Sports Diary for this week - May 14-20

The Dialog Schools Rugby League Championship 2026 continues this weekend as well with a card of nine matches, with two cricket competitions to follow through the week.

The ongoing New Zealand ‘A’ Women’s tour of Sri Lanka 2026 continues with the unofficial ODI series in Dambulla, while the SLC Major Club T20 Championship 2026 will commence with both Tier ‘A’ and Tier ‘B’ segments from this week.  

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

Local Sports

Thursday (14)

Athletics:

• National Selection Trial – Stage 2 at Diyagama (6:00am)

Friday (15)

Cricket:

New Zealand ‘A’ Women’s tour of Sri Lanka 2026

• Sri Lanka ‘A’ vs New Zealand ‘A’ (2nd unofficial ODI) at Dambulla (10:00am)

SLC Major Club Tier ‘A’ T20 Championship 2026

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

SLC Major Club Tier ‘B’ T20 Championship 2026

• Sebastianites vs Army SC at BRC (9:45am)
• Kurunegala CC vs Moratuwa SC at Panadura (9:45am)
• Galle CC vs Chilaw Marians at Moratuwa (9:45am)
• Negombo CC vs Ragama CC at BRC (2:00pm)
• Navy SC vs Kandy Customs at Panadura (2:00pm)
• United Southern vs Leo CC at Moratuwa (2:00pm)

Saturday (16)

Rugby:

Dialog Schools Rugby League 2026

• D.S. Senanayake College vs Trinity College at Havelock Park (4:00pm)
• Sri Sumangala College vs Isipathana College at Pallekale (4:00pm)
• St. Joseph’s College vs Wesley College at Longdon Place (4:00pm)
• Ananda College vs St. Peter’s College at Rajagiriya (4:00pm)
• Mahanama College vs Prince of Wales College at Ratmalana (4:00pm)
• Zahira College vs S. Thomas’ College at Maradana (4:00pm)

Sunday (17)

Cricket:

SLC Major Club Tier ‘A’ T20 Championship 2026

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

SLC Major Club Tier ‘B’ T20 Championship 2026

• Army SC vs Navy SC at Police Park (9:45am)
• Negombo CC vs United Southern at Welisara (9:45am)
• Kurunegala CC vs Leo CC at BRC (9:45am)
• Moratuwa SC vs Ragama CC at Police Park (2:00pm)
• Galle CC vs Sebastianites at Welisara (2:00pm)
• Kandy Customs vs Chilaw Marians (2:00pm)

Big Match:

Battle of the Gold Limited Overs Encounter

• D.S. Senanayake College ve Mahanama College at SSC (9:45am)

Rugby:

Dialog Schools Rugby League 2026

• St. Anthony’s College vs Lumbini College at Nittawela (4:00pm)
• Kingswood College vs Royal College at Pallekale (4:00pm)
• Science College vs Thurstan College at Mt. Lavinia (4:00pm)

Monday (18)

Cricket:

New Zealand ‘A’ Women’s tour of Sri Lanka 2026

• Sri Lanka ‘A’ vs New Zealand ‘A’ (3rd unofficial ODI) at Dambulla (10:00am)

Tuesday (19)

Cricket:

SLC Major Club Tier ‘A’ T20 Championship 2026

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

SLC Major Club Tier ‘B’ T20 Championship 2026

• Galle CC vs Army SC at BRC (9:45am)
• Chilaw Marians vs Navy SC at Katunayake (9:45am)
• Sebastianites vs Kandy Customs at Welisara (9:45am)
• United Southern vs Ragama CC at BRC (2:00pm)
• Leo CC vs Moratuwa SC at Katunayake (2:00pm)
• Negombo CC vs Kurunegala CC at Welisara (2:00pm)

World Sports

Thursday (14)

Cricket:

Indian Premier League 2026

• Punjab Kings vs Mumbai Indians at Dharamsala (7:30pm)

Golf:

• US PGA Championship at Newton Square, Pennsylvania
• LPGA at Cincinnati

Cycling:

• Giro d'Italia begins

Tennis:

• ATP and WTA at Italian Open, Rome

Friday (15)

Cricket:

Indian Premier League 2026

• Lucknow Super Giants vs Chennai Super Kings at Lucknow (7:30pm)

Golf:

• US PGA Championship at Newton Square, Pennsylvania
• LPGA at Cincinnati

Cycling:

• Giro d'Italia begins

Football:

• CAF Champions League final first leg
• Mamelodi Sundowns (RSA) vs AS FAR (MAR)

Tennis:

• ATP and WTA at Italian Open, Rome

Rugby:

• Super Rugby Championship round 14

Saturday (16)

Athletics:

• Shanghai Diamond League meeting

Cricket:

• Bangladesh vs Pakistan (2nd Test) at Sylhet

Indian Premier League 2026

• Kolkata Knight Riders vs Gujarat Titans at Eden Gardens (7:30pm)

Golf:

• US PGA Championship at Newton Square, Pennsylvania
• LPGA at Cincinnati

Cycling:

• Giro d'Italia begins

Football:

• FA Cup final at Wembley

CAF Confederation Cup final 2nd leg

• Zamalek (EGY) vs USM Alger (ALG) at Cairo

Motorcycling:

• Catalunya MotoGP Sprint Race at Barcelona

Tennis:

• ATP and WTA at Italian Open, Rome

Rugby:

• Women's Six Nations fifth and final round
• Super Rugby Championship round 14

Sunday (17)

Cricket:

• Bangladesh vs Pakistan (2nd Test) at Sylhet

Indian Premier League 2026

• Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Dharamsala (3:00pm)
• Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals at Delhi (7:30pm)

Golf:

• US PGA Championship at Newton Square, Pennsylvania
• LPGA at Cincinnati

Cycling:

• Giro d'Italia begins

Motorcycling:

• Catalunya MotoGP at Barcelona

Tennis:

• ATP and WTA at Italian Open, Rome
• WTA at Strasbourg International

Monday (18)

Cricket:

• Bangladesh vs Pakistan (2nd Test) at Sylhet

Indian Premier League 2026

• Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad at Chennai (7:30pm)

Cycling:

• Giro d'Italia begins

Tennis:

• ATP at Hamburg Open, Germany
• Geneva Open, Switzerland
• WTA at Strasbourg International

Tuesday (19)

Cricket:

• Bangladesh vs Pakistan (2nd Test) at Sylhet

Indian Premier League 2026

• Rajasthan Royals vs Lucknow Super Giants at Jaipur (7:30pm)

Cycling:

• Giro d'Italia begins

Tennis:

• ATP at Hamburg Open, Germany
• Geneva Open, Switzerland
• WTA at Strasbourg International

Wednesday (20)

Cricket:

• Bangladesh vs Pakistan (2nd Test) at Sylhet

Indian Premier League 2026

• Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians at Eden Gardens (7:30pm)

Cycling:

• Giro d'Italia begins

Tennis:

• ATP at Hamburg Open, Germany
• Geneva Open, Switzerland
• WTA at Strasbourg International