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Football Chief Jaswar Umar Enters Race for NOC Presidency
Cricket Malisha Tennakoon with Sri Lankan roots, now proudly donning England U-19 jersey Published 4 hours agoon April 17, 2026 The ongoing Women’s Under-19 ODI and T20 Tri-Series in Australia, also featuring lasses from England and Sri Lanka has unearthed new talents who could rule Women’s Cricket at global stage in years to come. With hosts Australia and Sri Lanka taking major honours, with four wins and a loss after playing five games each, England may have a lot to ponder after six straight losses in the T20 series. But two girls of Sri Lankan origin have made headlines back in the island nation on the Indian Ocean, making a significant stride. All-rounder Malisha Tennakoon is one such youngsters, besides her team-mate Venus Weerappuli, both with roots from Sri Lanka. Though Venus has been a regular member of the England U-19 Women’s team in both ODI and T20 formats, Malisha played her part as a right-hand middle-order batter and right-arm pace bowler in the three ODI games she played. A student of Abbotsholm School in Rocester, Derbyshire, Malisha is. Warcickahire academy player who also represents Derbyshire Falcons and her county age group U18 representing her home county Staffordshire as an all-rounder. Coming in as a reserve in the England U-19 Women’s squad preparing for the Tri-Series in Australia, Malisha had made both her clubs and school equally proud. As young players when she was U13 she had the rare opportunity to play and won at Lords cricket ground for Lady Tavenors national cup final for her women’s club. Her recognition within the England pathway at this stage has brought a tremendous honour to her efforts, and a true testament to her hard work and talent. At her school, Abbotsholm, Malisha is regarded an an inspiration to younger pupils, and a brilliant example, motivating more girls to pick up a bat and believe in where the game can take them. Her ultimate goal is to represent England at the highest level. Cricket Sri Lanka U19 Women Shine with Third Straight Win in Tri-Series Published 15 hours agoon April 17, 2026 Sri Lanka Under-19 Women continued their impressive run in the Tri-Series in Australia, securing their third consecutive victory with a commanding 35-run win over England in Match 8. Batting first, Sri Lanka posted a modest total of 104 for 8 in their 20 overs. Despite early pressure, valuable contributions from V. Balasuriya, who scored a steady 34 off 40 balls, and S. Kavindi with 26 off 33 deliveries helped st...
NOCSL AGM for 2026-30 term: Five in the fray to head Olympic House
Five sports administrators have submitted their nominations to vie for the right to replace outgoing the National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka (NOCSL) President Suresh Subramaniam, at its election of office bearers to be held at the Olympic House premises on next Saturday (25).Among the five officials who have come forward to grab the coveted seat are two who have also served in the outgoing Executive Committee of the NOCSL namely Deva Henry and Shirantha Peries.They are joined by Asanga Seneviratne, Jaswar Umar and incumbent treasurer Pritiviraj Perera respectively, as the contest for the top post of the NOCSL for the 2026-30 four-year term heats up.Seneviratne has submitted his nomination from the Sri Lanka Amateur Baseball Softball Association being its president, while Henry has submitted his nomination from the Ski and Snowball Association being its head. Peries has done likewise from the National Shooting Sport Federation of Sri Lanka as its vice president.Umar has signed his nomination papers from the Football Federation of Sri Lanka as a common candidate, while Perera has done similarly on behalf of the National Association for Canoeing and Kayaking in Sri Lanka.Meanwhile, incumbent Secretary General Rifdy Fahmy from the Sri Lanka Aquatic Sports Union is set to face a stiff fight to retain his post from Nishantha Piyasena of the Modern Pentathlon Federation of Sri Lanka during next week’s election.In the meantime, 10 officials have handed over their nominations to vie for four posts of vice presidents at the Olympic House.However, a key feature of the contest for the vice president is two of the candidates who are set to battle it out for the NOCSL presidency namely Seneviratne and Pritiviraj Perera, having also submitted their nominations for the vice president post as well. Another notable aspect in this particular category is incumbent vice president Niloo Jayatilake contesting the same post alongside the newly-elected head of Sri Lanka Athletics Bimal Wijayasinghe.Any objections for the nominations which closed on 11 April are set to be entertained from today (17) till Sunday (19), with the election to be overseen by a three-member committee helmed by retired Supreme Court Justice K. T. Chithrasiri.Key nominations for the NOCSL AGM for 2026-30 term President – Deva Henry, Asanga Seneviratne, Jaswar Umar, Shirantha Peries and Pritiviraj PereraVice President – Iqbal Issack, Pritiviraj Perera, Asanga Seneviratne, Niloo Jayathileke, Bimal Wijayas...
Another face in the race for the Olympic Federation presidency
The candidates for the position of President in this year's Olympic elections are Jaswar Umar, the current Vice President and Vice President of the Sri Lanka National Shooting Sports Federation, Shirantha Peiris, the current Vice President and President of the Ski and Snowboard Federation, Deva Henry, and the President of the Baseball Association, Asanga Seneviratne. Although there are 32 ...
Four-way race for NOSCL presidency | The Morning
NOCSL Vice Presidents Shirantha Peiris of the National Shooting Sport Federation of Sri Lanka, Deva Henry of Ski and Snowboard Association, and Asanga Seneviratne of Sri Lanka Baseball are expected to face stiff opposition for the coveted post at the Olympic House from FFSL President Jaswar Umar.
