Monday 12th October , 2009 Mastermind of SL team bus attack caught

The sole attacker captured alive tion of anonymity. took off from the Chaklala in the weekend hostage drama at “He was long wanted by airbase in Rawalpindi, the Pakistan’s military headquarters law enforcement agencies garrison town adjacent to was involved in the attack on Sri for masterminding the ter- Islamabad. Lanka’s team earlier this rorist attack on the Sri Aqeel, a former soldier, year, an intelligence official said Lanka cricket team early put up tough resistance dur- Sunday. Aqeel, alias Dr Usman, this year.” ing the pre-dawn rescue was captured by military comman- Seven Sri Lankan play- operation at the military dos who stormed a security build- ers and their British coach headquarters Sunday. He ing near the army base in were injured when they blew up his explosives after Rawalpindi, where five attackers escaped an attempt by a a two-hour gunfight, severe- were holding more than 40 soldiers dozen gunmen to take them ly injuring himself and five and civilians hostages since hostage in the eastern city commandos. Saturday. of Lahore on March 3. The 22-hour siege result- “He (Aqeel) is one of the most Aqeel was also suspect- Muhammad Aqeel alias Dr. Usman ed in the death of eight sol- dangerous terrorists and has links ed of involvement in a plot to kill to the intelligence official. diers, three hostages and nine mili- with al-Qaeda,” said an intelli- former president Pervez Anti-aircraft shots narrowly tants. gence official who spoke on condi- Musharraf in July 2007, according missed Musharraf ’s airplane as it (Earthtimes)

Serbia’s Novak Djokovic celebrates with his trophy after defeating Croatia’s Marin Cilic in the men’s final of the China Open tennis tourna- ment held in Beijing Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009. Djokovic won 6-2, 7-6. (AP) SL U-19 win Youth ODI, The cricket writer Djokovic beats Cilic series 3-2 in Australia selectors looked to win China Open final Sri Lanka U-19 beat Australia while Rushan Jaleel took 3 for 36 U-19 by four in the fifth in seven overs for the Sri up to for cues BEIJING (AP) - Novak victory over top-seeded and final Youth ODI, at the Lankans. Rajan Bala, one of Djokovic won the China Rafael Nadal in Saturday’s Marrara Cricket Ground, in Rumesh Buddhika top scored India’s finest cricket Open title with a 6-2, 7-6 (4) semifinal. Darwin, Australia, to win the for the Lankans with 37 , writers, passed away victory over Croatia’s “Even though it was a series 3-2. while vice Bhanuka on Friday in Marin Cilic. straight-sets win it could The Sri Lankan’s reached Rajapaksha bludgeoned 33 off a Bangalore. He was The second-seeded easily have gone the other their target with 160 balls to mere 16 balls, which included 65. Serbian broke Cilic’s serve way. I think I was a little bit spare in just 23. 2 overs. one six and five fours. in the sixth game and again saved by the rain delay,” Earlier, Australia won the Brief scores: by K.R. Nayar, in the eighth to take the said Djokovic, who has won toss and opted to bat. It did not Australia U-19 122 all out in Senior Reporter first set following a 90- all four meetings between seem to be a prudent decision as 37.3 overs (Tim Armstrong 33; minute rain delay. the two. “I kind of got they were bowled out for 122 in Saranga Rajaguru 3-3, Rushan Dubai: Rajan Bala, The second set was a far together my nerves to play just 37.3 overs, with Tim Jaleel 3-36). one of India’s finest more mixed affair, with well.” Armstrong the only batter to top Sri Lanka U-19 123 for 6 in cricket writers, passed away on Friday in each breaking the other’s Cilic said the rain delay 30. He made 33. 23.2 overs (Rumesh Buddhika 37 Bangalore. He was 65. serve three times to force may have affected him. Nadeera Rajaguru had amaz- not out, Bhanuka Rajapaksha Saranga Rajaguru Bala rose to promi- the tiebreak. That too was “First time I went out ing figures of 3 for 3 in 3.3 overs 33). nence at a time when close but Cilic struggled to on the court I started pretty English writers had keep up, and his return at good but when we came been preordained as 6-4 went wide, handing back the conditions were a the ultimate authori- Djokovic the win on little bit different. It was a ties on the game. But Sunday. little cooler and Novak Afridi may lead Pakistan his way of putting The third-ranked started really good and I across his views Djokovic’s path to the title missed my shot to get back Karachi: Flamboyant all- apparently got worse when earned him such was eased by Cilic’s upset into the game,” Cilic said. rounder may lead he played after taking respect that his articles Pakistan in next month’s one- painkilling injections,” one came to be given day series against New Zealand source said. weight in matters of Premier League Cricket if regular captain Younus Khan Afridi was deputy to team selection. fails to recover from his finger Younus in the Champions As sports editor of Badureliya and NCC injury. Trophy and is also Pakistan’s The Hindu. a popular Sources in the Pakistan captain. Indian daily, Bala used Rajan Bala Cricket Board said the message After the meeting with to name his own eleven was conveyed to Afridi by PCB Butt, Afridi downplayed the was very proud about record wins alongside the squad that achievement. Bala Chairman Ejaz Butt during a speculation and said the likely to be picked by by Revata S. Silva Moors SC 215 and 248 for meeting they had in Lahore on injury to Younus was not also went on to write 6 wkts in 68 ovs (Hasantha the selectors. This many books, with the Friday. serious and he should be fit would appear the day Only Badureliya SC and Fernando 77) best being ‘All The “Younus is struggling to for the series in Abu Dhabi before the selection NCC could register outright Beautiful Boys’, a col- recover from his finger injury and Dubai starting on Nov. 3. committee met to pick wins, out of the six Tier ‘A’ At Katunayake: lection of little-known that he sustained in the (PTI) the team. Not surpris- three-day encounters of the Match drawn. Champions Trophy and which Afridi tales about the crick- ingly, many names eters with whom he week-two of this season’s Chilaw Marians 236 from Bala’s eleven used Premier League cricket and (o/n 131-2) 304 for 4 wkts interacted very closely. to find a place in the Bala reported at a organised by SLC, on (Amal Athulathmudali 85, selectors’ squad. time when cricketers Sunday (11) at venues in Harsha Cooray 82 n.o., could interact freely Colombo and Katunayake. Milinda Siriwardana 58 n.o.) Delhi thrash Wayamba in Guide and mentor with journalists. The Dammika Prasad record- Ragama SC 297 and 127 Bala was clearly a dressing room and ed outstanding individual for 5 wkts in 35 ovs (Ian major influence in press box were invari- performance taking three Daniel 52) Champions League Indian cricket for sev- ably close together and wickets before hammering a At CCC : eral decades. Many one would spot him in quick fire ton in the second Match drawn. Sri Lankan T-20 Champions Wayamba with Virender Sehwag and Dinesh Karthik from the current crop the company of team innings for SSC against Saracens SC 445 and 83 had a disastrous start to their Champions posting half-centuries. Sehwag smashed 66 of Indian cricket writ- captains and players Colts CC. for 4 wkts in 21 ovs (Sachith League campaign when they lost their first in 42 deliveries hitting ten boundaries and a ers have worked under keen to iron out their At P. Sara: Pathirana 3-38) game of Group ‘D’ to Delhi Daredevils by a six before being run out by Mahela him and he paved the chinks. Badurelya SC beat CCC (o/n 185-3) 404 all massive 50 runs at Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi Jayawardene. way for a new style in As a club cricketer, Tamil Union by 19 runs out in 136.3 ovs (Daminda yesterday. Karthik was off the of cricket writing by nur- Bala batted up the Set a target of 171, Wayamba lost five Ajantha Mendis having made 61 runs in 41 Badureliya SC 238 and Ranaweera 79, Nisal turing many young- order and bowled off wickets with only 36 runs on the board as deliveries with five boundaries and three (o/n 147-8) 217 Randika 65, Chamara sters. I was lucky to spin. I had a rare Glen McGrath picked up two wickets in his sixes. The pair added 67 runs for the third have travelled a lot Tamil Union 251 and Kapugedera 96, Sachith opportunity to play second over and Dirk Nannes picked up in 45 deliveries. with him and to spend (target 205) 185 all out in 66 Pathirana 58; Eranga under him for the West three wickets in his first spell. Chanaka Welagedara was the pick of the many evenings at the ovs (Sachithra Serasinghe Gangoda -81) Zone journalists team The total soon became 52 for six when bowlers for Wayamba claiming two for 24 in Press Club in Mumbai 56; Asanka Silva 4-62) At Colts: and experience his Tillekeratne Dilshan took a terrific diving his four overs, one of which were maidens. with him. shrewd approach to the At NCC: Match drawn. catch to dismiss Farveez Maharoof (3). Mendis too ended with two wickets . Till about 2.00 am he game. NCC beat SL Army SC SSC 372 and 241 for 6 Only Mahela Jayawardene showed grit Yesterday’s game was Wayamba’s first in would narrate inci- Bala had been plan- by 168 runs wkts in 51.3 ovs (Dimuth and reached his half-century with a six off the inaugural Champions League and now dents from matches he ning to release his new NCC 458 for 8 wkts Karunaratne 54, Dammika leg-spinner Amit Mishra before becoming they require to win tomorrow’s game had covered and share book Days Well Spent SL Army SC 116 and Prasad 103 n..o. in 81 balls – Nannes’ fourth victim. Jayawardene’s 53 against Australian champions in stories about talented on Saturday. It is rare (o/n 19-1) 174 all out in 47.4 runs came in 40 deliveries with five bound- Delhi by a big margin to qualify for the next 4x10, 6x1; Dilruwan Perera 4- cricketers he had come to find writers like him aries and two sixes. round. ovs (Chanaka Vithanage 52; 111) across but that would- who enjoy every After the early slip up, wicketkeeper Roshan Wijenayake 5-56) Colts CC (o/n 250-) 370 n’t stop him from writ- moment of the game Sameera Zoysa added 53 runs for the seventh Delhi Daredevils 170/5 (20 Overs) At Moors: all out in 97.5 ovs (Ishan ing his daily column by and can bring their wicket with Jayawardene, but after the top V. Sehwag 66, D. Karthik 61, C. Match drawn. Mutaliph 93, Mapa Bandara 6.00 am. He was the readers just as close to order collapsed, they were always playing Welagedara 2-24. Bloomfield 318 and (o/n 104 n.o. in 227 balls – 4x8, first cricket writer in the game. catch up. Wayamba 120/7 (20) 115-6) 189 all out in 42.5 ovs Roy Silva 50; Dammika the country to have (Gulf News) (Sanjaya Gangodawila 57) Prasad 3-66). Earlier, Delhi Daredevils electing to bat M. Jayawardene 53, D. Nannes 4-24, G. reported over 100 Tests first posted 170 runs for five in their 20 overs McGrath 2-20. and 100 One-dayers and

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