Sports Diary for this week

The Mastercard-SLR Club Rugby League 2024 will continue with a card of four games this weekend as well as the SLC Major Club 3-day cricket tournament, with a card of eight matches.

The 97th BASL Boxing National Championship will be held at the iconic Galle Face Green beginning from Thursday (23), running up to Sunday (26).

Australia’s tour of Sri Lanka will begin from Wednesday (29) at the Galle International Stadium with the first of the two Test matches of the series.

The ICC Women’s Under-19 T20 Championship continues in Malaysia at four venues.

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

Local Sports

Thursday (23)

Boxing:

• 97th BASL National Championship at Galle Face Green

Badminton:

• EPBA All-Island Open Championship at WABER Indoor Stadium, Batticaloa

Friday (24)

Cricket:

SLC Major Club 3-day Tournament

• Ragama CC vs Police SC at Moratuwa (10:00am)
• Bloomfield vs Negombo CC at Bloomfield (10:00am)
• Badureliya SC vs Colts at Maggona (10:00am)
• Chilaw Marians vs Ace Capital at CCC (10:00am)
• BRC vs SSC at BRC (10:00am)
• Moors SC vs CCC at Colts (10:00am)
• NCC vs Nugegoda S&WC at NCC (10:00am)

Boxing:

• 97th BASL National Championship at Galle Face Green

Badminton:

• EPBA All-Island Open Championship at WABER Indoor Stadium, Batticaloa

Saturday (25)

Cricket:

SLC Major Club 3-day Tournament

• Ragama CC vs Police SC at Moratuwa (10:00am)
• Bloomfield vs Negombo CC at Bloomfield (10:00am)
• Badureliya SC vs Colts at Maggona (10:00am)
• Chilaw Marians vs Ace Capital at CCC (10:00am)
• BRC vs SSC at BRC (10:00am)
• Moors SC vs CCC at Colts (10:00am)
• NCC vs Nugegoda S&WC at NCC (10:00am)
• Kandy Customs vs Tamil Union at Thurstan ground (10:00am)

Rugby:

SLR-MasterCard Club Rugby League

• CH&FC vs Havelocks at Racecourse (4:00pm)
• CR&FC vs Police SC at Longdon Place (6:30pm)

Boxing:

• 97th BASL National Championship at Galle Face Green

Badminton:

• EPBA All-Island Open Championship at WABER Indoor Stadium, Batticaloa

Sunday (26)

Cricket:

SLC Major Club 3-day Tournament

• Ragama CC vs Police SC at Moratuwa (10:00am)
• Bloomfield vs Negombo CC at Bloomfield (10:00am)
• Badureliya SC vs Colts at Maggona (10:00am)
• Chilaw Marians vs Ace Capital at CCC (10:00am)
• BRC vs SSC at BRC (10:00am)
• Moors SC vs CCC at Colts (10:00am)
• NCC vs Nugegoda S&WC at NCC (10:00am)
• Kandy Customs vs Tamil Union at Thurstan ground (10:00am)

Rugby:

SLR-MasterCard Club Rugby League

• Kandy SC vs Air Force SC at Nittawela (4:00pm)
• Navy SC vs Sri Lions at Welisara (4:00pm)

Boxing:

• 97th BASL National Championship at Galle Face Green

Badminton:

• EPBA All-Island Open Championship at WABER Indoor Stadium, Batticaloa

Monday (27)

SLC Major Club 3-day Tournament

• Kandy Customs vs Tamil Union at Thurstan ground (10:00am)

Badminton:

• EPBA All-Island Open Championship at WABER Indoor Stadium, Batticaloa

Wednesday (29)

Cricket:

Australia tour of Sri Lanka 2024/25

• Sri Lanka vs Australia (1st Test) at Galle (10:00am)

World Sports

Thursday (23)

Cricket:

ICC Women’s U-19 T20 World Cup 2025

• Malaysia vs West Indies at Kuala Lumpur (8:00am)
• Sri Lanka vs India at Kuala Lumpur (12:00pm)

Tennis:

• ATP and WTA at Australian Open, Melbourne

Football:

• Penultimate round of Europa League league phase matches

Golf:

• European Tour's Ras Al Khaimah Championship, United Arab Emirates
• PGA at Torrey Pines, San Diego

Cycling:

• UCI Tour Down Under at Adelaide

Rallying:

• First leg of World Rally Championship Rallye Monte Carlo

Friday (24)

Tennis:

• ATP and WTA at Australian Open, Melbourne

Cricket:

• Pakistan vs West Indies (2nd Test) at Multan

ICC Women’s U-19 T20 World Cup 2025

• Super 6: B4 vs C4 at Johor (8:00am)
• Super 6: A4 vs D4 at Johor (12:00pm)

Alpine Skiing:

• Men's Super-G at Kitzbuehel, Austria

Golf:

• European Tour's Ras Al Khaimah Championship, United Arab Emirates
• PGA at Torrey Pines, San Diego

Cycling:

• UCI Tour Down Under at Adelaide

Rallying:

• First leg of World Rally Championship Rallye Monte Carlo

Saturday (25)

Tennis:

• ATP and WTA at Australian Open, Melbourne

Cricket:

• Pakistan vs West Indies (2nd Test) at Multan
• India vs England (2nd T20) at Chennai

ICC Women’s U-19 T20 World Cup 2025

• Super 6: B2 vs C3 at Bangi (8:00am)
• Super 6: B1 vs C2 at Kuching (8:00am)
• Super 6: A3 vs D1 at Bangi (12:00pm)
• Super 6: C1 vs B3 at Kuching (12:00pm)

Golf:

• European Tour's Ras Al Khaimah Championship, United Arab Emirates
• PGA at Torrey Pines, San Diego

Cycling:

• UCI men's Tour Down Under at Adelaide

Rallying:

• First leg of World Rally Championship Rallye Monte Carlo

Alpine Skiing:

• Men's World Cup downhill at Kitzbuehel, Austria
• Women's World Cup downhill at Garmisch, Germany

Sunday (26)

Tennis:

• ATP and WTA at Australian Open, Melbourne

Cricket:

• Pakistan vs West Indies (2nd Test) at Multan

ICC Women’s U-19 T20 World Cup 2025

• Super 6: A2 vs D3 at Kuala Lumpur (8:00am)
• Super 6: A1 vs D2 at Kuala Lumpur (12:00pm)

Golf:

• European Tour's Ras Al Khaimah Championship, United Arab Emirates
• PGA at Torrey Pines, San Diego

Cycling:

• UCI men's Tour Down Under at Adelaide

Rallying:

• First leg of World Rally Championship Rallye Monte Carlo

Alpine Skiing:

• Men's World Cup slalom at Kitzbuehel, Austria
• Women's World Cup super-G at Garmisch, Germany

Monday (27)

Cricket:

• Pakistan sv West Indies (2nd Test) at Multan

ICC Women’s U-19 T20 World Cup 2025

• Super 6: B1 vs C3 at Kuching (8:00am)

Tennis:

• ATP at Montpellier, France
• WTA at Linz, Austria, and Singapore

Football:

• Draw for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco

Tuesday (28)

Cricket:

• Pakistan vs West Indies (2nd Test) at Multan
• India vs England (3rd T20) at Rajkot

ICC Women’s U-19 T20 World Cup 2025

• Super 6: A3 vs D2 at Kuala Lumpur (8:00am)
• Super 6: C1 vs B2 at Kuching (8:00am)
• Super 6: A1 vs D3 at Kuala Lumpur (12:00pm)
• Super 6: C1 vs B3 at Kuching (12:00pm)

Alpine Skiing:

• Men's World Cup giant slalom at Schladming, Austria

Tennis:

• ATP at Montpellier, France
• WTA at Linz, Austria, and Singapore

Figure Skating:

• European championships at Tallinn

Wednesday (29)

Football:

• Final round of Champions League league phase matches

Alpine Skiing:

• Men's World Cup slalom at Schladming, Austria

Cricket:

• Pakistan vs West Indies (2nd Test) at Multan

ICC Women’s U-19 T20 World Cup 2025

• Super 6: C2 vs B3 at Bangi (8:00am)
• Super 6: A2 vs D1 at Bangi (12:00pm)

Tennis:

• ATP at Montpellier, France
• WTA at Linz, Austria, and Singapore

Figure Skating:

• European championships at Tallinn