Category: Sports News

Galle gives emotional farewell to Sangakkara

The Sri Lankan supporters and players present at the Galle International stadium gave a fitting farewell to Kumar Sangakkara playing his penultimate Test match at the very venue he made his debut 15 years ago.



‘We want to beat India for Sangakkara’ – Mathews

Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews said Wednesday his team is eager to send off the retiring Kumar Sangakkara by winning the test series against India that starts next week.



Mahela Jayawardene set for England role

Mahela Jayawardene is set to be appointed as a batting consultant by England for their series away to Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates later this year after officials confirmed they arein talks with the Sri Lanka great.



Kusal ton sets up consolation SL victory

Kusal Perera sent Pakistan on the run with his most substantial innings to date, then Sri Lanka’s middle order ran the opposition down and mauled them in a frenzied finish, to found a 165-run victory in the final ODI. Sri Lanka plundered 368 for 4



Kusal Perera hits second fastest ODI fifty as Sri Lanka win

Sri Lanka opener Kusal Perera blasted the second fastest one-day fifty in their series-levelling two-wicket victory against Pakistan in the second ODI at Pallekele on Wednesday.



Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by seven wickets to level series

Sri Lanka needed a little over 26 overs to chase down a 153-run victory target for a series-levelling seven-wicket victory in the second test against Pakistan on Monday.



Chaminda Vaas lauds Trevor Bayliss selection as England coach

Former Sri Lankan fast bowler Chaminda Vaas has lauded England’s selection of Trevor Bayliss as their new coach but believes they will still find it ‘tough’ to beat Australia in the upcoming Ashes series.



Shehzad back in Pakistan Test squad for Sri Lanka tour

Maverick opener Ahmed Shehzad Wednesday earned a recall in Pakistan’s 15-man Test squad for the three-match Test series in Sri Lanka after being sidelined over disciplinary problems.



Sri Lanka sacks officials over sex scandal

Sri Lankan cricket’s governing body on Wednesday announced the sacking of three officials after allegations that members of the women’s national team were asked to perform sexual favours to keep their places.



Rhodes in Sri Lanka for short coaching stint

Jonty Rhodes, the former South Africa batsman and current Mumbai Indians fielding coach, will be in Sri Lanka from Tuesday for a 10-day stint as fielding coach ahead of the side’s home series against Pakistan next month.



Sri Lanka probe finds evidence of sex bribes in women’s cricket team

Sri Lanka’s sports ministry said on Friday that an investigation had found evidence that members of the national women’s cricket team had been forced to perform sexual favors for officials in order to earn or keep their places in the squad.



Mathews to lead Lanka Test and ODI squads, Malinga T20 squad

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) national Selectors have reappointed Angelo Mathews as the captain for the Test and one-day squads.



Chamari Atapattu injured

Sri Lanka National Women’s Captain Chamari Atapattu injured her right 4th and 5th fingers while doing a gym session. She has been given a total of 16 stitches on both fingers.



I don’t believe any captain should be a one-way guy, says Mathews

Calcutta: Sri Lanka’s Test and ODI captain Angelo Mathews, who turns out for the Delhi DareDevils in the IPL, took questions from The Telegraph on Wednesday evening.



Sri Lanka great Kumar Sangakkara to play in Big Bash League for Hobart

Sri Lanka great Kumar Sangakkara has signed to play for the Hobart Hurricanes in the next two T20 Big Bash League seasons.



Another committee to probe cricket

Sports Minister Navin Dissanayake felt confident that Sri Lanka’s present issues with International Cricket Council (ICC) could easily be resolved through dialogue and reiterated that ICC must understand and accept the real situation in Sri Lanka.