Sports LNP - Rajapakse handed one-year ban, suspended for 2 years
Sri Lanka batsman Bhanuka Rajapakse was on Monday handed a one-year ban from all forms of cricket, suspended over two years and an approximately million-rupee…
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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 to bid for three major ICC events
Sri Lanka Cricket said today that it has decided to bid for three major ICC Men’s events to be held during the period between 2024 and 2031. Accordingly, bids…
Sports LNP - Kumar Sangakkara inducted into ICC Hall of Fame
Kumar Sangakkara was among the 10 cricket icons that were inducted into the International Cricket Council (ICC) Hall of Fame yesterday. The ICC announced the…
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 - LPL 2nd edition from 30 July to 22 August: SLC
The 2nd edition of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) will be held during July and August 2021, as earlier announced, the Sri Lanka Cricket said. Accordingly, 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 - IPL 2021 will tentatively resume in September third week in UAE
The postponed Indian Premier League will resume tentatively on September 18 or 19 in the UAE with as many as 10 double-headers expected to be played during a…
Sports LNP - Selectors persist with young blood and semi-senior players for England tour
Sri Lankan selectors are likely to persist with the same squad of players for the forthcoming England tour, meaning that the three senior players omitted for…
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 - Asia Cup 2021 postponed to 2023
The Executive Board of the Asain Cricket Council (ACC) on Sunday officially postponed the 2021 edition of the Asia Cup to 2023, the dates of which will be…
Sports LNP - Dickwella, Mendis strike form in warm-up
Niroshan Dickwella and Kusal Mendis struck form in Sri Lanka’s 40-over Intra-Squad practice match played at the Academy Ground in Dhaka, Bangladesh yesterday.…
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 -Sprinter Abeykoon inches closer to Olympic qualification
Italian-based Sri Lankan sprinter Yupun Abeykoon inched closer towards achieving the Olympic standard qualifying mark in the men’s 100 metres when he renewed…
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 - Ushan Thiwanka sets new Sri Lanka and South Asia high jump record
USA-based Sri Lankan athlete Ushan Thiwanka Perera has set a new South Asian and Sri Lankan high jump record at the 2021 Lone Star Conference Outdoor Track…
Sports LNP - Upul Tharanga to join Dilshan in Australia
Former Sri Lanka cricketer Upul Tharanga has joined Sri Lanka great T.M. Dilshan to play domestic cricket in Australia. The Mulgrave Cricket Club announced the…
Sports LNP - Sri Lankan gymnast Milka Gehani qualifies for Tokyo Olympics
Artistic gymnast Milka Gehani de Silva has become the second Sri Lankan to qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The 18-year-old is set to compete at the Tokyo…
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…