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  1. BABU88Sports announces sponsorship of Colombo Strikers in the Lanka Premier League

    BABU88Sports, a leading online sports news platform, is proud to announce its sponsorship of the Colombo Strikers for the upcoming Lanka Premier League (LPL) season. This strategic partnership underlines BABU88Sports' commitment to supporting and promoting sporting talent across the region...
  2. Lanka Premier League to begin from July 1, featuring Sri Lankan and international stars

    Colombo [Sri Lanka], The fifth edition of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) will begin on July 1 with a host of international and Sri Lankan stars in action over three weeks of T20 matches at three iconic venues.Some of the prominent international names from the five LPL franchises include New...
  3. Wanindu Hasaranga to lead home stars in LPL 2024

    Colombo, The fifth edition of the Lanka Premier League, which features established names like New Zealand's Glenn Phillips and Mark Chapman and Bangladesh's Mustafizur Rahman, will begin on July 1.Among others, the five-team LPL will feature Bangladesh's Taskin Ahmed, Pakistan's Shadab Khan...
  4. Phillips, Mustafizur and Shadab to lead LPL 2024

    Some of the prominent international names from the five LPL franchises include Kiwi all-rounders Glenn Phillips and Mark Chapman, Bangladesh fast bowlers Mustafizur Rahman and Taskin Ahmed, Pakistan stars Shadab Khan and Agha Salman, along with West Indies veterans Andre Fletcher and Fabian...
  5. LA-based civil engineering firm becomes new owner of Dambulla franchise

    Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Wednesday said a Los Angeles-based civil engineering consultancy firm will be the new owner of the Dambulla Lanka Premier League Dambulla franchise, which has been named 'Dambulla Sixers'.Previously, the team was known as Dambulla Thunders and was owned by a British...
  6. LPL franchise Dambulla Thunders gets new owner; Will be named Dambulla Sixers

    “The team will be operated under DeSilva Holdings, which has been specifically set up for the purpose,” Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) and the LPL said in a joint statement issued on Wednesday. The majority stake in Sequoia Consultants is owned by Priyanga De Silva, a chartered civil engineer who is...
  7. LPL 2024 to remain a 5-team tournament, organizers working on new owners for Dambulla Thunders

    Following Rahman's arrest on Wednesday, Dambulla Thunders were disbanded by Sri Lanka Cricket and IPG Group, the organizers of the tournament.As per ESPNcricinfo report, organizers have confirmed that the LP season will continue with its original schedule and five teams.“IPG, as the event...
  8. Match fixing: SLC demoted to Lanka Premier League franchise after termination

    Colombo, Sri Lanka Cricket on Thursday said its T20 league will go ahead with its full schedule of matches and will include all five teams. This came a day after it was announced that the Dambulla Thunders franchise would be liquidated due to the arrest of its owner Tami Rahman on suspicion of...
  9. LPL's Dambulla franchise ended after owner's arrest on match-fixing charges

    The LPL late on Wednesday night announced the termination/withdrawal of the rights of Dambulla Thunders following the arrest of Imperia Sports Group CEO Tamim Rahman on charges of match-fixing in Sri Lanka's premier domestic T20 tournament. The flare is scheduled to be held from July 1-21, 2024...
  10. LPL franchise ended after owner's arrest for alleged match-fixing attempts

    Colombo, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Wednesday pulled the Dambulla Thunder franchise from its premier T20 league after its owner Tamim Rahman was arrested on suspicion of match fixing.Bangladeshi-origin British national Tamim Rahman, who owns Lanka Premier League (LPL) franchise Dambulla...
  11. A day after players' auction, LPL team owner remanded on match-fixing charges

    Dambulla Thunders owner Tamim Rahman, a Bangladeshi national who holds a British passport, was arrested by officials of the Special Investigation Unit (SIU) for the prevention of sports-related crimes in the Sports Ministry. Rahman was arrested at Katunayake airport while he was waiting to leave...
  12. One person arrested for alleged attempt to match fixing in Sri Lanka

    Colombo: Bangladeshi-origin British national Tamim Rahman, who owns Lankan Premier League (LPL) franchise Dambulla Thunders, was arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of his involvement in match-fixing.An official of the Special Investigation Unit for the Prevention of Sports-related Crime in the...
  13. One arrested for trying to fix LPL matches

    Colombo, A foreigner named Tamim Rahman, associated with the Lanka Premier League franchise Dambulla Thunder, has been arrested by the Sports Ministry's Special Investigation Unit, police said on Wednesday.The magistrate court here had ordered to send him on remand till May 31.Rahman was...