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Galleon scandal rocks the boat in Sri Lanka

21.10.09
The Galleon hedge fund affair is having a potentially disastrous effect on the home country of founder Raj Rajaratnam ... more

Younus Khan defends Pakistan players against match-fixing claims

10.08.09
Pakistan captain Younus Khan has hit back at allegations of match-fixing against some of his players... more

'No substance' to Pakistan match-fixing claims, say ICC

10.08.09
The International Cricket Council have announced there is "no substance" to claims bookmakers came into contact with Pakistan players at their hotel during the recent tour of Sri Lanka... more

Younus Khan won't be back for Twenty20 game

27.07.09
Pakistan captain Younus Khan has refused to reconsider his decision to retire from Twenty20 cricket and lead Pakistan in the one-off game against Sri Lanka... more

Discover the sandy beaches of Porto Santo

21.05.09
Visitors to Madeira are often disappointed at the lack of beaches. But just a short hop away they will find the most pristine stretches of sand... more

Tamil terrorist chief killed as civil war ends

18.05.09
Sri Lankan army chiefs claimed to have killed the leader of the Tamil Tigers as they announced the end of the 26-year war... more

Terror leader sabotaged peace deals as he clung to power

18.05.09
He transformed a small band of poorly armed rebels into one of the world’s most sophisticated and ruthless insurgencies and then made a string of miscalculations that led his Tamil Tigers to total defeat... more

Hunger strikers: we are ready to die here

18.05.09
Six Tamil demonstrators were on hunger strike in Parliament Square in the continuing protest against the Sri Lankan offensive... 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

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

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

Shelling kills nine children in Sri Lanka

02.02.09
Nine children were killed and many more injured when heavy artillery struck a paediatrics ward and women's wing in a Sri Lankan hospital, the Red Cross reported... more

Murdered editor predicted own death in obituary

13.01.09
A Prominent Sri Lankan journalist and critic of the government's war on ethnic Tamils who was shot dead had written his own obituary... more

England must learn to be more ruthless

16.12.08
Both batsmen and bowlers have to keep up pressure if a repeat of First Test collapse is to be avoided... 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

Chris Gayle threatens to quit West Indies top spot

29.07.08
Chris Gayle is considering stepping down as the West Indies captain after only 15 matches in charge because he is frustrated with selection policies... 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

Dilshan the first winner in TV trial

24.07.08
Sri Lanka batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan is the first player to overturn an umpire's decision using the television referral system... more

England on top as Bell's dire spell ends with a ton

11.07.08
Kevin Pietersen is no longer the main man at Lords as Ian Bell knocks away a ton... more

England hero Pietersen plays out fairytale script

11.07.08
Keven Pietersen survived some early scares, but England's most exciting batsman weathered the storm to hit 104 in the first Test... more

South African threat doesn't scare Broad

02.07.08
Stuart Broad is confident that England can rise to a red-hot South African challenge this summer, both with bat and ball. ... more

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