Sports weekend with Izvestia
Football
A friendly match. Russia — Nigeria
On Friday evening, the Russian national football team will play a friendly match with one of the strongest rivals in three and a half years after being suspended from official international competitions. At Luzhniki Stadium, our team will host Nigeria, one of the strongest African national teams with many stars playing in top European clubs.
June 6, 20:00, Luzhniki Stadium (Moscow). Live broadcasts on Match TV and Match Premier
Tennis
Women. Couples. French Open (Roland Garros). Semi-finals and finals
In the second Grand Slam tournament in the world tennis season, the competition is coming to an end. All Russian athletes have already competed in singles. But in the women's doubles, our Mirra Andreeva and Diana Schneider, silver medalists at last year's Olympics in Paris, are once again competing for the trophy. Now they have reached the semi-finals of Roland Garros in the French capital. In it, the Russians will play with Italians Sarah Errani and Jasmine Paolini. In the second semi-final, Anna Danilina from Kazakhstan and Alexandra Krunic from Serbia will play against Ulrikke Akery from Norway and Eri Khozuri from Japan. The winners will meet in the final on June 7.
June 6, 12:00 p.m., semifinals. June 7, 12:00 p.m., final. Roland Garros Stadium (Paris, France). Live broadcasts on WTA websites
Basketball
VTB United League. The final. The fifth match. Zenit — CSKA
The finals of the main Russian club basketball tournament have stretched. Zenit St. Petersburg and CSKA Moscow each won two matches following the results of the first four games. Now they will have to hold their fifth meeting in St. Petersburg, which will take place on June 6. And it definitely won't be the last. The series goes up to four wins for one of the teams, so at the beginning of next week, on June 9, the sixth match will be held in Moscow. If the score in the series remains tied, then everything will be decided in the last seventh game, which will be held on June 12 in the Northern Capital.
June 6, 19:30, KSK Arena (Saint Petersburg). Live broadcasts on "Match! The game"
Hockey
The Stanley Cup. The final. The second match. Edmonton Oilers — Florida Panthers
The season in North American hockey is also close to the finish line. The NHL playoff finals kicked off this week. Once again, as a year ago, the Florida Panthers and the Edmonton Oilers are competing for the main trophy, the Stanley Cup. Then the success was for the Miami team. But now the Canadian team started with a victory, winning the first match in overtime with a score of 4.:3. On the night of June 6, they will hold a second meeting.
June 6, 03:00, Rogers Place (Edmonton, Canada)
Mixed martial arts
UFC 316. Azamat Murzakanov — Brandson Ribeiro
Another major tournament will be held in the US state of New Jersey this weekend. The most interesting fight for Russian viewers should be in the UFC 316 pre-card, where Azamat Murzakanov, who has not lost a single fight out of 14 held in this franchise, will face Brazilian Brandson Ribeiro in the light heavyweight division.
June 8, 04:10, Prudential Center Arena (Newark, USA). Live broadcasts on Match TV and Match! The fighter"
Football
A friendly match. Uzbekistan (U-21) — Russia (U-21)
This week, the Russian youth national football team is holding two friendly matches in Ferghana with peers from Uzbekistan. The coaching staff is testing our best players, born in 2005-2006, who will form the basis of the country's national team in the near future. The first match, which took place on June 5, ended with a score of 3:0 in favor of the Russians. The second meeting will take place on the weekend.
June 8, 17:30, Istiqlol Stadium (Ferghana, Uzbekistan). Live broadcast on "Match Premier"
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