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The Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) has named its under-22 national soccer pool ahead for the AFC U-22 Asian Cup Qualifiers that will take place from June 23 to July 3 in seven centralized venues
Sri Lankaandrsquo;s dramatic cricket tour of Australia not only ended in disaster but also culminated in an off-field no-show when the players kept away from a dinner reportedly in antipathy towards sports minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage who landed in Adelaide anticipating a pose with the Triangular series trophy
An attempt by Sri Lanka Cricket president Upali Dharmadasa to stop a questionable tour by a so-called Sri Lankan schools Under-15 team to Malaysia proved futile yesterday
England's cricketers have arrived back from Sri Lanka admitting that lessons have been learned from the winter tours
The following squad has been approved by the Hon. Minister of Sports, …
- Welagedara replaces Maharoof (Category: Sports)
- Welagedara & Malinga return (Category: Sports)
- Npower Test Series – SL v ENG – 3rd Test – Southampton (Category: Sports)
- Under 23 Division I Tournament 2010/11 – Final (Category: Sports)
Graeme Swann claimed a match haul of 10 wickets as England roared to a series-levelling win over Sri Lanka in the second and final Test on Saturday to retain their number one ranking.
- Fernando & Pradeep see Lankans tame Lions (Category: Sports)
- Our strategy worked – Rajapaksa (Category: Sports)
- Sri Lanka bat out safe draw to win Pakistan series (Category: Sports)
- Dernbach seals England’s series win over Sri Lanka (Category: Sports)
Tillakaratne Dilshan has been fined 10 per cent of his match fee after being found guilty of breaching the ICC Code of Conduct during the second Test between his side and England at the P Sara Oval, Colombo on Thursday.
- SA v SL 4th ODI – Scorecard (Category: Sports)
- SLC denies the accusations against T.M.Dilshan (Category: Sports)
- New Zealand aims to climb up rankings (Category: Sports)
- Sri Lanka women warm in style for WWCQ 2011 (Category: Sports)
Sri Lanka's group game against South Africa most popular
- ICC World Twenty20 tickets go on global sale today (Category: Sports)
- ICC World Twenty20 2012 trophies arrive in Sri Lanka (Category: Sports)
- 100-day countdown to the ICC World Twenty20 Sri Lanka 2012 begins (Category: Sports)
- More than 100,000 tickets for ICC World Twenty20 Sri Lanka 2012 sold (Category: Sports)
The global sale of tickets for the ICC World Twenty20 2012 Sri Lanka began at 9am GMT this morning with demand expected to be high for the first ICC World Twenty20 to be held in Asia.
- 100-day countdown to the ICC World Twenty20 Sri Lanka 2012 begins (Category: Sports)
- ICC World Twenty20 2012 trophies arrive in Sri Lanka (Category: Sports)
- ICC World Twenty20 Sri Lanka 2012 ticket sales to be launched in Colombo (Category: Sports)
Left-arm spinner Rangana Herath claimed a match haul of 12 wickets as Sri Lanka condemned top-ranked England to their fourth consecutive Test defeat on Thursday in the series opener.
- Sangakkara replaces Tendulkar at number one (Category: Sports)
- Confident England take on depleted Sri Lanka in third Test (Category: Sports)
- Chaturanga Kumara Awarded Cricket Scholarship (Category: Sports)
- Sri Lanka Test Squad for England tour of Sri Lanka 2012 (Category: Sports)
Thousands of Sri Lanka cricket fans snapped up sought-after tickets for the ICC World Twenty20 2012 when box offices, MoneyGram outlets and online booking sites opened at 9am Colombo time today.
- More than 100,000 tickets for ICC World Twenty20 Sri Lanka 2012 sold (Category: Sports)
- 100-day countdown to the ICC World Twenty20 Sri Lanka 2012 begins (Category: Sports)
- ICC World Twenty20 Sri Lanka 2012 tickets selling quickly (Category: Sports)
- ICC World Twenty20 Sri Lanka 2012 ticket sales to be launched in Colombo (Category: Sports)
14-member squad for the forthcoming Test series against England.
- Welagedara replaces Maharoof (Category: Sports)
- Welagedara & Malinga return (Category: Sports)
- Npower Test Series – SL v ENG – 3rd Test – Southampton (Category: Sports)
- Under 23 Division I Tournament 2010/11 – Final (Category: Sports)
The ICC World Twenty20 2012 ticket launch will take place at the Galle Face Green on Saturday 24 March 18.30 (Colombo time) with His Excellency Mahinda Rajapaksa, the President of Sri Lanka, purchasing the very first ticket of the tournament.
- More than 100,000 tickets for ICC World Twenty20 Sri Lanka 2012 sold (Category: Sports)
- 100-day countdown to the ICC World Twenty20 Sri Lanka 2012 begins (Category: Sports)
- ICC World Twenty20 Sri Lanka 2012 tickets selling quickly (Category: Sports)
- ICC World Twenty20 tickets go on global sale today (Category: Sports)
India were on Tuesday night knocked out of the Asia Cup cricket tournament after minnows Bangladesh continued their giant-killing act by upsetting Sri Lanka by five wickets in the last league match here.
- Sri Lanka women warm in style for WWCQ 2011 (Category: Sports)
- Welagedara replaces Maharoof (Category: Sports)
- Bangladesh vs India (Category: Sports)
Prasanna Jayawardena and Thilina Kandamby as captains of the two respective warm up matches against the visiting England team prior to the Test series which begins in Galle from March 26.
- Under 23 Division II Finals – 2010 (Category: Sports)
- Press Release – SLPL Local Players Offer Letters (Category: Sports)
- QUOTATION FOR CRICKET BALLS (JUNIOR & SENIOR) (Category: Sports)
- West Indies matches at SSC (Category: Sports)
Sangakkara has jumped five places to fourth position after finishing as the fourth leading run-getter with 420 runs, Dilshan has moved up four places to 10th place after ending as the leading scorer with 513 runs, while Chandimal has broken into the top 20 for the first time and lies in 18th spot after scoring 419 runs, success that saw him rise 18 places.
- Sangakkara replaces Tendulkar at number one (Category: Sports)
- Sri Lanka moves to 3rd in ODI rankings (Category: Sports)
- Sri Lanka aims for 2nd spot in ODI rankings (Category: Sports)
- Opportunity for Sri Lanka to become number-one ranked ODI side (Category: Sports)
Clint McKay took five wickets as Australia's bowlers suffocated Sri Lanka's normally free-scoring batsmen to wrap up the one-day international Tri-series with a 16-run victory in the third and deciding final at the Adelaide Oval on Thursday.
- Sri Lanka registers win with bonus point (Category: Sports)
- Channel Eye to cover Zimbabwe tri series (Category: Sports)
- Sangakkara, Dilshan and Chandimal aim for further improvements in Asia Cup (Category: Sports)
- Jeewan Mendis to make ODI debut (Category: Sports)
Tilakaratne Dilshan and Mahela Jayawardene shared an opening partnership of 179 as Sri Lanka hammered Australia by eight wickets on Tuesday to take the one- day international Tri-series final to a third and deciding match.
- T.M. Dilshan Appointed as National Captain (Category: Sports)
- SLC denies the accusations against T.M.Dilshan (Category: Sports)
- Dilshan to lead Sri Lanka in the tour of Zimbabwe (Category: Sports)
- Sri Lanka to play two spinners (Category: Sports)
Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene been fined 10 per cent of his match fee after pleading guilty to a Level 1 breach of the ICC Code of Conduct during his side's One-day International against Australia in Adelaide on Tuesday.
- Sri Lanka fined for maintaining a slow over-rate against West Indies (Category: Sports)
- SA v SL 4th ODI – Scorecard (Category: Sports)
- Sri Lanka fined for maintaining a slow over-rate in third Test (Category: Sports)
- Sri Lanka women warm in style for WWCQ 2011 (Category: Sports)
Australia beat a gallant Sri Lanka by 15 runs in the first tri-series one-day international final at the Gabba on Sunday.
- Clash of the two titans – Australia tour of Sri Lanka (Category: Sports)
- Warne – Muralidharan Trophy (Category: Sports)
- Sri Lanka Climbs to Number 2 in ICC ODI Ranking (Category: Sports)
- Johnson, Watson star in Australia’s win (Category: Sports)
Sri Lanka beat Australia by nine runs despite Dan Christian's hat-trick in a dramatic one-day international on Friday to book their place in the final of the Tri-series against the hosts and send India home.
- Australia see off Sri Lanka in first fina (Category: Sports)
- Johnson, Watson star in Australia’s win (Category: Sports)
- Under 23 Division I Tournament 2010/11 – Final (Category: Sports)
- Invitation to former Sri Lanka Cricketers (Category: Sports)
The following squad has been approved by the Hon. Minister of Sports, …
- Fernando & Malinga recalled for 1st Test (Category: Sports)
- Asia Cup squad announced (Category: Sports)
- Dilshan to lead Sri Lanka in the tour of Zimbabwe (Category: Sports)
- Sri Lanka ODI Squad for South Africa tour (Category: Sports)
Virat Kohli smashed an unbeaten 133 as India chased down a mammoth 321-run target in under 37 overs against Sri Lanka in Hobart on Tuesday to stay alive in the one-day international Tri-series.
- Kohli century leads India to victory (Category: Sports)
- Kohli, Ashwin star as India trump Sri Lanka (Category: Sports)
- Channel Eye to cover Zimbabwe tri series (Category: Sports)
- New Zealand aims to climb up rankings (Category: Sports)
Galle International Cricket Grounds 01st Test Match From 26th …
- Super 17 Lemonade Trophy Cricket Tournament 2011 – Division I (Category: Sports)
- Super 17 Lemonade Trophy Cricket Tournament 2011 – Division II (Category: Sports)
- Under 19 Youth Cricket Tournament Munchee Trophy 11/12 – Division I (Category: Sports)
- Junior 15 Lakbima Trophy Cricket Tournament (Category: Sports)
Fired by half-centuries from captain and man-of-the-match Mahela Jayawardene and Dinesh Chandimal, the tourists were ushered to victory by a brilliant cameo from allrounder Thisara Perera who blasted an unbeaten 21 off 11 balls in the final few overs.
- Our strategy worked – Rajapaksa (Category: Sports)
- QUOTATION FOR CRICKET BALLS (JUNIOR & SENIOR) (Category: Sports)
- Herschelle Gibbs, Coach guiding Colombo Kings (Category: Sports)
- Herschelle Gibbs, Coach guiding Colombo Kings (Category: Sports)
Nuwan Kulasekara picked up three wickets, including Gautam Gambhir (29) and Sachin Tendulkar (22), while Thisara Perera cleaned up at the end with four wickets. Lasith Malinga took two while the remaining wicket went to paceman Farveez Maharoof.
- Channel Eye to cover Zimbabwe tri series (Category: Sports)
- New Zealand aims to climb up rankings (Category: Sports)
- Jeewan Mendis to make ODI debut (Category: Sports)
- IND v SL – 2nd Test – Day 1 (Category: Sports)
Kumar Sangakkara hit his 10,000th run in one-day internationals to help Sri Lanka hammer Australia by eight wickets in a rain-shortened Tri-series match on Friday.
- Channel Eye to cover Zimbabwe tri series (Category: Sports)
- Pakistani Cricketer Anwar Ali congratulates Lanka Premier League (LPL) (Category: Sports)
- Former Pakistani Cricketer Zaheer Abbas Congratulates Lanka Premier League (Category: Sports)
- New Zealand aims to climb up rankings (Category: Sports)
"This is how these guys would learn. I believe Matthews is ready to take more responsibility. But for couple of bad balls, he bowled a really good over. It's important for them to learn and go through this situation. One inch here and there and a guy like Dhoni could take you apart."
- Sangakkara banks on home advantage at ICC World Twenty20 Sri Lanka 2012 (Category: Sports)
- Prasanna ruled out of the series (Category: Sports)
- Sri Lanka unchanged (Category: Sports)
- CWC 2011 mascot introduced as ‘Stumpy’ (Category: Sports)
Skipper MS Dhoni hit three runs off the last ball to earn India a tie in their tri one-day series international against Sri Lanka at the Adelaide Oval on Tuesday.
- Sri Lanka level series with win over India (Category: Sports)
- Kohli century leads India to victory (Category: Sports)
- IND v SL – 1st Test – Day1 (Category: Sports)
- Dharmasena to officiate in Tests (Category: Sports)
Sri Lanka rode on Angelo Mathews' heroics to very nearly pull off a sensational victory before falling short by just five runs against Australia in a nerve-wrecking cricket tri-series match here today.
- Australia too clinical for Sri Lanka (Category: Sports)
- Kohli, Ashwin star as India trump Sri Lanka (Category: Sports)
- Australia wins Galle Test against Sri Lanka by 125 runs (Category: Sports)
- Jeewan Mendis to make ODI debut (Category: Sports)
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