Category: Sports News



India shock Sri Lanka

India came up with an outstanding performance to annihilate Sri Lanka a short while ago chasing down the Lankan total of 320 within just 36.4 overs. Virath Kohli slammed 133 runs off 86 balls to help the Indians gain the bonus point in order to keep their hopes alive for the best of three finals […]



Dilshan, Sangakkara flay India’s cricket bowlers

50 overs Sri Lanka 320 for 4 (Dilshan 160*, Sangakkara 105) v India Tillakaratne Dilshan equalled his best one-day score of 160 and Kumar Sangakkara also smashed a ton in Hobart Tuesday as Sri Lanka pushed India to the brink of elimination from the tri-series. […]




Sri Lanka take top spot with record chase

Sri Lanka 7 for 283 (Jayawardene 85, Chandimal 80, Christian 3-53) beat Australia 6 for 280 (Forrest 104, Clarke 72) by three wickets Sri Lanka sure know how to keep things interesting. On a day when Peter Forrest announced himself as Australia’s new No.3 with his maiden one-day century, Mahela Jayawardene and Dinesh Chandimal helped […]



Australia scores 280/6 in 50 overs

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 too strong for listless India

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 […]



Ranil Abeynaike passes away

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. […]







Captains and leaders

“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 batsman Yuvraj Singh diagnosed with lung cancer

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. […]



IPL teams splash the cash for Mahela and Murali

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. […]