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Interim committee to take over Sri Lankan cricket

Sri Lanka's sports minister has successfully modified a court order that had effectively closed down the operations of the cricket board

05-Apr-2005•Charlie Austin

Interim committee to take over Sri Lankan cricket

Sri Lanka's sports minister has successfully modified a court order that had effectively closed down the operations of the cricket board

05-Apr-2005•Charlie Austin

New Zealand make watchful start

The tsunami-postponed Test series started with a battling first session after New Zealand, relieved to have waved goodbye to Ricky Ponting's formidable Australian team, made a watchful start with the bat after winning the toss

04-Apr-2005•The Bulletin by Charlie Austin

Marshall twins bolster New Zealand

New Zealand's fuzzy-haired Marshall twins help restore their team's Australian-bruised confidence as they laid the foundations for a large first-innings during the first afternoon with a 107 run stand

04-Apr-2005•The Bulletin by Charlie Austin

New Zealand make watchful start

The tsunami-postponed Test series started with a battling first session after New Zealand, relieved to have waved goodbye to Ricky Ponting's formidable Australian team, made a watchful start with the bat after winning the toss

04-Apr-2005•The Bulletin by Charlie Austin

Marshall twins bolster New Zealand

New Zealand's fuzzy-haired Marshall twins helped restore their team's bruised confidence on the first day of the postponed Sri Lanka series

04-Apr-2005•The Bulletin by Charlie Austin

Marshall twins bolster New Zealand

New Zealand's fuzzy-haired Marshall twins help restore their team's Australian-bruised confidence as they laid the foundations for a large first-innings during the first afternoon with a 107 run stand.

04-Apr-2005•The Bulletin by Charlie Austin

New Zealand bat first in Napier

New Zealand, keen to return to winning ways after their 2-0 defeat by Australia, won the toss and batted first at Napier against a Sri Lanka team short of match practice

03-Apr-2005•Charlie Austin

New Zealand bat first in Napier

New Zealand, keen to return to winning ways after their 2-0 defeat by Australia, won the toss and batted first at Napier against a Sri Lanka team short of match practice

03-Apr-2005•Charlie Austin

New Zealand bat first in Napier

New Zealand, keen to return to winning ways after their 2-0 defeat by Australia, won the toss and batted first at Napier against a Sri Lanka team short of match practice

03-Apr-2005•The Bulletin by Charlie Austin

Tsunami charity under threat

Suspended cricket officials have warned that Cricket-Aid, a tsunami charity set-up up by the board to provide emergency relief and rebuild housing, is in danger of collapsing after the sports minister's decision to appoint an interim committee to

02-Apr-2005•Charlie Austin

Tsunami charity under threat

Suspended cricket officials have warned that Cricket-Aid, a tsunami charity set-up up by the board to provide emergency relief and rebuild housing, is in danger of collapsing after the sports minister's decision to appoint an interim committee to

02-Apr-2005•Charlie Austin

Tsunami charity under threat

According to the officials, one welfare centre for 200 tsunami refugees in Matara is now struggling to cope because it cannot be properly managed in the current impasse.

02-Apr-2005•Charlie Austin

Muralitharan resumes bowling in the nets

Muttiah Muralitharan's troublesome shoulder has recovered sufficiently for him to resume bowling and start the final stages of his rehabilitation from an injury that has sidelined him for eight months now

31-Mar-2005•Charlie Austin

Battlelines drawn in Sri Lankan legal dispute

The legal battle for control of Sri Lankan cricket has officially started after Thilanga Sumathipala's executive committee - all appointed at Sunday's AGM in defiance of the government's suspension of the board - filed an application in a Court of

31-Mar-2005•Charlie Austin

Muralitharan resumes bowling in the nets

Muttiah Muralitharan's troublesome shoulder has recovered sufficiently for him to resume bowling and start the final stages of his rehabilitation from an injury that has sidelined him for eight months now

31-Mar-2005•Charlie Austin

Muralitharan resumes bowling in the nets

Muttiah Muralitharan's troublesome shoulder has recovered sufficiently for him to resume bowling and start the final stages of his rehabilitation from an injury that has sidelined him for eight months now

31-Mar-2005•Charlie Austin

Muralitharan resumes bowling in the nets

Muttiah Muralitharan's troublesome shoulder has recovered sufficiently for him to resume bowling and start the final stages of his rehabilitation from an injury that has sidelined him for eight months now

31-Mar-2005•Charlie Austin

Battlelines drawn in Sri Lankan legal dispute

The legal battle for control of Sri Lankan cricket has officially started after Thilanga Sumathipala's executive committee - all appointed at Sunday's AGM in defiance of the government's suspension of the board - filed an application in a Court of

31-Mar-2005•Charlie Austin

Sumathipala challenges government decision

The crisis in Sri Lankan cricket has deepened with Thilanga Sumathipala, the president of the suspended Sri Lanka Cricket, challenging the government's decision to take over the board on the grounds of financial misconduct

29-Mar-2005•Charlie Austin