Suresh Premachandran

An illegal detention centre similar to the one discovered by UN experts in eastern Sri Lanka has been found in the country's northern Jaffna district, a former Tamil lawmaker has said, alleging that civil war detainees including Tamils were tortured in the camps.

Sri Lankan Tamils openly commemorated their war dead for the first time today, the sixth anniversary of the end of the island's decades-long civil conflict.

British Prime Minister David Cameron has said he will attend CHOGM but pledged to push for an international investigation.

The fact that they're very rich young men insulated from many of life's harsher realities is neither here nor there. Cricketers of Ranatunga's generation were equally privileged.

India will be looking to bowl Australia out early on Day 5 and wrap up the formalities.

Kieron Pollard is optimistic that with continued good performances in 20 and 50-overs cricket, he'll get a chance to play Tests as well.

Selflessness. Professionalism. Excellence. Three words that could so easily be used when the misfit in India's Test side dons the blue one-day kit.

"And that's out. Yes, it's all over this time. Lost his nerve in the end, did Michael Holding." More than 29 years on, those Indians who managed to hear the words over their own screams of delight have not forgotten them. We love sport because it throws up such moments that remain seared in the mind forever.One such occurred in Kiev last Sunday. Wi...

An illegal detention centre similar to the one discovered by UN experts in eastern Sri Lanka has been found in the country's northern Jaffna district, a former Tamil lawmaker has said, alleging that civil war detainees including Tamils were tortured in the camps.

Sri Lankan Tamils openly commemorated their war dead for the first time today, the sixth anniversary of the end of the island's decades-long civil conflict.

British Prime Minister David Cameron has said he will attend CHOGM but pledged to push for an international investigation.

The fact that they're very rich young men insulated from many of life's harsher realities is neither here nor there. Cricketers of Ranatunga's generation were equally privileged.

India will be looking to bowl Australia out early on Day 5 and wrap up the formalities.

Kieron Pollard is optimistic that with continued good performances in 20 and 50-overs cricket, he'll get a chance to play Tests as well.

Selflessness. Professionalism. Excellence. Three words that could so easily be used when the misfit in India's Test side dons the blue one-day kit.

"And that's out. Yes, it's all over this time. Lost his nerve in the end, did Michael Holding." More than 29 years on, those Indians who managed to hear the words over their own screams of delight have not forgotten them. We love sport because it throws up such moments that remain seared in the mind forever.One such occurred in Kiev last Sunday. Wi...