The Court of Appeal today (Sept. 12) issued an interim order preventing the Sports Minister from taking further steps to amend the constitution of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC).
Muttiah Muralitharan believes Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is to be blamed for this fiasco due to the high ticket prices set by the board, who is the official host for the continental tournament.The post Muttiah Muralitharan criticizes Pakistan Cricket Board’s costly tickets for Asia Cup 2023 appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
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අභ්යන්තරික ගැටලු හමුවේ ශ්රී ලංකා ක්රිකට් ආයතනය සංවිධානය කරන සියලු දේශීය තරගාවලි වහාම ක්රියාත්මක වන පරිදි අත්හිටුවීමට පියවර ගෙන තිබෙන […]The post Sri Lanka Cricket – සියලු දේශීය තරගාවලි අත්හිටුවයි appeared first on Lanka Truth | සිංහල | Latest and Breaking News from Sri Lanka.
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By Shamindra Ferdinando Justice Minister Dr. Wijeyadasa Rajapakse, PC, declared in Parliament that the winners of LPL (Lanka Premier League) 2023 B-Love Kandy had been sponsored by an enterprise that was banned in the country. The statement was made in Parliament on 24th August. The one-time President of the Bar Association found fault with SLC […]
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by Rex Clementine Hot on the heels of the Parliament debate on the affairs of Sri Lanka Cricket, the Sports Ministry could present the newly drafted Constitution for Sri Lanka Cricket that had been drawn up after meticulous consideration following a petition to the courts. Leading stakeholders
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By Saman Indrajith The Cricekt Borad crisis cannot be sorted out without changing the method of electing office-bearers, says Chief Opposition Whip SJB MP Lakshman Kiriella told parliament yesterday. Participating in an adjournment debate on an Auditor General’s Department report on SLC officials participating in the Men’s T-20 world cup tournament in Australia last year, […]
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Sri Lanka’s Wanindu Hasaranga, one of the finest wrist spinners in the world, has announced his retirement from international Test cricket.The post Wanindu Hasaranga announces retirement from International Test Cricket appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
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Yahapalana Speaker Karu Jayasuriya’s plea for Indian funding to develop Elapathagama in the memory of the late Maduluwawe Sobitha Thera remains a mystery. In terms of an agreement signed on 14 July, 2017, India provided Sri Lankan Rs 300 mn to develop Elapathagama in the Anuradhapura district. The late Sobitha Thera, a controversial character, spearheaded […]
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Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) today announced that four players including Kusal Mendis and Chamika Karunaratne have been charged for breaching the LPL Code of Conduct during two separate matches of the ongoing Lanka Premier League 2023.
Friday 4th August, 2023 Never a dull day in Sri Lanka! Hardly a day passes without some controversy, and issues crop up at such a rate that one cannot keep track of them, the latest being what has come to be termed the ‘distortion’ of the national anthem at a sports event. Popular singer, Umara […]
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By Shamindra Ferdinando Auditor General W.P.C Wickramaratne yesterday (26) said that the National Audit Office (NAO) firmly stood by its draft report on Sri Lanka’s tour of Australia for the T20 World Cup (Oct. 09-Nov. 13), in 2022. The National Audit Service Commission (NASC) appointed in April this year consists of retired justice Nihal Sunil […]
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Questions have been raised over the sudden and unexpected decision taken by former Sri Lanka captain Lahiru Thirimanne to retire from international cricket with immediate effect. Thirimanne today announced that he has decided to retire from international cricket with immediate effect. He said that it was a difficult decision to take but is unable to mention […]
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