New Zealand wary of World Cup dreams being washed away

New Zealand captain Kane Williamson insisted Wednesday his team will ’’focus on cricket’’ when they face a potentially make-or-break clash with Sri Lanka, shrugging off fears that rain may return to wash away their World Cup dreams.

SLC invites members of Interim Committee to form an independent committee

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has invited the three retired judges, who were part of the Interim Committee formed by Minister Roshan Ranasinghe on Monday, to form an independent committee of its own.

'Betting' Shammi or Roshan; President must decide: Roshan

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has to decide whether he wants me or ’Betting’ Shammi, Minister of Sports Roshan Ranasinghe told Parliament while dropping bomb shells on Sri Lanka Cricket ( SLC).

Parliament to pass resolution to remove SLC office bearers

Parliament sessions were suspended to hold a party leaders’ meeting to decide on bringing a resolution to remove the SLC officials.

Lyndon named first woman chair of New Zealand Cricket

Diana Lyndon was on Wednesday named New Zealand Cricket’s first woman chair in its 129-year history, the organisation said.

Allan Donald: I almost thought of going onto the field and saying ‘Enough’s enough, we don’t stand for this’

Bangladesh bowling coach Allan Donald has said that it was difficult to watch the dismissal of Angelo Mathews, who was ‘Timed out’ in Delhi, and that his instinct was to walk out on the field and stop his skipper from going forward with his appeal.

Ten of the best: How Maxwell’s unforgettable knock compares with other ODI classics

Australia star Glenn Maxwell produced one of the all-time great - if not the greatest - innings in a men’s ODI at the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup. We look at how it compares among 10 of the most memorable knocks in the 50-over format.

Australia’s Maxwell in ’full body pain’ during ’greatest-ever’ ODI innings

Glenn Maxwell said his entire body was in pain and that he almost retired during an epic match-winning double century for Australia at the 50-overs World Cup, hailed Wednesday as the greatest one-day knock of all time.

SLC accuses Interim Committee of removing vital documents, threatens legal action

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) said today that members of the Interim Committee, who were briefly in operation after their appointments, have removed vital project-related payment vouchers and documentation from the SLC premises.

Dissolving Sri Lanka Cricket: Will Sri Lanka face ICC sanctions?

Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe took the drastic step of dissolving the Sri Lanka Cricket administration on Monday, appointing an interim committee, headed by 1996 World Cup winning captain Arjuna Ranatunga, in its place.

Shakib Al Hasan defends timed out appeal: Calls for ICC rule change if necessary

Shakib Al Hasan stood firm on his decision not to withdraw the timed out appeal against Sri Lanka’s Angelo Mathews during BAN vs SL World Cup 2023 match.

Australia’s Smith out as Afghanistan bat in World Cup clash

Star batsman Steve Smith was left out of Australia’s side for their World Cup clash against Afghanistan in Mumbai on Tuesday.

Sri Lankan junior golfers finish eighth in Malaysia

The Sri Lankan junior golfers secured the overall eighth position out of 14 teams at the World Junior Golf Tournament, held in Selangor, Malaysia.

Arjuna, Upali leave SLC premises following court order

In response to the interim order by the Court of Appeal, which suspended the operation of Sri Lanka Cricket’s Interim Committee, Arjuna Ranathunga, the appointed Chairman of the Committee and Upali Dharmadasa, a committee member, were seen leaving the SLC premises.

Court stays SLC Interim Committee

The Court of Appeal today issued an interim order suspending the operation of the gazette notification in respect of Sri Lanka Cricket’s Interim Committee appointed by the Sports Minister.

Azharuddin slapped with four corruption cases

Former Indian captain Mohammad Azharuddin has been slapped with four cases of alleged corruption, mere weeks prior to the Telangana assembly elections. The cricketer-turned-politician is planning to contest the elections from Jubilee Hills constituency.

DSS down Trinity by three runs on Parabola

D.S. Senanayake College recorded a close three run win on Parabola system over Trinity in the Under 19 inter-school limited over tournament encounter played at Wijerama Mawatha.

Mathews releases ‘video evidence’ to refute umpire’s two-minute claim

Angelo Mathews has refuted the fourth umpire Adrian Holdstock’s claims that the batter, who was ‘Timed out’ against Bangladesh, was not ready to face his first delivery within two minutes of walking in before his helmet broke, saying the team has video evidence of him being ready in time.

Sri Lanka cricket in shambles

Hours after Sports Minister Roshan Ranasingha appointed an interim committee headed by former cricketer Arjuna Ranatunga to assume control of Sri Lanka Cricket yesterday, an angry President Ranil Wickremesinghe telephoned Ranasingha and asked for an immediate explanation as to why he had made such a move without consulting him or the cabinet.

Virat Kohli, India’s cricket icon with the magic touch

Virat Kohli on Sunday made a 49th one-day international century, taking him level with Sachin Tendulkar’s all-time record, but he will remain wary of any comparisons with his fellow cricket icon.

South Africa can ’turn tables’ after huge India defeat

South Africa coach Rob Walter insisted they could ’’turn the tables’’ if they meet India again in the World Cup despite a colossal 243-run defeat by the unbeaten hosts.

’It hurts’, says Buttler as champions England crash out

England skipper Jos Buttler admitted that ’’it hurts’’ to see his defending champions knocked out of the Cricket World Cup.

Zaman hits maiden World Cup century to give Pakistan hope

Swashbuckling opener Fakhar Zaman scored a maiden World Cup century on Saturday as Pakistan attempted to chase down New Zealand’s mammoth 401-6 to stay in the World Cup.

Dutch to keep up helter-skelter running as ’it’s in our DNA’

Dutch coach Ryan Cook vowed his team will keep up their helter-skelter running at the World Cup as ’’it’s in our DNA’’ to take risks.

Ton-up Hirun steers St Joseph’s to victory

Hirun Kapurubandara continued to torment the opposition bowlers when he slammed his third century in six days to help St. Joseph’s College coast to a convincing eight-wicket win over Royal College in their Under-19 Inter-Schools Limited Overs Cricket Tournament encounter played at Darley Road.

Second Unofficial Test ends in a draw at Dambulla

The second Unofficial Test between the Sri Lanka Emerging Team and the visiting Bangladesh Emerging Team ended in a draw at the Rangiri Dambulla Stadium today.

Resign now, Sports Minister tells Sri Lanka Cricket

As the fallout of Sri Lanka’s embarrassing 302-run defeat to India in the Cricket World Cup continues, Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe has called for the immediate resignation of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), threatening drastic action if they do not.

Netherlands make 179 against Afghanistan in key World Cup clash

Afghanistan restricted error-plagued Netherlands to 179 all out on Friday as they chased a victory which would keep them in the hunt for a World Cup semi-final place.

Nepal, Oman qualify for T20 World Cup 2024

Nepal secured an eight-wicket victory over the United Arab Emirates in the Asian qualifiers semifinal, while Oman dominated Bahrain with a ten-wicket triumph.

SLC calls for explanation from coaching staff and selectors

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has expressed deep concern and disappointment regarding the Sri Lanka National Team’s performance in the ongoing World Cup 2023, especially their recent loss to India.