Sri Lanka Cricket censures Lasith Malinga Lasith Malinga has been warned by Sri Lanka Cricket to maintain better relations with the media following his spat with journalists. ...  
03:39 PM, Mar 09, 2013

Sri Lanka v Bangladesh, 1st Test, Day 2: as it happened Mohammad Ashraful notched up his yet another half-century. He is good shape and Bangladesh's fate depends upon him mostly. ...  
09:14 AM, Mar 09, 2013

1st Test, SL v Ban, Day 1: Sangakkara's 142 propels Lanka to 361 for 3 Lankan batsmen made merry on day 1 lead by Kumar Sangakkara's 142 with Dilshan and Thirimanne scoring fifties. Sohag Gazi picked up three wickets for the hosts. ...  
06:07 PM, Mar 08, 2013

Steady Siddukur snatches lead from Lahiri at SAIL-SBI Open Siddikur put himself in prime position to win a second Asian Tour title after firing five birdies against a lone bogey. ...  
05:39 PM, Mar 08, 2013

1st Test, Sri Lanka v Bangladesh, Day 1: As it happened Lankan batsmen made merry on day 1 lead by Kumar Sangakkara's 142 with Dilshan and Thirimanne scoring fifties. Sohag Gazi picked up three wickets for the hosts. ...  
09:52 AM, Mar 08, 2013

Effective measures check infiltration from Bangladesh, says Home Secretary
by IANS
Effective steps were being taken to guard the India-Bangladesh border and check illegal infiltration from the neighbouring country, union Home Secretary RK Singh said on Thursday. ...  
01:24 AM, Mar 08, 2013

1st Test: Confident Bangladesh eye first Sri Lankan win Bangladesh has played Sri Lanka in 12 Tests since 2001 and lost all of them. ...  
03:03 PM, Mar 07, 2013

B'desh oppn calls for nationwide shutdown tomorrow Bangladesh's main opposition BNP called for a nationwide shutdown on Thursday after police fired tear gas shells and rubber bullets to break up anti-government protests, injuring scores. Police fired rubber bullets and teargas shells at a BNP demonstration after being attacked by activists of Jamaat-e-Islami at Nayapaltan. ...  
11:40 PM, Mar 06, 2013

Thilan Samaraweera retires after Bangladesh axe The 36-year-old, who played 81 Tests and 53 ODIs, announced his retirement following a meeting with the national selectors. ...  
09:08 PM, Mar 06, 2013

'Political turbulence in Bangladesh their internal issue'
by IANS
President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday said the current political turbulence in Bangladesh was an "internal political issue" and the rival factions of that country need to resolve it in a manner that is acceptable to all. ...  
02:27 AM, Mar 06, 2013

The Last Word: How should we understand the momentous political developments in Bangladesh?

President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday night sent a strong message to Bangladesh, rocked by violence, counselling that political differences be resolved through dialogue and communal peace and harmony maintained. ...
10:31 PM, Mar 05, 2013

Samaraweera mulls retirement from international cricket Sri Lanka Cricket secretary Nishantha Ranatunga confirmed that Samaraweera had handed a resignation letter to him on Tuesday. ...  
02:39 PM, Mar 05, 2013

Pranab Mukherjee asks Bangladesh parties to stick to democratic values As Bangladesh reeled under a violent political stand-off between ruling Awami League and opposition BNP and its fundamentalist ally Jamaat-e-Islami, President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday sent a strong message to the country's political parties to stick to democratic values and rule of law. ...  
09:49 PM, Mar 04, 2013

Bangladesh: 3 more killed in fresh clashes, toll crosses 80 Violence continued unabated on the second day of the 48-hour nationwide strike in Bangladesh on Monday as the death toll rose to 83 in clashes that erupted after the conviction of three top Islamist leaders for 1971 war crimes. ...  
08:35 PM, Mar 04, 2013

Kumar Sangakkara returns to Test squad Thilan Samaraweera remains out of the team, while uncapped batsman Kithruwan Vithanage is in for the first Test against Bangladesh. ...  
06:55 PM, Mar 04, 2013

SL players available for Bangladesh Tests after making peace with board "Twenty two out of 23 players have signed the contracts which makes them available for the selection," SLC chief executive officer Ajith Jayasekera said. ...  
05:49 PM, Mar 04, 2013

Dhaka: Explosion outside President Pranab's hotel There was a minor explosion outside the Sanargaon Pan-Pacific hotel where President Pranab Mukherjee was scheduled to stay during his 3-day Bangladesh visit. There were no reports of any damage or casualty. No one was injured in the blast which took place around 2 pm, said Apoorva Hassan, the officer in-charge of Tejgaon police station. ...  
02:18 PM, Mar 04, 2013

Sanath Jayasuriya intervenes to defuse contract dispute Sri Lanka's chief selector held a meeting with a few players and indicated that cricketers agreed to bring the standoff to a close and have further discussions with the board. ...  
02:03 PM, Mar 04, 2013

President's meeting with Zia called off due to security concerns: Ranjan Mathai

Bangladesh's key Opposition leader Khaleda Zia cancelled a plan meeting with President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday even as fresh violence marred his first foreign trip since taking over presidency. "We had fixed a time for Khaleda Zia to call on the President. The President was in fact looking forward to this meeting. An experience shows that during such hartals, the meeting with the President will not be suitable," said Indian ...
10:09 AM, Mar 04, 2013