Welcome back to another Matchside weekly roundup!
The headline this week is, of course, the TCS London Marathon taking place on Sunday. One of the biggest events in the London calendar, 750,000 spectators are expected to take to the streets to support the 50,000+ heroic runners.
🔥 This week’s top picks:
The London Marathon. Just go and soak up the festival atmosphere — you won’t regret it.
World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals — taking place in London for the first time since 1954.
Arsenal Women vs Lyon in the Champions League semi-final.
We’ve also got last minute ticket drops for Premier Padel (first time in the UK) and professional sumo wrestling. Read on for details and links to tickets…
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👀 What’s on this week 👀
Coming up: Football league, PREM rugby, table tennis and the London Marathon
Friday 24th April
1. 🏏 County Championship Cricket: Surrey vs Essex (Fri 24th to Mon 27th)
📍 Kia Oval | Tickets £15
Saturday 25th April
1. 🏉 Men’s PREM Rugby
2. ⚽️ Men’s Football
Sunday 26th April
1. 🏃 The London Marathon (kicks off around 8.30am)
Good luck to anyone who’s running it! And if you’re watching, make sure you plan ahead — check out the official spectator guide here.
2. ⚽️ Women’s Football
Into Next week
1. 🏓 World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals (28th April to 10th May)
📍 Copper Box & OVO Arena (Wembley) | Copper Box tickets (ticketmaster) from £15 | OVO Arena tickets (AXS) from £15
The biggest table tennis stars in the world are coming to London to compete for their countries in this global tournament — a rare chance to see elite table tennis live in the capital.
2. 🎱 World Snooker Championship (Sat 18th April to Mon 4th May)
📍 Crucible Theatre, Sheffield | Tickets from £50
Not in London but a prestigious annual event worth travelling up to Sheffield for.
3. ⚽️ Women’s Football: Arsenal vs Leicester (Wednesday 29th April, 7pm)
📍 Emirates Stadium | Tickets from £15
TCS London Marathon
🔔 Ticket alerts you need to know about 🔔
On sale: Premier Padel and Professional Sumo Wrestling
1. 🥎 Premier Padel London P1 (4th to 9th August 2026)
📍 Olympia | Tickets presale at 9am on Wednesday 22nd April — register here
This is the UK’s first ever elite professional padel tournament and tickets are expected to sell out fast!
2. 🤼 Tokyo Nights Sumo Wrestling (June & July 2026)
📍 Greenwich Borough Hall | Tickets from £79, go on sale Wednesday 22nd April — register now for priority access
This unique experience combines live professional sumo wrestling with Japanese dining for a fantastic evening of entertainment. They’ve released a number of additional dates due to popular demand, but don’t hang around as 13 nights have already sold out!
Premier Padel
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That’s your week of sport sorted.
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Louis