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Six countries were banned from FIFA World Cup

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September 20, 2022

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Germany and Japan – 1950 World Cup

After World War II cancelled the 1942 and 1946 editions of the World Cup, the tournament resumed in 1950. But because of the outcome of World War II, Germany and Japan were not allowed to join.

Uruguay was the winner, followed by Brazil in second place, Sweden in third place and Spain in fourth place.

South Africa – 1970 – 1990 World Cups

During apartheid in South Africa, they faced multiple international boycotts. They were suspended by FIFA in 1963 and finally expelled in 1976.

South Africa hosted the 2010 edition and is the last African country to host the tournament.

Mexico – 1990 World Cup

FIFA slapped a two-year ban on Mexico for fielding four over-age players.

This incident happened during the qualifying round of the World Junior Championship.

The 1990 World Cup was won by West Germany, who beat Argentina in the final. Italy and England were third and fourth respectively.

Chile – 1994 World Cup

Chilean goalkeeper Roberto Rojas pretended to be injured by a flare thrown by a fan during a 1989 match against Brazil.

In fact, he used a blade hidden in his glove to cut himself, resulting in FIFA banning Chile from the 1994 tournament. Rojas was banned for life.

Myanmar – 2006 World Cup

In 2002, Myanmar was eliminated from a qualifying match for the World Cup in Iran.

They were fined $23,500 by FIFA and banned from the 2006 tournament in Germany.

Russia – 2022 World Cup

After invading Ukraine, they were condemned by many countries around the world.

FIFA decided to ban the Russian football team from participating in the World Cup in Qatar.

The first match of the 2022 World Cup will begin on November 20.

FIFA ලෝක කුසලානයට ක්‍රීඩා කිරීම තහනම් කර ඇති රටවල් හයක්

Germany and Japan – 1950 World Cup

දෙවන ලෝක යුද්ධය හේතුවෙන් ලෝක කුසලානයේ 1942 සහ 1946 තරගාවලි අවලංගු කිරීමෙන් පසුව, තරඟාවලිය 1950 දී නැවත ආරම්භ විය.
නමුත් දෙවන ලෝක යුද්ධයේ ප්‍රතිඵලය නිසා ජර්මනියට සහ ජපානයට සම්බන්ධ වීමට ඉඩ නොලැබුණි.

උරුගුවේ ජයග්‍රාහකයන් වූ අතර බ්‍රසීලය දෙවන ස්ථානයත්, ස්වීඩනය තුන්වන ස්ථානයත්, ස්පාඤ්ඤය සිව්වන ස්ථානයත් හිමිකර ගත්හ.

South Africa – 1970 – 1990 World Cups

දකුණු අප්‍රිකාවේ වර්ණභේදවාදය අතරතුර, ඔවුන් බහුවිධ ජාත්‍යන්තර වර්ජනයන්ට මුහුණ දුන්හ. FIFA විසින් 1963 දී ඔවුන්ව අත්හිටුවන ලද අතර අවසානයේ 1976 දී නෙරපා හරින ලදී.

2010 සංස්කරණයේ සත්කාරකත්වය දැරූ දකුණු අප්‍රිකාව තරගාවලියේ සත්කාරකත්වය දැරූ අවසන් අප්‍රිකානු රට වේ.

Mexico – 1990 World Cup

වයස් සීමාවට වඩා වැඩි ක්‍රීඩකයින් 4 දෙනෙකු ඉදිරිපත් කළ මෙක්සිකෝවට FIFA විසින් වසර දෙකක තහනමක් පැනවීය.

ලෝක කනිෂ්ඨ තරගාවලියේ සුදුසුකම් ලැබීමේ වටයේදී මෙම සිදුවීම සිදුව තිබේ.

1990 ලෝක කුසලානය බටහිර ජර්මනිය විසින් දිනා ගන්නා ලද අතර ඔවුන් අවසන් මහා තරගයේදී ආර්ජන්ටිනාව පරාජය කරන ලදී. ඉතාලිය සහ එංගලන්තය පිළිවෙලින් තුන්වන සහ සිව්වන ස්ථානයේ පසුවිය.

Chile – 1994 World Cup

චිලී ගෝල රකින්නා වන රොබර්ටෝ රොජාස් 1989 දී බ්‍රසීලයට එරෙහිව තරගයේදී රසිකයෙක් විසින් විසි කරන ලද ගිනිදැල් නිසා තුවාල වූ බව මවා පෑවේය.

ඇත්ත වශයෙන්ම, ඔහු සිය අත්වැසුම් තුළ සැඟවුණු තලයක් භාවිතා කර තමාවම කපා ගත් අතර, එහි ප්‍රතිඵලයක් ලෙස FIFA 1994 තරඟාවලියෙන් චිලී කණ්ඩායමට තහනම් කළේය. රොජාස්ට ජීවිතාන්තය දක්වා තහනමක් පැනවීය.

Myanmar – 2006 World Cup

2002 වසරේ ඉරානයේ පැවැත්වීමට නියමිතව තිබූ ලෝක කුසලාන තරගාවලියට සුදුසුකම් ලැබීමේ තරගයකින් මියන්මාරය ඉවත් විය.

ඔවුන්ට FIFA විසින් ඩොලර් 23,500 ක දඩයක් නියම කරන ලද අතර ජර්මනියේ පැවති 2006 තරඟාවලියේ තරඟාවලිය තහනම් කරන ලදී.

Russia – 2022 World Cup

යුක්රේනය ආක්‍රමණය කිරීමෙන් පසු ඔවුන් ලොව පුරා බොහෝ රටවල් විසින් හෙළා දකින ලදී.

රුසියානු පාපන්දු කණ්ඩායම කටාර් ලෝක කුසලානයට සහභාගී වීම තහනම් කිරීමට FIFA තීරණය කළේය.

2022 ලෝක කුසලානයේ පළමු තරගය නොවැම්බර් 20 වැනිදා ආරම්භ වේ.

FIFA உலகக் கோப்பையில் பங்கேற்க 6 நாடுகள் தடை

ஜெர்மனி மற்றும் ஜப்பான் – 1950 உலகக் கோப்பை

இரண்டாம் உலகப் போர் உலகக் கோப்பையின் 1942 மற்றும் 1946 பதிப்புகளை ரத்து செய்த பிறகு, போட்டி 1950 இல் மீண்டும் தொடங்கியது.
ஆனால் இரண்டாம் உலகப் போரின் விளைவாக ஜெர்மனியும் ஜப்பானும் சேர அனுமதிக்கப்படவில்லை.

உருகுவே வெற்றியீட்டியது, பிரேசில் இரண்டாவது இடத்திலும், ஸ்வீடன் மூன்றாவது இடத்திலும், ஸ்பெயின் நான்காவது இடத்திலும் உள்ளன.

தென்னாப்பிரிக்கா – 1970 – 1990 உலகக் கோப்பைகள்

தென்னாப்பிரிக்காவில் நிறவெறியின் போது, அவர்கள் பல சர்வதேச புறக்கணிப்புகளை எதிர்கொண்டனர். அவர்கள் 1963 இல் FIFA ஆல் இடைநீக்கம் செய்யப்பட்டனர் மற்றும் இறுதியாக 1976 இல் வெளியேற்றப்பட்டனர்.

2010 பதிப்பை நடத்திய தென்னாப்பிரிக்கா, போட்டியை நடத்தும் கடைசி ஆப்பிரிக்க நாடு.

மெக்சிகோ – 1990 உலகக் கோப்பை

வயதுக்கு மேற்பட்ட நான்கு வீரர்களை களமிறக்கியதற்காக மெக்சிகோவுக்கு ஃபிஃபா இரண்டு ஆண்டு தடை விதித்தது.

உலக ஜூனியர் சாம்பியன்ஷிப் போட்டியின் தகுதிச் சுற்றின் போது இந்த சம்பவம் நடந்துள்ளது.

1990 உலகக் கோப்பையை இறுதிப் போட்டியில் அர்ஜென்டினாவை வீழ்த்தி மேற்கு ஜெர்மனி வென்றது. இத்தாலி மற்றும் இங்கிலாந்து முறையே மூன்றாவது மற்றும் நான்காவது இடத்தில் உள்ளன.

சிலி – 1994 உலகக் கோப்பை

சிலி கோல்கீப்பர் ராபர்டோ ரோஜாஸ் 1989 ஆம் ஆண்டு பிரேசிலுக்கு எதிரான போட்டியின் போது ஒரு ரசிகரால் வீசப்பட்ட ஃப்ளேயால் காயம் அடைந்தது போல் நடித்தார்.

உண்மையில், அவர் தனது கையுறையில் மறைத்து வைத்திருந்த பிளேடைப் பயன்படுத்தி தன்னைத் தானே வெட்டிக்கொண்டார், இதன் விளைவாக ஃபிஃபா 1994 போட்டியில் சிலியை தடை செய்தது. ரோஜாஸ்க்கு வாழ்நாள் தடை விதிக்கப்பட்டது.

மியான்மர் – 2006 உலகக் கோப்பை

2002 இல், ஈரானில் நடைபெறவிருந்த உலகக் கோப்பைக்கான தகுதிச் சுற்றில் இருந்து மியான்மர் வெளியேறியது.

அவர்களுக்கு FIFA $23,500 அபராதம் விதித்தது மற்றும் ஜெர்மனியில் 2006 போட்டியில் இருந்து தடை செய்யப்பட்டது.

ரஷ்யா – 2022 உலகக் கோப்பை

உக்ரைனை ஆக்கிரமித்த பிறகு, அவர்கள் உலகின் பல நாடுகளால் கண்டனம் செய்யப்பட்டனர்.

கத்தாரில் நடைபெறும் உலகக் கோப்பை கால்பந்து போட்டியில் ரஷ்ய கால்பந்து அணி பங்கேற்க தடை விதிக்க ஃபிஃபா முடிவு செய்துள்ளது.

2022 உலகக் கோப்பையின் முதல் போட்டி நவம்பர் 20 ஆம் தேதி தொடங்குகிறது.

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Run for Hope Charity Run Set to Inspire Kandy

Published

10 hours ago

March 15, 2026

Editor

Kandy will host a unique charity event later this month as Run for Hope brings runners, families, and supporters together for a meaningful cause. The event, scheduled for March 29, aims to raise awareness and support for the development of Sri Lanka’s first residential training and empowerment center for single mothers and their children.

Organizers say the initiative is designed to provide a safe and supportive environment where single mothers can rebuild their lives while caring for their children. The proposed center will offer vocational training, skill development, and opportunities for financial independence, while also ensuring a secure space for children to grow and learn.

Across Sri Lanka, many single mothers face the challenge of raising families with limited resources and support. Run for Hope seeks to change that narrative by encouraging the community to participate in an event that promotes both fitness and social responsibility.

Participants will be able to compete in 2KM, 5KM, and 10KM races, making the event accessible for runners of different ages and fitness levels. The organizers note that every participant contributes directly to the effort of building a better future for families in need.

The event will also mark the first-ever Run for Hope to be held in Kandy, bringing together members of the community to run for a shared purpose.

Registration for the event is open through the PickMe app under the Events section or via the official online registration link. The registration fee is Rs. 2,500 for adults and Rs. 1,500 for children under the age of 12.

Competitors in the 5KM and 10KM categories will compete for prize money, with Rs. 25,000 awarded to the winners, Rs. 15,000 for second place, and Rs. 10,000 for third place in both the male and female categories. Participants will also receive gift packs sponsored by Nestomalt and LaPerfumerie.lk, while every registered runner will be given an official Run for Hope T-shirt, cap, and finisher medal.

Organizers emphasize that the event is about more than a race. Every runner who crosses the finish line becomes part of a larger mission—helping build a future of hope, dignity, and opportunity for single mothers and their children in Sri Lanka.

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Amaraweera’s Century Headlines Drawn 147th Battle of the Blues

Published

11 hours ago

March 15, 2026

Editor

The 147th edition of the historic Battle of the Blues between Royal College Colombo and S. Thomas’ College Mount Lavinia ended in a draw at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, but it was Thomian skipper Jaden Amaraweera who stole the spotlight with a commanding second-innings century.

After winning the toss, S. Thomas’ compiled a solid 302 in their first innings, built around several steady contributions from the top and middle order. Amaraweera struck a patient 52 while Avinash Fernando added 50 and Reshon Solomons top-scored with 66. Dulith Indira Gunaratne chipped in with a valuable 44 to push the Thomians past the 300 mark. Royal’s bowlers fought back well, with Sehadu Sooryaarachchi and Gegan Gamage sharing six wickets between them.

Royal responded with 261 for 9 in 86 overs. Ramiru Perera led the charge with a well-compiled 82, while Rehan Peirissupported with an attractive 63. Dushan Uduwala contributed 33 in a steady middle-order effort. For S. Thomas’, Gimhan Mendis impressed with four wickets, while Abheeth Paranawidana claimed two.

The final day, however, belonged to Amaraweera. The Thomian captain produced a composed 100 off 160 deliveries, striking eight boundaries in a technically sound innings that anchored his side’s second innings. He shared useful partnerships with Fernando (20) and Gunaratne (21) as S. Thomas’ reached 176 for 6 before the match was called off, bringing another chapter of the famous encounter to a stalemate.

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Controversy Erupts as Trinity Awarded Victory in Dramatic 107th Battle of the Blues

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March 15, 2026

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Trinity College, Kandy were awarded a dramatic outright victory over St. Anthony’s College, Katugastota in the 107th Hill Country ‘Battle of the Blues’ after controversial scenes brought the traditional encounter to an abrupt end at the Asgiriya International Cricket Stadium.

Chasing a modest target of 64 for victory, Trinity had reached 63 for 1 when crowds suddenly surged onto the field, causing confusion among players, officials and spectators. Both teams were escorted off the ground while order was restored. However, the match took a controversial turn when St. Anthony’s reportedly refused to return to the field to resume play with Trinity needing just one run for victory. As a result, the umpires ruled that St. Anthony’s had forfeited the match and awarded the win to Trinity.

Earlier, Trinity dominated much of the contest. After being sent in to bat, St. Anthony’s were bowled out for 157 despite an unbeaten 64 from Sisal Hemaka. Kanilka Anthony starred with 4 for 54.

Trinity replied with 264, powered by a superb 125 from Sri Lanka youth representative Adham Hilmy and 54 from skipper Dimantha Mahavithana, securing a 107-run lead.
The Anthonians fought back in their second innings, reaching 170 with Kaushika Kumarasinghe scoring 59. Yet Kanilka Anthony’s outstanding 6 for 56 and a match haul of 10 wickets put Trinity on course for victory.

The dramatic finish ensured Trinity recorded their first outright win in the series since 2012, though the result will likely be remembered for the controversial conclusion rather than the cricket itself.