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Is there unlikeliness to the Chamika from the Dasun? Chamika replies.
The popular cricketer Chamika Karunaratne has provided a financial contribution to provide a new Dharamshala to the Ashram in his village, Balapitiya. When he returned to the village after completing the Dharamshala, he answered a question asked during the interview with Ashen Senaratne.
He said that Dasun Shanaka is fulfilling his leadership responsibility properly and he is likely to lead for a long time. And he further mentioned that the decisions made by Dasun are accepted as a group in times of leadership responsibilities and pressures on the field and those decisions are appropriate for the occasion.
“There is nothing like that because he is a good captain and a player with a lot of experience. Usually, when we play there is a combination. Sometimes I don’t get a chance because it is the team’s combination. He may think that this is the right combination for him at this time. It’s something that a captain has in his hands. We must respect a captain because he has a lot of responsibility and he has helped me a lot in England. Even then he told Chami, “I trust you, you should do things without fear. Then he is not the captain of the team, nor the vice-captain. But he came and talked to me a lot. So he helped me a lot and said that even before becoming a captain, after that, people can think what they want, but there is no such problem between us.”
දසුන්ගෙන් චාමිකට කැපිල්ලක් තියෙනවද? චාමික පිළිතුරු දෙයි.
පසුගිය දිනක ජනප්රිය ක්රිකට් ක්රීඩක චාමික කරුණාරත්න සිය ග්රාමය වන බලපිටිය ප්රදේශයේ ඇති ආශ්රමයට නව ධර්මශාලාවක් ලබාදීමට මූල්ය දායකත්වය සපයා ඇත. එය සද නිමකළ පසු නැවත ග්රාමයට ගිය අවස්ථාවක අශේන් සේනාරත්න සමග පැවති සම්මුඛ සාකච්ඡාවේදී ඇසු ප්රශ්නයකට ඔහු පිළිතුරු ලබාදුණි.
දසුන් ශානක සිය නායකත්ව වගකීම නිසි ලෙස ඉටු කරන බවත්, තවත් දිගු කාලයක් ඔහු නායකත්වය හෙබවීමට ඉඩ ඇති බවත් ඔහු පැවසීය. එමෙන්ම නායකත්වයේ වගකීම් හා පිටියේ ඇති පීඩාකාරී අවස්ථාවලදී දසුන් විසින් ලබාගන්නා තීරණ කණ්ඩායම වශයෙන් පිළිගන්නා බවත් එම තීරණ අවස්ථාවට උචිත යැයි හැඟෙන තීරණය බවත් ඔහු තවදුරටත් සඳහන් කරන ලදී.
“එහෙම කිසිම දෙයක් නැ. මොකද එයා හොද කැප්ටන් කෙනෙක්. සැහෙන එක්ස්පීරියන්ස් නියන ප්ලේයර් කෙනෙක්. සාමාන්යෙන් අපි play කරනකොට combination එකක් තියනවා. සමහර අවස්ථාවලදි මට චාන්ස් ලැබිලා නැ. මොකද ඒක ටීම් එකේ කම්බිනේෂන් එක. එයාට හිතෙන්නෙ පුලුවන් මේක තමා මේ වෙලාවට හරියන කම්බිනේෂන් එක කියලා. එක කැප්ටන් කෙනෙක් අතේ තියන දෙයක්. අපි අනිවාර්යයෙන්ම කැප්ටන් කෙනෙක්ට රෙස්පෙක්ට් කරන්න ඕනි. මොකද එයාට නියන ලොකූ කාර්යභාර්යක්. ඒ වගේම තමා එංගලන්තයෙදී මට ගොඩක් උදව් කරලා තියනවා. එතකොටත් මට කිව්වෙ චාමි, මම ඔයාව ට්රස්ට් කරනවා, බය නැතුව ඔයා දේවල් කරන්න කියලා, එතකොට එයා ටීම් එකේ කැප්ටනුත් නෙමෙයි. වයිස් කැප්ටනුත් නෙමෙයි. හැබැයි ඇවිල්ලා මට සෑහෙන්න කතා කළා. ඉතින් මට සැහෙන්න උදව් කරලා කියනවා කැප්ටන් කෙනෙක් වෙන්න කලිනුත්, ඊට පස්සෙන්, මිනිස්සුන්ට ඕනි දෙයක් හිතන්න පුලූවන්, හැබැයි අපි අතරෙ එහෙම කිසි ප්රශ්නයක් නැ.”
தாசுனிடம் இருந்து சாமிகாவுக்கு விருப்பமின்மை உள்ளதா? சாமிகா பதிலளிக்கிறார்.
அண்மையில், பிரபல கிரிக்கெட் வீரர் சாமிக்க கருணாரத்ன தனது கிராமமான பலபிட்டியவில் உள்ள ஆசிரமத்திற்கு புதிய தர்மசாலையை வழங்குவதற்கு நிதியுதவி வழங்கியுள்ளார். தர்மசாலை பூர்த்தியின் பின் கிராமத்திற்கு திரும்பிய அவர், அஷேன் சேனாரத்னவுடனான நேர்காணலின் போது கேட்கப்பட்ட கேள்விக்கு பதிலளித்தார்.
தசுன் ஷனக தனது தலைமைப் பொறுப்பை சரியாக நிறைவேற்றி வருவதாகவும், அவர் நீண்ட காலம் வழிநடத்த வாய்ப்புள்ளதாகவும் அவர் தெரிவித்துள்ளார். மேலும் தலைமைப் பொறுப்புகள் மற்றும் களத்தில் அழுத்தங்கள் ஏற்படும் வேளைகளில் தசுன் எடுக்கும் முடிவுகள் குழுவாக ஏற்றுக்கொள்ளப்படுவதாகவும் அந்த முடிவுகள் சந்தர்ப்பத்திற்கு பொருத்தமானவை எனவும் அவர் மேலும் குறிப்பிட்டார்.
“நல்ல கேப்டன், அனுபவம் அதிகம் உள்ள வீரர் என்பதால் அப்படி எதுவும் இல்லை. பொதுவாக நாம் விளையாடும் போது காம்பினேஷன் இருக்கும். சில சமயம் டீம் காம்பினேஷன் என்பதால் வாய்ப்பு கிடைக்காது. இதை அவர் நினைக்கலாம் இந்த நேரத்தில் அவருக்கு சரியான கலவை இது ஒரு கேப்டனின் கையில் இருக்கும் ஒன்று. ஒரு கேப்டனுக்கு நாம் மரியாதை கொடுக்க வேண்டும், ஏனென்றால் அவருக்கு நிறைய பொறுப்பு இருக்கிறது, அவர் இங்கிலாந்தில் எனக்கு நிறைய உதவி செய்துள்ளார். உன்னை நம்பு பயமில்லாமல் காரியங்களை செய்ய வேண்டும். அப்போது அவர் அணியின் கேப்டனும் இல்லை, துணை கேப்டனும் இல்லை. ஆனால் அவர் வந்து என்னிடம் நிறைய பேசினார். அதனால் கேப்டனாகும் முன்பே எனக்கு நிறைய உதவி செய்தார். அதன் பிறகு, மக்கள் தங்களுக்கு என்ன வேண்டும் என்றாலும் நினைக்கலாம், ஆனால் எங்களுக்குள் அப்படி எந்த பிரச்சனையும் இல்லை.”
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Dialog Schools Rugby League Week 4: Powerhouses Dominate as Rivalries Intensify
The fourth week of the 2025 Dialog Schools Rugby League brought high-octane action across Colombo and Kandy, as traditional rugby giants asserted dominance while title ambitions sharpened. Here’s a round-up of the top matches that defined the week:
Trinity Outmuscles St. Joseph’s at CR & FC
Trinity College, Kandy, continued their unbeaten streak with a commanding 29-07 win over St. Joseph’s College, Maradana at the CR & FC grounds in Colombo. Trinity crossed the whitewash five times with 5 tries and 2 conversions, displaying explosive forward play and well-structured phases.
St. Joseph’s struggled to match Trinity’s physicality but managed a consolation try and conversion. At halftime, Trinity led 22-0, setting the tone early and maintaining control throughout.
Wesley Tames St. Peter’s in Tight Clash
At Havelock Park, Wesley College recorded a gritty 23-05 victory over St. Peter’s College. The Wesleyites scored 3 tries, 1 conversion, and added 2 penalties, proving their clinical edge under pressure.
St. Peter’s could only respond with a single try and failed to find rhythm. Wesley led 8-0 at the break and controlled territory effectively in the second half.
Isipathana Outguns Zahira in a High-Scoring Thriller
In one of the most entertaining matches of the weekend, Isipathana College edged out Zahira College 38-27 at Zahira Grounds. Isipathana scored 6 tries and 4 conversions, showcasing pace and creativity in attack.
Zahira fought back gallantly with 4 tries, 2 conversions, and a penalty, pushing the defending champions to the limit. At halftime, Isipathana led 26-8, and though Zahira launched a strong second-half rally, the Green Machine held on.
Royal Routs Vidyartha in Dominant Display
Royal College, Colombo, was at their clinical best as they overcame Vidyartha College, Kandy, 29-07 at the Royal Complex. The home side dotted down 5 tries and 2 conversions, demonstrating power rugby and slick handling.
Vidyartha managed a single converted try but struggled to contain Royal’s powerful forwards and rolling mauls. Royal led 12-7 at halftime before pulling away in the second half.
Looking Ahead
With teams like Trinity, Isipathana, and Royal continuing to impress, the Dialog Schools Rugby League 2025 is shaping up for a thrilling finish. Fans can expect tighter games and fierce battles as title dreams grow stronger.
Stay tuned with Sri Lankan Sports TV for full match reports, results, and exclusive school rugby coverage!
Athletics
Sri Lanka Shines at Thailand Open 2025 with 11-Medal Haul
The Sri Lankan athletics team wrapped up a remarkable campaign at the Thailand Open Athletics Championship 2025, securing an impressive 11 medals, including 6 golds, during the competition held from June 21 to 25 in Bangkok.
The Sri Lankan squad, made up of eight athletes—four men and four women—delivered standout performances across track and field events, making the nation proud on the international stage.
Leading the charge was Rusiru Chathuranga, who clinched double gold in the Men’s 800m and 1500m events. Vicknaraj Vakshan added to the tally with a gold in the 5000m and a silver in the 1500m, while W.K.L.A. Nimali matched that feat by claiming gold in the Women’s 800m and silver in the 1500m.
Madushani Herath showed her dominance in the field events, capturing gold in both the long jump and triple jump. Ayomal Akalanka earned silver in the Men’s 400m hurdles, and Wathsala Hapuarachchi took silver in the Women’s 100m hurdles. Safreen Ahmed contributed a bronze medal in the Men’s triple jump.
While seven out of eight athletes reached the podium, Amasha de Silva narrowly missed out, finishing fourth in the Women’s 100m final, showcasing a commendable performance.
The full team is expected to return to Sri Lanka today after a tour that highlights the depth of talent in local athletics and signals strong potential ahead of upcoming regional events
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Kingswood College Claims Hard-Fought Win Over Zahira in Week 3 of Schools Rugby League
Colombo – June 23:
Kingswood College, Kandy, came from behind to secure a gritty 27-18 victory over Zahira College, Colombo, in a Week 3 clash of the Dialog Schools Rugby League 2025 played at Zahira College Grounds.
Despite trailing 11-10 at halftime, Kingswood regrouped and powered through in the second half, scoring 3 tries, 3 conversions, and 2 penalties to take home the win. Zahira fought valiantly with 2 tries, 1 conversion, and 2 penalties, but couldn’t match Kingswood’s consistency in the closing stages.
This win marks an important step for Kingswood in their league journey as they eye a stronger position in the 2025 standings.
Full-Time Score:
Kingswood College 27 (3T, 3C, 2P)
Zahira College 18 (2T, 1C, 2P)
📍 Venue: Zahira College Grounds, Colombo
📅 Dialog Schools Rugby League 2025 – Week 3
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