CALENDAR OF SPORTING EVENTS APRIL 2016

1-3:Formula 1 - Bahrain Grand Prix, Sakhir

3: Cricket - World Twenty20 finals (men and women), India

5-6: Football - Champions League quarter-finals (first leg)

7: Football - Europa League quarter-finals (first leg)

7-10: Golf - The Masters, Augusta

8: Women's Football - England v Belgium, Euro 2017 qualifier

8-10: Rugby Union - European Champions Cup quarter-finals

8-10: Gymnastics - Mens & Womens Artistic British Championships, Liverpool

9: Horse Racing - Grand National, Aintree

9: Boxing - IBF World Heavyweight Title, Anthony Joshua v Charles Martin, London

10: Cricket - County Championship starts

12-13: Football - Champions League quarter-finals (second leg)

12-17: Swimming - British Championships and Olympic Trials, Glasgow

14: Football - Europa League quarter-finals (second leg)

15-17: Formula 1 - Chinese Grand Prix, Shanghai

16-17: Football - Scottish Cup semi-finals, Hampden Park

16-May 2: Snooker - World Championship

22-24: Rugby Union - European Champions Cup semi-finals

23-24: Football - FA Cup semi-finals, Wembley

24: Athletics - London Marathon

26-27: Football - Champions League semi-finals (first leg)

28: Football - Europa League semi-finals (first leg)

29-1 May: Formula 1 - Russian Grand Prix, Sochi

29-1 May: Cycling - Tour de Yorkshire