Tag: Lanka
Ford warning over ageing Sri Lanka stars
The Sri Lanka coach Graham Ford has warned that the team needs to start producing cricketers capable of replacing the star names in the...
Hughes recalled to replace Ponting in Sri Lanka test
Australia recalled top order batsman Phillip Hughes to replace the retired Ricky Ponting on Thursday for next week's first match in a three-test series...
Sri Lanka see backlash from Aussie ‘wounded soldiers’
Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene has warned his team to be wary of a backlash from Australia in their three-test series after the hosts...
England begin World Cup defence against Sri Lanka
England will open the defence of their Women's World Cup by facing Sri Lanka on 2 February in India.
Charlotte Edwards's team have been drawn...
‘We are not quite ready for the Australians’
After the defeat in the P Sara Test to New Zealand Graham Ford, the Sri Lanka coach, has said his team had to improve...
NZ close on historic win in Sri Lanka
New Zealand were within sight of their first test victory in Sri Lanka in 14 years after 17 wickets fell on a thrilling penultimate...
Samaraweera’s defiance keeps Sri Lanka in touch
Thilan Samaraweera defied the discomfort of an injured hand and the threat of the New Zealand attack to ensure Sri Lanka retained a foothold...
Jayawardene to lead Sri Lanka in Australia
Mahela Jayawardene will lead a 16-man Sri Lanka Test squad for the tour of Australia next month. The squad included five fast bowlers in...
Sri Lanka denies intimidating UN over Tamil deaths
The Sri Lankan government has denied allegations that it intimidated UN staff at the end of the civil war. The claims were made in...
Pakistan, Sri Lanka mulling Karachi-Puttalam sister city arrangements
Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) President Muhammad Haroon Agar appreciated the proposed initiative of Sister-City Arrangements between Karachi and Puttalam city of...
Bowlers deliver series win for Lanka
Rain made an appearance for the fifth game in a row on this tour but that didn't prevent Sri Lanka from taking an unassailable...
At least 27 killed in gun battle between inmates, guards at...
A shootout between security forces and prisoners at a jail in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo has left at least 27 people dead today....
UFO sighting in Sri Lanka?
H. R. Muthubanda of Mahiyanganaya (Kovilyaya) not only sighted the alleged UFO incident, but also recorded it via his mobile phone which he released...
Sri Lankan misery after home T20 defeat
Sri Lanka's press was distraught on Monday after the host nation lost the World Twenty20 final against the West Indies, with criticism focused on...
Sri Lankan president gives green light for Pakistan cricket tour
Sri Lankan President Rajapakse says he would be happy if international cricket returns to Pakistan. Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapakse has given a green...
Sammy aims to ruin Sri Lanka’s T20 party
West Indies captain Darren Sammy promised a well-contested World Twenty20 final against hosts Sri Lanka on Sunday, saying his team had peaked at the...
Herath spins SL into World T20 final
Veteran spinner Rangana Herath grabbed 3-25 to lift hosts Sri Lanka into the World Twenty20 final with a 16-run victory over Pakistan in Colombo...
