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SLC Takes U-Turn On Decision To Terminate One Lanka Premier League Franchise

Sri Lanka Cricket on Thursday said its T20 league will go ahead with its full roster of matches and feature all five teams, a day after announcing that Dambulla Thunders franchise would be terminated due to its owner Tamim Rahman's arrest on suspicion of match-fixing. SLC announced that the franchise will have a new owner and the tournament will be held as planned from July 1 to 21. "The Lanka premiership league season 5 will continue with its full schedule and roster of matches featuring five teams," a release said.

Nepal bid to include Lamichhane for T20 World Cup despite visa denial

KATHMANDU: Nepal said on Thursday (May 23) they were still trying to include controversial star Sandeep Lamichhane in their T20 World Cup squad, despite the spin bowler having been denied a US visa.

US Embassy Denies Visa, Ex IPL Star Likely To Miss 2024 T20 World Cup

Nepal's high-profile cricketer Sandeep Lamichhane on Wednesday claimed that the US embassy has denied him visa for the upcoming T20 World Cup, where he was hoping to make a comeback to international cricket following his acquittal in a rape case. In a huge setback to his career, Lamichhane, the only cricketer from Nepal to have played in IPL, was arrested in September 2022 on allegations of raping an 18-year-old girl. He was later released on bail but remained suspended from domestic and international cricket.

Paralympics Champion Sumit Antil Defends F64 Javelin World Title

Reigning Paralympics champion Sumit Antil on Tuesday defended his F64 javelin throw world title while Thangavelu Mariyappan and Ekta Bhyan also grabbed gold medals in their respective events as India jumped to third place in the World Para Athletics Championships in Kobe, Japan. With five medals won on a productive fifth day, India's tally swelled to 10 (4 gold, 4 silver, 2 bronze) and the country is currently placed below China (15 gold, 13 silver, 13 bronze) and Brazil (14 gold, 6 silver, 5 bronze).

Watch: Indian Mixed 4x400m Relay Team Wins Historic Gold Medal In Bangkok

India's mixed 4x400 relay team set a national record while winning the gold medal at the inaugural edition of Asian Relay Championships on Monday but missed the target of entering the Paris Olympics qualification bracket. The quartet of Muhammed Ajmal, Jyothika Sri Dandi, Amoj Jacob and Subha Venkatesan clocked 3 minutes 14.12 seconds to win the race. The earlier national record of 3:14.34 was clocked by the Indian team while winning silver medal at the Hangzhou Asian Games last year. India was leading in all the four legs of the relay race. Sri Lanka finished second with a time of 3:17.00 while Vietnam was third with 3:18.45.

Watch: Indian Mixed 4x400m Relay Team Wins Historic Gold Medal In Bangkok

India's mixed 4x400 relay team set a national record while winning the gold medal at the inaugural edition of Asian Relay Championships on Monday but missed the target of entering the Paris Olympics qualification bracket. The quartet of Muhammed Ajmal, Jyothika Sri Dandi, Amoj Jacob and Subha Venkatesan clocked 3 minutes 14.12 seconds to win the race. The earlier national record of 3:14.34 was clocked by the Indian team while winning silver medal at the Hangzhou Asian Games last year. India was leading in all the four legs of the relay race. Sri Lanka finished second with a time of 3:17.00 while Vietnam was third with 3:18.45.

Did BCCI Approach Sri Lanka Legend For India Head Coach Job? Report Clarifies

The chatter around who would be India men's next head coach has been a constant source of discussion ever since the BCCI said on May 13 that it was inviting applications for Rahul Dravid's successor at the top job, with a deadline set for May 27. Of late, certain reports have suggested that names of Gautam Gambhir, and Mahela Jayawardene were doing the rounds of being India's next head coach, who would be appointed for the time period from July 1, 2024 to December 31, 2027. But reliable sources have told IANS that Jayawardene, the former Sri Lanka men's captain, “hasn't applied nor has been approached for the top job and is currently happy at the MI set-up”. Jayawardene, who coached Mumbai Indians to three IPL titles, is currently serving as the franchise's global head of performance, where he's in charge for the coaching and scouting of MI franchises in various global T20 leagues like the SA20 and ILT20. He's also worked as a consultant for Sri Lanka men's team in their recent World Cup campaigns.

IPL 2024: Mumbai Indians End At Bottom Of Points Table With Loss To Lucknow Super Giants

Lucknow Super Giants signed off from the IPL 2024 with a 18-run win over Mumbai Indians at Wankhede Stadium on Friday. Mumbai Indians thus finish last in the 10-team table with only 8 points from 14 games. Aided by a 109-run partnership between skipper KL Rahul (55 off 41 balls) and Nicholas Pooran (75 off 29 balls), LSG scored a commendable 214 for 6. The visitors then struck at regular intervals to stop MI at 196 for 6 despite Rohit Sharma's 68 off 38 deliveries and Naman Dhir's reargaurd 62 off 28 balls.

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SLC Takes U-Turn On Decision To Terminate One Lanka Premier League Franchise

Nepal bid to include Lamichhane for T20 World Cup despite visa denial

US Embassy Denies Visa, Ex IPL Star Likely To Miss 2024 T20 World Cup

Paralympics Champion Sumit Antil Defends F64 Javelin World Title

Watch: Indian Mixed 4x400m Relay Team Wins Historic Gold Medal In Bangkok

Watch: Indian Mixed 4x400m Relay Team Wins Historic Gold Medal In Bangkok

Did BCCI Approach Sri Lanka Legend For India Head Coach Job? Report Clarifies

IPL 2024: Mumbai Indians End At Bottom Of Points Table With Loss To Lucknow Super Giants