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Graham Thorpe death: Former England cricketer dies at age 55

5Aug

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Graham Thorpe death: Former England cricketer dies at age 55

Former England cricket star Graham Thorpe has died at the age of 55, the England and Wales Cricket Board have confirmed. “It is with great sadness that we share the news that Graham Thorpe, MBE, has passed away. “There seem to be no appropriate words to describe the deep shock we feel at Graham's death. “More than one of England’s finest-ever batters, he was a beloved member of the cricket family and revered by fans all over the world. His skill was unquestioned, and his abilities and achievements across a 13-year international career brought so much happiness to his teammates and England and Surrey CCC supporters alike. Later, as a coach, he guided the best England Men's talent to some incredible victories across all formats of the game.

Australia look for redemption after week of crying shame

30Mar

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Main Story, SPORTS

Australia look for redemption after week of crying shame

Embattled Australia go back to the business of playing cricket Friday after a week of scandal, suspensions, confessions and torrents of tears.When Australia take the field at the Wanderers in Johannesburg for the fourth and final Test against South Africa, it will be a very different-looking side which was trounced in the ill-fated match at Cape Town. There will be no sign of disgraced trio Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft while, up in the stands, coach Darren Lehmann will oversee his last match before stepping down. Captain Smith looked a broken man at a tearful press conference in Sydney after being banished and suspended for a year for his role in the ball-tampering scandal which shredded his reputation and rocked the sport. "I take full responsibility, I made a s...

Revello Sweetens 139th ‘Battle of the Blues’ as Official Chocolate Partner

23Feb

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Business

Revello Sweetens 139th ‘Battle of the Blues’ as Official Chocolate Partner

Ceylon Biscuits Limited’s premium chocolate brand Revello, enjoyed for its rich and delectable chocolates, will sweeten this year’s 139th 'Battle of the Blues’ Royal-Thomian cricket encounter as the official chocolate partner. The Revello sponsorship was presented to officials of both schools during the Royal-Thomian media conference held recently. The Royal-Thomian has a rich and colourful history and is the second-longest uninterrupted cricket series in the world. The match is even older than the Ashes, having been played for 138 years continuously. The match is looked forward to by both young and old, male and female and even those who have no connection with either school would turn up and enjoy the celebrations. As a brand Revello is synonymous with premium quality chocolate...

We played as a Family – Dinesh Chandimal

19Feb

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SPORTS

We played as a Family – Dinesh Chandimal

Dinesh Chandimal, the Sri Lankan skipper, believed that his side had begun to gel as a unit, leaving behind their recent disappointments. He also added that the confidence from the tour will help them in the upcoming days. Sri Lanka had underperformed to quite an extent last year, but made a superlative turnaround on this tour as they clinched silverware across formats, with the latest being the clean sweep over in the two-match Twenty20 International series. The win in the Tri-nation series, involving Zimbabwe and the hosts, was the beginning of their turnaround and they continued to do well since then by clinching the two-match Test series and the subsequent T20I one. They had arrived in Dhaka after 23 defeats in 29 ODIs in 2017 and eight successive losses in T20Is. They wer...

Cricket : Australia Coach Darren Lehmann to step down after 2019 Ashes

27Dec

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World

Cricket : Australia Coach Darren Lehmann to step down after 2019 Ashes

Australian Cricket coach Darren Lehmann has made a statement on December 25, that he will step down from his position after the 2019 Ashes series in England. The 47-year-old who was named as the coach for the Australian team in the year 2013, will lead Australia’s World Cup defense in England before they attempt to win an away Ashes series for the first time since 2001. Coach Lehmann stated that he enjoyed the role but at that point, after the Ashes series, he would walk away as “too much time and too much travel” were involved.

Cricket: The third Ashes test in Perth called Lunch

18Dec

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World

Cricket: The third Ashes test in Perth called Lunch

Lunch was called early without a ball being bowled on the final day of the rain-hit third Ashes Test in Perth today, December 18. Showers and overnight water damage to the pitch prevented any play in the first session, raising England’s hopes of remaining alive in the series. Australia need just six more wickets to reclaim the Ashes. A draw would mean England can still retain the Ashes with wins in the last two Tests in Melbourne and Sydney. England were 132 for four, trailing by 127 runs with Dawid Malan on 28 and Jonny Bairstow on 14.

Chandika Hathurusingha appointed SLC head coach

9Dec

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LOCAL

Chandika Hathurusingha appointed SLC head coach

Chandika Hathurusingha has been appointed head coach of Sri Lanka national team. He will take on the from December 20 onwards. Hathurusingha resigned in October as Bangladesh’s coach after guiding the national team.

A warning to Sri Lanka Cricket officials and Clubs from the Minister of Sports

7Dec

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A warning to Sri Lanka Cricket officials and Clubs from the Minister of Sports

Sri Lanka struggled and dragged the third and final test match against India to a draw yesterday (December 6). In response to the current Sri Lanka Cricket is at present, the Minister of Sports Dayasiri Jayasekara had nothing but strong words on the sport during today’s Cabinet media briefing. The minister started off by reminding that there has been a great collapse in the sport during the past eight years. ” But earlier all this was under the surface. Today when we speak with people like Mahela (Jayawardene) and Sanga (Kumar Sangakkara) they emphasize that we need to improve domestic cricket in the country.” he said. Min. Jayasekara also pointed out that everyone (Players and officials) is under the thumbs of ‘Sports Clubs’ because they (players and officials) need the votes ...

Cricket: Fourth test match between SL and India ends

6Dec

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LOCAL

Cricket: Fourth test match between SL and India ends

The fourth Test match between Sri Lanka and India was held in Delhi yesterday, December 04. Chasing a target of 410, Sri Lanka scored 31 runs for the loss of three wickets to end the day. India initially won the toss and elected to bat first and scored 536 for 7 wickets, in reply the Sri Lankan team was all out for 373. India were 246 for 5 in their second innings. Accordingly, the target for Sri Lanka was set at 410 runs. Sri Lanka’s first wicket fell to 14 runs when Sadeera Samarawickrama scored 5.

Cricket: Players experience breathing difficulties at SL-India final test

5Dec

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LOCAL

Cricket: Players experience breathing difficulties at SL-India final test

It is the fourth day of the third and final test between Sri Lanka and India. At the end of the third day, Sri Lanka scored 356 for the loss of nine wickets at the end of 130 deliveries. At stumps on the third day, Sri Lanka were trailing by 180 runs with a wicket to spare with overnight batsman and skipper Dinesh Chandimal unbeaten at 147 runs. Meanwhile, the Delhi air pollution levels were greatly noticeable throughout the test match, especially on the second day of play where the game was stopped repeatedly due to breathing and respiratory difficulties experienced by the Sri Lankan side while fielding. Speaking to media, Acting Secretary to the Board of Cricket Control of India, Amithabh Chaudhry, said Delhi pollution levels will be examined for international matches in the ...