Sports Diary for this week - February 12-18

The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup continues in Sri Lanka and India as co-hosts with three games lined up on each day. The 20-team world event will continue until March 8.

The SLR-Maliban Club Rugby League 2025/26 will reach a decisive week as the final week’s games of the Super Round in the Cup and Plate segments approach this weekend.

The FSL Champions League 2025/26 football tournament too has reached the Super 8 and Relegation stages. The four Super 8 matches will be played at the Racecourse ground, while the Relegation Round will be played at Kelaniya.

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

 

 

 

Local Sports

 

 

Thursday (12)

 

Cricket:

ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026

• Sri Lanka vs Oman at Pallekele (11:00am)
• Italy vs Nepal at Mumbai (3:00pm)
• India vs Namibia at Delhi (7:00pm)

 

 

Friday (13)

 

Cricket:

ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026

• Australia vs Zimbabwe at R. Premadasa ICS (11:00am)
• Canada vs UAE at Delhi (3:00pm)
• Netherlands vs USA at Chennai (7:00pm)

 

Rugby:

SLR-Maliban Club Rugby League 2025/26

• Plate Segment: Air Force SC vs Police SC at Ratmalana (4:00pm)

 

 

Saturday (14)

 

Cricket:

ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026

• Ireland vs Oman at SSC (11:00am)
• England vs Scotland at Kolkata (3:00pm)
• New Zealand vs South Africa at Ahmedabad (7:00pm)

 

Rugby:

SLR-Maliban Club Rugby League 2025/26

• Cup Segment: CR&FC vs Kandy SC at Longdon Place (6:00pm)
• Plate Segment: Navy SC vs Army SC at Welisara (4:00pm)

 

Football:

FSL Champions League 2025/26

Relegation Round

• Matara City vs Super Sun at Kelaniya Football Complex (3:30pm)

 

 

Sunday (15)

 

Cricket:

ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026

• Nepal vs West Indies at Mumbai (11:00am)
• Namibia vs USA at Chennai (3:00pm)
• India vs Pakistan at R. Premadasa ICS (7:00pm)

 

Rugby:

SLR-Maliban Club Rugby League 2025/26

• Cup Segment: CH&FC vs Havelocks SC at Racecourse (4:00pm)

 

Football:

FSL Champions League 2025/26

Relegation Round

• Crystal Palace vs Negombo Youth at Kelaniya Football Complex (3:30pm)

 

 

Monday (16)

 

Cricket:

ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026

• Afghanistan vs UAE at Delhi (11:00am)
• England vs Italy at Kolkata (3:00pm)
• Australia vs Sri Lankan at Pallekele (7:00pm)

 

Football:

FSL Champions League 2025/26

Super 8 Round

• New Star vs St. Mary’s SC at Racecourse (4:45pm)
• Serendib SC vs Solid SC at Racecourse (8:30pm)

 

Relegation Round

• Moragasmulla SC vs SLTB at Kelaniya Football Complex (3:30pm)

 

 

Tuesday (17)

 

Cricket:

ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026

• Canada vs New Zealand at Chennai (11:00am)
• Ireland vs Zimbabwe at Pallekele (3:00pm)
• Nepal vs Scotland at Mumbai (7:00pm)

 

Football:

FSL Champions League 2025/26

Super 8 Round

• Police SC vs Pelicans SC at Racecourse (4:45pm)
• Saunders vs Java Lane at Racecourse (8:30pm)

 

Relegation Round

• Matara City vs Super Sun at Kelaniya Football Complex (3:30pm)

 

 

Wednesday (18)

 

Cricket:

ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026

• South Africa vs UAE at Delhi (11:00am)
• Namibia vs Pakistan at SSC (3:00pm)
• India vs Netherland at Ahmedabad (7:00pm)

 

 

 

 

 

World Sports

 

 

Thursday (12)

 

Olympics:

• Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics

 

Cricket:

T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka

Group B:

• Sri Lanka vs Oman in Pallekele

Group C:

• Nepal vs Italy in Mumbai

Group A:

• India vs Namibia in Delhi

 

Football:

• Women's Champions League knockout phase play-offs, 1st leg
• Wolfsburg vs Juventus
• Atletico Madrid vs Manchester United

 

Tennis:

• ATP Tour at ATP at Dallas, Rotterdam, Buenos Aires
• WTA at Doha, Qatar

 

Rallying:

• Second leg of the world championship - Rally of Sweden

 

Golf:

• PGA Tour's Pebble Beach Pro-Am
• LIV Golf at Adelaide, Australia

 

 

Friday (13)

 

Olympics:

• Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics

 

Cricket:

T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka

Group B:

• Australia vs Zimbabwe in Colombo

Group D:

• Canada vs United Arab Emirates in Delhi

Group A:

• USA vs Netherlands in Chennai

 

Football:

• CAF African Champions League, matchday 6

 

Tennis:

• ATP Tour at ATP at Dallas, Rotterdam, Buenos Aires
• WTA at Doha, Qatar

 

Rugby:

• Super Rugby Pacific round 1

 

Rallying:

• Second leg of the world championship - Rally of Sweden

 

Golf:

• PGA Tour's Pebble Beach Pro-Am
• LIV Golf at Adelaide, Australia

 

 

Saturday (14)

 

Olympics:

• Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics

 

Cricket:

T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka

Group B:

• Ireland vs Oman at Colombo

Group C:

• Bangladesh vs England at Kolkata

Group D:

• New Zealand vs South Africa at Ahmedabad

 

Football:

• CAF African Champions League, matchday 6

 

Tennis:

• ATP Tour at ATP at Dallas, Rotterdam, Buenos Aires
• WTA at Doha, Qatar

 

Rugby:

• Second round of Six Nations
• Ireland vs Italy at Dublin
• Scotland vs England at Edinburgh
• Super Rugby Pacific round 1

 

Rallying:

• Second leg of the world championship
• Rally of Sweden

 

Golf:

• PGA Tour's Pebble Beach Pro-Am
• LIV Golf at Adelaide, Australia

 

Racing:

• Saudi Cup at Riyadh

 

 

Sunday (15)

 

Olympics:

• Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics

 

Cricket:

T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka

Group A:

• Namibia vs United States at Chennai
• India vs Pakistan at Colombo

Group C:

• Nepal vs West Indies at Wankhede

 

Football:

• CAF African Champions League, matchday 6

 

Tennis:

• ATP Tour at ATP at Dallas, Rotterdam, Buenos Aires
• WTA at Dubai

 

Rugby:

• Second round of Six Nations
• Wales vs France at Cardiff

 

Rallying:

• Second leg of the world championship
• Rally of Sweden

 

Golf:

• PGA Tour's Pebble Beach Pro-Am
• LIV Golf at Adelaide, Australia

 

 

Monday (16)

 

Olympics:

• Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics

 

Cricket:

T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka

Group B:

• Australia vs Sri Lanka at Pallekele

Group C:

• England vs Italy at Kolkata

Group D:

• Afghanistan vs United Arab Emirates at Delhi

 

Cycling:

• UAE Tour

 

Tennis:

• ATP Tour at Qatar Open, Doha
• Rio Open at Rio de Janeiro
• DelRay Beach Open at Florida
• WTA Tour at Dubai

 

 

Tuesday (17)

 

Olympics:

• Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics

 

Cricket:

T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka

Group B:

• Ireland vs Zimbabwe at Pallekele

Group C:

• Bangladesh vs Nepal at Wankhede

Group D:

• Canada vs New Zealand at Chennai

 

Cycling:

• UAE Tour

 

Football:

• UEFA Champions League play-offs first leg matches

 

Tennis:

• ATP Tour at Qatar Open, Doha
• Rio Open at Rio de Janeiro
• DelRay Beach Open at Florida
• WTA Tour at Dubai

 

 

Wednesday (18)

 

Olympics:

• Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics

 

Cricket:

T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka

Group A:

• India vs Netherlands at Ahmedabad
• Namibia v Pakistan at Colombo

Group D:

• South Africa vs United Arab Emirates at Delhi

 

Cycling:

• UAE Tour

 

Football:

• UEFA Champions League play-offs first leg matches

Women's Champions League knockout phase play-offs 2nd leg

• Arsenal vs Leuven
• Real Madrid vs Paris FC

 

Tennis:

• ATP Tour at Qatar Open
• Doha, Rio Open at Rio de Janeiro
• DelRay Beach Open at Florida
• WTA Tour at Dubai