Cricket

COLOMBO - Sri Lanka said Tuesday (16) that it will go ahead with a West Indies tour which had been thrown into doubt after opening batsman Lahiru Thirimanne and coach Mickey Arthur contracted coronavirus. The national board said the…
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COLOMBO - Sri Lanka's national coach Mickey Arthur and a player have tested positive for the coronavirus, the country's cricket board said Wednesday (3), casting doubt over the upcoming West Indies tour. Top-order batsman Lahiru…
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COLOMBO - Joe Root's England will look to sweep Sri Lanka in the second and final Test, starting Friday (22), as they prepare to face an India side buoyed by their sensational victory in Australia. England, who resumed a tour that was…
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GALLE - England captain Joe Root will have no qualms about bowling his off-breaks during an upcoming two-Test series in Sri Lanka where the pitches are expected to provide plenty of turn for spin bowlers. Although in the side primarily…
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GALLE - Former Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews has recovered from injury and was named Wednesday in a 22-player squad to face England in two Tests in Galle. But the injured pair of batsman Dhananjaya de Silva and pace bowler Kasun…
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GALLE - Ten months after aborting their tour of Sri Lanka as the pandemic advanced, England will finally play the first Test on Thursday (14) with the coronavirus still causing problems. Joe Root's team, missing Ben Stokes and Jofra…
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By Mohammad Abdullah ABU DHABI - Former Sri Lanka legend and Team Abu Dhabi mentor Kumar Sangakkara condemned the racial abuse in sports and urged stern action against the offenders. Sangakkara is regarded as one of the greatest…
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COLOMBO- The England cricket team all passed coronavirus tests after all-rounder Moeen Ali was found to have COVID-19 and have been cleared to start restricted training in Sri Lanka on Wednesday (6), a spokesman said. Moeen was found to…
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COLOMBO - Beginning a Test tour with hazmat suits, disinfection spray and isolation would knock many athletes for six, but England's cricketers are grateful for the cautious welcome laid on by their Sri Lankan hosts, fast bowler James…
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MATTALA - England's cricketers arrived in Sri Lanka Sunday (3) to resume a Test tour cancelled in the early days of the Covid pandemic, in what officials hope will be a "massive boost" for match-starved cricket fans. A British Airways…
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