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......

Lahore attack: Pakistan sets up probe team

Blaming the attack on Sri Lankan cricketers in Lahore to "enemies" of the two countries, Pakistan on Tuesday said it had set up a special investigation team to probe the incident in which seven......

'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......

Images: Paranavitana, Sangakkara hoist Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka won the toss and had no hesitation in batting first in the second Test against India, on a pitch that was batsmen's paradise. By the end of Day 1, they were......

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......

Indian attack was not weak: Paranavitana

India cut a sorry figure on the opening day of first Test but Sri Lanka opener Tharanga Paranavitana refused to label their bowling as weak, saying the conditions were favourable for batting on......

Paranavitana fined for breaching Code of Conduct

Sri Lanka opener Tharanga Paranavitana has been fined 50 per cent of his match fee after being found guilty of breaching the ICC Code of Conduct during the second Test against New Zealand. The......