{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"75174","rtpr_id":"nGNE92lwhf","ticker":"FLZH","exchange":"NASDAQ","all_tickers":["FLZH"],"title":"Flash Sports & Media, Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: FLZH) Announces Lanka Premier League 2026 Schedule; Vijay Shankar–Moeen Ali’s Kandy Royals Face Dambulla Sixers as Defending Champions Jaffna Kings Open Against Galle Gallants","author":"Globe Newswire","published_at":"2026-06-29T11:05:00.302Z","article_body":"Sinhala commentary and a globally stacked player pool set the stage for\nLPL’s strongest regional and international season yet\n\nInnovative Production Group FZ, LLC (“IPG”), a subsidiary of Flash Sports\n& Media Holdings, confirms a July 17–August 8 window for the league’s\nsixth edition; expanded Sinhala-language commentary and more than 650 overseas\nregistrations from 21 countries underscore growing global reach\n\nCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka, June 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Flash Sports & Media\nHoldings, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLZH) (“Flash” or the “Company”) today\nannounced the confirmed fixtures for the Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2026,\nwhich the Company expects to be its biggest and most connected season to date.\nThe sixth edition will run from July 17 to August 8, 2026, opening under\nlights at Colombo’s Sinhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground, where defending\nchampions Jaffna Kings — captained by Sri Lanka’s Bhanuka Rajapaksa and\npowered by Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan — begin their title\ndefense against Dasun Shanaka’s Galle Gallants.\n\nThe opening weekend shifts quickly into another marquee contest as Indian\ninternational Vijay Shankar and England white-ball star Moeen Ali lead the\nKandy Royals against the Dambulla Sixers on July 18. Across three weeks of\ncompetition, five franchises will contest a double round-robin league stage\nbefore the playoffs in Colombo — a structure the Company believes reflects\nboth the league’s growing international standing and Sri Lanka’s continued\nability to attract top-tier cricketing talent.\n\nLPL 2026 brings together one of the strongest line-ups in the competition’s\nhistory. The Kandy Royals headline with Shankar, Moeen, Angelo Mathews and\nWanindu Hasaranga, while Jaffna Kings retain a formidable championship core\nfeaturing Shakib, Taskin Ahmed, Rajapaksa and Dunith Wellalage. Fans can also\nlook forward to James Neesham, Dushmantha Chameera, Eshan Malinga, Kusal\nMendis, Kamindu Mendis, Rahmanullah Gurbaz and several emerging Sri Lankan\ntalents.\n\nThat global appeal has continued to grow, with more than 650 overseas\nregistrations received from 21 countries ahead of this season’s\nplayer-selection process. Alongside that international momentum, LPL 2026\nplans to place a stronger emphasis on deepening its roots at home through\nexpanded Sinhala-language commentary and broader regional fan-engagement\ninitiatives.\n\nThe league is organized by Sri Lanka Cricket, with commercial rights managed\nby Innovative Production Group FZ, LLC (“IPG”), a subsidiary of Flash. Mr\nAnil Mohan Sankhdhar, Founder and CEO of IPG, said: “LPL’s growth has\nalways been built on two priorities — creating a world-class cricket product\nand ensuring it remains closely connected to fans across Sri Lanka and the\nregion. This season reflects that vision. We expect the international interest\nwe continue to receive, combined with stronger regional accessibility and\nfan-first experiences, toposition the league for another significant step\nforward.”\n\nAmong the marquee league-phase fixtures, the Kandy Royals and Jaffna Kings\nmeet twice in five days, potentially setting up contests involving Shankar,\nMoeen, Hasaranga and Shakib, alongside heavyweight clashes such as Colombo\nKaps versus Kandy Royals and Dambulla Sixers versus Jaffna Kings.\n\nThe five franchises — Colombo Kaps, Dambulla Sixers, Galle Gallants, Jaffna\nKings and Kandy Royals — will compete in a double round-robin league stage,\nafter which the top four teams advance to the playoffs in Colombo. Qualifier 1\nand the Eliminator will be held on August 5, followed by Qualifier 2 on August\n7, with the Lanka Premier League 2026 Final scheduled for August 8 at the R.\nPremadasa Stadium.\n\nLanka Premier League 2026 — League Stage Fixtures\n\nJuly 17 — Jaffna Kings vs Galle Gallants  (Colombo)\nJuly 18 — Kandy Royals vs Dambulla Sixers  (Colombo)\nJuly 18 — Galle Gallants vs Colombo Kaps  (Colombo)\nJuly 19 — Dambulla Sixers vs Jaffna Kings  (Colombo)\nJuly 19 — Colombo Kaps vs Kandy Royals  (Colombo)\nJuly 21 — Dambulla Sixers vs Kandy Royals  (Dambulla)\nJuly 22 — Jaffna Kings vs Colombo Kaps  (Dambulla)\nJuly 22 — Dambulla Sixers vs Galle Gallants  (Dambulla)\nJuly 23 — Kandy Royals vs Colombo Kaps  (Dambulla)\nJuly 23 — Galle Gallants vs Jaffna Kings  (Dambulla)\nJuly 25 — Galle Gallants vs Kandy Royals  (Dambulla)\nJuly 25 — Dambulla Sixers vs Colombo Kaps  (Dambulla)\nJuly 26 — Kandy Royals vs Jaffna Kings  (Dambulla)\nJuly 26 — Galle Gallants vs Dambulla Sixers  (Dambulla)\nJuly 28 — Colombo Kaps vs Jaffna Kings  (Kandy)\nJuly 29 — Galle Gallants vs Kandy Royals  (Kandy)\nJuly 29 — Colombo Kaps vs Dambulla Sixers  (Kandy)\nJuly 30 — Jaffna Kings vs Kandy Royals  (Kandy)\nAugust 1 — Colombo Kaps vs Galle Gallants  (Kandy)\nAugust 2 — Jaffna Kings vs Dambulla Sixers  (Kandy)\n\nPlayoffs — R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo\n\nAugust 5 — Qualifier 1 — 15:00  (R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo)\nAugust 5 — Eliminator — 19:30  (R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo)\nAugust 7 — Qualifier 2 — 19:30  (R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo)\nAugust 8 — Final — 19:30  (R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo)\n\nAbout Flash Sports & Media Holdings, Inc.\n\nFlash Sports & Media Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: FLZH) is a cricket-focused sports\nand media company seeking to develop and commercialize cricket media,\nleague-management, sponsorship, and related sports-entertainment\nopportunities. Through its relationship with Innovative Production Group FZ,\nLLC, Flash is focused on professional cricket properties, media and broadcast\nopportunities, sponsorships, league operations, and related commercial\ninitiatives. The Company's business plans remain subject to execution risks,\nmarket conditions, definitive agreements, third-party approvals, and the\nCompany's ability to finance, develop, and commercialize its sports and media\ninitiatives. https://flashsportsandmedia.com\n\nForward Looking statements\n\nThis press release contains \"forward-looking statements\" within the meaning of\nthe Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking\nstatements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the Company's\nexpectations, beliefs, or intentions relating to the proposed launch,\ndevelopment, and commercialization of the Zimbabwe T20 League; the development\nand commercialization of sports and media platforms; potential sponsorship,\nmedia rights, franchise sales, and other commercial opportunities; anticipated\nmarket size and growth; the participation of franchises, players, partners,\nvenues, broadcasters, or sponsors; and the Company's ability to generate\nrevenues from its activities. Forward-looking statements may be identified by\nwords such as \"anticipate,\" \"believe,\" \"expect,\" \"intend,\" \"plan,\" \"may,\"\n\"will,\" \"could,\" \"seek,\" \"estimate,\" \"potential,\" or similar expressions.\nForward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, events,\nor results, and readers should not place undue reliance on them.\n\nThese forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates,\nand assumptions and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that\ncould cause actual results and outcomes to differ materially from those\nexpressed or implied by such statements. Such risks and uncertainties include,\nwithout limitation: the seasonal nature of LPL and the many conditions to its\nsuccessful launch and operation; the possibility that definitive agreements\nwith LPL Cricket, venues, franchise owners, sponsors, broadcasters, players,\nvendors, or other counterparties may not be entered into on acceptable terms,\nor at all; the possibility that required governmental, regulatory, league,\nvenue, or governing-body approvals may not be obtained; venue completion,\navailability, permitting, security, logistics, and operational risks; the\nCompany's reliance on third-party partners, including Lanka Cricket,\nInnovative Production Group FZ, LLC, and other counterparties, to perform\nunder contractual arrangements; uncertainties regarding the participation,\navailability, or continued involvement of franchise owners, players,\nambassadors, or other talent referenced in this press release; the possibility\nthat anticipated franchise sales, sponsorships, media rights arrangements, or\nother commercial opportunities may not materialize or may be delayed; the\nextent to which the Company is able to generate revenues, if any, from ZT20;\nrisks relating to the integration of Innovative Production Group FZ, LLC and\nthe Company's ability to realize anticipated synergies; the Company's ability\nto develop, monetize, and scale its sports, media, and experiential business\nlines; the timing and success of expansion into new markets; the Company's\nability to establish or maintain strategic relationships and commercial\narrangements; general economic, market, and industry conditions; competitive\ndynamics within the sports and media sectors; international, geopolitical, and\nregulatory risks associated with global sporting events; and the Company's\nability to maintain compliance with applicable listing standards of The Nasdaq\nStock Market LLC.\nIn addition, certain market, industry, and economic data referenced in this\npress release are based on third-party sources and estimates that the Company\nbelieves to be reliable, but the Company has not independently verified such\ninformation and makes no representation as to its accuracy or completeness.\nReferences to prospective franchise ownership, players, partners, venues, and\nrelated individuals are based on the Company's current plans or on third-party\nannouncements and media reports that the Company has not independently\nverified.\nAdditional factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from\nthose described in forward-looking statements can be found in the Company's\nmost recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent Quarterly Reports on\nForm 10-Q, as well as other filings with the Securities and Exchange\nCommission, which are available at www.sec.gov.\nForward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release,\nand the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any\nforward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future\nevents, or otherwise, except as required by law. \n\nInvestor Relations Contact\nInvestors@flashsm.com\nCompany Websites\nhttps://flashsportsandmedia.com\nhttps://www.theipggroup.com\n\nSource: Flash Sports & Media, Inc. (Nasdaq: FLZH)","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nGNE92lwhf","title":"Flash Sports & Media, Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: FLZH) Announces Lanka Premier League 2026 Schedule; Vijay Shankar–Moeen Ali’s Kandy Royals Face Dambulla Sixers as Defending Champions Jaffna Kings Open Against Galle Gallants","author":"Globe Newswire","ticker":"FLZH","created":"2026-06-29T11:05:00.302Z","tickers":["FLZH"],"exchange":"NASDAQ","article_body":"Sinhala commentary and a globally stacked player pool set the stage for\nLPL’s strongest regional and international season yet\n\nInnovative Production Group FZ, LLC (“IPG”), a subsidiary of Flash Sports\n& Media Holdings, confirms a July 17–August 8 window for the league’s\nsixth edition; expanded Sinhala-language commentary and more than 650 overseas\nregistrations from 21 countries underscore growing global reach\n\nCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka, June 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Flash Sports & Media\nHoldings, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLZH) (“Flash” or the “Company”) today\nannounced the confirmed fixtures for the Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2026,\nwhich the Company expects to be its biggest and most connected season to date.\nThe sixth edition will run from July 17 to August 8, 2026, opening under\nlights at Colombo’s Sinhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground, where defending\nchampions Jaffna Kings — captained by Sri Lanka’s Bhanuka Rajapaksa and\npowered by Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan — begin their title\ndefense against Dasun Shanaka’s Galle Gallants.\n\nThe opening weekend shifts quickly into another marquee contest as Indian\ninternational Vijay Shankar and England white-ball star Moeen Ali lead the\nKandy Royals against the Dambulla Sixers on July 18. Across three weeks of\ncompetition, five franchises will contest a double round-robin league stage\nbefore the playoffs in Colombo — a structure the Company believes reflects\nboth the league’s growing international standing and Sri Lanka’s continued\nability to attract top-tier cricketing talent.\n\nLPL 2026 brings together one of the strongest line-ups in the competition’s\nhistory. The Kandy Royals headline with Shankar, Moeen, Angelo Mathews and\nWanindu Hasaranga, while Jaffna Kings retain a formidable championship core\nfeaturing Shakib, Taskin Ahmed, Rajapaksa and Dunith Wellalage. Fans can also\nlook forward to James Neesham, Dushmantha Chameera, Eshan Malinga, Kusal\nMendis, Kamindu Mendis, Rahmanullah Gurbaz and several emerging Sri Lankan\ntalents.\n\nThat global appeal has continued to grow, with more than 650 overseas\nregistrations received from 21 countries ahead of this season’s\nplayer-selection process. Alongside that international momentum, LPL 2026\nplans to place a stronger emphasis on deepening its roots at home through\nexpanded Sinhala-language commentary and broader regional fan-engagement\ninitiatives.\n\nThe league is organized by Sri Lanka Cricket, with commercial rights managed\nby Innovative Production Group FZ, LLC (“IPG”), a subsidiary of Flash. Mr\nAnil Mohan Sankhdhar, Founder and CEO of IPG, said: “LPL’s growth has\nalways been built on two priorities — creating a world-class cricket product\nand ensuring it remains closely connected to fans across Sri Lanka and the\nregion. This season reflects that vision. We expect the international interest\nwe continue to receive, combined with stronger regional accessibility and\nfan-first experiences, toposition the league for another significant step\nforward.”\n\nAmong the marquee league-phase fixtures, the Kandy Royals and Jaffna Kings\nmeet twice in five days, potentially setting up contests involving Shankar,\nMoeen, Hasaranga and Shakib, alongside heavyweight clashes such as Colombo\nKaps versus Kandy Royals and Dambulla Sixers versus Jaffna Kings.\n\nThe five franchises — Colombo Kaps, Dambulla Sixers, Galle Gallants, Jaffna\nKings and Kandy Royals — will compete in a double round-robin league stage,\nafter which the top four teams advance to the playoffs in Colombo. Qualifier 1\nand the Eliminator will be held on August 5, followed by Qualifier 2 on August\n7, with the Lanka Premier League 2026 Final scheduled for August 8 at the R.\nPremadasa Stadium.\n\nLanka Premier League 2026 — League Stage Fixtures\n\nJuly 17 — Jaffna Kings vs Galle Gallants  (Colombo)\nJuly 18 — Kandy Royals vs Dambulla Sixers  (Colombo)\nJuly 18 — Galle Gallants vs Colombo Kaps  (Colombo)\nJuly 19 — Dambulla Sixers vs Jaffna Kings  (Colombo)\nJuly 19 — Colombo Kaps vs Kandy Royals  (Colombo)\nJuly 21 — Dambulla Sixers vs Kandy Royals  (Dambulla)\nJuly 22 — Jaffna Kings vs Colombo Kaps  (Dambulla)\nJuly 22 — Dambulla Sixers vs Galle Gallants  (Dambulla)\nJuly 23 — Kandy Royals vs Colombo Kaps  (Dambulla)\nJuly 23 — Galle Gallants vs Jaffna Kings  (Dambulla)\nJuly 25 — Galle Gallants vs Kandy Royals  (Dambulla)\nJuly 25 — Dambulla Sixers vs Colombo Kaps  (Dambulla)\nJuly 26 — Kandy Royals vs Jaffna Kings  (Dambulla)\nJuly 26 — Galle Gallants vs Dambulla Sixers  (Dambulla)\nJuly 28 — Colombo Kaps vs Jaffna Kings  (Kandy)\nJuly 29 — Galle Gallants vs Kandy Royals  (Kandy)\nJuly 29 — Colombo Kaps vs Dambulla Sixers  (Kandy)\nJuly 30 — Jaffna Kings vs Kandy Royals  (Kandy)\nAugust 1 — Colombo Kaps vs Galle Gallants  (Kandy)\nAugust 2 — Jaffna Kings vs Dambulla Sixers  (Kandy)\n\nPlayoffs — R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo\n\nAugust 5 — Qualifier 1 — 15:00  (R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo)\nAugust 5 — Eliminator — 19:30  (R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo)\nAugust 7 — Qualifier 2 — 19:30  (R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo)\nAugust 8 — Final — 19:30  (R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo)\n\nAbout Flash Sports & Media Holdings, Inc.\n\nFlash Sports & Media Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: FLZH) is a cricket-focused sports\nand media company seeking to develop and commercialize cricket media,\nleague-management, sponsorship, and related sports-entertainment\nopportunities. Through its relationship with Innovative Production Group FZ,\nLLC, Flash is focused on professional cricket properties, media and broadcast\nopportunities, sponsorships, league operations, and related commercial\ninitiatives. The Company's business plans remain subject to execution risks,\nmarket conditions, definitive agreements, third-party approvals, and the\nCompany's ability to finance, develop, and commercialize its sports and media\ninitiatives. https://flashsportsandmedia.com\n\nForward Looking statements\n\nThis press release contains \"forward-looking statements\" within the meaning of\nthe Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking\nstatements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the Company's\nexpectations, beliefs, or intentions relating to the proposed launch,\ndevelopment, and commercialization of the Zimbabwe T20 League; the development\nand commercialization of sports and media platforms; potential sponsorship,\nmedia rights, franchise sales, and other commercial opportunities; anticipated\nmarket size and growth; the participation of franchises, players, partners,\nvenues, broadcasters, or sponsors; and the Company's ability to generate\nrevenues from its activities. Forward-looking statements may be identified by\nwords such as \"anticipate,\" \"believe,\" \"expect,\" \"intend,\" \"plan,\" \"may,\"\n\"will,\" \"could,\" \"seek,\" \"estimate,\" \"potential,\" or similar expressions.\nForward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, events,\nor results, and readers should not place undue reliance on them.\n\nThese forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates,\nand assumptions and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that\ncould cause actual results and outcomes to differ materially from those\nexpressed or implied by such statements. Such risks and uncertainties include,\nwithout limitation: the seasonal nature of LPL and the many conditions to its\nsuccessful launch and operation; the possibility that definitive agreements\nwith LPL Cricket, venues, franchise owners, sponsors, broadcasters, players,\nvendors, or other counterparties may not be entered into on acceptable terms,\nor at all; the possibility that required governmental, regulatory, league,\nvenue, or governing-body approvals may not be obtained; venue completion,\navailability, permitting, security, logistics, and operational risks; the\nCompany's reliance on third-party partners, including Lanka Cricket,\nInnovative Production Group FZ, LLC, and other counterparties, to perform\nunder contractual arrangements; uncertainties regarding the participation,\navailability, or continued involvement of franchise owners, players,\nambassadors, or other talent referenced in this press release; the possibility\nthat anticipated franchise sales, sponsorships, media rights arrangements, or\nother commercial opportunities may not materialize or may be delayed; the\nextent to which the Company is able to generate revenues, if any, from ZT20;\nrisks relating to the integration of Innovative Production Group FZ, LLC and\nthe Company's ability to realize anticipated synergies; the Company's ability\nto develop, monetize, and scale its sports, media, and experiential business\nlines; the timing and success of expansion into new markets; the Company's\nability to establish or maintain strategic relationships and commercial\narrangements; general economic, market, and industry conditions; competitive\ndynamics within the sports and media sectors; international, geopolitical, and\nregulatory risks associated with global sporting events; and the Company's\nability to maintain compliance with applicable listing standards of The Nasdaq\nStock Market LLC.\nIn addition, certain market, industry, and economic data referenced in this\npress release are based on third-party sources and estimates that the Company\nbelieves to be reliable, but the Company has not independently verified such\ninformation and makes no representation as to its accuracy or completeness.\nReferences to prospective franchise ownership, players, partners, venues, and\nrelated individuals are based on the Company's current plans or on third-party\nannouncements and media reports that the Company has not independently\nverified.\nAdditional factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from\nthose described in forward-looking statements can be found in the Company's\nmost recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent Quarterly Reports on\nForm 10-Q, as well as other filings with the Securities and Exchange\nCommission, which are available at www.sec.gov.\nForward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release,\nand the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any\nforward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future\nevents, or otherwise, except as required by law. \n\nInvestor Relations Contact\nInvestors@flashsm.com\nCompany Websites\nhttps://flashsportsandmedia.com\nhttps://www.theipggroup.com\n\nSource: Flash Sports & Media, Inc. 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