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Sports You can't win a 21-over match with 150 on the board' - Niroshan Dickwella
With the top order contributing runs for the first time in four matches, it's the middle order that failed Sri Lanka in the shortened third ODI against…
Sports Football comes under COPE attack
The Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) came under attack on Wednesday when the Committee on Public Enterprise (COPE) questioned its officials for over two…
Sports Wickremesinghe to meet Modi
Sri Lankan PM will attend high-level meetings in Delhi on October 19 and 20 Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe will visit New Delhi later this week…
Sports SL’s premier Athletics C’ship gets underway on grass track once again
The National Sports Festival, which is considered as Sri Lanka’s little Olympics, is once again conducted on a grass track in Polonnaruwa, with the Island’s…
Sports Past cricketers must unite to clear up the cricketing stables: Pramodya Wickremasinghe
Pramodya Wickremasinghe an integral part of Sri Lanka’s ICC cricket World Cup winning ensemble says it is high time that Sri Lanka Players Association shelve…
Sports Ronaldo ready to play despite rape allegations – Juventus coach
Juventus coach Massimo Allegri says Cristiano Ronaldo is ready to play for the Serie A team against Udinese on Saturday. The 33-year-old soccer player on…
Sports Our situation similar to England's after 2015 World Cup - Chandimal
An ODI team on a long stretch of terrible form, a first-round exit from an important tournament in their wake, and a new captain charged with turning fortunes…
Sports Ruining Sri Lanka Cricket in style
Of all the issues that are tarnishing Sri Lanka’s image, which one is most damaging? Is it the downward spiral of the Sri Lankan rupee, the conduct of the top…
Sports Alleged youth abduction case: Hirunika to plead guilty
Defence Counsel appearing on behalf of Parliamentarian Hirunika Premachandra informed the Colombo High Court that his client is expecting to plead guilty for…
Sports Kavindi, Dulen, Rusiru shatter 400 metres barriers All Island Schools Games- Athletics Championship
With power-packed sprint performances youngsters kept the upward progress of the 400 metres in several age category finals as Kavindi Sanjana, Dulen Kularatne…
Sports CB Chief confident despite currency crunch
Central Bank Governor Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswamy gestures at yesterday's briefing - Pic by Indraratna Balasuriya Says new measures have begun to…
Sports Asian medalist Sriyani Kulawansa embroiled in degree dispute
Asian medalist and International acclaimed athlete Sriyani Kulawansa has been enrolled to the Health and Physical Education (BEd) degree at the National…
Sports Angelo Mathews' poor running in focus after axe from ODI squad
Poor running between the wickets, and a particular propensity to run his partners out is among the main reasons Angelo Mathews has been left out of Sri Lanka's…
Sports Sack captain, sack coach but don't talk about real changes
Right. Okay. This is pathetic, isn't it? Knocked out of the Asia Cup basically before it has even begun. A big 91-run loss to Afghanistan, following an even…
Sports World’s most boring cricket team
Rex Clementine reporting from Dubai A proud cricketing nation has been brought to its knees twice inside three days here in the Arabian desert as Sri…
Sports Indian nationals ask to leave venue during women's ODI: Sri Lanka Cricket official
The Indians were handed over to the police for questioning, according to local officials. At least five Indian nationals were Sunday asked by the Sri Lanka…
Sports New pitches await Asia Cup teams in Dubai
Two new pitches have been laid out for the teams set to play in the Unimoni Asia Cup at the Dubai International Stadium from September 15. Toby Lumsden, the…
Sports SLC strengthens anti - corruption measures at SLC T20 League 2018
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has taken steps to strengthen anti-corruption measures at the venues where the SLC T20 League 2018 is being played and the hotels, in…
Sports SLC T20 League Colombo, Dambulla seal two wins each
Colombo and Dambulla remained unbeaten in the SLC T20 League after two wins in two games, with their batsmen dominating. Dambulla who won their last game…
Sports Dananjaya's six wickets hand Sri Lanka 178-run victory
Sri Lanka’s Akila Dananjaya spun a web around South Africa’s batsmen with a six-wicket haul to help the hosts to a commanding 178-run victory in the fifth and…
Sports Sri Lanka seek best combination and 'continuity' in ODIs
Sri Lanka are in a little bit of a muddle. So woeful have they been in ODIs lately, that it is difficult to say who exactly forms the core of their team, let…
Sports Prime Minister launches Rs. 50 million sports fund to help athletes
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe presenting the Rs. 50 million cheque to President of the National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka Suresh Subramaniam at…
Sports Rabada, Shamsi set up South Africa's five-wicket win
Hashim Amla b Akila Dananjaya 19 Quinton de Kock c Suranga Lakmal b Akila Dananjaya 47 Aiden Markram lbw Akila Dananjaya 0 Faf du Plessis c Angelo Mathews b…
Sports Port of Colombo running out of capacity, urgent measures needed to fix it by 2019: Maersk Line
Giving an interview to The Island Financial Review, Steve M. Felder, Managing Director- Maersk Line South Asia said it's imperative that urgent measures are…