File Pic: Manjot Kalra (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Former India Under-19 World Cup-winning star Manjot Kalra will remain in custody in Sri Lanka after a Colombo court rejected his plea for early bail in connection with an alleged match-fixing case linked to the ongoing Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2026.Kalra, who shot to fame with his…
Pakistan fast bowler Shaheen Afridi was close to leaving the Lanka Premier League (LPL) after he was left out of Kandy Royals’ match against Colombo Capitals despite reportedly being told he would play as the team’s ‘Impact Player’.According to media reports, the franchise had informed Afridi before the match that he would be used as…
4 min readJul 17, 2026 09:55 PM IST The 2026 Lanka Premier League (LPL) was rocked by controversy hours before the start of the new season, with one of the owners of Jaffna Kings arrested by Sri Lanka’s Special Investigations Unit for the Prevention of Offences Relating to Sport over alleged corruption. In May 2026,…
NEW DELHI: Former India Under-19 World Cup winner Manjot Kalra was arrested by Sri Lanka’s sports anti-corruption investigators on Friday over allegations of attempting to bribe a player during the Lanka Premier League (LPL), according to news agency PTI.Kalra, who struck a match-winning century in the final of India’s victorious 2018 ICC Under-19 World Cup…
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is set to formulate a uniform retirement policy for retired players seeking opportunities in overseas leagues. While the matter was discussed at the Apex Council meeting on Thursday, Sportstar understands that the office-bearers have been tasked with examining the legal and administrative aspects before preparing a framework…
