Category: SPORT

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –Former Durham head coach Jon Lewis appointed as Sri Lanka Cricket National Batting Coach replacing Tilan Samaraweera.

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced that an independent assessment has found the bowling action of Sri Lanka’s off-spinner Akila Dananjaya to be illegal and has suspended him from bowling in international cricket with immediate effect.

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –Steve Rixon has been appointed Sri Lanka’s fielding coach in their lead-up to the 2019 World Cup, Sri Lanka Cricket has confirmed. He will link up with the Sri Lanka squad on December 24, ahead of their second Test against New Zealand in Christchurch.

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) Elections will be held on 07 February 2019, the Director General of Sports announced.

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –Former Indian opener Gautam Gambhir is set to retire from all cricket, calling time on a career that began in 1999-2000, and has lasted almost two decades.

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –Pakistan’s seasoned batsman Mohammad Hafeez on Tuesday announced his retirement from Test cricket after failing again in the first innings of the third and final match against New Zealand in Abu Dhabi.

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –West Indies batsman Chris Gayle was awarded A$300,000 ($220,770) in damages by an Australian court on Monday, more than a year after he won a defamation case against Fairfax Media over an alleged incident during the 2015 World Cup.

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – England have sealed a historic series whitewash in Sri Lanka, winning the final Test by 42 runs despite a late scare as the hosts’ tail wagged.

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – England has won the toss and opted to bat first against Sri Lanka in Galle.