Calendar of Sporting Events - April 2017

6-9: Golf - Masters, Augusta, USA

7: Cricket - County Championship season starts

7-9: Tennis - Davis Cup quarter-finals

8: Horse racing - Grand National, Aintree

8: World Cup of Gymnastics, London

9: Formula 1 - Chinese Grand Prix, Shanghai

11-12: Football - Champions League quarter-finals, first legs

12-16: Cycling - Track World Championships, Hong Kong

13: Football - Europa League quarter-finals, first legs

15 Apr-1 May: Snooker - World Championship, Sheffield

16: Formula 1 - Bahrain Grand Prix

18-19: Football - Champions League quarter-finals, second legs

22 Apr-3 June: Football - Women's Spring Series

18-23: Swimming - British Championships, Sheffield

20: Football - Europa League quarter-finals, second legs

22-23: Football - FA Cup and Scottish Cup semi-finals

22-23: Rugby union - European Rugby Champions Cup and Challenge Cup semi-finals

23: Athletics - London Marathon

23-29: Ice hockey - Great Britain hosting World Championship Division 1B, Belfast

28-30: Cycling - Tour de Yorkshire

29: Boxing - Anthony Joshua v Wladimir Klitschko, heavyweight world title fight, Wembley Stadium

30: Formula 1 - Russian Grand Prix, Sochi