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The MCC World Cricket Committee has reaffirmed its stance on the matter of bowlers who run out non-strikers leaving the crease prior to delivery – colloquially referred to as a “Mankad” – which may help settle the cries for less severe punishment than the batter losing their wicket. In the same statement issued on Thursday […]
- ICC makes changes to Playing Conditions (Category: Breaking News)
- Mathews regrets Mankading of Buttler (Category: Breaking News)
- SJB MP alleges misuse of funds at SLC (Category: Breaking News)
- MCC backs umpires in Mathews ‘time-out’ furore (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lankan cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka can use the WhatsApp messaging service and go out at night again after having his bail for rape charges varied.Gunathilaka, 31, applied to vary his bail in Sydney’s Downing Centre Local Court today. He is facing four counts of sexual intercourse without consent and has not yet entered a plea. After matching on Tinder, […]
- Danushka Gunathilaka granted bail in sexual assault case (Category: Breaking News)
- Danushka denied bail, suspended by SLC from ‘all forms of cricket’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Danushka Gunathilaka has three sex assault charges withdrawn (Category: Breaking News)
- Sydney court lifts curfew for Danushka Gunathilaka (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lankan cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka can use the WhatsApp messaging service and go out at night again after having his bail for rape charges varied.The post Sydney court lifts curfew for Danushka Gunathilaka appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
- Sexual assault case against cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka adjourned for evidence to be collated (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Cricket hires new lawyers for Dhanushka Gunathilaka (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka accused of rape returns to court as new details emerge (Category: Breaking News)
- Danushka Gunathilaka allowed back on social media after court ruling (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lankan cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka can use the WhatsApp messaging service and go out at night again in Australia after having his bail for rape charges varied. Gunathilaka, 31, applied to vary his bail in Sydney’s Downing Centre Local Court today. He is facing four counts of sexual intercourse without consent and has not yet […]
- Trial of rape-accused Sri Lankan cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka hit by delay (Category: Breaking News)
- Danushka attempting to reach settlement with rape victim (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to take stern action if Danushka found guilty (Category: Breaking News)
- Gunathilaka appears in court via video link to face sex assault charges (Category: Breaking News)
South Africa’s path to the semi-finals was scrappy to the last, but they’ll take it. Losing the first match of the Women’s T20 World Cup to Sri Lanka put the hosts on a slippery slope from which they had to claw their way back. On a cool Tuesday night, returning to Newlands
- JVP commemorates “April Heroes” (Category: Breaking News)
- IPL 2024: Nuwan Thushara will work with Lasith Malinga at Mumbai Indians (Category: Breaking News)
- Leadership training for new university entrants again (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil questions SLFP on Women’s status (Category: Breaking News)
New Zealand smashed Sri Lanka in Paarl in a one-sided ICC Women’s T20 World Cup clash at Boland Park. Superb half-centuries from Suzie Bates and Amelia Kerr helped New Zealand post a sizeable 162/3 in the first innings. And Sri Lanka collapsed to 60 all out as they went in search of a win
- Sri Lanka miss out on direct Cricket World Cup qualification (Category: Breaking News)
- Debutant Shivam Mavi joins exclusive club as India register thrilling win (Category: Breaking News)
- Poor umpiring gives Afghanistan three-run win over Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Mathews hits ton as Sri Lanka build target for New Zealand (Category: Breaking News)
New Zealand kept their Women s T20 World Cup hopes alive with a 102-run rout of Sri Lanka at Boland Park in Paarl on Sunday.
Australian opening batters Beth Mooney and Alyssa Healy took the defending champions to a dominant 10-wicket Women’s T20 World Cup win against Sri Lanka at St George’s Park in Gqeberha on Thursday. Sri Lanka were restricted to 112 for eight after being sent in to bat in overcast
- Healy, Mooney make short work of chase after Schutt four-for (Category: Breaking News)
- Spinners, Healy, Mooney take Australia closer to semi-final (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Women lose crunch game to Australia Women by 10 wkts (Category: Sports)
- Bowlers, openers give India Women flying start in Wankhede Test (Category: Breaking News)
Hosts South Africa revived their T20 World Cup hopes with a thumping 65-run victory over New Zealand in Paarl. Both sides were beaten in their opening match and knew a second successive defeat would realistically end their chances of reaching the semi-finals. South Africa reached 132-6
- Klaasen helps South Africa beat West Indies inside 30 overs (Category: Breaking News)
- Pumas create history with victory in Christchurch (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan stun New Zealand to reach final (Category: Breaking News)
- England beat Australia in Netball World Cup thriller (Category: Breaking News)
Harshitha Samarawickrama and Nilakshi de Silva s ice-cool hundred partnership steered Sri Lanka to a seven-wicket win over Bangladesh as they continued their winning start to the ICC Women s T20 World Cup 2023.
by Rex Clementine There will be a residential training camp for Sri Lanka’s cricketers ahead of their tour of New Zealand that gets underway next month. The training camp will take place from 16th to 23rd of February in a bid to help players get acclimatize to the conditions in New Zealand. The team will be […]
- Orwellian Isle Ordeals (Category: Breaking News)
- Message from a Cell Death (Category: Breaking News)
- Post-Match Melancholia (Category: Breaking News)
- EC: Prez poll can’t be put off (Category: Breaking News)
A first-ever century stand in T20Is for Sri Lanka was the highlight of the evening as they picked up their second successive victory in the Women’s T20 World Cup. Having stunned hosts South Africa in the opening game, Sri Lanka overcame a slight stutter to register a seven-wicket win
- Asalanka ton powers Sri Lanka to 279 (Category: Breaking News)
- Rajitha five-fer completes Bangladesh demolition (Category: Breaking News)
- Rajitha five-fer completes Bangladesh demolition (Category: Breaking News)
- Kohli, Gill hundreds power India to 390 (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka threw up a big surprise in the opening game of the Women’s Twenty20 World Cup holding its nerve in the field in a frantic finish to beat host South Africa by three runs. Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu hit 68 from 50 balls to set up a total of 129-4 after her team […]
- Chamari Athapaththu to make statement on retirement claims (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka captain quashes retirement speculation (Category: Breaking News)
- Athapaththu guides Sri Lanka to victory in Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 Qualifier Final (Category: Breaking News)
- Chameera and Mathews to join Sri Lanka’s World Cup squad as reserves (Category: Breaking News)
internationals and 103 T20s, leading them to their first T20 World Cup title in 2021. Finch […]
- England stunned by Ireland as rain results in five-run defeat (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan stun New Zealand to reach final (Category: Breaking News)
- England batter hits his first IPL century for Sunrisers Hyderabad (Category: Breaking News)
- Bairstow’s 90 helps England beat SA in riotous T20 (Category: Breaking News)
T20s, leading them to their first T20 World Cup title in 2021. Finch said it had been […]
- Canada women in equality fight ‘for the long haul’ (Category: Breaking News)
- England batter hits his first IPL century for Sunrisers Hyderabad (Category: Breaking News)
- Australia T20 captain retires from international cricket (Category: Breaking News)
- South Africa beat Bangladesh to set up England semi-final (Category: Breaking News)
A final decision on whether Pakistan will host the 2023 Asia Cup is now expected in March, after an Asian Cricket Council (ACC) meeting in Bahrain failed to reach a breakthrough. They will meet again in a month’s time, around the next set of ICC meetings. The uncertainty around the 2023 Asia Cup began in […]
- Asia Cup 2023- ACC approves hybrid model, Sri Lanka to co-host 9 matches (Category: Breaking News)
- Travelling to Pakistan for 2023 Asia Cup in the plans for BCCI (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Cricket expresses interest in hosting Asia Cup 2023 - Report (Category: Breaking News)
- Asia Cup (Category: Business)
Sri Lanka have left out experienced campaigner Hasini Perera from their 15-member squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup after she suffered an injury. Perera, who was named in the original squad, was forced out after injuring her finger during a practice session. She has been replaced by Sathya
- 15-member Sri Lanka squad named for ICC World Cup 2023 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka squad for ICC Men s T20 World Cup (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka announce official 2023 World Cup squad, Wanindu replaced by Dushan Hemantha (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka World Cup squad returns to island (Category: Breaking News)
A little over four months after winning the Asia Cup, Sri Lanka are on the verge of a selection committee shake-up and its chief Pramodya Wickramasinghe is likely to be among the first names on the chopping block. Wickramasinghe has headed the selection committee since April 2021, overseeing a youth-driven overhaul of Sri Lanka’s limited overs squads. This has […]
- Cricket selection chief summoned by Sports Ministry s SIU (Category: Breaking News)
- Chief selector reveals reasons behind Sri Lanka s disappointing World Cup campaign (Category: Breaking News)
- Sports Minister orders SIU to probe cricket selection chief s statements (Category: Breaking News)
- Cricket selection chief appears before Sports Ministry s SIU (Category: Breaking News)
The upcoming women’s T20 World Cup in South Africa will have an all-woman line-up of match officials, in what will be a landmark first in the game.On Friday, the ICC announced the panel of three match referees and ten umpires, featuring officials from seven countries. The match referees are GS
- Atapattu special powers Sri Lanka to record run-chase (Category: Breaking News)
- Sana Mir backs Sri Lanka and Scotland to surprise at Women’s T20 World Cup (Category: Breaking News)
- Pressure of expectations bogs South Africa down; freedom gives Sri Lanka wings to fly (Category: Breaking News)
- Shashikala half century helps Sri Lanka make 220 for 6 in 50 overs (Category: Breaking News)
Wanindu Hasaranga and Inoka Ranaweera have been included in the ICC T20I men’s and women’s teams of the year. Hasaranga has been included in the ICC T20I Men’s Team of the Year 2022 while Inoka Ranaweera has been included in the T20I Women’s Team of the Year 2022. The ICC Team of the Year recognises […]
- Dravid calls for calm as India experiment in Sri Lanka series (Category: Breaking News)
- Hasaranga tops T20Is global rankings (Category: Breaking News)
- Debutant Shivam Mavi joins exclusive club as India register thrilling win (Category: Breaking News)
- Wanindu Hasaranga becomes no.1 T20I all-rounder (Category: Breaking News)
The report of the five-member committee appointed to look into the issues pertaining to the Sri Lanka cricket team s conduct during its tour in Australia for the T20 World Cup has been forwarded to the Attorney General for advice on legal action, the Sports Ministry said.
A Sydney magistrate has adjourned the rape case of Sri Lankan cricketer, Danushka Gunathilaka, so a police brief of evidence can be finalised.The post Sexual assault case against cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka adjourned for evidence to be collated appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
- Australian court adjourns case against Danushka Gunathilaka (Category: Breaking News)
- Danushka Gunathilaka being moved to Sydney’s Silverwater Prison – report (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Cricket hires new lawyers for Dhanushka Gunathilaka (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka charged with alleged sexual assault of woman in Sydney (Category: Breaking News)
The committee appointed to look into the participation of the Sri Lanka cricket team at the ICC T20 World Cup in Australia last year and related incidents has handed over its report to the Minister of Sports Youth Affairs Roshan Ranasinghe.
With a rotated squad for their home T20I series with Sri Lanka, India head coach Rahul Dravid has called for patience as the team’s future stars find their feet. India fell to Sri Lanka by 16 runs in the second T20I in Pune, with touring captain Dasun Shanaka crowned Player of the Match after a […]
- Rahul Dravid thankful New Zealand beat Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Suryakumar powers India to T20 series win over Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- India beats Sri Lanka and takes series (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF still awaiting adequate assurances on Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
India defeated Bangladesh by 120 to secure their third T20 World Cup for the Blind at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Saturday, December 17. Opting to bat first, India posted 277 runs on the board for the loss of two wickets in their allotted 20 overs. Sunil Ramesh (136 not off 63
- Flights between Jaffna and Chennai resume (Category: Breaking News)
- Major fire sweeps through Kelaniya factory (Category: Breaking News)
- India’s Lines of Credit to Sri Lanka crosses US$ 3.2 billion (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka seeks Maldives assistance in war on drugs (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lankan cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka will settle into life in Sydney after being accused of sexually assaulting a woman multiple times, a court has heard.The post Australian court allows Cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka to move house appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
- Danushka Gunathilaka granted bail (Category: Breaking News)
- Danushka Gunathilaka being moved to Sydney’s Silverwater Prison – report (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka charged with alleged sexual assault of woman in Sydney (Category: Breaking News)
- Sexual assault case against cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka adjourned for evidence to be collated (Category: Breaking News)
Chamika Karunaratne will be available for selection for the rest of the Lanka Premier League despite undergoing an emergency dental surgery following a fielding mishap against Galle Gladiators on Wednesday. “He’s stable and out of danger,” Kandy Falcons’ team manager said. “He is available for selection and will be able to participate in the Kandy […]
- Chamika Karunaratne handed suspended one-year ban from all cricket (Category: Breaking News)
- Dimuth reiterates he wants to focus as a batsman (Category: Breaking News)
- Paddy cultivators complain of exploitation by traders (Category: Breaking News)
- JVP accuses seed producers of ripping off farmers (Category: Breaking News)
Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs Roshan Ranasinghe has appointed a six member committee headed by Retired Supreme Court Judge Kusala Sarojini Weerawardena to inquire into the incidents reported against some members of the Sri Lanka Cricket team that participated at the ICC T20 World Cup
A six-member committee has been appointed to inquire into the incidents reported against Sri Lanka cricket players during their recent stay in Australia for the ICC T20 World Cup.
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- Marital Blitz & On The Subject Of Marriage As A License To Rape (Category: Breaking News)
- Trial of rape-accused Sri Lankan cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka hit by delay (Category: Breaking News)
- Danushka allowed to use WhatsApp and go out at night in Australia (Category: Breaking News)
- Sexual assault trial against Danushka Gunathilaka hit by delay (Category: Breaking News)
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