Find the main sports news of April 30, 2026. Strasbourg suffered a defeat (0-1) in the first leg of the Conference League semi-final against Rayo Vallecano, Tadej Pogacar once again dominated the Tour de Romandie, while Monaco and Nantes were defeated in the Euroleague and Champions League.
Football – Strasbourg, a setback but hope
Disappointing in the first leg of the Conference League semi-final, Strasbourg did not live up to the event on Thursday night. In 180 minutes of a first European final, the Alsatian club showed nothing and lost on the field of Rayo Vallecano in this first leg of the smallest of the European Cups. But hope is still alive, as RCSA only lost by one goal difference (0-1) in Spain. Next Thursday, they will need to turn things around at home, as Strasbourg did in the quarter-finals against Mainz (0-2, 4-0).
Cycling – Pogacar does it again
5th in the prologue and then winner of the 1st stage, Tadej Pogacar once again stood out by crossing the finish line first on Thursday at the Tour de Romandie. The Slovenian won the 2nd stage by beating Frenchman Dorian Godon, who won on Tuesday, just in time. The world number 1 won the sprint ahead of the Frenchman. The four-time Tour de France winner has a 17-second lead at the top of the general classification ahead of Florian Lipowitz.
Basketball – Monaco in trouble
Things are starting to seriously deteriorate for Monaco in the Euroleague as the Principality’s team is now trailing 2-0 in the quarter-finals. Already beaten at Piraeus (70-91) on Tuesday, they again suffered a defeat (64-94) with a furious Mike James being expelled just before halftime. The leader of the French Championship is now with their back against the wall before the 3rd match at home next Tuesday. A second consecutive Final Four seems more than compromised…
Tennis – Zverev-Blockx semi-final in Madrid
While we already knew the first semi-final match of the Madrid Masters 1000 – between Jannik Sinner and Arthur Fils, the identity of the second one emerged Thursday night with the easy qualification of Alexander Zverev. The German and world number 3 dominated the Italian Flavio Cobolli in 2 sets (6-1, 6-4) without any trouble. For a place in the final, he will face the surprising Belgian Alexander Blockx (69th in the world) who continued his amazing run in the Spanish capital by defeating Casper Ruud (6-4, 6-4).
Handball – Nantes in a tough spot
Nantes will need to turn the tables next Wednesday in Catalonia. Indeed, Nantes suffered a defeat in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals on Thursday night in their home. A narrow loss (30-32) against FC Barcelona for the Nantes team who believed in their chances and managed to limit the damage towards the end of the match after being 4 goals down in the second half.
