⚽ The Egyptian Premier League’s 30th Gameweek kicks off today and runs through the weekend:
- Haras Al Hodoud v Aswan (7pm)
- Enppi v Ghazl El Mahalla (9:30pm)
- Ceramica Cleopatra v Pharco (Friday — 7pm)
- Pyramids v Future (Friday — 9:30pm)
- Tala’ea El Gaish v Smouha (Saturday — 8pm)
Manchester Derby in the FA Cup final on Saturday: Wembley Stadium in London will host the final of the FA Cup between Manchester City and Manchester United at 5pm on Saturday. Man City is entering the match fresh off earning the Premier League title and qualifying to the Champions League final, and now has its eyes on landing a historic treble by taking home titles from the three championships. The last team to secure the titles of the FA Cup, Premier League, and Champions League was Manchester United back in 1999. Meanwhile, Manchester United will be vying to block Manchester City from being able to land this historic achievement, and is also trying to avoid ending the season without a title after it exited the Europa League.
A Bundesliga final without Bayern or Dortmund: Leipzig and Eintracht Frankfurt will be playing in the final match of the German league at 9pm on Saturday. Leipzig is the defending champion, while Eintracht has lifted the cup five times in its history, the last of which was in 2018.
The most important matches in the last week of the major leagues, all on Saturday:
- Paris Saint-Germain v Clermont (Ligue 1 — 10pm)
- Torino v Inter Milan (Serie A — 7:30pm)
- Empoli v Lazio (Serie A — 10pm)
? Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur is playing in the second round of the French Open at 4:35pm, when she hits the court to face off against France’s Océane Dodin. World no.1 Iga Świątek is currently playing against the US’ Claire Liu, in a match that began just a few minutes before we dispatched this afternoon’s edition.
Over in the men’s singles, we’ll be keeping an eye on world no.8 Taylor Fritz’s 5pm match against France’s Arthur Rinderknech, as well as Alexander Zverev v Alex Molcan at 9:15pm.