Topic: Sport — Neutral reports only
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[2025-12-18 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Veteran Luxembourg paddler says she is focused on enjoying the game after a wrist injury forced her out for more than half a year
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[2025-12-18 10:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China tennis star hoping to shake off injury-plagued year, will begin season at ATP Tour event in Victoria Park
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[2025-12-18 06:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Bangladeshi President Mohammed Shahabuddin, elected unopposed in 2023 as a nominee of the Awami League, has announced his intention to step down midway through his term following February’s Parliamentary election. His decision comes amid tensions with the interim government led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus.
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[2025-12-18 06:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has announced the appointment of R. Sridhar as the fielding coach of the Sri Lanka national team until the completion of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. His appointment will be effective from December 11 until March 10.
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[2025-12-18 06:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Bangladesh Under-19 produced an outstanding all-round performance to record a 39-run victory over Sri Lanka Under-19 in their Asia Cup group match played at the ICC Academy Grounds in Dubai yesterday. With this win, Bangladesh finished top of the group with an unbeaten record, while Sri Lanka suffered their first defeat after two successive victories.
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[2025-12-18 06:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Sri Lankan chess community has known Oshini Gunawardhana for several years. She was clearly a star in ascendancy from the time she won gold at the World Youth Chess Championship in 2021. In 2024 she became the youngest ever National Women’s Champion. Today she’s the highest rated player in the world among girls under 13 years of age and is tanked 42nd among junior girls in the world, the first time a Sri Lankan player has broken into the
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[2025-12-18 06:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s top-ranked amateur golfer Dhanushan Kumar showed steady improvement on Day Two of the 39th Bangladesh Amateur Golf Championship, carding a seven-over-par 78 to finish joint 12th as the tournament continued at the Kurmitola Golf Club in Dhaka yesterday.
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[2025-12-18 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Seven Sri Lankan cricketers will feature in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 season, with three players securing contracts at Tuesday’s mini-auction, while the remaining four were retained by their respective franchises.
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[2025-12-18 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Thisuli Nimsarai, right arm medium pacer of Sri Rahula Balika Maha Vidyalaya Malabe claimed a hatrick against Vidyaloka Maha Vidyalaya Arawwala in their first round fixtures of the Under 19 Girl’s Division Two Inter Schools Cricket tournament conducted by Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association and sponsored by Sri Lanka Cricket.
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[2025-12-18 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Ceylinco General Insurance registered 18 runs win over Abans Group to win CBL – Munchee Trophy, in the 6th Ceylon Biscuits Ltd. sponsored, MCA ‘D’ division 50-over League Tournament Day/night final concluded last Sunday at the CCC Grounds, Maitland Crescent.
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[2025-12-18 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka Air Force women’s team
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[2025-12-18 06:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Addalaichenai Marksmen Sports Club beat Faina Sports Club, Addalaichenai by 26 runs in the final to emerge champions of the ‘Maroons Champion Trophy-2025’ nine-a- side limited 5 over’s cricket tournament conducted by Palamunai Maroons Sports Club at the Palamunai Public Play Grounds in Addalaichenai DS division recently.
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[2025-12-18 06:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: The British government on Wednesday said it was giving Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich a "final chance" to donate 2.5 billion pounds (roughly $3.4 billion or €2.85 billion) to Ukraine from the 2022 sale of Chelsea Football Club, or face legal action.
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[2025-12-18 04:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
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[2025-12-18 02:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hugh Bowman and James McDonald also landed doubles on a busy night at the city circuit
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[2025-12-18 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The 20-year-old had a dominant 2025, completing an unbeaten World Cup circuit and winning gold at World Championships
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[2025-12-17 23:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Ousmane Dembélé et Aitana Bonmati ont tous deux été sacrés ballon d'Or en septembre 2025. Un trophée préstigieux dans l'histoire du football mondial que seuls 45 différents footballeurs ont soulevé depuis sa creátion en 1956.
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[2025-12-17 23:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The pencak silat coach has been accused of attacking a Filipino official after a tied match was awarded to his fighter’s Thai opponent
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[2025-12-17 23:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Rappler
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[2025-12-17 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: After taking his first strides on the ice in his native Cologne, where his father Peter was a player in the 1990s, in 2009, Leon Draisatil (middle) joined Mannheim's youth program, which has produced a number of German stars. In his final season there, 2011-12, he helped Mannheim win the German junior league, the DNL.
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[2025-12-17 20:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Ousmane Dembélé ist Weltfußballer des Jahres 2025. Der Offensivstar von Champions-League-Sieger Paris Saint-Germain wurde bei der FIFA-Gala in Doha ausgezeichnet. Der Franzose folgt auf Vinicius Junior, der die Wahl im vergangenen Jahr gewonnen hatte. Dembélé setzte sich gegen seinen Landsmann Kylian Mbappé von Real Madrid und den Spanier Lamine Yamal vom FC Barcelona durch.
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[2025-12-17 18:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Fifa changes results of three friendlies, handing down 3-0 defeats for games against Cape Verde, Singapore and Palestine
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[2025-12-17 18:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Thomas Bach says ‘everyone loves to come to China’, while Juan Antonio Samaranch Jnr expects to see growth in Chinese winter sports
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[2025-12-17 18:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has announced the appointment of R. Sridhar as the Fielding Coach of the national team until the completion of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.
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[2025-12-17 17:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Supporter group says ‘revisions do not go far enough’ and exposes flaws in how prices for the tournament had been set
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[2025-12-17 17:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Hiruki de Silva of Killer Whale Aquatics (KWA) produced a stunning swim to break a decade-old women’s 100m individual medley national record on the final day of the HNB National and Junior National Short Course Swimming Championship, which concluded at the Isipathana College Swimming Pool Complex in Colombo yesterday.
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[2025-12-17 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Over 1500 shuttlers including most of the high ranking players are expected to take part in 73rd National Badminton Championship which will worked off from today to December 23 at S. Thomas’ College Indoor Stadium, Mt Lavinia. The seven-day event conducted by the Sri Lanka Badminton (SLB).
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[2025-12-17 07:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Нападающий сборной Франции и парижского футбольного клуба "Пари Сен-Жермен" (ПСЖ) Усман Дембеле признан лучшим игроком 2025 года по версии Международной федерации футбольных ассоциаций (ФИФА). Церемония вручения наград The Best FIFA Football Awards 2025 прошла во вторник, 16 декабря, в столице Катара Дохе.
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[2025-12-17 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka Under-19 team, captained by Vimath Dinsara, looks to maintain its winning momentum against Bangladesh in the final Group match of the Asia Cup today (17) at the ICC Academy Grounds in Dubai.
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[2025-12-17 06:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Sri Lanka women’s cricket team, led by Chamari Athapaththu, will depart for India today (17) to take part in the five-match T20 International series, which begins on December 21 in Visakhapatnam.
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[2025-12-17 06:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s top-ranked golfer in the World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR), Dhanushan Kumar, made a steady start on the opening day of the 39th Bangladesh Amateur Golf Championship at the Kurmitola Golf Club in Dhaka yesterday.
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[2025-12-17 06:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Sumangala Central College and Lyceum International School Nugegoda secured victories in their Under-19 two-day inter-schools cricket fixtures yesterday.
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[2025-12-17 06:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Four boxers representing Sri Lanka in the 2025 Men’s Boxing World Championship 2025 in Dubai, made the biggest breakthrough in the history of boxing in the country and managed to enter the last 16 round. They arrived at the Katunayake Airport yesterday.
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[2025-12-17 06:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Skipper Angelo Jayasinghe’s superb knock of 133 with 14 fours and off spinner Amitha Sandeepa’s match bag of 14 wickets guided Negombo CC to record an innings and 44 runs over Sebastianites in their Tier B three-day cricket fixture played at Air Force grounds over the weekend.
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[2025-12-17 06:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Samesh Thathsara, right arm off spinner of Thelijjawila Central College claimed 9 wickets for 7 runs against Anura Vidyalaya Matara in their first round fixture of the Under 13 division 3 inter schools cricket tournament conducted by Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association and sponsored by Sri Lanka Cricket.
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[2025-12-17 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Defemnding league champions Kandy Sports Club have won their first two matches against Navy SC and Police SC and are getting ready for this Sunday’s third game against CH and FC at Nittawela. Kandy SC have a very competent set of players and coaches. Head Coach Fazil Marija, Forwards Coach: Sanushka Abeywickrama, Trainer Tharaka Algama, Team Manager Kapila Silva and Masseur Mobby Perera are giving their best for the club.
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[2025-12-17 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Former national player Pramodya Wickramasinghe has been appointed as the Chairman of the National Cricket Selection Committee, a move approved by the Sports Minister and officially confirmed yesterday.
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[2025-12-17 05:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: A 54-year-old man has been sentenced to 21 years and six months in prison after ploughing his car through a crowd of football supporters celebrating Liverpool FC's 2025 Premier League title win, injuring 134 people, including several children.
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[2025-12-17 00:27 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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[2025-12-16 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: He can earn 2028 spot the same way North Koreans have previously, ITTF’s Petra Sorling suggests amid Fan’s absence from world rankings
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[2025-12-16 21:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Demi-finaliste lors de la dernière édition de la Coupe du monde au Qatar 2022, le Maroc est l'une grande nation du football en Afrique.
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[2025-12-16 21:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lankan leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga has been acquired by the Lucknow Super Giants for INR 20 million during the 2026 Indian Premier League auction held today in Abu Dhabi.
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[2025-12-16 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Triple Asian Games champion Wang Li goes viral after video outlines sustained bullying after she refused to give Hangzhou winnings to boss
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[2025-12-16 20:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Men’s tour changes rules after Shanghai Masters saw star ask: ‘Do you want a player to die on court?’
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[2025-12-16 19:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2025-12-16 19:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Douglas Whyte’s galloper bids for a rare hat-trick, while the trainer also has a strong chance with class-dropper Goko Win on Wednesday night
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[2025-12-16 18:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Thai fighter believes any potential future trilogy match against featherweight kickboxing world champion Superbon ‘would be such an entertaining fight’
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[2025-12-16 18:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2025-12-16 18:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Sri Lanka Cricket Selection Committee has selected the following 15-member squad for the tour of India, which will feature a five-match T20 International series.
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[2025-12-16 18:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: No 1 overall draft pick, who has averaged 25.7 points in the past seven games, becomes first 18-year-old to have a 40-point game
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