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Spanish FA President Luis Rubiales Plans Resignation Amid FIFA Probe into World Cup Kiss Incident
In a startling turn of events, Luis Rubiales, the president of Spain’s football federation (RFEF), has announced his intention to resign as FIFA opens disciplinary proceedings against him. These actions are in response to Rubiales’s conduct during the Women’s World Cup final held in Sydney last Sunday.
The trigger for this decision came after Rubiales received heavy criticism for kissing Spain’s Jennifer Hermoso on the lips during the trophy presentation and making an inappropriate gesture during the celebration of Spain’s 1-0 victory over England. FIFA, the governing body of world football, issued a statement declaring that Rubiales may have violated Article 13 of its Disciplinary Code, relating to “offensive behaviour and violations of the principles of fair play.”
In response to this ongoing controversy, regional leaders within the RFEF have convened an emergency meeting to discuss Rubiales’s future and identify potential successors. Among the leading candidates to take up the position are Pedro Rocha, head of the Extremadura Football Federation, and Pablo Lozano, head of the Andalusia Federation.
The fallout from Rubiales’s actions extends beyond his resignation. It could impact Spain’s joint bid with Portugal, Ukraine, and Morocco to host the 2030 men’s World Cup, a project Rubiales has been actively supporting. A final decision on the hosting rights is expected during an extraordinary FIFA Congress next year. Meanwhile, the Women In Football group welcomed FIFA’s actions and emphasized the need for accountability and a stand against such behaviour to ensure a respectful and inclusive environment in the sport.
ස්පාඤ්ඤ FA සභාපති Luis Rubiales FIFA පරීක්ෂණය අතරතුර ඉල්ලා අස්වීමට සැලසුම් කරයි
විස්මය දනවන සිදුවීම්වල දී, ස්පාඤ්ඤයේ පාපන්දු සම්මේලනයේ (RFEF) සභාපති Luis Rubiales, FIFA ඔහුට එරෙහිව විනය ක්රියාමාර්ග ආරම්භ කරන බැවින් ඉල්ලා අස්වීමට අදහස් කර තිබේ. පසුගිය ඉරිදා සිඩ්නි නුවර පැවති කාන්තා ලෝක කුසලාන අවසන් මහා තරගයේදී රුබියාල්ස්ගේ හැසිරීමට ප්රතිචාරයක් ලෙස මෙම ක්රියා සිදු කර ඇත.
මෙම තීරණය සඳහා ප්රේරකය වූයේ කුසලානය පිරිනැමීමේදී ස්පාඤ්ඤයේ ජෙනිෆර් හර්මෝසෝගේ දෙතොල් සිප ගැනීම සහ එංගලන්තයට එරෙහිව ස්පාඤ්ඤය 1-0ක ජයග්රහණය සැමරීමේදී නුසුදුසු ඉරියව්වක් කිරීම සම්බන්ධයෙන් Rubiales හට දැඩි විවේචන එල්ල වීමෙන් පසුවය. ලෝක පාපන්දු පාලක මණ්ඩලය වන FIFA නිවේදනයක් නිකුත් කරමින් ප්රකාශ කළේ Rubiales එහි විනය සංග්රහයේ 13 වන වගන්තිය උල්ලංඝණය කර ඇති බව ප්රකාශ කර ඇති අතර, “ආක්රමණශීලී හැසිරීම් සහ සාධාරණ ක්රීඩා කිරීමේ මූලධර්ම උල්ලංඝනය කිරීම්” සම්බන්ධයෙනි.
මෙම නොනවතින මතභේදයට ප්රතිචාර වශයෙන්, RFEF හි ප්රාදේශීය නායකයින් Rubiales ගේ අනාගතය සාකච්ඡා කිරීමට සහ අනාගත අනුප්රාප්තිකයින් හඳුනා ගැනීමට හදිසි රැස්වීමක් කැඳවා ඇත.
Rubiales ගේ ක්රියාවෙන් ඇති වූ කඩා වැටීම ඔහුගේ ඉල්ලා අස්වීමෙන් ඔබ්බට ගොස් ඇත. එය 2030 පිරිමි ලෝක කුසලානය සඳහා සත්කාරකත්වය ලබා දීම සඳහා පෘතුගාලය, යුක්රේනය සහ මොරොක්කෝව සමඟ ස්පාඤ්ඤයේ ඒකාබද්ධ ලංසුවට බලපෑම් වීමට ඉඩ ඇති නිසාවෙනි, මෙය Rubiales සක්රීයව සහාය දක්වන ව්යාපෘතියක් ද වේ. සත්කාරක අයිතිවාසිකම් පිළිබඳ අවසන් තීරණයක් ලබන වසරේ පැවැත්වෙන FIFA සම්මේලනයේදී අපේක්ෂා කෙරේ. මේ අතර, Women in Football කණ්ඩායම FIFA හි ක්රියාවන් පිළිගෙන ඇති අතර ක්රීඩාවේ ගෞරවනීය සහ ඇතුළත් පරිසරයක් සහතික කිරීම සඳහා වගවීම සහ එවැනි හැසිරීම් වලට එරෙහිව නැගී සිටීමේ අවශ්යතාවය අවධාරණය කර ඇත.
Cricket
Dilshan Madushanka Earns IPL Opportunity with Sunrisers Hyderabad
Sri Lankan pace sensation Dilshan Madushanka has secured a spot in the Indian Premier League, stepping in as a replacement player for Sunrisers Hyderabad. The franchise announced his inclusion after England fast bowler Brydon Carse was ruled out of the tournament due to injury.
Madushanka, known for his sharp left-arm pace and ability to swing the ball early, joins the squad as a like-for-like replacement. His addition comes at a crucial stage in the tournament, where teams are looking to fine-tune their combinations for a strong finish.
Sunrisers Hyderabad have been actively reshaping their bowling unit, and Madushanka’s arrival is expected to add both variety and depth. His international experience, particularly in high-pressure situations, makes him a valuable asset as the team navigates the latter half of the competition.
For Madushanka, this opportunity marks another significant milestone in his growing career. Having already impressed on the global stage with his pace and wicket-taking ability, the IPL now offers him a platform to showcase his skills among some of the best players in the world.
Cricket
Chamindu Wickramasinghe’s bowling action under scrutiny?
Sri Lankan fast bowler Chamindu Wickramasinghe has come under the spotlight after his bowling action was officially reported as suspicious during a recent domestic encounter.
The incident occurred in a match of the National Super League held from April 6 to 9, where the Dambulla side faced Colombo. Wickramasinghe, representing Dambulla, drew attention from match officials, prompting concerns over the legality of his action.

The on-field umpires, Deepal Gunawardena and Ravindra Wimalasiri, made the report in accordance with standard procedures. Match referee Manoj Mendis also oversaw the process, ensuring that all regulations were followed.
Following the report, the matter has been referred to the Sri Lanka Cricket High Performance Unit for further assessment. Wickramasinghe may now be required to undergo biomechanical testing to determine whether his bowling action complies with the laws of the game.
Cricket
Sri Lanka lasses continue to impress
Sri Lanka Under-19 Women extended their impressive run in the Tri-Series with a composed four-wicket victory over Australia Women Under-19 cricket team at Bill Pippen Oval Today.
After being put in to bat, Australia U-19 struggled to build momentum against a disciplined Sri Lankan bowling attack. Ayla Johnson top-scored with 18 off 29 balls, while Alyssa Dermody added a quick 13. However, regular wickets halted their progress as they finished on a modest 91 for 9 in 20 overs. Limansa Thilakarathne led the bowling effort with an impressive 3 for 26, well supported by Chamudi Praboda, who claimed 2 for 21.
In response, Sri Lanka Women Under-19 cricket team chased down the target with 92 for 6 in 19.3 overs. Despite a few setbacks, Pramudi Methsara anchored the innings with an unbeaten 21 off 17 balls, while Danodya Sewmini contributed a steady 14. Australia’s Filippa Suesee (3 for 18) and Ira Aery (2 for 13) fought hard, but Sri Lanka held their nerve.
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