| 10/4/2024 | London Lions make history by conquering the EuroCup Women crown to become the first British team to win a European title. Having lost the away leg to Besiktas in Istanbul, Lions turned the tables around with an 81-70 win in front of a passionate home crowd at the Copper Box for a 149-145 triumph on aggregate. Karlie Samuelson is named Finals MVP after averaging 17.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and an efficiency of 17.0 in the two title-deciding fixtures. |
| 10/4/2024 | At the age of 17 years and 79 days Barcelona’s Pau Cubarsí becomes the youngest defender ever to start in the quarter-finals of the Champions League (Paris Saint Germain – Barçelona). The record was held by Russian Georgiy Shchennikov who appeared at the same stage of the Champions League for CSKA Moscow against Internazionale aged 18 years and 338 days. The third youngest ever was former Real Madrid defender Raphaël Varane who started a game against APOEL Nicosia in the last eight aged 18 years and 245 days in 2012. |
| 10/4/2020 | In a praiseworthy and symbolic move against those who have selfless love for AEK, following the decision of Dimitris Melissanidis, it was decided not only to pay on behalf of the old friend of the team the fine of 150 euros imposed on him because he was wandering the streets during the quarantine period to see the stadium under construction, without having the necessary documents, but also something more, the first season ticket for "Hagia Sophia". |
| 10/4/2010 | The Greek women’s water polo team of Vouliagmeni Nautical Club wins the LEN Women Champions Cup for the second year in a row, defeating Kinef-Surgutneftegas Kirishi from Russia 10-7 (2-2, 1-2, 4-2, 3-1) in the Final Four Gold medal match held in Corfu. In the Bronze match, Geymonat Orizzonte Catania (ITA) won over Olympiacos Piraeus (GRE) by 13 to 12 (3-2, 3-1, 2-3 5-6). |
| 10/4/2010 | All 97 people on board are killed in an air accident when the Polish Air Force Tupolev crashes in thick fog while attempting to land at Smolensk-North airport in Russia. The plane was carrying senior Polish government officials on a trip to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Katyn massacre, with Lech Kaczynski, Poland’s president and Piotr Nurowski, president of the Polish Olympic Committee being among them. |
| 10/4/2005 | “Greek Stars” beat “Foreign Stars” with 77-76 at the 13th Basketball All Star Game at “D. Tofalos” hall. The event started with a 3-point shot competition and Dominique Wilkins, Atlanta Hawks vice president, threw the jumpball. Dimitris Barlos of Apollon Patras is the MVP of the game with 18 points and De Juan Collins (Aris) is the leading scorer of the foreign players team with 14 points |
| 10/4/2005 | Ethnikos defeats Patra with 12-8 at the final of the National Waterpolo Cup Final Four which takes place at the Posidionio Pool in Thessaloniki, winning the 12th title in its 12 participations in the final. Olympiacos is placed third after defeating Paleo Faliro with 19-8. Dimitris Mazis of Ethnikos is the MVP and Milan Jancic of Patra the best goalkeeper |
| 10/4/2005 | Everton’s James Vaughan becomes the youngest goalscorer in the Premier League era at 16 years and 270 days by scoring against Crystal Palace |
| 10/4/2005 | During a promotional event in Moscow, exactly one month after his retirement announcement from serious competitive chess, Gary Kasparov is struck over the head with a chessboard he had just signed, while the assailant says “ I admired you as a chess player, but toy gave that up for politics” |
| 10/4/2001 | Australia set a new world record for a competitive match after hammering Tonga 22-0 for the World Cup qualifying round |
| 10/4/1985 | 80-year-old Leo Sites becomes the oldest bowler to score a perfect game |
| 10/4/1978 | Indoors american football league announced |
| 10/4/1971 | US table tennis team visits China invited by the chinese government. It is the first time since 1951 that American athletes set foot on chinese soil. Life magazine's cover on April 20 shows Mao Che Tung and Robert Nixon playing table tennis |
| 10/4/1954 | Jake La Motta fights his last bout. Nicknamed the ''Bronx Bull'', the 1948 middleweight world champion lost his title to Sugar Ray Robinson in 1951. Based on his autobiography, the director Martin Scorsese made one of the greatest american films, ''Raging Bull'', in 1980. Robert De Niro, who played La Motta and won the Oscar, became so obsessed with the part that he gained over 30 kgs to transform the unbeatable boxer into an obese has-been |
| 10/4/1947 | Brooklyn Dodger Jacky Robinson becomes the first black player in the American baseball league |
| 10/4/1916 | British Jim Barnes wins the first professional golf tournament in Bronxville, New York |
| 10/4/1911 | Sam Loyd, the American chess composer, puzzle author and mathematician, dies at the age of 70. At his peak, he was one of the best players in the world, but he became famous for his witty compositions of chess problems. He claimed that he invented the “fifteen puzzle” (i.e. the puzzle with 15 pieces in a big square where one is missing) and he was an enthusiast of “Tangram puzzles”. |
| 10/4/1896 | Ethnikos is placed third after Germany and Panellinios at the team parallel bars competition at the Athens Olympic Games. Dimitrios Loundras, who competes with Ethnikos, on the day of the games is aged 10 years and 218 days, and therefore is considered to be the youngest olympian ever |
