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Lahiru Kumara, Kalana Perera fail fitness test, ruled out of Zimbabwe seriesBy Sa’adi Thawfeeq It required two young members of the Sri Lanka squad selected for the three-match ODI series against Zimbabwe to test COVID-19 positive for the national selectors to bring in two experienced batters in an otherwise totally inexperienced line-up. Replacing opening bat Avishka Fernando and uncapped middle-order batsman Janith Liyanage, who have been ruled out of the series after testing COVID-19 positive, are Kusal Mendis and Dinesh Chandimal. The squad also sees two other changes with fast bowlers Lah… Continue reading “Mendis, Chandimal back in the reckoning | Daily FT”

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday advised against travel to Canada because of a rising number of COVID-19 cases. The CDC elevated its travel recommendation to “Level Four: Very High” for Canada, telling Americans they should avoid travel to its northern neighbor. The CDC currently lists about 80 destinations worldwide at Level Four. It also raised the island of Curaçao to Level Four on Monday. The United States in November lifted restrictions at its land borders with Canada and Mexico for fully vaccinated foreign natio… Continue reading “U.S. CDC advises Americans to avoid travel to Canada”

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has appointed their Head of International Cricket Chandima Mapatuna as interim manager of the Sri Lanka cricket team for the three-match ODI series against Zimbabwe starting later this month in Pallekele. SLC CEO Ashley de Silva said that a permanent manager would be appointed before Sri Lanka’s tour to Australia next month for a five-match T20I series. De Silva said that SLC, which advertised for the manager’s post some time ago, had shortlisted about eight individuals for the post and would be interviewing them shortly. Since Ashantha de Mel quit as manager of the nat… Continue reading “Mapatuna to manage Sri Lanka for Zimbabwe series | Daily FT”