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August 23, 2008 (AFP) – Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene is looking forward to an improved batting performance from his team in the third one-day international against India starting here on Sunday. To receive instant alerts from LBO on your Dialog mobile type ‘act (space) lbo’ and send to 678 Batting let Sri Lanka down […]

DAMBULLA, August 20, 2008 (AFP) – Sri Lanka hit back with two quick wickets after posting a modest 142 in the second one-day international against India here on Wednesday.India lost makeshift opener Irfan Pathan (five) and Suresh Raina (one) before reaching 17-2 in reply at the break.Virat Kohli was unbeaten on seven and Yuvraj Singh […]

DAMBULLA, August 20, 2008 (AFP) – Mahendra Singh Dhoni capped Zaheer Khan’s devastating spell with a crucial 39 as India posted a tense three-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the second one-day international here on Wednesday. Left-arm seamer Zaheer ran through the top order in his incisive opening spell to finish with 4-21 as India […]

MELBOURNE, August 19, 2008 (AFP) – Despite the International Cricket Council (ICC) giving Champions Trophy security the all clear on Tuesday, players from the defending champions, Australia, are set to boycott the upcoming one-day tournament, Australian newspapers were reporting early Wednesday. The Champions Trophy is scheduled for September 12-28 in troubled Pakistan and ICC chief […]

DAMBULLA, August 18, 2008 (AFP) – Mahela Jayawardene cracked a responsible half-century to guide Sri Lanka to a crushing eight-wicket victory over India in the first one-day international here on Monday.The Sri Lankan skipper scored an unbeaten 61 for his 47th half-century to help his team achieve a modest 147-run target with more than 15 […]

DAMBULLA, August 18, 2008 (AFP) – India one-day captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Monday conceded it was not easy to read Sri Lanka’s unorthodox spinner Ajantha Mendis. “When you are playing Mendis, you have to save wickets and get runs as well. It gets a bit tough. Even Murali (Muttiah Muralitharan) was difficult some time […]

BEIJING, August 17, 2008 (AFP) – Michael Phelps became the first competitor in the history of the Olympics to win eight gold medals at a single Games as the United States won the men’s 4x100m medley relay on Sunday. With the victory, Phelps overtook compatriot Mark Spitz, who won seven swimming gold medals at Munich […]

BEIJING, August 17, 2008 (AFP) – Jamaica’s Usain Bolt has set himself up for the first Olympic sprint double since American Carl Lewis 24 years ago after scorching to the 100m title in world record-breaking style. Bolt set the 91,000-capacity National Stadium alight on Saturday when he broke his own record in scorching to the […]

DAMBULLA, August 17, 2008 (AFP) – Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene are looking forward to an explosive start to their one-day international series starting here Monday.Sri Lanka’s left-handed opener Sanath Jayasuriya may be 39, but remains a bowler’s nightmare with his ability to change the course of a match […]

DAMBULLA, August 16, 2008 (AFP) – India open a five-match one-day series against Sri Lanka here on Monday hoping to erase unhappy memories of their last encounter. Sri Lanka dashed India’s hopes of winning a major title in the sub-continent in their previous one-day international, winning the Asia Cup final by a comfortable 100-run margin […]

August 14, 2008 (AFP) – India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said his batsmen needed to be positive against Sri Lanka’s latest spin sensation Ajantha Mendis in the upcoming one-day series.“He (Mendis) is a bit different and the batsmen need some time to settle in. We have to be positive, but ultimately it comes down to […]

August 12, 2008 (AFP) – India, reflecting on their Test series loss to Sri Lanka, have reason to believe they were beaten not so much by their hosts as by unorthodox spinner Ajantha Mendis, who remained an unfathomable mystery.The 23-year-old army officer badly bruised India’s batting pride during his team’s 2-1 victory in the series […]