June 2008 in sports

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Ongoing sports events (incl. events taking place within the next two days) Cricket: Mar 26 - Apr 15: South Africa in India Mar 27 - Apr 15: Sri Lanka in West Indies Apr 7 - Apr 22: Bangladesh in Pakistan Football (soccer): Mar 11 - May 1: CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2008 Golf: PGA Tour: Apr 17 - Apr 20: Verizon Heritage in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina European Tour: Apr 17 - Apr 20: Volvo China Open in Bejing, China LPGA Tour: Apr 17 - Apr 20: Ginn Open in Orlando, Florida Ice hockey: National Hockey League 2008 Stanley Cup Playoffs Shooting: Apr 10 - Apr 21: ISSF World Cup and pre-Olympic test event in Beijing, China Tennis: ATP Tour: Apr 14 - Apr 20: Estoril Open in Estoril, Portugal Apr 14 - Apr 20: U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships in Houston, USA Apr 14 - Apr 20: Open de Tenis Comunidad Valenciana in Valencia, Spain WTA Tour: Apr 14 - Apr 20: Family Circle Cup in Charleston, South Carolina, USA Apr 14 - Apr 20: Estoril Open in Estoril, Portugal Upcoming events Basketball: May 2 - May 4: Euroleague Final Four at the Madrid Sports Palace in Madrid Cycling: UCI ProTour: Apr 20: Amstel Gold Race Mixed martial arts: April 19: UFC 83 in Montreal Tennis: ATP Tour: Apr 21 - Apr 27: Monte Carlo Masters in Monte Carlo, Monaco WTA Tour: Apr 28 - May 4: ECM Prague Open in Prague, Czech Republic Apr 28 - May 4: Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem in Fes, Morocco Deaths in April Deaths in April 2008: None reported so far Current sporting seasons Auto racing 2008: A1 Grand Prix Formula 1 Sprint Cup Nationwide Craftsman Truck World Rally Championship IRL American Le Mans Le Mans Series Rolex Sports Car WTCC Baseball 2008: Nippon Professional Baseball Major League Baseball Basketball 2008: British Basketball League EuroCup Euroleague National Basketball Association Philippine Basketball Association Russian Basketball Super League Turkish Basketball League ULEB Cup Cricket 2007: England Cycling UCI ProTour Football (soccer) 2007-08: Argentina Denmark England Ecuador France Germany Italy Spain UEFA Champions League UEFA Cup Football (soccer) 2008: Brazil Japan MLS Norway Golf 2008: PGA Tour European Tour LPGA Tour Ice hockey 2007-08 National Hockey League Lacrosse 2008 National Lacrosse League Motorcycle racing 2008: Moto GP Superbike Rugby league Super League NRL Rugby union 2007-08: Super 14 IRB Sevens Heineken Cup Guinness Premiership Magners League Top 14 Related pages 2008 in sports 2007 in sports 2006 in sports 2005 in sports 2004 in sports 2003 in sports 2002 in sports 2001 in sports 2000 in sports Other years in sports

13 April 2008 (Sunday)

• Auto racing:

• Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters: Round 1 at Hockenheimring, Germany

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• NASCAR Sprint Cup: Subway Fresh Fit 500 in Avondale, Arizona

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• Cricket
  • South African cricket team in India in 2007-08
    • 3rd Test-India 325 (99.4 ov.) & 64/2 (13.1 ov.) beat South Africa 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-Pakistan 308/8 (50 ov.) beat Bangladesh 285/7 (50 ov.) by 23 runs

• Cycling
  • UCI ProTour: Paris Roubaix in France
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• 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.

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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-West Indies 125/3 (20.3/25 ov.) beat Sri Lanka 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 Ospreys claim the first major trophy of the Northern Hemisphere season with a 23–6 win over Leicester Tigers.

11 April 2008 (Friday)

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

• Free-diving: William Trubridge set a new world record in Free Immersion with a dive depth of 108m and a dive time of 3:51. Aida International

10 April 2008 (Thursday)

• Basketball: Euroleague quarterfinals, Game 3 (best-of three)
  • Maccabi Tel Aviv 88–75 AXA FC Barcelona — Maccabi win series 2–1
• Free-diving: William Trubridge set a new world record in constant weight no fins with a dive depth of 86m and a dive time of 3:20. Aida International

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

9 April 2008 (Wednesday)

• Basketball: Euroleague quarterfinals, Game 3 (best-of three)
  • TAU Cerámica 85–68 Partizan — TAU win series 2–1
  • CSKA Moscow 81–56 Olympiacos — CSKA win series 2–1

8 April 2008 (Tuesday)

• Association football:
  • UEFA Champions League Quarter-finals second leg
    • Liverpool F.C. 4 – 2 Arsenal F.C.
    • Chelsea F.C. 2 – 0 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
    • Pakistan 322/5 (50 ov.) beat Bangladesh 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. (AP via Yahoo)

6 April 2008 (Sunday)

• Association football: FA Cup Semifinal in London
  • Cardiff City 1–0 Barnsley

• Auto racing:

• Formula One: Bahrain Grand Prix in Bahrain International Circuit, Bahrain

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• NASCAR Sprint Cup: Samsung 500 in Fort Worth, Texas

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• Indy Racing League: Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg in St. Petersburg, Florida

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• Le Mans Series: 1000km of Catalunya in Circuit de Catalunya, Spain

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• 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-West Indies 294 (76.2 ov.) & 254/4 (68.3 ov.) beat Sri Lanka 278 (64.5 ov.) & 268 (75.1 ov.) by 6 wickets

• Cycling:

• UCI ProTour: Ronde van Vlaanderen in Belgium

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• 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:

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  Race 2 Template:(1) Noriyuki Haga Template:(2) Troy Bayliss Template:(3) Carlos Checa

• Rugby union: Heineken Cup quarterfinals
  • Saracens 19–10 Ospreys at Vicarage Road, Watford
  • Toulouse 41–17 Cardiff Blues at Stadium Municipal, Toulouse

5 April 2008 (Saturday)

• Association football: FA Cup Semifinal in London
  • Portsmouth 1–0 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-South Africa 494/7(dec) (141.2 ov.) beat India 76 (20 ov.) & 328 (94.2 ov.) by an innings and 90 runs

• Horse racing: Grand National
  • Comply or Die wins the 2008 Grand National.

• Rugby union: Heineken Cup quarterfinals
  • London Irish 20–9 Perpignan at Madejski Stadium, Reading
  • Gloucester 3–16 Munster at Kingsholm, Gloucester

4 April 2008 (Friday)

• Free-diving: William Trubridge set a new world record in constant weight no fins with a dive depth of 84m and a dive time of 3:20. Aida International

3 April 2008 (Thursday)

• Basketball: Euroleague quarterfinals, Game 2 (best-of three)
  • Fenerbahçe 65–86 Montepaschi Siena; Montepaschi win series 2–0
  • Partizan 76–55 TAU Cerámica; series even 1–1
  • AXA FC Barcelona 83–74 Maccabi Tel Aviv; series even 1–1
  • Olympiacos 73–83 CSKA Moscow; series even 1–1

1 April 2008 (Tuesday)

• Basketball: Euroleague quarterfinals, Game 1 (best-of three)
  • Montepaschi Siena 73–66 Fenerbahçe (Montepaschi lead 1–0)
  • TAU Cerámica 74–66 Partizan (TAU lead 1–0)
  • Maccabi Tel Aviv 81–75 AXA FC Barcelona (Maccabi lead 1–0)
  • CSKA Moscow 74–76 Olympiacos (Olympiacos lead 1–0)