MI vs CSK, Arsenal vs Aston Villa, Monte Carlo Masters final and other key events – Firstpost

Sports fans, especially those who follow cricket, are in for a treat this weekend with the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL), which will witness the epic showdown between Mumbai Indians (MI) and Super Kings of Chennai (CSK), two of the most successful. teams in the history of the cash-rich league.

The MI vs CSK rivalry is one of the most intense not only in the IPL but in T20 cricket, and this year’s showdown between the two heavyweight franchises – who have won the tournament five times each – holds special significance . This will, after all, be the first edition of IPL’s ‘El Clasico’ which will have neither Rohit Sharma nor MS Dhoni as captain.

The weekend will also see the Premier League’s top three – Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City – in action as they continue to battle for top spot in what is proving to be another exciting title race in the Premier League. Premier League this year.

As for tennis, the Monte Carlo Masters is set to conclude on Sunday, with 24-time Grand Slam and reigning Australian Open champion Jannik Sinner currently on track. Sinner, who beat Djokovic in the semi-final of the Australian Open, will face Stefanos Tsitsipas while “Djoker” will face Casper Ruud in the semi-final of the clay-court event shortly after.

Here’s a detailed look at some of this weekend’s notable sporting events (times in IST)

Cricket

Indian Premier League (Star Sports/JioCinema)

Saturday: Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals at Mullanpur (7:30 p.m.)

Sunday: Kolkata Knight Riders v Lucknow Super Giants at Kolkata (3:30 p.m.); Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings at Mumbai (7:30 p.m.)

Soccer

Premier League (Featured Sports/Hotstar)

SATURDAY:

Newcastle United vs. Tottenham Hotspur — 5:00 p.m.

Manchester City v Luton Town – 7:30 p.m.

AFC Bournemouth v Manchester United — 10:00 p.m.

Sunday:

Liverpool v Crystal Palace – 6:30 p.m.

West Ham United v Fulham – 6:30 p.m.

Arsenal v Aston Villa – 9 p.m.

LaLiga (Sports18/JioCinema)

SATURDAY:

Atlético Madrid vs. Girona — 5:30 p.m.

Mallorca vs Real Madrid – 10 p.m.

Cadiz vs Barcelona – 00:30

Series A (Sports18/JioCinema)

SATURDAY:

Turin vs Juventus — 9:30 p.m.

Sunday:

Napoli vs Frosinone – 4 p.m.

Sassuolo vs AC Milan – 6:30 p.m.

Udinese vs AS Roma — 9:30 p.m.

Inter Milan vs Cagliari – 12:15 a.m.

Bundesliga (Sony Sports/SonyLIV)

SATURDAY:

Bayern Munich – FC Cologne – 7 p.m.

Borussia Mönchengladbach vs Borussia Dortmund – 7 p.m.

RB Leipzig vs Wolfsburg – 7 p.m.

Stuttgart vs Eintracht Frankfurt — 10:00 p.m.

Sunday:

Bayer Leverkusen vs. Werder Bremen — 9:00 p.m.

Ligue 1 (Sports18/JioCinema)

Sunday:

Lyon vs Brest — 12:15 a.m.

Tennis

Monte Carlo Masters

SATURDAY:

Men’s singles semi-finals: Stefanos Tsitsipas against Jannik Sinner (5 p.m.); Novak Djokovic vs. Casper Ruud (7 p.m.)

Sunday:

Men’s singles final: to be confirmed.