The International Rugby
Board has confirmed that the
Sri Lanka Rugby Football
Union (SLRFU) has been
suspended from full IRB
member status with
immediate effect after failing
to conduct appropriate
Board elections in
accordance with IRB Bye
Laws.
The decision, taken by the
IRB Council after a
comprehensive review of the
membership status of the
SLRFU, follows ongoing
concerns regarding the
governance and
management of the Union
and its ability to meet IRB
requirements to hold an
Annual General Meeting and
elections in accordance with
its constitution by January 31,
2011.
The SLRFU will now revert to
IRB Associate Member status
with a further review to be
held on April 1, 2011 pending
the successful completion of
the Union ’s AGM and Board
elections.
The SLRFU remains entitled
to participate in Asian Rugby
Football Union competitions
subject to the Regional
Association ’s rules.
Monday, March 7, 2011
CANADA BEAT KENYA BY FIVE WICKETS
Canada beat Kenya by five
wickets in their World Cup
match in Delhi chasing down
a total of 198. Jimmy Hansra
top scored with 70 while
Ashish Bagai remained not
out on 64 to guide the
Canadians to their first points
in the tournament.
Tanmay Mishra and Thomas
Odoyo helped Kenya to 198
runs after scoring 51 runs
apiece while Henry Osinde
picked up four wickets for
the Canadians. The
Canadians looked
comfortable throughout
their innings to reach the
total with five wickets and 27
deliveries in hand.
wickets in their World Cup
match in Delhi chasing down
a total of 198. Jimmy Hansra
top scored with 70 while
Ashish Bagai remained not
out on 64 to guide the
Canadians to their first points
in the tournament.
Tanmay Mishra and Thomas
Odoyo helped Kenya to 198
runs after scoring 51 runs
apiece while Henry Osinde
picked up four wickets for
the Canadians. The
Canadians looked
comfortable throughout
their innings to reach the
total with five wickets and 27
deliveries in hand.
Sunday, March 6, 2011
ENGLAND BEAT SOUTH AFRICA BY SIX RUNS
Stuart Broad finished with
four wickets as England
bowled South Africa out for
165 to claim a six-run win in
their World Cup Group B
match at the MA
Chidambaram Stadium in
Chennai, India.
Scores: England171 all out (R.
Bopara 60, J. Trott 52; I. Tahir
4-38, R. Peterson 3-22);
South Africa 165 all out (S.
Broad 4-15)
four wickets as England
bowled South Africa out for
165 to claim a six-run win in
their World Cup Group B
match at the MA
Chidambaram Stadium in
Chennai, India.
Scores: England171 all out (R.
Bopara 60, J. Trott 52; I. Tahir
4-38, R. Peterson 3-22);
South Africa 165 all out (S.
Broad 4-15)
Saturday, March 5, 2011
MATCH ABANDONED DUE TO RAIN; BOTH TEAMS SHARE A POINT
The Group A World Cup
match between Sri Lanka and
Australia at the R. Premadasa
Stadium ended up with no
result due to rain. Sri Lanka
had scored 143 for the loss
of three wickets while
Captain Kumar Sangakkara
was not out on 73. Both
teams will share a point.
match between Sri Lanka and
Australia at the R. Premadasa
Stadium ended up with no
result due to rain. Sri Lanka
had scored 143 for the loss
of three wickets while
Captain Kumar Sangakkara
was not out on 73. Both
teams will share a point.
Friday, March 4, 2011
WEST INDIES TEAM BUS ATTACKED BY ANGRY FANS
The West Indies team bus
came under attack from
angry Bangladesh fans while
it was leaving the Sher-e-
Bangla stadium in Mirpur on
Friday evening.
The team was on its way
back to the hotel at about
6.30 pm local time soon after
a compelling nine-wicket
victory over the hosts.
There
was a power failure and the
area was plunged into
darkness when the incident
happened. The fans mistook
the bus carrying the
Bangladesh team, informed
the local police chief. No
player was injured in the
incident but the window
panes of the bus were
cracked.
West Indies batsman Chris
Gayle was, however, rather
disturbed by the attack and
immediately tweeted saying,
“ This is ridiculous!!! Damn!!!
World Cup with so much
security and this happens. Big
joke. Trust me I ’m not keen
here. Every player lay flat!!!”
The West Indies team media
manager Philip Spooner later
informed that all the team
members were safe. “We left
the ground, on our way back
to the hotel, a couple of
stones did hit our window.
Two windows were cracked,
but not shattered. Both the
teams are now back to the
hotel and are safe.
“Everything is fine, everybody
is safe. Nobody is injured, no
one is hurt. Our manager will
notify the respective boards
and the ICC. He has spoken
to the team and we will leave
on Saturday. There is no
panic, everybody is fine,”
Spooner wrote. “They
thought that it was the
Bangladesh team bus and
hurled stones at it, ” said
Imtiaz Ahmad, Mirpur’s
deputy police commissioner
and chief of security.
Bangladesh Cricket Board
president Mustafa Kamal
apologized saying, “It is
unfortunate. There was
sufficient security, yet it
happened. We are very
sorry. ”
The BCB chief further said
that the bus came under the
attack soon after it moved
out of the security ring of the
police outside the stadium.
“ The stones were flung from
afar and six of them hit the
windows of the bus, ” said
Kamal.
Spooner, however, said that
only two stones hit the
windows. The West Indies
team will leave for India
where they play Ireland in
Chandigarh on March 11.
There were incidents of
violence, elsewhere too, as
fans were disgusted by the
home team ’s poor display. A
bus was torched at the
Dhaka University (about 10
kms from the stadium) as
students watching the match
on a giant television screen
lost their cool.
The angst of the
Bangladeshi fans continued
till late in the night here in
Dhaka with the team captain
Shakib Al Hasan ’s house too
being targeted. Irate fans
attacked Shakib ’s residence
in Keshabmur area of
Magura, around 100km
southwest of the capital.
(Time of India)
came under attack from
angry Bangladesh fans while
it was leaving the Sher-e-
Bangla stadium in Mirpur on
Friday evening.
The team was on its way
back to the hotel at about
6.30 pm local time soon after
a compelling nine-wicket
victory over the hosts.
There
was a power failure and the
area was plunged into
darkness when the incident
happened. The fans mistook
the bus carrying the
Bangladesh team, informed
the local police chief. No
player was injured in the
incident but the window
panes of the bus were
cracked.
West Indies batsman Chris
Gayle was, however, rather
disturbed by the attack and
immediately tweeted saying,
“ This is ridiculous!!! Damn!!!
World Cup with so much
security and this happens. Big
joke. Trust me I ’m not keen
here. Every player lay flat!!!”
The West Indies team media
manager Philip Spooner later
informed that all the team
members were safe. “We left
the ground, on our way back
to the hotel, a couple of
stones did hit our window.
Two windows were cracked,
but not shattered. Both the
teams are now back to the
hotel and are safe.
“Everything is fine, everybody
is safe. Nobody is injured, no
one is hurt. Our manager will
notify the respective boards
and the ICC. He has spoken
to the team and we will leave
on Saturday. There is no
panic, everybody is fine,”
Spooner wrote. “They
thought that it was the
Bangladesh team bus and
hurled stones at it, ” said
Imtiaz Ahmad, Mirpur’s
deputy police commissioner
and chief of security.
Bangladesh Cricket Board
president Mustafa Kamal
apologized saying, “It is
unfortunate. There was
sufficient security, yet it
happened. We are very
sorry. ”
The BCB chief further said
that the bus came under the
attack soon after it moved
out of the security ring of the
police outside the stadium.
“ The stones were flung from
afar and six of them hit the
windows of the bus, ” said
Kamal.
Spooner, however, said that
only two stones hit the
windows. The West Indies
team will leave for India
where they play Ireland in
Chandigarh on March 11.
There were incidents of
violence, elsewhere too, as
fans were disgusted by the
home team ’s poor display. A
bus was torched at the
Dhaka University (about 10
kms from the stadium) as
students watching the match
on a giant television screen
lost their cool.
The angst of the
Bangladeshi fans continued
till late in the night here in
Dhaka with the team captain
Shakib Al Hasan ’s house too
being targeted. Irate fans
attacked Shakib ’s residence
in Keshabmur area of
Magura, around 100km
southwest of the capital.
(Time of India)
Thursday, March 3, 2011
AFRIDI PICKS UP ANOTHER 5 WICKET-HAUL TO BREAK CANADIAN HEARTS
Pakistan beat Canada by 47
runs after posting a total of
just 184 runs as captain
Shahid Afridi snapped up
another five wicket haul to
single-handedly take the
game away from the
Canadians who were looking
comfortable to get the win.
Shahid Afridi picked up five
wickets for 23 runs off his
ten overs to give Pakistan the
win while he becomes the
tournaments leading wicket
taker with 14 wickets.
runs after posting a total of
just 184 runs as captain
Shahid Afridi snapped up
another five wicket haul to
single-handedly take the
game away from the
Canadians who were looking
comfortable to get the win.
Shahid Afridi picked up five
wickets for 23 runs off his
ten overs to give Pakistan the
win while he becomes the
tournaments leading wicket
taker with 14 wickets.
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
IRELAND CREATE WC UPSET, BEAT ENGLAND BY THREE WICKETS
Ireland registered a three-
wicket victory over England
in the World Cup 2011 Group
B match played in Bangalore
a short while ago. Ireland 329
for 7 (K O ’Brien 113) beat
England 327 for 8 by three
wickets.
Chasing a World Cup record
of 328 runs to beat their
rivals England, Ireland ’s Kevin
O’Brien scored an incredible
50-ball century, enabling
Ireland towards an
unbelievable three-wicket
victory in Bangalore.
The Irish seemed lost at 113
for 5 at the halfway mark,
before Kevin O ’Brien set on
the innings of his life and
guided the Irish towards the
much needed victory.
wicket victory over England
in the World Cup 2011 Group
B match played in Bangalore
a short while ago. Ireland 329
for 7 (K O ’Brien 113) beat
England 327 for 8 by three
wickets.
Chasing a World Cup record
of 328 runs to beat their
rivals England, Ireland ’s Kevin
O’Brien scored an incredible
50-ball century, enabling
Ireland towards an
unbelievable three-wicket
victory in Bangalore.
The Irish seemed lost at 113
for 5 at the halfway mark,
before Kevin O ’Brien set on
the innings of his life and
guided the Irish towards the
much needed victory.
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
MALINGA PICKS UP HAT- TRICK AGAINST BAMBOOZLED KENYA
Lasith Malinga picked up a
hat-trick on his way to six
wickets against Kenya who
were bowled out for just 142
runs in their Group A match
against Sri Lanka played at
the R. Premadasa Stadium in
Colombo.
Collins Obuya and
David Obuya scored half
centuries but no one else
made it to double figures
with four batsmen getting
ducks.
Malinga got six wickets for 38
runs after he became the
first bowler to pick up two
hat-tricks in World Cups,
getting each of his victims
out without the assistance of
any fielders.
hat-trick on his way to six
wickets against Kenya who
were bowled out for just 142
runs in their Group A match
against Sri Lanka played at
the R. Premadasa Stadium in
Colombo.
Collins Obuya and
David Obuya scored half
centuries but no one else
made it to double figures
with four batsmen getting
ducks.
Malinga got six wickets for 38
runs after he became the
first bowler to pick up two
hat-tricks in World Cups,
getting each of his victims
out without the assistance of
any fielders.
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