Topic: Sport — Neutral reports only
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[2026-01-16 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn said: ‘I do think he will want to return to boxing, but that will be his decision when the time is right’
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[2026-01-16 21:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said a proposed NBA Europe league would "respect the traditions of European basketball."
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[2026-01-16 20:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Mercurial Englishman is on the list of top 32 players expected to compete, while Robertson, Trump, Selby and Zhao will play in Hong Kong
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[2026-01-16 20:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-01-16 18:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ahead of Sunday’s Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon, the Post looks back at the city’s marathon history
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[2026-01-16 16:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The 24th edition of the Col. Henry Steel Olcott Memorial Cricket Tournament will be worked off on January 23, 24 and 25 at the renovated Ananda College’s Colonel G. W. Rajapakse Stadium with the participation of Old Boys’ and School teams from ten leading Buddhist schools in the country. The flagship annual event of the Col.
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[2026-01-16 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The city’s youth squad finished with two golds, one silver and one bronze, with Wong Pak-yiu winning his second consecutive World Cup gold
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[2026-01-16 14:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Readers discuss the possibility of a unified Hong Kong tennis open, how to improve the co-location arrangement for passengers, and a pragmatic approach to marriage equality
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[2026-01-16 14:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: US prosecutors charge 26 involved in sweeping transnational conspiracy, say scheme started with Chinese Basketball Association, spread to NCAA
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[2026-01-16 13:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Loosen up for the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon, shop discounted home goods, enjoy special-edition buns and more this weekend
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[2026-01-16 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The 27-year-old is the most decorated Olympian in Chinese history, with 10 medals across the past two Olympic Games
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[2026-01-16 06:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Ransath Peiris and Ruwan Fernando delivered confident performances as the YETI SSC Open Tennis Championship 2026 men’s open singles second round continued at the SSC Tennis Courts in Colombo yesterday.
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[2026-01-16 06:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Dulnith Sigera and Kavija Gamage produced two outstanding innings as Sri Lanka Under 19 recorded their second successive victory in the ICC Under 19 Men’s Cricket World Cup warm-up matches, defeating Afghanistan by seven runs under the DLS method in Windhoek on Wednesday.
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[2026-01-16 06:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Two semi-finals of the Under 13 Division One Inter Schools Cricket Tournament, conducted by the Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association with sponsorship from Sri Lanka Cricket, will be played today at Beddagana and Bandaragama.
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[2026-01-16 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: CR and FC, enjoying one of their best seasons in recent years, will be pushed hard when they meet Air Force Sports Club in their Maliban Trophy SLR Inter-club ‘A’ Division League rugby match at Longden Place on Saturday, January 17, under floodlights at 6.00 pm.
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[2026-01-16 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Moose Clothing launched the Sri Lanka Team Jersey for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, combining modern performance innovation with Sri Lanka’s world-class ethical apparel heritage.
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[2026-01-16 06:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Ananda College’s Boys’ Orange Ball championship team pictured with Pradeep Goonasekara, General Secretary of the Sri Lanka Tennis Association, following their title-winning performance.
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[2026-01-16 04:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: New strategy will bring national opens around the world into Asian Tour’s elevated series of tournaments
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[2026-01-16 03:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Prosecutors said the scheme involved 39 players, millions of dollars in wagers on fixed games and hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes
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[2026-01-16 01:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Two runners from world’s top 100 will lead elite group in Sunday’s race, while popular Japanese athlete Yuki Kawauchi makes return
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[2026-01-15 21:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hong Kong China Rugby, Hong Kong Jockey Club, Hong Kong Football Club hope to bring more cohesion to biggest week in city’s sports calendar
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[2026-01-15 20:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Apart from cricket,India has long been seen as an underachiever on the international sporting stage, as demonstrated by a 71st ranking in the 2024 Paris Olympics. However, a surge in the participation of women in a wide range of sports could help change this.
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[2026-01-15 19:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: د افغانستان کریکټ بورډ د غړو تر دوراني غونډې وروسته اعلان کړی چې د راشد خان په څېر د ملي لوبډلې مخکښ لوبغاړي به نور په کال کې تر درېو زیات بهرني سوداګریز لیګونو کې د لوبیدو اجازه نه ولري. د کریکټ بورډ ادارې ویلي دي چې دا پرېکړه یې د چهارشنبې په ورځ په کابل کې د بورډ کلنۍ عمومي غونډه کې تصویب شوې ده.
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[2026-01-15 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The American Olympic champion wins US Pro Swim Series event easily and has now clocked 24 of the top 25 times for that distance
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[2026-01-15 18:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The world’s best sprinter will bid for history in the Group One Centenary Sprint Cup (1,200m) next week
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[2026-01-15 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The team finishes second in the group behind Australia with one win and two draws, will play Uzbekistan in the quarter-finals in Jeddah
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[2026-01-15 16:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hongkonger loses in third qualifying round of year’s first grand slam but could still make the main draw should there be withdrawals
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[2026-01-15 14:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The world’s best rider has been snapped up by the Kwok family to ride Tony Cruz’s consistent galloper in next month’s feature
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[2026-01-15 14:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The 51-year-old said he was ‘gutted’ to be leaving the team; former Australia coach Dave Rennie has been linked to the job
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[2026-01-15 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Andrew Wright urges talented city squad to take advantage while going is good – ‘we don’t know what future looks like’
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[2026-01-15 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With 2026 only two weeks old, failing to make the top two in Dubai will end Hong Kong’s interest in the world series for another year
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[2026-01-15 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The ICC Under-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup, featuring 16 teams divided into four groups, will commence today (15) and run until February 6 in Namibia and Zimbabwe.
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[2026-01-15 06:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Two match officials from Sri Lanka, Graeme Labrooy and Prageeth Rambukwella, will officiate at the ICC Under-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup, which begins today (15) in Zimbabwe and Namibia and continues until February 6.
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[2026-01-15 06:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: St. Mary’s College Chilaw and Wadduwa Central College recorded wins in their fixtures of the Under-19 Two-Day Inter Schools Cricket Tournament, conducted by the Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association with sponsorship from Sri Lanka Cricket yesterday.
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[2026-01-15 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Girls’ Orange Ball champions Visakha Vidyalaya team with Pradeep Goonasekara, General Secretary of the Sri Lanka Tennis Association.
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[2026-01-15 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Former National Champion Nirmala Jayasinghe won a triple crown in the Veterans National Table Tennis Championship held recently at the S. Thomas’ Indoor Stadium Mt Lavinia. The tournament was successfully conducted by the Veterans TT Association and many former National paddlers were in action at the apex annual veterans event.
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[2026-01-15 06:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s premier annual motorsport championship award ceremony, organised by the Sri Lanka Association of Racing Drivers & Riders (SLARDAR), the Sri Lanka Super Series Awards 2025 will be held at the ‘Eagles’ Waters Edge, Battaramull on January 17 from 6.30pm.
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[2026-01-15 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The ‘Selection Tournament’ to select Sri Lankan Wushu athletes to participate in the 10th World Junior Wushu Championship to be held in China will be held on January 19 and 20 at the Wathupitiwala Indoor Stadium, said Sri Lanka Wushu Federation President Vijith Edirisinghe.
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[2026-01-15 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: President’s College Kotte and Siddhartha MMV Balapitiya recorded wins in their fixtures 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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[2026-01-15 06:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Of course, US President Donald Trump was delighted by the framed birth certificate of his grandfather Friedrich Trump, who was from Kallstadt, Germany, that was given to him by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. He was also clearly flattered by the newly created FIFA Peace Prize awarded him by world soccer boss Gianni Infantino.
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[2026-01-15 05:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Le marabout dénommé Karamoko Sinayoko, ayant promis la Coupe d'Afrique des nations de football (Can 2025) aux Aigles du Mali, à la Can marocaine, a est privé de sa liberté.
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[2026-01-15 02:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Veteran becomes sixth handler to reach major milestone after bagging a double at city circuit
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[2026-01-15 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: After being held at past 3 Winter Games at new venues, the Olympics downhill racing programme returns next month to well-known, iconic courses
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[2026-01-14 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Football season delayed because league was left without a sponsor as national team gets set to face Hong Kong in ‘dead’ Asian Cup qualifier
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[2026-01-14 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Lee Westwood, Ian Poulter are joined by Laurie Canter and Sam Horsfield, who will all have to be on their game after relegation was expanded
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[2026-01-14 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Team members express private discontent after withdrawal of vehicle pledge; soccer association say they ‘understand’ businesswoman’s position
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[2026-01-14 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Financial Times
Snippet: PublishedJanuary 14 2026
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[2026-01-14 15:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The 21-year-old will play Elias Ymer of Sweden in the final round of the Australian Open qualifying for a spot in the main draw
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[2026-01-14 14:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Japan will be one of seven stops on global circuit season, with the organisation announcing the men’s players later this year
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[2026-01-14 11:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: US snowboard star Chloe Kim facing race against clock to get fit for Milano Cortina Games after Swiss accident
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