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Kabaddi’s entrance exams for new referees postponed.

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2 years ago

January 11, 2023

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The exam for recruitment of new referees by the Sri Lanka Kabaddi Federation has been postponed till March 04, 2023.

Below is the announcement issued by the Sri Lanka Kabaddi Federation.

Those involved in the Kabaddi sports field will be directly and indirectly involved in the upcoming General Certificate of Studies Advanced Level Examination and Kegalle, Gampaha, Kurunegala Galle. The Sri Lanka Kabaddi Federation has decided to postpone the examination that was to be held for the recruitment of new Kabaddi referees so as not to disturb the Kabaddi tournaments to be organized and held by the district associations.

Due to that, I kindly request you to inform those who wish to appear for the recruitment examination of further new kabaddi referees belonging to the district association and affiliated sports club that they can send the application form up to 17.02.2023.

Furthermore, I further kindly request you to inform all the candidates belonging to the district association and the affiliated sports club that the examination for the recruitment of new Kabaddi referees will be held on 04th March 2023.

කබඩි නව විනිසුරුවරුන් බදවා ගැනීමේ විභාගය කල් යයි.

ශ්‍රී ලංකා කබඩි සම්මේලනය විසින් නව විනිසුරුවරුන් බදවා ගැනීමේ විභාගය 2023 මාර්තු 04 දින දක්වා කල් ගොස් ඇත.

ශ්‍රී ලංකා කබඩි සම්මේලනය විසින් නිකුත් කරනු ලැබූ නිවේදනය පහතින් දැක්වේ.

ඉදිරියේ දී පැවැත්වීමට නියමිත අධ්‍යයන පොදු සහතික පත්‍ර උසස් පෙළ විභාගයට කබඩි ක්‍රීඩා ක්ෂේත්‍රයට සම්බන්ධ අය ඍජුව හා වක්‍රව සම්බන්ධ වන බැවින් හා කෑගල්ල, ගම්පහ, කුරුණෑගල ගාල්ල යන . දිස්ත්‍රික් සංගමයන් විසින් සංවිධානය කර පැවත්වීමට නියමිත කබඩි තරගාවලි සඳහා බාධා ඇති නොවන ලෙස නවක කබඩි විනිසුරුවන් බඳවා ගැනීම සඳහා පැවැත්වීමට නියමිතව තිබූ විභාගය කල්දැමීමට ශ්‍රී ලංකා කබඩි සම්මේලනය තීරණය කොට ඇත.

ඒ හේතුවෙන්, ඔබ දිස්ත්‍රික් සංගමයට හා අනුබද්ධිත ක්‍රීඩා සමාජයට අයත් තවදුරටත් නවත් කබඩි විනිසුරුවන් බඳවා ගැනීමේ විභාගයට ඉදිරිපත් වීමට අපේක්ෂා කරන අයවලුන් හට 2023.02.17 වන දින දක්වා අයදුම් පත්‍රය යොමු කළ හැකි බව දැනුවත් කරන ලෙස කාරුණිකව ඉල්ලා සිටිමි.

තවද, නවක කබඩි විනිසුරුවන් බඳවා ගැනීමේ විභාගය 2023 මාර්තු 04 වන දින පවත්වන බව ඔබ දිස්ත්‍රික් සංගමයට හා අනුබද්ධිත ක්‍රීඩා සමාජයට අයත් සියලුම විභාය අපේක්ෂකයින් දැනුවත් කරන ලෙස තවදුරටත් කාරුණිකව ඉල්ලා සිටිමි.

கபடி புதிய நடுவர்கள் தேர்வு ஒத்திவைக்கப்பட்டது.

இலங்கை கபடி சம்மேளனத்தினால் புதிய நீதிபதிகளை ஆட்சேர்ப்பு செய்வதற்கான பரீட்சை மார்ச் 04, 2023 வரை ஒத்திவைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.

இலங்கை கபடி சம்மேளனம் வெளியிட்டுள்ள அறிவிப்பு கீழே.

கபடி விளையாட்டுத் துறையில் ஈடுபடுபவர்கள் நேரடியாகவும் மறைமுகமாகவும் நடைபெறவுள்ள கல்விப் பொதுச் சான்றிதழ் உயர்தரப் பரீட்சை மற்றும் கேகாலை, கம்பஹா, குருநாகல் காலி. மாவட்ட கழகங்களினால் ஏற்பாடு செய்யப்பட்டு நடத்தப்படவுள்ள கபடி போட்டிகளுக்கு இடையூறு ஏற்படாத வகையில் புதிய கபடி நடுவர்களை சேர்ப்பதற்காக நடைபெறவிருந்த பரீட்சையை ஒத்திவைக்க இலங்கை கபடி சம்மேளனம் தீர்மானித்துள்ளது.

அதன் காரணமாக, மாவட்ட கழகம் மற்றும் இணைந்த விளையாட்டுக் கழகத்தைச் சேர்ந்த மேலும் புதிய கபடி நடுவர்கள் ஆட்சேர்ப்புத் தேர்வில் கலந்து கொள்ள விரும்புவோர் விண்ணப்பப் படிவத்தை 17.02.2023 வரை அனுப்பலாம் எனத் தெரிவித்துக் கொள்கிறேன்.

மேலும், புதிய கபடி நடுவர்கள் ஆட்சேர்ப்புக்கான தேர்வு மார்ச் 04, 2023 அன்று நடைபெறும் என்பதை மாவட்ட கழகம் மற்றும் அதனுடன் இணைந்த விளையாட்டுக் கழகத்தைச் சேர்ந்த அனைத்து தேர்வர்களுக்கும் தெரிவிக்குமாறு அன்புடன் கேட்டுக்கொள்கிறேன்.

Football

Stafford vs. Colombo International: The Second Edition of the Big Match Kicks Off!

Published

1 day ago

April 2, 2025

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Football fever returns as Stafford International School and Colombo International School gear up for the second edition of their highly anticipated Big Match! This year, the rivalry intensifies with four matches across different age and gender categories:

✅ U15 Girls
✅ U15 Boys
✅ U20 Girls
✅ U20 Boys

🏆 Stafford International’s Rising Stars:

U15 Girls: Defending TISSL U14 and Colombo SLSFA District champions, featuring standout players like Keshalee Ranatunga and Sonja Ratanayake (just 10 years old!).
U15 Boys: All-Island U14 runners-up out of 462 schools, led by goalkeeper Yash Amarasekara, who was named Best U14 GK in Sri Lanka.
U20 Girls & Boys: Both teams finished as TISSL runners-up, boasting stars like Raya Rikaz, Yumna Safraz, Adnaan Ameen, and Nidurshan Mohan.

🏆 Colombo International’s Key Players:

U15 Girls: TISSL U16 runners-up, featuring top defender Khadeeja Niyas and striker Ozra.
U20 Girls: TISSL U20 runners-up, with Fioni Dedhia named Goalkeeper of the Tournament.
U20 Boys: Defending Big Match champions, looking to retain their title behind stars like Krishwen and Habib.

👀 Who will come out on top this time? Watch the action LIVE at the link below! 🎥👇

#BigMatch2025 #SchoolFootball #SriLankaFootball #StaffordVsCIS #RivalryRenewed

Cricket

Shammi Silva Re-Elected as Sri Lanka Cricket President for Fourth Consecutive Term

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3 days ago

April 1, 2025

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Shammi Silva has been re-elected as the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) president for the 2025-27 term, marking his fourth consecutive tenure at the helm of the nation’s cricket governing body. Silva secured the position uncontested at the 64th Annual General Meeting (AGM) held in Colombo on Monday.

A Controversial Yet Dominant Tenure

Silva’s leadership has not been without controversy. His previous term saw a high-profile clash with former Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe in 2023, which led to an interim committee being appointed after Sri Lanka’s poor performance in the ICC ODI World Cup. This move resulted in ICC suspending SLC, which led to Sri Lanka losing the hosting rights for the U19 Men’s World Cup, which was later held in South Africa.

Despite these setbacks, Silva regained control after a court ruling reinstated his administration, and he was later appointed as the president of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) in December 2023, replacing Jay Shah.

Challenges & Future Outlook

Sri Lanka Cricket has long been seen as a powerful and influential body, with internal politics often shaping its leadership. With financial mismanagement concerns highlighted in the Auditor General’s report, Silva’s administration faces the challenge of restoring credibility and ensuring better governance.

With the ICC ban lifted, Sri Lanka looks to rebuild its cricketing structure and improve performance on the international stage. The focus now shifts to upcoming bilateral series, the Asia Cup, and preparations for the 2027 ICC Cricket World Cup.

Stay tuned for more updates on Sri Lanka Cricket and the latest in the world of sports!

Cricket

Stephen Fleming Defends MS Dhoni’s Batting Position Amid Criticism

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4 days ago

March 31, 2025

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Chennai Super Kings (CSK) head coach Stephen Fleming has defended MS Dhoni’s late entry in the batting order, stating that the legendary wicketkeeper-batsman cannot play an extended innings at full intensity due to lingering knee concerns.

The 43-year-old Dhoni faced criticism after coming in at No. 9 during CSK’s 50-run loss to Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Chepauk. In the next match against Rajasthan Royals on March 30, 2025, he batted at No. 7 when CSK required 54 off 25 balls but managed just 16 off 11 as his team fell short by six runs.

Fleming’s Explanation on Dhoni’s Role

Fleming emphasized that Dhoni carefully assesses the match situation before deciding when to bat.

“It’s all about timing. MS judges his body and situation. His knees aren’t what they used to be, so he can’t bat for 10 overs at full intensity. He will step in based on the game’s demands,” Fleming explained at the post-match press conference.

The CSK coach reiterated that Dhoni remains too valuable to the team for his leadership and wicketkeeping and that sending him in too early could be a strategic misstep.

“From around the 13th or 14th over, he assesses the situation and decides. He trusts other batters early on but steps up when needed.”

CSK’s Struggles in the Powerplay Cost Them the Match

Fleming also pinpointed CSK’s poor powerplay performance as a key reason for their loss against Rajasthan Royals. While RR blasted 79/1 in the powerplay, CSK only managed 42/1,