April 2008 in Sports - 5 April 2008 (Saturday)

5 April 2008 (Saturday)

• Association football: FA Cup Semifinal in London
  • Portsmouth 1–0 West Bromwich Albion

• Basketball: NCAA Men's Tournament Final Four in San Antonio
  • Memphis 78, UCLA 63
    • Memphis sets an NCAA record with its 38th win of the season. The Tigers establish a quick pace early and maintain it by keeping fresh legs on the floor. Guards Chris Douglas-Roberts and Derrick Rose score 28 and 25 points, respectively. Memphis' frontcourt defense keeps the ball out of Kevin Love's hands; the Bruins' star freshman accounts for only four field goals and 12 points. The Tigers put the game away at the foul line, hitting 20 of 23 free throws.
  • Kansas 84, North Carolina 66
    • In a game of extreme momentum swings, Tar Heels coach Roy Williams loses to his former school. UNC opens extremely sloppily, committing 10 first-half turnovers and falling behind by 28 at one point. Kansas returns the favor, and North Carolina slowly crawls within four. But the Jayhawks pull away late behind guard Brandon Rush, who finishes with 25 points. Tyler Hansbrough, faced with extremely tight defense from Kansas' deep frontcourt, has a modest 17 points.

• Cricket
  • South African cricket team in India in 2007-08
    • 2nd Test- South Africa 494/7(dec) (141.2 ov.) beat India 76 (20 ov.) & 328 (94.2 ov.) by an innings and 90 runs

• Horse racing: Grand National
  • Comply or Die wins the 2008 Grand National.

• Rugby union: Heineken Cup quarterfinals
  • London Irish 20–9 Perpignan at Madejski Stadium, Reading
  • Gloucester 3–16 (Ireland) Munster at Kingsholm, Gloucester