Cardiff (United Kingdom), June 19 (ANI): Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Wednesday said Sri Lanka is a dangerous side, and hence his team would not focus on individual players.

Colombo, June 19 (Xinhua-ANI): Eighty Sri Lankans were detained by the navy on Wednesday for attempting to illegally migrate to Australia, the navy said on its website.

Sydney, June 19 (ANI): Sri Lankan external affairs minister has asked the Tamil refugees in Australia who fled the nation's bloody civil war to come home.

Cardiff, June 19 (ANI): The Indian cricket team with a clean record in the preliminary stages of the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy in England had a strenuous session at the nets in Cardiff ahead of Thursday's semi-final clash against Sri Lanka.

Washington, June 19 (ANI): A new media code proposed by the Sri Lankan government contains overbroad and vague language that could have a severe and chilling effect on free speech, Human Rights Watch has said.

New Delhi, June 19 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has expressed dismay over the reports suggesting dilution of certain key provisions of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution by the Sri Lankan government ahead of elections to the Northern Provincial Council.

New Delhi, June 18 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, today said India would convey its views on alleged attempts by political parties in Sri Lanka to repeal the 13th Amendment to its Constitution, after considering its implications.

London, June 18 (ANI): Australia's stand-in captain George Bailey has admitted that his team is heading towards next month's Ashes series with 'not a great deal of confidence'.

Wellington, June 18 (ANI): The New Zealand media has said that the under the leadership of former captain Ross Taylor, the Black Caps Test team had been making significant progress than they are doing under current skipper Brendon McCullum.

Melbourne, June 18 (ANI): Australia's trouble-plagued campaign of the ICC Champions Trophy had come to an end after they were defeated for 20 runs by Sri Lanka at The Oval on Monday.

London, June 16 (ANI): England one-day international coach Ashley Giles has dismissed former captain Bob Willis' allegations of ball tampering following the ICC Champions Trophy defeat to Sri Lanka which left England's hopes of qualification in the balance.

London, June 15 (ANI): Cricketing legends Shane Warne and Bob Willis have slammed England's one-day batting, specifically from the top-order, as 'belonging to the last century', following the hosts' seven-wicket hammering by Sri Lanka in the ICC Champions Trophy.

Johannesburg, June 15 (ANI): England batsman Jonathan Trott is facing a fitness test to see if he will be available to face the 'must-win' ICC Champions Trophy match against New Zealand in Cardiff due to a quad injury.

Wellington, June 14 (ANI): New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum has given his backing for to player Luke Ronchi for the opener role for the ICC Champions Trophy and beyond.

London, June 14 (ANI): England captain Alastair Cook has said that their next ICC Champions Trophy match against New Zealand is 'basically a quarter-final'.

Johannesburg, June 14 (ANI): Sri Lanka has managed to gain a seven-wicket win over an overly cautious England on Thursday with a chanceless unbeaten 134 from Kumar Sangakkara, leaving the ICC Champions Trophy Group A wide open ahead of the final two matches.

Johannesburg, June 13 (ANI): Sri Lankan captain Angelo Mathews has said that his side's batsmen will have to vastly improve their performance in the ICC Champions Trophy match against hosts England to stay 'afloat' in the tournament.

London, June 12 (ANI): England batsman Jos Buttler has said that he will keep playing his unorthodox 'scoop shot' in the ICC Champions Trophy fixture against Sri Lanka, despite a probable danger of getting hurt by it.

Wellington, June 11 (ANI): Veteran New Zealand paceman Kyle Mills has revealed that injured former skipper Daniel Vettori had required a saline injection to take the field against Sri Lanka in the ICC Champions Trophy game on June 9.

London, June 11 (ANI): England off-spinner Graeme Swann may reportedly be back in the squad to boost their chances while facing Sri Lanka at The Oval on Thursday after recovering from a back strain.

Colombo, June 10 (Xinhua-ANI): The International Cricket Council (ICC) has sent a letter of apology after protests sparked in Sri Lanka's capital on Monday against an incident at the ICC Champions Trophy in England.

Wellington, June 8 (ANI): New Zealand off-spinner Nathan McCullum has said that he felt that their victorious ODI series against England, which was highlighted by opener Martin Guptill's 330-run onslaught, will be a key factor in their favour against Sri Lanka in the ICC Champions Trophy.

Wellington, June 7 (ANI): New Zealand coach Mike Hesson has warned the Sri Lankan top-order to look out for an aggressive, all-out pace attack from their side on Sunday to kick-start their Champions Trophy campaign.

Washington, June 5 (ANI): The Obama administration will be extending six-month sanctions exemptions to India and eight other countries for significantly reducing oil imports from Iran, officials have said.

Chennai, June 4 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Police have rescued a British couple of Sri Lankan origin from their abductors near the town of Mandharakuppam.