Category: Sports

Jan 16, 2007 (AFP) – A Sri Lankan woman sprinter who was accused of doping during the South Asian Games in Colombo last year has been cleared of the charge, officials said on Tuesday. Jani Chathurangani de Silva, a double medallist at the August 2006 Games, tested positive for the anabolic steroid nandrolone, and was […]

Jan 15, 2007 (AFP) – The historic Asgiriya stadium in Sri Lanka’s hill resort of Kandy is to be replaced by a brand new venue in the same area, a senior cricket official said on Monday. Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) secretary K.Mathivanan said an agreement would be signed next week with the island’s foreign investment […]

QUEENSTOWN, Dec 30 (AFP) – New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori wants a vastly improved performance from his inexperienced bowling attack in Sunday’s one-dayer against Sri Lanka.The tourists cantered to an easy seven wicket victory in the opening match in Napier on Thursday, overhauling New Zealand’s 285-8 with 10 overs to spare. Veteran opener Sanath Jayasuriya […]

SYDNEY, Dec 28, 2006 (AFP) – Test cricket’s leading wicket-taker Shane Warne has committed his charitable foundation to donate 20,000 dollars (15,600 USD) to tsunami reconstruction efforts in Sri Lanka, reports said Thursday. The move, announced at a breakfast event in Melbourne on Boxing Day, followed reports last week that the foundation had failed to […]

GALLE, Sri Lanka, Dec 26, 2006 (AFP) – Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne might have failed to deliver promised aid to rebuild the Galle stadium but officials Tuesday vowed to restore the picturesque venue. The Shane Warne Foundation (SWF) told the Galle International Cricket Club in June that a fund-raising event had been a flop and […]

WELLINGTON, Dec 18 (AFP) – A superb spell of spin bowling by Muttiah Muralitharan secured a comprehensive 217-run win for Sri Lanka over New Zealand in the second cricket Test here Monday to level the series 1-1.Muralitharan finished with six for 87 to claim an impressive ninth five-wicket haul for the year, as Sri Lanka […]

DOHA, Dec 16, 2006 (AFP) – Who said what at the 2006 Asian Games which came to a close on Friday: “Nobody thought I would be here. My mother had made an oath to the bodhi tree that I would take part in the Games.” – Sri Lanka sprinter Susanthika Jayasinghe after winning 200m bronze […]

WELLINGTON, Dec 14, 2006 (AFP) – The controversy surrounding Muttiah Muralitharan’s bizarre run out which hastened Sri Lanka’s downfall in the first cricket Test against New Zealand, flared again here Thursday on the eve of the second Test. Two days after Sri Lanka said they had put the issue behind them — while maintaining the […]

COLOMBO, Dec 13, 2006 (AFP) – Sri Lanka’s cricket governing body is sueing a private insurance company in a bid to recover nearly 12 million dollars lost when a home series was abandoned, officials said Wednesday. “We have filed action as the company refused to pay the claim giving various excuses,” a Sri Lanka Cricket […]

DOHA, Dec 12, 2006 (AFP) – Susanthika Jayasinghe has always been a drawcard, whether for her medal winning exploits or colourful private life, and the Sri Lankan is looking for a glorious finale by medalling in the Beijing Olympics. Since then, despite an Asian Games gold in 2002, she has been a rarer sight on […]

DOHA, Dec 9, 2006 (AFP) – Guzel Khubbieva of Uzbekistan won the women’s 100 metres title here at the Asian Games on Saturday.But Khubbieva, a two-time silver medallist at last year’s Asian Championships, had built up enough of a gap to hold her off while Al Ghasar came late to take third. The 30-year-old, a […]

SINGAPORE, Nov 21, 2006 (AFP) – Qatar is seen as an island of stability in a volatile region, but a suicide car bombing last year sent shockwaves through the nation and it is taking no chances with security at the Asian Games. Organisers though are conscious that securiy should not overshadow what happens in the […]