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FIFA lifts ban on All Indian Football Federation…

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3 years ago

August 27, 2022

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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.

Football

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

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14 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

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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,