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Arjuna Ranatunga loses battle for Sri Lanka Cricket's vice-presidential seat in board's elections
•Ranatunga, 55, contested one of two vice-president posts but only came third in voting. His brother, Nishantha, who was nominated as secretary, was also defeated.
ICC urges Sri Lanka to come clean on corruption before amnesty expires to avoid expulsion from game
•The ICC said it had received a "positive response" after granting a 15-day amnesty this month for players, coaches or anyone else linked to the sport to come clean, free of the threat of punishment.
ICC grants 15-day amnesty to whistleblowers to come clean on corruption in Sri Lankan cricket
•The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday announced a 15-day amnesty for whistleblowers who have previously failed to report corruption in the embattled sport in Sri Lanka, warning of five-year bans if they fail to come clean.
Sri Lanka rated most corrupt cricket nation in the world by ICC, says country's sports minister Harin Fernando
•The International Cricket Council feels "Sri Lanka's cricket administration is corrupt from top to bottom", Harin Fernando said, adding that he had been shown a confidential report on the matter at a Dubai meeting.
Former South Africa captain Graeme Smith to deliver lecture at Jagmohan Dalmiya Annual Conclave in November
•The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) will also celebrate the 25 years of installation of floodlights at the Eden Gardens.
Former Sri Lanka skippers Arjuna Ranatunga, Aravinda de Silva deny match-fixing allegations
•"We have never taken bribes and we have never fixed matches, Ranatunga told reporters in Colombo in the presence of de Silva. Both denied they had ever taken bribes to throw matches.
As Mahela Jayawardene declines Sri Lanka sports minister's offer, here's a detailed look at the mess SLC is in
Firstcricket Staff •Sri Lankan cricket administration continues to be in a state of deadlock, with the pending elections for the body that governs the sport in the country postponed yet again.
Sri Lanka to enact tougher laws, create special police to deal with match-fixing, says sports minister
•Sri Lanka will enact tougher laws and create a special police unit to deal with match-fixing following a TV documentary exposing global corruption in cricket, the sports minister said on Thursday.
Sri Lankan Prime Minister's United National Party wins secret ballot to secure deputy speaker position
Ians •Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's United National Party won the secret ballot in parliament today for the deputy speaker's position.
Sri Lanka Cricket names new selectors as government takes over board after gambling allegations on body
•The sports ministry stepped in to manage the Sri Lanka Cricket board last week, after an appeals court suspended elections for the presidency to consider whether incumbent Thilanga Sumathipala should be allowed to contest the ballot.