Topic: Sport — Neutral reports only
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[2025-12-03 22:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing Olympian jumps from fourth to second after faultless closing round, while city team take bronze
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[2025-12-03 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Sporting great shows initial bemusement at popular mainland game; quickly picks it up thanks to sublime footballing skills
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[2025-12-03 20:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘Everybody loves an underdog, and giant-killers,’ captain Josh Hrstich says after debutants are drawn in Pool A with two rugby superpowers
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[2025-12-03 19:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Lange Gesichter bei den DFB-Frauen. Nichts wurde aus dem heiß ersehnten ersten internationalen Titel für Deutschlands Fußballerinnen nach dem Olympia-Gold 2016 in Rio de Janeiro. Die Mannschaft von Bundestrainer Christian Wück verlor nach dem 0:0 im Hinspiel in Kaiserslautern das Final-Rückspiel der Nations League in Madrid gegen Weltmeister Spanien klar und deutlich mit 0:3 (0:0).
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[2025-12-03 19:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: World Fencing League will use technology to turn the sport’s ultra-fast actions more watchable, will not clash with current calendar
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[2025-12-03 19:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: As Spain added a second consecutive Nations League title to their 2023 World Cup win, Germany were left reflecting on a trophy drought that will soon stretch beyond a decade.
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[2025-12-03 17:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Kirsty Coventry’s comments come 18 months after Wada was cleared of pro-China bias over the case of 23 Chinese swimmers
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[2025-12-03 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: With Hong Kong Island record falling days after marathon Lantau Island swim, Edie Hu thinks city could become a prime location for sport
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[2025-12-03 07:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Skipper Rehan Peiris made a superb unbeaten knock of 114 as Sri Lanka Under 17s finished the day one in a commanding position of 183 for 2 wickets in their second three day cricket fixture against Bangladesh Under 17s played at Bashundara Sport Complex, Dhaka, Bangladesh yesterday .
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[2025-12-03 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka artistic swimming returned home with six medals, marking one of the country’s strongest international performances at the 19th Singapore Open Artistic Swimming Championship held over three days at the OCBC Aquatic Centre in Singapore.
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[2025-12-03 06:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lankan shuttler Viren Nattasinghe couldn’t reach the quarter final as he lost to Denmark opponent Magnus Johannesen at the pre quarter final in the Syed Modi India International Badminton Championship concluded in Lucknow, India on Monday.
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[2025-12-03 06:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Samesh Thathsara, right arm off spinner of Thelijjawila Central College claimed a hatrick against Godapitiya Maha Vidyalaya 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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[2025-12-03 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Havelock Sports Club will aim for their second win of the Maliban SLR Inter-Club A Division League when they meet Police Sports Club in their Week 4 clash at Police Park on Friday at 3 pm.
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[2025-12-03 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Pakistan National team will tour Sri Lanka in January 2026 to play a three match T-20 series and this was confirmed by Sri Lanka Cricket yesterday.
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[2025-12-03 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Jack Draper has delayed his comeback from an arm injury in pulling out of this weekend’s Ultimate Tennis Showdown (UTS) grand final in London.
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[2025-12-03 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Police initially tried to blame Liverpool fans after 97 died in UK’s worst stadium crush, with some officers amending statements
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[2025-12-03 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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[2025-12-02 22:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: World No 14 beats England teammate and former world champion Mohamed El Shorbagy to reach his third platinum quarter-final of the season
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[2025-12-02 21:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: "A tournament like this would benefit society and strengthen gender equality," said Celia Sasic of the 2029 Women's Euros being held in Germany. In her role as vice president of the German Football Association (DFB), the former Germany player is responsible for equality and diversity.
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[2025-12-02 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: World Grand Prix returning to city in February and organisers promise fans won’t be kicked out early this time around
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[2025-12-02 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: More than half of surveyed German firms plan deeper ties with local partners in China to match the rapid innovation cycles of domestic competitors, the German Chamber of Commerce has found
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[2025-12-02 19:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Jitinat Asdamongkol says Thailand remains promotion’s production hub as it explores roadshows, new formats and push for 4-ounce Muay Thai
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[2025-12-02 17:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: FIFPro says the sanctions by Fifa on the seven players declared to have Malaysian ancestry ‘are grossly disproportionate’
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[2025-12-02 17:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: After recovering from knee surgery, Celestial Hero races for the first time this season at Happy Valley on Wednesday night
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[2025-12-02 16:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Star French jockey is in town for his first short-term Hong Kong stint since 2015
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[2025-12-02 14:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Laurie Canter was eligible for US tour after finishing seventh in Race to Dubai, will join Ian Poulter and Lee Westwood for 2026 season
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[2025-12-02 13:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The city’s men have qualified for the tournament for the first time and are in Band 4 for the ceremony in Sydney
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[2025-12-02 06:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lankan all-rounder Dasun Shanaka drew the highest bid among overseas category ‘A’ players, joining Dhaka for USD 55,000 in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) 2026 players’ auction which came to an exciting close on Nov.30, with all six teams finalising their lineups ahead of the tournament. The BPL likely start on December 26.
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[2025-12-02 06:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka ended their AFC U17 Asian Cup Qualifiers campaign with a 1–2 defeat against Timor-Leste in their final Group A match played in China.
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[2025-12-02 06:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka Cricket yesterday officially announced that the sixth edition of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) will be held from July 8 to August 8, 2026.
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[2025-12-02 06:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Italian tennis great Nicola Pietrangeli, a two-time French Open champion, has died at the age of 92. Pietrangeli became the first Italian to win a Grand Slam singles title with his first triumph at Roland Garros in 1959 and retained the trophy a year later.
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[2025-12-02 06:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A full house on a pleasant evening in Ranchi, India enjoyed watching India beat South Africa in a close first ODI of the three-match series. Virat Kohli added to his world record of most ODI hundreds, Rohit Sharma brought up the world record for most ODI sixes.
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[2025-12-02 06:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Australia’s dominant win at Perth gave England plenty to think about, but their Captain Ben Stokes isn’t giving up on his dreams of becoming the first England skipper to win the Ashes Down Under since Andrew Strauss’ victory in 2010-11. The second Ashes Test will be played from December 4 th at Brisbane which is going to be day night pick ball Test.
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[2025-12-02 06:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sachain Liyanage of Mahinda College Galle ‘B’ came up with a fine bowling performance against Siridhamma College Galle 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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[2025-12-02 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sysco LABS delivered an exceptional performance at the Mercantile Tennis Tournament 2025, securing 5th place out of 35 companies—a significant climb from last year’s 24th-place ranking and the highest among IT sector participants.
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[2025-12-02 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Real Blues Football club Kalutara Legends Football Team
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[2025-12-02 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A six-a-side cricket tournament was held for the 4th consecutive year at the Thurston College Sports Complex with the participation of 24 teams representing Renewable Energy Service Providers registered under SLSEA.
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[2025-12-02 06:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Marksmen Sports Club, Addalaichenai beat Pottuvil Free lions Sports Club by 13 runs in the final to emerge champions and bagged the ‘Ethiroli Champion Trophy-2025’ of the nine-a-side limited 06 over’s cricket tournament conducted by Thambiluvil Ethiroli Sports Club at the Thambiluvil Ethiroli play grounds recently.
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[2025-12-02 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: After team’s error costs Australian the race, leaving him third overall, Andrea Stella cites examples of past champions who won from third
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[2025-12-01 23:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Top seed Hania El Hammamy receives bye to second round after her opponent fails to show, while men’s holder Mostafa Asal enjoys smooth start
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[2025-12-01 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: English Premier League side apologises after social media post showing Japanese winger holding image of WWII soldier while posing with fan
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[2025-12-01 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The 64-year-old Yeung Tak-keung plans to travel to play sports and compete in handball at the World Masters Games in Kansai, Japan, in 2027
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[2025-12-01 20:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Runner-up to Giavellotto in the 2,400m feature last year, the William Haggas-trained stayer won’t return to Hong Kong on December 14
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[2025-12-01 19:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The British rider has already struck on three occasions as she looks to build momentum towards the International Jockeys’ Championship
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[2025-12-01 19:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: C'est un triste anniversaire en Guinée. Le 1er décemrbe 2024, à N'Zérékoré, dans le sud-est du pays, un tournoi de football organisé en l'honneur du chef de la junte au pouvoir, le général Mamadi Doumbouya, a viré au cauchemar.
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[2025-12-01 17:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Salaries and revenue sharing are the two biggest outstanding issues between the sides that they will aim to settle during six-week extension
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[2025-12-01 17:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Zac Purton struck once again, Vincent Ho and David Eustace had their best months of the season and David Probert’s woes continued
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[2025-12-01 16:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Men and women’s teams also won the double in Singapore in 2024, tournament moves to Cape Town on Friday
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[2025-12-01 06:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Bangladesh under 17s recorded 27-run victory over Sri Lanka under 17s in their first three day cricket fixture concluded Saturday at Shere Bangla Stadium Mirpur Bangladesh.
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[2025-12-01 06:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka Cricket has taken important measures to support the government’s ongoing relief efforts in response to the extreme weather conditions that have caused immense hardship across the country. SLC already started with their fullest effort during this hard time. SLC President Shammi Silva and Exco Committee have given their fullest support for this progrramme.
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