Sports Diary for this week - December 11-17

The Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) Major League Tournament and the SLC Invitational Tier ‘B’ 3-Day Tournament for 2025/26 will continue this week as well with a combined card of 12 matches over the weekend.

The SLR-Maliban Club Rugby League 2025/26, which was postponed during the last two weeks following the cyclone and flooding that affected almost the entire country, will resume this weekend.

The FSL Champions League 2025 football tournament, however, will resume next week according to Football Sri Lanka (FSL), adding that the venue needs to be fully fit and geared to hold six games through a weekend, following the effects caused by the cyclonic weather.

The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Under-19 Asia Cup, where Sri Lanka competes among a total of eight teams from the region, begins on Friday (12) and continue until December 21 in Dubai.

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

Local Sports

Friday (12)

Cricket:

SLC Major League Tournament 2025/26

• CCC vs Bloomfield at Galle (10:00am)
• Colts vs Police SC at Sooriyawewa (10:00am)
• Chilaw Marians vs Nugegoda S&WC at NCC (10:00am)
• Ace Capital vs NCC at SSC (10:00am)
• Moors SC vs Tamil Union at Welagedara (10:00am)
• BRC vs Kurunegala Youth at Maggona (10:00am)

SLC Invitational Tier ‘B’ 3-Day Tournament 2025/26

• Kandy Customs vs Army SC at Dombagoda (10:00am)
• Galle CC vs SSC at Bloomfield (10:00am)
• Negombo CC vs Sebastianitea at Air Force ground, Katunayake (10:00am)
• Ragama CC vs United Southern at Salawa (10:00am)
• Leo CC vs Moratuwa SC at Welisara (10:00am)
• Colombo Malay CC vs Navy SC at BRC (10:00am)

Sri Lanka U-17 Tour to Bangladesh 2025

• Sri Lanka U-17 vs Bangladesh U-17 (3rd 50-over match) at Chattogram

ACC U-19 Asia Cup 2025

• UAE vs India at ICCA, Dubai (10:30am)
• Malaysia vs Pakistan at Dubai (10:30am)

Rugby:

SLR-Maliban Club Rugby League 2025/26

• Sri Lions vs Army SC at Longdon Place (4:00pm)

Saturday (13)

Cricket:

SLC Major League Tournament 2025/26

• CCC vs Bloomfield at Galle (10:00am)
• Colts vs Police SC at Sooriyawewa (10:00am)
• Chilaw Marians vs Nugegoda S&WC at NCC (10:00am)
• Ace Capital vs NCC at SSC (10:00am)
• Moors SC vs Tamil Union at Welagedara (10:00am)
• BRC vs Kurunegala Youth at Maggona (10:00am)

SLC Invitational Tier ‘B’ 3-Day Tournament 2025/26

• Kandy Customs vs Army SC at Dombagoda (10:00am)
• Galle CC vs SSC at Bloomfield (10:00am)
• Negombo CC vs Sebastianitea at Air Force ground, Katunayake (10:00am)
• Ragama CC vs United Southern at Salawa (10:00am)
• Leo CC vs Moratuwa SC at Welisara (10:00am)
• Colombo Malay CC vs Navy SC at BRC (10:00am)

ACC U-19 Asia Cup 2025

• Afghanistan vs Bangladesh at ICCA, Dubai (10:30am)
• Sri Lanka vs Nepal at Dubai (10:30am)

Rugby:

SLR-Maliban Club Rugby League 2025/26

• Air Force SC vs Navy SC at Ratmalana (4:00pm)
• CR&FC vs CH&FC at Longdon Place (4:00pm)

Sunday (14)

Cricket:

SLC Major League Tournament 2025/26

• CCC vs Bloomfield at Galle (10:00am)
• Colts vs Police SC at Sooriyawewa (10:00am)
• Chilaw Marians vs Nugegoda S&WC at NCC (10:00am)
• Ace Capital vs NCC at SSC (10:00am)
• Moors SC vs Tamil Union at Welagedara (10:00am)
• BRC vs Kurunegala Youth at Maggona (10:00am)

SLC Invitational Tier ‘B’ 3-Day Tournament 2025/26

• Kandy Customs vs Army SC at Dombagoda (10:00am)
• Galle CC vs SSC at Bloomfield (10:00am)
• Negombo CC vs Sebastianitea at Air Force ground, Katunayake (10:00am)
• Ragama CC vs United Southern at Salawa (10:00am)
• Leo CC vs Moratuwa SC at Welisara (10:00am)
• Colombo Malay CC vs Navy SC at BRC (10:00am)

MCA Division ‘D’ 50-over Tournament

• Knockout Final at CCC (9:45am)

ACC U-19 Asia Cup 2025

• India vs Pakistan at ICCA, Dubai (10:30am)
• UAE vs Malaysia at Dubai (10:30am)

Rugby:

SLR-Maliban Club Rugby League 2025/26

• Kandy SC vs Police SC at Nittawela (4:00pm)

Monday (15)

Cricket:

ACC U-19 Asia Cup 2025

• Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan at ICCA, Dubai (10:30am)
• Bangladesh vs Nepal at Dubai (10:30am)

Tuesday (16)

Cricket:

ACC U-19 Asia Cup 2025

• UAE vs Pakistan at ICCA, Dubai (10:30am)
• India vs Malaysia at Dubai (10:30am)

Wednesday (17)

Cricket:

ACC U-19 Asia Cup 2025

• Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh at ICCA, Dubai (10:30am)
• Afghanistan vs Nepal at Dubai (10:30am)

World Sports

Thursday (11)

Football:

• Europa League matchday six
• UEFA Conference League matchday five

Cricket:

• New Zealand vs West Indies (2nd Test) at Wellington
• India vs South Africa (2nd T20I) at New Chandigarh

Golf:

• European Tour at Johannesburg, South Africa

Friday (12)

Rugby:

• Champions Cup matchday two
• Challenge Cup matchday two

Cricket:

• New Zealand vs West Indies (2nd Test) at Wellington

Alpine Skiing:

• Women's World Cup downhill at St. Moritz, Switzerland

Golf:

• European Tour at Johannesburg, South Africa
• USPGA/LPGA at Naples, Florida

Saturday (13)

Cricket:

• New Zealand vs West Indies (2nd Test) at Wellington

Alpine Skiing:

• Women's World Cup downhill at St Moritz, Switzerland
• Men's World Cup giant slalom at Val D'Isere, France

Golf:

• European Tour at Johannesburg, South Africa
• USPGA/LPGA at Naples, Florida

Sunday (14)

Golf:

• European Tour at Johannesburg, South Africa
• USPGA/LPGA at Naples, Florida

Rugby:

• Champions Cup and Challenge Cup

Alpine Skiing:

• Women's World Cup Super G at St Moritz, Switzerland
• Men's World Cup slalom at Val D'Isere, France

Cricket:

• India vs South Africa (4th T20) at Dharamsala

Tuesday (16)

Alpine Skiing:

• Women's World Cup slalom at Courchevel, France

Wednesday (17)

Cricket:

• Australia vs England (3rd Test) at Adelaide
• India vs South Africa (4th T20) at Lucknow
• New Zealand vs West Indies (3rd Test) at Mount Maunganui

Football:

• UEFA women's Champions League matchday six

Tennis:

• ATP Next Gen Finals in Jeddah