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Air force bicycle race tomorrow!!
The Air Force Bike Ride, which will be held in conjunction with the 72nd anniversary of the Sri Lanka Air Force, is scheduled to be held on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th of March. Nippon Paint is the main sponsor for this cycle ride, which is being held for the 24th consecutive time.
The cycle ride consisting of three stages will begin on March 2 from the Colombo Air Force Base and will cover a distance of 125 kilometres and finish the race in Kandy on that day. On the second day, the race will start near Pallekele International Cricket Stadium and the cycle ride will reach Polonnaruwa after covering a distance of 154 km passing Mahianganaya, Dehiattakandia.
On the third day, the race will start from Kaduruwela Bus Station and pass through the cities of Habarana and Dambulla and cover a distance of 131 kilometres to reach the Anuradhapura Salgado Stadium where the race ends. The women’s event will start from Habarana on the morning of 4th March and the event will also finish at Anuradhapura Salgado Stadium.
This year, the champion of Air Force Cycling will be awarded a cash prize of 4 lakh rupees and the organizers of the women’s event have planned to award a cash prize of 1 lakh rupees. More than 2.5 million in prize money will be awarded to the winners of the tournament and it is expected that 180 male players and more than 40 female players will participate in the tournament. This year also the Air Force bike ride is going to be broadcast live on the Eye TV channel.
ගුවන් හමුදා පාපැදි සවාරිය හෙට !!
ශ්රී ලංකා ගුවන් හමුදාවේ 72වන සංවත්සර සැමරුමට සමගාමීව පැවැත්වෙන ගුවන් හමුදා පාපැදි සවාරිය එළඹෙන මාර්තු මස 2, 3 හා 4 යන තෙදින තුළදී පැවැත්වීමට නියමිතය. අඛණ්ඩව 24වන වරටත් පැවැත්වෙන මෙවර පාපැදි සවාරිය වෙනුවෙන් ප්රධාන අනුග්රාහකත්වය Nippon Paint ආයතනය විසින් සපයනු ලබයි.
අදියර තුනකින් සමන්විත පාපැදි සවාරිය මාර්තු මස 2 වනදා කොළඹ ගුවන් හමුදා පරිශ්රයෙන් ආරම්භ වන අතර කිලෝමීටර් 125ක දුර ප්රමාණයක් ගෙවා අවසන් කරමින් එදින මහනුවරින් තරගය අවසන් කිරීමට නියමිතය. දෙවන දිනයේදී පල්ලෙකැලේ ජාත්යන්තර ක්රිකට් ක්රීඩාංගණය අසලින් තරගය ආරම්භ වන අතර මහියංගනය, දෙහිඅත්තකණ්ඩිය පසුකරමින් කිලෝමීටර් 154ක දුරක් ගෙවා පොළොන්නරුව වෙත පාපැදි සවාරිය ලගාවනු ඇත.
තෙවන දිනයේදී කදුරුවෙල බස්නැවතුම්පළ අසලින් ආරම්භ වන තරගය හබරණ, දඹුල්ල යන නගර පසුකරමින් කිලෝමීටර් 131ක දුර ප්රමාණයක් ගෙවා තරග අවසාන වන අනුරාධපුර සල්ගාදු ක්රීඩාංගණය වෙත ලගාවනු ඇත. කාන්තා තරග ඉසව්ව මාර්තු මස 4වනදා උදෑසන හබරණ නගරයෙන් ආරම්භ වන අතර එම ඉසව්ව ද අනුරාධපුර සල්ගාදු ක්රීඩාංගණයෙන් නිමාවට පත් වනු ඇත.
මෙවර ගුවන් හමුදා පාපැදි සවාරියේ ශූරයාට රුපියල් ලක්ෂ 4ක මුදල් ත්යාගයක් පිරිනැමෙන අතර කාන්තා ඉසව්වෙහි ශූරියට රුපියල් ලක්ෂයක මුදල් ත්යාගයක් පිරිනැමීමට තරග සංවිධායකයන් සැලසුම් කොට ඇත. තරගාවලියේ ජයග්රාහකයන් වෙනුවෙන් මිලියන 2.5කට වඩා වැඩි මුදල් ත්යාග පිරිනැමෙන අතර තරගාවලිය වෙනුවෙන් පිරිමි ක්රීඩකයන් 180ක් හා කාන්තා ක්රීඩිකාවන් 40කට අධික ගණනක් සහභාගී වනු ඇතැයි අපේක්ෂා කෙරේ. මෙවර ද ගුවන් හමුදා පාපැදි සවාරිය රූපවාහිනී Eye නාලිකාව ඔස්සේ සජීවී ව විකාශය කිරීමට නියමිතය.
விமானப்படை சைக்கிள் பந்தயம் நாளை !!!
இலங்கை விமானப்படையின் 72வது ஆண்டு நிறைவை முன்னிட்டு நடத்தப்படும் விமானப்படை பைக் சவாரி மார்ச் 2, 3 மற்றும் 4 ஆம் திகதிகளில் நடைபெற உள்ளது. தொடர்ந்து 24வது முறையாக நடைபெறும் இந்த சைக்கிள் சவாரிக்கு நிப்பான் பெயின்ட் முக்கிய அனுசரணை வழங்கியுள்ளது.
மூன்று நிலைகளைக் கொண்ட சைக்கிள் சவாரி மார்ச் 2 ஆம் திகதி கொழும்பு விமானப்படை தளத்தில் இருந்து ஆரம்பமாகி 125 கிலோமீற்றர் தூரத்தை கடந்து அன்றைய தினம் கண்டியில் போட்டியை நிறைவு செய்யும். இரண்டாவது நாளில் பல்லேகல சர்வதேச கிரிக்கெட் மைதானத்திற்கு அருகாமையில் ஆரம்பமாகவுள்ள இந்த சைக்கிள் சவாரி மஹியங்கனை தெஹியத்தகண்டியை கடந்து 154 கிலோமீற்றர் தூரத்தை கடந்து பொலன்னறுவையை சென்றடையும்.
மூன்றாம் நாள், கதுருவெல பேருந்து நிலையத்தில் இருந்து ஆரம்பமாகவுள்ள இப்போட்டியானது ஹபரணை மற்றும் தம்புள்ளை நகரங்களைக் கடந்து 131 கிலோமீற்றர் தூரத்தை கடந்து அனுராதபுரம் சல்காடு மைதானத்தை சென்றடையும். பெண்களுக்கான போட்டிகள் மார்ச் 4 ஆம் திகதி காலை ஹபரணையில் ஆரம்பமாகி அனுராதபுரம் சல்காடு விளையாட்டரங்கில் நிறைவடையும்.
இவ்வருடம் விமானப்படை சைக்கிள் ஓட்டத்தில் சம்பியனான வீராங்கனைக்கு 4 இலட்சம் ரூபா ரொக்கப்பரிசு வழங்கப்படவுள்ளதுடன், மகளிருக்கான நிகழ்வின் ஏற்பாட்டாளர்கள் 1 இலட்சம் ரூபா ரொக்கப்பரிசு வழங்க திட்டமிட்டுள்ளனர். போட்டியில் வெற்றி பெறுபவர்களுக்கு 2.5 மில்லியனுக்கும் அதிகமான பரிசுத் தொகை வழங்கப்படும் என்பதுடன், 180 ஆண் வீரர்களும், 40க்கும் மேற்பட்ட பெண் வீராங்கனைகளும் இப்போட்டியில் பங்கேற்பார்கள் என எதிர்பார்க்கப்படுகிறது. இந்த ஆண்டும் விமானப்படையின் பைக் சவாரி ஐ டிவி சேனலில் நேரடியாக ஒளிபரப்பு செய்யப்படுகிறது.
Cricket
Lahore Qalandars Sign Talented Sri Lankan Spinner Ahead of PSL 11
Lahore Qalandars have strengthened their squad for PSL 11 with the signing of Sri Lankan left-arm spinner Dunith Wellalage, as the defending champions finalize their overseas options before the tournament begins on 26 March. His arrival comes after West Indies spinner Gudakesh Motie withdrew from the season, reportedly due to travel disruptions following the T20 World Cup.
At just 23, Wellalage is seen as a high-upside addition and a like-for-like replacement for Motie. He impressed at the World Cup with eight wickets at an economy rate of 7.22, while also showing promise as a lower-middle-order batter—an asset in the fast-paced format of T20 cricket.
The Qalandars, who have claimed three of the last four PSL titles, will open their campaign in the tournament’s first match against the newly introduced Hyderabad Kingsmen. Wellalage will also reunite with fellow Sri Lankan Dasun Shanaka, who was secured earlier in the auction, giving Lahore a strong Sri Lankan presence in their lineup.
Elsewhere, overseas reshuffles continue to affect other franchises. Zimbabwe pacer Blessing Muzarabani has withdrawn from PSL 11 after signing with Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL, leaving Islamabad United to adjust their plans. With PSL and IPL schedules overlapping once again, teams across both leagues are bracing for further last-minute changes to their squads.
Cricket
India May Play Extra T20Is in Sri Lanka Amid Packed Schedule
India’s cricket calendar could become even busier this summer, with discussions underway to add extra T20 Internationals in both Sri Lanka and Ireland. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is considering proposals that would see the world champions squeeze in additional fixtures before their scheduled tours of England and Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka Cricket has reportedly requested India to play three T20Is in July-August as part of a fundraising initiative for flood relief, following the devastation caused by Cyclone Ditwah last November. If approved, the matches would precede the two World Test Championship fixtures already planned between the two nations. India’s T20I side, led by Suryakumar Yadav, would therefore begin the Sri Lanka tour with white-ball cricket before switching focus to the red-ball format.
Meanwhile, talks are also progressing between the BCCI and Cricket Ireland over a three-match T20I series in Dublin in late June. The games would likely take place en route to England, where India are scheduled for a white-ball series featuring three ODIs and five T20Is from July 1 to 19. India has a history of playing short bilateral series in Ireland, having toured Dublin in 2018, 2022, and 2023 to support the growth of cricket in the region.
These potential additions come on the heels of India’s home series against Afghanistan, which runs from June 6 to 20 and includes one Test and three ODIs. If the Ireland and Sri Lanka proposals are finalized, India’s players will face a relentless stretch of matches across formats and continents, underscoring the demands of modern international cricket.
Cricket
Pakistan Cricketer Salman Mirza Issues Legal Notice Over Kandy Hotel Allegations
Pakistan fast bowler Salman Mirza has served a legal notice to broadcaster ARY Communications and journalist Shahid Hashmi, accusing them of spreading false and defamatory claims about his conduct during the team’s recent stay in Sri Lanka.
The notice, dated March 12, refers to a report aired on March 5 by ARY News which alleged that Mirza had misbehaved with a female staff member at the team hotel in Kandy and that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had fined him over the incident.
Mirza has strongly denied the allegations, with his legal team describing the broadcast as baseless and damaging to his reputation. The PCB also rejected the claims through its official X account, calling the report “agenda-driven fake news” and stressing that no disciplinary action had been taken against the player.
In the legal notice, Mirza’s lawyers demanded that ARY News and Hashmi retract the report from all platforms, issue an unconditional public apology, and pay damages of 100 million Pakistani rupees for the harm caused to his reputation and goodwill. The notice further warns that court proceedings will be initiated if these demands are not met within seven days.
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