Thiwanka wins boxing bronze medal

Retired Judge to probe match fixing claims

Sri Lanka Cricket has invited Retired Judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka, Justice Rohini Marasinghe to conduct an independent inquiry into the allegations of match fixing against Panadura CC and Kalutara PCC. The Judge (Rtd.) will evaluate the reports of the inquiries conducted by the SLC appointed Panel of Inquiry led by Asela Rekawa Attorney-at-Law and that of the Ministry of Sports conducted by Palitha Kumarasingha PC, as well as conduct her own inquiry and pronounce a final judgment as

26 May, 2018

Afridi to lead World XI at Lords fund-raiser

Pakistan’s flamboyant all-rounder?Shahid Afridi?will lead the?ICC World XI?in an exhibition Twenty20 International against West Indies after?Eoin Morgan?was ruled out of the May 31 game with a fractured finger. All the proceeds from the fund-raiser at the Lord’s will be used to redevelop stadia in the Caribbean, damaged due to hurricanes last year. “Shahid Afridi will captain the ICC World XI in the absence of Eoin Morgan,” the International Cricket Council tweeted. Morgan suffered the injury

30 May, 2018

Dhananjaya quits tour after father’s murder

The father of Sri Lankan cricket allrounder?Dhananjaya de Silva?was shot dead by unidentified gunmen on the eve of the national team’s departure to the West Indies on Friday, police said. The player’s father Ranjan, a local politician, was gunned down in?Ratmalana, a suburb of the capital?Colombo, close to midnight on Thursday, police said. An investigation is underway but no arrests have been made. Cricket officials said 26-year-old de Silva withdrew from the tour that involves three Test mat

25 May, 2018