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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 Indies v New Zealand March 30: Guyana Ireland v England March 31: Antigua Australia v Bangladesh April 01: Guyana West Indies v Sri Lanka April 02: Antigua Bangladesh v New […]
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 victory over debutants Bermuda in a rain-hit match here on Sunday. It was their best-ever performance in the tournament since making their Cup debut in England in 1999.They failed to go […]
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 – qualified for Super Eights Ireland 3 1 1 1 0 -0.10 3.0 – qualified for Super Eights Pakistan 3 1 2 0 0 +0.09 […]
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 island’s main military base, where three airmen were killed and 16 wounded, officials said. The air force appointed a five-member team to probe lapses that led to the night attack […]
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 new level Monday with their first ever air raid.A low-intensity conflict erupted into full-scale war in 1983 after bloody anti-Tamil rioting following the rebels’ biggest attack to date when they […]
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 claimed that their aircraft had returned to base. “One of the LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam) aircraft had flown over the airbase and dropped some explosive items,” airforce spokesman Ajantha […]
‘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 two airmen dead and 17 wounded, officials said.. Updated 04.11 For the latest developments on this and other stories click here are go to the LBO front page or type www.lbo.lk […]
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 raid on a base next to the island’s only international airport.“Safety is a top priority at Cathay Pacific and a careful assessment of the situation will be made before services […]
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 forced the temporary closure of Sri Lanka’s international airport.At least three airmen were killed and 16 others wounded in the raid on the Katunayake airbase next to the airport […]
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 military airbase, officials said.. Passengers who had boarded aircraft were asked to disembark and taken to a shelter, officials said, adding that the move followed gunfire and explosions heard at the […]
‘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 bigger blow to the island’s economy, analysts said Monday.In the daring strike, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) used two light fixed-wing aircraft against the Katunayake airbase, […]
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 […]