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Anuradhapura District Football Association conducts the “D” License course and Referees Workshop
Sri Lanka is falling short of Football with the ban of FIFA, In the recent past we have noticed several Footballing activities from the Anuradhapura District Football Association.
With the incumbent President of Anuradhapura District Football Association Dacshitha Thilanga Sumathipala Anuradhapura Football starts to shine back to its glory days.
Mr Sumathipala’s vision is to develop and bring back the glory which was with Anuradhapura Football in
good past years by developing technical aspects by training the coaching program as
indicated in the annual plan of Anuradhapura District Football.
Saying that he has initiated the D coaching certificate course to develop upcoming new coaches and Referees workshops for developing skilled Referees inside the Anuradhapura District.
Anuradhapura District Football Association invested in these basic courses and provided valuable gifts to every participant.
ADFA has undergone a lot of sabotage activities inside the football community but they have never failed to host this event as a successful event said Anuradhapura District Football Association President Sumathipala further he thanked the FFS Technical Department and Referees Department for their assistance on this project
අනුරාධපුර දිස්ත්රික් පාපන්දු සංගමය විසින් “D” බලපත්ර පාඨමාලාව සහ විනිසුරු වැඩමුළු පවත්වයි
FIFA තහනමත් සමඟ ශ්රී ලංකාව පාපන්දු ක්රීඩාවෙන් හීන වෙමින් පවතින අතර පසුගිය කාලය තුළ අනුරාධපුර දිස්ත්රික් පාපන්දු සංගමයේ පාපන්දු ක්රියාකාරකම් කිහිපයක් අපට දැකගත හැකි විය.
අනුරාධපුර දිස්ත්රික් පාපන්දු සංගමයේ වත්මන් සභාපති දක්ෂිත තිලංග සුමතිපාල මහතාගේ ප්රධානත්වයෙන් අනුරාධපුර පාපන්දු ක්රීඩාව නැවතත් සිය කීර්තිමත් කාලයට බැබළෙන්නට පටන් ගනී.
සුමතිපාල මහතාගේ දැක්ම වන්නේ අනුරාධපුර පාපන්දු ක්රීඩාව දියුණු කර නැවත ගෙන ඒමයි.
ලෙස පුහුණු වැඩසටහන පුහුණු කිරීම මගින් තාක්ෂණික අංශ සංවර්ධනය කිරීම මගින් පසුගිය වසරවල යහපත්
අනුරාධපුර දිස්ත්රික් පාපන්දු වාර්ෂික සැලැස්මේ දක්වා ඇත.
අනුරාධපුර දිස්ත්රික්කය තුළ දක්ෂ විනිසුරුවන් සංවර්ධනය කිරීම සඳහා ඉදිරි නව පුහුණුකරුවන් සහ විනිසුරු වැඩමුළු සංවර්ධනය කිරීම සඳහා D පුහුණු සහතික පත්ර පාඨමාලාව ආරම්භ කර ඇති බව පවසමින්.
අනුරාධපුර දිස්ත්රික් පාපන්දු සංගමය මෙම මූලික පාඨමාලා සඳහා ආයෝජනය කළ අතර සහභාගි වූ සෑම කෙනෙකුටම වටිනා ත්යාග පිරිනැමීය.
පාපන්දු ප්රජාව තුළ ADFA විසින් කඩාකප්පල්කාරී ක්රියාකාරකම් රැසකට මුහුණ දී ඇති නමුත් ඔවුන් කිසිවිටෙකත් මෙය සාර්ථක ඉසව්වක් ලෙස පැවැත්වීමට අපොහොසත් වූ බව අනුරාධපුර දිස්ත්රික් පාපන්දු සංගමයේ සභාපති සුමතිපාල වැඩිදුරටත් පවසා සිටියේ මෙම ව්යාපෘතිය සඳහා FFS තාක්ෂණික දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව සහ විනිසුරු දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව ලබාදුන් සහයෝගය පිළිබඳව ස්තුතිය පුද කරන බවයි.
அனுராதபுரம் மாவட்ட கால்பந்து சங்கம் “D” உரிமம் பாடநெறி மற்றும் நடுவர்கள் பட்டறையை நடத்தியது
ஃபிஃபாவின் தடையால் இலங்கை கால்பந்தாட்டம் பின்தங்கி இருந்த நிலையில், அண்மைக் காலங்களில் அனுராதபுரம் மாவட்ட கால்பந்து சம்மேளனத்தின் பல கால்பந்து நடவடிக்கைகளை நாங்கள் அவதானித்துள்ளோம்.
அநுராதபுரம் மாவட்ட உதைபந்தாட்ட சம்மேளனத்தின் தற்போதைய தலைவர் தச்சித திலங்க சுமதிபாலவுடன் அனுராதபுர கால்பந்தாட்டம் மீண்டும் தனது பெருமையை நோக்கி பிரகாசிக்க ஆரம்பித்துள்ளது.
திரு சுமதிபாலவின் தொலைநோக்கு அனுராதபுர கால்பந்தாட்டத்தில் இருந்த பெருமையை அபிவிருத்தி செய்து மீளக் கொண்டுவருவதே ஆகும்.
பயிற்சித் திட்டத்தைப் பயிற்றுவிப்பதன் மூலம் தொழில்நுட்ப அம்சங்களை மேம்படுத்துவதன் மூலம் கடந்த ஆண்டுகளில் நல்லது
அனுராதபுரம் மாவட்ட கால்பந்தாட்டத்தின் வருடாந்த திட்டத்தில் சுட்டிக்காட்டப்பட்டுள்ளது.
அனுராதபுரம் மாவட்டத்தில் திறமையான நடுவர்களை உருவாக்குவதற்காக வரவிருக்கும் புதிய பயிற்சியாளர்கள் மற்றும் நடுவர்கள் பட்டறைகளை உருவாக்குவதற்காக டி பயிற்சி சான்றிதழ் பாடத்திட்டத்தை அவர் தொடங்கியுள்ளார் என்று கூறினார்.
அனுராதபுரம் மாவட்ட கால்பந்தாட்டச் சங்கம் இந்த அடிப்படைப் பாடநெறிகளில் முதலீடு செய்து பங்குபற்றிய ஒவ்வொருவருக்கும் பெறுமதியான பரிசுகளை வழங்கியது.
ADFA உதைபந்தாட்ட சமூகத்தினுள் பல நாசவேலைச் செயற்பாடுகளை மேற்கொண்டுள்ளது. ஆனால் அவர்கள் இந்த நிகழ்வை ஒரு வெற்றிகரமான நிகழ்வாக நடத்தத் தவறவில்லை என அனுராதபுரம் மாவட்ட கால்பந்தாட்ட சம்மேளனத்தின் தலைவர் சுமதிபால மேலும் தெரிவித்தார்.










Cricket
Tragedy Halts 66th Battle of the Babes in Kandy
The 66th edition of the “Battle of the Babes” big match between St. Sylvester’s College and Vidyartha College was abruptly called off on Wednesday after a tragic road accident claimed the lives of two St. Sylvester’s students.
The incident occurred as the students were on their way to witness the much-anticipated encounter at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium. According to police, the motorcycle they were travelling on collided head-on with a bus.
One of the victims, Sachith Karunaratne, died at the scene. The other student, Nethula Nimdinu, was rushed to the Kandy National Hospital but later succumbed to his injuries.
The shocking news cast a shadow over the annual fixture, prompting authorities to take swift action. Central Province Governor Sarath Abeykoon reportedly suggested halting the match, after which the principals of both schools jointly agreed to call off the game midway.

St. Sylvester’s College confirmed the untimely deaths, paying tribute to the two students as committed and valued members of their school community.
Meanwhile, Kandy Police have launched an investigation to determine the circumstances surrounding the fatal accident.
Cricket
Sri Lanka Women’s U19 Squad Named for Australia Tri-Series Tour
Sri Lanka Cricket has announced a 15-member Women’s Under-19 squad for the upcoming Tri-Series tour of Australia, which will also feature England. The tour is set to provide valuable international exposure for the young Sri Lankan side as they prepare to face two strong cricketing nations in both One Day and T20 formats.

The team, led by captain Chamodi Praboda of Pagnagnanda MV, Monaragala, includes a promising mix of talent drawn from leading schools across the island. Several players from Devapathiraja College, Rathgama including Sanjana Kavindi, Nethagi Isuranjali, and Shashini Gimhani have earned selections, reflecting the school’s continued contribution to women’s cricket development.
Other notable inclusions are Vimoksha Balasuriya from Sinhala MV, Trincomalee, Umayangana Peiris of Princess of Wales College, Moratuwa, and Nethmi Upeksha from Maliyadeva Balika, Kurunegala. The squad also features players such as Aseni Thalagune (Mahamaya Girls School, Kandy), Chamodi Herath (Anura College, Matara), and Daria Dissanayake of Ladies College, Colombo, showcasing a diverse representation of emerging talent.

The team will play a total of six matches during the tour, including two One Day Internationals and four T20 games, scheduled on April 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, and 18. The squad is set to depart for Australia on April 3, 2026.

This tour is expected to play a key role in shaping the future of Sri Lanka’s women’s cricket, offering these young players a platform to gain crucial international experience.
Cricket
Sri Lanka Cricket Appoints New National Coaches for High Performance Centre
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has announced two key appointments to its National High Performance Centre as part of efforts to strengthen the country’s coaching structure across all formats and levels.
Former Netherlands coach Ryan van Niekerk has been named the National Bowling Coach, while Jordan Gregory will take on the role of National Fielding and Spin Bowling Coach. Both appointments will come into effect from April 15, 2026, with each coach set to serve a two-year tenure.
In his new role, van Niekerk will oversee fast bowling development across all national teams, including the senior men’s side. He brings valuable international experience, having served as the bowling coach and interim head coach of the Netherlands national team from 2023 to 2026. Prior to that, he worked as the assistant coach and bowling coach of the Netherlands men’s team.
During his time with the Dutch side, van Niekerk played a role in their participation in major global tournaments, including the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 and the ICC Men’s T20 World Cups in 2024 and 2026.
Meanwhile, Gregory will be responsible for managing fielding standards and spin bowling development across all national squads. He previously worked as a fielding consultant with Netherlands Cricket and contributed to several international assignments, including the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2023.
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