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It’s been quite the eventful week in the world of sports so far, with Indian chess prodigy D Gukesh becoming the youngest winner of the prestigious Candidates Tournament on Monday and Royal Challengers Bengaluru snapping their six-match 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 have back-to-back double-headers over the weekend for the first time this season.
There will be plenty to look forward to in the world of football as well, with Premier League leaders Arsenal facing 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 as far as sporting action is concerned (all timings in Indian Standard Time):
Cricket
Indian Premier League (Star Sports/JioCinema)
Saturday: Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians in Delhi (3.30 pm); Lucknow Super Giants vs Rajasthan Royals in Lucknow (7.30 pm).
Sunday: Gujarat Titans vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Ahmedabad (3.30 pm); Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad in Chennai (7.30 pm)
Football
Indian Super League (Sports18/JioCinema)
Mohun Bagan Super Giant vs Odisha FC, Semi-final Leg 2 in Kolkata — 7.30 pm
Premier League (Star Sports/Hotstar)
Saturday:
West Ham vs Liverpool — 5 pm
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Aston Villa vs Chelsea — 12.30 am
Sunday:
Tottenham Hotspur vs Arsenal — 6.30 pm
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City — 9 pm
LaLiga (Sports18/JioCinema)
Saturday:
Las Palmas vs Girona — 5.30 pm
Atletico Madrid vs Athletic Club — 12.30 am
Serie A (Sports18/JioCinema)
Saturday:
Juventus vs AC Milan — 9.30 pm
Sunday:
Inter Milan vs Torino — 4 pm
Atalanta vs Empoli — 9.30 pm
Napoli vs AS Roma — 9.30 pm
Bundesliga (Sony Sports/SonyLIV)
Saturday:
Bayern Munich vs Eintracht Frankfurt — 7 pm
RB Leipzig vs Borussia Dortmund — 7 pm
Bayer Leverkusen vs Stuttgart — 10 pm
Sunday:
Borussia Monchengladbach vs Union Berlin — 7 pm
Ligue 1 (Sports18/JioCinema)
Saturday:
Paris Saint-Germain vs Le Havre — 12.30 am
Sunday:
Lyon vs AS Monaco — 10.30 pm
Marseille vs Lens — 12.30 am
Tennis
Madrid Open
Saturday:
Men’s Singles (key fixtures; timings to be announced):
— Rafael Nadal vs Alex de Minaur
— Jannik Sinner vs Lorenzo Sonego
— Daniil Medvedev vs Matteo Arnaldi
— Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Thiago Montiero
— Cameron Norrie vs Joao Fonseca
— Miomir Kecmanovic vs Casper Ruud
Women’s Singles (key fixtures)
12.50 am onwards:
— Danielle Collins vs Olga Danilovic
2.30 pm onwards:
— 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
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