Lankans seek Malinga help

The Sri Lankan cricketers stung to the quick by the 137-run defeat in the First of Three Tests against Australia at the Bellerive Oval, are straining every nerve and sinew and are hard at practice at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

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OBSERVER-MOBITEL show has unearthed top cricketers - Kaluwitharana

Former Test opener and wicketkeeper Romesh Kaluwitharana says the OBSERVER-MOBITEL competition has helped to maintain a steady influx of top cricketers. This year sees the 35th contest. Looking back during the past three decades the competition has maintained a high level and has also produced many Test captains and cricketers,

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Japanese boost for baseball in Sri Lanka

In the quest of uplifting the baseball standard which is gradually gaining momentum in Sri Lanka, the Japanese Government under it’s Grant Assistance for Cultural Grassroots Projects (GCGP) has provided a sum of US $ 111,607 (Rs. 12 million) of grant assistance along with US $ 136,400 (Rs. 14 million) from Japan International Cooperation (JICA) to the Mahinda Rajapaksa Sports Development Foundation for the construction of the baseball ground.

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