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Today (November 30) is the final day for players to register for the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction. Players are required to submit their names along with No Objection Certificates (NOCs) through their respective boards. The auction is scheduled for December 19. With expectations of over 700 players registering for the auction, this time, some […]
- IPL 2024: South Africa, West Indies and New Zealand confirm full participation; limited availabi... (Category: Breaking News)
- Mathews becomes first batter to be timed out in international cricket (Category: Breaking News)
- Karunaratne pushes for increase in priority to Test cricket (Category: Breaking News)
- Dasun Shanaka ruled out of World Cup (Category: Breaking News)
SLC expects a considerable collection from ticket sales
- App spending hit $400 million during socially isolated holiday season - CNET (Category: Technology)
- App spending hit $400 million during socially isolated holiday season - CNET (Category: Technology)
- App spending hit $400 million during socially isolated holiday season - CNET (Category: Technology)
- Computer gamers' brains 'differ' (Category: Technology)
With just one-month to go before the start of the ICC World Twenty20 Sri Lanka 2012, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the schedule of men’s and women’s warm-up matches which will be played in the lead up to the event proper. The fourth edition of the event, the first to take place in ...
- Tickets for ICC WT20 final sold out (Category: Business)
- Final phase of ICC World T20 tickets opens today (Category: Business)
- Second phase of ticket sales for ICC World T20 Cup ends on high note (Category: Business)
- ICC announces schedule of warm-up matches, pre-event activities (Category: Breaking News)
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 world’s fastest man Usain Bolt has said that he is interested to play in Australia’s Big Bash League this year, a media report said. Bolt who won both the 100 meters and the 200 meters at the just concluded London Olympics has said he is open to the idea. The report say “Melbourne Stars” are interested ...
- Jamaica’s Usain Bolt proves that his is still the fastest man on earth (Category: Breaking News)
- Action from the Men’s 100 meter final (Category: Breaking News)
- Usain Bolt plans wild week with Warnie (Category: AU, New South Wales)
- Christine Sonali of Sri Lanka to run today at the Olympics (Category: Breaking News)
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)
The wait for fans in India and Pakistan to see the two countries face each other in a bilateral series is set to end. The BCCI confirmed today that Pakistan will tour India for three One-Day Internationals and two Twenty20 matches in December – January. This will be the first bilateral series
- UAE wants to host ‘highly anticipated’ Indo-Pak cricket series (Category: Business)
- PCB wants formal discussions with BCCI for resumption of Indo-Pak cricket ties (Category: Business)
- Pakistan chief optimistic about renewing cricket ties with India (Category: Business)
- We are open for cricket series against Pakistan: Dhoni (Category: Business)
Karachi, (ANI): Former Pakistan coach Mohsin Khan has criticised his current counterpart Dav Whatmore, holding him responsible for “hurting the team’s progress and balance” and added that the team would have yielded better results if he was allowed to continue. Pakistan coach Mohsin Khan “The team’s progress has suffered immensely. It pains me to see ...
- Whatmore upbeat about Pakistan coach job (Category: Business)
- Pakistan appoint Whatmore as head coach for two years (Category: Business)
- Whatmore, Jonty in running for Pakistan coaching post (Category: Business)
- Misbah hails new Pakistan coach Dav Whatmore (Category: Business)
MUMBAI: The cash-strapped Sri Lanka Cricket board (SLC) has set a floor price of $3 million for the T20 league franchises, a paltry amount compared to the IPL. When IPL launched in 2008, it had fixed a minimum price of $50 million, which later zoomed to $225 million when two teams were added in 2010. ...
- Cricket Ban (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka Premier League names Gayle, Angelo as international icons (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka name 56 foreign players for SLPL (Category: Sports)
- India's stand pulled the plug on league - SLC (Category: Sports)
London,(IANS):The International Cricket Council (ICC) cricket committee will be meeting at the Lord’s in London for its two-day annual conference starting Wednesday to re-consider the legality of switch-hit shot to retain a fair balance between bat and ball. In May 2009, the ICC Cricket Committee endorsed the view of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), the ...
- ICC Cricket Committee to hold two-day meeting at Lord’s (Category: Sports)
- Sri Lanka to host World T20 2012 (Category: Sports)
- ICC Cricket Committee concludes two-day meeting at Lord’s (Category: Sports)
- Lorgat defends decision to back Duckworth-Lewis (Category: Business)
Kings XI Punjab acting captain David Hussey on Wednesday defended his team’s integrity after two players from his side were suspended amid allegations of corruption in the Indian Premier League. Kings XI Punjab batsman David Hussey (L) celebrates his half century (50 Runs) in the IPL Twenty20
- 2009 IPL auction was rigged, claims Lalit Modi (Category: Business)
- Five IPL cricketers suspended on corruption allegations (Category: Business)
- Some foreign IPL stars unpaid, says union (Category: Business)
- 19 Lankans among 144 up for grabs for IPL 5 auction (Category: Business)
Colombo, May 9 (IANS) Sri Lanka has begun negotiations with foreign cricket boards to invite overseas players for the Sri Lankan Premier League (SLPL) Twenty20 cricket tournament to be held in August, the country's cricket board said Wednesday.
- Opening Play (Category: Business)
- UPDATE-1-Cricket-Sri Lanka's Jayasuriya to retire this month (Category: Breaking News)
- Hit Wicket (Category: Business)
- Test cap in sight (Category: Australia, Queensland)
New Delhi: Former South African fast bowler and Captain Shaun Pollock feels the Indian Premier League (IPL) has done a world of good for the game of cricket and it is turning out to be an excellent laboratory for batsmen and bowlers to innovate more and more. Shaun Pollock, a mentor with the Mumbai Indians ...
- Symonds retires from all forms of cricket (Category: Business)
- adidas felicitates Brand Ambassador Lasith Malinga on hat trick feat (Category: Business)
- Lanka tour will help prepare for World T20: Dhoni (Category: Business)
- 19 Lankans among 144 up for grabs for IPL 5 auction (Category: Business)
Reuters: Pakistan officials are hoping this month’s mini home series against Bangladesh will finally convince neighbouring India to renew bilateral cricket ties between the two Asian cricket powerhouses. Bangladesh will become the first foreign team to play full internationals in Pakistan since March 2009 when Sri Lankan cricketers and officials were attacked by gunmen in ...
- Asia Cup — Opportune Testing Ground Ahead Of 2011 World Cup (Category: Breaking News)
- Pitched Battle (Category: Business)
- Bangladesh recall Tamim after fitness row (Category: Business)
- Ashraf vows to lure world’s best back to Pakistan (Category: Business)
Former Sri Lanka player and spin legend Muttiah Muralitharan, who retired from international cricket after his team lost the 2011 World Cup final to India, is confident he’ll be able to perform well as he has kept himself match-fit. In the last year, Muralitharan has played in different leagues around the world, and feels the ...
- Murali signs with Melbourne Renega (Category: Business)
- Sri Lankans put on a gutsy show for free (Category: Business)
- Murali to retire from Tests (Category: Breaking News)
- Senior players need to take responsibility – Mahela (Category: Business)
KARACHI(Reuters): Pakistan plan to host their one-day series against Australia this August in Sri Lanka, a senior board official said on Tuesday. “In principle we have decided to hold the series against Australia in August in Sri Lanka but we are negotiating with the Sri Lankan board for a favourable deal,” Pakistan Cricket Board chief ...
- Pakistan announce itinerary for Australia series in UAE (Category: Business)
- Pak-Lanka series named Mobilink Jazz Cup (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka pull out of hosting Pakistan-Australia series (Category: Business)
- Pakistan, Sri Lanka set for desert dust-up (Category: Business)
Dhaka (AFP): Bangladesh’s inaugural Twenty20 league opened on a sour note on Thursday when a leading player revealed he had received a spot-fixing proposition. Former Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza said he had been approached by an unnamed player regarding potential spot-fixing
- Bangladesh drop Tamim for Asia Cup (Category: Business)
- Bangladesh nods to Hambantota Port use request by Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- Pakistan’s Afridi top prize in Bangladesh T20 (Category: Business)
- Wage Rage (Category: Business)
KARACHI (Reuters) : Pakistan players have been refused permission to play in the lucrative Bangladesh Twenty20 league by their cricket board (PCB) in order to concentrate on next month’s test series against England in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Nine Pakistani players have been offered contracts
- West Indies-Sri Lanka Tests off due to IPL (Category: Breaking News)
- Lanka, Pakistan likely to sign bilateral agreement for Premier League soon (Category: Business)
- PCB, SLC sign deal to allows players for domestic T20 (Category: Business)
- Cricket Ban (Category: Business)
MUMBAI (Reuters): The Indian cricket board (BCCI) is under investigation for violating the country’s foreign exchange laws, sports minister Ajay Maken said on Tuesday. The government was looking into alleged violations of the Foreign Exchange Management Act amounting to some 10.77 billion rupees ($206.7 million), Maken told the Indian parliament. He said the investigation covered ...
- Man dead after stabbing on Lummi Reservation (Category: USA, Washington)
- US government official meets with new Maldives leader (Category: Breaking News)
- Family praises police over murder arrest (Category: Australia, Victoria)
- Sri Lanka promises probe into fisherman's killing (Category: Breaking News)
NEW DELHI, (AFP) :The Indian Premier League has not honoured the contracts of some foreign stars and not paid them despite repeated reminders, the world players’ union said on Friday. Simon Katich of Australia and Ramnaresh Sarwan of the West Indies were among “a number of players that are owed contract payments”, the Federation of ...
- FICA to look into Sri Lanka’s salary delays (Category: Business)
- FICA to recommend SLPL boycott without bank guarantee (Category: Business)
- ICC in discussion to solve SL cricketers’ salary issue (Category: Breaking News)
- ICC rules out window for IPL (Category: Business)
Reuters: England piled more misery on India with a thrilling six-wicket victory in a one-off Twenty20 match at Old Trafford on Wednesday. After losing the test series 4-0, India started brightly in the shortest version of the game and racked up 165 all out, only to see England reach their target
- Muammar Gaddafi dead of wounds following capture - Reuters (Category: Breaking News)
- “Zero hour” for Gaddafi as besieged Tripoli rises up (Category: Business)
- Gaddafi son rallies loyalists for Tripoli fightback (Category: Business)
- Gaddafi lessons for brand building (Category: Business)
Colombo, July 7 (PTI) The inaugural edition of the Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL), after facing a series of problems including the withdrawal of Indian players from the tournament, has been postponed to August 2012.Sri Lanka will have the domestic Twenty20 league in its place featuring five teams
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s cash-strapped cricket governing body is likely to scale down its inaugural Twenty20 league and go ahead without foreign players, a source close to the process said Tuesday.
Sri Lanka's cash-strapped cricket governing body is likely to scale down its inaugural Twenty20 league and go ahead without foreign players, a source close to the process said Tuesday.
Sri Lanka plans to welcome foreign players to compete for the first time for local teams in a revamped Twenty20 format, a top administrator said Saturday.
Sri Lanka plans to welcome foreign players to compete for the first time for local teams in a revamped Twenty20 format, a top administrator said Saturday.
Sri Lanka plans to welcome foreign players to compete for the first time for local teams in a revamped Twenty20 format, a top administrator said Saturday.
Sri Lanka plans to welcome foreign players to compete for the first time for local teams in a revamped Twenty20 format, a top administrator said Saturday.
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