Former Sri Lanka captain Arjuna Ranatunga has singled out Michael Clarke for praise over his snubbing of Indian Premier League and Big Bash League riches, arguing the Twenty20 phenomenon is proving the downfall of Test cricket in his homeland as too many put cash before country. Ranatunga, now an opposition member of Parliament, also took [...]
Sri Lanka’s port authority on Tuesday said it has asked China for $40 million loan to demolish a massive seabed rock obstructing the entrance of its new $1.4 billion Hambantota port, due to start commercial operations this year. The island nation launched the port in August 2010 with an initial target of handling 2,500 ships [...]
Australia beat Sri Lanka by 8 wickets in the second ODI at Sooriyaweva a short while ago. Batting first Sri Lanka scored 208 all out and Australia comfortably surpassed the target by scoring 211 for the loss of two wickets. Australia lead the series 2-0.
Twenty-four (24) individuals taken into custody by police, in connection to the unrest in Kinniya which resulted in the attack on the Navy camp and a police jeep, have been released, Police Spokesman SP Prishantha Jayakody said. The move comes in the wake of a large crowd surrounding the Kinniya GA office earlier today and [...]
The government is embarking on an elephant hunt under the guise of conducting a census of elephants, the Collective of Environmental Organizations warned. The group held a press conference today (August 9) to voice their protests over a statement made by the Minister of Wildlife, S.M. Chandrasena who earlier revealed that there weren’t sufficient numbers [...]
1st Twenty20 International, Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka, Australia won the toss & elected to field. Sri Lanka (198/3) beat Australia (163/8) by 35 runs in the first T-20 match played at the Pallakele International Stadium in Kandy. Sri Lankan team showed a impressive performance with both the batting and the baling, to [...]
Sri Lankan pilgrims had come under attack in Chennai yesterday by goons describing themselves as ‘black tigers,’ family members of the Sri Lankans said. The Sri Lankan Deputy High Commission in Chennai had transferred the pilgrims to a hotel in a safe area. 3 of the 84 had been injured, their T-shirts ripped off and [...]
Angelo Mathews has been appointed Vice Captain for Sri Lanka’s home series against Australia, Chairman of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) Selection Committee Duleep Mendis said. Mathews, who captained the Sri Lanka team in the 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup, was overlooked as vice captain, with selectors naming Thilina Kandamby, for Sri Lanka’s 2011 tour of [...]
The Water Board announced that a 48-hour water cut will be affective from 12 noon July 30 to 12 noon August 01 in Ambalangoda, Balapitiya, Batapola, Elpitiya, Madampegama and Galagoda.
Accepting a boat-load of Sri Lankan Tamil asylum seekers would open the flood gates to “millions of others” and rewards the “bad people, the Prime Minister of New Zealand John Key said. A boat carrying 87 Tamil asylum seekers was detained on Saturday by the Indonesian Navy as they apparently tried to make their way [...]
