OTHER NEWS Algama removed from SLC UNP General Secretary extends condolences to the members of the bereaved families Dialog Telekom joins Ministry of Sports to Salute Sri Lanka’s Sporting Heroes Sri Lanka seeks reprieve for banned sprinter    Advertisement Print Version | Email to friend Sri Lanka beats West Indies by 121 runs 26-03-2008 Chaminda Vaas took five for 61 to lead Sri Lanka to an historic first win in the Caribbean, defeating West Indies by 121 runs with 6.4 overs left in the opening test on Wednesday. West Indies, resuming on 96 for one and needing 437 for victory, tried holding out for a draw and was bowled for 315 at Providence Stadium. Ace offspinner Muttiah Muralitharan, who bowled for most of the final day, chipped in with three for 112. Thilan Thushara, Vaas' seam bowling mate, also weighed in with two for 70. In a tense final hour Vaas bagged both final wickets with the new ball. He forced Jerome Taylor to edge a delivery to second slip, then four overs later and about 15 minutes from stumps, he got Daren Powell to loft to midoff where Muralitharan grasped a stunning, one-handed catch over his head. Vaas took 8-109 for the match. West Indies captain Chris Gayle, who dropped himself down the order after a first-innings duck, was left unbeaten on 51 in three and a quarter hours. Dwayne Bravo topscored with 83 and Ramnaresh Sarwan scored a confident 72. The pair stretched its overnight partnership to 134 but once they were separated, Sri Lanka took wickets at regular intervals as they charted their victory course. Print Version | Email to friend

Algama removed from SLC Thu, 01-05-2008 06:00:00 The services of Sri Lankan Cricket (SLC) media manager Samantha Algama was terminated last night by the Cricket board President Arjuna Ranatunga. Speaking to media Algama alleged the move was related to a tender controversy and the publicity it got in the media. “If he thinks by terminating my services he can silence the media then he is sadly mistaken.”... |FULL STORY|

UNP General Secretary extends condolences to the members of the bereaved families Sat, 26-04-2008 11:00:00 . UNP General Secretary Tissa Attanayake deplored the LTTE bomb attack on a packed bus in Piliyandala last evening, saying the terrorists had once again resorted to killing innocent civilians in the face of heavy setbacks on the battlefield. Twenty four persons returning home after a hard day’s work were killed and another 40 including schoolchildren were injured when a fully packed bus bound to Kahapola was caught in an explosion at 6.45 p.m. at the Piliyandala bus terminal.and he extende... |FULL STORY|

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Dialog Telekom joins Ministry of Sports to Salute Sri Lanka’s Sporting Heroes Fri, 25-04-2008 10:00:00 Dialog Telekom, announced , a partnership with the Government of Sri Lanka and the Ministry of Sports, to initiate the country’s largest ever National Sporting Awards and felicitation programme. Aimed at felicitating national sporting heroes, the felicitation programme will culminate with a National Sporting Honours Awards Ceremony. The event will felicitate 219 sportspersons from across 15 sporting disciplines who hold the distinction of having secured glory and honour for Sri Lanka at... |FULL STORY|

Sri Lanka seeks reprieve for banned sprinter Mon, 21-04-2008 19:00:00 (AFP) - Sri Lanka will ask the world athletics governing body to grant a reprieve to banned woman sprinter Jani Chaturangani de Silva, the sports minister said on Monday. "I have asked the lawyers to compile the facts related to Jani's ban so that I could make a request to the IAAF (International Association of Athletics Federations)," Gamini Lokuge told AFP. Lokuge said he believed there had been technical flaws in the investigation against De Silva, who won silver medals in 100 ... |FULL STORY|

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