LPL faces road block from ‘stubborn’ health authorities
With exactly three weeks to go before the start of the Lanka Premier League (LPL), organisers are like deer caught in the headlights: There is no Government clearance yet to host the tournament. SLC has sent a list of 140 names including foreign players, production crew and other stakeholders, for visa clearance. However, the Sunday Times can [...]
Managing Sports in the Pandemic; a thought process!
At a time when knockdowns and spectator bans are applied across the world, the challenge to keep sports relevant and in the public eye is a challenge that most administrators must be wary of. You can plan all you want, only to be scuttled by health authorities whose primary and all-encompassing task is to keep us [...]
Sri Lanka bowling coach Saker linked with Warwickshire
English county Warwickshire is in talks with Sri Lanka’s bowling coach David Saker to appoint him as head coach after Jim Troughton was sacked as head coach following a review into their disappointing season. Saker who lived near Birmingham when he was England’s bowling coach and has previously been linked with the role is a [...]
IPG defaults first payment to SLC despite reminders
The Innovative Production Group (IPG), the event rights holder of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) has failed to settle the rights fees to date, even though the agreement entered into between Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) and IPG on October 14, 2020, required an immediate payment. This is despite SLC having sent several reminders to IPG [...]
Iconic Welagedara Stadium ready to rock again after revamp
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has granted 13 million rupees to revamp the picturesque Welagedara Stadium in Kurunegala expecting to host more first class matches in the future. The construction of widening the cricket square with a 10-pitch square started at an auspicious time recently. There are six centre wickets in the existing cricket square and [...]
Little known Polish player
Up and until the end of French Open 2020, Poland never had a Grand Slam winner. The person who came closer to it in the last decade was the top ten lady player Agnieska Radwanska. Iga Swiatek changed it. Her name in Polish is pronounced, Heey-ga Chviontek. To an English speaker, it is as surprising [...]
Three home-grown youngsters to represent Jaffna Stallions at inaugural LPL
The inaugural Lanka Premier League (LPL), which will begin in November, is expected to boost the cricketing interest among young cricketers in Sri Lanka and offer solid opportunities in the future as Jaffna Stallions, one of the five franchises in contention, have already enlisted three young talents from the northern region. Jaffna Stallions is probably [...]
SLUSA gearing up for XXXI Summer World University Games
The Sri Lanka Universities Sports Association (SLUSA) is gearing up for the XXXI Summer World University Games to be held next year in China. The 2021 edition of the Games is scheduled to be held from August 18 to 29 in Chengdu, China.With several modern sports venues such as the Dong’ an Lake Sports Park [...]