Sports Diary for this week

The 105th Stubbs Shield Inter-School Boxing Championship will get underway from Thursday (31) at the Royal MAS Arena in Colombo, with St. Sylvester’s College set to defend their title against other top contenders.

The tournament will be held over six days and will end on November 5.

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

Local Sports

Thursday (31)

Boxing:

• 105th Stubbs Shield Inter-School Championship at Royal MAS Arena

Friday (1)

Boxing:

• 105th Stubbs Shield Inter-School Championship at Royal MAS Arena

Saturday (2)

Boxing:

• 105th Stubbs Shield Inter-School Championship at Royal MAS Arena

Sunday (3)

Boxing:

• 105th Stubbs Shield Inter-School Championship at Royal MAS Arena

Monday (4)

Boxing:

• 105th Stubbs Shield Inter-School Championship at Royal MAS Arena

Tuesday (5)

Boxing:

• 105th Stubbs Shield Inter-School Championship at Royal MAS Arena

World Sports

Thursday (31)

Cricket:

• Bangladesh vs South Africa (2nd Test) at Chattogram
• West Indies vs England (1st ODI) at North Sound, Antigua

Golf:

• LPGA at Japan Classic, Shiga

Tennis:

• ATP at Paris Masters
• WTA at Hong Kong Tennis Open
• Jiangxi Open at Jiujiang, China
• Merida, Mexico

Friday (1)

Cricket:

• Bangladesh vs South Africa (2nd Test) at Chattogram
• India vs New Zealand (3rd Test) at Wankhede

Figure Skating:

• ISU Grand Prix series, Grand Prix de France

Golf:

• LPGA at Japan Classic, Shiga

Horse Racing:

• Breeder's Cup at Del Mar, California

Tennis:

• ATP at Paris Masters
• WTA at Hong Kong Tennis Open
• Jiangxi Open at Jiujiang, China
• Merida, Mexico

Saturday (2)

Cricket:

• Bangladesh vs South Africa (2nd Test) at Chattogram
• India vs New Zealand (3rd Test) at Wankhede
• West Indies vs England (2nd ODI) at North Sound

Figure Skating:

• ISU Grand Prix series, Grand Prix de France

Golf:

• LPGA at Japan Classic, Shiga

Formula 1:

• Brazilian Grand Prix sprint race, Sao Paulo

Horse Racing:

• Breeder's Cup at Del Mar, California

Tennis:

• ATP at Paris Masters
• WTA at Hong Kong Tennis Open
• Jiangxi Open at Jiujiang, China
• Merida, Mexico
• WTA Finals, Riyadh

Rugby Union:

• England vs New Zealand at Twickenham
• Scotland vs Fiji at Murrayfield

Sunday (3)

Cricket:

• India vs New Zealand (3rd Test) at Wankhede

Figure Skating:

• ISU Grand Prix series, Grand Prix de France

Golf:

• LPGA at Japan Classic, Shiga

Tennis:

• ATP at Paris Masters
• Metz and Belgrade
• WTA at Hong Kong Tennis Open
• Jiangxi Open at Jiujiang, China
• Merida, Mexico
• WTA Finals, Riyadh

Formula 1:

• Brazilian Grand Prix, Sao Paulo

Motor Cycling:

• Malaysia MotoGP, Sepang

Athletics:

• New York City Marathon

Monday (4)

Cricket:

• India vs New Zealand (3rd Test) at Wankhede
• Australia vs Pakistan (1st ODI) at Melbourne

Tennis:

• ATP at Metz and Belgrade
• WTA Finals, Riyadh

Tuesday (5)

Football:

• Champions League league phase matches

Cricket:

• India vs New Zealand (3rd Test) at Wankhede

Tennis:

• ATP at Metz and Belgrade
• WTA Finals, Riyadh

Wednesday (6)

Football:

• Champions League league phase matches
• Europa League league phase matches

Cricket:

• West Indies vs England (3rd ODI) at Bridgetown

Tennis:

• ATP at Metz and Belgrade
• WTA Finals, Riyadh

Golf:

• LPGA at Oahu, Hawaii