Sri Lanka’s Shanaka given one-year PSL ban for unilateral withdrawal Published 20 Apr, 2026 09:11pm Shanaka is the latest international player to be suspended after leaving the PSL
Australia out of T20 World Cup as Zimbabwe through to Super Eight after washout Published 17 Feb, 2026 05:54pm The washout means Zimbabwe get one point, putting them second in Group B on five points
Smith added to Australia T20 squad, in line for Sri Lanka crunch Published 16 Feb, 2026 02:23pm Sean Abbott had been called up as cover for Hazlewood, who withdrew on the eve of the tournament
Sri Lanka Cricket honours PCB chief for ‘contributions toward promotion of sport’ Published 15 Feb, 2026 05:18pm Sri Lankan sports minister, secretary of defence, SLC CEO meet Naqvi
Principle, memory and a necessary adjustment Updated 07 Feb, 2026 06:11am EDITORIAL: Backing Bangladesh against an ICC decision shaped by power rather than process was the right call, and it...
Sri Lanka bowler Maliga doubtful for T20 World Cup due to shoulder dislocation Published 02 Feb, 2026 05:59pm Malinga suffered a shoulder dislocation while bowling… he will undergo an MRI scan
Pakistan assumes Asian Cricket Council presidency Published 05 Apr, 2025 05:23am LAHORE: In accordance with the decision of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC), Pakistan has officially taken over the...
Sri Lanka spinner Praveen Jayawickrama banned from cricket for corruption Published 03 Oct, 2024 12:54pm COLOMBO: Sri Lankan spin bowler Praveen Jayawickrama has been banned from cricket for a year by the sport’s world...
Sanath Jayasuriya to replace Silverwood as Sri Lanka coach Published 08 Jul, 2024 11:56am COLOMBO: Former Sri Lanka skipper and one-time chief selector Sanath Jayasuriya said Monday he will be the new head...
Sri Lanka’s Rajitha out of Bangladesh Test with injury Published 28 Mar, 2024 12:09pm CHITTAGONG: In-form pace bowler Kasun Rajitha is out of the second Test against Bangladesh because of a back injury,...
Sri Lanka appoint Jayasuriya as full-time consultant Published 15 Dec, 2023 11:09am Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has appointed former captain and batting great Sanath Jayasuriya as ‘cricket consultant’ on...
Sri Lanka sacks board, appoints interim committee Published 06 Nov, 2023 10:54am Sri Lanka has dismissed the board of its cricket governing body and replaced it with an interim committee, the...
Sri Lanka lifts ban on Gunathilaka Published 17 Oct, 2023 12:12pm Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) said on Tuesday it has ratified an independent committee’s recommendation to lift a ban...
Cricket World Cup: Sri Lanka factfile Published 02 Oct, 2023 11:01am The island nation clinched the World Cup trophy back in 1996 under the leadership of Arjuna Ranatunga
Sri Lanka’s Gunathilaka cleared of sexual assault charge in Australia Published 28 Sep, 2023 10:10am SYDNEY: Sri Lankan international cricket player Danushka Gunathilaka was found not guilty of sexually assaulting a...
Sri Lanka’s Gunathilaka to face rape trial in Australia Published 08 Jun, 2023 11:12am SYDNEY: Sri Lankan cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka will stand trial on a rape charge stemming from an alleged...
Rajapaksa out of Sri Lanka’s team to play Afghanistan Published 24 Nov, 2022 08:26pm COLOMBO: Top-order batsman Bhanuka Rajapaksa, one of Sri Lanka’s short-format mainstays, has withdrawn from...
Sri Lanka's Ranatunga ordered to pay over cricket feud Updated 18 Nov, 2022 03:31pm COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's World Cup-winning captain Arjuna Ranatunga has been ordered to pay $70,000 in a defamation case...
Asia Cup moved out of crisis-hit Sri Lanka to UAE Published 28 Jul, 2022 12:09am COLOMBO: The Asia Cup Twenty20 tournament will be staged in the United Arab Emirates after the tournament was moved...
Malinga named Sri Lanka ‘bowling strategy coach’ Published 02 Jun, 2022 07:29pm COLOMBO: Sri Lanka named fast-bowling legend Lasith Malinga their “bowling strategy coach” on Thursday for the eight...
Sri Lanka's Hasaranga yet to recover from COVID-19, set to miss India T20s Published 23 Feb, 2022 02:41pm MUMBAI: Sri Lanka all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga, diagnosed with COVID-19 in Australia last week, is set to miss the...
Sri Lanka ex-skipper Jayawardena appointed 'consultant coach' Published 13 Dec, 2021 08:07pm COLOMBO: Sri Lanka cricket hall-of-famer Mahela Jayawardena was on Monday named the national team's "consultant...