Category: Sports News

Australia scored 280 for the loss of six wickets setting the Lankans a target of 281 after electing Sri Lanka to bat first when Michael Clarke won the toss. Peter Forrest top scored with 104. He together with Clarke put on a stand of 144 for the third wicket. […]

Sri Lanka 289 for 6 (Thirimanne 62, Dilshan 51, Mathews 49*) beat India 238 (Kohli 66, Irfan 47, Kulasekara 3-40) by 51 runs India abandoned their rotation policy and played all three senior batsmen. They also brought in a spinner in place of a fast bowler. They still leaked runs at the death. Their heavyweight […]

Former cricketer and commentator Ranil Abeynaike has passed away today at the age of 57. He had been receiving treatment at a private hospital and died of a heart attack. […]

Sri Lanka beat Australia by eight wickets at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday for their first victory in the one-day international tri-series. […]

India and Sri Lanka finished in a sensational tie in their tri-series one-day international at the Adelaide Oval on Tuesday. […]

Stalwart Kumar Sangakkara wants an urgent review of Sri Lanka’s cricket system, warning natural talent won’t take the nation far enough. […]

Feb 8 (Reuters) – India beat Sri Lanka by four wickets in the second match of the triangular series at Perth on Wednesday. […]

“In the mid-90s, playing for SSC, when the opposition was putting up a partnership, fielding from short midwicket I used to ponder a means to break that stand. A couple of deliveries later I would have a fair idea which bowler to use and what field to set to take that wicket. As I made […]

India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh is undergoing treatment for cancer in the United States, his physiotherapist Jatin Chaudhary has confirmed. In 2011 the 30-year-old was diagnosed with a non-malignant tumour of the lungs but further tests revealed cancer and he is now undergoing chemotherapy. […]

The Delhi Daredevils bought Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardena for US $1.4million in the Indian Premier League player auction while spin legend Muttiah Muralitharan was bought for US $220,000 by the Royal Challengers Bangalore. […]

This summer’s tri-series will be played amid a backdrop of a pay dispute which sees Sri Lanka’s players owed as much as $US 5million ($4.71 million) due to a cash crisis within the country’s governing body. […]

Newly appointed Sri Lankan skipper Mahela Jayawardene stated that he would remain as captain for a year at maximum and that he decided to take up the job because previous captain Tillekaratne Dilshan resigned and there was no young contender for the job in the horizon. Speaking to journalists at the SLC headquarters yesterday, he […]

Graham Ford: New Sri Lankan cricket coach COLOMBO (Reuters) – All-rounder Farveez Maharoof and left-arm paceman Chanaka Welegedara have been recalled to the Sri Lanka one-day side for the tour of Australia next month, returning to the side for the first time since June 2010. […]

COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s Tillakaratne Dilshan has resigned from the captaincy and former skipper Mahela Jayawardene has been reappointed to the role, the island nation’s sports minister said on Monday. […]

Cricket captain Tillakaratne Dilshan has resigned as captain of the national team, Sri Lanka cricket announced today, paving way for Mahela Jayawardene to take over the role. […]

(Reuters) – Sri Lanka beat South Africa by two wickets with one ball remaining in the fifth and final one-day international at the Wanderers on Sunday. […]