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First-anniversary celebration of MG Football

Published

5 years ago

August 30, 2021

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MG Football Media Unit releases a Media Release on their first-year celebration.

MG Football proudly announces the celebration of their 1st anniversary on a grand scale with the participation of Legendary Sri Lankan Footballers.

MG Football is an Online Football Workshop organizer who is organizing workshops for Sri Lankan footballers Worldwide. This was done by the well-known football Coach Deshabandu Mahinda Galagedara who is the Head Coach of the Sri Lankan Police Football Team.

These workshops were organized free of charge to develop the skills of the Sri Lankan footballers. This is the first and ever online workshop for football done in Sri Lanka and it was mainly started during the COVID pandemic to overcome to reduce the physical interaction during workshops.

Further, we are glad to inform you that, we have organized 12 online workshops during last year and have evaluated all the participants through a Q & A session, and awarded more than 600 gifts worth millions to the completed participants.

Therefore, we have decided to celebrate the 1st anniversary by inviting the following football legends to motivate the footballers from 30th August to 5th September 2021

Piyadasa Perera – 30th August 2021
Subahini Hasimdeen – 31st August 2021
Clement De Silva – 1st Sepetember 2021
Sumith Walpola – 2nd September 2021
Nimal Wijesekara – 3rd September 2021
Ashoka Ravindra – 4th September 2021

Furthermore, we have decided to bring down the following sports legends who have contributed to the motherland with their legendary performance.

Sugath Thilakaratne – Athletic
Sampath Perea – Football
Anurudha Rathnayake – Boxing
Nelka Shiromala – Boxing Referee

We are in the process of getting more legends to glamour this event which will be notified sooner.

Meanwhile, we have made arrangements to provide more than 100 valuable gifts such as Colour TVs, Digital Ipod, Resistant Bands, and much more for the participants of these events.

This event is organized under the patronage of the Ministry of Youth and Sports Director-General. Amal Edirisuriya and Director General Sports Medicine Dr. Lal Ekanayake.

We are thankful for the Sponsorsors who are supported to make this event successful and we kindly request you to take this news to your prestigious media institutions.

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Cricket

Sunil Kumara Gamage Accepts SLC Resignations, Ministry Steps In

Published

20 hours ago

April 29, 2026

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Sri Lanka’s cricket administration has entered a period of transition after the government stepped in to take temporary control of the sport’s governing body.

Sports Minister Sunil Kumara Gamage has accepted the resignation of Shammi Silva and the Executive Committee of Sri Lanka Cricket, marking a significant shift in leadership.

Following the resignations, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports announced that it would assume oversight of cricket administration under the authority granted by the Sports Law No. 25 of 1973. The decision places all operational and administrative matters of SLC under ministerial supervision with immediate effect.

Authorities indicated that the arrangement is temporary and part of a broader effort to stabilise the sport’s administration. A new committee is expected to be appointed in the coming days to examine existing issues and propose structural reforms aimed at improving governance and accountability.

The leadership’s decision to step down was communicated to the government earlier, prompting swift action to ensure continuity in the management of Sri Lanka’s most prominent sport.

Cricket

SLC President Shammi Silva and Executive Committee Step Down Effective Today

Published

23 hours ago

April 29, 2026

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The President of Sri Lanka Cricket, Shammi Silva, has officially resigned from his position with immediate effect, according to an announcement released by the board today (29).

In a significant development, all office-bearers and members of the Executive Committee have also stepped down from their respective roles, signaling a complete leadership transition within the governing body.

Sri Lanka Cricket confirmed that the decision has been formally conveyed to Anura Kumara Dissanayake and the Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Sunil Kumara Gamage.

No further details were immediately provided regarding the reasons behind the mass resignation or the process for appointing new leadership.

Cricket

Sri Lanka Cricket Grants Rs. 10 Million to Rising Javelin Athlete Rumesh Tharanga

Published

2 days ago

April 28, 2026

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Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) today provided a financial grant to rising javelin thrower Rumesh
Tharanga Pathirage.

This support was extended under the direction of the SLC President Mr. Shammi Silva and
the Executive Committee of Sri Lanka Cricket, following a request made by the Minister of
Youth Affairs and Sports, Sunil Kumara Gamage.

Rumesh Tharanga received the grant this evening at the SLC headquarters.
This initiative is part of SLC’s ongoing efforts to support and promote sports beyond cricket,
as well as to assist promising athletes in achieving success at the international level.