Category: Sports News

Patience and faith in the side will bail us out: Mathews

The rebuilding process that Sri Lanka is going through seems to be timed a bit too late and poses some threat to its aspirations of retaining the World T20 title, feels stand-in captain Angelo Mathews.



Jayawardene hits back at Sri Lanka chief

Mahela Jayawardene has expressed his disappointment with criticism from Sri Lanka Cricket president Thilanga Sumathipala over his batting consultancy role with England.



Malinga returns to lead champions Sri Lanka in World T20

Sri Lanka fast bowler Lasith Malinga has recovered from a knee injury and will lead the defending champions at next month’s World Twenty20 in India, the country’s cricket board said on Thursday.



3rd T20- Strict lookout for fake tickets

As the 3rd T20 International cricket match between India and Sri Lanka is all set to be played, the issue of fake tickets has been bothering the Indian city police.



Sri Lanka’s Perera grabs hat-trick against India

Sri Lankan paceman Thisara Perera became the fourth cricketer to claim a hat-trick in Twenty20 internationals in the second match of the three-game series against India on Friday.



Inexperienced Sri Lanka outwit India in first T20I

PUNE: An inexperienced Sri Lanka side shocked favourites India to win the first of three Twenty20 Internationals by five wickets at Pune on Tuesday and take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.



India rest in-form Kohli for T20 series v Sri Lanka

India are resting batting mainstay Virat Kohli for the three 20-over matches against Sri Lanka this month with an eye on the Twenty20 World Cup on home soil.



Graham Ford Signs Up for Second Spell as Sri Lanka Coach

London: Graham Ford has agreed to return to Sri Lanka for a second spell as coach, his English county championship employer Surrey announced on Thursday.



Kusal’s absence was the biggest blow – Jayaratne

The absence of impulsive opener Kusal Perera from the Sri Lankan batting line-up had an adverse effect on Sri Lanka’s overall performance in the five-match One-Day International series which they lost 1-3 to New Zealand.



Second sample tested positive: Kusal Perera faces a bleak future

Sri Lanka’s glitzy cricketer Kusal Perera faces a bleak future after his B urine sample also turned out to be positive when it was tested in Doha last week.



President telephones Kusal Perera

President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday (Dec. 11) telephoned the cricketer Kusal Janith Perera who has been alleged for using of prohibited substance.



Sri Lanka’s Perera sent home after failing drugs test – report

Sri Lanka wicketkeeper-batsman Kusal Perera has been sent home from their tour of New Zealand after failing a drugs test, local media, citing a Sri Lanka Cricket statement, said on Tuesday.



All Blacks great Jonah Lomu dies aged 40

All Blacks great Jonah Lomu, who revolutionised wing play to become rugby union’s first global superstar, died on Wednesday in Auckland at the age of 40.



Sri Lanka maintain winning run against West Indies

Sri Lanka beat West Indies by 30 runs within the first Twenty20 International on Monday to go 1-0 up within the two-match collection and prolong the guests’ dropping streak.



Sri Lanka ride Perera’s 99 to clinch series against West Indies

Opener Kusal Perera fell for 99 but his free-flowing knock powered Sri Lanka to a comfortable eight-wicket win in a rain-hit second one-day international against West Indies on Wednesday as the hosts sealed the series with a match to spare.



All Blacks overwhelm Australia to win record third World Cup

New Zealand cemented their status as the greatest team in rugby history when they overwhelmed Australia 34-17 at Twickenham on Saturday to become world champions for a record third time, and the first nation to retain the Webb Ellis Cup.