OTHER NEWS Algama removed from SLC UNP General Secretary extends condolences to the members of the bereaved families Dialog Telekom joins Ministry of Sports to Salute Sri Lanka’s Sporting Heroes Sri Lanka seeks reprieve for banned sprinter    Advertisement Print Version | Email to friend IT IS A NO GO NOW FOR SRI LANKA CAPTAIN AT DERBYSHIRE 16-04-2008 Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene will not be able to play for Derbyshire this season after all. Club and player have finally bowed to the inescapable time pressures of modern international cricket and cancelled the contract between them. Missing out on the chance to see one of the world's best batsmen in their ranks will be a huge disappointment for the club and their supporters - and to Jayawardene, too, because his desire to taste county cricket for the first time was one of the factors that drove the deal through quickly. When he signed in October, it was a coup for Derbyshire that made the rest of the country sit up and take notice. It was originally intended that the 30-year-old right-hander would be available for around three months of the season. But that time was cut when the Indian Premier League came with their offer of outrageous money and then moved the dates of their competition. When the possibility arose that the Asia Cup would be revived, it became impractical to bring Jayawardene in for what would have been only a couple of weeks. "We've known this was coming for a while," said head of cricket John Morris. "We have tried every avenue to make this work for us and for Mahela but when the dates for the IPL changed and then they started talking about the Asia Cup, it got so we could not see any point in bringing him here for so short a time. "I'm desperately disappointed and I'm sure our membership is too but I hope everyone understands that we acted in good faith. "If we or if Mahela had done anything wrong, I would be upset about it but that is not the case. We tried to bring one of the best players in world cricket to Derbyshire and it did not work out for reasons out of our hands." Morris added that Derbyshire are now "discussing options" for the season without Jayawardene. Australian batsman Chris Rogers is a high-quality overseas signing but he had requested a mid-season break to recharge his batteries after a tough year at home and Morris' preference is to sign another overseas star for around four weeks to coincide with the Twenty20 Cup in June. But he says this experience has not deterred him from trying to bring in more top stars in the future - including Jayawardene. "I will continue trying to sign the best players I can for Derbyshire and if it is not possible to sign the top world stars, then I will look at the next-best players," he added. Print Version | Email to friend

Algama removed from SLC Thu, 01-05-2008 06:00:00 The services of Sri Lankan Cricket (SLC) media manager Samantha Algama was terminated last night by the Cricket board President Arjuna Ranatunga. Speaking to media Algama alleged the move was related to a tender controversy and the publicity it got in the media. “If he thinks by terminating my services he can silence the media then he is sadly mistaken.”... |FULL STORY|

UNP General Secretary extends condolences to the members of the bereaved families Sat, 26-04-2008 11:00:00 . UNP General Secretary Tissa Attanayake deplored the LTTE bomb attack on a packed bus in Piliyandala last evening, saying the terrorists had once again resorted to killing innocent civilians in the face of heavy setbacks on the battlefield. Twenty four persons returning home after a hard day’s work were killed and another 40 including schoolchildren were injured when a fully packed bus bound to Kahapola was caught in an explosion at 6.45 p.m. at the Piliyandala bus terminal.and he extende... |FULL STORY|

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Dialog Telekom joins Ministry of Sports to Salute Sri Lanka’s Sporting Heroes Fri, 25-04-2008 10:00:00 Dialog Telekom, announced , a partnership with the Government of Sri Lanka and the Ministry of Sports, to initiate the country’s largest ever National Sporting Awards and felicitation programme. Aimed at felicitating national sporting heroes, the felicitation programme will culminate with a National Sporting Honours Awards Ceremony. The event will felicitate 219 sportspersons from across 15 sporting disciplines who hold the distinction of having secured glory and honour for Sri Lanka at... |FULL STORY|

Sri Lanka seeks reprieve for banned sprinter Mon, 21-04-2008 19:00:00 (AFP) - Sri Lanka will ask the world athletics governing body to grant a reprieve to banned woman sprinter Jani Chaturangani de Silva, the sports minister said on Monday. "I have asked the lawyers to compile the facts related to Jani's ban so that I could make a request to the IAAF (International Association of Athletics Federations)," Gamini Lokuge told AFP. Lokuge said he believed there had been technical flaws in the investigation against De Silva, who won silver medals in 100 ... |FULL STORY|

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