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Mon, 18 Jan 2021 Today's Paper
16 Jan 2021 - 0 - 116
Prof. Arjuna de Silva, the Chairman of the medical panel of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), told the Daily Mirror: ’’Moeen Ali is now COVID-19 negative and has joined the team bio-bubble in the hotel’’.
15 Jan 2021 - 0 - 348
Kusal Mendis, who was twice hit by Joe Root while fielding at short leg, is okay and will bat, according to team sources. It is to be seen whether the team management would want him to bat at number five instead of at three.
15 Jan 2021 - 0 - 101
Sri Lanka’s bowling coach David Saker admitted that the home side had not been good enough to combat an authoritative Joe Root and failed to put pressure on debutant Dan Lawrence early in his innings, as England piled on a 180-run first innings lead to take command of the first Test by the end of the second day in Galle today.
15 Jan 2021 - 0 - 68
Defending champion Sharmal Dissanayake, the top seed, and Yasitha de Silva, the bottom seeded player, booked their berths to the final of the Men’s Opens singles final of the 105th National Tennis Championships when they recorded easy wins in the semi-finals played at the SLTA tennis courts in Greenpath, Colombo on Friday.
15 Jan 2021 - 0 - 66
It has been by no means plain sailing on a pitch with prodigious turn, but Roots skill in scoring all around the wicket secured him an 18th test century and he will resume on the third morning with Jos Buttler (7 not out).
14 Jan 2021 - 1 - 285
Rob Lewis, who flew out last March before the original tour was aborted over the coronavirus, and decided to stay until England returned, said he was ’’very frustrated’’ by the turn of events.
14 Jan 2021 - 0 - 126
Bess, who returned figures of 5-30, combined with paceman Stuart Broad, who took three wickets, as Sri Lanka were all out in two sessions as the two-Test series resumed in Galle after the original tour was aborted over the coronavirus in March.
13 Jan 2021 - 0 - 106
Wet weather has already restricted Sri Lanka’s preparations for today’s Test, and while the forecast suggests dry conditions at the start of play today, there is rain forecast over the course of the match.
13 Jan 2021 - 0 - 123
But the injured pair of batsman Dhananjaya de Silva and pace bowler Kasun Rajitha will miss the series starting on Thursday after being part of the 2-0 Test series defeat in South Africa this month.
12 Jan 2021 - 0 - 83
Top seed Sharmal Dissanayake along with second seed Yasitha de Silva and seventh seed Chathruya Nilaweera advanced to the Men’s Singles semi-finals of the 105th National Tennis Championships by recording victorious in their respective quarter-finals played at the SLTA Courts in Green Path today.
12 Jan 2021 - 0 - 185
The Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) and the Eagles’ Golf Links will host the Commander’s Cup 2021 annual golf tournament for men and women from January 23 at China Bay in Trincomalee.
11 Jan 2021 - 0 - 159
The 105th National Tennis Championship which was scheduled to be played last year but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic got underway at the SLTA tennis courts in Greenpath, Colombo.
11 Jan 2021 - 1 - 175
Sri Lanka wicketkeeper-batsman Niroshan Dickwella said the absence of fast-bowler Jofra Archer and talismanic all-rounder Ben Stokes, along with three further players from the English side, could tip the scales in Sri Lanka’s favour in the upcoming Test series between the two sides which is scheduled to kick-off on Thursday in Galle.
11 Jan 2021 - 0 - 278
This will be a decisive year for European Pro-Licence Coach, Amir Alagic from Bosnia who is Sri Lanka’s Head Coach, according to Anura de Silva, President of the Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL).
11 Jan 2021 - 0 - 192
They resumed day five at 98-2, needing a further 309 runs after being set a huge 407 to win when Australia declared their second innings at tea Sunday on 312 for six.
11 Jan 2021 - 0 - 68
India have agreed to travel to Brisbane this week to play the fourth Test, Cricket Australia (CA) Chief Executive, Nick Hockley said today, ending a week of uncertainty around the match.
11 Jan 2021 - 0 - 89
England are eager to extend their solid form in Test cricket but face a tough challenge in their two-match series in Sri Lanka, Coach Chris Silverwood said today.
08 Jan 2021 - 0 - 1366
Thiyumi Abeysinghe is one of the youngest Women’s National Tennis Champions in Sri Lanka winning both Singles and Doubles titles, having represented the country at many international events.
08 Jan 2021 - 0 - 154
Spinner Akila Dananjaya was cleared to return to international cricket by the International Cricket Council (ICC).
08 Jan 2021 - 0 - 976
“National player Shehan Jayasuriya, who represented Sri Lanka in both ODIs and T20i formats have informed SLC, that he will no longer be available for the selection of domestic or international cricket tournaments with immediate effect,” the statement read.
07 Jan 2021 - 0 - 141
The tour was one to forget for Dimuth Karunaratne’s men with the squad being plagued with injuries and several players failing to hit their straps in what was the team’s first Test match assignment since January last year.
07 Jan 2021 - 1 - 560
This was revealed by SJB MP, Thushara Indunil Amarasena who questioned as to how SLC spent this amount despite the assurance that the organisation of the tournament was handed over to a private company.
07 Jan 2021 - 0 - 347
“Most of the sports could start in a few weeks under the medical guidelines which have been issued by the Ministry of Health,” Rajapaksa told Daily Mirror in an interview on Wednesday.
06 Jan 2021 - 0 - 697
Although the exact dates of the tournament are still to be announced, Daily Mirror understands that the tournament could be organized within the space of two months and played in a bio-secure bubble adhering to health guidelines.
06 Jan 2021 - 0 - 637
“I am more than happy to have sports personalities who are eligible to represent Sri Lanka. We should also remember they have the right to represent the country, so I have opened the gates, and would give my total support to make sure Sri Lanka sports benefit from possible sources. I’ve already noticed that the Football Federation of Sri Lanka and some other organizations have made great progress,” Rajapaksa told Daily Mirror.
06 Jan 2021 - 0 - 166
“I have not been told anything yet, but I assume that that must be the case (opening the batting). I see the top four as pretty similar roles to be honest and I bat pretty similarly in all of them. So, I am happy to bat in any of those positions but I think it is quite likely I will open,” he said.
06 Jan 2021 - 0 - 269
Jayasena one of the finest forwards produced by Sri Lanka having started off his career at Police Sports Club, moved to Kandy Sports Club where he continued to excel in the forward pack.
06 Jan 2021 - 0 - 278
According to sources, the second PCR tests were conducted for all players and support staff and the result of Ali’s test was adverse, while all other players were negative.
05 Jan 2021 - 0 - 182
Regular opener Warner has been racing to be fit for the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) test starting Thursday after missing the first two matches in Adelaide and Melbourne with a groin strain.
05 Jan 2021 - 0 - 296
Veterans Angelo Mathews and Dinesh Chandimal and senior seamer Suranga Lakmal are all due to rejoin the squad, captain Dimuth Karunaratne said after his side were beaten by 10 wickets by South Africa at The Wanderers Stadium.
18 Jan 2021
