This Week in Sport
There is plenty of must-see sport to enjoy this week! On Monday, UConn face Michigan in the NCAA Division 1 Men’s Basketball National Championship Game. On Tuesday, Real Madrid take on Bayern Munich in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League Quarter-final. On Wednesday, the Monte Carlo Masters continues on the ATP Tour. That’s followed by the start of The Masters on Thursday, and on Friday, Bath face Northampton in the European Rugby Champions Cup Quarterfinals.
And the action doesn’t stop come the weekend! On Saturday, the Grand National takes place at Aintree, and on Sunday, the Mumbai Indians face the Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the Indian Premier League.
NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament: Michigan v Connecticut
Monday 6th April 12:50AM GMT (7th)/8:50PM Local
Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis
The NCAA Division 1 Men’s Basketball Tournament concludes with the UConn Huskies facing the Michigan Wolverines in the National Championship Game at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. UConn enter this title game looking for their seventh championship and third in the last four years. Dan Hurley’s Huskies have made it this far on the back of phenomenal three-point shooting and playing one of the slowest-tempo games in the country, allowing them to dictate the pace on court from buzzer to buzzer. Dictating the pace will be crucial against Michigan, who plays one of the fastest games in the country. The Wolverines appear in their first title game since 2018 as they aim to win their first title since 1989. Dusty May’s squad has barely put a foot wrong all season and enter as favourites for the title. However, despite their demolition of Arizona in the Final Four, Michigan’s veteran squad could be without their star, Yaxel Lendeborg, who left the win against the Wildcats with an injury. While Lendeborg has vowed to play in the National Championship, it is a potentially game-defining absence for Michigan. While the Wolverines enter this match-up as seemingly the better team, do they have what it takes to stop that Husky magic that has powered UConn to a perfect record in National Championship games?
UEFA Champions League: Real Madrid v Bayern Munich
Tuesday 7th March 7:00PM GMT/9:00PM Local
Bernabeu, Madrid
Real Madrid host Bayern Munich in a titanic UEFA Champions League Quarter-final at the Bernabéu in Madrid. Madrid are firmly in the hunt for a record-extending 16th European title of the highest level, after demolishing Manchester City in the last round. However, Madrid will need to keep their wits about them after a full-strength lineup suffered a shock loss to relegation-threatened Mallorca in their most recent match. Meanwhile, Bayern will look to shake off their own scare after needing two injury-time goals to beat SC Freiburg at the weekend. However, the win means that Munich has still only suffered two losses all season. Harry Kane remains Kylian Mbappe’s closest rival in the Golden Boot race and will be eager to help Bayern vanquish their long-time European rivals in the twenty-ninth meeting between the two. These two sides have not met since the 2024 Semifinals, when Madrid came out on top across a thrilling two legs. However, it feels that this time around, Bayern are the ones with all the momentum, making this an absolute must-watch fixture.
ATP Tour: Monte Carlo Masters Day 4
Wednesday 8th April 9:00AM GMT/11:00AM Local
Monte Carlo Country Club, Monte Carlo
The ATP Tour’s Monte Carlo Masters continues at the Monte Carlo Country Club. Carlos Alcaraz will look to defend his title at this key pre-French Open clay court tournament. His fiercest competition will be from world number two, Jannik Sinner, who can regain the top world ranking if he reaches at least the Semifinals and achieves a better result than Alcaraz. However, also lurking in Sinner’s section is former world number three Stefanos Tsitsipas, who won the tournament title three times in four years between 2021 and 2024. Other contenders will include 2025 runner-up Lorenzo Musetti, world number three Alexander Zverev, and world number six Alex de Minaur. The tournament continues until the Final on Sunday.
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Major Championships (Golf): Masters Tournament Day 1
Thursday 9th April 11:30AM GMT/7:30AM Local
Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta
The Masters begin at the Augusta National Golf Club. Rory McIlroy will look to become the first man to defend this prestigious golf title since 2002 as he takes to the fairways following his emotional win last year. His closest competition is widely expected to be Scottie Scheffler, who is looking to become the ninth man to win the tournament three times. Then there’s the star from LIV Golf - Bryson DeChambeau. DeChambeau makes his tenth appearance in Augusta but is still looking for his first title in Georgia. However, there may be no better time for DeChambeau, as he heads to The Masters riding the momentum of back-to-back wins on the LIV Tour. Elsewhere in the field, there is a lot of buzz around another LIV star, Jon Rahm, who will be pushing for another title after his victory in 2023. Four days of premium golf lie ahead - will a new face don the green jacket? Or is a previous winner set to make history?
European Rugby Champions Cup: Bath v Northampton Saints
Friday 10th April 7:00PM GMT/8:00PM Local
The Recreation Ground, Bath
Bath host the Northampton Saints in the European Rugby Champions Cup Quarterfinals at The Rec in Bath. Bath moved into the Quarterfinals with a solid 31-22 win over Saracens in the Round of 16. The defending English champions, seeded fourth in the continental knockouts, are eager to build on their Challenge Cup title from last year and secure the top trophy in European club rugby for the first time since 1998. However, they will need to overcome a Northampton side who were pushed all the way to the final whistle by twelfth-seeded Castres in the last round. The Saints are aiming to end their own Champions Cup drought, as they have not lifted the trophy since 2000. Furthermore, this matchup will carry extra weight for both sides, as the Saints and Bath are currently first and second in the PREM Rugby standings, respectively. Whoever takes the win at The Rec will most likely have to face the seemingly unstoppable Bordeaux in the Semifinals next month.
Jump Racing: The Grand National
Saturday 11th April 3:00PM GMT/4:00PM Local
Aintree Racecourse, Liverpool
The Grand National takes place at Aintree Racecourse, near Liverpool. The 2026 Grand National is seemingly set to be dominated by veteran trainer Willie Mullins. The Mullins-trained I Am Maximus, winner in 2024 and runner-up in 2025, is seen as the early favourite to win entering the week. However, not far behind I Am Maximus is another Mullins trainee, Grangeclare West. Grangeclare West finished third at last year’s Grand National and enters 2026 in good form after a win at the Bobbyjo Chase. Looking further back still in the odds for the starting list, punters will find the 2025 winner, the Mullins-trained Nick Rockett, who is still seen as a solid outside shot to defend his title. Rounding out the top five pre-race favourites are Jagwar, whose performances at Cheltenham over the last two years inspire plenty of confidence; Iroko, who finished fourth at Aintree in 2025; and Haiti Couleurs, who led the Gold Cup at Cheltenham this year before pulling up with two fences to go. With good-to-soft ground conditions expected, this should be a fascinating edition of one of jump racing’s greatest races.
Indian Premier League: Mumbai Indians v Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Sunday 12th April 2:00PM GMT/7:30PM Local
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
The Mumbai Indians host the Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the Indian Premier League at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The Hardik Pandya-led Indians are off to a mixed start, having taken a six-wicket win against the Kolkata Knight Riders in their season opener before falling to the Delhi Capitals in their second match, also by six wickets. Meanwhile, the Royal Challengers are off to a perfect start after two matches, scoring wins over the Sunrisers Hyderabad and Chennai Super Kings. While these two top sides avoided each other in last year’s playoffs, there’s no escape from storied opponents in the regular season. Furthermore, this match, the history between these two teams aside, comes at the end of a week where they will both also face the currently undefeated Rajasthan Royals. This should be a thrilling T20 game.
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Written and information correct on 6th April 2026 at 6AM GMT.
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