Welcome back to another Matchside weekly roundup!
After a big Easter weekend of sport, we’ve got another great week ahead of us! The GB Swimming Championships at the Olympic Aquatics Centre kick off from next Tuesday, one of Tyson Fury’s last fights is on at The O2, you can get Premier League tickets for West Ham, and both England Women’s rugby and football teams are in action at Twickenham and Wembley. Read on for my best picks, details, and links to tickets.
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👀 What’s on this week 👀
Coming up: GB Swimming Champs, Boxing, Rugby, Football, and Ice Hockey
Friday 10th April
1. 🏐 Netball: London Pulse vs London Mavericks (7pm)
📍 Copper Box | Tickets £29
2. ⚽️ Premier League Football: West Ham vs Wolves (8pm)
📍 London Stadium | Tickets from £35 | Officially sold out but you can snap up resale on the West Ham site
3. 🏏 County Championship Cricket: Surrey vs Leicestershire (Fri 10th to Mon 13th)
📍 Kia Oval, Kennington | Tickets from £15
Saturday 11th April
1. 🥊 Heavyweight Fight: Tyson Fury vs Arslanbek Makhmudov (main card from 7pm)
📍 Tottenham Hotspur Stadium | Tickets from £35
There won’t be many more chances to see one of the all-time greats Tyson Fury take to the ring!
2. 🏉 Women’s Six Nations: England vs Ireland (2.25pm)
📍 Twickenham | Tickets from £25
3. ⚽️ Men’s Football League Matches
4. 🏒 Women’s Ice Hockey: Haringey Greyhounds vs Cardiff Comets (6.30pm)
📍 Alexandra Palace | Tickets £5
Sunday 12th April
1. 🏒 Men’s Ice Hockey: Romford Raiders vs Sheffield Steeldogs, NIHL Playoffs (5.15pm)
📍 Romford Ice & Leisure | Tickets £19
We are coming to the very end of ice hockey season now so this is one of the last chances to catch a game before Autumn. There’s also an option to skate with the players afterwards which I’m sure you’re all very excited for.
2. 🏀 Men’s Basketball: London Lions vs Sheffield Sharks (4pm)
📍 Copper Box | Tickets from £18
3. 🏃 London Landmarks Half Marathon (from 9am)
📍 Central London | Free to watch | Spectator info here
The route covers all the big London landmarks including Trafalgar Square, St Paul’s Cathedral and the Tower of London so if you’re in town it’ll be hard to miss.
Early next week
1. 🏊 Swimming: Aquatics GB Swimming Championships (14th to 21st April)
📍 London Aquatics Centre | Tickets from £14
You can only see elite swimming at the Olympic Aquatics Centre once or twice a year and they’ve got evening sessions so you can even get down there one day after work.
2. ⚽️ Women’s International Football: England vs Spain, World Cup Qualifier (Tuesday 14th, 7pm)
📍 Wembley | Tickets from £15
3. ⚽️ Men’s Football League Matches
London Aquatics Centre
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On sale: London Diamond League Athletics
1. 🏃 Athletics: London Athletics Diamond League Meet | Sat 18th July (1-4pm)
📍 London Stadium | Tickets from £26
Once-a-year opportunity to see some of the biggest stars in athletics here in London!
London Diamond League
Matchside Marrakech anyone? 🇲🇦
On a personal note (that nobody asked for), I am writing the newsletter from Marrakech this week where I’m on holiday. The other day I was strolling around the Gueliz neighbourhood when I stumbled upon the ATP250 Grand Prix Hassan II tournament at the Royal Tennis Club of Marrakech — the only ATP250 event in all of Africa!
I managed to sneak my way in to see a semi-final on centre court where the underdog Marco Trungelliti beat top seed (and world top 20 player) Luciano Darderi in front of a packed, and at times raucous, crowd. Time for Matchside Marrakech?
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That’s your week of sport sorted.
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Louis