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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.
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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Kingswood College Claims Hard-Fought Win Over Zahira in Week 3 of Schools Rugby League
Colombo – June 23:
Kingswood College, Kandy, came from behind to secure a gritty 27-18 victory over Zahira College, Colombo, in a Week 3 clash of the Dialog Schools Rugby League 2025 played at Zahira College Grounds.
Despite trailing 11-10 at halftime, Kingswood regrouped and powered through in the second half, scoring 3 tries, 3 conversions, and 2 penalties to take home the win. Zahira fought valiantly with 2 tries, 1 conversion, and 2 penalties, but couldn’t match Kingswood’s consistency in the closing stages.
This win marks an important step for Kingswood in their league journey as they eye a stronger position in the 2025 standings.
Full-Time Score:
Kingswood College 27 (3T, 3C, 2P)
Zahira College 18 (2T, 1C, 2P)
📍 Venue: Zahira College Grounds, Colombo
📅 Dialog Schools Rugby League 2025 – Week 3
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S. Thomas’ College Overpowers Mahanama in High-Scoring Rugby Battle – 50-35 Victory at Ratmalana
Colombo – June 23:
In a thrilling Week 3 encounter of the Dialog Schools Rugby League 2025, S. Thomas’ College, Mt. Lavinia, showcased attacking brilliance to defeat Mahanama College by 50 points to 35 at the Ratmalana Air Force Grounds.
The Thomians dominated early, taking a 26-14 lead at halftime, and continued their momentum into the second half, finishing with 7 tries, 6 conversions, and a penalty to seal the win. Mahanama College put up a strong fight, scoring 5 tries and converting all 5, but couldn’t close the gap in the second half.
This match marks a significant step for S. Thomas’ in the league standings as they aim to continue their campaign with confidence and consistency.
Full-Time Score:
S. Thomas’ College 50 (7T, 6C, 1P)
Mahanama College 35 (5T, 5C)
📍 Venue: Ratmalana Air Force Grounds
📅 Dialog Schools Rugby League 2025 – Week 3
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