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  • MUMBAI, Tuesday: Mahendra Singh Dhoni is no longer an automatic choice in one-day internationals and the former India captain needs to keep performing to be involved in the 2019 World Cup, chief selector MSK Prasad has said. The wicketkeeper-batsman announced his sudden and stunning retirement from test cricket midway through an Australia series in 2014, with the Boxing Day match in Melbourne being the last of his 90 appearances in the longer format. He has continued to compete in 50-over and Twenty20 in
    Dhoni no automatic choice, says India chief selector
    MUMBAI, Tuesday: Mahendra Singh Dhoni is no longer an automatic choice in one-day internationals and the former India captain needs to keep performing to be involved in the...
    2017-08-16 19:30:00
  • Boys’ U-18 doubles champions Udayachandra Srinath and Innthujan Selverathnaraja-Boys’ U-16 doubles champions, Ashen Silva and Vinuja Wijebandara
    Innthujan, Udayachandra win U-18 doubles title
    102nd Tennis Nationals and Junior Nationals:Innthujan Selverathnaraja and Udayachandra Srinath won the boys’ under-18 doubles title beating Nuwantha Dissanayaka and...
    2017-08-16 19:30:00
  • Nalanda and Royal into semi finals
    Singer U-17 Div. I Schools Cricket:Nalanda College, Colombo and Royal College, Colombo advanced to the semi finals of the ‘Singer Cup’ Under 17 division I inter...
    2017-08-16 19:30:00
  • BCCI to reward national men, women selectors
    The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have announced that they will be awarding Rs 15 lakh each to members of the men’s and women’s team selection...
    2017-08-16 19:30:00
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  • Pakistan batsman dies
    Cricket was struck by another tragic incident when a young Pakistan batsman Zubair Ahmed died after being struck by a bouncer during a game in Mardan.The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) took to micro-...
    2017-08-16 19:30:00
  • A dejected Sri Lanka team after their 3-0 whitewash against India at home. Pix AFP
    Has our cricket hit rock bottom or was India too strong?
    [Review of Test series]The recently concluded three-Test series between India and Sri Lanka left two things in mind – was India too strong for Sri Lanka or has Sri Lanka’s cricket at...
    2017-08-16 19:30:00
  • Western Province Chief Minister Isura Devapriya (extreme right) speaking at the media briefing while the chairman of Lanka Sportreizen and Chief Organiser of LSR Colombo Marathon Thilak Weerasinghe (extreme left), Chairman of Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau Udaya Nanayakkara (second from left) and Sports Minister Dayasiri Jayasekera look on. Picture by Rukmal Gamage
    Over 10,000 expected for 17th LSR Colombo Marathon
    The Lanka Sportreizen, Sri Lanka's best known tour operator and organizer of Colombo Marathon expects over 10,000 runners from various countries for the 17th LSR Colombo Marathon which will be...
    2017-08-16 19:30:00
  • Victorious Sri Lankan team with the trophy and chief guest. from left Thangadorei Akash, Kayla Perera, Vinod Weerasinghe, Armand Flamer Caldera, Januka Dilshan (captain), Taniya Balasuriya and CEO HSBC - Mark Prothero
    Sri Lanka clinch inaugural HSBC International Junior Golf C’ship
    Sri Lanka Juniors beat Pakistan Juniors in a thrilling finish to emerge champions of the inaugural HSBC International Junior Golf Championship, played in Ryder Cup Match-Play format, at the...
    2017-08-16 19:30:00
  • Sri Lanka Basketball Federation (SLBF) president Brig. Indunil Ranasinghe (centre) and Brother J. Kanthan (SLBF secretary) receiving the sponsorship from Head of Business, Global Content and Services, Dialog Axiata PLC., Mangala Hettiarachchi (left extreme)
    Under-19 Div. ‘A’ Basketball commences from Sept. 2
    All Island under-19 Division ‘A’ Basketball Championship 2017 organized by the Sri Lanka Schools Basketball Association and sponsored by ‘ThePapare.com’ for the second...
    2017-08-16 19:30:00
  • Sportsman Denzil Kobbekaduwa’s 25th death anniversary
    Lt. Gen. Denzil Kobbekaduwa one of the finest ruggerites and hockey player Kandy produced was remembered by sports loving fraternity, on his 25th death anniversary last Tuesday. Late Denzil was a...
    2017-08-16 19:30:00