LNP - Anderson takes 600th Test wicket as England draw with Pakistan

2020-08-27   |   Sports

England paceman James Anderson cemented his place in cricket history by taking his 600th Test wicket as the rain-marred third and final Test against...

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LNP - SLC Major Tier ‘A’ Tournament: Bhanuka twin tons in vain as BRC draw against NCC

2020-08-18   |   Sports

Bhanuka Rajapaksha’s twin centuries were in vain as Burgher Recreation Club (BRC) were held to a draw by NCC in the second weekend of the Super-8 ...

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LNP-Could power of club rugby shift to Forces?

2020-08-05   |   Sports

Kandy Sports Club has been the most dominant club rugby side in the last three decades winning the Inter-club League title 21 times while other big ...

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LNP - Ravi Karunanayake appears before CID

2020-07-28   |   Sports

Former Minister Ravi Karunanataye visited the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to give a statement today (27) morning. The CID had summoned him...

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LNP - Four volleyball tournaments planned in final quarter of 2020

2020-07-24   |   Sports

The Sri Lanka Volleyball Federation (SLVB) is planning to conduct four national level tournaments that were postponed because of the coronavirus pan...

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LNP - Did top cops cover up Mendis hit and run?

2020-07-09   |   Sports

Senior police officers may have been involved in covering up the true story of the fatal accident caused by Sri Lanka Test cricketer Kusal Mendis, i...

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LNP - ICC’s anti-corruption chief says no record of any letter on match-fixing from ex-Sports Minister

2020-07-06   |   Sports

ICC Anti-Corruption Unit General Manager Alex Marshall has responded to allegations of corruption with regards to the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup ...

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LNP - Sri Lanka day-care centres to run full capacity with Covid-19 contained

2020-07-01   |   Sports

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s health authorities have given the go ahead to for day care centres to run at full capacity from July 06, under guideline...

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Who smoked 50 odd cigarettes inside dressing room during World Cup finals?

2020-06-28   |   Sports

LNP : * Mahindananda pinpoints 24 shady areas in the 2011 World Cup final * Did the alleged fixing spill over from team selection in the actual m...

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Karuna couldn’t kill such number of soldiers as claimed: SF

2020-06-24   |   Sports

Referring to the statement made by Vinyagamoorthy Muralitharan alias “Karuna Amman” that he killed some 2,000 to 3,000 Sri Lankan Army personnel...

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Sri Lankan ’sold’ 2011 cricket World Cup final: minister

2020-06-23   |   Sports

Sri Lanka “sold” the 2011 World Cup final to India, the country's former sports minister said on Thursday, reviving one of cricket's most explos...

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SLC set to appoint Mahesh Weerasinghe as Women’s Head Coach

2020-06-22   |   Sports

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) are set to appoint former all-rounder Mahesh Weerasinghe as the new Women’s National Head Coach for a period of six months o...

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SL Women cricketers given new contracts, Atapattu only player in ’A’ Grade

2020-06-12   |   Sports

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Tuesday awarded 20 National Women cricketers with six-month central contracts while 15 emerging Women cricketers have also ...

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World Rugby unveils qualification format for 2023 World Cup

2020-06-09   |   Sports

World Rugby has announced the qualification process for the 2023 World Cup in France aimed at promoting a “genuine opportunity” for all unions, th...

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Sri Lanka to play FIFA World Cup qualifiers without spectators

2020-06-08   |   Sports

The Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) is gearing up to host the FIFA World Cup 2022 Doha Asian qualifying tournament, with the first match again...

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Modi discusses economic impact of Covid-19 with Mahinda

2020-05-28   |   Sports

Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated his Sri Lankan counterpart Mahinda Rajapaksa on Wednesday on completing 50 years as a parliamentarian. The ...

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Ministry mulls electronic voting at AGM of national sports bodies

2020-05-28   |   Sports

The Ministry of Sports is considering the prospect of conducting election of office-bearers for National Sports Associations (NSA) by electronic votin...

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Forces can be re-involved in running stadiums – Nishantha Ranatunga

2020-05-28   |   Sports

The current Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) administration could stand to make better use of their properties, its former Secretary Nishantha Ranatunga said, ...

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Olympian Dharmawardena targets Asian Games medal in judo

2020-05-26   |   Sports

Judoka Chamara Nuwan Dharmawardena who won a historic gold in judo at the 13th South Asian Games (SAG) in Kathmandu and represented Sri Lanka at the 2...

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Outcry leads to suspension of Diyagama cricket stadium project Cricket greats urged funds to be spent on development of sport than costly infrastructure

2020-05-25   |   Sports

A social media outcry triggered by the ill-timed announcement that a multi-million dollar cricket stadium was to be built in Homagama forced its suspe...

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The first rugby visitors: When the All-Blacks played in Colombo in 1907

2020-05-21   |   Sports

The first rugby team from parts beyond the seas to play in Sri Lanka, as per the recorded history of the Sri Lanka Rugby Football Union (now Sri Lanka...

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Anil Kumble-led ICC Cricket Committee recommends ban on usage of saliva to shine balls

2020-05-20   |   Sports

New Delhi: The Anil Kumble-led ICC Cricket Committee on Monday recommended banning the use of saliva to shine the ball owing to the COVID-19 pandemic....

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I do not expect State bodies to do politics; President

2020-05-19   |   Sports

While urging state institutions not to engage in politics, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said that state entities should earn enough income for their m...

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A rugby legend’s love with Sri Lanka

2020-05-19   |   Sports

The death of rugby legend and coach George Dreaden Simpkin a few days ago left little Sri Lanka mourning the loss of this man who was so dear to us.&n...

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Weak and bias selectors reason for decline of football: Kasun Jayasuriya

2020-05-14   |   Sports

The standard of football in Sri Lanka is on the decline not because players lack skill but because the selection committee members are weak and biased...

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