Cricket: Sangakkara keeps alive Sri Lanka victory dream
GALLE, July 19, 2014 (AFP) - Kumar Sangakkara smashed his 49th half-century as Sri Lanka launched a stunning fightback on the fourth day of the first Test …
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Sentenced
COLOMBO, July 18, 2014 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan ruling party politician and three accomplices were Friday sentenced to 20 years in jai for murdering a British …
Cricket: Sri Lanka contain Proteas after de Kock’s 50
GALLE, July 17, 2014 (AFP) - Rookie batsman Quinton de Kock hit a maiden half-century as South Africa moved to 331-7 at lunch on the second day of the first …
Cricket: Sri Lanka plan memorable farewell for Jayawardene
GALLE, July 15, 2014 (AFP) - Sri Lanka are planning to give star batsman Mahela Jayawardene a fitting farewell by winning his remaining matches, captain Angelo …
Football: World Cup history for Germany as Goetze sinks Argentina
RIO DE JANEIRO, July 14, 2014 (AFP) - Mario Goetze scored a superb extra-time winner as Germany beat Argentina 1-0 to become the first European team to win a …
India’s Modi goes slow on ‘big bang’ budget reform
NEW DELHI, July 13, 2014 (AFP) - The maiden budget from India's new right-wing government has promised a return to high growth -- but disappointed some who …
Cricket: Sri Lanka to coach banned spinner Senanayake
COLOMBO, July 13, 2014 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's cricket authorities decided Sunday to send off-spinner Sachithra Senanayake for intense coaching after the …
Cricket: South Africa bat in third Sri Lanka one-day
HAMBANTOTA, July 12, 2014 (AFP) - South African captain AB de Villiers won the toss and elected to bat in the third and final one-day international against Sri …
Cricket: De Kock, De Villiers star in South Africa’s series win
HAMBANTOTA, July 12, 2014 (AFP) - South Africa rode on aggressive hundreds from Quinton de Kock and AB de Villiers to beat Sri Lanka by 82 runs in the third …
Football: History hangs heavy as Dutch, Argentina clash
SAO PAULO, July 8, 2014 (AFP) - Fuelled by decades of hurt, Lionel Messi's Argentina and Arjen Robben's Holland will carry competing motivations into …
Boat People
GALLE, July 8, 2014 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan court Tuesday granted bail to 27 of 41 migrants who were returned to the country by Australia after a controversial …
Australian Nationalism
SYDNEY, July 8, 2014 (AFP) - Australian government lawyers said Tuesday 153 Sri Lankan asylum-seekers were in custody on the high seas and agreed to give three …
Football: Brazil players ready to cope in Neymar absence
TERESÓPOLIS, July 7, 2014 (AFP) - Willian and Bernard, the two leading contenders to replace Neymar in Brazil's World Cup semi-final line-up against …
Cricket: South Africa bat against Sri Lanka in first ODI
COLOMBO, July 6, 2014 (AFP) - South Africa captain AB de Villiers won the toss and chose to bat in the first of the three-match one-day international series …
Football: Krul saves Netherlands as Costa Rica downed
BRASILIA, July 6, 2014 (AFP) - Dutch goalkeeper Tim Krul was the hero as the Netherlands beat Costa Rica to seal a showdown with Argentina in a heavyweight …
Paradise Isle: Fast police bikes, faster legs
July 4, 2014 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's police acquired its largest fleet of high-speed patrol motorcycles this week, but even before they could be unleashed to tame …
Arrested
KUALA LUMPUR, July 4, 2014 (AFP) - Malaysian police on Friday said they have arrested four more suspected Tamil Tiger separatists, including a man allegedly …
Bombay Stock Exchange shut after network outage
MUMBAI, July 3, 2014 (AFP) - The Bombay Stock Exchange, India's second-biggest financial market, shut down during morning trade Thursday owing to computer …
Football: Ten-man Costa Rica stun Greece in penalty shoot-out
RECIFE, June 30, 2014 (AFP) - Costa Rica goalkeeper Keylor Navas claimed man-of-the match honours as his side sank Greece in a penalty shootout to reach the …
France first in New Delhi as West courts Modi
NEW DELHI, June 30, 2014 (AFP) - France Monday became the first Western power to hold talks in India with the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi as …