The total prize money of the 50-over event is worth USD 4 million and even the losing semi-finalists will get USD 400,000 each. ...
05:29 PM, Mar 28, 2013
Nasir Hossain's late blitz helped Bangladesh overhaul the revised total of 183 as the three-match ODI series ended 1-1. ...
02:15 PM, Mar 28, 2013
Protests in Tamil Nadu against the participation of Sri Lankan players in the Indian Premier League have drawn sharp reactions. Former Sri Lankan captain Arjuna Ranatunga has said that politics is ruining ties between India and Sri Lanka. He said Sri Lankan players should stay away if they're not welcome and that they have all the right to boycott the Indian Premier League. ...
07:55 AM, Mar 28, 2013
With emotions running high in Tamil Nadu over the Sri Lanka issue, the state Assembly on Wednesday adopted a resolution asking the Centre to stop treating Sri Lanka as a friendly country. It also calls for a referendum on a separate Eelam among Tamils in Sri Lanka and Lankan Tamils abroad. ...
10:11 PM, Mar 27, 2013
Ranatunga charged both the Tamil Nadu leaders of playing politics with sport and was critical of the attitude of IPL organisers. ...
09:49 PM, Mar 27, 2013
Sri Lanka board said it would give the green light to the players provided they were happy to go and also did not play in Tamil Nadu. ...
07:09 PM, Mar 27, 2013
After defeating Bangladesh emphatically in the 1st ODI and with the 2nd ODI washed away, Lanka will be looking to seal the deal in the third. ...
04:54 PM, Mar 27, 2013
Muralitharan has played all five seasons of the IPL thus far, for CSK (2008-2010), Kochi Tuskers (2011) and RCB last year. ...
01:43 PM, Mar 27, 2013
The Tamil Nadu Assembly has adopted a resolution asking the Centre to stop treating Sri Lanka as a friendly country. The resolution was moved by Chief Minister Jayalalithaa. ...
01:31 PM, Mar 27, 2013
The United States has worked with India throughout the process on the US-sponsored resolution on Sri Lanka at the UN Human Rights Commission (UNHRC), Obama administration's point man on South Asia has said. ...
08:10 AM, Mar 27, 2013
Even as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa barred Sri Lankan players from taking part in the Indian Premier League matches in the state, questions of whether her decision was made due to the competitive politics in Tamil Nadu were abound. "You say Tamils are suffering, I can tell you the Sinhalese come from Orissa, West Bengal and Bihar. So tomorrow if they decide that any Tamil who comes there will...
07:50 AM, Mar 27, 2013
With the political temperature mounting, the latest salvo from Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa left no room for negotiations. Hher message was clear, making making no effort at subtlety, the AIADMK supremo said, "In view of the popular antipathy and anger in Tamil Nadu against the actions of the Government of Sri Lanka, the Government of Tamil Nadu is of the view that IPL matches involving Sri Lankan players, umpires...
08:50 PM, Mar 26, 2013
The IPL Governing Council decided to keep the Sri Lankan players away from Chennai citing protests and security reasons. ...
05:55 PM, Mar 26, 2013
The Indian Premier League (IPL) Governing Council on Tuesday decided against fielding Sri Lankan players in Chennai following security concerns after Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa barred them from the State. However, sources said that the Sri Lankan players will be allowed to play in other states. ...
05:53 PM, Mar 26, 2013
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Tuesday wrote to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh saying no Sri Lankan player should play the Indian Premier League (IPL) matches in her state. Earlier in February, Jayalalithaa had cancelled the Asian Athletics meet saying Sri Lankan players would not be allowed in Tamil Nadu. ...
02:55 PM, Mar 26, 2013
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa has written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh demanding that the Indian Premier League matches with Sri Lankan players should not be played in Chennai. She has written that no Sri Lankan player, umpire or other officials should take part in matches in Tamil Nadu, in view of the anti-Lanka sentiment there. ...
02:53 PM, Mar 26, 2013
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalitha has demanded that india Should summon the Sri Lankan envoy over Sri Lankan Navy attacks on Tamil fishermen. She has urged for withdrawal of 1974 agreement with Sri Lanka. She has revived the demand for retrieval of Katchatheevu, an island on the Palk Strait ceded by India in 1974. ...
02:10 PM, Mar 26, 2013
Chennai Super Kings, who have two Sri Lankans in their squad, are waiting for the Tamil Nadu government and the BCCI's decision before making a final call on their players' participation. ...
02:05 PM, Mar 26, 2013
The second one-day international between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh at Hambantota was abandoned on Monday following persistent rain, which did not allow any play after just five overs had been bowled in the Sri Lankan innings. ...
11:17 PM, Mar 25, 2013
Thilanga Sumathipala, the front-runner to become the head of Sri Lanka Cricket has been disqualified to contest the election next month. ...
09:19 PM, Mar 25, 2013
