A Tamil cricket team from the North-East was racially abused by Sinhalese cricket fans during a match in the south, causing the match against Gampaha to be halted, reported Global Tamil News.
Gampaha fans shouting “get out Tamil dogs" and throwing rocks and rubbish at the Tamil players who were from Valvettiththurai in Jaffna.
The cricket team, Valvettiththurai Eagle Sports Club, was playing in the semi-final of the National Cricket Competition, organised by the Ministry of Youth Affairs, where they met a team from Gampaha after defeating Hambantota in the quarter finals.