CSK vs SRH, Arsenal vs Tottenham Hotspur, Madrid Open and more – Firstpost

It’s been quite an eventful week in the sports world so far, with Indian chess prodigy D Gukesh becoming the youngest winner of the prestigious Candidates Tournament on Monday and Royal Challengers Bengaluru ending their six-game losing streak against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Thursday.

The weekend promises to be just as eventful for sports fans. The 17th edition of the IPL will feature back-to-back double matches this weekend for the first time this season.

There will also be plenty to look forward to in the world of football, with Premier League leaders Arsenal taking on Tottenham Hotspur in the latest iteration of the ‘North London Derby’ on Sunday.

Here’s a detailed look at what’s in store this weekend when it comes to sporting action (all times are Indian Standard Time):

Cricket

Indian Premier League (Star Sports/JioCinema)

SATURDAY: Delhi Capitals v Mumbai Indians at Delhi (3:30 p.m.); Lucknow Super Giants vs Rajasthan Royals at Lucknow (7:30 p.m.).

Sunday: Gujarat Titans vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Ahmedabad (3:30 p.m.); Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad at Chennai (7:30 p.m.)

Soccer

Indian Super League (Sports18/JioCinema)

Mohun Bagan Super Giant vs Odisha FC, Semi-Final 2 at Kolkata — 7:30 p.m.

Premier League (Featured Sports/Hotstar)

SATURDAY:

West Ham v Liverpool – 5 p.m.

Manchester United v Burnley — 7:30 p.m.

Aston Villa v Chelsea – 12:30 a.m.

Sunday:

Tottenham Hotspur vs. Arsenal — 6:30 p.m.

Nottingham Forest v Manchester City — 9:00 p.m.

LaLiga (Sports18/JioCinema)

SATURDAY:

Las Palmas vs Girona – 5:30 p.m.

Atlético Madrid vs Athletic Club – 12:30 a.m.

Series A (Sports18/JioCinema)

SATURDAY:

Juventus – AC Milan – 9:30 p.m.

Sunday:

Inter Milan vs Torino – 4 p.m.

Atalanta vs Empoli — 9:30 p.m.

Napoli vs AS Roma — 9:30 p.m.

Bundesliga (Sony Sports/SonyLIV)

SATURDAY:

Bayern Munich vs. Eintracht Frankfurt – 7 p.m.

RB Leipzig vs Borussia Dortmund – 7 p.m.

Bayer Leverkusen vs. Stuttgart — 10 p.m.

Sunday:

Borussia Mönchengladbach vs Union Berlin – 7 p.m.

Ligue 1 (Sports18/JioCinema)

SATURDAY:

Paris Saint-Germain vs Le Havre — 12:30 a.m.

Sunday:

Lyon vs AS Monaco — 10:30 p.m.

Marseille vs Lens — 12:30 a.m.

Tennis

Madrid Open

SATURDAY:

Men’s singles (key matches; schedules to come):

– Rafael Nadal vs. Alex de Minaur

– Jannik Sinner vs. Lorenzo Sonego

– Daniil Medvedev vs. Matteo Arnaldi

– Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Thiago Montiero

– Cameron Norrie vs. João Fonseca

– Miomir Kecmanovic vs. Casper Ruud

Ladies’ singles (key performances)

From 00:50:

– Danielle Collins vs. Olga Danilovic

From 2:30 p.m.:

—Victoria Azarenka vs. Sara Sorribes Tormo

– Madison Keys vs. Liudmila Samsonova

— Leylah Fernandez vs. Ons Jabeur

– Coco Gauff vs. Dayana Yastremska

— Iga Swiatek vs. Sorana Cirstea

— Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova vs. Daria Kasatkina

– Mayar Sherif vs. Elena Rybakina

– Sloane Stephens vs. Maria Sakkari