Fernando fires Asia to series-clinching win in the second ODI
CHENNAI, India, June 9, 2007 (AFP) - Fast bowler Dilhara Fernando grabbed four wickets as Asia clinched the Afro-Asia cricket series with a 31-run win over …
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Deviltry
June 10, 2007 (LBO) - A popular folk story talks of a villager and a chance meeting of a demon in the forest and using his craftiness to get the demon to work …
Sri Lanka Cricket in new attempt to dump chief selector
June 8, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's cricket administration Friday made a fresh attempt to dump chief selector Asantha de Mel in a row over the controversial Abu …
Sri Lanka cricket chief bailed over share scam
June 9, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's cricket chief Jayantha Dharmadasa was granted 100,000 rupees (910 dollars) bail by the commercial court of Colombo over his …
Clear Rules
June 08, 2007 (LBO) – A top World Bank official Thursday warned of the dangers of governments accepting unsolicited proposals in public-private …
Ships cry for help as wild weather lashes Australia
SYDNEY, June 8, 2007 (AFP) - Rescue helicopters braved wild weather to airlift 21 crew members from a stricken freighter as pounding seas threatened to beach …
Inflated Fines
June 07, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's capital markets watchdog is planning to impose stiffer penalties as part of an overall revamp of key statutes governing …
Bangladesh to ‘cure’ inflation with subsidies as prices spike
DHAKA, June 7, 2007 (AFP) - Bangladesh's emergency government was Thursday set to announce a slew of subsidy and welfare measures in a 12. online pharmacy buy …
Sri Lankans star in Afro-Asia encounter;survives Pollock scare
BANGALORE, India, June 6, 2007 (AFP) - Shaun Pollock smashed a maiden one-day century, but failed to stop Asia from posting a 34-run win over Africa in the …
Sri Lanka’s Dilshan stars in Asia XI win
BANGALORE, India, June 6, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan Tillakaratne Dilshan hit an unbeaten 47 to guide Asia XI to a six-wicket victory over Africa XI in the …
Sri Lanka checks out another Aussie coach: report
SYDNEY, June 6, 2007 (AFP) - Australian provincial coach Trevor Bayliss will fly to Sri Lanka next week to be interviewed for the vacant national coach's …
China central bank on guard over inflation in food prices
BEIJING, June 6, 2007 (AFP) - China's central bank is on guard against the recent rise in food prices and might consider an interest rate hike to cool rising …
Air force officer takes over as Sri Lanka manager
June 6, 2007 (AFP) - A senior Sri Lankan air force officer has been appointed as the new manager of the national cricket team, replacing Michael Tissera, a Sri …
Whatmore out of Indian race; Is Sri Lanka’s Arjuna in?
BANGALORE, India, June 4, 2007 (AFP) - India's cricket chiefs failed to name a new national coach on Monday even as South African Graham Ford replaced Dav …
Bangladesh recall Razzak and Rahim for Sri Lanka Tests
DHAKA, June 4, 2007 (AFP) - Bangladesh's cricket selectors on Monday recalled left-arm spinner Abdur Razzak and teenage wicket-keeper Mushfiqur Rahim for an …
Trend Setter
June 05, 2007 (LBO) - Richard Pieris, a Sri Lanka listed firm, has declared a cash dividend and a stock distribution under provisions of a new company law that …
Jamaican police seek pathology files in Woolmer case – report
KINGSTON, Jamaica, June 3, 2007 (AFP) - The Jamaican Police have requested a third pathology report on the death of former Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer, …
High Standards
June 04, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's new company law should encourage good governance and help deter boardroom abuses that have given the corporate sector a …
OAS opens summit with warning against ‘silencing’ opponents
PANAMA CITY, June 3, 2007 (AFP) - The head of the Organization of American States opened a hemispheric summit late Sunday with a warning against "silencing" …
US authorities foil plot to blow up New York’s JFK airport
NEW YORK, June 2, 2007 (AFP) - US authorities said Saturday they foiled an Islamic terrorist plot to bomb fuel supplies and pipelines at John F. Kennedy …