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Cricket Buzz: Shehzad provisionally suspended; Herath contemplating retirement

Cricket Buzz: Shehzad provisionally suspended; Herath contemplating retirement

Rediff.com11 Jul 2018

Pakistan batsman Ahmed Shehzad has been provisionally suspended and charged with violating anti-doping regulations after he tested positive for a prohibited substance in May, the country's cricket board (PCB) has said.

'Rajapaksa is unlikely to depart the political stage'

'Rajapaksa is unlikely to depart the political stage'

Rediff.com21 Aug 2015

'The path to a resolution of the ethnic conflict is likely to be complicated and controversial with the majority Sinhalese community, and will become less likely if delayed.' 'It will certainly give Rajapaksa fresh political oxygen with which to revive himself and rally the opposition.'

Is India-Sri Lanka fishing row nearing an end?

Is India-Sri Lanka fishing row nearing an end?

Rediff.com26 Feb 2014

Sri Lanka's signals -- that it is ready for 'joint fishing' initiatives -- and Tamil Nadu fishermen's sticking to commitments have paved the way for a negotiated settlement on a long festering issue, says N Sathiya Moorthy