Return JSon without XML

[Nephilim]

I have the following JSon:\[code\]{ "Test": {"Header": {"Description": "OK", "Status": "000", "Timestamp": "1338805752" }, "Results": {"Sport": {"Country": { "League": [ {"Name": "ECB 40 League", "TargetURL": "\/Cricket\/International\/ECB 40 League", "Total": "5" }, {"Name": "Friends Life T20 2012", "TargetURL": "\/Cricket\/International\/Friends Life T20 2012", "Total": "0" }, {"Name": "Sri Lanka vs Pakistan (ODI Series)", "TargetURL": "\/Cricket\/International\/Sri Lanka vs Pakistan (ODI Series)", "Total": "0" }, {"Name": "Sri Lanka vs Pakistan 1st ODI", "TargetURL": "\/Cricket\/International\/Sri Lanka vs Pakistan 1st ODI", "Total": "1" }, {"Name": "Test Series", "TargetURL": "\/Cricket\/International\/Test Series", "Total": "1" } ], "Name": "International", "TargetURL": "\/Cricket\/International", "Total": "6" }, "Name": "Cricket", "Total": "5" } } }}\[/code\]And when I return it from my C# Code, I get it this way:\[code\]<string xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/2003/10/Serialization/">{ "HotOdds": {"Header": {"Description": "OK", "Status": "000", "Timestamp": "1338805752" }, "Results": {"Sport": {"Country": { "League": [ {"Name": "ECB 40 League", "TargetURL": "\/Cricket\/International\/ECB 40 League", "Total": "5" }, {"Name": "Friends Life T20 2012", "TargetURL": "\/Cricket\/International\/Friends Life T20 2012", "Total": "0" }, {"Name": "Sri Lanka vs Pakistan (ODI Series)", "TargetURL": "\/Cricket\/International\/Sri Lanka vs Pakistan (ODI Series)", "Total": "0" }, {"Name": "Sri Lanka vs Pakistan 1st ODI", "TargetURL": "\/Cricket\/International\/Sri Lanka vs Pakistan 1st ODI", "Total": "1" }, {"Name": "Test Series", "TargetURL": "\/Cricket\/International\/Test Series", "Total": "1" } ], "Name": "International", "TargetURL": "\/Cricket\/International", "Total": "6" }, "Name": "Cricket", "Total": "5" } } }}</string>\[/code\]Here is the function's definition:\[code\][OperationContract(Name = "GetHOSports")][ScriptMethod(ResponseFormat = ResponseFormat.Json)]string GetSportsList(DateTime date, int sportID);\[/code\]I dont get why I am getting the JSON inside XML element, anyone?.