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2008 Sports Calendar: April

Athletics

Apr 4 - Stramilano Half Marathon (Milan).
Apr 6 - Great Ireland Run (Dublin).
Apr 12 - European Cup 10,000m (Istanbul).
Apr 13 - Flora London Marathon.
Apr 13 - Turin Marathon.
Apr 13 - Fortis Marathon (Rotterdam).
Apr 19 - Belgrade Marathon.
Apr 20 - USA Olympic Team Trials (Boston).
Apr 20 - Beijing Marathon.
Apr 20 - Antwerp Marathon.
Apr 27 - Hamburg Marathon.
Apr 27 - Vienna City Marathon.
Apr 27 - Madrid Marathon.

Cricket

Apr 10-13 - MCC v Sussex (Lord’s).
Apr 16 - Start of LV County Championship season.
Apr 28-30 - Kent v New Zealand.

Football

Apr 1-2 - Champions League quarter-final, first legs.
Apr 3 - UEFA Cup quarter-final, first legs.
Apr 5-6 - FA Cup semi-finals.
Apr 8-9 - Champions League quarter-final, second legs.
Apr 10 - UEFA Cup quarter-final, second legs.
Apr 22-23 - Champions League semi-final, first legs.
Apr 24 - UEFA Cup semi-final, first legs.
Apr 29-30 - Champions League semi-final, second legs.

Golf

Apr 3-6 - Estoril Open.
Apr 3-6 - Houston Open.
Apr 10-13 - The Masters (Augusta, Georgia).
Apr 17-20 - Volvo China Open (Beijing).
Apr 17-20 - Verizon Heritage (South Carolina).
Apr 24-27 - BMW Asian Open (Shanghai).
Apr 24-27 - EDS Byron Nelson Championship (Texas).

Ice Hockey

Apr 5-6 - Elite League play-off finals weekend (Nottingham).

Motor Cycling

Apr 6 - World Superbikes (Spain).
Apr 13 - MotoGP (Portugal).
Apr 27 - World Superbikes (Holland).

Motor Racing

Apr 6 - Bahrain Grand Prix.
Apr 18-19 - Pirelli International Rally.
Apr 24-27 - Jordan Rally.
Apr 27 - Spanish Grand Prix.

Racing

Apr 1 - Folkestone, Great Leighs (tbc), Wetherby.
Apr 2 - Catterick, Kempton, Lingfield, Nottingham.
Apr 3 - Aintree, Great Leighs (tbc), Leicester, Taunton.
Apr 4 - Aintree, Great Leighs (tbc), Southwell, Wolverhampton.
Apr 5 - Aintree, Chepstow, Kempton, Lingfield, Newcastle.
Apr 6 - Hexham, Market Rasen, Worcester.
Apr 7 - Kelso, Kempton, Plumpton.
Apr 8 - Lingfield, Sedgefield, Southwell.
Apr 9 - Bath, Kempton, Ludlow, Towcester.
Apr 10 - Carlisle, Folkestone, Fontwell, Great Leighs (tbc), Towcester.
Apr 11 - Ascot, Doncaster, Musselburgh, Wolverhampton.
Apr 12 - Doncaster, Great Leighs (tbc), Kempton, Newbury, Uttoxeter.
Apr 13 - Great Leighs (tbc), Kelso, Newton Abbot.
Apr 14 - Newcastle, Windsor, Wolverhampton.
Apr 15 - Exeter, Nottingham, Warwick.
Apr 16 - Beverley, Cheltenham, Newmarket, Wolverhampton.
Apr 17 - Cheltenham, Great Leighs (tbc), Newmarket, Ripon.
Apr 18 - Ayr, Cheltenham, Great Leighs (tbc), Newbury, Taunton, Thirsk.
Apr 19 - Ayr, Bangor, Newbury, Nottingham, Thirsk, Wolverhampton.
Apr 20 - Great Leighs, Stratford, Wincanton.
Apr 21 - Hexham, Plumpton, Pontefract, Sedgefield, Windsor.
Apr 22 - Bath, Folkestone, Kempton, Southwell, Towcester.
Apr 23 - Catterick, Kempton, Nottingham, Perth, Worcester.
Apr 24 - Beverley, Fontwell, Great Leighs (tbc), Perth, Southwell.
Apr 25 - Bangor, Chepstow, Newton Abbot, Perth, Sandown, Wolverhampton.
Apr 26 - Haydock, Leicester, Market Rasen, Ripon, Sandown, Wolverhampton.
Apr 27 - Brighton, Ludlow, Wetherby.
Apr 28 - Lingfield, Southwell, Towcester, Windsor, Yarmouth.
Apr 29 - Bath, Sedgefield, Southwell, Wincanton, Wolverhampton.
Apr 30 - Ascot, Kelso, Great Leighs (tbc), Pontefract, Worcester.

Rugby League

Apr 20 - Carnegie Challenge Cup fourth round.

Snooker

Apr 19-May 5 - 888.com World Championship (Sheffield).

Speedway

Apr 26 - Slovenian Grand Prix.

Tennis

Apr 7-13 - Bausch and Lomb Championships (Florida).
Apr 14-20 - Open de Tennis Comunidad Valenciana (Valencia).
Apr 14-20 - Men’s Clay Court Championships (Houston).
Apr 14-20 - Estoril Open.
Apr 14-20 - Family Circle Cup (Charleston).
Apr 21-27 - Masters Series (Monte Carlo).
Apr 28-May 4 - Seat Open (Barcelona).
Apr 28-May 4 - BMW Open (Munich).
Apr 28-May 4 - J&S Cup (Warsaw).
Apr 28-May 4 - Grand Prix (Fes).