Tennis: NZ down Sri Lanka in Davis Cup »
8:21 AM Monday Mar 8, 2010
New Zealand began the long trek back to top-level Asia-Oceania tennis with a 3-2 Davis Cup group two win over Sri Lanka in Colombo this weekend.
The New Zealanders won the opening singles matches, Rubin Statham grinding out a gruelling five-set win over Harshana Godamanna and Daniel King-Turner accounting for Rajeev [...]
All set for MCA 20-20 cricket championships »
The second MCA 20-20, revived after 05 years, played with six teams which participated in the premier league and Knockout, will get underway on February 12 (Friday). The tournament will continue till February 13 (Saturday) at the Colombo Colts Cricket Club grounds. The two finals will be played at the same venue on February 20 [...]
India reign supreme followed by Pakistan and Bangladesh »
India reigned supreme at the 11th South Asian Games which concluded yesterday, in Bangladesh, by taking first place with 90 gold, 55 silver and 28 bronze medals, but host Bangladesh underscored its potential as a force to be reckoned with by taking third place behind Pakistan (second).
South Asian sporting giant India largely dominated the proceedings [...]
Ambepitiya wins 100 meters gold »
Shehan Ambepitiya was crowned as South Asia’s fastest man after the young Sri Lankan finished first in the men’s 100 meters event at the South Asian Games in Dhaka yesterday. Ambepitiya, who won gold medal at Commonwealth Youth Games in Pune in 2008, finished the 100 meter dash with a time of 10:46 seconds with [...]
South Africa sacrifices records against India »
South Africa’s Hashim Amla bats during the second day of the first cricket test match against India, in Nagpur, India, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010. (AP)
NAGPUR, India (AP) - South Africa put match strategy ahead of chasing records as it declared its first innings at 558-6 on day two of the second test against India on [...]
Swann five-wicket haul inspires second Test victory »
by Steve James in Durban
England’s bowler Graeme Swann, right, celebrates taking the winning wicket as umpire Aleem Dar of Pakistan, left, signals on the final day of the second Test cricket match at the Kingsmead in Durban, South Africa, Wednesday Dec. 30, 2009. England won by an innings and 98 runs. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
England have [...]
Sri Lanka may lose chance of hosting 2011 Cricket World Cup »
2009-12-29 | 11.55 PM
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has expressed its displeasure at the three cricket grounds offered by Sri Lanka Cricket to host 11 matches of the 2011 Cricket World Cup. Sri Lanka therefore, may lose the opportunity of hosting several World Cup matches.
The current situation has arisen following the report presented [...]
India’s Gautam Gambhir & Sree Santh contract swine flu »
Batsman Gambhir hit 55 in the first Twenty20 in Nagpur
Gautam Gambhir has become the second India player to contract swine flu and could miss Saturday’s second Twenty20 international against Sri Lanka.
Bowler Sree Santh had already been ruled out of the match in Mohali and went to hospital.
Team manager Mayank Parekh was also admitted for treatment [...]
SANGAKKARA AND CO. CRASH LAND IN KANPUR »
Daminda Wijesuriya reporting from Kanpur
India exposed the batting deficiencies and lack of application of the touring Sri Lankans to record a crushing an innings and 144 run victory in the second cricket test at Kanpur yesterday. It was one of Sri Lanka’s heaviest defeats in test cricket and the hosts took a 1-0 lead in [...]
Manjula wins Asian Championship gold »
High Jumper Manjula Kumara won Sri Lanka’s only gold medal so far at the championship when he beat the host nation’s Huang Haiqiang in a close fight in the men’s high jump on the penultimate day of the Asian Athletics Championships in Guangdong Olympic Stadium in Guangzhou, China on Friday (13).
Kumara cleared the bar at [...]
