April 2009 in Sport

Events in Sport

  • Apr 4 162nd Grand National: Liam Treadwell aboard Mon Mome wins
  • Apr 6 71st NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: North Carolina beats Michigan State 89-72
  • Apr 7 28th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Connecticut beats Louisville 76-54
  • Apr 12 73rd Masters Golf Tournament: Ángel Cabrera wins, shooting a 276
  • Apr 20 113th Boston Marathon: Deriba Merga of Ethiopia 1st man in 2:08:42 and Salina Kosgei of Kenya 1st woman in 2:32:16
  • Apr 25 2009 NFL Draft: Matthew Stafford from University of Georgia first pick by Detroit Lions

Weddings in Sport


HeartWedding of Interest

Apr 11 Tennis player champion Roger Federer (27) weds former WTA tennis player Miroslava Vavrinec (31) in Basel, Switzerland

Tennis Champion Roger Federer
Tennis Champion
Roger Federer

HeartWedding of Interest

Apr 17 World's no. 1 professional tennis player Andy Roddick (29) weds fashion model and actress Brooklyn Decker (25) in Austin, Texas

Tennis Player and U.S. Open Champion Andy Roddick
Tennis Player and U.S. Open Champion
Andy Roddick

Deaths in Sport

  • Apr 6 Shawn Mackay, Brumbies rugby player (b. 1982)
  • Apr 9 Nick Adenhart, American baseball player, dies at 22
  • Apr 13 Harry Kalas, American sportscaster (b. 1936)
  • Apr 13 Bruce Snyder, American football coach (b. 1940)
  • Apr 13 Mark Fidrych, American baseball player (b. 1954)