Sports weekend with Izvestia

Football

The Russian Championship. Zenit — Krasnodar

The current RPL draw is coming to an end. There are just over a month and seven rounds left before the finish. There are two clubs left in the fight for gold — the reigning national champion Krasnodar and Zenit St. Petersburg, which won this tournament in six previous seasons. In the next 24th round, these two teams will meet each other in St. Petersburg. Perhaps, according to its results, the main contender for the championship will be determined. However, a draw will keep the intrigue alive.

April 12, 7:30 p.m. Gazprom Arena Stadium (Moscow). Live broadcasts on Match TV and Match Premier.

Hockey

Gagarin Cup. The quarterfinals. Second and third matches

The KHL is in the midst of the playoffs. Eight teams continue to compete for the Gagarin Cup. They started the quarterfinal series this week and have already played one match each. The second games will be played on April 10 and 11.

Avangard Omsk will host CSKA (the score in the series is 1:0), Lokomotiv Yaroslavl will meet Salavat Yulaev Ufa (1:0), Metallurg Magnitogorsk will continue to fight Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod (1:0), and Dinamo Minsk at home. He will try to take revenge against Ak Bars Kazan (0:1).

On April 12, the third matches will be played in two series: CSKA will host Avangard, and Lokomotiv will visit Salavat.

April 10: 16:30, "G-Drive-Arena" (Omsk); 19:30, "Arena-2000" (Yaroslavl). April 11: 13:30, Metallurg Arena (Magnitogorsk); 17:00 Minsk Arena (Minsk, Belarus). April 12: 13:30, Ufa Arena (Ufa); 17:00, CSKA Arena (Moscow). Live broadcasts on Match TV, KHL TV and KHL Prime.

Chess

The Candidates' Tournament

Two thirds of the games have already been played in the Candidates Chess Tournament. After 10 rounds, the Russian representatives are in an extremely difficult position — Andrei Esipenko for men, Alexandra Goryachkina and Ekaterina Lagno for women have already fallen behind the leaders. But the struggle continues. There are five rounds left until the end, the next two (11th and 12th) will be held this weekend. The winners of the Candidates Tournament will be able to play for the title of world champions with the current holders of chess crowns — Indian Gukesh Dommaraju for men and Chinese Ju Wenjun for women.

April 11-12, 3:30 p.m., Cap St Georges Hotel (Peyia, Cyprus). Live broadcasts on the FIDE website.

Tennis

WTA-500 Tournament

Mirra Andreeva is competing for victory in the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) tournament in Linz, Austria, this week. She reached the quarterfinals, where on April 10 she will play with Romanian Sorana Kirstey. If successful, she will have semifinal and final games on the weekend.

April 10, 15:00-21:30, quarterfinals. April 11, 15:00-17:30, semifinals. April 12, 16:00 final, Tips Arena (Linz, Austria). Live broadcasts on the WTA website.

Ski racing

The Russian Championship. Marathons

The official season in Russian skiing will end this weekend. The last stage of the Russian championship will be held in the Murmansk region, in which medals will be awarded in marathons — classic style mass starts. The women's 50 km race will be held in Apatity, and the men's 70 km race in Monchegorsk.

April 11, 10:00 a.m., FGC "Athlete" (Apatity). April 12, 10:00, Sports school (Monchegorsk).