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Russian Football Federation about to leave from UEFA

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2 years ago

December 30, 2022

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It is reported that the Russian Football Association is preparing to hold a special meeting on Friday, today. Media reports have stated that in this executive committee meeting to be held today, they will be discussing to leave from the European Football Confederation and joining the Asian Football Confederation.

Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, FIFA and UEFA decided to ban all Russian football clubs and the national team. The suspension continues due to the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia

A meeting was held in Moscow on December 23 to discuss the possibility of joining the Asian Football Confederation and a final decision will be taken by the executive committee on Friday, sports sources said.

Sources said that the European Football Confederation is keeping an eye on the decision that Russia is about to make and is waiting for Russia to clarify its position. Russia is one of UEFA’s 55 full-member associations and was banned as a result of its invasion of Ukraine. No country has ever resigned from UEFA before and there has been intense international talk about this decision by Russia.

රුසියානු පාපන්දු සම්මේලනය UEFA වෙතින් ඉවත් වීමට සූදානම් වේ

රුසියානු පාපන්දු සංගමය සිකුරාදා එනම් අද දිනයේදී සුවිශේෂී රැස්වීමක් පැවැත්වීමට සූදානමින් පසුවන බවට වාර්තා වෙයි. අද දිනයේදී පැවැත්වීමට නියමිත මෙම විධායක කමිටු රැස්වීමේදී යුරෝපා පාපන්දු සම්මේලනයෙන් ඉල්ලා අස්වී ආසියානු පාපන්දු සම්මේලනයට එක්වීම සම්බන්ධයෙන් සාකච්ඡා කිරීමට නියමිත බවට මාධ්‍ය වාර්තා සදහන් කොට ඇත.

රුසියාව විසින් යුක්රේනය ආක්‍රමණය කිරීමෙන් අනතුරුව සියලුම රුසියානු පාපන්දු සමාජයන්ට සහ ජාතික කණ්ඩායමට FIFA සහ UEFA විසින් තහනමක් පැණවීමට තීරණය කළහ. යුක්‍රේනය හා රුසියාව අතර ගැටුම් දිගින් දිගටම පැවතීම හේතුවෙන් මෙම අත්හිටුවීම තවදුරටත් ක්‍රියාත්මක වෙයි

ආසියානු පාපන්දු සම්මේලනයට සම්බන්ධ වීමේ හැකියාව පිළිබඳව සාකච්ඡා කිරීම සඳහා දෙසැම්බර් 23 වැනි දින මොස්කව්හිදී රැස්වීමක් පැවැත්වුණු අතර සිකුරාදා එනම් අද දිනයේදී විධායක කමිටුවේදී අවසන් තීරණයක් ගනු ඇතැයි ක්‍රීඩා ආරංචි මාර්ග සඳහන් කර ඇත.

රුසියාව විසින් ගැනීමට සූදානම් වන මෙම තීරණය සම්බන්ධයෙන් යුරෝපා පාපන්දු සම්මේලනය අවදානයෙන් සිටින අතර රුසියාව සිය ස්ථාවරය පැහැදිලි කරන තෙක් බලා සිටින බව ආරංචි මාර්ග පවසා ඇත. රුසියාව UEFA හි පූර්ණ සාමාජික සංගම් 55 න් එකක් වන අතර යුක්රේනය ආක්‍රමණය කිරීමේ ප්‍රතිඵලයක් ලෙස රුසියාවට තරග තහනමක් පැණවුණි. මින් පෙර කිසිදු රටක් UEFA වෙතින් ඉල්ලා අස්වී නොමැති අතර රුසියාව විසින් ගැනීමට සූදානම් වන මෙම තීරණය සම්බන්ධයෙන් ජාත්‍යන්තර තුළ දැඩි කතාබහක් ගොඩනැඟී ඇත.

UEFA இலிருந்து ரஷ்ய கால்பந்து கூட்டமைப்பு வெளியேற உள்ளது

ரஷ்ய கால்பந்து சம்மேளனம் இன்று வெள்ளிக்கிழமை விசேட கூட்டமொன்றை நடத்த தயாராகி வருவதாகத் தெரிவிக்கப்படுகிறது. இன்று நடைபெறவுள்ள இந்த செயற்குழு கூட்டத்தில் ஐரோப்பிய கால்பந்து சம்மேளனத்தில் இருந்து விலகி ஆசிய கால்பந்து கூட்டமைப்பில் இணைவது குறித்து ஆலோசிக்கப்படும் என ஊடகங்கள் செய்தி வெளியிட்டுள்ளன.

உக்ரைன் மீதான ரஷ்யாவின் படையெடுப்பைத் தொடர்ந்து, அனைத்து ரஷ்ய கால்பந்து கிளப்புகளையும் தேசிய அணியையும் தடை செய்ய FIFA மற்றும் UEFA முடிவு செய்தன. உக்ரைனுக்கும் ரஷ்யாவுக்கும் இடையே நிலவும் மோதல் காரணமாக இந்த இடைநீக்கம் தொடர்கிறது

ஆசிய கால்பந்து கூட்டமைப்பில் இணைவது குறித்து ஆலோசிக்க டிசம்பர் 23-ம் தேதி மாஸ்கோவில் கூட்டம் நடைபெற்றதாகவும், வெள்ளியன்று செயற்குழுவில் இறுதி முடிவு எடுக்கப்படும் என்றும் விளையாட்டு வட்டாரங்கள் தெரிவித்தன.

ரஷ்யா எடுக்கவிருக்கும் முடிவை ஐரோப்பிய கால்பந்து கூட்டமைப்பு கண்காணித்து வருவதாகவும், ரஷ்யா தனது நிலைப்பாட்டை தெளிவுபடுத்தும் வரை காத்திருப்பதாகவும் வட்டாரங்கள் தெரிவித்தன. UEFA இன் 55 முழு உறுப்பினர் சங்கங்களில் ரஷ்யாவும் ஒன்றாகும், மேலும் உக்ரைன் மீதான அதன் படையெடுப்பின் விளைவாக தடை செய்யப்பட்டது. இதற்கு முன் எந்த நாடும் யுஇஎஃப்ஏவில் இருந்து ராஜினாமா செய்யவில்லை, ரஷ்யாவின் இந்த முடிவு குறித்து சர்வதேச அளவில் தீவிர பேச்சு எழுந்துள்ளது.

Football

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

Published

3 days 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

Published

5 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

Published

6 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,