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Russian Football Federation about to leave from UEFA
It is reported that the Russian Football Association is preparing to hold a special meeting on Friday, today. Media reports have stated that in this executive committee meeting to be held today, they will be discussing to leave from the European Football Confederation and joining the Asian Football Confederation.
Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, FIFA and UEFA decided to ban all Russian football clubs and the national team. The suspension continues due to the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia
A meeting was held in Moscow on December 23 to discuss the possibility of joining the Asian Football Confederation and a final decision will be taken by the executive committee on Friday, sports sources said.
Sources said that the European Football Confederation is keeping an eye on the decision that Russia is about to make and is waiting for Russia to clarify its position. Russia is one of UEFA’s 55 full-member associations and was banned as a result of its invasion of Ukraine. No country has ever resigned from UEFA before and there has been intense international talk about this decision by Russia.
රුසියානු පාපන්දු සම්මේලනය UEFA වෙතින් ඉවත් වීමට සූදානම් වේ
රුසියානු පාපන්දු සංගමය සිකුරාදා එනම් අද දිනයේදී සුවිශේෂී රැස්වීමක් පැවැත්වීමට සූදානමින් පසුවන බවට වාර්තා වෙයි. අද දිනයේදී පැවැත්වීමට නියමිත මෙම විධායක කමිටු රැස්වීමේදී යුරෝපා පාපන්දු සම්මේලනයෙන් ඉල්ලා අස්වී ආසියානු පාපන්දු සම්මේලනයට එක්වීම සම්බන්ධයෙන් සාකච්ඡා කිරීමට නියමිත බවට මාධ්ය වාර්තා සදහන් කොට ඇත.
රුසියාව විසින් යුක්රේනය ආක්රමණය කිරීමෙන් අනතුරුව සියලුම රුසියානු පාපන්දු සමාජයන්ට සහ ජාතික කණ්ඩායමට FIFA සහ UEFA විසින් තහනමක් පැණවීමට තීරණය කළහ. යුක්රේනය හා රුසියාව අතර ගැටුම් දිගින් දිගටම පැවතීම හේතුවෙන් මෙම අත්හිටුවීම තවදුරටත් ක්රියාත්මක වෙයි
ආසියානු පාපන්දු සම්මේලනයට සම්බන්ධ වීමේ හැකියාව පිළිබඳව සාකච්ඡා කිරීම සඳහා දෙසැම්බර් 23 වැනි දින මොස්කව්හිදී රැස්වීමක් පැවැත්වුණු අතර සිකුරාදා එනම් අද දිනයේදී විධායක කමිටුවේදී අවසන් තීරණයක් ගනු ඇතැයි ක්රීඩා ආරංචි මාර්ග සඳහන් කර ඇත.
රුසියාව විසින් ගැනීමට සූදානම් වන මෙම තීරණය සම්බන්ධයෙන් යුරෝපා පාපන්දු සම්මේලනය අවදානයෙන් සිටින අතර රුසියාව සිය ස්ථාවරය පැහැදිලි කරන තෙක් බලා සිටින බව ආරංචි මාර්ග පවසා ඇත. රුසියාව UEFA හි පූර්ණ සාමාජික සංගම් 55 න් එකක් වන අතර යුක්රේනය ආක්රමණය කිරීමේ ප්රතිඵලයක් ලෙස රුසියාවට තරග තහනමක් පැණවුණි. මින් පෙර කිසිදු රටක් UEFA වෙතින් ඉල්ලා අස්වී නොමැති අතර රුසියාව විසින් ගැනීමට සූදානම් වන මෙම තීරණය සම්බන්ධයෙන් ජාත්යන්තර තුළ දැඩි කතාබහක් ගොඩනැඟී ඇත.
UEFA இலிருந்து ரஷ்ய கால்பந்து கூட்டமைப்பு வெளியேற உள்ளது
ரஷ்ய கால்பந்து சம்மேளனம் இன்று வெள்ளிக்கிழமை விசேட கூட்டமொன்றை நடத்த தயாராகி வருவதாகத் தெரிவிக்கப்படுகிறது. இன்று நடைபெறவுள்ள இந்த செயற்குழு கூட்டத்தில் ஐரோப்பிய கால்பந்து சம்மேளனத்தில் இருந்து விலகி ஆசிய கால்பந்து கூட்டமைப்பில் இணைவது குறித்து ஆலோசிக்கப்படும் என ஊடகங்கள் செய்தி வெளியிட்டுள்ளன.
உக்ரைன் மீதான ரஷ்யாவின் படையெடுப்பைத் தொடர்ந்து, அனைத்து ரஷ்ய கால்பந்து கிளப்புகளையும் தேசிய அணியையும் தடை செய்ய FIFA மற்றும் UEFA முடிவு செய்தன. உக்ரைனுக்கும் ரஷ்யாவுக்கும் இடையே நிலவும் மோதல் காரணமாக இந்த இடைநீக்கம் தொடர்கிறது
ஆசிய கால்பந்து கூட்டமைப்பில் இணைவது குறித்து ஆலோசிக்க டிசம்பர் 23-ம் தேதி மாஸ்கோவில் கூட்டம் நடைபெற்றதாகவும், வெள்ளியன்று செயற்குழுவில் இறுதி முடிவு எடுக்கப்படும் என்றும் விளையாட்டு வட்டாரங்கள் தெரிவித்தன.
ரஷ்யா எடுக்கவிருக்கும் முடிவை ஐரோப்பிய கால்பந்து கூட்டமைப்பு கண்காணித்து வருவதாகவும், ரஷ்யா தனது நிலைப்பாட்டை தெளிவுபடுத்தும் வரை காத்திருப்பதாகவும் வட்டாரங்கள் தெரிவித்தன. UEFA இன் 55 முழு உறுப்பினர் சங்கங்களில் ரஷ்யாவும் ஒன்றாகும், மேலும் உக்ரைன் மீதான அதன் படையெடுப்பின் விளைவாக தடை செய்யப்பட்டது. இதற்கு முன் எந்த நாடும் யுஇஎஃப்ஏவில் இருந்து ராஜினாமா செய்யவில்லை, ரஷ்யாவின் இந்த முடிவு குறித்து சர்வதேச அளவில் தீவிர பேச்சு எழுந்துள்ளது.
Cricket
Gary Kirsten Appointed as Head Coach of Sri Lanka National Men’s Team
Sri Lanka Cricket has officially announced the appointment of Gary Kirsten as the new head coach of the national men’s team, effective from 15 April 2026. His tenure will run for two years, concluding on 14 April 2028.
Kirsten, a former South African international cricketer, brings with him a wealth of coaching experience and a distinguished playing career. Between 2008 and 2011, he served as head coach of the India men’s national team, guiding them to victory in the 2011 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup. He later took charge of the South Africa men’s national team from 2011 to 2013, during which South Africa rose to become the number one ranked team across all formats.
Most recently, Kirsten worked as a consultant with Cricket Namibia during the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, further expanding his global coaching footprint.
As a player, Kirsten represented South Africa from 1993 to 2004, amassing 14,087 international runs across Tests and ODIs. His record includes 21 Test centuries and 13 ODI centuries, cementing his reputation as one of South Africa’s most reliable batsmen.
Sri Lanka Cricket has emphasized that Kirsten’s appointment is part of a broader initiative to revamp the National High Performance Center. His primary responsibility will be to prepare and lead the Sri Lanka National Men’s Team in their campaign for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2027, which will be jointly hosted by South Africa, Namibia, and Zimbabwe.
Cricket
Sri Lanka–Afghanistan Series Postponed Amid Regional Tensions
Sri Lanka Cricket has decided to postpone the upcoming limited-overs series against Afghanistan in the United Arab Emirates due to the current situation in the Middle East, sources confirmed.
The series, which was scheduled to run from March 13 to 25, included three T20 internationals in Sharjah and three ODIs in Dubai. However, growing security concerns following reports of Iranian strikes across parts of the region have forced officials to reconsider travel and hosting arrangements.
Both cricket boards are understood to be in discussions to reschedule the fixtures once conditions improve. The decision comes at a time when Sri Lanka is also focusing on strengthening its domestic fitness programme, with selectors emphasizing that physical readiness will be a key factor in future squad selections.
Cricket
Jayasuriya Hands Over Resignation as Sri Lanka Head Coach
Cricket legend Sanath Jayasuriya has formally handed over his resignation as Head Coach of the Sri Lanka national team, following the side’s disappointing World Cup campaign.
It is learnt, the resignation was submitted on Thursday after discussions with Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) President Shammi Silva. Jayasuriya, who took charge with hopes of reviving the team’s fortunes, decided to step aside after the tournament’s poor showing.
Despite stepping down, Jayasuriya will remain involved in Sri Lankan cricket. In a significant transition, he has been assigned to lead the High Performance Centre, where he will oversee player development and the broader cricketing structure.
Sri Lanka Cricket has yet to announce a replacement for the head coach role, but officials confirmed that talks are underway to identify a candidate capable of steering the national side forward.
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