www.lankaenews.com reports the clash between the president Mahinda Rajapaksa and former minister Mangala samaraweera has been ended after a 4 hour special conservation held in temple tree last night.
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Russel Arnold, the Sri Lankan middle-order batsman, has announced that he will retire from international cricket after the World Cup. Saturday's final at Barbados will be Arnold's last match for Sri Lanka, if selected. He will continue to play domestic cricket for the Colombo-based Nondescripts Cricket Club...
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New Zealand's Stephen Fleming announced his resignation as captain of his country's one-day team after the 81-run defeat by Sri Lanka in the World Cup semifinals on Tuesday.
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The LTTE terrorists detonated a claymore mine targeting a group of Special Task Force (STF) personnel and Home Guards on foot patrol duty in the Ampara area this morning, Wednesday the 25th of April.
The incident took place at 8.30 a.m whilst the security forces personnel conducting duty at the Meeragala area in Bakmitiyawa, Ampara, defence sources said.
Two Home Guards were killed while two Home Guards and three STF personnel sustained injuries due to the explosion, sources further said.
http://www.defence.lk/new.asp?fname=20070425_03
Mahela Jayawardene produced an innings of pure class, a rare gem, when it was most needed as Sri Lanka claimed their rightful place in the final of the 2007 World Cup, brushing aside New Zealand, who have reached the semifinals five times and never gone further. The 81-run win was Mahela's baby, but Upul Tharanga and Muttiah Muralitharan also played solid supporting roles.....
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