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The ministry was initially created in 1966 to help bring the varied sports initiatives together as part of the portfolio of the Ministry of Nationalised Services. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The first Minister was V. A. Sugathadasa , the first Secretary was Dr. H. S. R. Gunawardena and the first Director was Austin Rajakaruna.
Roshan Ranasinghe. Anuruddha Ranasinghe Arachchige Roshan (born 25 October 1975) is a Sri Lankan politician, former Cabinet Minister, and member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He belongs to the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna. [1] He served as the Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs and Minister of Irrigation, serving simultaneously from May 23 ...
Sport in Sri Lanka is a significant part of Sri Lankan culture. [1] Although the Sports Ministry named volleyball the national sport, [2][3] the most popular sport is Cricket. Rugby union is also popular. Other popular sports are water sports, badminton, athletics, football, basketball and tennis. Sri Lanka 's schools and colleges regularly ...
Sri Lanka's sports minister said Saturday the International Cricket Council's suspension of the nation's cricket board over political interference was illegal and that he will seek to reverse it.
The Ministry of Sports also launched an investigation to probe the allegations made by Mahindananda. [20] Ex Sri Lanka cricket team captain Arjuna Ranatunga also made a serious allegation that the 2011 Cricket World Cup Final match between India and Sri Lanka had been fixed. [21]
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The erstwhile Sports Minister of Sri Lanka Mahindananda Aluthgamage also supported Ranatunga's allegations. [82] However, three years later, Sri Lankan Police suspended the match fixing probe citing lack of sufficient evidence. [83] Later, International Cricket Council rubbished the match fixing claims made by Ranatunga and Aluthgamage. [84]
Harin Fernando, MP (born 28 October 1978) is a Sri Lankan politician, Cabinet Minister and Member of Parliament. He is the former Minister of Tourism and Lands as well as the former Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs. He previously served as the Minister of Sports before, as well as the Telecommunication, Digital Infrastructure Facilities ...