Sri Lankan cricket team receives warm welcome in Colombo
April 3rd, 2011 - 7:00 pm ICT by ANI
Colombo, Apr 3(ANI): Tens of thousands of Sri Lankans lined the streets of Colombo on Sunday to give their cricketers a warm reception despite losing to India in the World Cup final ... Read more...
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President Patil to watch WC cricket final along with her Lankan counterpart
March 31st, 2011 - 3:21 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Mar 31 (ANI): President Pratibha Devisingh Patil and her Sri Lankan counterpart Mahinda Rajapaksa will watch the World Cup cricket final at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on April 2.According to ... Read more...
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Sri Lankan President to watch World Cup final in Mumbai
March 31st, 2011 - 1:32 pm ICT by ANI
Colombo, Mar 31 (ANI): President Mahinda Rajapaksa will watch the Sri Lankan cricket team take on India in the World Cup final at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on April 2."The President ... Read more...
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Six more Pak Taliban militants arrested in 2009 Sri Lanka team attack case
March 30th, 2011 - 4:53 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Mar 30(ANI): Another six members of the banned Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, including the mastermind of the March 3, 2009 deadly attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team, have been arrested, Lahore ... Read more...
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Six terrorists held for Sri Lankan team attack in Lahore
March 30th, 2011 - 12:59 pm ICT by IANS
Lahore, March 30 (IANS) Six terrorists belonging to the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) have been arrested for their involvement in the brazen attack a year ago on the Sri ... Read more...
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It’s cricket, not war: Intikhab
March 29th, 2011 - 4:48 pm ICT by IANS
Mohali, March 29 (IANS) Pakistan team manager Intikhab Alam has a simple wish: people should treat the semifinal between his country and India here Wednesday as a game of cricket ... Read more...
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Mohali, the nearest Pakistan can play from home (Lead)
March 29th, 2011 - 12:22 pm ICT by IANS
Mohali, March 29 (IANS) Most Pakistani players are not missing home in the familiar environs of Indian Punjab. The common folk heritage of the two regions has to a ... Read more...
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230 km from Lahore, the nearest Pakistan can hope to play from home
March 29th, 2011 - 10:51 am ICT by IANS
Mohali, March 29 (IANS) Pakistan are playing their Cricket World Cup semi-finals some 230 km from Lahore and a majority of their players are not missing home ... Read more...
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South Asians in US agog over Mohali battle
March 28th, 2011 - 3:43 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 28 (IANS) With three teams from South Asia in the semi-finals of the cricket World Cup, the large South Asian community in North America are all agog ... Read more...
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P. Sara Oval oozes history and tradition
March 28th, 2011 - 10:58 am ICT by IANS
Colombo, March 28 (IANS) Stepping into the P. Saravanamuttu Oval is to immerse oneself into Sri Lanka's cricketing history. The quaint backdrop of the small ground only adds to its ... Read more...
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World Cup win will usher new era in Pakistan cricket: Intikhab
March 27th, 2011 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) Pakistani cricket manager Intikhab Alam feels winning the World Cup could usher in a new era in his country's cricket.Intikhab said Pakistan cricket had gone ... Read more...
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A ‘Big Match’ rivalling the World Cup quarter-final (World cup Diary)
March 26th, 2011 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, March 26 (IANS) Atmosphere outside the Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC), the headquarters of Sri Lanka Cricket, was festive. It could easily be mistaken as the build-up for Saturday's quarter-final ... Read more...
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Pakistan Senate for action against cops
March 15th, 2011 - 2:20 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Mar 15(ANI): The Pakistan Senate Standing Committee on Sports has directed the establishment division to take action against the police officials found guilty of not providing security cover to the Sri ... Read more...
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World Cup hits cinema, theatre business in Pakistan
February 22nd, 2011 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 22 (IANS) With the start of cricket World Cup 2011, ticket sales at cinema halls and theatres across Pakistan has dropped down by more than 50 percent and it is ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka board ex-chief urges Pawar to reconsider Eden
February 1st, 2011 - 5:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Sri Lankan cricket board's former president Thilanga Sumathipala has requested International Cricket Council (ICC) president Sharad Pawar to reconsider Kolkata's Eden Gardens stadium as the venue of ... Read more...
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Pakistan hopes National Games’ success will change sporting scenario
January 5th, 2011 - 4:45 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, Jan 5 (IANS) Pakistan's sports chiefs are hoping to bring international sporting action back to the country after successfully hosting the National Games in Peshawar last month.The Pakistan Olympic Association ... Read more...
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Yusuf may be ignored from Pakistan’s World Cup probables
November 30th, 2010 - 5:00 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, Nov 30 (IANS) Pakistan's cricket selectors are mulling the option of ignoring senior batsman Mohammad Yousuf for the World Cup 2011 because of his poor form and fitness.Yousuf, 36, is ... Read more...
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Terrorist arrested for Sri Lankan team attack in Lahore
November 30th, 2010 - 12:43 pm ICT by IANS
Lahore, Nov 30 (IANS) A key terror suspect has been arrested for his involvement in the March 2009 brazen attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore that left six ... Read more...
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‘No one’s ever going to replace Murali’, says Sri Lanka coach
October 29th, 2010 - 1:22 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Oct 29(ANI): Sri Lanka coach Trevor Bayliss has said that his team is fast approaching the end of an era as legendary spinner Muttiah Muralidaran gears up for his final tour ... Read more...
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Sangakkara expecting fierce ODI showdown with Aussies
October 24th, 2010 - 5:23 pm ICT by ANI
Brisbane (Australia), Oct. 24 (ANI): Sri Lankan cricket captain Kumar Sangakkara is expecting a typically fierce one-day showdown with the Australians, which also includes a Twenty20 in Perth on October 31.The ... Read more...
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BCCI rubbishes English daily report on Raina’s bookie link
October 24th, 2010 - 4:28 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Oct. 24 (ANI): Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary N. Srinivasan on Sunday rubbished a London Sunday Times report that suggested that the BCCI has been keeping quiet ... Read more...
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Australia’s questioning of Murali’s bowling action unjustified: Sangakkara
October 20th, 2010 - 2:31 pm ICT by ANI
Brisbane (Australia), Oct. 20 (ANI): Sri Lankan cricket captain Kumar Sangakkara has said that questioning off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan's bowling action is "unjustified." Speaking ahead of Friday's one-day game against Queensland, the ... Read more...
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Muralitharan to make a surprise farewell tour to Australia, play 2011 World Cup
October 1st, 2010 - 12:33 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Oct 1 (ANI): Highest wicket taker in ODIs and Test cricket Muttiah Muralitharan is all set to make a surprise farewell tour of Australia and has also declared his intentions to ... Read more...
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British reports say Dilshan under ICC scanner, SLC denies
September 10th, 2010 - 5:43 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 10 (IANS) British media reported Friday that Sri Lanka's dashing batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan is under the International Cricket Council (ICC) scanner for his alleged links with a bookmaker, but ... Read more...
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Tillakaratne Dilshan under ICC scanner for meeting bookie in UK nightclub
September 10th, 2010 - 1:56 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept.10 (ANI): Batting star Tillakaratne Dilshan is the Sri Lankan player named in a Sri Lankan cricket board report to the ICC's Anti-Corruption Unit last year after he was allegedly ... Read more...
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Zimbabwe offers to tour Pakistan to raise funds for flood victims
August 22nd, 2010 - 3:09 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Aug.22 (ANI): Zimbabwe has offered to tour Pakistan to raise funds for the victims of the devastating deluge, which has affected nearly 20 million people.Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) media manager Nadeem ... Read more...
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Randiv suspended for a match, Dilshan fined (Lead)
August 18th, 2010 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
Dambulla, Aug 18 (IANS) Sri Lankan cricket board Wednesday suspended off-spinner Suraj Randiv for a match and ordered forfeiture of the match fees of opener Tillakaratne Dilshan for acting in an ... Read more...
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BCCI wants Sri Lanka’s strict action in no-ball row
August 18th, 2010 - 6:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Wednesday said Sri Lanka Cricket should take strict action against the players responsible for the no-ball controversy ... Read more...
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No-ball controversy: Sangakkara accepts blame, says matter now with Lankan Cricket Board
August 18th, 2010 - 2:10 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug 18 (ANI): Sri Lankan skipper Kumar Sangakkara on Wednesday said that he has taken responsibility for team action regarding the no-ball incident that denied Indian opener Virender Sehwag ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka board, Randiv apologise to Sehwag
August 17th, 2010 - 4:02 pm ICT by IANS
Dambulla, Aug 17 (IANS) Indian opener Virender Sehwag Tuesday tweeted that Sri Lankan off-spinner Suraj Randiv had apologised to him for denying him a hundred in Monday night's ODI by deliberately ... Read more...
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PCB finally furnishes Lahore attack report to ICC after 18 months
August 17th, 2010 - 2:05 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Aug.17 (ANI): Following an unreasonable delay of nearly 18 months, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has finally submitted the judicial inquiry report concerning the terror attack on the visiting Sri Lankan ... Read more...
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Difficult to surpass Murali’s record: Akram
July 22nd, 2010 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram Thursday called Sri Lanka spin king a "phenomenal" cricketer whose record of 800 Test wickets will be difficult to overhaul.
Murali, who played ... Read more...
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Sangakkara calls for equity on tours
July 12th, 2010 - 3:13 pm ICT by ANI
Colombo, July 12 (ANI): Sri Lankan cricket captain Kumar Sangakkara has urged world cricket chiefs to balance the international calendar via the provision of a more equitable Future Tours Programme.Sangakkara said ... Read more...
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Ex-ICC chief Ehsan Mani lashes out at PCB for ignoring Sri Lankan team attack case
July 4th, 2010 - 5:05 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, July 4 (ANI): Former International Cricket Council (ICC) president Ehsan Mani has lashed out at the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for failing to submit a detail report on the terror strike ... Read more...
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Jayasuriya playing perfect host to Vivek Oberoi (IIFA Diary)
June 5th, 2010 - 3:15 pm ICT by IANS
By Shilpa Raina
Colombo, June 5 (IANS) Bollywood actor Vivek Oberoi is all praise for Sri Lankan cricketer Sanath Jayasuriya, who has been showing him around in this capital city."Well, ever since I ... Read more...
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