November 14, 2010: Manju Wanniarachchi, the Sri Lankan boxer alleged to have taken nandrolone, the banned performance enhancing drug at the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, has failed in the B Sample test. Dr. Geethanjana Mendis, chief of the Sports Medical Unit, confirmed this to Newsfirst a little while ago. […]
The 100-day countdown of the 2011 World Cup began here on Wednesday with the International Cricket Council hoping the mega event in the sub-continent would be a ”special one”. The 43-day, 49-match tournament will be played under a new format with India hosting a majority of matches (29), including the final at the new-look Wankhede […]
Sri Lanka have now been ranked the number two team in the ODI rankings after they win over Australia in Australia. They overcame India in the rankings after their 2-1 win over Australia. This was the first time that Sri Lanka had won a series in Australia. And given that the Aussies were ranked number […]
Sri Lanka have beat Australia by 29 runs in the second of three one-day internationals to claim their first series victory on Australian soil. Australia, who start the Ashes series against England at the end of the month, never looked like reaching their initial victory target of 244 in 39 overs or the 240 in […]
Angelo Mathews and Lasith Malinga produced one of the great one-day international fightbacks to clinch an improbable victory for Sri Lanka, extending Australia’s losing streak to six international games since July. The visitors seemed destined for a humiliating loss when they crashed to 8 for 107 chasing 240, but Mathews and Malinga kept fighting, spurred […]
Head of the Sports Ministry Medical Unit Dr Geethanjana Mendis is confident that disgraced Commonwealth Games boxing gold medallist Manju Wanniarachchi can be proved innocent and that he would be able to retain his medal he won beating Welshman Sean McGoldrick in the bantam weight final at New Delhi. Dr. Mendis told The Nation that […]
Sri Lanka suffered a major humiliation as Commonwealth Games bantam weight boxing champion, Manju Wanniarachchi has been tested positive for banned steroid, nandrolone and is on the verge of losing the country’s first gold medal in 72 years. According to highly placed sources his ‘A’ sample contained 19-Norandrosterone, a prohibited anabolic under category S1 from […]
If Sri Lankan players worked as a team, there is no reason why they cannot defeat Australia, says Captain of the Sri Lankan Cricket Team Kumar Sangakkara. He said this last night, prior to the team’s departure to take part in the upcoming tour of Australia which commences this Friday. […]
HAIL MURALI:S. Venkatraghavan and CSK team owner Gurunath Meiyappan during the function to felicitate the off-spinner Chennai: Muttiah Muralitharan’s impish grin ran out of room, the lean contours of his face allowing it only so much space to spread into, as the accolades for his record-breaking feats poured in from all corners. The Sri Lankan […]
News Courtesy: Deccan Herald Sanath Jayasuriya questioned the wisdom of Kumar Sangakkara making his choice of batting line-up for the World Cup public, saying as skipper, Sangakkara should be more responsible about the statements he made. Sanath Jayasuriya”You can have your opinions as an individual, but when you are in a position of responsibility, you […]
DAMBULLA, Sri Lanka (AP)—Sri Lanka crushed India by eight wickets on Sunday to secure its place in the final of the tri-series cricket tournament. Sri Lanka dismissed India for 103 runs, with Thisara Perera claiming 5-28. The hosts easily reached 104-2 with 35 overs to spare. […]
Source of News: News First August 19, 2010: Sri Lanka has become the laughing stock of the cricketing world, says former cricket captain Arjuna Ranatunga. Commenting on the recent No-Ball fiasco, he said that our Cricket Board, instead of letting the match referee to take a decision on the issue, had jumped the gun and […]
Pix by AFP Sri Lanka Cricket and offspinner Suraj Randiv have both apologised to Virender Sehwag for denying him a one-day century after a deliberate no-ball from Randiv ended the match and left the India opener stranded on 99, despite him hitting the delivery for six. SLC has also asked for an enquiry in to […]
Cricinfo.com – by Siddhartha Talya India’s bowlers and Virender Sehwag led the recovery from a dispiriting defeat against New Zealand, helping their team overpower Sri Lanka and secure a bonus point to leave each of the three sides with a win at the end of the first round of matches. MS Dhoni’s luckless run at […]
