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Sri Lanka cricket debacle: Chief selector to "reveal all", hints at conspiracy

Fielding questions from reporters, Wickramasinghe said he would “reveal all” in two days’ time.

November 10, 2023 2 min read

Sri Lanka parliament approves to sack top cricket officials after World Cup debacle

Sri Lanka witnessed its cricket team's worst performance since 1999 World Cup

November 9, 2023 3 min read

Sri Lanka cabinet panel to probe cricket after interim committee

Other members are ministers of Energy, Labour and Public Security

November 7, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lankan climber gets Samahan boost for Mount McKinley adventure

Peries is the second Sri Lankan to summit Mount Everest in May 2018

May 19, 2023 2 min read
Sri Lanka earmarks Rs1bn for cricket development

Preventing politicians from assuming high positions in sports clubs could contribute to a healthier sporting environment

Sri Lanka’s sports minister sacked

Ranasinghe had dismissed Sri Lanka Cricket board members and appointed an interim committee

Sri Lanka sports ministry investigating disappearance of Commonwealth athletes

"They left the games village after participating in their respective events."

Chanka Jayasinghe
August 8, 2022 2 min read

Sri Lanka's Yupun Abeykoon bags 100m Commonwealth bronze amid soft-peg crisis

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August 4, 2022 2 min read

Sri Lanka's Yupun Abeykoon sets new South Asia sprint record

Broke his own record

July 4, 2022 1 min read
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Sri Lankans express anger, frustration over president's tweet after cricket win 

Sri Lankans are still waiting in long queues for days to buy fuel and cooking gas amid power cuts as the crisis deepens.

Shihar Aneez
June 23, 2022 5 min read
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Sri Lanka Cricket to donate ticket money from Australian tour to crisis-hit people

SLC expects a considerable collection from ticket sales

June 6, 2022 2 min read

Sri Lanka players back in cricket bubble after ban lifted

A suspended ban to remain

January 8, 2022 2 min read

Sri Lanka athlete wins four gold medals at Asian weightlifting championship

Dishalya won gold in the 47kg weight class in dead lift, bench press and squat events.

December 30, 2021 1 min read

High-flying Belgian-British teenager on world record attempt stops in Sri Lanka

Rutherford is aiming to break the Guinness World Record as the youngest woman to fly around the world,

Mahadiya Hamza
December 29, 2021 1 min read

Lanka Premier League T20 series: Sri Lanka to allow limited crowds at stands

The 2021 LPL T20 tournament is scheduled to be held from December 5 to 23.

Mahadiya Hamza
November 23, 2021 1 min read

Sri Lanka ex-sports minister “not satisfied” with 2011 Cricket World Cup fixing probe

The police within four days called off the investigations, citing a lack of evidence.

October 5, 2021 3 min read
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Sri Lanka to award 106mn rupees in prize money to Paralympics winners

August 30 was the first time the island nation won double medals in the same event in the same year.

September 7, 2021 2 min read

Sri Lanka wins second Paralympics medal in one day for javelin throw

This is the first time Sri Lanka has won double medals in the same event in the same year.

Mahadiya Hamza
August 30, 2021 1 min read

Sri Lanka javelin thrower strikes gold, sets world record at 2020 Paralympics

This is Sri Lanka’s first ever gold medal at a Paralympics event.

Mahadiya Hamza
August 30, 2021 1 min read

Sri Lanka to take long shots at winning Olympic medals

We have specially identified shooting, archery, and weight lifting as such sports

August 5, 2021 3 min read

Former Sri Lanka cricket captain Kumar Sangakkara inducted to ICC Hall of Fame

Sangakkara is the second Sri Lankan cricketer to be inducted to the ICC Hall of Fame

Imesh Ranasinghe
June 14, 2021 5 min read

Sri Lanka to open 500 outdoor gyms at cost of Rs 625 million: cabinet spokesman

The move is expected to provide a catalyst for progress in the field of sports, the minister said.

Imesh Ranasinghe
May 4, 2021 1 min read

New Director of Cricket Tom Moody sure of reaching the top

Newly appointed Director of Cricket in Sri Lanka Tom Moody is confident that Sri Lanka Cricket will fight its way back t...

March 26, 2021 2 min read

Indian becomes the second woman to swim across the Palk Straits

A 47-year old Indian, Syamala Goli, became the second woman and 13th person to swim across the Palk Strait when she reac...

March 20, 2021 2 min read

Sri Lanka Cricket refutes allegations it supports a "Born Again" agenda

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) is expressing extreme disappointment at what it calls “baseless allegations” that it is prom...

January 30, 2021 3 min read

Former captain wants cricket in Sri Lanka overhauled

Arjuna Ranatunga is calling for a complete overhaul of Sri Lankan Cricket after the side lost its fourth test match on t...

January 27, 2021 3 min read
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