{"id":6296,"date":"2026-05-25T22:10:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T22:10:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lankaconnect.com\/?page_id=6296"},"modified":"2026-05-25T22:10:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T22:10:15","slug":"sports","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lankaconnect.com\/ta\/sports\/","title":{"rendered":"Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<style id=\"lc-sl-cricket-cards-css\">\/**\n * LC Sri Lanka Cricket Cards \u2014 compact two-card layout (LankaConnect).\n *\/\n\n.lc-cricket-wrap {\n\t--lc-cricket-side-inset: 0px;\n\twidth: 100% !important;\n\tmax-width: 100% !important;\n\tmargin: 6px 0 0 !important;\n\tpadding: 0 !important;\n\tbox-sizing: border-box !important;\n}\n\n.lc-cricket-banner {\n\tdisplay: block !important;\n\twidth: 100% !important;\n\tmax-width: 100% !important;\n\tmargin: 0 !important;\n\tpadding: 0 !important;\n\tmargin-bottom: 0 !important;\n\tline-height: 0 !important;\n\toverflow: hidden !important;\n\tbox-sizing: border-box 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id=\"lc-sl-cricket-cards-vars\">.lc-cricket-wrap{--lc-bg-card:#fffaf5;--lc-cricket-card-bg-2:#f2eede;--lc-text-main:#2f241d;--lc-text-soft:#6f5a49;--lc-accent-saffron:#d36a0d;--lc-accent-brown:#7b300a;--lc-border-soft:#dec4a4;--lc-accent-deep:#7b300a;}<\/style>        <div class=\"lc-cricket-wrap\" style=\"--lc-bg-card:#fffaf5;--lc-cricket-card-bg-2:#f2eede;--lc-text-main:#2f241d;--lc-text-soft:#6f5a49;--lc-accent-saffron:#d36a0d;--lc-accent-brown:#7b300a;--lc-border-soft:#dec4a4;--lc-accent-deep:#7b300a;\">\n                    <div class=\"lc-cricket-banner\">\n            <img src=\"https:\/\/lankaconnect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/cricket-1.png\" alt=\"\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc6\u0b9f\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bcb\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbf \u0bae\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\">\n        <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"lc-cricket-grid\" aria-label=\"Sri Lanka cricket matches\">\n                        <div class=\"lc-cricket-card lc-cricket-fixtures\">\n            <div class=\"lc-cricket-card-title\">\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bcb\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd<\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"lc-cricket-match\">\n            <div class=\"lc-cricket-series-row\">\n                <div class=\"lc-cricket-series\">Asian Games Women&#039;s T20I Qualifier 2026<\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"lc-cricket-date\">\u0bae\u0bc7 28<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"lc-cricket-row\">\n                <span class=\"lc-cricket-team\">Malaysia Women<\/span>\n                <span class=\"lc-cricket-score\">1:30 \u0b95\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bc8<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"lc-cricket-row\">\n                <span class=\"lc-cricket-team\">Hong Kong, China Women<\/span>\n                <span class=\"lc-cricket-score lc-cricket-score-muted\"><\/span>\n            <\/div>\n\n                            <div class=\"lc-cricket-meta\">Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur \u2022 T20<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"lc-cricket-match\">\n            <div class=\"lc-cricket-series-row\">\n                <div class=\"lc-cricket-series\">Asian Games Women&#039;s T20I Qualifier 2026<\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"lc-cricket-date\">\u0bae\u0bc7 28<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"lc-cricket-row\">\n                <span class=\"lc-cricket-team\">Indonesia Women<\/span>\n                <span class=\"lc-cricket-score\">6:00 \u0b95\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bc8<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"lc-cricket-row\">\n                <span class=\"lc-cricket-team\">Nepal Women<\/span>\n                <span class=\"lc-cricket-score lc-cricket-score-muted\"><\/span>\n            <\/div>\n\n                            <div class=\"lc-cricket-meta\">Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur \u2022 T20<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"lc-cricket-match\">\n            <div class=\"lc-cricket-series-row\">\n                <div class=\"lc-cricket-series\">ICC Men&#039;s T20 World Cup Sub Regional Africa Qualifier Group A 2026<\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"lc-cricket-date\">\u0bae\u0bc7 28<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"lc-cricket-row\">\n                <span class=\"lc-cricket-team\">Botswana<\/span>\n                <span class=\"lc-cricket-score\">7:30 \u0b95\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bc8<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"lc-cricket-row\">\n                <span class=\"lc-cricket-team\">Ivory Coast<\/span>\n                <span class=\"lc-cricket-score lc-cricket-score-muted\"><\/span>\n            <\/div>\n\n                            <div class=\"lc-cricket-meta\">Botswana Cricket Association Oval 1, Gaborone \u2022 T20<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"lc-cricket-card lc-cricket-results\">\n            <div class=\"lc-cricket-card-title\">\u0b9a\u0bae\u0bc0\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baf \u0bae\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd<\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"lc-cricket-match\">\n            <div class=\"lc-cricket-series-row\">\n                <div class=\"lc-cricket-series\">T20 Blast 2026<\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"lc-cricket-badge\">FT<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"lc-cricket-row\">\n                <span class=\"lc-cricket-team\">Derbyshire<\/span>\n                <span class=\"lc-cricket-score\">230\/5 (19.6)<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"lc-cricket-row\">\n                <span class=\"lc-cricket-team\">Leicestershire<\/span>\n                <span class=\"lc-cricket-score lc-cricket-score-muted\">145\/10 (15.2)<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n\n                            <div class=\"lc-cricket-result\">Derbyshire won by 85 runs<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"lc-cricket-match\">\n            <div class=\"lc-cricket-series-row\">\n                <div class=\"lc-cricket-series\">Womens T20 Blast 2026<\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"lc-cricket-badge\">FT<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"lc-cricket-row\">\n                <span class=\"lc-cricket-team\">Durham Women<\/span>\n                <span class=\"lc-cricket-score\">102\/10 (16.6)<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n            <div 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