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By Roshan Abeysinghe Sri Lanka cricket and its cricketers are definitely in for some exciting times in July with the proposed Sri Lanka Premier League happening. The sponsoring company Somerset entertainment has unquestionably done a lot of hard work to make the event a success
- Cricketers not paid for months (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Cricket denies fixing allegations (Category: Breaking News)
- No facilities for uncontracted players - SLC proposal (Category: Sports)
- Discussions over Sri Lanka salaries (Category: Breaking News)
by Asanka Brendon Ratnayake Former Sri Lanka test captain HashanTillakaratne says he will tell the International Cricket Council that matches were fixed during his career. Fronting the media for the first time since breaking the allegations on TV, Tillakaratne said due to legal advice and threats he would expose those connected to match fixing at ...
- 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)
Cricket and politics in Sri Lanka By Namini Wijedasa The Sri Lankan team lost the 2011 Cricket World Cup to India but were welcomed home like winners. Was this politics or the true Sri Lankan spirit of embracing losers as...
- Army joins Jaffna cricket fans to greet Sri Lankan team (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka President Congratulates World Cup runners up (Category: Breaking News)
- President instructs cricket officials to select the best Sri Lanka Cricket team for World Cup 2011 (Category: Breaking News)
- Cricket and politics in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
Protests have mounted over a statement made by former cricket captain Arjuna Ranatunga to a group of foreign media personnel. He had made this statement to media personnel of a leading TV channel in India. Arjuna Ranatunga said he kept away from giving any advice to the team as the President was doing so. As ...
- Rupert Murdoch's quest for trust (Category: Australia, Queensland)
- White House communications director Alyssa Farah resigns (Category: USA, Nebraska)
- White House communications director Alyssa Farah resigns (Category: USA, Maine)
- White House communications director Alyssa Farah resigns (Category: USA, Maryland)
By Hafiz Marikar The staging of a global event in any part of the world usually benefits the country or region where the event is held. The newly built or renovated infrastructure and facilities improve the environs and help raise the living standards offering commercial opportunities for the people living around the location. Being the ...
- Mahindra SLPL to debut in Pallekele this weekend (Category: Business)
- Murali cricket stadium (Category: Breaking News)
- Hambantota & Pallekelle included in 2011 World Cup venues (Category: Breaking News)
- Hundredth day countown to ICC T20 launched in style (Category: Breaking News)
By Michael Roberts The old Premadasa Stadium was a monstrosity. The new one is far better on the eye though hardly a classic structure. Together with the Mahinda Rajapaksa Stadium at Sooriyawewa it was constructed in time for the staging of the World Cup. In this achievement both stadiums stand out sharply in contrast with ...
- Populist Politics and the Sooriyawewa & Premadasa Stadiums (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka President to open Hambanthota International Cricket Stadium tomorrow (Category: Breaking News)
- Only a clean sweep will suffice for the Lankans (Category: Breaking News)
- President inspects the construction of an international cricket stadium at Sooriyawewa in Southern (Category: Breaking News)
by Prof Michael Roberts The old Premadasa Stadium was a monstrosity. The new one is far better on the eye though hardly a classic structure. Together with the Mahinda Rajapaksa Stadium at Sooriyawewa it was constructed in time for the...
- Populist Politics And The Sooriyawewa And Premadasa Stadiums (Category: Breaking News)
- The son also rises: Namal Rajapaksa, the president’s eldest son is being groomed for high office (Category: Breaking News)
- West Indies matches at SSC (Category: Sports)
- President Rajapaksa offers prayers at Tirumala (Category: Breaking News)
of the Sri Lanka Cricket Team, is a clear proof that the state media is being used by the present regime...
- Mahela appointed new Captain (Category: Breaking News)
- Won't captain team: Dilshan (Category: Breaking News)
- Mahela defends team despite rock bottom performance (Category: Breaking News)
- Mahela accepts captaincy-reports (Category: Breaking News)
There is an attempt to put the Sri Lankan cricket heroes into difficulty distorting the contents of the “Vimasuma” Programme telecast by the Independent Television Network. Several electronic media institutions and some websites had been engaged in this foolish attempt drawing attention to the “Vimusama” feature telecast over ITN at the end of the news ...
- Interpol arrest warrant issued on TRO chief in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Interpol arrest warrant issued on TRO chief in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Coal fired power a reality today (Category: Breaking News)
- Coal fired power a reality today (Category: Breaking News)
A state-run television station has made an unconditional apology to national cricket team, says the chairman of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), BBC reports. .
Sri Lanka Cricket has rubbished allegations of match-fixing that have cropped up against Mahela Jayawardene and Thilan Smaraweera due to a TV report, condemning the channel for carrying a "baseless and demoralising" story. While commentating on the World Cup match between the Lankans
- JVP behind Channel 4 report (Category: Breaking News)
- Jayawardene trying to forget Lahore attack (Category: Sports)
- Video: Lankans take to the streets against C4 in UK.... (Category: Video)
- Needle-free allergy treatment emerges in U.S. (Category: USA, North Carolina)
Mar 01, Colombo: Sri Lanka Cricket, the governing body of the national cricket team today slammed the state-run TV broadcaster Independent Television Network (ITN) for implications of 'match fixing' against two players of its World Cup team.
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COLOMBO (AFP) – Sri Lanka Cricket on Saturday said it had lost $125,000 after bad weather forced a one-day series against the visiting West Indies to be rescheduled. The series was due to be played in December but has been postponed to this month and early February, and reduced from five matches
To say that the new Sport Minister’s thoughts, Monday, on the Sri Lanka Cricket Board was a breath of fresh air would be an understatement. Rather, Minister C. B. Ratnayake’s remark that cricket is “the third most corrupt institution behind education and the police” was more a tornado
- New selection committee announced (Category: Breaking News)
- FLASH: Cricket selectors sacked, new panel named (Category: Breaking News)
- Namal approves new cricket selection committee headed by Asantha De Mel (Category: Breaking News)
- Namal approves new cricket selection committee headed by Asantha De Mel (Category: Breaking News)
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