SL players get Board nod for IPL, but no to Chennai ties

The Sri Lankan cricket Board has decided to allow its cricketers to participate in the Indian Premier League (IPL) but directed them not to play in Chennai. On Tuesday, the governing council of the......

SL players refuse to sign new contracts over salary row

Sri Lanka's upcoming Test series against Bangladesh was thrown into disarray after the country's cricketers refused to sign central contracts due to a pay dispute despite an extended deadline that......

BCCI adamant Indians will not play SL T20

The inaugural Sri Lanka Premier League will go ahead next month without the Indian cricketers after talks failed with the Indian board (BCCI), Sri Lankan sports minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage......

SL players fixing matches since 1992: Tillakaratne

The ghost of match-fixing has returned to haunt international cricket, with former Sri Lanka skipper Hashan Tillakaratne claiming his country has been rigging matches since 1992. He also questioned......

SL media criticise sports minister for IPL u-turn

The Sri Lankan media on Saturday criticised sports minister Mahindanada Aluthgamage demanding his resignation after he was forced to make an u-turn on his directive that Sri Lankan players in the......