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A must-win match today in Kolkata

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The second match of the three-match one-day series between the Sri Lankan and the Indian will be held today in Kolkata.

When the Indian team won the T20 series, which consisted of three matches, 2-1, India also won the first one-day match. For the Sri Lankan team to stay longer in the tournament, it is mandatory to win this match.

The stadium where this match will be held is special for Rohit Sharma and it is also the stadium where he scored 264 runs against Sri Lanka. The match will be played at the Eden Gardens Stadium.

In the last match, the bowling of the Sri Lankan team was at a very poor level, and in this match, it is imperative that they enter the field after correcting the shortcomings of that match. Fast bowler Dilshan Madushanka, who suffered a shoulder injury in the last match, is uncertain whether to play today, so Lahiru Kumara is largely responsible for that. In that case, Kasun Rajitha and Lahiru Kumara will be given the responsibility of bowling the opening balls.

While Wanindu Hasaranga will be among the wickets, newcomer Dunith Wellalage, who joined the team as an all-rounder, must also return to his usual style of play.

The middle-order batsmen of the Sri Lankan team should play more responsibly, and it is imperative to make a better decision about the opening pair of the team.

The match is scheduled to start at 1.30 Sri Lanka time.

ජය ගත යුතුම තරගයක් අද දින කොල්කටාවේදී

ශ්‍රී ලංකා කණ්ඩායම හා ඉන්දියානු කණ්ඩායම අතර තරග තුනකින් සමන්විත එක්දින තරගාවලියේ දෙවන තරගය අද දින කොල්කටාවේදී පැවැත්වේ.

තරග තුනකින් සමන්විත වූ විස්සයි විස්ස තරගාවලිය 2-1 ක ලෙස ඉන්දීය කණ්ඩායම ජය ලබා ගනිද්දී, පළමු එක්දින තරගයේ ජයද ඉන්දියාව සතු විය. ශ්‍රී ලංකා කණ්ඩායමට තරගාවලියේ තව දුරටත් රැදී සිටීමට නම් මෙම තරගය ජයග්‍රහණය කිරීම අනිවාර්‍ය වේ.

මෙම තරගය පැවැත්වෙන ක්‍රීඩාංගනය රෝහිත් ශර්මා හට සුවිශේෂී වන අතර ඒ ශ්‍රී ලංකාවට එරෙහිව ලකුණු 264 ලබා වාර්ථාවක් තිබීමට සමත් වූ ක්‍රීඩාංගනයද මෙය වේ. මෙම තරගය ඊඩන් ගාඩන් ක්‍රීඩා පිටියේදී පැවැත්වේ.

පසුගිය තරගයේ ශ්‍රී ලංකා කණ්ඩායමේ පන්දු යැවීම ඉතා දුර්වල මට්ටමක පැවති අතර, මෙම තරගයට එම තරගයේ සිදු වූ අඩුපාඩු හරිගස්වා ගෙන පිටියට පිවිසීම අනිවාර්‍ය වේ. පසුගිය තරගයේදී උරහිසේ ආබාධයකට ගොදුරු වූ වේගපන්දු යවන ක්‍රීඩක දිල්ෂාන් මදුශංක අද දින ක්‍රීඩා කිරීම අවිනිශ්චිත තාවයක පවතින් බැවින් බොහෝ දුරට එහි වගකීම ලහිරු කුමාර හට පැවරේ. එසේ උවහොත් ආරම්භක පන්දු යැවීමේ වගකීම කසුන් රාජිත හා ලහිරු කුමාර හට පැවරේ.

වනිදු හසරංග කඩුලු අතරට පැමිණීම අනිවාර්‍ය වන අතර, තුන් ඉරියව් ක්‍රීඩකයෙකු ලෙස කණ්ඩායමට එක් වූ නවක ක්‍රීඩක දුනිත් වෙල්ලාලගේ හටද තමාගේ සුපුරුදු ක්‍රීඩා රටාවට පැමිණීම සිදු කල යුතුය.

ශ්‍රී ලංකා කණ්ඩායමේ මැද පෙල පිතිකරුවන් මීට වඩා වගකීම් සහගතව ක්‍රීඩා කල යුතු අතර, කණ්ඩායමේ ආරම්භක පිතිකරන යුගලය පිලිබදව වඩා හොද තීරණයක් ගැනීම අනිවාර්‍ය වේ.

තරගය ශ්‍රී ලංකා වේලාවෙන් 1.30 ආරම්භ වීමට නියමිතව පවතී.

கொல்கத்தாவில் இன்று நடக்கும் ஆட்டத்தில் கட்டாயம் வெற்றி பெற வேண்டும்

இலங்கை அணிக்கும் இந்திய அணிக்கும் இடையிலான மூன்று போட்டிகள் கொண்ட ஒரு நாள் தொடரின் இரண்டாவது போட்டி இன்று கொல்கத்தாவில் நடைபெறவுள்ளது.

மூன்று போட்டிகள் கொண்ட டி20 தொடரை இந்திய அணி 2-1 என கைப்பற்றிய போது, ​​முதல் ஒரு நாள் போட்டியிலும் இந்தியா வெற்றி பெற்றது. இலங்கை அணி அதிக நாட்கள் தொடரில் தொடர இந்த போட்டியில் வெற்றி பெறுவது கட்டாயம்.

இந்தப் போட்டி நடைபெறும் மைதானம் ரோஹித் ஷர்மாவுக்கு சிறப்பு வாய்ந்தது மேலும் இலங்கைக்கு எதிராக 264 ரன்கள் குவித்த மைதானமும் இதுதான். இந்தப் போட்டி ஈடன் கார்டன் மைதானத்தில் நடைபெறவுள்ளது.

கடந்த போட்டியில் இலங்கை அணியின் பந்துவீச்சு மிகவும் மோசமான நிலையில் இருந்ததால், இப்போட்டியில் அந்த போட்டியின் குறைகளை சரி செய்து கொண்டு களம் இறங்குவது கட்டாயம். கடந்த போட்டியில் தோள்பட்டையில் உபாதைக்கு உள்ளான வேகப்பந்து வீச்சாளர் டில்ஷான் மதுஷங்க இன்று விளையாடுவாரா இல்லையா என்பது நிச்சயமற்ற நிலையில் இருப்பதால் அதற்கு லஹிரு குமாரவே பெரிதும் காரணமாக இருந்துள்ளார். அவ்வாறாயின் ஆரம்ப பந்துகளை வீசும் பொறுப்பு கசுன் ராஜித மற்றும் லஹிரு குமார ஆகியோருக்கு வழங்கப்படவுள்ளது.

வனிது ஹசரங்க விக்கெட்டுகளுக்கு மத்தியில் இருக்கும் அதே வேளையில், சகலதுறை ஆட்டக்காரராக அணியில் இணைந்த புதுமுக வீரர் துனித் வெல்லாலகேவும் தனது வழமையான ஆட்ட பாணிக்கு திரும்ப வேண்டும்.

இலங்கை அணியின் மிடில் ஆர்டர் பேட்ஸ்மேன்கள் மிகவும் பொறுப்புடன் விளையாட வேண்டும், மேலும் அணியின் தொடக்க ஜோடி குறித்து சிறந்த முடிவை எடுக்க வேண்டியது அவசியம்.

இப்போட்டி இலங்கை நேரப்படி 1.30க்கு ஆரம்பமாகவுள்ளது.

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South Asian Karate Championship 2025: India and Sri Lanka Shine as Karate Celebrates 50 Years in Sri Lanka

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Colombo, July 5–6, 2025 – The 9th South Asian Karate Championship and the 1st South Asian Youth Karate Championship successfully concluded at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, marking a landmark moment in Sri Lanka’s martial arts history as the nation celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the Sri Lanka Karate Federation.

This prestigious two-day event was jointly organized by the South Asian Karate Federation and the Sri Lanka Karate Federation, which is registered under the Ministry of Sports as one of the seven official sports federations in the country.

Day 1 (July 5) – Youth Championship Dominated by India and Sri Lanka

The opening day featured intense youth-level competition with over 700 athletes from seven South Asian nationsSri Lanka, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and the Maldives – competing in age categories below 14.

🥇 Youth Medal Standings (U-14 Category):

  • India – 22 Medals (1st Place)
  • Nepal – 20 Medals (2nd Place)
  • Sri Lanka – 10 Medals (3rd Place)

📺 Watch Day 1 Highlights:

Final Day (July 6) – Sri Lanka Takes Youth Title, India Clinches Senior Crown

The second day of the tournament featured both senior and youth finals. In a historic achievement, Sri Lanka emerged champions in the Youth Division, while India secured the Senior Team Championship, continuing their regional dominance.

Final Team Standings:

  • Senior Category:
    • 🥇 India (Champions)
    • 🥈 Nepal (Runners-up)
    • 🥉 Sri Lanka (Third Place)
  • Youth Category:
    • 🥇 Sri Lanka (Champions)
    • 🥈 India (Runners-up)
    • 🥉 Nepal (Third Place)

Watch Final Day Highlights:

Special Guests & Recognition

The event was graced by His Excellency Akio Isomata, the Japanese Ambassador to Sri Lanka, who attended as the Chief Guest, acknowledging Sri Lanka’s long-standing contribution to the growth of karate in South Asia.

Also present was Bharat Sharma, President of the South Asian Karate Federation, who praised the standard of competition and Sri Lanka’s organizing excellence.

Karate in Sri Lanka – 50 Years of Legacy

This championship coincided with the 50th Anniversary of the Sri Lanka Karate Federation, which has played a vital role in shaping karate talent nationally and internationally. With continued support from the Ministry of Sports, karate remains one of Sri Lanka’s fastest-growing combat sports.

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Sri Lanka Women Finish Qualifiers with 0 Goals, 20 Conceded – Who Will Take Responsibility?

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Colombo, July 3 – Sri Lanka Women’s National Football Team wrapped up their AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2026 Qualifiers campaign with a third straight defeat — a 2-0 loss to Laos — confirming their position at the bottom of Group F, with 0 wins, 0 goals scored, and 18 conceded in just three games.

But beyond the scorelines lies a far more serious issue: a complete collapse of women’s football development in Sri Lanka. And this time, the blame does not lie on one individual — but on a system that has failed the sport, from top to bottom.

Match-by-Match Recap

Match 1: Sri Lanka 0 – 10 Uzbekistan

  • Possession: 30%
  • Shots on Target: 0
  • xG: 0.0 vs Uzbekistan’s 3.60
  • A game that exposed a lack of preparation, structure, and fitness from the very start.

Match 2: Sri Lanka 0 – 8 Nepal

  • Possession: 50%
  • Defensive errors gifted goals, including a hat-trick by Sabitra Bhandari.
  • xG: Nepal 3.76 vs Sri Lanka 0.60
  • Tactical breakdown: Midfield collapsed under pressure, backline failed to close space.

Match 3: Sri Lanka 0 – 2 Laos

  • Possession: 50%
  • Shots on Target: 5
  • xG: 2.56 (Laos) vs 1.08 (Sri Lanka)
  • A more balanced performance, but defensive lapses in the 73rd and 90+2 minutes led to defeat. Sri Lanka couldn’t convert chances despite their best game statistically.

Final Group Standings – Group F

TeamMPGFGAGDPoints
🇳🇵 Nepal2170+176
🇺🇿 Uzbekistan2170+176
🇱🇦 Laos2216-140
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka3020-200

Tactical Issues Across All Matches

  • No clear formation or transition play.
  • Lack of defensive coordination — players failed to track runners, especially on the flanks.
  • No attacking identity — only 1.08 xG across three games.
  • In-game management absent — few substitutions or tactical shifts despite being outplayed.

While public criticism often targets the President of the Football Federation, this decline in women’s football runs deeper:

Who Is Accountable? Not Just the President

Women’s Football Committee:

  • Failed to organize any domestic tournament in recent years.
  • Selected the squad via open trials, with no league performance data to back selections.
  • No consistent training camps or fitness programs.

Executive Committee:

  • Remains silent on the recurring failures.
  • No inquiries, reviews, or structural reforms have followed Sri Lanka’s repeated humiliations — including the U20 Women’s SAFF defeat earlier this year.

Technical & Development Staff:

  • No tactical framework or youth development.
  • No modern coaching methods or international exposure for players.

The Bigger Problem: Silence and Stagnation

Sri Lanka is not just losing matches — it’s losing direction. The current state of women’s football is not the result of one bad campaign. It’s the product of years of neglect, political appointments, and a failure to treat women’s football with equal priority.

Even now, there is no explanation from the Executive Committee on how the women’s team was prepared or what plans exist for recovery.

Time for a Reset, Not Excuses

If Sri Lanka is serious about competing in international football, the following must be addressed:

  • ✅ A national women’s league
  • ✅ Provincial and school-level competitions
  • ✅ Professional coaching staff and structured fitness programs
  • ✅ Regular international friendlies and camps
  • ✅ Transparent selection processes based on performance, not politics

🔚 Conclusion

Sri Lanka’s 2026 AFC campaign should not just be remembered for the scorelines — but as a call for change. It is time for every stakeholder — from the Women’s Committee to the Executive — to reflect, respond, and rebuild.

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Sri Lanka Set to Face UAE in Crucial Rugby Clash Tomorrow in Colombo

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The Sri Lanka national rugby team will lock horns with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in a much-anticipated international rugby encounter set to take place today (July 4) at the iconic Racecourse Ground, Colombo.

As part of their final preparations, the Sri Lankan team held an intensive training session today under the watchful eyes of the coaching staff. The team looked sharp, focused, and ready to bring their A-game to home soil.

This clash promises to be a key test for the Tuskers as they look to strengthen their footing in the regional rugby scene and gain momentum ahead of upcoming international competitions. UAE, a rising force in Asian rugby, will also be eyeing a big performance away from home.

Both teams are expected to field strong lineups, and the match is anticipated to draw significant interest from local fans eager to witness top-tier rugby action.

📍 Match Info
🗓️ Date: July 4, 2025
📍 Venue: Racecourse Rugby Grounds, Colombo
🕒 Kick-off: TBA

Stay tuned for live updates, photos, and post-match coverage on Sri Lankan Sports TV.

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