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In India, Cricket and Cinema are blended into the lives of

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* Tharanga apologises to fans

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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…

KINGSTON, June 24 (Reuters) – West Indies pace bowler Ravi
Rampaul has been fined 10 percent of his match fee for dissent
after disputing an umpire’s decision in the first test against
India, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Friday.

WELLINGTON, June 24 (Reuters) – New Zealand will play their
first home test against Zimbabwe in 11 years, as well as a
three-match series against South Africa, in the next southern
hemisphere summer, New Zealand Cricket announced on Friday.

WELLINGTON, June 24 (Reuters) – New Zealand allrounder Scott
Styris has retired from international cricket, lowering the
curtain on a 12-year career with the Blackcaps.

KINGSTON, June 23 (Reuters) – India wrapped up a 63-run
victory over West Indies in the first test on the fourth day at
Sabina Park on Thursday to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match
series.