Macau pull out of World Cup qualifier in Sri Lanka citing safety

Macau's football chiefs have said they will not send a team to Sri Lanka for a World Cup qualifying match this week, citing security fears following the deadly Easter suicide attacks.The decision sparked a rebuke from Sri Lanka's football authorities who insisted the country was safe for international matches and that their team had a right to play on home soil.The Chinese enclave had been due to play Sri Lanka on Tuesday in the second leg of a qualifying first-round clash.