Category: SPORT

Sri Lanka beat England by 219 runs in fifth ODI

Sri Lanka beat England by 219 runs in fifth ODI

Oct 24, 2018

(FASTNEWS|SRILANKA) - Sri Lanka’s top-order batsmen put up a solid display and were ably aided by their bowlers to help ... Read More

Chief Financial Officer of Sri Lanka Cricket remanded

Chief Financial Officer of Sri Lanka Cricket remanded

Oct 23, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Chief Financial Officer of Sri Lanka Cricket Piyal Nandana, who was arrested over an attempted financial fraud, remanded ... Read More

Sri Lanka won toss & elected to bat first in 5th ODI

Sri Lanka won toss & elected to bat first in 5th ODI

Oct 23, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat first against England in the 5th ODI against England played ... Read More

Sri Lanka seeks Indian help to tackle match-fixing

Sri Lanka seeks Indian help to tackle match-fixing

Oct 23, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - India has offered to assist Sri Lanka with its inquiry into match-fixing in cricket and drafting laws to ... Read More

Anderson, Phillips added to New Zealand T20I squad

Anderson, Phillips added to New Zealand T20I squad

Oct 23, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) Corey Anderson, the all rounder, and Glenn Phillips, the wicketkeeper-batsman, have been added to New Zealand's squad for the ... Read More

Sri Lanka Cricket’s Chief Finance Officer arrested for suspected television rights fraud

Sri Lanka Cricket’s Chief Finance Officer arrested for suspected television rights fraud

Oct 23, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Police arrested the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Monday (23) for suspected financial ... Read More

Sri Lankan squad for the Twenty20 tournament against England announced

Sri Lankan squad for the Twenty20 tournament against England announced

Oct 22, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has announced the Srilanka's T20 squad for the upcoming England Tournament at R. Premadasa Stadium ... Read More

Usain Bolt offered Central Coast Mariners contract

Usain Bolt offered Central Coast Mariners contract

Oct 22, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Eight-time Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt has been offered a professional football contract by Australian side Central Coast ... Read More

Rangana Herath to retire after first Test against England

Rangana Herath to retire after first Test against England

Oct 22, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Sri Lanka's veteran left-arm spinner Rangana Herath will call it quits from the longest format of the game ... Read More

Jonny Bairstow ruled out of 5th ODI, one-off T20I with ankle injury

Jonny Bairstow ruled out of 5th ODI, one-off T20I with ankle injury

Oct 22, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - England batsman Jonny Bairstow will miss the remaining One Day International (ODI) and one-off Twenty20 (T20) against Sri ... Read More

Messi to miss El Clasico after injury in Barca win

Messi to miss El Clasico after injury in Barca win

Oct 22, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Lionel Messi will miss El Clasico after being ruled out for three-weeks with a fractured arm as Barcelona ... Read More

ICC appeals for information, England brush off new spot-fixing allegations

ICC appeals for information, England brush off new spot-fixing allegations

Oct 22, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - The ICC has appealed to Al Jazeera to share evidence with it, after the broadcaster released its second ... Read More

Russia footballers charged with assault and hooliganism

Russia footballers charged with assault and hooliganism

Oct 19, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - Two Russian footballers have been charged with assault and hooliganism, in a high-profile case that triggered hot debates ... Read More

SLC Manager commends England Cricketers’ off-field conduct

SLC Manager commends England Cricketers’ off-field conduct

Oct 19, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) - The Manager of Sri Lanka National Cricket (SLC) Team, Charith Senanayake has commended visiting England Cricket Team for ... Read More

‘I was guilty’: Former Pakistan spinner Danish Kaneria admits to fixing charges after six years

‘I was guilty’: Former Pakistan spinner Danish Kaneria admits to fixing charges after six years

Oct 18, 2018

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) Former Pakistan leg-spinner Danish Kaneria on Thursday admitted to his role in the 2012 fixing scandal that led to ... Read More