The Sunday Times Sports - 061224

ISSN: 1391 - 0531

Sunday, December 24, 2006

Vol. 41 - No 30

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Wijeya Pariganaka

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Nothing to Crowe about
From that infamous boxing day of 1995 when that now disgraced authoritarian Australian umpire Darrel Hair called Sri Lankan off spinner Muttiah Muralitharan for throwing, the world of cricket never has been the same. However so far the tale has been readng like Hair has been voted out or kicked out (you are free to choose the phrase you like to use) by the ICC’s cricket hierarchy while Muralitharan still continues to bamboozle the world’s leading batsmen now with an added weapon of the ‘doosra’ and claiming 674 wickets so far in his unfinished career.

Like Phoenix - rising from the ashes
In the Western Australian city of Perth Ricky Ponting and team defeated their arch rivals England and regained the Ashes that they lost in 2004. It was their third consecutive win and the Englishmen simply could not rise from the Ashes. In the neighboring country, in Wellington, the Sri Lankan showed the art of rising from the Ashes. They were comprehensively beaten in the opening game in Christchurch and not much hope was pinned on the touring team to turn tables. The weather not still warm, the pitches not still dry after the winter, New Zealand were still favorites to win another game. In the end it was they who were surprised as the Sri LAnkans turned tables.

Jani recommendations this week
By Harry Jayachandra
The future of Jani Chatunrangi will only be known later this week. Head of the Sports Medicine Unit Dr. Geethanjana Mendis speaking to The Sunday Times said that the inquiry in to the doping scandal was held as scheduled on the 5th of this month.

Unbeaten Moors humble SSC
By M. Shamil Amit
An unbeaten 102 in 110 balls inclusive of 11 boundaries and two sixes by Hemantha Boteju supported by a five wicket haul from Anil Ridigammanagedera helped Moors to record a comprehensive 75 run win over SSC in their Sirasa Premier Limited over encounter played at Braybrooke Place yesterday.

	McGrath to retire after World Cup

	Federer plays cricket for tsunami survivors'

	Charya steals the limelight

	South Africa under pressure ahead of second Test

	Lanka finish seventh at ARFT tourney

	World drug body appeals against Pakistan dope ban u-turn

	Suriyarachie excels at blind cricket World Cup

	Sanka’s magical hole in one

	Right of reply

	Aney is it true? with nam

	Martial arts in rugby training

	Chess Centre for Tsunami Children

	Another Doha tragedy unfolded

	Court rejects Issipathana ruggerite’s plea to stay

	Ananda get the better of exchanges

	Lewke takes lead in SLSRFA race

	CCC School of Cricket on top

	Imesh stretches Udangawa

	Arjuna was a very fine leader - Neil Perera

	All good things must end, says Arjuna

	SLC activates its development programmes

	Warne failed to honour promise

	Vettori to captain New Zealand in two ODIs

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