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Mafia inside Sri Lanka Cricket working against me: Ranatunga

November 7th, 2008 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS -
Colombo, Nov 7 (IANS) Chairman of interim governing body of the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) Arjuna Ranatunga made strong allegations, saying that a 'mafia' within the board was working against him."There ...

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Sri Lanka cricket board ordered to release IPL-contracted players

October 9th, 2008 - 1:04 pm ICT by IANS -
Colombo, Oct 9 (IANS) Sri Lanka's sports minister has ordered the interim governing body of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) to leave out the IPL-contracted players while selecting a team for the England ...

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Pawar to head ICC’s Finance and Commercial Affiars Committee

October 5th, 2008 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS -
Dubai, Oct 5 (IANS) President-elect of International Cricket Council (ICC) Sharad Pawar will head its Finance and Commercial Affairs Committee.ICC president David Morgan Sunday announced details of the ICC committee structure for ...

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Sri Lankan minister allows players to play in IPL

September 26th, 2008 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS -
London, Sep 26 (IANS) Sri Lankan sports minister has allowed players to play in the second season of million-dollar Indian Premier League (IPL) even if it meant sending a weakeened team to ...

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Canada offers to hold India-Australia series if Aussies cancel India tour

September 18th, 2008 - 11:07 am ICT by IANS -
Toronto, Sep 18 (IANS) Canadian cricket authorities have offered Toronto as an alternative venue for the India-Australia series if Ricky Ponting-led Aussie team does not visit India because of security concerns."We hope ...

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Ranatunga boiling hot over IPL, England tour controversy

September 7th, 2008 - 3:01 pm ICT by IANS -
Colombo, Sep 7 (IANS) Getting tough with the national players who are refusing to compromise with the lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL) for the proposed England tour, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) Interim ...

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Tillakaratne continues as cricket manager

July 18th, 2008 - 10:42 pm ICT by IANS -
Colombo, July 18 (IANS) Former Sri Lanka captain Hashan Tillakaratne will continue as the manager of the national cricket team despite the sports minister's vehement opposition to his appointment. Tillakaratne, a veteran ...

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Ashraf bats for inclusion of cricket in 2012 London Olympics

July 6th, 2008 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS -
Karachi, July 6 (IANS) Immediately after taking over as Asian Cricket Council (ACC) chairman, Nasim Ashraf vowed to pave the way for cricket's inclusion in the 2012 London Olympics. Ashraf, the Pakistan ...

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Sports museum at Melbourne has much for India

March 23rd, 2008 - 12:03 pm ICT by admin -
(Feature) By Neena Bhandari Melbourne, March 23 (IANS) In a country smitten by sports, a new state-of-the art National Sports Museum at the Melbourne Cricket Ground seeks to capture 150 years of Australian sporting ...

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Ranatunga bats for `old enemy’ Darrel Hair

March 23rd, 2008 - 10:28 am ICT by admin -
Colombo, Mar.23 (ANI): Sri Lankan Cricket Board chairman Arjuna Ranatunga has said that controversial Australian umpire Darrell Hair should be allowed to umpire all international matches. "At the ICC meeting (in Dubai ...

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Ranatunga wants Hair to umpire

March 21st, 2008 - 11:26 pm ICT by admin -
Sydney, March 21 (IANS) Sri Lankan Cricket Board chairman Arjuna Ranatunga might have had problems with controversial umpire Darrell Hair during his playing days but now he is ready to accept the ...

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Sri Lanka confirms one-day series in Pakistan

March 20th, 2008 - 9:59 pm ICT by admin -
Lahore, Mar 20 (ANI): Sri Lanka will play a five-match one-day international (ODI) series in Pakistan following the postponement of Australia's tour over security fears. We are thankful to the Sri ...

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PCB confident of sorting money issues with Sri Lanka

March 19th, 2008 - 6:48 pm ICT by admin -
Karachi, March 19 (IANS) Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) officials are confident that they would confirm a five-match one-day series at home against Sri Lanka later this week despite money being a problem. ...

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Pakistan confident of hosting Sri Lanka for ODI series

March 19th, 2008 - 2:08 pm ICT by admin -
Karachi, Mar.19 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has expressed confidence about hosting a five-match one-day series at home against Sri Lanka later this week, though their a still some financial ...

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Twenty20 like `three-minute Maggie noodles’, IPL bad for cricket: Ranatunga

March 17th, 2008 - 11:11 am ICT by admin -
(Interview) By Gurmukh Singh Toronto, March 17 (IANS) Sri Lankan World Cup winning captain Arjuna Ranatunga thinks Indian selectors are right in axing Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid from One-Day Internationals (ODI). He says ...

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Sangakkara’s ton sets many milestones

February 19th, 2008 - 11:46 pm ICT by admin -
Adelaide, Feb 19 (IANS) Kumar Sangakkara registered his seventh century in One-Day Internationals (ODIs) - his third against India and his first in Australia - but Sri Lanka still ended up on ...

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PCB approaches India, Sri Lanka for ODIs if Australia pulls out

February 16th, 2008 - 4:27 pm ICT by admin -
Lahore, Feb 16 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is planning a three-match One-Day International (ODI) series with India and Sri Lanka if Australia cancels its Pakistan tour in March-April. According to ...

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