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LNP – Players agree to go to England without tour contracts

Sri Lanka’s cricketers have agreed to tour England, it is reliably learnt. According to sources at Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC),…

4 years ago

LNP – Niluka Karunaratne becomes 6th Sri Lankan to qualify for Tokyo Olympics

National badminton champion Niluka Karunaratne will be representing Sri Lanka in the Tokyo Olympics 2020. The two-time Olympic shuttler is…

4 years ago

LNP – Jayasuriya to coach Aussie cricket club

Former Sri Lanka captain and chief selector Sanath Jayasuriya was appointed head coach of a club in Australia on Friday,…

4 years ago

LNP – IPL 2021 will tentatively resume in September third week in UAE

The postponed Indian Premier League will resume tentatively on September 18 or 19 in the UAE with as many as…

4 years ago

LNP – Selectors persist with young blood and semi-senior players for England tour

Sri Lankan selectors are likely to persist with the same squad of players for the forthcoming England tour, meaning that…

4 years ago

LNP – Coaches, imports and sports in school

By Harsha Amarasinghe Hundreds and thousands of schools in Sri Lanka have opted to hire private coaches for their respective…

4 years ago

LNP – Asia Cup 2021 postponed to 2023

The Executive Board of the Asain Cricket Council (ACC) on Sunday officially postponed the 2021 edition of the Asia Cup…

4 years ago

LNP – Dickwella, Mendis strike form in warm-up

Niroshan Dickwella and Kusal Mendis struck form in Sri Lanka’s 40-over Intra-Squad practice match played at the Academy Ground in…

4 years ago

LNP – Tharushi Karunaratne qualifies for World Junior Athletics Championships

17 year-old Tharushi Karunaratne of Walala A. Ratnayake MMV qualified for the World Junior Athletics Championships after she came second…

4 years ago

LNP – Shammi Silva elected uncontested as President of SLC

Shammi Silva has been elected uncontested as the President of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) for the 2021 to 2023 period,…

4 years ago