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Netball training halted without minister’s approval

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12 months ago

May 4, 2023

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Although the Sri Lankan team for the Asian Youth Netball Championship to be held in South Korea has been selected, it has not yet been approved by the Sports Minister.

Accordingly, the training activities have been halted.

The sports minister’s approval has been delayed since a group of parents of some players who were not selected have continuously submitted petitions accusing the selection process.

Most of these petitioners are the parents of athletes from a school in Kurunegala from where the coach has also been selected.

Since the school she coached won the championship in the inter-school netball tournament, the coach had argued with the selection committee that the Sri Lankan youth team should also include more players from her school.

She had reportedly incited the parents of the players and had also used several journalists for this purpose, Sri Lanka Mirror learns.

This group of journalists had recently brought four or five petitioning parents in front of the Ministry of Sports and arranged to hold a protest. However, it did not receive enough publicity from any major media institution.

Meanwhile, the Netball Selection Committee has said that it will resign if the Sports Minister orders to conduct the selections once again.

If that happens, the experts said that the Championship will be over by the time a new selection committee is appointed and new selections are made.

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SLPP MP joins UNP rally

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20 mins ago

May 1, 2024

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Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MP – Dr. Gayashan Nawananda has joined the May Day rally of the United National Party (UNP) in Colombo.

The UNP’s May Day commenced earlier today at the P.D. Sirisena Ground in Maligawatta under the patronage of – President Ranil Wickremesinghe.

According to reports, he works as the UNP organizer of the Wellawaya electorate.

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Arjuna joins SJB rally

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5 hours ago

May 1, 2024

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Former Sri Lanka Cricket Captain and UNP Minister, – Arjuna Ranatunga had been spotted at the May Day rally organized by Palani Digambaram in Thalawakele.

The event was led by Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa.

Following his appointment as President, Ranil Wickremesingh appointed Ranatunga as the Chairman of the National Sports Council.

However, he was later removed after Harin Fernando took up the role of Sports Minister.

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Maithri reveals SLFP’s presidential candidate

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5 hours ago

May 1, 2024

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Former President Maithripala Sirisena has said that Minister Wijayadasa Rajapakshe will be the presidential candidate of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) at the upcoming election.

He said this while joining the commemoration ceremony of the late T.B. Ilangaratne.

Noting that Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe has the majority support in the party, Mr. Sirisena further said, “I have previously served as President and pledged not to contest for the presidency again. Mr. Wijayadasa will run for the upcoming presidential election, and we will support him completely… We got a minister from the ruling party… He is aligned with us now. He doesn’t desire the ministerial position any longer.”