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World Cup Fever Kicks Off
Sunday, 2 January 2011 - 12:42 PM SL Time
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For the first time in cricketing history Sri Lanka will be hosting the World Cup tournaments, and you can bet we`re going to make it as memorable as you can imagine. Preparations are underway for the President to launch the `Glory Express` next Saturday (Jan 8) followed by a string of concerts by the giants of pop and hiphop music in the island.
The Glory Express is an island wide promotional convoy that will stir up and spread the world cup fervour throughout the island, while encouraging and allowing Sri Lankans to show their support for the Lankan Cricket team.
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Aussie Expert To Put Sanga In Keeping Shape
Monday, 3 January 2011 - 12:54 PM SL Time
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By S.R. Pathiravithana
Shane Duff, a fitness trainer who holds a Bachelor`s degree in Human Movement Studies from the Australian Catholic University, Sydney would be in Sri Lanka for a ten day period at the invitation of SLC from January 15 to 25th.
Duff, a Grade I cricketer and former professional rugby league player has been invited by Sri Lanka Cricket at the request of Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara who wants to have a closer look at his wicket-keeping skills and hone it prior to the Cricket World Cup which is scheduled for next month.
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2010: Nothing To Celebrate For Sri Lanka
Monday, 3 January 2011 - 6:14 PM SL Time
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Another year has passed and we have just begun the first year of a new decade. But when we look back at the year that was, the chapter on sports in the 2010 year book of Sri Lanka, has hardly anything worthy of mention.
Sri Lanka was able to celebrate some victories in cricket, rugby, beach volleyball, boxing and weight lifting but the setbacks in the other major sports should be critically evaluated.
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World Cup: Murali`s Last Hurrah
Tuesday, 4 January 2011 - 12:07 PM SL Time
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By Jatila Karawita
World`s highest Test (800) and ODI (517) wicket-taker, Sri Lanka off spinner Muttiah Maralitharan says that he will be quitting all forms of international cricket after the conclusion of the 2011 ICC World Cup in the Indian sub-continent.
The veteran off spinner who now currently plies his trade primarily in One-Day International and T-20 cricket told LAKBIMAnEWS that he has no intention of prolonging his career for the sake of it.
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Arjuna Wants Corruption Allegations Probed
Tuesday, 4 January 2011 - 5:44 PM SL Time
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by Roshen Steelman
Parliamentarian and World Cup winning captain Arjuna Ranatunga made a request from President Mahinda Rajapakse and the government to postpone the Local Council Elections which is scheduled to be held in March to take the best advantage in promoting the country during the ICC Cricket World Cup that gets underway on the 19th of February. Addressing a media briefing in Nugegoda yesterday, Ranatunga also requested Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage to probe corruption charges against some of the sports bodies.
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Selectors Should Pick The Best Team For World Cup - President Rajapaksa
Wednesday, 5 January 2011 - 10:43 AM SL Time
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Meeting Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) officials at his residence at Temple Trees last morning, President Mahinda Rajapaksa has said it was the responsibility of the national cricket selectors to pick the best team for the forthcoming Cricket World Cup, the Presidential Media Unit said yesterday (Dec. 4).
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`ICC Will Not Reject Any Of Sri Lanka`s World Cup Venues` - Dandeniya
Wednesday, 5 January 2011 - 5:48 PM SL Time
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Sri Lanka`s ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 director, Suraj Dandeniya, speaking at a function held at the Cinnamon Lakeside Hotel in Colombo yesterday said that he was confident World Cup stadiums in Sri Lanka will pass the International Cricket Council`s (ICC) final inspection later this month.
Media reports stated last month that the ICC`s venue inspection team was unhappy with the progress of construction at all three of Sri Lanka`s World Cup stadiums, and with Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) failing to meet the ICC`s original deadline for completion, the ICC is said to have allocated January 15 as their final deadline before contemplating on moving the fixtures to other venues on the island.
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Lanka Ready For ICC World Cup
Thursday, 6 January 2011 - 12:04 PM SL Time
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YASARATNE GAMAGE
The entire nation will be thrilled with the ICC World Cup by next April, said ICC Tournament Director Suraj Dandeniya. All the grounds are being prepared and each and every one are working with dedication to make the event a great success.
This was revealed at a media briefing regarding the 2011 mega event.
The finale of the Mini Cricket World Cup, a six-a-side softball cricket tournament will be held at The Sports Ministry Grounds on January 8. The tourney was organized in parallel with the 2011 ICC world cup.
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Night Beauty
Thursday, 6 January 2011 - 4:35 PM SL Time
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The virtues and benefits of a good night`s sleep have been extolled for centuries now, but the one thing that is coming into focus along with this is the importance of using a night cream that can help to heal and repair the damage inflicted on the skin during the day.
Busting the myth that night creams are only for those above 40 or are unnecessary, Supriya Niwasi, a make-up stylist and technician, says, `That was two decades ago, but the truth is that now with high amounts of UV rays, pollution and the hectic lifestyle that we lead, sleep is the only time when the skin gets uninterrupted rest and time to repair itself.`
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England Seal Famous Triumph With Sydney Win
Friday, 7 January 2011 - 10:16 AM SL Time
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England won the fifth Ashes test by an innings and 83 runs on Friday to claim a first series triumph in Australia in nearly a quarter of a century.
The tourists, who had already ensured they would retain the famous urn, needed a little more than 17 overs to remove Australia`s last three batsmen on day five of the final test to win the series 3-1.
Australia have lost series by bigger margins but in more than 130 years of test cricket they had never conceded three defeats by an innings or more in a series against any country.
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World Cup Theme Song Is For Masses: Composers
Saturday, 8 January 2011 - 11:17 AM SL Time
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Dubai:
With little more than a month to go for the ICC Cricket World Cup, the official song -- De Ghumaa Ke -- is already making a big impact in the sub-continent and the composers of the number Shankar, Ehsaan and Loy said they created it keeping in mind every section of the society.
As popular and critically acclaimed music directors of Bollywood, the trio has created an upbeat song, with versions in Hindi, Bangla and Sinhalese that will feature widely in the build-up to and during the tournament to be hosted jointly by India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka from February 19 to April 2.
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MR Signs Cricket Bat
Sunday, 9 January 2011 - 5:51 PM SL Time
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President Mahinda Rajapaksa kicked off a national signature campaign this (Saturday) evening organized by Ran FM and Swarnavahini to support the Sri Lankan cricket team for the upcoming world cup by signing a massive cricket bat at Temple Trees.
The campaign titled `Jaya Apatai - Loka Ran Kusalana Dinawana Sinhanadaya` will cover the entire country and will begin at Hambantota on Wednesday.
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Chaminda Vaas To Retire From ODI And T20 Cricket
Monday, 10 January 2011 - 11:44 AM SL Time
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Chaminda Vaas has announced that he will be retiring from One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 cricket at the end of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011.
Vaas, 36, was a member of Sri Lanka`s 1996 World Cup winning side, and Sri Lanka`s most successful fast bowler. After announcing his retirement from Test cricket in 2009 he had hoped to be selected for the upcoming World Cup before retiring from all forms of cricket.
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Unity In The Team Can Drive Sri Lanka - Dilshan
Monday, 10 January 2011 - 6:12 PM SL Time
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Sri Lanka opener Thillakaratna Dilshan says that 2011 ICC World Cup co-hosts would have no qualms at playing in three brand new venues when the sport`s showpiece tournament starts next month in the Indian sub-continent.
Dilshan, 34, speaking to Jatila Karawita, said that as professional players having to ply their trade in brand new grounds was not going to be an issue.
He maintained that Sri Lanka was not prepared to trot it out (playing in new venues) as an excuse even if the islanders were to come unstuck during the much-looked forward to tournament.
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I Will Miss The MI Dressing Room: Jayasuriya
Tuesday, 11 January 2011 - 10:36 AM SL Time
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CHENNAI:
Its all but over for Sanath Jayasuriya. After being denied a spot in the World Cup probables list, the Matara mauler went unsold in the IPL auctions in Bangalore which virtually brought the shutters down on his career.
`These things are part and parcel of a cricketer`s life and I have been experiencing all these for a long time. I am a professional cricketer and am quite capable of handling such situations. Every cricketer wants to play the World Cup and I obviously wanted to play this one too, but now there`s not much I can do about it.
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Mathews Bags A Kill
Tuesday, 11 January 2011 - 6:02 PM SL Time
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No takers for Jayasuriya as IPL ends player auctions
Sri Lankan allrounder Angelo Mathews bagged a kill when he was bought for a whopping 950,000 US dollars (Rs.100 million) by Pune Warriors a new franchise of the Indian Premier League (IPL) on the final day of player auctions in Bangalore on Sunday.
In contrast Mathews` former Sri Lanka team-mate Sanath Jayasuriya as expected had no takers at the age of 41 following a string of poor performances over the past 18 months that included a pathetic show at the T-20 World Cup in the West Indies last April.
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I Will Miss Chennai and Dhoni: Murali
Wednesday, 12 January 2011 - 2:16 PM SL Time
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New Delhi:
Sri Lankan off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan says he will miss his previous IPL team Chennai Super Kings and captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni but is excited to play for the Kochi franchisee, the new entrants in the Twenty20 league.
Muralitharan, who had played a crucial role in CSK`s title-triumph in IPL 3 and Champions League last year, was signed up by team Kochi for $1.1 million at the two-day auction in Bangalore.
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West Indies To Arrive In Late January
Wednesday, 12 January 2011 - 6:38 PM SL Time
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The postponed ODI series between Sri Lanka and West Indies due to inclement weather in December last year will resume in late January.
`The Island` learns that the West Indies will arrive in late January and will play the first One-Day International of a three match series at Suriyawewa before returning to Colombo for the remainder of the series.
The first match of the series has been scheduled for 31st of January while the two games at R. Premadasa International Stadium has been tentatively scheduled for 2nd and 4th of February.
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Lankan Venues Ready
Thursday, 13 January 2011 - 11:40 AM SL Time
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Sri Lanka Cricket will hand over the venues for the World Cup to the International Cricket Council on the scheduled date, Sri Lanka Cricket announced today.
Sri Lanka Cricket Board Secretary Nishatha Ranatunga speaking to News Now.lk said that the Hambantota and Kettarama Stadiums will be among those handed over to the ICC on January 15 which was the scheduled deadline.
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Former Sri Lanka Players Join World Cup Build-Up
Thursday, 13 January 2011 - 5:40 PM SL Time
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The build-up to the Cricket World Cup has hit top gear with the participation of the masses and completion of what was called the Mini World Cup final between Rattanapitiya Sports Club and members of the 1996 World Cup winning Sri Lanka team.
The match which was a softball six-a-side game was won by Rattanapitiya who won the right to take on the former World Cup players after beating teams from around the country in qualifying rounds in Kandy and Hambantota.
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Today is Thai Pongal
Saturday, 15 January 2011 - 10:10 AM SL Time
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Thai Pongal treats
PREPARING THE PONGAL RICE IS PART OF THE RITUALS:
Thai Pongal, the harvest festival celebrated by Tamils across the world, falls on January 15. Pongal in Tamil means `boiling over or spill over`. The act of boiling over of milk in the clay pot is considered to denote future wishes for the family.
Traditionally celebrated at harvest time, it`s a celebration of the prosperity associated with the harvest by thanking the sun god, rain and the farm animals that have helped in the harvest.
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What Was The Big Hurry To Name SL Squad?
Sunday, 16 January 2011 - 11:15 AM SL Time
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Why did Sri Lanka name its World Cup squad in such a hurry when the ICC deadline to participating countries to confirm their final 15-member squads is January 19, 2011?
That is the million dollar question asked in the sports circles for which only the national selectors could give an answer to justify their controversial act.
Out of all ICC full member states, Sri Lanka was the first country to name its final 15-member World Cup squad on January 7. What was the big hurry in naming Sri Lanka`s World Cup squad 12 days before the stipulated deadline? Was that a move to prevent experienced national cricketers regaining form during the last two weeks before the ICC deadline so that the selectors could conveniently shut them out?
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Cricket Officials Ready To Hand Over Grounds To ICC
Sunday, 16 January 2011 - 6:12 PM SL Time
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Chairman of the Interim Committee of Sri Lanka Cricket DS de Silva says that the 2011 ICC World Cup venues at Kettarama Stadium at Colombo, the Pallekele International Stadium at Kandy and the Sooriyaweva Stadium at Hambantota, will be officially handed over to the game`s world governing body on Jan 19 (Wed).
We intend to hand over the three grounds officially to the ICC on Jan 19, De Silva, 68, told LAKBIMAnEWS, on last Wednesday (Jan 12), at his office during an interview on the preparation of the SLC for the game`s showcase tournament here.
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Sri Lanka Reschedule West Indies ODIs
Monday, 17 January 2011 - 11:03 AM SL Time
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COLOMBO (AFP) Sri Lanka will host its rescheduled one-day series against the West Indies starting at the new Hambantota stadium in the island`s south on January 31, officials said Sunday.
Heavy rains in December forced the series to be scrapped. The games were to be played across the three World Cup venues in Hambantota, Colombo and the central region of Kandy.
All three games would now be day-night encounters at Hambantota and in Colombo, Sri Lanka Cricket said.
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Even I Heard Of Basmathi Rice Only Recently, says Premier
Monday, 17 January 2011 - 6:33 PM SL Time
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The first thing some people ask is the price of Samba or Basmathi rice. Even I heard of Basmathi rise only reccently, says the Prime Minister D. M. Jayarathne.
The premier made this statement at a function held to declare open the newly constructed building of the Abanganga Korale Pradeshiya Sabha in Rattota in Matale yesterday (15/01/2011).
Now chicken has been brought from abroad. Eggs have also been brought. Those who can buy chicken from shops please raise their hands. There is only one person. It is reported in the newspapers that there are no eggs and that it is difficult to live without eggs and chicken.
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People Power Moves Sanga
Tuesday, 18 January 2011 - 10:59 AM SL Time
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The fan who rose to be a superstar contends World Cup counts for little without the people
By Callistus Davy
Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara yesterday acknowledged that cricket was truly a people`s game and the World Cup meant nothing to his team if it weren`t for them to play on the world stage where national pride overtook everything else.
Sangakkara, who was just a 19-year old schoolboy when he witnessed Sri Lanka lift the World Cup in 1996, opened up and held back nothing as he graced the launch of a song for the people to coincide with the final countdown for the big occasion.
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Inter-Provincial Tournament To Have Foreign Players In New Concept
Tuesday, 18 January 2011 - 6:17 PM SL Time
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By Daminda Wijesuriya
Sri Lanka will be inviting some top notch overseas cricketers to take part in the forthcoming Inter-Provincial T20 series on the lines of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Several top level cricketers from New Zealand have been approached by the marketing agents of the Somerset Entertainment Group, which holds the rights of the Inter-Provincial T20 tournament in Sri Lanka.
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Unite As One Nation To Make The World Cup Memorable
Wednesday, 19 January 2011 - 11:39 AM SL Time
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Dilanka MANNAKKARA
As the countdown to one of the world`s largest sporting events begin, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) embarked on a journey to ignite the spirit of the game in the hearts of every Sri Lankan, through the launch of its Official Multimedia Communications Campaign.
The nation wide initiative is expected to gather support for the National Cricket Team in the run up to the Cricket World Cup 2011.
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Army Joins Jaffna Cricket Fans To Greet Sri Lankan Team
Wednesday, 19 January 2011 - 6:01 PM SL Time
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Sri Lanka Army joined hands with cricket fans and enthusiasts in Jaffna to convey their best wishes to the Sri Lankan cricket team taking part in the ICC World Cup 2011.
Large gathering was witnessed, when former Sri Lankan cricketer Mr. Ravindra Pushpakumara reached Jaffna town on Tuesday (18 Jan) with the ICC World Cup won by Sri Lanka in 1996.
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`No Favourites To Win The 2011 Cricket World Cup` - Muralitharan
Thursday, 20 January 2011 - 11:55 AM SL Time
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Muttiah Muralitharan said that there were no favourites to win the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011.
The highest wicket taker in ODI cricket and Test cricket told the Indian newspaper DNA in a recent interview that teams from outside of the sub-continent were now capable of coping with conditions in the sub-continent, having played here on numerous occasions in the past.
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1996 Win Is A Thing Of Past, says Muttiah Muralitharan
Thursday, 20 January 2011 - 5:14 PM SL Time
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Muttiah Muralitharan, talented bwoler of Sri Lanka, is the first man to take more than 1300 wickets in international cricket.
He is also the highest wicket-taker in Test and one-day international format. World Cup 2011 could be his last World Cup.
Muttiah Muralitharan tells DNA that Sri Lanka are well prepared for the mega event.
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Cricket World Cup: The Final Squads Of 14 Teams
Friday, 21 January 2011 - 10:42 AM SL Time
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Australia:
Ricky Ponting (captain), Michael Clarke, Doug Bollinger, Brad Haddin, John Hastings, Nathan Hauritz, David Hussey, Mike Hussey, Mitchell Johnson, Brett Lee, Tim Paine, Steve Smith, Shaun Tait, Shane Watson, Cameron White.
Bangladesh:
Shakib Al Hasan (captain), Tamim Iqbal, Imrul Kayes, Shariar Nafees, Zunaed Siddique, Mohammad Ashraful, Raqibul Hassan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah Riad, Abdur Razzak, Naeem Islam, Shafiul Islam, Suhrawardi Shuvo, Rubel Hossain, Nazmul Hossain.
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Catching Up With The World Cup Squad
Saturday, 22 January 2011 - 10:43 AM SL Time
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The pressure on the Sri Lankan World Cup Cricket team is unlike ever before. This year will be the second time Sri Lanka co-hosts the World Cup tournament since 1996 which happens to be the only time Sri Lanka has succeeded in clinching the World Cup trophy.
The expectations of the islanders and staunch fans are soaring high but Vice Captain Mahela Jayawardena cheerfully reassures the Sri Lankan fans are passionate about cricket and we hope to win the World Cup to give them something to party about.
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Sri Lanka `Impatient` To Test Cup Venues
Saturday, 22 January 2011 - 4:57 PM SL Time
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Sri Lanka are eager to test the island`s new cricket venues ahead of next month`s World Cup, skipper Kumar Sangakkara said Friday.
Sri Lanka, who were runners-up in the last Cup in 2007, will stage 12 matches of the showpiece event, in Hambantota, Pallekele and Colombo. The remaining games will be held in India and Bangladesh.
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Six World Cup Players Nursing Injuries
Sunday, 23 January 2011 - 12:48 PM SL Time
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Sri Lankan cricket selectors didn`t have the most difficult of tasks of picking the final 15 for the World Cup in the sub-continent, as they had identified the core group of player`s months back, but sources said the selectors had taken a big gamble naming a squad without subjecting them to a fitness test.
Sources revealed that at least 6 out of the 15 are currently nursing for some sort of injuries, thus questioned the selection policy of the selectors who have conveniently forgotten a salient point.
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Mahela Wants To Add Missing Landmark To Cricketing CV
Sunday, 23 January 2011 - 7:02 PM SL Time
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By Jatila Karawita
Vice captain of the Sri Lanka team Mahela Jayawardena says that he does not want to hold anything back, but give his best and win a World Cup for his country having come up short in 2007. He maintained that this was one of his major goals to be achieved before calling time on his career.
The last time I took the team to the finals as the captain, he told reporters during a media session organized by the SLC in Colombo last Friday (Jan 21).
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Mission Accomplished says Dandeniya
Monday, 24 January 2011 - 12:28 PM SL Time
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Sri Lanka Satisfies ICC Delegation On WC Venues
By Sa`adi Thawfeeq
It was all systems `go` for Sri Lanka Cricket as the three-member ICC delegation headed by Tournament Director World Cup 2011 Professor RS Shetty gave their final approval on the three cricket stadiums in Sri Lanka that will host 12 World Cup 2011 matches between February 19 and April 2.
Along with Prof Shetty, Prof Eugene van Vuurun, the ICC Venue Consultant and Chris Tetley, the ICC Events Manager inspected the three venues at Colombo (R Premadasa Stadium), Kandy (Pallakele Stadium) and Hambantota (Mahinda Rajapaksa Stadium) on their final inspection tour and according to Sri Lanka ICC World Cup 2011 Director Suraj Dandeniya they were extremely happy with the outcome .
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Muralitharan Will Lead Long List Of Retirees Post World Cup
Monday, 24 January 2011 - 6:35 PM SL Time
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The last World Cup in the Caribbean saw some of the biggest names in the game ride away into the sunset. Brian Lara, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Glenn McGrath and Stephen Fleming topped the list of farewells.
The upcoming tournament on the Indian sub-continent could also be a swansong for some of the world`s best. Muttiah Muralitharan, the Sri Lanka spin wizard, has already announced his decision to quit international cricket after the tournament, which starts in Dhaka on February 17.
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Selectors Play Games With Sri-Lanka Team
Tuesday, 25 January 2011 - 11:37 AM SL Time
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As a cricket fan, I would like to have a clarification from chief selector Aravinda de Silva on the following questions about Sri Lanka`s World Cup squad.
I think he owes an explanation to the cricket loving public, as it is the public that make the players as well as the selectors.
Why was Dilhara Fernando picked when he has not performed?
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Thisara Delivers The Best
Tuesday, 25 January 2011 - 6:12 PM SL Time
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Dilanka MANNAKKARA
The biggest cup of them all, the cup that counts is all up for grabs and the Sri Lankan team has been injected with young blood in the mould of Thisara Perera who is an aggressive all rounder and one who can make things happen on the field whether its bat or ball.
Thisara who is just 21 years of age has made huge in roads to the ODI team with some invaluable bowling spells and with some match winning cameos. Daily News met with him who was hard at practice for the Provincial League and here are some excerpts from the interview.
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The Assassin With The Million-Watt Smile
Wednesday, 26 January 2011 - 11:39 AM SL Time
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Humble Murali on track to set a record
Dubai: Muttiah Muralitharan could very well leave an indelible mark on the history of the World Cup by emerging as the highest wicket taker of the tournament. As of today, he is the third highest with 53 wickets.
Muralitharan can shatter Wasim Akram`s haul of 55 wickets and is also capable of displacing Glenn McGrath who holds the record with 71 wickets in the World Cup.
That will be a remarkable achievement by this off spinner who has shattered all bowling record in Tests as well as One-Day cricket.
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Alarm Bells Ring Over Premadasa Stadium Pitch
Wednesday, 26 January 2011 - 2:44 PM SL Time
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With less than 30 days remaining for the start of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, the pitch at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo is raising concerns. Both semi-finals in the ongoing inter-provincial limited over tournament played there have resulted in low scores, prompting fears that the pitch maybe unsuitable for the World Cup.
The R. Premadasa Stadium will host seven matches including three of Sri Lanka`s six group stage matches, a quarter-final and a semi-final. The stadium has been under extensive renovation since 2009, but hosted the second Test match between Sri Lanka and West Indies in November last year. On that occasion, the pitch showed no signs of being unsuitable for international cricket.
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Sri Lanka Shifts Venues For Windies ODIs
Wednesday, 26 January 2011 - 7:02 PM SL Time
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Sri Lanka has switched venues for next week`s one-day series against the West Indies to Colombo, an official said Wednesday, as both teams prepare for next month`s World Cup.
The games will be played during the day at the Sinhalese Sports Club ground in Colombo, Sri Lanka Cricket media manager Brian Thomas told AFP, starting on January 31.
The matches had been scheduled as day-night encounters at the World Cup venues, including the newly-built Hambantota and the renovated Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.
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Spinners Help Kandurata Win ODI Title
Thursday, 27 January 2011 - 12:10 PM SL Time
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Chris Dhambarage
Kandurata Province clinched the SLC Inter Provincial limited overs tournament when they defeated Basnahira Province by 53 runs in the final encounter worked off under lights at the R. Premadasa Stadium yesterday.
Kandurata hit up 225 for 6 from their 50 overs and then dismissed their opponents for 172 runs in 41.3 overs with spinner Sohan Boralessa claiming four wickets for 30 runs.
Basnahira of course had their chances of overtaking their opponents total until skipper Tillekeratne Dilshan was at the crease. The dashing opener hammered a fine 67 from 90 deliveries with the help of ten boundaries.
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International Cricket Council (ICC) Reveals World Cup Stadiums Not Ready
Thursday, 27 January 2011 - 1:57 PM SL Time
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Sri Lanka`s three match ODI series against West Indies had to be shifted to SSC and could not be played at new world cup venues at Hambantota or Premadasa Stadium because the work at stadiums were not complete, ICC said on Wednesday.
Had the construction work been complete at those venues as the Sri Lanka Cricket officials boasted, ICC would have given permission to play the West Indies matches, ICC`s media and communications manager James Fitzgerald told BBC Sinhala Service.
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Political Respite In Sri Lanka
Thursday, 27 January 2011 - 5:33 PM SL Time
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Feizal Samath
When Sri Lanka won the World Cup, cricket`s ultimate challenge in 1996, virtually the entire population or at least those who found their way to a television set were literally on their toes watching the final.
Tamil separatist rebels or the Tamil Tigers, not to be outdone, also cried a temporary halt to the spate of attacks and violence.
It was rumored that both government soldiers and the rebels had signed off on a temporary truce to watch the match and `not disturb the other`. Whether it really happened no one is certain, not the Sri Lankan public for sure! However the stars were undoubtedly Sri Lanka playing Australia at the Lahore stadium and the only fireworks in Sri Lanka that night on March 17 was watching Aravinda de Silva slam a century and take the Sri Lanka through to an exhilarating victory.
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World Cup Squad For The ODI Series vs Windies
Friday, 28 January 2011 - 10:35 AM SL Time
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The national cricket selectors yesterday named the World Cup squad for the rescheduled three match one day international series against the West Indies which begins on Monday at the SSC ground in Maitland Place.
The second match of the series will be played on February 3 followed by the third and final one day international on February 6 with both matches at the SSC ground. Initially these matches were scheduled to be played at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium in Hambantota and R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium in Colombo which had been identified as World Cup venues.
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Sri Lanka-WI Series For A Worthy Cause
Saturday, 29 January 2011 - 11:37 AM SL Time
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IN AID OF THE RECENT FLOOD VICTIMS:
Ranjan ANANDAPPA
The rescheduled three-match ODI Series between Sri Lanka and the West Indies will be played for a worthy cause, in aid of the recent flood victims who lost their homes, lives and belongings.
All three matches will be played at the Sinhalese Sports Club grounds as day matches and the first ODI will be played on January 31. The series is named as the ERI Series with the ERI Trophy on offer for the winners.
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I Will Retire From Tests Soon - Slinger Malinga
Saturday, 29 January 2011 - 6:26 PM SL Time
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Dilanka MANNAKKARA
He steals the spot light with his toe crushers, bouncers and wicket taking ability and also his `Lion like` hair style, breath taking tattoos and piercings. He is Lasith `slinger` Malinga who is one of Lanka`s best match winners and this author met up with him and had a chat about his much spoken test retirement, about the World Cup and the Melbourne miracle. Here are some excerpts from the interview.
1. Why have you dropped about 10km/h in speed? I hardly see you bowl at 145 anymore? Is it because of your injury. Did you cut down the speed because of injury, or is it because you are concerned on bowling economically?
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Sri Lanka-West Indies To Prepare For WC Shutting Out World Audience
Sunday, 30 January 2011 - 11:44 AM SL Time
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Amidst reports players not raring to go
The rescheduled three-match ERI Cup ODI series (day games) between Sri Lanka and the West Indies set to get underway tomorrow (Jan 31) at the SSC grounds, will provide the final preparations for both camps ahead of next month`s ICC World Cup.
But, the short series begins dogged by questions raised in local cricketing circles, as to the true worth of such a hastily-arranged series.
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If You`re Very Desperate You Won`t Win: Murali
Sunday, 30 January 2011 - 5:21 PM SL Time
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Muralitharan says a team that is overeager to win often loses its poise and ends up making errors
Many of Muttiah Muralitharan`s illustrious contemporaries will envy a trophy he has in his cabinet: The World Cup. Muralitharan knows what it means as he walks down the memory lane. Excerpts from a brief interview:
In 1996 World Cup Sri Lanka batted deep. Roshan Mahanama would come in at number seven. What do we expect this time?
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Sri Lanka, Windies Begin World Cup Test Today
Monday, 31 January 2011 - 9:56 AM SL Time
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Early start at the SSC in showdown for flood victims
Sri Lanka Cricket said yesterday that it has decided to donate all gate money from the Sri Lanka versus West Indies ODI series which starts today at the SSC ground in Colombo towards the welfare of displaced flood victims in the east of the country.
As such Sri Lanka Cricket said it has decided not to issue complementary tickets for the three match series.
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Ana`s Role In World Cup Success
Monday, 31 January 2011 - 6:16 PM SL Time
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by Rex Clementine
The optimism that Kumar Sangakkara`s side will repeat the World Cup winning performance of Arjuna Ranatunga`s 1996 heroes is quite high among cricket fans, but one thing that`s standing in the current squad`s way is the country`s inefficient and corrupt cricket administration. Ranatunga and the crowd were presented with a smooth platform to perform 15 years ago, as cricket administration was in the safe hands those days with Ana Punchihewa as the head of Board of Control for Cricket in Sri Lanka.
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