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The cricket body rejects the “Born Again” document.
Sri Lanka Cricket has taken steps to reject the investigation report issued by a five-member team based on the Sri Lanka Cricket team in connection with the incidents that took place during the World T20 tournament held last year.
The cricket institute said the accusation made about promoting the Born Again religion, which received much attention, is baseless.
Since the allegations made by that committee are severe, it has been referred to the National Sports Council Chaired by Mr Arjuna Ranatunga for further study.
He had stated that the two accusations made in connection with the Chief Executive Officer of Sri Lanka Cricket, Mr Ashley de Silva, have no basis.
It has been stated in this report that he was a person who propagated the Born Again religion, but he did not propagate the Bone Again religion and said that he is still a good Catholic.
Eight players, referees, officials, and coaches who have worked to propagate this Born Again religion have been mentioned in that report. Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Lyndon Hannibal, Geoffrey Vandersay, Roshan Abeysinghe, Ruwan Kalpage, Sadira Samirawickrama, Lyndon Hannibal, and Jerome Fernando are among them.
බෝන් අගේන් ලේඛනය ක්රිකට ආයතනය ප්රතික්ෂේප කරයි.
පසුගිය වසරේ පැවැත්වූ ලෝක කුසලාන විස්සයි විස්ස තරගාවලියේදී සිදු වූ සිදුවීම් සම්භන්ධයෙන් ශ්රී ලංකා ක්රිකට් කණ්ඩායම පාදක කර ගනිමින් පංච පුද්ගල කණ්ඩායමක් විසින් නිකුත් කරනු ලැබූ විමර්ශන වාර්ථාව ප්රතික්ෂේප කිරීමට ශ්රී ලංකා ක්රිකට් ආතතනය පියවර ගෙන ඇත.
එහිදී වැඩි අවදානයකට ලක් වූ බෝන් අගේන් ආගම ප්රචාරණයට කටයුතු කිරීම පිළිබදව සිදු කරනු ලබන චෝදනාව පදනම් විරහිත බව ක්රිකට් ආයතනය පවසනු ලැබීය.
එහිදී එම කමිටුව සිදු කරනු ලබන චෝදනා බරපතල වන බැවින් එහි වැඩිදුර අධ්යනය කිරීම සදහා අර්ජුන රණතුංග මහතා සභාපතීත්වය දරණු ලබන ජාතික ක්රීඩා සභාව වෙත යොමු කර ඇත.
ශ්රී ලංකා ක්රිකට් ආයතනයේ ප්රධාන විධායක නිළධාරී ඈෂ්ද සිල්වා මහතා සම්භන්ධයෙන් සිදු කර ඇති චෝදනා දෙක කිසිදු පදනමක් නොමැති බව ඒ මහතා ප්රකාශ කර සිටියහ.
තමා බෝන් අගේන් ආගම ප්රචාරණයට කටයුතු කල අයෙක් බව මෙම වාර්ථාවෙන් දක්වා ඇති නමුත් තමා එලෙස බෝන් අගේන් ප්රචාරණයට කටයුතු නොකළ බවත් තමා තවමත් හොද කතෝලිකයෙතු බව ප්රකාශ කර තිබේ.
මෙම බෝන් අගේන් ආගම ප්රචාරණයට කටයුතු කර ඇති ක්රීඩකයන්, විනිසුරුවරුන්, නිළධාරීන්, පුහුණුකරුවන් අට දෙනෙකු පිලිබදව එම වාර්ථාවේ දක්වා ඇත. භානුක රාජපක්ෂ, ලින්ඩන් හැනිබල්, ජෙෆ්රි වැන්ඩර්සේ, රොෂාන් අබේසිංහ, රුවන් කල්පගේ, සදීර සමීරවික්රම, ලින්ඩන් හැනිබල්, ජෙරම් ප්රනාන්දු ඒ අතර වෙති.
Born Again ஆவணத்தை கிரிக்கெட் அமைப்பு நிராகரித்தது.
கடந்த வருடம் நடைபெற்ற உலக இருபதுக்கு 20 போட்டிகளின் போது இடம்பெற்ற சம்பவங்கள் தொடர்பில் இலங்கை கிரிக்கெட் அணியை அடிப்படையாகக் கொண்ட ஐவர் கொண்ட குழுவினால் வெளியிடப்பட்ட விசாரணை அறிக்கையை நிராகரிக்க இலங்கை கிரிக்கெட் சபை நடவடிக்கை எடுத்துள்ளது.
அதிக கவனத்தைப் பெற்ற போன் அகைன் மதத்தை ஊக்குவிப்பதாகக் கூறப்படும் குற்றச்சாட்டு ஆதாரமற்றது என்று கிரிக்கெட் நிறுவனம் தெரிவித்துள்ளது.
அந்தக் குழுவின் குற்றச்சாட்டுகள் பாரதூரமானவை என்பதால், மேலதிக ஆய்வுக்காக திரு.அர்ஜுன ரணதுங்க தலைமையிலான தேசிய விளையாட்டுப் பேரவைக்கு அனுப்பி வைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.
இலங்கை கிரிக்கெட் நிறுவனத்தின் பிரதம நிறைவேற்று அதிகாரி திரு.அஷ்டா சில்வா தொடர்பில் முன்வைக்கப்பட்ட இரண்டு குற்றச்சாட்டுக்களிலும் எவ்வித அடிப்படையும் இல்லை என அவர் குறிப்பிட்டிருந்தார்.
அவர் Born Again மதத்தை பிரச்சாரம் செய்தவர் என்றும், ஆனால் Born Again மதத்தை பிரச்சாரம் செய்யவில்லை என்றும், தான் இன்னும் ஒரு நல்ல கத்தோலிக்கராக இருப்பதாகவும் இந்த அறிக்கையில் தெரிவிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.
இந்த Bone Again மதத்தை பரப்புவதற்கு உழைத்த எட்டு வீரர்கள், நடுவர்கள், அதிகாரிகள் மற்றும் பயிற்சியாளர்கள் அந்த அறிக்கையில் குறிப்பிடப்பட்டுள்ளனர். பானுக ராஜபக்ஷ, லிண்டன் ஹனிபால், ஜெஃப்ரி வான்டர்சே, ரொஷான் அபேசிங்க, ருவான் கல்பகே, சதீர சமிரவிக்ரம, லிண்டன் ஹனிபால், ஜெரோம் பெர்னாண்டோ ஆகியோர் அவர்களில் அடங்குவர்.
Cricket
Sanga’s Royals win the last-over thriller to register back-to-back victory
Rajasthan Royals held their nerve in a high-scoring contest to edge past Gujarat Titans by six runs, successfully defending 210 in a last-over thriller.
Batting first, Rajasthan posted an imposing 210/6, powered by a superb knock from Dhruv Jurel, who smashed 75 off 42 balls. He was well supported by Yashasvi Jaiswal (55 off 36) and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (31 off 18), as the Royals maintained a strong run rate throughout the innings. Late cameos from Shimron Hetmyer and others ensured a challenging total. For Gujarat, Kagiso Rabada was the pick of the bowlers with two wickets.
In reply, Gujarat Titans mounted a spirited chase led by Sai Sudharsan, who scored a fluent 73 off 44 balls. Contributions from Jos Buttler and Rashid Khan kept the chase alive, while a late flourish from Rabada brought the equation down to the wire.
However, the turning point came through Ravi Bishnoi, who delivered a match-winning spell of 4/41, derailing the middle order at a crucial stage. Despite needing just a handful in the final over, Rajasthan held their composure to restrict Gujarat to 204/8.
Football
St. Mary’s Crown Cup Champions
A dramatic penalty shootout decided the fate of the Cup final as St. Mary’s SC overcame Saunders SC 3-1 after a 1-1 deadlock under lights at the Race Course grounds on Saturday.
The match sprang to life in the opening minutes, with St. Mary’s drawing first blood. Danjuma Gumbari struck in the third minute, finishing off a swift attacking move to hand his side an early lead.
Saunders SC wasted no time in responding, leveling the score just two minutes later. Clauvice Franck found the net in the fifth minute, taking advantage of space in the box to restore parity and set up an evenly balanced contest.
Following the early exchange, both teams settled into a competitive rhythm, battling for control in midfield while probing for openings. St. Mary’s looked composed in possession, whereas Saunders relied on quick counterattacks to trouble the opposition defense. Despite their efforts, neither side managed to break the deadlock during regulation time.
With the scoreline unchanged, the final moved into a penalty shootout. St. Mary’s SC kept their composure from the spot, with Danjuma Gumbari, S. Aarinkan, and John Lawani all converting successfully.
Saunders SC, however, faltered under pressure. Mohamed Zaid was the only scorer for his side, while two other attempts missed the target, ultimately sealing their defeat.
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Electing to bat first, Mumbai Indians managed a modest total of 162/6 in their 20 overs. Suryakumar Yadav top-scored with a fluent 51 off 36 balls, while Rohit Sharma contributed a brisk 35. Early wickets fell to Delhi bowlers, with Mukesh Kumar claiming two key scalps and Lungi Ngidi, Axar Patel, and Vipraj Nigam chipping in with one each. Extras also played a role, adding five to the total.
In response, Delhi Capitals faced early setbacks as KL Rahul and Nitish Rana fell cheaply. However, Pathum Nissanka counter-attacked with 44 off 30 deliveries, forming a match-turning 78-run partnership with Sameer Rizvi, who finished unbeaten on 90 from 51 balls with seven towering sixes. David Miller provided late support, ensuring Delhi chased down the target in 18.1 overs.
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