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A promotion for Yupun Abeykoon!!!

Army Sergeant H.G. Palitha Bandara, who won a silver medal in the recently concluded Commonwealth Games (Para) discus throw, and Corporal V.D.I, who won a bronze medal in the 55 kg weight category. Kumara players met the Army Commander Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage yesterday.
The meeting was held at the Army Commander’s office, and they were also given financial incentives.
37 contestants participated in athletics, weight lifting, para discus throwing and other sports events representing the Army in this year’s Commonwealth Games.
In addition, a bronze medal in the 100m race was won for Sri Lanka by Sergeant Yupun Abeykoon of the Sri Lanka Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Corps.
During the friendly meeting, the Lt. General appreciated the achievement of the medalists, praised them for their performance in an international sports festival and assured them of the necessary support for their future sports careers.
The Commander of the Army also informed that Sergeant Yupun Abeykoon will be promoted to the next rank.
Brigadier Nalin Bandaranaike, Director of the Directorate of Army Sports, and Colonel Sri Rajapaksa, Senior Officers of Military Services, also joined the occasion.
යුපුන් අබේකොන් හට උසස් වීමක්!!!
පසුගිය දා අවසන් වූ පොදුරාජ්ය මණ්ඩලීය ක්රීඩා (පැරා) කවපෙත්ත විසි කිරීමෙන් රිදී පදක්කමක් දිනා ගත් යුද්ධ හමුදාවේ සැරයන් එච්.ජී පාලිත බණ්ඩාර හා කිලෝග්රෑම් 55 බර කාණ්ඩයේ ලෝකඩ පදක්කමක් දිනා දුන් කෝප්රල් වයි.ඩී.අයි. කුමාර යන ක්රීඩකයන් ඊයේ දින යුද්ධ හමුදාපති ලුතිනන් ජෙනරාල් විකුම් ලියනගේ මහතා හමු විය.
එම හමුව යුද්ධ හමුදාධිපති කාර්යලයේදී පැවති අතර, ඔවුන් හට මූල්යමය දිරි ගැන්වීම් ප්රදානයන්ද ලබා දෙන ලදී.
මෙවර පොදුරාජ්ය මණ්ඩලීය ක්රීඩා උළෙලට යුද්ධ හමුදාව නියෝජනය කරමින් මලළ ක්රීඩා, බර ඉසිලීම, පැරා කවපෙත්ත විසි කිරීම හා අනෙකුත් ක්රීඩා තරග සදහා තරගකරුවන් 37 දෙනෙකු සහභාගී විය.
මීට අමතරව මීටර් 100 ධාවන ඉසව්වේ ලෝකඩ පදක්කමක් ශ්රී ලංකා විදුලි හා යාන්ත්රික ඉංජිනේරු බලකායේ මාණ්ඩලික සැරයන් යුපුන් අබේකෝන් ශ්රී ලංකාව වෙනුවෙන් දිනා දෙන ලදී.
එම සුහද හමුවේදී ලුතිනන් ජෙනරාල් වරයා පදක්කම් ලාභීන්ගේ ජයග්රහණය ඇගයීමට ලක් කල අතර, ජාත්යන්තර ක්රීඩා උළෙලකදී ඔවුන් දැක්වූ දක්ෂතා පිළිබදව ප්රශංසා කරමින්, ඔවුන්ගේ ඉදිරි ක්රීඩා ජීවිතයට අවශ්ය සහය ලබා දෙන බවටද සහතික විය.
එහිදී යුද්ධ හමුදාපති තුමා විසින් මාණ්ඩලික සැරයන් යුපුන් අබේකෝන් මීලග නිලයට උසස් කරන ලෙසද දැනුම් දෙන ලදී.
මෙම අවස්ථාවට යුද්ධ හමුදා ක්රීඩා අධ්යක්ෂක මණ්ඩලයේ අධ්යක්ෂක බ්රිගේඩියර් නලින් බණ්ඩාරනායක සහ යුධ සේවා සහකාර කර්නල් ශ්රී රාජපක්ෂ යන ජ්යෙෂ්ඨ නිලධාරීන්ද එක් වූහ.
யுபுன் அபேகோனுக்கு பதவி உயர்வு!!!
அண்மையில் நிறைவடைந்த பொதுநலவாய விளையாட்டுப் போட்டியில் (பரா) வட்டு எறிதலில் வெள்ளிப் பதக்கம் வென்ற இராணுவ சார்ஜன்ட் எச்.ஜி.பாலித பண்டார மற்றும் 55 கிலோ எடைப் பிரிவில் வெண்கலப் பதக்கம் வென்ற கோப்ரல் வி.டி.ஐ. குமார வீரர்கள் நேற்று இராணுவத் தளபதி லெப்டினன்ட் ஜெனரல் விக்கும் லியனகேவை சந்தித்தனர்.
இராணுவத் தளபதி அலுவலகத்தில் நடைபெற்ற இந்த சந்திப்பு அவர்களுக்கு நிதியுதவியும் வழங்கப்பட்டது.
37 போட்டியாளர்கள் தடகளம், பளு தூக்குதல், பாரா டிஸ்கஸ் எறிதல் மற்றும் இந்த ஆண்டு காமன்வெல்த் விளையாட்டுகளில் இராணுவத்தை பிரதிநிதித்துவப்படுத்தும் மற்ற விளையாட்டு நிகழ்வுகளில் கலந்து கொண்டனர்.
மேலும், 100 மீற்றர் ஓட்டப் போட்டியில் வெண்கலப் பதக்கத்தை இலங்கை மின் மற்றும் இயந்திர பொறியியல் படையணியின் பணியாளர் சார்ஜன்ட் யுபுன் அபேகோன் வென்றார்.
சிநேகபூர்வ சந்திப்பின் போது, லெப்டினன்ட் ஜெனரல் பதக்கம் வென்றவர்களின் சாதனையைப் பாராட்டியதுடன், சர்வதேச விளையாட்டு விழாவில் அவர்களின் திறமையைப் பாராட்டியதுடன், அவர்களின் எதிர்கால விளையாட்டு வாழ்க்கைக்கு தேவையான ஆதரவையும் உறுதியளித்தார்.
ஸ்டாஃப் சார்ஜன்ட் யுபுன் அபேகோன் அடுத்த தரத்திற்கு பதவி உயர்வு பெறுவார் என்றும் இராணுவத் தளபதி தெரிவித்தார்.
இராணுவ விளையாட்டுப் பணிப்பாளர் பிரிகேடியர் நளின் பண்டாரநாயக்க மற்றும் இராணுவ சேவைகளின் சிரேஷ்ட அதிகாரிகள் கேணல் ஸ்ரீ ராஜபக்ஷ ஆகியோரும் இந்நிகழ்வில் கலந்துகொண்டனர்.
Football
Stafford vs. Colombo International: The Second Edition of the Big Match Kicks Off!
Football fever returns as Stafford International School and Colombo International School gear up for the second edition of their highly anticipated Big Match! This year, the rivalry intensifies with four matches across different age and gender categories:
✅ U15 Girls
✅ U15 Boys
✅ U20 Girls
✅ U20 Boys
🏆 Stafford International’s Rising Stars:
- U15 Girls: Defending TISSL U14 and Colombo SLSFA District champions, featuring standout players like Keshalee Ranatunga and Sonja Ratanayake (just 10 years old!).
- U15 Boys: All-Island U14 runners-up out of 462 schools, led by goalkeeper Yash Amarasekara, who was named Best U14 GK in Sri Lanka.
- U20 Girls & Boys: Both teams finished as TISSL runners-up, boasting stars like Raya Rikaz, Yumna Safraz, Adnaan Ameen, and Nidurshan Mohan.
🏆 Colombo International’s Key Players:
- U15 Girls: TISSL U16 runners-up, featuring top defender Khadeeja Niyas and striker Ozra.
- U20 Girls: TISSL U20 runners-up, with Fioni Dedhia named Goalkeeper of the Tournament.
- U20 Boys: Defending Big Match champions, looking to retain their title behind stars like Krishwen and Habib.
👀 Who will come out on top this time? Watch the action LIVE at the link below! 🎥👇
#BigMatch2025 #SchoolFootball #SriLankaFootball #StaffordVsCIS #RivalryRenewed
Cricket
Shammi Silva Re-Elected as Sri Lanka Cricket President for Fourth Consecutive Term
Shammi Silva has been re-elected as the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) president for the 2025-27 term, marking his fourth consecutive tenure at the helm of the nation’s cricket governing body. Silva secured the position uncontested at the 64th Annual General Meeting (AGM) held in Colombo on Monday.
A Controversial Yet Dominant Tenure
Silva’s leadership has not been without controversy. His previous term saw a high-profile clash with former Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe in 2023, which led to an interim committee being appointed after Sri Lanka’s poor performance in the ICC ODI World Cup. This move resulted in ICC suspending SLC, which led to Sri Lanka losing the hosting rights for the U19 Men’s World Cup, which was later held in South Africa.
Despite these setbacks, Silva regained control after a court ruling reinstated his administration, and he was later appointed as the president of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) in December 2023, replacing Jay Shah.
Challenges & Future Outlook
Sri Lanka Cricket has long been seen as a powerful and influential body, with internal politics often shaping its leadership. With financial mismanagement concerns highlighted in the Auditor General’s report, Silva’s administration faces the challenge of restoring credibility and ensuring better governance.
With the ICC ban lifted, Sri Lanka looks to rebuild its cricketing structure and improve performance on the international stage. The focus now shifts to upcoming bilateral series, the Asia Cup, and preparations for the 2027 ICC Cricket World Cup.
Stay tuned for more updates on Sri Lanka Cricket and the latest in the world of sports!
Cricket
Stephen Fleming Defends MS Dhoni’s Batting Position Amid Criticism
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) head coach Stephen Fleming has defended MS Dhoni’s late entry in the batting order, stating that the legendary wicketkeeper-batsman cannot play an extended innings at full intensity due to lingering knee concerns.
The 43-year-old Dhoni faced criticism after coming in at No. 9 during CSK’s 50-run loss to Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Chepauk. In the next match against Rajasthan Royals on March 30, 2025, he batted at No. 7 when CSK required 54 off 25 balls but managed just 16 off 11 as his team fell short by six runs.
Fleming’s Explanation on Dhoni’s Role
Fleming emphasized that Dhoni carefully assesses the match situation before deciding when to bat.
“It’s all about timing. MS judges his body and situation. His knees aren’t what they used to be, so he can’t bat for 10 overs at full intensity. He will step in based on the game’s demands,” Fleming explained at the post-match press conference.
The CSK coach reiterated that Dhoni remains too valuable to the team for his leadership and wicketkeeping and that sending him in too early could be a strategic misstep.
“From around the 13th or 14th over, he assesses the situation and decides. He trusts other batters early on but steps up when needed.”
CSK’s Struggles in the Powerplay Cost Them the Match
Fleming also pinpointed CSK’s poor powerplay performance as a key reason for their loss against Rajasthan Royals. While RR blasted 79/1 in the powerplay, CSK only managed 42/1,
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