Sports Diary for this week - April 17-23

After days of pause, the local sporting arena will come alive with the much hyped Asia Rugby Men’s Championship match between hosts Sri Lanka and Malaysia, which is set to be played on Saturday (19) at the Racecourse ground in Colombo, with the kickoff set at 4:00pm.

The final week’s fixture of the SLC National Super League 4-day tournament will get underway from Sunday (20) at Dambulla and Pallekele, with the final set to take place next weekend.   

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

Local Sports

Saturday (19)

Rugby:

Asia Rugby Men’s Championship 2025

• Sri Lanka vs Malaysia at Racecourse, Colombo (4:00pm)

Sunday (20)

Cricket:

SLC National Super League 2025

• Galle vs Colombo at Dambulla (10:00am)
• Dambulla vs Jaffna at Pallekele (10:00am)

Monday (21)

Cricket:

SLC National Super League 2025

• Galle vs Colombo at Dambulla (10:00am)
• Dambulla vs Jaffna at Pallekele (10:00am)

Tuesday (22)

Cricket:

SLC National Super League 2025

• Galle vs Colombo at Dambulla (10:00am)
• Dambulla vs Jaffna at Pallekele (10:00am)

Wednesday (23)

Cricket:

SLC National Super League 2025

• Galle vs Colombo at Dambulla (10:00am)
• Dambulla vs Jaffna at Pallekele (10:00am)

World Sports

Thursday (17)

Tennis:

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

Golf:

• PGA Tour's RBC Heritage at Hilton Head, South Carolina
• PGA Tour's Puntacana Championship, Dominican Republic
• European Tour's China Open
• LPGA Tour's LA Championship

Figure Skating:

• World Team Trophy in Tokyo

Cricket:

India Premier League 2025

• Mumbai Indians vs Sunrisers Hyderabad at Wankhede (7:30pm)

Friday (18)

Tennis:

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

Golf:

• PGA Tour's RBC Heritage at Hilton Head, South Carolina
• PGA Tour's Puntacana Championship, Dominican Republic
• European Tour's China Open
• LPGA Tour's LA Championship

Figure Skating:

• World Team Trophy in Tokyo

Cricket:

Indian Premier League 2025

• Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings at Bengaluru (7:30pm)

Rugby:

• 10th round of Super Rugby

Saturday (19)

Tennis:

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

Golf:

• PGA Tour's RBC Heritage at Hilton Head, South Carolina
• PGA Tour's Puntacana Championship, Dominican Republic
• European Tour's China Open
• LPGA Tour's LA Championship

Figure Skating:

• World Team Trophy in Tokyo

Cricket:

Indian Premier League 2025

• Gujarat Titans vs Delhi Capitals at Ahmedabad (3:30pm)
• Rajasthan Royals vs Lucknow Super Giants at Jaipur (7:30pm)

Snooker:

• World Championships, Sheffield

Rugby:

• 10th round of Super Rugby

Sunday (20)

Tennis:

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

Golf:

• PGA Tour's RBC Heritage at Hilton Head, South Carolina
• PGA Tour's Puntacana Championship, Dominican Republic
• European Tour's China Open
• LPGA Tour's LA Championship

Formula 1:

• Saudi Arabia GP, Jeddah

Cycling:

• Amstel Gold Race one-day classic, The Netherlands

Figure Skating:

• World Team Trophy in Tokyo

Cricket:

Indian Premier League 2025

• Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Mullanpur (3:30pm)
• Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings at Wankhede (7:30pm)

• Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe (1st Test) at Sylhet

Snooker:

• World Championships, Sheffield

Monday (21)

Cricket:

Indian Premier League 2025

• Kolkata Knight Riders vs Gujarat Titans at Eden Gardens (7:30pm)

• Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe (1st Test) at Sylhet

Snooker:

• World Championships, Sheffield

Tuesday (22)

Tennis:

• WTA at Madrid

Cricket:

Indian Premier League 2025

• Lucknow Super Giants vs Delhi Capitals at Lucknow (7:30pm)

• Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe (1st Test) at Sylhet

Snooker:

• World Championships, Sheffield

Wednesday (23)

Tennis:

• WTA and ATP at Madrid

Cycling:

• La Fleche Wallonne one-day classic, Belgium

Cricket:

Indian Premier League 2025

• Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Mumbai Indians at Hyderabad (7:30pm)

• Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe (1st Test) at Sylhet

Snooker:

• World Championships, Sheffield