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==Current sporting seasons==

===[[Auto racing]] [[:Category:2012 in motorsport|2012]]===

*[[2012 World Rally Championship season|World Rally Championship]]

===[[Basketball]] [[:Category:2012 in basketball|2012]]===

*[[2011–12 NBA season|NBA]]
*[[2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|NCAA Division I men]]
*[[2011–12 NCAA Division I women's basketball season|NCAA Division I women]]
*[[2011–12 Euroleague|Euroleague]]
*[[EuroLeague Women 2011–12|EuroLeague Women]]
*[[2011–12 Eurocup Basketball|Eurocup]]
*[[EuroChallenge 2011–12|EuroChallenge]]
*[[2012 ABL Regular Season|ASEAN Basketball League]]
*[[2011–12 NBL season|Australia]]
*[[2011–12 LNB season|France]]
*[[2011–12 Basketball Bundesliga|Germany]]
*[[HEBA A1 2011–12|Greece]]
*[[2011–12 Israeli Basketball Super League|Israel]]
*[[Lega Basket Serie A 2011–12|Italy]]
*[[2011–12 PBA season|Philippines]]
**[[2012 PBA Commissioner's Cup|Commissioner's Cup]]
*[[Russian Professional Basketball League 2011–12|Russia]]
*[[2011–12 ACB season|Spain]]
*[[2011–12 Turkish Basketball League|Turkey]]

===[[Cricket]] [[:Category:2012 in cricket|2012]]===

*[[Cricket in Australia|Australia]]:
**[[2011–12 Sheffield Shield season|Sheffield Shield]]
**[[2011–12 Ryobi One-Day Cup|Ryobi One-Day Cup]]

===[[Association football|Football (soccer)]] [[:Category:2012 in association football|2012]]===

;National teams competitions:
*[[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
*[[UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying]]
;International clubs competitions:
*[[2011–12 UEFA Champions League|UEFA (Europe) Champions League]]
*[[2011–12 UEFA Europa League|UEFA Europa League]]
*[[2011–12 UEFA Women's Champions League|UEFA Women's Champions League]]
*[[2012 Copa Libertadores|Copa Libertadores (South America)]]
*[[2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League|CONCACAF (North & Central America) Champions League]]
*[[2011–12 OFC Champions League|OFC (Oceania) Champions League]]
;Domestic (national) competitions:
*[[2011–12 A-League|Australia]]
*[[2011–12 Premier League|England]]
*[[2011–12 Ligue 1|France]]
*[[2011–12 Fußball-Bundesliga|Germany]]
*[[2011–12 Persian Gulf Cup|Iran]]
*[[2011–12 Serie A|Italy]]
*[[2011–12 Primeira Liga|Portugal]]
*[[2011–12 Russian Premier League|Russia]]
*[[2011–12 Scottish Premier League|Scotland]]
*[[2011–12 La Liga|Spain]]

===[[Ice hockey]] [[:Category:2012 in ice hockey|2012]]===

*[[2011–12 NHL season|National Hockey League]]
*[[2011–12 KHL season|Kontinental Hockey League]]
*[[2011–12 Czech Extraliga season|Czech Extraliga]]
*[[2011–12 Elitserien season|Elitserien]]
*[[Canadian Hockey League]]:
**[[2011–12 OHL season|OHL]], [[2011–12 QMJHL season|QMJHL]], [[2011–12 WHL season|WHL]]
*[[2011–12 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season|NCAA Division I men]]
*[[2011–12 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season|NCAA Division I women]]

===[[Rugby union]] [[:Category:2012 in rugby union|2012]]===

*[[2011–12 Heineken Cup|Heineken Cup]]
*[[2011–12 European Challenge Cup|Amlin Challenge Cup]]
*[[2011–12 English Premiership (rugby union)|Aviva Premiership]]
*[[2011–12 Celtic League|RaboDirect Pro12]]
*[[2011–12 LV Cup|LV= Cup]]
*[[2011–12 Top 14 season|Top 14]]
*[[2011–12 IRB Sevens World Series|Sevens World Series]]

===[[Snooker]] [[:Category:2012 in snooker|2012]]===

*[[Players Tour Championship 2011/2012|Players Tour Championship]]

===[[Tennis]] [[2012 in tennis|2012]]===

*[[2012 ATP World Tour|ATP World Tour]]
*[[2012 WTA Tour|WTA Tour]]

===[[Volleyball]] [[:Category:2012 in volleyball|2012]]===

;International clubs competitions:
*[[Men's CEV Champions League 2011–12|Men's CEV Champions League]]
*[[Women's CEV Champions League 2011–12|Women's CEV Champions League]]

===[[Winter sports]]===

*[[2012 Alpine Skiing World Cup|Alpine Skiing World Cup]]
*[[2011–12 Biathlon World Cup|Biathlon World Cup]]
*[[2011–12 Bobsleigh World Cup|Bobsleigh World Cup]]
*[[2011–12 FIS Cross-Country World Cup|Cross-Country Skiing World Cup]]
*[[2011–12 FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup|Freestyle Skiing World Cup]]
*[[2011–12 Luge World Cup|Luge World Cup]]
*[[2011–12 FIS Nordic Combined World Cup|Nordic Combined World Cup]]
*[[2011–12 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup|Short Track Speed Skating World Cup]]
*[[2011–12 Skeleton World Cup|Skeleton World Cup]]
*[[2011–12 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup|Ski Jumping World Cup]]
*[[2011–12 FIS Snowboard World Cup|Snowboard World Cup]]
*[[2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup|Speed Skating World Cup]]

==Days of the month==
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===April 30, 2012 (Monday)===

====[[Field hockey]]====
*[[Men's field hockey Qualifying Tournaments for the 2012 Summer Olympics#Qualifying 3|Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament]] in [[Kakamigahara, Gifu|Kakamigahara]], Japan, matchday 3:
**{{fh-rt|Austria}} 2–1 {{fh|Czech Republic}}
**{{fh-rt|Brazil}} 0–11 {{fh|Japan}}
**{{fh-rt|China}} 2–5 {{fh|South Africa}}

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===April 29, 2012 (Sunday)===

====[[Auto racing]]====
*[[2012 World Rally Championship season|World Rally Championship]]:
**[[2012 Rally Argentina|Rally Argentina]]: (1) [[Sébastien Loeb]] {{cc3|FRA}} ([[Citroën DS3 WRC]]) (2) [[Mikko Hirvonen]] {{cc3|FIN}} (Citroën DS3 WRC) (3) [[Mads Østberg]] {{cc3|NOR}} ([[Ford Fiesta RS WRC]])
***Loeb wins his 70th rally.

====[[Bicycle racing|Cycling]]====
*[[2012 UCI World Tour|UCI World Tour]]:
**[[2012 Tour de Romandie|Tour de Romandie]], stage 5: (1) [[Bradley Wiggins]] {{cc3|GBR}} ({{UCI team code|SKY|2012}}) (2) [[Andrew Talansky]] {{cc3|USA}} ({{UCI team code|GRM|2012a}}) (3) [[Richie Porte]] {{cc3|AUS}} ({{UCI team code|SKY|2012|nolink=yes}})
***Final general classification: {{gold1}} Wiggins {{silver2}} Talansky {{bronze3}} [[Rui Costa (cyclist)|Rui Costa]] {{cc3|POR}} ({{UCI team code|MOV|2012}})
****UCI World Tour standings (after 14 of 28 races): (1) [[Tom Boonen]] {{cc3|BEL}} ({{UCI team code|OPQ|2012}}) 366 points (2) [[Vincenzo Nibali]] {{cc3|ITA}} ({{UCI team code|LIQ|2012}}) 272 (3) [[Samuel Sánchez]] {{cc3|ESP}} ({{UCI team code|EUS|2012}}) 252

====[[Field hockey]]====
*[[Women's field hockey Qualifying Tournaments for the 2012 Summer Olympics#Qualifying 3|Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament]] in [[Kakamigahara, Gifu|Kakamigahara]], Japan, matchday 3:
**{{fhw-rt|Chile}} 0–0 {{fhw|Japan}}
**{{fhw-rt|Austria}} 0–5 {{fhw|Azerbaijan}}
**{{fhw-rt|Belarus}} 2–2 {{fhw|Malaysia}}

====[[Golf]]====
*[[2012 PGA Tour|PGA Tour]]:
**[[Zurich Classic of New Orleans]] in [[New Orleans]], United States:
***Winner: [[Jason Dufner]] {{cc3|USA}} 269 PO (−19) 
****Dufner wins his first PGA title.
*[[2012 European Tour|European Tour]]:
**[[Ballantine's Championship]] in [[Icheon]], [[South Korea]]:
***Winner: [[Bernd Wiesberger]] {{cc3|AUT}} 270 (–18)
****Wiesberger wins his first European Tour title.
*[[2012 LPGA Tour|LPGA Tour]]:
**[[Mobile Bay LPGA Classic]] in [[Mobile, Alabama]], United States:
***Winner: [[Stacy Lewis]] {{cc3|USA}} 271 (–17)
****Lewis wins her second LPGA Tour title.

====[[Motorcycle racing]]====
*[[2012 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|MotoGP]]:
**[[2012 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|Spanish Grand Prix]] in [[Circuito de Jerez|Jerez]], Spain (ESP unless stated):
***Moto GP: (1) [[Casey Stoner]] {{cc3|AUS}} ([[Honda]]) (2) [[Jorge Lorenzo]] ([[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]]) (3) [[Dani Pedrosa]] (Honda)
***Moto2: (1) [[Pol Espargaró]] ([[Kalex]]) (2) [[Marc Márquez]] ([[Eskil Suter|Suter]]) (3) [[Thomas Lüthi]] {{cc3|SWI}} (Suter)
***Moto3: (1) [[Romano Fenati]] {{cc3|ITA}} ([[FTR Moto|FTR]]–[[Honda]]) (2) [[Luis Salom]] ([[Kalex]]–[[KTM]]) (3) [[Sandro Cortese]] {{cc3|GER}} (KTM)

====[[Tennis]]====
*[[2012 ATP World Tour|ATP World Tour]]:
**[[2012 Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell|Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell]] in [[Barcelona]], Spain:
***[[2012 Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell – Singles|Final]]: '''[[Rafael Nadal]]''' {{cc3|ESP}} def. [[David Ferrer]] {{cc3|ESP}} 7–6 (1), 7–5
****Nadal wins his 7th Barcelona Open title and his 48th ATP title. 
**[[2012 BRD Năstase Țiriac Trophy|BRD Năstase Țiriac Trophy]] in [[Bucharest]], [[Romania]]:
***[[2012 BRD Năstase Țiriac Trophy – Singles|Final]]: '''[[Gilles Simon]]''' {{cc3|FRA}} def. [[Fabio Fognini]] {{cc3|ITA}} 6–4, 6–3
****Simon wins his 3rd Bucharest Open title and his 10th ATP title. 
*[[2012 WTA Tour|WTA Tour]]:
**[[2012 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix|Porsche Tennis Grand Prix]] in [[Stuttgart]], Germany:
***[[2012 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix – Singles|Final]]: '''[[Maria Sharapova]]''' {{cc3|RUS}} def. [[Victoria Azarenka]] {{cc3|BLR}} 6–1, 6–4
****Sharapova wins her 25th WTA title.
**[[2012 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem|Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem]] in [[Fes]], [[Morocco]];
***[[2012 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem – Singles|Final]]: '''[[Kiki Bertens]]''' {{cc3|NED}} def. [[Laura Pous Tió]] {{cc3|ESP}} 7–5, 6–0
****Bertens wins her first WTA title.

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===April 28, 2012 (Saturday)===

====[[Auto racing]]====
*[[2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series|Sprint Cup Series]]:
**[[2012 Capital City 400|Capital City 400]] in [[Richmond International Raceway|Richmond]], [[Virginia]]: (1) {{flagicon|Nevada}} [[Kyle Busch]] ([[Toyota]]; [[Joe Gibbs Racing]]) (2) {{flagicon|North Carolina}} [[Dale Earnhardt Jr.]] ([[Chevrolet]]; [[Hendrick Motorsports]]) (3) {{flagicon|Indiana}} [[Tony Stewart]] (Chevrolet; [[Stewart-Haas Racing]])

====[[Field hockey]]====
*[[Men's field hockey Qualifying Tournaments for the 2012 Summer Olympics#Qualifying 3|Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament]] in [[Kakamigahara, Gifu|Kakamigahara]], Japan, matchday 2:
**{{fh-rt|South Africa}} 6–2 {{fh|Czech Republic}}
**{{fh-rt|Brazil}} 0–8 {{fh|China}}
**{{fh-rt|Japan}} 4–1 {{fh|Austria}}

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===April 27, 2012 (Friday)===

====[[Auto racing]]====
*[[2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series|Nationwide Series]]:
**[[Virginia 529 College Savings 250 (Spring Race)|Virginia 529 College Savings 250]] in [[Richmond International Raceway|Richmond]], [[Virginia]]: (1) {{flagicon|Nevada}} [[Kurt Busch]] ([[Toyota]]; [[Kyle Busch Motorsports]]) (2) {{flagicon|Florida}} [[Denny Hamlin]] (Toyota; [[Joe Gibbs Racing]]) (3) {{flagicon|California}} [[Kevin Harvick]] ([[Chevrolet]]; [[Richard Childress Racing]])

====[[Field hockey]]====
*[[Women's field hockey Qualifying Tournaments for the 2012 Summer Olympics#Qualifying 3|Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament]] in [[Kakamigahara, Gifu|Kakamigahara]], Japan, matchday 2:
**{{fhw-rt|Azerbaijan}} 3–0 {{fhw|Belarus}}
**{{fhw-rt|Japan}} 8–0 {{fhw|Malaysia}}
**{{fhw-rt|Austria}} 0–3 {{fhw|Chile}}

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===April 26, 2012 (Thursday)===

====[[Field hockey]]====
*[[Men's field hockey Qualifying Tournaments for the 2012 Summer Olympics#Qualifying 3|Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament]] in [[Kakamigahara, Gifu|Kakamigahara]], Japan, matchday 1:
**{{fh-rt|CHN}} 1–0 {{fh|AUT}}
**{{fh-rt|JPN}} 6–0 {{fh|CZE}}
**{{fh-rt|RSA}} 11–1 {{fh|BRA}}

====[[Association football|Football (soccer)]]====
*[[2011–12 UEFA Europa League knockout phase#Semi-finals|UEFA Europa League semi-finals]], second leg (first leg scores in parentheses):
**[[Valencia CF|Valencia]] {{flagicon|ESP}} 0–1 (2–4) {{flagicon|ESP}} '''[[Atlético Madrid]]'''. Atlético Madrid win 5–2 on aggregate.
**'''[[Athletic Bilbao]]''' {{flagicon|ESP}} 3–1 (1–2) {{flagicon|POR}} [[Sporting Clube de Portugal|Sporting CP]]. Athletic Bilbao win 4–3 on aggregate.

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===April 25, 2012 (Wednesday)===

====[[Field hockey]]====
*[[Women's field hockey Qualifying Tournaments for the 2012 Summer Olympics#Qualifying 3|Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament]] in [[Kakamigahara, Gifu|Kakamigahara]], Japan, matchday 1:
**{{fhw-rt|CHI}} 1–3 {{fhw|BLR}}
**{{fhw-rt|JPN}} 7–0 {{fhw|AUT}}
**{{fhw-rt|AZE}} 4–0 {{fhw|MYS}}

====[[Association football|Football (soccer)]]====
*[[2011–12 UEFA Champions League knockout phase#Semi-finals|UEFA Champions League semi-finals]], second leg (first leg score in parentheses): [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]] {{flagicon|ESP}} 2–1 ([[Extra time (association football)|a.e.t.]]) (1–2) {{flagicon|GER}} '''[[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]'''. 3–3 on aggregate; Bayern Munich win 3–1 on [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalties]].
*[[2012 AFC Cup group stage|AFC Cup group stage]] Matchday 5:
**[[2012 AFC Cup group stage#Group A|Group A]]:
***[[Al-Suwaiq]] {{flagicon|OMA}} 1–5 {{flagicon|KUW}} [[Qadsia SC|Al-Qadsia]]
***[[Al-Ittihad Aleppo|Al-Ittihad]] {{flagicon|SYR}} 1–4 {{flagicon|JOR}} [[Al-Faisaly Club (Amman)|Al-Faisaly]]
**[[2012 AFC Cup group stage#Group B|Group B]]:
***[[Al-Oruba (Zabid)|Al-Oruba]] {{flagicon|YEM}} 4–1 {{flagicon|IND}} [[Kingfisher East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]
***[[Kazma SC|Kazma]] {{flagicon|KUW}} 1–2 {{flagicon|IRQ}} [[Arbil SC|Arbil]]
**[[2012 AFC Cup group stage#Group E|Group E]]:
***[[Al-Zawra'a SC|Al-Zawra'a]] {{flagicon|IRQ}} 2–1 {{flagicon|SYR}} [[SC Al-Shorta Damascus|Al-Shorta]]
***[[Safa Beirut SC|Safa]] {{flagicon|LIB}} 1–0 {{flagicon|YEM}} [[Al-Tilal SC|Al-Tilal]]
**[[2012 AFC Cup group stage#Group F|Group F]]:
***[[Tampines Rovers FC|Tampines Rovers]] {{flagicon|SIN}} 0–0 {{flagicon|HKG}} [[Kitchee SC|Kitchee]]
***[[Terengganu FA|Terengganu]] {{flagicon|MAS}} 6–2 {{flagicon|VIE}} [[Song Lam Nghe An F.C.|Song Lam Nghe An]]
*[[2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League#Final|CONCACAF Champions League Finals]] second leg (first leg score in parentheses): [[Club Santos Laguna|Santos Laguna]] {{flagicon|MEX}} 2–1 (0–2) {{flagicon|MEX}} '''[[C.F. Monterrey|Monterrey]]'''. Monterrey win 3–2 on aggregate.
**Monterrey win the title for the second time.
*[[2012 Copa Libertadores knockout stages#Round of 16|Copa Libertadores Round of 16]], first leg:
**[[Sport Club Internacional|Internacional]] {{flagicon|BRA}} 0–0 {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Fluminense Football Club|Fluminense]]
**[[Club Bolívar|Bolívar]] {{flagicon|BOL}} 2–1 {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Santos FC|Santos]]
*[[UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying]]:
**[[UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying – Group 3|Group 3]]: {{fbw-rt|NIR}} 0–1 {{fbw|HUN}}

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===April 24, 2012 (Tuesday)===

====[[Association football|Football (soccer)]]====
*[[2011–12 UEFA Champions League knockout phase#Semi-finals|UEFA Champions League semi-finals]], second leg (first leg score in parentheses): [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] {{flagicon|ESP}} 2–2 (0–1) {{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]'''. Chelsea win 3–2 on aggregate.
*[[2012 AFC Cup group stage|AFC Cup group stage]], matchday 5:
**[[2012 AFC Cup group stage#Group C|Group C]]:
***[[VB Sports Club|VB]] {{flagicon|MDV}} 0–1 {{flagicon|LIB}} [[Al-Ahed]]
***[[Ettifaq FC|Al-Ettifaq]] {{flagicon|KSA}} 2–2 {{flagicon|KUW}} [[Kuwait SC|Al-Kuwait]]
**[[2012 AFC Cup group stage#Group D|Group D]]:
***[[Salgaocar S.C.|Salgaocar]] {{flagicon|IND}} 3–1 {{flagicon|OMA}} [[Al-Oruba SC|Al-Oruba]]
***[[Al-Wehdat SC|Al-Wehdat]] {{flagicon|JOR}} 3–1 {{flagicon|UZB}} [[FK Neftchi Farg'ona|Neftchi Farg'ona]]
**[[2012 AFC Cup group stage#Group G|Group G]]:
***[[Chonburi F.C.|Chonburi]] {{flagicon|THA}} 1–0 {{flagicon|MYA}} [[Yangon United F.C.|Yangon United]]
***[[Citizen AA|Citizen]] {{flagicon|HKG}} 1–2 {{flagicon|SIN}} [[Home United FC|Home United]]
**[[2012 AFC Cup group stage#Group H|Group H]]:
***[[Ayeyawady United F.C.|Ayeyawady United]] {{flagicon|MYA}} 0–3 {{flagicon|IDN}} [[Arema FC|Arema]]
***[[Navibank Sài Gòn F.C.|Navibank Sài Gòn]] {{flagicon|VIE}} 1–2 {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Kelantan FA|Kelantan]]

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===April 23, 2012 (Monday)===

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===April 22, 2012 (Sunday)===

====[[Auto racing]]====
*[[2012 Formula One season|Formula One]]:
**{{F1 GP|2012|Bahrain}} in [[Bahrain International Circuit|Sakhir]], [[Bahrain]]: (1) [[Sebastian Vettel]] {{cc3|GER}} ([[Red Bull Racing|Red Bull]]–[[Renault in Formula One|Renault]]) (2) [[Kimi Räikkönen]] {{cc3|FIN}} ([[Lotus F1|Lotus]]-Renault) (3) [[Romain Grosjean]] {{cc3|FRA}} (Lotus-Renault)
*[[2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series|Sprint Cup Series]]:
**[[2012 STP 400|STP 400]] in [[Kansas Speedway|Kansas City]], [[Kansas]]: (1) {{flagicon|Florida}} [[Denny Hamlin]] ([[Toyota]]; [[Joe Gibbs Racing]]) (2) {{flagicon|New Jersey}} [[Martin Truex Jr.]] (Toyota; [[Michael Waltrip Racing]]) (3) {{flagicon|California}} [[Jimmie Johnson]] ([[Chevrolet]]; [[Hendrick Motorsports]])

====[[Bicycle racing|Cycling]]====
*[[2012 UCI World Tour|UCI World Tour]]:
**[[2012 Liège–Bastogne–Liège|Liège–Bastogne–Liège]]: {{gold1}} [[Maxim Iglinsky]] {{cc3|KAZ}} ({{UCI team code|AST|2012}}) {{silver2}} [[Vincenzo Nibali]] {{cc3|ITA}} ({{UCI team code|LIQ|2012}}) {{bronze3}} [[Enrico Gasparotto]] {{cc3|ITA}} ({{UCI team code|AST|2012}})
***UCI World Tour standings (after 13 of 28 races): (1) [[Tom Boonen]] {{cc3|BEL}} ({{UCI team code|OPQ|2012}}) 366 points (2) Nibali 272 (3) [[Samuel Sánchez]] {{cc3|ESP}} ({{UCI team code|EUS|2012}}) 252

====[[Equestrianism]]====
*[[Show Jumping World Cup]]:
**[[2012 FEI World Cup Finals (show jumping and dressage)|World Cup Final]] in [['s-Hertogenbosch]], Netherlands: {{gold1}} [[Rich Fellers]] {{cc3|USA}} on ''Flexible'' {{silver2}} [[Steve Guerdat]] {{cc3|SUI}} on ''Nino des Buissonnets'' {{bronze3}} [[Pius Schwizer]] {{cc3|SUI}} on ''Ulysse'' & ''Carlina''

====[[Golf]]====
*[[2012 PGA Tour|PGA Tour]]:
**[[Valero Texas Open]] in [[San Antonio]]:
***Winner: [[Ben Curtis (golfer)|Ben Curtis]] {{cc3|USA}} 280 (−8)
****Curtis wins his fourth PGA Tour title.
*[[2012 European Tour|European Tour]]:
**[[Volvo China Open]] in [[Tianjin]], China:
***Winner: [[Branden Grace]] {{cc3|RSA}} 267 (−21)
****Grace wins his third European Tour title.

====[[Ice hockey]]====
*[[2012 IIHF World U18 Championships|World U18 Championship]]:
**[[2012 IIHF World U18 Championships#Bronze medal game|Bronze medal game]]: {{ih18-rt|FIN}} 4–5 {{bronze3}} '''{{ih18|CAN}}'''
**[[2012 IIHF World U18 Championships#Final|Final]]: {{silver2}} {{ih18-rt|SWE}} 0–7 {{gold1}} '''{{ih18|USA}}'''
***The United States win their fourth consecutive title, and their seventh overall.

====[[Tennis]]====
*[[2012 ATP World Tour|ATP World Tour]]:
**[[2012 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters|Monte-Carlo Masters]]:
***[[2012 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters – Singles|Final]]: '''[[Rafael Nadal]]''' {{cc3|ESP}} def. [[Novak Djokovic]] {{cc3|SRB}} 6–3, 6–1
****Nadal wins in Monte Carlo for the eighth successive year, winning his 20th Masters 1000 title and his 47th ATP Tour title.
*[[2012 WTA Tour|WTA Tour]]:
**[[2012 Fed Cup World Group#Semifinals|Fed Cup semifinals]]:
***{{fed|RUS}} 2–3 '''{{fed|SRB}}'''
****[[Ana Ivanovic]] {{cc3|SRB}} def. [[Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova]] {{cc3|GER}} 3–6, 6–0, 6–3
****[[Jelena Janković]] {{cc3|SRB}} def. [[Svetlana Kuznetsova]] {{cc3|RUS}} 6–1, 6–4
****[[Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova]]/[[Elena Vesnina]] {{cc3|RUS}} def. [[Aleksandra Krunić]]/[[Bojana Jovanovski]] {{cc3|SRB}} 6–4, 6–0
***{{fed|ITA}} 1–4 '''{{fed|CZE}}'''
****[[Petra Kvitová]] {{cc3|CZE}} def. [[Francesca Schiavone]] {{cc3|ITA}} 6–4, 7–6(1)
****[[Sara Errani]] {{cc3|ITA}} def. [[Andrea Hlaváčková]] {{cc3|CZE}} 2–6, 6–2, 6–2
****[[Andrea Hlaváčková]]/[[Lucie Hradecká]] {{cc3|CZE}} def. [[Sara Errani]]/[[Flavia Pennetta]] {{cc3|ITA}} 6–5 retired

====[[Water polo]]====
*[[2012 Women's Water Polo Olympic Games Qualification Tournament|Women's Olympic Games Qualification Tournament]]:
**[[2012 Women's Water Polo Olympic Games Qualification Tournament#Bronze medal game|Bronze medal game]]: {{wpw-rt|HUN}} 13–18 {{bronze3}} '''{{wpw|RUS}}'''
**[[2012 Women's Water Polo Olympic Games Qualification Tournament#Gold medal game|Final]]: {{gold1}} '''{{wpw-rt|ESP}}''' 9–5 {{silver2}} {{wpw|ITA}}

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===April 21, 2012 (Saturday)===

====[[Baseball]]====
*[[2012 Major League Baseball season|Major League Baseball]]: [[2012 Chicago White Sox season|Chicago White Sox]] 4, [[2012 Seattle Mariners season|Seattle Mariners]] 0
**White Sox pitcher [[Philip Humber]] throws the 21st [[Perfect game (baseball)|perfect game]] in Major League Baseball history; the first since [[Roy Halladay]] on May 29, {{MLB Year|2010}}.

====[[Equestrianism]]====
*[[Dressage World Cup]]:
**[[2012 FEI World Cup Finals (show jumping and dressage)|World Cup Final]] in [['s-Hertogenbosch]], Netherlands: {{gold1}} [[Adelinde Cornelissen]] {{cc3|NED}} on ''Parzival'' {{silver2}} [[Helen Langehanenberg]] {{cc3|GER}} on ''Damon Hill NRW'' {{bronze3}} [[Valentina Truppa]] {{cc3|ITA}} on ''Eremo del Castegno''

====[[Golf]]====
*[[2012 LPGA Tour|LPGA Tour]]:
**[[LPGA Lotte Championship]] in [[Kapolei, Hawaii]]:
***Winner: [[Ai Miyazato]] {{cc3|JPN}} 276 (−12)
****Miyazato wins her eighth LPGA Tour title.

====[[Mixed martial arts]]====
*[[UFC 145]] in [[Philips Arena|Atlanta, Georgia]], United States (USA unless stated):
**Lightweight bout: '''[[Mark Bocek]]''' {{cc3|CAN}} def. [[John Alessio]] {{cc3|CAN}} via unanimous decision (30–27, 29–28, 30–27)
**Featherweight bout: '''Eddie Yagin''' def. [[Mark Hominick]] {{cc3|CAN}} via split decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)
**Bantamweight bout: '''[[Michael McDonald (mixed martial artist)|Michael McDonald]]''' def. [[Miguel Torres (fighter)|Miguel Torres]] via KO (punches)
**Heavyweight bout: '''[[Ben Rothwell]]''' def. [[Brendan Schaub]] via KO (punches)
**Welterweight bout: '''[[Rory MacDonald (fighter)|Rory MacDonald]]''' {{cc3|CAN}} def. [[Che Mills]] {{cc3|ENG}} via TKO (punches)
**[[List of UFC champions#Light Heavyweight Championship|Light Heavyweight Championship]] bout: '''[[Jon Jones]]''' (c) def. [[Rashad Evans]] via unanimous decision (49–46, 49–46, 50–45)

====[[Tennis]]====
*[[2012 WTA Tour|WTA Tour]]:
**[[2012 Fed Cup World Group#Semifinals|Fed Cup semifinals]]:
***{{fed|RUS}} 1–1 {{fed|SRB}}
****[[Jelena Janković]] {{cc3|SRB}} def. [[Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova]] {{cc3|RUS}} 6–4, 6–3
****[[Svetlana Kuznetsova]] {{cc3|RUS}} def. [[Ana Ivanovic]] {{cc3|SRB}} 6–2, 2–6, 6–4
***{{fed|ITA}} 0–2 {{fed|CZE}}
****[[Lucie Šafářová]] {{cc3|CZE}} def. [[Francesca Schiavone]] {{cc3|ITA}} 7–6(3), 6–1
****[[Petra Kvitová]] {{cc3|CZE}} def. [[Sara Errani]] {{cc3|ITA}} 6–4, 6–3

====[[Water polo]]====
*[[2012 Women's Water Polo Olympic Games Qualification Tournament#1st-4th classification semifinals|Women's Olympic Games Qualification Tournament Semi-finals]] in [[Trieste]], Italy:
**{{wpw-rt|HUN}} 8–10 '''{{wpw|ESP}}'''
**{{wpw-rt|RUS}} 13–14 '''{{wpw|ITA}}'''

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===April 20, 2012 (Friday)===

====[[Baseball]]====
*[[2012 Major League Baseball season|Major League Baseball]]: [[2012 Cincinnati Reds season|Cincinnati Reds]] 9, [[2012 Chicago Cubs season|Chicago Cubs]] 4
**The Reds become the sixth franchise to record 10,000 wins in Major League Baseball.

====[[Ice hockey]]====
*[[2012 IIHF World U18 Championships#Final round|World U18 Championship Semifinals]] in [[Kajot Arena|Brno]], [[Czech Republic]]: 
**'''{{ih18-rt|SWE}}''' 7–3 {{ih18|FIN}}
**'''{{ih18-rt|USA}}''' 2–1 {{ih18|CAN}}

====[[Water polo]]====
*[[2012 Women's Water Polo Olympic Games Qualification Tournament#Quarterfinal round|Women's Olympic Games Qualification Tournament Quarter-finals]] in [[Trieste]], Italy (winners qualify for the Olympic Games):
**'''{{wpw-rt|HUN}}''' 18–5 {{wpw|KAZ}}
**'''{{wpw-rt|RUS}}''' 7–6 {{wpw|CAN}}
**'''{{wpw-rt|ESP}}''' 9–7 {{wpw|GRE}}
**'''{{wpw-rt|ITA}}''' 7–6 {{wpw|NED}}

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===April 19, 2012 (Thursday)===

====[[Association football|Football (soccer)]]====
*[[2011–12 UEFA Europa League knockout phase#Semi-finals|UEFA Europa League semi-finals]], first leg:
**[[Atlético Madrid]] {{flagicon|ESP}} 4–2 {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Valencia CF|Valencia]]
**[[Sporting Clube de Portugal|Sporting CP]] {{flagicon|POR}} 2–1 {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Athletic Bilbao]]
*[[2012 Copa Libertadores second stage]], final matchday (teams in '''bold''' advance to the Round of 16):
**[[2012 Copa Libertadores second stage#Group 1|Group 1]]: 
***[[Juan Aurich]] {{flagicon|PER}} 1–0 '''{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Sport Club Internacional|Internacional]]'''
***'''[[Santos FC|Santos]]''' {{flagicon|BRA}} 2–0 {{flagicon|BOL}} [[The Strongest]]
****Standings: Santos 13 points, Internacional 8, The Strongest 7, Juan Aurich 6.
**[[2012 Copa Libertadores second stage#Group 8|Group 8]]:
***'''[[Club Universidad de Chile|Universidad de Chile]]''' {{flagicon|CHI}} 2–1 {{flagicon|COL}} '''[[Atlético Nacional]]'''
***[[C.A. Peñarol|Peñarol]] {{flagicon|URU}} 4–2 {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba|Godoy Cruz]]
****Standings: Universidad de Chile 13 points, Atlético Nacional 11, Godoy Cruz 5, Peñarol 4.

====[[Ice hockey]]====
*[[2012 IIHF World U18 Championships#Quarterfinals|World U18 Championship Quarterfinals]]:
**'''{{ih18-rt|FIN}}''' 8–0 {{ih18|GER}}
**{{ih18-rt|RUS}} 2–4 '''{{ih18|CAN}}'''

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===April 18, 2012 (Wednesday)===

====[[Bicycle racing|Cycling]]====
*[[2012 UCI World Tour|UCI World Tour]]:
**[[2012 La Flèche Wallonne|La Flèche Wallonne]]: {{gold1}} [[Joaquim Rodríguez]] {{cc3|ESP}} ({{UCI team code|KAT|2012}}) {{silver2}} [[Michael Albasini]] {{cc3|SUI}} ({{UCI team code|GEC|2012a}}) {{bronze3}} [[Philippe Gilbert]] {{cc3|BEL}} ({{UCI team code|BMC|2012}})
***UCI World Tour standings (after 12 of 28 races): (1) [[Tom Boonen]] {{cc3|BEL}} ({{UCI team code|OPQ|2012}}) 366 points (2) [[Peter Sagan]] {{cc3|SVK}} ({{UCI team code|LIQ|2012}}) 229 (3) Rodríguez & [[Samuel Sánchez]] {{cc3|ESP}} ({{UCI team code|EUS|2012}}) 222
*[[2012 UCI Women's Road World Cup|UCI Women's Road World Cup]]: 
**[[La Flèche Wallonne Féminine|La Flèche Wallonne]]: {{gold1}} [[Evelyn Stevens (cyclist)|Evelyn Stevens]] {{cc3|USA}} {{silver2}} [[Marianne Vos]] {{cc3|NED}} {{bronze3}} [[Linda Villumsen]] {{cc3|NZL}}

====[[Association football|Football (soccer)]]====
*[[2011–12 UEFA Champions League knockout phase#Semi-finals|UEFA Champions League semi-finals]], first leg: [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] {{flagicon|ENG}} 1–0 {{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
*[[2012 Copa Libertadores second stage|Copa Libertadores second stage]], final matchday (teams in '''bold''' advance to the Round of 16):
**[[2012 Copa Libertadores second stage#Group 4|Group 4]]:
***[[Arsenal de Sarandí|Arsenal]] {{flagicon|ARG}} 1–2 {{flagicon|BRA}} '''[[Fluminense Football Club|Fluminense]]'''
***'''[[Boca Juniors]]''' {{flagicon|ARG}} 2–0 {{flagicon|VEN}} [[Zamora FC|Zamora]]
****Standings: Fluminense 15 points, Boca Juniors 13, Arsenal 6, Zamora 1.
**[[2012 Copa Libertadores second stage#Group 6|Group 6]]:
***'''[[Sport Club Corinthians Paulista|Corinthians]]''' {{flagicon|BRA}} 6–0 {{flagicon|VEN}} [[Deportivo Táchira]]
***'''[[Cruz Azul]]''' {{flagicon|MEX}} 4–1 {{flagicon|PAR}} [[Club Nacional|Nacional]]
****Standings: Corinthians 14 points, Cruz Azul 11, Nacional 4, Deportivo Táchira 3.
*[[2012 CONCACAF Champions League Finals|CONCACAF Champions League Finals]], first leg: [[C.F. Monterrey|Monterrey]] {{flagicon|MEX}} 2–0 {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Club Santos Laguna|Santos Laguna]]
*[[2012 AFC Champions League group stage|AFC Champions League group stage]], matchday 4:
**[[2012 AFC Champions League group stage#Group A|Group A]]:
***[[Nasaf Qarshi]] {{flagicon|UZB}} 0–1 {{flagicon|QAT}} [[Al-Rayyan SC|Al-Rayyan]]
***[[Al Jazira Club|Al-Jazira]] {{flagicon|UAE}} 1–1 {{flagicon|IRN}} [[Esteghlal Tehran FC|Esteghlal]]
**[[2012 AFC Champions League group stage#Group C|Group C]]:
***[[Lekhwiya SC|Lekhwiya]] {{flagicon|QAT}} 1–0 {{flagicon|IRN}} [[Sepahan Isfahan FC|Sepahan]]
***[[Al-Ahli SC (Jeddah)|Al-Ahli]] {{flagicon|KSA}} 3–1 {{flagicon|UAE}} [[Al Nasr SC (Dubai)|Al-Nasr]]
**[[2012 AFC Champions League group stage#Group E|Group E]]:
***[[Adelaide United FC|Adelaide United]] {{flagicon|AUS}} 1–0 {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Pohang Steelers]]
***[[FC Bunyodkor|Bunyodkor]] {{flagicon|UZB}} 3–2 {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Gamba Osaka]]
**[[2012 AFC Champions League group stage#Group G|Group G]]:
***[[Nagoya Grampus]] {{flagicon|JPN}} 0–0 {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Tianjin Teda F.C.|Tianjin Teda]]
***[[Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma]] {{flagicon|KOR}} 5–0 {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Central Coast Mariners FC|Central Coast Mariners]]

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===April 17, 2012 (Tuesday)===

====[[Baseball]]====
*[[2012 Major League Baseball season|Major League Baseball]]: [[2012 Colorado Rockies season|Colorado Rockies]] 5, [[2012 San Diego Padres season|San Diego Padres]] 3
**Rockies pitcher [[Jamie Moyer]] earns the [[Win–loss record (pitching)|win]] to become the oldest pitcher to win a game in Major League Baseball history at the age of 49 years, 151 days. Moyer's mark surpassed [[Jack Quinn (baseball)|Jack Quinn]]'s previous record of 49 years, 70 days from September 13, {{MLB Year|1932}}.

====[[Association football|Football (soccer)]]====
*[[2011–12 UEFA Champions League knockout phase#Semi-finals|UEFA Champions League semi-finals]], first leg: [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]] {{flagicon|GER}} 2–1 {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]
*[[2012 Copa Libertadores second stage|Copa Libertadores second stage]], final matchday (teams in '''bold''' advance to the Round of 16):
**[[2012 Copa Libertadores second stage#Group 3|Group 3]]:
***[[Junior de Barranquilla|Junior]] {{flagicon|COL}} 2–1 {{flagicon|CHI}} '''[[Unión Española]]'''
***'''[[Club Bolívar|Bolívar]]''' {{flagicon|BOL}} 3–0 {{flagicon|CHI}} [[Club Deportivo Universidad Católica|Universidad Católica]]
****Standings: Unión Española, Bolívar 10 points, Junior 7, Universidad Católica 6.
**[[2012 Copa Libertadores second stage#Group 7|Group 7]]:
***'''[[Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield|Vélez Sársfield]]''' {{flagicon|ARG}} 1–3 {{flagicon|URU}} [[Defensor Sporting]]
***'''[[Sociedad Deportivo Quito|Deportivo Quito]]''' {{flagicon|ECU}} 5–0 {{flagicon|MEX}} [[C.D. Guadalajara|Guadalajara]]
****Standings: Velez Sársfield 12 points, Deportivo Quito 10, Defensor Sporting 9, Guadalajara 4.
*[[2012 AFC Champions League group stage|AFC Champions League group stage]], matchday 4:
**[[2012 AFC Champions League group stage#Group B|Group B]]:
***[[Baniyas SC|Bani Yas]] {{flagicon|UAE}} 0–0 {{flagicon|KSA}} [[Al-Ittihad Club (Jeddah)|Al-Ittihad]]
***[[Al-Arabi SC (Qatar)|Al-Arabi]] {{flagicon|QAT}} 0–1 {{flagicon|UZB}} [[Pakhtakor Tashkent FK|Pakhtakor]]
**[[2012 AFC Champions League group stage#Group D|Group D]]:
***[[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]] {{flagicon|IRN}} 1–1 {{flagicon|QAT}} [[Al-Gharafa SC|Al-Gharafa]]
***[[Al-Hilal FC|Al-Hilal]] {{flagicon|KSA}} 2–1 {{flagicon|UAE}} [[Al Shabab Al Arabi Club Dubai|Al-Shabab]]
**[[2012 AFC Champions League group stage#Group F|Group F]]:
***[[Brisbane Roar FC|Brisbane Roar]] {{flagicon|AUS}} 1–2 {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Ulsan Hyundai FC|Ulsan Hyundai]]
***[[FC Tokyo]] {{flagicon|JPN}} 3–0 {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Beijing Guoan F.C.|Beijing Guoan]]
**[[2012 AFC Champions League group stage#Group H|Group H]]:
***[[Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors]] {{flagicon|KOR}} 3–2 {{flagicon|THA}} [[Buriram United F.C.|Buriram United]]
***[[Guangzhou Evergrande F.C.|Guangzhou Evergrande]] {{flagicon|CHN}} 3–1 {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kashiwa Reysol]]

====[[Ice hockey]]====
*[[2012 IIHF World U18 Championships#Preliminary round|World U18 Championship Preliminary round]] (teams in '''bold''' advance to the semifinals, teams in ''italics'' advance to the quarterfinals):
**[[2012 IIHF World U18 Championships#Group A|Group A]]:
***{{ih18-rt|CZE}} 2–6 ''{{ih18|FIN}}''
***'''{{ih18-rt|USA}}''' 5–3 ''{{ih18|CAN}}''
****Standings: United States 12 points, Finland 9, Canada 6, Czech Republic 3, {{ih18|DEN}} 0.
**[[2012 IIHF World U18 Championships#Group B|Group B]]:
***'''{{ih18-rt|SWE}}''' 2–0 ''{{ih18|RUS}}''
***{{ih18-rt|SUI}} 2–6 ''{{ih18|GER}}''
****Standings: Sweden 12 points, Russia, Germany, Latvia 6, Switzerland 0.

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===April 16, 2012 (Monday)===

====[[Ice hockey]]====
*[[2012 IIHF World U18 Championships#Preliminary round|World U18 Championship Preliminary round]]:
**[[2012 IIHF World U18 Championships#Group A|Group A]]:
***{{ih18-rt|CAN}} 6–2 {{ih18|CZE}}
***{{ih18-rt|FIN}} 5–1 {{ih18|DEN}}
**[[2012 IIHF World U18 Championships#Group B|Group B]]:
***{{ih18-rt|GER}} 4–5 {{ih18|LAT}}
***{{ih18-rt|RUS}} 6–0 {{ih18|SUI}}

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===April 15, 2012 (Sunday)===

====[[Auto racing]]====
*[[2012 Formula One season|Formula One]]:
**{{F1 GP|2012|Chinese}} in [[Shanghai International Circuit|Shanghai]], China: (1) [[Nico Rosberg]] {{cc3|GER}} ([[Mercedes-Benz in Formula One|Mercedes]]) (2) [[Jenson Button]] {{cc3|GBR}} ([[McLaren]]–[[Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains|Mercedes]]) (3) [[Lewis Hamilton]] {{cc3|GBR}} (McLaren-Mercedes)
*[[2012 IndyCar Series season|IndyCar Series]]:
**[[2012 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach|Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach]] in [[Long Beach, California]]: (1) [[Will Power]] {{cc3|AUS}} ([[Team Penske]]) (2) [[Simon Pagenaud]] {{cc3|FRA}} ([[Sam Schmidt Motorsports|Schmidt Hamilton Motorsports]]) (3) [[James Hinchcliffe]] {{cc3|CAN}} ([[Andretti Autosport]])

====[[Basketball]]====
*[[2011–12 Eurocup Basketball Final Four|Eurocup Basketball Final Four]] in [[Khimki]], Russia:
**[[2011–12 Eurocup Basketball Final Four#Third place game|Third place game]]: {{bronze3}}  '''[[BC Lietuvos Rytas|Lietuvos Rytas]] {{flagicon|LIT}}''' 71–62 {{flagicon|RUS}} [[BC Spartak Saint Petersburg|Spartak St. Petersburg]]
**[[2011–12 Eurocup Basketball Final Four#Final|Final]]: {{gold1}} '''[[BC Khimki|Khimki]]''' {{flagicon|RUS}} 77–68 {{silver2}} {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Valencia Basket]]
***Khimki win the title for the first time, becoming the second consecutive, and third overall, Russian team to win the tournament.

====[[Bicycle racing|Cycling]]====
*[[2012 UCI World Tour|UCI World Tour]]:
**[[2012 Amstel Gold Race|Amstel Gold Race]]: {{gold1}} [[Enrico Gasparotto]] {{cc3|ITA}} ({{UCI team code|AST|2012}}) {{silver2}} [[Jelle Vanendert]] {{cc3|BEL}} ({{UCI team code|LTB|2012}}) {{bronze3}} [[Peter Sagan]] {{cc3|SVK}} ({{UCI team code|LIQ|2012}})
***UCI World Tour standings (after 11 of 28 races): (1) [[Tom Boonen]] {{cc3|BEL}} ({{UCI team code|OPQ|2012}}) 366 points (2) Sagan 229 (3) [[Samuel Sánchez]] {{cc3|ESP}} ({{UCI team code|EUS|2012}}) 222

====[[Association football|Football (soccer)]]====
*[[2011–12 UEFA Women's Champions League#Semifinals|UEFA Women's Champions League semifinals]], first leg:
**[[Arsenal L.F.C.|Arsenal]] {{flagicon|ENG}} 1–2 {{flagicon|GER}} [[1. FFC Frankfurt]]
**[[Olympique Lyonnais (Ladies)|Lyon]] {{flagicon|FRA}} 5–1 {{flagicon|GER}} [[1. FFC Turbine Potsdam|Turbine Potsdam]]

====[[Ice hockey]]====
*[[2012 IIHF World U18 Championships#Preliminary round|World U18 Championship Preliminary round]]:
**[[2012 IIHF World U18 Championships#Group A|Group A]]: {{ih18-rt|DEN}} 0–4 {{ih18|USA}}
**[[2012 IIHF World U18 Championships#Group B|Group B]]: {{ih18-rt|LAT}} 1–3 {{ih18|SWE}}

====[[Tennis]]====
*[[2012 ATP World Tour|ATP World Tour]]:
**[[2012 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships|U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships]] in [[River Oaks Country Club|Houston, Texas]], United States:
***[[2012 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships – Singles|Final]]: '''[[Juan Mónaco]]''' {{cc3|ARG}} def. [[John Isner]] {{cc3|USA}} 6–2, 3–6, 6–3
****Mónaco wins his fifth ATP Tour title.
**[[2012 Grand Prix Hassan II|Grand Prix Hassan II]] in [[Casablanca]], [[Morocco]]:
***[[2012 Grand Prix Hassan II – Singles|Final]]: '''[[Pablo Andújar]]''' {{cc3|ESP}} def. [[Albert Ramos]] {{cc3|ESP}} 6–1, 7–6(5)
****Andújar defends his Casablanca title, winning his second ATP Tour title.
*[[2012 WTA Tour|WTA Tour]]:
**[[2012 Barcelona Ladies Open|Barcelona Ladies Open]] in [[Barcelona]], Spain:
***[[2012 Barcelona Ladies Open – Singles|Final]]: '''[[Sara Errani]]''' {{cc3|ITA}} def. [[Dominika Cibulková]] {{cc3|SVK}} 6–2, 6–2
****Errani wins her fourth WTA Tour title.
**[[2012 e-Boks Open|e-Boks Open]] in [[Farum]], Denmark:
***[[2012 e-Boks Open – Singles|Final]]: '''[[Angelique Kerber]]''' {{cc3|GER}} def. [[Caroline Wozniacki]] {{cc3|DEN}} 6–4, 6–4
****Kerber wins her second WTA Tour title.

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===April 14, 2012 (Saturday)===

====[[Auto racing]]====
*[[2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series|Sprint Cup Series]]:
**[[2012 Samsung Mobile 500|Samsung Mobile 500]] in [[Texas Motor Speedway|Fort Worth, Texas]]: (1) {{flagicon|Washington}} [[Greg Biffle]] ([[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]; [[Roush Fenway Racing]]) (2) {{flagicon|California}} [[Jimmie Johnson]] ([[Chevrolet]]; [[Hendrick Motorsports]]) (3) {{flagicon|Arkansas}} [[Mark Martin]] ([[Toyota]]; [[Michael Waltrip Racing]])

====[[Horse racing]]====
*[[2012 Grand National|Grand National]] in [[Aintree Racecourse|Aintree]], England: {{gold1}} [[Neptune Collonges]] (trainer: [[Paul Nicholls (horse racing)|Paul Nicholls]]; jockey: [[Daryl Jacob]]) {{silver2}} [[Sunnyhillboy]] (trainer: [[Jonjo O'Neill (jockey)|Jonjo O'Neill]]; jockey: [[Richie McLernon]]) {{bronze3}} [[Seabass (horse)|Seabass]] (trainer: [[Ted Walsh]]; jockey: [[Katie Walsh (jockey)|Katie Walsh]])

====[[Ice hockey]]====
*[[2012 IIHF Women's World Championship|Women's World Championship]]:
**[[2012 IIHF Women's World Championship#Bronze medal game|Bronze medal game]]: {{bronze3}} '''{{ihw-rt|SUI}}''' 6–2 {{ihw|FIN}}
**[[2012 IIHF Women's World Championship#Gold medal game|Final]]: {{silver2}} {{ihw-rt|USA}} 4–5 {{gold1}} '''{{ihw|CAN}}'''
***Canada win the title for the tenth time.
*[[2012 IIHF World U18 Championships#Preliminary round|World U18 Championship Preliminary round]]:
**[[2012 IIHF World U18 Championships#Group A|Group A]]:
***{{ih18-rt|USA}} 5–0 {{ih18|CZE}}
***{{ih18-rt|CAN}} 2–4 {{ih18|FIN}}
**[[2012 IIHF World U18 Championships#Group B|Group B]]:
***{{ih18-rt|RUS}} 2–4 {{ih18|GER}}
***{{ih18-rt|SWE}} 7–2 {{ih18|SUI}}

====[[Mixed martial arts]]====
*[[UFC on Fuel TV: Gustafsson vs. Silva]] in [[Ericsson Globe|Stockholm]], Sweden:
**Bantamweight bout: '''[[Brad Pickett]]''' {{cc3|ENG}} def. [[Damacio Page]] {{cc3|USA}} via submission (rear-naked choke)
**Welterweight bout: '''[[John Maguire (fighter)|John Maguire]]''' {{cc3|ENG}} def. [[DaMarques Johnson]] {{cc3|USA}} via submission (armbar)
**Featherweight bout: '''[[Dennis Siver]]''' {{cc3|GER}} def. [[Diego Nunes (fighter)|Diego Nunes]] {{cc3|BRA}} via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)
**Welterweight bout: '''[[Siyar Bahadurzada]]''' {{cc3|AFG}} def. [[Paulo Thiago]] {{cc3|BRA}} via KO (punch)
**Middleweight bout: '''[[Brian Stann]]''' {{cc3|USA}} def. [[Alessio Sakara]] {{cc3|ITA}} via KO (punches)
**Light Heavyweight bout: '''[[Alexander Gustafsson]]''' {{cc3|SWE}} def. [[Thiago Silva (fighter)|Thiago Silva]] {{cc3|BRA}} via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)

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===April 13, 2012 (Friday)===

====[[Ice hockey]]====
*[[2012 IIHF Women's World Championship#Semifinals|Women's World Championship Semifinals]]:
**{{ihw-rt|CAN}} 5–1 {{ihw|FIN}}
**{{ihw-rt|USA}} 10–0 {{ihw|SUI}}
*[[2012 IIHF World U18 Championships#Preliminary round|World U18 Championship Preliminary round]]:
**[[2012 IIHF World U18 Championships#Group A|Group A]]: {{ih18-rt|CZE}} 8–4 {{ih18|DEN}}
**[[2012 IIHF World U18 Championships#Group B|Group B]]: {{ih18-rt|SUI}} 2–4 {{ih18|LAT}}

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===April 12, 2012 (Thursday)===

====[[Boxing]]====
*[[2012 Asian Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament|Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament]] in [[Astana]], [[Kazakhstan]]:
**[[2012 Asian Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament#Light flyweight|Light flyweight]]: '''[[Birzhan Zhakypov]]''' {{cc3|KAZ}} def. [[Naoya Inoue]] {{cc3|JPN}} 16–11. Zhakypov qualifies for the Olympics.
**[[2012 Asian Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament#Flyweight|Flyweight]]: '''[[Ilyas Suleimenov]]''' {{cc3|KAZ}} def. [[Nyambayaryn Tögstsogt]] {{cc3|MGL}} 18–14. Suleimenov and Tögstsogt, along with the semifinalists [[Pak Jong-chol (boxer)|Pak Jong-Chol]] {{cc3|PRK}} and [[Katsuaki Susa]] {{cc3|JPN}}, qualify for the Olympics.
**[[2012 Asian Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament#Bantamweight|Bantamweight]]: '''[[Shiva Thapa]]''' {{cc3|IND}} def. [[Wissam Salamana]] {{cc3|SYR}} 18–11. Thapa and Salamana, along with third-placed [[Satoshi Shimizu]] {{cc3|JPN}} qualify for the Olympics.
**[[2012 Asian Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament#Lightweight|Lightweight]]: '''[[Liu Qiang (boxer)|Liu Qiang]]''' {{cc3|CHN}} def. [[Charly Suarez]] {{cc3|PHI}} 15–11. Liu qualifies for the Olympics.
**[[2012 Asian Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament#Light welterweight|Light welterweight]]: '''[[Daniyar Yeleussinov]]''' {{cc3|KAZ}} def. [[Serdar Hudayberdiyev]] {{cc3|TKM}} by WO. Yeleussinov and Hudayberdiyev, along with the semifinalists [[Uktamjon Rahmonov]] {{cc3|UZB}} and [[Mehdi Tolouti]] {{cc3|IRI}}, qualify for the Olympics.
**[[2012 Asian Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament#Welterweight|Welterweight]]: '''[[Maimaitituersun Qiong]]''' {{cc3|CHN}} def. [[Byambyn Tüvshinbat]] {{cc3|MGL}} by RSCI. Maimaitituersun and Tüvshinbat, along with third-placed [[Amin Ghasemipour]] {{cc3|IRI}}, qualify for the Olympics. 
**[[2012 Asian Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament#Middleweight|Middleweight]]: '''[[Abbos Atoev]]''' {{cc3|UZB}} def. [[Nursahat Pazziyev]] {{cc3|TKM}} 4–3. Atoev and Pazziyev, along with the semifinalists [[Sobirjon Nazarov]] {{cc3|TJK}} and [[Vijender Singh]] {{cc3|IND}}, qualify for the Olympics. 
**[[2012 Asian Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament#Light heavyweight|Light heavyweight]]: '''[[Sumit Sangwan]]''' {{cc3|IND}} def. [[Jahon Qurbonov]] {{cc3|TJK}} 14–9. Sangwan and Qurbonov, along with third-placed [[Ihab Al-Matbouli]] {{cc3|JOR}}, qualify for the Olympics.
**[[2012 Asian Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament#Heavyweight|Heavyweight]]: '''[[Ali Mazaheri]]''' {{cc3|IRI}} def. [[Mohammad Ghossoun]] {{cc3|SYR}} 14–11. Mazaheri qualifies for the Olympics. 
**[[2012 Asian Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament#Super heavyweight|Super heavyweight]]: '''[[Zhang Zhilei]]''' {{cc3|CHN}} def. [[Soumar Ghossoun]] {{cc3|SYR}} 10–6. Zhang qualifies for the Olympics.

====[[Association football|Football (soccer)]]====
*[[2012 Copa Libertadores second stage|Copa Libertadores second stage]], matchday 6 (teams in '''bold''' advance to the Round of 16):
**[[2012 Copa Libertadores second stage#Group 2|Group 2]]:
***[[Clube de Regatas do Flamengo|Flamengo]] {{flagicon|BRA}} 3–0 {{flagicon|ARG}} '''[[Club Atlético Lanús|Lanús]]'''
***[[Club Olimpia|Olimpia]] {{flagicon|PAR}} 2–3 {{flagicon|ECU}} '''[[Club Sport Emelec|Emelec]]'''
****Standings: Lanús 10 points, Emelec 9, Flamengo 8, Olimpia 7.
**[[2012 Copa Libertadores second stage#Group 5|Group 5]]: 
***[[Club Nacional de Football|Nacional]] {{flagicon|URU}} 0–1 {{flagicon|BRA}} '''[[CR Vasco da Gama|Vasco da Gama]]'''
***[[Alianza Lima]] {{flagicon|PER}} 1–2 {{flagicon|PAR}} '''[[Club Libertad|Libertad]]'''
****Standings: Libertad, Vasco da Gama 13 points, Nacional 6, Alianza Lima 3.

====[[Ice hockey]]====
*[[2012 IIHF World U18 Championships#Preliminary round|World U18 Championship Preliminary round]], game 1:
**[[2012 IIHF World U18 Championships#Group A|Group A]]:
***{{ih18-rt|DEN}} 1–6 {{ih18|CAN}}
***{{ih18-rt|FIN}} 0–4 {{ih18|USA}}
**[[2012 IIHF World U18 Championships#Group B|Group B]]:
***{{ih18-rt|LAT}} 1–6 {{ih18|RUS}}
***{{ih18-rt|GER}} 1–8 {{ih18|SWE}}

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===April 11, 2012 (Wednesday)===

====[[Association football|Football (soccer)]]====
*[[2012 AFC Cup group stage|AFC Cup group stage]], matchday 4:
**[[2012 AFC Cup group stage#Group A|Group A]]:
***[[Al-Ittihad Aleppo|Al-Ittihad]] {{flagicon|SYR}} 0–2 {{flagicon|OMA}} [[Al-Suwaiq]]
***[[Al-Faisaly Club (Amman)|Al-Faisaly]] {{flagicon|JOR}} 1–1 {{flagicon|KUW}} [[Qadsia SC|Al-Qadsia]]
**[[2012 AFC Cup group stage#Group C|Group C]]:
***[[Kuwait SC|Al-Kuwait]] {{flagicon|KUW}} 1–0 {{flagicon|LIB}} [[Al-Ahed]]
***[[Ettifaq FC|Al-Ettifaq]] {{flagicon|KSA}} 2–0 {{flagicon|MDV}} [[VB Sports Club|VB]]
**[[2012 AFC Cup group stage#Group E|Group E]]:
***[[Al-Tilal SC|Al-Tilal]] {{flagicon|YEM}} 0–2 {{flagicon|SYR}} [[SC Al-Shorta Damascus|Al-Shorta]]
***[[Safa Beirut SC|Safa]] {{flagicon|LIB}} 1–0 {{flagicon|IRQ}} [[Al-Zawra'a SC|Al-Zawra'a]]
**[[2012 AFC Cup group stage#Group G|Group G]]:
***[[Home United FC|Home United]] {{flagicon|SIN}} 3–1 {{flagicon|MYA}} [[Yangon United F.C.|Yangon United]]
***[[Citizen AA|Citizen]] {{flagicon|HKG}} 3–3 {{flagicon|THA}} [[Chonburi F.C.|Chonburi]]

====[[Ice hockey]]====
*[[2012 IIHF Women's World Championship#Quarterfinals|Women's World Championship Quarterfinals]] in [[Burlington, Vermont]]:
**{{ihw-rt|RUS}} 2–5 '''{{ihw|SUI}}'''
**'''{{ihw-rt|FIN}}''' 2–1 {{ihw|SWE}}

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===April 10, 2012 (Tuesday)===

====[[Association football|Football (soccer)]]====
*[[2012 AFC Cup group stage|AFC Cup group stage]], matchday 4:
**[[2012 AFC Cup group stage#Group B|Group B]]:
***[[Arbil SC|Arbil]] {{flagicon|IRQ}} 2–0 {{flagicon|IND}} [[Kingfisher East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]
***[[Kazma SC|Kazma]] {{flagicon|KUW}} 1–1 {{flagicon|YEM}} [[Al-Oruba (Zabid)|Al-Oruba]]
**[[2012 AFC Cup group stage#Group D|Group D]]:
***[[Al-Oruba SC|Al-Oruba]] {{flagicon|OMA}} 0–0 {{flagicon|UZB}} [[FK Neftchi Farg'ona|Neftchi Farg'ona]]
***[[Salgaocar S.C.|Salgaocar]] {{flagicon|IND}} 1–2 {{flagicon|JOR}} [[Al-Wehdat SC|Al-Wehdat]]
**[[2012 AFC Cup group stage#Group F|Group F]]:
***[[Terengganu FA|Terengganu]] {{flagicon|MAS}} 0–2 {{flagicon|SIN}} [[Tampines Rovers FC|Tampines Rovers]]
***[[Song Lam Nghe An FC|Song Lam Nghe An]] {{flagicon|VIE}} 1–0 {{flagicon|HKG}} [[Kitchee SC|Kitchee]]
**[[2012 AFC Cup group stage#Group H|Group H]]:
***[[Arema FC|Arema]] {{flagicon|IDN}} 1–3 {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Kelantan FA|Kelantan]]
***[[Ayeyawady United F.C.|Ayeyawady United]] {{flagicon|MYA}} 2–0 {{flagicon|VIE}} [[Navibank Sài Gòn F.C.|Navibank Sài Gòn]]

====[[Ice hockey]]====
*[[2012 IIHF Women's World Championship|Women's World Championship]] in [[Burlington, Vermont]], preliminary round (teams in '''bold''' advance to the semifinals, teams in ''italics'' advance to the quarterfinals):
**[[2012 IIHF Women's World Championship#Group A|Group A]]:
***'''{{ihw-rt|CAN}}''' 14–1 ''{{ihw|RUS}}''
***''{{ihw-rt|FIN}}'' 0–11 '''{{ihw|USA}}'''
****Standings: United States 9 points, Canada 6, Finland 3, Russia 0.
**[[2012 IIHF Women's World Championship#Group B|Group B]]:
***''{{ihw-rt|SWE}}'' 2–3 ''{{ihw|SUI}}''
***{{ihw-rt|GER}} 2–4 {{ihw|SVK}}
****Standings: Switzerland 6 points, Sweden 5, Germany 4, Slovakia 3.

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===April 9, 2012 (Monday)===

====[[Association football|Football (soccer)]]====
*[[2012 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds#First round|CAF Confederation Cup first round]], second leg (first leg score in parentheses): '''[[AS Real Bamako]]''' {{flagicon|MLI}} 3–1 (0–1) {{flagicon|GAM}} [[Gamtel FC]]. AS Real Bamako win 3–2 on aggregate.

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===April 8, 2012 (Sunday)===

====[[Curling]]====
*[[2012 World Men's Curling Championship|World Men's Championship]]:
**[[2012 World Men's Curling Championship#Bronze Medal Game|Bronze medal game]]: {{bronze3}} '''{{flagu|Sweden}}''' 9–8 {{NOR}}
**[[2012 World Men's Curling Championship#Gold Medal Game|Gold medal game]]: {{gold1}} '''{{flagu|Canada}}''' 8–7 {{SCO}}
***Canada win the title for the third successive year and the 34th time overall.

====[[Bicycle racing|Cycling]]====
*[[2012 UCI World Tour|UCI World Tour]]:
**[[2012 Paris–Roubaix|Paris–Roubaix]]: {{gold1}} [[Tom Boonen]] {{cc3|BEL}} ({{UCI team code|OPQ|2012}}) {{silver2}} [[Sébastien Turgot]] {{cc3|FRA}} ({{UCI team code|EUC|2012}}) {{bronze3}} [[Alessandro Ballan]] {{cc3|ITA}} ({{UCI team code|BMC|2012}})
***UCI World Tour standings (after 10 of 28 races): (1) Boonen 366 points (2) [[Simon Gerrans]] {{cc3|AUS}} ({{UCI team code|GEC|2012a}}) 210 (3) [[Samuel Sánchez]] {{cc3|ESP}} ({{UCI team code|EUS|2012}}) 208

====[[Association football|Football (soccer)]]====
*[[2012 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds#First round|CAF Champions League first round]], second leg (first leg scores in parentheses):
**[[AS Vita Club]] {{flagicon|COD}} 2–3 (0–0) {{flagicon|ALG}} '''[[ASO Chlef]]'''. ASO Chlef win 3–2 on aggregate.
**[[Africa Sports National|Africa Sports]] {{flagicon|CIV}} 2–1 (0–1) {{flagicon|EGY}} '''[[Zamalek SC|Zamalek]]'''. 2–2 on aggregate; Zamalek win on [[Away goals rule|away goals]].
**'''[[MAS Fez|Maghreb de Fès]]''' {{flagicon|MAR}} 3–0 (1–1) {{flagicon|GUI}} [[Horoya AC]]. Maghreb de Fès win 4–1 on aggregate.
**'''[[Al-Ahly S.C.|Al-Ahly]]''' {{flagicon|EGY}} 3–0 (0–0) {{flagicon|ETH}} [[Ethiopian Coffee FC|Ethiopian Coffee]]. Al-Ahly win 3–0 on aggregate.
**'''[[Sunshine Stars F.C.|Sunshine Stars]]''' {{flagicon|NGA}} 3–0 (1–4) {{flagicon|ANG}} [[Clube Recreativo Desportivo do Libolo|Recreativo do Libolo]]. 4–4 on aggregate; Sunshine Stars win on [[Away goals rule|away goals]].
**'''[[Dynamos F.C.|Dynamos]]''' {{flagicon|ZIM}} 1–0 (2–2) {{flagicon|MOZ}} [[Liga Muçulmana de Maputo|Liga Muçulmana]]. Dynamos win 3–2 on aggregate.
**'''[[Coton Sport FC de Garoua|Coton Sport]]''' {{flagicon|CMR}} 1–0 (1–2) {{flagicon|NGA}} [[Dolphins F.C. (Port Harcourt)|Dolphins]]. 2–2 on aggregate; Coton Sport win on [[Away goals rule|away goals]].
**[[Raja CA Casablanca|Raja Casablanca]] {{flagicon|MAR}} 3–0 (0–5) {{flagicon|GHA}} '''[[Berekum Chelsea F.C.|Berekum Chelsea]]'''. Berekum Chelsea win 5–3 on aggregate.
**'''[[TP Mazembe]]''' {{flagicon|COD}} 6–0 (1–1) {{flagicon|ZAM}} [[Power Dynamos F.C.|Power Dynamos]]. TP Mazembe win 7–1 on aggregate.
*[[2012 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds#First round|CAF Confederation Cup first round]], second leg (first leg scores in parentheses):
**'''[[CODM Meknès]]''' {{flagicon|MAR}} 3–0 (2–0) {{flagicon|GUI}} [[FC Séquence de Dixinn|FC Séquence]]. CODM Meknès win 5–0 on aggregate.
**'''[[Al-Ahli Shendi]]''' {{flagicon|SUD}} 2–0 (1–0) {{flagicon|MOZ}} [[Clube Ferroviário de Maputo|Ferroviário de Maputo]]. Al-Ahli Shendi win 3–0 on aggregate.
**'''[[Heartland F.C.|Heartland]]''' {{flagicon|NGA}} 2–1 (0–0) {{flagicon|CMR}} [[Unisport Bafang]]. Heartland win 2–1 on aggregate.
**'''[[Grupo Desportivo Interclube|Inter Luanda]]''' {{flagicon|ANG}} 2–0 ([[Extra time (association football)|a.e.t.]]) (0–2) {{flagicon|MAD}} [[Tana FC Formation|Tana FC]]. 2–2 on aggregate; Inter Luanda win 6–5 on [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalties]].
**'''[[Amal Atbara]]''' {{flagicon|SUD}} 0–0 (1–1) {{flagicon|ZIM}} [[Hwange F.C.|Hwange]]. 1–1 on aggregate; Amal Atbara win on [[Away goals rule|away goals]].

====[[Golf]]====
*[[Men's major golf championships|Men's major championships]]:
**[[2012 Masters Tournament|Masters Tournament]]:
***Winner: [[Bubba Watson]] {{cc3|USA}} 278 (−10)
****Watson wins his first major title.

====[[Team handball|Handball]]====
*[[Handball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification#2012 IHF Qualification Tournaments|Olympics Men's Qualification Tournaments]], final matchday (teams in '''bold''' qualify for the Olympics):
**[[Handball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification#2012 IHF Qualification Tournament #1|Tournament 1]] in [[Centro de Tecnificación de Alicante|Alicante]], Spain:
***'''{{hb-rt|SRB}}''' 26–18 {{hb|ALG}}
***'''{{hb-rt|ESP}}''' 33–22 {{hb|POL}}
****Standings: Spain 6 points, Serbia, Poland 3, Algeria 0.
**[[Handball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification#2012 IHF Qualification Tournament #2|Tournament 2]] in [[Scandinavium|Gothenburg]], Sweden:
***{{hb-rt|BRA}} 28–27 {{hb|MKD}}
***'''{{hb-rt|SWE}}''' 26–23 '''{{hb|HUN}}'''
****Standings: Sweden 6 points, Hungary 4, Brazil 2, Macedonia 0. 
**[[Handball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification#2012 IHF Qualification Tournament #3|Tournament 3]] in [[Varaždin Arena|Varaždin]], [[Croatia]]: 
***{{hb-rt|JPN}} 33–26 {{hb|CHI}}
***'''{{hb-rt|CRO}}''' 31–28 '''{{hb|ISL}}'''
****Standings: Croatia 6 points, Iceland 4, Japan 2, Chile 0.

====[[Ice hockey]]====
*[[2012 IIHF Women's World Championship|Women's World Championship]] in [[Burlington, Vermont]], preliminary round:
**[[2012 IIHF Women's World Championship#Group A|Group A]]:
***{{ihw-rt|CAN}} 3–2 {{ihw|FIN}}
***{{ihw-rt|USA}} 9–0 {{ihw|RUS}}
**[[2012 IIHF Women's World Championship#Group B|Group B]]:
***{{ihw-rt|SWE}} 2–1 {{ihw|GER}}
***{{ihw-rt|SUI}} 2–1 {{ihw|SVK}}

====[[Motorcycle racing]]====
*[[2012 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|MotoGP]]:
**[[2012 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix|Qatar Grand Prix]] in [[Losail International Circuit|Losail]], [[Qatar]] (ESP unless stated):
***MotoGP: (1) [[Jorge Lorenzo]] ([[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]]) (2) [[Dani Pedrosa]] ([[Honda]]) (3) [[Casey Stoner]] {{cc3|AUS}} (Honda)
***Moto2: (1) [[Marc Márquez]] ([[Eskil Suter|Suter]]) (2) [[Andrea Iannone]] {{cc3|ITA}} ([[Speed Up]]) (3) [[Pol Espargaró]] ([[Kalex]])
***Moto3: (1) [[Maverick Viñales]] ([[FTR Moto|FTR]] Honda) (2) [[Romano Fenati]] {{cc3|ITA}} (FTR Honda) (3) [[Sandro Cortese]] {{cc3|GER}} ([[KTM]])

====[[Rugby union]]====
*[[2011–12 Heineken Cup#Quarter-finals|Heineken Cup quarter-finals]]:
**[[Munster Rugby|Munster]] {{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} 16–22 {{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} '''[[Ulster Rugby|Ulster]]'''
**[[Saracens F.C.|Saracens]] {{flagicon|ENG}} 3–22 {{flagicon|FRA}} '''[[ASM Clermont Auvergne|Clermont Auvergne]]'''
*[[2011–12 European Challenge Cup#Quarter-finals|European Challenge Cup quarter-finals]]: '''[[Club athlétique Brive Corrèze Limousin|Brive]]''' {{flagicon|FRA}} 15–11 {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Scarlets]]

====[[Tennis]]====
*[[2012 Davis Cup World Group#Quarterfinals|Davis Cup World Group Quarterfinals]]:
**'''{{davis|ESP}}''' 4–1 {{davis|AUT}}
***[[David Ferrer]] {{cc3|ESP}} def. [[Jürgen Melzer]] {{cc3|AUT}} 7–5, 6–3, 6–3
***[[Nicolás Almagro]] {{cc3|ESP}} def. [[Alexander Peya]] {{cc3|AUT}} 7–5, 7–5
**{{davis|FRA}} 2–3 '''{{davis|USA}}'''
***[[John Isner]] {{cc3|USA}} def. [[Jo-Wilfried Tsonga]] {{cc3|FRA}} 6–3, 7–6(4), 5–7, 6–3
***[[Gilles Simon]] {{cc3|FRA}} def. [[Ryan Harrison]] {{cc3|USA}} 6–2, 6–3
**'''{{davis|CZE}}''' 4–1 {{davis|SRB}}
***[[Tomáš Berdych]] {{cc3|CZE}} def. [[Janko Tipsarević]] {{cc3|SRB}} 7–6(6), 7–6(6), 7–6(7)
***[[Lukáš Rosol]] {{cc3|CZE}} def. [[Viktor Troicki]] {{cc3|SRB}} 7–6(5), 7–5
**'''{{davis|ARG}}''' 4–1 {{davis|CRO}}
***[[Juan Martín del Potro]] {{cc3|ARG}} def. [[Marin Čilić]] {{cc3|CRO}} 6–1, 6–2, 6–1
***[[Juan Mónaco]] {{cc3|ARG}} def. [[Antonio Veić]] {{cc3|CRO}} 6–1, 6–1
*[[2012 WTA Tour|WTA Tour]]:
**[[2012 Family Circle Cup|Family Circle Cup]] in [[Family Circle Tennis Center|Charleston, South Carolina]], United States:
***[[2012 Family Circle Cup – Singles|Final]]: '''[[Serena Williams]]''' {{cc3|USA}} def. [[Lucie Šafářová]] {{cc3|CZE}} 6–0, 6–1
****Williams wins her second Charleston title, and her 40th WTA title overall.

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===April 7, 2012 (Saturday)===

====[[Bicycle racing|Cycling]]====
*[[2012 UCI World Tour|UCI World Tour]]:
**[[2012 Tour of the Basque Country|Tour of the Basque Country]], stage 6: (1) [[Samuel Sánchez]] {{cc3|ESP}} ({{UCI team code|EUS|2012}}) (2) [[Bauke Mollema]] {{cc3|NED}} ({{UCI team code|RAB|2012}}) (3) [[Tony Martin (cyclist)|Tony Martin]] {{cc3|GER}} ({{UCI team code|OPQ|2012}})
***Final general classification: {{gold1}} Sánchez {{silver2}} [[Joaquim Rodríguez]] {{cc3|ESP}} ({{UCI team code|KAT|2012}}) {{bronze3}} Mollema

====[[Association football|Football (soccer)]]====
*[[2012 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds#First round|CAF Champions League first round]], second leg (first leg scores in parentheses):
**'''[[Academie de Foot Amadou Diallo|AFAD Djékanou]]''' {{flagicon|CIV}} 3–0 (2–1) {{flagicon|ALG}} [[JSM Béjaïa]]. AFAD Djékanou win 5–1 on aggregate.
**'''[[Al-Merreikh SC|Al-Merreikh]]''' {{flagicon|SUD}} 3–0 (2–2) {{flagicon|ZIM}} [[FC Platinum]]. Al-Merreikh win 5–2 on aggregate.
*[[2012 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds#First round|CAF Confederation Cup first round]], second leg (first leg scores in parentheses):
**[[US Tshinkunku]] {{flagicon|COD}} 1–2 (1–1) {{flagicon|SWZ}} '''[[Royal Leopards F.C.|Royal Leopards]]'''. Royal Leopards win 3–2 on aggregate.
**'''[[Club Africain]]''' {{flagicon|TUN}} 2–0 (1–1) {{flagicon|ETH}} [[Saint George FC|Saint-George SA]]. Club Africain win 3–1 on aggregate.
**[[CS Sfaxien]] {{flagicon|TUN}} 0–2 (2–1) {{flagicon|CGO}} '''[[AC Léopard]]'''. AC Léopard win 3–2 on aggregate.
**'''[[ENPPI Club|ENPPI]]''' {{flagicon|EGY}} 4–1 (1–1) {{flagicon|BDI}} [[Lydia Ludic Burundi Académic|LLB Académic]]. ENPPI win 5–2 on aggregate.
**'''[[Wydad AC Casablanca|Wydad Casablanca]]''' {{flagicon|MAR}} 4–1 (2–0) {{flagicon|LBR}} [[Invincible Eleven]]. Wydad Casablanca win 6–1 on aggregate.

====[[Team handball|Handball]]====
*[[Handball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification#2012 IHF Qualification Tournaments|Olympics Men's Qualification Tournaments]], matchday 2:
**[[Handball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification#2012 IHF Qualification Tournament #1|Tournament 1]] in [[Centro de Tecnificación de Alicante|Alicante]], Spain:
***{{hb-rt|SRB}} 25–25 {{hb|POL}}
***{{hb-rt|ALG}} 20–28 {{hb|ESP}}
**[[Handball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification#2012 IHF Qualification Tournament #2|Tournament 2]] in [[Scandinavium|Gothenburg]], Sweden:
***{{hb-rt|BRA}} 27–29 {{hb|HUN}}
***{{hb-rt|MKD}} 23–27 {{hb|SWE}}
**[[Handball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification#2012 IHF Qualification Tournament #3|Tournament 3]] in [[Varaždin Arena|Varaždin]], [[Croatia]]:
***{{hb-rt|CHI}} 15–35 {{hb|CRO}}
***{{hb-rt|JPN}} 30–41 {{hb|ISL}}

====[[Ice hockey]]====
*[[2012 IIHF Women's World Championship|Women's World Championship]] in [[Burlington, Vermont]], preliminary round:
**[[2012 IIHF Women's World Championship#Group A|Group A]]:
***{{ihw-rt|FIN}} 5–4 {{ihw|RUS}}
***{{ihw-rt|USA}} 9–2 {{ihw|CAN}}
**[[2012 IIHF Women's World Championship#Group B|Group B]]:
***{{ihw-rt|SVK}} 1–5 {{ihw|SWE}}
***{{ihw-rt|SUI}} 2–3 {{ihw|GER}}

====[[Rugby union]]====
*[[2011–12 Heineken Cup#Quarter-finals|Heineken Cup quarter-finals]]:
**'''[[Edinburgh Rugby|Edinburgh]]''' {{flagicon|SCO}} 19–14 {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Stade Toulousain|Toulouse]]
**'''[[Leinster Rugby|Leinster]]''' {{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} 34–3 {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Cardiff Blues]]
*[[2011–12 European Challenge Cup#Quarter-finals|European Challenge Cup quarter-finals]]: [[Wasps RFC|London Wasps]] {{flagicon|ENG}} 23–26 {{flagicon|FRA}} '''[[Biarritz Olympique|Biarritz]]'''

====[[Tennis]]====
*[[2012 Davis Cup World Group#Quarterfinals|Davis Cup World Group Quarterfinals]]
**{{davis|ESP}} 2–1 {{davis|AUT}}
***[[Oliver Marach]]/[[Alexander Peya]] {{cc3|AUT}} def. [[Marcel Granollers]]/[[Marc López]] {{cc3|ESP}} 3–6, 6–4, 6–4, 7–6(12)
**{{davis|FRA}} 1–2 {{davis|USA}}
***[[Bob Bryan]]/[[Mike Bryan]] {{cc3|USA}} def. [[Michaël Llodra]]/[[Julien Benneteau]] 6–4, 6–4, 7–6(4)
**{{davis|CZE}} 2–1 {{davis|SRB}}
***[[Tomáš Berdych]]/[[Radek Štěpánek]] {{cc3|CZE}} def. [[Ilija Bozoljac]]/[[Nenad Zimonjić]] {{cc3|SRB}} 6–4, 6–2, 7–6(4)
**{{davis|ARG}} 2–1 {{davis|CRO}}
***[[David Nalbandian]]/[[Eduardo Schwank]] {{cc3|ARG}} def. [[Marin Čilić]]/[[Ivo Karlović]] 3–6, 7–6(6), 6–3, 6–7(6), 8–6

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===April 6, 2012 (Friday)===

====[[Association football|Football (soccer)]]====
*[[2012 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds#First round|CAF Champions League first round]], second leg (first leg scores in parentheses):
**'''[[Al-Hilal Club (Omdurman)|Al-Hilal]]''' {{flagicon|SUD}} 5–1 (3–0) {{flagicon|CTA}} [[Diplomates Football Club du 8ème Arrondissement|DFC 8ème Arrondissement]]. Al-Hilal win 8–1 on aggregate.
**'''[[Étoile Sportive du Sahel|ÉS Sahel]]''' {{flagicon|TUN}} 3–2 (0–0) {{flagicon|RWA}} [[APR FC|APR]]. ES Sahel win 3–2 on aggregate.
**'''[[Espérance Sportive de Tunis|Espérance ST]]''' {{flagicon|TUN}} 3–1 (1–1) {{flagicon|GAM}} [[Brikama United]]. Espérance ST win 4–2 on aggregate.
*[[2012 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds#First round|CAF Confederation Cup first round]], second leg (first leg scores in parentheses):
**'''[[ASEC Mimosas]]''' {{flagicon|CIV}} 2–0 (2–2) {{flagicon|BFA}} [[Étoile Filante (Ouagadougou)|Étoile Filante]]. ASEC Mimosas win 4–2 on aggregate.
**'''[[Warri Wolves F.C.|Warri Wolves]]''' {{flagicon|NGA}} 2–0 (0–0) {{flagicon|SLE}} [[FC Kallon]]. Warri Wolves win 2–0 on aggregate.
**[[FC Saint Eloi Lupopo|Saint Eloi Lupopo]] {{flagicon|COD}} 2–2 (2–4) {{flagicon|RSA}} '''[[Black Leopards F.C.|Black Leopards]]'''. Black Leopards win 6–4 on aggregate.
**[[ES Sétif]] {{flagicon|ALG}} 3–1 (0–2) {{flagicon|TAN}} '''[[Simba S.C.|Simba]]'''. 3–3 on aggregate; Simba win on [[Away goals rule|away goals]].
**'''[[Cercle Olympique de Bamako]]''' {{flagicon|MLI}} 3–1 (2–3) {{flagicon|CHA}} [[Renaissance FC]]. Cercle Olympique de Bamako win 5–4 on aggregate.

====[[Team handball|Handball]]====
*[[Handball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification#2012 IHF Qualification Tournaments|Olympics Men's Qualification Tournaments]]:
**[[Handball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification#2012 IHF Qualification Tournament #1|Tournament 1]] in [[Centro de Tecnificación de Alicante|Alicante]], Spain:
***{{hb-rt|POL}} 28–27 {{hb|ALG}}
***{{hb-rt|ESP}} 30–27 {{hb|SRB}}
**[[Handball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification#2012 IHF Qualification Tournament #2|Tournament 2]] in [[Scandinavium|Gothenburg]], Sweden:
***{{hb-rt|HUN}} 28–26 {{hb|MKD}}
***{{hb-rt|SWE}} 25–20 {{hb|BRA}}
**[[Handball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification#2012 IHF Qualification Tournament #3|Tournament 3]] in [[Varaždin Arena|Varaždin]], [[Croatia]]: 
***{{hb-rt|CRO}} 36–22 {{hb|JPN}}
***{{hb-rt|ISL}} 25–17 {{hb|CHI}}

====[[Rugby union]]====
*[[2011–12 European Challenge Cup#Quarter-finals|European Challenge Cup quarter-finals]]: '''[[RC Toulonnais|Toulon]]''' {{flagicon|FRA}} 37–8 {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Harlequin F.C.|Harlequins]]

====[[Tennis]]====
*[[2012 Davis Cup World Group#Quarterfinals|Davis Cup World Group Quarterfinals]]
**{{davis|ESP}} 2–0 {{davis|AUT}}
***[[Nicolás Almagro]] {{cc3|ESP}} def. [[Jürgen Melzer]] {{cc3|AUT}} 6–2, 6–2, 6–4
***[[David Ferrer]] {{cc3|ESP}} def. [[Andreas Haider-Maurer]] {{cc3|AUT}} 6–1, 6–3, 6–1
**{{davis|FRA}} 1–1 {{davis|USA}}
***[[Jo-Wilfried Tsonga]] {{cc3|FRA}} def. [[Ryan Harrison]] {{cc3|USA}} 7–5, 6–2, 2–6, 6–2
***[[John Isner]] {{cc3|USA}} def. [[Gilles Simon]] {{cc3|FRA}} 6–3, 6–2, 7–5
**{{davis|CZE}} 1–1 {{davis|SRB}}
***[[Tomáš Berdych]] {{cc3|CZE}} def. [[Viktor Troicki]] {{cc3|SRB}} 6–2, 6–1, 6–2
***[[Janko Tipsarević]] {{cc3|SRB}} def. [[Radek Štěpánek]] {{cc3|CZE}} 5–7, 6–4, 6–4, 4–6, 9–7
**{{davis|ARG}} 1–1 {{davis|CRO}}
***[[Marin Čilić]] {{cc3|CRO}} def. [[David Nalbandian]] {{cc3|ARG}} 5–7, 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(2), 6–3
***[[Juan Martín del Potro]] {{cc3|ARG}} def. [[Ivo Karlović]] {{cc3|CRO}} 6–2, 7–6(7), 6–1

====[[Water polo]]====
*[[2012 Men's Water Polo Olympic Games Qualification Tournament#Quarterfinal round|Olympic Qualification Tournament Quarter-finals]] in [[Kinsmen Field House|Edmonton]], Canada (winners qualify for the Olympic Games).
**'''{{wp-rt|MNE}}''' 19–6 {{wp|TUR}}
**'''{{wp-rt|ROM}}''' 19–8 {{wp|BRA}}
**{{wp-rt|MKD}} 7–11 '''{{wp|ESP}}'''
**'''{{wp-rt|GRE}}''' 10–6 {{wp|CAN}}

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===April 5, 2012 (Thursday)===

====[[Basketball]]====
*[[2011–12 Euroleague Quarterfinals|Euroleague Quarterfinals]], game 5: '''[[Panathinaikos B.C.|Panathinaikos]]''' {{flagicon|GRE}} 86–85 {{flagicon|ISR}} [[Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.|Maccabi Tel Aviv]]. Panathinaikos win series 3–2.

====[[Association football|Football (soccer)]]====
*[[2011–12 UEFA Europa League knockout phase#Quarter-finals|UEFA Europa League quarter-finals]], second leg (first leg scores in parentheses):
**'''[[Valencia CF|Valencia]]''' {{flagicon|ESP}} 4–0 (1–2) {{flagicon|NED}} [[AZ (football club)|AZ]]. Valencia win 5–2 on aggregate.
**'''[[Athletic Bilbao]]''' {{flagicon|ESP}} 2–2 (4–2) {{flagicon|GER}} [[FC Schalke 04|Schalke 04]]. Athletic Bilbao win 6–4 on aggregate.
**[[FC Metalist Kharkiv|Metalist Kharkiv]] {{flagicon|UKR}} 1–1 (1–2) {{flagicon|POR}} '''[[Sporting Clube de Portugal|Sporting CP]]'''. Sporting CP win 3–2 on aggregate.
**[[Hannover 96]] {{flagicon|GER}} 1–2 (1–2) {{flagicon|ESP}} '''[[Atlético Madrid]]'''. Atlético Madrid win 4–2 on aggregate.
*[[2012 Copa Libertadores second stage|Copa Libertadores second stage]], matchday 5:
**[[2012 Copa Libertadores second stage#Group 1|Group 1]]: [[Juan Aurich]] {{flagicon|PER}} 1–0 {{flagicon|BOL}} [[The Strongest]]
**[[2012 Copa Libertadores second stage#Group 5|Group 5]]: [[Club Libertad|Libertad]] {{flagicon|PAR}} 2–1 {{flagicon|URU}} [[Club Nacional de Football|Nacional]]
*[[UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying]]:
**[[UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying – Group 2|Group 2]]:
***{{fbw-rt|ESP}} 13–0 {{fbw|KAZ}}
***{{fbw-rt|SUI}} 0–6 {{fbw|GER}}
**[[UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying – Group 4|Group 4]]: {{fbw-rt|SCO}} 2–1 {{fbw|IRL}}
**[[UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying – Group 5|Group 5]]:
***{{fbw-rt|FIN}} 2–0 {{fbw|SVK}}
***{{fbw-rt|UKR}} 5–0 {{fbw|EST}}
**[[UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying – Group 6|Group 6]]: {{fbw-rt|NED}} 3–1 {{fbw|SVN}}
**[[UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying – Group 7|Group 7]]: {{fbw-rt|AUT}} 1–0 {{fbw|POR}}
*[[2012 OFC Women's Pre-Olympic Football Tournament|OFC Women's Pre-Olympic Tournament]], second leg (first leg score in parentheses): {{fbw-rt|PNG}} 0–7 (0–8) '''{{fbw|NZL}}'''
**New Zealand win 15–0 on aggregate and qualify for the Olympic Games.

====[[Rugby union]]====
*[[2011–12 European Challenge Cup#Quarter-finals|European Challenge Cup quarter-finals]]: '''[[Stade Français]]''' {{flagicon|FRA}} 22–17 {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Exeter Chiefs]]

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===April 4, 2012 (Wednesday)===

====[[Association football|Football (soccer)]]====
*[[2011–12 UEFA Champions League knockout phase#Quarter-finals|UEFA Champions League quarter-finals]], second leg (first leg scores in parentheses):
**'''[[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]''' {{flagicon|ESP}} 5–2 (3–0) {{flagicon|CYP}} [[APOEL F.C.|APOEL]]. Real Madrid win 8–2 on aggregate.
**'''[[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]''' {{flagicon|ENG}} 2–1 (1–0) {{flagicon|POR}} [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]]. Chelsea win 3–1 on aggregate.
*[[2012 Copa Libertadores second stage|Copa Libertadores second stage]], matchday 5:
**[[2012 Copa Libertadores second stage#Group 1|Group 1]]: [[Sport Club Internacional|Internacional]] {{flagicon|BRA}} 1–1 {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Santos FC|Santos]]
**[[2012 Copa Libertadores second stage#Group 2|Group 2]]: [[Club Sport Emelec|Emelec]] {{flagicon|ECU}} 3–2 {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Clube de Regatas do Flamengo|Flamengo]]
**[[2012 Copa Libertadores second stage#Group 3|Group 3]]: [[Junior de Barranquilla|Junior]] {{flagicon|COL}} 3–0 {{flagicon|CHI}} [[Club Deportivo Universidad Católica|Universidad Católica]]
**[[2012 Copa Libertadores second stage#Group 8|Group 8]]: [[Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba|Godoy Cruz]] {{flagicon|ARG}} 0–1 {{flagicon|CHI}} [[Club Universidad de Chile|Universidad de Chile]]
*[[2012 AFC Champions League group stage|AFC Champions League group stage]], matchday 3:
**[[2012 AFC Champions League group stage#Group B|Group B]]:
***[[Pakhtakor Tashkent FK|Pakhtakor]] {{flagicon|UZB}} 3–1 {{flagicon|QAT}} [[Al-Arabi SC (Qatar)|Al-Arabi]]
***[[Al-Ittihad Club (Jeddah)|Al-Ittihad]] {{flagicon|KSA}} 1–0 {{flagicon|UAE}} [[Bani Yas Club|Bani Yas]]
**[[2012 AFC Champions League group stage#Group D|Group D]]:
***[[Al-Shabab (UAE)|Al-Shabab]] {{flagicon|UAE}} 1–1 {{flagicon|KSA}} [[Al-Hilal FC|Al-Hilal]]
***[[Al-Gharafa SC|Al-Gharafa]] {{flagicon|QAT}} 0–3 {{flagicon|IRN}} [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]]
**[[2012 AFC Champions League group stage#Group F|Group F]]:
***[[Ulsan Hyundai FC|Ulsan Hyundai]] {{flagicon|KOR}} 1–1 {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Brisbane Roar FC|Brisbane Roar]]
***[[Beijing Guoan F.C.|Beijing Guoan]] {{flagicon|CHN}} 1–1 {{flagicon|JPN}} [[FC Tokyo]]
**[[2012 AFC Champions League group stage#Group H|Group H]]:
***[[Kashiwa Reysol]] {{flagicon|JPN}} 0–0 {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Guangzhou Evergrande F.C.|Guangzhou Evergrande]]
***[[Buriram United F.C.|Buriram United]] {{flagicon|THA}} 0–2 {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors]]
*[[2012 AFC Cup group stage|AFC Cup group stage]]:
**[[2012 AFC Cup group stage#Group B|Group B]]:
***[[Kingfisher East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]] {{flagicon|IND}} 0–2 {{flagicon|IRQ}} [[Arbil SC|Arbil]]
***[[Al-Oruba (Zabid)|Al-Oruba]] {{flagicon|YEM}} 1–2 {{flagicon|KUW}} [[Kazma SC|Kazma]]
**[[2012 AFC Cup group stage#Group D|Group D]]:
***[[FK Neftchi Farg'ona|Neftchi Farg'ona]] {{flagicon|UZB}} 3–1 {{flagicon|OMA}} [[Al-Oruba SC|Al-Oruba]]
***[[Al-Wehdat SC|Al-Wehdat]] {{flagicon|JOR}} 5–0 {{flagicon|IND}} [[Salgaocar S.C.|Salgaocar]]
**[[2012 AFC Cup group stage#Group F|Group F]]:
***[[Kitchee SC|Kitchee]] {{flagicon|HKG}} 2–0 {{flagicon|VIE}} [[Sông Lam Nghệ An F.C.|Sông Lam Nghệ An]]
***[[Tampines Rovers FC|Tampines Rovers]] {{flagicon|SIN}} 0–1 {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Terengganu FA|Terengganu]]
**[[2012 AFC Cup group stage#Group H|Group H]]:
***[[Navibank Sài Gòn F.C.|Navibank Sài Gòn]] {{flagicon|VIE}} 4–1 {{flagicon|MYA}} [[Ayeyawady United F.C.|Ayeyawady United]]
***[[Kelantan FA|Kelantan]] {{flagicon|MAS}} 3–0 {{flagicon|IDN}} [[Arema FC|Arema]]
*[[2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League championship round#Semifinals|CONCACAF Champions League semifinals]], second leg (first leg scores in parentheses):
**'''[[Club Santos Laguna|Santos Laguna]]''' {{flagicon|MEX}} 6–2 (1–1) {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Toronto FC]]. Santos Laguna win 7–3 on aggregate.
**[[Club Universidad Nacional|UNAM]] {{flagicon|MEX}} 1–1 (0–3) {{flagicon|MEX}} '''[[C.F. Monterrey|Monterrey]]'''. Monterrey win 4–1 on aggregate.
*[[UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying]]:
**[[UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying – Group 1|Group 1]]:
***{{fbw-rt|RUS}} 0–2 {{fbw|ITA}}
***{{fbw-rt|GRE}} 2–2 {{fbw|MKD}}
**[[UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying – Group 3|Group 3]]:
***{{fbw-rt|HUN}} 0–5 {{fbw|NOR}}
***{{fbw-rt|BEL}} 1–0 {{fbw|ISL}}
**[[UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying – Group 4|Group 4]]: {{fbw-rt|FRA}} 4–0 {{fbw|WAL}}
**[[UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying – Group 7|Group 7]]: {{fbw-rt|CZE}} 0–2 {{fbw|DEN}}

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===April 3, 2012 (Tuesday)===

====[[Association football|Football (soccer)]]====
*[[2011–12 UEFA Champions League knockout phase#Quarter-finals|UEFA Champions League quarter-finals]], second leg (first leg scores in parentheses):
**'''[[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]''' {{flagicon|GER}} 2–0 (2–0) {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]]. Bayern Munich win 4–0 on aggregate.
**'''[[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] {{flagicon|ESP}}''' 3–1 (0–0) {{flagicon|ITA}} [[A.C. Milan|Milan]]. Barcelona win 3–1 on aggregate.
*[[2012 Copa Libertadores second stage|Copa Libertadores second stage]], matchday 5:
**[[2012 Copa Libertadores second stage#Group 2|Group 2]]: [[Club Atlético Lanús|Lanús]] {{flagicon|ARG}} 6–0 {{flagicon|PAR}} [[Club Olimpia|Olimpia]]
**[[2012 Copa Libertadores second stage#Group 5|Group 5]]: [[Alianza Lima]] {{flagicon|PER}} 1–2 {{flagicon|BRA}} [[CR Vasco da Gama|Vasco da Gama]]
**[[2012 Copa Libertadores second stage#Group 6|Group 6]]: [[Deportivo Táchira]] {{flagicon|VEN}} 1–1 {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Cruz Azul]]
*[[2012 AFC Champions League group stage|AFC Champions League group stage]], matchday 3:
**[[2012 AFC Champions League group stage#Group A|Group A]]:
***[[Esteghlal Tehran FC|Esteghlal]] {{flagicon|IRN}} 1–2 {{flagicon|UAE}} [[Al-Jazira Club|Al-Jazira]]
***[[Al-Rayyan SC|Al-Rayyan]] {{flagicon|QAT}} 3–1 {{flagicon|UZB}} [[Nasaf Qarshi]]
**[[2012 AFC Champions League group stage#Group C|Group C]]:
***[[Sepahan Esfahan FC|Sepahan]] {{flagicon|IRN}} 2–1 {{flagicon|QAT}} [[Lekhwiya SC|Lekhwiya]]
***[[Al Nasr SC (Dubai)|Al-Nasr]] {{flagicon|UAE}} 1–2 {{flagicon|KSA}} [[Al-Ahli (Jeddah)|Al-Ahli]]
**[[2012 AFC Champions League group stage#Group E|Group E]]:
***[[Gamba Osaka]] {{flagicon|JPN}} 3–1 {{flagicon|UZB}} [[FC Bunyodkor|Bunyodkor]]
***[[Pohang Steelers]] {{flagicon|KOR}} 1–0 {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Adelaide United FC|Adelaide United]]
**[[2012 AFC Champions League group stage#Group G|Group G]]:
***[[Central Coast Mariners FC|Central Coast Mariners]] {{flagicon|AUS}} 1–1 {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma]]
***[[Tianjin Teda F.C.|Tianjin Teda]] {{flagicon|CHN}} 0–3 {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Nagoya Grampus]]
*[[2012 AFC Cup group stage|AFC Cup group stage]], matchday 3: 
**[[2012 AFC Cup group stage#Group A|Group A]]:
***[[Al-Suwaiq]] {{flagicon|OMA}} 2–0 {{flagicon|SYR}} [[Al-Ittihad Aleppo|Al-Ittihad]]
***[[Qadsia SC|Al-Qadsia]] {{flagicon|KUW}} 1–2 {{flagicon|JOR}} [[Al-Faisaly Club (Amman)|Al-Faisaly]]
**[[2012 AFC Cup group stage#Group C|Group C]]:
***[[Al-Ahed]] {{flagicon|LIB}} 0–4 {{flagicon|KUW}} [[Kuwait SC|Al-Kuwait]]
***[[VB Sports Club|VB]] {{flagicon|MDV}} 3–6 {{flagicon|KSA}} [[Ettifaq FC|Al-Ettifaq]]
**[[2012 AFC Cup group stage#Group E|Group E]]: 
***[[Al-Zawra'a SC|Al-Zawra'a]] {{flagicon|IRQ}} 1–0 {{flagicon|LIB}} [[Safa Beirut SC|Safa]]
***[[SC Al-Shorta Damascus|Al-Shorta]] {{flagicon|SYR}} 3–0 {{flagicon|YEM}} [[Al-Tilal SC|Al-Tilal]]
**[[2012 AFC Cup group stage#Group G|Group G]]:
***[[Yangon United F.C.|Yangon United]] {{flagicon|MYA}} 0–0 {{flagicon|SIN}} [[Home United FC|Home United]]
***[[Chonburi F.C.|Chonburi]] {{flagicon|THA}} 2–0 {{flagicon|HKG}} [[Citizen AA|Citizen]]

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===April 2, 2012 (Monday)===

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===April 1, 2012 (Sunday)===

====[[Auto racing]]====
*[[2012 World Rally Championship season|World Rally Championship]]:
**[[2012 Rally de Portugal|Rally de Portugal]]: (1) [[Mads Østberg]] {{cc3|NOR}} ([[Ford Fiesta RS WRC]]) (2) [[Evgeny Novikov]] {{cc3|RUS}} (Ford Fiesta RS WRC) (3) [[Petter Solberg]] {{cc3|NOR}} (Ford Fiesta RS WRC)
***Østberg wins his first rally.
*[[2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series|Sprint Cup Series]]:
**[[2012 Goody's Fast Relief 500|Goody's Fast Relief 500]] in [[Martinsville Speedway|Ridgeway, Virginia]]: (1) {{flagicon|Indiana}} [[Ryan Newman (racing driver)|Ryan Newman]] ([[Chevrolet]]; [[Stewart-Haas Racing]]) (2) {{flagicon|California}} [[A. J. Allmendinger]] ([[Dodge]]; [[Penske Racing]]) (3) {{flagicon|North Carolina}} [[Dale Earnhardt Jr.]] (Chevrolet; [[Hendrick Motorsports]])
*[[2012 IndyCar Series season|IndyCar Series]]:
**[[2012 Indy Grand Prix of Alabama|Indy Grand Prix of Alabama]] in [[Barber Motorsports Park|Birmingham, Alabama]]: (1) [[Will Power]] {{cc3|AUS}} ([[Team Penske]]) (2) [[Scott Dixon]] {{cc3|NZL}} ([[Chip Ganassi Racing]]) (3) [[Hélio Castroneves]] {{cc3|BRA}} (Team Penske)

====[[Basketball]]====
*[[EuroLeague Women 2011–12|EuroLeague Women]]:
**[[EuroLeague Women 2011–12#Classification 3–4|Third place game]]: [[Fenerbahçe Women's Basketball|Fenerbahçe]] {{flagicon|TUR}} 68–75 {{bronze3}} {{flagicon|RUS}} '''[[UMMC Ekaterinburg]]'''
**[[EuroLeague Women 2011–12#Final|Final]]: {{silver2}} [[Rivas Ecópolis]] {{flagicon|ESP}} 52–65 {{gold1}} {{flagicon|ESP}} '''[[Ros Casares Valencia|Ros Casares]]'''
***Ros Casares win the title for the first time.

====[[Bicycle racing|Cycling]]====
*[[2012 UCI World Tour|UCI World Tour]]:
**[[2012 Tour of Flanders|Tour of Flanders]]: {{gold1}} [[Tom Boonen]] {{cc3|BEL}} ({{UCI team code|OPQ|2012}}) {{silver2}} [[Filippo Pozzato]] {{cc3|ITA}} ({{UCI team code|FAR|2012}}) {{bronze3}} [[Alessandro Ballan]] {{cc3|ITA}} ({{UCI team code|BMC|2012}})
*[[2012 UCI Women's Road World Cup|UCI Women's Road World Cup]]:
**[[Tour of Flanders for Women|Tour of Flanders]]: {{gold1}} [[Judith Arndt]] {{cc3|GER}} {{silver2}} [[Kristin Armstrong]] {{cc3|USA}} {{bronze3}} [[Joëlle Numainville]] {{cc3|CAN}}

====[[Association football|Football (soccer)]]====
*[[UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying]]:
**[[UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying – Group 7|Group 7]]: {{fbw-rt|ARM}} 2–4 {{fbw|AUT}}

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