Arjuna Ranatunga, Sri Lanka's former captain, has said that political interference is ruining cricket in Sri Lanka and that the country lacks a long term vision for the sport Read more
Hyderabad, April 1 (IANS) With Sri Lankan players barred from playing Indian Premier League (IPL) matches in Chennai, Sunrisers Hyderabad captain Kumar Sangakkara said the spirit of sports is not goi... Read more
Colombo, Feb 20 (IANS) Sri Lanka's former World Cup winning captain Arjuna Ranatunga said he will decide by next week if he will contest for president of the Cricket Board or not.
Ranatunga said Tue... Read more
Colombo, March 12 (IANS) Former Sri Lanka Army commander Sarath Fonseka Tuesday filed papers to register a new political party in the island nation under his leadership.
Fonseka, who filed his party... Read more
Mumbai, March 19 (IANS) Indian equities markets' key indices Tuesday tumbled after the DMK quit the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) over the Sri Lankan issue and the central bank stuck to a ... Read more
Football's world governing body has threatened to suspend the Democratic Republic of Congo from competition because of an alleged contravention of its rules on political interference. Read more
Colombo, June 15 (PTI) The Sri Lanka Premier League would
go ahead as planned even without non participation of Indian
players, Sri Lankan Cricket Secretary said today. "We will go ahead wit... Read more
Colombo, Jul 23 (PTI) Sri Lankan defence secretary
Gotabhaya Rajapaksa has defended the government against
allegations that political patronage to criminal elements had
led to rising level of crime... Read more
Bangalore, Feb 22 (IANS) Sri Lanka chief cricket selector Sanath Jayasuriya is not in favour of junior players of his country playing in the Indian Premiere League (IPL) tournament as they adopt diff... Read more