News
Bail for ex-Cycling Federation officials
The Colombo Magistrate’s Court recently decided to grant bail to three former leaders who were prosecuted for possessing several bicycles belonging to the Sri Lanka Cycling Federation in violation of the Public Property Act.
N. who was the chairman of the cycling federation. The court decided to grant bail to Mr Karunaratne, its chief secretary Nihal Kulasekera, and Mr Senaka Ranasinghe, who held the position of treasurer. According to a complaint made by the Secretary of the Sri Lanka Cycling Federation, Mr Naleen Adhikarachchi, the Kuruduwatta Police have assigned this case.
Although the bail applications of the defendants who were charged under public property may be rejected, their lawyers pointed out that the accused persons continue to recognize the National Olympic Committee and the International Cycling Federation as legitimate heads of the Sri Lanka Cycling Federation. The Colombo Magistrate’s Court acted.
The case will be called again on March 20.
පාපැදි සම්මේලනයේ හිටපු නිලධාරීන්ට ඇප
පොදු දේපල පනත උල්ලංඝනය කරමින් ශ්රී ලංකා පාපැදි සම්මේලනය සතු පාපැදි කිහිපයක් තමන් සන්තකයේ තබා ගැනීමේ චෝදනාවට නඩු පවරණු ලැබූ හිටපු ප්රධානීන් තිදෙනෙකුට ඇප ලබා දීමට කොළඹ මහේස්ත්රාත් අධිකරණය පසුගිය දා තීරණය කරන ලදී.
පාපැදි සම්මේලනයේ සභාපතිත්වය දැරූ එන්. කරුණාරත්න, එහි ප්රධාන ලේකම් නිහාල් කුලසේකර, හා භාණ්ඩාගාරික ධූරය දැරූ සේනක රණසිංහ යන මහත්වරුන්ට ඇප ලබා දීමට අධිකරණය තීරණය කරන ලදී. ශ්රී ලංකා පාපැදි සම්මේලනයේ ලේකම් නලීන් අධිකාරච්චි මහතා කළ පැමිණිල්ලකට අනුව කුරුදුවත්ත පොලීසිය මෙම නඩුව පවරා ඇත.
පොදු දේපළ යටතේ චෝදනා ලබා උසාවියට ඉදිරිපත් කරනු ලැබූ වගවුත්තරකරුවන්ගේ ඇප අයදුම්පත් ප්රතික්ෂේප කළ හැකි වුවත්, චෝදනා ලැබූ අයවලුන් තවදුරටත් ශ්රී ලංකා පාපැදි සම්මේලනයේ කටයුතු කරන නීත්යානූකූල ප්රධානීන් ලෙස ජාතික ඔලිම්පික් කමිටුව හා අන්තර්ජාතික පාපැදි සම්මේලනය නිළ වශයෙන් පිළිගන්නා බවට ඔවුන්ගේ නීතීඥවරුන් පෙන්වා දීමත් සමග ඔවුන්ට ඇප ලබා දීමට කොළඹ මහේස්ත්රාත් අධිකරණය කටයුතු කලේය.
මෙම නඩුව නැවත මාර්තු 20 වෙනිදා කැදවීමට නියමිතය.
முன்னாள் சைக்கிள் ஓட்டுதல் கூட்டமைப்பு அதிகாரிகளுக்கு ஜாமீன்
பொதுச் சொத்துச் சட்டத்தை மீறி இலங்கை சைக்கிள் ஓட்டுதல் சம்மேளனத்திற்குச் சொந்தமான பல சைக்கிள்களை வைத்திருந்த குற்றச்சாட்டின் பேரில் வழக்குத் தொடரப்பட்ட மூன்று முன்னாள் தலைவர்களுக்கு பிணை வழங்க கொழும்பு நீதவான் நீதிமன்றம் அண்மையில் தீர்மானித்துள்ளது.
சைக்கிள் சம்மேளனத்தின் தலைவராக இருந்த என். கருணாரத்ன, அதன் பிரதம செயலாளர் நிஹால் குலசேகர மற்றும் பொருளாளர் பதவியை வகித்த திரு.சேனக ரணசிங்க ஆகியோருக்கு பிணை வழங்க நீதிமன்றம் தீர்மானித்துள்ளது. இலங்கை சைக்கிள் ஓட்டுதல் சம்மேளனத்தின் செயலாளர் திரு.நளீன் அதிகாரச்சியினால் செய்யப்பட்ட முறைப்பாட்டின் பிரகாரம் குருதுவத்தை பொலிஸார் இந்த வழக்கை முன்னெடுத்துள்ளனர்.
பொதுச் சொத்தின் கீழ் குற்றஞ்சாட்டப்பட்டுள்ள பிரதிவாதிகளின் பிணை விண்ணப்பங்கள் நிராகரிக்கப்படலாம் என்றாலும், குற்றம் சாட்டப்பட்டவர்கள் தேசிய ஒலிம்பிக் குழு மற்றும் சர்வதேச சைக்கிள் ஓட்ட சம்மேளனத்தை இலங்கை சைக்கிள் ஓட்டுதல் சம்மேளனத்தின் சட்டபூர்வமான தலைவர்களாக தொடர்ந்து அங்கீகரிப்பதாக அவர்களின் சட்டத்தரணிகள் சுட்டிக்காட்டினர். மாஜிஸ்திரேட் நீதிமன்றம் நடவடிக்கை எடுத்தது.
இந்த வழக்கு மார்ச் 20ஆம் தேதி மீண்டும் விசாரணைக்கு வருகிறது.
Cricket
Sunil Kumara Gamage Accepts SLC Resignations, Ministry Steps In
Sri Lanka’s cricket administration has entered a period of transition after the government stepped in to take temporary control of the sport’s governing body.
Sports Minister Sunil Kumara Gamage has accepted the resignation of Shammi Silva and the Executive Committee of Sri Lanka Cricket, marking a significant shift in leadership.
Following the resignations, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports announced that it would assume oversight of cricket administration under the authority granted by the Sports Law No. 25 of 1973. The decision places all operational and administrative matters of SLC under ministerial supervision with immediate effect.
Authorities indicated that the arrangement is temporary and part of a broader effort to stabilise the sport’s administration. A new committee is expected to be appointed in the coming days to examine existing issues and propose structural reforms aimed at improving governance and accountability.
The leadership’s decision to step down was communicated to the government earlier, prompting swift action to ensure continuity in the management of Sri Lanka’s most prominent sport.
Cricket
SLC President Shammi Silva and Executive Committee Step Down Effective Today
The President of Sri Lanka Cricket, Shammi Silva, has officially resigned from his position with immediate effect, according to an announcement released by the board today (29).
In a significant development, all office-bearers and members of the Executive Committee have also stepped down from their respective roles, signaling a complete leadership transition within the governing body.

Sri Lanka Cricket confirmed that the decision has been formally conveyed to Anura Kumara Dissanayake and the Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Sunil Kumara Gamage.
No further details were immediately provided regarding the reasons behind the mass resignation or the process for appointing new leadership.
Cricket
Sri Lanka Cricket Grants Rs. 10 Million to Rising Javelin Athlete Rumesh Tharanga
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) today provided a financial grant to rising javelin thrower Rumesh
Tharanga Pathirage.
This support was extended under the direction of the SLC President Mr. Shammi Silva and
the Executive Committee of Sri Lanka Cricket, following a request made by the Minister of
Youth Affairs and Sports, Sunil Kumara Gamage.
Rumesh Tharanga received the grant this evening at the SLC headquarters.
This initiative is part of SLC’s ongoing efforts to support and promote sports beyond cricket,
as well as to assist promising athletes in achieving success at the international level.
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