Sports Diary for this week

Sri Lanka will seek revenge and bounce back with a win in the second and final Test of their Sri Lanka’s tour of South Africa 2024/25, with the game set to begin on Thursday (5) St. George’s Park in Gqeberha.

The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Under-19 Asia Cup 2024 has reached the semi-final stage where the top four teams – Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan and Bangladesh – set to compete on Friday (6) at the United Arab Emirates, with Dubai and Sharjah as the two main venues.

The 72nd National Badminton Championship will end on Sunday (8) at three venues in Colombo, the Sri Lanka Badminton (SLB) courts, Mercantile Badminton Association (MBA) courts and Otters Aquatic Cub courts.

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

Local Sports

Thursday (5)

Cricket:

Sri Lanka tour of South Africa 2024/25

• South Africa vs Sri Lanka (2nd Test) at St. George’s Park, Gqeberha

Badminton:

• 72nd National Championship at SLB, MCA and Otters courts

Friday (6)

Cricket:

Sri Lanka tour of South Africa 2024/25

• South Africa vs Sri Lanka (2nd Test) at St. George’s Park, Gqeberha

ACC U-19 Asia Cup 2024

• Semi-final 1: Bangladesh vs Pakistan at Dubai (10:30am)
• Semi-final 2: India vs Sri Lanka at Sharjah (10:30am)

Badminton:

• 72nd National Championship at SLB, MCA and Otters courts

Saturday (7)

Cricket:

Sri Lanka tour of South Africa 2024/25

• South Africa vs Sri Lanka (2nd Test) at St. George’s Park, Gqeberha

Badminton:

• 72nd National Championship at SLB, MCA and Otters courts

Sunday (8)

Cricket:

Sri Lanka tour of South Africa 2024/25

• South Africa vs Sri Lanka (2nd Test) at St. George’s Park, Gqeberha

ACC U-19 Asia Cup 2024

• Final: Winner SF 1 vs Winner SF 2 at Dubai (10:30am)

Badminton:

• 72nd National Championship at SLB, MCA and Otters courts

Monday (9)

Cricket:

Sri Lanka tour of South Africa 2024/25

• South Africa vs Sri Lanka (2nd Test) at St. George’s Park, Gqeberha

World Sports

Thursday (5)

Football:

• FIFA World Club Cup draw, Miami

Cricket:

• Zimbabwe vs Pakistan (3rd T20) at Bulawayo

Golf:

• PGA at World Challenge, Bahamas
• EPGA at Golf Challenge, Sun City

Ice Skating:

• Grand Prix Final at Grenoble, France

Friday (6)

Alpine Skiing:

• Men's World Cup downhill at Beaver Creek, United States

Cricket:

• New Zealand vs England (2nd Test) at Wellington
• Australia vs India (2nd Test) at Adelaide

Golf:

• PGA at World Challenge, Bahamas
• EPGA at Golf Challenge, Sun City

Ice Skating:

• Grand Prix Final at Grenoble, France

Rugby:

• Champions Cup kicks off with first round of group matches
• Challenge kicks off with first round of group matches

Saturday (7)

Alpine Skiing:

• Men's World Cup super-G at Beaver Creek, United States
• Women's World Cup giant slalom at Tremblant, Canada

Cricket:

• New Zealand vs England (2nd Test) at Wellington
• Australia vs India (2nd Test) at Adelaide

Golf:

• PGA at World Challenge, Bahamas
• EPGA at Golf Challenge, Sun City

Ice Skating:

• Grand Prix Final at Grenoble, France

Rugby:

• Champions Cup kicks off with first round of group matches
• Challenge kicks off with first round of group matches

Sunday (8)

Alpine Skiing:

• Men's World Cup giant slalom at Beaver Creek, United States
• Women's World Cup giant slalom at Tremblant, Canada

Cricket:

• New Zealand vs England (2nd Test) at Wellington
• Australia vs India (2nd Test) at Adelaide
• West Indies vs Bangladesh (1st ODI) at Basseterre

Formula 1:

• Season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Golf:

• PGA at World Challenge, Bahamas
• EPGA at Golf Challenge, Sun City

Ice Skating:

• Grand Prix Final at Grenoble, France

Rugby:

• Champions Cup kicks off with first round of group matches
• Challenge kicks off with first round of group matches

Monday (9)

Cricket:

• New Zealand vs England (2nd Test) at Wellington
• Australia vs India (2nd Test) at Adelaide

Tuesday (10)

Cricket:

• New Zealand vs England (2nd Test) at Wellington
• Australia vs India (2nd Test) at Adelaide
• West Indies vs Bangladesh (2nd ODI) at Basseterre

Football:

• Champions League league phase, sixth round of matches

Wednesday (11)

Cricket:

• Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan (1st T20) at Harare

Football:

• Champions League league phase, sixth round of matches