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Sri Lankan general who beat Tamil Tigers stands trial for sedition

16.03.10
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Tillakaratne Dilshan ton puts Sri Lanka in good position

02.12.09
Tillakaratne Dilshan hit a century as Sri Lanka gained a slender edge on the opening day of the third Test against India in Mumbai... more

Sreesanth marks return with five-wicket haul

26.11.09
The wild child of Indian cricket, right-arm seamer Sreesanth, marked his return to the Test team in spectacular style by taking a five-wicket haul to leave Sri Lanka facing a first-innings deficit of 413 in Nagpur... more

India start well after Sri Lanka declare massive first innings total

19.11.09
Openers Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir gave India's second innings a solid start on day four of the first Test in Ahmedabad... more

Tillakaratne Dilshan leads Sri Lanka fightback

17.11.09
Opener Tillakaratne Dilshan scored a superb century as Sri Lanka forced their way back on the second day of the first Test against India in Ahmedabad... more

Live: England v Sri Lanka

25.09.09
Ravi Bopara was dropped by England as they began their Champions Trophy campaign against Sri Lanka at the Wanderers. Follow it live here ... more

WORLD: Britain sold arms to Sri Lanka while civil war raged

02.06.09
Britain sold military equipment worth more than £13.6 million to the Sri Lankan government in the last three years of its civil war with the Tamil Tigers... more

‘Aunty’ to female Tamil Tigers runs London protests from New Malden

01.06.09
A Tamil terror chief who allegedly handed cyanide pills to child soldiers is living in a London suburb, the Standard can reveal... more

Tamil protesters threaten summer of ‘flash demos'

20.05.09
Tamil protesters are planning a series of ‘flash demos’ at various locations across London this summer, which will place unprecedented demands on Scotland Yard... more

The Tigers are dead but the hatred will live on

20.05.09
Rumour has it that the war in paradise is over and the beautiful island of Sri Lanka will return to its former glory... more

Tamil protests cost the Met almost £8 million

19.05.09
Demonstrations by pro-Tamil supporters have cost the country's largest police force almost £8 million, it was revealed... more

UK urges Sri Lanka ceasefire

13.05.09
Britain and America have urged both sides in the Sri Lanka conflict to lay down their weapons immediately and allow civilians to be evacuated... more

Tamils climb on to Westminster Abbey roof

12.05.09
Four people were arrested after scaling Westminster Abbey in support of the anti Sri Lanka demonstration in Parliament Square... more

Dozens of Tamils arrested as they blockade Parliament Square

11.05.09
More than a thousand Tamil protesters brought chaos to the roads surrounding Parliament in a mass demonstration... more

Protester ends hunger strike over Sri Lanka

30.04.09
The Tamil protester who has been on hunger strike in Parliament Square for nearly a month ended his fast... more

6,432 Tamil civilians killed in fighting

24.04.09
The extent of the bloodshed in Sri Lanka became clear as a private UN document detailed the casualties of the last three months of fighting... more

Sri Lanka army ‘kills 1,000’ as Tamils defy surrender deadline

21.04.09
A thousand people were killed when government troops launched a raid on the last sliver of land controlled by Tamil Tiger rebels in northern Sri Lanka... more

Tamils step up London protest

20.04.09
Thousands of Tamil protesters calling for a ceasefire in Sri Lanka brought traffic to a standstill outside the Houses of Parliament... more

70,000 killed in 33-year conflict

07.04.09
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Tamil protesters to target M&S over Sri Lanka links

07.04.09
The Tamil supporters who brought chaos to Westminster are planning a series of demonstrations this summer at branches of Marks & Spencer... more

Tamil Tiger bomber kills 10 in Sri Lankan mosque

10.03.09
More than 10 people were killed in a suspected suicide bombing by a Tamil Tiger in southern Sri Lanka... more

Jayawardene warning for cricket after attack

04.03.09
Cricket: Mahaela Jayawardene, one of the survivors of the Lahore terror attack, has underlined the new reality for cricketers across the world by saying: "This could have happened anywhere."... more

We're lucky to be alive, say Sri Lanka cricketers

04.03.09
Sri Lanka's cricket team have flown home to an emotional reunion with their families after surviving the terror attack in Pakistan... more

Champions Trophy may be moved again

03.03.09
Cricket: Cricket chiefs could move the Champions Trophy away from Sri Lanka because of fears the wet season will disrupt the event... more

Terror in sport

03.03.09
The attack on the Sri Lanka cricket team coach in Lahore marks another tragic example of terrorism affecting the sporting world. Here, we take a look at other occasions on which sport has been hit by terrorist attacks... more

Sri Lanka grab win after shocking start

16.01.09
Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh today despite seeing their first five wickets fall for just six runs... more

Sri Lankan plan fuels Test fears

13.10.08
Cricket: England's threatened Test series against Sri Lanka will be high on the agenda in Dubai following an outspoken attack from ICC president David Morgan... more

Sri Lanka turn up the pressure

30.07.08
India have been warned to expect a "spinner's pitch" for the Second Test starting in Galle... more

Dilshan is the fourth centurion

25.07.08
Sri Lanka's Tillakaratne Dilshan became the fourth batsman to hit a century in the innings against India in Colombo... more

Pensioner dies of heart attack after knife raid at corner shop

03.04.08
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