Sri Lankan cricket board backs sacking of Australian coach
January 28th, 2012 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Jan 28 (IANS) Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) board president Upali Dharmadasa Saturday backed the board's decision to sack Geoff Marsh as coach of the national team.Dharmadasa said that some ... Read more...
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Sri Lankan sports minister orders report on cricket crisis
January 17th, 2012 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Jan 17 (IANS) Sri Lanka's Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage has sought a report from the country's cricket board on the issues plaguing the national team.The sports minister Tuesday ordered ... Read more...
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Ranatunga says SL selectors must resign over team’s poor performance
January 16th, 2012 - 3:27 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Jan 16 (IANS) Former Sri Lankan cricket captain-turned-politician Arjuna Ranatunga says the current national cricket selection panel should be sacked following the national team's poor performance in the United ... Read more...
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Pakistan make clean sweep of China hockey series
December 26th, 2011 - 12:29 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 26 (IANS) Pakistan has made a clean sweep of the four-match friendship hockey series against China, clinching the last game 2-1 in Lahore.Pakistan won the fourth and the ... Read more...
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Pakistani hockey team leads China 3-0 in international series
December 25th, 2011 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 25 (IANS) Pakistan registered its third straight victory to lead China 3-0 in the four-match series, the first international hockey competition held in this country since 2004.Pakistan won ... Read more...
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Pakistan hopes to lure cricket teams with foolproof security
December 10th, 2011 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, Dec 10 (IANS) The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has reportedly finalized foolproof security plans for the visiting cricket teams, official sources revealed here Saturday.The first step for the PCB ... Read more...
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Ashraf confident Pakistan will host visitors in 2012
November 29th, 2011 - 5:03 pm ICT by IANS
Lahore, Nov 29 (IANS) Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) newly-appointed chairman Zaka Ashraf is confident of hosting international cricket teams in the strife-torn country and hoped neighbours India to tour soon ... Read more...
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Pakistan leave for UAE to play against Sri Lanka
October 15th, 2011 - 10:53 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, Oct 15 (IANS) The Pakistani cricket team departed for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Saturday to play a bilateral series against Sri Lanka, starting with the first Test Tuesday.The ... Read more...
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Repairing country’s cricket image new PCB chief’s top priority
October 13th, 2011 - 5:27 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 13 (IANS) Zaka Ashraf, the newly appointed chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), said his top priority is to uplift the national team's status in the world ... Read more...
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Sri Lankan team attack accused granted bail
October 8th, 2011 - 3:32 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 8 (IANS) An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan has released on bail a man accused of being involved in the attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team squad in ... Read more...
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Test cricket here to stay: Sri Lankan cricket novelist
October 4th, 2011 - 4:40 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 4 (IANS) Test cricket is here to stay despite the swing in its fortunes brought on by the growing popularity of the shorter ties and the Twenty20 ... Read more...
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Geoff Marsh ends IPL stint to coach Sri Lanka
September 23rd, 2011 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Sep 23 (IANS) Former Australia batsman Geoff Marsh has been named the new coach of the Sri Lankan cricket team for a two-year term beginning Tuesday.Marsh is the sixth ... Read more...
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Sangakkara slams Sri Lankan cricket administration
July 5th, 2011 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 5 (IANS) SrI Lanka's senior batsman Kumar Sangakkara has lashed out at the cricket administration back home, saying their "corrupt" practices have tarnished the image of the ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka slash budget, put Australia tour in doubt
June 28th, 2011 - 10:18 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, June 28 (IANS) Australia's tour to Sri Lanka in August is in doubt after Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) trimmied its budget, specially the security bill which was slashed from ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka cricket officials rush to meet BCCI
June 21st, 2011 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, June 21 (IANS) Sri Lankan cricket officials will meet Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) bosses in Mumbai Wednesday to convince them to allow Indian players to ... Read more...
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SLC hopes to convince BCCI to allow participation of Indian cricketers (Lead)
June 19th, 2011 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, June 19 (IANS) Surprised and hurt, the Sri Lankan cricket board said Sunday that it will take up with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) the ... Read more...
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‘Twenty20 league owned by Sri Lankan board, not private body’
June 19th, 2011 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, June 19 (IANS) The Sri Lankan cricket board is hurt after the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) prevented its players from participating in the Sri Lanka ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka recall veteran Jayasuriya for ODIs and Twenty20 in England
June 9th, 2011 - 3:03 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, June 9 (IANS) In a stunning decision, the Sri Lankan cricket selectors Thursday recalled 41-year-old former captain Sanath Jayasuriya for the ODIs and the Twenty20 internationals against England ... Read more...
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Sri Lankan cricketers will be monitored during England tour
May 18th, 2011 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 18 (IANS) In the wake of the allegations of match-fixing made by former captain Hashan Tillakaratne last month, Sri Lankan cricket officials will be watching the activities of ... Read more...
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Lankan cricket board meeting today in wake of match fixing allegations
April 30th, 2011 - 12:17 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 30 (ANI): The Sri Lanka cricket authorities are having a special meeting on Saturday to discuss match-fixing allegations made by former captain Hashan Tillekaratne, who threatened to reveal the names ... Read more...
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Pakistan confident of resuming international hockey during 2011
April 27th, 2011 - 1:05 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, April 27(ANI): Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) Secretary Asif Bajwa has expressed confidence that international fixtures would be resumed in the country by the end of this year."We are confident of resuming ... Read more...
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Deccan Chargers all geared up to lock horns with Kochi Tuskers in IPL
April 27th, 2011 - 11:50 am ICT by ANI
Kochi, Apr 27 (ANI): Deccan Chargers is all geared up to give a tough match to Kochi Tuskers in the ensuing match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) to be played ... Read more...
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Lankan players to participate in IPL till May 18
April 21st, 2011 - 9:35 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Apr 21 (ANI): The Sri Lankan Cricket (SLC) Board on Thursday relented to the request made by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and gave the nod to ... Read more...
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Indian, Sri Lankan cricket boards hopeful of finding a solution
April 21st, 2011 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) The Indian and Sri Lankan cricket boards are in discussions to break the impasse over the Sri Lankan players' continued participation in the Indian ... Read more...
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BCCI terms Lanka’s decision to recall its players from IPL as inappropriate
April 21st, 2011 - 6:59 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Apr 21 (ANI): Terming the decision of the Sri Lankan Cricket (SLC) Board to recall its players from the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) tournament as inappropriate, the Board of Control ... Read more...
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PHF patron Malik to work for Indo-Pak hockey series resumption
April 20th, 2011 - 2:15 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, April 20(ANI): Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik, who is also the Pakistan Hockey Federation's patron, is keen to resume the hockey series between India and Pakistan.PHF Secretary General Mohammad ... Read more...
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Pakistan hopes to revive hockey ties with India
April 19th, 2011 - 1:16 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 19 (IANS) Pakistan hopes to "resume hockey ties with India", said an official here. The sporting ties were frozen following the 2008 Mumbai terror attack.Pakistan Hockey Federation ... Read more...
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Sri Lankan Cricket left with huge 23 m dollar debt after World Cup
April 12th, 2011 - 7:52 am ICT by ANI
Colombo, Apr. 12 (ANI): Being a finalist in the cricket World Cup for a second consecutive time has not helped Sri Lanka financially, it seems.Sri Lanka Cricket today said it has to ... Read more...
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‘World Cup semi-finalist’ Pak team richer by over a million dollars
April 4th, 2011 - 12:40 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Apr 4(ANI): Members of the 15-man Pakistan cricket team have become richer by over a million dollars due to their stupendous show in the World Cup, where they were knocked out ... Read more...
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Sri Lankan cricket team receives warm welcome in Colombo
April 3rd, 2011 - 7:00 pm ICT by ANI
Colombo, Apr 3(ANI): Tens of thousands of Sri Lankans lined the streets of Colombo on Sunday to give their cricketers a warm reception despite losing to India in the World Cup final ... Read more...
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President Patil to watch WC cricket final along with her Lankan counterpart
March 31st, 2011 - 3:21 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Mar 31 (ANI): President Pratibha Devisingh Patil and her Sri Lankan counterpart Mahinda Rajapaksa will watch the World Cup cricket final at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on April 2.According to ... Read more...
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Sri Lankan President to watch World Cup final in Mumbai
March 31st, 2011 - 1:32 pm ICT by ANI
Colombo, Mar 31 (ANI): President Mahinda Rajapaksa will watch the Sri Lankan cricket team take on India in the World Cup final at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on April 2."The President ... Read more...
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Six more Pak Taliban militants arrested in 2009 Sri Lanka team attack case
March 30th, 2011 - 4:53 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Mar 30(ANI): Another six members of the banned Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, including the mastermind of the March 3, 2009 deadly attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team, have been arrested, Lahore ... Read more...
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Six terrorists held for Sri Lankan team attack in Lahore
March 30th, 2011 - 12:59 pm ICT by IANS
Lahore, March 30 (IANS) Six terrorists belonging to the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) have been arrested for their involvement in the brazen attack a year ago on the Sri ... Read more...
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It’s cricket, not war: Intikhab
March 29th, 2011 - 4:48 pm ICT by IANS
Mohali, March 29 (IANS) Pakistan team manager Intikhab Alam has a simple wish: people should treat the semifinal between his country and India here Wednesday as a game of cricket ... Read more...
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