By Qaiser Mohammad Ali, Colombo, Aug 23 : Indian athletes taking part in the South Asian Federation (SAF) Games have found a friendly café from where they call their homes morning, noon and night.

Many athletes can be seen at the Internet café adjacent to their team hotel, Cinnamon Grand. I-Café in Crescat market, interconnected with the hotel, has a cordless phone, so those who want a private conversation just take a walk outside with the instrument glued to their ears.

It has become a familiar sight, especially in the evenings, when Indians hang around the triple-storey mall. And if they are not calling, they are just whiling away time watching sports on the giant screen or chatting.