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President at R. Premadasa stadium

President at R. Premadasa stadium

President Mahinda Rajapaksa was among the thousands of fans who gathered at the R. Premadasa stadium to watch the 1st semi-final game between Sri Lanka and New Zealand, which took place yesterday.
The game saw Sri Lanka overcoming some troubled moments to book their place in the final match of the world cup, which will take [...]

ICC cricket commentators meet President

ICC cricket commentators meet President

The international cricket commentators, currently in Sri Lanka doing commentaries in the ongoing world cup matches met President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday.
Among them was Tony Greig who is highly popular among local fans.
The meeting took place at the Temple Trees.

Sri Lanka’s top four riding high

Sri Lanka’s top four riding high

Sri Lanka, the 1996 World Cup Champions who will play in its fourth World Cup semi-final tomorrow, has seen most of the runs the team scored in the ongoing World Cup, coming from the top four batsmen.
T.M. Dilshan has so far accumulated 394 runs at 65.66, Tharanga 363 at 72.6, Kumar Sangakkara 363 while Mahela [...]

Sri Lanka inspired by Muralitharan

Sri Lanka inspired by Muralitharan

Kumar Sangakkara expects the impending retirement of Muttiah Muralitharan to lift Sri Lanka when they take on England in a World Cup quarter-final in Colombo on Saturday.
The offspinner will bow out of the international game at the end of the tournament, meaning that every game could be his last as the co-hosts enter the knockout [...]

Dernbach may start for England against Sri Lanka

Dernbach may start for England against Sri Lanka

England are considering throwing one of the most confident, colorful characters in the game straight into the cauldron of a World Cup quarter-final for the most demanding of debuts.
If Jade Dernbach makes his first senior appearance for England against Sri Lanka here on Saturday he will lack for nothing in self-belief and a determination to [...]

‘Raw deal’ irks Sri Lankan locals

‘Raw deal’ irks Sri Lankan locals

Sri Lankan locals have one serious question for the International Cricket Council.
If India is the top ranked team in this tournament and therefore gets to play all its matches at home, then is it not fair that if Sri Lanka qualify instead, they should play the final in Colombo?
That won’t happen, probably because of the [...]

Commonwealth Games Federation CEO visits Hambantota

Commonwealth Games Federation CEO visits Hambantota

The Chairman of the Commonwealth Games Federation Mike Hooper made a visit to Hambantota on Sunday to take a first hand look at the  district , which is aiming  host the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
Hooper was here in the country to take part in the unveiling of the “Model” of the Games City which took place [...]

Mystery shrouds 2009 attack on Sri Lanka Cricket Team

Mystery shrouds 2009 attack on Sri Lanka Cricket Team

Nearly two years after a deadly attack on the bus, transporting the touring Sri Lanka Cricket team, by Pakistani militants in Lahore, action against the police officers who were assigned to provide security to the team is yet pending, despite the findings of a Pakistani judicial commission investigation.
The Punjab Provincial Assembly recently turned a blind [...]

Sri Lanka to build 20 key sporting venues for 2018 CWG

Sri Lanka to build 20 key sporting venues for 2018 CWG

Sri Lanka is planning to build 20 key sporting venues and related facilities in Hambantota to host the 2018 Commonwealth Games, if the country succeeds in winning its bid to host the event.
According to the plan, the Games City, which the model will be launched on Saturday, will include an athletics stadium, an aquatic centre, [...]

Ireland and Scotland to play Sri Lanka in ODI series

Ireland and Scotland to play Sri Lanka in ODI series

Sri Lanka will take on Scotland and Ireland in a short one-day international tri-series this summer, following their tour of England.
All three matches will take place at the Grange in Edinburgh, with Ireland playing Sri Lanka first on 11 July.
Scotland face Ireland the next day, before playing Sri Lanka on 13 July.
Cricket Scotland’s Roddy Smith [...]

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