UNCAPPED SPINNER NAMED IN Sl SQUAD
galle: IUncapped left-arm spinner Malinda Pushpakumara was on Monday named in the 15-member Sri lanka squad for the opening Test against India starting, Wednesday. The 30-year-old, who has taken 558 first-class wickets at an average of 19.85, is the only new face in the team, which also saw the return of batting all-rounder Dhananjaya de Silva and seamer Nuwan Pradeep. Pushpakumara will replace left-arm spinner lakshan Sandakan, while de Silva, who was out of the squad for the one-off Test against Zimbabwe, has taken place of regular captain Dinesh Chandimal, who has been hospitalised due to pneumonia. The team will also have the services of Vishwa Fernando who made his Test debut at Galle against Australia last year. Suranga lakmal and lahiru Kumara are the two other pacers in the squad.
HARIKRISHNA FINISHES 2ND IN RAPID C'SHIP
biel (switzerland): Grandmaster Pentala Harikrishna finished runner-up in the Rapid Chess Championship at the Biel International Chess Festival here. The eight-player closed tournament saw the likes of former World Champion Anatoly Karpov, Women's World Champion Hou Yifan, top seed David Navara, Alexander Morozevich, Yannick Pelletier, Rafael Vaganian and Vlastimil Hort, besides Harikrishna competing for top honours at the prestigious event. Harikrishna, seeded second, got the better off Vlastimil Hort in the first round before tactfully drawing the second to breeze into the semifinals.
DElHI DYNAMOS ADD 15 PlAYERS
Chennai: Delhi Dynamos have reinforced their squad for the Indian Super league Season 4 with a mixture of both youth and experience in the recently held draft. The side added 15 new players to their ranks with the most notable ones being defender Pritam Kotal, goalkeeper Albino Gomes and forward Romeo Fernandes. Having decided to not retain any players from the previous season, Aizawl custodian Albino Gomes was Dynamos's first choice in the draft. The 23-year old played a key part in the northeastern side's historic triumph in the recently concluded season of the I-league. Joining Albino in the back line, will be the promising 23-year old defender Pritam Kotal. Up front, the GMS owned Delhi franchisee have added the pacy and skillful winger Romeo Fernandes