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April 10, 2025
Editorials/Sports

Cricketers Who Sold Their Souls: Begging Modi for Jaffna’s Playground

Editorial Sports are a science, and cricket is no exception. Those who understand the science would never abuse it, for it is a realm where integrity and sanity must prevail. The delicate

Sports/Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s Olympic Membership on the Verge of Suspension

by Our Correspondent in Colombo Sri Lanka’s National Olympic Committee (NOC) is on the brink of being suspended or expelled by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), a fate that has already befallen several countries in the past due to issues

January 7, 2025

Must we mix sport and politics at the Football World Cup?

Sports

The belief in the power of football to make positive contribution to progressive and sustainable change in the world was met with opposition before

Sri Lankan Cricketer Grills for Alleged Sexual Assault in Auz

Cricket

Sri Lanka batter Danushka Gunathilaka has been charged by police after an alleged sexual assault in Sydney’s east. He was arrested in the early hours of

Sri Lanka Cricket Collapses as Players Blame Fans for National Shame

February 26, 2026
Sports/Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s cricketing legacy, once celebrated after the 1996 World Cup triumph, is now overshadowed by mismanagement, corruption, and a decline in performance that has turned the sport into a national embarrassment.

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Did India Pull the Strings in Pakistan Cricket?

February 17, 2026
Editor's Choice/Geopolitics/Sports

Soon after the historic cricket match between India and Pakistan concluded in Colombo, a barrage of claims circulating on social platforms and in fringe commentary ignited controversy across South Asia’s cricketing and

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Cricket Diplomacy: How Sri Lanka Was Left Out in a High-Stakes Regional Game

February 11, 2026
Sports/Sri Lanka

After the 2008 Mumbai bomb attacks, relations between India and Pakistan deteriorated sharply. Following this, both countries decided not to play cricket matches in each other’s territories. Subsequently, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan

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Can Football Finally Break Pakistan’s Cricket Monopoly?

January 31, 2026
Columns/Sports

Pakistan is about to witness a transformative moment in its football history with the launch of its first-ever International Football Training Camp in Quetta. Set to take place from January 26 to

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Anta to Buy Major Stake in Puma, Becoming German Brand’s Largest Shareholder

January 27, 2026
Business/Sports

China’s Anta Sports Products said on Tuesday it would acquire a 29.06% stake in German sportswear maker Puma from the Pinault family for 1.51 billion euros, positioning the Hong Kong-listed group as

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Cricketers Who Sold Their Souls: Begging Modi for Jaffna’s Playground

April 10, 2025
Editorials/Sports

Editorial Sports are a science, and cricket is no exception. Those who understand the science would never abuse it, for it is a realm where integrity and sanity must prevail. The delicate

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Diego Maradona Death Trial: Family Accuses Doctors of Murder

March 13, 2025
News/Sports

The trial of seven medical professionals charged with the culpable homicide of football legend Diego Maradona has begun in a court outside Buenos Aires, with the prosecution labeling his death as “murder.”

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Alcohol Banned at 2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia

February 13, 2025
Saudi Arabia/Sports/World

Fans attending the 2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia will not be able to purchase alcohol, the country’s ambassador to the UK has confirmed. In an interview on LBC, Prince Khalid bin

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India Considers Limits on Cricketers’ Wives After Australia Loss

January 16, 2025
News/Sports

India’s disappointing 3-1 loss in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy during their recent tour of Australia has sparked intense scrutiny, with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) reportedly planning to restrict

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Sri Lanka’s Olympic Membership on the Verge of Suspension

January 7, 2025
Sports/Sri Lanka

by Our Correspondent in Colombo Sri Lanka’s National Olympic Committee (NOC) is on the brink of being suspended or expelled by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), a fate that has already befallen

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