Don't mix sports and politics, says Jayasuriya

Former Sri Lankan cricketer who is in India to promote Sri Lanka Tourism said that he is missing the IPL. ...
12:30 PM, May 13, 2013

Only Sachin can decide on his retirement: Jayasuriya Mumbai: Former Sri Lanka captain Sanath Jayasuriya on Friday said senior India cricketer Sachin Tendulkar should be allowed the freedom to take a call on his retirement from the Test format. "It's an individual decision. Sachin should decide on that. Nobody can decide. In India a lot of opinions are there. I think we should give him the chance. It is all up to him. It depends on his body...  
10:42 PM, May 10, 2013

Jayasuriya concerned after Pune axed Mathews as captain Mumbai: Sri Lanka's national chief selector Sanath Jayasuriya on Friday said he was concerned after Angelo Mathews was dropped as skipper of struggling Pune Warriors in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL). "It is unfortunate that Angelo was dropped as a captain. I think this was a concern for myself being chairman of selector (of Sri Lanka Cricket). He is the Sri Lankan captain in Tests and one-dayers. It was...  
09:26 PM, May 10, 2013

Thilan Samaraweera retires after Bangladesh axe The 36-year-old, who played 81 Tests and 53 ODIs, announced his retirement following a meeting with the national selectors. ...  
09:08 PM, Mar 06, 2013

Sanath Jayasuriya intervenes to defuse contract dispute Sri Lanka's chief selector held a meeting with a few players and indicated that cricketers agreed to bring the standoff to a close and have further discussions with the board. ...  
02:03 PM, Mar 04, 2013

No major overhaul in Sri Lanka team: Jayasuriya There was speculation that Jayasuriya, now a ruling party MP, would target both Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara. ...  
10:07 PM, Jan 30, 2013

Tillakaratne replaces Wickramaratne in Lanka's selection panel Tillakaratne joins Sanath Jayasuriya, Pramodaya Wickremasinghe, Chaminda Mendis and Eric Upashantha in the new panel. ...  
09:32 PM, Jan 30, 2013

Anoop and Jayan to work again in 'David And Goliath' National Award Winner Rajeevnath is the Director of the movie 'David And Goliath'. ...  
12:54 PM, Jan 29, 2013

Jayasuriya appointed as chairman of SL selection panel Jayasuriya will have Hemantha Wickramaratne, Pramodaya Wickremasinghe, Chaminda Mendis and Eric Upashantha as co-members of the panel. ...  
07:42 PM, Jan 28, 2013

'David and Goliath' is ready for a Feb 14 release Directed by Rajeev Nath 'David and Goliath' will star actors Anumol and Soumya in the female lead roles. ...  
02:51 PM, Jan 25, 2013

'David and Goliath' won't be sbmitted before censors The Malayalam movie is directed by Rajeev Nath and has actor Jayasuriya in a key role. ...  
03:05 PM, Jan 06, 2013

Sri Lankan cricketers mourn Greig's death
by IANS
The former England captain died at age 66 after being diagnosed with lung cancer. ...  
05:52 PM, Dec 29, 2012

Words not enough to describe Sachin's greatness: Jayasuriya Jayasuriya feels that Tendulkar's ability to handle success and failures makes him cut above the other players. ...  
06:38 PM, Dec 24, 2012

Jayasurya to feature in Roshan Andrew's next Directed by Roshan Andrew,'Mumbai Police' has Jayasurya as one among the title characters. ...  
05:05 PM, Dec 15, 2012

International cricket should return to Pakistan
by AFP
Players from the visiting International World XI said overseas teams should return to tour Pakistan soon. ...  
06:29 PM, Oct 22, 2012

Cricket returns to Pakistan amid tight security
by AFP
A sell-out 32,000 crowd at the well-cordoned National stadium watched an International World XI taking on All Stars Pakistan. ...  
10:52 PM, Oct 20, 2012

Pakistan safe for touring sides, says Jayasuriya Former Sri Lanka captain Sanath Jayasuriya believes Pakistan is safe enough to host international cricket again. ...  
09:41 PM, Oct 18, 2012

'101 weddings' to be released on October 26 The release date of '101 weddings' will be delayed by a week. The movie, which was originally scheduled to be on theaters this week, will get late as the post production works are not over. The multistarrer featuring Jayasuriya, Kunchakko Boban and Biju Menon in the lead will be a humorous entertainer. As of now the movie will get to the theatres by October 26. Meanwhile, this weekend will have...  
09:16 PM, Oct 17, 2012

ICC wants World XI name to be changed ICC sent a letter to the PCB on Wednesday stating it doesn't permit the names of World or World XI for exhibition matches. ...  
06:59 PM, Oct 17, 2012