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Sri Lanka storm into semis by evicting England
A drained Tillakaratne Dilshan was helped out of the park but not before his show had taken Sri Lanka closer to their second World Cup title.
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Afridi relishing life as Pakistan campaign picks up pace
Just a week ago, few would have slated Pakistan among the World Cup favourites — but that was a week ago.
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Sri Lankan leader gambles on January election
Sri Lanka will hold early presidential elections on January 26, officials said on Friday.
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Dozens killed in Sri Lanka suicide blast
A female Tamil Tiger suicide bomber hiding among a group of civilians fleeing Sri Lanka’s war zone blew herself up on Monday, killing at least 28.
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Sri Lanka says troops capture rebel capital
Sri Lankan troops have captured the separatist Tamil Tiger rebels’ headquarters town of Kilinochchi, the Sri Lankan president said on Friday.
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Sri Lanka minister killed by roadside bomb blast
A Sri Lankan minister was killed by a roadside bomb planted by suspected Tamil Tiger rebels north of the capital on Tuesday, the second MP killed in a week as a protracted civil war escalates. Nation Building Minister DM Dassanayake died on the operating table, said the deputy director of the government teaching hospital.
