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Murali gets involved in cricket after ten years -by Rex Clementine Source:Island Cricket’s most successful bowler – Muttiah Muralitharan retired from the game in 2011 and for ten years he had little involvement with Sri Lanka Cricket, although he offered his services elsewhere in the IPL and to the Australian Test team. With his appointment on Friday to the Cricket Committee headed by Aravinda de Silva that’s set to change.   “To be honest, nobody asked me to get involved before. Namal called me and asked whether I can help. This is the first time someone has asked me whether I can be of some help.  I said if I am coming in, it had to be a good team and we have a very good one in Aravinda, Kumar Sangakkara and Roshan Mahanama,” Muralitharan told Sunday Island. ...

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Lokuhettige: Another one bites the dust Dilhara Lokuhettige Source:Sundayobserver Former Sri Lanka fast bowling allrounder Dilhara Lokuhettige has lost his case for violation of the ICC’s anti-corruption code as he has been found guilty of three offences following a hearing by an independent Anti-Corruption Tribunal. “Lokuhettige, who was charged under the ICC Anti-Corruption Code in November 2019, has been found guilty on all charges after he exercised his right to a hearing before a Tribunal. Lokuhettige remains suspended and sanctions will follow in due course,” the ICC said in a statement. Lokuhettige has been found guilty of being a party to fix or influence improperly the progress or result of a match, directly or indirectly soliciting, instructing or intentionally facilitating any participant to breach the Code and failing to disclose to the anti corruption unit approaches or invitations received to engage in corruption. ...

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Maurice de Silva to touch down on Tuesday-BY HAFIZ MARIKAR Maurice de Silva Source:Sundayobserver A funeral service for former sportsman and Sri Lanka rugby player Maurice de Silva will be held on Tuesday, February 9, at 11am at St Bridget’s Catholic Church in Brisbane followed by his burial after he passed away last week at the age of 83 having suffered a massive stroke and was hospitalized. Maurice was one of the most popular players to grace the Sri Lankan rugby fields and was widely regarded as one of the greatest centers in the history of the island’s rugby who was a star among stars. He was famous as the mystery and miracle man and learnt his rugby at St. Peter’s College and later played for Havelock SC, Kandy Lake Club and Sri Lanka. ...

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St. Peter’s College cricket squad of 1955 with Maurice de Silva Source:Sundayobserver The St. Peter’s College cricket squad with Maurice de Silva is pictured here. Standing from left: R Jayesinghe, Maurice de Silva, R Duckworth, L Serasinghe, Peter Ludowyke, R Saravanabhavan, B Senewiratne, Jayantha Fernando. Seated from left: Brian de Silva, Fr. Rodrigo (Prefect of Games), Clive Inman (captain), Fr. Basil Wiratunga (Rector), Maurice Salgadoe, Cyril Ekanayake (coach), Ken Duckworth. On ground from left: M Chugani, K. Duraswamy, K. Sivanathan ...

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Cricketers cornered as officials make great escape-BY CALLISTUS DAVY Source:Sundayobserver Flashback: Jayantha Dharmadasa holds up a document for the media to see while accusing his rivals of corruption and financial malpractice in the run-up to the election of office bearers in 2018 flanked by Nishantha Ranatunga. He lost the election but is now embedded with the very people he accused of destroying the administration of cricket While the emphasis has been on slashing the earnings of an under-performing Sri Lanka team and the appointment of a Cricket Committee to clean up an infested set-up, the sport’s shadowy behind-the-scene office bearers responsible for the bog down have got away Scot-free and possibly having the last laugh. The latest chapter in the episode projects the cricketers as fall guys or scapegoats while officials running the establishment who have been a law unto themselves and held every card that brought about the team’s ...

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Italy based Sri Lankan Kelum honoured for promoting sports-by Dhammika Ratnaweera Kelum Perera-Nelson Mendis-Mahela Jayawardena Source:Dailynews Italian based Sri Lankan Kelum Perera has brought fame and honour to the country and for the first time he was recognized at the recently concluded virtual Silk Sports ceremony . He was named most outstanding Sri Lankan representative in an International Sports Governing body . The 35 year old sports administrator has been elected as the Vice-Chairman of the Italian Olympic Committee and Chief Executive Officer of the Italian Cricket Association. He is the youngest to Sri Lankan hold this post in Italian Sports history . Kelum Perera the dedicated sports administrator is jubilant over this recognition as the best sports administrator at International level . I never expected this type of recognition from this Sri Lankan Sports awards ceremony. ...

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Asanga Rodrigo an excellent ruggerite and coach-by Althaf Nawaz Source:Dailynews A player should possess extraordinary talent and skills to play either as a fly half or to occupy the full back’s position in the game of rugby football. Asanga Rodrigo was one of them who handled the oval shaped ball with ease establishing several records while playing for school, club and the National team. Asanga Rodrigo was born to a humble family. His father was Wimalasiri Rodrigo and mother Chitra Rodrigo. He lost his father at a very young age and it was his mother who took great pains in raising them. He has three elder siblings with Lasantha being the elder brother living in Perth and the two sisters Thanuja and Nadeeja who are into business are living in the country. ...

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High profile cricket committee named-By Rex Clementine Two of the finest players produced by the country – Kumar Sangakkara and Aravinda de Silva will be part of the newly formed Cricket Committee. The Sports Ministry yesterday brought Sri Lanka Cricket down a notch by appointing a high profile Cricket Committee. While Cricket Committees in the past used to be an advisory arm for SLC, the role of the body has been diluted in recent times with eminent former players not wanting to be part of the set up. However, following recent poor showings and a series of on field and off the field controversies, a committee comprising former greats Aravinda de Silva, Roshan Mahanama, Kumar Sangakkara and Muttiah Muralitharan have been brought in to address the slide. ...

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A 4-member technical committee of former cricket Source:Ceylontoday Sports Minister Namal Rajapaksa has appointed a new technical advisory committee for the development of cricket headed by former cricket captain Aravinda de Silva, who has been appointed as the chairman of the committee. Former cricketers Roshan Mahanama, Muttiah Muralitharan, and Kumar Sangakkara, who represented the Sri Lanka national cricket team, have been appointed as the other members of the new technical committee. ...

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The World Needs Your Kindness and Mine to Become Better for All by Christiana Jolaoso   “Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.” — Desmond Tutu.   Remember a time when someone was kind to you?  Now, think of when you did something good for someone else and how happy it made both of you—that warm feeling of satisfaction that lodged in your heart and refused to go away.  You made someone happy and lifted their spirit.  Guess what?  That should be every day.  There’s a saying, ‘Love makes the world go around.’ Kindness does the same thing. And yes, we can use these words interchangeably. Why’s that?   An act of kindness is one of love.  Doing good comes from a place of love, and he who has received kindness knows what it means to be loved. But ...

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