Why sports is so vulnerable to terror attacks

The attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team, the threat to the Commonwealth Games in India and the latest attack on the Togo soccer teamThere appears to be a pattern that terror agencies have been......

'The bus was torn into by a torrent of bullets'

The team heard a loud crackle. Then the scream came from Dilshan at the front of the bus. 'Get down.'Jayawardene was hit first; his sock filled with blood.Outside, twelve gunmen blocked the exit. A......

Legendary umpire recalls how he survived 2009 Lahore attack

IMAGE: Simon Taufel was part of the umpiring team in 2009. Photograph: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images The 2009 terror attack on the Sri Lankan team's bus in Lahore not only changed his life, but......

Timeline: When cricket was held hostage by terrorism

IMAGE: Emergency services personnel transport a stretcher carrying a person at a hospital, after reports that several shots had been fired, in central Christchurch in this still image taken from......

Sri Lanka make do without Malinga threat

Sri Lanka are resigned to life without paceman Lasith Malinga in Test matches and do not expect him to make a dramatic return in the series against Australia, captain Mahela Jayawardene said on......

New Zealand in sight of historic win in Sri Lanka

New Zealand were within sight of their first Test victory in Sri Lanka in 14 years after 17 wickets fell on a thrilling penultimate day of the series on Wednesday. The Black Caps set Mahela......