Tuesday 24th November, 2009
Fans want Tendulkar score a century in second test
Sri Lankan News.NetKanpur, Nov 24 : Cricket fans are eager to watch master blaster Sachin Tendulkar score a century during the second test match between India and Sri Lanka here today.
PCB asked to file case against lax security officials in Sri Lankan cricket team attack
Sri Lankan News.NetIslamabad, Nov.24 : Pakistan National Assembly's Standing Committee on Sports has directed the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to file a case against those security officials who didn't responded to the call of duty during the terror attack on the visiting Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore in March this year.
Voting rights for Tamils key: Rajapaksa
The HinduColombo: Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Tuesday told heads of the local print and electronic media that his decision to advance the presidential election by two years was prompted by his de...
India batsmen dominate Sri Lanka
BBCGautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag hit hundreds as India dominated day one of the second Test against Sri Lanka.Gambhir (167) and Sehwag (131), who was dropped in the opening over by Mahela Jayawarden...
Sri Lanka general 'seeks top job'
BBCAn influential Sri Lankan opposition party says it has invited former military chief Gen Sarath Fonseka to be its presidential candidate.The People's Liberation Front (JVP) said it had come to an agre...
Sri Lanka announces poll timeframe
Daily StarSri Lanka's election department said yesterday the presidential poll would take place between January 11 and February 13, with a final date set to be announced in the next two weeks.Former military ch...
French court jails 21 Tamil Tigers
Daily StarA French court on Monday jailed 21 Tamil Tiger militants convicted of extorting millions of euros from the Tamil diaspora in France to fund their armed campaign in Sri Lanka.The toughest sentence of s...
Tamil group calls for global vote on independent state
CBC NewsCanadian Tamils protesting on Parliament Hill in May 2009. Similar large protests also took place in many European capitals and at the UN in New York following the defeat of the Tamil Tigers in a 23-y...
Sri Lanka general 'seeks top job'
BBCAn influential Sri Lankan opposition party says it has invited former military chief Gen Sarath Fonseka to be its presidential candidate.The People's Liberation Front (JVP) said it had come to an agre...
Sri Lanka Political, Economic Calendar - Month Ahead
Morning StarAll dates are in local time Monday, November 30, 2009 Exp Prev Local/GMT/ET N/A Nov Colombo CPI Friday, December 11, 2009 Exp Prev Local/GMT/ET 0730/0200/2100 Dec Central Bank of Sri Lanka - Cen...
Sri Lanka ex-military chief asks court to restore bodyguards
SifySri Lanka's former top army general Tuesday asked the Supreme Court to restore his security contingent which has been drastically scaled down following a spat with the president, officials said.Ge...
Tamil group calls for global vote on independent state
CBC NewsCanadian Tamils protesting on Parliament Hill in May 2009. Similar large protests also took place in many European capitals and at the UN in New York following the defeat of the Tamil Tigers in a 23-y...
Tamil group calls for global vote on independent state
CBC NewsCanadian Tamils protesting on Parliament Hill in May 2009. Similar large protests also took place in many European capitals and at the UN in New York following the defeat of the Tamil Tigers in a 23-y...
Indian batsmen make merry in Sri Lanka Test
IOLKanpur, India, - Opener Gautam Gambhir top-scored with 167 as India piled up a record 417-2 on the first day of the second cricket Test against Sri Lanka on Tuesday. Gambhir shared 233 runs for the...
Sri Lanka's promise to free displaced must be followed by concrete action
Amnesty International24 November 2009 Amnesty International has welcomed the government of Sri Lanka's promise to lift by 1 December any restrictions on movement of at least 130,000 people displaced by the war with the ...
Sri Lankan ex-general to run against president: party
SifySri Lanka's ex-military chief will challenge President Mahinda Rajapakse in upcoming elections, an opposition party said Tuesday, after the pair engineered the defeat of a bloody Tamil Tiger revol...
Retired Sri Lankan army commander to run for president, ally says+
BreitbartCOLOMBO, Nov. 24 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Retired Gen. Sarath Fonseka, who was Sri Lankan army commander in the final phase of the defeat of Tamil separatist rebels, will run against his former boss in a p...
Sri Lankan ex-general to run against president: party
SifySri Lanka's ex-military chief will challenge President Mahinda Rajapakse in upcoming elections, an opposition party said Tuesday, after the pair engineered the defeat of a bloody Tamil Tiger revol...
India batsmen dominate Sri Lanka
BBCGautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag hit hundreds as India dominated day one of the second Test against Sri Lanka.Gambhir (167) and Sehwag (131), who was dropped when on one by Mahela Jayawardene, put o...
India dominate Sri Lanka in second Test
IOLKanpur, India, - Openers Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir hit sparkling centuries to give India a flying start in the second cricket Test against Sri Lanka on Tuesday. Sehwag scored 131 off 122 b...
Sri Lanka general to mount poll bid
Al JazeeraSri Lanka's former military chief will challenge his former boss Mahinda Rajapakse, the incumbent president, in the country's presidential election, an opposition party has said. The Peoples' Liberat...
Sri Lanka detains asylum-seekers in high seas
World BulletinSri Lanka's navy has detained at least 100 people trying to sail to Australia, an official said on Tuesday. The number of people trying to escape the island has increased in the months following the e...
Sri Lanka president calls early election
World BulletinSri Lanka's president Mahinda Rajapakse Monday announced he was calling a snap election to seek a second term, six months after his security forces defeated separatist Tamil Tiger rebels. President Ra...
Sri Lankan president on brink of calling snap elections
Times OnlineEND: Module - M24 Article Headline with landscape image (d) --> BEGIN: Module - Main Article --> The Sri Lankan president is preparing to call a snap election amid speculation that h...
India vs Sri Lanka, 2nd Test at Kanpur
SportalIndia 0-233 after 41.1 overs!!! Sehwag 131 off 121 with 18 fours and 2 sixes Gambhir 98 off 129 EDIT: and sehwag is out next ball 233-1 after 41.2!
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