Sports Diary for this week - June 5-11

The SLC Major Clubs T20 and SLC Tier ‘B’ T20 tournaments will continue this week as well with exciting fixtures, while the Colombo Masters International Badminton Championship, which began on Friday (6) at the St. Joseph’s College Indoor Courts in Colombo, will continue until Monday (9).

The highly anticipated Dialog Schools Rugby League Championship 2025 kicks off this Friday (6), with a card of nine matches towards the weekend.

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

Local Sports

Thursday (5)

Cricket:

SLC Major Clubs T20

• Ace Capital vs Kurunegala Youth at CCC (9:45am)
• Panadura SC vs Badureliya SC at Colts (9:45am)
• NCC vs Moors at P. Sara Oval (9:45am)
• Bloomfield vs BRC at CCC (2:00pm)
• Tamil Union vs Nugegoda S&WC at Colts (2:00pm)
• Chilaw Marians vs Police SC at P. Sara Oval (2:00pm)

Friday (6)

Cricket:

SLC Major Clubs T20

• Police SC vs Bloomfield at Colts (9:45am)
• Chilaw Marians vs Tamil Union at SSC (9:45am)
• Nugegoda S&WC vs Colts at CCC (9:45am)
• Badureliya SC vs Ace Capital at Colts (2:00pm)
• CCC vs Kurunegala Youth at SSC (2:00pm)
• Panadura SC vs NCC at CCC (2:00pm)

Rugby:

Dialog Schools League 2025

• Royal College vs Thurstan College at Royal Complex (4:00pm)
• St. Anthony’s College vs D.S. Senanayake College at Nittawela (4:00pm)
• Trinity College vs Sri Sumangala College at Pallekele (4:00pm)
• Zahira College vs Dharmaraja College at Maradana (4:00pm)

Badminton:

• Ceylon Masters International 2025 at St. Joseph’s College Indoor Courts, Colombo

Saturday (7)

Cricket:

SLC Tier ‘B’ T20

• SF 1: Winner QF 1vs Winner QF 4 at SSC (9:45am)
• SF 2: Winner QF 2 vs Winner QF 3 at SSC (2:00pm)

Rugby:

Dialog Schools League 2025

• St. Peter’s College vs Ananda College at Bambalapitiya (4:00pm)
• S. Thomas’ College vs Kingswood College at Mt. Lavinia (4:00pm)
• Wesley College vs Science College at Havelock Park (4:00pm)
• Vidyartha College vs St. Joseph’s College at Nittawela (4:00pm)

Badminton:

• Ceylon Masters International 2025 at St. Joseph’s College Indoor Courts, Colombo

Sunday (8)

Cricket:

SLC Major Clubs T20

• CCC vs Panadura SC at P. Sara Oval (9:45am)
• Bloomfield vs Tamil Union at CCC (9:45am)
• Badureliya SC vs Moors at NCC (9:45am)
• NCC vs Ace Capital at P. Sara Oval (2:00pm)
• Chilaw Marians vs BRC at CCC (2:00pm)
• Colts vs Police SC at NCC (2:00pm)

Rugby:

Dialog Schools League 2025

• Isipathana College vs Mahanama College at Havelock Park (4:00pm)

Badminton:

• Ceylon Masters International 2025 at St. Joseph’s College Indoor Courts, Colombo

Monday (9)

Cricket:

SLC Tier ‘B’ T20

• Final: Winner SF 1vs Winner SF 2 at ColtsSSC (9:45am)

Badminton:

• Ceylon Masters International 2025 at St. Joseph’s College Indoor Courts, Colombo

Wednesday (11)

Cricket:

SLC Major Clubs T20

• Quarter-final 1 at P. Sara Oval (9:45am)
• Quarter-final 3 at CCC (9:45am)
• Quarter-final 2 at P. Sara Oval (2:00pm)
• Quarter-final 4 at CCC (2:00pm)

World Sports

Thursday (5)

Tennis:

• French Open at Roland Garros

Football:

UEFA Nations League semi-final

• Spain vs France

• World Cup qualifiers

Basketball:

• NBA Finals Game 1

Golf:

• European Tour Dutch Open at The International, Amsterdam
• PGA at Canadian Open, Toronto

Rallying:

• Sixth leg of the World Rally Championship, the Rally of Sardinia

Friday (6)

Athletics:

• Diamond League meeting in Rome

Tennis:

• French Open at Roland Garros

Football:

• World Cup qualifiers

Horse Racing:

• English Oaks at Epsom

Cricket:

• England vs West Indies (1st T20) at Chester-le-Street

Rallying:

• Sixth leg of the World Rally Championship, the Rally of Sardinia

Golf:

• European Tour Dutch Open at The International, Amsterdam
• PGA at Canadian Open, Toronto
• LIV Golf at Washington DC
• LPGA Classic at Galloway, New Jersey

Rugby:

• Super Rugby quarter-finals; English Premiership play-off

Saturday (7)

Tennis:

French Open at Roland Garros

• Women's final

Football:

• World Cup qualifiers

Golf:

• European Tour Dutch Open at The International, Amsterdam
• PGA at Canadian Open, Toronto
• LIV Golf at Washington DC
• LPGA Classic at Galloway, New Jersey

Motorcycling:

• Aragon MotoGP sprint race in Spain

Rallying:

• Sixth leg of the World Rally Championship, the Rally of Sardinia

Horse Racing:

• 246th running of the Epsom Derby, England

Rugby:

• Super Rugby qualifying finals
• English Premiership play-off
• URC semi-finals
• Final round of matches in French Top 14

Sunday (8)

Tennis:

French Open at Roland Garros

• Men's final

Football:

• UEFA Nations League final;
• World Cup qualifiers

Basketball:

• NBA Finals Game 2

Cricket:

• England vs West Indies (2nd T20) at Bristol

Cycling:

• Criterium du Dauphine

Motorcycling:

• Aragon MotoGP in Spain

Rallying:

• Sixth leg of the World Rally Championship, the Rally of Sardinia

Golf:

• European Tour Dutch Open at The International, Amsterdam
• PGA at Canadian Open, Toronto
• LIV Golf at Washington DC
• LPGA Classic at Galloway, New Jersey

Monday (9)

Football:

• World Cup qualifiers

Tennis:

• WTA at Queen's Club, London
• ATP at Stuttgart

Cycling:

• Criterium du Dauphine

Tuesday (10)

Football:

• World Cup qualifiers

Cricket:

• England vs West Indies (3rd T20) at Southampton

Tennis:

• WTA at Queen's Club, London
• ATP at Stuttgart

Cycling:

• Criterium du Dauphine

Wednesday (11)

Cricket:

ICC World Test Championship final

• Australia vs South Africa at Lord's

Basketball:

• NBA Finals Game 3

Tennis:

• WTA at Queen's Club, London
• ATP at Stuttgart

Cycling:

• Criterium du Dauphine