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    Bucknor and Dar stand in final!

    Cricinfo staff April 27, 2007 Steve Bucknor and Aleem Dar have been appointed to stand as the on-field umpires for the World Cup final between Australia and Sri Lanka in Barbados. Rudi Koertzen will be the third umpire, while Jeff Crowe will act as the match referee. For Bucknor, it will be...
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    Raise the National Falg at Your Home Tomorrow!

    Hey guys this is a kind request.. If you can please raise National Flag at your home tomorrow as a tribute to our boys.. Win or Loose they are the champions!! They have made whole Sri Lanka proud!! All the Best Boys!!
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    Road to the finals (Australia v Sri Lanka, World Cup final, Barbados)

    George Binoy April 27, 2007 After 50 matches of sifting the rest from the best, we've finally arrived at the grand finale, with Australia taking on Sri Lanka. Cricinfo traces the paths of the two teams to the summit clash. Australia Although Australia won ten out of ten matches on course to...
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    Two Captains With The Trophy..

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    The boys are raring to take the field : MOODY

    Tom Moody Thursday, 26 April , 2007, 02:27 For most of the boys, being in the final of the World Cup is an unusual feeling. Memories of 1996 are obviously looming large, and I sense an element of absolute determination within the team. Every single player knows that the World Cup is not over...
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    Aussies mind your own business : MOODY

    AUSTRALIA was last night told to keep its nose out of Sri Lanka's business as tension escalated in the build-up to tomorrow's final at Kensington Oval, Barbados. Soon after leading Australia to a seven-wicket semi-final demolition of South Africa, Ricky Ponting took aim at the Sri Lankans by...
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    Operations at Sri Lanka's International Airport resumes after terrorist scare

    Munza Mushtaq in Colombo, April 27, 2007, 12.40 a.m.. The Bandaranaike International Airport is reported to have resumed normal operations, according to a Media Centre for National Security Spokesman. The airport was shut late night Thursday after the Air Force were alerted of several...
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    Muralitharan aims for career-best moment

    Cricinfo staff April 26, 2007 Muttiah Muralitharan says a victory in the World Cup final against Australia on Saturday would be the biggest moment of his career, surpassing the 1996 World Cup triumph and all of his personal records. "I had moments in 1996, I was very young and I didn't know...
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    Sri Lanka Prepares for Finals @ Barbados (Pics)

    Final hurdle: Mahela Jayawardene is one win away from lifting the World Cup, Barbados, April 26, 2007 Sanath Jayasuriya spends time in the nets ahead of the World Cup final, Barbados, April 26, 2007 Lasith Malinga slings one down in the nets, Barbados, April 26, 2007 Chaminda Vaas is...
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    Alleged U.S. leader of Tamil Tigers arrested

    NEW YORK (CNN) -- A man alleged to be the senior U.S. leader of Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers was charged Wednesday with providing material support for a foreign terrorist organization. Karunakaran Kandasamy was arrested in Queens on Wednesday morning and is awaiting arraignment in Brooklyn, the...
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    Cheee.. Cheee.. Arjuna!!!

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    Bad show Arjuna

    (LeN-2007 April 26, 7.30pm) Our Tamilnadu reporter says former cricket captain Arjuna Ranatunga who attended a television discussion in one of the TV stations in Tamilnadu had thoroughly criticized Sri Lankan cricket, the select committee and some of the players on the day which Sri Lanka took...
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    Will Sri Lanka Win? What Astrologers Think..

    COLOMBO, April 24: Sri Lanka's astrologers say the exact moment when the nation's cricketers leave their hotel for the World Cup semi-final against New Zealand will determine if they will win. It is not only the batsmen's timing at the crease, but also their precise morning schedule that will...
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    No Foregone Conclusion

    April 26 2007 Australia have looked imperious throughout the World Cup, not only winning every game but doing so without ever really breaking sweat. It didn't bode well for the rest of the opposition lying in wait when Ricky Ponting proclaimed that their defeat of England in the Super Eights...
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    We’re ready for Murali, Vaas - Ponting

    AFP Australia captain Ricky Ponting insists his world champions are ready to face down Sri Lanka's veteran bowlers Muttiah Muralidaran and Chaminda Vaas in Saturday's ICC CWC final. Australia have already beaten Sri Lanka in the tournament when they won their Super Eight clash by seven wickets...
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    Buddhists, Hindus, Muslims and Catholics unite for Cricket..

    Wednesday April 25, 06:03 PM Colombo, April 25 (IANS) Several multi-religious ceremonies will be organised here Friday, in the presence of many sports personalities, to wish the Sri Lankan cricket team for their World Cup final in the West Indies Saturday. Parents and family members of the...
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    Fernando could be axed for final

    Sri Lanka's cricket selectors have hinted they will replace fast bowler Dilhara Fernando with Farveez Maharoof for Saturday's World Cup final. Sri Lanka's chief selector Asantha de Mel told the BBC's Sinhala Service they were not happy with Fernando's form. Fernando was warned twice for...
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    Moody steels Sri Lanka

    By Paresh Soni BBC Sport in Barbados When Sri Lanka take to the field on Saturday for the World Cup final against Australia it will be a much tougher team mentally than the one Tom Moody began coaching in June 2005. The talent was there - how could it not be with the likes of Mahela...
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    So its Australia v Sri Lanka @ Kensington Oval, Barbados!!

    As most predicted CWC Final is between Sri Lanka & Australia this Saturday!! What are your thoughts guys.. Any team changes to Sri Lanka?? or should they stick with the winning combination?? GO LIONS LETS REPEAT THE '96 GLORY!!!
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    Australia march into World Cup final (Australia v South Africa, 2nd semi-final)

    The Bulletin by Andrew McGlashan April 25, 2007 Australia 153 for 3 (Clarke 60*, Hayden 41) beat South Africa 149 (Kemp 49*, Tait 4-39, McGrath 3-18) by seven wickets History suggested it would be a close encounter, possibly even a classic, but in the end the second semi-final turned into a...

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