Nationalist Looters
COLOMBO, June 28, 2014 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's police arrested key suspects involved in fuelling religious riots and looting, an official said Saturday as minority …
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Cricket: Sri Lanka seal thrilling England series win
LEEDS, June 24, 2014 (AFP) - Sri Lanka beat England with just one ball to spare to win the second Test at Headingley by 100 runs on Tuesday and take the …
Cricket: Victorious Mathews gets back for ‘county’ comment
LEEDS, June 25, 2014 (AFP) - Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews had the ideal response to criticism from former England skipper Michael Vaughan regarding the …
Cricket: Sr Lanka’s Jayawardene slams England’s tactics
LEEDS, June 23, 2014 (AFP) - Sri Lanka great Mahela Jayawardene questioned England's tactics, their ability to handle pressure and the wisdom of home captain …
Cricket: Four-star Prasad puts Sri Lanka on the brink of victory
LEEDS, June 23, 2014 (AFP) - Dhammika Prasad's dramatic four-wicket burst following a Test-best 160 from skipper Angelo Mathews left Sri Lanka on the brink of …
India’s power sector losses seen at $27bn by World Bank
NEW DELHI, June 24, 2014 (AFP) - Annual losses in India's dysfunctional power sector are forecast to rise to billion in 2017 unless the government enacts …
Cricket: Jayawardene stands firm after Ali double
LEEDS, June 22, 2014 (AFP) - Mahela Jayawardene steered Sri Lanka to a lead of more than a hundred runs in the second Test at Headingley after Moeen Ali proved …
Nationalist Riots
COLOMBO, June 22, 2014 (AFP) - Sri Lankan police announced Sunday they were tightening security in the capital after local media, in a rare show of unity, …
Cricket: Sri Lanka fight back after Robson century
LEEDS, June 21, 2014 (AFP) - Australia-born opener Sam Robson scored his maiden Test century before Sri Lanka checked England's progress on the second day of …
Fire Probe
COLOMBO, June 21, 2014 (AFP) - Sri Lankan police were investigating a fire which Saturday destroyed a Muslim-owned clothing store in a district where religious …
Football: Three jailed over English match-fixing plot
LONDON, June 20, 2014 (AFP) - A court jailed three men on Friday for up to five years over their involvement in a plot to fix English lower league games after …
Cricket: ‘Clueless’ Broad takes his second Test hat-trick
LEEDS, June 20, 2014 (AFP) - Stuart Broad admitted he had no idea he had become the first England bowler to take two Test hat-tricks and just the fourth in all …
Football: Suarez double shatters England as Uruguay win
SAO PAULO, June 20, 2014 (AFP) - Luis Suarez scored twice as Uruguay sent England spinning towards their earliest World Cup exit in 56 years on Thursday with a …
Cricket: England look to seal Sri Lanka deal
LEEDS, June 19, 2014 (AFP) - England will hope to go one wicket better when they face Sri Lanka in the second and final Test of their series at Headingley on …
Football: Maradona, Germany swoon over hot-shot ‘Skinny One’
SANTO ANDRÉ, June 18, 2014 (AFP) - Goal-scoring machine Gerd Mueller was unkindly nicknamed 'short, fat Mueller' during his career, now Germany's latest …
Cricket: Muralitharan joins Australian coaching team
SYDNEY, June 18, 2014 (AFP) - Sri Lankan spin great Muthiah Muralitharan announced Wednesday he will join the Australian coaching team for their series against …
Smishing Alert
June 18, 2014 (LBO) - HSBC Sri Lanka has warned that there is a text message scam seeking campaign and has asked customers or non-customers not to call back …
Cricket: Sri Lanka hold out for dramatic draw with England
LONDON, June 16, 2014 (AFP) - Sri Lanka tail-ender Nuwan Pradeep survived the final five balls of the match as the tourists clung on for a thrilling draw with …
Football: German-born Brooks gives USA memorable win over Ghana
NATAL, June 17, 2014 (AFP) - German-born United States defender John Brooks came off the bench to stun Ghana with a late winner in a 2-1 victory in Natal on …
India’s inflation hits five-month high
NEW DELHI, June 16, 2014 (AFP) - India's inflation accelerated to a five-month high in May, in a worrying sign for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's new …