The Court of Appeal ordered today (20) to adjourn the hearing of the petition against the Cricket Interim Control Committee until the 22nd. The President’s Counsel, who represented the Sports Minister, informed the court that no further action will be taken regarding the gazette notification issued by the Sports Minister suspending the activities of the …
Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe says that he is receiving threats from Sri Lanka Cricket Board Chairman Shammi Silva and National Sports Council Director Sudath Chandrasekara. The sports minister said this while attending a special press conference held in Colombo. Due to the current crisis in Sri Lanka’s cricket administration, he further mentioned that this situation …
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The Leader of the Opposition stated in the Parliament that the letter sent by the Sri Lanka Cricket Federation to the International Cricket Council that the Ministry of Sports was interfering in the activities of the Sri Lanka Cricket Association was the reason for banning cricket in Sri Lanka. Responding to the statement, Sri Lanka …
The Sri Lanka Cricket Association had organized a ceremony to present gifts to the medal winners of the 2023 Asian Games in appreciation of the international fame they have brought to the country. Under the guidance of Sri Lanka Cricket President Shammi Silva, the Executive Committee had organized this event and the appreciation ceremony was …
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Today, another judge has left the bench that was appointed to hear the petition filed by the Sports Minister against the Cricket Interim Committee. Accordingly, a new panel of judges has been appointed to hear the petition. This petition today Summoned before the Court of Appeal bench comprising of D.N Samarakoon and Neil Iddawela. Judge …
Yesterday, Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe filed a motion requesting that the Interim Prohibition Order be nullified by the Court of Appeal suspending the Sri Lanka Cricket Interim Committee. The motion is scheduled to be heard today and it is reported that the President of the Court of Appeal, Judge Nishanka Bandula Karunaratne, has decided to …
The Chairman of the ‘Cope” Committee, Member of Parliament Prof. Ranjith Bandara said that the Sri Lanka Cricket Association was summoned before the Committee on Public Affairs of the Parliament (COPE Committee) at 2.00 pm today (14). This call has been made in accordance with the instructions given by Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena to Sports …
According to the report, due to the failure shown in the World Cup tournament, Bangladesh cricket captain Shakib Al Hasan, the chairman of the country’s cricket governing body Nazmul Hasan and the chief executive Nizamuddin Chaudhry have been given a legal notice to resign from their positions. The dismissal was sent to the Bangladesh Cricket …
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The International Cricket Federation has decided to withhold the amount of US$ 180,000 (Sri Lanka Rupees 6 crores) due to the Sri Lankan players who participated in the World Cup cricket tournament until the international cricket ban imposed on Sri Lanka is over. In the preliminary round of the World Cup cricket tournament, Sri Lanka …
ICC suspends payments to Sri Lankan players until the ban is ends. Read More »
Parliament member Namal Rajapaksa said that during his tenure as Sports Minister, administrative problems were resolved by discussing with sports federations. In that way, he emphasized that the current political authority and the cricket administration should resolve the issues through discussion. He pointed out that due to the ban imposed on Sri Lanka by the …
Such problems did not arise when I was Sports Minister. Read More »
