Weekend Sports Guide for Sri Lankans

Sri Lankan sports fans have a packed week ahead, with Premier League football spread across several nights, international T20 cricket in India, the Under-19 Asia Cup continuing in Dubai and global attention on the World Darts

Nuwanidu and Avishka puts SSC on top

A quick-fire 83 ball unbeaten knock of 110 inclusive of eight boundaries and eight sixes by Nuwanidu Fernando and a half ton by Avishka Fernando saw SSC end the first day on top against Galle CC in their Major Club Tier ‘B’

Police at the mercy of Kandy in a fortress

Kandy Sports Club, the unbeaten League and Clifford Cup champions, will step onto the field for the first time this season at their fortress, the Nittawela Rugby Stadium, when they meet Police Sports Club on Sunday.

Dulash, Ashen, Dhanuja crack half tons

Half tons by Dulash Udayanga, Ashen Bandara and Dhanuja Induwara enabled Police SC taking first lease of the wicket to make 327 against Colts who ended day one on 6 for 0 in the Major Club Tier ‘A’ cricket encounter at

World Cup fans scream ‘betrayal’ at ticket pricing

Supporters hoping to attend next year’s World Cup final face paying thousands of pounds for the cheapest ticket.

Viren, Ranithma Lead 1,500-Strong Field at 73rd National Badminton Championships

Star shuttlers Viren Nettasinghe and Ranithma Liyanage are set to headline the action as more than 1,500 competitors prepare to battle it out at the 73rd National Badminton Championship 2025, scheduled from December 17

Kiwis rout Windies for 1-0 lead

Jacob Duffy claimed five wickets as New Zealand sealed a straightforward victory over West Indies on day three of the second Test in Wellington.

Visually handicapped Indian cricketers celebrate

India’s visually handicapped women’s cricket team scored a global victory for everyone in their situation when they won what was called the first ever VFS Global Women’s T20 World Cup that was co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka.

MCA day-night cricket final Ceylinco favoured as Abans need to buckle up

Unbeaten Abans Group, which received a big scare at the hands of George Steuart Health in the semifinals, will need to buckle up against Ceylinco General Insurance who are favoured to win the day-night final of the Munchee Trophy

Rain postpones NE golf

The Sri Lanka Junior Open Golf Championship 2025 which was scheduled to take place from December 21-23 at the Nuwara Eliya Golf Club, was postponed due to rain.

CCC inter-academy cricket final today

The grand final of the 19th annual under-14 Invitational Inter-Academy Cricket tournament, organised and conducted by Sri-Lanka’s premier Cricket Academy, CCC School of Cricket, will be played today starting at 9.00 am at the CCC

Two Sri Lankan heritage players in Aussie U-19 squad

Australia has named its squad for the ICC U-19 World Cup 2026 picking two players with Sri Lankan roots in Nitesh Samuel and Naden Cooray.

Half Marathon ‘sold out’ in Colombo

The Indian Cultural Association (ICA) unveiled the official race route of the Janashakthi Life – ICA International Half-Marathon scheduled for Sunday in Colombo that organisers have branded a “sell out”.

Thaha bags second major title in seven days

Man in form Irshath Thaha of Moors SC continued his winning streak when he bagged his second major snooker title within a period of seven days, following his Open Ranking Championship title win by clinching and retaining the 6-Red Snooker National Championship title.

CR-CH the pick of the games at restart

The inter club rugby League 2025/2026 resumes today with Sri Lions hosting Army SC at Longden Place after a somewhat unexpected two week break.

Hamilton goes into hibernation

Lewis Hamilton said after the final race of what has been an annus horribilis for him at Ferrari that he wanted to shut off from the world over the winter.

Battle of the Sexes heats up

Tennis great Billie Jean King says the ‘Battle of the Sexes’ match between Aryna Sabalenka and Nick Kyrgios is “not the same” as her era-defining meeting with Bobby Riggs.

Racing champ Norris kept waiting for trophy

Lando Norris became the 35th driver to win the championship, but he was not awarded the official trophy in Abu Dhabi.

Peterite Vishenka Silva packs a punch for CR

Supporters of CR and FC can look forward to more action as the Red Shirts have strengthened their ambitions for the rugby season with the enlisting of St. Peter’s College player Vishenka Silva for their match against CH and FC on Saturday.

Row over gay celebrations at World Cup match

The organisation behind the LGBTQ+ ‘Pride Match’ at the 2026 World Cup says it intends to push forward with plans despite Egypt objecting to Fifa.

LeBron James’ record comes to an end

LeBron James’ incredible run of 1,297 regular-season NBA games scoring 10 or more points ended as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Toronto Raptors 123-120.

Longest living Sri Lanka athlete celebrates 101 birthday

Piyarathna Weerasinghe, who captained Sri Lanka’s first national volleyball team in 1954, celebrated his 101st birthday yesterday.

Cummins colours no good for England

Australia captain Pat Cummins will return for what could be a decisive third Ashes Test against England in Adelaide next week.

England cricketers for sale on the beach

England could not escape Australian sledging on their break from the Ashes series in the beach town of Noosa.

Indian and Sri Lankan win Colombo Chess

Indian R. Sailesh and Dulithma Ratnayake of Sri-Lanka became Champions in the Open category of the men’s and women’s Colombo Chess Festival organised and conducted by the CFSL and Passed Pawn Chess Club at the Sports Complex, in Colombo 7.

Moors SC’s Thaha is Open snooker champ

Irshath Thaha of Moors SC became the champion of the Open Ranking Snooker Championship 2025 when he came out victorious with ease by four frames to one beating Mohamed Rikas of Air Force SC in the final played at the AAC billiard table in Colombo.

History-making Girmay sings up with NSN Cycling

History-making African cyclist Biniam Girmay has signed for NSN Cycling - the new team co-owned by World Cup winner Andres Iniesta.

Japan’s Matsuyama wins play-off at World Challenge in event hosted by Tiger Woods

Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama beat Sweden’s Alex Noren in a one-hole play-off to win his second Hero World Challenge title in Albany.

‘Excitement and nerves’ for Archibald as Games loom

Katie Archibald can still see herself rampaging down the home straight to claim a points race bronze at the last Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

Sri Lanka draw level against Bangladesh

Hirun Matheesha shone with an unbeaten knock of 80 with six boundaries to guide Sri Lanka U-17 to record a convincing six wicket win over host Bangladesh U-17 in the second ODI encounter played at the BSCG ground in