Category: Industry
Enigmatic Ashraful is Bangladeshi hero
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, April 8, 2007 (AFP) – Stylish batsman Mohammad Ashraful finally bridged the gap between potential and performance with his brisk half-century in Bangladesh’s shock win over South Africa in the World Cup. He has often come under fire for performing much below his potential since making a dream debut against Sri Lanka in […]
Telecom Gains
April 08, (LBO) – Telecom operators who rolled out rural networks in the last three years will get a five billion rupee refund of levies collected from every incoming international call minute. Incumbent Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) will get the largest slice, boosting its 2nd quarter earnings by up to three billion rupees. Other telecom […]
Fresh Funds
April 08, 2007 (LBO) – Massachusetts-based Virtusa Corp., an information-technology services firm with operations in Sri Lanka, is seeking 92 million dollars through a NASDAQ listing. The underwriters for the offering were listed as JP Morgan, Bear Stearns & Co., Cowen and Co. and William Blair & Co. The company, headed by a Sri Lankan, […]
Cut down on endorsements, India players told
MUMBAI, April 6, 2007 (AFP) – India’s super-rich cricketers must cut down on their commercial dealings, the country’s former captains recommended on Friday while reviewing the team’s World Cup debacle. Seven ex-captains, summoned by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to chart a future course of action, also wanted the team’s international […]
” remarks
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, April 7, 2007 (AFP) – Bangladesh captain Habibul Bashar insisted on Friday that coach Dave Whatmore’s interest in taking charge of the India team has not been a distraction at the World Cup. Whatmore, who has been instrumental in guiding Bangladesh to the Super Eights for the first time, has declared his interest […]
Bangladesh gets ready for possible bidding war with India over Whatmore
DHAKA, April 6, 2007 (AFP) – Bangladesh cricket chiefs will convene an emergency meeting next week to discuss Dav Whatmore’s future after he joined the race to succeed Greg Chappell as new coach of India, an official said.India, one of the pre-tournament favourites, were upset by Bangladesh in the first match and also lost to […]
Scenting Oil
April 6 (LBO) – The top official in charge of Sri Lanka’s search for oil has told the corporate sector to be ready to provide the support service and skills required by an offshore petroleum industry. Three of the eight remaining blocks will be opened for bidding this year, with the others following in a […]
Sri Lanka toast new bowling stars
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, April 5, 2007 (AFP) – On the eve of the World Cup, the talk was of Muttiah Muralitharan and Chaminda Vaas. Now the words on Sri Lankan lips are Dilhara Fernando and Lasith Malinga. The 27-year-old Fernando held his nerve on Wednesday to secure his team a heart-stopping two-run win over England […]
Leading World Cup wicket-takers
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, April 6, 2007 (AFP) – Leading World Cup wicket-takers on Thursday, the first of two rest days in the second round Super Eights stage (player, country, matches, overs, runs, wkts, best bowling, average, economy rate, strike rate, four wicket innings, five wicket innings): S Malinga (SRI) 6 43.2 3 214 15 4/54 14.26 […]
Kiwis believe they can win the Cup, says McMillan
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, April 6, 2007 (AFP) – New Zealand are capable of winning the World Cup for the first time because they believe they can do it, middle-order batsman Craig McMillan has said. “Probably the key this time is that there is a real belief,” said McMillan, whose side have already posted five successive victories […]
” team cricketers
April 06, 2007 (LBO) — Sri Lanka plans to contract cricketers for the A team for the first time in the island’s history, to nurture talent for upcoming games and the national team, a senior official said Friday.“We want to give our promising players an incentive to concentrate on the game for a longer period […]
Second Landing
April 4, 2007 (AFP) – Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways Wednesday said it will resume flights to Sri Lanka after suspending services following a rebel attack on an airbase next to the island’s only international airport. “Safety is always our top priority,” chief operating officer Tony Tyler said, adding that Cathay would resume services from […]