Sports Diary for this week - February 27 - March 5

RugbyThe Cup segment games of the SLR-MasterCard Club Rugby League 2024/25, will commence from this weekend, in addition to the ongoing Plate segment games.

The ultimate weekend of the SLC Major Club 3-day cricket tournament will be played this weekend with a card of four matches, before the final scheduled from next Wednesday (5).

The Schools Big Match Cricket Season will continue with four games to be played this weekend, with two in Jaffna and one each at the SSC and Moratuwa.

The HUNDRED Sri Lanka International Challenge 2025, a BWF sanctioned international badminton tournament, began at the St. Joseph’s College Indoor Complex in Colombo on Tuesday (25) and will continue up to Sunday (2).

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

Local Sports

Friday (28)

Cricket:

SLC 3-day Major Club League

• Ace Capital vs Panadura SC at Thurstan ground (10:00am)
• Colts vs Chilaw Marians at Colts (10:00am)
• Bloomfield vs Badureliya SC at Bloomfield (10:00am)
• Ragama CC vs Negombo CC at Maggona (10:00am)

Big Match:

118th Battle of the North

• St. John’s College, Jaffna vs Jaffna Central encounter at Jaffna Central ground (10:00am)

108th Battle of the Golds

• St. Patrick’s College vs Jaffna College at St. Patrick’s ground, Jaffna (10:00am)

95th Battle of the Maroons

• Ananda College vs Nalanda College at SSC (10:00am)

75th Battle of the Golds

• Prince of Wales College vs St. Sebastian’s College at De Soyza Stadium, Moratuwa (10:00am)

Rugby:

SLR-MasterCard Club Rugby League

Super Round - Plate

• CH&FC vs Police SC at Racecourse (4:00pm)

Badminton:

• HUNDRED Sri Lanka International Challenge 2025 at St. Joseph’s Indoor Complex (8:00am)

Saturday (1)

Cricket:

SLC 3-day Major Club League

• Ace Capital vs Panadura SC at Thurstan ground (10:00am)
• Colts vs Chilaw Marians at Colts (10:00am)
• Bloomfield vs Badureliya SC at Bloomfield (10:00am)
• Ragama CC vs Negombo CC at Maggona (10:00am)

Big Match:

118th Battle of the North

• St. John’s College, Jaffna vs Jaffna Central encounter at Jaffna Central ground (10:00am)

108th Battle of the Golds

• St. Patrick’s College vs Jaffna College at St. Patrick’s ground, Jaffna (10:00am)

95th Battle of the Maroons

• Ananda College vs Nalanda College at SSC (10:00am)

75th Battle of the Golds

• Prince of Wales College vs St. Sebastian’s College at De Soyza Stadium, Moratuwa (10:00am)

Rugby:

SLR-MasterCard Club Rugby League

Super Round - Cup

• Air Force SC vs Kandy SC at Ratmalana (4:00pm)

Super Round - Plate

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

Badminton:

• HUNDRED Sri Lanka International Challenge 2025 at St. Joseph’s Indoor Complex (8:00am)

Sunday (2)

Cricket:

SLC 3-day Major Club League

• Ace Capital vs Panadura SC at Thurstan ground (10:00am)
• Colts vs Chilaw Marians at Colts (10:00am)
• Bloomfield vs Badureliya SC at Bloomfield (10:00am)
• Ragama CC vs Negombo CC at Maggona (10:00am)

Big Match:

95th Battle of the Maroons

• Ananda College vs Nalanda College at SSC (10:00am)

75th Battle of the Golds

• Prince of Wales College vs St. Sebastian’s College at De Soyza Stadium, Moratuwa (10:00am)

Rugby:

SLR-MasterCard Club Rugby League

Super Round - Cup

• CR&FC vs Havelocks SC at Longdon Place (6:15pm)

Badminton:

• HUNDRED Sri Lanka International Challenge 2025 at St. Joseph’s Indoor Complex (8:00am)

Monday (3)

Badminton:

• HUNDRED Sri Lanka International Series 2025 at St. Joseph’s Indoor Complex (8:00am)

Tuesday (4)

Badminton:

• HUNDRED Sri Lanka International Series 2025 at St. Joseph’s Indoor Complex (8:00am)

Wednesday (5)

Cricket:

SLC 3-day Major Club League

• Final at R. Premadasa ICS, Colombo (10:00am)

Badminton:

• HUNDRED Sri Lanka International Series 2025 at St. Joseph’s Indoor Complex (8:00am)

World Sports

Thursday (27)

Cricket:

Champions Trophy

• Group A: Pakistan vs Bangladesh at Rawalpindi (2:30pm)

Golf:

• European Tour at South African Open, Durban
• PGA Tour at Palm Beach, Florida
• LPGA at World Championship, Singapore

Tennis:

• ATP at Dubai Open, Mexico Open at Acapulco
• Chile Open at Santiago
• WTA at Merida Open, Merida, Mexico, and Austin, Texas

Formula I:

• Pre-season testing at Sakhir, Bahrain

Friday (28)

Alpine Skiing:

• Women's World Cup downhill at Kvitfjell, Norway

Cricket:

Champions Trophy

• Group B: Afghanistan vs Australia at Lahore (2:30pm)

Golf:

• European Tour at South African Open, Durban
• PGA Tour at Palm Beach, Florida
• LPGA at World Championship, Singapore

Tennis:

• ATP at Dubai Open, Mexico Open at Acapulco
• Chile Open at Santiago
• WTA at Merida Open, Merida, Mexico, and Austin, Texas

Motorcycling:

• Sprint race at season-opening Thailand MotoGP at Chang International circuit, Buriram

Formula I:

• Pre-season testing at Sakhir, Bahrain

Saturday (1)

Alpine Skiing:

• Men's World Cup giant slalom at Kransjka Gora, Slovenia
• Women's World Cup downhill at Kvitfjell, Norway

Cricket:

Champions Trophy

• Group B: England vs South Africa at Karachi (2:30pm)

Golf:

• European Tour at South African Open, Durban
• PGA Tour at Palm Beach, Florida
• LPGA at World Championship, Singapore

Tennis:

• ATP at Dubai Open, Mexico Open at Acapulco
• Chile Open at Santiago
• WTA at Merida Open, Merida, Mexico, and Austin, Texas

Sunday (2)

Alpine Skiing:

• Men's World Cup slalom at Kransjka Gora, Slovenia
• Women's World Cup super-G at Kvitfjell, Norway

Cricket:

Champions Trophy

• Group A: New Zealand vs India at Dubai (2:30pm)

Golf:

• European Tour at South African Open, Durban
• PGA Tour at Palm Beach, Florida
• LPGA at World Championship, Singapore

Motorcycling:

• Season-opening Thailand MotoGP at Chang International circuit, Buriram

Tennis:

• ATP at Chile Open at Santiago
• WTA at Merida Open, Merida, Mexico, and Austin, Texas

Tuesday (4)

Cricket:

Champions Trophy

• First semi-final at Dubai (2:30pm)

Football:

• Champions League Last 16 first leg matches

Wednesday (5)

Cricket:

Champions Trophy

• Second semi-final at Lahore

Football:

• Champions League Last 16 first leg matches

Tennis:

• ATP and WTA at Indian Wells