April fixture focus: A decisive month at both ends of the Premier League table

Throughout April, every Manchester City match will be broadcast live on Sky Sports. This means that if – and most likely when – City win the league in April, the only place to watch it live will be on Sky Sports.

It’s sweepstake season with The Masters golf at Augusta and The Grand National horse racing, offering customers a wealth of iconic sport and the chance to line their pockets in the process.

The Formula 1 season continues as drivers take to the track in Bahrain, China and Azerbaijan this April, with Lewis Hamilton looking to fend off the challenge of rivals old and new as he defends his world title.

Here’s a guide to all the action across Sky channels – and terrestrial TV – this month.

The top live sports and where to watch them in April:

Sunday 1 April​

Premier League, 3.30pm

Thursday 5 April​

Concluding with one of the most iconic and exciting days in individual professional golf, Sky Sports broadcasts The Masters live from Augusta this April.

Live golf, 7pm

Friday 6 April​

Live golf, 7pm

Saturday 7 April​

Champions-elect on the blue side of the city host bitter rivals United. 

Premier League 5.15pm

Formula 1, 4pm

Live golf, 7pm

Sunday 8 April​

Premier League, 1pm

This London derby sees the visitors desperately needing a result as relegation fears loom.

Premier League, 4.15pm

Formula 1, 4.10pm

Live golf, 6pm

Saturday 14 April​

Premier League, 7.45pm

Formula 1, 7am

Probably the most popular jump race on the calendar as the country’s best riders look to navigate the 30 fences at Liverpool’s Aintree racecourse.

Horse racing 5.15pm

Sunday 15 April​

High-flyers Wolves face lowly Birmingham.

Championship, 12noon

Premier League 1.30pm

Formula 1, 7.10am

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— Sky Sports F1 (@SkySportsF1) March 29, 2018

Saturday 21 April​

Neil Warnock has been performing miracles with Cardiff so far this season as they seek promotion. Can Forest put a spanner in the works?

Championship, 7.45pm

In his first bout since a knockout loss to Mexican Saul Alvarez in May 2016 and a stint on I’m A Celebrity: Get Me Out Of Here​ Amir Khan takes on trash talking Canadian Phil Lo Greco.

Boxing

Sunday 22 April​

West Brom are facing relegation so will need to produce something special to beat silky and free-scoring Liverpool

Premier League, 2.15pm

Premier League, 4.30pm

Monday 23 April​

Premier League 8pm

Saturday 28 April​

Premier League, 12.30pm

Formula 1, 2pm

Sunday 29 April​

Premier League, 2.15pm

Premier League, 4.30pm

Formula 1, 1.10pm

Summer specials​

Looking further ahead, there’s an irresistible line-up this summer on Sky Sports – all designed to pull in the pub customer and leave licensees to pull the pints! The line-up of summer specials includes: England’s rugby tour to South Africa; England v Pakistan Test Series, England v India Test Series and ODI series against Australia cricket; EFL football play-offs; The Open golf; the British Grand Prix and the Ryder Cup, which, combined with the World Cup, will be a recipe for success
for licensees.

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