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An interim committee for the future activities of the Football Federation of Sri Lanka!!!

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4 years ago

August 19, 2022

Editor

Mr Jaswar Umar was elected as the President of the Football Federation of Sri Lanka for a period of one year from June 31, 2021. His tenure was supposed to end on May 31 this year, but due to the country’s economic problems, the Ministry has given time to the federation to hold the election on or before August 31. Know the election is less than 2 weeks away but the current administration did not organize anything to hold the election.

When asking Mr Jaswar Umar in this regard, he expressed the following opinion.
“First of all, our current constitution must be amended. The current constitution is more than 30 years old,” said Mr Umar.

Dr Manil Fernando, President of the Kalutara Football League, who is going to appear for the election of the Football Federation this year, expressed such an opinion.

“Two letters were sent from the World Football Confederation (FIFA), and the letter states that their term of office is over and that the first official election should be held on August 31.”

In this regard, the Director General of Sports stated in an inquiry that although the current President was informed to organize the arrangements to hold the official election on August 31, he has not done anything for that to date. Therefore, after August 31, the powers of the current President and other officials will be lost, so an administrative committee will be appointed to continue the activities of the Federation, he added.

ශ්‍රී ලංකා පාපන්දු සම්මේලනයේ ඉදිරි කටයුතු සදහා අතුරු කමිටුවක්!!!

2021 වසරේ ජුනි 31 දින සිට වසරක කාලයක් සදහා ශ්‍රී ලංකා පාපන්දු සම්මේලනයේ සභාපති ධූරයට ජස්වර් උමර් මහතා තෝරා පත්කරගත්හ. එතුමාගේ ධුරය කාලය මෙම වසරේ නිමා වූ මැයි 31 අවසන් වීමට තිබූ අතර නමුත් රටේ පැවති ආර්ථික ගැටලු හේතුවෙන් අගෝස්තු 31 දක්වා නිලවරණය පැවැත්වීමට කාලය ලබා දී ඇත. එම නිලවරණයට ඇත්තේ තවත් සති 2කටත් අඩු කාලයකි.

මේ සම්බන්ධයෙන් ජස්වර් උමාර් මහතායෙන් විමසීමේදී එතුමා පළ කලේ මෙවන් අදහසක්.
“සියලු දේටම ප්‍රථම අපේ දැනට තිබෙන ව්‍යවස්ථාව සංශෝධනය විය යුතුමයි. දැනට පවතින ව්‍යවස්ථාව අවුරුදු 30කට වඩා පරණයි” උමර් මහතා පවසා සිටී.

මෙවර පාපන්දු සම්මේලනයේ නිලවරණයට ඉදිරිපත්වීමට සිටින කලුතර පාපන්දු ලීගයේ සභාපති වෛද්‍ය මනිල් ප්‍රනාන්දු මහතා ප්‍රකාශ කලේ මෙවන් අදහසක්.

“ලෝක පාපන්දු සම්මේලනයෙන් ලිපි 2ක් එවා තිබූ අතර, එම ලිපියෙන් සදහන් වන්නේ ඔව්න්ගේ නිල කාලය අවසන් බව හා අගෝස්තු 31 ප්‍රථම නිලවරණය පැවැත්විය යුතු බවය.”

මේ සම්බන්ධයෙන් ක්‍රීඩා අධ්‍යක්ෂක ජෙනරාල්වරයා කල විමසීමකදී ප්‍රකාශ කර සිටියේ, අගෝස්තු 31 ප්‍රථම නිලවරණය පැවැත්වීමට කටයුතු සංවිධානය කරන ලෙස වත්මන් සභාපති වරයා දැනුවත් කලත් එය ඉටු කර නොමැති බවයි. ඒ නිසා අගෝස්තු 31 පසු වත්මන් සභාපති වරයාගේ හා අනෙකුත් නිලධාරීන්ගේ බලතල අහිමි වන බැවින් සම්මේලනයේ කටයුතු ඉදිරියට කරගෙන යාමට පරිපාලන කමිටුවක් පත්කිරීමට නියමිත බව ඔහු වැඩි දුරටත් පැවසීය.

இலங்கை உதைபந்தாட்ட சம்மேளனத்தின் எதிர்கால செயற்பாடுகளுக்கான இடைக்கால குழு!!!

ஜஸ்வர் உமர் இலங்கை கால்பந்து சம்மேளனத்தின் தலைவராக ஜூன் 31, 2021 முதல் ஒரு வருட காலத்திற்குத் தேர்ந்தெடுக்கப்பட்டார். இவரது பதவிக்காலம் இந்த ஆண்டு மே மாதம் 31ம் தேதியுடன் முடிவடைய இருந்த நிலையில், நாட்டின் பொருளாதார பிரச்சனை காரணமாக ஆகஸ்ட் 31ம் தேதி வரை தேர்தலை நடத்த கால அவகாசம் வழங்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. தேர்தலுக்கு இன்னும் 2 வாரங்கள் உள்ளன.

இது தொடர்பாக திரு.ஜஸ்வர் உமரிடம் கேட்டபோது அவர் பின்வரும் கருத்தைத் தெரிவித்தார்.
“முதலில் நமது தற்போதைய அரசியலமைப்பு திருத்தப்பட வேண்டும். தற்போதைய அரசியலமைப்பு 30 ஆண்டுகளுக்கும் மேலானது” என்று திரு.உமர் கூறினார்.

இவ்வருடம் உதைபந்தாட்ட சம்மேளனத் தேர்தலில் தோற்றவிருக்கும் Kalutara கால்பந்தாட்ட லீக்கின் தலைவர் Doctor மணில் பெர்னாண்டோ இவ்வாறான கருத்தைத் தெரிவித்துள்ளார்.

“உலக கால்பந்து சம்மேளனத்திடம் இருந்து இரண்டு கடிதங்கள் அனுப்பப்பட்டுள்ளன, மேலும் அவர்களது பதவிக்காலம் முடிந்துவிட்டதாகவும், ஆகஸ்ட் 31-ம் தேதி முதல் அதிகாரப்பூர்வ தேர்தல் நடத்தப்பட வேண்டும் என்றும் கடிதத்தில் குறிப்பிடப்பட்டுள்ளது.”

இவ்விடயம் தொடர்பில் விளையாட்டுப் பணிப்பாளர் நாயகம் மேற்கொண்ட விசாரணையில், ஆகஸ்ட் 31ஆம் திகதி முதலாவது உத்தியோகபூர்வ தேர்தலை நடத்துவதற்கான ஏற்பாடுகளை ஒழுங்கு செய்யுமாறு தற்போதைய தலைவருக்கு அறிவிக்கப்பட்ட போதிலும் அது நிறைவேற்றப்படவில்லை எனத் தெரிவித்தார். எனவே ஓகஸ்ட் 31ஆம் திகதிக்கு பின்னர் தற்போதைய தலைவர் மற்றும் ஏனைய அதிகாரிகளின் அதிகாரங்கள் இழக்கப்படும் எனவே கூட்டமைப்பு செயற்பாடுகளை தொடர்வதற்கு நிர்வாக குழுவொன்று நியமிக்கப்படும் எனவும் அவர் மேலும் தெரிவித்தார்.

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Cricket

LPL 2026 Player Draft Set for June 1 in Colombo

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15 hours ago

May 29, 2026

Editor

The much-anticipated Player Draft for the sixth edition of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2026 is scheduled to take place on June 1 in Colombo, marking a significant milestone ahead of Sri Lanka’s premier domestic T20 tournament.

A total of 421 cricketers including 179 Sri Lankan players and 242 overseas players will be available for selection during the draft process. The local player pool will consist of national representatives, domestic performers, and emerging talents, offering franchises a wide range of options as they finalize their squads for the upcoming season.

The draft will be conducted across several player categories, namely Platinum, Gold, Classic, Emerging, and Associate Stars.

Among the Sri Lankan contingent, 17 players have been listed in the Platinum category, while 34 players fall under Gold, 80 under Classic, and 48 under Emerging.

The overseas player lineup includes 31 Platinum players, 64 Gold players, 99 Classic players, and 48 players in the Associate Stars category.

The official draft proceedings will commence at 1.30 p.m. and are expected to draw the participation of all franchise owners and team management representatives.

Hon. Sunil Kumara Gamage, Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, will attend the event as the Chief Guest.

Several key cricket administrators and officials are also expected to be present, including Mr. Eran Wickramaratne, Chairman of the Cricket Transformation Committee (CTC), members of the Transformation Committee, Mr. Ashley De Silva, Chief Executive Officer of Sri Lanka Cricket, and Mr. Samantha Dodanwela, Tournament Director of the Lanka Premier League.

The LPL has continued to grow in stature since its inception, providing a competitive platform for local talent while attracting international stars to Sri Lanka’s premier T20 competition.

Athletics

Tarushi Abisheka Wins Gold for Sri Lanka at Asian Under-20 Championships

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16 hours ago

May 29, 2026

Editor

Sri Lanka’s rising middle-distance runner Tarushi Abisheka delivered an outstanding performance to claim the gold medal in the girls’ 1500 metres event at the Asian Under-20 Athletics Championships in Hong Kong on Thursday.

Abisheka crossed the finish line in 4 minutes and 31.41 seconds, securing first place ahead of Iran’s Maryam Baluoutaki, who finished second, while South Korea’s Song Dawson claimed the bronze medal.

The young Sri Lankan athlete is also competing in the 800m event at the continental championship, continuing to showcase her talent on the international stage.

The Asian Under-20 Athletics Championships has attracted competitors from 40 countries, with athletes taking part in 46 events during the tournament.

Sri Lanka has fielded a 22-member team for the competition, consisting of 15 male athletes and seven female athletes.

News

India snap Sri Lanka winning streak

Published

1 day ago

May 28, 2026

Editor

Sri Lanka’s impressive winning streak at the FIBA U-18 Asia Cup SABA Qualifiers came to an end yesterday as they suffered a hard-fought 72-77 defeat against a strong Indian side at the Sugathadasa Stadium.

Coming into the match with two consecutive victories, the hosts displayed tremendous spirit and determination throughout the contest. Sri Lanka made an energetic start and matched the taller and more experienced Indian outfit in every department during the opening stages of the game.

The home team enjoyed an excellent first half and went into the breather with a narrow 43-40 lead after producing some attractive attacking basketball. Sri Lanka’s quick passing, aggressive drives to the basket and accurate shooting kept the Indian defence under constant pressure. The local cagers also showed great discipline in defence, forcing several turnovers and capitalising on fast-break opportunities.

However, India bounced back strongly after halftime with improved defensive work and better control in the final two quarters. Their experience and physical advantage gradually helped them regain momentum as they edged ahead during the decisive stages of the encounter.

Despite trailing in the closing minutes, Sri Lanka continued to fight bravely and reduced the margin with some spirited play. The hosts received strong support from the spectators who gathered at the stadium to cheer the young team.

India eventually held their nerve to secure a five-point victory and remain one of the strongest contenders in the tournament. Although Sri Lanka ended on the losing side, the performance of the young players earned praise for their fighting spirit and determination against a formidable opponent.