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Ongoing sports events (incl. events taking place within the next two days) Auto racing: Rallying: Jun 1-Jun 3: Acropolis Rally Greece. Cricket: May 17 - Jul 7: West Indies in England May 27 - Jun 6: 2007 ICC World Cricket League Division Three in Darwin, Australia May 30 - Round 3: Template:Cr-png vs. Template:Cr-ita Template:Cr-fji vs. Template:Cr-arg Template:Cr-uga vs. Template:Cr-cym Template:Cr-hkg vs. Template:Cr-tza Cycling: UCI ProTour: May 12-Jun 3: Giro d'Italia Golf: PGA Tour: May 31-Jun 3: The Memorial Tournament in Dublin, Ohio European Tour: May 31-Jun 3: Celtic Manor Wales Open in Wales LPGA Tour: May 31-Jun 3: Ginn Tribute Hosted by Annika in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, USA Rugby league: State of Origin: Game 2: June 13, Sydney Game 3: July 4, Brisbane Rugby union: Top 14 Churchill Cup Pacific Nations Cup Mid year Tests Tennis: ATP Tour: May 27-Jun 10: 2007 French Open in Paris, France WTA Tour: May 27-Jun 10: 2007 French Open in Paris, France Current sporting seasons Auto racing 2007: Formula One Champ Car NASCAR NEXTEL Cup NASCAR Busch Series NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series World Rally Championship IRL GP2 V8 Supercar Rolex Sports Car Series American Le Mans Series FIA GT Le Mans Series Baseball 2007 Chinese Professional Baseball League (Taiwan) Major League Baseball Basketball 2007: National Basketball Association NBA Playoffs PBA Fiesta Conference Cricket 2007: England Cycling UCI ProTour Football (soccer) 2006-07: England (general) Scotland (general) Argentina Golf: 2007 PGA Tour 2007 European Tour 2007 LPGA Tour Ice hockey 2006-07: National Hockey League Stanley Cup Playoffs Motorcycle racing 2007: Motorcycle GP Rugby league 2007: Super League XII Rugby union 2007: 2006-07 TOP 14 2006-07 IRB Sevens Shooting 2007: 2007 ISSF World Cup Speedway: Speedway Grand Prix Volleyball 2007: Men's CEV Champions League 2006-07 Women's CEV Champions League 2006-07 Upcoming events American football: June 23 : NFL Europa World Bowl XV will be held at Commerzbank-Arena in Frankfurt, Germany Auto racing: June 16 and June 17 : 24 Hours of Le Mans will be held at the Circuit de la Sarthe Basketball: June 7: 2007 NBA Finals begin. June 28: 2007 NBA Draft will be held at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Football (soccer): June 6 - June 24 : 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup in USA. June 10 - June 23 : UEFA U-21 Championship 2007 in Netherlands. June 26 - July 15 : Copa America 2007 in Venezuela. June 30 - July 22 : 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada. Golf: June 7-10: 2007 LPGA Championship at Bulle Rock Golf Course (Havre de Grace, Maryland) June 14-17: 2007 U.S. Open at Oakmont, Pennsylvania June 28 - July 1: US Women's Open at Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club (Southern Pines, North Carolina). Horse racing: June 2: Epsom Derby at Epsom, Surrey, England June 9: Belmont Stakes at Elmont, New York, USA Ice hockey: June 23 : 2007 NHL Entry Draft in Columbus, Ohio. Mixed martial arts: June 12: UFC Fight Night 10 in Hollywood, Florida, USA June 16: UFC 72 in Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK July 7: UFC 73 in Sacramento, California, USA Deaths in May Deaths in May 2007: • 28: Marquise Hill • 27: Percy Sonn • 7: Diego Corrales • 5: Jeremy Williams Related pages 2008 in sports 2007 in sports 2006 in sports 2005 in sports 2004 in sports 2003 in sports 2002 in sports 2001 in sports 2000 in sports Other years in sports

30 May 2007 (Wednesday)

• Ice hockey:
  • Stanley Cup Playoffs: Stanley Cup Finals:
    • Anaheim Ducks 1, Ottawa Senators 0. Anaheim leads series, 2-0.
      • Samuel Pahlsson scores the game's only goal with 5:44 left in regulation. The Senators manage only 16 shots on goal.

• Basketball:
  • NBA Playoffs: Western Conference Finals:
    • Utah Jazz at San Antonio Spurs

29 May 2007 (Tuesday)

• Cricket:
  • West Indian cricket team in England in 2007
    • 2nd Test-5th Day: Template:WINc vs. Template:ENGc

• Basketball:
  • NBA Playoffs: Eastern Conference Finals:
    • Cleveland Cavaliers 91, Detroit Pistons 87, Series tied, 2-2.
      • The Cavs overcome another disastrous third quarter thanks to LeBron James, who scores 14 of his 25 points in the final period.

28 May 2007 (Monday)

• Cricket:
  • West Indian cricket team in England in 2007
    • 2nd Test-4th Day: Template:ENGc 570/7 (dec) beat Template:WINc 146 & 141 (42.1 ov.) by an innings and 283 runs.
      • This is West Indies's heaviest test defeat. The previous heaviest was an innings and 237 runs. England leads series 1-0
  • 2007 ICC World Cricket League Division Three
    • Template:Cr-arg 92/5 beat Template:Cr-png 91 by 5 wickets
    • Template:Cr-ita 186/9 beat Template:Cr-fji 149 by 37 runs
    • Template:Cr-uga 70/6 beat Template:Cr-tza 64 by 4 wickets
    • Template:Cr-cym 70/2 beat Template:Cr-hkg 67 by 8 wickets
    • Cayman Islands and Uganda qualify for the Semifinals. Tanzania and Hong kong are eliminated.

• Football (soccer):
  • English Championship League playoff final:
    • Derby County secure the final promotion place to the Premier League for the 2007-08 season by beating West Bromwich Albion 1-0.

• Ice hockey:
  • Stanley Cup Playoffs: Stanley Cup Finals:
    • Anaheim Ducks 3, Ottawa Senators 2, Anaheim leads series 1-0

• Basketball:
  • NBA Playoffs: Western Conference Finals:
    • San Antonio Spurs 91, Utah Jazz 79, San Antonio leads series 3-1
  • Southeast Asia Basketball Association Championship at Ratchaburi, Thailand:
    • Philippines emerge on the top of the leaderboard as they qualify for the upcoming FIBA Asia Championship 2007 at Tokushima, Japan. Indonesia, by virtue of second place, qualifies too.

• NFL Football
  • New England Patriots defensive end Marquise Hill is found dead after a personal watercraft accident on Lake Pontchartrain the previous night. A woman that was on his watercraft with him was rescued, but Hill disappeared during the initial rescue attempt. Neither were wearing a life vest. The cause of death was ruled an accidental drowning, as drugs and alcohol were not found in his system during his autopsy. [1]

27 May 2007 (Sunday)

• Auto racing:
  • Formula One:
    • Monaco Grand Prix in Monte Carlo, Monaco.

    Template:(1) Fernando Alonso Template:(2) Lewis Hamilton Template:(3) Felipe Massa

  • IRL:
    • The Indianapolis 500 in Speedway, Indiana

    Template:(1) Dario Franchitti Template:(2) Scott Dixon Template:(3) Hélio Castroneves

  • NASCAR NEXTEL Cup:
    • The Coca-Cola 600 in Concord, North Carolina

    Template:(1) Casey Mears Template:(2) J. J. Yeley Template:(3) Kyle Petty

• Basketball:
  • NBA Playoffs: Eastern Conference Finals:
    • Cleveland Cavaliers 88, Detroit Pistons 82, Detroit leads series, 2-1.
      • LeBron James scores 32 points, including a late three-pointer that all but ices the game.

• Cricket:
  • Indian cricket team in Bangladesh in 2007
    • 2nd Test-3rd Day: Template:INDc 610/3 (dec) beat Template:BANc 118 & 253 (57.3 ov.) by an innings and 239 runs Template:INDc win series 1-0
  • West Indian cricket team in England in 2007
    • 2nd Test-3rd Day: Template:ENGc 570/7 (dec) lead Template:WINc 146 & 22/2 (9 ov.) by 402 runs. Rain prevented play on Day Three.
  • 2007 ICC World Cricket League Division Three
    • Template:Cr-ita 175/9 (50 ov.) beat Template:Cr-arg 174 (50 ov.) by 1 run
    • Template:Cr-png 142/9 (49.5 ov.) beat Template:Cr-fji 138 by 1 wicket
    • Template:Cr-cym 210/0 (45.4 ov.) beat Template:Cr-tza 206/6 (50 ov.) by 10 wickets
    • Template:Cr-uga 219/5 (50 ov.) beat Template:Cr-hkg 129 (36.5 ov.) by 90 runs
  • Percy Sonn dies at age 57 in Cape Town, South Africa after complications from colon cancer. [2]

26 May 2007 (Saturday)

• Lacrosse:
  • The Duke lacrosse team, suspended last season due to the 2006 Duke lacrosse team scandal, beats Cornell, 12-11, to advance to Monday's NCAA Division I championship. The Blue Devils will play Johns Hopkins, who defeated Delaware, 8-3.

• Mixed martial arts:
  • UFC 71: Quinton "Rampage" Jackson defeats "The Iceman" Chuck Lidell to win the Ultimate Fighting Championship Light Heavyweight Title by KO (punches) at 1:53 of the first round.

• Cricket:
  • Indian cricket team in Bangladesh in 2007
    • 2nd Test-2nd Day: Template:INDc 610/3 (dec) lead Template:BANc 58/5 (16 ov.) by 552 runs
  • West Indian cricket team in England in 2007
    • 2nd Test-2nd Day: Template:ENGc 570/7 (dec) lead Template:WINc 146 & 22/2 (9 ov.) by 402 runs

• Basketball:
  • NBA Playoffs: Western Conference Finals:
    • Utah Jazz 109, San Antonio Spurs 83, San Antonio leads series, 2-1

• Rugby union:
  • Internationals:
    • Template:RSAru 58–10 Template:ENGru at Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein — The Springboks manhandle a depleted England side missing over 30 front-line players due to injuries, illness and club commitments. This is the largest Springboks win in the history of the series. (BBC)
    • Template:AUSru 29–23 Template:WALru at Telstra Stadium, Sydney — Wallabies substitute Stephen Hoiles scores a try after the siren to deny Wales their first win on Australian soil since 1969. (BBC)
    • Template:ARGru 22–20 Template:IRLru at Estadio B. G. Estanislao López, Santa Fe — Felipe Contepomi gives Los Pumas the win with a last-minute drop goal, denying Ireland their first-ever win in Argentina. (BBC)
  • 2007 IRB Pacific Nations Cup:
    • Template:FIJru 30-15 Template:JAPru
  • 2006-07 Top 14 season:
    • Stade Français Paris finish at the top of the standings, with Toulouse, ASM Clermont Auvergne and Biarritz Olympique making the semi-finals.

25 May 2007 (Friday)

• Cricket:
  • Indian cricket team in Bangladesh in 2007
    • 2nd Test-1st Day: Template:INDc 326/0 (90 ov.) lead Template:BANc by 326 runs
  • West Indian cricket team in England in 2007
    • 2nd Test-1st Day: Template:ENGc 366/5 (85 ov.) lead Template:WINc by 366 runs

• Cycling:
  • Bjarne Riis, winner of the 1996 Tour de France, admits to having used the banned drugs EPO, cortisone, and growth hormone from 1993 to 1998. The current general manager of Team CSC offered to give back his Tour de France crown. (BBC)

• NHL:
  • Former NHL player Rick Tocchet, currently on leave as an assistant coach with the Phoenix Coyotes, pleads guilty in a New Jersey court to charges stemming from his running of a sports betting ring. State authorities have not indicated whether they will seek jail time for Tocchet. (AP via ESPN)

24 May 2007 (Thursday)

• Basketball:
  • NBA Playoffs: Eastern Conference Finals: Detroit Pistons 79, Cleveland Cavaliers 76, Detroit leads series, 2-0
    • Criticized for passing up a potential game-winning shot in Game 1, LeBron James misses a would-be go-ahead shot in the final seconds of Game 2. Larry Hughes gets the rebound but misses an open 10-foot jumper.

23 May 2007 (Wednesday)

• Football (soccer):
  • UEFA Champions League 2006-07 Final at Olympic Stadium, Athens.
    • Liverpool 1–2 AC Milan: Filippo Inzaghi scores both of his team's goals as Milan win their seventh European Cup. (AP via Yahoo)
• Rugby league:
  • 2007 Rugby League State of Origin series, Game 1 - Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
    • Queensland 25 – 18 New South Wales, Queensland leads series, 1-0
• Cricket:
  • 2006 ICC Intercontinental Cup Final:
    • Template:IRLc 352 beat Template:CANc 92 & 145 (36.5 ov.) by an innings and 115 runs

22 May 2007 (Tuesday)

• Basketball:
  • NBA Playoffs: Western Conference Finals:
    • San Antonio Spurs 105, Utah Jazz 96, San Antonio leads series, 2-0
  • 2007 NBA Draft Lottery: The Portland Trail Blazers win the first overall pick; the Seattle SuperSonics settle for the second overall pick. The Atlanta Hawks, Memphis Grizzlies, Boston Celtics and Milwaukee Bucks round out the first six picks.

• Cricket:
  • Indian cricket team in Bangladesh in 2007
    • 1st Test-5th Day: Template:INDc 387/8 (dec) & 100/6 (dec) drew Template:BANc 238 & 104/2 (28 ov.) Series tied 0-0
  • 2007 Abu Dhabi Series
    • 3rd ODI: Template:SRIc 296/9 (50 ov.) beat Template:PAKc 181 (42.5 ov.) by 115 runs Template:PAKc win series 2-1

• Ice hockey:
  • Stanley Cup Playoffs: Western Conference Finals:
    • Anaheim Ducks 4, Detroit Red Wings 3, Anaheim wins series 4-2

• American football
  • The NFL names Arlington, Texas as the host city for Super Bowl XLV in the year 2011, beating out Indianapolis, Indiana and Glendale, Arizona. [3]

21 May 2007 (Monday)

• Basketball
  • 2007 NBA Playoffs: Eastern Conference finals:
    • Detroit Pistons 79, Cleveland Cavaliers 76, Detroit leads series, 1-0

• Cricket:
  • Indian cricket team in Bangladesh in 2007
    • 1st Test-4th Day: Template:INDc 387/8 (dec) & 44/2 (14 ov.) lead Template:BANc 238 by 193 runs
  • West Indian cricket team in England in 2007
    • 1st Test-5th Day: Template:ENGc 553/5 (dec) & 284/8 (dec) drew Template:WINc 437 & 89/0 (22 ov.) Series tied at 0-0

20 May 2007 (Sunday)

• Basketball:
  • NBA Playoffs: Western Conference Finals:
    • San Antonio Spurs 108, Utah Jazz 100, San Antonio leads series, 1-0
  • FIBA Asia Champions Cup 2007 Semifinals at Tehran, Iran:
    • Final: Saba Battery 84, Al Jalaa 75
      • Saba raced ahead in the first quarter but Al Jalaa trimmed down the lead until the third quarter when another Saba run gave the game out of reach. Saba won its first championship at home as Al Jalaa was beaten in the final for the second consecutive year..
    • Third-place: Al Rayyan 95, San Miguel 75
      • In the first tournament of a Philippine team in Asian competition, San Miguel finished fourth as the Qataris lead from start to finish to win their second consecutive third-place finish.

• Cricket:
  • Indian cricket team in Bangladesh in 2007
    • 1st Test-3rd Day: Template:INDc 384/6 (97 ov.) lead Template:BANc by 384 runs. day washed out due to rain
  • West Indian cricket team in England in 2007
    • 1st Test-4th Day: Template:ENGc 553/5 (dec) & 284/8 (dec) lead Template:WINc 437 & 7/0 (2 ov.) by 394 runs
  • 2007 Abu Dhabi Series
    • 2nd ODI: Template:PAKc 313/9 (50 0v.) beat Template:SRIc 215 (39.5 ov.) by 98 runs Template:PAKc lead series 2-0

• Ice hockey:
  • Stanley Cup Playoffs: Conference Finals:
    • Anaheim Ducks 2, Detroit Red Wings 1, OT, Anaheim leads series, 3-2

• Rugby union:
  • Heineken Cup Final @ Twickenham, London.
    • Leicester Tigers 9–25 London Wasps
    • The Tigers, winners of this season's Guinness Premiership and EDF Energy Cup, are denied a treble.

19 May 2007 (Saturday)

• Auto racing:
  • NASCAR NEXTEL Cup:
    • The NEXTEL All-Star Challenge at Concord, North Carolina

    Template:(1) Kevin Harvick Template:(2) Jimmie Johnson Template:(3) Mark Martin

• Cricket:
  • Indian cricket team in Bangladesh in 2007
    • 1st Test-2nd Day: Template:INDc 384/6 (97 ov.) lead Template:BANc by 384 runs
  • West Indian cricket team in England in 2007
    • 1st Test-3rd Day: Template:WINc 363/7 (98 ov.) trail Template:ENGc 553/5d (142 overs) by 190 runs

• Basketball:
  • FIBA Asia Champions Cup 2007 Semifinals at Tehran, Iran:
    • Al Jalaa 109, San Miguel 77
    • Saba Battery 76, Al Rayyan 71

• Football (soccer):
  • FA Cup Final 2007:
    • At the newly-redesigned Wembley Stadium in Wembley, North London, Chelsea FC beat Manchester United FC 1-0 in extra time after a 116th minute goal by Didier Drogba.
  • German Bundesliga 2006-07:
    • With a 2-1 home win over Energie Cottbus, VfB Stuttgart win their first Bundesliga title in 15 years.
  • Italian Serie B 2006-07:
    • Ten months after suffering a forced relegation as a result of the Serie A scandal, Juventus secure their return to Serie A with a 5-1 away win over Arezzo.

• Ice hockey:
  • Stanley Cup Playoffs: Conference Finals:
    • Ottawa Senators 3, Buffalo Sabres 2, Ottawa wins series 4-1

• Rugby union:
  • Super 14 Final 2007
    • The Bulls become the first South African team to the win the Super 14, defeating the Sharks with an 80th minute "after the hooter" try to Bryan Habana. Derick Hougaard kicked the following conversion to give the Bulls a 20-19 victory. (Reuters via stuff.co.nz)

• Horse racing:
  • Curlin wins the 132nd Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Kentucky Derby winner Street Sense finishes second by a head. Thus, once again, horse racing's longest losing streak is extended to 29 years since Affirmed became the last Triple Crown winner.

18 May 2007 (Friday)

• Basketball
  • 2007 NBA Playoffs
    • Cleveland Cavaliers 88, New Jersey Nets 72 , Cleveland wins series 4-2
    • San Antonio Spurs 114, Phoenix Suns 106, San Antonio wins series 4-2
  • The Houston Rockets fire head coach Jeff Van Gundy. (AP via Yahoo)
  • FIBA Asia Champions Cup 2007 Quarterfinals at Tehran, Iran:
    • San Miguel 95, Blue Stars 81
    • Al Rayyan 86, Astana Tigers 75
    • Al Jalaa 102, Young Cagers 79

• Cricket:
  • Indian cricket team in Bangladesh in 2007
    • 1st Test-1st Day: Template:INDc 295/3 (77 ov.) lead Template:BANc by 295 runs
  • West Indian cricket team in England in 2007
    • 1st Test-2nd Day: Template:ENGc 553/5 (142 ov.) lead Template:WINc by 553 runs
  • 2007 Abu Dhabi Series
    • 1st ODI: Template:PAKc 239/5 (42 ov.) beat Template:SRIc 235/9 (50 ov.) by 5 wickets. Pakistan lead series 1-0

17 May 2007 (Thursday)

• Ice hockey:
  • Stanley Cup Playoffs: Conference Finals:
    • Anaheim Ducks 5, Detroit Red Wings 3, Series tied 2-2

• Cricket:
  • West Indian cricket team in England in 2007
    • 1st Test-1st Day: Template:ENGc 200/3 lead Template:WINc by 200 runs

• Basketball: 2007 NBA Playoffs
  • Conference Semifinals
    • Detroit Pistons 95, Chicago Bulls 85, Detroit wins series, 4-2

16 May 2007 (Wednesday)

• Basketball:
  • NBA conference semifinals:
    • New Jersey Nets 83, Cleveland Cavaliers 72, Cleveland leads series, 3-2
    • San Antonio Spurs 88, Phoenix Suns 85, San Antonio leads series, 3-2

• Baseball:
  • Major League Baseball owners approve the sale of the Atlanta Braves from Time Warner Inc. to Liberty Media Corp. (AP via Yahoo)

• Football (soccer):
  • UEFA Cup 2006-07 Final @ Hampden Park, Glasgow.
    • Espanyol 2–2 Sevilla (aet)
    • Sevilla win 3-1 on penalties to become only the second club ever to win the UEFA Cup two years in succession.

• Ice hockey:
  • Stanley Cup Playoffs: Conference Finals:
    • Buffalo Sabres 3, Ottawa Senators 2, Ottawa leads series 3-1

15 May 2007 (Tuesday)

• Basketball: 2007 NBA Playoffs
  • Conference Semifinals
    • Chicago Bulls 108, Detroit Pistons 92, Detroit leads series, 3-2
    • Golden State Warriors 87, Utah Jazz 100, Utah wins series 4-1
• Ice hockey:
  • Stanley Cup Playoffs: Conference Finals:
    • Detroit Red Wings 5, Anaheim Ducks 0, Detroit leads series, 2-1

• Cricket:
  • Indian cricket team in Bangladesh in 2007
    • 3rd ODI: Template:INDc vs. Template:BANc No result. Match rained out. India win series 2-0
  • Australian cricket team in Zimbabwe 2007
    • Tour cancelled because the Australian government had security fears. The possibility of playing on a neutral venue was also destroyed, this time by the Mugabe regime. [4]

• Major League Baseball
  • The Tampa Bay Devil Rays begin a series at The Ballpark at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex outside Orlando, Florida, hosting the Texas Rangers. It is the first time that regular-season Major League baseball has been played in the Orlando area.

14 May 2007 (Monday)

• Ice hockey:
  • Stanley Cup Playoffs: Conference Finals:
    • Ottawa Senators 1, Buffalo Sabres 0, Ottawa leads series, 3-0

• Basketball: 2007 NBA Playoffs
  • Conference Semifinals:
    • Cleveland Cavaliers 87, New Jersey Nets 85, Cleveland leads series, 3-1
    • Phoenix Suns 104, San Antonio Spurs 98, Phoenix ties series, 2-2

13 May 2007 (Sunday)

• Baseball:
  • Rookie Fred Lewis of the San Francisco Giants hits for the cycle in the Giants' 15-2 win over the Colorado Rockies.

• Auto racing:
  • Formula One:
    • Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona, Spain.

    Template:(1) Felipe Massa Template:(2) Lewis Hamilton Template:(3) Fernando Alonso

  • NASCAR NEXTEL Cup:
    • The Dodge Avenger 500 at Darlington, South Carolina (postponed from May 12 due to rain)

    Template:(1) Jeff Gordon Template:(2) Denny Hamlin Template:(3) Jimmie Johnson

• Basketball: 2007 NBA Playoffs
  • Conference Semifinals
    • Chicago Bulls 102, Detroit Pistons 87, Detroit leads series, 3-1
    • Utah Jazz 115, Golden State Warriors 101, Utah leads series 3-1

• Football (soccer):
  • Last day of the English Premiership Season 2006-07
    • Manchester United finish on top with 89 points.
    • Sheffield United, Charlton Athletic and Watford are all relegated to the Championship.
    • Birmingham City and will join the Premiership next season after being promoted from the Championship.
      • • • One other team will be promoted to the Premiership out of Derby County, Southampton, West Bromwich Albion or Wolverhampton Wanderers. This will be determined by the final Championship playoff on 28 May.
      • Ice hockey:
        • Stanley Cup Playoffs: Conference Finals:
          • Anaheim Ducks 4, Detroit Red Wings 3, OT, Series tied 1-1
        • 2007 IIHF World Championship:
          • Canada 4, Finland 2: The Canadians go up 3-0 on power play goals by tournament MVP Rick Nash and Eric Staal and an equal-strength goal from Colby Armstrong. The Finns mount a comeback attempt in the third that ends in an empty-net clincher by Nash. (Official score sheet)

      12 May 2007 (Saturday)

      • Auto racing:
        • IRL: Helio Castroneves wins pole position for the 2007 Indianapolis 500.
      • Basketball: 2007 NBA Playoffs
        • Conference Semifinals:
          • New Jersey Nets 96, Cleveland Cavaliers 85, Cleveland leads series, 2-1
          • San Antonio Spurs 108, Phoenix Suns 101, San Antonio leads series, 2-1
      • Ice hockey:
        • Stanley Cup Playoffs: Conference Finals:
          • Ottawa Senators 4, Buffalo Sabres, 3, 2OT, Ottawa leads series, 2-0
      • Cricket:
        • Indian cricket team in Bangladesh in 2007
          • 2nd ODI: Template:INDc 284/8 (49/49 ov.) beat Template:BANc 238/9 (49/49 ov.) 46 runs. India win series 2-0

      11 May 2007 (Friday)

      • Basketball: 2007 NBA Playoffs
        • Conference Semifinals
          • Golden State Warriors 125, Utah Jazz 105, Utah leads series, 2-1
      • Ice hockey:
        • Stanley Cup Playoffs: Conference Finals:
          • Detroit Red Wings 2, Anaheim Ducks 1, Detroit leads series 1-0

      10 May 2007 (Thursday)

      • Basketball: 2007 NBA Playoffs
        • Conference Semifinals
          • Detroit Pistons 81, Chicago Bulls 74, Detroit leads series, 3-0
      • ESPN reports that Dirk Nowitzki of the Dallas Mavericks will be announced as NBA MVP on May 15. (ESPN)
      • Auto racing:
        • NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt, Jr. announces that he will be leaving DEI, the team founded by his late father, at the end of the 2007 season. AP via Yahoo!
      • Ice hockey:
        • Stanley Cup Playoffs: Conference Finals:
          • Ottawa Senators 5, Buffalo Sabres 2, Ottawa leads series 1-0
      • Cricket:
        • Indian cricket team in Bangladesh in 2007
          • 1st ODI:Template:INDc 251/5 (46/47 ov.) beat Template:BANc 250/7 (47/47 ov.) by 5 wickets. India lead series 1-0

      9 May 2007 (Wednesday)

      • Basketball: 2007 NBA Playoffs
        • Conference Semifinals
          • Utah Jazz 127, Golden State Warriors 117, Jazz lead series, 2-0

      8 May 2007 (Tuesday)

      • Basketball: 2007 NBA Playoffs
        • Conference Semifinals
          • Cleveland Cavaliers 102, New Jersey Nets 92. Cavaliers lead series, 2-0
          • Phoenix Suns 101, San Antonio Spurs 81. Series tied, 1-1
      • Snooker:
        • World Snooker Championship 2007 at The Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England:
          • In the early hours of the morning (local time), at the end of the latest finish for a World Championship final at The Crucible, Scotland's John Higgins beats England's Mark Selby 18-13 to claim the title for his second time. The match winner won £220,000, the loser, £110,000.

      7 May 2007 (Monday)

      • Basketball:
        • NBA Playoffs: Conference Semifinals:
          • Detroit Pistons 108, Chicago Bulls 87. Pistons lead series, 2-0
          • Utah Jazz 116, Golden State Warriors 112. Jazz lead series, 1-0
      • Ice hockey:
        • Stanley Cup Playoffs: Conference Semi Finals:
          • Detroit Red Wings 2, San Jose Sharks 0, Detroit wins series 4-2
      • Snooker:
        • Day 2 of 2 of final of the World Snooker Championship 2007 at The Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England:
          • In one of the most dramatic World Championship finals ever, Mark Selby makes an amazing fightback against John Higgins, starting the day behind by 12 frames to 4, getting back to 14-13 in the first-to-18-frames match as the match proceeds past midnight.

      6 May 2007 (Sunday)

      • Baseball:
        • Roger Clemens signs with the New York Yankees, for whom he played from 1999-2003. The one-year contract will pay him about $18.5 million, a pro-rated sum. (AP via Yahoo)
      • Auto racing:
        • NASCAR NEXTEL Cup:
          • Jim Stewart 400 at Richmond, Virginia (postponed from May 5 due to rain)

          Template:(1) Jimmie Johnson Template:(2) Kyle Busch Template:(3) Denny Hamlin

      • Basketball:
        • Euroleague Final Four at Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens:
          • Championship: Panathinaikos 93–91 CSKA Moscow — The Greens, playing at home, have six players score in double figures, and hold on to dethrone the defending champions. (Euroleague)
          • Third place: TAU Cerámica 74–76 Unicaja Málaga — In an all-Spanish affair, the Andalusians come back from a 10-point deficit entering the final quarter, beating the Basques on a layup by Marcus Brown with 1.2 seconds left. (Euroleague)
        • 2007 NBA Playoffs Conference Semifinals:
          • New Jersey Nets 77, Cleveland Cavaliers 81, Cavaliers lead series 1-0
          • San Antonio Spurs 111, Phoenix Suns 106, Spurs lead series 1-0
      • Football (soccer):
        • English Premier League: Manchester United win the Premiership title for 2007 after rival contenders Chelsea and Arsenal draw 1-1. (BBC)
      • Ice hockey:
        • Stanley Cup Playoffs: Conference Semi Finals:
          • Buffalo Sabres 5, New York Rangers 4, Sabres win series 4-2
      • Snooker:
        • Day 1 of 2 of final of the World Snooker Championship 2007 at The Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England:
          • John Higgins leads Mark Selby by 12 frames to 4 with 19 frames still to play.

      5 May 2007 (Saturday)

      • Basketball:
        • NBA Playoffs:
          • Conference Semifinals: Detroit Pistons 95, Chicago Bulls 69. Pistons lead series, 1-0
          • First Round: Utah Jazz 103, Houston Rockets 99. Jazz win series, 4-3
      • Boxing: "The World Awaits" pay-per-view at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada:
        • Floyd Mayweather, Jr. beats Oscar de la Hoya to win the World Boxing Council super-welterweight title via split decision. Mayweather remained unbeaten.
        • Rocky Juarez beat Jose Hernandez via unanimous decision.
        • Rey Bautista beat Sergio Manuel Medina via unanimous decision.
      • Horse racing:
        • Street Sense wins the 2007 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky USA
      • Ice hockey:
        • Stanley Cup Playoffs: Conference Semi Finals:
          • Ottawa Senators 3, New Jersey Devils 2. Senators win series 4-1
          • Detroit Red Wings 4, San Jose Sharks 1. Red Wings lead series 3-2

      4 May 2007 (Friday)

      • Basketball:
        • Euroleague semifinals at Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens:
          • CSKA Moscow 62–50 Unicaja Málaga — The defending champions break open a tight defensive struggle with a 14-0 run in the fourth quarter. (Euroleague)
          • Panathinaikos 67–53 TAU Cerámica — Playing on their home floor, the Greens send a partisan crowd home happy, while leaving the Basque side trophy-less in their third consecutive Final Four trip. (Euroleague)
        • NBA Playoffs First Round:
          • New Jersey Nets 98, Toronto Raptors 97, Nets win series 4-2
      • Ice hockey
        • Stanley Cup Playoffs: Conference Semi Finals:
          • Buffalo Sabres 2, New York Rangers 1, OT. Sabres lead series 3-2
      • Football (soccer):
        • The Football League: Leeds United A.F.C. are placed into Administration and purchased by Leeds United Football Club Limited, controversially chaired by Ken Bates. Leeds United automatically suffer a 10-point deduction for going into Administration, ensuring their relegation to Football League 1 next season. Leeds United A.F.C. History

      3 May 2007 (Thursday)

      • Basketball:
        • NCAA: The men's basketball rules committee of the National Collegiate Athletic Association votes to move the three-point line back 1 foot to 20 feet, 9 inches. If approved by the rules oversight committee on May 25, the change will go into effect in the 2008-09 season. Women's basketball will continue to use the 19'9" line. (AP via Yahoo)
        • NBA Playoffs: First Round:
          • Golden State Warriors 111, Dallas Mavericks 86, Warriors win series 4-2.
          • The Warriors become the first #8 seed to beat a #1 seed in an NBA best-of-seven series.
      • Football (soccer):
        • UEFA Cup 2006-07 Semi-finals, second leg.
          • Werder Bremen 1–2 Espanyol (first leg: 0–3) (aggregate score 1-5)
          • Sevilla 2–0 Osasuna (first leg: 0–1) (aggregate score 2-1).
      • Ice hockey
        • Stanley Cup Playoffs: Conference Semi Finals:
          • Anaheim Ducks 2, Vancouver Canucks 1, 2OT, Ducks wins series 4-1

      2 May 2007 (Wednesday)

      • Tennis:
        • At Palma de Mallorca, Rafael Nadal defeats Roger Federer, 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (10), on a specially-designed tennis court, half grass and half clay.
      • Football (soccer):
        • UEFA Champions League 2006-07 Semi Finals, second leg.
          • AC Milan 3–0 Manchester United (aggregate score 5-3)
      • Ice hockey:
        • Stanley Cup Playoffs: Conference Semi Finals:
          • Ottawa Senators 3, New Jersey Devils 2, Senators lead series 3-1
          • Detroit Red Wings 3, San Jose Sharks 2 OT, Series tied 2-2
      • Basketball:
        • NBA Playoffs: First Round:
          • San Antonio Spurs 93, Denver Nuggets 78, Spurs win series 4-1
          • Phoenix Suns 119, Los Angeles Lakers 110, Suns win series 4-1
          • After winning both of their Game 5s at home, the Suns and the Spurs will face each other at the Conference Semifinals.

      1 May 2007 (Tuesday)

      • Football (soccer):
        • UEFA Champions League 2006-07 Semi Finals, second leg.
          • Liverpool 1–0 Chelsea (aggregate score 1-1 after extra time)
          • Liverpool win 4-1 on penalties.
      • Ice hockey
        • Stanley Cup Playoffs: Conference Semi Finals:
          • New York Rangers 2, Buffalo Sabres 1, Series tied 2-2
          • Anaheim Ducks 3, Vancouver Canucks 2 OT, Ducks lead series 3-1