Friday, 9 April: Matildas lose key players for Germany match; the Olympic torch relay takes a detour; the IPL kicks off today; and we look ahead to the weekend in sport.

<p>Sport Today is a weekday sports news podcast. We're here to keep you on the ball.</p><p><br></p><p>Weekend in sport (all times AEST).</p><p>AFLW preliminary finals: Melbourne Demons vs Adelaide Crows, Saturday 2:10pm; Collingwood Magpies vs Brisbane Lions, Saturday 4:10pm - 7mate, Kayo, AFLW App, womens.afl.</p><p>W-League final: Sydney FC vs Melbourne Victory, Sunday 4:05pm - Foxtel, Kayo, ABC Sports, My Football Live App.</p><p>Australia vs New Zealand ODI: Saturday 12pm - Fox Cricket, Kayo.</p><p>Grand National: Coverage from 11pm Saturday, main event at 2:15am on Sunday - Foxtel.</p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>