Sports Weekend with Izvestia

Boxing

The gala show "REN TV Fight Club. Superseries"

On Friday in Moscow in the framework of "REN TV Fight Club" will be held one of the most ambitious tournaments in professional boxing. The main event of the evening will be the confrontation of the famous Russian MMA fighter, former Bellator heavyweight champion Vitaly Minakov with American boxer Kevin Johnson, a little less than a year ago received Russian citizenship. In the consensual fight our boxer Alexey Papin will meet American fighter Greg Hardy. In one more fight two Russians will go up against each other - 2010 European boxing champion Sergey Kuzmin vs. professional boxer and Pop-MMA fighter Murad Khalilov.

December 13, 20:00, Megasport Arena (Moscow). Live on REN TV

Hockey

Channel One Cup

When the Russian national team played in international competitions, the Channel One Cup, as one of the stages of the Euro Hockey Tour, was a very status tournament, where you could see your national team on the territory of your country every year. And since 2022, when our team was suspended from the World Championships and the Eurotour, the Channel One Cup has become the only competition involving the Russian national team, officially called "Russia 25". The new event kicked off on Thursday in St. Petersburg. In addition to the Russians, the teams of Belarus, Kazakhstan and an unusual participant - the KHL World Team, made up of the best legionnaires of our league. In addition to the classic hockey tournament, on one of the days the teams will reveal the best in the "3 on 3" competition.

Nerve and spectacle: what to expect from the hockey team at the main tournament of the year

Roman Rottenberg bet on SKA players, KHL legionnaire team ready to challenge

December 13, 19:00, "3 on 3" tournament. December 14, 14:00, "Russia 25" - Belarus; 18:30, Kazakhstan - KHL World Team. December 15, 14:00, "Russia 25" - Kazakhstan; 18:30, Belarus - KHL World Team. "SKA Arena" (St. Petersburg). Live broadcasts on Channel One"

Short Course Swimming

World Championships

This week's World Swimming Championships in the 25-meter pool in Budapest became the first international competition in three years to which Russians were admitted in a neutral status. Moreover, it was a breakthrough that they were allowed to compete in the relay, although before in all sports, if our team was allowed, it was only in individual disciplines. And already in the first days Russian swimmers won several medals, including gold in the combined relay. In the remaining three days of the World Championships new successes are possible.

December 13-15, 11:00 - 21:30, Danube Arena (Budapest, Hungary). Live broadcasts on Match TV and Match! Arena

Ski races

Russian Cup

The start of the season for Russian skiers has already been rich in surprises, the main one being the lack of victories in the first two stages of the Russian Cup for three-time Olympic champion Alexander Bolshunov, who won all races last season. He got a chance to rehabilitate himself this week in the third stage, which started on Thursday in the town of Chusovaya in the Perm region. The women's and men's individual races have already taken place. This weekend we will see the fight for medals in the sprint and pursuit races.

December 14, sprint: 09:00, women qualification; 09:30, men qualification; 11:00, women final; 11:25, men final. December 15, pursuit: 09:00, women; 10:30, men. Ski base "Metallurg" (Chusovoy). Live broadcasts on the page of the Russian Cross-Country Skiing Federation in VK

Biathlon

Cup of Russia. Third stage

Started the third stage of the Cup of Russia and biathletes. It is held in Izhevsk. On Thursday were individual races for men and women. And on the weekend we will see the medal draw in sprint and pursuit. Just like in skiing, in biathlon the Cup of Russia is the main tournament for our athletes in the conditions of their suspension from international competitions.

Prize money: what to expect from the second stage of the Russian Biathlon Cup

Our and Belarusian athletes compete in Khanty-Mansiysk for the fourth week in a row

December 14, sprint: 10:00, men; 13:00, women. December 15, pursuit: 10:00, men; 12:00, women. "SSOR named after A.M.Demidov" (Izhevsk). Live broadcasts on Match TV and Match! Planet

Soccer

French Championship. "Reims" - "Monaco", "Le Havre" - "Strasbourg", "PSG" - "Lyon"

Once again important matches in the French Ligue 1 will face Russian legionnaires and their clubs. "Monaco" Alexander Golovin in the upcoming 15th round will try to at least avoid building up its five-point gap from the leading "PSG". To do this, the Monegasques need to win away Reims. The Parisian club will host fifth-placed Lyon on their pitch and may once again release goalkeeper Matvey Safonov. And stuck in the relegation zone "Le Havre" Daler Kuzyaev will meet at home with a rival in the fight for survival in the top division of the French championship "Strasbourg".

December 14, 23:00, stadium "Auguste Delog" (Reims, France). December 15, 19:00, Stade Océan (Le Havre, France); 22:45, Stade Parc de Prance (Paris, France). Live broadcasts onOkko Sport