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What Do Sri Lankan Fans Think? Ranking the Top Contenders for the FIFA World Cup 2026

With the FIFA World Cup 2026 fast approaching, Sri Lankan football fans remain divided over who will lift the trophy. A Daily Mirror poll found no clear favourite, with support spread across Spain, France, Argentina, Portugal, England and Brazil.

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'He'll go down as one of the legends’: De Kock bows out of ODIs

17 Nov 2023

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Australia beat South Africa to reach World Cup final

16 Nov 2023

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Jayasuriya guides SSC to an innings win

16 Nov 2023

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Chilaw Marians CC Ladies’ record big win

16 Nov 2023

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Sports Minister orders probe into Pramodya’s match-fixing allegations

16 Nov 2023

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Sports Minister orders probe into Pramodya’s match-fixing allegations

16 Nov 2023

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Minister of sports Roshan Ranasinghe has ordered a probe on Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) selection committee Chairman Pramodya Wickramasinghe’s statement where he had made allegations on match fixing and betting.

'Threat to my life and family’: Roshan complains to Speaker

16 Nov 2023

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Claiming that there are threats to his life and his family, Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe requested the Speaker to look into his security.

Sports Minister’s security increased to 10 MSD personnel amidst threats

16 Nov 2023

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In response to reported threats on the life of Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe, three additional police officers from the Ministerial Security Division (MSD) have been assigned to strengthen his security detail.

Shami achieves huge World Cup record

15 Nov 2023

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Mohammed Shami has now completed 50 wickets in World Cup matches through the course of his latest spell against New Zealand in the 2023 semi-final. Remarkably, the speed veteran became the fastest cricketer in history to achieve the landmark figure, in terms of matches as well as in terms of number of balls bowled.

India beat New Zealand by 70 runs to reach World Cup final

15 Nov 2023

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Virat Kohli scored a record-breaking 50th one-day international hundred and Mohammed Shami took seven wickets as India beat New Zealand by 70 runs to reach the Cricket World Cup final on Wednesday.

Colombo South 2 coast to eight wicket win

15 Nov 2023

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Colombo South 2 coasted to a convincing eight wicket win over Colombo South 3 in the ongoing Under 15 Provincial Youth League limited over tournament encounter played at Pannipitiya.

Trinity, St. Joseph’s book berths to semis

15 Nov 2023

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Defending champions Trinity College and St Joseph’s College booked their berths to the semi finals of the Under 19 Division One Tier ‘A’ inter-school limited over cricket tournament when they came out victorious against Mahanama College Colombo and last year’s runners up Richmond College in the quarter final encounters played at Kandana and Thurstan ground.

Mohammad Hafeez assigned as Director

15 Nov 2023

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Former Test captain Mohammad Hafeez has been given the responsibility of Director – Pakistan Men’s Cricket Team.

World Cup debacle sees Azam quit in major Pakistan shake-up

15 Nov 2023

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Pakistan cricket underwent a major shake-up on Wednesday in the aftermath of the team’s World Cup flop as Babar Azam quit as skipper with Shan Masood becoming Test captain, Shaheen Shah Afridi taking the reins of the white-ball side while coaches were downgraded.

Babar Azam resigns as Pakistan captain in all formats

15 Nov 2023

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Pakistan’s Babar Azam has stepped down as captain across all formats of the game following the team’s league-stage exit at the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023.

Kohli scores record 50th one-day international hundred

15 Nov 2023

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India’s Virat Kohli scored a record 50th one-day international hundred when he reached three figures in the World Cup semi-final against New Zealand in Mumbai on Wednesday.

David Beckham joins Sachin Tendulkar at the India-New Zealand semi-final showdown

15 Nov 2023

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Football legend David Beckham was seen with cricketing icon and fellow UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Sachin Tendulkar during the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 semi-final between India and New Zealand in Mumbai.

SLC files defamation suit against Sports Minister

15 Nov 2023

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Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) said it has filed a defamation lawsuit before the Colombo District Court against Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs Roshan Ranasinghe, seeking damages amounting to Rs. 2.4 billion.

COPE Chairman bought over by SLC: Sajith alleges

15 Nov 2023

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Sri Lanka’s cricket crisis has taken a chaotic turn with some members of the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) and its chairman Ranjith Bandara accusing each other of mishandling the probe on Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC).

COPE dodging relevant issues on SLC; appoint separate Parliamentary Committee: Roshan

15 Nov 2023

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Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe requested the Speaker to appoint a separate Parliamentary Committee, chaired by an opposition MP, to conduct an investigation into Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) instead of the investigations by the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE).

Trinity bag Junior Novices Weightlifting Title

15 Nov 2023

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Trinity College, Kandy won the Junior Novices Boys’ Weightlifting Championship 2023, conducted by the Sri Lanka Weightlifting Federation and held in Polonnaruwa.

India gets its way with 'outrageous' pitch demand for World Cup semifinal

15 Nov 2023

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The cricket world is up in arms over claims India has got its way after making an “outrageous” demand for their World Cup semifinal.

Rivals ready for semi-final as South Africa battle Australia in Kolkata

15 Nov 2023

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These two rivals know each other extremely well, with a famed history at previous editions of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup and a host of recent battles prior to this tournament.

Prabath, Manoj, guide SSC to third win

15 Nov 2023

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A match bag of nine wickets by spinner Prabath Jayasuriya and a half ton by Manoj Sarathchandra helped SSC to record a comfortable innings and 62 run win over Colts CC in the Major Club three day cricket tournament played at the Colts ground. This was SSC’s third outright win of the tournament.

Madushan and Chamindi come on top

15 Nov 2023

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The 5km half event of the All Island School Games conducted by the Ministry of Education and sponsored by Nestle Lanka Pvt Ltd under the brand Nestomalt which concluded at Galle saw W.H. Kavindu Madushan of Kaburuwala National College and K.Y. Chamindi of Makandura Central coming out on top in the boys and girls categories respectively.

SLC rebuked for its weak processes

14 Nov 2023

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The Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) rebuked Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) for following weak processes in performing its activities.

India faces familiar NZ hurdle in WC semis

14 Nov 2023

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India has looked invincible in the tournament. They have a clean sheet of nine wins and are just two wins away from laying their hands on the World Cup for the third time.

'Save the art of reverse swing' - Waqar Younis offers unique suggestion to ICC

14 Nov 2023

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Pakistan fast-bowling legend Waqar Younis raised the topic of reverse swing as a dying art in modern-day white-ball cricket and gave a unique suggestion to the International Cricket Council (ICC) to reinvigorate the lost skill in the One-Day Internationals format.

Sports Minister refutes PMD report on Cabinet decision for Interim Cricket committees

14 Nov 2023

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Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe refutes the President’s Media Division (PMD) report, asserting that there were no discussions or Cabinet directives regarding future appointments to interim committees.

Cabinet takes charge of SLC’s future interim committee appointments

14 Nov 2023

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Amidst the recent dispute between President Ranil Wickremesinghe and Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe over the appointment of an interim committee for Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), the Cabinet has decided that any future interim committee appointments for SLC must receive Cabinet approval.

Sri Lanka Cricket Selection Committee Chief exposes conspiracies behind cricket

14 Nov 2023

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Chairman of Sri Lanka Cricket Selection Committee Pramodya Wickramasinghe pointed fingers at certain individuals vying for power in the Sri Lanka Cricket Board, brokers involved in match-fixing and those attempting to secure spots in the national team as contributors to the challenges faced by Sri Lankan cricket.

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