Professor Arjuna appointed head of Cricket Management Committee Source:Island Sports Minister Namal Rajapaksa has appointed a five member Cricket Management Committee until the elections of Sri Lanka Cricket is held. Professor Arjuna de Silva has been appointed as the head of the committee. Other members of the committee are SLC CEO Ashley de Silva, Sujeewa Mudalige, Uchitha Wickramasinghe and Amal Edirisooriya. SLC elections will take place in May. ...

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Ceremonial functions seen as useless without results- BY ALTHAF NAWAZ Sports Minister Namal Rajapaksa addressing the audience Source:Sundayobserver Sports Minister Namal Rajapaksa, along with the Chairman of the National Sports Council (NSC) Mahela Jayawardena, elaborated on progress made so far in developing sports in the country while identifying the sports that need their immediate attention by way of financial support and technical assistance while declaring that ceremonial functions like foundation-stone laying will be meaningless if results are not forthcoming. ...

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National Sports Strategy to focus on athletes – Mahela-by Dhammika Ratnaweera Mahela Jayawardene (Picture by Thushara Fernando) Source:Dailynews Chairman, National Sports Council (NSC) Mahela Jayawardene said that a national sports strategy will be launched to focus on athletes and to uplift their standard to the highest level in the future. The former Sri Lanka Cricket Captain made these comments during a media briefing held at the Sports Ministry Auditorium in Colombo on Wednesday. ...

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