This Week in Sport
Another week full of unmissable sport! On Monday, the Nashville Predators host the San Jose Sharks in a vital NHL game. On Tuesday, England Women face Spain Women in a blockbuster FIFA Women’s World Cup Qualifying match. That’s followed by Bayern Munich taking on Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday. On Thursday, the Mumbai Indians face the Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League, and on Friday, the Hong Kong SVNS, the first leg of the SVNS World Championship, begins.
There’s plenty to enjoy at the weekend as well! On Saturday, the World Snooker Championship gets underway, and on Sunday, Manchester City face Arsenal in a season-defining Premier League match.
NHL: Nashville Predators v San Jose Sharks
Monday 13th April 12:00AM GMT (14th)/7:00PM Local
Bridgestone Arena, Nashville
The Nashville Predators host the San Jose Sharks in a vital late-season NHL game at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. This is a must-win game for both teams, who still remain in playoff contention entering the final week of the regular season. Nashville come into this, their penultimate game of the season, one point outside the playoff field and with an extra game played compared to the current last team in, the Los Angeles Kings. The road forward is simple - win out to end the season and hope the Kings drop enough points in their last three games to leapfrog them. Nashville have won four of their last six, but the losses to Los Angeles and the Utah Mammoth might be the thing that keeps them out of the playoffs. Meanwhile, the Macklin Celebrini-led Sharks are five points outside the playoffs with three games to play. They would need both the Kings and Predators to score zero points for the rest of the season while also going three-for-three in the final week. With one win in their last four matches, it seems unlikely, but this is the end-of-season chaos that hockey fans live for.
FIFA Women’s World Cup Qualifying: England v Spain
Tuesday 14th April 6:00PM GMT/7:00PM Local
Wembley Stadium, London
England face Spain in FIFA Women’s World Cup Qualifying at Wembley Stadium in London. The latest installment of this thrilling continental rivalry comes with control of the qualifying group awaiting the winner, and marks the first time these two sides will face off since England’s penalty shootout win in last year’s European Championship Final. England have started qualifying strong with a 6-1 win over Ukraine and a 2-0 win over Iceland. Teenager Erica Meg Parkinson has received her first senior call-up, while Beth Mead also returns to the squad in the wake of injuries to key stars; Aggie Beever-Jones, Grace Clinton, and Ella Toone. Meanwhile, Spain, whose only losses across all competitions since the start of 2025 have all come against England, look to end England’s nine-game home unbeaten streak against them as they hope to find their first major tournament qualifying win against the Lionesses since 1996. The defending World Cup champions are in fine form but will have to see off England without reigning Ballon D’Or holder Aitana Bonmatí, who suffered a potentially season-ending injury during Spain’s run to the Nations League title back in December. Only one team automatically qualifies for the World Cup from the group stage, making all three points vital in London, especially ahead of June’s reverse fixture in Mallorca.
UEFA Champions League: Bayern Munich v Real Madrid
Wednesday 15th April 7:00PM GMT/9:00PM Local
Allianz Arena, Munich
Bayern Munich face Real Madrid in the second leg of their UEFA Champions League Quarter-final at the Allianz Arena in Munich. Heading into this vital second leg, the German giants hold a slim 2-1 lead thanks to goals from Luis Díaz and Harry Kane. However, Kylian Mbappé’s goal late in the first leg has given Madrid a ray of hope. If Munich can hold on for the win, they will reach their second Champions League Semi-final in the last three seasons. Meanwhile, Madrid will look to avoid failing to reach at least the Semifinals in back-to-back editions of the Champions League for the first time since 2020. Madrid have not won since March 22th, having suffered two losses and a draw since then. While the two teams have a long history of continental clashes, Real Madrid have only progressed after losing the first leg to Bayern twice, last doing so in 2002. Whichever side comes out on top will face the winner of the Paris Saint-Germain and Liverpool Quarter-final, in which PSG holds a 2-0 advantage after the first leg.
Indian Premier League: Mumbai Indians v Punjab Kings
Thursday 16th April 2:00PM GMT/7:30PM Local
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
The Mumbai Indians face the Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. A promising season is quickly running away from the Indians, who have lost three in a row after winning their opening game. While two of those three losses have come against the best team in the league right now (the Rajasthan Royals) and the formidable defending champions (the Royal Challengers Bengaluru), Mumbai needs to improve on all fronts, and fast, if they want to be in with a chance of competing for a spot in the knockouts next month. Meanwhile, the Kings, last season’s runners-up, are once again firmly entrenched at the top of the table. Undefeated through three completed matches, the Kings are amongst the league’s most formidable teams. Shreyas Iyer has been the team’s top scorer through the first games of the season, while Vijaykumar Vyshak leads the Kings’ bowling efforts. Granted, the Kings have not played the toughest part of their schedule yet, but their talent is undeniable, and they firmly deserve to be discussed as one of this season’s title contenders.
SVNS: Hong Kong SVNS
Friday 17th April 2:30AM GMT/10:30AM Local
Kai Tak Sports Park, Hong Kong
The SVNS World Championship begins with the Hong Kong SVNS at Kai Tak Sports Park in Hong Kong. The eight teams who have so far contested the season are joined by the top four teams from SVNS 2 for the start of this winner-takes-all, three-tournament series. In the men’s tournament, South Africa and Fiji have been a cut above the rest all season long and will look to continue that trend in Hong Kong. The Springboks have won four of the six tournaments contested and look unstoppable when they are at their best, and should be considered favourites to defend their title. Another team favoured to defend their title are New Zealand Women, who have dominated the women’s tournament all season long. Australia are the team with the best shot of stopping the Black Ferns, but Argentina and South Africa, who both started the year in SVNS 3 and now appear in the World Championship after phenomenal campaigns, will be looking to complete the ultimate Cinderella run to an improbable title. The World Championship will continue in Spain next month and conclude in France in June.
Snooker Majors: World Snooker Championship Day 1
Saturday 18th April 3:00PM GMT/4:00PM Local
The Crucible Theater, Sheffield
The World Snooker Championship begins at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield. Can Zhao Xintong be the one to break the Crucible Curse? No first-time winner has successfully defended their title since the tournament moved to the iconic Sheffield venue in 1977. After a slow start to the season, Xintong has rallied to win the World Grand Prix, Players Championship, and Tour Championship. However, his fiercest competition will likely come from Judd Trump, who has made five Finals this season and will be eager to win his second World Championship, and first since 2019. The two faced off in the recent Tour Championship Final, with Xintong beating Trump convincingly. However, they head to Sheffield on opposite sides of the draw, meaning a potential rematch won’t come until the Final. Elsewhere, Ronnie O’Sullivan, seeded twelfth in the tournament, could become just the fourth man, and first since 1968, to win eight World Championship titles. The living legend last won at the Crucible in 2022, but has made two ranking Finals this season. The tournament begins with the sixteen seeded players facing off against the sixteen winners of the preceding qualifying tournament - which concludes on Wednesday 15th April.
Premier League: Manchester City v Arsenal
Sunday 19th April 3:30PM GMT/4:30PM Local
Etihad Stadium, Manchester
Manchester City face Arsenal in a pivotal Premier League match at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester. For many onlookers, the fate of the Premier League title race will be decided in these 90 minutes. Arsenal enter with a six-point lead but an extra game played. Before the past weekend, the lead was nine points, but the Gunners could not overcome a Bournemouth side who had not won a league match since February. Furthermore, Arsenal have not won at the Etihad since 2015, adding more pressure on to the current league leaders. Meanwhile, following a 3-0 dominant win against Chelsea, City can move within three points of the league lead, with a vital game in hand. City have been one of the few antidotes to Arsenal this season, drawing with the Gunners in the reverse league fixture before soundly beating them in the Carabao Cup Final. With the tandem of Erling Haaland and Antoine Semenyo combining for 37 league goals this season (10 Semenyo goals were however for Bournemouth), City has the weapons they need to potentially deal more pain on to Arsenal.
Photo by: Manchester City
Written and information correct on 13th April 2026 at 6AM GMT.
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