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  • Dhonis boys doing well as a batting unit Lankan selector Jayasuriya

    Former Sri Lanka captain and now national selector Sanath Jayasuriya has said the Lankans must keep in mind India's unbeaten performance in the ICC Champions Trophy tournament when planning their strategy for Thursday's second semi-final encounter. Jayasuriya, who attended yesterday's practice session to boost the confidence of his country's players, said the Indian team is doing well as a ...

  • Sri Lanka are a dangerous side Dhoni

    India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said Wednesday that Sri Lanka were a dangerous side and it was not possible to focus only on their two frontline batsmen " Mahela Jayawardene or a Kumar Sangakkara" during the semi-final of the ICC Champions Trophy slated for Thursday. "Sri Lanka are a dangerous squad. We just can`t focus on a Mahela (Jayawardene) or a (Kumar) Sangakkara. We have to think of ...

  • Team India would not focus on individual Lankan players Dhoni

    Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Wednesday said Sri Lanka is a dangerous side, and hence his team would not focus on individual players. "They are a dangerous side, hence we cannot focus on individual players. If you look at their top six or seven, they are good. But yes, the duo has done really well and will always pose a threat," he said, when asked whether Kumar Sangakara and Mahela ...

  • Sri Lankans will target Indian bowling Jayasuriya

    Former captain Sanath Jayasuriya said Sri Lanka will target the Indian bowlers during the Champions Trophy semifinal slated for Thursday at the Sophia Gardens here. "Their (India) bowling isn't the best, so we need to have a very good plan. The goal was to make the semifinals. Anything can happen now," Jayasuriya told the BBC. Jayasuriya, who led Sri Lanka when it shared the Champions Trophy ...

  • 80 Sri Lankans held while trying to migrate to Australia

    At least 80 Sri Lankans were detained by the navy Wednesday for attempting to illegally migrate to Australia, the navy said. The trawler in which the detainees were travelling was intercepted by the navy. They were handed over to police for investigation, Xinhua reported. On May 30, as many as 52 Sri Lankans were detained, and later handed over to the Criminal Investigation Department. The ...


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  • Sri Lanka calls for Tamil refugees in Australia to return

    Sri Lankan external affairs minister has asked the Tamil refugees in Australia who fled the nation's bloody civil war to come home. The Tamils had quietly slipped into Canberra for talks on combating people smugglers. According to the Age, G.L. Peiris said Sri Lanka was now in a perfectly stable condition, with an economic boom in the once devastated northern Tamil regions. He, however, ...

  • Champions Trophy Rain threat looms large over India-Sri Lanka clash

    Cricket News: Cardiff: With the 8-nation tournament entering its final stages, one can only hope that the rain stays away. The threat of rain looms large over the marquee clash, as India and Sri Lanka gear up to face off at the Sophia Gardens in Cardiff, Wales for the semifinals of the ICC Champions Trophy on ...

  • Fishermen advised to remain vigilant

    Fishing and naval communities are requested to remain vigilant from Mannar to Potuvil via Galle and Jaffna to Trincomalee as strong winds will increase up to 70kmph, the Disaster Management Center (DMC) said. Meanwhile the Department of Meteorology had stated that several spells of showers will occur in the Western, Sabaragamuwa and Central provinces and Galle, Matara, Puttalam and Kurunegala ...

  • Live India vs Sri Lanka - ICC Champions Trophy

    India play familiar rivals Sri Lanka in the second semifinals of the ICC Champions Trophy in Cardiff today. Catch live updates as they happen from ...

  • Lucky dip only for admission in this Tamil Nadu school

    Cuddalore: Every year, around 1,000 three-year-olds apply for admission to start at the privately-run ARLM Matriculation Higher Secondary School in Tamil Nadu's Cuddalore district.Neither children nor parents are put through interviews. Spelling or reading tests are skipped.Instead, the children reach into a large jar and grab a plastic token carrying an application number. The winners are ...

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