Topic: Sport — Neutral reports only
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[2026-01-21 22:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: À l'exception de la défaite sur la pelouse d'Arsenal (3-1), le Bayern Munich a remporté cinq de ses six précédents matchs en Ligue des champions.
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[2026-01-21 20:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Head coach Antonio Puche Vicente is full of praise for his team: ‘I think we played an excellent game today, both with and without the ball’
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[2026-01-21 19:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: "Jeder spielt so ein bisschen sein Spiel. Die Spieler, die reinkommen, verlieren jeden Ball. Und ich sage immer: Winner-Mentalität ist auch, mal das Spiel zu killen. Das haben wir gar nicht hinbekommen", ärgerte sich Nationalspieler Nico Schlottbeck nach dem enttäuschenden 2:2 von Borussia Dortmund in der Champions League gegen den norwegischen Meister von 2024, FK Bodö/Glimt.
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[2026-01-21 18:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Belarusian’s win over world No 702 Bai Zhuoxuan pits her next against Anastasia Potapova, who knocked out 2021 US Open champion Emma Raducanu
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[2026-01-21 17:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has announced the 17-man squad for the upcoming three-match One-Day International (ODI) series against England. The matches are scheduled to take place on January 22, 24, and 27, 2026, at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.
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[2026-01-21 16:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Whangarei, Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington and Christchurch have been confirmed to host matches against the Black Ferns and an invitational side
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[2026-01-21 14:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The David Hayes-trained superstar becomes Hong Kong’s highest-rated galloper in history after reaching a figure of 128
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[2026-01-21 14:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The force reached out to the runner and is arranging a time for him to return to the city to assist with investigation, an insider says
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[2026-01-21 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Team complained of ‘clear and undeniable differences’ from the conditions enjoyed by the men’s national players when on international duty
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[2026-01-21 10:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With the popularity of the event growing and competition from other cities, organisers should be open to innovative ideas for improvement
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[2026-01-21 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka has qualified for the Super Six stage of the 2026 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup, after recording a convincing 106-run victory over Ireland in Windhoek, Namibia on Monday. Sri Lankan team led by Viran Chamuditha recorded back to back wins over Japan and Ireland got good match exposure before playing their last group match against Australia, the defending champions on next Friday (23) at the same venue.
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[2026-01-21 06:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s promising paddler Taavi Samaraweera continued his form in world table tennis by winning his first international gold medal of 2026 at the World Youth Contender Tournament in Bahrain’s Isa Bin Rashid complex. The tournament was held from January 14-17, featuring 129 players from 19 countries and Taavi was the only Sri Lankan player in this tournament.
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[2026-01-21 06:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Dilvan Herath and Yuhansa Peiris produced a calm, high-percentage display under pressure to clinch the mixed doubles title at the YETI SSC Open Tennis Championship 2026 at the SSC Courts in Colombo yesterday.
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[2026-01-21 06:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Unbeaten Saunders Sports Club and Pelicans Sports Club of Kurunegala have emerged as the most consistent and disciplined teams in the ongoing National Champions League Football Tournament at the Racecourse Stadium in Colombo, topping Group A and Group B respectively to qualify for the Super Eight round.
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[2026-01-21 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: CR and FC continued to lead the points table at the end of the first round of the Maliban Trophy SLR A Division Inter-Club League Rugby Tournament, as they press hard to regain the league title they lost to Kandy Sports Club last season.
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[2026-01-21 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Opener Hasini Perera and young leg spinner Chamodi Prabodha were adjudged best batter and best bowler in the recently concluded Women’s National Super League (WNSL ) Cricket tournament conducted by Sri Lanka Cricket.
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[2026-01-21 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sun Match Company has announced Soorya as a Silver Sponsor for the Jaffna International Trade Fair 2026. The three?day event will be held in Jaffna from January 23-25.
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[2026-01-21 06:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Two semi finals of the Under 13 division two inter schools cricket tournament conducted by Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association and sponsored by Sri Lanka Cricket will be played at Kotte Ananda Sastralaya ground Beddagana and Wickramashila National School ground Giriulla tomorrow.
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[2026-01-21 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: IFS, the leading provider of Industrial AI software, will partner Sri Lanka Cricket as the Official Team Sponsor of the Sri Lanka Team for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026. The partnership marks IFS continued commitment to Sri Lanka cricket and comes as the nation prepares to co-host one of the sport’s most prestigious tournaments alongside India from February 7 to March 8, 2026.
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[2026-01-21 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: St. Benedict’s College Kotahena recorded 5th win of the season in the Under 19 two days inter schools cricket tournament yesterday.
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[2026-01-21 00:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Wednesday's top tips from the Post's racing team
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[2026-01-20 23:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Popular Frenchman Gael Monfils bids farewell to Melbourne Park, Jannik Sinner strolls on after France’s Hugo Gaston retires after 68 minutes
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[2026-01-20 22:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: City receives waivers as centre court does not meet the standards set out by the men’s tennis global governing body
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[2026-01-20 20:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Manu Torres reveals positive messages from superstar friends and former colleagues, aims to grow local talent following winning start
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[2026-01-20 18:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Australian handler leads the way in both the trainers’ premiership and the unofficial dirt championship
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[2026-01-20 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Sport introduced to school programmes and competitor numbers increase, but head coach Andrew Wright issues note of caution
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[2026-01-20 15:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The 10 starters comprise of five players from the Western Conference and five from the Eastern Conference
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[2026-01-20 13:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Treats’ ‘EM-SPARK’ project will train 30 teens from ethnic minority groups to coach 3,504 mainstream primary school students and community members
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[2026-01-20 06:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The England cricket team led by Harry Brook arrived in Sri Lanka for a white-ball tour yesterday . England is scheduled to take on Sri Lanka in three One Day Internationals (ODIs) and three Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) during the tour.
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[2026-01-20 06:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Ashlin De Silva, Mayooran Kubherane, Sahansa Damsiluni, and Navya Banagala reached the Under-16 finals as the YETI SSC Open Tennis Championship 2026 continued at the SSC Tennis Courts in Maitland Place, Colombo yesterday.
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[2026-01-20 06:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Tharusha Ranasinghe’s century steered Lyceum International School Wattala over Vidyaloka College Galle by innings and 14 runs in their fixture of the Under 19 two days inter schools cricket tournament conducted by Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association with sponsorship by Sri Lanka Cricket.
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[2026-01-20 06:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The clash between CH and FC and Air Force Sports Club will be the pick of this week’s matches in the Maliban Trophy SLR Inter-club A Division League Rugby Tournament. The key encounter will be played on Saturday, January 24, at the Racecourse Grounds in Colombo at 3.45pm.
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[2026-01-20 06:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Skipper Geeth Kumara hit superb knock of 185 while off spinner Kesara Nuwantha took a match bag of 12 wickets as Baduraliya SC recorded an innings and 46 runs win over Moors SC at Colts grounds yesterday.
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[2026-01-20 06:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Former Royal College player, Sri Lanka Davis Cup representative and former national champion Thehan Wijemanne lifted the Arjun Fernando Challenge Trophy for the second time, while former national champion and current number one Dinara de Silva of St Bridget’s Convent clinched the Sriya Munasinghe Trophy for the second time to emerge men’s and women’s Open
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[2026-01-20 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Chandupa Kavisha’s all-round performances steered Dharmasoka College Ambalangoda to victory over Kingswood College Kandy by innings and 9 runs in their fixture of the Under 19 Two days inter schools cricket tournament conducted by Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association with sponsorship by Sri Lanka Cricket.
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[2026-01-20 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Saunders Sports Club climbed to the top of the points table and secured a place in the Super Eight after a convincing 3–0 victory over Java Lane Sports Club in their Group A match of the Champions League Football Tournament. The tournament is organized by the Football Federation of Sri Lanka and the match was played at the Racecourse Grounds on Sunday.
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[2026-01-20 06:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sadeesha Devin of Mayurapada National School Narammala had a match bag of 11 wickets for eight runs against Wickramashila National School Giriulla ‘B’ in their first round fixture of the Under 13 division three inter schools cricket tournament conducted by Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association and sponsored by Sri Lanka Cricket.
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[2026-01-20 02:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Senegal won their second ever African Football Cup of Nations (AFCON) trophy on Sunday, beating hosts Morocco 1-0.
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[2026-01-19 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A widely circulated video on social media shows the man with a baby strapped to his chest running along the West Kowloon Highway
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[2026-01-19 22:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Au lendemain de la victoire du Sénégal contre le Maroc en finale de la Coupe d’Afrique des nations (CAN 2025), le président de la FIFA a fustigé lundi (19.01.26) le comportement d’une partie de l’équipe pendant la finale dimanche à Rabat.
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[2026-01-19 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Despite leaving the club as one of the most highly regarded coaches in football, the German says he has never seen himself among game’s best
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[2026-01-19 19:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Mark Newnham’s exciting galloper and Pierre Ng’s quality import headline the Post’s ratings for the first leg of the four-year-old series
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[2026-01-19 18:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Serb begins quest for 25th grand slam title in fine form, Chinese former world No 47 makes good start, but Filipino favourite is knocked out
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[2026-01-19 17:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The England cricket team arrived in Sri Lanka today (19) ahead of the upcoming ODI and T20I series, scheduled to begin on 22 January 2026.
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[2026-01-19 16:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Dennis Yip is keen to set his emerging speedster for the Group One feature up the Meydan straight in March
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[2026-01-19 15:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Organisers also urged to design routes through less congested areas, such as Kai Tak and Northern Metropolis, to reduce traffic disruptions
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[2026-01-19 12:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Novak Djokovic opens tournament against Pedro Martinez, while Iga Swiatek starts bid for career grand slam against China’s Yuan Yue
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[2026-01-19 06:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Defending champions Kandy Sports Club held their nerve under heavy pressure from visiting Havelock Sports Club to record a hard-fought 36 points (three goals, three tries) to 26 (three goals, two tries) victory in their Maliban Trophy SLR Inter-Club ‘A’ Division League Rugby Tournament match played at the Nittawela Rugby Stadium in Kandy yesterday after leading led 19–7 at half time.
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[2026-01-19 06:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Operner Viran Chamuditha recorded the highest individual score (192) in the history of the ICC Under19 Men’s Cricket World Cup to power Sri Lanka past Japan in Windhoek, Namibia on Saturday. It was asuperb batting display by Sri Lanka to beat Japan by 203 runs in their opening game to make a strong start in the world cup.
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[2026-01-19 06:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: League leaders CR and FC played sharp, simple and powerful rugby as they outclassed Air Force Sports Club by 38 points (four goals, two tries) to 5 (one try) in their Maliban Trophy SLR Inter‑club A Division League Rugby Tournament match at Longden Place, under floodlights.
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