- Apr 3 40th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota: South Carolina Gamecocks defeat UConn Huskies, 64–49 to win their second NCAA title: MOP Aliyah Boston (SC)
- Apr 3 Chevron Championship Women's Golf, Mission Hills CC: American Jennifer Kupcho wins her first LPGA tournament by 2 strokes over Jessica Korda
Sports History
Apr 3 Pakistan plunges into constitutional crisis after Prime Minister Imran Khan dissolves parliament and calls for new elections, avoiding a no-confidence vote [1]
- Apr 3 Women's Cricket World Cup: Alyssa Healy scores ICC CWC record 170 as Australia beats England by 71 runs in the final in Christchurch, NZ
- Apr 4 83rd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Caesars Superdome, NO, Louisiana: Uni of Kansas overcome record 16 point first half deficit to beat North Carolina Tar Heels, 72–69: Jayhawks 4th national title
- Apr 7 MLB Cleveland Guardians lose in first game under their new name, 3-1 to the Royals in Kansas City
- Apr 9 Joel Embiid is named the NBA scoring champion, averaging 30.6 points per game
US Masters Golf
Apr 10 86th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: World #1 golfer Scottie Scheffler wins first career major title; beats Irishman Rory McIlroy by 3 strokes for record $2.7m payout
- Apr 10 Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan removed from power after losing a no-confidence vote in parliament [1]
- Apr 11 Shehbaz Sharif elected Pakistan's new Prime Minister by the country's parliament, replacing Imran Khan [1]
The Rise and Fall of Boris Becker
Apr 29 London court sentences retired tennis star Boris Becker to 2-1/2 years in prison for hiding assets during bankruptcy proceedings
- Apr 30 Brock Purdy is selected by the San Francisco 49ers with the final pick in the 2022 NFL Draft, becoming Mr. Irrelevant