- Apr 1 Ranji Trophy Men's Cricket, Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi: Delhi beats Haryana by innings & 141; Manoj Prabhakar 113, Kirti Azad 107, Mohinder Amarnath 194, Ajay Sharma 110
- Apr 2 NCAA Basketball Rules Committee votes to adopt the 3-point shot beginning the 1986-87 season; sets college distance at 19 feet, 9 inches, compared to 21 feet in the NBA
NHL Record
Apr 2 Paul Coffey of the Edmonton Oilers scores his 47th and 48th goals of the season in an 8-4 win over the Vancouver Canucks to break Bobby Orr's NHL record for most goals by a defenseman
NHL Record
Apr 4 Wayne Gretzky sets NHL record with 213th point of season
- Apr 5 140th Grand National: Richard Dunwoody aboard 9-year-old 15/2 second favourite West Tip wins by 2 lengths from Young Driver
Golf Major
Apr 6 Nabisco Dinah Shore Women's Golf, Mission Hills CC: Pat Bradley wins the 4th of her 6 major titles, 2 strokes ahead of runner-up Val Skinner
- Apr 6 Soccer ball juggled non-stop for 14:14 hrs
US Masters Golf
Apr 13 50th Masters Golf Tournament: Jack Nicklaus wins his record 18th major with a 1-stroke victory over Greg Norman and Tom Kite; shoots final round 65 (−7); at 46 the oldest Masters winner
- Apr 13 Boston Celtics end season with a 40-1 home win record
- Apr 13 Spanish Grand Prix decided by 0.014 of a second
Cricket History
Apr 15 Viv Richards century off 56 balls v England in Antigua Test Cricket
Boxing Title Fight
Apr 19 Michael Spinks beats Larry Holmes in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
NBA Record
Apr 20 Michael Jordan sets NBA playoff record with 63 points in a game
Boston Marathon
Apr 21 90th Boston Marathon: Rob de Castella first Australian winner in 2:07:51; Ingrid Kristiansen of Norway claims women's title in 2:24:55
- Apr 21 Bob Hering sets Formula One power boat record (165.338 mph, Ariz)
Baseball Record
Apr 29 Boston Red Sox Roger Clemens strikes out 20 Seattle Mariners
Sports History
Apr 29 NFL Draft: Auburn running back Bo Jackson first pick by Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Sports History
Apr 30 Bill Elliott sets all-time NASCAR qualifying record, winning pole for the Winston 500 at Talladega Superspeedway; 212.809 mph (342.483 km/h; 44.998 seconds)
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