Sri Lanka denies match-fixing

Star batsmen accused of not making runs in close loss to Pakistan

COLOMBO - Sri Lanka's cricket authorities on Tuesday angrily denied allegations of match-fixing made against two of its players in the team's World Cup defeat to Pakistan.

State television channel ITN speculated over whether Mahela Jayawardene and Thilan Samaraweera may have "changed the game" by getting out cheaply.