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A new physiotherapist for the Sri Lankan Cricket Team

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3 years ago

January 2, 2023

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Mr Chris Clarke-Ion of England has been appointed as the chief physiotherapist of the Sri Lankan team.

Chris has a first-class BSc (Hons) in Physiotherapy from the University of East London. He also holds a Master’s in Advanced Neuromuscular Physiotherapy from King’s College London in 2014. Chris has special expertise in back pain, spinal pain and acupuncture.

Mr Chris will serve as the Chief Physiotherapist of Sri Lanka for a period of 2 years with effect from 01.01.2023. Over the past period, Sri Lankan players suffered from various injuries and the opportunities for them to fully recover and play in other tournaments have also changed. Several players who worked in the T20 World Cup team have missed the opportunity to represent the tournament due to physical injuries.

The physiotherapist headed the team’s medical team at Essex County in England. Chris has also served as England’s Chief Physiotherapist on a tour of Australia. Chris has experience in Great Britain Basketball and the Aviva Premiership with Harlequins RFC.

ශ්‍රී ලංකා ක්‍රිකට් කණ්ඩායමට නව භෞතචිකිස්තකවරයෙක්

ශ්‍රී ලංකා කණ්ඩායමේ ප්‍රධාන භෞතචිකිස්තකවරයා ලෙස එංගලන්තයේ ක්‍රිස් ක්ලාක්-අයන් මහතා පත් කර ඇත.

ක්‍රිස්ට නැගෙනහිර ලන්ඩන් විශ්ව විද්‍යාලයෙන් භෞතචිකිත්සාව පිළිබඳ පළමු පන්තියේ BSc (ගෞරව) උපාධියක් ඇත. ඔහු 2014 වසරේ ලන්ඩනයේ කිංග්ස් කොලේජ් හි උසස් ස්නායු මාංශ පේශි භෞත චිකිත්සාව පිළිබඳ ශාස්ත්‍රපති උපාධියක් ද ලබා ඇත. ක්‍රිස්ට කොන්දේ වේදනාව, කොඳු ඇට පෙළේ වේදනාව සහ කටු චිකිත්සාව කෙරෙහි විශේෂ දක්ෂතාවයක් පවතී.

ක්‍රිස් මහතා 2023.01.01 දින සිට බලපැවැත්වෙන පරිදි අවුරුදු 2කක කාල සීමාවක් සදහා ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ ප්‍රධාන භෞතචිකිස්තකවරයා ලෙස කටයුතු කරනු ඇත. පසුගිය කාලය පුරාවටම ශ්‍රී ලංකා ක්‍රීඩකයන් විවිධ ආබාධ වලට ගොදුරු වූ අතර ඔවුන්ට එම අවස්ථා වල දී පූර්ණ සුවය ලබා අනෙකුත් තරගාවලි සදහා ක්‍රීඩා කිරීමේ අවස්ථාවයන්ද මහ හැරී ගොස් ඇත. විස්සයි 20 ලෝක කුසනයේ කණ්ඩායමේ වැඩගත් ක්‍රීඩකයන් කිහිපදෙනෙකුමට ශාරීක ආබාධයන් හේතුවෙන් තරගාවලිය නියෝජනය කිරීමේ අවස්ථාව මග හැරී ගොස් ඇත.

භෞතික චිකිත්සකරවයා එංගලන්තයේ එසෙක්ස් ප්‍රාන්ත කණ්ඩායමේ වෛද්‍ය කණ්ඩායමේ ප්‍රධානීත්වය දරා ඇත. ක්‍රිස් මහතා ඕස්ට්‍රේලියානු තරග සංචාරයකදී එංගලන්තයේ ප්‍රධාන භෞතචිකිස්තවයා ලෙසද කටයුතු කර ඇත. ක්‍රිස් මහා බ්‍රිතාන්‍ය පැසිපන්දු සහ Harlequins RFC සමඟ Aviva Premiership හි අත්දැකීම් ඇති අයෙකි.

இலங்கை கிரிக்கெட் அணிக்கு புதிய பிசியோதெரபிஸ்ட்

இலங்கை அணியின் பிரதம பிசியோதெரபிஸ்ட்டாக இங்கிலாந்தின் திரு.கிறிஸ் கிளார்க்-ஐயன் நியமிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளார்.

கிறிஸ் கிழக்கு லண்டன் பல்கலைக்கழகத்தில் பிசியோதெரபியில் முதல் வகுப்பில் பிஎஸ்சி (ஹான்ஸ்) படித்துள்ளார். அவர் 2014 இல் லண்டன் கிங்ஸ் கல்லூரியில் மேம்பட்ட நரம்புத்தசை பிசியோதெரபியில் முதுகலைப் பட்டமும் பெற்றுள்ளார். கிறிஸ் முதுகு வலி, முதுகு வலி மற்றும் குத்தூசி மருத்துவம் ஆகியவற்றில் சிறப்பு நிபுணத்துவம் பெற்றவர்.

திரு. கிறிஸ் 01.01.2023 முதல் 2 வருட காலத்திற்கு இலங்கையின் தலைமை பிசியோதெரபிஸ்டாக பணியாற்றுவார். கடந்த காலங்களில் இலங்கை வீரர்கள் பல்வேறு காயங்களுக்கு ஆளானதால் அவர்கள் முழுமையாக குணமடைந்து மற்ற போட்டிகளில் விளையாடுவதற்கான வாய்ப்புகளும் மாறிவிட்டன. டி20 உலகக் கோப்பை அணியில் பணியாற்றிய பல வீரர்கள் உடல் உபாதைகள் காரணமாக போட்டியை பிரதிநிதித்துவப்படுத்தும் வாய்ப்பை இழந்துள்ளனர்.

பிசியோதெரபிஸ்ட் இங்கிலாந்தில் உள்ள எசெக்ஸ் கவுண்டியில் அணியின் மருத்துவக் குழுவிற்கு தலைமை தாங்கினார். கிறிஸ் ஆஸ்திரேலியாவின் சுற்றுப்பயணத்தில் இங்கிலாந்தின் தலைமை பிசியோதெரபிஸ்டாகவும் பணியாற்றியுள்ளார். கிறிஸ் கிரேட் பிரிட்டன் கூடைப்பந்து மற்றும் Harlequins RFC உடன் அவிவா பிரீமியர்ஷிப்பில் அனுபவம் பெற்றவர்.

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Chamindu Wickramasinghe’s bowling action under scrutiny?

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13 hours ago

April 13, 2026

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Sri Lankan fast bowler Chamindu Wickramasinghe has come under the spotlight after his bowling action was officially reported as suspicious during a recent domestic encounter.

The incident occurred in a match of the National Super League held from April 6 to 9, where the Dambulla side faced Colombo. Wickramasinghe, representing Dambulla, drew attention from match officials, prompting concerns over the legality of his action.

The on-field umpires, Deepal Gunawardena and Ravindra Wimalasiri, made the report in accordance with standard procedures. Match referee Manoj Mendis also oversaw the process, ensuring that all regulations were followed.

Following the report, the matter has been referred to the Sri Lanka Cricket High Performance Unit for further assessment. Wickramasinghe may now be required to undergo biomechanical testing to determine whether his bowling action complies with the laws of the game.

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Sri Lanka lasses continue to impress

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13 hours ago

April 13, 2026

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Sri Lanka Under-19 Women extended their impressive run in the Tri-Series with a composed four-wicket victory over Australia Women Under-19 cricket team at Bill Pippen Oval Today.

After being put in to bat, Australia U-19 struggled to build momentum against a disciplined Sri Lankan bowling attack. Ayla Johnson top-scored with 18 off 29 balls, while Alyssa Dermody added a quick 13. However, regular wickets halted their progress as they finished on a modest 91 for 9 in 20 overs. Limansa Thilakarathne led the bowling effort with an impressive 3 for 26, well supported by Chamudi Praboda, who claimed 2 for 21.

In response, Sri Lanka Women Under-19 cricket team chased down the target with 92 for 6 in 19.3 overs. Despite a few setbacks, Pramudi Methsara anchored the innings with an unbeaten 21 off 17 balls, while Danodya Sewmini contributed a steady 14. Australia’s Filippa Suesee (3 for 18) and Ira Aery (2 for 13) fought hard, but Sri Lanka held their nerve.

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Football Chief Jaswar Umar Enters Race for NOC Presidency

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1 day ago

April 12, 2026

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Jaswar Umar, President of the Football Federation of Sri Lanka, has officially submitted his nomination to contest for the presidency of the National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka at the upcoming Annual General Meeting.

Umar becomes the fourth candidate in the race, joining Shirantha Peiris, Deva Henry, and Asanga Seneviratne, who are also contesting for the top position in the country’s Olympic body.

His time as football chief has created divided opinions among sports professionals who evaluate his performance. On one hand, Sri Lanka’s national team has shown improvement in international results, including a rise in the FIFA rankings from 204 to 191, along with notable performances against stronger opposition.

However, his approach has also faced criticism. Stakeholders have raised concerns over the increased reliance on Sri Lankan-origin overseas players, with claims that it has limited opportunities for local talent. The long-term vision for developing youth and building grassroots football programs has become a subject of public inquiry.

Umar now aims to advance his career through NOC while he leads Sri Lankan football with both positive results and ongoing public criticism of his work.

The upcoming election will become a competitive battle because four candidates will vie for control of a key position which holds major power within the country’s sports system.