Blast casts doubts over tri-series
The fate of the Unitech Cup - a triangular tournament involving Sri Lanka, South Africa and India - remained uncertain after a bomb blast in central Colombo killed seven and injured 17 this afternoon...
View ArticleSouth Africa to remain in Sri Lanka
The South African team has decided to remain in Sri Lanka till an independent security evaluation decides whether it's safe for them to stay or not.
View ArticleSouth Africa ready to pull out of tri-series
A tournament billed as a clash between three of the teams most likely to wrest Australia's crown at next year's World Cup will now in all probability give way to a bilateral one-day series between Sri...
View ArticleIt was always a question of when not if
South Africa's decision to withdraw from the tri-nation series had all the inevitability of the monsoon showers that have lashed the city over the past week.
View Article'Everyone is keen to play' - Dravid
Rahul Dravid has said that India's decision to remain in Sri Lanka following a bomb blast in Colombo on Monday was based on the assurances of safety given to them by the Sri Lankan government
View ArticleMendis criticises South Africa's pull-out
Duleep Mendis, Sri Lanka Cricket's chief executive, has criticised South Africa's decision to pull out of the Unitech Cup following a bomb blast in Colombo on Monday
View ArticleAnother South African team leaves Sri Lanka
The school team of St John's College in Johannesburg has been instructed to return home along with the South African national side mid-day through their tour of Sri Lanka because of the bomb blast in...
View ArticleCriticism is unfounded, says Cricketers' Association
The South African Cricketers' Association (SACA) has said that the criticism that South Africa have received for their decision to withdraw from the tri-series in Sri Lanka is grossly unfair and based...
View ArticleSri Lanka to seek compensation
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has invited Percy Sonn, the ICC president, to spend a few days in Colombo and assess for himself the security arrangements that are in place for touring teams
View Article'Pulling out of the tour is a disaster' - Arthur
Mickey Arthur, the South African coach, admitted that the tour of Sri Lanka was a disappointing one for the team
View Article'The world we live in is an imperfect place' - Sonn
Percy Sonn speaks to the media during his visit to Sri Lanka
View Article'The Asian psyche is more resilient'
Three senior Sri Lankan players reflect on the damage done by the South African pull out
View ArticleMajola confused by Sonn's comments
ICC president Percy Sonn's comments on South Africa's return from the aborted tri-series in Sri Lanka have left Gerald Majola, the Cricket South Africa CEO, confused
View ArticleSri Lankan board seeks $12 million for ODI series
The Sri Lankan board has filed a claim in court for almost US$ 12 million against an insurance company following the cancellation of the one-day tri-series between Sri Lanka, South Africa and India in...
View ArticleSouth Africa likely to tour Sri Lanka later this year
Jayantha Dharmadasa, the Sri Lanka Cricket president, said he had spoken to Gerald Majola, the South African Cricket president, and that South Africa were willing to come and play in Sri Lanka
View Article'Bombs are indiscriminate killers and being in the wrong place at the wrong...
Readers' feedback on South Africa's decision to withdraw from the tour of Sri Lanka
View ArticleWhat is good for the goose is not good for the gander
Some will rightly ask whether South Africa would have pulled out of a tour to Australia or England in similar circumstances?
View ArticleSri Lanka searches for answers
An investigation in to South Africa's withdrawal from Sri Lanka
View ArticleSouth Africa to fly home
South Africa have pulled out of the Unitech Cup in Sri Lanka and will fly home. This was announced in Johannesburg today by Gerald Majola, Cricket South Africa's CEO.
View ArticleAngry South Africans deny rumours of split
South Africa's cricketers reacted angrily to suggestions that senior players had bullied the younger ones into going along with the decision to return home from the tour of Sri Lanka
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