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Cristeen Fernando | |
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Born | 7 August 1982 |
Nationality | Sri Lankan |
Occupation | Football Defender |
Cristeen Fernando (born 7 August 1982) is a Sri Lankan football defender, who plays for Jupiter SC in the Sri Lankan First Division.
The Sri Lanka national football team represents Sri Lanka in Association football and is administered by Football Sri Lanka, the governing body of football in Sri Lanka. They have been a member of FIFA since 1952 and a member of AFC since 1954. Sri Lanka's home stadium is the Sugathadasa Stadium in Colombo. The Sri Lankan team was known as the Ceylon national football team until 1972 when Ceylon was renamed Sri Lanka.
Fernando is a Spanish and Portuguese given name and a surname common in Spain, Portugal, Italy, France, Switzerland, and former Spanish or Portuguese colonies in Latin America, Africa, the Philippines, India, and Sri Lanka. It is equivalent to the Germanic given name Ferdinand, with an original meaning of "adventurous, bold journey".
Congenige Randhi Dilhara Fernando is a former professional Sri Lankan international cricketer. He played as a right-handed pace bowler and was a key member of the Sri Lankan teams which finished as runners-up in the 2007 and 2011 ICC Cricket World Cups.
Kalutara Stadium, also known as Vernon U Fernando Stadium, is a multi-use stadium located in the centre of Kalutara, Sri Lanka. It is known locally as the Kalutara Park Ground.
The Singhalese Sports Club (SSC) is a first-class cricket club in Sri Lanka. Singhalese is the most successful club in Sri Lankan domestic cricket, having won the Premier Trophy a record 32 times to 2017. Although the name is correctly spelt with the old spelling "Singhalese", the name is sometimes misspelt with the modern spelling "Sinhalese". Three former Prime Ministers of Sri Lanka have been presidents of the club.
Nita Fernando in Negombo, Sri Lanka is an actress in the Sri Lankan cinema. She has starred in films like Duhulu Malak and Pavuru Walalu.
Admiral Wannakuwatta Waduge Erwin Clancy Fernando VSV, USP, MSc, ndc, psc, MNI, SLN was the Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy from 1 November 1991 to 16 November 1992. He was assassinated by the LTTE in 1992, as the most senior officer in the Sri Lankan military to be killed in the line of duty.
Tyronne Fernando PC was a Sri Lankan politician who served as foreign minister from 2001 until 2004.
Johnston Xavier Fernando is a Sri Lankan politician, former Cabinet Minister, Chief Government Whip and a current member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka from the Kurunegala District. He belongs to the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna. He is considered a leader of the Rajapaksa loyalist mobs that carried out violent attacks against peaceful protestors during the 9 May 'Black Monday' incident of the 2022 Sri Lankan Protests.
Warnakulasuriya Milroy Surgeus Fernando is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a government minister.
Puttalam electoral district is one of the 22 multi-member electoral districts of Sri Lanka created by the 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka. The district is conterminous with the administrative district of Puttalam in the North Western province. The district currently elects 8 of the 225 members of the Sri Lankan Parliament and had 495,575 registered electors in 2010.
Sport in Sri Lanka is a significant part of Sri Lankan culture. Although the Sports Ministry named volleyball the national sport, 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 organize sports and athletics teams, competing on provincial and national levels.
Mathurage Don Kusal Janith Perera, aka Kusal Perera is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer. He plays all forms of the game for the Sri Lanka national cricket team, and currently one of the permanent top order batsman in all formats. He was a key member of the 2014 ICC World Twenty20 winning team.
Arundika Fernando is a Sri Lankan politician, and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He is affiliated to the Sri Lanka Freedom Party. Fernando was sacked from his deputy minister position in 2017 by President Sirisena. He has claimed to have served in the Sri Lankan Air Force as a pilot and later in the SriLankan Airlines. However the Sri Lankan Air Force denied that he had ever served in the SLAF in any role and the only record of his career as a pilot is a failed Flying Aptitude Test. The Airline Pilots' Guild of Sri Lanka also denied that he was ever a pilot in the SriLankan Airlines.
Warnakulasuriya Ichchampullige Hugh Fernando was a Sri Lankan politician born in Nainamadama. He was the Speaker of the Sri Lankan Parliament.
Balapuwaduge Kusal Gimhan Mendis, generally known as Kusal Mendis is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer who plays as a top-order batter in all forms of the game. He only played sixteen first-class matches before playing for the national side. In November 2017, he was named the One Day International (ODI) batsman of the year for the 2016–17 season at Sri Lanka Cricket's annual awards.
Weerahennedige Theodore Wilfred Meryl Fernando was a Ceylonese teacher, trade unionist, politician and Member of Parliament.
The West Indies cricket team toured Sri Lanka in February and March 2020 to play three One Day International (ODI) and two Twenty20 International (T20I) matches. The full schedule for the tour was confirmed by Sri Lanka Cricket on 21 January 2020. The West Indies last toured Sri Lanka in October and November 2015.
Kachchakaduge Nalin Ruwanjeewa Fernando is a Sri Lankan politician and Member of Parliament.