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This list shows notable sports-related deaths, events, and notable outcomes that occurred in April of 2010. Deaths in April
23: Natalia Lavrova 21: Juan Antonio Samaranch 20: Keli McGregor 10: Arthur Mercante Sr. 10: Piotr Nurowski 8: Personal Ensign 4: Alec Bedser
Current sporting seasons
Australian rules football 2010
Australian Football League
Auto racing 2010
Formula One Sprint Cup IRL IndyCar Series World Rally Championship Formula Two Nationwide Series Camping World Truck Series WTTC V8 Supercar American Le Mans Le Mans Series Superleague Formula Rolex Sports Car Series FIA GT1 World Championship Formula Three Auto GP World Series by Renault Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Super GT
Baseball 2010
Major League Baseball Nippon Professional Baseball
Basketball 2010
NBA Euroleague EuroChallenge France Germany Greece Israel Italy Philippines Fiesta Conference Spain Turkey
Cricket 2009–2010
Bangladesh: National League England: County Championship India: Ranji Trophy New Zealand: Plunket Shield Pakistan: Quaid-i-Azam Trophy South Africa: SuperSport Series Sri Lanka: Premier Trophy Zimbabwe: Logan Cup
Darts
Premier League
Football (soccer) 2010
National teams competitions 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA) 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification International clubs competitions UEFA (Europe) Champions League Europa League UEFA Women's Champions League Copa Libertadores (South America) AFC (Asia) Champions League AFC Cup CAF (Africa) Champions League CAF Confederation Cup OFC (Oceania) Champions League Domestic (national) competitions Argentina England France Germany Iran Italy Japan Norway Russia Scotland Spain Major League Soccer (USA & Canada) Women's Professional Soccer (USA)
Golf 2010
PGA Tour European Tour LPGA Tour Champions Tour
Ice hockey 2010
National Hockey League Canadian Hockey League: OHL, QMJHL, WHL
Motorcycle racing 2010
Moto GP Superbike World Championship Supersport racing
Rugby league 2010
Super League NRL
Rugby union 2010
2011 Rugby World Cup qualifying Heineken Cup European Challenge Cup English Premiership Celtic League Top 14 Super 14 Sevens World Series
Days of the month
April 30, 2010 (Friday)
Auto racing Nationwide Series: BUBBA burger 250 in Richmond, Virginia: (1) Brad Keselowski (Dodge, Penske Racing) (2) Greg Biffle (Ford, Baker-Curb Racing) (3) Jamie McMurray (Chevrolet, JR Motorsports) Drivers' championship standings (after 9 of 35 races): (1) Keselowski 1469 points (2) Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet, Kevin Harvick Incorporated) 1410 (3) Kyle Busch (Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing) 1385
Basketball NBA Playoffs (all series best-of-7): Western Conference First Round: Game 6: Los Angeles Lakers 95, Oklahoma City Thunder 94. Lakers win series 4–2. Game 6: Utah Jazz 112, Denver Nuggets 104. Jazz win series 4–2. Eastern Conference First Round: Game 6: Atlanta Hawks 83, Milwaukee Bucks 69. Series tied 3–3. EuroChallenge Final Four: Semifinals: BG Göttingen 77–67 Chorale Roanne Basket Krasnye Krylya Samara 73–70 Scavolini Spar Pesaro
Chess World Championship in Sofia, Bulgaria Game 5: Veselin Topalov (White) drew with Viswanathan Anand (Black) Anand leads the series 3–2.
Cricket ICC Men's World Twenty20 in West Indies: Group B: 135/6 (20 overs); 139/8 (19.5 overs) in Guyana. New Zealand win by 2 wickets. Group D: 138/9 (20.0 overs); 68 all out (16.4 overs) in Guyana. West Indies win by 70 runs.
Cycling UCI ProTour: Tour de Romandie: Stage 3: Richie Porte () 30' 54" Alejandro Valverde () + 26" Vladimir Karpets () + 27" General classification: (1) Michael Rogers () 9h 56' 03" (2) Valverde + 2" (3) Karpets + 5"
Equestrianism Show jumping FEI Nations Cup Promotional League: FEI Nations Cup of Belgium in Lummen: (Denis Lynch on Abberuail van het Dingeshof, Alex Duffy on Tampa, Shane Breen on Carmena Z, Billy Twomey on Tinka's Serenade) (Chris Chugg on Vivant, Paul Athanasoff on Wirragulla Nicklaus, Phillip Lever on Ashleigh Drossel Dan, James Paterson-Robinson on Niack de L'Abbaye) (Stein Endresen on Hoyo de Monterey, Geir Gulliksen on L'Espoir, Connie Bull on Cézanne, Morten Djupvik on Casino)
Gymnastics European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Birmingham, United Kingdom: Juniors all round: Viktoria Komova Anastasia Grishina Larisa Iordache
Ice hockey Stanley Cup playoffs (all series best-of-7): Eastern Conference Semifinals: Game 1: (4) Pittsburgh Penguins 6, (8) Montreal Canadiens 3. Penguins lead series 1–0.
Rugby union 2011 Rugby World Cup qualifying: 2010 Asian Five Nations: Arabian Gulf 16–9 in Manama, Bahrain Standings: Hong Kong 7 points (2 matches), 6 (1), Arabian Gulf 5 (2), 0 (0), 0 (1). Amlin Challenge Cup Semi-finals: Connacht 12–19 Toulon Toulon's win means that the final will be held at Stade Vélodrome in Marseille.
Snooker World Championship in Sheffield, England: Semi-finals (best of 33 frames): Neil Robertson leads Ali Carter 15–9 Graeme Dott leads Mark Selby 10–6
April 29, 2010 (Thursday)
Basketball NBA Playoffs (all series best-of-7): Western Conference First Round: Game 6: San Antonio Spurs 97, Dallas Mavericks 87. Spurs win series 4–2. Game 6: Phoenix Suns 99, Portland Trail Blazers 90. Suns win series 4–2. NBA season awards: Rookie of the Year: Tyreke Evans, Sacramento Kings The NCAA board of directors votes to expand the Division I men's tournament from 65 teams to 68, effective with next year's tournament. (AP via ESPN)
Cycling UCI ProTour: Tour de Romandie: Stage 2: Mark Cavendish () 4h 28' 59" Danilo Hondo () s.t. Robbie Hunter () s.t. General classification: (1) Peter Sagan () 9h 24' 28" (2) Marco Pinotti () + 9" (3) Jérémy Roy () + 9"
Darts Premier League round 12 in Aberdeen, Scotland: (players in bold advance to semifinals, players in strike are eliminated) Ronnie Baxter 7–7 James Wade Mervyn King 1–8 Phil Taylor Raymond van Barneveld 8–6 Terry Jenkins Barneveld hit the second nine dart finish of the Premier League in the second leg. (T20, T19 and D12) Simon Whitlock 7–7 Adrian Lewis High checkout: Jenkins 146 Standings after 12 rounds: Taylor 22 points, King 13, Wade, Baxter, Whitlock 12, Lewis 10, Jenkins 8, Barneveld 7.
Football (soccer) UEFA Europa League semi-finals, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses) Fulham 2–1 (0–0) Hamburg. Fulham win 2–1 on aggregate. Liverpool 2–1 (AET) (0–1) Atlético Madrid. 2–2 on aggregate, Atlético Madrid win on away goals. Copa Libertadores Round of 16, first leg: Once Caldas 0–0 Libertad Cruzeiro 3–1 Nacional Alianza Lima 0–1 Universidad de Chile Coppa Titano Final in Serravalle: Tre Penne 1–2 (AET) Tre Fiori Tre Fiori win their sixth Coppa Titano, and their first since 1985.
Ice hockey Stanley Cup playoffs (all series best-of-7): Western Conference Semifinals: Game 1: (1) San Jose Sharks 4, (5) Detroit Red Wings 3. Sharks lead series 1–0.
Snooker World Championship in Sheffield, England: Semi-finals (best of 33 frames): Neil Robertson leads Ali Carter 6–2 Graeme Dott leads Mark Selby 5–3
April 28, 2010 (Wednesday)
Baseball Major League Baseball announces several rules changes for the All-Star Game. The most notable ones are: (AP via ESPN) The designated hitter will be used in all games, even in National League ballparks. Pitchers who start on the Sunday before the All-Star break will not be allowed to participate in the game, and will be replaced on the roster.
Basketball NBA Playoffs (all series best-of-7): Western Conference First Round: Game 5: Denver Nuggets 116, Utah Jazz 102. Jazz lead series 3–2. Eastern Conference First Round: Game 5: Milwaukee Bucks 91, Atlanta Hawks 87. Bucks lead series 3–2.
Chess World Championship in Sofia, Bulgaria Game 4: Viswanathan Anand (White) def. Veselin Topalov (Black) Anand leads the series 2½–1½.
Cycling UCI ProTour: Tour de Romandie: Stage 1: Peter Sagan () 4h 50' 21" Francesco Gavazzi () s.t. Nicolas Roche () s.t. General classification: (1) Sagan 4h 55' 29" (2) Marco Pinotti () + 9" (3) Jérémy Roy () + 12"
Football (soccer) 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA): (teams in strike are eliminated) Group 2: 6–0 Standings: Netherlands 13 points (6 matches), Norway 12 (4), Belarus 7 (4), Slovakia 3 (4), Macedonia 0 (6). UEFA Champions League semi-finals, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses) Barcelona 1–0 (1–3) Internazionale. Internazionale win 3–2 on aggregate. Internazionale advance to the final for the fifth time in their history and the first time since 1972. Copa Libertadores Round of 16, first leg: Flamengo 1–0 Corinthians Universitario 0–0 São Paulo Banfield 3–1 Internacional AFC Champions League group stage, Round 6: (teams in bold advance to the round of 16) Group A: Al-Jazira 2–1 Esteghlal Al-Ahli 0–1 Al-Gharafa Final standings: Al-Gharafa 13 points, Esteghlal 11, Al-Ahli 6, Al-Jazira 4. Group B: Bunyodkor 4–1 Al-Wahda Zob Ahan 1–0 Al-Ittihad Final standings: Zob Ahan 13 points, Bunyodkor 10, Al-Ittihad 8, Al-Wahda 3. Group E: Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 3–2 Melbourne Victory Beijing Guoan 2–0 Kawasaki Frontale Final standings: Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 15 points, Beijing Guoan 10, Kawasaki Frontale 6, Melbourne Victory 4. Group F: Persipura Jayapura 2–0 Changchun Yatai Kashima Antlers 2–1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Final standings: Kashima Antlers 18 points, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 12, Changchun Yatai, Persipura Jayapura 3. AFC Cup group stage, Round 6: (teams in bold advance to the round of 16) Group A: Al-Ahli 2–2 Saham Al-Karamah 1–1 Shabab Al-Ordon Final standings: Al-Karamah 14 points, Shabab Al-Ordon 12, Saham 5, Al-Ahli 1. Group B: Al-Kuwait 7–1 Churchill Brothers Final standings: Al-Kuwait 8 points, Churchill Brothers 7, Al-Hilal 1. Group E: Al-Wihdat 0–0 Al-Riffa Al-Nahda 0–2 Al-Rayyan Final standings: Al-Rayyan 15 points, Al-Riffa 13, Al-Wihdat 7, Al-Nahda 0. Group F: Victory SC 0–5 Bình Dương Selangor 0–4 Sriwijaya Final standings: Sriwijaya, Bình Dương 13 points, Selangor, Victory SC 4. CONCACAF Champions League Final, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses) Pachuca 1–0 (1–2) Cruz Azul. 2–2 on aggregate; Pachuca win on away goals. A goal by Edgar Benítez in the 90th minute gives Pachuca the title for the third time in four seasons, and for the fourth time overall. UEFA Women's Champions League semi-finals, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses) Umeå 0–0 (2–3) Lyon. Lyon win 3–2 on aggregate.
Ice hockey Stanley Cup playoffs (all series best-of-7): Eastern Conference Quarter-finals: Game 7: (8) Montreal Canadiens 2, (1) Washington Capitals 1. Canadiens win series 4–3.
Snooker World Championship in Sheffield, England: Quarter-finals (best of 25 frames): Graeme Dott def. Mark Allen 13–12 Neil Robertson def. Steve Davis 13–5 Mark Selby def. Ronnie O'Sullivan 13–11 Ali Carter def. Shaun Murphy 13–12
April 27, 2010 (Tuesday)
Basketball NBA Playoffs (all series best-of-7): Western Conference First Round: Game 5: Los Angeles Lakers 111, Oklahoma City Thunder 87. Lakers lead series 3–2. Game 5: Dallas Mavericks 103, San Antonio Spurs 81. Spurs lead series 3–2. Eastern Conference First Round: Game 5: Cleveland Cavaliers 96, Chicago Bulls 94. Cavaliers win series 4–1. Game 5: Boston Celtics 96, Miami Heat 86. Celtics win series 4–1. NBA season awards: Sixth Man of the Year: Jamal Crawford, Atlanta Hawks
Chess World Championship in Sofia, Bulgaria Game 3: Veselin Topalov (White) drew with Viswanathan Anand (Black) Series tied 1½–1½.
Cycling UCI ProTour: Tour de Romandie: Prologue: Marco Pinotti () 5' 17" Peter Sagan () + 1" Jérémy Roy () + 3"
Football (soccer) UEFA Champions League semi-finals, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses) Lyon 0–3 (0–1) Bayern Munich. Bayern Munich win 4–0 on aggregate. A hat-trick by Ivica Olić puts Bayern Munich in the final for the eighth time in their history and the first since 2001. Copa Libertadores Round of 16, first leg: San Luis 0–1 Estudiantes Guadalajara 3–0 Vélez Sársfield AFC Champions League group stage, Round 6: (teams in bold advance to the round of 16)