Category: Sports

COLOMBO, Sept 25, 2012 (AFP) – A local drinking water supplier strongly defended its product Tuesday even as World Twenty20 organisers jettisoned their bottled water after several players went down with stomach flu. LAUGFS Aqua System said they had asked the International Cricket Council (ICC) for samples of suspect bottles of water, but got no […]

August 18, 2012 (LBO) – Hosts Sri Lanka will begin their ICC World Twnety20 campaign with a warm-up match against India on September 15 in Colombo, the International Cricket Council said. The game will be followed by India taking on arch-rivals Pakistan on September 17 in Colombo. Sri Lanka will play their second warm-up match […]

August 02, 2012 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Cricket tips the island will earn in excess of six million dollars from its inaugural Twnety20 premier league from professional fees, sponsorships and hotel accommodation. The Sri Lanka Premier League runs from August 10-31 and will be played at Colombo’s R. Premadasa Stadium and Kandy’s Pallekele Stadium. The […]

August 1, 2012 (LBO) – Sri Lankan cricketer Kumar Sangakkara is among the five international stars nominated for this year’s people’s choice award, the International Cricket Council said. Fans can decide on the winner by unity to decide the winner, by accessing an application: ICC’s official Facebook page Voting will be open until midnight UAE […]

July 31, 2012 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Cricket has appointed ICC’s former chief executive, Haroon Lorgat, as a special advisor to help the governing body overhaul its domestic cricket structure and improve the game’s administration. Lorgat, who stepped down as ICC CEO after a four-year spell at the end of June, will work with Sri […]

July 29, 2012 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Cricket has banned spectators from bringing noisy portable horns and hooters to the venues with immediate effect. We will be implementing this rule on Tuesday, the cricket board said. The two sides meet for the fifth game in Pallekele in Kandy on August 4 and a one-off Twenty20 […]

July 06, 2012 (LBO) – Veteran Sri Lankan cricketer turned politician Sanath Jayasuriya, Rangana Herath and Thisara Perera were among the six local players to be valued at a maximum price of 35,000 dollars for the draft of the maiden Sri Lanka Premier League. Uva: Andrew McDonald — 35,000 dollars Umar Gul — 25,000 dollars […]

July 03, 2012 (LBO) – Pakistani allrounder Shahid Afridi and West Indies opener Chris Gayle have been named the two international iconic players for the inaugural Sri Lanka Twenty20 premier league, Sri Lanka Cricket said. The August 10-31 tournament will also feature Sri Lankan skipper Mahela Jayawardene and former skippers Kumar Sangakkara and Tilakaratne Dilshan […]

June 27, 2012 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Cricket has secured bids in excess of 30 million dollars to host its first Twenty20 premier league, a report said. Seven parties submitted bids for the August 10-31, Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL) featuring seven provincial teams, each having six foreign players in their squad but with a […]

June 25, 2012 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Cricket has received seven bids, each worth around 4.3 million dollars, to manage a franchise for the country’s first Twenty20 premier league tournament, officials said. The governing body said 17 parties picked up bidding documents, but only seven bids were submitted when the deadline closed on Monday. I […]

June 22, 2012 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Cricket has sought a new clothing partner, after India’s Rebook failed to renew the contract when the tender was awarded this month, a statement said. The governing body this month announced multi-million rupee contracts for clothing, soft drinks, energy drinks and food to a number of Sri Lankan […]

June 19, 2012 (LBO) – Sri Lanka will host neighbouring India for a one-day series and a Twenty20 cricket match from July, the island’s governing body said. The teams will play five one-day games across in Hambantota, Colombo and Pallekelle. The sole T20 game will be played at Pallekele, Sri Lanka Cricket said Tuesday. The […]