Sports Diary for this week - April 10-16

The Sinhala and Hindu New Year Season has brought a brief standstill to the sports activities of the country, however few events have been still lined up before and after the holidays.

The Ritzbury Junior Relay Carnival 2025, which began on Wednesday (9), will continue at Diyagama until Friday (11), while 10 Sri Lankan shuttlers will be in action at the Bank of Ningbo Badminton Asia Championship 2025 being held at Ningbo, China until Sunday (13).

The annual highlight of the Nuwara Eliya Holiday Festival, the RTC Governor’s Cup 2025, will be held on Tuesday (15) at the picturesque Racecourse from 9:00am.

In addition, happenings in sports around the world are also listed.

Local Sports

Thursday (10)

Athletics:

• Ritzbury Junior Relay Carnival 2025 at Diyagama

Badminton:

• Bank of Ningbo Badminton Asia Championship 2025 at Ningbo, China

Friday (11)

Athletics:

• Ritzbury Junior Relay Carnival 2025 at Diyagama

Badminton:

• Bank of Ningbo Badminton Asia Championship 2025 at Ningbo, China

Saturday (12)

Badminton:

• Bank of Ningbo Badminton Asia Championship 2025 at Ningbo, China

Sunday (13)

Badminton:

• Bank of Ningbo Badminton Asia Championship 2025 at Ningbo, China

Tuesday (15)

Horseracing:

• RTC Governor’s Cup 2025 at Racecourse, Nuwara Eliya

World Sports

Thursday (10)

Golf:

• The Masters at Augusta, Georgia, United States

Football:

• Europa and Conference League quarter-finals first leg matches

Tennis:

• ATP at Monte-Carlo Masters
• Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers

Cycling:

• Tour of the Basque Country

Cricket:

Indian Premier League 2025

• Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Delhi Capitals at Bengaluru (7:30pm)

Friday (11)

Golf:

• The Masters at Augusta, Georgia, United States

Rugby:

• Champions Cup and Challenge quarter-finals

Super Rugby

• Hurricanes vs Crusaders (12:35pm)
• Waratahs vs Chiefs (3:05pm)

Tennis:

• ATP at Monte-Carlo Masters
• Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers

Cycling:

• Tour of the Basque Country

Cricket:

Indian Premier League 2025

• Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders at Chennai (7:30pm)

Saturday (12)

Golf:

• The Masters at Augusta, Georgia, United States

Rugby:

• Champions Cup and Challenge quarter-finals

Super Rugby

• Blues vs Moana Pasifika (10:05am)
• Highlanders vs Fijian Drua (12:35pm)
• Reds vs Brumbies (3:05pm)

Tennis:

• ATP at Monte-Carlo Masters
• Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers

Cycling:

• Tour of the Basque Country

Cricket:

Indian Premier League 2025

• Lucknow Super Giants vs Gujarat Titans at Lucknow (3:30pm)
• Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Punjab Kings at Hyderabad (7:30pm)

Sunday (13)

Golf:

• The Masters at Augusta, Georgia, United States

Rugby:

• Champions Cup and Challenge quarter-finals

Tennis:

• ATP at Monte-Carlo Masters
• Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers

Cycling:

• Tour of the Basque Country
• Paris-Roubaix one-day classic

Formula 1:

• Bahrain GP, Sakhir

MotoGP:

• Qatar GP, Lusail

Cricket:

Indian Premier League 2025

• Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Jaipur (3:30pm)
• Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians at Delhi (7:30pm)

Monday (14)

Tennis:

• ATP at Barcelona, Munich
• WTA at Stuttgart, Rouen

Cricket:

Indian Premier League 2025

• Lucknow Super Giants vs Chennai Super Kings at Lucknow (7:30pm)

Tuesday (15)

Football:

Champions League quarter-finals second leg matches

• Aston Villa vs Paris Saint-Germain
• Borussia Dortmund vs Barcelona

Tennis:

• ATP at Barcelona, Munich
• WTA at Stuttgart, Rouen

Cricket:

Indian Premier League 2025

• Punjab Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders at Mullanpur (7:30pm)

Wednesday (16)

Football:

Champions League quarter-finals second leg matches

• Inter Milan vs Bayern Munich
• Real Madrid vs Arsenal

Tennis:

• ATP at Barcelona, Munich
• WTA at Stuttgart, Rouen

Cricket:

Indian Premier League 2025

• Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals at Delhi (7:30pm)