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FIFA lifts ban on All Indian Football Federation…
FIFA has lifted the suspension imposed on the All India Football Federation (AIFF) earlier this month for undue third-party influence, world football’s governing body said on Friday.
The initial problem started with the overstaying of the former AIFF President without holding an election and the Committee of Administration did not follow the instruction given by the FIFA and High Court.
The lifting of the ban will enable the U-17 Women’s World Cup, which was scheduled to be held in India from October 11 to 30, to be held in the country as planned.
“The FIFA Council Bureau has decided to lift the ban imposed on the All India Football Federation (AIFF) due to unauthorized third party influence,” FIFA said in a statement.
“This decision has been taken following confirmation to FIFA that the administration period of the Committee of Administrators constituted to take over the powers of the AIFF Executive Committee has ended and the AIFF administration has regained full control of the day-to-day affairs of the AIFF.
“Consequently, the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2022 scheduled to be held from 11-30 October 2022 will be held in India as planned,” FIFA said it and the AFC will continue to monitor the situation and support the AIFF in holding its elections on time.
FIFA විසින් සමස්ත ඉන්දීය පාපන්දු සම්මේලනයේ තහනම ඉවත් කරයි…
අනවශ්ය තෙවන පාර්ශවීය බලපෑම් හේතුවෙන් මේ මස මුලදී සමස්ත ඉන්දීය පාපන්දු සම්මේලනය (AIFF) වෙත පනවා තිබූ අත්හිටුවීම FIFA විසින් ඉවත් කර ඇති බව ලෝක පාපන්දු පාලක මණ්ඩලය සිකුරාදා ප්රකාශ කළේය.
මැතිවරණයක් නොපවත්වා AIFF හිටපු සභාපතිවරයා තවදුරටත් රැඳී සිටීමත් සමඟ මූලික ගැටලුව ආරම්භ වූ අතර පරිපාලන කමිටුව FIFA සහ මහාධිකරණය ලබා දුන් උපදෙස් පිළිපැදීමෙන් කටයුතු නොකළේය.
තහනම ඉවත් කිරීමෙන් ඔක්තෝබර් 11 සිට 30 දක්වා ඉන්දියාවේ පැවැත්වීමට නියමිතව තිබූ වයස අවුරුදු 17න් පහළ කාන්තා ලෝක කුසලානය සැලසුම් කළ පරිදි රට තුළ පැවැත්වීමට හැකියාව ලැබේ.
“අනවසර තෙවන පාර්ශවීය බලපෑම් හේතුවෙන් සමස්ත ඉන්දීය පාපන්දු සම්මේලනයට (AIFF) පනවා තිබූ තහනම ඉවත් කිරීමට FIFA කවුන්සිලයේ කාර්යාංශය තීරණය කර ඇත” යනුවෙන් FIFA නිවේදනයක් නිකුත් කරමින් කියා සිටියේය.
“AIFF විධායක කමිටුවේ බලතල භාර ගැනීම සඳහා පිහිටුවන ලද පරිපාලකයින්ගේ කමිටුවේ පරිපාලන කාලය අවසන් කර ඇති බවත් AIFF පරිපාලනය AIFF හි දෛනික කටයුතුවල පූර්ණ පාලනය නැවත ලබාගෙන ඇති බවත් FIFA වෙත තහවුරු වීමෙන් පසුව මෙම තීරණය ගෙන ඇත.
“ප්රතිඵලයක් ලෙස, 2022 ඔක්තෝබර් 11-30 දිනවල පැවැත්වීමට නියමිත FIFA U-17 කාන්තා ලෝක කුසලානය 2022 සැලසුම් කළ පරිදි ඉන්දියාවේ පැවැත්වීමට නියමිතය.” FIFA ප්රකාශ කළේය සහ AFC තත්ත්වය දිගටම අධීක්ෂණය කරන අතර නියමිත වේලාවට එහි මැතිවරණ පැවැත්වීම සඳහා AIFF වෙත සහාය දෙන බවයි.
அகில இந்திய கால்பந்து சம்மேளனத்தின் மீதான தடையை FIFA நீக்கியுள்ளது…
தேவையற்ற மூன்றாம் தரப்பு செல்வாக்கிற்காக அகில இந்திய கால்பந்து கூட்டமைப்பு (AIFF) மீது விதிக்கப்பட்ட இடைநீக்கத்தை FIFA இந்த மாத தொடக்கத்தில் நீக்கியுள்ளது என்று உலக கால்பந்து நிர்வாகக் குழு வெள்ளிக்கிழமை தெரிவித்துள்ளது.
AIFF முன்னாள் தலைவர் தேர்தலை நடத்தாமல் அதிக காலம் நீடிப்பதால் ஆரம்ப பிரச்சனை தொடங்கியது மற்றும் FIFA மற்றும் உயர்நீதிமன்றம் வழங்கிய அறிவுறுத்தல்களை நிர்வாகக் குழு பின்பற்றாமல் நடந்துகொண்டதும் இதட்கு காரணமாகும்.
தடை நீக்கப்பட்டதன் மூலம் இந்தியாவில் அக்டோபர் 11 முதல் 30 வரை நடைபெறவிருந்த யு-17 மகளிர் உலகக் கோப்பையை திட்டமிட்டபடி நாட்டில் நடத்த முடியும்.
“அங்கீகரிக்கப்படாத மூன்றாம் தரப்பு செல்வாக்கு காரணமாக அகில இந்திய கால்பந்து கூட்டமைப்பு (AIFF) மீது விதிக்கப்பட்ட தடையை நீக்க FIFA கவுன்சில் பணியகம் முடிவு செய்துள்ளது” என்று FIFA ஒரு அறிக்கையில் தெரிவித்துள்ளது.
“AIFF செயற்குழுவின் அதிகாரங்களை கையகப்படுத்த அமைக்கப்பட்ட நிர்வாகிகள் குழுவின் நிர்வாக காலம் முடிவடைந்துள்ளது மற்றும் AIFF நிர்வாகம் தினசரி விவகாரங்களில் முழுக் கட்டுப்பாட்டை மீட்டுள்ளது என்பதை FIFA க்கு உறுதிப்படுத்தியதைத் தொடர்ந்து இந்த முடிவு எடுக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. AIFF.
“இதன் விளைவாக, 2022 அக்டோபர் 11 முதல் 30 வரை நடைபெறவிருந்த FIFA U-17 மகளிர் உலகக் கோப்பை 2022 திட்டமிட்டபடி இந்தியாவில் நடைபெறும்.” ஃபிஃபாவும், AFC யும் தொடர்ந்து நிலைமையைக் கண்காணித்து, AIFFக்குத் தேர்தலை சரியான நேரத்தில் நடத்துவதற்கு ஆதரவளிப்பதாகக் கூறியது.

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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