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Rs. 120 Million Donation for National Sports from the Sri Lanka Cricket.
Sri Lanka Cricket has donated Rs. 120 Million to National Sports Fund.
The press release issued by Sri Lanka Cricket in this regard is as follows.
November 14, 2022
From Sri Lanka Cricket Rs. 120 million rupees earned from the sale of match tickets during Australia’s tour of Sri Lanka in 2022 was donated to the National Sports Fund.
This grant has been made according to a promise made by Sri Lanka Cricket to the Ministry.
As part of the Sri Lanka Cricket Institute’s mission, this grant has been given with the aim of developing all sports activities in the country.
This latest grant is the result of an initiative by Sri Lanka Cricket President Mr Shammi Silva and members of the Sri Lanka Cricket Executive Committee. Australia’s 2022 tour of Sri Lanka took place in June and July 2022 and consisted of two Tests, five ODIs and three Twenty20 Internationals.
The funds were handed over to the Ministry of Sports and Youth on November 3, 2022.
Advance funding support
At the beginning of the year, the Sri Lanka Cricket Institute also paid Rs. 100 million to the National Sports Fund and another Rs. 22.5 million to help Sri Lanka participate in the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, UK and Rs. The netball players and coaches who won the Asian Netball Championship representing Sri Lanka were awarded 2 million rupees each (total 36 million rupees).
ශ්රී ලංකා ක්රිකට් ආයතනයෙන් රු.මි. 120ක පරිත්යාගයක්.
ශ්රී ලංකා ක්රිකට් ආයතනය විසින් ජාතික ක්රීඩා අරමුදලට රු.මි. 120ක් මුදලක් පරිත්යාග කර ඇත.
මේ සම්භන්ධයෙන් ශ්රී ලංකා ක්රිකට් ආයතනය විසින් ඵල කරනු ලැබූ මාධ්ය නිවේදනය පහත පරිදිය.
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ශ්රී ලංකා ක්රිකට් ආයතනයෙන් රු. 2022 වසරේ ඔස්ට්රේලියානු ශ්රී ලංකා සංචාරයේදී තරග ප්රවේශපත්ර අලෙවි කිරීමෙන් උපයාගත් රුපියල් මිලියන 120 ජාතික ක්රීඩා අරමුදලට පරිත්යාග කරනු ලැබීය.
ශ්රී ලංකා ක්රිකට් ආයතනය අමාත්යාංශයට ලබාදුන් පොරොන්දුවකට අනුව මෙම ප්රදානය සිදු කර ඇත.
ශ්රී ලංකා ක්රිකට් ආයතනයේ මෙහෙවරෙහි කොටසක් ලෙස රටේ සියලුම ක්රීඩා ක්රියාකාරකම් දියුණු කිරීමේ අරමුණින් මෙම ප්රදානය ලබා දී ඇත.
මෙම නවතම ප්රදානය ශ්රී ලංකා ක්රිකට් සභාපති ෂම්මි සිල්වා මහතාගේ සහ ශ්රී ලංකා ක්රිකට් විධායක කමිටු සාමාජිකයින්ගේ මුලපිරීමක ප්රතිඵලයකි. 2022 ශ්රී ලංකාවේ ඕස්ට්රේලියානු සංචාරය 2022 ජුනි සහ ජූලි මාසවලදී සිදු වූ අතර එය ටෙස්ට් තරග දෙකකින්, එක්දින ජාත්යන්තර තරග පහකින් සහ විස්සයි20 ජාත්යන්තර තරග තුනකින් සමන්විත විය.
එම අරමුදල් 2022 නොවැම්බර් 3 වන දින ක්රීඩා හා යෞවන අමාත්යාංශය වෙත භාර දෙන ලදී.
පෙර අරමුදල් සහාය
වසර මුලදී ශ්රී ලංකා ක්රිකට් ආයතනය ද රු. මිලියන 100ක් ජාතික ක්රීඩා අරමුදලට සහ තවත් රු. 2022 එක්සත් රාජධානියේ බර්මින්හැම් හි පැවැත්වෙන පොදුරාජ්ය මණ්ඩලීය ක්රීඩා උළෙලට ශ්රී ලංකාවට සහභාගී වීමට උපකාර කිරීම සඳහා රුපියල් මිලියන 22.5 ක් සහ රු. ශ්රී ලංකාව නියෝජනය කරමින් ආසියානු දැල්පන්දු ශූරතාව දිනාගත් දැල්පන්දු ක්රීඩිකාවන්ට සහ පුහුණුකරුවන්ට රුපියල් මිලියන 2 බැගින් (මුළු රුපියල් මිලියන 36ක්) පිරිනැමිණි.
இலங்கை கிரிக்கெட் நிறுவனத்திடம் இருந்து ரூ. 120 நன்கொடை.
இலங்கை கிரிக்கெட் நிறுவனம் ரூ. 120 நன்கொடையாக வழங்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.
இது தொடர்பாக இலங்கை கிரிக்கெட் நிறுவனம் வெளியிட்டுள்ள செய்திக்குறிப்பு வருமாறு.
நவம்பர் 14, 2022
இலங்கை கிரிக்கெட்டில் இருந்து ரூ. 2022 ஆம் ஆண்டு இலங்கைக்கான அவுஸ்திரேலியாவின் சுற்றுப்பயணத்தின் போது போட்டிச் சீட்டு விற்பனை மூலம் கிடைத்த 120 மில்லியன் ரூபா தேசிய விளையாட்டு நிதியத்திற்கு வழங்கப்பட்டது.
ஸ்ரீலங்கா கிரிக்கட் அமைச்சுக்கு வழங்கிய உறுதிமொழிக்கு அமைய இந்த நன்கொடை வழங்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.
இலங்கை கிரிக்கெட் நிறுவனத்தின் பணியின் ஒரு பகுதியாக, நாட்டின் அனைத்து விளையாட்டு நடவடிக்கைகளையும் மேம்படுத்தும் நோக்கில் இந்த உதவித்தொகை வழங்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.
இந்த சமீபத்திய மானியம் இலங்கை கிரிக்கெட் தலைவர் திரு. ஷம்மி சில்வா மற்றும் இலங்கை கிரிக்கெட் நிர்வாகக் குழு உறுப்பினர்களின் முயற்சியின் விளைவாகும். ஆஸ்திரேலியாவின் 2022 இலங்கை சுற்றுப்பயணம் ஜூன் மற்றும் ஜூலை 2022 இல் நடந்தது மற்றும் இரண்டு டெஸ்ட், ஐந்து ஒருநாள் மற்றும் மூன்று டுவென்டி 20 சர்வதேசப் போட்டிகளைக் கொண்டிருந்தது.
இந்த நிதி விளையாட்டு மற்றும் இளைஞர் அமைச்சகத்திடம் நவம்பர் 3, 2022 அன்று ஒப்படைக்கப்பட்டது.
முன்கூட்டிய நிதி ஆதரவு
ஆண்டின் தொடக்கத்தில் இலங்கை கிரிக்கெட் நிறுவனமும் ரூ. தேசிய விளையாட்டு நிதியத்திற்கு 100 மில்லியன் மற்றும் மேலும் ரூ. 2022 ஆம் ஆண்டு இங்கிலாந்தின் பர்மிங்ஹாமில் நடைபெறவுள்ள பொதுநலவாய விளையாட்டுப் போட்டிகளில் இலங்கை பங்கேற்க உதவுவதற்காக 22.5 மில்லியன் மற்றும் ரூ. ஆசிய வலைப்பந்து சம்பியன்ஷிப் போட்டியில் இலங்கையை பிரதிநிதித்துவப்படுத்தி வெற்றி பெற்ற வலைப்பந்தாட்ட வீரர்கள் மற்றும் பயிற்சியாளர்களுக்கு தலா 2 மில்லியன் ரூபா (மொத்தம் 36 மில்லியன் ரூபா) வழங்கப்பட்டது.
Cricket
KSCA Officials Resign Over Chinnaswamy Stampede; RCB Faces FIR in Tragic Victory Celebration Fallout
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
Football
Asia Leads the Charge as 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers Begin to Take Shape
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.
Cricket
Sachithra Senanayake Indicted in Landmark Match-Fixing Case Under Sri Lanka’s Anti-Corruption Law
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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