WORLD SPORTS DIARY APRIL 2005

April 01-03	Rugby Union: Heineken Cup quarter-finals, France / Ireland
April 02	Soccer: Major League Opening Day, United States
April 02	U.S. Football: NFL Europe week 1; Frankfurt at Berlin, Hamburg at Cologne, Rhein at Amsterdam
April 02	Athletics: European 10,000m Cup, Barakaldo, Spain
April 02	Athletics: Race-walking Grand Prix, Rio Major, Portugal
April 02	Horseracing: Florida Derby, Gulfstream Park, Hallandale, Florida
April 02-10	Curling: MenÕs World Championships, Victoria, Canada
April 03	Baseball: Major League opening game, New York Yankees v Boston Red Sox, New York
April 03	Formula 1: Bahrain Grand Prix, Manama, Bahrain
April 03	Motorsport: IndyCar Series Rnd 3: Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, St Petersburg, Florida
April 03	Motorsport: NASCAR Nextel Cup: Food City 500, Bristol Motor Speedway, Tennessee
April 03	Motorcycling: World Superbikes rnd 2, Phillip Island, Australia
April 03	Cycling: Tour of Flanders, Belgium
April 03-May 01	Sailing: Transat Saint Nazaire to Cuba, St Nazaire, France
April 04-08	Cricket: New Zealand v Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Napier, New Zealand
April 04-10	Tennis: ATP Open de Communidad Valenciana, Valencia, Spain
April 04-10	Tennis: ATP Grand Prix Hassan II, Casablanca, Morocco
April 04-10	Tennis: WTA Bausch & Lomb Championships, Amelia Island, Florida
April 05	Cricket: India v Pakistan, 2nd ODI, Vishakapatnam, India
April 05-06	Soccer: UEFA ChampionsÕ League quarter-finals, 1st leg, Europe
April 05-09	Cycling: Vuelta a Pais Vasco, Spain
April 07/14	Soccer: UEFA Cup quarter-finals, Europe
April 07-09	Horseracing: Grand National meeting, Aintree, Liverpool, England
April 07-10	Golf: U.S. Masters, Augusta National GC, Augusta, Georgia
April 07-10	Golf: Ladies European Tour: Tenerife Ladies Open, Costa Adeje GC, Tenerife
April 08-10	Motorsport: WRC Rnd 4: Propecia Rally, New Zealand
April 08-12	Cricket: West Indies v South Africa, 2nd Test, Trinidad
April 08-29	Horseracing: Keeneland Spring Meeting, Lexington, Kentucky
April 09	Cricket: India v Pakistan, 3rd ODI, Jamshedpur, India
April 09	Horseracing: Apple Blossom Handicap, Oaklawn Park, Hot Springs, Arkansas
April 09	Horseracing: Santa Anita Derby, Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, California
April 09	Horseracing: Wood Memorial / Carter Handicap, Aqueduct Race Course, Ozone Park, New York
April 09-10	Soccer: TennentÕs Scottish Cup semi-finals, Scotland
April 10	Motorcycling: MotoGP Rnd 1, Jerez, Spain
April 10	Motorsport: Cart Championship rd 1: Long Beach GP, Long Beach, California
April 10	Motorsport: NASCAR Nextel Cup: Advance Auto Parts 500, Martinsville Speedway, Virginia
April 10	Cricket: WomenÕs World Cup Final, Centurion, South Africa
April 10	Cycling: Paris-Roubaix, France
April 10	Athletics: Paris International Marathon, Paris, France
April 10	Athletics: Fortis Marathon Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
April 11-15	Cricket: New Zealand v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Wellington, New Zealand
April 11-17	Tennis: ATP Masters Series, Monte Carlo, Monaco
April 11-17	Tennis: WTA Family Circle Cup, Charleston, South Carolina
April 12	Cricket: India v Pakistan, 4th ODI, Ahmedabad, India
April 12-13	Soccer: UEFA ChampionsÕ League quarter-finals, 2nd leg, Europe
April 12-14	Horseracing: Craven meeting, Newmarket, England
April 13-16	Cricket: Start of County Championship season, Great Britain
April 14	Soccer: UEFA Cup quarter-finals, 2nd leg, Europe
April 14-16	Golf: LPGA Takefuji Classic, Las Vegas Country Club, Nevada
April 14-17	Golf: MCI Heritage, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
April 14-17	Golf: Open de Espana, Cadiz, Spain
April 15	Cricket: India v Pakistan, 5th ODI, Kanpur, India
April 15	Athletics: ITU Ishigaki World Cup, Japan
April 16	Athletics: Honolulu Triathlon World Cup, Hawaii
April 16	Soccer: FA Cup semi-finals, England
April 16	Rugby Union: Powergen Cup Final, Twickenham, London, England
April 16	Horseracing: Scottish Grand National, Ayr, Scotland
April 16-May 02	Snooker: Embassy World Championship, Sheffield, England
April 17	Athletics: Flora London Marathon, London, England
April 17	Motorsport: NASCAR Nextel Cup: Samsung/Radio Shack 500, Texas Motor Speedway, United States
April 17	Motorcycling: MotoGP Round 2, Estoril, Portugal
April 17	Cycling: Amstel Gold Race, Netherlands
April 17	Cricket: India v Pakistan, 6th ODI, Delhi, India
April 17	Cricket: Start of National League season, Great Britain
April 18	Athletics: 109th Boston Marathon, Boston, Massachusetts
April 18-24	Tennis: ATP Open Seat Godo 2005, Barcelona, Spain
April 18-24	Tennis: ATP U.S. Claycourt Championships, Houston, Texas
April 20	Cycling: Fleche Wallonne, Belgium
April 20	Basketball: NBA regular season ends, United States
April 20-24	Equestrian: World Cup Jumping and Dressage Finals, Las Vegas, Nevada
April 21-24	Golf: USPGA Shell Houston Open, Redstone GC, Houston, Texas
April 21-24	Golf: Johnnie Walker Classic, Beijing, China
April 21-24	Golf: LPGA Corona Morelia Championship, Michoacan, Mexico
April 21-25	Cricket: West Indies v South Africa, 3rd Test, Barbados
April 22-23	Horseracing: BetFred Gold Cup Celebration meeting, Sandown Park, England
April 23	Basketball: NBA playoffs begin, United States
April 23	Motorsport: NASCAR Nextel Cup: Subway Fresh 500, Phoenix International Raceway, Arizona
April 23	Athletics: IAAF Race Walking Challenge, Kunshan, China
April 23-24	Tennis: Fed Cup first round, women, various venues
April 24	Formula 1: San Marino Grand Prix, Imola, San Marino
April 24	Motorcycling: World Superbikes rd 3, Valencia, Spain
April 24	Cycling: Liege-Bastogne-Liege, Belgium
April 24	Horseracing: Audemars Piquet Queen Elizabeth II Cup, Sha Tin, Hong Kong
April 24	Athletics: Mazatlan Triathlon World Cup, Mexico
April 25-May 01	Tennis: ATP BMW Open, Munich, Germany
April 25-May 01	Tennis: ATP/WTA Estoril Open, Estoril, Portugal
April 25-May 01	Tennis: WTA Budapest Grand Prix, Budapest, Hungary
April 25-May 01	Tennis: WTA J & S Cup, Warsaw, Poland
April 26-27	Soccer: UEFA ChampionsÕ League semi-finals, 1st leg, Europe
April 26-30	Horseracing: Punchestown National Hunt Festival, Co. Kildare, Ireland
April 27-30	Squash: European Team Championships, Amsterdam, Holland
April 28	Soccer: UEFA Cup semi-finals, 1st leg, Europe
April 28-29	Athletics: NACAC Championships, San Juan, Puerto Rico
April 28-May 01	Golf: Zurich Classic of New Orleans, Avondale, Louisiana
April 28-May 01	Golf: BMW Asian Open, Shanghai, China
April 29-May 01	Motorsport: WRC Rnd 5: Supermag Rally Italia, Sardinia
April 29-May 03	Cricket: West Indies v South Africa, 4th Test, Antigua
April 29-May 06	Table Tennis: World Championships, Shanghai, China
April 30	Horseracing: UltimatePoker.com Two Thousand Guineas, Newmarket, England
April 30	Motorsport: IndyCar Series rd4: Indy Japan 300, Motegi, Japan
April 30-May 15	Ice Hockey: IIHF World Championships, Austria