Posts Tagged ‘lanka’
Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012
Sri Lanka must co-operate with any international war crimes probe, ex-army chief Sarath Fonseka tells the BBC, a day after his release from jail.

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Sri Lanka ‘must face war probes’
Tags: bbc, chief, crime, ex-army-chief, his-release, jail, lanka, must-co-operate, release, sarath, sarath-fonseka, tells-the-bbc, War crimes
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Saturday, May 19th, 2012
Sri Lanka marks three years since the end of its civil war with a military parade, as the government is reportedly set to free Sarath Fonseka from prison – the man who led the army during the war

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Sri Lanka marks war anniversary
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Wednesday, April 4th, 2012
Graeme Swann calls on England to bat Sri Lanka out of the second Test in Colombo as the tourists close day two on 154-1.

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Swann targeting big England lead
Tags: colombo, graeme-swann, lanka, sec, swann, the-second, the-tourists, tourists
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Friday, March 30th, 2012
England pace bowler Stuart Broad is ruled of the final Test against Sri Lanka after a scan confirms a strain in his right calf.

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Broad ruled out of Sri Lanka Test
Tags: art, final, his-right, lanka, pac, pace-bowler, stuart, stuart-broad, the-final
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Wednesday, March 28th, 2012
England close day three of the first Test in Galle on 111-2, set 340 to beat Sri Lanka, which would be their highest Test chase.

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England dig deep to retain hope
Tags: close-day, galle, galle-on-111, highest, irs, lanka, set-340, the-first, their-highest
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Thursday, December 29th, 2011
Sri Lanka end a run of 15 Tests without a win to claim their first ever victory in South Africa.
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Sri Lanka triumph in South Africa
Tags: africa, first-ever, irs, lanka, south, south-africa, tests
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Tuesday, December 27th, 2011
A British man killed on holiday in Sri Lanka is described as a “committed” Red Cross worker by his colleagues.
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Red Cross grieves loss of Briton
Tags: british, colleagues, cross, holiday, kill, killed-on-holiday, lanka, man-killed, red, worker
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Wednesday, June 15th, 2011
England captain Andrew Strauss is confident of regaining form in the third Test against Sri Lanka at the Rose Bowl.

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Strauss anxious to recapture form
Tags: cap, lanka, regaining-form, rose, the-third
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Wednesday, June 15th, 2011
The UK presses Sri Lanka to investigate alleged atrocities during its civil war after “horrific” video of apparent prisoner killings aired in a TV programme.

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UK urges S Lanka war crimes probe
Tags: alleged-atrocities, apparent-prisoner, civil-war, during-its, kill, killing, killings-aired, lanka, prison, prisoner, red, rent, Video, war
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Monday, June 6th, 2011
England move into a 156-run lead after the fourth day of the second Test against Sri Lanka, setting up the possibility of a victory push on Tuesday.

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England build lead over Sri Lanka
Tags: 156-run-lead, after-the-fourth, fourth, fourth-day, lanka, possibility, push-on-tuesday, sec, the-possibility, the-second, victory-push
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Sunday, June 5th, 2011
Tillakaratne Dilshan scores a record-breaking 193 before being dismissed as rain and bad light halt Sri Lanka as they close on England’s first innings total of 486 in the second Test.

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Rain disrupts Sri Lanka progress
Tags: being-dismissed, dismissed-as-rain, first-innings, irs, king, lanka, sec, the-second
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Monday, May 30th, 2011
Chris Tremlett and Graeme Swann bowl England to a remarkable victory by an innings and 14 runs after Sri Lanka collapse for 82 in a heavily rain-affected first Test in Cardiff.

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England win after shock collapse
Tags: chris-tremlett, collapse, graeme, graeme-swann, heavily-rain-affected, irs, lanka, remarkable-victory, tremlett
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Saturday, May 28th, 2011
Stubborn centuries from Alastair Cook and Jonathan Trott helps England battle back on day three of the second Test against Sri Lanka in Cardiff.

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Cook & Trott lead England rally
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Friday, May 27th, 2011
Prasanna Jayawardene hits 112 as Sri Lanka post 400 all out before reducing England to 47-1 after two days of the first Test in Cardiff.

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Jayawardene makes England suffer
Tags: all-out, before-reducing, hits-112, irs, jayawardene, lanka, post-400, prasanna-jayawardene, red, the-first, two-days, war
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Thursday, May 26th, 2011
Late wickets for Graeme Swann and James Anderson give England a much-needed boost after Sri Lanka make a strong start to the opening Test in Cardiff.

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England made to toil by Sri Lanka
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