Sri Lankans learn from rivals
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Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene said his team were looking to copy India and take the attack to Australia on their own turf during the triangular one-day cricket series.
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Sri Lanka made a breakthrough with two quick wickets to leave struggling Zimbabwe on 47-3 at The Oval. After Upul Chandana&#39;s superb catch of Brendan Taylor in the 13th over, Mahela Jayawardene then caught
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FAST bowler Nuwan Zoysa ripped through South Africa&#39;s top-order to guide Sri Lanka to a comfortable 37-run win in the second limited-overs international at the Premdasa Stadium in Colombo.
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Sri Lanka took a firm grip on a low-scoring second cricket Test against New Zealand here as Lasith Malinga and Muttiah Muralitharan bowled them to a 138-run first innings lead.
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FAISALABAD, Pakistan  - Sri Lanka trounced Pakistan by 201 runs in the first Test here yesterday to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series.
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Kumar Sangakkara's unbeaten fifty revives Sri Lanka's chances against Pakistan.
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Sri Lanka have opened up a significant lead over Pakistan on the third day of the first Test in Faisalabad, closing on 285 for three, a lead of 264.
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Sanath Jayasuriya struck a cavalier 96 not out to lead Sri Lanka&#39;s fightback against Pakistan after a century by Inzamam-ul-Haq on the third day of the second test on Saturday.
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Sri Lanka has vowed to wage more attacks against Tamil rebels but analysts warn it faces the prospect of devastating retaliation and risks international isolation over rising rights abuses.
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Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels have ignored Colombo's warnings not to test its patience, with both sides now engaged in a dangerous game of brinkmanship, officials and diplomats said.
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Sri Lankan troops and Tamil rebels, deadly foes for two decades, worked together on tsunami relief efforts &#151; but hopes are fading that the disaster will help heal the animosity.
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Karachi: Sri Lanka&#39;s Australian coach John Dyson said his side had started to emulate some of the gritty toughness of world champions Australia and was putting its new attitude to good use against Pakistan.
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Sri Lanka beat India by five runs to take a 1-0 lead in the four-match series.
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Heavy fighting has gripped Sri Lanka as Tamil Tiger rebels and troops blamed each other for the renewed battles and India sent a top envoy to discuss the worsening violence.
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Both sides claim heavy casualties in fresh fighting between the Sri Lankan forces and Tamil Tiger rebels.
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KILINOCHCHI, Sri Lanka  - Soccer spectators roar with excitement as a goal is scored, children play in a nearby park as adults drink tea and an old man cycles slowly along the road. Artillery shells thunder in the distance.
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Lahore, Pakistan - Sanath Jayasuriya defied the dew factor with a five-wicket haul as Sri Lanka crushed Pakistan by a massive 119 runs in the day-night final of the triangular series on Saturday.