Category: Sports

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, April 17, 2007 (AFP) – Sri Lanka’s Chaminda Vaas and Muttiah Muralitharan, who were controversially omitted for the crushing World Cup defeat by Australia, could also sit out Wednesday’s clash against Ireland.Their absence, and that of already injured quick Lasith Malinga, meant the 1996 World Cup winners went into Monday’s loss to […]

April 16, 2007 (AFP) – Sri Lanka wants compensation from cricket’s world governing body for a cancelled tri-series last year that it says caused a loss of 12 million dollars, a top official here said Monday.The series involving India, South Africa and the hosts was cancelled in Colombo in August when the Proteas abandoned the […]

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, April 17, 2007 (AFP) – From the country that gave you Riverdance, Ireland can now boast The Chicken and The Ferret.The Irish team’s World Cup campaign, which has accounted for Pakistan and Bangladesh, has also spawned a couple of new moves which would definitely look out of place at all self-respecting nightclubs. Captain […]

April 17, 2007 (AFP) – Sri Lankan cricket fans Tuesday expressed frustration and disappointment over their team’s tactics in resting top players for the World Cup clash against Australia.Sri Lanka, already assured of a place in the semi-finals, kept out star bowlers Chaminda Vaas and Muttiah Muralitharan for the Super Eights match in Grenada on […]

ISLAMABAD, April 17, 2007 (AFP) – The Pakistan Cricket Board said Tuesday it will sack 80 employees, including some senior management officials, in the wake of the national team’s World Cup fiasco.Pakistan were ousted from the tournament after a humiliating defeat by minnows Ireland on March 17.Coach Bob Woolmer was found murdered in his hotel […]

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, April 15, 2007 (AFP) – Ireland put up a spirited show to beat Bangladesh by 74 runs to win the battle of the giantkillers and raise their hopes of avoiding the World Cup Super Eights wooden-spoon. Ireland’s impressive total of 243-7 was built around a steady 85 by William Porterfield and 48 by […]

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, April 16, 2007 (AFP) – Sri Lanka coach Tom Moody has insisted he won’t have any problems watching his side take on Australia, the country he represented as a player. Reigning champions Australia meet Sri Lanka in a World Cup Super Eights match at Grenada’s National Stadium here Monday, with both teams […]

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, April 14, 2007 (AFP) – New Zealand made certain of their place in the World Cup semifinals when they cruised to a five-wicket win over South Africa in their Super Eights match at the Grenada National Stadium Saturday. New Zealand bounced back from their defeat against Sri Lanka two days earlier by […]

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, April 15, 2007 (AFP) – Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene says his side’s self-belief means they can do what no other team has managed since the 1999 World Cup – beat Australia.“The next two weeks for us is the showcase time for the whole tournament, and our senior players, who have been […]

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, April 15, 2007 (AFP) – Australia v Sri Lanka head-to-head record ahead of their World Cup Super Eights match at the Grenada National Stadium here on Monday: Total meetings: 62 Australia wins: 41 Sri Lanka wins: 19 Tied: 0 No Result: 2 Last 10 meetings 25/02/2004: Colombo Australia won by 5 wkts […]

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, April 14, 2007 (AFP) – Australian fast bowler Glenn McGrath has said his team will aim for the early dismissal of in-form Sri Lankan opener Sanath Jayasuriya in their next World Cup match. “There is no doubt he (Jayasuriya) is a great player and we’d like to get on top of him early […]

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, April 13, 2007 (AFP) – Australia required just five overs of hostile pace to storm into the World Cup semi-finals with a crushing nine-wicket win over a hapless Ireland in a Super Eights match here on Friday. Pacemen Glenn McGrath (3-17) and Shaun Tait (3-39) reduced the match between the defending champions and […]