 Opener Upul Tharanga and Mahela Jayawardene notched fighting half-centuries to propel Sri Lanka to 235-7 in the second day-night international against Pakistan at Dubai stadium here on Monday.© AFP Tue, 01 Nov 2011 17:45:01 GMTSri Lanka Cricket on Tuesday included opener Upul Tharanga, and fast bowlers Dilhara Fernando and Lasith Malinga in the 15-man squad for the one-day series against Pakistan.© AFP Tue, 04 Oct 2011 06:14:39 GMTSri Lanka has sacked its entire sports medical unit over allegations that staff were linked to banned steroids used by cricketers and national athletes, officials said Tuesday.© AFP Tue, 30 Aug 2011 08:03:55 GMTSri Lankan Cricket Board has warned players that they must notify the team medical staff if they are consulting ‘faith healers. The warning comes after opening batsman Upul Tharanga was served a drugs ban.© ANI Thu, 18 Aug 2011 09:13:44 GMTSri Lankan opener Upul Tharanga is trying to make the most of his comeback into the national squad after being suspended for several months for using a banned substance.© ANI Wed, 10 Aug 2011 09:59:57 GMTSri Lanka's opening batsman Upul Tharanga said Wednesday that his return to the national side after a three-month drugs ban was a chance to rebuild his career and reputation.© AFP Fri, 24 Jun 2011 16:15:01 GMTSri Lanka batsman Upul Tharanga was banned from all cricket for three months after failing a drugs test at the World Cup in March, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced Friday.© AFP Mon, 20 Jun 2011 14:14:59 GMTSri Lanka opener Upul Tharanga will appear at an International Cricket Council (ICC) hearing later this week to answer doping charges, officials said Monday.© AFP Wed, 08 Jun 2011 17:59:59 GMTThe International Cricket Council has initiated action against Sri Lanka's opening batsman Upul Tharanga after he failed a dope test, the island's cricket governing body said Wednesday.© AFP Mon, 30 May 2011 16:40:37 GMTSri Lankan Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage Monday set up a three-member panel to investigate how opening batsman Upul Tharanga failed a dope test during the 2011 World Cup.© IANS Mon, 30 May 2011 10:30:00 GMTOpening batsman Upul Tharanga has become the first Sri Lankan international to fail a dope test after a random check during the cricket World Cup, the country's sports ministry said Monday.© AFP Sun, 29 May 2011 12:00:01 GMTSri Lanka's Farveez Maharoof insisted on Sunday that reports Upul Tharanga had failed a dope test had had no impact upon the squad touring England.© AFP Wed, 23 Feb 2011 08:29:46 GMTSri Lanka opening batsman Upul Tharanga is desperate to score a World Cup century, having already racked up nine tons in his one-day international career.© AFP Fri, 04 Feb 2011 05:01:03 GMTSri Lanka opening batsman Upul Tharangas century inspired the hosts win by 8 wickets over West Indies in the second ODI played in Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo on Thursday© ANI Fri, 07 Jan 2011 14:00:10 GMTSri Lanka on Friday dropped veteran batsman Sanath Jayasuriya and bowler Chaminda Vaas from its 15-man squad for the World Cup that runs from February to April.© AFP Mon, 13 Dec 2010 13:00:16 GMTSri Lanka announced a preliminary 30-man squad on Monday for the cricket World Cup in February-April:© AFP Fri, 05 Nov 2010 10:30:05 GMTSri Lanka claimed their first-ever series success in Australia with a win against Ricky Ponting's team in the rain-marred second one-day international at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday.© AFP Sat, 14 Aug 2010 04:48:12 GMTUpul Tharanga scored a valuable 70 as Sri Lanka defeated New Zealand by three wickets in the second one-day international of the tri-nation series here Friday.© IANS Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:30:09 GMTMahela Jayawardene and Upul Tharanga cracked solid centuries as Sri Lanka stormed into the triangular one-day series final with a crushing nine-wicket win over Bangladesh on Friday.© AFP Thu, 24 Dec 2009 17:45:24 GMTUpul Tharanga cracked a robust century to help Sri Lanka post a challenging 315-6 against India in the fourth one-day international that was interrupted by a power outage on Thursday.© AFP |