Category: Sports News

RCB rope in Wanindu & Chameera for IPL 2021

The Sri Lankan pair of Wanindu Hasaranga and Dushmantha Chameera, as well as Australia’s Singapore-born Tim David, have joined Royal Challengers Bangalore for the second part of IPL 2021.



Former Sri Lanka cricketer Avishka Gunawardene appointed Afghanistan team’s batting coach

Former Sri Lanka cricketer and Sri Lanka A coach Avishka Gunawardene has been appointed batting coach of Afghanistan, the Afghanistan Cricket Board has announced.



Isuru Udana retires from international cricket

Allrounder Isuru Udana has announced his retirement from international cricket, conveying his decision to Sri Lanka Cricket through a letter on Friday.



Sri Lanka bans 3 cricketers for breaching virus bubble

Sri Lanka cricket officials have banned three national team players for one year from international cricket and fined them $50,000 each for breaching a bio-secure bubble during the recent tour of England.



Sri Lanka wins 20 overs cricket tournament against India

Sri Lanka won the third and final Twenty20 International cricket match against India and won the T20I tournament a short while ago.



India vs Sri Lanka: 8 players identified as close contacts of COVID-positive Krunal Pandya return negative tests

The Indian cricket team in Sri Lanka breathed a huge sigh of relief on Tuesday as it was confirmed that none of the other player who came in close contact with Krunal Pandya are positive for coronavirus.



Ranatunga slams Sri Lanka over Indian ‘B team’ tour

Sri Lanka’s World Cup-winning skipper Arjuna Ranatunga on Friday slammed the island’s sports leaders for agreeing to a tour by a “second level” India side.



Sri Lanka to discipline players after Covid bubble breach

Sri Lanka’s cricket board on Monday initiated disciplinary action against three players, including vice-captain Kusal Mendis, after videos emerged appearing to show them breaching their bio-secure Covid bubble in England.



Sri Lankan cricket players refuse to sign reduced pay contracts

Sri Lanka’s national cricket players Saturday refused to sign new pay contracts by a weekend deadline, but said they will take part in the tour of England later this month.



Sanath Jayasuriya signs as coach at Mulgrave

Sri Lanka great Sanath Jayasuriya will coach in Melbourne next season after putting pen to paper with an ambitious Eastern Cricket Association club.



Rangana Herath front-runner to be Bangladesh spin bowling coach

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) are very close to appointing a spin bowling coach while a new batting coach is also expected to be appointed soon, according to cricket operations chairman Akram Khan.



Thisara Perera retires from international Cricket

Sri Lanka Cricketer Thisara Perera today announced his retirement from all forms of international cricket.



Nuwan Zoysa banned from cricket for 6 years for corruption

Former Sri Lanka fast bowler Nuwan Zoysa has been banned from all cricket for six years after being found guilty of violating the International Cricket Council anti-corruption code.



Sri Lanka Cricket appoints new Selection Committee

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) yesterday (08) announced the appointment of a new Selection Committee chaired by former Sri Lankan cricketer Pramodya Wickramasinghe.



Moody vows to shake up Sri Lanka, end ‘survival’ culture

Former Australian Test player Tom Moody Thursday asked lowly-ranked Sri Lanka to end its culture of merely “surviving” and vowed to shake up the national team ahead of the next World Cup.



System overhaul needed to stop slide of Sri Lankan cricket

Once a dominant force in world cricket, Sri Lanka’s slide internationally has opened debate in this island nation about whether democracy and a free hand in the administration of the sport is working.