Category: Sports

Dec 9, 2007 (AFP) – A male streaker ran on the field on the opening day of the second cricket Test between England and Sri Lanka on Sunday, forcing play to be halted for three minutes.The unidentified man, part of the nearly 3,000-strong band of travelling England supporters, sprinted from the stand next to the […]

Dec 9, 2007 (AFP) – England captain Michael Vaughan was furious with the umpires after Sri Lanka grabbed four wickets in the final session to scuttle his team’s confident start in the second Test here on Sunday.Fast bowler Lasith Malinga took two wickets off successive balls as England, electing to take first strike in good […]

Dec 8, 2007 (AFP) – England coach Peter Moores wants his team to be streetwise and aggressive as the tourists bid for a series-levelling win in the second Test against Sri Lanka starting on Sunday.England lost the first Test in Kandy by 88 runs despite holding a first innings lead of 93 runs and failed […]

Dec 8, 2007 (AFP) – Sri Lanka’s legendary cricketer Arjuna Ranatunga on Saturday expressed concern about the lack of new talent emerging to replace the island’s ageing superstars.“We do not see any top talent coming up to replace great players like Muttiah Muralitharan and Kumar Sangakkara,” Ranatunga said at a ceremony to commend Muralitharan on […]

KANDY, Sri Lanka, Dec 5, 2007 (AFP) – Muttiah Muralitharan bowled two magical deliveries when it mattered most to hand Sri Lanka an 88-run win over a fighting England in the first Test here on Wednesday.The off-spinner, who became Test cricket’s most successful bowler in the first innings, got out Matt Prior and Ian Bell […]

Dec 05, 2007 (LBO) – Australia’s Herald Sun newspaper has launched a poll on whether Sri Lanka’s star bowler, Muttiah Muralitharan who this week became the world’s highest Test wicket taker, is a chucker or not. . Click here to go to Murali’s Poll. The paper has announced a poll asking ‘Is Murali’s action legal?’. […]

SYDNEY, Dec 4, 2007 (AFP) – Australia’s cricket chief Tuesday brushed aside criticism of Sri Lanka’s record-breaking spinner Muttiah Muralitharan, saying he should be hailed for his “great feats”. Muralitharan, who broke Australian Shane Warne’s world record for most Test wickets by taking his 709th against England in Kandy on Monday, has faced criticism in […]

KANDY, Sri Lanka, Dec 4, 2007 (AFP) – Kumar Sangakkara hit an unbeaten century as Sri Lanka tightened the screws on England in the first cricket Test here on Tuesday. Sri Lanka, resuming after lunch on the fourth day at 292-3, moved to 392-5 in their second innings by tea, an overall lead of 299 […]

Dec 2, 2007 (AFP) – Muttiah Muralitharan equalled Shane Warne’s world record tally of 708 wickets as Sri Lanka sent England crashing in the first cricket Test here on Sunday. The off-spinner grabbed 4-30 in 23 overs as England, replying to Sri Lanka’s modest 188, slumped to 186-6 by tea before heavy rain washed out […]

KANDY, Sri Lanka, Dec 3, 2007 (AFP) – Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan claimed his 709th wicket in the first Test against England on Monday to become Test cricket’s most successful bowler.The off-spinner, playing his 116th Test, bowled Paul Collingwood to grab his fifth wicket in the innings and surpass retired Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne’s […]

SYDNEY, Dec 3, 2007 (AFP) – Shane Warne has congratulated Muttiah Muralitharan on reclaiming the world record for most Test wickets, declaring on Monday that the mark will stand forever.Muralitharan claimed his 709th wicket in Sri Lanka’s first Test against England in Kandy on Monday to become Test cricket’s most successful bowler. The off-spinner, playing […]

KANDY, Sri Lanka, Dec 3, 2007 (AFP) – Sanath Jayasuriya, Sri Lanka’s highest scorer in both forms of cricket, has decided to retire from Test cricket, officials said Monday. The 38-year-old left-hander will end his Test career after the ongoing first Test against England at the Asgiriya stadium here, but will continue to play limited-overs […]