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This list shows notable sports-related deaths, events, and notable outcomes that occurred in April of 2011.
Deaths in April
19: Grete Waitz 25: Joe Perry 26: Sadler's Wells
Current sporting seasons
Australian rules football 2011 Australian Football League
Auto racing 2011 Formula One Sprint Cup Nationwide Series Camping World Truck Series IRL IndyCar Series World Rally Championship WTCC V8 Supercar Formula Two Rolex Sports Car Series F3 Euro Series
Baseball 2011 Major League Baseball Nippon Professional Baseball
Basketball 2011 NBA NBA Playoffs NCAA Division I men NCAA Division I women Euroleague EuroLeague Women Eurocup EuroChallenge Australia France Germany Greece Israel Italy Philippines Commissioner's Cup Russia Spain Turkey
Cricket 2011 England: County Championship Clydesdale Bank 40 India: Premier League
Darts 2011 Premier League
Football (soccer) 2011 National teams competitions UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification International clubs competitions UEFA (Europe) Champions League UEFA Europa League UEFA Women's Champions League Copa Libertadores (South America) AFC (Asia) Champions League AFC Cup CAF (Africa) Champions League CAF Confederation Cup CONCACAF (North & Central America) Champions League Domestic (national) competitions Argentina England France Germany Iran Italy Japan Norway Portugal Russia Scotland Spain Major League Soccer (USA & Canada) Women's Professional Soccer (USA)
Golf 2011 PGA Tour European Tour LPGA Tour Champions Tour
Ice hockey 2011 National Hockey League Stanley Cup playoffs Kontinental Hockey League Elitserien Canadian Hockey League: OHL, QMJHL, WHL NCAA Division I men
Motorcycle racing 2011 Moto GP Superbike World Championship Supersport World Championship
Rugby league 2011 Super League NRL
Rugby union 2011 Heineken Cup European Challenge Cup English Premiership Celtic League Top 14 Super Rugby Sevens World Series
Tennis 2011 ATP World Tour WTA Tour
Volleyball 2011
Domestic (national) competitions Iranian Men's Super League Philippine collegiate (UAAP)
Days of the month
April 30, 2011 (Saturday)
Auto racing Sprint Cup Series: Crown Royal Presents the Matthew and Daniel Hansen 400 in Richmond, Virginia: (1) Kyle Busch (Toyota; Joe Gibbs Racing) (2) Denny Hamlin (Toyota; Joe Gibbs Racing) (3) Kasey Kahne (Toyota; Team Red Bull) Drivers' championship standings (after 9 of 36 races): (1) Carl Edwards (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) 335 points (2) Jimmie Johnson (Chevrolet; Hendrick Motorsports) 326 (3) Busch 305 V8 Supercars: Trading Post Perth Challenge in Perth, Western Australia: Race 7: (1) Jamie Whincup (Triple Eight Race Engineering, Holden VE Commodore) (2) Craig Lowndes (Triple Eight Race Engineering, Holden VE Commodore) (3) Will Davison (Ford Performance Racing, Ford FG Falcon) Drivers' championship standings (after 7 of 27 races): (1) Whincup 754 points (2) Lowndes 644 (3) Rick Kelly (Kelly Racing, Holden VE Commodore) 629
Cycling UCI World Tour: Tour de Romandie, stage 4: David Zabriskie () 27' 57" Richie Porte () + 2" Lieuwe Westra () + 14" General classification: (1) Cadel Evans () 13h 00' 58" (2) Tony Martin () + 18" (3) Alexander Vinokourov () + 19"
Equestrianism FEI World Cup Finals in Leipzig, Germany: Vaulting final: Women: Simone Wiegele Antje Hill Anna Cavallaro Men: Patric Looser Nicolas Andréani Viktor Brüsewitz Dressage final (Grand Prix Freestyle): Adelinde Cornelissen on Parzival Nathalie of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg on Digby Ulla Salzgeber on Herzruf's Erbe Show jumping: Grand Prix (CSI 3*): Denis Lynch on All Inclusive NRW Billy Twomey on Romanov McLain Ward on Rothchild
Figure skating World Championships in Moscow, Russia: Ladies: Miki Ando 195.79 points Kim Yuna 194.50 Carolina Kostner 184.68 Ando wins her second world title, and first since 2007. Ice dancing: Meryl Davis/Charlie White 185.27 points Tessa Virtue/Scott Moir 181.79 Maia Shibutani/Alex Shibutani 163.79 Davis and White become the first American pair to win an ice dancing world title.
Football (soccer) Greek Cup Final in Athens: AEK Athens 3–0 Atromitos AEK win the Cup for the 14th time and first since 2002. Coppa Titano Final in Serravalle: Juvenes/Dogana 4–1 Virtus Juvenes/Dogana win the Cup for the ninth time. Fußball-Bundesliga, matchday 32 (teams in bold qualify for the UEFA Champions League): 1. FC Köln 2–0 Bayer Leverkusen Borussia Dortmund 2–0 1. FC Nürnberg Standings: Borussia Dortmund 72 points, Bayer Leverkusen 64, Bayern Munich 59. Borussia Dortmund win the title for the seventh time and their first since 2001–02. Premier League, matchday 32 (team in bold qualifies for the UEFA Champions League, team in italics qualifies for the UEFA Europa League): Bangor City 1–0 The New Saints Standings: Bangor City 70 points, The New Saints 68, Neath 58. Bangor City win the title for the third time and their first since 1994–95.
Horse racing English Thoroughbred Triple Crown: 2,000 Guineas Stakes in Newmarket: Frankel (trainer: Henry Cecil; jockey: Tom Queally) Dubawi Gold (trainer: Richard Hannon Sr.; jockey: Richard Hughes) Native Khan (trainer: Ed Dunlop; jockey: Olivier Peslier)
Ice hockey Men's World Championship in Slovakia: Group C in Košice: 5–1 5–4 (SO) Group D in Bratislava: 5–1 4–2 Stanley Cup playoffs (all series best-of-7; seeds in parentheses): Eastern Conference Semifinals: Game 1 in Philadelphia: (3) Boston Bruins 7, (2) Philadelphia Flyers 3. Bruins lead series 1–0. Western Conference Semifinals: Game 2 in Vancouver: (5) Nashville Predators 2, (1) Vancouver Canucks 1 (2OT). Series tied 1–1.
Mixed martial arts UFC 129 in Toronto, Canada: Welterweight Championship bout: Georges St-Pierre (c) def. Jake Shields by unanimous decision (50–45, 48–47, 48–47) Featherweight Championship bout: José Aldo (c) def. Mark Hominick by unanimous decision (48–45, 48–46, 49–46) Light Heavyweight bout: Lyoto Machida def. Randy Couture by knockout (flying front crane kick) Light Heavyweight bout: Vladimir Matyushenko def. Jason Brilz by knockout (punches) Lightweight bout: Benson Henderson def. Mark Bocek by unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)
Rugby union Heineken Cup semi-finals: Leinster 32–23 Toulouse in Dublin Amlin Challenge Cup semi-finals: Munster 12–20 Harlequins
Snooker World Championship in Sheffield, England, semi-finals: Judd Trump 17–15 Ding Junhui Trump reaches his second consecutive ranking final and becomes the second youngest player to reach a World Championship final after Stephen Hendry in 1990. Mark Williams 14–17 John Higgins Higgins reaches his third World Championship final in five years, fifth total and seventh final of the season.
Tennis WTA Tour: Barcelona Ladies Open in Barcelona, Spain: Final: Roberta Vinci def. Lucie Hradecká 4–6, 6–2, 6–2 Vinci wins the tournament for the second time in three years, for the fourth title of her career. Estoril Open in Estoril, Portugal: Final: Anabel Medina Garrigues def. Kristina Barrois 6–1, 6–2. Medina Garrigues wins the tenth title of her career.
April 29, 2011 (Friday)
American football The U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals grants the NFL's request for a temporary stay of the injunction that had ended the league's lockout of its players. Arguments on a permanent stay are expected to be heard next week.
Auto racing Nationwide Series: Bubba Burger 250 in Richmond, Virginia: (1) Denny Hamlin (Toyota; Joe Gibbs Racing) (2) Paul Menard (Chevrolet; Kevin Harvick Inc.) (3) Justin Allgaier (Chevrolet; Turner Motorsports) Drivers' championship standings (after 9 of 34 races): (1) Allgaier 305 points (2) Elliott Sadler (Chevrolet; Kevin Harvick Inc.) 299 (3) Aric Almirola (Chevrolet; JR Motorsports) 297
Basketball EuroChallenge Final Four in Ostend, Belgium: Spartak Saint Petersburg 64–74 Lokomotiv–Kuban Krasnodar Krka Novo Mesto 79–65 Telenet Oostende NBA Playoffs (all series best-of-7; seeds in parentheses): Western Conference First round: Game 6 in Memphis: (8) Memphis Grizzlies 99, (1) San Antonio Spurs 91. Grizzlies win series 4–2. The Grizzlies win a playoff series for the first time in franchise history, and also become only the second No. 8 seed to knock out a No. 1 seed since the NBA expanded the first round to best-of-seven. NBL Grand Final (best-of-3 series): Game 3 in Auckland: New Zealand Breakers 71–53 Cairns Taipans. Breakers win series 2–1. The Breakers become the first team from New Zealand to capture an Australian national league title in any sport.
Cycling UCI World Tour: Tour de Romandie, stage 3: Alexander Vinokourov () 3h 47' 55" Mikaël Cherel () s.t. Tony Martin () s.t. General classification: (1) Pavel Brutt () 12h 31' 34" (2) Vinokourov + 32" (3) Damiano Cunego () + 38"
Equestrianism FEI World Cup Finals in Leipzig, Germany: Show jumping – second competition: Eric Lamaze on Hickstead Christian Ahlmann on Taloubet Z Gerco Schröder on New Orleans Provisional standings: (1) Ahlmann & Marco Kutscher 0 penalties (3) Schröder 1 Four-in-hand driving – first competition: Boyd Exell Tomas Eriksson Koos de Ronde Vaulting – first competition: Women: Simone Wiegele Antje Hill Anna Cavallaro Men: Nicolas Andréani Patric Looser Viktor Brüsewitz FEI Nations Cup Show Jumping – Promotional League, Europe: Nations Cup of Belgium (CSIO 4*) in Lummen: (Janne Friederike Meyer, Heiko Schmidt, Holger Wulschner, Thomas Mühlbauer)
Figure skating World Championships in Moscow, Russia: Ladies short program: (1) Kim Yuna 65.91 points (2) Miki Ando 65.58 (3) Ksenia Makarova 61.62 Short dance: (1) Tessa Virtue/Scott Moir 74.29 points (2) Meryl Davis/Charlie White 73.76 (3) Nathalie Péchalat/Fabian Bourzat 70.97
Football (soccer) OFC Under-20 Championship in Auckland, New Zealand: Third-place match: 2–0 Final: 3–1 New Zealand win the title for the fourth time, and qualifies for FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Ice hockey Men's World Championship in Slovakia: Group A in Bratislava: 2–0 3–1 Group B in Košice: 1–0 (OT) 1–4 Stanley Cup playoffs (all series best-of-7; seeds in parentheses): Eastern Conference Semifinals: Game 1 in Washington: (5) Tampa Bay Lightning 4, (1) Washington Capitals 2. Lightning lead series 1–0. Western Conference Semifinals: Game 1 in San Jose: (2) San Jose Sharks 2, (3) Detroit Red Wings 1 (OT). Sharks lead series 1–0.
Rugby union Amlin Challenge Cup semi-finals: Stade Français 29–25 Clermont
Snooker World Championship in Sheffield, England, semi-finals: Judd Trump 12–12 Ding Junhui Mark Williams 9–7 John Higgins
April 28, 2011 (Thursday)
American football Heisman Trophy winner Cam Newton of the Auburn Tigers is selected as the number one overall pick by the Carolina Panthers in the NFL draft in New York City.
Basketball NBA Playoffs (all series best-of-7; seeds in parentheses): Eastern Conference First round: Game 6 in Atlanta: (5) Atlanta Hawks 84, (4) Orlando Magic 81. Hawks win series 4–2. Western Conference First round: Game 6 in New Orleans: (2) Los Angeles Lakers 98, (7) New Orleans Hornets 80. Lakers win series 4–2. Game 6 in Portland: (3) Dallas Mavericks 103, (6) Portland Trail Blazers 96. Mavericks win series 4–2.
Cricket Pakistan in the West Indies: 3rd ODI in Bridgetown, Barbados: 171 (43.4/45 overs); 177/7 (40.1 overs). Pakistan win by 3 wickets; lead 5-match series 3–0.
Cycling UCI World Tour: Tour de Romandie, stage 2: Damiano Cunego () 4h 10' 53" Cadel Evans () + 2" Alexander Vinokourov () + 2" General classification: (1) Pavel Brutt () 8h 43' 39" (2) Cunego + 38" (3) Evans + 42"
Darts Premier League, week 12 in Liverpool, England (players in bold qualify for the playoffs): Mark Webster 4–8 Terry Jenkins Gary Anderson 3–8 Phil Taylor Raymond van Barneveld 7–7 James Wade Simon Whitlock 5–8 Adrian Lewis Standings (after 12 matches): Taylor 22 points, Anderson 16, van Barneveld 14, Lewis, Wade 11, Whitlock 10, Jenkins 8, Webster 4.
Equestrianism FEI World Cup Finals in Leipzig, Germany: