Sri Lanka

Gold Coast Mayor Ron Clarke has warned against complacency after the Commonwealth Games Federation’s (CGF) evaluation report into the two bids for the 2018 Games proclaimed Australia as the less risky option.

The inaugural Sri Lanka Premier League will take place next month without Indian cricketers after talks broke down with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).

Australia's Gold Coast and Hambantota in Sri Lanka have been confirmed as the two candidates to host the 2018 Commonwealth Games after they lodged their bid books with the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) on Wednesday.

Sri Lanka has been left with a deficit of more than US$24 million after co-hosting the recent Cricket World Cup, according to the country’s Sports Minister.

Sri Lanka has hired Chime Communications to advise the coastal city of Hambantota on its bid for the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

The Sri Lanka cricket board has said it will not support the nomination of John Howard, former Australian Prime Minister, for the vice-presidency of the International Cricket Council.

Twenty20 cricket comes to Florida next month when New Zealand takes on Sri Lanka in an international match.

The International Cricket Council and the organising committee for the 2011 Cricket World Cup have issued a call for companies interested in becoming the official marketing, advertising and media operations agency for the event.

ESPN Star Sports (ESS), the Asian arm of the international sports broadcaster, has held on to its media rights for the English Premier League in Asia, agreeing deals covering 18 markets until 2013.

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) is reportedly on the verge of signing a ten-year $70 million deal with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), UK newspaper, The Times reports.

India’s forthcoming Test and one-day tour of Sri Lanka has enabled the Sri Lankan cricket board to pay off a $6 million debt.

EPSI Computers Ltd signed a Rs. 2.5 million sponsorship deal with the Sri Lanka Tennis Association to aid Sri Lanka's participation in the Davis Cup.

A former chairman of Sri Lanka Cricket has been sentenced to two years hard labour after being convicted of assisting someone to travel on a forged passport.

ESPN STAR Sports extended its agreement with the FA Premier League (FAPL) to deliver the live and exclusive broadcast of the Premier League for the Indian subcontinent until 2010.

Taj TV agreed a deal with US satellite TV provider DIRECTV to produce its new Cricket Plus Channel.

The International Rugby Board postponed its 2006 Asian Rugby Football Tournament because of the worsening security situation in Sri Lanka where the tournament was to have been staged from November 18-25.