Category: Sports

June 19, 2012 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Cricket have recalled fast bowler Nuwan Kulasekera for the first Test against Pakistan that begins on Friday, a statement said. Selectors led by Asantha de Mel also picked allrounder Jeevan Mendis, left-arm fast bowler Chanaka Welegedara and bowler Nuwan Pradeep for the 15-man squad, Sri Lanka Cricket said […]

June 19, 2012 (LBO) – Pakistani captain Misbah-ul-Haq will miss the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle, after his side was found guilty of bowling less overs, the International Cricket Council said. In March, Pakistan was also fined for a slow over-rate in the opening ODI of the Asia Cup against Bangladesh in Dhaka. […]

June 09, 2012 (LBO) – Reebok, Pepsi, Elephant House and Jetwing Hotels have joined the list of new commercial partners to sponsor the Sri Lanka Cricket team, a statement said. The three-year contract was announced on Saturday, following a competitive bidding process earlier this year, Sri Lanka Cricket said. Reebok India, secured the official clothing […]

May 31, 2012 (LBO) – Sri Lanka plans to bid for another international sporting event shortly, an official said, months after spending hundreds of millions of rupees on a failed bid to win the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Vipuala Wanigasekera, Sri Lanka Tourism’s acting director general declined to specify the games, but said the bidding documents […]

May 24, 2012 (LBO) – Sri Lanka on Thursday recalled seamer Dilhara Fernando, all-rounder Jeevan Mendis and fast bowler Nuwan Pradeep to the one-day squad for next month’s home series against Pakistan. Twenty20 squad: Mahela Jayawardene, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kumar Sangakkara, Dinesh Chandimal, Angelo Mathews, Lahiru Thirimanne, Kaushal Lokuarachchi, Thisara Perera, Nuwan Kulasekera, Sachithra Senanayake, Lasith […]

May 23, 2012 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s former Australian cricket coach Geoff Marsh has sent a letter of demand over his unfair dismissal, a report said Wednesday. Marsh, 53, who was given a two-year contract in September 2011, was removed in January and replaced by South African Graham Ford. Sri Lanka Cricket did not give […]

May 23, 2012 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Cricket has offered the local television rights to the new Carlton Sports Network for a three-year period, after the sports channel emerged the sole bidder, a news report said Wednesday. Carlton Sports Network (CSN) was formed last February and its chief executive, Nishantha Ranatunga is also the present […]

May 15, 2012 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Cricket is targeting several top local companies to invest in a franchise, when bidding for its new premier league Twenty20 tournament opens for auction in a few weeks, officials said. The success of the Indian Premier League (IPL) has led to similar Twenty20 leagues being played in Bangladesh […]

May 10, 2012 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Cricket on Thursday announced plans to launch its own Twenty20 premier league in August, as it hopes to capitalise on the commercial success of the money-spinning Indian Premier League (IPL). Twenty20²s massive popularity and status as the most exciting and entertaining format of cricket will be further enhanced […]

April 29, 2012 (LBO) – Pakistan are due to play three Tests, five one-days and two Twenty20 internationals when they tour Sri Lanka between May 29 and July 13, Sri Lanka Cricket said Sunday. Dave Whatmore’s men are due to play the first of two Twenty20s in the southern town of Hambantota on June 1. […]

JOHANNESBURG, November 17, 2011 (AFP) – Teenage debutant Pat Cummins celebrated a “brilliant day” after Australia sent South Africa tumbling to 266 all out on the first day of the second and final Test at the Wanderers on Thursday. Cummins only took one wicket but generated impressive pace after becoming the second youngest Australian to […]

November 15, 2011 (AFP) – The Sri Lankan government on Tuesday cleared the way for the national cricket board committee to be elected for the first time in seven years in line with International Cricket Council (ICC) rules. Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage said he was dissolving Sri Lanka Cricket’s interim managing committee and hoped there […]