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It was gamesmanship against England, says Vaas
LONDON, April 9, 2007 (AFP) – Sri Lanka fast bowler Chaminda Vaas admitted teammate Dilhara Fernando did employ gamesmanship before the final ball of his side’s World Cup win over England. England batsman Ravi Bopara needed three runs to win the Super Eights match in Antigua but fast bowler Fernando pulled out of his delivery […]
West Indies ready to bounce back:Lara
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, April 9, 2007 (AFP) – West Indies captain Brian Lara said Monday his players had taken a good look at their failings which have threatened to derail their World Cup campaign.But Lara said his players were confident going into a make-or-break Super Eights game against South Africa at the Grenada National Stadium […]
Cricket: West Indies v South Africa head-to-head record
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, April 9, 2007 (AFP) – West Indies v South Africa head-to-head record ahead of their World Cup Super Eights match at New Queen’s Park here on Monday: Total meetings: 39 West Indies wins: 12 South Africa wins: 26 Tied: 0 No Result: 1 Last 10 meetings: 30/01/2004: Durban No Result 01/02/2004: Centurion […]
” eye England scalp
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, April 10, 2007 (AFP) – Bangladesh hope their spin king trio can bamboozle England, just like they did South Africa, and boost their bid for a World Cup semi-final place on Wednesday.. The left-arm trio of seasoned Mohammad Rafique, effective Abdur Razzak and emerging Saqibul Hasan spun Graeme Smith’s side to a humiliating […]
Clock Speed
April 10, 2007 (LBO) – Panora Corporation, a Sri Lankan computer firm, opened a 1.2 billion rupee manufacturing plant in Colombo to boost production of its own-brand computers for the local and regional markets. PCH Holdings which started ten years ago, now has interests in pharmaceuticals and healthcare, office automation, consumer electronics, software, audio visual […]
Sri Lanka leg of SAARC car rally winds its way through scenic beaches and cool hills
April 10, 2007 (LBO) – The Sri Lanka leg of the SAARC car rally was flagged off on Tuesday morning from Colombo where the rally would take a coastal road to reach Tissamaharama in down south. The Rally will end in the Maldives on the 13th of April. On the second day, the Rally will […]
Dangerous Roads
INDURUWA, Sri Lanka, April 10, 2007 (AFP) – At least 22 people were killed and 57 others injured Tuesday when a crowded bus and a truck loaded with beer collided in southern Sri Lanka, police and doctors said.The accident came amid tight security at bus stations following fears of bomb attacks by Tamil Tiger rebels. […]
Sri Lanka rupee slides sharply against the dollar; one year t-bill yields plummet
April 10, 2007 (LBO) – The spot dollar shot up Tuesday to 109.30 from yesterday’s closing of 108.35, dealers said, while one year t-bill yields plummeted by 63 basis points. Earlier in the day overnight call rates went as high as 40 percent with the central bank keeping cash tight as it tried to keep […]
Power Drive
April 09, 2007 – Sri Lanka Monday officially kicked off work on building a Japanese funded hydro power project in the island’s central hills, which will add 150 mega wattes of power to the national grid, the Japanese embassy here said.The 33.27 million dollar yen or 30 billion rupee Upper Kotmale project got off the […]
Hedge Win
April 09, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s petroleum utility will get a 33 million rupee payment this week on the expiry of its first hedging contract for imported diesel, a top official said. Last month the utility raised petroleum prices by 7 rupees a litre (about 30 rupee a gallon). Updated The utility first bought […]
Port Builders
April 09, 2007 (LBO) – The Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) is having a pre-bid meeting Tuesday with private investors keen on building container terminals in Colombo’s new south port whose infrastructure work has attracted interest from 30 investor consortia, an official said. SLPA chairman Saliya Wickramasooriya said Monday the original date for opening bids […]
ICRC concerned about worsening situation in Sri Lanka
GENEVA, April 9, 2007 (AFP) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) voiced concern Monday about the worsening situation in Sri Lanka, urging all sides to respect humanitarian law.“The number of casualties caused by deliberate attacks on civilians has sharply increased in northern and eastern Sri Lanka,” the ICRC said in a press […]