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Sri Lanka names 15-member squad for Women's T20 World Cup 2026, depart June 3 for England
Athapaththu leads Hasini Perera, Vishmi Gunaratne, Harshitha Samarawickrama and Kaveesha Dilhari into the ICC tournament; team flies June 3.
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Cricket West Indies confirms 2026 home season: Sri Lanka, New Zealand and Pakistan tours
Sri Lanka open with three ODIs and three T20Is at Sabina Park from June 3 before two Tests in Antigua; New Zealand and Pakistan follow in July-August.
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Tarushi Abisheka wins 1500m gold for Sri Lanka at Asian U20 Athletics Championships
Tarushi Abisheka won 1500m gold at the Asian U20 Athletics Championships in Hong Kong on Thursday, clocking 4:31.41 ahead of Iran and South Korea.
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Gary Kirsten Leads First School Cricket Coaching Session for 74 Coaches
Sri Lanka head coach Gary Kirsten led the first session for 74 school cricket coaches under a new SLC programme to develop school-level coaching.
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Conflicting claims emerge over who selected Sri Lanka's West Indies tour squads
Sri Lanka's new and former selection committees have given conflicting accounts of who picked the West Indies tour squads, reviving governance concerns.
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Rugby players join Mission Olympic programme with monthly allowances
Twenty-one Tier 3 Sri Lanka rugby players will receive Rs.135,000 a month under Mission Olympic, while 16 women's Casa 7s winners get a Rs.180,000 incentive.
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LPL 2026 Player Draft Set for June 1 as 650+ Overseas Cricketers Register
Sri Lanka Cricket will hold the LPL 2026 player draft on June 1, with more than 650 overseas cricketers from 21 nations registering.
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Sri Lanka names full squads for West Indies tour across all three formats
Sri Lanka names squads for its West Indies tour in all three formats, with Dhananjaya leading the Test side and Kusal Mendis captaining both white-ball squads.
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LPL 2026: 14 pre-signed players announced across five franchises ahead of draft
Hasaranga, Chandimal, Shanaka, Wellalage and Kusal Mendis lead the 14 pre-signed LPL 2026 names; Moeen Ali and Shakib Al Hasan among the overseas picks.
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Former Sports Ministers allege new SLC selection committee appointment is illegal
Former Sports Ministers Fernando and Jayasekara allege the new SLC selectors were appointed without proper process, leaving two selection panels in place.
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Pramodya Wickramasinghe seeks written clarification over removal as SLC selectors chair
Pramodya Wickramasinghe wrote to the Sports Minister and SLC requesting formal notification of the 'premature rescission' of his two-year selectors contract.
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Sanath Jayasuriya steps aside from Sri Lanka Cricket High Performance Centre role
Jayasuriya resigned as SLC HPC Consultant, citing a conflict of interest from his dual role as Matara District Cricket Association president.
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Indian all-rounder Vijay Shankar retires from domestic cricket and IPL, expected to feature in LPL 2026
The 35-year-old retired from domestic cricket and the IPL to pursue new opportunities; LPL 2026 participation is expected but not yet officially confirmed.
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SLC Orders Forensic Audit; Irregularities 'Far Greater Than Initially Feared'
SLC Transformation Committee chair Eran Wickramaratne says cricket board irregularities are worse than expected; a new SLC constitution is also planned.
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Sports Ministry Approves New SLC Selection Committee Under Wijegunawardena
Former fast bowler Kapila Wijegunawardena will chair a five-member panel replacing the previous selectors led by Pramodya Wickramasinghe.
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India U19 to tour Sri Lanka in June-July for bilateral series
Sri Lanka Cricket says India Men's Under-19 will play a three-match ODI series and two four-day matches, arriving 30 June 2026.
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Tuskers return home after historic CASA Sevens double in Tashkent
Sri Lanka's men's and women's rugby teams were welcomed at BIA on Tuesday after sweeping the inaugural Central Asia–South Asia Sevens in Uzbekistan.
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Sri Lanka Cricket rejects 'financial crisis' reports after committee takeover
SLC says day-to-day operations continue without interruption and the Transformation Committee holds full legal authority over finances under the Sports Law.
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India to tour Sri Lanka for two-match Test series August 15–27: Cricbuzz
Cricbuzz reports India will play two Tests in Sri Lanka in a Aug 15–27 window; exact match dates and the proposed Ditwah-relief T20Is remain unconfirmed.
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Pathirana walks off after eight balls on KKR debut with hamstring trouble
Matheesha Pathirana lasted just eight deliveries on his Kolkata Knight Riders debut against Gujarat Titans before walking off with hamstring discomfort.
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ICC officials meet President Dissanayake amid Sri Lanka Cricket reform talks
ICC reps Imran Khwaja and Devajit Sakia meet President Dissanayake in Colombo; signals presidential-level engagement with the SLC governance transition.
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Sri Lanka sweep CASA Rugby 7s: men beat India 31-10, women rout Kazakhstan 27-0
Sri Lanka claimed both men's and women's Cup titles at the Central and South Asia Rugby Sevens in Uzbekistan on Sunday, completing a clean regional sweep.
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ICC Suspends Funding to Cricket Canada for Six Months Over Governance Issues
The ICC has frozen Cricket Canada's funding for six months over governance concerns, days after the board elected a new nine-person leadership.
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Lekamge produces season-best 58.57m javelin throw at Diyagama trials
National thrower Dilhani Lekamge claimed gold with a season-best 58.57m on day two of the Selection Trial at Diyagama, weeks after silver at Mokpo.