Category: SPORT

Tom Latham’s double-hundred flattens Sri Lanka

Tom Latham’s double-hundred flattens Sri Lanka

Dec 17, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Tea New Zealand 509 for 6 (Latham 215*, Southee 3*, Kumara 3-122) lead Sri Lanka 282 by 227 ... Read More

Lasith Malinga appointed as Sri Lanka ODI and T20I captain

Lasith Malinga appointed as Sri Lanka ODI and T20I captain

Dec 14, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Sri Lanka named squad for 3 ODIs and lone T20I against New Zealand Lasith Malinga appointed as Sri ... Read More

Jon Lewis appointed as SL National Batting Coach

Jon Lewis appointed as SL National Batting Coach

Dec 13, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Former Durham head coach Jon Lewis appointed as Sri Lanka Cricket National Batting Coach replacing Tilan Samaraweera. He ... Read More

ICC persuading governments to make fixing a criminal offence: Dave Richardson

ICC persuading governments to make fixing a criminal offence: Dave Richardson

Dec 13, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - The International Cricket Council is constantly persuading governments, including India’s, to make fixing a criminal offence, said its ... Read More

Keemo Paul reprieves affected bowlers’ confidence – Mashrafe

Keemo Paul reprieves affected bowlers’ confidence – Mashrafe

Dec 12, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Bangladesh came away from their four-wicket loss to West Indies in the second ODI ruing two dropped catches ... Read More

Big Bash League: Bat flip to replace coin toss for 2018-19

Big Bash League: Bat flip to replace coin toss for 2018-19

Dec 12, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - A backyard cricket tradition will enjoy a comeback during the upcoming Australian Big Bash T20 competition. The traditional ... Read More

Akila Dananjaya suspended for illegal action

Akila Dananjaya suspended for illegal action

Dec 11, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Sri Lanka spinner Akila Dananjaya has been suspended from bowling in international cricket with immediate effect because of ... Read More

Somerville out, Will Young in: New Zealand’s squad for Sri Lanka Tests

Somerville out, Will Young in: New Zealand’s squad for Sri Lanka Tests

Dec 10, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - The offspinner William Somerville, who played a starring role on debut as New Zealand beat Pakistan last week, ... Read More

Former Australian Cricketer Steve Rixon appointed as Fielding Coach of the Sri Lanka

Former Australian Cricketer Steve Rixon appointed as Fielding Coach of the Sri Lanka

Dec 8, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Former Australian Cricketer Steve Rixon appointed as Fielding Coach of the Sri Lanka National Cricket team, commencing from ... Read More

Amelie Mauresmo withdraws as France Davis Cup Captain to coach Lucas Pouille

Amelie Mauresmo withdraws as France Davis Cup Captain to coach Lucas Pouille

Dec 7, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – Amelie Mauresmo has decided against taking over as captain of France's Davis Cup team to instead coach compatriot ... Read More

Referee denies Tyson Fury count against Deontay Wilder was slow

Referee denies Tyson Fury count against Deontay Wilder was slow

Dec 7, 2018

The referee who officiated Tyson Fury's world title fight with Deontay Wilder has denied his count was slow and said ... Read More

Ireland to host West Indies, Bangladesh in ODI tri-series

Ireland to host West Indies, Bangladesh in ODI tri-series

Dec 7, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - will begin on May 5, will see the teams play each other twice with the top two sides ... Read More

Dilshan insists no decision made on contesting election

Dilshan insists no decision made on contesting election

Dec 7, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Sri Lanka's former Cricket Captain Tillakaratne Dilshan has insisted that he has yet to make a decision on ... Read More

SLC Election on Feb. 07

SLC Election on Feb. 07

Dec 6, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) Elections will be held on 07 February 2019, the Director General of Sports announced. Read More

IPL 2019 auction: List of players with highest base price

IPL 2019 auction: List of players with highest base price

Dec 6, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - IPL 2019 might still be far away, but the players’ auction is slowly closing in. The franchises are ... Read More