Sports Diary for this week - September 18-24

Sri Lanka will hope to continue their unbeaten run in the ACC Men’s Asia Cup 2025 as they take on Afghanistan at Dubai on Wednesday (18), while the Sri Lanka Women’s Under-19s will begin their campaign against the visiting Australia Women’s Under-19s at Dambulla, where four T20 games and a solitary 50-over match are scheduled to be played between both sides.

The SAFF Under-17 Football Championship continues at the Racecourse International Stadium in Colombo until September 28.

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

Local Sports

Thursday (18)

Cricket:

ACC Asia Cup 2025

• Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan at Dubai (8:00pm)

Football:

SAFF U-17 Championship

• Bangladesh vs Nepal at Racecourse (7:00pm)

Friday (19)

Cricket:

ACC Asia Cup 2025

• India vs Oman at Abu Dhabi (8:00pm)

Football:

SAFF U-17 Championship

• Maldives vs Pakistan at Racecourse (3:00pm)
• Bhutan vs India at Racecourse (7:30pm)

Saturday (20)

Cricket:

ACC Asia Cup 2025

• Super Fours: Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh at Dubai (8:00pm)

Sunday (21)

Cricket:

ACC Asia Cup 2025

• Super Fours: India vs Pakistan at Dubai (8:00pm)

Australia U-19s Women’s tour of Sri Lanka

• Sri Lanka U-19s vs Australia U-19s (1st T20) at Rangiri Dambulla Stadium (10:00am)

Football:

SAFF U-17 Championship

• Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh at Racecourse (7:00pm)

Monday (22)

Football:

SAFF U-17 Championship

• India vs Pakistan at Racecourse (3:00pm)
• Bhutan vs Maldives at (7:30pm)

Tuesday (23)

Cricket:

Asia Cup 2025

• Super Fours: Pakistan vs Sri Lanka at Abu Dhabi (8:00pm)

Wednesday (24)

Cricket:

Asia Cup 2025

• Super Fours: India vs Bangladesh at Dubai (8:00pm)

Australia U-19s Women’s tour of Sri Lanka

• Sri Lanka U-19s vs Australia U-19s (2nd T20) at Rangiri Dambulla Stadium (10:00am)

World Sports

Thursday (18)

Athletics:

World Championships in Tokyo

• Men's Javelin
• 400m finals
• Women's Triple jump
• 400m finals

Cricket:

Men's T20 Asia Cup in UAE

• Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka at Abu Dhabi

Tennis:

• ATP at Chengdu Open, China
• Hangzhou Open, China
• WTA Korea Open at Seoul

Golf:

• European Tour French Open at Paris

Friday (19)

Athletics:

World Championships in Tokyo

• Men's 400m hurdles finals
• Men’s 200m finals
• Men’s Triple jump final
• Women's 400m hurdles final
• Women’s 200m final

Cricket:

Men's T20 Asia Cup in UAE

• India vs Oman at Abu Dhabi

• Ireland vs England (2nd T20) at Dublin

Rugby:

Women's Rugby World Cup

• Semi-final at Bristol

Tennis:

• ATP at Chengdu Open, China
• Hangzhou Open, China
• Laver Cup at San Francisco
• WTA Korea Open at Seoul
• Billie Jean King Cup at Shenzen, China

Golf:

• European Tour French Open at Paris
• LPGA Tour Arkansas Championship

Saturday (20)

Athletics:

World Championships in Tokyo

• Men's 20km walk final
• Men’s 800m final
• Women's 20km walk final
• Women’s javelin final
• Women’s 5000m final
• Women’s Heptathlon final

Rugby:

Women's Rugby World Cup

• Semi-final at Bristol

Cricket:

Asia Cup in UAE

• Super Fours match at Dubai

Tennis:

• ATP at Chengdu Open, China
• Hangzhou Open, China
• Laver Cup at San Francisco
• WTA Korea Open at Seoul
• Billie Jean King Cup at Shenzen, China

Golf:

• European Tour French Open at Paris
• LPGA Tour Arkansas Championship

Sunday (21)

Athletics:

World Championships in Tokyo

• Men's decathlon final
• Men’s 5000m final
• Men’s 4x100m relay final
• Men’s 4x400m relay
• Men’s discus final
• Women's 800m final
• Women’s 4x100m relay final
• Women’s 4x400m relay

Formula I:

• Azerbaijan Grand Prix at Baku

Cricket:

Asia Cup in UAE

• Super Fours match at Dubai

• Ireland vs England (3rd T20) at Dublin

Cycling:

• Road World Championships at Kigali
• Men's and Women's time-trials

Tennis:

• ATP at Chengdu Open, China
• Hangzhou Open, China
• Laver Cup at San Francisco
• WTA Korea Open at Seoul
• Billie Jean King Cup at Shenzen, China

Golf:

• European Tour French Open at Paris
• LPGA Tour Arkansas Championship

Monday (22)

Cycling:

• Road World Championships at Kigali
• Men's and Women's Under-23 time-trials

Tennis:

• ATP at Chengdu Open, China
• Hangzhou Open, China

Tuesday (23)

Cycling:

• Road World Championships at Kigali
• Men's and Women's junior time-trials

Cricket:

Asia Cup in UAE

• Super Fours match at Dubai

Tennis:

• ATP at Chengdu Open, China
• Hangzhou Open, China

Wednesday (24)

Cycling:

• Road World Championships at Kigali
• Team time-trial Mixed Relay

Football:

• Europa League league phase begins

Tennis:

• ATP Japan Open, Tokyo