Srilanka

The Sri Lanka team were attacked in Lahore in 2009. Since then most international teams have refused to tour the South Asian country, leaving Pakistan to play nearly all their &home& games in the United Arab Emirates. Ten senior players citing security concerns have opted out of the tour comprising three one-day internationals and three Twenty20 matches beginning on Friday.

The Department of Examinations states that due to the inclement weather the students who are unable to sit for the G.C.E. Advanced Level practical exams will be given another day if required. Examination Commissioner General Sanath Pujitha stated that another date would be provided once the weather improves.

The longest cycle race in Sri Lanka the ‘SLT Speedup Sawariya-2019&, Menrace will commence from Galle Face Green today (24) commencing at 8.30 a.m.The race will travel through Panadura, Ratnapura, Embilipitiya, Wellawaya, Bandarawela, Nuwara Eliya, Kandy, Kurunegala, Anuradhapura, Vauniya, Trincomalee marking the finish at Dambulla on September 28.

Meanwhile, the two-day Womenrace will commence on September 27 starting from Colombo and the competitors would proceed through Kurunegala and finish on September 28 at Dambulla.In addition, the first-ever junior one-day race will be worked off on September 28 starting from Dambulla.

The Navy, in responding to flooding reported across the country following the inclement weather, has deployed Navy relief teams in various regions in the country, going by the directives of Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Piyal De Silva.