Sports weekend with Izvestia

Football

The Russian Championship. Spartak — Zenit, Lokomotiv - Dynamo

The upcoming 21st round of the RPL has prepared two top matches for the audience at once. Both confrontations will have a significant impact on the distribution of places at the top of the standings. Two contenders for the championship, Spartak Moscow and Zenit St. Petersburg, will play against each other on the home field of the red-whites. And in the Moscow derby "Lokomotiv" — "Dynamo" their pursuers will converge, still retaining their chances of medals.

March 15, 19:30, Russian Railways Arena (Moscow). March 16, 19:45, Lukoil Arena (Moscow). Live broadcasts on Match TV and Match Premier

Figure skating

Channel One Cup

One of the last major figure skating tournaments of the season will be held next weekend in Chelyabinsk. Famous athletes such as Mark Kondratyuk, Dmitry Aliyev, Adelia Petrosyan and many others will perform at the Channel One Cup. The participants will be divided into three teams, whose captains will traditionally be the stars of the recent past — the champions of the last two Olympics, Alina Zagitova and Anna Shcherbakova, as well as the vice-champion of the 2022 Games in Beijing, Alexandra Ignatova (before Trusov's marriage).

March 15, 12:00-15:00, short programs. March 16, 12:00-15:00, free programs. The Valery Belousov Traktor Arena (Chelyabinsk). Live broadcasts on Channel One and Channel One's website

Tennis

Indian Wells Masters and WTA 1000 Tournaments

The two thousandth anniversary in women's and men's tennis will end next weekend in the American Indian Wells. The winners of both competitions will receive 1,000 points each in their rating. The men's Masters tournament is the first such tournament of the season. And the women's WTA 1000 is already the third. The quarterfinalists will be determined next night. So far, Russians Daniil Medvedev, Lyudmila Samsonova and Mirra Andreeva continue to fight for trophies.

March 14-16, 00:00-04:00, 21:00-00:00. Indian Wells Tennis Garden Stadium (Indian Wells, USA). Live broadcasts on the ATP and WTA websites

Volleyball

NAS Sports Tournament

In game sports, Russian teams still have the biggest problems with returning to the international arena. For a long time, volleyball players could not even play friendly matches with foreign teams. But the first signs of a break in the blockade took place in March — this week the NAS Sports Tournament exhibition tournament started in Dubai. Dynamo Moscow and Novokuibyshevskaya Nova compete in it in coordination with the International Volleyball Federation. This is the first such participation of our clubs in the last three years. Their rivals are teams from Italy, France, Brazil and Egypt.

March 14, 20:00, Padova (Italy) — Dynamo (Moscow). March 15, 20:00, "Grottazzolina" — "Nova". March 16, 22:00, The King — Dynamo (Moscow). Esperia Voley Stadium (Dubai, UAE). Live broadcasts on the Volleyball channel

Ski racing

The Russian Cup. The seventh stage

The winter season in Russian sports is gradually coming to an end. Only in some sports it remains to hold national championships and Cup stages. One of these ski races will be held at the end of this and the beginning of next week in the village of Vylgort near Syktyvkar in the Komi Republic. Our best athletes will compete in the sprint on Sunday, and in the individual race on Monday.

March 16, sprint: 10:00 a.m., qualification, women; 10:30 a.m., qualification, men; 12:00 p.m., finals. Ski complex named after Raisa Smetanina (Syktyvkar). Live broadcasts on Match TV and Match! The Arena

Biathlon

Russian Championship

The National Biathlon Championship started on March 13. Not only our athletes, but also Belarusian athletes are competing in the Russian Championship this year. So, their representative Dinara Smolskaya won the race on the first day of the competition. Medals in two mixed relay races will be awarded next weekend.

March 15, 10:00 a.m., single mixed relay race. March 16, 10:00 a.m., mixed relay race. The Pearl of Siberia Stadium (Tyumen). Live broadcasts on Match TV, Match! Arena" and "Match! The planet"

Hockey

The KHL Regular Season. Avangard — Traktor, CSKA — Dynamo (Moscow), Spartak - Severstal

There is just over a week left until the end of the KHL regular season. The teams are still deciding which of them will finish the tournament higher and start the playoffs from a more favorable position. In the Eastern Conference, the meeting of the best team of the beginning of 2025, the Omsk Avangard, which, after 12 consecutive victories, will host the leader of the East, Traktor Chelyabinsk, will be of great importance in this regard. In addition, the Moscow derby between CSKA and Dynamo will see which of these teams will take the initiative in the fight for second place in the Western Conference. The contenders for a place in the top 4 in the West, Spartak Moscow and Severstal Cherepovets, will play against each other at the end of the week.

March 14, 17:00, G-Drive (Omsk). March 15, 17:00, CSKA Arena (Moscow). March 16, 17:00, Megasport (Moscow). Live broadcasts on KHL TV, KHL Prime and Kinopoisk

Football

The French Championship. Angers — Monaco, Lyon — Le Havre, PSG - Marseille.

There are nine rounds left until the end of the French Championship draw. Monaco midfielder Alexander Golovin has started training after an injury and may take the field in the next match. His team will play away against Angers. She needs to win in order to stay in the top 4, which gives her the right to compete in the next Champions League draw. Le Havre midfielder Daler Kuzyaev returned to his team's squad last week after a long break. She continues to fight for survival in Ligue 1 and will visit Lyon next weekend. And the leading PSG player Matvey Safonov will meet at home with his closest pursuer Marseille. In case of victory, the capital's club will, in fact, kill the intrigue in the fight for gold.

March 15, 21:00, Raymond Copa Stadium (Angers, France). March 16, 17:00, Groupama Stadium (Lyon, France); 22:45, Parc des Princes Stadium (Paris, France). Live broadcasts on Okk