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CR & FC down CH & FC 28-23 in club rugby thriller

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3 years ago

2024/01/1

A CR & FC player tries to surge ahead despite opposition coming from two CH & FC players in the team’s division 1 league rugby tournament match which the Red Shirts won 28-23 at Longden Place on Friday (December 30). (Pic courtesy Sri Lanka Rugby media)

by A Special Sports Correspondent

Unbeaten CR & FC faced stiff resistance from CH & FC in their Division 1 Inter-Club league rugby tournament fixture played at Longden Place before pulling off a close 28-23 win on Friday. This match was the one that produced thunder in the fourth week of rugby where all the fancied teams pulled through with reigning champions Kandy SC producing the highest score (30-13) for the week. Kandy’s win came against Air Force Sports Club and the match was played at Ratmalana.

CH & FC produced competitive rugby during the 80 minutes of play and scored twice in the match, but the host team did a little better to score four tries and take the game away from the Gymkhana Club players.

The try scorers for CR were Lasindu Ishan, Randy Silva and Ruberu with the third touchdown being recorded as a penalty try. The try scorers for CH were Prasath Madusanka and Dinesh Lakshan.

Also on Friday Army SC got the better of Navy SC recording a 29-17 win in their match played at Panagoda.

On Saturday Kandy SC ran down five tries in their match against Air Force even though the first half was well contested. Air Force were leading 6-5 at half time. Kandy SC collected their points through five tries, one conversation and a penalty while Air Force responded with a try.

Also on Saturday Havelocks SC did well to beat Police SC by 16 points to 5 at Police Park. The match winner for Havies was Samuel Maduwantha who contributed 11 points with his kicking boots. The winners led 13-0 at half time.

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Manjot Kalra denies fixing allegations in LPL 2026

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7 mins ago

2026/07/19

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Jaffna Kings co-owner Manjot Kalra was taken to court in Colombo [Cricinfo]

Former India Under-19 player Manjot Kalra has been remanded by the Magistrate’s Court in Colombo until July 31, Sri Lanka police has confirmed, after he was arrested on July 16 on charges of corruption relating to the 2026 Lanka Premier League season.

Kalra, who is one of the co-owners of the Jaffna Kings franchise along with entrepreneur Mayank Goel, was produced before the court on July 17.

According to local media, the court heard that Kalra had allegedly approached players participating in LPL 2026 – Bhanuka Rajapaksa and Sri Lanka national players Dunith Wellalage and Avishka Fernando – all of whom play for the Jaffna Kings franchise. Investigators revealed in court that Kalra had allegedly offered the players over USD 30,000 to influence the outcome of games, and that they had in their possession recorded phone conversations and video evidence to support their case.

Following the initial approach, the players are said to have contacted the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) for the Prevention of Offences Relating to Sports, after which they had, on instructions of the SIU, negotiated a payment of LKR 11.5 million with LKR 9.5 million as an advance. Kalra and an unnamed second person were arrested when the second person had brought a bag containing the advance payment to a pre-agreed location, according to media reports of the court proceedings.

The defence counsel rejected all allegations, asserting there was no evidence of Kalra offering or paying a bribe. Bail was sought but denied, with the Chief Magistrate stating that doing so could prejudice the investigation.

In a statement released on his behalf, Kalra denied the allegations and said he was “fully cooperating with the ongoing investigation” and “is confident that the facts will establish his innocence and clear his name”.

“Having had the privilege of representing India with honour, Mr. Kalra fully understands the responsibility and integrity expected of those associated with Indian sport. Throughout his career, he has remained committed to upholding those values,” the statement said. “Mr. Kalra became a co-owner in the league as a minority shareholder, entering the venture in good faith and with complete integrity. Prior to his association, the league conducted all requisite background and due diligence checks, which connfirmed his clean reputation.

“As the matter is currently under investigation, Mr. Kalra will continue to cooperate fully with the authorities and will refrain from making any further comments at this stage. He remains confident that the truth will prevail.

“Senior Counsel K Wasantha S Fernando, Attorney at Law and his able team of Junior Attorneys at Law are currently taking care of his interest and have expressed the confidence in disproving and negating the allegations leveled against Kalra and will ensure all possible steps are taken within the provisions of law to bring all perpetrators involved in fixing Kalra into this undesired situation to light while assisting law enforcement officers and Honorable Court to arrive at Justice in the right manner.”

The news of Kalra’s arrest broke on Friday, hours before the LPL season opener between Kalra’s team Jaffna Kings and Galle Gallants , a fixture that Kings lost by 36 runs.

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Lizaad Williams and Traveen Mathew captured three wickets each while Bhanuka Rajapaksa contributed an unbeaten 61 off 37 balls to steer Jaffna Kings to a five wicket win with an over to spare when they took on Dambulla Sixers in the 4th match of the Lanka Premier League played at the SSC ground on Sunday afternoon.\

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2026/07/19

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The awards ceremony took place on 18 July at the Commander Parakrama Samaraweera Memorial Indoor Sports Complex at SLNS Gemunu, under the patronage of the Commander of
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More than 900 shooters representing the Sri Lanka Army, Navy, Air Force, Police and a number of shooting clubs from across the island competed in this year’s championship. Notably, over 800 of the participants were school athletes, highlighting the growing interest and participation of young athletes in the sport.

The championship provided a valuable platform for members of the Tri-Forces, Police, shooting clubs and school competitors to compete alongside one another, exchange experience and further develop their technical skills in shooting. It also reaffirmed the championship’s role in nurturing young talent and supporting the development of future national and international-level shooters.

Competing in a highly competitive field, marksmen representing the Sri Lanka Navy delivered an impressive performance, securing a number of medals and bringing distinction to the Navy through their achievements.

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