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Worried Sumathipala looks to quash rumours

Board president Thilanga Sumathipala has made a personal plea to the country's prime minister for an urgent investigation into a series of newspaper articles alledging links to underworld killers

10-Oct-2003•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Sri Lanka Cricket moves to stamp out chucking

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has introduced an island wide coaching programme designed to stamp out chucking

10-Oct-2003•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Liyanage named captain of Sri Lanka sixes squad

Dulip Liyanage, a fast bowler who last played for Sri Lanka in 2001, has been appointed captain-cum-manager of an eight-man Sri Lanka squad for the forthcoming Hong Kong Cricket Sixes

02-Oct-2003•Charlie Austin

A new era for Sri Lanka cricket

Thilanga Sumathiapala, the president of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), unveiled his administration's much-awaited and ambitious blueprint for the development of the game in the island at a gala dinner this week to mark the launch of the new SLC logo

29-Sep-2003•Wisden CricInfo

Convincing win for Sri Lanka Emerging XI

The Sri Lankan Emerging XI swept to a resounding nine-wicket win in the first match of the Emerging Team Trophy tournament at the Premadasa Stadium in Colombo

27-Sep-2003•Wisden CricInfo staff

Sri Lanka A start with a loss

Sri Lanka A began their tour of South Africa on a sour note, losing to Pretoria University, the Club Championship winners, by five wickets at Willowmoore Park in Benoni

26-Sep-2003•Keith Lane

Gerry Gooneratne dies

Gerry Gooneratne, one of the finest and most respected coaches produced by Sri Lanka during the last 50 years, passed away on Wednesday following a brief illness

25-Sep-2003•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Ranatunga to join anti-peace march

Arjuna Ranatunga, former Sri Lankan World Cup-winning captain and current member of parliament, has revealed that he will be joining an ultra nationalist anti-peace march

25-Sep-2003•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Australia to help out cash-strapped Sri Lanka

Cricket Australia has come to the aid of Sri Lanka's cash-strapped cricket board, agreeing to play two extra one-day internationals during next year's tour, a gesture of goodwill that will raise an estimated US$800,000

25-Sep-2003•Wisden CricInfo staff

Sri Lanka ends television dispute over England tour

A television dispute that had threatened coverage of England's winter tour to Sri Lanka was settled on Tuesday afternoon, as Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) signed a broadcasting agreement with Taj Television

23-Sep-2003•Wisden CricInfo staff

Arnold reveals a new spring in his step

Russel Arnold will be playing for his international future when he leads Sri Lanka A during their tough tour of South Africa and Kenya starting on Monday

22-Sep-2003•Wisden CricInfo Staff

Sri Lanka players back in action after long lay-off

Sri Lanka's leading cricketers will return to action after a 10-week break as the Premier League Limited Over Tournament (PLOT) commences on the weekend

19-Sep-2003•Wisden CricInfo staff

New provincial tournament introduced to raise standards

Sri Lanka Cricket has revealed plans to introduce a new super-competitive provincial tournament to raise the standard of the domestic cricket and help young cricketers adjust better to the demands of international cricket

19-Sep-2003•Charlie Austin

Sri Lanka television dispute closer to settlement

A complex television dispute that could have jeopardised coverage of England 's tour to Sri Lanka now looks to be nearing a settlement following the decision by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) to call for "expressions of interest" from companies interested

19-Sep-2003•Wisden CricInfo Staff

Sri Lankan cricketers nabbed at Heathrow

Two Sri Lankan club cricketers were nabbed at London's Heathrow airport by officers of the anti-terrorist branch when they were about to board a Sri Lankan Airlines flight to Colombo

15-Sep-2003•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

BCCSL agrees to new corporate identity

The Board of Control for Cricket in Sri Lanka (BCCSL) has followed the recent example of Cricket Australia, and decided to change its corporate identity

15-Sep-2003•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Dambulla to get floodlights before England series

The Sri Lankan board plans to erect permanent floodlights at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium in time for England's arrival in November

13-Sep-2003•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Lokuarachchi to miss England series

Kaushal Lokuarachchi, Sri Lanka's legspinning allrounder, will miss the forthcoming tour by England after being banned from all cricket for four months by the Sri Lankan board (BCCSL)

13-Sep-2003•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Lokuarachchi banned for four months

Sri Lanka's allrounder Kaushal Lokuarachchi, who was recently involved in a fatal motor accident, has been suspended from all cricket for four months and will miss the forthcoming home series against England

13-Sep-2003•Wisden CricInfo staff

Mike Watkinson denies he is the heir apparent

Watkinson has played down suggestions that he is in line to succeed Duncan Fletcher, after accepting the position of assistant coach for this winter's tour of Bangladesh and Sri Lanka

11-Sep-2003•Wisden CricInfo staff

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