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“Did you really have to tell the whole world you were in a bad mood?” Kuraishini Navaratne, a friend, e-mailed from Turkey. “It’s the Olympics, man, cheer up!” she admonished. Can the Olympics cheer me up? Tuned into the games to find out. Watching Queenie jump off a helicopter was too much to handle but ...
- Badminton star calls for better planning (Category: Business)
- Olympics: Will London follow Greece? (Category: Business)
- Sampath Bank supports Olympian Badminton Champion Thilini Jayasinghe (Category: Business)
- Qatar to bid for 2024 Games – official (Category: Business)
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) said yesterday it has appointed former ICC Chief Executive, Haroon Lorgat, as a Special Advisor to the Board. Lorgat, who concluded his term at the ICC at the end of June 2012, has agreed to work with SLC in an advisory capacity until 31st October 2012. In confirming
- Lorgat joins Sri Lanka Cricket as special advisor (Category: Breaking News)
- SLC in better control of financial situation - Lorgat (Category: Sports)
- SLC in better control of financial situation - Lorgat (Category: Breaking News)
- SLC close to appointing Lorgat consultant (Category: Sports)
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)
Sri Lanka Cricket has announced that it has taken a decision to ban 'Portable Horns' / "Hooters" to be brought in by spectators with immediate effect. "Sri Lanka Cricket arrived at this decision to generally safeguard spectator comfort inside spectator areas of the stadium
- Animal games of carpark ticket cheats (Category: South Australia)
- Security camera captures woman walking away with toddler (Category: USA, Washington)
- Coroner slams police pursuits (Category: South Australia)
- QEH flying in emergency doctors (Category: South Australia)
Former International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive Haroon Lorgat is all set to join Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) as a consultant. In his proposed new role with SLC, Lorgat is expected to assist the board in revamping its domestic cricket structure, and advise it on finances and governance
- Lorgat joins Sri Lanka Cricket as special advisor (Category: Breaking News)
- SLC in better control of financial situation - Lorgat (Category: Sports)
- SLC in better control of financial situation - Lorgat (Category: Breaking News)
- SLC close to appointing Lorgat consultant (Category: Sports)
Captains of the six of the seven Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL) Provincial Teams were announced yesterday. They are Basnahira Cricket Dundees (T. M. Dilshan); Kandurata Warriors (Kumar Sangakkara), Nagenahira Nagas (Angelo Mathews), Ruhuna Royals (Lasith Malinga), Uthura Rudras (Jehan Mubarak), and Wayamba United (Mahela Jayawardene). The Captain of Uva Nex is to be ...
- Charity pair go separate ways (Category: South Australia)
- CRICKET Lovely Cricket…or lousy Cricket? (Category: Business)
- Bridgeport Police captains sue to block transfers (Category: USA, Connecticut)
- Bridgeport Police captains sue to block transfers (Category: USA, Connecticut)
The Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL), aimed at being Sri Lanka’s most prestigious, annually-held, domestic Twenty20 cricket competition and featuring the best and upcoming cricketing talent from Sri Lanka playing alongside national Sri Lankan cricketers as well as some of the world’s biggest Twenty20 cricket stars, has made several new announcements. An introduction to the ...
- SLPL to be played in Colombo, Pallekele (Category: Sports)
- SLPL franchises snapped up; Bids worth over $ 30 m received (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka to boost domestic cricket (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka cricket board assures integrity of SLPL (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka Cricket said yesterday that only a few more Corporate Boxes are available for tomorrows match against India. The most significant sale of tickets for the tour was sold via the Internet, through SLC’S official website <www.srilankacricket.lk> The following categories
- Anthropology in tech (Category: Technology)
- Business Behaviour (Category: Business)
- Too good for promotion? (Category: Australia, Queensland)
- Salesforce may be looking to buy Slack, report says - CNET (Category: Technology)
Sri Lanka’s household favourite Elephant House Ice Cream is the official Ice Cream partner for the India tour of Sri Lanka 2012. The series will feature five one-day matches and a T20 match. Supporting events and activities around the most loved sport in Sri Lanka has always been a key role of Elephant House Ice ...
- Elephant House with Deyata Kirula for sixth consecutive year (Category: Business)
- Crunch time with Elephant House Ice Cream (Category: Business)
- Elephant House Ice Cream official sponsors of Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- Elephant House continues its association with Carlton 7’s (Category: Business)
Sri Lanka Cricket yesterday announced a squad of 30 selected to represent the country at the T20 World Cup to be held in Sri Lanka in September. Mahela Jayawardana (Capt) Kumar Sangakkara Anjelo Mathews T.M Dilshan Dinesh Chandimal Lahiru
- Matara MC Opp. leader leaves meeting in protest (Category: Breaking News)
- First poppy flower (Category: Business)
- Lankan team for U19 World Cup (Category: Business)
Heads turning attraction! Biggest sporting event in post-war Sri Lanka aims to boost future cricket talent at provinces; leisure and entertainment industry to get a fillip 21-day contest from 10 August involving local and global stars to be promoted as “village, country and the world” coming together as one to celebrate Sri Lanka’s passion MCC ...
- Brian Lara, MCC Chief lift SLPL to the world (Category: Business)
- SLPL boost for tourism next month (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka Premier League forges ahead (Category: Business)
- All set for maiden SLPL; sights set for bigger glory in the future (Category: Business)
Sri Lanka Cricket President Upali Dharmadasa yesterday promised that new contracts for national players will be signed before 25 July. He gave this assurance in response to questions from media at yesterday’s launch of Sri Lanka Premier League ahead of its start on 10 August. “
As Sri Lanka Captain Mahela Jayawardena and Sri Lanka Cricket Secretary Nishantha Ranatunga chat Sri Lanka Cricket President Upali Dharmadasa seemingly massaging his head akin to suffering from a headache at yesterday’s media launch of Sri Lanka Premier League where a question was raised
- Close Relations (Category: Business)
- Rail Deals (Category: Business)
- Dockyard Deal (Category: Business)
- Agreement on Sri Lanka central contracts (Category: Breaking News)
The promoters of Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL) said yesterday that they aim to make it Sri Lanka’s most prestigious, annually-held, Twenty20 cricket competition. It will feature the best and upcoming cricketing talent from Sri Lanka playing alongside national Sri Lankan cricketers as well as some of the world’s biggest Twenty20 cricket stars, generally, in ...
- SLPL boost for tourism next month (Category: Business)
- Brian Lara, MCC Chief lift SLPL to the world (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka Premier League forges ahead (Category: Business)
- SLC Secy. Nishantha on success of maiden Mahindra SLPL (Category: Business)
‘The Business of Sports’ is a fortnightly column that appears every other Thursday. This is Feature #22, continuing to seek a greater public engagement in our national sports and a sporting surveillance on what goes on away from the arenas and behind the scenes. Readers are invited to share their views and express their opinion ...
- EZY Racing revs up deal with Castrol (Category: Business)
- EZY Racing launches Kart Fighters with Speed Drome (Category: Business)
- EZY Racing to form alliance with international clothing brand (Category: Business)
- ‘Focuss’ official clothing partners Jaffna challengers (Category: Business)
In a statement issued by Jetwing Hotels, the family owned company proudly announced Jetwing Lighthouse as the Official Hotel Partner – Galle for Sri Lanka Cricket. A creation of revolutionary architect Geoffrey Bawa, the magnificent property stands tall in Galle as a monument to the rich
- Northern Tourism (Category: Business)
- Pipeline (Category: Business)
- Mandatory Offer (Category: Business)
- Soft Expertise (Category: Business)
with Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) to launch the Sri Lankan ...
- Sri Lanka Premier League names Gayle, Angelo as international icons (Category: Business)
- Dilshan Munaweera on his inclusion in Sri Lankan World Twenty20 Squad (Category: Business)
- SLPL boost for tourism next month (Category: Business)
- $ 100,000 Gayle most prized player in SLPL; Lankan top stars fetch $ 50,000 each (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)
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)
LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has signed an agreement with the Sri Lanka Cricket under which the two boards have agreed to allow their players to take part in the domestic T20 Premier Leagues of both countries. PCB chairman Zaka Ashraf said on Thursday from Kuala Lumpur that the document
- Pak, Sri Lanka cricket boards sign T20 Premier League agreement (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan Cricket Board releases players for Sri Lanka Premier league (Category: Business)
- SL – Pakistan to sign an agreement on Premier League (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan players blocked from playing in Bangladesh league (Category: Business)
COLOMBO: India’s limited-overs tour of Sri Lanka starting next month has been revised with the first one-dayer now scheduled for July 21, Sri Lanka Cricket said. The five-match one-day series, followed by a Twenty20 international, was originally due to start on July 22, but was amended
- Pakistan cricket team to tour Sri Lanka in June (Category: Business)
- Pakistan cricket team’s Sri Lanka tour itinerary (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka, India in turmoil (Category: Breaking News)
- Stats: Kohli's superb feat in ODIs (Category: Breaking News)
In a major breakthrough for Sri Lanka Cricket, all seven Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL) Franchises have been snapped up with bids worth over $ 30 million received, above the targeted minimum of $ 21 million. When the deadline for bids closed yesterday, the seven franchises had racked in an average
- Sri Lanka T20 event attracts bids over $30mn (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka T20 League attracts bids over $30 mn (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka cricket grabs 30 million dollars in franchise deals (Category: Breaking News)
- $3 m floor price set for T20 league franchises (Category: Business)
Around two weeks back when I was invited to address the business chambers of Pakistan in Karachi, I realised that the bond between the people of Pakistan and Sri Lanka was not due to business or commerce but the game of cricket. Whenever I mentioned cricket in my addresses, there was a round of applause ...
- Sri Lanka makes it to 2013 Future Brands Country report (Category: Business)
- Branding Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- Sri Lankans put on a gutsy show for free (Category: Business)
- Brand ‘Sri Lanka’ valued $ 23 b; ranks 76th globally (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
- 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)
MTV Channels Ltd., is exploring options to legally challenge the Sri Lanka Cricket’s decision to grant television rights for three years to politically-connected Carlton Sports Network (CSN). MTV has in writing requested for a cancellation alleging that due process was not followed
- MTV/MBC Does It Again (Category: Breaking News)
- Video: MTV (Category: Video)
- Video: mtv (Category: Video)
- MTV To Live And Let Live At Olympics (Category: Sports)
NEW DELHI: The Indian cricket team will be playing five One-day matches and two Twenty20 matches in Sri Lanka from the third week of July. According to sources, the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) was initially interested in playing a full-fledged series against India, including a short Test series
- Sri Lanka-Pakistan ODIs to have reserve days (Category: Breaking News)
- New Zealand and Sri Lanka take Twenty20 to Florida (Category: Breaking News)
- New Zealand and Sri Lanka take Twenty20 to Florida (Category: Breaking News)
- New Zealand and Sri Lanka take Twenty20 to Florida (Category: Breaking News)
Distinguished old Nalandian and Sri Lanka Cricket Captain Mahela Jayawardana is to bat a new inning as the brand ambassador for Futureminds 2012.andnbsp;
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has made a provision for reserve days for the two remaining ODIs against Pakistan in Colombo. Pakistan made the request after the third ODI on Wednesday was washed out. The matches are scheduled for Saturday and Monday and rain is forecast for both days. The five-match
- Pak PM In CHINA (Category: Business)
- friends or Foes? (Category: Business)
- Victory on our minds: Whatmore (Category: Business)
NEW DELHI: The Indian cricket board (BCCI) has once again ‘rejected’ Sri Lanka Cricket’s (SLC) appeal to let Indian stars play in the inaugural Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL), tentatively scheduled to be held in August. The BCCI feels that if it allows the players to play
- Lankan officials to meet BCCI on Sri Lanka Premier League (Category: Breaking News)
- India to boycott SLPL again (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Cricket will not benefit from being tough - BCCI (Category: Breaking News)
- India not to send its players (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)
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