Category: Sports

DHAKA, December 27, 2008 (AFP) – Thilan Samaraweera pulled Sri Lanka out of trouble with a gutsy 91 on the second day of the opening Test against Bangladesh here on Saturday.The second and final Test starts in Chittagong on January 3. The tourists, struggling at 172-6 on Friday, were bowled out for a respectable 293 […]

DHAKA, December 27, 2008 (AFP) – Spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan put Sri Lanka in a commanding position with a five-wicket haul in the opening Test against Bangladesh here on Saturday.The off-spinner grabbed 5-48 — his 66th haul of five or more wickets in a Test innings — as Bangladesh crashed to 177-9 in their first […]

December 26, 2008 (AFP) – Sri Lanka has given the green light for the national cricket team to tour Pakistan next month in place of India, who cancelled their five-week series over the Mumbai attacks. The Pakistan Cricket Board said it was set to lose at least 25 million dollars as a result of the […]

MOHALI, December 21, 2008 (AFP) – The tense stand-off between India and Pakistan following the Mumbai attacks will not affect the 2011 World Cup in the region, cricket’s world chief said on Sunday. “I am sure that the subcontinent will stage the World Cup,” International Cricket Council (ICC) president David Morgan told reporters on the […]

KARACHI, December 19, 2008 (AFP) – Sri Lanka have confirmed they will tour Pakistan next month in place of India, who cancelled their five-week series over the Mumbai attacks, a Pakistani cricket official said Friday.“We are thankful to Sri Lankan Cricket for confirming a tour in place of India,” Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief operating […]

December 11, 2008 (AFP) – Sri Lanka’s spin sensation Ajantha Mendis will miss the upcoming two-Test series in Bangladesh due to an ankle injury, the country’s cricket board said on Thursday.Mendis will be replaced by left-arm spinner Rangana Herath for the Test series starting on December 26, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) said. He suffered the […]

HARARE, November 30, 2008 (AFP) – Sri Lanka rounded out a 5-0 series victory in Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club here Sunday, winning by just 19 runs after struggling to 152 all out having been put into bat.Zimbabwe, whose spinners had given them a chance on a lifeless pitch at least to try to prevent […]

HARARE, November 24, 2008 (AFP) – A transformation in Zimbabwe’s batting almost earned them a shock victory over Sri Lanka here Monday in the third of five internationals. They followed the Sri Lanka score of 171 for seven in the allocated 28 overs following morning rain with 166 for seven to lose by only five […]

Nov 25, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Cricket has sought new commercial deals to sponsor the national team during their local and foreign tours, which include a visit to India. SLC’s main source of revenue comes from selling television rights.

HARARE, November 22, 2008 (AFP) – Two days after a senior ICC delegation turned up to assess Zimbabwe’s suitability for a return to Test cricket the country’s batsmen ruined everything by cobbling together only 67 runs in a backs-to-the-wall 31 overs against Sri Lanka here Saturday.Their dismal nine wicket defeat followed one that was barely […]

SYDNEY, November 20, 2008 (AFP) – Global news agencies have boycotted coverage of the first cricket Test between Australia and New Zealand starting Thursday because of conditions imposed by organisers.The agencies — Agence France-Presse, Associated Press, Reuters and Getty Images — have also suspended coverage of all Australian cricket news until further notice over demands […]

KINGSTON, October 27, 2008 (AFP) – The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has invited West Indies to replace Sri Lanka in a tour of England next April and May for a test series and one-day internationals. The series would follow England’s visit to the West Indies from January to April of next year and […]