Sri Lanka’s champion off spinner Muttiah Muralitharan was surprised and furious over a news item in an International Sports Channel ESPN which stated that he has signed a contract with the Indian Cricket League (ICL) for US $ 2.5 million.
Susanthika Jayasinghe was on the familiar path of Sri Lankan sportsmen at the twilight of their careers - ignored, uncared, condemned and forgotten.Nobody was willing to give her a second chance. But then, who gave her a first chance?
Now it seems that the Kandy rugby sevens which is scheduled to be kicked off next week-end in Kandy could be a non-starter. The International Rugby Board (IRB) has thrown a spanner in to the works of the Singer International Rugby tournament which is also an IRB Satellite Tournament.
You learn from yesterday and build your castles today to reign over the world tomorrow. In another three days hence the Sri Lankan team will be flying off to South Africa to be one of the main contenders at the inaugural Twenty-20 World Cup tournament which will be held there.