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Second Test sees India in trouble as Sri Lanka's spinners strike
Jul 30 Off-spinner Suraj Randiv grabbed two wickets and Ajantha Mendis claimed one. Randiv, who replaced the retired world bowling record holder Muttiah Muralitharan, struck a second time before lunch when he trapped Rahul Dravid leg-before for three.

Tony Abbott says cut in company tax rate down to 28.5 per cent will benefit families
Jul 30 The cut would cost $2.1 billion and would be financed from Budget spending cuts already identified by the Coalition. The cut stands in contrast to Mr Abbott's plan to impose a 1.7 per cent levy on big business to finance his $2.7 billion paid parental leave scheme. This has sparked Labor claims of a Coalition "con".

Sri Lanka's ‘Black July' not over yet, claims the Christian Solidarity Movement leaders
Jul 30 “We must tell society that 81,000 widows still live in this land,” he added, “that the military is still patrolling two thirds of the country, that many people are still displaced after they lost their homes or were forced to give their land over to the government. We are still living in the so-called ‘Black July'.”

India v. Sri Lanka, hosts declare on 642-4 after Sangakkara's double century
Jul 29 Three batsmen scored centuries on a perfect batting pitch at the Sinhalese Sports Club to help Sri Lanka build its impressive total. Sangakkara's 219 came off 335 balls and included 29 boundaries. He was part of two century partnerships (174 and 193) with Tharanga Paranavitana and Jayawardene before being caught by Rahul Dravid in the slip off Sehwag soon after the lunch break.

Dedicated United National Party supporter dies in his protest act against the possible splitting of the UNP Party
Jul 29 Algama, a diehard UNP supporter from Weligama in the south was demanding that the UNP should not be allowed to be split as a result of the current reorganization of the party. Since the party's crushing defeat in the April parliamentary election UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe has been under fire to resign.

Sydney Morning Herald launches the IPad Newspaper edition bringing it into the new dimension
Jul 29 Subscribers to the Herald's annual seven-day print subscription can access the app free of charge. Weekend print subscribers can access the app by upgrading to a new “Weekender” package, which costs AUD$205 per annum and includes three days of newspaper delivery each week. Subscribers simply register through the iPad app to access the electronic edition.

ICC Test Rankings for Batsmen, Bowlers and Teams
Jul 28 Sri Lanka, who lead the three-Test series following their 10 wickets victory in Galle, now need to only draw the series to go ahead of Australia in the Test Championship. Sri Lanka can not only move ahead of Australia, they can potentially leapfrog top-ranked India if they win both the remaining Tests.

Sangakkara and Paranavitana hit centuries as Sri Lanka give India the run around
Jul 28 Following a half-century from Tillakaratne Dilshan in the morning session, the captain Sangakkara and Paranavitana notched up scores of 130 not out and 100 respectively to give Sri Lanka the early initiative in the Test. Paranavitana, however, was sent back to the pavilion on exactly 100 after being bowled by Ishant Sharma, to give the tourists some relief and end a 174-run stand.

The FIFA delegation began a 3-day visit to Australia to inspect stadiums and other facilities for the 2022 World Cup bid
Jul 28 On Monday, the FIFA team was treated to a traditional Aboriginal smoking ceremony welcome on the Sydney Opera house forecourt. They were joined by FFA chairman Frank Lowy and Federal Sports Minister Kate Ellis before hearing their first briefing from the Australian bid team. Cathy Freeman, the 2000 Olympic 400-meter champion, met with the FIFA delegation at the former Olympic stadium, where she won gold just days after lighting the Olympic cauldron.

The Australian E-library opens a new chapter at Castle Hill, in Sydney's Hills District
Jul 28 Downloadable e-books are now available from the Hills Shire libraries through the website. Members can use their library cards to log on to the digital download website, install the free software and download audiobooks and e-books from the library catalogue. The e-books can be transferred to a supported MP3 player, burnt to a CD or added to a supported e-book reader.

Archaeologists discover rock paintings showing that South-East Asian ships were visiting Australia well before Capt. Cook
Jul 27 The discovery was part of the government-funded Picturing Change project, which highlights the importance of contact rock art as some of the only contemporary indigenous accounts of cross-cultural encounters in the past 500 years. It was possible to pinpoint the vessel in the painting as coming from South-East Asia because of the design of the boat.

Is Australia's population the problem or are the politicians simply working up an anti-migrant hysteria?
Jul 27 Beating the drum of “sustainable population” will not make working people's living standards any better. Lowering immigration, refusing asylum to refugees and reducing fertility rates will not reverse privatisation or force the government to build better public transport, hospitals or schools.

Sri Lanka could become the number one ranked Test Cricket team - Kumar Sangakkara
Jul 27 Sri Lanka were ranked number four in the ICC Test Championship and after their win in Galle, and Australia's defeat to Pakistan in Headingly, they moved up to number three, with Australia being relegated to number four. Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara is excited at the prospect that Sri Lanka could become the number one ranked team in Test cricket if they are able to win the three match Test series against India 2-0.

Liberal Party candidate dumped over anti-Muslim comments posted on Facebook by him
Jul 27 David Barker, who had been selected to stand for the right-leaning Liberal Party in the western Sydney seat of Chifley in the August 21 national elections, had lost the support of the party, leader Tony Abbott said. Abbott said Barker was "gone" and "finished" after he posted an entry on his Facebook site, widely picked up by the media