Topic: Sport — Neutral reports only
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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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[2025-12-16 16:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 mini-auction is set to take place today (16) at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, marking the third consecutive year the auction will be held outside India.
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[2025-12-16 15:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lankan cricket mourns the loss of legendary player and administrator D. S. de Silva, who passed away in London, England, at the age of 83.
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[2025-12-16 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: China’s Wu expects boost from local fans as he looks to vie with Jerry Shang and Hong Kong’s Coleman Wong
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[2025-12-16 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Canadian author grew up obsessed with ice hockey and wrote the books in part to address the homophobia in the sport
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[2025-12-16 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Opener Viran Chamuditha (62) and Chamika Heenatigala (51n.o) made superb half centuries as Sri Lanka U-19s fought back to record 2 wickets win over Afghanistan U-19s with 4 balls to spare in their Asia Cup cricket fixture played at ICC Cricket Academy grounds in Dubai yesterday.
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[2025-12-16 06:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) yesterday declared open its most important Indoor Net Facility at the High Performance Center (HPC), R. Premadasa International Stadium, Colombo. This will help mould future cricketers both men and women. The facility is an all weather training facility equipped with modern surfaces which can continue training throughout the year.
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[2025-12-16 06:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Gurukula College Kelaniya, St. Peter’s College Negombo and Wadduwa Central College recorded wins against Lumbini College Colombo, Karanedeniya Central College and Nalanda Boys College Minuwangoda in their Under 19 two-day inter schools cricket fixtures conducted by Sri Lanka Schools Cricket Association with sponsorship by Sri Lanka Cricket yesterday.
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[2025-12-16 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: HNB reinforced its commitment to Sri Lanka swimming as the title sponsor of the National and Junior National Short Course Swimming Championship, held at Isipathana College pool in Colombo. The five-day meet brought together the country’s top Under-15 and Open swimmers.
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[2025-12-16 06:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s junior national squash champion Matheesha Wijesekera has taken another major step on the international junior squash, finishing a creditable fourth in the Under-19 category at the Oncocare Singapore Junior Open Squash Championship, which concluded on Sunday in Singapore.
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[2025-12-16 06:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Kalutara District matches of the Manchee National Volleyball Championship 2025 were successfully held recently at the Walagedara Pradeshiya Sabha Play Ground, drawing strong participation and enthusiastic support from volleyball fans.
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[2025-12-16 00:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Vice-president of German parliament slams ‘disgusting’ ceremony in which Donald Trump received peace prize, and calls ticket prices ‘insane’
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[2025-12-15 23:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Calls for greater focus on player workload after statement omits mention of schedule at WTT Finals in Hong Kong
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[2025-12-15 23:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Le Bayern Munich est passé tout près d'un échec retentissant dimanche face à la lanterne rouge de Bundesliga, Mayence, et ce malgré une domination outrageuse.
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[2025-12-15 22:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Angry spectators broke down barricades and stormed the pitch at a stadium in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata after soccer star Lionel Messi left the arena earlier than expected.
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[2025-12-15 21:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Vision of official’s quick response in scary incident at Sha Tin has gone viral on social media
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[2025-12-15 20:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Former Sri Lanka head coach Chandika Hathurusinghe has filed a lawsuit against the Sri Lanka Cricket Board (SLC) at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne, Switzerland, seeking $5 million in damages for financial losses and reputational harm resulting from his premature dismissal before the end of his contract.
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[2025-12-15 20:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Sardinian was less than a length away from Group One glory on Sunday and has a strong book on Wednesday
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[2025-12-15 19:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The sustainability of the real estate boom will depend on how well New Delhi can address lingering gaps in affordability and infrastructure
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[2025-12-15 18:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Rappler
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[2025-12-15 10:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Fans charged thousands of dollars extra by touts at Coliseum, but local table tennis chief says real-name sales ‘difficult to implement’
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[2025-12-15 06:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Teen prodigy MF Muhammad of Zahira College delivered a stunning performance, slashing three full seconds off the long-standing mark held by double Olympian Matthew Abeysinghe, and smashed the nearly decade-old men’s 200m breaststroke senior national record on the fourth day of the HNB National and Junior National Short Course Swimming Championship at the Isipathana College Swimming Pool in Colombo yesterday.
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[2025-12-15 06:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Defending champions Kandy Sports Club wiped out an unexpected deficit and then ran riot in the second half to record a convincing 49 points (two goals, seven tries) to 17 (two goals, one penalty) win over Police Sports Club in the Week 5 match of the Maliban SLR Inter-club ‘A’ Division League Rugby Tournament at Nittawela yesterday.
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[2025-12-15 06:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Former Sri Lanka Chairman of Cricket Selectors Pramodya Wickremasinghe is likely to return to the post, with the Minister of Sports set to appoint a new five-member national selection committee in the coming days. Wickremasinghe has once again emerged as the frontrunner to lead the committee.
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[2025-12-15 06:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka Golf has picked the country’s top-ranked amateur golfer Dhanushan Kanas Kumar and S. Dhuwarshan for the 39th Bangladesh Amateur Golf Championship, which will be played in Dhaka from December 16 to 19.
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[2025-12-15 06:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Kesara Malinga, left arm orthodox bowler of Sri Chandrasekara Maha Vidyalaya Horethuduwa claimed 8 wickets for 25 runs against Boswell International School Kalutara 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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[2025-12-15 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: After a comfortable eight-wicket victory over Nepal, Sri Lanka Under-19 will meet Afghanistan in their second Group B fixture of the Under-19 Asia Cup cricket tournament today at the ICC Academy Grounds in Dubai. The match is scheduled to commence at 10.30 a.m. (Sri Lanka time).
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[2025-12-15 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Nugegoda Sports Club skipper Thillekaratne Sampath produced a superb all-round performance to guide his side to a comfortable nine-wicket victory over Chilaw Marians Cricket Club in their Major Club three-day fixture played at the NCC Grounds yesterday. It was the only outright result of the weekend, with all other matches ending in draws.
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[2025-12-15 03:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: WWE icon John Cena finally put the curtain down on his professional wrestling career with a defeat to Gunther via submission in his final wrestling match at ‘Saturday Night’s Main Event’ on Sunday.
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[2025-12-15 02:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2025-12-14 23:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Rappler
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[2025-12-14 23:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Ricky Yiu’s superstar showed the heart of a champion to go back-to-back, while $3.5 favourite My Wish proves disappointing
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[2025-12-14 23:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Some quick thinking from Jockey Club starter Chris McMullen ensures a crisis is averted, while record number of tourists attend
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[2025-12-14 23:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The world’s highest-earning racehorse becomes the first galloper to win four features at the Longines Hong Kong International Races (HKIR)
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[2025-12-14 23:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: It is an exciting moment for Philippine tennis, with so much energy and hope revolving around one incredible girl who has taken the tennis world by storm.
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[2025-12-14 22:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: David Eustace’s import will step up in trip for his next start as he aims towards the Classic Mile in February
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[2025-12-14 21:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The world’s best sprinter crushed his rivals again to notch a 16th straight victory in Sunday’s Group One feature
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[2025-12-14 21:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Motor racing superstar Yevan David made history for Sri Lanka by becoming the first Sri Lankan to win the Euroformula Open Rookie Championship and finish second overall in the 2025 season.
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[2025-12-14 21:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Two years after tasting success with Junko, the same connections snare the HK$26 million contest at Sha Tin on Sunday
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[2025-12-14 20:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tomokazu Harimoto is first non-Chinese men’s Finals champion after Wang Manyu retains women’s title
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[2025-12-14 18:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Longines Hong Kong International Races week reaches climax, visitors travel from around the world to see Romantic Warrior, Ka Ying Rising
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