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DUBAI, June 24 (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s Upul Tharanga has
been handed a three-month suspension for failing a doping test,
the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Friday.

NEW DELHI, June 24 (Reuters) – The inaugural Sri Lanka
Premier League will go ahead next month without the Indian
cricketers after talks failed with the Indian board (BCCI), Sri
Lankan sports minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage told Reuters on
Friday.

MUMBAI, June 24 (Reuters) – The International Cricket
Council (ICC) will discuss constitutional amendments to abolish
the rotational policy of appointing its head and avoid
“government interference” in the game’s administration at next
week’s conferenc…