Sport Events in April 2001
April 6:
Australia wins the one-day series (3-2) against India in India.
April 8:
India defeats Japan in the Davis Cup Asia Oceania Group I second round at Tokyo.
Indian Overseas Bank in men and Southern Railway in women win the Federation Cup volleyball tournament at Tuticorin.
April 9:
Shakoor Rana (63), Pakistan's controversial cricket umpire, passes away in Karachi.
Tiger Woods becomes the first player in history to hold all four major titles at Augusta (USA).
April 10:
South Africa wins the Test cricket series (2-0) against West Indies in West Indies.
April 15:
Railways lifts the Indira Priyadarshini champions Trophy cricket tournament in Kolkata.
England's Peter Gilchrist regains the World professional billiards championship title at Mumbai.
April 16:
Indian women bag their maiden bronze medal in the Commonwealth table tennis championship at New Delhi.
Athlete K. K. Premchandran (46), Asian Games silver medallist, passes away at Kochi.
April 20:
Former New Zealand left-handed batsman Bert Sutcliffe (77) passes away at Auckland after a long battle with emphysema.
Sri Lanka clinches the Tri-series cricket tournament at Sharjah.
Mathew Syed (England) and Lia Jia Wei (Singapore) claim the men's and women's titles respectively in the Commonwealth table tennis championship at New Delhi.
April 22:
America's Hasim Rahman knocks out world champion Lennox Lewis in the heavyweight boxing championship at Johannesburg.
April 23:
Baroda regains the Ranji Trophy at Vadodara.
Els van Breda Vriesman of the Netherlands becomes the first woman President of the Federation Internationale de Hockey (FIH).
April 24:
South Africa wins the Test series (2-1) against West Indies in West Indies.
Fast bowler Courtney Walsh retires from International cricket.
April 28:
China retains the women's team title in the World table tennis championship at Osaka.
April 29:
China takes the men's team title in the World table tennis championship at Osaka.
April 30:
East Bengal lifts maiden National League Football title at Thiruvananthapuram.