Sports Diary for this week - November 20-26

Sri Lanka’s elite SLR-Maliban Inter-Club Rugby League Championship for the 2025/26 season will continue this Friday and Saturday for the second week with two matches slotted on each day.

Sri Lanka will begin the campaign against Zimbabwe in their first game of the Pakistan T20 Tri-Series at Rawalpindi on Thursday at 6:30pm.

The return of the FSL Champions League 2025 football tournament will occur with the kick off this Friday (21) at the Racecourse, as Football Sri Lanka has slotted two matches each, at 5:00pm and 8:00pm on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays for the next 14 weeks at the same venue. 

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

Local Sports

Thursday (20)

Cricket:

Pakistan T20 Tri-Series

• Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe at Rawalpindi (6:30pm)

Friday (21)

Cricket:

ACC T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2025

• Semi-Final 1 at Doha, Qatar (3:00pm)
• Semi-Final 2 at Doha, Qatar (8:00pm)

Rugby:

SLR-Maliban Inter-Club League 2025/26

• Army SC vs CR&FC at Panagoda (3:45pm)
• Police SC vs Air Force SC at Police Park (3:45am)

Football:

FSL Champions League 2025

• Match No.1 at Racecourse (5:00pm)
• Match No.2 at Racecourse (8:00pm)

Saturday (22)

Cricket:

Pakistan T20 Tri-Series

• Sri Lanka vs Pakistan at Rawalpindi (6:30pm)

Rugby:

SLR-Maliban Inter-Club League 2025/26

• Sri Lions vs Havelocks SC at Havelock Park (3:45pm)
• Navy SC vs Kandy SC at Welisara (3:45pm)

Football:

FSL Champions League 2025

• Match No.3 at Racecourse (5:00pm)
• Match No.4 at Racecourse (8:00pm)

Sunday (23)

Cricket:

ACC T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2025

• Final at Doha, Qatar (8:00pm)

MCA Division ‘D’ 50-over Tournament

• Knockout Pre-Quarter-Final Match 1 at MCA (9:45am)

Football:

FSL Champions League 2025

• Match No.5 at Racecourse (5:00pm)
• Match No.6 at Racecourse (8:00pm)

Tuesday (25)

Cricket:

Pakistan T20 Tri-Series

• Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe at Rawalpindi (6:30pm)

World Sports

Thursday (20)

Cricket:

• Bangladesh vs Ireland (2nd Test) at Mirpur

Tennis:

• Davis Cup Finals in Bologna, Italy

Golf:

• LPGA Tour Championship at Naples, Florida

Friday (21)

Cricket:

• Australia vs England (1st Test) at Perth
• Bangladesh vs Ireland (2nd Test) at Mirpur

Tennis:

• Davis Cup Finals in Bologna, Italy

Golf:

• LPGA Tour Championship at Naples, Florida

Figure Skating:

• Finlandia Trophy, Helsinki

Saturday (22)

Cricket:

• Australia vs England (1st Test) at Perth
• Bangladesh vs Ireland (2nd Test) at Mirpur
• India vs South Africa (2nd Test) at Guwahati
• New Zealand vs West Indies (3rd ODI) at Hamilton
• Pakistan vs Sri Lanka (3rd T20) at Lahore

Figure Skating:

• Finlandia Trophy, Helsinki

Golf:

• LPGA Tour Championship at Naples, Florida
• USPGA at Sea Island Resort

Tennis:

• Davis Cup Finals in Bologna, Italy

Rugby:

• Wales vs New Zealand
• Ireland vs South Africa
• France vs Australia
• Italy vs Samoa

Alpine Skiing:

• Men's World Cup slalom at Gurgl, Austria

Sunday (23)

Cricket:

• Australia vs England (1st Test) at Perth
• Bangladesh vs Ireland (2nd Test) at Mirpur
• India v South Africa (2nd Test) at Guwahati
• Pakistan vs Zimbabwe (4th T20) at Lahore

Figure Skating:

• Finlandia Trophy, Helsinki

Golf:

• LPGA Tour Championship at Naples, Florida
• USPGA at Sea Island Resort

Tennis:

• Davis Cup Finals in Bologna, Italy

Formula 1:

• Las Vegas Grand Prix

Rugby:

• Scotland vs Tonga
• England vs Argentina

Alpine Skiing:

• Women's World Cup slalom at Gurgl, Austria

Monday (24)

Cricket:

• Australia vs England (1st Test) at Perth
• India vs South Africa (2nd Test) at Guwahati

Tuesday (25)

Cricket:

• Australia vs England (1st Test) at Perth
• India vs South Africa (2nd Test) at Guwahati
• Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe (T20) at Lahore

Football:

• UEFA Champions League matchday five

Wednesday (26)

Cricket:

• India vs South Africa (2nd Test) at Guwahati

Football:

• UEFA Champions League matchday five