Category: Sports

GROS-ISLET, St.Lucia, April 16, 2008 (AFP) – West Indies won the three-match One Day International series with Sri Lanka 2-0 after rain washed out the final match at the Beausejour Stadium here Tuesday. This decider promised much but delivered a no-result when rain forced an abandonment of the third and final ODI under lights. In […]

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, April 13, 2008 (AFP) – Sri Lanka ran into the rampant pair of Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Marlon Samuels, and lost the rain-marred second one-day International against West Indies by seven wickets under the Duckworth-Lewis Method on Saturday.Chanderpaul smote three fours and two sixes in an unbeaten 52 from 42 balls, and Samuels struck […]

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, April 11, 2008 (AFP) – Tougher days surely lie ahead, but Ajantha Mendis appears to be a spin bowler with a bright future based on the evidence of his One-day International debut for Sri Lanka against West Indies on Thursday at Queen’s Park Oval.The 23-year-old from Moratuwa bowled impressively to collect […]

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, April 10, 2008 (AFP) – Chaminda Vaas lost his nerves, but Shivnarine Chanderpaul kept his, and struck a four and a six off the last two balls to hand West Indies a sensational one-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the first One-day International here Thursday. Chasing 236 for victory from their […]

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, April 9, 2008 (AFP) – Sri Lanka will use the three-match one-day international series against West Indies which opens here on Thursday to kick-start their preparations for the 2011 World Cup.Sri Lanka have made sweeping changes to the squad which drew the preceding two-Test series 1-1 with their hosts, and seven […]

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, April 6, 2008 (AFP) – Sri Lanka failed in their bid to win a Test series in the Caribbean for the first time when Ramnaresh Sarwan and Shivnarine Chanderpaul led the West Indies to a six-wicket victory in the second and final Test on Sunday. Sarwan hit 102, his 10th Test […]

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, April 7, 2008 (AFP) – Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene has identified his side’s batting meltdown early in their second innings as the turning point in the second and final Test against West Indies which ended on Sunday.Ramnaresh Sarwan hit 102 and Shivnarine Chanderpaul was unbeaten on 86, as West Indies, […]

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, April 5, 2008 (AFP) – Thilan Samaraweera hit his sixth Test hundred and shared a century seventh-wicket stand with Chaminda Vaas to lead a Sri Lanka recovery in the second and final Test against West Indies here on Saturday. Samaraweera hit the top score of 125, as Sri Lanka, trailing by […]

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, April 4, 2008 (AFP) – West Indies, replying to Sri Lanka’s first innings total of 278, reached 268 for seven when bad light stopped play on the second day of the second Test on Friday. Sri Lanka’s bowlers exploited the lively Queen’s Park Oval pitch and heavy conditions to keep scoring […]

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, April 5, 2008 (AFP) – Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene had mixed feelings about the way his side performed on the second day of the second and final Test against West Indies on Friday at Queen’s Park Oval. Sri Lanka captured six wickets in the final session to get back into […]

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, April 3, 2008 (AFP) – An unbroken stand of 100 for the sixth wicket between Tillakeratne Dilshan and Chamara Silva helped Sri Lanka recover on the rain-marred opening day of the second and final Test against West Indies on Thursday.Dilshan was unbeaten on 58 and Silva was not out on 37, […]

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, April 3, 2008 (AFP) – West Indies won the toss and chose to field on the opening day of the second and final Test against Sri Lanka on Thursday at Queen’s Park Oval.West Indies have made two changes to their line-up, bringing in left-handed opener Sewnarine Chattergoon and fast bowler Fidel […]