Fast bowler Lasith Malinga took a record third hat-trick as Sri Lanka secured a four-wicket victory over Australia in the fifth and final ODI.
Paul Collingwood has been dropped from both the England Twenty20 and one-day squads announced for the upcoming fixtures against Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka star Kumar Sangakkara has called on his side to find "new ways of winning Tests" after a 1-0 series loss to England.
Sri Lanka Cricket is seeking government grants and a soft loan to meet part of the $69-million it spent on co-hosting the 2011 World Cup.
Soon after Tillakaratne Dilshan been named man of the match in the drawn second Test against England he was doubting his prospects of playing in th
Former Sri Lanka test captain Hashan Tillakaratne said on Tuesday he will tell the ICC that matches were fixed during his career.
Sri Lanka’s cricket authorities on Monday named all-rounder Tillakaratne Dilshan as captain for the upcoming tour of England.
Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara has resigned as captain of their limited-overs team after their World Cup final loss to India on Saturday.
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was ready for potential pillory after taking a couple of gambles that could have easily backfired.
Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni struck a dramatic six to bring the World Cup to India on Saturday after Sri Lanka had threatened to ruin their party.
India sparked wild celebrations among their billion supporters after beating Sri Lanka by six wickets in the World Cup final on Saturday.
Mahela Jayawardene stroked a delightful unbeaten 103 on Saturday to take Sri Lanka to a challenging 274 for six in the World Cup final against India.
The toss, usually a mundane affair, caused confusion all around on Saturday and had to be performed twice.
The national team knows exactly what is expected of them, as captain Kumar Sangakkara explained after their semifinal win.
Thousands of Sri Lankan fans on Tuesday gave their hero Muttiah Muralitharan a final standing ovation after the home team reached the World Cup final.
New Zealand coach John Wright has praised his team’s aggressive approach ahead of Tuesday’s World Cup semifinal against Sri Lanka in Colombo.
A drained Tillakaratne Dilshan was helped out of the park but not before his show had taken Sri Lanka closer to their second World Cup title.
Veteran spinner Muttiah Muralitharan shrugged off a worrying injury scare to take four wickets as Sri Lanka defeated New Zealand by 112 runs.
Shoaib Akhtar, whose colourful career has been a heady mix of brilliance and controversy, announced his retirement from international cricket.
Sri Lanka ventures away from home turf for the first time in this World Cup when it takes on injury-depleted New Zealand in Friday’s crunch game.
Misbah-ul-Haq on Friday vowed Pakistan would support Kamran Akmal after his horror show against New Zealand, saying he was mentally tough.
Sri Lanka rode on a record-breaking opening stand between Upul Tharanga and Tillakaratne Dilshan to beat Zimbabwe by 139 runs on Thursday.
Pacemen are expected to determine the outcome of Saturday’s World Cup Group A match featuring Australia and Sri Lanka in Colombo.
Sri Lanka’s cricket authorities on Tuesday angrily denied allegations of match-fixing made against two of their players in their World Cup defeat.
Lasith Malinga recorded his second World Cup hat-trick and scored 6-38 to spark Sri Lanka’s crushing nine-wicket win over Kenya in the World Cup.
Sri Lanka are expected to welcome the return of fast bowler Lasith Malinga to their ranks when they meet Kenya on Tuesday.
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/ 26 February 2011
Shahid Afridi came up with another superb bowling performance as Pakistan beat co-hosts Sri Lanka by 11 runs to win their Group A World Cup match.
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/ 16 February 2011
The ICC has banned tweeting during World Cup games to ensure illegal bookmakers do not use the views of players and staff on Twitter as betting guides
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/ 27 January 2011
SA novelist and playwright Damon Galgut has boycotted a literary festival in Sri Lanka because of concerns over the country’s rights record.
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/ 13 January 2011
Flooding in Sri Lanka has forced more than a million people out of their homes, the government said on Thursday.
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/ 5 December 2010
West Indies captain Darren Sammy said Darren Bravo’s impressive performances were chief among a number of plus points from the drawn Test series.
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/ 17 September 2010
Sri Lanka’s military more than halved the estimated death toll from an accidental blast at an explosives depot on Friday.