Editor’s Note: Sign up for Unlocking the World, CNN Travel’s weekly newsletter. Concorde couldn’t fly supersonic over land, so after the initial ascent, it would operate subsonically – although the velocity was still “well over the speed of a 747,” as John Tye explains. As for Lowe, he spent nearly three decades flying Concorde, but he says the feeling of …
Chris Gayle and Lasith Malinga, two of T20 cricket's biggest draws, have pulled out of the inaugural Lanka Premier League along with England pacer Liam Plunkett, dealing a huge blow to the tournament even before its take-off. While Gayle and Plunkett's withdrawals were confirmed by their franchise Kandy Tuskers, Malinga pulled out citing "inadequate preparation time", according to a report …
