News
Forged certificates to run for football election- Complaint to Sports Investigation Police Unit
Mr. Anura de Silva, a former president of the Football Federation, lodged a complaint today with the Special Police Unit for the Prevention of Sports Offenses at the Sugathadasa Indoor Sports Ground.
He alleges that counterfeit certificates have been submitted to the electoral committee by individuals running for the FFSL 2023 election and calls for an investigation and appropriate penalties for the offenders.
This complaint specifically targets those associated with the Jaswar faction, who are participating in the Sri Lanka Football Election 2023. After filing the complaint, Mr. Anura de Silva spoke to the media, stating that he had reported accurate information regarding the submission of fake certificates and urged an immediate investigation.
Others who have joined him in this endeavor have also raised concerns about past corruption allegations involving Jaswar Umar.
Mr. Sumathipala’s team appears well-prepared for the upcoming election.

පාපන්දු නිලවරණයට ඉදිරිපත් වෙන්න හොර සහතික දීලා – ක්රීඩා විමර්ශන පොලිසියට පැමිණිල්ලක්
පාපන්දු සම්මේලනයේ හිටපු සභාපති වරයෙකු වූ අනුර ද සිල්වා මහතා. අද සුගතදාස ගෘහස්ථ ක්රීඩා පිටියේ පිහිටි ක්රීඩා වැරදි වැළැක්වීමේ විශේෂ පොලිස් ඒකකය වෙත පැමිණිල්ලක් ඉදිරිපත් කළා
ඔහු මෙහිදී පෙන්වා දෙන්නේ හොර සහතික ලබාදීම නිලවරණයට ඉදිරිපත් වී සිටින අය පිළිබඳවයි ඔවුන් පිළිබඳ විමර්ශනයක් කරලා දඬුවම් ලබාදෙන ලෙස ඉල්ලා සිටිනවා
ශ්රී ලංකා පාපන්දු නිලවරණය සඳහා සහභාගි වී සිටිනවා ජස්වර් පාර්ශ්වයේ කූට ලේඛන ඉදිරිපත් කර ඇති පුද්ගලයින් සම්බන්ධයෙන් මෙම පැමිණිල්ල සිදු කළේ.
පැමිණිල්ල භාර දීමෙන් අනතුරුව අනුර ද සිල්වා මහතා මාධ්ය වෙත අදහස් දැක්වූවා.
ඒ මහතා කියා සිටියේ..කූට ලේඛන ඉදිරිපත් කර ඇති බවට සත්ය තොරතුරු පිළිබඳ අද පැමිණිලි කළ බවත්..මේ පිළිබඳව වහාම විමර්ශන සිදුකළ යුතු බවයි..
ජස්වර් පාර්ශවයට චෝදනා තිබියදී ඔහු සමඟ ඇතැම් පිරිස් එකතු වී සිටින්නේ පසුගිය කාලයේ සිදු සිදු වූ දූෂණ චෝදනා මාධ්ය වෙත කියා සිටියා.
කෙසේ වෙතත් නිලවරණයට මුහුණ දීමට හොඳ කණ්ඩායමක් සුමතිපාල මහතාගේ පාර්ශ්වයට ඇති බව ද ඔහු මෙහිදී පැහැදිලි කලා.

கால்பந்து தேர்தலில் போட்டியிட போலி சான்றிதழ்கள் – விளையாட்டு புலனாய்வு போலீசில் புகார்
திரு. அனுர டி சில்வா, கால்பந்தாட்ட சம்மேளனத்தின் முன்னாள் தலைவர் சுகததாச உள்ளக விளையாட்டு மைதானத்தில் உள்ள விளையாட்டு குற்றங்களை தடுக்கும் விசேட பொலிஸ் பிரிவில் இன்று முறைப்பாடு ஒன்று சமர்ப்பித்தார்.
நிறைவேற்றுக்குழு தேர்தலுக்கு தொற்றியவர் ஒருவர் போலி சான்றிதழ்கள் வழங்கியதாக சுட்டிக்காட்டியுள்ள அவர், அவர் மீது விசாரணை நடத்தி தண்டிக்கப்பட வேண்டும் என கோரிக்கை விடுத்துள்ளார்.
இலங்கை கால்பந்து உத்தியோகபூர்வ தேர்தலில் பங்கேற்கும் ஜஸ்வர் தரப்பில் இருந்து போலி ஆவணங்களை சமர்ப்பித்த நபர்களுக்கு எதிராக இந்த முறைப்பாடு செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளது.
முறைப்பாட்டை கையளித்த பின்னர் ஊடகங்களுக்கு கருத்து தெரிவித்த திரு.அனுர டி சில்வா.
போலி ஆவணங்கள் சமர்பிக்கப்பட்ட உண்மைத் தகவல் குறித்து இன்று புகார் அளித்துள்ளதாகவும், உடனடியாக விசாரணை நடத்த வேண்டும் என்றும் அவர் கூறினார்.
இப்போது ஜஸ்வர் தரப்போடு இணைந்து இருக்கும் சிலர், கடந்த மாதங்களுக்கு முன்னர் அவருக்கு எதிராக குற்றச்சாற்றுக்களை ஊடகங்களுக்கு தெரிவித்தவர்கள்.
எனினும், தேர்தலை எதிர்கொள்ள திரு.சுமதிபாலவின் தரப்பில் நல்ல அணி இருப்பதாகவும் அவர் விளக்கமளித்துள்ளார்.
Cricket
Sunil Kumara Gamage Accepts SLC Resignations, Ministry Steps In
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
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
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.
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