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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Spain stunned the Netherlands to win their first World Cup on Sunday in sensational fashion with a goal in the last minutes of extra time. With the scoreless match inching toward a penalty shootout, and the Netherlands down to 10 men, Andres Iniesta collected a pass from Cesc Fabregas to fire home […]

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP)—Sri Lanka has imposed a temporary ban on its cricketers playing in foreign leagues to help it select a squad for next year’s World Cup, an official said Monday. Brian Thomas, Sri Lanka Cricket media manager, said the ban affected 76 players, who are set to be sent away to a camp […]

DAMBULLA, Sri Lanka (AP)—Sri Lanka beat India by seven wickets in the final Asia Cup preliminary-round match at Rangiri Dambulla Stadium on Tuesday. Put into bat, India was dismissed for 209. Sri Lanka reached its target with 12.3 overs to spare. […]

DAMBULLA, Sri Lanka (AP)—Sri Lanka crushed Bangladesh by 126 runs in the third Asia Cup match at Rangiri Dambulla Stadium on Friday. Batting first after winning the toss, Sri Lanka made 312-5 in 50 overs. In reply, Bangladesh was dismissed for 186 in the 41st over. […]

Sri Lanka made 242-9 in 50 overs then despite an outstanding 109 from Shahid Afridi, Pakistan was all out for 226 with three overs to spare. […]

DAMBULLA, Sri Lanka (AFP) – Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara won the toss and elected to bat against Pakistan in the opening match of the Asia Cup limited-overs tournament on Tuesday. India and Bangladesh are the other teams in the four-nation event being held in the central Sri Lankan town of Dambulla. […]

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) – Sri Lanka’s new cricket selection panel on Thursday left veteran batsman Sanath Jayasuriya out of the 15-man squad for next week’s Asia Cup. Selectors also dropped spinner Ajantha Mendis and included fast bowling all-rounder Farveez Maharoof for the four-nation limited-overs tournament against India, Pakistan and Bangladesh in Sri Lanka from […]

HARARE (AP)—An unbeaten century by Tillakaratne Dilshan guided Sri Lanka to a crushing nine-wicket victory over Zimbabwe on Wednesday in the final of the limited overs tri-nation series at Harare Sports Club. Dilshan, who looked in control from the start, scored 108 off 102 balls as he steered Sri Lanka to a total of 203-1 […]

Reuters – By Simon Evans India were humiliatingly knocked out of the Twenty20 World Cup on Tuesday when a last-ball six from Sri Lanka’s Chamara Kapugedera condemned them to their third straight defeat in the Super Eight stage. Sri Lanka, who have two victories in Group F, won by five wickets and go through to […]

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (AP)—Cameron White smashed an unbeaten 85 off 49 balls before Australia’s bowlers destroyed Sri Lanka’s batting line-up to set up an 81-run victory in a Super Eights match at the World Twenty20 at Kensington Oval on Sunday. […]

Sri Lanka beat West Indies by 57 runs in their World Twenty20 Super Eight Group F match at the Kensington Oval on Friday. Sri Lanka 195-3 off 20 overs (M. Jayawardene 98 not out, K. Sangakkara 68) v West Indies 138-8 off 20 overs […]

PROVIDENCE, Guyana (AP)—Mahela Jayawardene cracked a brilliant 100 off 63 balls Monday and Sri Lanka just beat the rain to defeat Zimbabwe by 14 runs on the Duckworth/Lewis system at the World Twenty20 tournament. The 32-year-old Jayawardene slammed 10 fours and four sixes to dominate Sri Lanka’s innings of 173-7 off 20 overs. […]

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (Reuters) – Sri Lanka have called up uncapped wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Chandimal in their 15-man squad for next month’s Twenty20 World Cup. The highly-rated 20-year-old was included in the squad named by selectors on Wednesday after scoring 320 runs at an average of 53.33 in Sri Lanka’s domestic T20 league. The squad also […]

Source: AP Sri Lanka beat India by four wickets in the final of the one-day international tri-series on Wednesday at Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium: […]