Sports Diary for this week - December 18-24

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 will resume continue with a card of four matches this weekend as well.

The FSL Champions League 2025/26 football tournament, which was held up for three weeks due to the cyclonic weather and flooding, will resume this Friday (19) with a card of six matches through the weekend. Each day two matches will be held, at 4:00pm and 8:00pm, at the Racecourse grounds.  

The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Under-19 Asia Cup, where Sri Lanka competes among a total of eight teams from the region 21 in Dubai, will reach its semi-final stage, followed by the final on Sunday (21).

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

Local Sports

Friday (19)

Cricket:

SLC Major League Tournament 2025/26

• Bloomfield vs Colts at NCC (10:00am)
• Police SC vs Chilaw Marians at Colts (10:00am)
• Panadura SC vs Nugegoda S&WC at Dambulla (10:00am)
• NCC vs Moors SC at CCC (10:00am)
• Tamil Union vs BRC at Sooriyawewa (10:00am)
• Kurunegala Youth vs Badureliya SC at P. Sara Oval (10:00am)

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

• Negombo CC vs Galle CC at BRC (10:00am)
• SSC vs Ragama CC at SSC (10:00am)
• Sebastianites vs Kandy Customs at Salawa (10:00am)
• United Southern vs Leo CC at Braybrooke Place (10:00am)
• Army SC vs Malay CC at Panagoda (10:00am)
• Navy SC vs Moratuwa SC at Welisara (10:00am)

ACC U-19 Asia Cup 2025

• Semi-final 1 at ICCA, Dubai (10:30am)
• Semi-final 2 at Dubai (10:30am)

Rugby:

SLR-Maliban Club Rugby League 2025/26

• Havelocks vs Air Force at Havelock Park (3:00pm)

Football:

FSL Champions League 2025/26

• Police SC vs Matara City at Racecourse (4:00pm)
• SLTB vs New Star at Racecourse (8:00pm)

Badminton:

• 73rd National Championship at S. Thomas’ Indoor courts, Mt. Lavinia and SLB Courts

Saturday (20)

Cricket:

SLC Major League Tournament 2025/26

• Bloomfield vs Colts at NCC (10:00am)
• Police SC vs Chilaw Marians at Colts (10:00am)
• Panadura SC vs Nugegoda S&WC at Dambulla (10:00am)
• NCC vs Moors SC at CCC (10:00am)
• Tamil Union vs BRC at Sooriyawewa (10:00am)
• Kurunegala Youth vs Badureliya SC at P. Sara Oval (10:00am)

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

• Negombo CC vs Galle CC at BRC (10:00am)
• SSC vs Ragama CC at SSC (10:00am)
• Sebastianites vs Kandy Customs at Salawa (10:00am)
• United Southern vs Leo CC at Braybrooke Place (10:00am)
• Army SC vs Malay CC at Panagoda (10:00am)
• Navy SC vs Moratuwa SC at Welisara (10:00am)

Rugby:

SLR-Maliban Club Rugby League 2025/26

• Navy SC vs CR&FC at Welisara (3:00pm)
• Sri Lions vs Police SC at Longdon Place (3:00pm)

Football:

FSL Champions League 2025/26

• Super Sun vs Moragasmulla SC at Racecourse (4:00pm)
• Serendib SC vs Java Lane at Racecourse (8:00pm)

Badminton:

• 73rd National Championship at S. Thomas’ Indoor courts, Mt. Lavinia and SLB Courts

Sunday (21)

Cricket:

SLC Major League Tournament 2025/26

• Bloomfield vs Colts at NCC (10:00am)
• Police SC vs Chilaw Marians at Colts (10:00am)
• Panadura SC vs Nugegoda S&WC at Dambulla (10:00am)
• NCC vs Moors SC at CCC (10:00am)
• Tamil Union vs BRC at Sooriyawewa (10:00am)
• Kurunegala Youth vs Badureliya SC at P. Sara Oval (10:00am)

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

• Negombo CC vs Galle CC at BRC (10:00am)
• SSC vs Ragama CC at SSC (10:00am)
• Sebastianites vs Kandy Customs at Salawa (10:00am)
• United Southern vs Leo CC at Braybrooke Place (10:00am)
• Army SC vs Malay CC at Panagoda (10:00am)
• Navy SC vs Moratuwa SC at Welisara (10:00am)

ACC U-19 Asia Cup 2025

• Final at ICCA Dubai (10:30am)

Sri Lanka Women’s tour to India 2025

• Sri Lanka Women vs India Women (1st T20) at Visakhapatnam (10:00am)

Rugby:

SLR-Maliban Club Rugby League 2025/26

• Kandy SC vs CH&FC at Nittawela (3:00pm)

Football:

FSL Champions League 2025/26

• Pelicans SC vs Solid SC at Racecourse (4:00pm)
• Negombo Youth vs Saunders SC at Racecourse (8:00pm)

Badminton:

• 73rd National Championship at S. Thomas’ Indoor courts, Mt. Lavinia and SLB Courts

Monday (22)

Badminton:

• 73rd National Championship at S. Thomas’ Indoor courts, Mt. Lavinia and SLB Courts

Tuesday (23)

Badminton:

• 73rd National Championship at S. Thomas’ Indoor courts, Mt. Lavinia and SLB Courts

Cricket:

Sri Lanka Women’s tour to India 2025

• Sri Lanka Women vs India Women (2nd T20) at Visakhapatnam (10:00am)

Wednesday (24)

Badminton:

• 73rd National Championship at S. Thomas’ Indoor courts, Mt. Lavinia and SLB Courts

World Sports

Thursday (18)

Football:

• UEFA Conference League matchday six

Cricket:

• Australia vs England (3rd Test) at Adelaide
• New Zealand vs West Indies (3rd Test) at Mount Maunganui

Golf:

• USPGA at Tuburn

Tennis:

• ATP Next Gen Finals in Jeddah

Friday (19)

Cricket:

• Australia vs England (3rd Test) at Adelaide
• New Zealand vs West Indies (3rd Test) at Mount Maunganui
• India vs South Africa (5th T20) at Ahmedabad

Alpine Skiing:

• Men's Super G at Val Gardena, Italy

Tennis:

• ATP Next Gen Finals in Jeddah

Golf:

• USPGA at Naples, Florida
• European Tour at Mauritius Open

Saturday (20)

Cricket:

• Australia vs England (3rd Test) at Adelaide
• New Zealand vs West Indies (3rd Test) at Mount Maunganui

Tennis:

• ATP Next Gen Finals in Jeddah

Alpine Skiing:

• Men's World Cup downhill at Val Gardena, Italy
• Women's World Cup downhill at Val d'Isere, France

Golf:

• USPGA at Naples, Florida
• European Tour at Mauritius Open

Sunday (21)

Cricket:

• Australia vs England (3rd Test) at Adelaide
• New Zealand vs West Indies (3rd Test) at Mount Maunganui

Football:

Africa Cup of Nations hosted by Morocco kicks-off

Group A:

• Morocco vs Comoros at Rabat

Tennis:

• ATP Next Gen Finals in Jeddah

Alpine Skiing:

• Men's World Cup giant slalom at Alta Badia, Italy
• Women's World Cup super-G at Val d'Isere, France

Golf:

• USPGA at Naples, Florida
• European Tour at Mauritius Open

Monday (22)

Cricket:

• New Zealand vs West Indies (3rd Test) at Mount Maunganui

Football:

Africa Cup of Nations hosted by Morocco

Group A:

• Mali vs Zambia at Casablanca

Group B:

• South Africa vs Angola at Marrakesh
• Egypt vs Zimbabwe at Agadir

Alpine Skiing:

• Men's World Cup slalom at Alta Badia, Italy

Tuesday (23)

Football:

Africa Cup of Nations hosted by Morocco

Group C:

• Nigeria vs Tanzania at Fez
• Tunisia vs Uganda at Rabat

Group D:

• DR Congo vs Benin at Rabat
• Senegal vs Botswana at Tangier

Wednesday (24)

Football:

Africa Cup of Nations hosted by Morocco

Group E:

• Algeria vs Sudan at Rabat
• Burkina Faso vs Equatorial Guinea at Casablanca

Group F:

• Ivory Coast vs Mozambique at Marrakesh
• Cameroon vs Gabon at Agadir