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Sourav Ganguly has a new position in Delhi Capitals
Sourav Ganguly is going to be appointed as the Director of Cricket of Delhi Capitals, a top team in the Indian Premier League.
Former BCCI president Sourav Ganguly will return to the IPL as director of cricket with Delhi Capitals in the edition starting in 2023, sources said on Tuesday.
The former India captain, who stepped down as BCCI president in October, also oversaw all the franchise’s matches with ILT20 team Dubai Capitals and SA T20 League team Pretoria Capitals.
“Yes, Sourav is back with Delhi Capitals from this year. Discussions and procedures are over. He has worked with franchises and has a good relationship with the owners. If he is going to work in IPL, it will always be with DC,”
It is understood that Delhi Capitals’ recent auction selections included the selections of head coach Ricky Ponting and Ganguly. Delhi Capitals skipper Rishabh Pant was involved in an accident in a recent horrific car accident, which was not good news for the Delhi team. It will also affect the batsman Ricky Ponting in the execution of the tournament plan.
The skipper is interchangeable but Punt is a very good wicketkeeper. The workload of a wicketkeeper in the T20 format is very high. The next problem Delhi Capitals will face is not being able to replace a good wicketkeeper.
සෞරව් ගංගුලි හට දිල්ලි කැපිටල්ස් කණ්ඩායමෙහි හි නව තනතුරක්
ඉන්දීය ප්රිමිය ලීග් හි ප්රධාන පෙලේ කණ්ඩායමක් වන දිල්ලි කැපිටල්ස් හී ක්රිකට් අධ්යක්ෂකවරයා ලෙස සෞරව් ගංගුලි පත් කිරීමට නියමිතය.
හිටපු BCCI සභාපති Sourav Ganguly 2023 වර්ශයේදී ආරම්භ වන සංස්කරණයේදී දිල්ලි කැපිටල්ස් සමඟ ක්රිකට් අධ්යක්ෂ ලෙස IPL වෙත නැවත පැමිණෙනු ඇති බවට ආරංචි මාර්ග අඟහරුවාදා ප්රකාශ කළේය.
ඔක්තෝම්බර් මාසයේදී BCCI සභාපති ධුරයෙන් ඉවත් වූ හිටපු ඉන්දීය නායකයා, ILT20 කණ්ඩායම වන ඩුබායි කැපිටල්ස් සහ SA T20 ලීග් කණ්ඩායම වන Pretoria Capitals සමඟ ෆ්රැන්චයිස් හි සියලුම තරගද අධීක්ෂණය කරනු ලැබීය.
“ඔව්, සෞරව් මේ වසරේ සිට දිල්ලි කැපිටල්ස් සමඟ නැවත පැමිණේ. සාකච්ඡා සහ විධික්රම අවසන්. ඔහු ෆ්රැන්චයිස් සමඟ වැඩ කර ඇත, අයිතිකරුවන් සමඟ හොඳ සබදතාවයක් පවතී. ඔහු IPL හි වැඩ කරීමට නියමිත නම්, එය සැමවිටම DC සමඟ වනු ඇත, ”
දිල්ලි කැපිටල්ස් හි මෑත කාලීන වෙන්දේසි තේරීම් වල ප්රධාන පුහුණුකරු රිකී පොන්ටින් සහ ගංගුලිගේ තේරීම් තිබූ බව වටහා ගත හැකිය. පසුගියදා සිදු වූ බිහිසුනු රිය අනතුරින් දිල්ලි කැපිටල්ස් හි නායක රිශබ් පන්ට් අනතුරකට භාජනය වූ අතර, එට දිල්ලි කණ්ඩායමට එතරම් සුභදායී ආරංචියක් නොවීය. එය පූහුණුකරු රිකී පොන්ටින් හටද තරගාවලි සැලැස්ම ක්රියාත්මක කිරීමේදී බලපානු ඇත.
නායකයා මාරු කල හැකි නමුත් පන්ට් ඉතා දක්ෂ කඩුලු රකින්නෙකු වේ. විස්සයි විස්ස තරග රටාවේ කඩුලු රකින්නෙකුගේ කාර්යබාරය ඉතා ඉහළ මට්ටමක පවතී. දිල්ලි කැපිටල්ස් මීලගට මුහුණ දෙනු ලබන ප්රශනය වන්නේ දක්ෂ කඩුලු රකින්නෙකු කණ්ඩායමට ආදේෂ කිරීමට නොහැකි වීමයි.
டெல்லி கேபிடல்ஸில் சவுரவ் கங்குலிக்கு புதிய பதவி கிடைத்துள்ளது
இந்தியன் பிரீமியர் லீக்கில் முன்னணி அணியான டெல்லி கேப்பிடல்ஸ் கிரிக்கெட்டின் இயக்குநராக சவுரவ் கங்குலி நியமிக்கப்படவுள்ளார்.
பிசிசிஐயின் முன்னாள் தலைவர் சவுரவ் கங்குலி, 2023ஆம் ஆண்டு தொடங்கும் ஐபிஎல் தொடரில் டெல்லி கேபிடல்ஸ் அணியுடன் கிரிக்கெட் இயக்குநராகத் திரும்புவார் என்று தகவல்கள் தெரிவிக்கின்றன.
அக்டோபரில் BCCI தலைவர் பதவியில் இருந்து விலகிய முன்னாள் இந்திய கேப்டன், ILT20 அணியான துபாய் கேபிடல்ஸ் மற்றும் SA T20 லீக் அணியான பிரிட்டோரியா கேபிடல்ஸ் உடனான அனைத்து உரிமையின் போட்டிகளையும் மேற்பார்வையிட்டார்.
“ஆம், சௌரவ் இந்த ஆண்டு முதல் டெல்லி கேபிடல்ஸ் அணிக்கு திரும்பியுள்ளார். விவாதங்களும் நடைமுறைகளும் முடிந்துவிட்டன. அவர் உரிமையாளர்களுடன் பணிபுரிந்தார் மற்றும் உரிமையாளர்களுடன் நல்ல உறவைக் கொண்டுள்ளார். அவர் ஐபிஎல்-ல் வேலை செய்யப் போகிறார் என்றால், அது எப்போதும் DC உடன் இருக்கும்.
டெல்லி கேப்பிடல்ஸின் சமீபத்திய ஏலத் தேர்வுகளில் தலைமைப் பயிற்சியாளர் ரிக்கி பாண்டிங் மற்றும் கங்குலியின் தேர்வுகளும் அடங்கும் என்பது புரிந்துகொள்ளத்தக்கது. சமீபத்தில் நடந்த பயங்கர கார் விபத்தில் டெல்லி கேப்பிடல்ஸ் கேப்டன் ரிஷப் பந்த் விபத்தில் சிக்கினார், இது டெல்லி அணிக்கு நல்ல செய்தியாக இல்லை. இது போட்டித் திட்டத்தை செயல்படுத்துவதில் பேட்ஸ்மேன் ரிக்கி பாண்டிங்கையும் பாதிக்கும்.
கேப்டன் மாற்றத்தக்கவர் ஆனால் பன்ட் ஒரு சிறந்த விக்கெட் கீப்பர். டி20 வடிவத்தில் விக்கெட் கீப்பரின் பணிச்சுமை மிக அதிகம். டெல்லி கேப்பிட்டல்ஸ் எதிர்கொள்ளும் அடுத்த பிரச்சனை ஒரு நல்ல விக்கெட் கீப்பரை மாற்ற முடியாதது.
Football
Uzbekistan Dominate Sri Lanka 10-0 in AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2026 Qualifiers
Colombo, June 29 – The Sri Lanka Women’s National Football Team suffered a crushing 10-0 defeat at the hands of Uzbekistan in their opening fixture of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2026 Qualifiers, exposing not only the performance gap on the field but also the deep-rooted structural failures off it.

From kickoff, Uzbekistan showcased their superiority with relentless attacking football, scoring five goals in each half. The match statistics tell a story of complete dominance:
- Shots on Target: 14 (Uzbekistan) vs 0 (Sri Lanka)
- Possession: 70% (Uzbekistan) vs 30% (Sri Lanka)
- Dangerous Attacks: 137 (Uzbekistan) vs 28 (Sri Lanka)
Sri Lanka managed only two shots in the entire match—none of which tested the opposition goalkeeper—while spending most of the game pinned back in defense.

However, beyond the scoreboard, this defeat highlights a more alarming truth: the lack of commitment to women’s football by local authorities. The Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) has failed to organize a single women’s tournament domestically in recent years, and the squad selected for this major continental qualifier was chosen solely through a limited trial. There was no competitive platform or league for players to develop or prove themselves ahead of international duty.
This performance is not just a reflection of the players’ inexperience—it’s a direct consequence of administrative negligence. FFSL must take full responsibility for this embarrassing result, as it continues to send underprepared teams to international tournaments merely to safeguard its position, rather than genuinely investing in the development of Sri Lankan football.
Even more concerning is the silence from the Ministry of Sports. Despite the humiliating performances of the Under-20 team in the recent SAFF Championship and now the senior women’s team in the AFC qualifiers, no action has been taken, and no accountability has been demanded. The ministry’s indifference to these repeated failures raises serious questions about its role in ensuring sports governance and development in Sri Lanka.
As Sri Lankan football continues to struggle, it is clear that without structural change, genuine investment, and accountability, results like these will only continue.
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Dialog Schools Rugby League Week 4: Powerhouses Dominate as Rivalries Intensify
The fourth week of the 2025 Dialog Schools Rugby League brought high-octane action across Colombo and Kandy, as traditional rugby giants asserted dominance while title ambitions sharpened. Here’s a round-up of the top matches that defined the week:
Trinity Outmuscles St. Joseph’s at CR & FC
Trinity College, Kandy, continued their unbeaten streak with a commanding 29-07 win over St. Joseph’s College, Maradana at the CR & FC grounds in Colombo. Trinity crossed the whitewash five times with 5 tries and 2 conversions, displaying explosive forward play and well-structured phases.
St. Joseph’s struggled to match Trinity’s physicality but managed a consolation try and conversion. At halftime, Trinity led 22-0, setting the tone early and maintaining control throughout.
Wesley Tames St. Peter’s in Tight Clash
At Havelock Park, Wesley College recorded a gritty 23-05 victory over St. Peter’s College. The Wesleyites scored 3 tries, 1 conversion, and added 2 penalties, proving their clinical edge under pressure.
St. Peter’s could only respond with a single try and failed to find rhythm. Wesley led 8-0 at the break and controlled territory effectively in the second half.
Isipathana Outguns Zahira in a High-Scoring Thriller
In one of the most entertaining matches of the weekend, Isipathana College edged out Zahira College 38-27 at Zahira Grounds. Isipathana scored 6 tries and 4 conversions, showcasing pace and creativity in attack.
Zahira fought back gallantly with 4 tries, 2 conversions, and a penalty, pushing the defending champions to the limit. At halftime, Isipathana led 26-8, and though Zahira launched a strong second-half rally, the Green Machine held on.
Royal Routs Vidyartha in Dominant Display
Royal College, Colombo, was at their clinical best as they overcame Vidyartha College, Kandy, 29-07 at the Royal Complex. The home side dotted down 5 tries and 2 conversions, demonstrating power rugby and slick handling.
Vidyartha managed a single converted try but struggled to contain Royal’s powerful forwards and rolling mauls. Royal led 12-7 at halftime before pulling away in the second half.
Looking Ahead
With teams like Trinity, Isipathana, and Royal continuing to impress, the Dialog Schools Rugby League 2025 is shaping up for a thrilling finish. Fans can expect tighter games and fierce battles as title dreams grow stronger.
Stay tuned with Sri Lankan Sports TV for full match reports, results, and exclusive school rugby coverage!
Athletics
Sri Lanka Shines at Thailand Open 2025 with 11-Medal Haul
The Sri Lankan athletics team wrapped up a remarkable campaign at the Thailand Open Athletics Championship 2025, securing an impressive 11 medals, including 6 golds, during the competition held from June 21 to 25 in Bangkok.
The Sri Lankan squad, made up of eight athletes—four men and four women—delivered standout performances across track and field events, making the nation proud on the international stage.
Leading the charge was Rusiru Chathuranga, who clinched double gold in the Men’s 800m and 1500m events. Vicknaraj Vakshan added to the tally with a gold in the 5000m and a silver in the 1500m, while W.K.L.A. Nimali matched that feat by claiming gold in the Women’s 800m and silver in the 1500m.
Madushani Herath showed her dominance in the field events, capturing gold in both the long jump and triple jump. Ayomal Akalanka earned silver in the Men’s 400m hurdles, and Wathsala Hapuarachchi took silver in the Women’s 100m hurdles. Safreen Ahmed contributed a bronze medal in the Men’s triple jump.
While seven out of eight athletes reached the podium, Amasha de Silva narrowly missed out, finishing fourth in the Women’s 100m final, showcasing a commendable performance.
The full team is expected to return to Sri Lanka today after a tour that highlights the depth of talent in local athletics and signals strong potential ahead of upcoming regional events
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