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Road to Football Glory: Team Dacshitha Unveils Unwavering Commitment to FFSL

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In a significant announcement at the “Road to Football Glory” Media Conference, Team Dacshitha has reaffirmed its steadfast resolve to proceed as planned in the upcoming Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) elections. Team Dacshitha will proudly field 13 candidates, presenting a united front to the football stakeholders.

Presidential Candidate Dacshitha Sumathipala: “I am confident that I will take my place as FFSL President on September 30, 2023. It’s crucial to consider the FFSL Statutes and the requests of the Electoral and Appeal Committee, along with the way their interpretations have unfolded. It’s important to note that this election will proceed based on the list, not individual posts.”

Vice Presidential Candidate Rohitha Fernando: “We stand as one cohesive team, fully confident in our ability to secure victory. The football leagues are well aware of the challenges our sport has faced and who is accountable for them.”

Executive Committee Candidate T Suthagar: “Coming from a banking background, I assure you that we will put an end to corruption in football starting September 30.”

Executive Committee Female Candidate Hashini Ariyarathne: “As a former National player, I’m acutely aware of the stagnation in women’s football development. We will implement a comprehensive plan to revitalize women’s football and ensure it follows the right path.”

Executive Committee Candidate U Nihal Perera: “As an Attorney at Law, I must express concerns about the perceived bias in the decisions of the Electoral and Appeal Committee, which appears to favor another individual.”

In a collective statement, Team Dacshitha emphasized their commitment to moving forward with their planned initiatives, highlighting the urgency of reforming Sri Lankan football

The “Road to Football Glory” Media Conference provided a platform for Team Dacshitha to address the football stakeholders and communicate their unwavering dedication to the sport’s betterment. With a unified vision and a determined team, they are poised to lead Sri Lankan football into a new era.

About Team Dacshitha

Team Dacshitha comprises a diverse group of individuals dedicated to rejuvenating Sri Lankan football. Their collective vision and mission aim to bring about a positive transformation within the sport, ensuring its growth, integrity, and success.

ශ්‍රී ලංකා පාපන්දු සම්මේලනය වෙත යන ගමනේ පෙර ගමන්කරු ලෙස නොසැලෙන කැපවීමෙන් සහ අධිෂ්ඨානයෙන් ඉදිරියටම යන දක්ෂිත කණ්ඩායම

පාපන්දු අභිමානය කරා යන ගමනේ මාධය හමුවේදි සැළකිය යුතු නිවේදනයක් නිකුත් කරමින් දක්ෂිත කණ්ඩායම එළැඹෙන ශ්‍රී ලංකා පාපන්දු සම්මේලනයේ නිළවරණයේ දි සැළසුම් කර ඇති පරිදි ඉදිරියට යාමට සිය ස්ථිර අධිෂ්ඨානය තහවුරු කර ඇත. ශ්‍රී ලංකා පාපන්දුවේ හෙට දවස උදෙසා තීන්දු තීරණ ගැනීමට දක්ෂ අභිමානවත් අපේක්ෂයන් 13 ඉදිරිපත් කර ඇත.

සභාපති අපේක්ෂක දක්ෂිත සුමතිපාල: 2023 සැප්තැම්බර් 30 වන දින නව සභාපතිවරයා ලෙස මා පත්වන බව මට පූර්ණ විශ්වාසයි. නව ප්‍රඟප්ති හා මැතිවරණ සහ අභියාචනා කමිටුවේ ඉල්ලීම් සහ ඒවායේ අර්ථකතන දිගහැර ඇති ආකරය සලකා බැලීම ඉතා වැදගත් වේ. මෙම නිළවරණය තනි පුද්ගල තනතුරු නොව ලැයිස්තුව මත පදනම් ව සිදුවනු ඇති බව සැලකිල්ලට ගැනීම වැදගත් ය. ගරා වැටුණු පාපන්දුව නගා සිටුවීමේදි මා පසුපස දැවැන්ත කණ්ඩායමක් ඇත. මෙහිදී අප තාවකාලික භාරකරුවන් මිස අයිතිකරුවන් නොවේ. පාපන්දුව පිරිසිදු කර නිසි පරිපාලනයකින් යුතුව ගොඩනගන්නාවූ ශ්‍රී ලංකා පාපන්දුව අනාගත පරපුරට භාරදීමේ වගකීම අප සතුව ඇත.

උප සභාපති අපේක්ෂක රෝහිත ප්‍රනාන්දු: අපි එක ඒකාබද්ධ කණ්ඩායමක් ලෙස නැගී සිටින්නෙමු. ජයග්‍රහණය තහවුරු කර ගැනීමට අපට ඇති හැකියාව ගැන පූර්ණ විශ්වාසයක් ඇත. අපගේ ක්‍රීඩාව මුහුණ දී ඇති අභියෝග සහ ඒවාට වගකිව යුත්තේ කවුරුන්ද යන්න පාපන්දු ලීග හොඳින් දනී.

විධායක කමිටු අපේක්ෂක ටී. සුතාගර්: මම බැංකු වෘතිකයෙක් වෙමි. මා බැංකු ක්ෂේත්‍රයේ ලැබූ අත්දැකීම් තුළ හොරකමේ ආදිනව අත්දැක ඇත. එය ක්‍රීඩාවක් තුලට පැමිණීම ඉතා ඛේදනීයයි. සැප්තැම්බර් 30 වන දින සිට පාපන්දු ක්‍රීඩාවේ දූෂණයට තිත තබන බව මම ඔබට සහතික වෙමි.

විධායක කමිටු කාන්තා අපේක්ෂක හෂිනි ආරියරත්න: හිටපු ජාතික කණ්ඩායම් ක්‍රීඩිකාවක් ලෙස කාන්තා පාපන්දු සංවර්ධනයේ එකතැන පල්වීම පිළිබඳව මම දැඩි ලෙස කනගාටු වෙමි. කාන්තා පාපන්දු ක්‍රීඩාව පුනර්ජීවනය කිරීමට සහ එය නිවැරදි මාවතට යන බවට සහතික කිරීමට අපි පුළුල් සැලැස්මක් ක්‍රියාත්මක කරන්නෙමු.

විධායක කමිටු අපේක්ෂක යූ. නිහාල් පෙරේරා: නීතිඥයෙකු ලෙස මැතිවරණ හා අභියාචනා කමිටුවේ තීරණ වල වෙනත් පුද්ගලයෙකුට වාසිදායක ලෙස පෙනෙන පක්ෂාග්‍රාහිත්වය ගැන මම කනස්සල්ල පළකල යුතුයි. මෙය ක්‍රීඩාවේ ජීව ගුණයට හානිදායක වන බවට මාගේ විශ්වාසයයි.

සාමූහික ප්‍රකාශයක් නිකුත් කරමින්, දක්ෂිත කණ්ඩායම ශ්‍රී ලංකා පාපන්දු ක්‍රීඩාව ප්‍රතිසංස්කරණය කිරීමේ හදිසි අවශ්‍යතාවය ඉස්මතු කරමින් ඔවුන්ගේ සැලසුම් සහගත මූලික අඩිතාලම සමඟ ඉදිරියට යාමට ඔවුන්ගේ කැපවීම අවධාරණය කළේය.

මාධ්‍ය හමුව මඟින් දක්ෂිත කණ්ඩායමට පාපන්දු පාර්ශව කරුවන් ඇමතීමට හා ක්‍රීඩාවේ උන්නතිය සඳහා ඔවුන්ගේ නොසැලෙන කැපවීම සන්නිවේදනය කිරීමට සලසාදෙන ලදී. ඒකාබද්ධ දැක්මක් සහ අධිෂ්ඨානශීලී කණ්ඩායමක් සමඟින් ඔවුන් ශ්‍රී ලංකා පාපන්දු ක්‍රීඩාව නව යුගයකට ගෙනයාමට සූදානමින් සිටියි.

දක්ෂිත සමඟ කණ්ඩායම විවිධ හැකියාවලින් පෝෂණය වූ පුද්ගලයින් සමූහයකින් සමන්විත වූ අභිමානවත් පිරිසකි. ශ්‍රී ලංකා පාපන්දු මහගෙදරේ කැනිමඩල ගිනිගෙන ඇති මොහොතේ එය නිවා පෝෂණය කරමින් සුපෝෂණය කර ජාතික තලයේ ජයග්‍රහණ රට තුළට ගෙන ඒම අප සමූහයේ එක් විශේෂ අරමුණක් වේ.

கால்பந்தாட்ட சுபிட்சத்தை நோக்கி (“Road to Football Glory” ): இலங்கை கால்பந்து சம்மேளனத்திற்கான அசைக்க முடியாத உறுதிப்பாட்டை தக்க்ஷிதா அணி வெளிப்படுத்துகிறது

“கால்பந்தாட்டத்தின் மகிமைக்கான பாதை” (“Road to Football Glory” ): ஊடக மாநாட்டில் ஒரு குறிப்பிடத்தக்க அறிவிப்பில், இலங்கை கால்பந்து சம்மேளனத்தின் (FFSL) தேர்தலில் திட்டமிட்டபடி தொடரும் உறுதியான தீர்மானத்தை தக்க்ஷிதா அணி மீண்டும் உறுதி செய்துள்ளது. தக்~pத அணி 13 வேட்பாளர்களை பெருமையுடன் களமிறக்கியுள்ளதுடன், கால்பந்து பங்குதாரர்களை ஒன்றிணைக்கும் முகமாக ஐக்கிய முன்னணியை முன்வைத்துள்ளது.

தலைவர் பதவிக்குரிய வேற்பாளர் தக்க்ஷிதா சுமதிபால: “செப்டம்பர் 30, 2023 அன்று குகுளுடு தலைவராக நான் பதவியேற்பேன் என்று நான் உறுதியாக நம்புகிறேன். இதன்போது குகுளுடு சட்டங்கள், தேர்தல் மற்றும் மேல்முறையீட்டுக் குழுவின் கோரிக்கைகள், அவற்றின் விளக்கங்கள் வெளிப்பட்ட விதம் ஆகியவற்றைக் கருத்தில் கொள்வது மிகவும் முக்கியமான விடயமாகும்;. இந்தத் தேர்தல் தனிப்பட்ட பதவிகளுக்குரியதல்ல, இது பட்டியலின் அடிப்படையில் நடைபெறும் என்பதும் குறிப்பிடத்தக்கது.

உப தலைவர் வேட்பாளர் ரோஹித பெர்னாண்டோ: “நாங்கள் ஒரு ஒருங்கிணைந்த அணியாக நிற்கிறோம், வெற்றியைப் பெறுவதற்கான எங்கள் திறமையில் முழு நம்பிக்கையுடன் இருக்கிறோம். கால்பந்து லீக்குகள் எங்கள் விளையாட்டு எதிர்கொண்ட சவால்கள் மற்றும் அதற்கு யார் பொறுப்பு என்பது பற்றி நன்கு அறியும்.”

செயற்குழு வேட்பாளர் டி. சுதாகர்: “வங்கி பின்னணியில் இருந்து வருவதால், செப்டம்பர் 30 முதல் கால்பந்து ஊழலுக்கு முற்றுப்புள்ளி வைப்போம் என்று நான் உங்களுக்கு உறுதியளிக்கிறேன்.”

நிறைவேற்று செயற்குழு பெண் வேட்பாளர் ஹாஷினி ஆரியரத்ன: “முன்னாள் தேசிய வீராங்கனை என்ற முறையில், பெண்கள் கால்பந்து துறையில் உள்ள பின்தங்கிய நிலையினை நான் நன்கு அறிவேன். மகளிர் கால்பந்தை புத்துயிர் பெறச் செய்வதற்கும், அது சரியான பாதையில் செல்வதை உறுதி செய்வதற்கும் விரிவான திட்டத்தை செயல்படுத்துவோம்.”

நிறைவேற்று செயற்குழு வேட்பாளர் யு நிஹால் பெரேரா: “ஒரு சட்டத்தரணி என்ற வகையில், தேர்தல் மற்றும் மேன்முறையீட்டுக் குழுவின் முடிவுகளில் காணப்படும் சார்புநிலை குறித்து நான் கவலைகளை வெளிப்படுத்த வேண்டும், இது மற்றொரு நபருக்கு சாதகமாகத் தோன்றுகிறது.”

ஒரு கூட்டு அறிக்கையில், இலங்கை கால்பந்தாட்டத்தை சீர்திருத்துவதற்கான அவசரத்தை எடுத்துக்காட்டி, தங்களின் திட்டமிட்ட முன்முயற்சிகளுடன் முன்னோக்கிச் செல்வதற்கான உறுதிப்பாட்டை தச்சித அணி வலியுறுத்தியது.

“சுழயன வழ குழழவடியடட புடழசல” மீடியா மாநாடு, தச்சிதா அணிக்கு கால்பந்து பங்குதாரர்களிடம் உரையாடுவதற்கும், விளையாட்டின் மேம்பாட்டிற்கான அவர்களின் அசைக்க முடியாத அர்ப்பணிப்பைத் தெரிவிப்பதற்கும் ஒரு தளத்தை வழங்கியது. ஒன்றிணைந்த பார்வையுடனும் உறுதியான அணியுடனும் இலங்கை கால்பந்தாட்டத்தை புதிய சகாப்தத்திற்கு இட்டுச் செல்ல தயாராக உள்ளனர்.

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தக்க்ஷிதா அணியானது இலங்கை கால்பந்தாட்டத்துறைக்கு புத்துயிர் வழங்கும் முகமாக அர்ப்பணிப்புடன் செயற்படக்கூடிய பலதரப்பட்ட நபர்களை உள்ளடக்கியது. அவர்களின் கூட்டு நோக்கு மற்றும் பணியானது விளையாட்டிற்குள் ஒரு நேர்மறையான மாற்றத்தைக் கொண்டுவருவதை நோக்கமாகக் கொண்டமை அதன் வளர்ச்சி, ஒருமைப்பாடு மற்றும் வெற்றியை உறுதி செய்கிறது.

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KSCA Officials Resign Over Chinnaswamy Stampede; RCB Faces FIR in Tragic Victory Celebration Fallout

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In a tragic turn of events following Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s (RCB) historic IPL 2025 title win, a deadly stampede at the celebratory event held at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium claimed 11 lives and injured several others. The aftermath has sparked controversy and accountability issues, leading to major resignations and legal action.

Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) secretary A Shankar and treasurer ES Jairam resigned on Friday, citing “moral responsibility” for the incident. Their resignations were submitted to KSCA president Raghuram Bhat, as questions mount over mismanagement and negligence at the overcrowded venue.

The Bengaluru Police have filed an FIR listing RCB, DNA Entertainment (event partner), and KSCA as accused parties. Police confirmed that the event had not been granted official permission. In a swift move, Nikhil Sosale, RCB’s head of marketing and revenue, was arrested—raising further scrutiny over organizational lapses.

KSCA has filed a writ petition calling the FIR a “knee-jerk” reaction under political pressure. They argued that crowd control and gate management were the responsibilities of RCB and the event organizers, not KSCA.

RCB has announced INR 10 lakh compensation for each victim and committed to covering all medical expenses of the injured. However, the franchise has yet to make a comprehensive public statement.

This incident raises serious concerns about sports event management and safety standards, casting a shadow over what was supposed to be a moment of celebration in Indian cricket

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Asia Leads the Charge as 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers Begin to Take Shape

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The road to the historic 2026 FIFA World Cup is gaining momentum, and Asia is already making its mark on football’s grandest stage. With an expanded format featuring 48 teams and co-hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico, this edition promises to be the most inclusive and diverse yet — and Asia is stepping up early.

🇯🇵 Japan Sets the Benchmark for Asia

Japan was the first nation worldwide to book their ticket to the 2026 FIFA World Cup, underscoring their dominance in Asian football. Unbeaten in their qualifying campaign with six wins and one draw, the Samurai Blue continue to be the standard-bearers for the continent.

🇮🇷 Iran Continues Consistent Form

Iran soon followed Japan, securing their seventh overall World Cup appearance and fourth consecutive berth. The team remained undefeated in their group, showcasing the experience and tactical depth that has made them a fixture on the world stage.

🇺🇿 Uzbekistan Makes Historic Debut

In one of the most emotional stories of the qualifiers so far, Uzbekistan qualified for their first-ever FIFA World Cup. A gritty 0-0 draw against the UAE was enough for the Central Asian side to clinch a spot, sparking nationwide celebrations. Their rise highlights the growing strength of second-tier Asian nations on the global stage.

Asia’s Presence Grows in 2026 Format

Asia is guaranteed eight slots in the 2026 World Cup — a significant jump from previous editions — allowing the region to showcase more talent, depth, and emerging football powerhouses. With teams like South Korea, Saudi Arabia, and Australia still in the hunt, the continent could make a serious impact come 2026.

Global Context

The tournament’s expanded format and host countries in North America mark a new era for international football. With 104 matches, 16 host cities, and an increased number of participants, it will be a celebration of global diversity — and Asian nations are ready to shine.

Countries Qualified So Far

  • Asia: 🇯🇵 Japan, 🇮🇷 Iran, 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan
  • Oceania: 🇳🇿 New Zealand
  • South America: 🇦🇷 Argentina

(Additional qualifiers from other confederations are ongoing.)

As the countdown to 2026 begins, all eyes are on Asia’s rising stars — ready to challenge the world and redefine the future of football.

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Sachithra Senanayake Indicted in Landmark Match-Fixing Case Under Sri Lanka’s Anti-Corruption Law

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Former Sri Lankan cricketer Sachithra Senanayake has been formally indicted before the Hambantota High Court, marking a historic first in Sri Lanka’s efforts to criminalize corruption in sports. The charges stem from an alleged match-fixing attempt during the 2020 Lanka Premier League (LPL), making Senanayake the first player to face prosecution under Sri Lanka’s Prevention of Offences Related to Sports Act No. 24 of 2019.

Senanayake, currently out on bail, is accused of attempting to influence Colombo Kings player Tharindu Ratnayake to underperform during the tournament. The incident reportedly occurred via a WhatsApp message, which was later flagged by a local anti-corruption officer, prompting an official investigation in 2020.

The case falls under the landmark legislation introduced in 2019 by then Sports Minister Harin Fernando, which criminalizes match-fixing and related offenses in the country. If convicted, Senanayake could face a prison term of up to 10 years, a fine reaching Rs. 100 million, or both.

The indictment signals a serious shift in Sri Lanka’s approach to tackling corruption in sports. Authorities hope this high-profile case will serve as a strong deterrent against similar offenses in the future.

Senanayake, once a celebrated off-spinner and a member of Sri Lanka’s victorious 2014 ICC T20 World Cup squad, now faces the grim prospect of being remembered not for his achievements on the field, but for his role in one of Sri Lanka’s most significant match-fixing scandals.

As the case unfolds, it casts a spotlight on the broader issue of corruption in sports and reinforces the urgent need for integrity, vigilance, and transparent governance across all levels of competition in Sri Lanka

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