Category: SPORT

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –Rangana Herath receiving the Dialog Cricketer of the Year 2016 award from chief guest Sports Minister Dayasiri Jayasekera at the Dialog Cricket Awards ceremony held at Waters Edge, Battaramulla yesterday(31).

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –Sri Lanka’s shambolic batting in the five-match one-day international series was laid to rest at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium yesterday when they were rolled over for a mere 103 runs to lose the fifth and final ODI to Pakistan by nine wickets and with it suffer their third 5-0 whitewash of the series for the year.

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –For the third time in three years, Mohammad Hafeez finds his bowling action under scrutiny by the ICC. Soon after the third ODI against Sri Lanka in Abu Dhabi, Hafeez’s action was reported to be suspect by match officials. He now has 14 days to have his action tested though until the results of that test are known, he can continue bowling. But it leaves Pakistan to once again ponder the prospect of…

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – Sri Lankan Cricket (SLC) revised the ban imposed on Dhanushka Gunathilaka today(17).

(AUSTRLIA, LANKAPUVATH) – A rock was thrown at Australia’s team bus, smashing a window, after their eight-wicket T20 international win against India in Guwahati.

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) Thursday announced that allrounder Danushka Gunathilaka has been suspended from International Cricket for six matches for misconduct and breach of contract during the recent series against India.

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) – Rangana Herath became the second Sri Lankan to bag 400 wickets as his six-wicket haul steered Sri Lanka to a thrilling 21-run win over Pakistan in the first Test in Abu Dhabi on Monday.

(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –England all-rounder Ben Stokes was arrested on suspicion of causing actual bodily harm after a nightclub incident in Bristol early on Monday.