Sports weekend with Izvestia
Football. The Russian Championship. Zenit – Spartak, Baltika – CSKA
The last third of the current Russian championship starts in the RPL. As part of the upcoming 21st round on the weekend, two matches will be held between the teams in the top 6 of the standings. On March 14, a crucial match between the two most popular clubs in the country will take place — Zenit St. Petersburg, which is in second place, will host Spartak Moscow, which is in sixth place. A day later, Baltika Kaliningrad, which closes the top five, will play on its own field with CSKA Moscow, which is located on the fourth line.
March 14, 16:00, Gazprom Arena (Saint Petersburg).
March 15, 20:30, Rostec Arena (Kaliningrad).
Live broadcasts on Match TV and Match Premier.
The Paralympic Games
The Paralympic Games are coming to an end in Italy next weekend, in which Russia participates under its own flag for the first time since 2014. Our representation there is not very large — only six people. But the results are already successful. In particular, the Russians managed to win four gold medals. Perhaps the victories and medals will be added to our piggy bank in the last three days. During this period, Anastasia Baghiyan, who has already won two gold medals, will take part in individual 20 km sitting and freestyle races, as well as a joint relay race with the three-time champion of the previous Paralympics (Sochi 2014 and Pyeongchang 2018) and the current bronze medalist Alexey Bugaev, who will also have personal starts in alpine skiing — slalom and giant slalom.. Varvara Voronchikhina, who won three medals at these Games, including gold in the supergiant, will also compete in slalom. Finally, Philippe Monzer Shebbo and Dmitry Fadeev will compete for prizes in the parasnowboard.
March 13, 12:30 p.m., alpine skiing, giant slalom, men.
March 14th:
10:00 a.m., cross-country skiing, relay race;
10:44, parasnowboard, banked slalom, men;
13:00, alpine skiing, slalom, women.
March 15th:
09:15, cross-country skiing, 20 km sitting, women;
11:45 a.m., cross-country skiing, 20 km, freestyle, women;
12:00 p.m., alpine skiing, slalom, men;
22:30, Closing ceremony.
Stadiums Olimpia delle Tofane (Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy), Fabio Canale Ski and Biathlon Center (Val di Fiemme, Italy), Olympic Ice Stadium (Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy).
Tennis. Men. The Masters Tournament
It's time for the quarterfinals at the first Masters tennis tournament in 2026, which takes place in Indian Wells, USA. Of the Russians, only Daniil Medvedev has reached this stage, who will play against British Jack Draper on the night of March 13, Moscow time. If he wins, our tennis player will face Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz or another British representative Cameron Norrie in the semifinals.
March 13, quarterfinals:
03:00, Draper – Medvedev;
05:00, Alcaraz – Norrie.
March 14, 23:00, the first semi-final.
March 15, 01:30, the second semi-final.
March 16, 00:00, final. Indian Wells Tennis Garden (Indian Wells, USA).
Live broadcasts on the ATP websites.
Hockey. KHL Regular Season
The KHL regular season will end in exactly one week. The teams have three or four matches left. There is only one place left undefeated in the playoffs - Novosibirsk Siberia and Khabarovsk Amur are fighting for it in the Eastern Conference. On March 13, the Siberians will face Metallurg Magnitogorsk, the winner of the regular season, at home. If they win, and the Far Eastern club loses away to Spartak Moscow (he also plays with them on the 13th), then Siberia will ensure its participation in the Gagarin Cup. There will be several more matches on the same day, which are important in terms of the distribution of pairs in the first round. Ufa's Salavat Yulaev, which is fighting for fifth place in the East, will host Dynamo Moscow, which is fighting for a place in the top 4 of the Western Conference. His competitor Nizhny Novgorod Torpedo will be a guest of Salavat's competitor Chelyabinsk Tractor. The next day, CSKA Moscow, which is ahead of Dynamo and Torpedo, will play away against Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg. And on March 15, two Western leaders will meet in Belarus — Dinamo Minsk will host Lokomotiv Yaroslavl.
March 13th:
15:30, Sibir Arena (Novosibirsk);
17:00, Ufa Arena (Ufa);
17:00, Valery Belousov Traktor Arena (Chelyabinsk);
19:30, IC "Ice Palace" (St. Petersburg);
19:30, Megasport Arena (Moscow).
March 14, 3 p.m., UMMC Arena (Yekaterinburg).
March 15, 17:00, Minsk Arena (Minsk, Belarus).
Live broadcasts on Match TV, KHL TV, KHL Prime and Kinopoisk.
Ski racing. Russian Championship
The Russian Ski Racing Championship, which was held for the first time in such an eastern territory of the country, is coming to an end in Sakhalin. So far, three-time Olympic champion and two-time World Cup winner Alexander Bolshunov and Russian Cup overall leader Sergey Ardashev have completely dominated the men, winning three gold medals each, including the mixed relay. Women have no pronounced leaders in this tournament. But someone else can prove themselves in the last three days, when the relay races will be held, as well as mass starts, first in free and then in classic style.
March 7, 07:30, 50 km, mass start, free style, women.
March 8, 07:30, 50 km, mass start, free style, men.
Triumph Biathlon complex (Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk).
Live broadcasts on Match TV, Match Arena and Match Planet.
Ski racing. The World Cup. 11th stage
Our skiers Daria Nepryaeva and Savely Korostelev were the first Russians since 2022 to be admitted to international competitions, albeit in a neutral status. In February, they even took part in the Olympics, where, due to the lack of proper experience of such competitions, they were left without medals. But last week Korostelev won a bronze medal at the World Cup in Drammen, Norway — it was his first international medal at the adult level. On March 14, he and Nepryaeva will complete their international season by competing in the 50 km freestyle mass start in Oslo.
March 14th:
12:00 p.m., men;
12:45 p.m., women.
Ski Center (Oslo, Norway).
Live broadcasts on Okko.
Biathlon. Russian Championship
Unlike skiers, biathletes, none of the Russians have so far been allowed to participate in international competitions, even in a neutral status. Therefore, they continue to compete within the country. One of the main events of the season for them is the second stage of the Russian championship, which started this week and will be held until the end of next week in Tyumen. The winners of the sprint and pursuit races will be announced next weekend.
March 14th, sprint:
10:00 a.m., women;
12:30 p.m., men.
March 15, pursuit race:
10:00 a.m., women;
12:30 p.m., men.
The Pearl of Siberia Stadium (Tyumen).
Live broadcasts on Match TV, Match Arena and Match Planet.
Fencing. Moscow Sabre Tournament
Traditionally, one of the most prestigious sabre fencing tournaments takes place in the capital in March. The Moscow Sabre has the status of an international competition. And this time there will be several guests from other countries, but the main stars will be Russians. The audience is especially waiting for the performances among women Olympic champions Yana Egoryan, Sofia Velikaya and Olga Nikitina.
March 13, 11:00 – 19:30.
March 14, 11:00 – 18:00.
March 15, 09:00 – 18:00.
Irina Viner's Palace (Moscow).
Live broadcasts on "Match Planet".
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