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Sri Lanka batsmen hit tons against Bangladesh
June 26, 2007 (AFP) – Michael Vandort and skipper Mahela Jayawardene scored centuries as Sri Lanka piled up Bangladesh’s misery in the first cricket Test here on Tuesday. Bangladesh play three Tests and as many one-day internationals on the five-week tour. Having bowled out Bangladesh for 89 on the opening day, Sri Lanka went to […]
‘s tsunami-hit stadium ready for Test with England
June 26, 2007 (AFP) – The tsunami-devastated Galle cricket stadium in Sri Lanka will be fit to host the third and final Test against England in December, an official said here on Tuesday.Galle stadium curator Jayananda Warnaweera said the early-November deadline for reconstruction would be met. The stadium, originally the venue for the opening match […]
Sri Lanka smashes Bangladesh with four centuries
June 26, 2007 (AFP) – Four batsmen scored centuries as Sri Lanka flexed their batting might to tighten the screws on Bangladesh in the first cricket Test here on Tuesday.Maiden Test hundreds by Prasanna Jayawardene and veteran seamer Chaminda Vaas capped a solid batting display by the hosts, while captain Mahela Jayawardene and opener Michael […]
Pacey Numbers
June 26, 2007 (LBO) – Sampath Bank is raising 1.5 billion rupees through an unsecured debenture which Fitch has rated AA- (lka), but the rating agency says more capital may be needed to maintain its loan growth rate in to the medium term. It has two associates, a Bangladesh-based non-bank financial institution LankaBangala Finance Ltd […]
Bank Heads
June 25 (LBO) – A new board of directors has been appointed to state-owned SME Bank as a first step in a proposed take-over by Lankaputhra Development Bank, an official said. But officials now say RDBs would be allowed to function independently. Lankaputhra Bank chairman A de Vass Gunewardene is the new chairman of SME […]
Five-wicket Muralitharan wrecks Bangladesh
June 25, 2007 (AFP) – Muttiah Muralitharan grabbed five wickets for 15 runs as Sri Lanka shot out Bangladesh for a paltry 89 on the opening day of the first cricket Test here on Monday.Bangladesh play three Tests and as many one-dayers on the five-week tour.The prolific off-spinner’s 58th haul of five or more in […]
Sri Lanka destroys Bangladesh in first Test
June 25, 2007 (AFP) – Spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan claimed his 58th five-wicket haul as Sri Lanka overpowered Bangladesh on the opening day of the first cricket Test here on Monday.The off-spinner grabbed five wickets for 15 runs as Bangladesh, sent in to bat in overcast conditions, were shot out for their third lowest total […]
Learning Lessons
June 25, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka has lost the lead it once had in education, slowing the progress of the country, education specialists have warned.A telling sign of the times is that a large number of recently recruited teachers are being trained on the job with students as guinea pigs. While university graduates have […]
Sri Lanka eye Rhodes, Blewett for assistant coach
June 24, 2007 (AFP) – Sri Lanka have short-listed South African Jonty Rhodes and Australia’s Greg Blewett to assist newly appointed head coach Trevor Bayliss, an official said on Sunday. The search for an assistant coach arose after former Sri Lankan fast bowler Rumesh Ratnayake turned down a Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) offer last week, […]
Sri Lanka hotel chain to tempt tourists with local flavours
June 24, 2007 (LBO) – Aitken Spence, a large Sri Lanka based hotel chain with operations in the Maldives and India, is laying out a new menu based on local cuisine and herbal spices. The company’s ‘Heritance’ chain of hotels plans to introduce a range of authentic Sri Lankan dishes within the next two months, […]
Sri Lanka – Australia cup final bunglers rapped
LONDON, June 22, 2007 (AFP) – All five officials involved in the bungled end to the World Cup final will not feature in September’s inaugural World Twenty20 tournament in South Africa, the International Cricket Council announced Friday. Australia’s victory against Sri Lanka in the showpiece match in Barbados on April 28 was overshadowed by a […]
‘s Muralitharan returns to haunt Bangladesh
June 23, 2007 (AFP) – Muttiah Muralitharan resumes his quest to finish as Test cricket’s most successful bowler when Sri Lanka take on Bangladesh in a three-match series starting on Monday.The prolific off-spinner, with 674 wickets from 110 Tests, is only 35 scalps away from surpassing the world record tally of 708 wickets by retired […]