Sports: The week that will be (22nd Oct – 28th Oct)

Last week of October and we’re celebrating Saina Nehwal’s victory in the Denmark Open whilst getting ready for the final lap of the CL T20, resuming normal service in the English Premier League and La Liga, and anticipating the power packed Indian Grand Prix.

Cricket:

The Champions League T20 continues as we get a clearer idea about which teams are making it to the semi-finals this time around. The IPL teams have generally disappointed and whatever little resistance they put up, proved to be too little too late.

Mon 225:00 IST 17th match – Group B: Chennai Super Kings v Yorkshire Durban9:00 IST 18th match – Group B: Sydney Sixers v Mumbai Indians Durban

Tue 235:00 IST 19th match – Group A: Perth Scorchers v Auckland Aces Centurion9:00 IST 20th match – Group A: Titans v Delhi Daredevils Centurion

Thu 259:00 IST 1st Semi-Final – Winner Group A v Runner Group B Durban

Fri 26 9:00 IST 2nd Semi-Final – Winner Group B v Runner Group A Centurion

Sun 289:00 IST Final – TBC v TBC Johannesburg

Football:

The third matchday of the UEFA Champions League gets under way with teams scrambling to get points to make the passage to the knockout stages.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2012
Time	Home		Away	Stage	Venue
18:45 GMT	FC Nordsjælland	v	Juventus	Group E	Parkstadion
18:45 GMT	Shakhtar Donetsk	v	Chelsea	Group E	Donbass Arena
18:45 GMT	BATE Borisov	v	Valencia	Group F	Dynamo Stadium, Minsk
18:45 GMT	Lille	v	Bayern Munich	Group F	Grand Stade Lille Métropole
16:00 GMT	Spartak Moscow	v	Benfica	Group G	Luzhniki Stadium
18:45 GMT	Barcelona	v	Celtic	Group G	Estadio Camp Nou
18:45 GMT	Galatasaray	v	CFR Cluj-Napoca	Group H	Türk Telekom Arena
18:45 GMT	Manchester United	v	Braga	Group H	Old Trafford

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2012
Time	Home		Away	Stage	Venue
18:45 GMT	Dinamo Zagreb	v	Paris Saint-Germain	Group A	Maksimir Stadium
18:45 GMT	FC Porto	v	Dynamo Kiev	Group A	Estadio do Dragao
18:45 GMT	Arsenal	v	Schalke 04	Group B	Emirates Stadium
18:45 GMT	Montpellier	v	Olympiakos	Group B	Stade de la Mosson
16:00 GMT	Zenit St Petersburg	v	Anderlecht	Group C	Petrovski Stadium
18:45 GMT	Málaga	v	AC Milan	Group C	Estadio La Rosaleda
18:45 GMT	Ajax Amsterdam	v	Manchester City	Group D	Amsterdam ArenA
18:45 GMT	Borussia Dortmund	v	Real Madrid	Group D	Signal-Iduna-Park

English Premier League:

Chelsea will be looking to build up on their lead at the top

The Premier League action continues with Chelsea looking to build up on their lead at the top and others trying to chase them all the way. It will be interesting to see how the teams perform after playing in the Champions League, midweek.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2012
Time	Home		Away	Venue
5:00 P.M IST	Aston Villa	v	Norwich City	Villa Park
7:30 P.M. IST	Arsenal	v	Queens Park Rangers	Emirates Stadium
7:30 P.M. IST	Reading	v	Fulham	Madejski Stadium
7:30 P.M. IST	Stoke City	v	Sunderland	Britannia Stadium
7:30 P.M. IST	Wigan Athletic	v	West Ham United	The DW Stadium
10:00 P.M. IST	Manchester City	v	Swansea City	Etihad Stadium

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2012
Time	Home		Away	Venue
7:00 PM IST	Everton	v	Liverpool	Goodison Park
8:30 PM IST	Newcastle United	v	West Bromwich Albion	St James’ Park
8:30 PM IST	Southampton	v	Tottenham Hotspur	St. Mary’s Stadium
9:30 PM IST	Chelsea	v	Manchester United	Stamford Bridge

La Liga:

Barcelona remain the league leaders

La Liga continues with Atletico right on the tail of leaders Barcelona, as Real Madrid play catch up.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2012
Time	Home		Away	Venue
1:00 A.M. IST	Sevilla FC	v	Mallorca	Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2012
Time	Home		Away	Venue
14:00 GMT	Espanyol	v	Málaga	Cornellà – El Prat
16:00 GMT	Real Betis	v	Valencia	Estadio Manuel Ruiz de Lopera
18:00 GMT	Celta Vigo	v	Deportivo La Coruña	Estadio Balaídos
20:00 GMT	Rayo Vallecano	v	Barcelona	Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2012
Time	Home		Away	Venue
11:00 GMT	Real Zaragoza	v	Sevilla FC	Estadio La Romareda
15:00 GMT	Levante	v	Granada	Ciudad de Valencia
16:50 GMT	Athletic Bilbao	v	Getafe	Estadio San Mamés
18:45 GMT	Atlético Madrid	v	Osasuna	Vicente Calderon
20:30 GMT	Mallorca	v	Real Madrid	Estadio Son Moix

Tennis:

ATP Valencia Open:

David Ferrer is the top seed. Juan Carlos Ferrero plays his last tournament here before retiring. Lleyton Hewitt, Tommy Robredo Fernando Verdasco, Juan Monaco, Marin Cilic, Tsonga and defending champion Marcel Granollers complete the draw.

Swiss Indoors Basel: 5 time champion Roger Federer and Del Potro will be the main contenders while Gasquet and Wawrinka will look to grab the 3 spots left in the season ending Barclays ATP World Tour Finals.

Badminton:

World No. 4 Saina Nehwal is the top seed for the Yonex French Open Badminton 2012 Super Series event, which starts at the Stade Pierre de Coubertin in Paris on Tuesday.

Chinese trio Wang Yihan, Li Xuerui and Wang Xin miss out, and this gives Saina an almost free reign to go all the way.

23-28 Oct

YONEX French Open 2012

Superseries

Paris

FRA

Formula 1:

The Indian Grand Prix comes at a critical time in the championship race as the leader Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull holds a narrow 6 point lead over second placed Fernando Alonso of Ferrari.The Buddh International Circuit will be decked up with the crème de la crème of Bollywood and music as the organisers seek to provide as much entertainment before as the racers provide during the race.The schedule is as follows :

Friday, October 26The first practice session : 10amSecond session : 2pm to 3:30pm.

Saturday, October 27 Final practice session : 11am to noonQualifying for the main event : 2pm.

Sunday, October 28:F1 Paddock Club Pit Lane Walk: 12:35 pm -2:15 pm;F1 drivers grid parade: 1:30 pm;F1 starting grid presentation: 1:40 pm -2:15 pm;National Anthem: 2:46 pm;Grand Prix: 3:00 pm