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FIFA lifts ban on All Indian Football Federation…

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4 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.

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Chamindu Wickramasinghe’s bowling action under scrutiny?

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22 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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22 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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2 days 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.