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The relevant time to hold the Sri Lanka Football Federation’s election will be announced

According to the previous constitution of the Sri Lanka Football Federation, the Attorney General’s Department has previously inquired from the Director General of Sports as to how long the election should be held. Accordingly, Director General of Sports Amal Edirisuriya stated before the Court of Appeal that the election of the Sri Lanka Football Federation could be held within 69 days and all the parties who have appeared for the election of the Sri Lanka Football Federation expressed their agreement. Accordingly, all arrangements have been made to hold the elections at the end of December 2022.
After the expiry of the official term of the Sri Lanka Football Federation, the Secretary of the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs Dr Amal Harsha De Silva has been asked today ( 20) was scheduled to appear in the Court of Appeal.
The Minister of Sports appoints a three-member suspension committee chaired by a Supreme Court or Court of Appeal judge and gazettes it to identify the affiliated associations from the currently registered 66 district associations of the Sri Lanka Football Federation and to plan and implement future activities.
ශ්රී ලංකා පාපන්දු සම්මේලනයේ නිළවරණය පැවැත්වීමට අදාල කාලය ප්රකාශයට පත් කෙරේ
ශ්රී ලංකා පාපන්දු සම්මේලනයේ පෙර පැවති ව්යවස්ථාව අනුව කොපමණ කාලයකින් නිළවරණය පැවැත්විය යුතු දැයි නීතිපති දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව මීට පෙර ක්රීඩා අධ්යක්ෂ ජනරාල්වරයාගෙන් විමසීම් කර ඇත. එ අනුව දින 69 ක් ඇතුළත ශ්රී ලංකා පාපන්දු සම්මේනලයේ නිළවරණය පැවැත්විය හැකි බව ක්රීඩා අධ්යක්ෂ ජනරාල් අමල් එදිරිසූරිය මහතා අභියාචනාධිකරණය හමුවේ ප්රකාශ කල අතර එයට ශ්රී ලංකා පාපන්දු සම්මේලනයේ නිළවරණයට ඉදිරිපත් වී සිටින සියලුම පාර්ශවයන් එකගතාව පල කරන ලදි. ඒ අනුව 2022 වර්ශයේ දෙසැම්බර් මස අවසානයේදී මැතිවරණ කටයුතු පැවැත්වීමට සියලු කටයුතු සූදානම් කොට ඇත.
ශ්රී ලංකා පාපන්දු සම්මේලනයේ නිල කාලය අවසන් වීමෙන් අනතුරුව එම නිල කාලය තව දුරටත් දීර්ඝ කරමින් නිකුත් කළ ගැසට්පත්රය නැවත අවලංගු කිරීම පිළිබදව ශ්රී ලංකා පාපන්දු සම්මේලනය විසින් අභියාචනාධිකරණයේ ගොනුකළ පෙත්සමක් විභාග කිරීම සදහා ක්රීඩා හා යෞවන කටයුතු අමාත්යාංශයේ ලේකම් විශේෂඥ වෛද්ය අමල් හර්ෂ ද සිල්වා මහතා හට අද (20) දින අභියාචනාධිකරයේ පෙනී සිටීමට නියමිතව තිබුණි.
ක්රීඩා අමාත්යවරයා විසින් ශ්රේෂ්ඨාධිකරණ හෝ අභියාචනාධිකරණ විනිසුරුවරයෙකුගේ සභාපතිත්වයෙන් යුතු සාමාජිකයින් තිදෙනෙකුගෙන් සමන්විත නිළවරණ කමිටුව පත් කර එය ගැසට් කිරීමෙන් අනතුරුව දැනට ලියාපදිංචි වී ඇති ශ්රී ලංකා පා පන්දු සම්මේලනයේ දිස්ත්රික් සංගම් 66 තුළින් ඡන්ද බලය හිමි සංගම් හදුනාගැනීම හා ඉදිරි නිළවරණ කටයුතු සැළසුම් කර ක්රියාත්මක කිරීමට නියමිතය.
இலங்கை கால்பந்து சம்மேளனத்தின் தேர்தலை நடத்துவதற்கான உரிய நேரம் அறிவிக்கப்படும்
இலங்கை உதைபந்தாட்ட சம்மேளனத்தின் முன்னைய அரசியலமைப்பின் பிரகாரம், தேர்தல் எவ்வளவு காலத்திற்கு நடத்தப்பட வேண்டும் என்பது குறித்து சட்டமா அதிபர் திணைக்களம் விளையாட்டுப் பணிப்பாளர் நாயகத்திடம் முன்னர் வினவியுள்ளது. இதன்படி, இலங்கை கால்பந்து சம்மேளனத்தின் தேர்தலை 69 நாட்களுக்குள் நடத்த முடியும் என விளையாட்டுப் பணிப்பாளர் நாயகம் அமல் எதிரிசூரிய மேன்முறையீட்டு நீதிமன்றத்தில் தெரிவித்ததோடு, இலங்கை உதைபந்தாட்ட சம்மேளனத் தேர்தலுக்கு தோற்றிய அனைத்து தரப்பினரும் இணக்கம் தெரிவித்தனர். அதன்படி 2022 டிசம்பர் இறுதியில் தேர்தலை நடத்துவதற்கான அனைத்து ஏற்பாடுகளும் செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளன.
இலங்கை கால்பந்தாட்ட சம்மேளனத்தின் உத்தியோகபூர்வ பதவிக்காலம் நிறைவடைந்ததையடுத்து, விளையாட்டு மற்றும் இளைஞர் விவகார அமைச்சின் செயலாளர் கலாநிதி அமல் ஹர்ஷ டி சில்வாவை இன்று (20) மேன்முறையீட்டு நீதிமன்றத்தில் ஆஜராகுமாறு கோரப்பட்டுள்ளது.
இலங்கை உதைபந்தாட்ட சம்மேளனத்தில் தற்போது பதிவுசெய்யப்பட்டுள்ள 66 மாவட்ட சங்கங்களில் இணைந்த சங்கங்களை இனங்கண்டு எதிர்கால நடவடிக்கைகளை திட்டமிட்டு நடைமுறைப்படுத்துவதற்கு விளையாட்டுத்துறை அமைச்சர் மூன்று பேர் கொண்ட இடைநீக்க குழுவை உச்ச நீதிமன்றம் அல்லது மேன்முறையீட்டு நீதிமன்ற நீதிபதியின் தலைமையில் நியமித்து வர்த்தமானியில் வெளியிட உள்ளது.
Football
Stafford vs. Colombo International: The Second Edition of the Big Match Kicks Off!
Football fever returns as Stafford International School and Colombo International School gear up for the second edition of their highly anticipated Big Match! This year, the rivalry intensifies with four matches across different age and gender categories:
✅ U15 Girls
✅ U15 Boys
✅ U20 Girls
✅ U20 Boys
🏆 Stafford International’s Rising Stars:
- U15 Girls: Defending TISSL U14 and Colombo SLSFA District champions, featuring standout players like Keshalee Ranatunga and Sonja Ratanayake (just 10 years old!).
- U15 Boys: All-Island U14 runners-up out of 462 schools, led by goalkeeper Yash Amarasekara, who was named Best U14 GK in Sri Lanka.
- U20 Girls & Boys: Both teams finished as TISSL runners-up, boasting stars like Raya Rikaz, Yumna Safraz, Adnaan Ameen, and Nidurshan Mohan.
🏆 Colombo International’s Key Players:
- U15 Girls: TISSL U16 runners-up, featuring top defender Khadeeja Niyas and striker Ozra.
- U20 Girls: TISSL U20 runners-up, with Fioni Dedhia named Goalkeeper of the Tournament.
- U20 Boys: Defending Big Match champions, looking to retain their title behind stars like Krishwen and Habib.
👀 Who will come out on top this time? Watch the action LIVE at the link below! 🎥👇
#BigMatch2025 #SchoolFootball #SriLankaFootball #StaffordVsCIS #RivalryRenewed
Cricket
Shammi Silva Re-Elected as Sri Lanka Cricket President for Fourth Consecutive Term
Shammi Silva has been re-elected as the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) president for the 2025-27 term, marking his fourth consecutive tenure at the helm of the nation’s cricket governing body. Silva secured the position uncontested at the 64th Annual General Meeting (AGM) held in Colombo on Monday.
A Controversial Yet Dominant Tenure
Silva’s leadership has not been without controversy. His previous term saw a high-profile clash with former Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe in 2023, which led to an interim committee being appointed after Sri Lanka’s poor performance in the ICC ODI World Cup. This move resulted in ICC suspending SLC, which led to Sri Lanka losing the hosting rights for the U19 Men’s World Cup, which was later held in South Africa.
Despite these setbacks, Silva regained control after a court ruling reinstated his administration, and he was later appointed as the president of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) in December 2023, replacing Jay Shah.
Challenges & Future Outlook
Sri Lanka Cricket has long been seen as a powerful and influential body, with internal politics often shaping its leadership. With financial mismanagement concerns highlighted in the Auditor General’s report, Silva’s administration faces the challenge of restoring credibility and ensuring better governance.
With the ICC ban lifted, Sri Lanka looks to rebuild its cricketing structure and improve performance on the international stage. The focus now shifts to upcoming bilateral series, the Asia Cup, and preparations for the 2027 ICC Cricket World Cup.
Stay tuned for more updates on Sri Lanka Cricket and the latest in the world of sports!
Cricket
Stephen Fleming Defends MS Dhoni’s Batting Position Amid Criticism
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) head coach Stephen Fleming has defended MS Dhoni’s late entry in the batting order, stating that the legendary wicketkeeper-batsman cannot play an extended innings at full intensity due to lingering knee concerns.
The 43-year-old Dhoni faced criticism after coming in at No. 9 during CSK’s 50-run loss to Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Chepauk. In the next match against Rajasthan Royals on March 30, 2025, he batted at No. 7 when CSK required 54 off 25 balls but managed just 16 off 11 as his team fell short by six runs.
Fleming’s Explanation on Dhoni’s Role
Fleming emphasized that Dhoni carefully assesses the match situation before deciding when to bat.
“It’s all about timing. MS judges his body and situation. His knees aren’t what they used to be, so he can’t bat for 10 overs at full intensity. He will step in based on the game’s demands,” Fleming explained at the post-match press conference.
The CSK coach reiterated that Dhoni remains too valuable to the team for his leadership and wicketkeeping and that sending him in too early could be a strategic misstep.
“From around the 13th or 14th over, he assesses the situation and decides. He trusts other batters early on but steps up when needed.”
CSK’s Struggles in the Powerplay Cost Them the Match
Fleming also pinpointed CSK’s poor powerplay performance as a key reason for their loss against Rajasthan Royals. While RR blasted 79/1 in the powerplay, CSK only managed 42/1,
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