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Change in SAFF Women’s and SAFF U17 fixtures!!!

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4 years ago

August 18, 2022

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In the executive committee meeting of the South Asian Football Federation held on August 17, 2022, it has been decided to revise the date of the SAFF Women’s Championship and the SAFF U17 Championship, which are scheduled to start on August 24, and bring those matches to August 23, 2022. There are also reports that there could be further developments in the suspension imposed by FIFA on India.

If the FIFA decision remains the same, the match schedule of the SAFF U17 Championship to be held in Sri Lanka from September 5, 2022, will be changed. As for the SAFF Women’s Championship, six teams will be divided into two groups, while the match schedule and team placement will remain the same.

In this meeting, the General Secretary of Nepal Football Association and the President of Sri Lanka Football Federation informed about the tournament preparations and assured that the tournament will be held peacefully.

The competition calendar for the year 2023 was also approved in this meeting. The match calendar has been designed in line with the AFC match calendar for 2023 and 2024.

The following matches are to be played under FIFA forward schedules:

SAFF U20Women’s Championship (3-13 Feb 2023/ Tentative)
SAFF U17 Women’s Championship (10-20 March 2023/ Tentative)
SAFF U19 Championship (In between July- Aug 2023/ Tentative)
SAFF U16 Championship (In between Sept-Oct 2023/ Tentative )

SAFF කාන්තා සහ SAFF U17 තරග කාලසටහනේ වෙනසක්!!!

2022 අගෝස්තු 17 වැනි දින පැවැති දකුණු ආසියානු පාපන්දු සම්මේලනයේ විධායක කමිටු රැස්වීමේදී එළැබෙන අගෝස්තු 24 වැනිදා ආරම්භ කිරීමට නියමිත SAFF කාන්තා ශූරතාවලියේ සහ SAFF U17 ශූරතාවලියේ දිනය සංශෝධනය කිරීමට තීරණය කර ඇති අතර එම තරග 2022 අගෝස්තු 23 ට රැගෙන ඒමට තීරණය කර ඇත. FIFA විසින් ඉන්දියාවට පනවා ඇති අත්හිටුවීමේ තවත් වර්ධනයන් විය හැකි බවටද වාර්ථා වේ.

FIFA තීරණය එලෙසම පවතී නම්, 2022 සැප්තැම්බර් 5 සිට ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ පැවැත්වීමට නියමිත SAFF U17 ශූරතාවලියේ තරඟ කාලසටහන වෙනස් කරනු ලැබේ. SAFF කාන්තා ශූරතාවලිය සම්බන්ධයෙන් ගත් කල, කණ්ඩායම් හයක් කාණ්ඩ දෙකකට බෙදා ඇති අතර, තරග කාලසටහන සහ කණ්ඩායම් ස්ථානගත කිරීම එලෙසම පවතිනු ඇත.

මෙම රැස්වීමේදී නේපාල පාපන්දු සංගමයේ ප්‍රධාන ලේකම් සහ ශ්‍රී ලංකා පාපන්දු සම්මේලනයේ සභාපතිවරයා තරගාවලි සුදානම් කිරීම් පිළිබඳව දැනුම් දුන් අතර තරගාවලිය සාමකාමීව පැවැත්වීමට වගබලා ගන්නා බවට සහතික විය.

මෙම රැස්වීමේදී 2023 වසර සඳහා තරඟ දින දර්ශනය ද අනුමත කරගන්නා ලදී. තරඟ දින දර්ශනය 2023 සහ 2024 සඳහා AFC තරඟ දින දර්ශනයට අනුකූල නිර්මාණය කර ඇත.

පහත දැක්වෙන තරඟ FIFA ඉදිරි කාලසටහන් යටතේ පැවැත්විය යුතුය:

SAFF U20 කාන්තා ශූරතාවලිය (3-13 පෙබරවාරි 2023/ තාවකාලික)
SAFF U17 කාන්තා ශූරතාව (10-20 මාර්තු 2023/ තාවකාලික)
SAFF U19 ශූරතාව (ජූලි-අගෝස්තු 2023/ තාවකාලිකව)
SAFF U16 ශූරතාව (සැප්තැම්බර්-ඔක්තෝබර් 2023/ තාවකාලිකව)

SAFF பெண்கள் மற்றும் SAFF U17 நாட்களில் மாற்றம்!!!

ஆகஸ்ட் 17, 2022 அன்று நடைபெற்ற தெற்காசிய கால்பந்து சம்மேளனத்தின் செயற்குழு கூட்டத்தில் ஆகஸ்ட் 24 ஆம் தேதி தொடங்க உள்ள SAFF மகளிர் சாம்பியன்ஷிப் மற்றும் SAFF U17 சாம்பியன்ஷிப் போட்டிகளின் தேதியை திருத்தி அந்த போட்டிகளை கொண்டு வர முடிவு செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளது. ஆகஸ்ட் 23, 2022 வரை. இந்தியா மீது ஃபிஃபா விதித்துள்ள இடைநீக்கத்தில் மேலும் முன்னேற்றங்கள் இருக்கலாம் என்றும் தகவல்கள் உள்ளன.

FIFA முடிவு அப்படியே இருந்தால், செப்டம்பர் 5, 2022 முதல் இலங்கையில் நடைபெறவுள்ள SAFF U17 சாம்பியன்ஷிப்பின் போட்டி அட்டவணை மாற்றப்படும். SAFF மகளிர் சாம்பியன்ஷிப்பைப் பொறுத்தவரை, ஆறு அணிகள் இரண்டு குழுக்களாகப் பிரிக்கப்படும், அதே நேரத்தில் போட்டி அட்டவணை மற்றும் அணி இடம் ஆகியவை அப்படியே இருக்கும்.

இச்சந்திப்பில் நேபாள உதைபந்தாட்ட சம்மேளனத்தின் பொதுச் செயலாளரும் இலங்கை உதைபந்தாட்ட சம்மேளனத்தின் தலைவரும் போட்டிக்கான ஏற்பாடுகள் குறித்து தெரிவித்ததுடன் போட்டிகள் அமைதியாக நடைபெறும் என உறுதியளித்தனர்.

இந்தக் கூட்டத்தில் 2023ஆம் ஆண்டுக்கான போட்டி நாட்காட்டிக்கும் ஒப்புதல் அளிக்கப்பட்டது. போட்டி காலண்டர் 2023 மற்றும் 2024 ஆம் ஆண்டிற்கான AFC போட்டி காலெண்டருக்கு ஏற்ப வடிவமைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.

FIFA முன்னோக்கி அட்டவணையின் கீழ் பின்வரும் போட்டிகள் விளையாடப்படும்:

SAFF U20பெண்கள் சாம்பியன்ஷிப் (3-13 பிப்ரவரி 2023/ தற்காலிகமானது)
SAFF U17 மகளிர் சாம்பியன்ஷிப் (10-20 மார்ச் 2023/ தற்காலிகமானது)
SAFF U19 சாம்பியன்ஷிப் (ஜூலை- ஆகஸ்ட் 2023/ தற்காலிகமாக)
SAFF U16 சாம்பியன்ஷிப் (செப்டம்பர்- அக்டோபர் 2023/ தற்காலிகமாக)

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Chamindu Wickramasinghe’s bowling action under scrutiny?

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10 hours ago

April 13, 2026

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Sri Lankan fast bowler Chamindu Wickramasinghe has come under the spotlight after his bowling action was officially reported as suspicious during a recent domestic encounter.

The incident occurred in a match of the National Super League held from April 6 to 9, where the Dambulla side faced Colombo. Wickramasinghe, representing Dambulla, drew attention from match officials, prompting concerns over the legality of his action.

The on-field umpires, Deepal Gunawardena and Ravindra Wimalasiri, made the report in accordance with standard procedures. Match referee Manoj Mendis also oversaw the process, ensuring that all regulations were followed.

Following the report, the matter has been referred to the Sri Lanka Cricket High Performance Unit for further assessment. Wickramasinghe may now be required to undergo biomechanical testing to determine whether his bowling action complies with the laws of the game.

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Sri Lanka lasses continue to impress

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11 hours ago

April 13, 2026

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Sri Lanka Under-19 Women extended their impressive run in the Tri-Series with a composed four-wicket victory over Australia Women Under-19 cricket team at Bill Pippen Oval Today.

After being put in to bat, Australia U-19 struggled to build momentum against a disciplined Sri Lankan bowling attack. Ayla Johnson top-scored with 18 off 29 balls, while Alyssa Dermody added a quick 13. However, regular wickets halted their progress as they finished on a modest 91 for 9 in 20 overs. Limansa Thilakarathne led the bowling effort with an impressive 3 for 26, well supported by Chamudi Praboda, who claimed 2 for 21.

In response, Sri Lanka Women Under-19 cricket team chased down the target with 92 for 6 in 19.3 overs. Despite a few setbacks, Pramudi Methsara anchored the innings with an unbeaten 21 off 17 balls, while Danodya Sewmini contributed a steady 14. Australia’s Filippa Suesee (3 for 18) and Ira Aery (2 for 13) fought hard, but Sri Lanka held their nerve.

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Football Chief Jaswar Umar Enters Race for NOC Presidency

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1 day ago

April 12, 2026

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Jaswar Umar, President of the Football Federation of Sri Lanka, has officially submitted his nomination to contest for the presidency of the National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka at the upcoming Annual General Meeting.

Umar becomes the fourth candidate in the race, joining Shirantha Peiris, Deva Henry, and Asanga Seneviratne, who are also contesting for the top position in the country’s Olympic body.

His time as football chief has created divided opinions among sports professionals who evaluate his performance. On one hand, Sri Lanka’s national team has shown improvement in international results, including a rise in the FIFA rankings from 204 to 191, along with notable performances against stronger opposition.

However, his approach has also faced criticism. Stakeholders have raised concerns over the increased reliance on Sri Lankan-origin overseas players, with claims that it has limited opportunities for local talent. The long-term vision for developing youth and building grassroots football programs has become a subject of public inquiry.

Umar now aims to advance his career through NOC while he leads Sri Lankan football with both positive results and ongoing public criticism of his work.

The upcoming election will become a competitive battle because four candidates will vie for control of a key position which holds major power within the country’s sports system.