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Maiden national call-up for Dushan Hemantha

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Test series against Ireland

Leg-spinning all-rounder Dushan Hemantha received his maiden national call-up when he secured a berth in the 15-member squad picked to play in the two match Test series against Ireland.

Hemantha (28) impressed the selectors during the recently concluded England Lions tour of Sri Lanka with eye-catching bowling performances to earn this call-up.

Hemanth has played 44 first-class matches, accumulating 1993 runs at 31.63, while picking up 98 wickets.

Star opening batter Dimuth Karunaratne will continue to lead the Sri Lankan contingent, but he will miss the services of his regular opening partners Pathum Nissanka and Oshada Fernando, as both have been overlooked by the selectors for this series.

Nishan Madushka who made his Test debut during the recently concluded New Zealand series has retained his place, while wicket-keeper batter Sadeera Samarawickrama has replaced Niroshan Dickwella in the squad.

Left-arm spinner Lasith Embuldeniya who was not part of the Test squad for the New Zealand series, has returned to strengthen the spin attack.

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has yet to officially announce the squad.

The 2-match Test series will be played from the 16 to 28 April. Both Tests will be played at Galle International Cricket Stadium.

Probable Squad

Dimuth Karunaratne (Captain), Dhananjaya de Silva, Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal, Kamindu Mendis, Nishan Madushka (wk), Sadeera Samarawickrama (wk), Asitha Fernando, Vishwa Fernando, Milan Rathnayake, Prabath Jayasuriya, Ramesh Mendis, Lasith Embuldeniya, Dushan Hemantha

දුෂාන් හේමන්තට මංගල ජාතික කැඳවීම

අයර්ලන්තයට එරෙහිව ටෙස්ට් තරගාවලිය

පාද දඟ පන්දු යවන තුන් ඉරියව් ක්‍රීඩක දුෂාන් හේමන්ත අයර්ලන්තයට එරෙහිව පැවැත්වෙන තරග දෙකකින් සමන්විත ටෙස්ට් තරගාවලියට ක්‍රීඩා කිරීමට තෝරා ගත් ක්‍රීඩකයින් 15 දෙනකුගෙන් යුත් සංචිතයට ඇතුළත් වීමත් සමඟ ඔහුගේ මංගල ජාතික කැඳවීම ලැබුණි.

හේමන්ත (28) පසුගියදා නිමා වූ එංගලන්ත ලයන්ස් ශ්‍රී ලංකා සංචාරයේදී මෙම කැඳවීම ලබා ගැනීම සඳහා නෙත් සිත් ඇදගන්නා පන්දු යැවීමේ දස්කම් සමඟින් තේරීම් කමිටුවේ විශ්මයට පත් විය.

හේමන්ත් පළමු පෙළ තරග 44කට ක්‍රීඩා කර ඇති අතර, ලකුණු 1993ක් රැස්කරමින් 31.63ක දී කඩුලු 98ක් දවාගෙන ඇත.

ආරම්භක පිතිකරු දිමුත් කරුණාරත්න තවදුරටත් ශ්‍රී ලංකා කණ්ඩායමේ නායකත්වය දරනු ඇත. කෙසේ වෙතත්, මෙම තරඟාවලිය සඳහා තේරීම් කමිටු සාමාජිකයින් දෙදෙනාම නොසලකා හැර ඇති බැවින් ඔහුගේ නිත්‍ය ආරම්භක හවුල්කරුවන් වන පැතුම් නිශ්ශංක සහ ඕෂද ප්‍රනාන්දුගේ සේවය ඔහුට අහිමි වනු ඇත.

පසුගියදා නිමාවට පත් වූ නවසීලන්ත තරගාවලියේදී සිය මංගල ටෙස්ට් තරගයට ක්‍රීඩා කළ නිශාන් මධුෂ්ක සිය ස්ථානය රැකගෙන ඇති අතර නිරෝෂන් දික්වැල්ල වෙනුවට කඩුලු රකින පිතිකරු සධීර සමරවික්‍රම සංචිතයට කැඳවා තිබේ.

නවසීලන්ත තරගාවලියේ ටෙස්ට් සංචිතයට ඇතුළත් නොවූ වමත් දඟපන්දු යවන ක්‍රීඩක ලසිත් ඇඹුල්දෙණිය දඟපන්දු ප්‍රහාරය ශක්තිමත් කරමින් නැවත පැමිණ තිබේ.

ශ්‍රී ලංකා ක්‍රිකට් ආයතනය මෙතෙක් සංචිතය නිල වශයෙන් ප්‍රකාශයට පත් කර නොමැත.

තරග 2කින් සමන්විත ටෙස්ට් තරගාවලිය අප්‍රේල් 16 වැනිදා සිට 28 වැනිදා දක්වා පැවැත්වේ. ටෙස්ට් තරග දෙකම ගාල්ල ජාත්‍යන්තර ක්‍රිකට් ක්‍රීඩාංගණයේදී පැවැත්වේ.

විය හැකි සංචිතය

දිමුත් කරුණාරත්න (නායක), ධනංජය ද සිල්වා, කුසල් මෙන්ඩිස්, ඇන්ජලෝ මැතිව්ස්, දිනේෂ් චන්දිමාල්, කමිඳු මෙන්ඩිස්, නිශාන් මධුෂ්ක (WK), සදීර සමරවික්‍රම (WK), අසිත ප්‍රනාන්දු, විශ්ව ප්‍රනාන්දු, මිලාන් රත්නායක, ප්‍රභාත් ජයසූරිය, ප්‍රභාත් ජයසූරිය, ඇඹුල්දෙණිය, දුෂාන් හේමන්ත

துஷான் ஹேமந்தவுக்கு முதல் தேசிய அழைப்பு

அயர்லாந்துக்கு எதிரான டெஸ்ட் தொடர்

லெக்-ஸ்பின்னிங் ஆல்-ரவுண்டர் துஷான் ஹேமந்த, அயர்லாந்துக்கு எதிரான இரண்டு போட்டிகள் கொண்ட டெஸ்ட் தொடரில் விளையாடத் தேர்ந்தெடுக்கப்பட்ட 15 பேர் கொண்ட அணியில் இடம் பெற்றபோது, அவர் தனது முதல் தேசிய அழைப்பைப் பெற்றார்.

ஹேமந்தா (28) சமீபத்தில் முடிவடைந்த இலங்கையின் இங்கிலாந்து லயன்ஸ் சுற்றுப்பயணத்தின் போது கண்ணைக் கவரும் பந்துவீச்சு செயல்திறன் மூலம் தேர்வாளர்களைக் கவர்ந்தார்.

ஹேமந்த் 44 முதல் தர போட்டிகளில் விளையாடி 1993 ரன்களை 31.63 சராசரியில் குவித்து 98 விக்கெட்டுகளை வீழ்த்தியுள்ளார்.

தொடக்க ஆட்டக்காரர் திமுத் கருணாரத்னே இலங்கை அணியை தொடர்ந்து வழிநடத்துவார். இருப்பினும், இந்தத் தொடருக்கான தேர்வாளர்கள் இருவரையும் புறக்கணித்ததால், அவரது வழக்கமான தொடக்க பங்காளிகளான பாத்தும் நிஸ்ஸங்க மற்றும் ஓஷத பெர்னாண்டோ ஆகியோரின் சேவைகளை அவர் இழக்க நேரிடும்.

சமீபத்தில் நிறைவடைந்த நியூசிலாந்து தொடரின் போது டெஸ்ட் அரங்கில் அறிமுகமான நிஷான் மதுஷ்க தனது இடத்தை தக்கவைத்துக் கொண்ட அதேவேளையில், நிரோஷன் டிக்வெல்லாவிற்கு பதிலாக விக்கெட் கீப்பர் பேட்டர் சதீர சமரவிக்ரம அணியில் சேர்க்கப்பட்டுள்ளார்.

நியூசிலாந்து தொடருக்கான டெஸ்ட் குழாமில் இடம்பெறாத இடது கை சுழற்பந்து வீச்சாளர் லசித் எம்புல்தெனிய சுழல் தாக்குதலை வலுப்படுத்துவதற்காக நாடு திரும்பியுள்ளார்.

இலங்கை கிரிக்கெட் (எஸ்எல்சி) அணியை இன்னும் அதிகாரப்பூர்வமாக அறிவிக்கவில்லை.

2 போட்டிகள் கொண்ட டெஸ்ட் தொடர் வரும் 16ம் தேதி முதல் 28ம் தேதி வரை நடக்கிறது. இரண்டு டெஸ்ட் போட்டிகளும் காலி சர்வதேச கிரிக்கெட் மைதானத்தில் நடைபெறவுள்ளது.

சாத்தியமான அணி

திமுத் கருணாரத்ன (கேப்டன்), தனஞ்சய டி சில்வா, குசல் மெண்டிஸ், ஏஞ்சலோ மேத்யூஸ், தினேஷ் சந்திமால், கமிந்து மெண்டிஸ், நிஷான் மதுஷ்க (வி.கே.), சதீர சமரவிக்ரம (வி.கே.), அசித்த பெர்னாண்டோ, விஷ்வ பெர்னாண்டோ, மிலன் ரத்நாயக்க, ரமேஷ் மென்டி, பிரபாத் ஜெயசூர்யா எம்புல்தெனிய, துஷான் ஹேமந்த

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AIFF Faces FIFA, AFC Ban Threat as October 30 Deadline Looms

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Indian football is staring at yet another international suspension as FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) have jointly warned the All India Football Federation (AIFF) to ratify its long-pending constitution by October 30, 2025, or risk a complete ban from world football.

In a strongly-worded two-page letter sent on Tuesday (August 26) to AIFF President Kalyan Chaubey, FIFA and AFC expressed “profound concern” over the failure to finalise and implement a revised constitution, a matter pending before India’s Supreme Court since 2017.

If suspended, India’s national teams and clubs would be barred from all international competitions, while the country’s ambitious 2036 Olympic Games bid in Ahmedabad could also be thrown into uncertainty.

FIFA & AFC Ultimatum

The letter, signed by FIFA’s Chief Member Associations Officer Elkhan Mammadov and AFC Deputy General Secretary Vahid Kardany, set out three urgent requirements for the AIFF:

1. Obtain a definitive Supreme Court order approving the revised constitution.

2. Ensure full compliance with FIFA and AFC statutes.

3. Formally ratify the constitution at the next AIFF General Meeting.

Failure to comply, they warned, would trigger sanctions, including full suspension of AIFF membership.

Previous Suspension in 2022

This is not the first governance crisis to hit Indian football. In August 2022, FIFA suspended the AIFF for “third-party interference” after a court-appointed Committee of Administrators temporarily ran the federation. That ban lasted just two weeks, lifted only after fresh elections were held in which Kalyan Chaubey defeated football legend Bhaichung Bhutia.

Domestic Fallout – ISL in Crisis

The deadlock has already disrupted Indian football at the domestic level. The Indian Super League (ISL), India’s top-tier professional league, has been put “on hold” by Football Sports Development Limited (FSDL), the AIFF’s commercial partner, due to uncertainty over its Master Rights Agreement, which expires in December 2025.

At least three clubs have suspended operations or delayed salaries, while all 11 ISL clubs have warned of an “existential crisis.” Reports from FIFPRO further highlight cases of players’ contracts being terminated, leaving livelihoods at risk.

The Supreme Court of India will hear the matter again on August 28, a session that could determine the immediate future of the ISL and India’s football calendar.

What’s at Stake

If AIFF fails to meet the October deadline, India could lose:

• Participation in FIFA and AFC tournaments.

• Entry rights for national teams and clubs in international competitions.

• Momentum in its 2036 Olympics bid.

• Credibility with players, fans, and commercial partners.

For now, the football fraternity in India waits anxiously for the Supreme Court’s verdict and AIFF’s ability to steer through yet another governance storm

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Heritage Derby Trophy Goes to Hameed Al Husseinie College

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Colombo – Hameed Al Husseinie College emerged victorious in the prestigious Heritage Derby Trophy football encounter against Zahira College, Maradana, securing a 3–1 win at the Colombo Racecourse grounds yesterday.

The match kicked off under the patronage of Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, adding special significance to this annual football rivalry.

Hameed Al Husseinie College took control early, leading 2–0 at halftime before sealing the victory with a third goal in the second half. Zahira College managed to pull one back, but it was not enough to challenge the dominant performance of the winners.

The trophy presentation was held soon after the final whistle, with the principals of both schools — Rizvi Marikkar of Zahira College and Mrs. Dain of Hameed Al Husseinie College — present to witness the celebrations.

This latest victory adds another chapter to the rich history of the Heritage Derby, further cementing Hameed Al Husseinie College’s reputation in school football.

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Exclusive: AFC Fines Sri Lankan Footballer Over “Free Palestine” Message

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Colombo – June 13
Sri Lankan national footballer Mohamed Thilham, who recently made headlines after displaying a “PRAY FOR FREE PALESTINE” message on his undershirt during post-match celebrations, has now been officially penalized by international football authorities.

Following Sri Lanka’s 3-1 victory over Chinese Taipei in the AFC Asian Cup 2027 Qualifiers on June 10 at the Colombo Racecourse Stadium, Thilham—a non-playing substitute—unveiled the message, drawing both praise and criticism from various quarters.

⚠️ AFC Sanctions Player with USD 2,000 Fine

FIFA, in coordination with the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), has now issued a formal disciplinary notice to the player, imposing a USD 2,000 fine. This letter, according to sources within the Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL), was sent addressing to Thilham, underscoring AFC stance on politically charged expressions at official matches.

According to FIFA’s Disciplinary Code, players are prohibited from displaying political, religious, or personal slogans during matches or official ceremonies. While Thilham’s gesture occurred after the final whistle, FIFA and AFC treat any action within the stadium environment as part of official conduct.

⚽ FFSL Under Scrutiny for Disciplinary Action

FFSL President Jaswar Umar previously stated that the act “was not authorized by the federation” and “violates international football disciplinary norms.” He also confirmed that the FFSL would take internal disciplinary action against the player.

However, this incident has reignited public debate over the role of athletes in social advocacy and the limits imposed by international sports law. While some supporters see Thilham’s actions as courageous and morally driven, others have raised concerns about the player’s career stability and future opportunities under increasing scrutiny.

📝 Editorial Insight

At Sri Lankan Sports TV, we initially chose to withhold the content of the message in our match coverage—out of responsibility to the player’s career and to respect global sports protocol. However, the message went viral after several social media users circulated the full image, seemingly with the intention of sparking controversy.

The resulting spotlight has unfortunately led to a formal penalty, underscoring the real-world consequences that athletes may face when international regulations intersect with personal conviction.

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