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 List of Lists
List of Ceremonial counties of England by Population
List of Chancellors of the University of Cambridge
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 Sri Lanka Resource Center - sri lanka map
Mahinda Rajapakse was nominated as the SLFP candidate and quotes for the sri lanka tsunami from the aftermath former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was nominated as the UNP candidate.
Sri Lanka is historically famous for its cinnamon and tea (introduced by the British in the 19th century).
The GDP grew at an where is sri lanka average annual rate of 5.5 percent during the early 1990s, until a drought and a deteriorating security situation lowered growth to 3.8 percent in 1996.
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 Sri Lanka   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The Sri Lankan Parliament is a unicameral 225-member legislature elected by universal (adult) on the basis of a modified proportional representation system by district to a 6-year The primary modification is a unique "bonus provision under which the party receiving the number of valid votes in each constituency an additional or bonus seat.
The island of Sri Lanka formerly Ceylon within the Indian Ocean with the Bay of Bengal to the northeast separated from the Indian subcontinent by the Gulf of Mannar and Palk Strait.
The Sri Lankan climate is tropical and characterised by monsoons ; the northeast monsoon which lasts from to March and the southwest monsoon from to October.
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 Sri Lanka - Gurupedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The Sinhalese arrived in Sri Lanka late in the 6th century BC, probably from northern
The Sri Lankan climate is tropical and characterised by
Around 75% of the Sri Lankan population belongs to the Sinhalese majority, which is predominantly Buddhist and in particular of the
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 Random Works of the Web » Blog Archive » Sri Lankan national cricket captains
Sri Lanka’s greatest success in one-day internationals was when they won the Cricket World Cup in 1996 under the captaincy of Arjuna Ranatunga.
Sri Lanka’s best result in the Under-19 World Cup was as runners-up in 1999/2000 under the captaincy of Malintha Gajanayake.
This is a list of cricketers who have captained the Sri Lankan women’s cricket team for at least one women’s one-day international.
random.dragonslife.org /sri-lankan-national-cricket-captains/7482   (736 words)

  
 Cricket News : Cricket proves welcome distraction from bloodshed in Sri Lanka   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Cricket and the war in the North-East have co-existed side by side for decades with the country's favourite sport thriving despite the killings and bombings that have become a way of life here.
The 1996 world cup, which Sri Lanka won on the sub-continent, was almost scuppered when a powerful bomb in downtown Colombo, blamed on the tigers, killed 91 and injured 1,400 a few days before the tournament.
Sri Lanka's leading bowler Muttiah Muralitharan, a Tamil, is regarded as a legend by his countrymen.
www.keralanext.com /news/?id=801153   (601 words)

  
 Go2Lanka: One step gateway to Sri Lanka. Latest News, update throughout the day
Sri Lanka fought back to dismiss Australia for 517 and reach 184 for two in their first innings reply on Saturday at the close of the second day of the second test.
Sri Lanka were 181 runs away from victory with nine wickets in hand with a day to play in their Australian cricket tour opening match against a Northern Territory Chief Minister's XI here.
Sri Lanka, who lost to Australia by 27 runs on Saturday and by 197 runs in the first test in Galle, batted themselves to the brink of a dramatic series-levelling victory before losing their last three wickets for five runs on the final morning.
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 LK
In 1972, its name was changed to Sri Lanka, and in 1978 the legislative and judicial capital was moved from Colombo to nearby Sri Jayewardanapura Kotte.
The island of Sri Lanka, lies within the Indian Ocean, with the Bay of Bengal to the northeast.
List of kings and rulers of Sri Lanka
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 Sri Lankan Cricketers :: Home ::
Labrooy said four Sri Lankan cricketers had subsisting contracts for endorsements that might be in conflict with the...
The Sri Lankan Parliament is a unicameral 225-member legislature elected by universal (adult) suffrage on the basis...
Sri Lankan cricket supporters have taken to the streets in protest at the dissolution of the country's Board...
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 Former Sri Lanka Test Cricketers meet President Mahinda Rajapakse
Sri Lanka will hold any future peace talks only with Vellupillai Prabhakaran, the leader of the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, the government said.
Four Sri Lankan soldiers were killed and two were wounded on Tuesday in an artillery attack by Tamil Tiger rebels in the north, the military said.
Sri Lankan Tamil Tiger rebels shelled recently lost positions on the Jaffna peninsula on Tuesday as accusations flew over responsibility for the weekend massacre of 10 Muslim civilians further south.
www.lankaeverything.com /vinews/srilanka/20060712190406.php   (531 words)

  
 CNNSI.com - Cricket - Bruised Sri Lanka damaged by controversies - Wednesday January 22, 2003 11:18 AM
The cricket board appears worried by the new injury that star spinner Muralitharan suffered on his leg in Sri Lanka's four-wicket loss to Australia on Jan. 15.
Muralitharan, whose action caused by a slightly deformed wrist has led to calls that he throws rather than bowls the ball, missed the first half of the tri-series tournament against Australia and England because he was recovering from hernia problems.
The cricket board has offered the players 10-12 percent of the guaranteed fee of US$6.4 million from the International Cricket Council, the sport's world governing body, but the players were demanding 20 percent.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /cricket/news/2003/01/22/srilanka_cwc_ap   (647 words)

  
 rediff.com: Best Indian cricketer of the Year
It is a list that makes you think -- and the first thing you think is, this can't be right.
It can't be right that the top five cricketers of the year happen to be Englishmen; it can't be right that the performances of the chosen five rank higher than those of a plethora of standout performers with bat and with ball in the calendar year 2004.
What we have, is the statistics-based list of the top batsmen and bowlers, over the 12 months in question.
www.rediff.com /cricket/2005/apr/07best5.htm   (190 words)

  
 CNNSI.com - Cricket - Roundup: Sri Lanka recalls Kaluwitharana, Zoysa - Tuesday December 10, 2002 06:11 AM
His last appearance for Sri Lanka was in the NatWest one-day series in England in July.
Excepting Kaluwitharana and Zoysa, all other players were part of the Sri Lanka team that ended a tour of South Africa last week, losing the one-day series 1-4.
The contract issue flared up in August during India's test tour of England when the players joined fellow cricketers from Australia, South Africa and Sri Lanka in threatening to boycott the ICC Champions' Trophy in Sri Lanka in September.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /cricket/news/2002/12/10/sl_squad_ap   (689 words)

  
 Cricinfo - Sri Lanka wary of Bangladesh
Sri Lanka have said that they will field a full-strength team for the home series against Bangladesh, which comprises of two Tests and three one-day internationals in August and September.
Sri Lanka played 19 players during the two Tests against West Indies and the tri-series.
Bangladesh last toured Sri Lanka in 2001-02 and they were white-washed 3-0 in the Test series.
content-usa.cricinfo.com /srilanka/content/story/216857.html   (374 words)

  
 Cricket News : Indian cricketers meet Sri Lankan president   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse had a one-to-one chat with Sachin Tendulkar and coach Greg Chappell when the Indian and Sri Lankan teams called on him here Monday morning.
International Cricket Council president Percy Sonn, who is here on an invitation of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), also met the president at his residence on Galle Road.
After South Africa pulled out of the triangular Thursday because of security fears a three-match India-Sri Lanka series was hurriedly arranged, with the matches scheduled at the Sinhalese Sports Club Aug 18, 20 and 22.
www.keralanext.com /news/?id=820089   (312 words)

  
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New Delhi, (IANS) : Sleuths of the investigative arm of the International Cricket Council (ICC) are looking into allegations of the possible involvement of Sri Lankan cricketers with a Mumbai-based millionaire bar dancer.
When the Sri Lankans won the final, Tannu reportedly not only lost big money but also had to face customers who had put their money on India on her advice.
The ACSU, keen to stamp out the allegations of match-fixing and illegal betting that have sullied the game's reputation in recent years, are still probing into the discovery of cash found in Sri Lanka batsman Marvan Atapattu's hotel room in December 2003.
www.punjabkesari.com /frmNewsDetails.aspx?uid=10083   (546 words)

  
 Dravid in running for ICC awards
Dravid, who also won the 2004 Test Player of the Year award, is vying with six other cricketers for the title to be announced and presented at Sydney on October 11.
The trophies to go with the various awards was unveiled at the Cricket Club of India in Mumbai by swashbuckling one-day wicketkeeper batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
Apart from the individual honours, team awards will also be given to the ICC Team of the Year and the Spirit of Cricket Award, to be voted by the captains and match referees.
www.rediff.com /cricket/2005/sep/14list.htm   (579 words)

  
 Top20SriLanka.com - Your Top20 Guide to Sri Lanka!
The island was known in ancient times as Sinhale, Lanka, Lankadeepa (Sanskrit for "resplendent land"), Simoundou, Taprobane (from the Sanskrit Tāmaraparnī), Serendib (from the Sanskrit Sinhala-dweepa), and Selan.
Life on Sri Lanka has been marred by more than two decades of ethnic conflict, mainly between the national government and the Tamil militant separatist groups led predominately by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE, pronounced L-T-T-E) insurgency.
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 Indian cricketers undergo dope test : Cricket News : IndiaExpress.Com
For the first time in the history of Indian cricket, 15 members of the Indian squad for the World Cup underwent a dope test on Friday.
Indications are that another test is likely to be conducted on cricketers once they return to India.
The Indian Board had been given a list of banned substances by the ICC in August last.
www.indiaexpress.com /news/sports/cricket/20030110-1.html   (283 words)

  
 Javagal Srinath   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Javagal Srinath is the spearhead of the Indian pace attack and is the only bowler in India to produce the speeds generally associated with West Indian or South African pacemen.
Whether in Test cricket or the limited overs game, whether in making the initial breakthrough with the new ball, breaking up a vital partnership in the middle order or cleaning up the tail, Srinath can always be depended upon to deliver the goods.
He is also a useful tail-end batter and is capable of scoring runs at a brisk pace.
www.liveindia.com /cricket/JSrinath.html   (1155 words)

  
 Tendulkar equals record for most ODIs : Cricket News : IndiaExpress.Com
Sachin had a successful comeback to international cricket in the home series against Sri Lanka after a nagging tennis elbow required a surgery, thus keeping him out of action for about six months.
The Batting Genius has 13,875 ODI runs under his belt, including 38 centuries and 71 half centuries, with an average of 44.32.
Following is the list of cricketers who have played more than 300 ODIs: 356- Sachin Tendulkar (India), Wasim Akram (Pakistan) 347- Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pakistan/Asia XI) 345 - Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka/Asia XI) 334 - Mohammad Azharuddin (India) 325 - Steve Waugh (Australia) 308 - Arvinda De Silva (Sri Lanka).
www.indiaexpress.com /news/sports/cricket/20051119-2.html   (266 words)

  
 Cricinfo - Sri Lanka   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Nuwan Zoysa and Prasanna Jayawardene have been recalled to Sri Lanka's Test squad for the tour of England in April
Sri Lanka A thrash Bangladesh A in 134-run win
Will Luke on Pakistan v Sri Lanka series
www-uk8.cricket.org /link_to_database/NATIONAL/SL   (155 words)

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