Category: Sports
Indian Cricket Team to tour Sri Lanka for three Test matches
July 10, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Cricket and India Cricket Board on Thursday confirmed the schedule of India’s tour to Sri Lanka in August-September 2015.The tour will start with a three-day warm-up game against Sri Lanka Chairman’s XI, followed by three Test matches. The Test matches will be played at Galle, Tamil Union Oval, […]
“MSM India” gets Indian tour commercial rights: Sri Lanka Cricket
July 08, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Cricket has awarded the commercial rights of the upcoming Indian Test tour to the owner of the popular Asian sports channel “Sony Six”, a media release said.“MSM were granted global TV broadcast rights along with radio, internet and mobile rights for the territory outside Sri Lanka,” Sri Lanka […]
ICC urges Sri Lanka Cricket to hold its elections before October
June 27, 2015 (LBO) – The International Cricket Council has urged Sri Lanka’s Sports Minister to hold elections before the next ICC Board meeting in October, saying the ICC may take further action against Sri Lanka Cricket in the event of further non-compliance. The decision has been taken at the ICC Annual Conference concluded yesterday in […]
International Cricket Council confirms Zaheer Abbas as new President
June 25, 2015 (LBO) – Former Pakistan captain Zaheer Abbas has assumed the role of the ICC President on day three of the 105 member ICC Annual Conference week in Barbados on Wednesday.Zaheer began his one-year term and thanked the ICC Board and the Full Council for confirming his nomination, ICC said in a statement. […]
FIFA President Blatter re-elected to a fifth term despite corruption allegations
May 30, 2015 (LBO) – Incumbent FIFA President Joseph S.Blatter was re-elected for a fifth term of office by the 65th FIFA Congress held in Zurich Friday. The election results came amid a major bribery scandal being investigated against him by US and Swiss that pushed soccer’s governing body into the worst crisis in its […]
Sri Lanka Cricket reappoints Angelo as test and ODI captain
May 14, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Cricket has decided to re-appoint Angelo Mathews as the captain of the Sri Lanka national team for the test and ODI formats.Sri Lanka Cricket said the appointment follows a selection committee meeting held with national selectors.According to media reports his appointment is to commence from upcoming tour of […]
Sri Lanka cricket member clubs & associations urged new rulers to take action against allegation
Apr 28, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka cricket member clubs and associations has decided to notify the President, Prime Minister and Minister of Sports to take action against allegations and impending dangers to Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC). The new administration appoints an interim committee to manage Sri Lanka Cricket and due to that the International […]
Sri Lanka Tourism Promotions Bureau spent over Rs300mn for Uva election campaign
Apr 25, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Tourism Promotions Bureau has spent over 300 million rupees for the Uva election campaign, Tourism and Sports minister Navin Dissanayake said. Dissanayake was speaking at an event held at temple trees on Friday to handover the investigation report on Tourism and Sports ministries to Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe. […]
Sri Lanka Cricket blames International Cricket Council for delaying payments
Apr 21, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Cricket on Monday hit back at International Cricket Council for breaching a bilateral agreement with the suspension of a payment by the council.In a letter addressed to the chief executive of the International Cricket Council (ICC), the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has urged ICC to release due monies […]
Sri Lanka beats England by eight wickets: Take 2-0 lead
Nov 29, 2014 (LBO) – Sri Lanka beat England by eight wickets in a one-day international canter to 2-0 lead in the series, a media report said.Rainy weather reduced the match to 45 overs per side. Sri Lanka scored 186 for two wickets beat England for 185 by eight wickets and with 64 balls remaining. […]
ICC to crown the greatest world cup moment of all time
Nov 04, 2014 (LBO) – The International Cricket Council is to identify the greatest ICC cricket world cup moments of all time through a voting to open on Thursday, the council said in a media release. Over the course of the 100 days leading up to ICC cricket world cup 2015, the ICC will release […]
Cricket: Pakistan field against Sri Lanka in first one-dayer
HAMBANTOTA, August 23, 2014 (AFP) – Pakistan captain Misbah-ul Haq won the toss and sent Sri Lanka in to bat in overcast conditions in the first one-day international in Hambantota on Saturday.The tourists were without their top spinner Saeed Ajmal, who has flown to Australia to undergo tests of his bowling action after being reported […]