Category: Sports

Sept 28, 2007 (AFP) – Ian Bell warmed up for the upcoming one-day series against Sri Lanka with an unbeaten century as England posted an 80-run victory in a practice match here on Friday.Bell smashed four sixes and 12 fours in his 121-ball 131 not out to help England reach 314-4 against a Sri Lanka […]

Sept 27, 2007 (AFP) – England are aware of the Sri Lanka cauldron when they start the next week’s five-match One-Day series, captain Paul Collingwood said here Thursday. “The hot conditions do favour the local team, it is one of the most difficult places to play cricket due to the weather,” Collingwood said, adding that […]

Sept 28, 2007 (AFP) – The tsunami-hit Galle International Cricket Stadium has overcome a heritage hurdle and is on track to host Sri Lanka’s third Test match against England in December, an official said Friday. The curator of the picturesque ground in the southern resort town of Galle, Jayananda Warnaweera, said construction work could be […]

Sept 27, 2007 (AFP) – Sri Lanka’s tsunami-hit cricket stadium at Galle is embroiled in a heritage row as it races to host the final Test of the England tour in December, officials said Thursday.Jayananda Warnaweera, the curator overseeing its reconstruction, said conservationists had objected to a new building at the stadium that could obstruct […]

JOHANNESBURG, Sept 24, 2007 (AFP) – Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s young Indian team snatched the inaugural Twenty20 world title after defeating arch-rivals Pakistan by five runs in a thrilling final on Monday.Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi was declared the player of the tournament despite falling for zero in the final. The Indians, restricted to 157-5 after electing […]

DURBAN, South Africa, Sept 19, 2007 (AFP) – Justin Kemp blasted 89 not out off 56 balls after Morne Morkel claimed 4-17 as South Africa thrashed New Zealand by six wickets in the Twenty20 world championships here on Wednesday. Graeme Smith’s home team restricted the Kiwis to 153-8 after giving them first strike at the […]

Sept 20, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s paceman Lasith Malinga, dubbed the sexist player during the World Cup, is to get a customised motorbike from Japanese manufacturer, Yamaha, an official in Colombo said Wednesday. National cricketers who are generally well-heeled and most already own luxury sports untility vehicles (SUV) and fast cars. Yamaha’s local agents, […]

CAPE TOWN, Sept 20, 2007 (AFP) – Australia’s pace bowlers swept through Sri Lanka’s top order batting in their crucial World Twenty20 Super Eights match at Newlands Thursday.Sri Lanka were bowled out for 101 in 19.3 overs after being sent in. The match is effectively a knock-out encounter. The team that wins will go through […]

JOHANNESBURG, Sept 18, 2007 (AFP) – Bangladesh were dumped out of the World Twenty20 championships on Tuesday after slumping to a 64-run defeat to Sri Lanka whose miserly attack quashed early fears of an upset.Their remaining match is against Pakistan, also in Cape Town on Thursday. Veteran seamer Chaminda Vaas, who took two for 14 […]

JOHANNESBURG, Sept 18, 2007 (AFP) – Captain Shoaib Malik and Misbah-ul Haq put on a century partnership as Pakistan stunned Australia by six wickets in the Twenty20 world championships here on Tuesday. The pair put on 119 off 78 balls for the unbroken fifth wicket to help their team recover from 46-4 and surpass Australia’s […]

ayasuriya on receiving end as Pakistan crush Sri Lanka by Chris Otton =(PICTURE)= ATTENTION – UPDATES at end of match /// JOHANNESBURG, Sept 17, 2007 (AFP) – Big-hitting Sanath Jayasuriya suffered a taste of his own medicine, brutalised by Pakistan’s batsman as Sri Lanka lost by 33 runs in a World Twenty20 Super Eights match […]

LONDON, Sept 18, 2007 (AFP) – Durham wicket-keeper Phil Mustard has been drafted into England’s one-day squad for the upcoming tour of Sri Lanka as a replacement for the injured Matt Prior.The uncapped 24-year-old got the nod ahead of Tim Ambrose, James Foster and Chris Read on the strength of his recent batting record. He […]