Zimbabwe successfully recovered from their chastening 38 all out on Saturday to defeat a West Indies side that looks ill at ease after a spate of injuries, disciplinary problems and a three-Test drumming by Sri Lanka

In was nightmare for the sponsors, but a dream for Colombo's police authorities, who were reportedly in a quandary as to whether to impose another post-election city-wide curfew in the afternoon, as Chaminda Vaas ensured the first game of the LG

Sri Lankan fast bowler Chaminda Vaas claimed it was the best performance of his career whilst Zimbabwe captain Stuart Carlisle hoped it was just a "freak day" as the tourists were bowled for 38, the lowest ever One-Day International (ODI) total, at

Former Sri Lankan captain Arjuna Ranatunga won a seat in Parliament during the Sri Lankan general elections held on Wednesday

West Indian batting genius Brian Lara has called for a fundamental re-think on the direction and development of the game in the Caribbean following his team's three-nil whitewash in Sri Lanka

As sure as night follows day the dismissal of Brian Lara singled the end for West Indies as they slipped towards their third consecutive defeat to give Sri Lanka their first ever series whitewash in their 19 year Test history at the Sinhalese Sports

Captain Carl Hooper paid tribute to Sri Lanka after their three-nil drumming and hoped that his inexperienced side would learn from the humbling experience

Sri Lanka's politicians are a quarrelsome bunch, but even they will be looking on with some trepidation, as former cricket captain, Arjuna Ranatunga, whose career was littered with bellicose disputes with officials and opponents, is seeking to become

Captain Sanath Jayasuriya acclaimed his side's three-nil series whitewash over West Indies as one of the finest ever performances by Sri Lanka

Prior to tea a military helicopter circled the Sinhalese Sports Club before a seven-man team of elite commandos sky-dived into the stadium during the interval

Veteran left-hander Hashan Tillakaratne scored his second century of the series and Russel Arnold partially broke off the shackles of poor form as Sri Lanka batted throughout the third day of this third and final Janashakthi National Test match

Sri Lankan coach Dav Whatmore paid tribute to Chaminda Vaas at the end of the second day of the final Test in Colombo after the left-arm pace bowler had ripped through the West Indies batting with the second new ball

Despite the heroics of Brian Lara, who scored 221, his third double century and the highest ever Test score by a touring batsman in Sri Lanka, the home side finished the day with a bounce in their step thanks mainly to a career best seven-wicket haul

Present West Indian batting icon Brian Lara credited former great Sir Garfield Sobers for a run making spree in Sri Lanka that sees him closing in fast on the all-time record Caribbean run getters

West Indian morale was given a much-needed boost at a sun splashed Sinhalese Sports Club on Thursday, as Brian Lara made full use of a flat pitch to score his second century of the series

Two Tests down and the series lost, West Indian captain Carl Hooper is looking for his top-order to finally gel in the third Test in Colombo starting Thursday, as the tourists try to avert the ignominy of a series whitewash in Sri Lanka

West Indian captain Carl Hooper hailed Muttiah Muralitharan as the world's best spinner after the 29-year-old had equalled Richard Hadlee's world record for the highest number of ten-wicket hauls in the second Janashakthi National Test at Kandy.

West Indies were left fuming on Sunday night following the controversial dismissal of batting superstar Brian Lara which paved the way for Sri Lanka' s series winning victory in Kandy

Sri Lanka finally ended Kandy jinx on the final tension-strewn day of the second Janashakthi National Test when they defeated West Indies by 131 runs in the descending gloom to win this three-Test series

The sun finally shone in Kandy, but that did not brighten the mood of the West Indian players, who suffered yet another batting collapse; a capitulation that squashed any faint hopes of squaring this Janashkathi National Test series and leaves them