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Change in SAFF Women’s and SAFF U17 fixtures!!!
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)
Cricket
Chamudi Praboda to Lead Sri Lanka U19 Women on India Tour
The Sri Lanka Cricket Selection Panel has named a 15-member Sri Lanka Under-19 Women’s squad for the upcoming tour of India, where the young cricketers will compete in both T20 and One Day formats.
Chamudi Praboda has been appointed captain of the side, while Sanjana Kavindi will serve as vice-captain and wicketkeeper. The tour is expected to provide valuable international exposure and competitive experience for the emerging players.
Sri Lanka will play three T20 matches in Chennai on June 22, 24 and 27, followed by three One Day matches in Pondicherry on June 30 and July 3 and 6.
The series will offer Sri Lanka’s young talents an important opportunity to test their skills against strong opposition and gain experience in challenging Indian conditions as they continue their development at international level.
The squad comprises Chamudi Praboda (Captain), Sanjana Kavindi (WK, Vice-Captain), Nethmi Upeksha, Manudi Nanayakkara, Limansa Thilakarathna, Umayangana Peiris, Danodya Sewmini, Nethagi Isuranjali, Pramudi Methsara, Yesali Jithara, Vimoksha Balasooriya, Sanuki Pathirage, Chamodi Herath, Aseni Thalagune and Daria Dissanayaka.
Athletics
Rumesh Tharanga Reaches Historic World No. 3 Ranking
Sri Lankan javelin star Rumesh Tharanga has achieved a remarkable milestone by climbing to World No. 3 in the latest global rankings, bringing pride and recognition to Sri Lankan athletics on the international stage.
Tharanga now holds 1,324 ranking points, placing him among the world’s elite javelin throwers. His rise to third place marks the highest-ever ranking achieved by a Sri Lankan male athlete in world athletics history, highlighting his dedication, hard work, and consistent performances over recent years.
The achievement is even more significant as Tharanga has become Asia’s highest-ranked javelin athlete, surpassing India’s celebrated thrower Neeraj Chopra. This accomplishment reflects the growing strength of Sri Lankan athletics and demonstrates the country’s ability to compete with the best athletes in the world.
Sports officials and fans across the island have welcomed the news with great enthusiasm.
Many view Tharanga’s success as an inspiration for young athletes who aspire to represent Sri Lanka on the global stage. His journey from a promising talent to one of the world’s top-ranked competitors showcases the rewards of perseverance and commitment to excellence.
His achievement stands as a proud moment for Sri Lanka and a significant chapter in the country’s sporting history.
News
Dinara and Aahil Reach Finals at SSC ITF J30 Week 2
Sri Lanka’s Dinara de Silva and Aahil Kaleel advanced to the girls’ and boys’ singles finals respectively at the ITF J30 Week 2 Junior Tennis Tournament being held at the SSC Courts from 2 to 8 June.
Dinara secured a dominant semifinal victory over the Maldives’ Karin Saizan, while Aahil battled through a tough three-set encounter against India’s Vivaan Mirdha to keep Sri Lankan hopes alive in the boys’ competition.

In the girls’ singles semifinals, Dinara produced an impressive display to defeat Karin Saizan 4-1, 4-0. Fellow Sri Lankan Yuhansa Peiris also booked her place in the final after overcoming India’s Aahida Singh 5-4, 4-0. Their victories set up an all-Sri Lankan championship clash.
The boys’ singles semifinals featured a thrilling contest between Aahil and Vivaan Mirdha. After winning the first set 4-2 and dropping the second 2-4, Aahil held his nerve to claim the match tie-break 10-7. In the other semifinal, India’s Shiok Chauhan defeated compatriot Punith Manchira 5-3, 4-2 to reach the final.

The girls’ final will see Dinara face Yuhansa, while Aahil will take on Chauhan in the boys’ title match.
Dinara enters the final in outstanding form, having won the Week 1 singles title. She also teamed up with Yuhansa to capture the Week 1 girls’ doubles championship. The tournament is particularly significant for Dinara as it marks her final ITF Junior tournament appearance on Sri Lankan soil before embarking on the next stage of her international tennis journey.
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