Sports Diary for this week - January 29-February 4

After England clinched the One Day International series 2-1 against Sri Lanka, both teams will travel from Colombo to Kandy to commence the three-match Twenty20 International series, which will be played on January 30, February 1 and 3 at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium.

The Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) Major League Tournament will continue with three Plate Segment matches this weekend as well, while the SLC Invitational Tier ‘B’ 3-Day Tournament for 2025/26 will continue as well with a card of six matches over the weekend.

The SLR-Maliban Club Rugby League 2025/26 will continue with the Super Round where four teams each will contest in the Cup and Plate segments, while the FSL Champions League 2025/26 football tournament too has reached the Super 8 stage, where four matches will be played from this weekend at the Racecourse ground.

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

Local Sports

Thursday (29)

Cricket:

ICC Men’s Under-19 World Cup 2026

• Super Six: Sri Lanka vs South Africa at Bulawayo (1:00pm)

Friday (30)

Cricket:

England Tour of Sri Lanka 2025/26

• Sri Lanka vs England (1st T20I) at Pallekele ICS (7:00pm)

SLC Major League Tournament 2025/26 - Plate Segment

• Tamil Union vs Panadura SC at Maggona (10:00am)
• Kurunegala Youth vs Nugegoda S&WC at Galle (10:00am)
• Badureliya SC vs Chilaw Marians at Welagedara (10:00am)

SLC Tier ‘B’ 3-Day Tournament 2025/26

• Galle CC vs Ragama CC at Braybrooke Place (10:00am)
• Kandy Customs vs Negombo CC at Dombagoda (10:00am)
• Leo CC vs SSC at Air Force, Katunayake (10:00am)
• Sebastianites vs Malay CC at Samadhi (10:00am)
• Navy SC vs United Southern at Welisara (10:00am)
• Moratuwa SC vs Army SC at Moratuwa (10:00am)

ICC Men’s Under-19 World Cup 2026

• Super Six: Afghanistan vs Ireland at Harare (1:00pm)
• England vs New Zealand at Bulawayo (1:00pm)

Football:

FSL Champions League 2025/26 – Super 8

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

Saturday (31)

Cricket:

SLC Major League Tournament 2025/26 - Plate Segment

• Tamil Union vs Panadura SC at Maggona (10:00am)
• Kurunegala Youth vs Nugegoda S&WC at Galle (10:00am)
• Badureliya SC vs Chilaw Marians at Welagedara (10:00am)

SLC Tier ‘B’ 3-Day Tournament 2025/26

• Galle CC vs Ragama CC at Braybrooke Place (10:00am)
• Kandy Customs vs Negombo CC at Dombagoda (10:00am)
• Leo CC vs SSC at Air Force, Katunayake (10:00am)
• Sebastianites vs Malay CC at Samadhi (10:00am)
• Navy SC vs United Southern at Welisara (10:00am)
• Moratuwa SC vs Army SC at Moratuwa (10:00am)

ICC Men’s Under-19 World Cup 2026

• Super Six: Zimbabwe vs Bangladesh at Harare (1:00pm)

Rugby:

SLR-Maliban Club Rugby League 2025/26

• Cup Segment: Havelocks SC vs CR&FC at Havelock Park (4:00pm)
• Plate Segment: Navy SC vs Air Force SC at Welisara (4:00pm)

Football:

FSL Champions League 2025/26 – Super 8

• Serendib vs St. Mary’s SC at Racecourse (4:00pm)
• New Star SC vs Solid SC at Racecourse (8:00pm)

Sunday (1)

Cricket:

England Tour of Sri Lanka 2025/26

• Sri Lanka vs England (2nd T20I) at Pallekele ICS (7:00pm)

SLC Major League Tournament 2025/26 - Plate Segment

• Tamil Union vs Panadura SC at Maggona (10:00am)
• Kurunegala Youth vs Nugegoda S&WC at Galle (10:00am)
• Badureliya SC vs Chilaw Marians at Welagedara (10:00am)

SLC Tier ‘B’ 3-Day Tournament 2025/26

• Galle CC vs Ragama CC at Braybrooke Place (10:00am)
• Kandy Customs vs Negombo CC at Dombagoda (10:00am)
• Leo CC vs SSC at Air Force, Katunayake (10:00am)
• Sebastianites vs Malay CC at Samadhi (10:00am)
• Navy SC vs United Southern at Welisara (10:00am)
• Moratuwa SC vs Army SC at Moratuwa (10:00am)

ICC Men’s Under-19 World Cup 2026

• Super Six: India vs Pakistan at Bulawayo (1:00pm)

Rugby:

SLR-Maliban Club Rugby League 2025/26

• Cup Segment: CH&FC vs Kandy SC at Racecourse (4:00pm)
• Plate Segment: Army SC vs Police SC at Panagoda (4:00pm)

Monday (2)

Cricket:

ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 – Warm-up Matches

• Afghanistan vs Scotland at Bengaluru (3:00pm)
• India A vs USA at Navi Mumbai (5:00pm)
• Canada vs Italy at Chennai (7:00pm)

Tuesday (3)

Cricket:

England Tour of Sri Lanka 2025/26

• Sri Lanka vs England (3rd T20I) at Pallekele ICS (7:00pm)

ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 – Warm-up Matches

• Sri Lanka A vs Oman at CCC (1:00pm)
• Netherlands vs Zimbabwe at R. Premadasa ICS (3:00pm)
• Nepal vs UAE at Chennai (5:00pm)

ICC Men’s Under-19 World Cup 2026

• Semi-final 1: Group 1 1st vs Group 2 2nd at Harare (1:00pm)

Wednesday (4)

Cricket:

ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 – Warm-up Matches

• Namibia vs Scotland at Bengaluru - CoE 2 (1:00pm)
• Afghanistan vs West Indies at Bengaluru - CoE1 (3:00pm)
• Ireland vs Pakistan at SSC (5:00pm)
• India vs South Africa at Navi Mumbai (7:00pm)   

ICC Men’s Under-19 World Cup 2026

• Semi-final 2: Group 1 2nd vs Group 2 1st at Harare (1:00pm)

World Sports

Thursday (29)

Tennis:

• ATP and WTA Tour at Australian Open, Melbourne

Cricket:

• South Africa vs West Indies (2nd T20) at Centurion

Football:

• Europa League matchday eight

Formula 1:

• Pre-season testing at Barcelona

Golf:

• European Tour at Bahrain Championship
• USPGA Tour at San Diego, California

Friday (30)

Tennis:

• ATP and WTA Tour at Australian Open, Melbourne

Cricket:

• Sri Lanka vs England (1st T20) at Pallekele

Football:

• Draw for Champions League and Europa League knock-out phase play-offs

Formula 1:

• Pre-season testing at Barcelona

Alpine Skiing:

• Women's World Cup downhill at Crans-Montana, Switzerland

Golf:

• European Tour at Bahrain Championship
• USPGA Tour at San Diego, California

Saturday (31)

Tennis:

• ATP and WTA Tour at Australian Open, Melbourne

Alpine Skiing:

• Women's World Cup downhill at Crans Montana, Switzerland

Golf:

• European Tour at Bahrain Championship
• USPGA Tour at San Diego, California

Cricket:

• India vs New Zealand (5th T20) at Thiruvananthapuram

Sunday (1)

Tennis:

• ATP and WTA Tour at Australian Open, Melbourne

Alpine Skiing:

• Men's World Cup downhill at Crans Montana, Switzerland

Cycling:

• Cadel Evans Great Ocean Race in Geelong, Australia

Golf:

• European Tour at Bahrain Championship
• USPGA Tour at San Diego, California

Cricket:

• Sri Lanka vs England (2nd T20) at Pallekele
• South Africa vs West Indies (3rd T20) at Johannesburg

Monday (2)

Tennis:

• ATP Tour at Montpellier, France
• WTA Tour at Abu Dhabi Open
• WTA Tour at Ostrava Open
• WTA Tour at Czech Republic
• WTA Tour at Transylvania Open
• WTA Tour at Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Tuesday (3)

Cricket:

• Sri Lanka vs England (3rd T20) at Pallekele

Tennis:

• ATP Tour at Montpellier, France
• WTA Tour at Abu Dhabi Open
• WTA Tour at Ostrava Open
• WTA Tour at Czech Republic
• WTA Tour at Transylvania Open
• WTA Tour at Cluj-Napoca, Romania (end February 8)

Wednesday (4)

Tennis:

• ATP Tour at Montpellier, France
• WTA Tour at Abu Dhabi Open
• WTA Tour at Ostrava Open
• WTA Tour at Czech Republic
• WTA Tour at Transylvania Open
• WTA Tour at Cluj-Napoca, Romania