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Mathews appointed ODI, T-20 captain

Sri Lanka Cricket?s National Selection Panel has appointed Angelo Mathews as the White-Ball Captain of the National team on a long term basis. Mathews, who earlier led the team in all formats, agreed to once again lead the team in the white-ball format, following a request made by the SLC President Thilanga Sumathipala. ?I invited Angelo to reconsider and accept the captaincy once again, further to the lengthy discussions I had with the Head Coach, Selectors and the Management of the SLC,? Sum

09 Jan, 2018

Bodybuilder denies allegations against him

By Ashanthi Warunasuriya Sri Lankan bodybuilder Lucion Pushparaj denied allegations he had taken a banned substance to enhance his performance. Pushparaj told The Sunday Leader online that he was accused of taking?performance-enhancing drugs by the?Sri Lanka Body Building Federation. He accused the federation of attempting to tarnish his image and prevent him from taking part in international events representing Sri Lanka. The bodybuilder said that if not for his sponsor, Riococo Worldwide,

06 Jan, 2018

Jauncey begins stint with Sri Lanka

Dr. Phil Jauncey, the Australian based performance psychologist, who was invited by Sri Lanka Cricket to help raise the performance levels of the national cricket team, started his stint with the Sri Lankan team on Wednesday, 03rd?January, 2018 at the SLC headquarters, the Sri Lanka Cricket board said today. ?We invited Jauncey to work with us at the request of our New Head Coach Chandika Hathurusingha, who wanted us to bring him here to work with our players,? Said Thilanga Sumathipala, Presid

04 Jan, 2018