ICC World T20: Sri Lanka fans hang themselves to death after defeat

Last Updated: Monday, October 8, 2012, 18:21

Two Sri Lankan youth unable to put up with the national team`s defeat in the ICC World Twenty20 cricket final against the West Indies have committed suicide, police said here today.

ICC World T20: Jayawardene insists quitting captaincy nothing to do with WC final loss

Last Updated: Monday, October 8, 2012, 16:12

Mahela Jayawardene has relinquished team’s Twenty20 captaincy after they lost World Cup final by 36 runs to West Indies in Colombo on Sunday, and he insisted the decision to quit as captain had nothing to do with their fourth consecutive loss in the finals of a major ICC tournament since 2007.

Maracana stadium to host 2014 FIFA WC final

Last Updated: Saturday, July 30, 2011, 15:48

The famous Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro will host the final of the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Sreesanth not satisfied with performance in WC final

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 5, 2011, 00:00

S Sreesanth, who gave away 52 runs in 8 overs in the final of World Cup against Sri Lanka, said he was "not satisfied" with his performance.

Shiney`s transfer held up by WC final

Last Updated: Sunday, April 3, 2011, 15:46

Bollywood actor Shiney Ahuja, who was awarded seven-year jail term for raping his maid, will soon be shifted from high security Arthur Road jail after the World Cup final, a senior police official said today.