April 2008 in sports

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30 April 2008 (Wednesday)

*Association football: UEFA Champions League semifinals, second leg
** Chelsea flagicon|ENG 3–2 flagicon|ENG Liverpool (aet): "Chelsea win 4–3 on aggregate"
*** In a tense second leg at Stamford Bridge, Liverpool's Fernando Torres sends the tie into extra time with a late goal. A Frank Lampard penalty and Didier Drogba's second goal of the night give Chelsea breathing room, and they hold on to book their trip to Moscow to take on Manchester United.

*National Basketball Association
**The Dallas Mavericks fire head coach Avery Johnson, who tallied a 194-70 regular-season record over three full years but lost in the first round of the playoffs the last two years. ( [http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=Arj9eoR.KZpdjc3CVvwDt0s5nYcB?slug=ap-mavericks-johnsonfired&prov=ap&type=lgns AP via Yahoo] )

*National Hockey League
**The New York Rangers announce forward Sean Avery has been hospitalized with a lacerated spleen and will miss the rest of the playoffs. The team denies a "New York Daily News" report that Avery suffered cardiac arrest. ( [http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news;_ylt=AhBz77G.bP_DFj2W6dqTvS45nYcB?slug=ap-rangers-avery&prov=ap&type=lgns AP via Yahoo] )

*College football
**The Bowl Championship Series announces the system will retain its current format through at least 2014. ( [http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaaf/news;_ylt=AgP38SID5mobZvJFeMSRzGA5nYcB?slug=ap-bcsmeetings&prov=ap&type=lgns AP via Yahoo] )

29 April 2008 (Tuesday)

*Association football: UEFA Champions League semifinals, second leg
** Manchester United flagicon|ENG 1–0 flagicon|ESP Barcelona: "Man United win 1–0 on aggregate"
*** Paul Scholes scores the only goal of the match in the 14th minute, and United hold on to book a place in the final.

*National Basketball Association
**The Charlotte Bobcats hire Larry Brown as head coach. Brown previously coached eight other NBA teams. ( [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080429/ap_on_sp_bk_ne/bkn_bobcats_brown_14;_ylt=AgAgoiNpL.x.lBwZB.mLAMUE1vAI AP via Yahoo] )
**NBA Playoffs-First Round:
***Western Conference First Round:
****New Orleans Hornets 99, Dallas Mavericks 94, "New Orleans wins series 4-1"
****San Antonio Spurs 92, Phoenix Suns 87, "San Antonio wins series 4-1"

*Rugby union: 2008 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy in Chile
** Final: Chile flagicon|CHL 8–20 flag|Uruguay

28 April 2008 (Monday)

*Basketball - NBA Playoffs-First Round:
**Eastern Conference First Round:
***Orlando Magic 102, Toronto Raptors 92, "Orlando wins series 4-1"
**Western Conference First Round:
***Los Angeles Lakers 107, Denver Nuggets 101, "L.A. Lakers wins series 4-0"

27 April 2008 (Sunday)

*Baseball:
**Cleveland Indians center fielder Grady Sizemore sits out Cleveland's 1-0 loss to the New York Yankees with a sore ankle. Sizemore's streak of consecutive games played, which had been the longest in the Major Leagues, ends at 382. Jeff Francoeur of the Atlanta Braves now has the longest active streak at 351 games. (" [http://www.cantonrep.com/index.php?Category=17&ID=409703&subCategoryID=28 Canton Repository] ")

*National Football League
**2008 NFL Draft Day 2 notable picks:::65. Detroit Lions: Running back Kevin Smith, UCF::73. Kansas City Chiefs (from Denver through Minnesota): Running back Jamaal Charles, Texas::81. Arizona Cardinals: Wide receiver Early Doucet, LSU::86. Baltimore Ravens (from Seattle): Free safety Tom Zbikowski, Notre Dame::89. Houston Texans (from Jacksonville through Baltimore): Running back Steve Slaton, West Virginia::95. New York Giants: Wide receiver Mario Manningham, Michigan::137. Minnesota Vikings (from St. Louis through Green Bay): Quarterback John David Booty, USC::156. Pittsburgh Steelers: Quarterback Dennis Dixon, Oregon::162. New York Jets (from Green Bay): Quarterback Erik Ainge, Tennessee::186. Washington Redskins: Quarterback Colt Brennan, Hawaii::202. Indianapolis Colts: Running back Mike Hart, Michigan::209. Green Bay Packers (From St. Louis through Minnesota): Quarterback Matt Flynn, LSU::252 (Mr. Irrelevant). St. Louis Rams: Linebacker David Vobora, Idaho

*Auto racing::*Formula One: Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona, Spain::(1) Kimi Räikkönen flagicon|FIN (2) Felipe Massa flagicon|BRA (3) Lewis Hamilton flagicon|GBR:*Indy Racing League: RoadRunner Turbo Indy 300 in Kansas City, Kansas::(1) Dan Wheldon flagicon|GBR (2) Tony Kanaan flagicon|BRA (3) Scott Dixon flagicon|NZL:*Le Mans Series: 1000km of Monza in Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Italy::(1) Pedro Lamy flagicon|PRT & Stephane Sarrazin flagicon|FRA (2) Alexandre Prémat flagicon|FRA & Mike Rockenfeller flagicon|DEU (3) Harald Primat flagicon|CHE & Christophe Tinseau flagicon|FRA:*NASCAR Sprint Cup: Aaron's 499 in Talladega, Alabama::(1) Kyle Busch flagicon|USA (2) Juan Pablo Montoya flagicon|COL (3) Denny Hamlin flagicon|USA:*World Rally Championship: Jordan Rally in Amman, Jordan::(1) Mikko Hirvonen flagicon|FIN (2) Dani Sordo flagicon|ESP (3) Chris Atkinson flagicon|AUS

*Motorcycle racing:
**Superbike: Assen Superbike World Championship round, at TT Circuit Assen, Netherlands:
*:Race 1 (1) Troy Bayliss flagicon|AUS (2) Carlos Checa flagicon|ESP (3) Max Neukirchner flagicon|DEU
*:Race 2 (1) Troy Bayliss flagicon|AUS (2) Noriyuki Haga flagicon|JPN (3) Carlos Checa flagicon|ESP

*Rugby union: Heineken Cup semifinals
**Saracens flagicon|ENG 16–18 flagicon|IRE|rugby Munster at Ricoh Arena, Coventry

26 April 2008 (Saturday)

*Association football: English Premier League
**fc|Chelsea 2–1 fc|Manchester United
***Chelsea's win at home brought them level with Manchester United on points at the top of the league table with two matches to go.

*Basketball:
** FIBA, the sport's international governing body, announces major rules changes, set to take effect for major international competitions in late 2010 and other competitions in late 2012, which will result in its court markings being much more similar to those of the NBA. These changes are: [http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/news/lateNews/p/newsid/24352/arti.html (FIBA)]
*** FIBA will scrap its trapezoidal restricted area (free-throw lane) and adopt a rectangular area with the same dimensions as currently used by the NBA.
*** The three-point line will move to 6.75 m (22 ft 2 in) from the center of the basket, compared with the current 6.25 m (20 ft 6 in).
*** FIBA will adopt the "no-charge semicircle" currently used in the NBA, by which an offensive player cannot be called for charging if the defensive player is within this semicircle near the defender's basket.
**NBA:
***Michael Jordan and the Charlotte Bobcats fire head coach Sam Vincent. They replace him with Larry Brown, who sets a NBA record by taking the helm of his ninth team. ( [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080427/ap_on_sp_bk_ne/bkn_bobcats_vincent_17;_ylt=Aglmw6ojKmUYveQTCTNTXsgE1vAI AP via Yahoo] )

*Rugby union: Heineken Cup semifinals
**London Irish flagicon|ENG 15–21 flagicon|FRA Toulouse at Twickenham, London

*National Football League:
**2008 NFL Draft:
***Top picks:
***#Miami Dolphins: Offensive tackle Jake Long, Michigan
***#St. Louis Rams: Defensive end Chris Long, Virginia
***#Atlanta Falcons: Quarterback Matt Ryan, Boston College
***#Oakland Raiders: Running back Darren McFadden, Arkansas
***#Kansas City Chiefs: Defensive tackle Glenn Dorsey, LSU
***#New York Jets: Defensive end Vernon Gholston, Ohio State
***#New Orleans Saints (from San Francisco via New England): Defensive tackle Sedrick Ellis, USC
***#Jacksonville Jaguars (from Baltimore): Defensive end Derrick Harvey, Florida
***#Cincinnati Bengals: Linebacker Keith Rivers, USC
***#New England Patriots (from New Orleans): Linebacker Jerod Mayo, Tennessee
***Other notables::::13. Carolina Panthers: Running back Jonathan Stewart, Oregon:::18. Baltimore Ravens: Quarterback Joe Flacco, Delaware:::55. Baltimore (from Seattle): Running back Ray Rice, Rutgers:::56. Green Bay Packers (from Cleveland): Quarterback Brian Brohm, Louisville):::57. Miami (from San Diego): Quarterback Chad Henne, Michigan

22 April 2008 (Tuesday)

*NBA:
**Kevin Garnett of the Boston Celtics is named Defensive Player of the Year.
*National Football League:
**2008 NFL Draft:
***Four days before the formal start of the draft, the Miami Dolphins, who hold the No. 1 pick, sign Michigan offensive tackle Jake Long to a five-year contract. The St. Louis Rams, who have the No. 2 pick, are now "on the clock." ( [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080422/ap_on_sp_fo_ne/fbn_dolphins_long_14;_ylt=AhP_RW_2tB_TBYzalYeUqx0E1vAI AP via Yahoo] )
**The Seattle Seahawks release former MVP Shaun Alexander. ( [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080423/ap_on_sp_fo_ne/fbn_seahawks_alexander_15;_ylt=Ah4REU1VfDxS_nJEgTLt0TME1vAI AP via Yahoo] )

*NHL
**2008 Stanley Cup Playoffs
***Eastern Conference Quarterfinals
****Philadelphia Flyers 3, Washington Capitals 2, "OT", "Philadelphia wins series 4-3"
***Western Conference Quarterfinals
****San Jose Sharks 5, Calgary Flames 3, "San Jose wins series 4-3"

21 April 2008 (Monday)

*Boston Marathon::*Kenya's Robert Cheruiyot wins the men's event for the fourth time, with a time of 2:07:46.:*Dire Tune of Ethiopia wins the women's race in 2:25:25.

*NHL
**2008 Stanley Cup Playoffs
***Eastern Conference Quarterfinals
****Montreal Canadiens 5, Boston Bruins 0, "Montreal wins series 4-3"

*Major League Baseball
**Chase Utley of the Philadelphia Phillies hits a home run in his fifth consecutive game, a 9-5 victory over the Colorado Rockies.

*NBA:
**Manu Ginóbili of the San Antonio Spurs receives the Sixth Man Award.

20 April 2008 (Sunday)

*Auto racing::*American Le Mans Series: Long Beach Grand Prix on the streets of Long Beach, California::(1) Marco Werner flagicon|DEU & Lucas Luhr flagicon|DEU (2) Frank Biela flagicon|DEU & Emanuele Pirro flagicon|ITA (3) Scott Sharp flagicon|USA & David Brabham flagicon|AUS :*Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters: Round 2 at Oschersleben, Germany::(1) Timo Scheider flagicon|DEU (2) Martin Tomczyk flagicon|DEU (3) Bruno Spengler flagicon|CAN:*FIA GT Championship: RAC Tourist Trophy in Silverstone, Great Britain::(1) Karl Wendlinger flagicon|AUT & Ryan Sharp flagicon|UK (2) Michael Bartels flagicon|DEU & Andrea Bertolini flagicon|ITA (3) Philipp Peter flagicon|AUT & Allan Simonsen flagicon|DEN :*Indy Racing League: Indy Japan 300 in Motegi, Japan::(1) Danica Patrick flagicon|USA (2) Hélio Castroneves flagicon|BRA (3) Scott Dixon flagicon|NZL:::Danica Patrick becomes the first woman to win a race in a top-flight American motor racing series.:*Indy Racing League: Long Beach Grand Prix on the streets of Long Beach, California::(1) Will Power flagicon|AUS (2) Franck Montagny flagicon|FRA (3) Mario Dominguez flagicon|MEX:::Will Power claims his debut IRL victory, winning the last ever Champ Car race after 28 seasons of Champ Car racing.:*V8 Supercar: Hamilton 400, at Hamilton Street Circuit, New Zealand:::(1) Garth Tander flagicon|AUS (2) Steven Richards flagicon|NZL (3) James Courtney flagicon|AUS

*NHL
**2008 Stanley Cup Playoffs
***Western Conference Quarterfinals
****Detroit Red Wings 3, Nashville Predators 0, "Detroit wins series 4-2"
****Dallas Stars 4, Anaheim Ducks 1, "Dallas wins series 4-2"

19 April 2008 (Saturday)

*Auto racing::*Indy Racing League: Indy Japan 300 in Motegi, Japan::Rain, and rain water seeping through the track forced officials to delay the race until April 20.

*Cricket:
**Bangladesh cricket team in Pakistan in 2008
***5th ODI-cr|PAK 329/9 (50 ov.) beat cr|BAN 179 (40.5 ov.) by 150 runs

*NHL
**2008 Stanley Cup Playoffs
***Western Conference Quarterfinals
****Colorado Avalanche 2, Minnesota Wild 1, "Colorado wins series 4-2"

18 April 2008 (Friday)

*Basketball:
**NBA team owners vote 28-2 in favor of allowing the Seattle SuperSonics to move to Oklahoma City. Although the team could potentially move for the 2008-09 season, the move is contingent on the settlement of a lawsuit filed by the city of Seattle in an attempt to force the team to honor its lease at KeyArena, which does not expire until 2010. It may also hinge on a potential breach-of-contract lawsuit by former owner Howard Schultz to reclaim the franchise.

*NHL
**2008 Stanley Cup Playoffs
***Eastern Conference Quarterfinals
****New York Rangers 5, New Jersey Devils 3, "New York wins series 4-1"

17 April 2008 (Thursday)

*National Football League:
**Baltimore Ravens quarterback Steve McNair, best known for his decade-long tenure with the Tennessee Titans, announces his retirement. [http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/football/bal-mcnair417,0,7309031.story]

16 April 2008 (Wednesday)

*Association football:
**Scottish Premier League 2007-08
***Old Firm derby: Celtic F.C. 2 – 1 Rangers F.C. at Celtic Park

*NHL
**2008 Stanley Cup Playoffs
***Eastern Conference Quarterfinals
****Pittsburgh Penguins 3, Ottawa Senators 1, "Pittsburgh wins series 4-0"

13 April 2008 (Sunday)

*Auto racing::*Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters: Round 1 at Hockenheimring, Germany::(1) Mattias Ekström flagicon|SWE (2) Timo Scheider flagicon|DEU (3) Tom Kristensen flagicon|DNK:*NASCAR Sprint Cup: Subway Fresh Fit 500 in Avondale, Arizona::(1) Jimmie Johnson flagicon|USA (2) Clint Bowyer flagicon|USA (3) Denny Hamlin flagicon|USA

*Cricket
**South African cricket team in India in 2007-08
***3rd Test-cr|IND 325 (99.4 ov.) & 64/2 (13.1 ov.) beat cr|RSA 265 (87.3 ov.) & 121 (55.5 ov.) by 8 wickets
****"Series tied at 1-1."
**Bangladesh cricket team in Pakistan in 2008
***3rd ODI-cr|PAK 308/8 (50 ov.) beat cr|BAN 285/7 (50 ov.) by 23 runs

*Cycling
**UCI ProTour: Paris-Roubaix in France
***(1) Tom Boonen flagicon|BEL (2) Fabian Cancellara flagicon|CHE (3) Alessandro Ballan flagicon|ITA

*Golf:
**South African Trevor Immelman wins The Masters, his first major, by three shots over Tiger Woods.
**LPGA: Lorena Ochoa wins the Corona Championship in her home country of Mexico by 11 strokes, in the process qualifying for the World Golf Hall of Fame, though she cannot be inducted until 2012.

*Motorcycle racing:
**Moto GP F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship: Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix, at Autódromo do Estoril in Estoril, Portugal.
*:(1) Jorge Lorenzo flagicon|ESP (2) Dani Pedrosa flagicon|ESP (3) Valentino Rossi flagicon|ITA::Lorenzo becomes the youngest ever winner in 500cc/MotoGP.

12 April 2008 (Saturday)

*Cricket
**Sri Lankan cricket team in West Indies in 2007-08
***2nd ODI-cr|WIN 125/3 (20.3/25 ov.) beat cr|SRI 112/5 (30.3 ov.) by 7 wickets(D/L)

*Ice hockey
**2008 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament — National Championship in Denver
***Boston College defeats Notre Dame 4-1 to claim their third national title.

*Rugby union
**EDF Energy Cup Final at Twickenham, London
***The flagicon|WAL Ospreys claim the first major trophy of the Northern Hemisphere season with a 23–6 win over flagicon|ENG Leicester Tigers.

11 April 2008 (Friday)

*Cricket:
**Bangladesh cricket team in Pakistan in 2008
***cr|PAK 160/3 (23.2 ov.) beat cr|BAN 225/8 (48.2 ov.) by 7 wickets(D/L)

*Free-diving: flagicon|New ZealandWilliam Trubridge set a new world record in Free Immersion with a dive depth of 108m and a dive time of 3:51. [http://www.aida-international.org/ Aida International]

10 April 2008 (Thursday)

*Basketball: Euroleague quarterfinals, Game 3 (best-of three)
**Maccabi Tel Aviv flagicon|ISR 88–75 flagicon|ESP AXA FC Barcelona — "Maccabi win series 2–1"
*Free-diving: flagicon|New ZealandWilliam Trubridge set a new world record in "constant weight no fins" with a dive depth of 86m and a dive time of 3:20. [http://www.aida-international.org/ Aida International]

*Cricket:
**Sri Lankan cricket team in West Indies in 2007-08
***1st ODI-cr|WIN 236/9 (50 ov.) beat cr|SRI 235/7 (50 ov.) by 1 wicket

9 April 2008 (Wednesday)

*Basketball: Euroleague quarterfinals, Game 3 (best-of three)
**TAU Cerámica flagicon|ESP 85–68 flagicon|SRB Partizan — "TAU win series 2–1"
**CSKA Moscow flagicon|RUS 81–56 flagicon|GRC Olympiacos — "CSKA win series 2–1"

8 April 2008 (Tuesday)

*Association football:
**UEFA Champions League Quarter-finals second leg
***flagicon|ENG Liverpool F.C. 4 – 2 flagicon|ENG Arsenal F.C.
***flagicon|ENG Chelsea F.C. 2 – 0 flagicon|TUR Fenerbahçe SK

*Basketball:
**2008 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament championship game in Tampa:
***Tennessee 64, Stanford 48

*Cricket:
**Bangladesh cricket team in Pakistan in 2008
***cr|PAK 322/5 (50 ov.) beat cr|BAN 129 (29.5 ov.) by 152 runs(D/L)

7 April 2008 (Monday)

*Basketball:
**2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament championship game in San Antonio:
***Kansas 75, Memphis 68 (OT):
****Kansas wins its third official national championship. The Jayhawks lead at halftime, using their size to score consistently in the paint. Memphis stays close on the outside shooting of Chris Douglas-Roberts, then goes ahead by nine with 2:12 remaining after Derrick Rose gets a hot hand. But the Tigers' old Achilles' heel, poor free throw shooting, comes back to hurt them at the worst possible time, allowing Kansas to claw back within three in the final seconds. Mario Chalmers' 20-footer with 2 seconds left sends the game into an extra period. Overtime is all Jayhawks, with Memphis hitting only one of eight shots.
**The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announces the Class of 2008: former players Hakeem Olajuwon, Patrick Ewing and Adrian Dantley; coach Pat Riley; pioneering women's college basketball coach Cathy Rush; broadcaster Dick Vitale; and Detroit Pistons owner William Davidson. [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080408/ap_on_sp_bk_ne/bko_hall_of_fame_9;_ylt=AjqQL7_MJHDdp2XZst37tLUE1vAI (AP via Yahoo)]

6 April 2008 (Sunday)

*Association football: FA Cup Semifinal in London
**fc|Cardiff City 1–0 fc|Barnsley

*Auto racing::*Formula One: Bahrain Grand Prix in Bahrain International Circuit, Bahrain::(1) Felipe Massa flagicon|BRA (2) Kimi Räikkönen flagicon|FIN (3) Robert Kubica flagicon|POL:*NASCAR Sprint Cup: Samsung 500 in Fort Worth, Texas::(1) Carl Edwards flagicon|USA (2) Jimmie Johnson flagicon|USA (3) Kyle Busch flagicon|USA:*Indy Racing League: Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg in St. Petersburg, Florida::(1) Graham Rahal flagicon|USA (2) Hélio Castroneves flagicon|BRA (3) Tony Kanaan flagicon|BRA:*Le Mans Series: 1000km of Catalunya in Circuit de Catalunya, Spain::(1) Nicolas Minassian flagicon|FRA & Marc Gené flagicon|ESP (2) Alexandre Prémat flagicon|FRA & Mike Rockenfeller flagicon|DEU (3) Jan Charouz flagicon|CZE & Stefan Mücke flagicon|DEU

*Basketball: NCAA Women's Tournament Final Four in Tampa, Florida
** Stanford 82, Connecticut 73
** Tennessee 47, LSU 46

*Cricket
**Sri Lankan cricket team in West Indies in 2007-08
***2nd Test-cr|WIN 294 (76.2 ov.) & 254/4 (68.3 ov.) beat cr|SRI 278 (64.5 ov.) & 268 (75.1 ov.) by 6 wickets

*Cycling::* UCI ProTour: Ronde van Vlaanderen in Belgium::(1) Stijn Devolder flagicon|BEL (2) Nick Nuyens flagicon|BEL (3) Juan Antonio Flecha flagicon|ESP

*Golf
**Lorena Ochoa wins her second consecutive major championship, easing to a five-shot victory over Suzann Pettersen and Annika Sörenstam in the Kraft Nabisco Championship.

*Motorcycle racing:
**Superbike: Valencia Superbike World Championship round, at Circuit de Valencia, Spain:
*:Race 1 (1) Lorenzo Lanzi flagicon|ITA (2) Troy Bayliss flagicon|AUS (3) Troy Corser flagicon|AUS
*:Race 2 (1) Noriyuki Haga flagicon|JPN (2) Troy Bayliss flagicon|AUS (3) Carlos Checa flagicon|ESP

*Rugby union: Heineken Cup quarterfinals
**Saracens flagicon|ENG 19–10 flagicon|WAL Ospreys at Vicarage Road, Watford
**Toulouse flagicon|FRA 41–17 flagicon|WAL Cardiff Blues at Stadium Municipal, Toulouse

5 April 2008 (Saturday)

*Association football: FA Cup Semifinal in London
**fc|Portsmouth 1–0 fc|West Bromwich Albion

*Basketball: NCAA Men's Tournament Final Four in San Antonio
** Memphis 78, UCLA 63
***Memphis sets an NCAA record with its 38th win of the season. The Tigers establish a quick pace early and maintain it by keeping fresh legs on the floor. Guards Chris Douglas-Roberts and Derrick Rose score 28 and 25 points, respectively. Memphis' frontcourt defense keeps the ball out of Kevin Love's hands; the Bruins' star freshman accounts for only four field goals and 12 points. The Tigers put the game away at the foul line, hitting 20 of 23 free throws.
** Kansas 84, North Carolina 66
***In a game of extreme momentum swings, Tar Heels coach Roy Williams loses to his former school. UNC opens extremely sloppily, committing 10 first-half turnovers and falling behind by 28 at one point. Kansas returns the favor, and North Carolina slowly crawls within four. But the Jayhawks pull away late behind guard Brandon Rush, who finishes with 25 points. Tyler Hansbrough, faced with extremely tight defense from Kansas' deep frontcourt, has a modest 17 points.

*Cricket
**South African cricket team in India in 2007-08
***2nd Test-cr|ZAF 494/7(dec) (141.2 ov.) beat cr|IND 76 (20 ov.) & 328 (94.2 ov.) by an innings and 90 runs

*Horse racing: Grand National
**flagicon|Ireland Comply or Die wins the 2008 Grand National.

*Rugby union: Heineken Cup quarterfinals
**London Irish flagicon|ENG 20–9 flagicon|FRA Perpignan at Madejski Stadium, Reading
**Gloucester flagicon|ENG 3–16 flagicon|IRE|rugby Munster at Kingsholm, Gloucester

4 April 2008 (Friday)

*Free-diving: flagicon|New ZealandWilliam Trubridge set a new world record in "constant weight no fins" with a dive depth of 84m and a dive time of 3:20. [http://www.aida-international.org/ Aida International]

3 April 2008 (Thursday)

*Basketball: Euroleague quarterfinals, Game 2 (best-of three)
** Fenerbahçe flagicon|TUR 65–86 flagicon|ITA Montepaschi Siena; "Montepaschi win series 2–0"
**Partizan flagicon|SRB 76–55 flagicon|ESP TAU Cerámica; series even 1–1
**AXA FC Barcelona flagicon|ESP 83–74 flagicon|ISR Maccabi Tel Aviv; series even 1–1
**Olympiacos flagicon|GRC 73–83 flagicon|RUS CSKA Moscow; series even 1–1

2 April 2008 (Wednesday)

1 April 2008 (Tuesday)

*Basketball: Euroleague quarterfinals, Game 1 (best-of three)
**Montepaschi Siena flagicon|ITA 73–66 flagicon|TUR Fenerbahçe (Montepaschi lead 1–0)
**TAU Cerámica flagicon|ESP 74–66 flagicon|SRB Partizan (TAU lead 1–0)
**Maccabi Tel Aviv flagicon|ISR 81–75 flagicon|ESP AXA FC Barcelona (Maccabi lead 1–0)
**CSKA Moscow flagicon|RUS 74–76 flagicon|GRC Olympiacos (Olympiacos lead 1–0)