England hit by virus in Sri Lanka
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Sport: Cricket: Paul Collingwood, Alastair Cook, Stuart Broad and Luke Wright laid low by stomach trouble.
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The manager of the Sri Lanka cricket team has revealed they are reluctant to continue the tour to New Zealand after the tsunami tragedy in south Asia.
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COLOMBO : At least five people have died from flu in southern Sri Lanka but the virus is unrelated to SARS or bird flu, Health Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva said on Tuesday.
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A British plane was to fly to Colombo with tents and plastic sheets for Sri Lankans who lost homes when giant tidal waves swept over their coastline and other parts of Asia, an official said.
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Sri Lanka's cricket team could cut short their tour of New Zealand and return home following the devastating tidal waves which killed more than 4,300 people in their home country, officials said.
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Malaysian officials on Saturday were testing three people who fell ill in a village hit by the deadly H5N1 bird flu strain, after international health officials warned that the virus appeared to be entrenched in parts of
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England have a duty to ensure the final Test against Sri Lanka goes ahead despite concerns about the Galle ground, says Kevin Pietersen.
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The Sri Lankan cricket team today abandoned their tour of New Zealand, announcing they will return home to help victims of the tsunami that has devastated their island.
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Sport: Cricket: Rain intervenes in third Test as England fall to 61-6 against Sri Lanka
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Rain came to England's rescue after veteran Sri Lankan seamer Chaminda Vaas ripped through the top order in the third and final cricket Test here.
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England need 416 to avoid an innings defeat against Sri Lanka in Galle after collapsing to 81 all out on day three.
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Andrew Flintoff is ruled out of England's one-day series in Sri Lanka because of ongoing problems with his left ankle.
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Sri Lanka on Wednesday pulled out of their cricket tour of New Zealand in the wake of the tsunami disaster that wreaked havoc across the South Asian countries including this island nation over the weekend.
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Sri Lanka's cricketers face a day's wait before returning home after their tour of New Zealand was postponed.
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England lose three wickets in an over as they battle to avoid defeat against Sri Lanka in Galle.
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Captain Marvan Atapattu believes Sri Lanka could have beaten England if the rain had not cut short their match at the Rose Bowl. His side were 95-5 after 24 overs in reply to England&#39;s 251-7 when bad weather forced play to be abandoned.
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Sri Lanka appealed for international help and declared a state of disaster after its eastern coast was struck by tsunami waves triggered by an earthquake off the Indonesian island of Sumatra.