Sri Lanka offers bonus for kids to return coins in their piggy banks
March 27, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka would offer an immediate 20 percent bonus in stationary for kids who break their piggy banks and deposit the …
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Whatmore dreams of golden future for young giant-killers
ST JOHN'S, Antigua, March 27, 2007 (AFP) - Bangladesh coach Dav Whatmore is dreaming of a golden future for his young side who edged out India for a …
Pitch mystery for South Africa and Sri Lanka
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, March 27, 2007 (AFP) - South Africa and Sri Lanka will be entering new territory when they meet in a World Cup Super Eight match …
Sri Lanka’s call rates hit 50% in new 12-year high
March 27, 2007 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Interbank call rates rocketed to a new 12-year high of 50 percent Tuesday with state banks on the borrowing side, …
Bangladesh make World Cup history
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, March 25, 2007 (AFP) - Bangladesh made history when they qualified for the World Cup second round with a seven-wicket …
World Cup Super Eights schedule
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, March 25, 2007 (AFP) March 27: Antigua West Indies v Australia March 28: Guyana South Africa v Sri Lanka March 29: Antigua West …
Day-by-day at the World Cup
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, March 26, 2007 (AFP) - How the action unfolded in the first round of the 2007 World Cup: March 11 Sir Garfield Sobers opens the …
After the first round
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, March 26, 2007 (AFP) - Results and tables in the first round of the 2007 World Cup: Group D West Indies 3 3 0 0 0 +0.80 6.0 - …
Sri Lanka tourist industry puts on brave face after airbase attack
March 26, 2007 (LBO) - Sri Lanka’s tourism industry has been dealt a further blow by the daring Tamil Tiger rebel air strike on the Katunayake …
Tiger aircraft bomb Sri Lanka’s main airbase, airport shut
March 25, 2007 (AFP) - Tamil Tiger rebels bombed Sri Lanka's main military airbase located next to the international airport Monday, leaving at least …
Tigers use light aircraft to attack Sri Lanka base: military
March 26, 2007 (LBO) - Tamil Tiger guerrillas used light aircraft Monday to bomb Sri Lanka's main military airbase, the airforce said, while Tigers …
Closed -Update02
COLOMBO, March 26, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's only international airport was shut early Monday following a suspected Tamil Tiger attack on an adjoining …
Taking Off
March 26, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lankan Airlines will start operating flights delayed due to the temporary closure of the international airport …
Tigers take fight to new level with first air raid
March 26, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels, until now best known for their signature suicide bombings, took their separatist campaign to a …
Morning After
March 26, 2007 (AFP) - Tamil Tiger rebels carried out their first ever air raid Monday, attacking a military base on a daring night-time mission that …
Indian Resolve
March 26, 2007 (LBO) – Indian budget carrier Air India Express (AIE), which started operations to Sri Lanka Sunday, will continue its …
Tiger air raid a blow to Sri Lanka’s balance sheet
March 26, 2007 (AFP) - The first ever air attack by Tamil Tiger rebels is a psychological setback to Sri Lanka's military but could cause an even …
Sri Lanka probes air raid security lapses
March 26, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka launched two investigations into security lapses that led to the first ever Tamil Tiger air raid against the …
Hongkong Move
March 26, 2007 (AFP) - Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airlines on Monday announced the immediate suspension of flights to Sri Lanka following a rebel air …
Police still searching for clues on Woolmer death; players allowed to leave
KINGSTON, March 25, 2007 (AFP) - One week after the strangling death of Pakistan's cricket coach Bob Woolmer, Jamaican police reported no arrests or …
Thousands flee Sri Lanka fighting
COLOMBO, March 25, 2007 (AFP) - Thousands of Tamil civilians were on the run in north Sri Lanka on Sunday as troops and Tiger rebels traded artillery …
Sri Lanka tourism industry hit hard in February
March 25, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's tourism industry suffered a sharp drop last month as fighting between troops and Tiger rebels escalated and …
Sri Lanka trims fat off ‘official’ World Cup delegation
March 25, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's president has ordered a sharp cut in the size of a delegation headed for the final round of the cricket World Cup …
Hayden’s heroics spark Australia to victory
BASSETERRE, St Kitts, March 24, 2007 (AFP) - Defending champions Australia rode on opener Matthew Hayden's fastest World Cup hundred to beat world …