Hathurusingha told to return to Colombo

Sri Lanka believed to be in mix to host Ind-Pak

The much-anticipated meeting between the BCCI and PCB heads took place in Dubai on Sunday afternoon, at the ICC headquarters. BCCI president Shashank Manohar, who is in Dubai in his role as the ICC chairman, met PCB chairman Shaharyar Khan to discuss a way to break the deadlock over the staging of a bilateral series between the two countries. Although there has been no official information on the outcome of the meeting yet, it is understood that one possible solution discussed at the meeting was

23 Nov, 2015

New Zealand rugby union great dies aged 40

New Zealand rugby union great Jonah Lomu has died aged 40. Lomu, who scored 43 tries in 73 matches for New Zealand between 1994 and 2002, was diagnosed with a serious kidney condition while still playing. It forced him to quit the game and he had a kidney transplant in 2004, but it stopped functioning in 2011. “Jonah was a legend of our game and loved by his many fans both here and around the world,” said New Zealand Rugby chief executive Steve Tew. “We’re lost for words and our heartfelt sy

18 Nov, 2015

Uncapped Jayasundera picked for NZ Tests

Uncapped opener Udara Jayasundera and rookie legspinner Jeffrey Vandersay have been selected in Sri Lanka’s Test squad for the tour of New Zealand. The 15-man squad, which features three spinners, four quicks and eight batsmen, has no room for opener Kaushal Silva and offspinner Tharindu Kaushal. Batsman Lahiru Thirimanne was also dropped from the squad altogether, after a being left out of Sri Lanka’s most recent Test, against West Indies. Kusal Mendis, the 20-year old wicketkeeper-batsman who

17 Nov, 2015