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Gold for Tharushi at South Korea

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Sri Lankan athlete Tharushi Karunarathna has clinched the Gold medal in the Women’s 800m event at the Asian Under-20 Junior Athletic Championships 2023 currently being held in Yecheon, South Korea.

On Sunday (04), Karunaratne had also bagged a Silver medal in the Women’s 400m competition while fellow Sri Lankan Jayeshi Uththara won the bronze medal in the same event.

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IOC calls to suspend NOCSL Secretary General

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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has called for the immediate suspension of Secretary General of the National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka (NOCSL) Maxwell de Silva.

Jerome Poivey, Associate Director, Institutional and Governance Services IOC NOC Relations Department in an email dated November 11, 2024 has urged Suresh Subramaniam, President, NOCSL to convene an urgent meeting of the NOC Executive Board and take appropriate action without any further delay, in accordance with the NOCSL Constitution.

The measure comes following the conclusions and the recommendations submitted by the NOC Ethics Committee.

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Neil McKenzie appointed consultant coach

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Sri Lanka Cricket announces that former South African batsman Neil McKenzie has been appointed as the National Team’s Consultant Coach for a short stint.

Accordingly, he will work with a group of Sri Lankan players who departed for South Africa last night to participate in a pre-series camp ahead of the upcoming two-match Test series against South Africa.

“McKenzie will bring in vital, in-depth insights about the South African conditions to help Sri Lankan players adapt to the challenge,” said: Ashley De Silva, CEO, Sri Lanka Cricket.

The former South African batsman, who scored closer to 5,000 international runs for South Africa across formats, will work with the Sri Lankan players from November 13th to 21st.

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Wanindu ruled out of NZ ODIs with hamstring injury

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Wanindu Hasaranga has been ruled out of the ODI series against New Zealand, having sustained an injury to his left hamstring while bowling, in the second T20I, on Sunday. Hasaranga was seen hobbling through his later overs, and was also limping between the wickets while running.

He has been replaced in the ODI squad by Dushan Hemantha, another legspin-bowling allrounder. Hemantha has played five ODIs and has recently been among the wickets for the Sri Lanka A team.

Hasaranga’s absence will be significant for Sri Lanka, particularly as he had been Sri Lanka’s most successful bowler in the T20Is, taking 2 for 20 in the first match, then 4 for 17 in the second, while also producing an important 22 off 23 in the first T20I.

Sri Lanka already had another legspinner in the squad, however, in Jeffrey Vandersay, with Maheesh Theekshana and Dunith Wellalage the other frontline spinners.

Hasaranga becomes the second player to be ruled out of the series owing to injuries sustained in that second T20I, with New Zealand fast bowler Lockie Ferguson also unavailable due to a calf injury.

The series begins on Wednesday, with the first match to be played in Dambulla, and the remaining two games in Pallekele.

(espncricinfo.com)

(Except for the headline, this story, originally published by espncricinfo.com has not been edited by SLM staff)

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