Brendon Kuruppu

SLC officials lashed out at attempts by the British media to highlight Tillakaratne Dilshan's alleged links with bookies, saying it was a "white conspiracy".

Once a dominant force in world cricket, Sri Lanka's slide internationally has opened debate in this island nation about whether democracy and a free hand in the administration of the sport is working.

New Zealand's Devon Conway became just the seventh batsman in Test cricket's 144-year history to make a double century on debut with a score of exactly 200 against England at Lord's on Thursday. The South Africa-born opener's marathon effort of more than nine-and-a-half hours was the cornerstone of New Zealand's first-innings total of 378.

The Sri Lankan cricket board is facing flak for letting the players tour Pak despite others pulling out due to security concerns. The Lankan team returned early today.

The third day of the third Test between India and Sri Lanka threaded many individual and team records.

The world's finest college cricketers will congregate in Sri Lanka for the Red Bull Campus Cricket World Finals to be held in the teardrop island from Sept 10 to 16.

PUNE: Singapore Cricket Association officials, who were in the city to recruit young cricketers to play for that country have almost finalised the names of those selected — but refrained from announcing them.