April 2009 in sports
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April 30, 2009 (Thursday)
- 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.
April 29, 2009 (Wednesday)
- World Championship in Berne and Kloten, Switzerland: (Teams in bold advance to the Qualifying Round)
- Group C:
- Austria 0–2 Latvia
- Sweden 6–5 (OT) United States
- 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:
April 28, 2009 (Tuesday)
April 27, 2009 (Monday)
April 26, 2009 (Sunday)
April 25, 2009 (Saturday)
April 24, 2009 (Friday)
April 23, 2009 (Thursday)
April 22, 2009 (Wednesday)
April 21, 2009 (Tuesday)
April 20, 2009 (Monday)
April 19, 2009 (Sunday)
- NBA Playoffs First Round: (Seeding in parentheses, All times ET)
- 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.
April 18, 2009 (Saturday)
April 17, 2009 (Friday)
- Australia in South Africa:
- 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: Scotland 299/7 (50 ov);
United Arab Emirates 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: Ireland 208/9 (50 ov); Kenya 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: Afghanistan 243/7 (50 ov);
Namibia 222 (48.3 ov). Afghanistan win by 21 runs.
- In Johannesburg: Canada 205/8 (50 ov); Netherlands 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.
April 16, 2009 (Thursday)
- 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.
- 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:
- Group 4:
- Group 7:
April 15, 2009 (Wednesday)
- NBA: End of the regular season:
- 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: Afghanistan 279 (50 overs); Scotland 237/9 (47.1 overs). Afghanistan win by 42 runs.
- In Pretoria: Netherlands 222 (50 overs); Ireland 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: Canada 194 (49.5 overs); United Arab Emirates 200/5 (31.2 overs). United Arab Emirates win by 5 wickets.
- In Johannesburg: Namibia 305 (49.5 overs); Kenya 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.
April 14, 2009 (Tuesday)
- 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:
Switzerland 8–3 Germany
- Germany's regulation loss sends them to the relegation round. The Czech Republic receives a quarterfinal berth.
- Canada 4–2 Sweden
- Canada advances to the semifinals, while Sweden advances to the quarterfinals.
- Group B:
Slovakia 0–7 Finland
- 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.
- Russia 6–5 United States
- Russia's one-goal regulation win combined with Finland's win over Slovakia send both teams to the quarterfinals.
April 13, 2009 (Monday)
- 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)
April 12, 2009 (Sunday)
- 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.
April 11, 2009 (Saturday)
- ICC World Cup Qualifier in South Africa:
- Super Eights:
- In Benoni: Kenya 181 (43.5 ov); Canada 185/3 (34.3 ov). Canada win by 7 wickets.
- In Pretoria: Namibia 280/7 (50 ov); United Arab Emirates 231/9 (50 ov). Namibia win by 49 runs.
- In Krugersdorp: Afghanistan 218/7 (50 ov); Ireland 196 (47.3 ov). Afghanistan win by 22 runs.
- In Johannesburg: Scotland 216/8 (50 ov); Netherlands 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: Uganda 292/6 (50 ov); Denmark 230/8 (50 ov). Uganda win by 62 runs.
- In Potchefstroom: Oman 254 (48.1 ov); Bermuda 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.
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April 10, 2009 (Friday)
April 9, 2009 (Thursday)
- 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.
- World Men's Championship in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada: (Teams in bold advance to the playoff, teams in italics secure at least a tiebreker, teams in
strike are eliminated)
- Draw 15:
- Draw 16:
- Draw 17: (in progress)
- 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, Chech Rep. 3–8, Finland 1–10.
April 8, 2009 (Wednesday)
- ICC World Cup Qualifier in South Africa: (teams in bold advance to the Super Eight)
- Group A:
- In Benoni: Canada 252/7 (50 ov); Scotland 104 (30.5 ov). Canada win by 148 runs.
- In Pretoria: Uganda 298/5 (50 ov); Oman 302/9 (37.1 ov). Oman win by 1 wicket.
- In Johannesburg: Namibia 213/9 (50 ov); Ireland 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:
- World Men's Championship in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada: (Teams in bold advance to the playoff, teams in italics secure at least a tiebreker, teams in
strike are eliminated)
- Draw 12:
- Draw 13:
- Draw 14:
- 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)
- World Men's Championship in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada:
- Draw 9:
- Draw 10:
- Draw 11:
- 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)
- India in New Zealand:
- 3rd Test in Wellington, day 4:
- India 379 & 434/7d (116 ov.); New Zealand 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: Canada 220 (48 ov); Ireland 223/4 (41 ov). Ireland win by 6 wickets.
- In Krugersdorp: Namibia 291/9 (50 ov); Oman 172 (43.4 ov). Namibia win by 119 runs.
- In Johannesburg: Scotland 209/8 (50 ov); Uganda 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: Bermuda 259/5 (50 ov); Kenya 260/3 (45 ov). Kenya win by 7 wickets.
- In Vanderbijlpark: Afghanistan 204/9 (50 ov); Netherlands 208/5 (46.2 ov). Netherlands win by 5 wickets.
- In Potchefstroom: United Arab Emirates 379/6 (50 ov); Denmark 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.
- World Men's Championship in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada:
- Draw 6:
- Draw 7:
- Draw 8:
- 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)
- World Men's Championship in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada:
- Draw 3:
- Draw 4:
- Draw 5:
- 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)
- India in New Zealand:
- 3rd Test in Wellington, day 2:
- India 379 (92.1 ov) & 51/1 (16 ov); New Zealand 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: Canada 319 (50 ov); Namibia 178 (48 ov). Canada win by 141 runs.
- In Krugersdorp: Uganda 155 (44.2 ov); Ireland 160/4 (31 ov). Ireland win by 6 wickets.
- In Johannesburg: Scotland 274/9 (50 ov); Oman 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:
- World Men's Championship in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada:
- Draw 1:
- Draw 2:
- 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.
April 3, 2009 (Friday)
April 2, 2009 (Thursday)
- ICC World Cup Qualifier in South Africa:
- Group A:
- In Pretoria: Scotland 267/6 (50 ov.); Namibia 194 (44.4 ov.). Scotland win by 73 runs.
- In Krugersdorp: Ireland 285/4 (50 ov.); Oman 169 (37.3 ov.). Ireland win by 116 runs.
- In Johannesburg: Uganda 231/8 (50 ov.); Canada 232/5 (47 ov.). Canada win by 5 wickets.
- Group B:
April 1, 2009 (Wednesday)
- 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifying:
- UEFA (Europe):
- COMNEBOL (South America), matchday 12:
- Bolivia 6–1 Argentina
- Unfancied Bolivia hand Argentina its worst defeat since a similar loss to Czechoslovakia in 1958, and drop the Argentines to fourth place.
- Ecuador 1–1 Paraguay
- 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.
- Chile 0–0 Uruguay
- Chile stay in third place, while Uruguay remain in playoff-bound fifth place.
- Brazil 3–0 Peru
- 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:
- AFC (Asia) Fourth Round, matchday 7:
- Group A:
- Australia 2–0 Uzbekistan
- Bahrain 1–0 Qatar
- 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:
- South Korea 1–0 North Korea
- 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.
- Saudi Arabia 3–2 United Arab Emirates
- 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: