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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.
Football
I League 2025: New Star SC Breaks Silence on Mohamed Sahi Transfer Dispute
Club Claims Legal Ownership of Player and Denies Any Tie with Crystal Palace FC Gampola
Colombo – June 16, 2025:
New Star Sports Club has issued an official clarification to Sri Lankan Sports TV in response to recent allegations raised over the eligibility of player Mohamed Sahi, who appeared for them in the ongoing I League 2025.
The controversy began when Crystal Palace FC Gampola claimed the player had been part of their club and was not officially released to play for another side. However, New Star SC has now provided a detailed counter-statement, presenting what they claim is a legitimate and documented timeline of events.
Timeline of the Transfer (According to New Star SC)
- January 15, 2025: Mohamed Sahi was officially released by his previous club Eravur YSS.
- January 16, 2025: He signed a one-year contract with New Star SC for the 2025/26 season for a fee of Rs. 85,000. annum.
- Following this, New Star SC completed the player’s registration for the I League 2025, adhering to the official player registration guidelines and transfer protocols.
Official Documents and Tournament Committee Approval
New Star SC further stated that all relevant documentation regarding Sahi’s release, contract, and registration was submitted to the I League Tournament Committee, and the player’s inclusion in the squad was formally approved before the tournament began.
The club emphasized that:
All documents were verified by the tournament organizers, and the player was approved to participate under New Star SC. There was no contractual or regulatory tie between Mohamed Sahi and Crystal Palace FC Gampola.
On Crystal Palace FC Allegations
Responding directly to the claims by Crystal Palace FC, New Star SC clarified that:
- Mohamed Sahi had only appeared in friendly and 7-a-side games for Crystal Palace, with no official registration or contract in place.
- Therefore, any claims of ownership or breach of agreement by Crystal Palace are factually incorrect and unsupported by documentation.
Regulatory Backing
As per the I League 2025 Competition Regulations (Sections 15–17), a player is deemed eligible if:
1. They are officially released by their previous club;
2. They are duly contracted and registered within the tournament’s registration window;
3. Their documentation is verified and approved by the Tournament Committee .
If these requirements were met — as New Star SC claims — then the player was legitimately registered.
What’s Next?
While this clarification from New Star SC provides a strong rebuttal to the allegations, it remains to be seen whether the I League Tournament Committee will issue a public statement or ruling to close the matter.
Football
I League 2025 Controversy: Player Transfer Dispute Raises Serious Questions
New Star SC under scrutiny over fielding an ineligible player, Mohamed Sahi, without Crystal Palace FC Gampola’s release
A player registration controversy has emerged during the I League 2025 involving New Star Sports Club and Crystal Palace FC Gampola, potentially violating multiple tournament regulations.
According to reliable reports, Mohamed Sahi, who was formerly registered with Eravur YSS, joined Crystal Palace FC Gampola in February 2025 — a move publicly announced on the club’s official Facebook page.

However, during the ongoing I League tournament, the same player was found listed in the New Star SC squad, raising alarm over a potential unauthorised transfer.
Officials from Crystal Palace FC have confirmed that the club did not release Sahi for any transfer, nor were they informed about his participation with New Star SC in the I League 2025. This suggests a clear breach of both the club-player agreement and the player registration regulations outlined by the I League organizers.
The I League 2025 regulations — particularly under Section 15: Eligibility of Players and Section 16: Registration — strictly prohibit participation without proper registration and release. Clubs are required to register players within the designated transfer window and ensure full compliance with contracts and club agreements. Failure to adhere to these requirements can lead to sanctions, including disqualification and suspensions, as stipulated in the Disciplinary and Ethics Code
This is not the first time New Star SC has faced disciplinary action. In 2020, the club was suspended from the FFSL President’s Cup semi-final after a protest by Blue Eagles SC over fielding an overage U19 marquee player under alleged forged documents — a scandal that led to the resignation of a New Star official who also served on the FFSL Competition Committee.
Growing Concerns Amid Reforms
As Sri Lanka Football Federation (FFSL) and national team authorities work to rebuild the sport’s integrity and international standing, such cases of administrative malpractice threaten to undo recent progress. With the national team performing admirably and the FFSL pushing for reforms, these incidents are a stain on the domestic football system.
This incident serves as a critical reminder that transparent and ethical conduct is non-negotiable if Sri Lankan football is to move forward. The I League Disciplinary Committee is expected to take swift action to investigate and enforce appropriate sanctions if rules have been breached.
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South Korea Edge Sri Lanka in Thrilling Opener of Asian Rugby World Cup Qualifier
In a closely contested opener of the Asian Rugby Championship – Emirates Edition, which serves as a qualifier for the 2027 Rugby World Cup, South Korea narrowly defeated Sri Lanka with a final score of 38-34 at the Racecourse International Stadium in Colombo yesterday (June 13).
This tournament is crucial in determining Asia’s second qualifier for the upcoming Rugby World Cup, with Japan having already secured their place through the world rankings. The event features four top-tier Asian rugby nations: Sri Lanka, South Korea, Hong Kong, and the United Arab Emirates.
Despite the loss, Sri Lanka delivered an impressive performance, going head-to-head with a strong South Korean side. Lasindu Karunaratne of Sri Lanka was named Player of the Match for his outstanding contribution on the field.
Sri Lanka is scheduled to face United Arab Emirates and Hong Kong in the remaining two matches of the series. The tournament, organized by Asia Rugby, features the continent’s top four teams selected based on performance and aims to determine the final Asian representative for the global stage.
The opening match drew notable attendance, including Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Hon. Sunil Kumara Gamage, who witnessed the action live.


Stay tuned to Sri Lankan Sports TV for full coverage of the qualifiers and exclusive content from the ground.







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