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09th November 2023 PRESS RELEASE The Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) would like to issue a statement clarifying recent assertions made by the Minister of Sports in Parliament regarding the transfer of USD 2 million from its accounts. SLC categorically denies any attempt to transfer funds from its accounts
- SLC slams Sports Minister s accusations on alleged $2mn fund transfer (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka further relaxes exchange control regulations (Category: Breaking News)
- Sports Minister slams SLC (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Cricket accounts not audited for five years - Minister (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has hit back at Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe s recent allegations regarding the purported fund transfer of USD 2 million from its account, vehemently denying any such attempts.
08st November 2023 Media Release Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) aims to correct and address the false, malicious and misleading information circulated by the Minister of Sports under the cover of parliamentary privileges on November 7th, 2023. SLC takes this opportunity to provide the public with accurate
- ICC probes corruption in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- ICC probes corruption in Sri Lanka Cricket (Category: Breaking News)
- 15-member Sri Lanka squad named for ICC World Cup 2023 (Category: Breaking News)
- ICC calls Ranatunga bluff (Category: Breaking News)
By Srian Obeyesekere Despite a 105-ball 108 by Charith Asalanka in a score of 279, Bangladesh defeated Sri Lanka by 3 wickets in a game marred by a first in history of cricket timed out Angelo Mathews who was given out by the two umpires in consultation following an appeal by Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al […]The post Asalanka ton cannot stave off defeat as Bangladesh win by 3-wkts. in controv...
- Bangladesh trump Sri Lanka amid high drama in Delhi (Category: Breaking News)
- Asalanka ton powers Sri Lanka to 279 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s Mathews earns bizarre ‘timed out’ distinction (Category: Breaking News)
- Spinners put Sri Lanka on verge of series sweep (Category: Breaking News)
HELMET PLAYER SAFETY DID NOT HOLD FORTH FROM PHIL HUGHES TRAGEDY By Srian Obeyesekere Sri Lankan veteran Angelo Mathews slammed Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan’s decision to have him timed out in their World Cup match labelling it as “disgraceful” after the former skipper became the first player in 146 years of international cricket given […]The post Mathews lashes out at Bangladesh capta...
- Mathews demands ‘justice’ after controversial time out dismissal (Category: Breaking News)
- MCC backs umpires in Mathews ‘time-out’ furore (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s Mathews earns bizarre ‘timed out’ distinction (Category: Breaking News)
As uncertainty surrounds their World Cup match against Bangladesh owing to the toxic air condition in New Delhi, Sri Lankan cricket team manager Mahinda Halangoda said on Sunday that they are in touch with a medical panel and will abide by the decision of International Cricket Council (ICC) with regards to the game on Monday.
by Sanjeewa Jayaweera I decided to patronize a cinema after several years to watch a movie. I am glad I did so because the film brought back happy memories of Muttiah Muralitharan, the spinning wizard and, in my opinion, the greatest cricketer Sri Lanka has produced. The movie 800 is about the life and cricketing […]
- Murali back in Gloucestershire (Category: Breaking News)
- Murali the Enigma (Category: Breaking News)
- Murali: A Legend of Cricket Retire (Category: Breaking News)
- Murali – Symbol Of A Resurgent Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka s Minister of Sports Youth Affairs Roshan Ranasinghe has individually written to all full member countries of the International Cricket Council (ICC) to inform them of the recent controversies concerning the national cricket board.
Saturday 4th November, 2023 Cricket is said to be a game of glorious uncertainties, but the present-day Sri Lankan cricketers seem determined to disprove this aphorism; they have made their humiliating defeats almost certain and predictable, if their pathetic performance in the past several international tournaments is any indication. It looks as if they specialised […]
- Two Sri Lankan cricketers contract COVID-19 (Category: Breaking News)
- Two Sri Lankan cricketers contract COVID-19 (Category: Breaking News)
- Two Sri Lankan cricketers contract COVID-19 (Category: Breaking News)
- Two Sri Lankan cricketers contract COVID-19 (Category: Breaking News)
By Srian Obeyesekere Afghanistan made short shrift of Sri Lanka by a rousing 7-wicket triumph with 28 balls to spare on a brilliant all-round performance initiated by fast bowler Fazalhaq Farooqi’s 4 for 34 and Mujeeb Ur Rahman 2 for 38 in dismissing their opponents for 241 off 49.3 overs with the batting running strong […]The post Afghanistan makes short shrift of Sri Lanka to raise semi-fi...
- Nissanka’s unbeaten 210 outplays Omarzai, Nabi tons as Sri Lanka clinch opener (Category: Breaking News)
- Omarzai’s career-best takes Afghanistan to 244 (Category: Breaking News)
Percy Abeysekera, renowned cricket cheerleader, has passed away at the age of 87.The post Percy Abeysekera passes away appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- Sri Lanka Cricket donates Rs. 5 million to Uncle Percy (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka s famous cricketing cheerleader Percy Abeysekera passes away (Category: Breaking News)
By Srian Obeyesekere Sri Lanka and Afghanistan face off from comparative firepower evens given the two-sided world cup upsets both teams have staged that would raise the winner’s semi-final hopes in in virtual now or never showdown on Monday at Pune’s MCA International Stadium. The clinical double quick thrashing Sri Lanka handed defending champions England […]The post Sri Lanka and Afghanis...
- Pakistan face Sri Lanka in cricket W.Cup blockbuster (Category: Breaking News)
- Confident Pakistan eye Sri Lanka W. Cup win (Category: Breaking News)
- Confident Pakistan eye Sri Lanka Cup win (Category: Breaking News)
- Bayliss backs Muralitharan to play quarter-final (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lankan cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka had his playing ban lifted on Tuesday, weeks after he was cleared of sexual assault by a court in Australia. The 32-year-old batsman was arrested in November last year just hours after his country lost to England in their final Twenty20 World Cup match in Australia. But he returned home after […]
- Sri Lankan born pioneer of location-tracking technology in King’s honours list (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan asylum seekers in Australia push for permanent visas (Category: Breaking News)
- US bridge collapses after being hit by Colombo bound ship (Category: Breaking News)
- Nissanka ton helps Sri Lanka level Bangladesh series (Category: Breaking News)
Media Release 13th October 2023 The Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association, in collaboration with Sri Lanka Cricket, will hold the Under-19 Schools Cricket Awards 2023 on October 17. The Ceremony is a long-standing annual event of prestige and traditional significance which celebrates the top
- Limiting traditional matches and tournament matches, SLSCA (Category: Sports)
- Observer-Mobitel carrying on good work of former administrators (Category: Sports)
INTERNATIONAL CRICKET COUNCIL India batting prodigy Shubman Gill secures his second Men’s Player of the Month crown after fluid scoring in September ODIs Influential Sri Lanka skipper Chamari Athapaththu wins her first Women’s Player of the Month accolade after spearheading an historic T20I series win in England More about the ICC Player of the Month […]The post GILL AND ATHAPATHTHU NAMED IC...
- ICC Men’s Player of the Month for June 2023 revealed (Category: Sports)
- ICC Player of the Month Nominees for June Revealed (Category: Sports)
- ICC Women’s Player of the Month nominees for May revealed (Category: Sports)
- Chamari Athapaththu is ICC Women’s Player of the Month for September 2023 (Category: Breaking News)
ICC and UNICEF to bring together cricket’s 1 billion fans to #BeAChampion for children Mumbai’s iconic Wankhede Stadium to turn blue for ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 fixture between India and Sri Lanka on November 2 ODI cricket’s all-time leading run scorer Sachin Tendulkar and leading wicket-taker Muttiah Muralitharan to support One Day 4 […]The post ICC and UNICEF to ...
- Sri Lanka hoping to consolidate position (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to play New Zealand in Mumbai (Category: Breaking News)
- Live - India v Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka plan fond farewell for Murali (Category: Breaking News)
By Srian Obeyesekere Sri Lanka was beaten by Pakistan by 6 wickets with ten balls to spare in a record highest World Cup chase despite scoring 344 on the brilliance of Kusal Mendis’ 77 ball 122 by Kusal Mendis and Sadeera Samarawickrama 108 off 89 mainly due to a wanting bowling attack that has been […]The post Pakistan in record chase win on centuries by Mohammad Rizwan and Abdullah Shafiqu...
- Pakistan complete record run chase to dim Sri Lanka’s semi hopes (Category: Breaking News)
- Mendis, Asalanka nail tricky chase to set up India-Sri Lanka final (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka pip Pakistan to make Asia Cup final vs India (Category: Breaking News)
- Rizwan, Iftikhar rescue act lifts Pakistan to competitive total (Category: Breaking News)
By Srian Obeyesekere In a 102-run world cup downsizing by record breaking South Africa, Sri Lanka can yet pick themselves up from the battle-scarred dust of the daring challenge mounted to achieving the 429 target that they roared after true to the trademark Lions dubbed slogan falling short literally in a last post thrust in […]The post Battle scarred Sri Lanka can take heart from 300-plus ...
- Top US de-mining official visits battle-scarred areas of Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- War-scarred Players Shake Mahela (Category: Sports)
- Sri Lanka president sworn-in, vows economic revival (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka president sworn in, vows economic revival (Category: Breaking News)
COUNTDOWN Sri Lanka – the iceberg challenge to World Cup Akin to a ship going past a floating iceberg to the world cup, consistency will be the tall order bugged by top order batting failures while the same applies to the bowling department in the wake of three straight ODI defeats from being bowled out […]The post Curtain raiser today between defending champs England and New Zealand appeare...
- India face Australia, Sri Lanka take on England in World Cup quarters (Category: Breaking News)
- England, South Africa to face off in Women’s T20 World Cup opener, final on October 20 (Category: Breaking News)
- ICC names all-woman panel of match officials for 2023 Women’s T20 World Cup (Category: Breaking News)
By Srian Obeyesekere Sri Lanka’s batswomen watched the Asian Gold Medal disintegrate before their eyes by reportedly overawed by the magnitude of the final in losing their cool to faltering despite a midway late rally by Hasini Perera in a 6, 4 and 6 25-run flurry off 22 crossing the boundary line on four occasions […]The post Sri Lanka Women settle for Silver Medal as India Women take Asia...
- Asian Games 2023: India women bag Gold medal in cricket (Category: Breaking News)
- Clinical India apply the choke to clinch Asian Games gold (Category: Breaking News)
- Asian Games 2023- Sri Lanka Women bag silver medal in cricket (Category: Breaking News)
SLC MAJOR LEAGUE TOURNAMENT 2023 By Srian Obeyesekere Kandy Customs CC defeated Negombo CC by 35 runs in a Group B fixture of the SLC Major League Tournament at the FTZ Sports Complex, Katunayake while the rest of the fixtures ended in rain marred no decisions. Negombo CC, chasing 208, was dismissed for 172 having […]The post Kandy Customs CC defeat Negombo CC; rest drawn; Nimanda Madushanka...
- Army SC defeat Ace Capital by 195 runs (Category: Sports)
The match schedule for the ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2024 has been revealed as hosts Sri Lanka prepare to welcome the future stars of world cricket to the island nation for the first time since 2006.Five venues in Colombo are set to stage the action from 13 January, with the Final on 4 […]
- Selectors set to be first casualties post World Cup (Category: Breaking News)
- President invites Aravinda and Sidath to spearhead special cricket project (Category: Breaking News)
- MJ set to get extension despite World Cup catastrophe (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka leave for World Cup Qualifiers (Category: Breaking News)
compete over 41 […]The post INTERNATIONAL CRICKET COUNCIL appeared first on Sri Lanka Cricket.
- RPS, CCC, SSC, NCC and Sara to host Under-19 World Cup (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to host next T20 WC in 2012 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka aiming for a golden encore (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Squad for ICC Men’s U19 Cricket World Cup 2024 (Category: Sports)
Sri Lankan international cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka made his Tinder date fearful for her life as they had sex inside her home in Sydney’s east before he removed a condom against her wishes, a court has heard. Gunathilaka, 32, is facing a judge-alone trial in Downing Centre District Court after pleading not guilty to one count […]
- Australian Police accused of being unreasonable in Danushka Gunathilaka case (Category: Breaking News)
- Harin meets rape accused Danushka Gunathilaka in Australia (Category: Breaking News)
- Alleged victim of Sri Lankan cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka grilled over intimate acts (Category: Breaking News)
- Gunathilaka has three sexual assault charges dropped (Category: Breaking News)
By Srian Obeyesekere India crushed Sri Lanka by 10 wickets as the co-hosts were shot out for 50 in only 15.2 overs in the lowest ODI total in history in sweeping to the Asia Cup in a final that lasted just 126 minutes on Sunday against a hostile Indian attack mounted by medium pacer Mohammed […]The post India crushes Sri Lanka by 10 wkts. wrapping it up in just over one hour to the Asia Cup ...
- Sri Lanka v India - live score (Category: Breaking News)
- Special Thing (Category: Business)
- Ruthless India rout Sri Lanka to win Asia Cup as paceman Siraj shines (Category: Breaking News)
All-rounder Sahan Arachchige in squad for injured Maheesh Theekshana; Washington Sundar for unfit Axar Patel By Srian Obeyesekere Defending champions Sri Lanka’s hopes of laying hands on the pot of gold for a second successive year in quest of Asia’s cricketing supremacy will necessarily hinge on the hosts batting mechanism meeting the ultimate test of […]The post Sri Lankan top order faces ...
- Dharshana and 400 metres sprinters lead yearend rankings (Category: Breaking News)
- US$ 400 m India-SL energy transaction in the pipeline (Category: Business)
- Video: HIRU THANIWELA EP 400 (Category: Video)
- Video: CoL has increased by 400 percent - Maithri (Category: Video)
By Srian Obeyesekere With two needed off the final ball, a battered and bruised Sri Lanka from a 41-run loss to India a day ago, won a pulsating Super Four Asia Cup showdown over Pakistan with both sides totaling 252 off 42 overs that saw the hosts go through on the DRS in a rain […]The post Sri Lanka win thrilling showdown over Pakistan to set up final against India as Charith Asalanka does...
- Mendis, Asalanka nail tricky chase to set up India-Sri Lanka final (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka pip Pakistan to make Asia Cup final vs India (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka restricted to 233 by Netherlands (Category: Breaking News)
Sadeera Samarawickrama a rousing Player of the Match 93 By Srian Obeyesekere In an exhilarating all-round display fronted by Sadeera Samarawickrama’s 93 off 72 and some resolute pull back bowling, defending champions Sri Lanka defeated Bangladesh for a second time by an emphatic 21 runs going into the Super 4 in the wake of the […]The post Exhilarating Sri Lanka prevail over Bangladesh by 21...
- Dharshana and 400 metres sprinters lead yearend rankings (Category: Breaking News)
- 400 families to be evacuate from Colombo district (Category: Breaking News)
- 400 Shops In Colombo To Be Sealed (Category: Breaking News)
- Video: HIRU THANIWELA EP 400 (Category: Video)
By Srian Obeyesekere Sri Lanka’s decisive face off against Pakistan in a virtual knockout clash in today’s day-night Asia Cup contest at the R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium seeking to make it to the finals against India on Sunday will require a herculean effort by the host teams frontline batsmen. Greater resolute batting will indeed […]The post Herculean effort required from Lank...
- Glenn passes toughest test (Category: Australia, Tasmania )
- Malaysia eases visa rules for South Asia tourists (Category: Breaking News)
- India-Pakistan tensions: When reality bites (Category: Breaking News)
By Srian Obeyesekere Sri Lanka lost to India by 41 runs in a tussle that went out of the window when a seventh wicket 63-run Dhananjaya de Silva-Dunith Wellalage rescue act came to naught when de Silva paid the price of stepping out of his crease to off spinner Jadeja and sacrificed his wicket stumped […]The post India pip Sri Lanka by 41 runs negating Dunith Wellalage’s all-round brilliance...
- Hooda, Axar, Mavi cook up India’s narrow victory in opening T20I (Category: Breaking News)
- India withstand Wellalage’s all-round prowess to reach Asia Cup final (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka lose to India by 2 runs in thriller (Category: Sports)
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