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A complaint against the football administration from the former president
Former President Mr Anura de Silva has complained to the Minister of Sports that the selection committee has violated several new sports regulations regarding the nominations submitted for the football selection to be held on the 14th.
Accordingly, in his complaint, it has been stated that there is doubt regarding the decision taken regarding the acceptance of the nomination of this year’s presidential candidate Mr Jaswar Umar.
Under the new Sports Act enacted by the Minister of Sports, Section 31, Section 41 of Act No. 25 of 1973 was renewed and it was found that Mr Jaswar Umar had been recommended as guilty of a charge under “disqualifications for holding office in a sports association”, so his nomination was accepted. There is doubt about how.
Mr Anura de Silva has also asked about the fact that if certain decisions were changed according to the new act in this election, why was this issue not addressed?
Currently, the Ministry of Sports has asked for an appeal of Rs. 50 000 will be charged, while earlier this amount was Rs. 6000 In case the appeal is accepted as correct, the amount will be refunded.
It was noticeable that 24 of the 43 nominations submitted for 11 positions in the Executive Committee were rejected for the election to be held on January 14.
At the same time, all the nominations for the posts of Assistant-Treasurer and Assistant-Secretary were rejected.
හිටපු සභාපතිගෙන් පාපන්දු නිළවරණයට එරෙහිව පැමිණිල්ලක්
හිටපු සභාපති අනුර ද සිල්වා මහතා 14 වෙනිදා පවත්වීමට නියමිත පාපන්දු නිළවරණය සදහා ඉදිරිපත් වූ නාමයෝජනා සම්භන්ධයෙන් නිළවරණ කමිටුව නව ක්රීඩා රෙගුලාසි කිහිපයක්ම කඩ කර ඇතැයි ක්රීඩා අමාත්ය වරයා වෙත පමිණිලි කොට ඇත.
ඒ අනුව එතුමාගේ පැමිණිල්ලෙන් දක්වා ඇත්තේ මෙවර සභාපති අපේක්ෂක ජස්වර් උමර් මහතාගේ නාම යෝජනාව පිළිගැනීම සම්භන්ධයෙන් ගත් තීරණය පිලිබදව සැකයක් පවතින බව ය.
ක්රීඩා අමාත්යවරා පනවන ලද නව ක්රීඩා පනත යටතේ 1973 අංක 25 දරන පනතේ 31 වැනි වගන්තිය 41 වැනි වගන්තිය අලුත් වූ අතර එයින් දැක් වූයේ ” ක්රීඩා සංගමයක තණතුරු දැරීමට නොහැකි නුසුදුසුකම්” යටතේ ජස්වර් උමර් මහතා චෝදනාවක වැරදිකරු වශයෙන් නිර්දේශ වී ඇති බැවින් ඔහුගේ නාම යෝජනාව පිළිගැනීම සිදු වූයේ කෙසේද යන්න පිළිබදව සැකයක් පවතින බවය.
මෙම නිලවරණයේදී නව පනතට අනුව යම් යම් තීරණ වෙනස් වූයේ නම් මෙම කාරනාව පිළිබදව අවදානය යොමු නොවූයේ මන්ද යන්න පිලිබදවද අනුර ද සිල්වා මහතා විමසා ඇත.
මේ වන විට ක්රීඩා අමාත්යංශය අභියාචනාවක් සදහා රු. 50 000 මුදල් අය කරන අතර, මීට පෙර මෙම මුදල පවතියේ රු. 6000 ලෙසය. යම් හෙයකින් අභියාචනය නිවැරදි බවට පිළිගත වුවහොත් එම මුදල නැවත ලබා දීමට කටයුතු කරනු ලැබේ.
ජනවාරි 14 වෙනිදා පවත්වීමට නියමිත නිළවරණය සදහා විධායක සභාවේ ධුර 11ක් සදහා ඉදිරිපත් වූ නාම යෝජනා 43න් 24ක් ම ප්රතික්ෂේප වීම කැපී පෙනෙන්නට විය.
මේ අතරම එහි උපභාණ්ඩාගරික හා උප ලේකම් යන තනතුරු සදහා ඉදිරිපත් වූ සියලුම නාම යෝජනා ප්රතික්ෂේප විය.
முன்னாள் தலைவரிடம் இருந்து கால்பந்து நிர்வாகத்திற்கு எதிராக புகார்
எதிர்வரும் 14ஆம் திகதி நடைபெறவுள்ள உதைபந்தாட்டத் தெரிவுக்கான வேட்புமனுக்கள் தொடர்பில் தெரிவுக் குழு பல புதிய விளையாட்டு விதிமுறைகளை மீறியுள்ளதாக முன்னாள் ஜனாதிபதி திரு அனுர டி சில்வா விளையாட்டுத்துறை அமைச்சரிடம் முறைப்பாடு செய்துள்ளார்.
அதன்படி இவ்வருடத்திற்கான தலைவர் வேட்பாளர் திரு.ஜஸ்வர் உமரின் வேட்புமனுவை ஏற்றுக்கொள்வது தொடர்பில் எடுக்கப்பட்ட தீர்மானம் தொடர்பில் சந்தேகம் நிலவுவதாக அவரது முறைப்பாட்டில் தெரிவிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.
விளையாட்டுத் துறை அமைச்சரால் இயற்றப்பட்ட புதிய விளையாட்டுச் சட்டத்தின் கீழ், 1973 ஆம் ஆண்டின் 25 ஆம் இலக்கச் சட்டத்தின் பிரிவு 31, பிரிவு 41 புதுப்பிக்கப்பட்டது மற்றும் திரு. ஜஸ்வர் உமர் “பதவி வகிப்பதற்கான தகுதியின்மைகள்” கீழ் ஒரு குற்றச்சாட்டில் குற்றவாளி என்று பரிந்துரைக்கப்பட்டது கண்டறியப்பட்டது. ஒரு விளையாட்டு சங்கம்”, அதனால் அவரது நியமனம் ஏற்கப்பட்டது. எப்படி என்பதில் சந்தேகம் உள்ளது.
இத்தேர்தலில் புதிய சட்டத்தின் பிரகாரம் சில தீர்மானங்கள் மாற்றப்பட்டிருந்தால், இந்த விடயம் ஏன் கவனத்தில் கொள்ளப்படவில்லை என்றும் திரு அனுர டி சில்வா கேட்டுள்ளார்.
தற்போது, விளையாட்டு அமைச்சகம் ரூ. 50 000 வசூலிக்கப்படும், முன்பு இந்தத் தொகை ரூ. 6000 ஆக மேல்முறையீடு சரியானது என ஏற்றுக்கொள்ளப்பட்டால், தொகை திருப்பி அளிக்கப்படும்.
ஜனவரி 14ஆம் திகதி நடைபெறவுள்ள நிர்வாக சபைத் தேர்தலுக்காக 11 பதவிகளுக்கு சமர்ப்பிக்கப்பட்ட 43 வேட்பு மனுக்களில் 24 நிராகரிக்கப்பட்டமை குறிப்பிடத்தக்கது.
அதே நேரத்தில், துணைப் பொருளாளர் மற்றும் துணைச் செயலாளர் பதவிகளுக்கான வேட்புமனுக்கள் அனைத்தும் நிராகரிக்கப்பட்டன.
Cricket
Run for Hope Kandy 2026
Run for Hope Kandy 2026, organized by the Voice Foundation, was successfully held on March 29th in the heart of Kandy city, marking a powerful moment of unity, purpose, and impact. This landmark event brought together a vibrant community of 408 runners, including both local participants and international supporters, all driven by a shared mission—to uplift and empower single mothers in Sri Lanka.







Set against the scenic and historic backdrop of Kandy, the run was more than just a sporting event; it was a movement of compassion and hope. Participants took part in various race categories, demonstrating not only physical endurance but also a deep commitment to social change. From early morning, the city came alive with energy, determination, and a spirit of togetherness as runners, volunteers, and supporters gathered in large numbers.
The primary purpose of Run for Hope Kandy was to raise awareness and support for the Single Moms Empowerment Center, an initiative dedicated to equipping single mothers with skills, resources, and opportunities for a better future. Through this event, the Voice Foundation continues its mission of transforming lives and strengthening vulnerable communities across the nation.
The success of the event was made possible through the dedication of volunteers, the generosity of sponsors, and the enthusiasm of every participant who showed up for the cause. It stands as a testament to what can be achieved when people come together with a shared vision.
Run for Hope Kandy 2026 is not just remembered as a race, but as a meaningful step toward lasting change—proving that every mile run can bring hope, dignity, and a brighter tomorrow to those in need.
We will meet Again in Negombo
News
Ajith De Silva Elected MHA President at 70th AGM
The Mercantile Hockey Association successfully held its 70th Annual General Meeting on March 28, 2026, at the Burgher Recreation Club.
Veteran sportsman Dennis de Rosayro presided over the meeting, where Ajith De Silva of Brown & Company PLC was elected as President for the 2026–2027 term.
He succeeds outgoing President Vengadasalam Balagobi of Deloitte Sri Lanka, who completed three successful terms.
🔹 Office Bearers – 2026/2027
Patron:
Rohitha Silva (IDAC Pvt Ltd)
Vice Patrons:
Deva Ellepola, Ramesh Schaffter, Tharaka Ranwala, Manjula Wijemanne, Iqram Cuttilan, Kumar De Silva, Juragen Majid, Vengadasalam Balagobi
Trustee:
Deva Ellepola
President:
Ajith De Silva (Brown & Company PLC)
Vice Presidents:
Sumith Jayasena, Chandana Weragama, Sadique M. Hanas, Charitha Senanayake
Honorary Secretary:
Yogendren Suganthan
Assistant Secretary:
Vishwa Prabhath
Honorary Treasurer:
Sameera Ushantha
Assistant Treasurer:
Deepika Kariyawasam
🔹 Executive Committee
M.J.M. Irshad, Thilina Perera, G. Jayaprakash, Priyan Senevirathna, Laknath Guruge, Inthiqhab Majid, Roger Vijayakumar, Janitha Jayawardana, Gihan Peiris, Marlon De Alwis
Cricket
Tragedy Halts 66th Battle of the Babes in Kandy
The 66th edition of the “Battle of the Babes” big match between St. Sylvester’s College and Vidyartha College was abruptly called off on Wednesday after a tragic road accident claimed the lives of two St. Sylvester’s students.
The incident occurred as the students were on their way to witness the much-anticipated encounter at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium. According to police, the motorcycle they were travelling on collided head-on with a bus.
One of the victims, Sachith Karunaratne, died at the scene. The other student, Nethula Nimdinu, was rushed to the Kandy National Hospital but later succumbed to his injuries.
The shocking news cast a shadow over the annual fixture, prompting authorities to take swift action. Central Province Governor Sarath Abeykoon reportedly suggested halting the match, after which the principals of both schools jointly agreed to call off the game midway.

St. Sylvester’s College confirmed the untimely deaths, paying tribute to the two students as committed and valued members of their school community.
Meanwhile, Kandy Police have launched an investigation to determine the circumstances surrounding the fatal accident.
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