Category: SPORT

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –Former Sri Lanka pacer Nuwan Kulasekara has retired from international cricket with immediate effect.

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –Lasith Malinga is set to bring down the curtains on his illustrious ODI career after the first game of the three-match series against Bangladesh in Colombo on July 26, Dimuth Karunaratne confirmed in a press conference on July 22.

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – Zimbabwe Cricket has been suspended with immediate effect. The ICC Board unanimously decided that Zimbabwe Cricket, an ICC Full Member, is in breach of Article 2.4 (c) and (d) of the ICC Constitution which imposes an obligation on Members to provide a process for free and democratic elections and to ensure that there is no government interference in its governance and / or administration for cricket respectively.

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –Sports Minister Harin Fernando has called for the resignation of the Sri Lanka Cricket coaching staff.

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –England surged into their first World Cup final for 27 years with a sensational eight-wicket demolition of Australia at Edgbaston.

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –India’s “45 minutes of bad cricket” against New Zealand cost them a place in the World Cup final and “broke our hearts,” says captain Virat Kohli.

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –At two matches during the ongoing World Cup, airplanes have flown over Headingley carrying political messages. The BCCI has asked the ICC to ensure that there is no repeat of this in the remaining games.