April 30, 2009 (Thursday) ====
Basketball==== •
NBA playoffs first round: (seeding in parentheses) • Game 6: (7)
Chicago Bulls 128, (2)
Boston Celtics 127 (3 OT).
Series tied 3–3. •
Derrick Rose's block of
Rajon Rondo's fadeaway jumper with 7 seconds left in the third overtime gives the Bulls their third overtime win of the series to force a 7th game in Boston on May 2.
Ray Allen scores a playoff career-high 51 points for the Celtics, who blow an 8-points lead with 3 minutes remaining in regulation time.
John Salmons leads the Bulls with 35 points. • Game 6: (3)
Orlando Magic 114, (6)
Philadelphia 76ers 89.
Magic win series 4–2. • The Magic, playing without the suspended
Dwight Howard, hand the Sixers their worst playoff home defeat since 1970. • Game 6: (5)
Houston Rockets 92, (4)
Portland Trail Blazers 76.
Rockets win series 4–2. • The Rockets win their first playoff series in 12 years, ending a streak of 7 series losses, while the Blazers lose their fifth straight playoff series. The Rockets will play against the
Los Angeles Lakers in the Conference Semifinal. ====
Cycling==== •
UCI ProTour: •
Tour de Romandie: • Stage 2: (1)
Óscar Freire () 4h 6' 56" (2)
František Raboň (
Team Columbia–High Road) s.t. (3)
Assan Bazayev () s.t. • General Classification: (1)
Grégory Rast (Astana) 6h 19' 13" (2)
Ricardo Serrano (
Fuji–Servetto) + 5" (3)
Lars Bak (
Team Saxo Bank) + 12" ====
Football (soccer)==== •
UEFA Cup semifinals, first leg: •
Dynamo Kyiv 1–1
Shakhtar Donetsk •
Werder Bremen 0–1
Hamburg •
Copa Libertadores group stage: (Teams in
bold advance to the last 16 stage; teams in strike are eliminated.) • Group 2: •
Guaraní 1–1
Deportivo Cuenca • Thanks to Boca's win, Cuenca's draw is sufficient to send them through. •
Boca Juniors 3–0
Deportivo Táchira • Group 3: •
Nacional 3–1
Nacional •
River Plate 3–0
U. San Martín ====
Ice hockey==== •
Stanley Cup playoffs: (seeding in parentheses) •
Western Conference Semifinals: • Game 1: (3)
Vancouver Canucks 5, (4)
Chicago Blackhawks 3.
Canucks lead series 1–0. •
Sami Salo scores the game-winning goal for the Canucks with 1:13 left after the Blackhawks rally from 3 goals down to tie the score. •
World Championship in
Berne and
Kloten, Switzerland: (Teams in
bold advance to the quarterfinals) • Group E: • 6–5 (
OT) • 1–2 (
SO) • Group F: • 3–2 (OT) • '''''' 5–1
April 29, 2009 (Wednesday) ====
Basketball==== •
NBA playoffs first round: (seeding in parentheses) • Game 5: (4)
Atlanta Hawks 106, (5)
Miami Heat 91.
Hawks lead series 3–2. • The Hawks make 12 consecutive field goal attempts in the second quarter to build a 23-point halftime lead, and cruise from there. • Game 5: (2)
Denver Nuggets 107, (7)
New Orleans Hornets 86.
Nuggets win series 4–1. •
Carmelo Anthony scores 34 points and leads the Nuggets to their first playoff series win in 15 years, and a matchup with the
Dallas Mavericks in the second round. ====
Cycling==== •
UCI ProTour: •
Tour de Romandie: • Stage 1: (1)
Ricardo Serrano () 2h 8' 35" (2)
Lars Bak () s.t. (3)
Grégory Rast () s.t. • General classification: (1) Rast 2hr 12' 17" (2) Serrano + 5" (3) Bak + 12" ====
Football (soccer)==== •
UEFA Champions League Semifinals, first leg: •
Manchester United 1–0
Arsenal •
John O'Shea scores the winning goal in the 17th minute. •
Copa Libertadores group stage: (Teams in
bold advance to the last 16 stage, teams in strike are eliminated) • Group 1: •
LDU Quito 2–3
Sport Recife •
Colo-Colo 0–1
Palmeiras • Group 6: •
Lanús 1–1
Caracas •
Everton 1–1
Guadalajara ====
Ice hockey==== •
World Championship in
Berne and
Kloten, Switzerland: (Teams in
bold advance to the qualifying round) • Group C: • 0–2 '''''' • '
6–5 (OT) ' • Sweden rallies from 3 goals down with 10 minutes remaining in the 3rd period. USA still remain in first place with 7 points, followed by Sweden 6, Latvia 5, Austria 0. • Group D: • 4–5 (
OT) '''''' • '
4–3 ' • Standings: Finland 9 points, Czech Republic 6, Norway 2, Denmark 1. ====
Water polo==== •
World League: •
Preliminary round, Europe group A, matchday 4 of 6: • –
April 28, 2009 (Tuesday) ====
Basketball==== •
NBA playoffs first round: (seeding in parentheses) • Game 5: (2)
Boston Celtics 106, (7)
Chicago Bulls 104 (OT).
Celtics lead series 3–2. •
Paul Pierce scores with 10.5 seconds remaining in regulation to send the game to overtime, making it the first playoff series in history with three games going to overtime. Then he scores the game-winning basket with 3.4 seconds remaining in overtime. The Bulls'
Brad Miller could have extended the game into a second overtime but miss from the free throw line. • Game 5: (3)
Orlando Magic 91, (6)
Philadelphia 76ers 78.
Magic lead series 3–2. •
Dwight Howard leads the Magic with 24 points and 24 rebounds, but he is later suspended from game 6 for hitting
Samuel Dalembert with his elbow. • Game 5: (6)
Dallas Mavericks 106, (3)
San Antonio Spurs 93.
Mavericks win series 4–1. •
Dirk Nowitzki scores 31 points for his 30th 30-points playoff game and leads the Mavericks to the second round for the first time in 3 years, while the Spurs are eliminated in the first round for the first time since
2000. • Game 5: (4)
Portland Trail Blazers 88, (5)
Houston Rockets 77.
Rockets lead series 3–2. •
LaMarcus Aldridge and
Brandon Roy score 25 points each and the Blazers make a 15–0 run in the fourth quarter to stay alive in the series. •
NBA awards: •
NBA Sportsmanship Award:
Chauncey Billups,
Denver Nuggets ====
Cycling==== •
UCI ProTour: •
Tour de Romandie: • Prologue (3.1 km): (1)
František Raboň (
Team Columbia–High Road) 3min 44.56sec, (2)
Sandy Casar () at 2sec, (3)
Alejandro Valverde () 3sec ====
Football (soccer)==== •
UEFA Champions League Semifinals, first leg: •
Barcelona 0–0
Chelsea •
Copa Libertadores group stage: (Teams in
bold advance to the last 16 stage, teams in strike are eliminated) • Group 7: •
Aurora 1–2
Universidad de Chile •
Grêmio 3–0
Boyacá Chicó • Group 8: •
San Lorenzo 2–0
Universitario •
Libertad 0–2
San Luis ====
Ice hockey==== •
Stanley Cup playoffs: (Seeding in parentheses) •
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals: • Game 7, (2)
Washington Capitals 2, (7)
New York Rangers 1.
Capitals win series 4–3. •
Sergei Fedorov scores the game-winning goal with 4:39 left, making him the oldest player in history to score a game-winning goal in game 7. The Capitals will next play against the
Pittsburgh Penguins. • Game 7, (6)
Carolina Hurricanes 4, (3)
New Jersey Devils 3.
Hurricanes win series 4–3. •
Jussi Jokinen and
Eric Staal score for the Hurricanes in the last 1:20 to win the series and set up a second round series against the
Boston Bruins. •
World Championship in
Berne and
Kloten, Switzerland: (Teams in
bold advance to the qualifying round) • Group A: • 1–3 '''''' • '
7–3 ' • Final standings: Canada 9 points, Belarus 5, Slovakia 4, Hungary 0. • Group B: • '
4–2 ' • '''''' 2–1 • Final standings: Russia 9 points, Switzerland 5, France 3, Germany 1.
April 27, 2009 (Monday) ====
Basketball==== •
NBA playoffs first round: (seeding in parentheses) • Game 4: (4)
Atlanta Hawks 81, (5)
Miami Heat 71.
Series tied 2–2. • The Hawks win their first playoff road game in 12 years. • Game 4: (2)
Denver Nuggets 121, (7)
New Orleans Hornets 63.
Nuggets lead series 3–1. • The Nuggets tie the most lopsided win in playoff history, and are within one game of their first series win in 15 years. • Game 5: (1)
Los Angeles Lakers 107, (8)
Utah Jazz 96.
Lakers win series 4–1. •
Kobe Bryant gets another 30-point game, and
Lamar Odom scores 26 points and grabs 15 rebounds as the Lakers close the series with their fourth double-digit win. ====
Cricket==== •
Australia vs Pakistan in UAE: • 3rd ODI in
Abu Dhabi • 198/7 (50 ov); 171 (47.1 ov).
Australia win by 27 runs and lead 5-match series 2–1. ====
Ice hockey==== •
Stanley Cup playoffs: (Seeding in parentheses) •
Western Conference Quarterfinals: • Game 6, (4)
Chicago Blackhawks 4, (5)
Calgary Flames 1.
Blackhawks win series 4–2. • The 'Hawks win their first playoff series in 13 years, and will next play the
Vancouver Canucks. • Game 6, (8)
Anaheim Ducks 4, (1)
San Jose Sharks 1.
Ducks win series 4–2. • The Sharks become the fourth
Presidents' Trophy winner to be eliminated in the first round. The Ducks will next play against the defending champion
Detroit Red Wings. •
World Championship in
Berne and
Kloten, Switzerland: (Teams in
bold advance to the qualifying round) • Group C: • '''''' 6–1 • 3–2 (
SO) '''''' • Group D: • '''''' 5–2 • '''''' 5–1
April 26, 2009 (Sunday) ====
Athletics==== •
London Marathon: • Men: (1)
Sammy Wanjiru 2hrs 05 mins 10 sec (course record) (2)
Tsegaye Kebede 2:05:20 (3)
Jaouad Gharib 2:05:27 • Women: (1)
Irina Mikitenko 2hrs 22mins 11sec (2)
Mara Yamauchi 2:23:12 (3)
Liliya Shobukhova 2:24:24 •
Hamburg Marathon: • Men: (1)
Solomon Tside 2hrs 11mins 47 secs (2)
Charles Ngolepus 2:13:25 (3)
Jose Telles des Souza 2:14:46 • Women: (1)
Alessandra Aguilar 2hrs 29mins 01 secs (2)
Tigist Abdi Sheni 2:34:01 secs (3)
Ulrike Maisch 2:34:28 ====
Auto racing==== •
Formula One: •
Bahrain Grand Prix in
Sakhir,
Bahrain: • (1)
Jenson Button (
Brawn–
Mercedes) (2)
Sebastian Vettel (
Red Bull–
Renault) (3)
Jarno Trulli (
Toyota) • Drivers standings (after 4 of 17 races): (1) Button 31 points (2)
Rubens Barrichello (Brawn-Mercedes) 19 (3) Vettel 18 •
Sprint Cup Series: •
Aaron's 499 in
Talladega, Alabama: • (1)
Brad Keselowski (
Phoenix Racing) (2)
Dale Earnhardt Jr. (
Hendrick Motorsports) (3)
Ryan Newman (
Stewart Haas Racing) • Keselowski collects his first career Cup win. • Drivers' standings after 9 races: (1)
Kurt Busch 1299 points (2)
Jeff Gordon −5 (3)
Jimmie Johnson −64 •
IndyCar Series: •
RoadRunner Turbo Indy 300 in
Kansas City, Kansas: • (1)
Scott Dixon (2)
Hélio Castroneves (3)
Tony Kanaan • Drivers standings (after 3 races): (1) Kanaan 100 points (2)
Ryan Briscoe 99 (3)
Dario Franchitti 96 •
World Rally Championship: •
Rally Argentina: • (1)
Sébastien Loeb (2)
Dani Sordo (3)
Henning Solberg • Drivers standings (after 5 of 12 rallies): (1) Loeb 50 points (2) Sordo 31 (3)
Mikko Hirvonen 30 ====
Basketball==== •
NBA playoffs first round (seeding in parentheses) • Game 4: (7)
Chicago Bulls 121, (2)
Boston Celtics 118 (2OT).
Series tied 2–2. • The Bulls get their second win in overtime to tie the series. • Game 4: (1)
Cleveland Cavaliers 99, (8)
Detroit Pistons 78.
Cavaliers win series 4–0. • The Cavaliers, led by 36 points by
LeBron James, become the third team in history to sweep a 4-game series with double-digit wins in all games. • Game 4: (3)
Orlando Magic 84, (6)
Philadelphia 76ers 81.
Series tied 2–2. •
Hedo Türkoğlu scores a three-pointer with one second left to win the game for the Magic, who were led by
Dwight Howard's 18 points and 18 rebounds. • Game 4: (5)
Houston Rockets 89, (4)
Portland Trail Blazers 88.
Rockets lead series 3–1. • The Rockets, led by
Yao Ming with 21 points and 12 rebounds, are within one game of their first series win in 11 years. •
FIBA EuroChallenge Final Four in
Bologna, Italy: • Final:
Cholet Basket 75–77
Virtus Bologna • 3rd place playoff:
BC Triumph 94–82
Proteas EKA AEL ====
Cycling==== •
Monument Classics: •
Liège–Bastogne–Liège: • (1)
Andy Schleck (
Team Saxo Bank) 6h 34' 32" (2)
Joaquim Rodríguez () +1' 17" (3)
Davide Rebellin (
Diquigiovanni–Androni) +1' 24" ====
Football (soccer)==== •
Rio de Janeiro Championship, first leg: •
Botafogo 2–2
Flamengo •
São Paulo Championship, first leg: •
Santos 1–3
Corinthians ====
Golf==== •
PGA Tour: •
Zurich Classic of New Orleans in
New Orleans, Louisiana • Winner:
Jerry Kelly 274 (−14) • Kelly wins on tour for the first time since 2002, with
Rory Sabbatini ,
Charlie Wi , and
Charles Howell III one shot back. •
European Tour: •
Ballantine's Championship in
Jeju Island,
South Korea • Winner:
Thongchai Jaidee 284 (−4) • Thongchai wins in a three-way playoff over
Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño and
Kang Sung-hoon . •
LPGA Tour: •
Corona Championship in
Morelia, Mexico • Winner:
Lorena Ochoa 267 (−25) • The
world's #1 player holds off
Suzann Pettersen for a one-shot win; no other golfer comes within seven shots. ====
Ice hockey==== •
Stanley Cup playoffs: (Seeding in parentheses) •
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals: • Game 6, (2)
Washington Capitals 5, (7)
New York Rangers 3.
Series tied 3–3. • Game 6, (6)
Carolina Hurricanes 4, (3)
New Jersey Devils 0.
Series tied 3–3. •
World Championship in
Berne and
Kloten, Switzerland: (Teams in
bold advance to the qualifying round) • Group A: • '''''' 1–2 (
SO) • '''''' 9–0 • Group B: • '''''' 3–2 (
OT) • '''''' 7–2 ====
Motorcycle racing==== •
Moto GP: •
Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix in
Motegi, Japan: • MotoGP: (1)
Jorge Lorenzo (
Yamaha) 43:47.238 (2)
Valentino Rossi (Yamaha) +1.304 (3)
Dani Pedrosa (
Honda) +3.763 • Riders' standings after 2 of 17 races: (1) Lorenzo 41 points (2) Rossi 40 (3)
Casey Stoner (
Ducati) 38 • 250cc: (1)
Álvaro Bautista (
Aprilia) 44:06.488 (2)
Hiroshi Aoyama (Honda) +5.889 (3)
Mattia Pasini (Aprilia) +21.832 • Riders' standings: (1) Bautista 34 points (2) H. Aoyama 33 (3)
Héctor Barberá (Aprilia) 30 • 125cc: (1)
Andrea Iannone (Aprilia) 42:23.716 (2)
Julián Simón (Aprilia) +1.346 (3)
Pol Espargaró (
Derbi) +5.039 • Riders' standings: (1) Iannone 37.5 points (2) Simón 30 (3) Espargaró 22.5 •
Superbike World Championship: •
Assen Superbike World Championship round in
Assen, Netherlands: • Race 1: (1)
Ben Spies (
Yamaha YZF-R1) 36:31.338 (2)
Noriyuki Haga (
Ducati 1098R) +0.154 (3)
Leon Haslam (
Honda CBR1000RR) +0.779 • Race 2: (1) Haga 36:31.712 (2) Haslam +2.678 (3)
Jakub Smrž (Ducati 1098R) +4.603 • Riders' standings after 4 of 14 rounds: (1) Haga 180 points (2) Spies 120 (3) Haslam 94 • Supersport: (1)
Eugene Laverty (
Honda CBR600RR) 35:45.160 (2)
Cal Crutchlow (
Yamaha YZF-R6) +0.107 (3)
Joan Lascorz (
Kawasaki ZX-6R) +0.178 • Riders standings: (1) Crutchlow 74 points (2) Laverty 68 (3)
Kenan Sofuoğlu (Honda CBR600RR) 65 ====
Tennis==== •
ATP Tour: •
Torneo Godó in
Barcelona, Spain: • Final:
Rafael Nadal def.
David Ferrer, 6–2, 7–5 • Nadal wins his 4th title this year and 5th consecutive win at the event. •
Fed Cup: •
World Group Semifinals, day 2: • '''''' 4–1 in
Castellaneta, Italy • 2–3 '''''' in
Brno,
Czech Republic • Italy will host USA in the final on November 7–8. •
World Group play-offs: (Winners advance to World Group in 2010, losers will play in World Group II) • 0–4 '''''' in
Lerida, Spain • '''''' 3–2 in
Limoges, France • '''''' 3–2 in
Frankfurt, Germany • 0–5 '''''' in
Mar del Plata,
Argentina • Serbia and Ukraine both advance to the World Group for the first time, while Spain is relegated to World Group II for the first time. •
World Group II play-offs: (Winners advance to World Group II in 2010, losers will play in zonal group I) • '''''' 3–2 in
Hasselt, Belgium • '''''' 3–2 in
Tallinn,
Estonia • '''''' 3–2 in
Gdynia, Poland • '''''' 3–1 in
Mildura, Australia • Estonia and Poland both advance to World Group II for the first time.
April 25, 2009 (Saturday) ====
American football==== •
NFL draft in
New York City • (1)
Detroit Lions select
Georgia quarterback Matthew Stafford • (2)
St. Louis Rams select
Baylor offensive tackle Jason Smith • (3)
Kansas City Chiefs select
LSU defensive end Tyson Jackson ====
Auto racing==== •
Nationwide Series: •
Aaron's 312 in
Talladega, Alabama • (1)
David Ragan (
Roush Fenway Racing) (2)
Ryan Newman (
Kevin Harvick Incorporated) (3)
Joey Logano (
Joe Gibbs Racing) ====
Basketball==== •
NBA playoffs first round (seeding in parentheses) • Game 3: (7)
New Orleans Hornets 95, (2)
Denver Nuggets 93.
Nuggets lead series 2–1. •
Chris Paul leads the Hornets with 32 points and 12 assists. • Game 4: (6)
Dallas Mavericks 99, (3)
San Antonio Spurs 90.
Mavericks lead series 3–1. • The Mavericks, led by
Josh Howard with 28 points, take a 3–1 lead in the series despite 43 points by
Tony Parker for the Spurs. • Game 3: (5)
Miami Heat 107, (4)
Atlanta Hawks 78.
Heat lead series 2–1. •
Dwyane Wade leads the Heat to a blowout win with 29 points. • Game 4: (1)
Los Angeles Lakers 108, (8)
Utah Jazz 94.
Lakers lead series 3–1. •
Kobe Bryant scores 38 points for his 50th playoff 30-points game, and moves to 7th place in the all-time playoff scoring list. The series goes back to
Los Angeles with the Lakers one win away from the second round. ====
Football (soccer)==== •
OFC Champions League Final, first leg: •
Koloale 2–7
Auckland City •
French League Cup Final in
Saint-Denis: •
Bordeaux 4–0
Vannes ====
Ice hockey==== •
Stanley Cup playoffs (seeding in parentheses) •
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals: • Game 6: (4)
Pittsburgh Penguins 5, (5)
Philadelphia Flyers 3.
Penguins win series 4–2. • The Penguins rally from 3 goals down to clinch the series. •
Western Conference Quarterfinals: • Game 5: (1)
San Jose Sharks 3, (8)
Anaheim Ducks 2 (OT).
Ducks lead series 3–2. •
Patrick Marleau scores 6:02 into overtime to keep the Sharks alive in the series. • Game 5: (4)
Chicago Blackhawks 5, (5)
Calgary Flames 1.
Blackhawks lead series 3–2. • The 'Hawks are one win away from their first series win in 13 years. •
World Championship in
Berne and
Kloten, Switzerland: • Group C: • '''''' 4–2 • '''''' 7–1 • Group D: • 0–5 '''''' • '''''' 5–0 ====
Tennis==== •
Fed Cup: •
World Group Semifinals, day 1: • 2–0 in
Castellaneta, Italy • 1–1 in
Brno,
Czech Republic •
World Group play-offs: • 0–2 in
Lerida, Spain • 1–1 in
Limoges, France • 2–0 in
Frankfurt, Germany • 0–2 in
Mar del Plata,
Argentina •
World Group II play-offs: • 1–1 in
Hasselt, Belgium • 1–1 in
Tallinn,
Estonia • 1–1 in
Gdynia, Poland • 2–0 in
Mildura, Australia
April 24, 2009 (Friday) ====
American football==== •
NFL draft news: •
ESPN reports that the
Detroit Lions will make
Georgia quarterback Matthew Stafford the first overall pick after both agree on a six-year, US$72 million deal. (ESPN) ====
Basketball==== •
NBA playoffs first round (seeding in parentheses) • Game 3: (1)
Cleveland Cavaliers 79, (8)
Detroit Pistons 68.
Cavaliers lead series 3–0. • The Cavs make an 18–2 run in the fourth quarter to get within one game of a series victory. • Game 3: (6)
Philadelphia 76ers 96, (3)
Orlando Magic 94.
76ers lead series 2–1. • The Magic rally from 17 points deficit to level the score, but
Thaddeus Young scores with 2 seconds remaining to give the win to the Sixers. • Game 3: (5)
Houston Rockets 86, (4)
Portland Trail Blazers 83.
Rockets lead series 2–1. •
NBA awards: •
J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award:
Dikembe Mutombo, Houston Rockets • Mutombo, who announced his retirement following a knee injury suffered in Game 2 of the Blazers-Rockets series, becomes the first player ever to win the award twice. •
FIBA EuroChallenge Final Four in
Bologna, Italy: • Semifinals: •
Cholet Basket 81–78
BC Triumph •
Virtus Bologna 83–69
Proteas EKA AEL ====
Cricket==== •
Australia vs Pakistan in UAE: • 2nd ODI in
Dubai • 207 (46.2 ov); 208/4 (45.1 ov).
Australia win by 6 wickets and levels 5-match series 1–1. ====
Ice hockey==== •
Stanley Cup playoffs: (Seeding in parentheses) •
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals: • Game 5, (2)
Washington Capitals 4, (7)
New York Rangers 0.
Rangers lead series 3–2. • The Caps get their second 4–0 shutout of the series. •
World Championship in
Berne and
Kloten, Switzerland: • Group A: • 1–6 '''''' • '''''' 4–3 • Group B: • 0–5 '''''' • '''''' 1–0
April 23, 2009 (Thursday) ====
Basketball==== •
NBA playoffs first round (seeding in parentheses) • Game 3: (2)
Boston Celtics 107, (7)
Chicago Bulls 86.
Celtics lead series 2–1. •
Paul Pierce scores 24 points to lead the Celtics to an easy win in Chicago. • Game 3: (6)
Dallas Mavericks 88, (3)
San Antonio Spurs 67.
Mavericks lead series 2–1. • The Spurs' 67 points are their lowest score in franchise playoff history. • Game 3: (8)
Utah Jazz 88, (1)
Los Angeles Lakers 86.
Lakers lead series 2–1. •
Deron Williams scores the winning basket for the Jazz with 2.2 seconds left. ====
Football (soccer)==== •
Copa Libertadores group stage: (Teams in
bold advance to the last 16 stage, teams in strike are eliminated) • Group 2: •
Deportivo Cuenca 1–0
Boca Juniors • Boca Juniors miss a chance to secure their place in the last 16, but remain in pole position in the group with 12 points from 5 games, ahead of Deportivo Cuenca and
Deportivo Táchira with 9. • Group 3: •
Nacional 4–2
River Plate • River Plate's loss secures
Universidad San Martín a berth in the last 16. ====
Ice hockey==== •
Stanley Cup playoffs (seeding in parentheses) •
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals: • Game 5: (3)
New Jersey Devils 1, (6)
Carolina Hurricanes 0.
Devils lead series 3–2. • Goaltender
Martin Brodeur shakes off a first-period skate cut on his ankle and collects his 23rd playoff shutout, tying
Patrick Roy's record. • Game 5: (5)
Philadelphia Flyers 3, (4)
Pittsburgh Penguins 0.
Penguins lead series 3–2. •
Western Conference Quarterfinals: • Game 4: (8)
Anaheim Ducks 4, (1)
San Jose Sharks 0.
Ducks lead series 3–1. •
Jonas Hiller makes his second shutout of the series. • Game 4: (2)
Detroit Red Wings 6, (7)
Columbus Blue Jackets 5.
Red Wings win series 4–0. •
Johan Franzen scores the game-winning goal with 47 seconds left to play to wrap up the series for the Red Wings, who become the first defending champion in seven years that advances to the second round. ====
Shooting==== •
ISSF World Cup in
Beijing, China: (qualification scores in parentheses) • Men's
50 metre rifle three positions:
Ole Magnus Bakken 1276.7 (1179)
Rajmond Debevec 1275.9 (1180)
Stevan Pletikosić 1271.4 (1173)
April 22, 2009 (Wednesday) ====
Basketball==== •
NBA playoffs first round: (Seeding in parentheses) • Game 2, (3)
Orlando Magic 96, (6)
Philadelphia 76ers 87.
Series tied 1–1. • Game 2, (5)
Miami Heat 108, (4)
Atlanta Hawks 93.
Series tied 1–1. •
Dwyane Wade's 33 points lead the Heat to their first playoff win since the
2006 NBA Finals. • Game 2, (2)
Denver Nuggets 108, (7)
New Orleans Hornets 93.
Nuggets lead series 2–0. •
Chauncey Billups scores 31 points to add to 36 he scored in game 1, and the Nuggets win two games in a playoff series for the first time in 15 years. •
NBA awards: •
Rookie of the Year:
Derrick Rose,
Chicago Bulls •
Sixth Man of the Year:
Jason Terry,
Dallas Mavericks ====
Cricket==== •
Australia vs Pakistan in UAE: • 1st ODI in
Dubai: • 168 (38.5 ov); 171/6 (44.1 ov).
Pakistan win by 4 wickets, lead 5-match series 1–0. ====
Cycling==== •
La Flèche Wallonne: • (1)
Davide Rebellin (
Diquigiovanni–Androni) 4hr 42min 15sec (2)
Andy Schleck (
Team Saxo Bank) at 0:02 (3)
Damiano Cunego () 0:02 ====
Football (soccer)==== •
Copa Libertadores group stage: (Teams in
bold advance to the last 16 stage, teams in strike are eliminated) • Group 1: •
Sport Recife 2–1
Colo-Colo • Sport Recife's win secures them a berth in the last 16 and eliminates defending champion
LDU Quito. • Group 4: •
São Paulo 2–1
América de Cali •
Defensor Sporting 4–3
Independiente Medellín •
Álvaro Navarro's goal in the 4th minute of injury time gives Defensor the win they need to advance to the last 16. • Group 5: •
Universitario de Sucre 0–0
Estudiantes •
Cruzeiro 2–0
Deportivo Quito •
CONCACAF Champions League Final, first leg: •
Cruz Azul 0–2
Atlante •
AFC Champions League group stage, matchday 4: (Teams in
bold advance to the last 16 stage, teams in strike are eliminated) • Group A: •
Pakhtakor Tashkent 2–1
Saba Battery •
Al-Ahli 1–3
Al-Hilal • Pakhtakor lead the group with 10 points, ahead of Al-Hilal with 8. • Group C: •
Esteghlal 1–1
Umm-Salal •
Al-Ittihad 1–1
Al-Jazira • Al-Ittihad lead the group with 8 points, followed by Umm-Salal with 7. • Group E: •
Newcastle United Jets 0–1
Nagoya Grampus •
Beijing Guoan 0–1
Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i • Nagoya lead the group with 8 points, followed by Ulsan with 6. • Group G: •
Kashima Antlers 5–0
Singapore Armed Forces •
Suwon Bluewings 2–1
Shanghai Shenhua • Kashima and Suwon lead the group with 9 points. ====
Ice hockey==== •
Stanley Cup playoffs: (Seeding in parentheses) •
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals: • Game 4, (1)
Boston Bruins 4, (8)
Montreal Canadiens 1.
Bruins win series 4–0. • The Bruins win their first playoff series in 10 years. • Game 4, (7)
New York Rangers 2, (2)
Washington Capitals 1.
Rangers lead series 3–1. •
Western Conference Quarterfinals: • Game 4, (5)
Calgary Flames 6, (4)
Chicago Blackhawks 4.
Series tied 2–2. ====
Shooting==== •
ISSF World Cup in
Beijing, China: (qualification scores in parentheses) • Men's
25 metre rapid fire pistol:
Keith Sanderson 780.5 (584)
Vijay Kumar 780.4 (581)
Teruyoshi Akiyama 777.5 (579)
April 21, 2009 (Tuesday) ====
Basketball==== •
NBA playoffs first round: (Seeding in parentheses) • Game 2, (1)
Cleveland Cavaliers 94, (8)
Detroit Pistons 82.
Cavaliers lead series 2–0. • The Cavs survive a late scare from the Pistons, who cut their deficit to 7 points near the end after trailing by 29. • Game 2, (4)
Portland Trail Blazers 107, (5)
Houston Rockets 103.
Series tied 1–1. •
Brandon Roy scores 42 to give the Blazers their first playoff win since 2003. • Game 2, (1)
Los Angeles Lakers 119, (8)
Utah Jazz 109.
Lakers lead series 2–0. • Lakers' coach
Phil Jackson set an NBA record with his 195th playoff win. •
NBA awards: •
Defensive Player of the Year:
Dwight Howard,
Orlando Magic. • Twenty-three-year-old Howard is the youngest ever player to win the award. ====
Football (soccer)==== •
Copa Libertadores group stage: (Teams in
bold advance to the last 16 stage, teams in strike are eliminated) • Group 1: •
Palmeiras 2–0
LDU Quito • Defending champion LDU Quito will be eliminated if
Sport Recife win or draw against
Colo-Colo on Wednesday. • Group 3: •
U. San Martín 1–1
Nacional • The draw secures Nacional a berth in the last 16 and eliminates
Nacional of Paraguay. •
AFC Champions League group stage, matchday 4: (Teams in
bold advance to the last 16 stage, teams in strike are eliminated) • Group B: •
Al-Shabab 5–0
Sharjah •
Al-Gharafa 5–1
Persepolis • Al-Shabab lead the group with 10 points, ahead of Persepolis with 7 and Al-Gharafa with 6. • Group D: •
Sepahan 0–1
Bunyodkor •
Al-Shabab Al-Arabi 1–4
Al-Ettifaq • Al-Ettifaq lead the group with 9 points, followed by Bunyodkur with 7. • Group F: •
Sriwijaya 0–3
Gamba Osaka • Osaka win its fourth straight match and advance to the last 16. •
Seoul 1–1
Shandong Luneng • Shandong is in second place with 7 points, ahead of Seoul with 4. • Group H: •
Kawasaki Frontale 2–1
Central Coast Mariners •
Tianjin Teda 0–0
Pohang Steelers • Kawasaki lead the group with 10 points, ahead of Pohang with 6. ====
Ice hockey==== •
Stanley Cup playoffs: (Seeding in parentheses) •
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals: • Game 4, (6)
Carolina Hurricanes 4, (3)
New Jersey Devils 3.
Series tied 2–2. •
Jussi Jokinen scores the winning goal for the Hurricanes with 0.2 second left – the latest goal in playoff history – after the Devils rally from 3 goals down to level the score. • Game 4, (4)
Pittsburgh Penguins 3, (5)
Philadelphia Flyers 1.
Penguins lead series 3–1. •
Western Conference Quarterfinals: • Game 3, (1)
San Jose Sharks 4, (8)
Anaheim Ducks 3.
Ducks lead series 2–1. • Game 3, (2)
Detroit Red Wings 4, (7)
Columbus Blue Jackets 1.
Red Wings lead series 3–0. • Game 4, (3)
Vancouver Canucks 3, (6)
St. Louis Blues 2 (OT).
Canucks win series 4–0. •
Alex Burrows's goal with 19 seconds left in the first overtime period gives the Canucks their first four-game sweep in franchise history. ====
Shooting==== •
ISSF World Cup in
Beijing, China: (qualification scores in parentheses) • Women's
50 metre rifle three positions:
Lioubov Galkina 679.9 (578)
Xiong Meili 675.8 (577)
Wan Xianggyan 670.7 (568) • Women's
10 metre air pistol:
Hu Jun 490.5 (390)
Heena Sidhu 486.8 (385)
Lenka Marušková 485.9 (385)
April 20, 2009 (Monday) ====
Athletics==== • 113th
Boston Marathon: • Men: (1)
Deriba Merga 2:08:42 (2)
Daniel Rono 2:09:32 (3)
Ryan Hall 2:09:40 • Women: (1)
Salina Kosgei 2:32:16 (2)
Dire Tune 2:32:17 (3)
Kara Goucher 2:32:25 ====
Basketball==== •
NBA playoffs first round (seeding in parentheses): • Game 2, (2)
Boston Celtics 118, (7)
Chicago Bulls 115.
Series tied 1–1. •
Ray Allen scores 30 points, including the winning
three-pointer with 2 seconds left, to send the series to
Chicago level at 1 game apiece.
Ben Gordon scores 42 in a losing effort. • Game 2, (3)
San Antonio Spurs 105, (6)
Dallas Mavericks 84.
Series tied 1–1. • 38 points from
Tony Parker help the Spurs level the series. •
NBA awards: •
Coach of the Year:
Mike Brown,
Cleveland Cavaliers ====
Ice hockey==== •
Stanley Cup playoffs: (Seeding in parentheses) •
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals: • Game 3, (1)
Boston Bruins 4, (8)
Montreal Canadiens 2.
Bruins lead series 3–0. • Game 3, (2)
Washington Capitals 4, (7)
New York Rangers 0.
Rangers lead series 2–1. • Rookie goalie
Semyon Varlamov made his first career shutout and the Caps' first playoff shutout in six years. •
Western Conference Quarterfinals: • Game 3, (5)
Calgary Flames 4, (4)
Chicago Blackhawks 2.
Blackhawks lead series 2–1. ====
Shooting==== •
ISSF World Cup in
Beijing, China: (qualification scores in parentheses) • Men's
50 metre rifle prone:
Warren Potent 701.5 (597)
Josselin Henry 698.8 (595)
Michael McPhail 698.7 (594) • Men's
10 metre air pistol:
Shi Xinglong 683.0 (582)
Mai Jiajie 682.8 (582)
Yury Dauhapolau 682.5 (583)
April 19, 2009 (Sunday) ====
Auto racing==== •
Formula One: •
Chinese Grand Prix in
Shanghai, China: • (1)
Sebastian Vettel (
Red Bull–
Renault) 1:57:43.485 (2)
Mark Webber (Red Bull-Renault) +10.970 (3)
Jenson Button (
Brawn–
Mercedes) +44.975 • Drivers standings (after 3 of 17 races): (1) Button 21 points (2)
Rubens Barrichello (Brawn-Mercedes) 15 (3) Vettel &
Timo Glock (
Toyota) 10 • Constructors standings: (1) Brawn-Mercedes 36 points (2) Red Bull-Renault 19.5 (3) Toyota 18.5 •
IndyCar Series: •
Long Beach Grand Prix in
Long Beach, California • (1)
Dario Franchitti (2)
Will Power (3)
Tony Kanaan • Standings: (1) Franchitti 84 (2) Power 69 (3)
Ryan Briscoe 67 •
V8 Supercars: •
Hamilton 400 in
Hamilton, New Zealand • Round 4: (1)
Jamie Whincup (2)
James Courtney (3)
Steven Johnson • Standings (after 4 of 26 races): (1)
Jamie Whincup 600 (2)
Lee Holdsworth 498 (3)
Will Davison 483 ====
Basketball==== •
NBA playoffs first round: (Seeding in parentheses, All times ET) • Game 1, (1)
Los Angeles Lakers 113, (8)
Utah Jazz 110.
Lakers lead series 1–0. •
Kobe Bryant leads the Lakers with 24 points as coach
Phil Jackson improves his record in series opening games to 42–0. • Game 1, (6)
Philadelphia 76ers 100, (3)
Orlando Magic 98.
76ers lead series 1–0. • The Sixers rally from 18-points down to win the game with
Andre Iguodala's field goal 2 seconds from the end. • Game 1, (4)
Atlanta Hawks 90, (5)
Miami Heat 64.
Hawks lead series 1–0. • Game 1, (2)
Denver Nuggets 113, (7)
New Orleans Hornets 84.
Nuggets lead series 1–0. • Israel women league: • Game 4 of best-of-5 final series: •
Elitzur Ramla 53–61
Electra Ramat HaSharon.
Ramat HaSharon win the series 3–1 and its first championship in 6 years. ====
Cricket==== •
ICC World Cup qualifier in South Africa: • Final: • In
Centurion: 185 (48 ov); 188/1 (42.3 ov).
Ireland win by 9 wickets. • 3rd place playoff: • In
Potchefstroom: 179 (43.1 ov); 183/4 (32.1 ov).
Netherlands win by 6 wickets. • 5th place playoff: • In
Benoni: 295/8 (50 ov); 206 (40 ov).
Afghanistan win by 89 runs. • 7th place playoff: • In
Krugersdorp: 267/9 (50 ov); 269/6 (41.3 ov).
United Arab Emirates win by 4 wickets. ====
Cycling==== •
UCI ProTour: •
Amstel Gold Race: • (1)
Serguei Ivanov (
Katusha) (2)
Karsten Kroon (
Saxo Bank) (3)
Robert Gesink () ====
Football (soccer)==== •
CAF Champions League second round, first leg: •
ASEC Mimosas 1–0
Monomotapa United •
Heartland 2–1
Cotonsport •
FA Cup semi-finals at
Wembley Stadium: •
Manchester United 0–0 (
AET)
Everton. Everton wins 4–2 on
penalties. • Everton spoils Manchester United's quest for a quintuple of titles, and will meet
Chelsea in the
final on May 30. •
Rio de Janeiro Championships: •
Taça Rio Final at
Maracanã Stadium: •
Botafogo 0–1
Flamengo •
Netherlands League: •
AZ secure the league title for the second time in its history, with 3 matches remaining, and become the first champion outside the "big three" (
Ajax,
Feyenoord and
PSV) in 28 years. ====
Golf==== •
PGA Tour: •
Verizon Heritage in
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina • Winner:
Brian Gay 264 (−20) • Gay breaks the tournament record by one stroke and wins by a margin of 10 strokes, also a record. •
European Tour: •
Volvo China Open in
Beijing, China: • Winner:
Scott Strange 280 (−8) • Strange wins by one stroke over
Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño. ====
Ice hockey==== •
Stanley Cup playoffs: (Seeding in parentheses, All times ET) •
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals: • Game 3, (3)
New Jersey Devils 3, (6)
Carolina Hurricanes 2 (OT).
Devils lead series 2–1. • Game 3, (5)
Philadelphia Flyers 6, (4)
Pittsburgh Penguins 3.
Penguins lead series 2–1. •
Western Conference Quarterfinals: • Game 2, (8)
Anaheim Ducks 3, (1)
San Jose Sharks 2.
Ducks lead series 2–0. • Game 3, (3)
Vancouver Canucks 3, (6)
St. Louis Blues 2.
Canucks lead series 3–0. •
World U18 Championships in
Fargo, North Dakota &
Moorhead, Minnesota, United States: • Final: • 5–0 • 3rd place playoff: • 4–5 (
SO) ====
Shooting==== •
ISSF World Cup in
Beijing, China: (qualification scores in parentheses) • Men's
50 metre pistol:
Rashid Yunusmetov 660.5 (568)
Pavol Kopp 657.1 (561)
Vladimir Isakov 654.5 (557) • Women's
10 metre air rifle:
Yin Wen 503.4 (399)
Yi Siling 501.5 (399)
Snježana Pejčić 500.7 (399) • Women's
25 metre pistol:
Zhao Xu 787.6 (580)
Lalita Yauhleuskaya 786.1 (585)
Viktoria Chaika 785.7 (585) ====
Tennis==== •
ATP Tour: •
Monte Carlo Masters in
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France: • Final:
Rafael Nadal def.
Novak Djokovic, 6–3, 2–6, 6–1. • Nadal wins his fifth successive title at Monte Carlo. •
WTA Tour: •
Family Circle Cup in
Charleston, South Carolina, United States: • Final:
Sabine Lisicki def.
Caroline Wozniacki, 6–2, 6–4 • Lisicki wins her first WTA Tour title. •
Barcelona Ladies Open in
Barcelona, Spain: • Final:
Roberta Vinci def.
Maria Kirilenko, 6–0, 6–4.
April 18, 2009 (Saturday) ====
Auto racing==== •
Sprint Cup Series: •
Subway Fresh Fit 500 in
Avondale, Arizona • (1)
Mark Martin (
Hendrick Motorsports) (2)
Tony Stewart (
Stewart Haas Racing) (3)
Kurt Busch (
Penske Championship Racing) • Martin wins a Cup race for the first time since
2005. • Drivers' standings after 8 races: (1)
Jeff Gordon 1242 points (2)
Jimmie Johnson −85 (3) Kurt Busch −98 •
V8 Supercars: •
Hamilton 400 in
Hamilton, New Zealand • Round 3: (1)
Jamie Whincup (2)
Mark Winterbottom (3)
Lee Holdsworth • Standings (after 3 of 26 races): (1) Whincup 450 (2)
Will Davison 387 (3) Holdsworth 378 ====
Basketball==== •
NBA playoffs first round: (Seedings in parentheses) •
Eastern Conference: • Game 1, (7)
Chicago Bulls 105, (2)
Boston Celtics 103 (
OT).
Bulls lead series 1–0. • The Bulls win their first ever playoff game against the Celtics, and
Derrick Rose scores 36 points to tie
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's record for a rookie in his playoff debut. • Game 1, (1)
Cleveland Cavaliers 102, (8)
Detroit Pistons 84.
Cavaliers lead series 1–0. •
LeBron James scores 38 points for the Cavaliers, including a 41-foot basket at the halftime buzzer. •
Western Conference: • Game 1, (6)
Dallas Mavericks 105, (3)
San Antonio Spurs 97.
Mavericks lead series 1–0. • The Mavericks get their first road win in the playoffs after nine consecutive losses. • Game 1, (5)
Houston Rockets 108, (4)
Portland Trail Blazers 81.
Rockets lead series 1–0. •
Yao Ming scores 9-from-9 field goals, the first player since 1986 and the sixth in playoff history to get a perfect record from at least 9 FG attempts. •
Adriatic League Final: •
Cibona Zagreb 49–63
Partizan Belgrade • Partizan win the trophy for the third straight season. ====
Football (soccer)==== •
CAF Champions League second round, first leg: •
Al Ahli Tripoli 0–0
Étoile Sportive du Sahel •
Kano Pillars 1–1
Al Ahly •
Primeiro de Agosto 3–1
Al-Hilal •
Djoliba 0–0
ZESCO United •
TP Mazembe 1–0
Ittihad Khemisset ====
Ice hockey==== •
Stanley Cup playoffs: (Seeding in parentheses) •
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals: • Game 2, (1)
Boston Bruins 5, (8)
Montreal Canadiens 1.
Bruins lead series 2–0. • Game 2, (7)
New York Rangers 1, (2)
Washington Capitals 0.
Rangers lead series 2–0. •
Western Conference Quarterfinals: • Game 2, (2)
Detroit Red Wings 4, (7)
Columbus Blue Jackets 0.
Red Wings lead series 2–0. •
Chris Osgood makes his 14th career playoff shutout for the Red Wings, who attempt to be the first defending champion to reach the second round in seven years. • Game 2, (4)
Chicago Blackhawks 3, (5)
Calgary Flames 2.
Blackhawks lead series 2–0. • The 'Hawks rally from 2 goals down to win two playoff games for the first time in 11 years. •
World U18 Championships in
Fargo, North Dakota &
Moorhead, Minnesota, United States: • 5th place playoff: • 4–2 • Relegation round: (Teams in
bold stay in top division, teams in strike are relegated to Division I) • '
2–4 ' • 2–5 ====
Rugby union==== •
EDF Energy Cup Final in
London: •
Gloucester 12–50
Cardiff Blues ====
Shooting==== •
ISSF World Cup in
Beijing, China: (qualification scores in parentheses) • Men's
10 metre air rifle:
Péter Sidi 699.5 (598)
Zhu Qinan 699.3+10.7 (597)
Václav Haman 699.3+10.4 (595) ====
Winter sports==== =====
Figure skating===== •
ISU World Team Trophy in
Tokyo, Japan: • Pairs standings after Free Skating:
Zhang Dan/
Zhang Hao 193.82
Yuko Kavaguti/
Alexander Smirnov 185.15
Jessica Dubé/
Bryce Davison 164.12 • Ladies standings after Free Skating:
Mao Asada 201.87
Joannie Rochette 182.16
Caroline Zhang 175.68 • Final team standings: (1) 60 points, (2) 54, (3) 50, 4. 37, 5. 35, 6. 34
April 17, 2009 (Friday) ====
Auto racing==== •
Nationwide Series: •
Bashas' Supermarkets 200 in
Avondale, Arizona • (1)
Greg Biffle (
Roush Fenway Racing) (2)
Jason Leffler (
Braun Racing) (3)
Brad Keselowski (
JR Motorsports) •
IndyCar Series news: • Two-time
Indianapolis 500 champion
Hélio Castroneves is acquitted in
federal court in
Miami on six counts of
tax evasion. (AP/ESPN) ====
Baseball==== •
Major League Baseball news: •
Gary Sheffield of the
New York Mets becomes the 25th player in MLB history to hit his
500th home run, hitting a solo shot off the
Milwaukee Brewers'
Mitch Stetter in the seventh inning of the Mets' 5–4
home win. ====
Cricket==== •
Australia in South Africa: • 5th ODI in
Johannesburg: • 303/7 (50 ov); 256 (45.5 ov).
Australia win by 47 runs. South Africa win the 5-match series 3–2. •
ICC World Cup qualifier in South Africa: • Super Eights: (Teams in
bold qualify for the
2011 World Cup, teams in
italics gain
ODI status, teams in strike are eliminated from ODI status) • In
Benoni: '
299/7 (50 ov); 177 (39.4 ov). Scotland win by 122 runs'''. • Scotland's win gives them ODI status, while UAE finish 7th and fails to gain ODI status by inferior
NRR. • In
Pretoria: '
208/9 (50 ov); 209/4 (48 ov). Kenya win by 6 wickets'. • Both teams qualify for the World Cup and retain their ODI status. Ireland finish in first place despite their loss, Kenya in third. • In
Krugersdorp: '
243/7 (50 ov); 222 (48.3 ov). Afghanistan win by 21 runs'''. • Afghanistan, who played in
World Cricket League Division Five a year ago, gets ODI status with their win over Namibia, that finish bottom of the group. • In
Johannesburg: '
205/8 (50 ov); 206/4 (47.1 ov). Netherlands win by 6 wickets'. • Both teams qualify for the World Cup and retain ODI status. Canada finish second by better NRR and will meet Ireland in the final, Netherlands will play against Kenya in 3rd place playoff. • Final standings:
Ireland 10 points,
Canada,
Kenya,
Netherlands 8,
Scotland,
Afghanistan, UAE 6, Namibia 4. • The
ICC announces that Pakistan will not host the
2011 World Cup, citing an "uncertain security situation". The tournament will still be held in India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. ====
Football (soccer)==== •
CAF Champions League Second round, first leg: •
Kampala City Council 0–1
Al-Merreikh ====
Ice hockey==== •
Stanley Cup playoffs: (Seeding in parentheses) •
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals: • Game 2, (6)
Carolina Hurricanes 2, (3)
New Jersey Devils 1 (
OT).
Series tied 1–1. • Game 2, (4)
Pittsburgh Penguins 3, (5)
Philadelphia Flyers 2 (OT).
Penguins lead series 2–0. •
Western Conference Quarterfinals: • Game 2, (3)
Vancouver Canucks 3, (6)
St. Louis Blues 0.
Canucks lead series 2–0. •
World U18 Championships in
Fargo, North Dakota &
Moorhead, Minnesota, United States: • Semifinals: • 1–2 '''''' • 0–4 '''''' • Relegation round: • 4–5 (
SO) • Germany's win in shootout means Switzerland stay in the top division and Norway is relegated. •
World Championship Division I: • Group A in
Vilnius,
Lithuania: • 5–1 • Australia is relegated to Division II. • 1–2 • Kazakhstan advance to the top division. • Group B in
Toruń, Poland: • 5–1 • Romania is relegated to Division II. • 2–0 • Italy advance to the top division. ====
Winter sports==== =====
Figure skating===== •
ISU World Team Trophy in
Tokyo, Japan: • Pairs Short Program: (1)
Zhang Dan/
Zhang Hao 70.42 (2)
Yuko Kavaguti/
Alexander Smirnov 65.08 (3)
Caydee Denney/
Jeremy Barrett 56.58 • Ice dance standings after Free Dance:
Tanith Belbin/
Benjamin Agosto 162.98
Tessa Virtue/
Scott Moir 156.71
Nathalie Péchalat/
Fabian Bourzat 150.63 • Men's standings after Free Skating:
Evan Lysacek 238.56
Brian Joubert 237.09
Nobunari Oda 229.25 • Team standings after day 2: (1) 59 points, (2) 53, (3) 52, 4. 37, 5. 36, 6. 33
April 16, 2009 (Thursday) ====
Baseball==== •
Major League Baseball season home opener: •
Cleveland Indians 10,
New York Yankees 2 • The Yankees open the new
Yankee Stadium with a blowout loss to the Indians, who score 9 runs in the 7th inning including a
grand slam by
Grady Sizemore. Earlier, the Yankees'
Jorge Posada hit the first home run in the ballpark's history. ====
Basketball==== • Israel women league: • Game 3 of best-of-5 final series: •
Electra Ramat HaSharon 96–66
Elitzur Ramla.
Ramat HaSharon lead the series 2–1. ====
Football (soccer)==== •
UEFA Cup quarterfinals, second leg: (First leg results in parentheses) •
Dynamo Kyiv 3–0 (0–0)
Paris Saint-Germain • Dynamo Kyiv win 3–0 on aggregate. •
Marseille 1–2 (0–2)
Shakhtar Donetsk • Shakhtar Donetsk win 4–1 on aggregate. • Donetsk and Kyiv will meet in an all-Ukrainian semifinal, which guarantees a Ukrainian team in a European final for the first time since the country split from USSR. Until this season, no Ukrainian team advanced beyond the last-16 stage. •
Manchester City 2–1 (1–3)
Hamburg • Hamburg win 4–3 on aggregate. •
Udinese 3–3 (1–3)
Werder Bremen • Werder Bremen come back from 2-goals down to level the score and win 6–4 on aggregate. • Hamburg will meet North Germany rival Bremen in the semifinals. •
Copa Libertadores group stage: (Teams in
bold advance to the last 16 stage, teams in strike are eliminated) • Group 2: •
Deportivo Táchira 2–1
Guaraní •
Boca Juniors lead the group with 12 points from 4 games, ahead of Deportivo Táchira with 9 from 5 and
Deportivo Cuenca with 6 from 4. Boca Juniors will advance to the last 16 stage with a win or draw against Cuenca on April 23. • Group 4: •
América de Cali 0–0
Defensor Sporting •
São Paulo lead the group with 10 points from 5 games, followed by
Independiente Medellín with 7 and Defensor Sporting with 5. • Group 7: •
Boyacá Chicó 2–1
Aurora •
Grêmio lead the group with 13 points from 5 games, ahead of Boyacá Chicó with 9 and
Universidad de Chile with 7. ====
Ice hockey==== •
Stanley Cup playoffs: (Seeding in parentheses) •
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals: • Game 1, (1)
Boston Bruins 4, (8)
Montreal Canadiens 2.
Bruins lead series 1–0. •
Western Conference Quarterfinals: • Game 1, (8)
Anaheim Ducks 2, (1)
San Jose Sharks 0.
Ducks lead series 1–0. • Game 1, (2)
Detroit Red Wings 4, (7)
Columbus Blue Jackets 1.
Red Wings lead series 1–0. • Red Wings' defenseman
Chris Chelios set an NHL record with his 261st playoff game. • Game 1, (4)
Chicago Blackhawks 3, (5)
Calgary Flames 2 (OT).
Blackhawks lead series 1–0. •
Martin Havlát scores 12 seconds into overtime, the third fastest overtime goal in playoff history, to give the Blackhawks their first playoff win in seven years. •
World U18 Championships in
Fargo, North Dakota &
Moorhead, Minnesota, United States: • Quarterfinals: • 1–4 • Russia will play against Finland in the semifinals. • 6–2 • USA will play against Canada in the semifinals. • Relegation round: • 7–3 ====
Winter sports==== =====
Figure skating===== •
ISU World Team Trophy in
Tokyo, Japan: • Original Dance: (1)
Tanith Belbin/
Benjamin Agosto 64.27 (2)
Tessa Virtue/
Scott Moir 60.98 (3)
Jana Khokhlova/
Sergei Novitski 58.58 • Men's Short Program: (1)
Brian Joubert 85.39 (2)
Evan Lysacek 83.70 (3)
Nobunari Oda 79.35 • Ladies Short Program: (1)
Mao Asada 75.84 (2)
Joannie Rochette 62.08 (3)
Miki Ando 62.08 • Team standings after day 1: (1) 48 points, (2) 43, (3) 39, 4. 32, 5. 29, 6. 22
April 15, 2009 (Wednesday) ====
Basketball==== •
NBA: End of the regular season: •
Eastern Conference: • The
Philadelphia 76ers clinch sixth place with a 111–110 overtime win over the
Cleveland Cavaliers, combined with the
Chicago Bulls' 109–98 loss to the
Toronto Raptors. The Sixers will play in the first round of the
playoffs against the #3 seed
Orlando Magic. The Bulls end in seventh place and will meet the #2
Boston Celtics. • The Cavaliers' loss prevents them from equalling the NBA record of 40 home wins in a season set by the 1985–86 Celtics. •
Western Conference: • The
San Antonio Spurs clinch the
Southwest Division title and third place in the Conference with a 105–98 overtime win over the
New Orleans Hornets, coupled with the
Houston Rockets' 95–84 loss to the
Dallas Mavericks. • The Mavericks clinch sixth place with their win over Houston and the Hornets' loss to San Antonio, and will meet the Spurs in the playoffs. New Orleans end in seventh place, and will play against the
Denver Nuggets, who secure second place as a result of the Rockets' loss. • The
Portland Trail Blazers clinch fourth place and home advantage in a playoff series against the Rockets with a 104–76 win over the Nuggets. ====
Cricket==== •
ICC World Cup qualifier in South Africa: • Super Eights (teams in
bold qualify for the
2011 World Cup; teams in
italics gain/retain
ODI status): • In
Benoni: 279 (50 overs); 237/9 (47.1 overs).
Afghanistan win by 42 runs. • In
Pretoria: 222 (50 overs); '
226/4 (44.3 overs). Ireland win by 6 wickets.' • Ireland advance to the final, and secure a berth in the World Cup. • In
Krugersdorp: '
194 (49.5 overs); 200/5 (31.2 overs). United Arab Emirates win by 5 wickets.''' • In
Johannesburg: 305 (49.5 overs); 104 (30 overs).
Namibia win by 201 runs. • Standings after 6 of 7 rounds:
Ireland 10 points;
Canada 8; Kenya, Netherlands, UAE 6; Namibia, Afghanistan, Scotland 4. ====
Football (soccer)==== •
UEFA Champions League Quarterfinals, second leg: (First leg result in parentheses) •
Arsenal 3–0 (1–1)
Villarreal • Arsenal win 4–1 on aggregate, with goals by
Theo Walcott,
Emmanuel Adebayor and
Robin van Persie. •
Porto 0–1 (2–2)
Manchester United •
Cristiano Ronaldo's goal from 35 metres in the 6th minute gives Manchester United 3–2 win on aggregate, and an all-England match with Arsenal in the semifinals. •
Copa Libertadores group stage: (Teams in
bold advance to the last 16 stage; teams in strike are eliminated) • Group 1: •
Palmeiras 1–1
Sport Recife • Sport Recife and
Colo-Colo lead the group with 7 points from 4 games. • Group 4: •
Independiente Medellín 2–1
São Paulo • Group 7: •
Universidad de Chile 0–2
Grêmio • Gremio clinch a berth in the last 16. •
Finnish League Cup final in
Vantaa: •
Tampere United 2–0
HJK Helsinki ====
Ice hockey==== •
Stanley Cup playoffs: (Seeding in parentheses) •
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals: • Game 1, (7)
New York Rangers 4, (2)
Washington Capitals 3.
Rangers lead series 1–0. • Game 1, (3)
New Jersey Devils 4, (6)
Carolina Hurricanes 1.
Devils lead series 1–0. • Game 1, (4)
Pittsburgh Penguins 4, (5)
Philadelphia Flyers 1.
Penguins lead series 1–0. •
Western Conference Quarterfinals: • Game 1, (3)
Vancouver Canucks 2, (6)
St. Louis Blues 1.
Canucks lead series 1–0. ====
Shooting==== •
ISSF World Cup in
Changwon,
South Korea: (qualification scores in parentheses) • Men's
50 metre rifle three positions:
Gagan Narang 1264.0 (1166)
Han Jin-seop 1261.9 (1165)
Aleksey Kamensky 1261.7 (1167) ====
Water polo==== •
World League: •
Preliminary round, Europe group B, matchday 4 of 6: • 12–10
April 14, 2009 (Tuesday) ====
Basketball==== •
NBA: • The
Philadelphia 76ers' 100–98 loss to the
Boston Celtics puts them one game behind the
Chicago Bulls in the race for sixth place in the
Eastern Conference. Unless the Sixers beat the
Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday and the Bulls lose to the
Toronto Raptors, Philadelphia will meet the Celtics again in the
playoffs this weekend, and Chicago will play against the
Orlando Magic. • The
Utah Jazz are confirmed in 8th place in the
Western Conference after a 125–112 loss to the
Los Angeles Lakers, and will meet the Lakers again in the first round. ====
Boxing==== •
Oscar De La Hoya, a 10-time world champion in six different weight classes, announces his retirement. (AP/ESPN) ====
Football (soccer)==== •
UEFA Champions League Quarterfinals, second leg: (First leg result in parentheses) •
Chelsea 4–4 (3–1)
Liverpool • Liverpool leads 2–0 and 4–3 and gets within one goal of advancing, but in the end Chelsea wins 7–5 on aggregate. •
Bayern Munich 1–1 (0–4)
Barcelona • Barcelona wins 5–1 on aggregate and will play against Chelsea in the semifinals. •
Copa Libertadores group stage: (Teams in
bold advance to the last 16 stage, teams in strike are eliminated) • Group 5: •
Deportivo Quito 3–1
Universitario de Sucre • Deportivo's win keeps them in contention for a last 16 berth with 8 points from 5 games, behind
Cruzeiro with 10 pts and
Estudiantes with 9. • Group 6: •
Caracas 1–0
Everton •
Guadalajara 0–0
Lanús • Caracas lead the group with 9 points from 5 games, followed by Guagalajara with 8 pts and Everton with 7. ====
Ice hockey==== •
World U18 Championships in
Fargo, North Dakota &
Moorhead, Minnesota, United States: (Teams in
bold clinch a semifinal berth, teams in
italics clinch (at least) a quarterfinal berth, teams in strike go to Relegation round) • Group A: • 8–3 • Germany's regulation loss sends them to the relegation round. The Czech Republic receives a quarterfinal berth. • '''
4–2 ' • Canada advances to the semifinals, while Sweden advances to the quarterfinals. • Group B: • 0–7 '''''' • Finland advance to the semifinals, with a regulation win, and a regulation one-goal loss for USA against Russia, while Slovakia is sent to the relegation round. • '
6–5 ' • Russia's one-goal regulation win combined with Finland's win over Slovakia send both teams to the quarterfinals. ====
Shooting==== •
ISSF World Cup in
Changwon,
South Korea: (qualification scores in parentheses) • Men's
25 metre rapid fire pistol:
Aleksey Klimov 790.2 (590)
Keith Sanderson 787.3 (589)
Zhang Jian 785.7 (588) ====
Water polo==== •
World League: •
Preliminary round, Europe group C, matchday 4 of 6: • 12–15 (19:30) • The win by Croatia eliminates Russia and Germany from qualifying. Croatia leads Spain by 4 points.
April 13, 2009 (Monday) ====
Baseball==== •
Major League Baseball season home opener: •
San Diego Padres 6,
New York Mets 5 •
Citi Field, the Mets' new stadium, opens with a home run by the Padres' first batter
Jody Gerut. ====
Basketball==== •
NBA: • The
Cleveland Cavaliers secure the best record in the League and home advantage throughout the
playoffs with a 117–109 win over the
Indiana Pacers. • The
Detroit Pistons are confirmed as #8 seed and the Cavaliers' first round opponents after losing 91–88 to the
Chicago Bulls. • The
Denver Nuggets clinch the
Northwest Division title and secure at least third place in the
Western Conference with a 118–98 win over the
Sacramento Kings. The Nuggets also tie their franchise record of 54 wins and will have home advantage in a playoff series for the first time in 21 years. • The
Houston Rockets,
Portland Trail Blazers and
San Antonio Spurs are tied in third place, one game behind the Nuggets, with one game remaining. The Rockets have the tie-break edge over the Spurs for the
Southwest Division title, and also hold the advantage over the Nuggets and the Trail Blazers. ====
Cricket==== •
Australia in South Africa: • 4th ODI in
Port Elizabeth: • 317/6 (50 ov,
Herschelle Gibbs 110); 256 (45.5 ov).
South Africa win by 61 runs and take unassailable 3–1 lead in 5-match series. •
ICC World Cup qualifier in South Africa: • Super Eights: (Teams in
italics gain
ODI status) • In
Benoni: 258/8 (50.0 ov); 262/8 (47.1 ov).
Netherlands win by 2 wickets. • In
Pretoria: 265/8 (50.0 ov); '
268/4 (48.3 ov). Canada win by 6 wickets'''. • In
Krugersdorp: 178 (49.4 ov); 154 (47.2 ov).
Kenya win by 24 runs. • In
Johannesburg: 133 (39.5 ov); '
134/2 (27.4 ov). Ireland win by 8 wickets'''. • Standings after 5 of 7 rounds:
Canada,
Ireland 8 points, Kenya, Netherlands 6, Scotland, UAE 4, Afghanistan, Namibia 2. • 9th place Playoff: • In
Potchefstroom: 352/7 (50 ov); 356/2 (48.3 ov).
Bermuda win by 8 wickets. • 11th Place Playoff: • In
Potchefstroom: 220 (48.2 ov); 222/5 (41.4 ov).
Oman win by 5 wickets. ====
Ice hockey==== •
World U18 Championships in
Fargo, North Dakota &
Moorhead, Minnesota, United States: (Teams in
bold secure a semifinal berth, teams in
italics secure (at least) a quarterfinal berth, teams in strike go to Relegation round) • Group A: • '''' 11–0 • 3–4 (
OT) '''' • Canada come back from 0–3 down and score the winning goal by
Brett Connolly after 1:23 minute in overtime. • Standings:
Sweden 9 pts (3 games),
Canada 8 (3), Czech Rep. 4 (4), Germany 3 (3), Switzerland 0 (3) • Group B: • 10–1 • '''' 12–0 • Standings:
USA 9 pts (3 games), Finland,
Russia 6 (3), Slovakia 3 (3), Norway 0 (4) ====
Motorcycle racing==== •
Moto GP: •
Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix in
Doha,
Qatar: • MotoGP: (1)
Casey Stoner (
Ducati) 42:53.984 (2)
Valentino Rossi (
Yamaha) + 7.771 (3)
Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha) + 16.244 ====
Shooting==== •
ISSF World Cup in
Changwon,
South Korea: (qualification score in parentheses) • Women's
50 metre rifle three positions:
Yin Wen 685.2 (587)
Wan Xiangyan 676.8 (580)
Wang Chengyi 676.6 (582) • Women's
10 metre air pistol:
Tong Xin 489.4 (388)
Lee Ho-lim 488.3 (387)
Lalita Yauhleuskaya 487.8 (386)
April 12, 2009 (Sunday) ====
Auto racing==== •
A1 Grand Prix: •
Grand Prix of Nations, Portugal in
Portimão, Portugal • Sprint race: (1)
Netherlands (
Robert Doornbos) 19:33.501 (2)
Ireland (
Adam Carroll) + 3.635 (3)
Portugal (
Filipe Albuquerque) + 5.728 • Feature race: (1)
Switzerland (
Neel Jani) 1:10:45.011 (2) Portugal + 6.786 (3)
Malaysia (
Fairuz Fauzy) + 9.705 • Standings after 6 of 8 rounds (with dropped scores): (1) Ireland 86 points (2) Switzerland 84 (3) Portugal 82 ====
Badminton==== •
Asia Championships in
Suwon,
South Korea: (seeding in parentheses) • Men's singles:
Bao Chunlai (4) bt
Chen Long 16–21, 21–10, 21–16 • Women's singles:
Zhu Lin (6) bt
Xie Xingfang (5) 21–11, 21–10 • Men's doubles:
Markis Kido/
Hendra Setiawan (1) bt
Ko Sung-Hyun/
Yoo Yeon-Seong (8) 21–18, 26–24 • Women's doubles:
Ma Jin/
Wang Xiaoli bt
Lee Hyo-jung/
Lee Kyung-Won (3) 21–11, 21–18 • Mixed doubles:
Lee Yong-Dae/
Lee Hyo-jung (1) bt
Yoo Yeon-Seong/
Kim Min-Jung 21–12, 21–15 ====
Basketball==== •
NBA: • The
Cleveland Cavaliers win 107–76 over the
Boston Celtics, and need one more win in their two remaining games, or a
Los Angeles Lakers loss in their only remaining game, to clinch the best record in the NBA and home court advantage throughout the
playoffs. The Lakers keep their chances alive with a 92–75 win over the
Memphis Grizzlies. • The
San Antonio Spurs' 95–92 win over the
Sacramento Kings puts them in a three-way-tie for third place in the
Western Conference with the
Houston Rockets and
Portland Trail Blazers, and one game behind the
Denver Nuggets in second place. All four teams have 2 games remaining. • The
Miami Heat clinch fifth place in the
Eastern Conference with a 122–105 win over the
New York Knicks, and will play the
Atlanta Hawks in the first round of the playoffs. ====
Cycling==== •
Monument Classics: •
Paris–Roubaix: • (1)
Tom Boonen () 6h 15'54" (2)
Filippo Pozzato (
Team Katusha) + 47" (3)
Thor Hushovd (
Cervélo TestTeam) + 1'17" • Boonen wins the "Hell of the North" for the third time, the sixth rider in the race history to do so. ====
Golf==== •
Men's majors: •
The Masters in
Augusta, Georgia, fourth round: • Winner:
Ángel Cabrera , on the second playoff hole. • Final standings: (1)
Kenny Perry ,
Ángel Cabrera &
Chad Campbell 276 (−12) • Playoff: • First hole: (1) Cabrera & Perry 4 (E) (3) Campbell 5 (+1) • Second hole: (1) Cabrera 4 (E) (2) Perry 5 (+1) • Perry led by 2 strokes with 2 holes left to play, but bogeys in the last 2 holes make a 3-way playoff. Another bogey for Perry in the second extra hole give the title to Cabrera, who become the first Masters winner from South America. ====
Ice hockey==== •
Kontinental Hockey League: •
Gagarin Cup final best-of-7 series: • Game 7:
Ak Bars Kazan 1–0
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl.
Kazan win series 4–3. •
Women's World Championships in
Hameenlinna, Finland: • Gold medal game: 4–1 • Bronze medal game: 4–1 •
World U18 Championships in
Fargo, North Dakota &
Moorhead, Minnesota, United States: • Group A: • 4–3 • Group B: • 1–8 •
NHL: • The
Pittsburgh Penguins clinch fourth place in the
Eastern Conference and home advantage in the first round of the
playoff, as a result of the
Philadelphia Flyers' 4–3 loss to the
New York Rangers. ====
Motorcycle racing==== •
Moto GP: •
Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix in
Doha,
Qatar: • MotoGP: Postponed to April 13 due to rain • 250 cc: (1)
Héctor Barberá (2)
Jules Cluzel (3)
Mike Di Meglio • 125 cc: (1)
Andrea Iannone (2)
Julián Simón (3)
Sandro Cortese ====
Rugby union==== •
Heineken Cup quarter-finals: •
Munster 43–9
Ospreys in
Limerick •
Harlequins 5–6
Leinster in
London ====
Shooting==== •
ISSF World Cup in
Changwon,
South Korea: (score in qualifying in parentheses) • Men's
50 metre rifle prone:
Warren Potent 700.0 (596)
Josselin Henry 699.4 (596)
Ole Magnus Bakken 699.3 (597) • Men's
10 metre air pistol:
Leonid Yekimov 691.0 (587)
Jin Jong-oh 689.7 (594
WR)
Shi Xinglong 685.9 (584) • In the qualification round, Jin set a world record with a score of 594, one point better than
Sergei Pyzhianov's twenty-year-old mark. ====
Tennis==== •
ATP Tour: •
Grand Prix Hassan II in
Casablanca,
Morocco: • Final:
Juan Carlos Ferrero def.
Florent Serra 6–4, 7–5 • Ferrero wins his first title in five years. •
U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships in
Houston, Texas, United States: • Final:
Lleyton Hewitt def.
Wayne Odesnik 6–2, 7–5 • Hewitt wins his first title in two years. •
WTA Tour: •
MPS Group Championships in
Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, United States: • Final:
Caroline Wozniacki def.
Aleksandra Wozniak, 6–1, 6–2 • Wozniacki wins her fourth title in 8 months. •
Andalucia Tennis Experience in
Marbella, Spain: • Final:
Jelena Janković def.
Carla Suárez Navarro, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 ====
Winter sports==== =====
Curling===== •
World Men's Championship in
Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada: (seeding in parentheses) • Final: (2) '''''' 8–6 (1) • A 2-stones steal in the 10th end gives Scotland its fifth title. • Bronze medal game: (3) 4–6 (4) ''''''
April 11, 2009 (Saturday) ====
Auto racing==== •
Nationwide Series: •
Pepsi 300 in
Gladeville, Tennessee: • (1)
Joey Logano (
Joe Gibbs Racing) (2)
Kyle Busch (Joe Gibbs Racing) (3)
Brad Keselowski (
JR Motorsports) ====
Basketball==== •
NBA: • The
Boston Celtics clinch second place in the
Eastern Conference and secure home advantage in the second round of the
playoff as a result of the
Orlando Magic's 103–93 loss to the
New Jersey Nets. ====
Cricket==== •
ICC World Cup qualifier in South Africa: • Super Eights: • In
Benoni: 181 (43.5 ov); 185/3 (34.3 ov).
Canada win by 7 wickets. • In
Pretoria: 280/7 (50 ov); 231/9 (50 ov).
Namibia win by 49 runs. • In
Krugersdorp: 218/7 (50 ov); 196 (47.3 ov).
Afghanistan win by 22 runs. • In
Johannesburg: 216/8 (50 ov); 190 (48.4 ov).
Scotland win by 26 runs. • Standings after 4 of 7 rounds: Canada, Ireland 6 points, Kenya, Netherlands, Scotland, UAE 4, Afghanistan, Namibia 2. • 9th–12th Place Playoffs: • In
Potchefstroom: 292/6 (50 ov); 230/8 (50 ov).
Uganda win by 62 runs. • In
Potchefstroom: 254 (48.1 ov); 256/2 (48.2 ov).
Bermuda win by 8 wickets. • Uganda and Bermuda will play for 9th place, while Denmark and Oman will play for 11th. ====
Cycling==== •
UCI ProTour: •
Vuelta al País Vasco: • Stage 6: (1)
Alberto Contador () 31min 59sec (2)
Antonio Colom () at 0:22 (3)
Samuel Sánchez () 0:45 • General classification – Final: (1) Contador 20hr 48min 30sec (2) Colom at 0:30 (3) Sanchez 0:53 ====
Golf==== •
Men's majors: •
The Masters in
Augusta, Georgia, third round: • Leaders: (1)
Ángel Cabrera &
Kenny Perry 205 (−11) (3)
Chad Campbell 207 (−9) ====
Ice hockey==== •
World U18 Championships in
Fargo, North Dakota &
Moorhead, Minnesota, United States: • Group A: • 5–4 • 8–1 • Group B: • 7–2 • 4–3 •
NHL: • The
San Jose Sharks clinch the
Presidents' Trophy for the League's best record as a result of the
Boston Bruins' 6–1 loss to the
Buffalo Sabres. • The
Vancouver Canucks secure the
Northwest Division title and the
Western Conference third place with a 1–0 overtime win over the
Colorado Avalanche. •
NCAA Division I men's tournament: •
Frozen Four in
Washington, D.C.: • Championship game:
Boston University 4,
Miami (Ohio) 3 (
OT) • The Terriers score 2 goals in the last minute of the 3rd period to level the score, and win the game with
Colby Cohen's goal 11:47 minutes in overtime. ====
Rugby union==== •
Heineken Cup quarter-finals: •
Cardiff Blues 9–6
Toulouse in
Cardiff •
Leicester Tigers 20–15
Bath in
Leicester ====
Shooting==== •
ISSF World Cup in
Changwon,
South Korea: (score in qualifying in parentheses) • Men's
50 metre pistol:
Jin Jong-oh 674.6 (575)
Leonid Yekimov 665.0 (573)
Mikhail Nestruyev 662.2 (567) • Women's
10 metre air rifle:
Yin Wen 500.6 (396)
Xie Jieqiong 500.5 (398)
Lee Da-hye 499.7 (398) • Women's
25 metre pistol:
Wu Yan 790.5 (586)
Yuliya Bondareva 788.9 (589)
Stefanie Thurmann 787.2 (582) ====
Winter sports==== =====
Curling===== •
World Men's Championship in
Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada: (seeding in parentheses) • Playoff: • (3) '''''' 5–4 (4) (11 ends) • Switzerland advance to the semifinal, Norway go to bronze medal game. • Semifinal: • (3) 5–6 (1) '''''' • Canada advance to the final, Switzerland go to bronze medal game.
April 10, 2009 (Friday) ====
Basketball==== •
NBA: • The
Detroit Pistons and the
Chicago Bulls clinch the last two
playoff berths in the
Eastern Conference. The Pistons book their eighth straight playoff spot with a 100–93 win over the
New Jersey Nets, while the Bulls advance as a result of the
Charlotte Bobcats' 84–81 loss to the
Oklahoma City Thunder. • The
Cleveland Cavaliers secure first place in the Eastern Conference and home advantage for the first three rounds with a 102–92 win over the
Philadelphia 76ers. The Cavaliers lead over the
Los Angeles Lakers by 1½ games in the race for first place in the NBA and home advantage in the
final series. • The
Atlanta Hawks clinch fourth place in the Eastern Conference and home advantage in the first round with a 122–118 win over the
Indiana Pacers. ====
Cycling==== •
UCI ProTour: •
Vuelta al País Vasco: • Stage 5: (1)
Marco Pinotti (
Team Columbia–High Road) 4hr 15min 56sec (2)
Ben Swift (
Team Katusha) + 19" (3)
Francesco Gavazzi () s.t. • General classification: (1)
Alberto Contador () 20h16min 31sec (2)
Samuel Sánchez () + 8" (3)
Cadel Evans () s.t. ====
Golf==== •
Men's majors: •
The Masters in
Augusta, Georgia, second round: • Leaders: (1)
Chad Campbell &
Kenny Perry 135 (−9) (3)
Ángel Cabrera 136 (−8) ====
Ice hockey==== •
Kontinental Hockey League: •
Gagarin Cup final best-of-7 series: • Game 6:
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl 2–3 (
OT)
Ak Bars Kazan.
Series tied 3–3. •
Women's World Championships in
Hameenlinna, Finland: •
Group D: 1–2 • Both teams advance to the final. •
Group E: 0–8 • Sweden advance to the bronze medal game against Finland. •
Relegation round: 2–1 • Both teams are relegated to Division I in 2011. •
World U18 Championships in
Fargo, North Dakota &
Moorhead, Minnesota, United States: • Group A: • 2–6 • Group B: • 5–2 •
NHL: • The
St. Louis Blues and the
Anaheim Ducks clinch the last two
playoff berths in the
Western Conference. The Blues win 3–1 over the
Columbus Blue Jackets and the Ducks win 4–3 in shootout over the
Dallas Stars. ====
Shooting==== •
ISSF World Cup in
Changwon,
South Korea: (score in qualifying in parentheses) • Men's
10 metre air rifle:
Zhu Qinan 700.3 (597)
Cao Yifei 698.6 (595)
Gagan Narang 696.7 (594) ====
Winter sports==== =====
Curling===== •
World Men's Championship in
Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada: (seeding in parentheses) • Tie-breakers: (winners advance to the playoff) • '''''' 10–2 • 7–8 '''''' • Playoff: (6.30 pm ET) • (1) 5–7 (2) '''''' • Scotland advance to the final, Canada go to the semifinal.
April 9, 2009 (Thursday) ====
American football==== •
National Football League: • Commissioner
Roger Goodell suspends
Buffalo Bills running back
Marshawn Lynch for the first three games of the
2009 season for violating the league's personal conduct policy. Lynch was arrested on February 11 near Los Angeles after a police officer found a 9 mm semiautomatic handgun in the trunk of a parked car carrying him, and later pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor gun charge and sentenced to 80 hours of community service and three years' probation. ====
Baseball==== •
Major League Baseball: •
Nick Adenhart, a rookie
starting pitcher for the
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim is killed along with three others in a
car accident in
Fullerton, California, just hours after starting a game for the Angels. The Angels' scheduled game with the
Oakland Athletics is postponed. (ESPN) ====
Basketball==== •
Euroleague Quarterfinals: • Game 5: •
Regal FC Barcelona 78–62
TAU Cerámica.
Barcelona win series 3–2. ====
Cricket==== •
Australia in South Africa: • 3rd ODI in
Cape Town • 289/6 (50 ov); 264/7 (50 ov).
South Africa win by 25 runs, lead 5-match series 2–1. ====
Cycling==== •
UCI ProTour: •
Vuelta al País Vasco: • Stage 4: (1)
Michael Albasini (
Team Columbia–High Road) 3h 59' 42" (2)
Jurgen Van den Broeck () s.t. (3)
Christian Vande Velde (
Garmin–Slipstream) s.t. • General Classification: (1)
Alberto Contador () 16h 00' 16" (2)
Samuel Sánchez () + 8" (3)
Cadel Evans Silence–Lotto s.t. ====
Football (soccer)==== •
UEFA Cup quarterfinals, first leg: •
Shakhtar Donetsk 2–0
Marseille •
Hamburg 3–1
Manchester City •
Paris Saint-Germain 0–0
Dynamo Kyiv •
Werder Bremen 3–1
Udinese •
Copa Libertadores group stage: (teams in
bold advance to the last-16 stage) • Group 1: •
LDU Quito 1–1
Colo-Colo • Colo-Colo lead the group with 7 points from 4 games, followed by
Sport Recife with 6 points from 3 games. • Group 2: •
Boca Juniors 3–1
Guaraní • Boca Juniora win their fourth straight game, and lead the group with 12 points, while Guaraní lose their fourth game. • Group 4: •
São Paulo 2–1
Defensor Sporting • São Paulo, who led the group on 10 points from 4 games, secure a berth in the last 16 stage. ====
Golf==== •
Men's majors: •
The Masters in
Augusta, Georgia, first round: • Leaders: (1)
Chad Campbell 65 (−7) (2)
Jim Furyk &
Hunter Mahan 66 (−6) ====
Ice hockey==== •
Women's World Championships in
Hameenlinna, Finland: •
Group D: 0–7 • USA and Canada advance to the final; Finland will play for bronze medal against Sweden or Russia. •
Group E: 2–9 •
Relegation round: 3–2 • Switzerland's win allows them to stay in the Top Division; China and Japan are relegated to Division I for 2011. •
World U18 Championships in
Fargo, North Dakota &
Moorhead, Minnesota, United States: • Group A: • 0–7 • 2–11 • Group B: • 7–4 • 0–8 •
NCAA Division I men's tournament: •
Frozen Four in
Washington, D.C.: • National Semifinals: •
Boston University 5,
Vermont 4 •
Miami (Ohio) 4,
Bemidji State 1 •
NHL: • The
New York Rangers and the
Montreal Canadiens clinch the last two
playoff berths in the
Eastern Conference. The Rangers win 2–1 over the
Philadelphia Flyers, while the Canadiens lose 5–4 in overtime to the
Boston Bruins. • The
Washington Capitals clinch Eastern Conference second place with a 4–2 win over the
Tampa Bay Lightning. • The
New Jersey Devils clinch
Atlantic Division title and Eastern Conference third place with a 3–2 shootout win over the
Ottawa Senators. • The
San Jose Sharks clinch
Western Conference first place as a result of the
Detroit Red Wings' loss to the
Nashville Predators. ====
Winter sports==== =====
Curling===== •
World Men's Championship in
Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada: (Teams in
bold advance to the playoff, teams in
italics secure at least a tiebreaker, teams in strike are eliminated) • Draw 15: • 4–10 '''''' • 7–9 • '''' 11–7 • Norway come back from 1–6 down after 4 ends to secure a tiebreaker. • 6–2 • Draw 16: • 8–3 • '''' 10–3 • Scotland's win secure them at least a tiebreaker. • 7–6 • 9–3 '''' • Draw 17: (in progress) • 6–9 '''' • 4-points steal in the 10th end gives USA a tiebreaker spot. • 3–5 '''' • 4–5 '''' • '
5–6 ' (11 ends) • Scotland's win gives them a playoff berth, and a rematch against Canada on Friday. • Final standings after 17 draws:
Canada 10–1,
Scotland 8–3,
Norway,
USA,
Germany,
Switzerland 7–4, Denmark 5–6, France, China 4–7, Japan, Czech Rep. 3–8, Finland 1–10.
April 8, 2009 (Wednesday) ====
Basketball==== •
NBA: • The
Dallas Mavericks clinch the eighth and final
playoff berth in the
Western Conference with 130–101 win over the
Utah Jazz. ====
Cricket==== •
ICC World Cup qualifier in South Africa: (teams in
bold advance to the Super Eight) • Group A: • In
Benoni: '
252/7 (50 ov); 104 (30.5 ov). Canada win by 148 runs'. • In
Pretoria: 298/5 (50 ov); 302/9 (37.1 ov).
Oman win by 1 wicket. • In
Johannesburg: '
213/9 (50 ov); 214/3 (45 ov). Ireland win by 7 wickets'. • Oman's win over Uganda gives Namibia the last berth in the Super Eight by better
net run rate. • Group B: • In
Potchefstroom: '
304/9 (50 ov); 241/9 (50 ov). Netherlands win by 63 runs'. • In
Vanderbijlpark: '
251/8 (50 ov); 257/5 (47.2 ov). United Arab Emirates win by 5 wickets'. • In
Potchefstroom: 173/8 (50 ov); '
174/1 (33.1 ov). Kenya win by 9 wickets'. • Afghanistan clinch the fourth berth in the Super Eight despite their loss, as Bermuda lose as well. ====
Cycling==== •
UCI ProTour: •
Gent–Wevelgem: • (1)
Edvald Boasson Hagen (
Team Columbia–High Road) 5hr 00min 15sec (2)
Aleksandr Kuschynski () s.t. (3)
Matthew Goss (
Team Saxo Bank) 0:53sec •
Vuelta al País Vasco: • Stage 3: (1)
Alberto Contador () 4hr 16min 29sec (2)
Cadel Evans () at 9sec (3)
Samuel Sánchez () s.t. • General classification: (1) Contador 11hr 59min 08sec (2) Sanchez at 9sec (3) Evans s.t. ====
Football (soccer)==== •
UEFA Champions League Quarterfinals, first leg: •
Liverpool 1–3
Chelsea •
Barcelona 4–0
Bayern Munich •
Copa Libertadores group stage: • Group 1: •
Sport Recife 0–2
Palmeiras • Group 5: •
Estudiantes 4–0
Cruzeiro • Cruzeiro lead the group with 10 points from 5 games, followed by Estudiantes with 9 points. • Group 7: •
Universidad de Chile 3–0
Boyacá Chicó • Group 8: •
San Luis 2–0
San Lorenzo • San Luis' win keep their qualifying hopes alive and eliminates San Lorenzo. However, the Mexicans can advance only if they beat
Libertad in
Asunción and
Universitario lose to San Lorenzo. •
CONCACAF Champions League semifinals, second leg: (First leg result in parentheses) •
Atlante 3–1 (1–2)
Santos Laguna • Atlante win 4–3 on aggregate. •
AFC Champions League group stage, matchday 3: • Group B: •
Sharjah 1–3
Al-Shabab •
Persepolis 3–1
Al-Gharafa • Al-Shabab and Persepolis lead the group with 7 points. • Group D: •
Bunyodkor 2–2
Sepahan •
Al-Ettifaq 4–1
Al-Shabab Al-Arabi • Al-Ettifaq lead the group with 6 points. • Group F: •
Gamba Osaka 5–0
Sriwijaya •
Shandong Luneng 2–0
Seoul • Gamba Osaka score third straight win and lead the group with 9 points. • Group H: •
Central Coast Mariners 0–5
Kawasaki Frontale •
Pohang Steelers 1–0
Tianjin Teda • Kawasaki lead the group with 7 points. ====
Ice hockey==== •
Kontinental Hockey League: •
Gagarin Cup final best-of-7 series: • Game 5:
Ak Bars Kazan 2–3
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl.
Lokomotiv lead series 3–2. •
Women's World Championships in
Hameenlinna, Finland: •
Group D: 8–0 •
Group E: 9–0 •
Relegation round: 4–5 (
SO) •
NHL: • The
Columbus Blue Jackets clinch a
playoff berth for the first time in franchise history with a 4–3 win after a shootout over the
Chicago Blackhawks. ====
Winter sports==== =====
Curling===== •
World Men's Championship in
Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada: (Teams in
bold advance to the playoff, teams in
italics secure at least a tiebreaker, teams in strike are eliminated) • Draw 12: • 3–9 • 10–4 • 4–12 '''' • 6–7 (11 ends) • Draw 13: • 6–8 • '''''' 9–6 • 1–9 • 4–7 • Draw 14: • 6–5 (11 ends) • 5–2 • 4–5 • 6–5 • Standings after 14 draws:
Canada 9–0, Scotland, Norway 6–3, Denmark, USA, Germany, Switzerland 5–4, France 4–5, Japan, China 3–6, Czech Rep. 2–7, Finland 1–8.
April 7, 2009 (Tuesday) ====
Baseball==== •
Major League Baseball season opening games: • American League: •
Chicago White Sox 4,
Kansas City Royals 2 •
Boston Red Sox 5,
Tampa Bay Rays 3 • Both games were postponed from Monday due to bad weather. • National League: •
San Francisco Giants 10,
Milwaukee Brewers 6 ====
Basketball==== •
NCAA women's Division I tournament: •
Final Four in
St. Louis, Missouri: • National Championship Game: • (Trenton 1)
Connecticut 76, (Raleigh 3)
Louisville 54 • The Huskies complete a perfect 39–0 season and win their sixth championship. UConn's
Tina Charles is named
Most Outstanding Player. •
NBA: • The
New Orleans Hornets clinch the seventh
playoff berth in the
Western Conference with a 93–87
overtime win over the
Miami Heat. ====
Cricket==== •
India in New Zealand: • 3rd Test in
Wellington, day 5: • 379 & 434/7
d; 197 & 281/8 (
Ross Taylor 107).
Match abandoned due to rain and drawn. India win 3-Test series 1–0. ====
Cycling==== •
UCI ProTour: •
Vuelta al País Vasco: • Stage 2: (1)
Yury Trofimov (
Bbox Bouygues Telecom) 4h 12' 46" (2)
Rein Taaramäe () + 6" (3)
Ben Swift (
Team Katusha) + 1' 10" • General Classification: (1)
Luis León Sánchez () 3h 28' 43" (2)
Samuel Sánchez () s.t. (3)
Jérôme Pineau () s.t. ====
Football (soccer)==== •
UEFA Champions League Quarterfinals, first leg: •
Villarreal 1–1
Arsenal •
Manchester United 2–2
Porto •
Copa Libertadores group stage: (Teams in
bold advance to the last-16 stage) • Group 3: •
Nacional 1–1
U. San Martín •
River Plate 0–0
Nacional • Nacional (Uruguay) lead the group with 10 points from 4 games, and need one more point to qualify to the Last-16. • Group 7: •
Grêmio 3–0
Aurora • Gremio lead the group with 10 points from 4 games. • Group 8: •
Universitario 2–1
Libertad • Libertad, who already qualified, lead the group with 12 points from 5 games, ahead of Universitario on 8 points. A draw between
San Lorenzo and
San Luis on Wednesday will give the Peruvians a berth in the last 16. •
CONCACAF Champions League semifinals, second leg: (First leg result in parentheses) •
Cruz Azul 3–1
AET(0–2)
Puerto Rico Islanders • 3–3 on aggregate. Cruz Azul win 4–2 in
penalties. •
AFC Champions League group stage, matchday 3: • Group A: •
Saba Battery 0–2
Pakhtakor Tashkent •
Al-Hilal 2–1
Al-Ahli • Pakhtakor lead the group with 7 points. • Group C: •
Al-Jazira 0–0
Al-Ittihad •
Umm-Salal 1–0
Esteghlal • Al-Ittihad lead the group with 7 points. • Group E: •
Nagoya Grampus 1–1
Newcastle United Jets •
Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i 1–0
Beijing Guoan • Nagoya lead the group with 5 points. • Group G: •
Singapore Armed Forces 1–4
Kashima Antlers •
Shanghai Shenhua 2–1
Suwon Bluewings • Suwon, Kashima and Shanghai are level at the top on 6 points. ====
Ice hockey==== •
NHL: • The
Philadelphia Flyers clinch a
playoff berth with 2–1 win over the
Florida Panthers. • The
Pittsburgh Penguins clinch a playoff berth with 6–4 win over the
Tampa Bay Lightning. ====
Winter sports==== =====
Curling===== •
World Men's Championship in
Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada: • Draw 9: • 8–3 • 9–7 • 1–9 • 5–7 • Draw 10: • 6–9 • 8–4 • 3–2 • 4–5 • Draw 11: • 2–8 • 3–9 • 8–4 • 2–9 • Standings after 11 draws: Canada 7–0, Norway 5–2, Denmark, Scotland, USA, Germany, France 4–3, Switzerland 3–4, Japan, China, Czech Republic 2–5, Finland 1–6.
April 6, 2009 (Monday) ====
Baseball==== •
Major League Baseball season opening games: • National League: •
New York Mets 2,
Cincinnati Reds 1 •
Arizona Diamondbacks 9,
Colorado Rockies 8 •
Florida Marlins 12,
Washington Nationals 6 •
Pittsburgh Pirates 6,
St. Louis Cardinals 4 •
Chicago Cubs 4,
Houston Astros 2 •
Los Angeles Dodgers 4,
San Diego Padres 1 • American League: •
Texas Rangers 9,
Cleveland Indians 1 •
Baltimore Orioles 10,
New York Yankees 5 •
CC Sabathia loses his first start for the Yankees. •
Toronto Blue Jays 12,
Detroit Tigers 5 •
Seattle Mariners 6,
Minnesota Twins 1 • This game kicked off the Twins' final season at the
Metrodome. •
Los Angeles Angels 3,
Oakland Athletics 0 •
Kansas City Royals at
Chicago White Sox, postponed due to snow •
Tampa Bay Rays at
Boston Red Sox, postponed due to rain ====
Basketball==== •
NCAA men's Division I tournament: •
Final Four in
Detroit, Michigan: • National Championship Game: • (South 1)
North Carolina 89, (Midwest 2)
Michigan State 72 • The Tar Heels set championship game records with 55 points and a 21-point half time lead that the Spartans are not able to overcome. UNC's
Wayne Ellington was named
Most Outstanding Player. •
Basketball Hall of Fame 2009 inductees are announced: • Players:
Michael Jordan,
David Robinson,
John Stockton. • Coaches:
Jerry Sloan,
C. Vivian Stringer ====
Cricket==== •
India in New Zealand: • 3rd Test in
Wellington, day 4: • 379 & 434/7
d (116 ov.); 197 & 167/4 (56 ov.). New Zealand require another 450 runs with 6 wickets remaining. •
ICC World Cup qualifier in South Africa: (teams in
bold advance to the Super Eight, teams in
italics are eliminated) • Group A: • In
Benoni: '
220 (48 ov); 223/4 (41 ov). Ireland win by 6 wickets'. • In
Krugersdorp: 291/9 (50 ov); 172 (43.4 ov).
Namibia win by 119 runs. • In
Johannesburg: '
209/8 (50 ov); 164 (43.1 ov). Scotland win by 45 runs'. • Ireland remain the only unbeaten team with 8 points, followed by Canada and Scotland on 6 points. Namibia, Uganda and Oman fight for one remaining spot in the Super Eight. • Group B: • In
Potchefstroom: 259/5 (50 ov); '
260/3 (45 ov). Kenya win by 7 wickets'. • In
Vanderbijlpark: 204/9 (50 ov); '
208/5 (46.2 ov). Netherlands win by 5 wickets'. • In
Potchefstroom: '''
379/6 (50 ov); ' 267 (44.4 ov).
United Arab Emirates won by 112 runs. • Kenya, Netherlands and UAE are level at the top on 6 points. Afghanistan (4 pts) or Bermuda (2 pts) will clinch the last spot in the Super Eight. ====
Cycling==== •
UCI ProTour: •
Vuelta al País Vasco: • Stage 1: (1)
Luis León Sánchez () (2)
Samuel Sánchez () (3)
Jérôme Pineau () ====
Ice hockey==== •
Kontinental Hockey League: •
Gagarin Cup final best-of-7 series: • Game 4:
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl 2–5
Ak Bars Kazan.
Series level 2–2. •
Women's World Championships in
Hameenlinna, Finland: (teams in
bold advance to Group D, teams in
italics advance to group E, teams in strike go to Relegation round) • Pool A: '''
8–0 ' • Pool B: '''
7–0 ' • Pool C: '''''' 6–3 ====
Winter sports==== =====
Curling===== •
World Men's Championship in
Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada: • Draw 6: • 9–8 (11 ends) • 5–7 • 7–2 • 9–6 • Draw 7: • 7–6 • 4–10 • 7–3 • 7–10 • Draw 8: • 5–7 • 6–5 • 6–4 • 8–9 (11 ends) • Standings after 8 draws: Canada, Norway 5–0, Scotland 4–1, USA, France 3–2, Switzerland, Denmark, Germany, Japan 2–3, Finland, Czech Rep. 1–4, China 0–5.
April 5, 2009 (Sunday) ====
Athletics==== •
Paris Marathon: • Men: (1)
Vincent Kipruto 2:05:47 (2)
Bazu Worku 2:06:15 (3)
David Kiyeng 2:06:26 • Women: (2)
Atsede Baysa 2:24:42 (2)
Aselefech Mergia 2:25:02 (3)
Christelle Daunay 2:25:43 ====
Auto racing==== •
Formula One: •
Malaysian Grand Prix in
Sepang,
Malaysia: • (1)
Jenson Button (
Brawn-Mercedes) (2)
Nick Heidfeld (
BMW Sauber) +22.7 secs (3)
Timo Glock (
Toyota) +23.5 secs • The race is called off after 31 laps, and therefore half of the points are awarded. • Drivers' standings after 2 races: (1) Button 15 points (2)
Rubens Barrichello 10 (3)
Jarno Trulli 8.5 •
Sprint Cup Series: •
Samsung 500 in
Fort Worth, Texas: • (1)
Jeff Gordon (
Hendrick Motorsports) (2)
Jimmie Johnson (Hendrick Motorsports) (3)
Greg Biffle (
Roush Fenway Racing) • Drivers' standings after 7 races: (1) Gordon 1154 points (2) Johnson −162 (3)
Kurt Busch −180 •
IndyCar Series: •
Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg in
St. Petersburg, Florida: • (1)
Ryan Briscoe (
Penske Racing) 2:12:26.8387 (2)
Ryan Hunter-Reay (
Vision Racing) +0.4619 (3)
Justin Wilson (
Dale Coyne Racing) +0.9490 •
World Rally Championship: •
Rally de Portugal: • (1)
Sébastien Loeb (
Citroën C4) 3:53:13.1 (2)
Mikko Hirvonen (
Ford Focus RS) 3:53:37.4 (3)
Dani Sordo Citroën C4 3:54:58.5 • Drivers' standings after 4 of 12 races: (1) Loeb 40 points (2) Hirvonen 30 (3) Sordo 23 ====
Baseball==== •
Major League Baseball season opening game: •
Atlanta Braves 4,
Philadelphia Phillies 1 • The Braves spoil the Phils'
World Series celebration with three homers in the first two innings, plus eight shutout innings from starting pitcher
Derek Lowe. ====
Basketball==== •
NCAA women's Division I tournament: •
Final Four in
St. Louis, Missouri: • National Semifinals: • (Raleigh 3)
Louisville 61, (Oklahoma City 1)
Oklahoma 59 • (Trenton 1)
Connecticut 83, (Berkeley 2)
Stanford 64 •
Eurocup Final eight in
Turin, Italy: • Final:
Lietuvos Rytas 80–74
Khimki Moscow Region • Lietuvos Rytas win the Eurocup for the second time, and book a place in next season's
EuroLeague. •
EuroLeague Women Final Four in
Salamanca, Spain: • Final:
Spartak Moscow 85–70
Salamanca • Spartak win the trophy for third straight year. • 3rd place playoff:
Ekaterinburg 80–56
Sopron •
NBA: • The
Portland Trail Blazers and
Houston Rockets clinch
playoff berths as a result of the
Phoenix Suns' 140–116 loss to the
Dallas Mavericks. For Portland it's the first playoff since 2003. Phoenix now trails Dallas by 4 games in the race for the last playoff spot in the Western Conference, with 5 games remaining. • The
Utah Jazz also clinch a playoff berth, with a 108–94 win over the
New Orleans Hornets. The Hornets need one win or a Suns loss to clinch a playoff berth. ====
Cricket==== •
India in New Zealand: • 3rd Test in
Wellington, day 3: • 379 and 349/5 (
Gautam Gambhir 167); 197. India lead by 531 runs with 5 wickets remaining. •
Australia in South Africa: • 2nd ODI in
Centurion: • 131 (40.2 ov); 132/3 (26.2 ov).
South Africa win by 7 wickets, 5-match series level 1–1. ====
Cycling==== •
UCI ProTour: •
Tour of Flanders: • (1)
Stijn Devolder () 6h 1' 4" (2)
Heinrich Haussler (
Cervélo TestTeam) + 59" (3)
Philippe Gilbert () s.t. ====
Football (soccer)==== •
OFC Champions League Group stage, matchday 6: • Group A:
Waitakere United 1–3
Auckland City FC • Auckland advance to the final. ====
Golf==== •
PGA Tour: •
Shell Houston Open in
Humble, Texas: • Winner:
Paul Casey 277 (−11) • Casey beat
J. B. Holmes on the first playoff hole for his first PGA Tour title, and earns a trip to the
Masters. •
European Tour: •
Estoril Open de Portugal in
Cascais, Portugal: • Winner:
Michael Hoey 277 (−7) • Hoey beat
Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño on the third playoff hole for his first European Tour title. •
LPGA Tour —
Major championship: •
Kraft Nabisco Championship in
Rancho Mirage, California: • Winner:
Brittany Lincicome 279 (−9) • An eagle on the final hole gives Lincicome her first major, edging out fellow Americans
Kristy McPherson and
Cristie Kerr by one stroke. ====
Gymnastics==== •
European Artistic Gymnastics Championships in
Milan, Italy: • Men: • Floor:
Fabian Hambuechen Matthias Fahrig Eleftherios Kosmidis Alexander Shatilov • Pommel horse:
Krisztián Berki Louis Smith Daniel Keatings • Rings:
Yuri van Gelder Olexandr Vorobiov Yordan Yovchev • Vault:
Thomas Bouhail Flavius Koczi Matthias Fahrig • Parallel bars:
Yann Cucherat Mitja Petkovšek Fabian Hambuechen • High bar:
Vlasios Maras Yann Cucherat Nikolay Kuksenkov • Women: • Vault:
Ariella Kaeslin Yulia Berger Anna Kalashnyk • Asymmetric bars:
Elizabeth Tweddle Ksenia Semenova Anja Brinker • Beam:
Yana Demyanchuk Anamaria Tămârjan Gabriela Drăgoi • Floor:
Elizabeth Tweddle Vanessa Ferrari Ksenia Semenova ====
Ice hockey==== •
Women's World Championships in
Hameenlinna, Finland: (teams in
italics go to the Relegation round) • Pool A: 3–1 '''' • Pool B: 6–1 '''' • Pool C: 1–2(
SO) •
Kontinental Hockey League: •
Gagarin Cup final, game 3: •
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl 3–0
Ak Bars Kazan.
Lokomotiv leads best-of-7 series 2–1. ====
Motorcycle racing==== •
Superbike World Championship: •
Valencia Superbike World Championship round in
Valencia, Spain •
Superbike: • Race 1: (1)
Noriyuki Haga (2)
Michel Fabrizio (3)
Max Neukirchner • Race 2: (1) Haga (2)
Ben Spies (3) Fabrizio • Riders' standings (after 3 of 14 events): (1) Haga 135 points (2) Spies 95 (3) Neukirchner 65 ====
Rugby union==== •
Sevens World Series: •
Australia Sevens in
Adelaide: • Final: 7–26 • World Series standings after 6 of 8 events: (1) 104 points (2) 76 (3) 74 ====
Snooker==== •
China Open in
Beijing, China: (seeding in parentheses; best-of-19 frames) • Final:
Peter Ebdon (9) 10–8
John Higgins (5) ====
Tennis==== •
ATP Tour: •
Sony Ericsson Open in
Key Biscayne, Florida, United States • Final:
Andy Murray def.
Novak Djokovic, 6–2, 7–5. • Murray wins his 3rd title of the year and 3rd
Masters 1000 of his career. ====
Winter sports==== =====
Curling===== •
World Men's Championship in
Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada: • Draw 3: • 6–12 • 10–9 (11 ends) • Draw 4: • 7–2 • 7–5 • 8–2 • 10–2 • Draw 5: • 3–10 • 8–2 • 4–9 • 11–8 • Standings after 5 draws: Canada, Norway 3–0, Scotland, USA, France 2–1, Czech Rep., Denmark, Finland, Germany, Japan, Switzerland 1–2, China 0–3.
April 4, 2009 (Saturday) ====
Auto racing==== •
Nationwide Series: •
O'Reilly 300 in
Fort Worth, Texas: • (1)
Kyle Busch (
Joe Gibbs Racing) (2)
Tony Stewart (
Kevin Harvick Incorporated) (3)
Brad Keselowski (
JR Motorsports) •
American Le Mans Series: •
Sports Car Challenge of St. Petersburg in
St. Petersburg, Florida, United States • (1)
David Brabham &
Scott Sharp (2)
Adrian Fernández &
Luis Díaz (3)
Chris Dyson &
Guy Smith ====
Basketball==== •
NCAA men's Division I tournament: •
Final Four in
Detroit, Michigan: • National Semifinals: • (Midwest 2)
Michigan State 82, (West 1)
Connecticut 73 • (South 1)
North Carolina 83, (East 3)
Villanova 69 •
Women's National Invitation Tournament: • Final in
Lawrence, Kansas: •
South Florida 75,
Kansas 71 •
Eurocup Final Eight in
Turin, Italy: • Semifinals: •
Hemofarm 68–73
Lietuvos Rytas •
Khimki Moscow Region 79–73
Iurbentia Bilbao •
NBA: • The
Philadelphia 76ers clinch a
playoff berth with 95–90 win over the
Detroit Pistons. ====
Cricket==== •
India in New Zealand: • 3rd Test in
Wellington, day 2: • 379 (92.1 ov) & 51/1 (16 ov); 197 (65 ov) (
Zaheer Khan 5/65, 18 ov). India lead by 233 runs with 9 wickets remaining in the second innings. •
ICC World Cup qualifier in South Africa: • Group A: • In
Pretoria: 319 (50 ov); 178 (48 ov).
Canada win by 141 runs. • In
Krugersdorp: 155 (44.2 ov); 160/4 (31 ov).
Ireland win by 6 wickets. • In
Johannesburg: 274/9 (50 ov); 265/9 (50 ov).
Scotland win by 9 runs. • Ireland and Canada win their third straight match and advance to the Super Eights. Namibia and Oman suffer their third loss. • Group B: • In
Potchefstroom: 282/5 (50 ov); 175 (47 ov).
Kenya win by 107 runs. • In
Vanderbijlpark: 157 (48.3 ov); 160/1 (38.1 ov).
Bermuda win by 9 wickets. • In
Potchefstroom: 265 (49.3 ov); 268/8 (49.1 ov).
United Arab Emirates win by 2 wickets. • Kenya, Netherlands, Afghanistan and UAE are level at the top on 4 points. ====
Gymnastics==== •
European Artistic Gymnastics Championships in
Milan, Italy: • Men's all-around:
Fabian Hambuechen 89.175
Daniel Keatings 88.275
Yury Ryazanov 88.200 • Women's all-around:
Ksenia Semenova 58.175
Ksenia Afanasyeva 57.600
Ariella Kaeslin 57.275 ====
Horse racing==== •
Grand National in
Aintree, England: • (1)
Mon Mome, 100–1 (2)
Comply or Die, 14–1 (3)
My Will, 8–1 ====
Ice hockey==== •
Women's World Championships in
Hameenlinna, Finland: • Pool A: 0–8 • Pool B: 1–13 • Pool C: 0–7 •
NHL: • The
Carolina Hurricanes clinch a
playoff berth with 3–2
overtime win over the
Pittsburgh Penguins. • The
Boston Bruins clinch Eastern Conference first place with 1–0 win over the
New York Rangers. ====
Tennis==== •
WTA Tour: •
Sony Ericsson Open in
Key Biscayne, Florida, United States: • Final:
Victoria Azarenka def.
Serena Williams, 6–3, 6–1. • Azarenka wins her third title of the year. ====
Winter sports==== =====
Curling===== •
World Men's Championship in
Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada: • Draw 1: • 7–10 (11 ends) • 7–6 • 6–8 (11 ends) • 5–6 • Draw 2: • 1–9 • 4–7 • 7–5 • 9–4 • Standings after 2 draws: Norway 2–0, Canada, France, Switzerland, USA 1–0, Czech Rep., Finland 1–1, China, Germany, Japan, Scotland 0–1, Denmark 0–2. =====
Synchronized skating===== •
World Championships in
Zagreb,
Croatia •
NEXXICE 223.58
Team Unique 220.28
Team Surprise 209.30
April 3, 2009 (Friday) ====
Baseball==== •
Nippon Professional Baseball Opening Day: •
Central League: •
Hiroshima Toyo Carp 6,
Yomiuri Giants 3 •
Chunichi Dragons 4,
Yokohama BayStars 1 •
Hanshin Tigers 5,
Tokyo Yakult Swallows 2 •
Pacific League: •
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 3,
Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters 1 •
Saitama Seibu Lions 5,
Chiba Lotte Marines 2 •
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 8,
Orix Buffaloes 0 ====
Basketball==== •
Euroleague Women Final Four in
Salamanca, Spain: • Semifinals: •
Spartak Moscow 83–74
Ekaterinburg •
Salamanca 85–78
Sopron •
Eurocup Final Eight in
Turin, Italy: • Quarterfinals: •
Pamesa Valencia 73–76
Khimki Moscow Region •
Iurbentia Bilbao 76–67
Zadar •
College Basketball Invitational: • Championship best-of-3 series, game 3 in
El Paso, Texas: •
Oregon State 81,
UTEP 73.
Oregon State wins 2–1. •
NBA: • The
Miami Heat clinch a
playoff berth with 97–92 win over the
Charlotte Bobcats. The Heat become the second team in NBA history to reach the playoff after winning only 15 games the previous season. ====
Cricket==== •
India in New Zealand: • 3rd Test in
Wellington, day 1: • 375/9 (90 ov). •
England in West Indies: • 5th ODI in
Gros Islet,
St Lucia: • 172/5 (29/29 ov); 146 (28.0/29 ov).
England win by 26 runs and win 5-match series 3–2. •
Australia in South Africa: • 1st ODI in
Durban: • 286/7 (50 ov.); 145 (33.1 ov).
Australia win by 141 runs and lead 5-match series 1–0. ====
Ice hockey==== •
NHL: • The
Chicago Blackhawks clinch a
playoff berth for the first time in seven years with 3–1 win over the
Nashville Predators. • The
Vancouver Canucks also clinch a playoff berth as a result of Nashville's loss to Chicago. • The
Washington Capitals clinch the
Southeast Division title with 4–5 overtime loss to the
Buffalo Sabres. •
Kontinental Hockey League: •
Gagarin Cup final, game 2: •
Ak Bars Kazan 4–3(
OT)
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl.
Best-of-7 series tied 1–1. ====
Winter sports==== =====
Synchronized skating===== •
World Championships in
Zagreb,
Croatia: • Short program: (1)
Team Unique 82.36 points (2)
NEXXICE 80.12 (3)
Marigold IceUnity 78.68
April 2, 2009 (Thursday) ====
Auto racing==== •
Formula One news: •
Lewis Hamilton is disqualified from the
Australian Grand Prix for giving misleading evidence to race stewards regarding
Jarno Trulli's pass of him during a late safety car period. Trulli is restored to his original third-place position, and Hamilton's
McLaren team is also stripped of its constructors' points. (AP/ESPN) ====
Basketball==== •
Euroleague Quarterfinals: • Game 4 of best-of-5 series: •
Real Madrid 75–78
Olympiacos Piraeus.
Olympiacos wins series 3–1. •
TAU Cerámica 63–84
Regal FC Barcelona.
Series tied 2–2. •
Montepaschi Siena 84–91
Panathinaikos Athens.
Panathinaikos wins series 3–1. •
Eurocup Final Eight in
Turin, Italy: • Quarterfinals: •
Dynamo Moscow 85–93
Hemofarm •
Benetton Treviso 79–85
Lietuvos Rytas •
National Invitation Tournament: • Final Four in
New York: • Final:
Penn State 69,
Baylor 63 ====
Cricket==== •
ICC World Cup qualifier in South Africa: • Group A: • In
Pretoria: 267/6 (50 ov.); 194 (44.4 ov.).
Scotland win by 73 runs. • In
Krugersdorp: 285/4 (50 ov.); 169 (37.3 ov.).
Ireland win by 116 runs. • In
Johannesburg: 231/8 (50 ov.); 232/5 (47 ov.).
Canada win by 5 wickets. • Group B: • In
Potchefstroom: 245/8 (50 ov.); 246/3 (43 ov.).
Netherlands win by 7 wickets. • In
Vanderbijlpark: 79 (30.2 ov.); 80/1 (12.2 ov.).
Kenya win by 9 wickets. • In
Potchefstroom: 239/9 (50 ov.); 179 (49.3 ov).
Afghanistan win by 60 runs. ====
Ice hockey==== •
NHL: • The
Calgary Flames clinch a
playoff berth with 2–1 win over the
Dallas Stars, and draw level with the
Vancouver Canucks at the top of the
Northwest Division. •
Kontinental Hockey League: •
Gagarin Cup final, game 1: •
Ak Bars Kazan 0–3
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl.
Lokomotiv lead best-of-7 series 1–0. April 1, 2009 (Wednesday) ====
Basketball==== •
College Basketball Invitational: • Championship best-of-3 series, game 2 in
El Paso, Texas: •
UTEP 70,
Oregon State 63.
Series tied 1–1. •
Women's National Invitation Tournament: • Semifinals: • In
Boston:
South Florida 82,
Boston College 65 • In
Lawrence, Kansas:
Kansas 75,
Illinois State 72 ====
Cricket==== •
ICC World Cup qualifier in South Africa: • Group A: • In
Benoni: 232/7 (50 ov); 233/3 (37.4 ov).
Ireland win by 7 wickets. • In
Pretoria: 247 (49.3 ov); 144 (40 ov).
Canada win by 103 runs. • In
Krugersdorp: 234/7 (50 ov); 228/9 (50 ov).
Uganda win by 6 runs. • Group B: • In
Potchefstroom: 247/8 (50 ov); 248/3 (46.2 ov).
Netherlands win by 7 wickets. • In
Potchefstroom: 187 (46.3 ov); 190/6 (47.1 ov).
United Arab Emirates win by 4 wickets. • In
Vanderbijlpark: 204/9 (50 ov); 205/5 (46.2 ov).
Afghanistan win by 5 wickets. ====
Football (soccer)==== •
2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifying: •
UEFA (Europe): •
Group 1: • 3–0 • 3–0 • Denmark and Hungary lead the group on 13 points. •
Group 2: • 2–0 • 2–1 • Israel's unbeaten streak in World Cup Qualifying ends after 19 matches and 8 years. • 2–0 • Greece and Switzerland lead the group on 13 points. •
Group 3: • 1–2 • 10–0 • Poland score their biggest win in history. • 1–0 • Northern Ireland on top with 13 pts from 7 games, ahead of Slovakia on 12 points from 5 games. •
Group 4: • 0–1 • 0–2 • Germany lead the group on 16 points, followed by Russia on 12 points. •
Group 5: • 1–0 • 1–2 •
Albert Riera's goal in injury time gives Spain its sixth straight win in this campaign and extends its unbeaten streak to 31 games. • 2–1 • Spain on top with 18 points, followed by Bosnia on 12 points. •
Group 6: • 1–5 • 0–2 • 2–1 •
John Terry's goal in the 85th minute maintains England's perfect record of 15 points from 5 matches, and keeps them 5 points clear of Croatia. •
Group 7: • 2–1 • 1–0 •
Franck Ribéry scores the winning goal for France, as he did in Kaunas on Saturday, and France goes to second place on 10 points, two behind Serbia. •
Group 8: • 2–0 • 0–0 • 1–1 •
Robbie Keane's goal in the 86th minute gives Ireland a draw in Bari. Italy lead the group on 14 points, two points ahead of Ireland. •
Group 9: • 4–0 • 2–1 • The Dutch maintain their perfect record of 15 points in 5 games, and lead by 8 points over Scotland. A win over Iceland on June 6 will ensure the
Oranje a trip to South Africa. •
COMNEBOL (South America), matchday 12: • 6–1 • Unfancied Bolivia hand Argentina its worst defeat since a similar loss to Czechoslovakia in
1958, and drop the Argentines to fourth place. • 1–1 •
Edgar Benítez scores in injury time to give Paraguay a draw, and keep them on top of the standings with 24 points, 3 points ahead of Brazil. • 0–0 • Chile stay in third place, while Uruguay remain in playoff-bound fifth place. • 3–0 • Brazil jump to second place, three points behind Paraguay. • Standings after 12 of 18 rounds: Paraguay 24 points, Brazil 21, Chile 20, Argentina 19, Uruguay 17, Colombia, Ecuador 14, Venezuela 13, Bolivia 12, Peru 7. •
CONCACAF (North-Central America) Fourth round, matchday 3: • 3–0 •
Jozy Altidore becomes the youngest American man with an international
hat-trick, and Team USA stays atop the hexagonal with 7 points from three games. • 3–1 •
Carlos Costly scores two goals and lifts
Los Catrachos to third place on 4 points, ahead of Mexico with 3 points. • 1–0 •
Walter Centeno's goal in the 69th minute sends
Los Ticos to second place in the group with 6 points, one point behind the USA. •
AFC (Asia) fourth round, matchday 7: • Group A: • 2–0 • The Socceroos, with 13 points from 5 games, all but mathematically qualify to
the final tournament. • 1–0 • Bahrain remain in contention for outright qualification, with 7 points from 6 games, 4 points behind Japan that has a game in hand. However, Japan can book its place in South Africa on the next matchday with win in Uzbekistan, that is level with Qatar on 4 points, and both teams can only hope for 3rd place that leads to playoff series. • Group B: • 1–0 •
Kim Chi-Woo's goal in the 88th minute gives South Korea a win over their neighbour and put them on top of the group with 11 points from 5 games. North Korea has 10 pts from 6 games in second place. Wins for both Korean teams on the next matchday will secure them at least a playoff berth. • 3–2 • Saudi Arabia's win put them level with North Korea on 10 points and eliminate UAE. • Iran, that is idle, trails North Korea and Saudi Arabia by 4 points, with a game in hand. • Friendly internationals: • 1–1 • 3–2 • 2–0 ==References==