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A thrilling three-run victory for the Indian team!

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3 years ago

July 23, 2022

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The Indian team managed to win by three runs in the first match of the three-match ODI series between the touring Indian team and the West Indies. After winning the toss Windies decided to bowl first, and in the first innings, the Indian team managed to score 308 runs for the loss of 7 wickets at the end of the 50 overs.

Indian top order batsmen Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer, who responded well to the West Indian bowlers, and managed to score half-centuries and the opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan was bowled out for 97 runs by Gudakesh Motie’s delivery in the hands of Sharmarh Brooks. Along with that India was in a strong position, at the end of 36 overs, the Indian scoreboard appeared as two hundred and thirty runs for three wickets. However, the Indian team could score only 78 runs by losing 4 wickets in the last 14 overs. In bowling, Alzarri Joseph and Gudakesh Motie managed to get two wickets each.

Kyle Mayers, Sharmarh Brooks, Brandon King scored runs and strengthened the innings of the Westindies team, which started the reply innings, but the first wicket of the Westindies team was lost after 16 runs. However, to win the match, the West Indian team needed to score 57 runs in the last 33 balls, but the West Indian team managed to score only 54 runs. Mohammed Siraj, Yuzendra Chahal, Shardul Thakur managed to get two wickets each.

Accordingly, the Indian team won the first one-day match by three runs. Shikhar Dhawan was awarded the man of the match.

India 308/7 (Ov.50)
Shikhar dhawan 97(99)
Shubman Gill 64 (53)
Shreayas Iyer 54 (57)

Gudakesh Motie 54/2 (10)
Alzarri Joseph 61/2 (10)

West Indies
Kyle Mayers 75 (68)
Brandon King 54 (66)
Sharmarh Brooks 46 (61)

Shardul Thakur 54/2 (8)
Mohammed Siraj 57/2 (10)
Yuzendra Chahal 58/2 (10)

සංචාරක ඉන්දීය කණ්ඩායමට ලකුණු තුනක තියුණු ජයක් !

සංචාරක ඉන්දීය කණ්ඩායම සහ බටහිර ඉන්දීය කොදෙව් දූපත් අතර පැවැත්වෙන තරග තුනකින් සමන්විත එක්දින තරගවලියේ ප්‍රථම තරගයෙන් ලකුණු තුනක තියුණු ජයක් හිමි කර ගැනීමට ඉන්දීය කණ්ඩායම සමත්වුණා. කාසිය වාසිය ජයග්‍රහනය කල කොදෙව් කණ්ඩායමේ ආරාධනාවෙන් ප්‍රථමයෙන් පන්දුවට පහරදුන් ඉන්දීය කණ්ඩායම නියමිත පන්දුවාර 50 අවසානයේ දී කඩුලු 7ක් බිද වැටි ලකුණු 308 ලබා ගැනීමට සමත් වුණා.

කොදෙව් ආරාධනාවට සාර්ථක පිළිතුරු ලබාදුන් ඉන්දීය මුල් පෙළ පිතිකරුවන් වන Shubman Gill සහ Shreayas Iyer අර්ධ ශතක රුස්කර ගැනීමට සමත් වු අතර ආරම්භක පිතිකරු වන Shikhar Dhawan ශතකය පෙනෙන මානයේදී Gudakesh Motie ගේ පන්දුවක් හමුවේ Sharmarh Brooks අතට උඩ පන්දුවක් ලබා දෙමින් ලකුණු 97කට දැවී ගියා. එම සාර්ථක ආරම්භයත් සමඟම පන්දුවාර 36ක් අවසානයේදි ඉන්දීය ලකුණු පුවරුව දිස්වූයේ කඩුලු තුනකට ලකුණු දෙසිය තිහක් වැනි විශාල ලකුණු පුවරුවක්ය. කෙසේ වෙතත් ඉන්දීය කණ්ඩායමට අවසන් පන්දුවාර 14 කඩුලු 4ක් බිඳ වැටී ලබා ගත හැකිවූයේ ලකුණු 78ක් පමණි. පන්දු යැවීමේදී Alzarri Joseph සහ Gudakesh Motie කඩුළු දෙක බැගින් ලබා ගැනීමට සමත් වුණා.

පිළිතුරු ඉණිම ආරම්භ කළ කොදෙව් කණ්ඩායමේ ප්‍රථම කඩුල්ල ලකුණු 16ව තිබියදී දැවී ගියද Kyle Mayers, Sharmarh Brooks, Brandon King ලකුණු ලබා ගනිමින් කොදෙව් ඉනිම ශක්තිමත් කරා. කෙසේ වෙතත් තරගය ජයග්‍රහණය කිරීමට කොදෙව් කණ්ඩායමට අවසන් පන්දු 33 තුළදීයි ලකුණු 57 ක් ලබා ගැනීමට අවශ්‍ය වූ නමුත් කොදෙව් කණ්ඩායම ලබා ගැනීමට හැකිවූයේ ලකුණු 54 ක් පමණි පන්දු යැවීමේදී Mohammed Siraj, Yuzendra Chahal, Shardul Thakur කඩුළු දෙක බැගින් ලබා ගැනීමට සමත් වුණා.

ඒ අනුව සංචාරක ඉන්දීය කණ්ඩායම ප්‍රථම එක්දින තරගයෙන් ලකුණු තුනක තියුණු ජයක් හිමිවිය.තරගයේ වීරයා ලෙස Shikhar Dhawan සම්මාන දිනා ගැනීමට සමත් විය.

இந்திய அணிக்கு மூன்று ரன் வித்தியாசத்தில் திரில் வெற்றி!

சுற்றுலா இந்திய அணி மற்றும் மேற்கிந்திய தீவுகள் அணிகளுக்கு இடையிலான மூன்று போட்டிகள் கொண்ட ஒருநாள் தொடரின் முதல் போட்டியில் இந்திய அணி மூன்று ஓட்டங்களால் வெற்றிபெற்றுள்ளது. டாஸ் வென்ற விண்டீஸ் முதலில் பந்துவீச முடிவு செய்து, முதல் இன்னிங்சில் இந்திய அணி 50 ஓவர்கள் முடிவில் 7 விக்கெட் இழப்புக்கு 308 ரன்கள் எடுத்தது.

மேற்கிந்திய பந்துவீச்சாளர்களுக்கு சிறப்பாக பதிலடி கொடுத்த இந்திய டாப் ஆர்டர் பேட்ஸ்மேன்களான ஷுப்மன் கில் மற்றும் ஷ்ரேயாஸ் ஐயர் ஆகியோர் அரைசதம் அடிக்க, தொடக்க வீரர் ஷிகர் தவான் 97 ரன்களில் குடாகேஷ் மோதியின் பந்து வீச்சில் ஷர்மர் புரூக்ஸின் கைகளில் ஆட்டமிழந்தனர். அதனுடன் இந்தியா வலுவான நிலையில் இருந்தது, 36 ஓவர்கள் முடிவில், இந்திய ஸ்கோர்போர்டு மூன்று விக்கெட்டுக்கு இருநூற்று முப்பது ரன்கள் எனத் தோன்றியது. எனினும் இந்திய அணியால் கடைசி 14 ஓவர்களில் 4 விக்கெட்டுகளை இழந்து 78 ரன்கள் மட்டுமே எடுக்க முடிந்தது. பந்துவீச்சில் அல்ஸாரி ஜோசப் மற்றும் குடாகேஷ் மோட்டி ஆகியோர் தலா இரண்டு விக்கெட்டுகளை கைப்பற்றினர்.

பதில் இன்னிங்ஸை ஆரம்பித்த மேற்கிந்திய தீவுகள் அணியின் கைல் மேயர்ஸ், ஷர்மர் புரூக்ஸ், பிராண்டன் கிங் ஆகியோர் ஓட்டங்களைப் பெற்று இன்னிங்ஸை வலுப்படுத்திய போதிலும், மேற்கிந்திய தீவுகள் அணியின் முதல் விக்கெட்டை 16 ஓட்டங்களுக்குள் இழந்தது. எனினும் இப்போட்டியில் வெற்றி பெற மேற்கிந்திய அணிக்கு கடைசி 33 பந்துகளில் 57 ரன்கள் தேவைப்பட்ட நிலையில் மேற்கிந்திய அணியால் 54 ரன்கள் மட்டுமே எடுக்க முடிந்தது. முகமது சிராஜ், யுசேந்திர சாஹல், ஷர்துல் தாக்கூர் ஆகியோர் தலா 2 விக்கெட்டுகளை வீழ்த்தினர்.

அதன்படி முதல் ஒரு நாள் போட்டியில் இந்திய அணி மூன்று ரன்கள் வித்தியாசத்தில் வெற்றி பெற்றது. ஆட்ட நாயகனாக ஷிகர் தவான் தேர்வு செய்யப்பட்டார்.

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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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1 day ago

July 9, 2025

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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 nations – Sri 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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5 days ago

July 5, 2025

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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

Team	MP	GF	GA	GD	Points
🇳🇵 Nepal	2	17	0	+17	6
🇺🇿 Uzbekistan	2	17	0	+17	6
🇱🇦 Laos	2	2	16	-14	0
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	3	0	20	-20	0

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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1 week ago

July 4, 2025

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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.