed home like winners. Was this politics or the true Sri Lankan spirit of embracing losers as...
- Army joins Jaffna cricket fans to greet Sri Lankan team (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka President Congratulates World Cup runners up (Category: Breaking News)
- President instructs cricket officials to select the best Sri Lanka Cricket team for World Cup 2011 (Category: Breaking News)
- Cricket and politics in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
Protests have mounted over a statement made by former cricket captain Arjuna Ranatunga to a group of foreign media personnel. He had made this statement to media personnel of a leading TV channel in India. Arjuna Ranatunga said he kept away from giving any advice to the team as the President was doing so. As ...
- Rupert Murdoch's quest for trust (Category: Australia, Queensland)
- White House communications director Alyssa Farah resigns (Category: USA, Nebraska)
- White House communications director Alyssa Farah resigns (Category: USA, Maine)
- White House communications director Alyssa Farah resigns (Category: USA, Maryland)
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)
By Dinouk Colombage The memories of the 1996 win in the final of the World Cup is being re-etched into our memories. Scenes of jubilation on the part of the players are once again fresh in our minds, and on the side is the famous duo Percy Abeysekera and Lionel Nawaragodagedera. These two were the ...
- Percy set for retirement giving us many points to ponder (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Cricket donates Rs. 5 million to Uncle Percy (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)
Sri Lanka has imposed a temporary ban on its cricketers playing in foreign leagues to help it select a squad for next year’s World Cup, an official said. Brian Thomas, Sri Lanka Cricket media manager, said the ban affected 76 players, who are set to be sent away to a camp
- Terminal Award (Category: Business)
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- Share Allocation (Category: Business)
Sri Lanka cricket officials have imposed a temporary ban on players participating in foreign leagues to help select a squad for next year's World Cup.
Sri Lanka has imposed a temporary ban on its cricketers playing in foreign leagues to help it select a squad for next year's World Cup, an official said Monday. Brian Thomas, Sri Lanka Cricket media manager, said the ban affected 76 players, who are set to be sent away to a camp
Sri Lanka Cricket has barred its players from participating in overseas domestic leagues until the World Cup next year.
Sri Lanka Cricket is planning to revamp its domestic Twenty20 tournament by allowing foreign players to participate, Aravinda de Silva, the board's newly-appointed chief selector has said
Sri Lanka Cricket is planning to revamp its domestic Twenty20 tournament by allowing foreign players to participate, Aravinda de Silva, the board's newly-appointed chief selector has said
Sri Lanka Cricket is planning to revamp its domestic Twenty20 tournament by allowing foreign players to participate, Aravinda de Silva, the board's newly-appointed chief selector has said
Sri Lanka Cricket is planning to revamp its domestic Twenty20 tournament by allowing foreign players to participate, Aravinda de Silva, the board's newly-appointed chief selector has said
Sri Lanka Cricket is planning to revamp its domestic Twenty20 tournament by allowing foreign players to participate, Aravinda de Silva, the board's newly-appointed chief selector has said
Sri Lanka Cricket is planning to revamp its domestic Twenty20 tournament by allowing foreign players to participate, Aravinda de Silva, the board's newly-appointed chief selector has said
Sri Lanka Cricket is planning to revamp its domestic Twenty20 tournament by allowing foreign players to participate, Aravinda de Silva, the board's newly-appointed chief selector has said
Sri Lanka Cricket is planning to revamp its domestic Twenty20 tournament by allowing foreign players to participate, Aravinda de Silva, the board's newly-appointed chief selector has said
Sri Lanka Cricket is planning to revamp its domestic Twenty20 tournament by allowing foreign players to participate, Aravinda de Silva, the board's newly-appointed chief selector has said
Sri Lanka Cricket is planning to revamp its domestic Twenty20 tournament by allowing foreign players to participate, Aravinda de Silva, the board's newly-appointed chief selector has said
Sri Lanka Cricket is planning to revamp its domestic Twenty20 tournament by allowing foreign players to participate, Aravinda de Silva, the board's newly-appointed chief selector has said
Sri Lanka Cricket is planning to revamp its domestic Twenty20 tournament by allowing foreign players to participate, Aravinda de Silva, the board's newly-appointed chief selector has said
Sri Lanka Cricket is planning to revamp its domestic Twenty20 tournament by allowing foreign players to participate, Aravinda de Silva, the board's newly-appointed chief selector has said
Sri Lanka Cricket is planning to revamp its domestic Twenty20 tournament by allowing foreign players to participate, Aravinda de Silva, the board's newly-appointed chief selector has said
Sri Lanka Cricket is planning to revamp its domestic Twenty20 tournament by allowing foreign players to participate, Aravinda de Silva, the board's newly-appointed chief selector has said
A ground-breaking ceremony of a cricket ground was held at Ananda Sastralaya Kotte with Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogallagama as the Chief Guest. Pakistan Acting High Commissioner Mariam Saeed and Sri Lanka Cricket Board Chairman D.S. de Silva were also present.
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