Category: SPORT

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – Lasith Malinga will leave the team following Sri Lanka’s World Cup Game against Bangladesh, which will be played today, as his Mother-In-Law has passed away, the Sri Lanka Cricket Board said today.

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – Nuwan Pradeep, the Sri Lanka fast bowler, has suffered a dislocation and a cut on his right finger, and will require a week to recover.

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –Sri Lanka compensated for a disastrous batting collapse with an excellent bowling performance to beat Afghanistan by 34 runs under the Duckworth/Lewis rain rule to record their first win in the 2019 Cricket World Cup at Sophia Gardens here on Tuesday.

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –Bangladesh caused the first upset of World Cup 2019 when they defeated South Africa by 21 runs at The Oval on Sunday. Bangladesh are also the first Asian team to win a game in this World Cup.

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – The ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 is finally here and the teams are gearing up for some intense action in the next 45 days.

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – Sri Lanka is the World Cup’s oldest squad and Afghanistan have the World Cup’s youngest squad. They have the tournament’s youngest player,

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –Kumar Sangakkara believes Sri Lanka will stage England’s scheduled tour of the island next year despite safety concerns caused by the Easter Sunday terror attacks.

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – England captain Eoin Morgan has been suspended for the next one-day international and fined 40% of his match fee for a slow over-rate during the six-wicket win against Pakistan on Tuesday.

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – Chaminda Vaas has been appointed as the Head Coach of the Sri Lanka ‘Emerging Team’ for the forthcoming Tour of South Africa.