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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 in the Caribbean because of the cost involved, an official said Sunday.The order by Mahinda Rajapakse saw the number of people sponsored to travel for the […]
‘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 number one South Africa by 83 runs in a Group A match at Warner Park here on Saturday.Hayden hit his 100 off just 66 balls while Michael Clarke (92) and skipper Ricky […]
Kenya exit World Cup; Captain says more international fixtures needed for experience
GROS ISLET, St Lucia, March 25, 2007 (AFP) – Kenya captain Steve Tikolo said it was vital the Africans played more major international matches if they were to progress as a cricket nation after they went out of the World Cup with a seven-wicket defeat against England. Whoever won Saturday’s clash at the Beausejour Cricket […]
‘s famous four face bleak Cup future
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, March 25, 2007 (AFP) – Indian batting superstar Sachin Tendulkar may be the world’s leading one-day scorer, but his dream of winning the World Cup is unlikely to be realised. His future as a World Cup player appears uncertain after India were pushed to the brink of elimination after suffering defeats […]
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 conclusive leads, and stressed that team members were not under suspicion at this time.Before that, he was coach of South Africa when their former captain Hansie Cronje was bought off by […]
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 foreign holiday makers stayed away, the Tourist Board said Sunday.Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka fell 18.3 percent to 52,687 in February from the same month a year earlier, official figures showed […]
Heavy casualties in Sri Lanka amid intense battles
COLOMBO, March 24, 2007 (AFP) – Sri Lankan troops and Tamil Tiger rebels were locked in intense battles in the island’s northeast on Saturday, for a second straight day, as both sides reported heavy casualties. The defence ministry placed its losses at nine soldiers killed and 45 hospitalised while military sources listed another 45 troopers […]
India v Sri Lanka one-day scoreboard
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, March 23, 2007 (AFP) – Complete scoreboard of the World Cup Group B match between India and Sri Lanka at the Queen’s Park Oval here on Friday: Sri Lanka innings U. Tharanga lbw b Tendulkar 64 S. Jayasuriya c Agarkar b Zaheer 6 M. Jayawardene c Dhoni b Agarkar 7 K. […]
Sri Lanka qualify as India face World Cup exit
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, March 23, 2007 (AFP) – Sri Lanka stormed into the World Cup Super Eights after virtually knocking India out of the tournament with an emphatic 69-run win here on Friday.Veteran Sanath Jayasuriya (six), Jayawardene (seven) and Sangakkara (15) all fell cheaply before Silva and Dilshan succeeded in neutralising India’s early advantage […]
Pakistan players give DNA samples as Sri Lanka gets into next stage
KINGSTON, Jamaica, March 23, 2007 (AFP) – Pakistani players gave DNA samples to police on Friday as part of the probe into the World Cup murder of coach Bob Woolmer, while Sri Lanka progressed into the Super Eights after beating India.Jamaican police insisted that no arrests had yet been made as the investigation into Woolmer’s […]
Mutual Respect
March 24, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka and India are to sign ‘Mutual Recognition Agreements’, making it easier for professionals to cross borders when a new services trade agreement takes effect this year. India is the island’s third largest export market, with just under two billion dollars in bilateral trade. India is also the island’s […]
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 […]