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Corruption, Hambantota, International, International Relations, Politics and Governance, Sport

The state of tomfoolery: 2018 Comonwealth Games in Hambantota

A prominent English newspaper recently reported that the government has paid US$ 2.4 million to a British PR firm to promote its candidacy to host the 2018 Comonwealth Games in Hambanthota. This…

Rasika Jayakody Rasika Jayakody on 06/06/201106/04/2011
Colombo, Poetry, Sport

Cricket, Lima

In the mist that blows over the field at Lima Cricket near the Pacific, moist, cool air lets the wicket breathe and the crack of bat on ball sing like a memory…

Indran Amirthanayagam Indran Amirthanayagam on 04/13/201104/14/2011
Colombo, Identity, Reconciliation, Sport

World Cup Cricket and Football: Nationalism in France and Sri Lanka

Photo credits: 888 Sport Zone and Daily Info Picks I know absolutely nothing about cricket and honestly would not have paid attention to the Cricket World Cup, had I not been in…

Melanie Gouby Melanie Gouby on 04/10/201104/10/2011
Colombo, Identity, Post-War, Reconciliation, Sport

Proud to be Sri Lankan?

Citizenship, as I know it, is a means by which citizens of a particular country are recognized as entities of that country. I feel that citizenship gives each of us a sense…

Marisa de Silva Marisa de Silva on 04/06/201104/06/2011
Colombo, Features, Sport

2011 World Cup Cricket Final: Right Royal MESS-UP at the Toss-Up

Image courtesy Business Live There was a truly remarkable moment at the start of the World Cup Final between India and Sri Lanka. Amidst a deafening cacophony of noise Match Referee Jeff…

Michael Roberts Michael Roberts on 04/05/201104/06/2011
Colombo, Features, Identity, Sport

The victory that never came: Photos from Colombo during Cricket World Cup Final

This was a big match. Akin to a curfew, Colombo’s streets were deserted on Saturday afternoon, but Galle Face was not. Over 7,000 people had congregated there to watch the cricket world…

Groundviews Groundviews on 04/04/201104/04/2011
Colombo, Jaffna, Peace and Conflict, Sport

World Cup cricket aiding reconciliation in Sri Lanka: Fact or fiction?

is running a poll on its Facebook page (direct link to poll here) on whether its readers feel that the current interest in cricket can help reconciliation in Sri Lanka over the long-term….

Groundviews Groundviews on 03/31/2011
Colombo, Media and Communications, Politics and Governance, Sport

A MATTER OF DECENCY: MATCH-FIXING ALLEGATIONS AND THE STATE MEDIA

For anyone familiar with ITN’s programme, the storm of controversy it raised this week with a thinly veiled allegation of match fixing against Mahela Jayawardene and Thilan Samaraweera in the World Cup…

Asanga Welikala Asanga Welikala on 03/05/201103/04/2011
Colombo, Satire, Sport

Say No to ‘Dharmista Cricket’ in Sri Lanka!

By Banyan News Reporters The crisis may be over, but Sri Lankan cricket fans are still fervently debating who very nearly stole their most cherished cultural heritage: the island’s own version of…

Banyan News Reporters Banyan News Reporters on 03/02/201102/28/2011
Colombo, Economy, Politics and Governance, Post-War, Sport

In conversation with Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswamy on Sri Lanka’s post-war economic development

Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswamy is a Former Director, Economic Affairs Division at the Commonwealth Secretariat. Indrajit was also a staff officer at the Central Bank of Sri Lanka. As Wikipedia notes, From 1981…

Groundviews Groundviews on 09/21/201009/21/2010
Sport

THE RANDIV-SEHWAG AFFAIR: MISTAKING THE WOOD FOR THE TREES

Professor Michael Roberts, in a letter to the editor of , has raised a matter of moral philosophy with regard to the controversy over Suraj Randiv’s deliberate no ball at Dambulla this…

Asanga Welikala Asanga Welikala on 08/22/201008/21/2010
Colombo, Identity, Sport

THE POLITICAL LESSONS OF THE SMILING ASSASSIN: MURALI, CRICKET AND SRI LANKAN IDENTITY

Savouring the richly deserved cascades of press coverage last week of Muttiah Muralidaran’s retirement from Test cricket on the magnificent record of 800 wickets, it is difficult to resist a surge of…

Asanga Welikala Asanga Welikala on 07/26/2010
Colombo, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Post-War, Reconciliation, Sport

Any inspiration Joanna?

Some excellent goals scored, some unbearable moments of anguish celebrated as teams win and lose in an imperfect system, some stunning comebacks, terrible bouts of pain vanishing instantly once the arbitrator with…

Kumsyoh Kumsyoh on 07/21/201007/22/2010
Colombo, Sport

Beam Me Up to Planet Football!

If you’re an alien planning to invade the Earth, choose July 11. Chances are that our planet will offer little or no resistance. Today, most members of the Earth’s dominant species –…

Nalaka Gunawardene Nalaka Gunawardene on 07/11/201007/08/2010
Colombo, Education, Politics and Governance, Sport

Does cricket have a citizenship?

My family like many Sri Lankan families is cricket mad. I am the exception. When Sri Lanka played Pakistan a few days ago, my family lived and breathed cricket and it seemed…

Nazeeya Faarooq Nazeeya Faarooq on 08/11/2009

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