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Bleached-blond Malinga having slinging time
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, March 23, 2007 (AFP) – There’s more to Sri Lankan paceman Lasith Malinga than his low-slung round-arm action and bleached-blond hairstyle. What matters for his team is that he’s taking wickets and winning matches for them.The fast bowler with the deceptive action, unkempt hair and silver eyebrow ring played a big […]
Pakistan cricket coach strangled: police
KINGSTON, March 22, 2007 (AFP) – Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer was murdered, a police spokesman said here Thursday. “The Jamaican police are now in possession of the official postmortem report from the government pathologist, who conducted autopsy on the late Mr. Woolmer,” said Karl Angell, director of communications for Jamaican police. “The pathologist report […]
New Zealand overpower Canada with record score
GROS ISLET, St Lucia, March 22, 2007 (AFP) – Lou Vincent found his form after two noughts with a hundred as New Zealand made it three World Cup wins out of three in Group C with a 114-run success against Canada at the Beausejour Cricket Ground here Thursday.Vincent’s 101 was the centrepiece of New Zealand’s […]
Sri Lanka battle lines shift, toll hits 37
COLOMBO, March 23, 2007 (AFP) – Sri Lankan troops advanced into an area held by the Tamil Tiger rebels, shifting the battle lines to the island’s north, the military said Friday, as they announced they had killed 13 rebels. Heavily armed soldiers “neutralised” a threat from the Tiger guerrillas on the de facto border with […]
Sri Lanka troops kill 13 rebels: military
COLOMBO, March 23, 2007 (AFP) – Sri Lankan troops shot dead at least 13 Tamil Tiger rebels who tried to attack military positions in the island’s north, the defence ministry said Friday. More than 4,000 people have been killed in a new wave of fighting in Sri Lanka since December 2005. The violence comes despite […]
Power Score
March 23, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s power utility has got all its troublesome thermal generators on line a top official said, in a week that saw the highest energy generated in a single day as Sri Lankans watched their cricket team thrash Bangladesh. The flow is needed to keep sea water out of the […]
Japan gives 320 million dollar loan to Sri Lanka
March 23, 2007 (AFP) – Japan gave Sri Lanka a 320-million-dollar loan Friday to build roads and improve drinking water supply in key cities, the Japanese embassy here said.More than 4,000 people have died since December 2005 in fighting between Tamil rebels and government forces despite a Norwegian-brokered truce that has been in place since […]
Tough Year
March 22, 2007 (LBO) – State-owned National Savings Bank has seen a fall in profits in 2006 and slow deposit growth, through revenues climbed with rising interest rates, its latest results showed. At group level the bank had net assets of 13.1 billion (up 3.8 percent) and 12.9 billion as a stand alone entity, made […]
Sri Lanka tea exports recover in February
March 22, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s tea exports grew six percent in February while higher prices also pushed earnings higher, commodities broker Asia Siyaka said. Sri Lanka exported 26.5 million kilograms of tea in February (24.9 mn kg in 2005) but was unable to fully recover losses in January when production plummeted as estates recovered […]
India vs Sri Lanka match records
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, March 22, 2007 (AFP) – India v Sri Lanka head-to-head record ahead of their World Cup Group B match at Queen’s Park Oval here on Friday: Total meetings: 94 India wins: 49 Sri Lanka wins: 36 Tied: 0 No Result: 9 Last 10 meetings: 31/10/2005: Jaipur India won by 6 wkts […]