The roof on a makeshift grandstand was seen getting collapsed at Galle International Stadium owing to the heavy rains, delaying the start of the second day’s play between Sri Lanka and Australia. No spectators were in the stand when the incident took place, with Australia’s team only just arriving at the ground. Rain began falling […]

Soon, the iconic Galle International Stadium can organise their last international cricket match as it can be omitted from the international cricket circuit. The reason for this fate due to its pavilion stand which has been violated heritage laws protecting a 17th-century Dutch fort.   The fort can lose its UNESCO World Heritage status due […]

In wake of allegations of pitch-fixing involving the curator of the Galle pitch, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Saturday said it will give its “fullest cooperation” to any investigation into match-fixing. An Al Jazeera documentary is believed to allege groundsmen in Galle are being bribed to alter pitches for Test matches involving teams such as […]