Category: sports
CRIB governor trophy 2012 in July (pics)
(Srilankamirror) – CRIB governor trophy 2012 – a six-a-side softball cricket tournament featuring teams of the finance sector will be held at the Colts ground on July 01, the Credit Information Bureau (CRIB).
Floyd Mayweather tops Forbes list
(Srilankamirror) – Floyd Mayweather has overtaken Tiger Woods at the top of Forbes magazine’s list of the 100 highest-paid sports personalities over the past year.
Dilshan, Mahela & Sanga dominate day
(Srilankamirror) – Tillakaratne Dilshan and Kumar Sangakkara’s centuries dominated the first day (June 22) of the opening test against Pakistan in Galle.
Salman Butt returns home after prison release
(Srilankamirror) – Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt, who was convicted of spot-fixing, has returned back to Pakistan after being released from prison seven months into his 30 month sentence, his lawyers say.
Pinki Pramanik gender test inconclusive
(Srilankamirror) – Asian Games gold medallist Pinki Pramanik’s gender determination test on Tuesday remained inconclusive.
Sri Lanka sets $3 mn floor price for T20 league franchises
(Srilankamirror) – The cash-strapped Sri Lanka Cricket board (SLC) has set a floor price of $3 million for the T20 league franchises, a paltry amount compared to the IPL, indiantelevision.com says. When IPL was launched in 2008, it had fixed a minimum price of $50 million, which later zoomed to $225 million when two teams [...]
39th Schools Swimming & Aquatic tournament this month
(Srilankamirror) – The 39th Sri Lanka Schools Swimming & Aquatic tournament is to kick off from June 28, Sri Lanka Schools’ Aquatic Sports Association says.
Misbah-ul-Haq suspended for over-rate offence
(Srilankamirror) – Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq has been suspended by the ICC from the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle because his team was found guilty of a “serious over-rate offence” during the fifth ODI in Colombo on Monday.
Mahela undecided about remaining captain
(Srilankamirror) – Sri Lanka cricket captain Mahela Jayawardena says that he is yet to decide whether he will remain as team captain until the 2015 World Cup.
Perera, Kulasekara in Sri Lanka Test squad
(Srilankamirror) – Allrounder Thisara Perera and fast bowler Nuwan Kulasekara have been included in Sri Lanka’s 15-man for the first Test against Pakistan. Allrounder Jeevan Mendis, who is yet to earn a Test cap, has also been picked. Angelo Mathews has been named vice-captain, replacing Thilan Samaraweera who was the second in command in Sri [...]
Mathews gem seals series for Sri Lanka
(Srilankamirror) – Pakistan’s journey to defeat in the final game that decided the series was an emotional ride, which had several moments of satisfaction and relief, but ultimately ended in frustration and regret. The satisfaction was because of a significantly improved batting performance that cast aside memories of a dispiriting collapse in the previous ODI, [...]
Akmal lifts Pakistan to 247
(Srilankamirror) – Pakistan got most things right in their effort to cast aside the memory of their batting debacle in the previous ODI, putting up 247, a score Misbah-ul-Haq, at the toss, believed was competitive on this Premadasa track. Down 1-2 in this series, Pakistan’s batsmen produced a collective display: they were led by Imran [...]
Mahela may have to lead till 2015
(Srilankamirror) – Former Sri Lankan skipper Tillakaratne Dilshan has said the current captain Mahela Jayawardene may have to lead till the 2015 World Cup in order to provide sufficient time for a successor to be groomed.
38th Nat’l Sports Fest concludes (Pics)
(Srilankamirror) – The 38th National Sports Festival, which saw cycling and walking events, was held at the Anuradhapura Harischandra ground from June 16 – June 17.
Perera hat-trick stuns Pakistan
(Srilankamirror) – Pakistan have been abysmal chasers in recent years in ODI cricket. Three hours of accumulation offered hope that tonight wouldn’t end in another failed pursuit. And then, as if all the accumulation had stretched their patience too taut, the dam broke. From 166 for 2 chasing 244, Pakistan disintegrated to 179 for 9. [...]
Sangakkara takes Sri Lanka to 243
(Srilankamirror) – For more than three-fifths of the innings, Pakistan’s bowlers were disciplined and their fielding was passable. Then Umar Gul dropped Kumar Sangakkara, when on 35 off 82 deliveries. Then came the batting Powerplay. Sangakkara carted 62 off his last 48 deliveries, and Sri Lanka reached the kind of total Pakistan have struggled to [...]
‘SLPL will go ahead as planned’
(Srilankamirror) – The Sri Lanka Premier League would go ahead as planned even without non participation of Indian players, Sri Lankan Cricket secretary said on Friday. “We will go ahead with the tournament with or without Indian players,” SLC secretary Nishantha Ranatunga told reporters. Ranatunga, however, said that SLC had not been officially told that [...]
SLC announces reserve days for Pakistan ODIs
(Srilankamirror) – Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has made a provision for reserve days for the two remaining ODIs against Pakistan in Colombo. Pakistan made the request after the third ODI on Wednesday was washed out. The matches are scheduled for Saturday and Monday and rain is forecast for both days. The five-match series stands at [...]
Rain washes out 03rd ODI
(Srilankamirror) – Rains allowed only 6.2 overs of play in the third ODI between Sri Lanka and Pakistan at the R Premadasa Stadium yesterday (June 13), leaving the series level at 1-1.
No move to ban Malinga: Sri Lanka Cricket
(Srilankamirror) – Sri Lanka Cricket has not even thought of banning any player, let alone fast bowler and ICC T20 Ambassador, Lasith Malinga, The Hindu reports. “I vehemently deny this story which is a figment of imagination of some vested interests,” said Sri Lanka Cricket president Upali Dharmadasa, when asked if there were any moves [...]
