Category: SPORT

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –England’s Test tour of Sri Lanka, which was interrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic, will be rescheduled to January 2021. That is what SLC CEO Ashley de Silva has suggested anyway, though the ECB said nothing had been confirmed*. SLC is currently attempting to reschedule a number of inbound mid-year tours, all of which have either already been postponed, or are at serious risk from the pandemic.

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – ENGLAND and Leeds United legend Norman Hunter has died after testing positive for coronavirus.

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – Wimbledon, one of the centrepieces of the British summer sporting calendar, has been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, the All England Club confirmed yesterday. It will be the first time the tournament has not be held since the second world war.

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –The start of IPL 2020 has been pushed back to April 15 following the global concern over the COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) outbreak.

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – AirtelSri Lanka’s Fastestpace bowling prodigy, ArunPragashamhas been selected toplay in the Ottawa ClubCricket Circuit, representing the Nepean Cricket Club. As the only Sri Lankan transfer player to be tapped for the club this year,Arun credits the fast bowling competitionas being pivotal in opening the door for his career as a professional pace bowler – both locally and now overseas.

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – Olympic 3,000m steeplechase champion Ruth Jebet has been given a four-year ban after testing positive for man-made EPO.

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –Shashikala Siriwardena says she couldn’t have imagined a more satisfying end to her career than taking four wickets to steer Sri Lanka to their first ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2020 win.

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has expressed his displeasure over the assault by the security officers on cricket fans who came to the Sooriyaweva International Cricket Stadium to watch the second One Day International between Sri Lanka and West Indies Wednesday.

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –Rachael Haynes was the hero for Australia with a classy half-century to help the hosts overcome a mighty scare against Sri Lanka in Perth on Monday.