Sports to watch this week: April 19-25

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Ding Junhui vs. Stuart Bingham - World Snooker Championship

China's most successful ever snooker player, Ding Junhui, will play 2015 world champion Stuart Bingham, who currently ranks as the world number 18 and arguably the top player to come through this year's qualifiers.

Ding Junhui of China looks across the table during his round one match against Joe Perry of England at Snooker Masters 2020 at the Alexandra Palace in London, Britain on Jan. 12, 2020. Perry won 6 frames to 3. (Xinhua/Tim Ireland)

The pair surprisingly haven't met in competitions since 2016 and Bingham holds an advantage in career meetings as he has won ten of their 16 previous matches, although it was Ding who emerged victorious in their only ever World Championship contest (13-12 back in 2011).

Date: April 19

Place: Sheffield, England.

Chinese Super League

Jiang Wenjun (Front) of Hebei China Fortune shoots during the 20th round match between Shanghai Greenland Shenhua and Hebei China Fortune at 2020 season Chinese Football Association Super League (CSL) Suzhou Division in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, Nov. 10, 2020. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

The Chinese Super League (CSL) season will kick off on April 20, with the Guangzhou Derby between Guangzhou FC and Guangzhou City at Tianhe Stadium.

Date: April 20

Venue: Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou

Tottenham Hotspur vs. Manchester City - Carabao Cup final

File photo taken on Nov. 26, 2020 shows Tottenham Hotspur's manager Jose Mourinho during the UEFA Europa League Group J match between Tottenham Hotspur and Ludogorets Razgrad in London, Britain. Jose Mourinho has been sacked by Tottenham Hotspur on April 19, 2021. (Xinhua/Han Yan)

Manchester City will play Tottenham in the Carabao Cup final on April 25 at Wembley. Up to 8,000 spectators will be allowed to attend as the game will be used as a test event before the complete return of fans to stadiums.

Date: April 25

Venue: Wembley Stadium, London

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