Category: Sports News

Former Sri Lanka skipper turned politician, Sanath Jayasuriya, has switched to Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) cricket team during the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) Premier Cricket Tournament which is in progress. […]

India opener Virender Sehwag has hit the record one-day international score after smashing 219 from 149 balls against West Indies in Indore. His team-mate Sachin Tendulkar, rested from this series, previously held the record after hitting an unbeaten 200 against South Africa in 2010. […]

ABU DHABI — Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by five wickets in a thrilling finish to the only Twenty20 international played at Abu Dhabi stadium here on Friday. […]

Skipper Misbah-ul Haq and Umar Akmal hit half centuries to help Pakistan upstage Sri Lanka by three wickets in the fifth and final day-night international at Abu Dhabi Stadium on Wednesday. […]

SHARJAH — Tillakaratne Dilshan said on Monday he would like to continue as Sri Lanka captain for another tour before deciding about his future after losing his third one-day series in a row. […]

Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by 26 runs in the fourth one day international to win the ODI series played in the UAE. Shahid Afridi scored 75 runs and picked up 5 wickets for 25 as Pakistan defended a total of 200 in Sharjah. […]

The maintenance of the Pallekele, Kettarama and Sooriyawewa cricket grounds have been handed over to the Tri-Forces from November 1, the Sports Ministry said today. […]

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The International Cricket Council has officially warned Sri Lanka over preparing a poor pitch for a test match against Australia during last month’s series. […]

The sports minister in Sri Lanka says no action was taken against Kumar Sangakkara for his controversial 2011 Cowdrey Lecture that criticised corruption in cricket administration. The minister has ordered the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) to submit a report after the widely hailed lecture delivered in London earlier this year. […]

Angelo Mathews crawled to his maiden Test century but Sri Lanka wasted valuable time on the fourth morning in Colombo, where they added only 45 runs to their overnight score. The hosts batted tediously for more than an hour and a half before the final wicket fell with the score at 473, giving them a […]

Former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara has been named the ODI Cricketer of the Year for 2011 during the ICC Awards ceremony in London. Sangakkara also won the ICC People’s Choice Award, capping a memorable evening for him. […]

Siwanthi Kumari Rathnayake won the Women’s 400m Silver medal with a timing of 57.15 seconds at the Commonwealth Youth Games held in the Isle of Man, the National Olympic Committee stated. […]

Chairman of the Sri Lanka Cricket Selection Committee Duleep Mendis stated that if Lasith Malinga wants to make a return to Test Cricket in Sri Lanka, he should forward a written request. […]

Following India’s embarrassing 4-0 rout at the hands of England on Monday at The Oval, former Sri Lanka captain Arjuna Ranatunga has urged the Board of Control for Cricket in India to stop degrading Test cricket. […]

Lasith Malinga picked up his third career One Day International hat-trick against Australia a short while ago in the fifth ODI being played at the R.Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. Mitchell Johnson, John Hastings and Xavier Doherty fell victim to Malinga in the 46th over. […]

Sri Lanka has axed young batsman Dinesh Chandimal and spin bowler Rangana Herath from their squad to play Australia. All-rounder Thisara Perera has also been dropped as the hosts try to prevent defeat in the final two games of the one-day international series. […]