Twenty20 cricket opens new international era
NEW DELHI, Sept 2, 2007 (AFP) - International cricket enters a new era of short, sharp entertainment from September 11 when the inaugural Twenty20 World …
NEW DELHI, Sept 2, 2007 (AFP) - International cricket enters a new era of short, sharp entertainment from September 11 when the inaugural Twenty20 World …
Sept 1, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's tea plantations companies have been urged to grow their own fuel as a means of reducing costs at a time when fossil fuel …
HONG KONG, Sept 2, 2007 (AFP) - A Hong Kong woman who won 43 million dollars in a Macau casino may not get her money because the slot machine was not working …
September 01, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's central bank, which regulates the country's financial system, has sought the views of the banking community on new …
KURUMATHI ISLANDS, Maldives(AFP) - Sabrina Chang decided this year to treat herself to a fancy vacation, opting to stay in a thatched bungalow over a lagoon in …
OSAKA, Japan, Sept 1, 2007 (AFP) - America's Allyson Felix named Beijing Olympics gold as her number one priority after scorching to a morale-boosting win in …
Sept 1, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan cricket selectors Saturday picked uncapped off spinner Dilruwan Perera to replace the injured Muttiah Muralitharan in the ICC …
HARARE, Aug 31, 2007 (AFP) - Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has banned all pay rises without authorisation and given himself extra powers in a new bid to …
August 31, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Susanthika Jayasinghe won the bronze medal for the women's 200 meter event at the international athletics …
August 31, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's tea industry in the southern part of the region where low grown teas are cultivated mainly by smallholders have too …
BEIJING, Aug 30, 2007 (AFP) - Starting off as a machine factory worker, Xie Xuren worked his way up through the ranks of China's ruling Communist Party to on …
TOKYO, Aug 31, 2007 (AFP) - The dollar was rangebound in cautious Asian trade Friday as investors waited for a speech by the US central bank chief after recent …
NEW YORK, Aug 30, 2007 (AFP) - Specialized blogs are abuzz this week with rumors that Internet giant Google will soon launch the "Google Phone" or "GPhone," a …
Aug 31, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's star spin bowler Muttiah Muralitharan believes he will need just rest not surgery for his nagging shoulder injury, his manager …
CARACAS, Aug 30, 2007 (AFP) - The Venezuelan government wants two US oil giants that refuse to come under state control to leave and is not offering …
August 30, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's tea industry should slash the vast acreages under cultivation by half and improve yields as it was becoming …
TOKYO, Aug 30, 2007 (AFP) - Asian stock markets made a cautious rebound Thursday as investors kept an eye on US Federal Reserve moves to combat housing woes …
Aug 30, 2007 (AFP) - The Maldives has invited international investors to bid for the right to construct the tropical nation's first luxury hotel on the island …
NEW YORK, Aug 28, 2007 (AFP) - Global stock markets saw dizzying declines Tuesday as a drop in US consumer confidence suggested slow growth ahead and Federal …
TOKYO, Aug 29, 2007 (AFP) - The dollar rebounded after falling sharply on Wednesday against the yen over renewed concern about credit problems in the United …