Category: Sports News

The Attorney General has filed indictments against former Sri Lankan cricketer Sachithra Senanayake at the Hambantota High Court over allegations of match-fixing during the 2020 Lanka Premier League (LPL).

The Court of Appeal today (October 16) issued an interim injunction preventing the enforcement of a warrant issued by the Matale High Court for the arrest of cricketer Upul Tharanga, the Chairman of Sri Lanka Cricket’s Selection Committee, after he failed to appear in court to testify in a match-fixing case.

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) officially announced today (October 7) that former Sri Lanka cricket captain Sanath Jayasuriya has been appointed head coach of the Sri Lanka national team.

Sri Lankan spinner Praveen Jayawickrama has received a one-year ban from all forms of cricket due to a violation of the sport’s anti-corruption code, according to the International Cricket Council (ICC). Of this one-year ban, the last six months are suspended.

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) announced today (September 29) that the interim head coach of the men’s national cricket team, Sanath Jayasuriya, will continue in the role for another year.

The departing head of the ICC Anti Corruption Unit (ACU), Alex Marshall, believes that elite cricket is largely free from corruption

Samitha Dulan Kodithuwakku achieved a remarkable milestone at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games by winning the silver medal in the Men’s Javelin Throw (F64) event.

Chandika Hathurusingha recently expressed his readiness to resign if the Bangladesh Cricket Board opts for a different direction.

Sri Lanka won the final ODI of the three-match series against India by 110 runs on Wednesday, August 7, clinching the series 2-0.

Sri Lankan sprinter Aruna Darshana has advanced to the semifinals of the Men’s 400m at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games after finishing third in his heat race.

Sri Lanka registered a memorable 32-run comeback win in the second ODI against India in Colombo on Sunday (August 4).

Sri Lanka’s women’s cricket team won their first-ever Women’s Asia Cup title, defeating seven-time champions India by 8 wickets in the final on Sunday (July 28).

Sri Lanka’s captain, Chamari Athapaththu, scored a crucial fifty to lead her team to a three-wicket victory over Pakistan in the second semifinal of the women’s Asia Cup on Friday.

Sri Lanka’s athletes Tharushi Karunaratne and Dilhani Lekamge have officially qualified to compete in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

India’s cricket icons Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have announced their retirement from T20 international cricket after clinching the World Cup title in Barbados.

India pulled off a sensational seven-run win against South Africa in a gripping final of the Twenty20 World Cup on Saturday.