Colombo Gazette
Sports
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Yuvraj diagnosed with cancer
Yuvraj Singh, who played a stellar role in India’s ODI World Cup triumph last year, has been diagnosed with cancer and is...
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Lee out of ODI tri-series
Australian paceman Brett Lee will miss the entire tri one-day series against India and Sri Lanka after being diagnosed with a broken...
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Mahela sold for $ 1.4 mn at IPL
Mahela Jayawardene was bought by the Delhi Daredevils for $ 1.4 mn, while his Sri Lankan teammate Muttiah Muralitharan was picked up...
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UPDATE: Sri Lanka PM XI match abandoned
The Australian Prime Minister’s X1 one-day cricket match against Sri Lanka in Canberra was abandoned today following heavy rain. It was due...
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Australia continues domination over India
By Dinouk Colombage India recorded their fifth straight loss in Australia as they went down by 31 runs in the first...
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Mahela among expensive IPL players
Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene is among the top players commanding the highest prices at the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction for...
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Holyfield meets the President
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa is seen here inspecting the ear of former world boxing champion Evander Holyfield when the latter called...
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Sanga maintains top Test ranking
Former Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara continues to maintain his number one position in the latest ICC Test rankings for batsmen. Sangakkara...
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Haddin may miss tri-series opener
Australia’s woefully out of form wicketkeeper Brad Haddin could be replaced by Matthew Wade behind the stumps in the first three one-dayers...
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Dharmadasa backs SLC changes
Sri Lanka Cricket Board President Upali Dharmadasa has backed the major changes announced recently in the cricket management and team. In a...
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Clarke and Ponting smother India
By Dinouk Colombage India’s chances of regaining some pride in the fourth and final test in Australia took a serve beating...
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Ford named new cricket coach
South Africa Graham Ford was named today as the new coach of the Sri Lankan national cricket team. He will replace Geoff...
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MU legends to visit Sri Lanka
Two legends of top British football club Manchester United (MU) will visit Sri Lanka this week on a promotional tour for a...
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Dilshan resigns from team captaincy
Sri Lanka cricket captain T.M. Dilshan has sent a letter to the cricket board saying he is resigning as the team captain....
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Sri Lankan cricket selectors should be sacked: ex-captain
By Easwaran Rutnam COLOMBO, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) — Former Sri Lankan cricket captain turned politician Arjuna Ranatunga says the current national...