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Sports Charith Senanayake appointed Sri Lanka team manager
Sri Lanka Cricket today announced the appointment of Charith Senanayake as the new Manager of the National Cricket Team. His appointment will be in effect from…
Sports Galle Stadium conundrum: The inside story
Citing UNESCO requirements that do not exist, the Government decided this week to demolish the pavilions at the historic Galle International Cricket Stadium…
Sports Spinners put Sri Lanka in sight of 2-0 series win
South Africa 139 for 5 (de Bruyn 45*, Bavuma 14*) and 124 trail Sri Lanka 338 and 275 for 5 dec (Karunaratne 85, Maharaj 3-154) by 351 runs South Africa…
Sports Uncertain future for Galle International Cricket Stadium
The future of Galle International Cricket Stadium as an international venue is in danger. The stadium which is one of Sri Lanka’s luckiest venues faces the…
Sports Sri Lanka bags 17 medals at 14th Asian Schools Chess C’ship
The 14th Asian Schools Chess Championship 2018 was concluded at Citrus Hotel, Waskaduwa, Sri Lanka on July 14. The event was held at beautiful beach resort…
Sports No escape as Chandimal, Coach and Manager receive further sanctions
ICC bans Sri Lankan trio for four ODIs as well The International Cricket Council has suspended Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal, Head Coach Chandika…
Sports France, a World Cup Champion That Stood Above It All in Russia
Only then, once France’s players knew they had emerged triumphant from a World Cup of chaos and abandon, a tournament that defied expectation and prediction,…
Sports Mandzukic breaks England hearts and fires Croatia into World Cup final
Moscow, Wednesday: Mario Mandzukic scored the winning goal deep in extra time as Croatia beat England 2-1 in an utterly gripping World Cup semi-final in Moscow…
Sports Thai cave rescue: All 12 boys and coach rescued
All 12 boys and their football coach who were stranded in the flooded Chiang Rai cave system in Thailand have been rescued after dramatic search operation…
Sports Four Lankan athletes qualify for Youth Olympics
Four Sri Lankan athletes qualified for the Youth Olympic after producing their best performance at the Asian Youth Olympic Qualification trials concluded at…
Sports Let’s wait till the World Cup - Hathurusingha
I have picked the best for the future - Hathurusingha Will the Sri Lanka stint be the Waterloo of his remarkable coaching career? Or else, will he be able to…
Sports Don’t push senior cricketers into a trap - Ranatunga tells Sports Minister
World Cup winning cricket captain and presently Minister of Petroleum Resources Development Minister Arjuna Ranatunga expressed his gratitude to Roshan…
Sports Iran wins first match at a World Cup finals
Iran won their first match at a World Cup finals since 1998 as Morocco substitute Aziz Bouhaddouz scored an own goal in injury time.
Sports Government to check cost overruns in mega projects
The Government has decided to set up a special Cost Estimate Review Committee, in a bid to avoid cost overruns and discrepancies in Total Cost Estimates (TCE)…
Sports SL’s worker remittances pick up steam as April figure up 11%
Worker remittances to Sri Lanka appear to have stabilized lately as the income from the Sri Lankan migrant worker community grew for the second month in a row…
Sports SL lose Medal due to blundering officials
Imprudent acts of officials cost another possible medal at the Asian Junior Athletic Championship raising many eye brows over the conduct of so called…
Sports A sudden change in the Galle Stadium pitch
https://youtu.be/ColfrqTJJB0 Recently Sports 1st reported on alleged pitch fixing at the Galle International Cricket Stadium which followed an Al Jazeera…
Sports Hawaii volcano forces series of evacuations on Big Island
REUTERS – The Kilauea volcano in Hawaii has forced a series of evacuations on Hawaii’s Big Island. Three people were airlifted to safety on Sunday morning…
Sports More revelations on corruption surrounding cricket
https://youtu.be/3MebrtvdHTE Following the Sports 1 st revelation over the allegations raised on pitch-fixing at the Galle International Cricket Stadium, more…
Sports “Match-fixing to come under Bribery Act” – Sarath Jayamanne
Sarath Jayamanne, the Director General of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) speaking to news 1 st stated that they…
Sports Al Jazeera defends cricket match-fixing film after ICC criticism
Al Jazeera has hit back at criticism from world cricket's governing body, the ICC, for not sharing evidence of match-fixing before broadcasting a documentary…
Sports Sri Lankan plane with 228 on board hits runway light at Cochin
A SriLankan Airlines plane with 228 people on board hit a runway light at the Cochin Airport during take-off, Indian media reported. All passengers on board…
Sports Sri Lanka Cricket suspends two men implicated in pitch-fixing
Sri Lanka Cricket on Sunday initiated a criminal investigation and suspended two men who allegedly agreed to tamper with the pitch to alter the result of the…
Sports Moratuwa University team discusses electric car project with Minister
A team of student innovators of the University of Moratuwa together with their academic advisers met Minister Dr. Sarath Amunugama yesterday at his Ministry…