Thursday 24 July, 2008.

India captured two early wickets before opener Malinda Warnapura lit up a gloomy day by cracking a sparkling unbeaten half century to take Sri Lanka to 85 for two on a rain-truncated opening day of the first cricket Test in Colombo on Wednesday.


Referral only an extension of appealing: ICC
Dispelling fears about the umpire referral system, the ICC has said the new technology is just an extension of appealing and the on-field match official would continue to have the final say.
Beijing Games will be cleanest ever - WADA chief
Drug cheat athletes are far more likely to be caught at next month's Beijing Olympics Games than at any previous Olympiad, world doping agency Chief John Fahey has said.

BCCI have no problem in Pak hosting Champions Trophy
A day before ICC Executive Board's teleconference to decide if strife-torn Pakistan should hold the Champions Trophy, BCCI has made it clear that they had no problem in playing the event here.
CWG work to be complete by December next year: Kalmadi
Allaying concerns on the slow pace of infrastructure development for the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, IOA President S.Kalmadi said all the construction work for the mega event would be completed by December next year.


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