Colombo:Disappointed Sri Lankan cricket fans drew solace Sunday from their team's performance despite seeing them lose to Australia in the World Cup final.
Colombo:Former Sri Lankan captain Aravinda De Silva led a group of players to persuade President Mahinda Rajapakse to restore democracy in the country's cricket administration, reports said.
Colombo: Sri Lanka's cricketers, under fire for a string of below par performances, are facing a 30 per cent pay cut as the authorities attempt to raise the dipping standards by introducing performance incentives on Saturday.
Colombo: Left-handed batsman Hashan Tillekeratne was on Thursday named the captain of Sri Lankan Test team while Marvan Atapattu was given the charge of the One-day side.
Port Elizabeth: Big-hitting Andrew Symonds took defending champion Australia into its third successive World Cup final on Tuesday and then admitted he could be reduced to a supporting role in Sunday's finale at the Wanderers.
Johannesburg: Defending champion Australia demonstrated its ruthless ambition to hang onto its title as it stormed into the World Cup final with a brutal execution of Sri Lanka at Port Elizabeth on Tuesday.
Johannesburg: Defending champion Australia demonstrated its ruthless ambition to hang onto its title as it stormed into the World Cup final with a brutal execution of Sri Lanka at Port Elizabeth on Tuesday.
Johannesburg: Javagal Srinath had originally planned to hang up his boots and turn into a couch potato to watch the World Cup on television from his lavish home in Bangalore.
Johannesburg: Javagal Srinath had originally planned to hang up his boots and turn into a couch potato to watch the World Cup on television from his lavish home in Bangalore.
Johannesburg: Sachin Tendulkar and Javagal Srinath battered Sri Lanka with bat and ball as India stormed into the World Cup semi-finals with an outstanding 183-run victory on Monday.
