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Japura again won the inter-university sports tournament

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3 years ago

January 10, 2023

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Sri Jayawardenepura University managed to win the overall inter-university sports tournament held for the year 2022.

This tournament, which was held under 22 different sports events, was held for more than 3 months, with various universities across the country as the foundation. This tournament was very exciting and Sri Jayawardenepura University was able to win the overall victory in this tournament which ended yesterday.

The University of Sri Jayawardenepura claimed the overall victory by scoring 356.5 points, while the runner-up went to the University of Colombo by scoring 340 points. Third place went to Sabaragamu University with 320 marks.

The University of Sri Jayawardenepura won the women’s section of the tournament, while the men’s section was won by the University of Colombo.

Jayawardenepura players managed to set many new records in this tournament. Thineth Jayasuriya, the captain of the weightlifting team, was able to set a new tournament record under the 109KG category in the weightlifting category. There, he managed to lift a total weight of 200 kg 80 kg under the snatch method and 120 kg under the clean and jerk method, and this went down in history as a new competition record. Japura athletes also managed to set new records in sports such as athletics and swimming.

අන්තර් විශ්ව විද්‍යාලීය ක්‍රීඩා තරගාවලියේ ජය නැවතත් ජපුරට

2022 වර්ශයට අදාලව පැවැත්වූ අන්තර් විශ්ව විද්‍යාලීය ක්‍රීඩා තරගාවලියේ සමස්ථ ජයග්‍රහණය ලබා ගැනීමට ශ්‍රී ජයවර්ධනපුර විශ්ව විද්‍යාලය සමත් විය.

විවිධ ක්‍රීඩා ඉසව් 22 යටතේ පැවති මෙම තරගාවලිය මස 3කට අධික කාලයක් පුරාවට රට පුරා විවිධ විශ්ව විද්‍යාලය මූලික කර ගනිමින් පැවැත්විය. මෙම තරගාවලිය ඉතා උද්වේගකර මුහුණුවරක් ගත් අතර ඉකුත් දා නිමාව දුටු මෙම තරගාවලියේ සමස්ථ ජයග්‍රහණය ලබා ගැනීමට ශ්‍රී ජයවර්ධනපුර විශ්ව විද්‍යාලයට හැකියාව ලැනුණි.

ලකුණු 356.5 ලබා ගනිමින් ශ්‍රී ජයවර්ධනපුර විශ්ව විද්‍යාලය සමස්ථ ජයග්‍රහණයට හිමිකම් කී අතර අනුශූරතාවය ලකුණු 340ක් ලබා ගනිමින් කොළඹ විශ්ව විද්‍යාලයට හිමි විය. තෙවන ස්ථානය ලකුණු 320ක් ලබා ගනිමින් සබරගමු විශ්ව විද්‍යාලයට හිමි විය.

තරගාවලියේ කාන්තා අංශයේ සමස්ථ ජයග්‍රහණය ලබා ගැනීමට ශ්‍රී ජයවර්ධනපුර විශ්ව විද්‍යාලය සමත් වූ අතර, පිරිමි අංශයේ සමස්ථ ශූරතාවය කොළඹ විශ්ව විද්‍යාලයට හිමි විය.

මෙම තරගාවලියේ නව තරග වාර්ථා රැසක් පිහිටුවීමට ජයවර්ධනපුර ක්‍රීඩකයෝ සමත් වූහ. බර ඉසිලීමේ තරග අංශයෙන් 109KG වැඩි තරග කාණ්ඩය යටතේ නව තරගාවලි වාර්ථාවක් පිහිටුවීමට බර ඉසිලීමේ කණ්ඩායමේ නායක තිනෙත් ජයසූරියට හැකියාව ලැබුණි. එහිදී ඔහු ස්නැච් ක්‍රමය යටතේ කිලෝග්‍රෑම් 80ක් සහ ක්ලීන් ඇන්ඩ් ජර්ක් ක්‍රමය යටතේ කිලෝග්‍රෑම් 120ක් ලෙස කිලෝග්‍රෑම් 200ක සමස්ත බර ප්‍රමාණයක් ඉසිලීමට සමත් වූ අතර මෙය නව තරග වාර්ථාවක් ලෙස ඉතිහාස ගත විය. එමෙන්ම මලල ක්‍රීඩා හා පිහුණුම් ආදී ක්‍රීඩා අංශ වලින් ද ජපුර ක්‍රීඩකයින් නව තරග වාර්ථා පිහිටුවීමට සමත් විය.

பல்கலைக்கழகங்களுக்கு இடையிலான விளையாட்டுப் போட்டியில் ஜபுரா மீண்டும் வெற்றி

2022 ஆம் ஆண்டுக்கான பல்கலைக்கழகங்களுக்கு இடையிலான விளையாட்டுப் போட்டியில் ஸ்ரீ ஜயவர்தனபுர பல்கலைக்கழகம் ஒட்டுமொத்த வெற்றியைப் பெற முடிந்தது.

22 வெவ்வேறு விளையாட்டு நிகழ்வுகளின் கீழ் நடைபெற்ற இந்தப் போட்டியானது, நாடு முழுவதும் உள்ள பல்வேறு பல்கலைக்கழகங்களை அடித்தளமாகக் கொண்டு 3 மாதங்களுக்கும் மேலாக நடைபெற்றது. இப்போட்டி மிகவும் பரபரப்பாக அமைந்ததுடன், நேற்று முடிவடைந்த இந்த போட்டியில் ஸ்ரீ ஜயவர்தனபுர பல்கலைக்கழகம் ஒட்டுமொத்த வெற்றியை தனதாக்க முடிந்தது.

ஸ்ரீ ஜயவர்தனபுர பல்கலைக்கழகம் 356.5 புள்ளிகளைப் பெற்று ஒட்டுமொத்த வெற்றியையும், இரண்டாம் இடத்தை 340 புள்ளிகளைப் பெற்று கொழும்பு பல்கலைக்கழகத்தையும் தட்டிச் சென்றது. சப்ரகாமு பல்கலைக்கழகம் 320 மதிப்பெண்கள் பெற்று மூன்றாமிடம் பெற்றது.

போட்டியின் பெண்கள் பிரிவில் ஸ்ரீ ஜயவர்தனபுர பல்கலைக்கழகமும், ஆண்கள் பிரிவில் கொழும்பு பல்கலைக்கழகமும் வெற்றி பெற்றன.

இந்த போட்டியில் ஜயவர்தனபுர வீரர்கள் பல புதிய சாதனைகளை படைக்க முடிந்தது. பளுதூக்குதல் பிரிவில் 109KG பிரிவின் கீழ் பளுதூக்குதல் அணியின் தலைவர் தினெத் ஜயசூரிய புதிய போட்டி சாதனையை நிலைநாட்ட முடிந்தது. அங்கு ஸ்னாட்ச் முறையில் 80 கிலோவும், கிளீன் அண்ட் ஜெர்க் முறையில் 120 கிலோவும் என மொத்தம் 200 கிலோ எடையை தூக்கி, புதிய போட்டி சாதனையாக வரலாற்றில் இடம்பிடித்தார். தடகளம் மற்றும் நீச்சல் போன்ற விளையாட்டுகளிலும் ஜபுரா விளையாட்டு வீரர்கள் புதிய சாதனைகளை படைக்க முடிந்தது.

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Inquiry Launched Over Bloomfield’s Controversial Declaration

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6 hours ago

March 17, 2026

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Sri Lanka Cricket has moved swiftly to launch an inquiry into Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club’s declaration during their Major Super Eight encounter against Moors Sports Club at Colts Grounds. The decision, which has been branded “unsporty” by critics, saw Bloomfield declare at 239 for 6 despite trailing on first innings, leaving Moors a modest chase of 147 runs. Moors completed the task comfortably, winning by four wickets in just 33 overs and reclaiming their place at the top of the table.

The declaration has raised serious questions about the spirit of competition, prompting SLC to summon captains, coaches, managers, and players from both sides for an official hearing this evening. At the heart of the probe lies a crucial issue: was Bloomfield’s move a bold tactical gamble or a breach of cricketing integrity?

With domestic cricket’s credibility now under the spotlight, the outcome of this inquiry could have significant consequences for the game in Sri Lanka, setting a precedent for how declarations and match strategies are judged in the future.

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Royal–Thomian One-Day Clash Moved from Night to Day to Counter Fuel Crisis

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7 hours ago

March 17, 2026

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The Organizing Committee of the 49th Mustangs Trophy, the prestigious Royal‑Thomian One‑Day Cricket Encounter, has announced a significant change to this year’s fixture. The match, scheduled for 28th March 2026, will now be played as a day event instead of the originally planned day‑night format.

This decision comes in response to the ongoing global fuel crisis, with organizers emphasizing the importance of reducing energy consumption and standing in solidarity with the wider public. By shifting to a daytime schedule, the committee aims to minimize the additional fuel demands typically associated with floodlit matches, reflecting a strong commitment to social responsibility and national interest.

Guidance for this move was provided by the Heads of Royal College and S. Thomas’ College, and the change has been formally endorsed by the 147th Royal‑Thomian Joint Match Organising Committee. Both schools’ Old Boy fraternities, along with sponsors, have expressed full support for the adjustment, underscoring the unity and shared responsibility that define this historic encounter.

The Joint Committee reaffirmed that while the format has changed, the essence of the Mustangs Trophy remains untouched.

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KKR Not Seeking Replacements for Matheesha Pathirana

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7 hours ago

March 17, 2026

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Kolkata Knight Riders have confirmed they will not seek replacements for Nitish Rana and Matheesha Pathirana ahead of the upcoming IPL season. Rana, who was withdrawn from India’s T20 World Cup squad due to a knee injury, recently underwent surgery and will not be available this year. Over the past two seasons, he had become a reliable pacer for the franchise, taking 19 wickets in IPL 2024 and 15 wickets in IPL 2025, while also adding batting depth to his game. Despite his absence, the management believes the squad has sufficient pace-bowling options and does not see an obvious Indian replacement, with Vaibhav Arora, Umran Malik, Kartik Tyagi, and Akash Deep already in the ranks.

Pathirana, meanwhile, was sidelined due to injury while representing Sri Lanka in the World Cup. However, KKR are optimistic about his recovery and expect him to be available at some stage during the season. The franchise, which invested INR 18 crore to secure his services, is banking on his return to strengthen their death bowling. On Monday, Pathirana’s manager posted a picture of the pacer in KKR colours, raising hopes of his participation.

By choosing not to sign replacements, KKR have signaled confidence in their existing squad depth. While Rana’s absence will test their domestic pace resources, Pathirana’s potential mid-season return could provide a crucial boost, especially in the latter stages of the tournament.