Cricket: Sri Lankan suffers heart attack after betting on India
COLOMBO, April 7, 2014 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan fruit seller suffered a massive heart attack and died after he lost a $300 bet that India would win the cricket …
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Sri Lanka finally taste Cup success as India crumble
DHAKA, April 7, 2014 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's stunning victory over India in the World Twenty20 final underlines how success in hit-and-run cricket depends not on …
Cricket: Sri Lanka brace for biggest party after war
COLOMBO, April 7, 2014 (AFP) - Sri Lanka was preparing to throw its biggest party since the end of the country's ethnic war Monday after beating India in the …
India voters kick off world’s biggest election
DIBRUGARH, April 7, 2014 (AFP) - Indians began voting in the world's biggest election Monday which is set to sweep the Hindu nationalist opposition to power at …
Sri Lanka to field against India in World T20 final
DHAKA, April 6, 2014 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's stand-in captain Lasith Malinga won the toss in the World Twenty20 final in Dhaka on Sunday and sent India in to bat. …
India, Sri Lanka set for intriguing World T20 final
DHAKA, April 5, 2014 (AFP) - Sri Lanka face a daunting test of nerves from dominant India in Sunday's all-Asian World Twenty20 final in Dhaka that is rich with …
Sri Lanka beat West Indies, enter World T20 final
DHAKA, April 3, 2014 (AFP) - Sri Lanka defeated the West Indies by 27 runs on the Duckworth-Lewis method on Thursday to enter the World Twenty20 final in …
Q&A on India’s mammoth election
NEW DELHI, April 4, 2014 (AFP) - India's marathon nine-phase election kicks off Monday and will end on May 12 when hundreds of millions will have cast their …
Sri Lanka in final after rain dashes Windies hopes
DHAKA, April 3, 2014 (AFP) - Sri Lanka reached the final of the World Twenty20 with a 27-run win over West Indies, the defending champions, after the first …
Sri Lanka cricketers offered million dollars to win T20
COLOMBO, April 4, 2014 (AFP) - The Sri Lankan team will be handed a million dollar bonus if they can shake off their reputation as chokers in the final of the …
Morning light could be secret to healthy weight
WASHINGTON, April 2, 2014 (AFP) - Being slimmer could be as simple as waking up early for some morning sunshine, US researchers suggested on Wednesday. Morning …
Pakistan’s Musharraf survives assassination bomb attempt: police
ISLAMABAD, April 3, 2014 (AFP) - Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf, who is on trial for treason, narrowly escaped an assassination attempt as a …
Amma, Didi, Behenji: India’s female kingmakers
PONDICHERRY, April 2, 2014 (AFP) - The makeup of India's next government could lie in the hands of a trio of women who command a massive following in their …
Sri Lanka romp into semis after Herath heroics
CHITTAGONG, March 31, 2014 (AFP) - Left-arm spin wizard Rangana Herath conjured up astonishing figures of 3-5 to help Sri Lanka demolish New Zealand by 59 runs …
Sri Lanka’s Dilshan fined for showing dissent
DHAKA, April 1, 2014 (AFP) - Sri Lankan opener Tillakaratne Dilshan has been fined 20 per cent of his match fee for breaching the players' code of conduct …
UN’s IPCC issues dire warnings amid 15-year pause in global warming
Mar 31, 2014 (LBO) - A UN panel on climate change has warned of dire consequences ranging from hunger to war from climate change amid a 15 year plus 'pause' in …
Sri Lanka tea production drops 10-pct in February
Mar 31, 2014 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's tea production has dropped 10 percent to 22. online pharmacy buy abilify with best prices today in the USA buy clomiphene …
Sri Lanka monk demands capture of wild elephants for temples
COLOMBO, March 26, 2014 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan Buddhist monk led a procession of elephants Wednesday, demanding authorities capture wild pachyderms from the …
Sri Lanka to curb use of weedicide linked to killer kidney disease: report
Mar 24, 2014 (LBO) - A widely used weedicide linked to a killer kidney disease in Sri Lanka will only be curbed in areas where the disease is prevalent, and …
Maldives president’s party set for coalition rule
MALÉ, March 23, 2014 (AFP) - Maldives President Abdulla Yameen's party is poised to win control of parliament with the support of a key ally, early …