WORLD SPORTS DIARY APRIL 2009
April	1-19	Cricket: World Cup qualifying tournament, South Africa
April	1	Soccer: World Cup qualifying matches, Various
April	2-5	Golf: USPGA Tour, Shell Houston Open, Redstone GC, Humble, Texas, United States
April	2-5	Golf: European Tour, Estoril Open de Portugal, Oitavos Dunes, Estoril, Portugal
April	2-5	Golf: LPGA Tour, Kraft Nabisco Championship, Rancho Mirage, California, United States
April	2-5	Motorsport: World Rally Championship Vodafone Rally de Portugal, Vilamoura, Portugal
April	2-4	Horseracing: John Smith's Grand National meeting, Aintree, Liverpool, England
April	3-5	Motorsport: IndyCar Series round 1, Florida, St Petersburg, United States
April	3-5	Motorsport: Formula 1 Malaysian Grand Prix, Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
April	3-5	Motorsport: World Superbike Championship rd 3, Valencia, Spain
April	3-24	Horseracing: Keeneland Spring Meeting, Lexington, Kentucky, United States
April	3-7	Cricket: New Zealand v India, 3rd Test, Wellington, New Zealand
April	3	Cricket: South Africa v Australia, 1st ODI, Durban, South Africa
April	3	Cricket: West Indies v England, 5th ODI, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia
April	4-10	Sailing: ISAF World Cup; Trofeo SAR Princesa Sofia MAPFRE, Palma de Majorca, Spain
April	4	Horseracing: Apple Blossom Handicap, Oaklawn Park, Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States
April	4	Horseracing: Santa Anita Derby, Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, California, United States
April	4	Horseracing: Wood Memorial / Carter Handicap, Ozone Park, New York, United States
April	4-12	Ice Hockey: IIHF Women’s World Championship, Hameenlinna, Finland
April	4-12	Curling: Men’s World Championships, Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
April	4-12	Weightlifting: European Championships, Bucharest, Romania
April	5	Motorsport: NASCAR Samsung 500, Texas Motor Speedway, Texas, United States
April	5	Athletics: Rotterdam Marathon, Rotterdam, Netherlands
April	5	Athletics: Paris Marathon, Paris, France
April	5	Cricket: South Africa v Australia, 2nd ODI, Centurion, South Africa
April	5-13	Fencing: World Junior Championships, Belfast, Northern Ireland
April	6-12	Tennis: ATP Grand Prix Hassan II, Casablanca, Morocco
April	6-12	Tennis: ATP U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, Houston, Texas
April	6-12	Tennis: WTA MPS Group Championships, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, United States
April	6-12	Tennis: WTA Andalucia Tennis Experience Open, Marbella, Spain
April	6-11	Cycling: Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco, Spain
April	7-12	Badminton: Asian Championships, Suwon, South Korea
April	7-8	Soccer: UEFA Champions League quarter-finals first leg, Europe
April	8	Cycling: Gent-Wevelgem, Belgium
April	9-12	Golf: U.S. Masters, Augusta National GC, Augusta, Georgia, United States
April	9	Cricket: South Africa v Australia, 3rd ODI, Cape Town, South Africa
April	9	Soccer: UEFA Cup quarter-finals first leg, Europe
April	10-12	Motorsport: A1GP round 9, Algarve, Portugal
April	10-12	Motorcycling: MotoGP round 1, Losail, Qatar
April	11	Horseracing: Australian Derby, Royal Randwick, NSW, Australia
April	11-12	Rugby Union: Heineken Cup quarter-finals, Europe
April	12-19	Tennis: ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, Monaco
April	12	Cycling: Paris-Roubaix, Paris-Roubaix, France
April	13-19	Tennis: WTA Family Circle Cup, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
April	13-19	Tennis: WTA Barcelona Ladies Open, Barcelona, Spain
April	13	Cricket: South Africa v Australia, 4th ODI, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
April	14-15	Soccer: UEFA Champions League quarter-finals second leg, Europe
April	15	Ice Hockey: Stanley Cup play-offs begin, U.S. / Canada, United States
April	16-19	Golf: USPGA Tour, Verizon Heritage, Harbour Town Golf Links, Hilton Head, South Carolina, United States
April	16-19	Golf: European/Asian Tour, Volvo China Open, Beijing CBD International GC, Beijing, China
April	16	Soccer: UEFA Cup quarter-finals second leg, Europe
April	16	Basketball: NBA Play-offs begin, United States
April	17-19	Motorsport: IndyCar Series round 2, Streets of Long Beach, California, United States
April	17-19	Motorsport: Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix, Shanghai, China
April	17-18	Horseracing: Scottish Grand National meeting, Ayr, Scotland
April	17	Cricket: South Africa v Australia, 5th ODI, Johannesburg, South Africa
April	17-19	Gymnastics: Artistic World Cup, Maribor, Slovenia
April	18-24	Sailing: ISAF World Cup; Semaine Olympique Francaise, Hyeres, France
April	18	Motorsport: NASCAR Subway Fresh Fit 500, Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale, Arizona, United States
April	18-May 4	Snooker: World Championship, Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, England
April	18	Athletics: Meeting Grand Prix IAAF de Dakar, Dakar, Senegal
April	18	Rugby Union: EDF Cup final, Twickenham, London, England
April	18-May 24	Cricket: Indian Premier League tournament, South Africa
April	19	Cycling: Amstel Gold Race, Netherlands
April	20-26	Tennis: ATP Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell 2009, Barcelona, Spain
April	20	Athletics: Boston Marathon, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
April	22	Cycling: La Fleche Wallonne, Belgium
April	22	Cricket: Pakistan v Australia, 1st ODI, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
April	23-26	Golf: USPGA Tour, Zurich Classic of New Orleans, TPC Louisiana, Avondale, Louisiana, United States
April	23-26	Golf: European/Asian Tour, Ballantine’s Championship, Pinx GC, Jeju Island, South Korea
April	23-26	Golf: LPGA Tour, Corona Championship, Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico
April	23-26	Golf: Ladies European Tour, Comunitat Valenciana European Nations Cup, La Sella Golf Resort, Alicante, Spain
April	24-26	Motorsport: IndyCar Series round 3, Kansas Speedway, Kansas, United States
April	24-26	Motorsport: World Rally Championship Rally Argentina, Cordoba-Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina
April	24-26	Motorsport: Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix, Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain
April	24-26	Motorcycling: MotoGP round 2, Motegi, Japan
April	24-26	Motorsport: World Superbike Championship rd 4, Assen, Netherlands
April	24-25	Horseracing: Bet365 Gold Cup Finale meeting, Sandown Park, England
April	24	Cricket: Pakistan v Australia, 2nd ODI, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
April	24-May 10	Ice Hockey: IIHF Men’s World Championship, Berne / Zurich-Kloten, Switzerland
April	24-26	Judo: European Championships, Tbilisi, Georgia
April	25-26	Tennis: Fed Cup semi-finals, Italy v Russia, Italy
April	25-26	Tennis: Fed Cup semi-finals, USA v Czech Republic, Brno, Czech Republic
April	26	Motorsport: NASCAR Aaron’s 499, Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, Alabama, United States
April	26	Cycling: Liege-Bastogne-Liege, Belgium
April	26	Athletics: Flora London Marathon, London, England
April	26	Horseracing: Audemars Piquet Queen Elizabeth II Cup, Sha Tin, Hong Kong
April	27-May 3	Tennis: ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rome Internazionali BNL d’Italia, Italy
April	27-May 3	Tennis: WTA Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, Stuttgart, Germany
April	27-May 3	Tennis: WTA Grand Prix De SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem, Fes, Morocco
April	27	Cricket: Pakistan v Australia, 3rd ODI, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
April	28-May 5	Table Tennis: World Individual Championships, Yokohama, Japan
April	28-May 3	Cycling: Tour de Romandie, Switzerland
April	28-May 2	Horseracing: Irish National Hunt Festival, Punchestown, Co. Kildare, Ireland
April	28-29	Soccer: UEFA Champions League semi-finals first leg, Europe
April	30-May 3	Golf: USPGA Tour, Quail Hollow Championship, Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
April	30-May 3	Golf: European Tour, Open de Espana, Girona, Spain
April	30	Soccer: UEFA Cup semi-finals first leg, Europe