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Arjuna Ranatunga comments on Dhanushka Gunathilaka’s incident.

Published

2 years ago

November 9, 2022

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Former cricket Captain Arjuna Ranatunga & current Sports Council Chairman commented on Dhanushka Gunathilake, who was arrested on sexual arrestment charges in Sydney, Australia.

“The support that can be given to him as a player assigned by the country was discussed with the sports minister today. It should also be found out who allowed this child to do this mistake”.

“He has been involved in similar offences before. The cricket body has reduced his two-year suspension to 6 months. Then there is also an offence there.”

“I saw in the media that some players have participated in casinos. Is it possible to allow them to go like that? The Deputy Chairman of the administration said that they were only allowed to participate in one event. But I saw in the media that they have gone to 16 events. So There is a question regarding all these things. We are ready to conduct a comprehensive investigation on this.”

ධනුෂ්ක ගුණතිලක පිළිබදව අර්ජුන රණතුංග අදහස් දක්වයි.

ඕස්ට්‍රේලියාවේ සිඩ්නි නුවරදී ලිංගික චෝදනා යටතේ අත්තඩංගුවට ගත් ධනුෂ්ක ගුණතිලක පිළිබදව හිටපු ක්‍රිකට් නායක අර්ජුන රණතුංග මහතා අදහස් දක්වනු ලැබීය.

“රට නියොජනය කරපු ක්‍රීඩකයෙකු හැටියට ඔහුට ලබා දිය හැකි සහයෝගය පිළිබදව අද දින ක්‍රීඩා අමාත්‍යවර හා සාකච්චා කරනු ලැබුවා. මේ දරුව මේ වැරැද්ද කරන්න අවසර දුන්නේ කවුද යන්නත් සොයා බැලිය යුතුය”.

“ඔහු මීට පෙරද මෙවැනිම වරදවල් වල නිරත වෙලා තියෙනව. ක්‍රිකට් ආයතනය තමා ඔහුගේ අවුරුදු දෙකේ දඩුවම මාස 6ට අඩු කරල තියෙන්නේ. එතකොට එතැනත් වරදක් තියෙනව.”

“මම මාධ්‍ය වලින් දුටුව සමහරක් ක්‍රීඩකයො කැසිනෝ වලට සහභාගී වෙලා තියෙනව කියල. එහෙම යාමට අවසර දීමට හැකියාවක් තියෙනවද? පරිපාලනයෙන් ආපු උප ලේඛම් තුමා කිව්වේ එයාල අවසර දීල තියෙන්නේ එක උත්සවයකට සහභාගී වීමට පමණයි කියල. හැබැයි මම දැක්ක මාධ්‍යවලින් කියනව උත්සව 16කට ගිහිල්ල තියෙනව කියල. ඉතින් මේ හැම දේම පිළිදව ප්‍රශ්ණයක් තියෙනව. මේ පිළිබදව අපි පුළුල් පරීක්ෂණයක් පැවැත්වීමට සූදානමින් සිටිනව.”

தனுஷ்க குணதிலக்க குறித்து அர்ஜூன ரணதுங்க கருத்து.

அவுஸ்திரேலியாவின் சிட்னியில் பாலியல் குற்றச்சாட்டில் கைது செய்யப்பட்ட தனுஷ்க குணதிலக்க குறித்து முன்னாள் கிரிக்கெட் தலைவர் அர்ஜுன ரணதுங்க கருத்து தெரிவித்துள்ளார்.

“நாடு நியமித்துள்ள ஒரு வீரராக அவருக்கு வழங்கக்கூடிய ஆதரவு குறித்து இன்று விளையாட்டுத்துறை அமைச்சருடன் கலந்துரையாடப்பட்டது. இந்த தவறை இந்த குழந்தையை செய்ய அனுமதித்தது யார் என்பதையும் கண்டறிய வேண்டும்”.

“அவர் இதற்கு முன்பும் இதுபோன்ற குற்றங்களில் ஈடுபட்டுள்ளார். கிரிக்கெட் அமைப்பு அவரது இரண்டு ஆண்டு தண்டனையை 6 மாதங்களாகக் குறைத்துள்ளது. பிறகு அங்கேயும் ஒரு குற்றச் செயல் உள்ளது.”

“சில வீரர்கள் சூதாட்ட விடுதிகளில் பங்கேற்றதை ஊடகங்களில் பார்த்தேன்.அப்படி செல்ல அனுமதிக்கலாமா?ஒரு நிகழ்வில் மட்டுமே பங்கேற்க அனுமதியளித்ததாக நிர்வாகத்தின் துணைவேந்தர் கூறினார்.ஆனால் அவர்கள் அதை ஊடகங்களில் பார்த்தேன். 16 நிகழ்வுகளுக்குச் சென்றுள்ளனர். எனவே இந்த விஷயங்கள் தொடர்பாக ஒரு கேள்வி உள்ளது. இது குறித்து விரிவான விசாரணை நடத்த நாங்கள் தயாராக இருக்கிறோம்.

Football

Stafford vs. Colombo International: The Second Edition of the Big Match Kicks Off!

Published

10 hours ago

April 2, 2025

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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

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2 days ago

April 1, 2025

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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

Published

3 days ago

March 31, 2025

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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,