Mahela clears the air on India coaching Job

Mahela Jayawardene tweeted on  rumours  linking him to the India coaching job and said that while he was "flattered", he was not "looking at full-time positions right now".

Doc gets to foot of Lankan injury woes

Sri Lanka's cricketers have been suffering from high levels of injuries because most players are flat footed and wearing ill-fitting shoes, an expert said Monday  

SLC turn to Hathurusingha as Ford exits

Sri Lanka Cricket is reportedly in discussions with former national cricketer Chandika Hathurusingha to replace head coach Graham Ford. Fielding coach Nic Pothas has taken over during the interim.

Sri Lanka legends question Ford exit

As Sri Lanka begin their search for a ninth head coach in six years, Test champions Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardena have questioned the circumstances that led to Graham Ford's departure from the role.  

No approval for ‘unfit’ Lankan cricketers

Sports Minister Dayasiri Jayasekera has delayed approving the 15-man squad for the forthcoming series against Zimbabwe following reports of poor player fitness

Dhaka Dynamites rope in Asela Gunaratne

Sri Lankan all-rounder Asela Gunaratne is going to be a part of the defending champions Dhaka Dynamites for the upcoming season of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL).

Mahela pulls out of Lancashire stint

Former Sri Lanka batsman Mahela Jayawardene has pulled out of playing for Lancashire in this summer's T20 Blast for "personal reasons".

Afghanistan and Ireland given full test status

Afghanistan and Ireland will join the ranks of full test-playing nations after receiving the backing of the International Cricket Council's (ICC) conference on Thursday.

SLC turn to Hathurusingha as Ford exits

  Sri Lanka Cricket is reportedly in discussions with former national cricketer Chandika Hathurusingha to replace head coach Graham Ford. Fielding coach Nic Pothas has taken over during the interim  

Mahela supports Sri Lanka's under-fire cricketers

Former Sri Lanka cricketer turned coach; Mahela Jayawardene has come out in support of country’s national cricketers, whose lack of commitment on fitness have been criticized in public by all and sundry following team’s early exit from the Champions Trophy.

ICC set to introduce new nine-team Test schedule

Under the plans, the top nine Test nations in the world would each play three home and away series over a two-year cycle

Former Sri Lanka coach Moody in the running to replace Kumble as India coach

Former Australian allrounder Tom Moody is one of the favourites to become coach of India after Anil Kumble stepped down because of an "untenable partnership" with captain Virat Kohli.

Scoring 25-30 test centuries is my main aim –Karunaratne

Sanga 'couldn't dream' of matching youngster

Pakistan rout India, win Champions Trophy by 180 runs

Lankans likely at full strength against weaklings Zimbabwe

Hosts Sri Lanka is likely to go full strength against lowly ranked Zimbabwe to bolster their limited over rankings, when the bilateral tour begins in a fortnight in Galle.

Poor fitness, overuse key to injuries- Prof. de Silva

Poor overall fitness levels among Sri Lankan cricketers--particularly in comparison with team members of other countries--could be one reason for frequent injuries, a leading sports medicine doctor said this week.

Sunday will be a day to remember for cricket fans -Sanga

The final will be between India's batting and Pakistan's bowling, according to Sangakkara So, after two-and-a-half weeks of international cricket, some rain but plenty of great cricket and several surprises, we are all braced for a huge final – India versus Pakistan.

Mathews to lead SL against Zimbabwe

SLC to set-up cricket campus in Kandy

In an ambitious plan to stem the alarming slide of standards of the game, Sri Lanka Cricket has already set in motion the initial steps of setting up a cricket campus in Kandy.

Jayantha Dharmadasa offered to resign after CT exit

Sri Lanka Cricket vice-president Jayantha Dharmadasa has offered to resign ‘taking responsibility’ for the Champions Trophy exit, mirrorcricket.lk learns.

Starc out as Australia confirm Bangladesh tour

Pace spearhead Mitchell Starc was ruled out as Australia confirmed their upcoming Test tour of Bangladesh on Friday, two years after their last visit was cancelled over security fears.

ODI cricket returns to Galle, Hambantota

Galle International Cricket ground will host its first ODI match in 17-years when Zimbabwe play two of the five ODI’s on June 30 and July 2.

India beat Bangladesh, meet Pakistan in Sunday's final

India pair Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have put on a masterful batting display in their Champions Trophy semi-final against Bangladesh at Edgbaston to storm into Sunday's decider against Pakistan.

Angelo Mathews – A man who has met with triumph and disaster…

"He's the king, and we all look up to him.” This was a statement made by Angelo Mathews on Kumar Sangakkara, 

Mahanama slams Sri Lanka’s poor fielding for the CT exit

Former Sri Lanka World Cup winning cricketer Roshan Mahanama had said the players themselves were to be blamed for their three-wicket loss to Pakistan in a Champions Trophy virtual quarterfinal played Monday.  

Malinga ready to play till 2019 World Cup (VIDEO)

Lasith Malinga who made his return to ODI cricket after a long injury lay-off during the Champions Trophy says he is ready...

Ford optimistic about future

Graham Ford is impressed with the promised their shows particularly against India when they produced one of the most spectacular chases in Sri Lanka’s recent history to scale down a mammoth 321 with four wickets in hand.

India to begin SL tour in July

The Indian Cricket Team will begin a 50-day tour of Sri Lanka next month, according to reliable sources. According to the highly placed sources in the Indian Cricket Board, Team India is scheduled to reach Colombo on July 19.  

Sri Lanka left ruing after costly mistakes – Sanga

A Sri Lanka versus Pakistan virtual quarter-final was always likely to be an intriguing encounter with anunpredictable outcome