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Sports LNP - State Minister breaks into Welikada Prison with drunk friends
A State Minister along with a group of his friends, all who were under the influence of alcohol had reportedly entered the Welikada Prison by force to visit…
Sports LNP - Cabinet approves Rs. 106 mn for Paralympic winners, athletes and coaches
The cabinet has approved a sum of Rs. 106.625 million as a reward scheme to be allocated for the medal winners, athletes and coaches who participated at the…
Sports LNP - Proteas arrive in Sri Lanka for limited-overs series
The South African Cricket Team arrived in Colombo on Thursday as they are all set to begin their limited-overs tour of Sri Lanka next week. The matches give…
Sports LNP - More than 5,500 state vehicles not in running condition
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, in his capacity as the Minister of Economic Policies and Plan Implementation, has submitted a report on the vehicles owned by…
Sports LNP - 20 out of 37 bodies at Kalubowila Hospital mortuary were NON-COVID-19 deaths: Minister
State Minister of Production, Supply and Regulation of Pharmaceuticals Prof. Channa Jayasumana said 20 out 37 bodies kept at the refrigerated cabinets of the…
Sports LNP - Lady Ridgeway runs out of capacity to treat COVID-19 infected children
The COVID-19 ward at the Lady Ridgeway Hospital (LRH) in Colombo designated to treat COVID-19 infected children has reached its maximum capacity, Hospital…
Sports LNP - Second Sri Lanka-India T20I postponed
The second T20I between Sri Lanka and India, which was initially scheduled to be played today (27) has been postponed to tomorrow (28)after India allrounder…
Sports LNP - Baurs to bring expert team to study Sri Lanka’s agriculture ecosystem
One of the pioneers in agriculture fertilizer and a leading diversified business group, A. Baur & Co. (Pvt.) Ltd., also known as Baurs, will be bringing…
Sports LNP - ICC announces Men’s T20 World Cup groups
ICC Acting Chief Executive Geoff Allardice: “We are delighted to announce the groups for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021. There are some great match ups…
Sports LNP - SL’s batting coach Grant Flower diagnosed with COVID-19
A specialist batting coach of the Sri Lanka Cricket team who returned to the country after the England tour, has been diagnosed with COVID infection, a senior…
Sports LNP - Dasun Shanaka set to be named new ODI and T20 Captain
The game of musical chairs for captaincy in Sri Lankan cricket is set for the next round, as according to the latest reports the board will be dropping Kusal…
Sports LNP - Cricketers sign tour contracts for India series
Sri Lanka’s top national cricketers have made themselves available for the home series against India this month after agreeing to sign tour contracts. As part…
Sports LNP - Sri Lanka sets a dubious world record in ODIs
Nothing is going right for the Sri Lankan cricket team, after Thursday’s defeat against England produced a new world record. Sri Lanka has now lost 428 ODI…
Sports LNP - Arjuna blames cricket administration for players misbehaviour
Former Minister and cricket captain Arjuna Ranatunge yesterday accused the cricket administration of the indecent behaviour of three Sri Lankan cricketers…
Sports LNP - Cricketers face suspension for breaching bio-bubble
Three national cricketers currently on tour in England are facing the prospect of a suspension by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) for breaching bio-bubble protocols. A…
Sports LNP - England beat Sri Lanka by five wickets in second T20
Sam Billings and Liam Livingstone burnished their Twenty20 credentials as England withstood a top-order wobble to seal a series win over Sri Lanka following a…
Sports LNP - SLC, cricketers reach truce
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) were spared the ignominy of having to potentially pull out of the tour of England this month, after the players in the squad for the…
Sports LNP - Niluka Karunaratne becomes 6th Sri Lankan to qualify for Tokyo Olympics
National badminton champion Niluka Karunaratne will be representing Sri Lanka in the Tokyo Olympics 2020. The two-time Olympic shuttler is the 6th Sri Lankan…
Sports LNP - Red alert for Sri Lankans travelling to UK, cricket team exempt
The UK government has announced that passengers from Sri Lanka will be put on "red alert", that would require a quarantine period at a government approved…
Sports LNP - Jayasuriya to coach Aussie cricket club
Former Sri Lanka captain and chief selector Sanath Jayasuriya was appointed head coach of a club in Australia on Friday, joining two fellow countrymen at the…
Sports LNP - Coaches, imports and sports in school
By Harsha Amarasinghe Hundreds and thousands of schools in Sri Lanka have opted to hire private coaches for their respective sport teams, which has brought…
Sports LNP - Tharushi Karunaratne qualifies for World Junior Athletics Championships
17 year-old Tharushi Karunaratne of Walala A. Ratnayake MMV qualified for the World Junior Athletics Championships after she came second in the Women’s 800m at…
Sports LNP - Kusal Janith to captain Sri Lanka’s ODI squad for Bangladesh tour
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) today announced the squad that has been chosen by the Cricket Selection Committee to take part in the upcoming ODI series against…
Sports LNP - Bangladesh-Sri Lanka ODI series to be held in Dhaka
The upcoming three-match ODI series between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka will be held at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka, the BCB has announced. The…