2007 in sports 1582620 225224130 2008-07-12T15:34:28Z Darius Dhlomo 564742 /* Volleyball */ {{yearbox | in?=in sports | cp=20th century | c=21st century | cf=22nd century | yp1=2004 | yp2=2005 | yp3=2006 | year=2007 | ya1=2008 | ya2=2009 | ya3=2010 | dp3=1970s | dp2=1980s | dp1=1990s | d=2000s | da=0 | dn1=2010s | dn2=2020s |dn3=2030s |}} {{update}} ==News by date== ===January=== <!-- Please list major events only, and keep them as short as possible --> *[[Jan 1|1]] - [[College Football]] - In a game remembered for its numerous [[trick play]]s, including a [[hook and lateral]] and a [[Statue of Liberty play]], the [[2006 Boise State Broncos football team|Boise State Broncos]] defeat the [[2006 Oklahoma Sooners football team|Oklahoma Sooners]] [[2007 Fiesta Bowl|43-42]] to win the [[Fiesta Bowl]] in dramatic fashion. *[[Jan 1|1]] - [[Darts]] - [[Raymond Van Barneveld]] beats Phil Taylor 7-6 in sets to win the [[2007 PDC World Darts Championship]]. *[[Jan 5|5]] - [[Cricket]] - {{cr|AUS}} beat {{cr|ENG}} in the fifth Test in [[Sydney]], and completes 5-0 whitewash in the [[2006-07 Ashes series]] for the first time in 86 years. *[[Jan 5|5]] - [[Tennis]] - {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Russia]] win the [[2007 Hopman Cup]] after 2:1 win over {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Spain]] in the final. *[[Jan 5|5]] - [[Ice hockey]] - {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Canada]] wins the [[2007 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships]] in [[Sweden]] with 4:2 win over {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Russia]] in the final. *[[Jan 6|6]] - [[Cricket]] - {{cr|RSA}} beat {{cr|IND}} in the 3rd Test in [[Cape Town]] and win the series 2:1. *[[Jan 7|7]] - [[Ski jumping]] - {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Anders Jacobsen]] wins the [[Four Hills Tournament]]. *[[Jan 7|7]] - [[Cross-country skiing]] - {{flagicon|GER}} [[Tobias Angerer]] and {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Virpi Kuitunen]] win the inaugural [[Tour de Ski]]. *[[Jan 8|8]] - [[College football]] - The [[Florida Gators]] defeat the [[Ohio State Buckeyes]] [[2007 BCS National Championship Game|41-14]] to win the [[BCS National Championship]]. *[[Jan 9|9]] - [[Baseball]] - [[Cal Ripken, Jr.]] and [[Tony Gwynn]] are [[Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, 2007|elected]] to the [[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|Hall of Fame]]. * [[Jan 11|11]] - [[Football (soccer)]] - [[David Beckham]] announces that he will leave [[Real Madrid]] to play for [[Los Angeles Galaxy|LA Galaxy]] in [[Los Angeles]]. * [[Jan 12|12]] - [[Golf]] - [[Tadd Fujikawa]] becomes second youngest player ever to make a [[PGA Tour]] cut at the [[Sony Open in Hawaii]]. * [[Jan 20|20]] - The first [[Argentine]] [[Major football rivalries|major rivalry]] of the year was played between [[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]] and [[Boca Juniors]] in [[Mar del Plata]]. The match ended in a 2-0 score in favor of River Plate. * [[January 24|24]] - [[Figure skating]] - {{flagicon|GER}} [[Aliona Savchenko]] / [[Robin Szolkowy]] win the gold medal at the pairs event at the [[2007 European Figure Skating Championships]]. {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Maria Petrova (figure skater)|Maria Petrova]] / [[Alexei Tikhonov]] win the silver medal. {{flagicon|POL}} [[Dorota Siudek]] / [[Mariusz Siudek]], skating in front of a homecrowd, win the bronze. * [[January 25|25]] - [[Figure skating]] - {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Brian Joubert]] wins the gold medal at the men's event at the [[2007 European Figure Skating Championships]]. It is his second time winning this competition. {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Tomáš Verner]] wins the silver medal. He is the first Czech man in 15 years to medal at the European Championships. {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Kevin van der Perren]] wins the bronze. He is the first Belgian man in 50 years to medal at the European Championships. * [[January 26|26]] - [[Figure skating]] - {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Isabelle Delobel]] / [[Olivier Schoenfelder]] win the gold at the ice dancing event at the [[2007 European Figure Skating Championships]]. {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Oksana Domnina]] / [[Maxim Shabalin]] win the silver. {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Albena Denkova]] / [[Maxim Staviski]] win the bronze. * [[January 27|27]] - [[Figure skating]] - {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Carolina Kostner]] wins the gold medal in the ladies event at the [[2007 European Figure Skating Championships]]. She is the first Italian lady to win the European Championships. {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Sarah Meier (figure skater)|Sarah Meier]] wins the silver medal and {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Kiira Korpi]] wins the bronze. Meier is the first Swiss lady in 27 years to medal at the European Championships. * [[Jan 27|27]] : [[Tennis]] - 81st ranked {{flagicon|USA}} [[Serena Williams]] completes an incredible run at the [[Australian Open]] by crushing No.1 seeded {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Maria Sharapova]] 6-1, 6-2 in the final. It was Serena's 3rd Australian Open title and 8th Grand Slam overall. She also became the third-lowest ranked player in history to capture a Grand Slam title. === February === *[[Feb 4|4]] - The [[Indianapolis Colts]] defeated the [[Chicago Bears]], 29-17 in [[Super Bowl XLI]] at [[Dolphin Stadium]] in [[Miami Gardens]], [[Florida]]. The win was the Colts' first Super Bowl Championship since their [[1970 NFL Season|1970-71]] team, when the franchise was still in [[Baltimore, Maryland|Baltimore]]. Quarterback [[Peyton Manning]] is named MVP. *[[February 8|8]] - [[Figure Skating]] - {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Shen Xue]] / [[Zhao Hongbo]] win the pairs event at the [[2007 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships]]. Compatriots [[Pang Qing]] / [[Tong Jian]] place second. {{flagicon|USA}} [[Rena Inoue]] / [[John Baldwin (figure skater)|John Baldwin]] win the bronze. *[[February 9|9]] - [[Figure Skating]] - {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Marie-France Dubreuil]] / [[Patrice Lauzon]] win the ice dancing event at the [[2007 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships]]. Defending champions {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tanith Belbin]] / [[Ben Agosto]] win the silver medal and {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Tessa Virtue]] / [[Scott Moir]] win the bronze. *[[February 9|9]] - [[Figure Skating]] - {{flagicon|USA}} [[Evan Lysacek]] wins the men's event at the [[2007 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships]]. This is his second gold, and third medal, from the competition. Past champion {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Jeffrey Buttle]] finished second. {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jeremy Abbott]] wins the bronze medal. It is his first ISU medal. *[[February 10|10]] - [[Figure Skating]] - {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kimmie Meissner]] wins the ladies event at the [[2007 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships]]. {{flagicon|USA}} [[Emily Hughes]] wins the silver medal. {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Joannie Rochette]] wins the bronze medal. *[[February 28|28]] - [[Figure Skating]] - {{flagicon|USA}} [[Keauna McLaughlin]] / [[Rockne Brubaker]] win the gold medal in the pairs event at the [[2007 World Junior Figure Skating Championships]]. {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Vera Bazarova]] / [[Yuri Larionov]] win the silver medal. {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Ksenia Krasilnikova]] / [[Konstantin Bezmaternikh]] win the bronze medal. === March === *[[March 1|1]] - [[Figure Skating]] - {{flagicon|USA}} [[Stephen Carriere]] wins the gold medal in the men's event at the [[2007 World Junior Figure Skating Championships]]. {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Patrick Chan]] wins the silver medal and {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Sergei Voronov]] wins the bronze. Chan is the first Canadian man in 23 years to medal at the World Junior Championships. *[[March 2|2]] - [[Figure Skating]] - {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Ekaterina Bobrova]] / [[Dmitri Soloviev]] win the gold medal in the ice dancing event at the [[2007 World Junior Figure Skating Championships]]. {{flagicon|EST}} [[Grethe Gruenberg]] / [[Kristian Rand]] win the silver medal and {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Kaitlyn Weaver]] / [[Andrew Poje]] win the bronze medal. This the first medal for Estonia at an ISU Championship. *[[March 3|3]] - [[Figure Skating]] - {{flagicon|USA}} [[Caroline Zhang]] wins the gold medal in the ladies event at the [[2007 World Junior Figure Skating Championships]]. {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mirai Nagasu]] wins the silver and {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ashley Wagner]] wins the bronze. This is the second consecutive medal sweep for the United States in Junior Ladies at a major event. Zhang and Wagner were both part of the sweep at the 2006 Junior Grand Prix Final. *[[March 17|17]] - [[Tennis]] - {{flagicon|SVK}} [[Daniela Hantuchova]] captures her 1st title in 5 years when she defeated {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Svetlana Kuznetsova]] 6-4, 6-3 at the Sony Ericsson Open. Ironically, her only other title came at this event 5 years ago, and also it was the same score (though her opponent was [[Martina Hingis]]) * [[March 31|31]] - [[Tennis]] - {{flagicon|USA}} [[Serena Williams]] continued her comeback year as she defeated Top seed/World No.1 {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Justine Henin]] 0-6, 7-5, 6-3. After being bageled in the first set and down 4-5 with two championship points on Henin's serve, Serena kept fighting and reeled off six consecutive games to lead 0-6, 7-5, 3-0. Though Justine won the next 3 games, Serena was able to hold of Justine and take the remaining 3 games. === April === *[[Apr 2|2]] - The [[Florida Gators men's basketball|University of Florida]] became the first [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] university to win a [[college football]] and [[college basketball|basketball]] title in the same academic year, by defeating the [[Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball|Ohio State Buckeyes]], 84-75 in the [[2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|Final Four Championship Game]] at the [[Georgia Dome]] in [[Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta]]. This also marks the first time that a team has repeated as national champions with the same starting lineup. *[[Apr 3|3]] - The [[Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball|Tennessee Lady Vols]] defeated the [[Rutgers Scarlet Knights]] to capture an unprecedented seventh [[2007 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament|Women's National Basketball Championship]] at [[Quicken Loans Arena]] in [[Cleveland, Ohio|Cleveland]]. *[[Apr 25|25]] - [[Swansea University]] beat [[Cardiff University]] 18-0 at [[Cardiff Arms Park]] to win the [[Welsh Varsity]] Rugby Challenge. === May === *[[6 May|6]] - [[Basketball]] - [[Panathinaikos BC|Panathinaikos]] won their fourth [[Euroleague]] title before a partisan crowd on [[Athens Olympic Sports Complex#Olympic Indoor Hall|their home court]] in [[Athens]]. The Greens defeated defending champions [[PBC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]] 93-91. *[[12 May|12]] - [[Lacrosse]] - The [[Rochester Knighthawks]] defeated the [[Arizona Sting]] 13-11 to win their first [[National Lacrosse League]] [[Champion's Cup]] and second [[National Lacrosse League|MILL]]/[[NLL]] championship. === June === *[[Jun 6|6]] - The [[Anaheim Ducks]] defeated the [[Ottawa Senators]] 6-2 to win the [[Stanley Cup]], four games to one. [[Scott Niedermayer]] won the [[Conn Smythe Trophy]] as MVP of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. *[[Jun 14|14]] - The [[San Antonio Spurs]] won their fourth [[NBA Finals|NBA Championship]] by sweeping the [[Cleveland Cavaliers]] in four games. [[Tony Parker]] was named [[National Basketball Association Finals Most Valuable Player Award|Finals MVP]]. === July === *[[Jul 22|22]] - Women's World Gliding Champions: ** Standard Class Winner: Sarah Kelman, Great Britain {{flagicon|GBR}}; [[Alexander Schleicher ASW 28]] ** Club Class Winner: Gill Spreckley, Great Britain {{flagicon|GBR}}; [[Rolladen-Schneider LS1]] ** 15 meter Class Winner: Kathrin Senne, Germany {{flagicon|GER}}; Glider: [[Schempp-Hirth Ventus-2]]a === August === *[[Aug 7|7]] - [[Baseball]]: [[Barry Bonds]] became [[Major League Baseball]]'s career leader in home runs amid a [[Game of Shadows|cloud of controversy]] regarding his suspected use of [[anabolic steroid|performance-enhancing drugs]] by hitting the 756th home run of his career, surpassing [[Hank Aaron|Hank Aaron's]] previous mark of 755. === September === *[[Sep 1|1]] - [[College football]]: In a stunning upset, the fifth-ranked [[2007 Michigan Wolverines football team|Michigan Wolverines]] were defeated by the [[2007 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team|Appalachian State Mountaineers]] [[2007 Appalachian State vs. Michigan football game|34-32]]. The Mountaineers became the first-ever [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] [[Division I#Football Championship Subdivision|Division I FCS]] (formerly Division I-AA) team to defeat an [[Associated Press|AP]] nationally [[AP Poll|ranked]] [[Division I#Football Bowl Subdivision|Division I FBS]] (formerly Division I-A) team. *[[Sep 1|1]] - [[Baseball]]: Rookie [[Boston Red Sox]] pitcher [[Clay Buchholz]] threw a [[no-hitter]] in only his second major league start, defeating the [[Baltimore Orioles]] 10-0. Buchholz is only the third pitcher in [[Major League Baseball|MLB]] history to do so in his first or second start. *[[Sep 8|8]] - [[Tennis]]: [[Justine Henin]] defeats [[Svetlana Kuznetsova]] to win the [[U.S. Open (tennis)|U.S. Open]] Women's Singles title. *[[Sep 9|9]] - [[Athletics (track and field)|Athletics]]: the [[Sprint (race)|sprinter]] [[Asafa Powell]] of [[Jamaica]] breaks the previous record set by himself at the [[100 metres]] sprint (9.77 seconds) and set a new World Record of 9.74 [[second]]s. *[[Sep 9|9]] [[Roger Federer]] defeats [[Novak Djokovic]] to win the [[U.S. Open (tennis)|U.S. Open]] Men's Singles title. The victory gave him his second consecutive [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] victory and his fourth consecutive US Open victory. *[[Sep 21|21]] - [[Baseball]]: [[Boston Red Sox]] pitcher [[Josh Beckett]] earns his 20th win, become the [[Major League Baseball|Major Leagues']] first twenty-game winner in 2007 and first since 2005. The last Boston pitcher to win 20 games in a season was [[Curt Schilling]] in [[2004 in sports|2004]]. *[[Sep 23|23]] - [[Strength athletics]]: [[Mariusz Pudzianowski]] is the third man to win the [[World's Strongest Man]] contest for a fourth time. The others were [[Jón Páll Sigmarsson]] in [[1990]] and [[Magnús Ver Magnússon]] in [[1996]]. *[[Sep 29|29]] - [[Australian rules football]]: [[Geelong Football Club|Geelong]] wins their first [[Australian Football League]] [[AFL Grand Final|Grand Final]] since [[1963]], thrashing [[Port Adelaide Football Club|Port Adelaide]] by 119 points in the biggest Grand Final margin in VFL/AFL history. The final score was 24.19 (163) to 6.8 (44). *[[Sep 30|30]] - [[National Rugby League]]: [[Melbourne Storm]] defeated the [[Manly Sea Eagles]] in the Rugby League Grand Final for 2007, 34-8 for their second title in the club's history. *[[Sep 30|30]] - [[Athletics (track and field)|Athletics]]: [[Haile Gebreselassie]] of Ethiopia sets new World Record in the [[marathon]] at [[Berlin, Germany]] with a time of 2:04:26. === October === *[[Oct 28|28]] - [[Baseball]]: The [[Boston Red Sox]] complete a sweep of the [[Colorado Rockies]] to win their second [[World Series]] in four years. === November === *[[Nov 4|4]] - [[NFL]]: The 8-0 [[New England Patriots]] visit the 7-0 [[Indianapolis Colts]] in the latest meeting of unbeaten teams in NFL history. The Patriots erase a 20-10 fourth-quarter deficit to win 24-20. *[[Nov 4|4]] - [[Professional Bull Riders|PBR]]: At the end of a season in which he won a new record eight events, [[Justin McBride]] wins his second Professional Bull Riders World Title in three years at the PBR Finals in [[Las Vegas Strip|Las Vegas]]. *- In the Master's Cup, Roger Federer lost to Fernando Gonzalez, making it the first time in 4 and 1/2 years that Federer lost back to back matches. *- [[Adrian Peterson]], rookie running back of the [[Minnesota Vikings]], sets a new single-game rushing record by rushing for 296 yards against the [[San Diego Chargers]] on [[November 4]]. Peterson broke [[Jamal Lewis]]'s previous single game rushing record of 295 yards which he achieved in the 2003 season as a part of the [[Baltimore Ravens]], playing against his current team, the [[Cleveland Browns]]. * - [[Jimmie Johnson]] wins the Nextel Cup *[[November 30|30]] - [[Mixed martial arts]]: [[Sam Vasquez]], a fighter out of [[Houston, Texas]], becomes the first fighter to die from injuries sustained in a sanctioned MMA bout in the [[United States]]. He was knocked out in an [[October 20]] bout in Houston and collapsed shortly thereafter; after undergoing two brain surgeries, he suffered a stroke that left him comatose until his death. ==Scheduled events by sport== ===Multisport events=== * [[January 17]] - [[January 27]] : The [[2007 Winter Universiade]], also known as the World Student Games, took place in [[Turin]], [[Italy]]. * [[January 25]] - [[January 28]] : [[Winter X Games]] in [[Aspen]] and [[Snowmass]], [[Colorado]], [[USA]]. * [[June 4]] - [[June 10]] : 2007 [[Games of the Small States of Europe]] in [[Monaco]]. * [[July 11]] - [[July 23]] : [[2007 All-Africa Games]] in [[Algiers]], [[Algeria]]. * [[July 13]] - [[July 29]] : [[2007 Pan American Games|XV Pan American Games]] in [[Rio de Janeiro]], [[Brazil]]. * [[July 26]] - [[August 3]] : 2nd [[Afro-Asian Games]] will take place in [[Algiers]], [[Algeria]]. * [[August 8]] - [[August 18]] : The [[2007 Summer Universiade]] will take place in [[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]]. * [[September 15]] - The [[2007 World's Strongest Man]] contest. * [[October 14]] - [[October 18]] : The [[2007 Military World Games]] will take place in [[Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh|Hyderabad]], [[India]]. * [[December 5]] - [[December 15]] : The 24th [[South East Asian Games]] will take place in [[Nakhon Ratchasima]], [[Thailand]] * [[December 27]] - [[December 28]] : New Zealand Air Games Live will take place over [[Wanaka]], [[New Zealand]] ===Alpine skiing=== ''As winter seasons cross the calendar year barrier, 2006 events are also placed here.'' * [[November 11]] - [[November 12]] [[2006]] : [[2006-07 Alpine skiing World Cup]] meeting in [[Levi]], [[Finland]] (men+women). * [[November 25]] - [[November 26]] [[2006]] : [[2006-07 Alpine skiing World Cup]] meeting in [[Lake Louise Mountain Resort|Lake Louise]], [[Canada]] (men). * [[November 25]] - [[November 26]] [[2006]] : [[2006-07 Alpine skiing World Cup]] meeting in [[Aspen]], [[United States]] (women). * [[November 30]] - [[December 3]] [[2006]] : [[2006-07 Alpine skiing World Cup]] meeting in [[Beaver Creek]], [[United States]] (men). * [[December 1]] - [[December 3]] [[2006]] : [[2006-07 Alpine skiing World Cup]] meeting in [[Lake Louise Mountain Resort|Lake Louise]], [[Canada]] (women). * [[December 10]] [[2006]] : [[2006-07 Alpine skiing World Cup]] meeting in [[Reiteralm]], [[Austria]] (men). * [[December 15]] - [[December 16]] [[2006]] : [[2006-07 Alpine skiing World Cup]] meeting in [[Reiteralm]], [[Austria]] (women). * [[December 15]] - [[December 16]] [[2006]] : [[2006-07 Alpine skiing World Cup]] meeting in [[Val Gardena]], [[Italy]] (men). * [[December 17]] - [[December 18]] [[2006]] : [[2006-07 Alpine skiing World Cup]] meeting in [[Alta Badia]], [[Italy]] (men). * [[December 19]] - [[December 21]] [[2006]] : [[2006-07 Alpine skiing World Cup]] meeting in [[Val d'Isere]], [[France]] (women). * [[December 20]] - [[December 21]] [[2006]] : [[2006-07 Alpine skiing World Cup]] meeting in [[Hinterstoder]], [[Austria]] (men). * [[December 28]] - [[December 29]] [[2006]] : [[2006-07 Alpine skiing World Cup]] meeting in [[Bormio]], [[Italy]] (men). * [[December 28]] - [[December 29]] [[2006]] : [[2006-07 Alpine skiing World Cup]] meeting in [[Semmering]], [[Austria]] (women). * [[January 4]] : [[2006-07 Alpine skiing World Cup]] meeting in [[Zagreb]], [[Croatia]] (women). * [[January 6]] - [[January 7]] : [[2006-07 Alpine skiing World Cup]] meeting in [[Kranjska Gora]], [[Slovenia]] (women). * [[January 6]] - [[January 7]] : [[2006-07 Alpine skiing World Cup]] meeting in [[Adelboden]], [[Switzerland]] (men). * [[January 12]] - [[January 14]] : [[2006-07 Alpine skiing World Cup]] meeting in [[Wengen]], [[Switzerland]] (men). * [[January 12]] - [[January 14]] : [[2006-07 Alpine skiing World Cup]] meeting in [[Zauchensee]], [[Austria]] (women). * [[January 19]] - [[January 21]] : [[2006-07 Alpine skiing World Cup]] meeting in [[Cortina d'Ampezzo]], [[Italy]] (women). * [[January 20]] - [[January 21]] : [[2006-07 Alpine skiing World Cup]] meeting in [[Val d'Isere]], [[France]] (men). * [[January 26]] - [[January 28]] : [[2006-07 Alpine skiing World Cup]] meeting in [[Kitzbühel]], [[Austria]] (men). * [[January 27]] - [[January 28]] : [[2006-07 Alpine skiing World Cup]] meeting in [[San Sicario]], [[Italy]] (women). * [[January 30]] : [[2006-07 Alpine skiing World Cup]] meeting in [[Schladming]], [[Austria]] (men). * '''[[February 3]] - [[February 18]] : [[Alpine World Ski Championships 2007]] in [[Åre]], [[Sweden]]'''. * [[February 24]] - [[February 25]] : [[2006-07 Alpine skiing World Cup]] meeting in [[Sierra Nevada (Spain)|Sierra Nevada]], [[Spain]] (women). * [[February 24]] - [[February 25]] : [[2006-07 Alpine skiing World Cup]] meeting in [[Garmisch-Partenkirchen]], [[Germany]] (men). * [[March 2]] - [[March 4]] : [[2006-07 Alpine skiing World Cup]] meeting in [[Tarvisio]], [[Italy]] (women). * [[March 3]] - [[March 4]] : [[2006-07 Alpine skiing World Cup]] meeting in [[Kranjska Gora]], [[Slovenia]] (men). * [[March 3]] - [[March 11]] : [[Alpine World Junior Ski Championships 2007]] in [[Altenmarkt]], [[Austria]]. * [[March 9]] - [[March 10]] : [[2006-07 Alpine skiing World Cup]] meeting in [[Kvitfjell]], [[Norway]] (men). * [[March 10]] - [[March 11]] : [[2006-07 Alpine skiing World Cup]] meeting in [[Zwiesel]], [[Germany]] (women). * [[March 14]] - [[March 18]] : [[2006-07 Alpine skiing World Cup]] meeting in [[Lenzerheide]], [[Switzerland]] (men+women). ===Athletics=== ::''For an extensive coverage see [[2007 in athletics (track and field)]]'' ====Events==== * [[March 2]] - [[March 4]] : [[2007 European Indoor Championships in Athletics]] at The [[National Indoor Arena]] in [[Birmingham]], [[United Kingdom]]. * [[March 4]] - The 11th [[Hong Kong Marathon]] * [[March 4]] - The 22nd [[Los Angeles Marathon]] * '''[[August 24]] - [[September 2]] : [[2007 World Championships in Athletics]] at [[Nagai Stadium]] in [[Osaka, Osaka|Osaka]], [[Japan]]'''. *[[September 30]] - [[Haile Gebreselassie]] of Ethiopia sets new World Record in the [[marathon]] at [[Berlin, Germany]] with a time of 2:04:26. ===Auto Racing=== * [[January 19]] - [[December 3]] : [[2007 World Rally Championship season|FIA World Rally Championship]] (WRC) won by [[Sébastien Loeb]] * [[February 18]] : [[NASCAR]] [[Nextel Cup]] [[2007 Daytona 500|Daytona 500]] won by [[Kevin Harvick]] * [[March 11]] - [[November 18]] : [[2007 World Touring Car Championship season|FIA World Touring Car Championship]] (WTCC) won by [[Andy Priaulx]] * [[March 18]] - [[October 21]] : [[2007 Formula One season|FIA Formula One World Championship]] (F1) won by [[Kimi Räikkönen]] * [[May 27]] - [[Indy Racing League|IndyCar Series]]: [[2007 Indianapolis 500|91st Indianapolis 500]] won by [[Dario Franchitti]] * [[May 27]] - [[NASCAR]] [[Nextel Cup]] [[2007 Coca-Cola 600|Coca-Cola 600]] won by [[Casey Mears]] * [[June 16]]-[[June 17|17]] : [[2007 24 Hours of Le Mans|24 Hours of Le Mans]] at the [[Circuit de la Sarthe]] won by [[Audi]] Sport North America ([[Marco Werner]]/[[Emanuele Pirro]]/[[Frank Biela]]) ===Badminton=== {{main|2007 in badminton}} *[[June 10]] - [[June 17]] : [[2007 Sudirman Cup]] in [[Glasgow]], [[Scotland]]. *'''[[August 7]] - [[August 19]] : [[2007 World Badminton Championships]] in [[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Malaysia]]'''. ===Baseball=== {{main|2007 in baseball}} * [[April 1]]: [[2007 Major League Baseball season|Major League Baseball season]] starts. * [[July 10]]: [[2007 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|MLB All-Star Game]] held at [[AT&T Park]] in [[San Francisco, California]]. The [[American League]] defeats the [[National League]] 5-4, with the [[Seattle Mariners]]' [[Ichiro Suzuki]] hitting the first [[inside-the-park home run]] in All-Star Game history and being named the game's MVP. * [[October 2]]: MLB playoffs begin. * [[2007 World Series]]: The [[Boston Red Sox]] sweep the [[Colorado Rockies]] 4-0. * [[2007 Japan Series]]: In a rematch of [[2006 Japan Series|last year's series]], the [[Chunichi Dragons]] win 4-1 over the 2006 champion [[Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters]]. ===Basketball=== {{main|2007 in basketball}} * [[January 1]]: [[Bob Knight]] becomes the winningest coach in men's college basketball history when [[Texas Tech Red Raiders men's basketball|Texas Tech]] defeats [[New Mexico Lobos men's basketball|New Mexico]], 70-68. * [[February 18]]: [[2007 NBA All-Star Game]] at the [[Thomas & Mack Center]] - Final score is [[Western Conference (NBA)|West All-Stars]] 153, [[Eastern Conference (NBA)|East All-Stars]] 132. All-Star MVP: [[Kobe Bryant]] * [[February 24]]: [[2006-07 PBA Philippine Cup Finals]] - [[Barangay Ginebra Kings]] 96, [[San Miguel Beermen]] 94; Kings win series 4-2. Finals MVP: [[Jayjay Helterbrand]]. * [[March 13]] - [[April 2]]: [[2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament]] at various sites throughout the [[United States]]. The [[Final Four]] was held [[March 31]] and April 2 at the [[Georgia Dome]] in [[Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta]]. [[Florida Gators men's basketball|Florida]] became the first team to repeat as champions since [[Duke Blue Devils men's basketball|Duke]] in [[1991 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|1991]] and [[1992 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|1992]], and the first men's Division I team ever to repeat as champions with the identical starting lineup ([[Al Horford]], [[Joakim Noah]], [[Corey Brewer]], [[Lee Humphrey]], and [[Taurean Green]]). Brewer was named the tournament's [[NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player|Most Outstanding Player]]. * [[March 17]] - [[April 3]]: [[2007 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament]] at various sites throughout the United States. The Final Four was held [[April 1]] and 3 at [[Quicken Loans Arena]] in [[Cleveland, Ohio|Cleveland]]. [[Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball|Tennessee]] won the national title, with the Lady Vols' [[Candace Parker]] named Most Outstanding Player. *[[April 21]]: [[2007 NBA Playoffs]] begin. * [[May 6]]: [[Euroleague 2006-07|Euroleague]] Final — [[Panathinaikos BC|Panathinaikos]] defeat defending champions [[PBC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]] 93-91 at the [[Athens Olympic Sports Complex#Olympic Indoor Hall|Olympic Indoor Hall]] in [[Athens]], [[Greece]]. * [[June 7]]: [[2007 NBA Finals]] begin. * [[June 28]]: [[2007 NBA Draft]] will be held at [[Madison Square Garden]] in [[New York City]]. * [[August 22]] - [[September 2]]: Men's [[Americas Championships 2007]] will be held at [[Thomas & Mack Center]] in [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]]. * [[September 3]] - [[September 16]]: Men's [[Eurobasket 2007]] will be held in [[Spain]]. * [[September 24]] - [[October 7]]: [[Eurobasket Women|Eurobasket Women 2007]] will be held in [[Italy]]. * [[September 25]] - [[September 29]]: [[Americas Championships 2007 for Women]] will be held at [[Coliseo Antonio Azurmendi]] in [[Valdivia, Chile]]. ===Biathlon=== ''As winter seasons cross the year barrier 2006 events are also placed here.'' * [[November 29]] - [[December 3]] [[2006]] : [[2006-07 Biathlon World Cup]] meeting in [[Östersund]], [[Sweden]]. * [[December 6]] - [[December 10]] [[2006]] : [[2006-07 Biathlon World Cup]] meeting in [[Hochfilzen]], [[Austria]]. * [[December 14]] - [[December 17]] [[2006]] : [[2006-07 Biathlon World Cup]] meeting in [[Osrblie]], [[Slovakia]]. * [[December 30]] [[2006]] : [[2006 Veltins Biathlon World Team Challenge]] in [[Gelsenkirchen]], [[Germany]]. * [[January 3]] - [[January 7]] : [[2006-07 Biathlon World Cup]] meeting in [[Oberhof, Germany|Oberhof]], [[Germany]]. * [[January 10]] - [[January 14]] : [[2006-07 Biathlon World Cup]] meeting in [[Ruhpolding]], [[Germany]]. * [[January 17]] - [[January 21]] : [[2006-07 Biathlon World Cup]] meeting in [[Pokljuka]], [[Slovenia]]. * [[January 22]] - [[January 31]] : [[2007 Biathlon Junior World Championships]] in [[Val Martello]], [[Italy]]. * '''[[February 2]] - [[February 11]] : [[2007 Biathlon World Championships]] in [[Antholz]], [[Italy]]'''. * [[February 18]] - [[February 26]] : [[2007 Biathlon European Championships]] in [[Bansko]], [[Bulgaria]]. * [[February 28]] - [[March 4]] : [[2006-07 Biathlon World Cup]] meeting in [[Lahti]], [[Finland]]. * [[March 7]] - [[March 11]] : [[2006-07 Biathlon World Cup]] meeting in [[Holmenkollen ski arena|Holmenkollen]], [[Norway]]. * [[March 14]] - [[March 18]] : [[2006-07 Biathlon World Cup]] meeting in [[Khanty Mansiysk]], [[Russia]]. ===Bobsleigh=== ''As winter seasons cross the year barrier 2006 events are also placed here.'' * [[November 27]] - [[December 2]] [[2006]] : [[2006-07 Bobsleigh World Cup]] meeting in [[Calgary, Alberta|Calgary]], [[Canada]]. * [[December 4]] - [[December 9]] [[2006]] : [[2006-07 Bobsleigh World Cup]] meeting in [[Park City Mountain Resort|Park City, Utah]], [[United States]]. * [[December 12]] - [[December 17]] [[2006]] : [[2006-07 Bobsleigh World Cup]] meeting in [[Lake Placid, New York]], [[United States]]. * [[January 9]] - [[January 14]] : [[2006-07 Bobsleigh World Cup]] meeting in [[Cortina d'Ampezzo]], [[Italy]]. * [[January 9]] - [[January 14]] : [[2007 Bobsleigh European Championships]] in [[Cortina d'Ampezzo]], [[Italy]]. * [[January 10]] - [[January 14]] : [[2006-07 Bobsleigh World Cup]] meeting in [[Nagano]], [[Japan]]. * [[January 16]] - [[January 21]] : [[2006-07 Bobsleigh World Cup]] meeting in [[Igls]], [[Austria]]. * '''[[January 22]] - [[February 4]] : [[2007 Bobsleigh World Championships]] in [[Sankt Moritz]], [[Switzerland]]'''. * [[February 6]] - [[February 11]] : [[2006-07 Bobsleigh World Cup]] meeting in [[Cesana]], [[Italy]]. * [[February 6]] - [[February 11]] : [[2007 Bobsleigh Junior World Championships]] in [[Altenberg, Germany|Altenberg]], [[Germany]]. * [[February 13]] - [[February 18]] : [[2006-07 Bobsleigh World Cup]] meeting in [[Winterberg]], [[Germany]]. * [[February 20]] - [[February 25]] : [[2006-07 Bobsleigh World Cup]] meeting in [[Königssee]], [[Germany]]. ===Boxing=== * [[January 6]] [[Sam Peter]] defeats [[James Toney]] by unanimous decision, in the rematch. Peter becomes the #1 challenger for WBC Heavyweight champion, Oleg Maskaev. * [[January 20]] [[Nicolay Valuev]] successfully defends his WBA Heavyweight title by defeating [[Jameel McCline]], by technical knockout after McCline blows out his knee. * [[February 3]] [[Chad Dawson]] becomes the WBC Light Heavyweight champion after defeating [[Tomasz Adamek]] by unanimous decision. Despite being knocked down from a straight right hand on round ten, Dawson dominates most of the fight with his speed. * [[February 10]] [[Shane Mosley]] becomes the WBC Welterweight champion by defeating [[Luis Collazo]] by unanimous decision. * [[March 3]] [[Rafael Marquez (boxer)|Rafael Marquez]] moves up in weight class and defeats Ring Magazine and WBC Super Bantamweight champion [[Israel Vazquez]] by 7th round technical knockout. Vazquez did not answer the bell after badly breaking his nose, having trouble breathing in the later rounds. * [[March 10]] [[Wladimir Klitschko]] successfully defends his IBF Heavyweight title after defeating [[Ray Austin]] by 2nd round knockout. * [[March 17]] [[Juan Manuel Marquez]] defeats [[Marco Antonio Barrera]] by unanimous decision, to become the WBC Super Featherweight champion. In the seventh round there was controversy as Marquez thoroughly dominated the round then gets knocked down by Barrera, in which referee Jay Nady ruled a slip. Nady then penalized Barrera for hitting while Marquez was on the canvas. * [[March 24]] [[Mikkel Kessler]] successfully defends his WBA and WBC Super middleweight titles after defeating [[Librado Andrade]] by a shutout unanimous decision. * [[April 7]] [[Joe Calzaghe]] successfully defends his WBO and RIng Magazine Super middleweight titles after defeating [[Peter Manfredo]] of [[The Contender]] fame, by a third round technical knockout. * [[April 14]] [[Ruslan Chagaev]] becomes the new WBA Heavyweight Champion after defeating [[Nicolay Valuev]] by majority decision. * [[April 28]] [[Juan Diaz]] unifies the WBA and WBO Lightweight titles after defeating [[Acelino Freitas]], after Freitas refused to answer the bell before round nine. * [[May 5]] In what was a highly anticipated matchup, [[Floyd Mayweather Jr]] defeats [[Oscar de la Hoya]] by split decision, taking the WBC junior middleweight title. Despite being one of the richest fights in history of the sport, the fight generally did not exceed the hype. * [[June 2]] [[Sultan Ibragimov]] defeats [[Shannon Briggs]] by unanimous decision to take the WBO Heavyweight title. * [[June 9]] [[Miguel Cotto]] successfully defends his WBC Welterweight title as he defeats [[Zab Judah]] by technical knockout in the 11th. * [[June 23]] [[Ricky Hatton]] defends his [[Ring Magazine]] light welterweight crown as he defeats [[Jose Luis Castillo]] by knockout. Castillo for the first time touches canvas in his professional career as Hatton hit him with a perfect [[liver punch]]. * [[July 7]] [[Vic Darchinyan]] loses his IBF and IBO Flyweight titles as he gets knocked out by [[Nonito Donaire]] in five rounds. * [[July 14]] [[Paul Williams (boxer)|Paul Williams]] becomes the WBO welterweight champion as he defeats [[Antonio Margarito]] by unanimous decision. * [[July 18]] [[Daisuke Naito]] upsets [[Pongsaklek Wonjongkam]] by unanimous decision, gaining the WBC flyweight title in the process. Naito ends Wonjongkam's six year run as WBC champion, despite defeating Naito on two previous occasions. * [[August 4]] [[Israel Vazquez]] defeats [[Rafael Marquez (boxer)|Rafael Marquez]] by technical knockout in the sixth round to recapture the [[World Boxing Council|WBC]] Super bantamweight title in their rematch. The two traded punches throughout the fight before Vazquez dominated Marquez in the sixth round causing the referee to stop the fight. * [[September 29]] [[Kelly Pavlik]] upsets [[Jermain Taylor]] by seventh round TKO to win the WBC, WBO, and universally recognized Middleweight Champion of the World. Pavlik was knocked down in the second round, but rallied back against a tired Taylor. * [[October 6]] [[Manny Pacquiao]] defeats [[Marco Antonio Barrera]] by unanimous decision. Barrera would announce his retirement after the fight. * [[November 4]] [[Joe Calzaghe]] defeats [[Mikkel Kessler]] by unanimous decision in a unification bout for the WBA, WBC and WBO super middleweight titles. Calzaghe becomes the first undisputed super middleweight champion and surpasses the 20 defences made by Bernard Hopkins and Larry Holmes at middleweight and heavyweight respectively. * [[December 8]] [[Floyd Mayweather, Jr.]] successfully defends his WBC and RIng Welterweight titles as he defeats [[Ricky Hatton]] by 10th round technical knockout. '''Amateur boxing''' *'''[[2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships]]''' *Light Flyweight (– 48 kg): [[Zou Shiming]] (China) *Flyweight (– 51 kg): [[Raushee Warren]] (USA) *Bantamweight (– 54 kg): [[Sergey Vodopyanov]] (Russia) *Featherweight (– 57 kg): [[Albert Selimov]] (Russia) *Lightweight (– 60 kg): [[Frankie Gavin (boxer)|Frankie Gavin]] (England) *Light Welterweight (– 64 kg): [[Serik Sapiyev]] (Kazakhstan) *Welterweight (– 69 kg): [[Demetrius Andrade]] (USA) *Middleweight (– 75 kg): [[Matvey Korobov]] (Russia) *Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg): [[Abbos Atoev]] (Uzbekistan) *Heavyweight (– 91 kg): [[Clemente Russo]] (Italy) *Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg): [[Roberto Cammarelle]] (Italy) ===Cricket=== ====ICC Championships==== *[[January 30]] - [[February 7]] : [[2007 ICC World Cricket League Division One]] in [[Nairobi]], [[Kenya]]. Final: Kenya beat Scotland by 8 wickets. *'''[[March 13]] - [[April 28]] : [[2007 Cricket World Cup]] in the [[West Indies]]'''. Final: Australia beat Sri Lanka by 53 runs. *[[May 27]] - [[June 6]] : [[2007 ICC World Cricket League Division Three]] in [[Darwin, Northern Territory|Darwin]], [[Australia]]. *[[September 11]] - [[September 24]] : [[2007 Twenty20 Cricket World Championship]] in [[South Africa]]. Final: India beat Pakistan by 5 runs. *[[November]] : [[2007 ICC World Cricket League Division Two]] in [[Windhoek]], [[Namibia]]. ====Cricket tours==== *[[November 19]] [[2006]] - [[January 6]] : [[Indian cricket team in South Africa in 2006-07|India in South Africa]]. *[[November 23]] [[2006]] - [[January 9]] : [[English cricket team in Australia in 2006-07|England in Australia]]. *[[December 7]] [[2006]] - [[January 9]] : [[Sri Lankan cricket team in New Zealand in 2006-07|Sri Lanka in New Zealand]]. *[[January 11]] - [[February 14]] : [[Pakistani cricket team in South Africa in 2006-07|Pakistan in South Africa]] (3 Tests, 1 T20, 5 ODI). *[[January 12]] - [[February 13]] : [[2006-07 Commonwealth Bank Series]] - one day tournament between Australia, England and New Zealand. Final: England beat Australia 2-0. *[[January 21]] - [[January 30]] : [[West Indian cricket team in India in 2006-07|West Indies in India]] (4 ODI). *[[February 4]] - [[February 10]] : [[Bangladeshi cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2006-07|Bangladesh in Zimbabwe]] (4 ODI). *[[February 8]] - [[February 17]] : [[Sri Lankan cricket team in India in 2006-07|Sri Lanka in India]] (4 ODI). *[[February 16]] - [[February 20]] : [[Australia cricket team|Australia]] in [[New Zealand cricket team|New Zealand]] (3 ODI). *[[May 17]] - [[July 7]] : [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]] in [[England cricket team|England]] (4 Tests, 2 T20, 3 ODI). *[[May]] : [[India cricket team|India]] in [[Bangladesh cricket team|Bangladesh]] (2 Tests, 3 ODIs). *[[June]] : **[[Australia cricket team|Australia]] in [[Zimbabwe cricket team|Zimbabwe]] (2 Tests, 3 ODIs). **[[Bangladesh cricket team|Bangladesh]] in [[Sri Lanka cricket team|Sri Lanka]] (2 Tests, 3 ODIs). *[[July 19]] - [[September 8]] : [[India cricket team|India]] in [[England cricket team|England]] (3 Tests, 7 ODI). *[[August]] : [[South Africa cricket team|South Africa]] in [[Zimbabwe cricket team|Zimbabwe]] (2 Tests, 3 ODI). *[[September]] : [[South Africa cricket team|South Africa]] in [[Pakistan cricket team|Pakistan]] (2 Tests, 5 ODI). *[[October]] : [[Australia cricket team|Australia]] in [[India cricket team|India]] (7 ODI). *[[November]] : **[[England cricket team|England]] in [[Sri Lanka cricket team|Sri Lanka]] (3 Tests, 5 ODI). **[[Sri Lanka cricket team|Sri Lanka]] in [[Australia cricket team|Australia]] (2 Tests). **[[Pakistan cricket team|Pakistan]] in [[India cricket team|India]] (3 Tests, 5 ODI). **[[New Zealand cricket team|New Zealand]] in [[South Africa cricket team|South Africa]] (2 Tests, 5 ODI). **[[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]] in [[Zimbabwe cricket team|Zimbabwe]] (2 Tests, 3 ODI). *[[December]] : **[[New Zealand cricket team|New Zealand]] in [[Australia cricket team|Australia]] (3 ODI). **[[India cricket team|India]] in [[Australia cricket team|Australia]] (4 Tests). **[[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]] in [[South Africa cricket team|South Africa]] (4 Tests, 5 ODI). ===Cross-country skiing=== ''As winter seasons cross the year barrier 2006 events are also placed here.'' * [[October 28]] - [[October 29]] [[2006]] : [[2006-07 Cross-country skiing World Cup]] meeting in [[Düsseldorf]], [[Germany]]. * [[November 18]] - [[November 19]] [[2006]] : [[2006-07 Cross-country skiing World Cup]] meeting in [[Gällivare]], [[Sweden]]. * [[November 25]] - [[November 26]] [[2006]] : [[2006-07 Cross-country skiing World Cup]] meeting in [[Kuusamo]], [[Finland]]. * [[December 8]] - [[December 10]] [[2006]] : [[2006-07 Cross-country skiing World Cup]] meeting in [[Val d'Aosta]], [[Italy]]. * [[December 16]] - [[December 17]] [[2006]] : [[2006-07 Cross-country skiing World Cup]] meeting in [[La Clusaz]], [[France]]. * [[December 31]] [[2006]] : [[Tour de Ski]] stage #1 in [[München]], [[Germany]]. * [[January 2]] - [[January 3]] : [[Tour de Ski]] stages #2&3 in [[Oberstdorf]], [[Germany]]. * [[January 5]] : [[Tour de Ski]] stage #4 in [[Asiago]], [[Italy]]. * [[January 6]] - [[January 7]] : [[Tour de Ski]] stages #5&6 in [[Val di Fiemme]], [[Italy]]. * [[January 20]] - [[January 21]] : [[2006-07 Cross-country skiing World Cup]] meeting in [[Rybinsk]], [[Russia]]. * [[January 27]] - [[January 28]] : [[2006-07 Cross-country skiing World Cup]] meeting in [[Otepää]], [[Estonia]]. * [[January 29]] - [[February 4]] : [[2007 Nordic World Junior Ski Championships]] in [[Tarvisio]], [[Italy]] (postponed, new dates TBA). * [[February 3]] - [[February 4]] : [[2006-07 Cross-country skiing World Cup]] meeting in [[Davos]], [[Switzerland]]. * [[February 15]] - [[February 16]] : [[2006-07 Cross-country skiing World Cup]] meeting in [[Changchun]], [[China]]. * '''[[February 22]] - [[March 4]] : [[2007 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships]] in [[Sapporo]], [[Japan]]'''. * [[March 10]] - [[March 11]] : [[2006-07 Cross-country skiing World Cup]] meeting in [[Lahti]], [[Finland]]. * [[March 14]] : [[2006-07 Cross-country skiing World Cup]] meeting in [[Drammen]], [[Norway]]. * [[March 17]] : [[2006-07 Cross-country skiing World Cup]] meeting in [[Oslo]], [[Norway]]. * [[March 21]] : [[2006-07 Cross-country skiing World Cup]] meeting in [[Stockholm]], [[Sweden]]. * [[March 24]] - [[March 25]] : [[2006-07 Cross-country skiing World Cup]] meeting in [[Falun]], [[Sweden]]. ===Curling=== ''See also: [[2006-07 curling season]]'' *[[January 2]] - [[January 6]] : [[2007 European Junior Curling Challenge]] in [[Tårnby]], [[Denmark]] *[[January 24]] - [[January 28]] : [[Canadian Open of Curling]] *[[February 3]] - [[February 11]] : [[Canadian Junior Curling Championships|Canadian Juniors]] *[[February 17]] - [[February 24]] : 2007 [[World Wheelchair Curling Championship]] in [[Sollefte]], [[Sweden]]. *[[February 17]] - [[February 25]] : [[2007 Scotties Tournament of Hearts]] *[[March 3]] - [[March 11]] : [[2007 Tim Hortons Brier]] *[[March 3]] - [[March 11]] : 2007 [[World Junior Curling Championships]] in [[Eveleth]], [[Minnesota]], [[USA]]. *[[March 13]] - [[March 18]] : [[Canada Cup (curling)|Canada Cup]] *[[March 15]] - [[March 23]] : '''[[2007 World Women's Curling Championship]]''' in [[Aomori, Aomori|Aomori]], [[Japan]]. *[[March 16]] - [[March 24]] : [[Canadian Senior Curling Championships]] *[[March 22]] - [[March 25]] : [[The National (curling)|The National]] *[[March 25]] - [[March 31]] : 2007 [[World Senior Curling Championships]] in [[Edmonton]], [[Canada]]. *[[March 31]] - [[April 8]] : '''[[2007 Ford World Men's Curling Championship]]''' in [[Edmonton]], [[Canada]]. *[[April 10]] - [[April 15]] : [[Players' Championship]] *[[September 24]] - [[September 29]] : 2007 [[European Mixed Curling Championship]] *[[December 1]] - [[December 8]] : 2007 [[European Curling Championships]] *[[December 8]] - [[December 9]]: [[TSN Skins Game]] *[[December 13]] - [[December 16]] : 2007 [[Continental Cup of Curling]] ===Cycling=== {{main|2007 in cycle racing}} ===Darts=== {{main|2007 in darts}} * [[January 1]] [[2007 PDC World Darts Championship]] Final: [[Raymond van Barneveld]] beats [[Phil Taylor]] 7-6 * [[January 14]] [[2007 BDO World Darts Championship]] Final: [[Martin Adams]] beats [[Phill Nixon]] 7-6 ===Field hockey=== ====Men's Competition==== *[[2007 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy|Champions Trophy]] in [[Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia]] **Gold Medal: {{fh|GER}} **Silver Medal: {{fh|AUS}} **Bronze Medal: {{fh|NED}} <br> *[[2007 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge|Champions Challenge]] in [[Boom, Antwerp|Boom]], [[Belgium]] **Gold Medal: {{fh|ARG}} **Silver Medal: {{fh|NZL}} **Bronze Medal: {{fh|IND}} <br> *[[2007 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship|Euro Nations Cup]] in [[Manchester]], [[United Kingdom]] **Gold Medal: {{fh|NED}} **Silver Medal: {{fh|ESP}} **Bronze Medal: {{fh|BEL}} <br> *[[2007 Men's EuroHockey Nations Trophy|Euro Nations Trophy]] in [[Lisbon, Portugal]] **Gold Medal: {{fh|POL}} **Silver Medal: {{fh|AUT}} **Bronze Medal: {{fh|SCO}} <br> *[[2007 Men's EuroHockey Nations Challenge|Euro Nations Challenge I]] in [[Kazan]], [[Russia]] **Gold Medal: {{fh|RUS}} **Silver Medal: {{fh|BLR}} **Bronze Medal: {{fh|CRO}} <br> *[[2007 Men's EuroHockey Nations Challenge|Euro Nations Challenge II]] in [[Predanovci]], [[Slovenia]] **Gold Medal: {{fh|SLO}} **Silver Medal: {{fh|TUR}} **Bronze Medal: {{fh|SRB}} <br> *[[Field Hockey at the 2007 Pan American Games|Pan American Games]] in [[Rio de Janeiro, Brazil]] **Gold Medal: {{fh|CAN}} **Silver Medal: {{fh|ARG}} **Bronze Medal: {{fh|CHI}} <br> ====Women's Competition==== *[[2007 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy|Champions Trophy]] in [[Quilmes]], [[Argentina]] **Gold Medal: {{fhw|NED}} **Silver Medal: {{fhw|ARG}} **Bronze Medal: {{fhw|GER}} <br> *[[2007 Women's Hockey Champions Challenge|Champions Challenge]] in [[Baku]], [[Azerbaijan]] **Gold Medal: {{fhw|CHN}} **Silver Medal: {{fhw|KOR}} **Bronze Medal: {{fhw|ENG}} <br> *[[2007 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship|Euro Nations Cup]] in [[Manchester]], [[United Kingdom]] **Gold Medal: {{fhw|GER}} **Silver Medal: {{fhw|NED}} **Bronze Medal: {{fhw|ENG}} <br> *[[2007 Women's EuroHockey Nations Trophy|Euro Nations Trophy]] in [[Siauliai]], [[Lithuania]] **Gold Medal: {{fhw|SCO}} **Silver Medal: {{fhw|RUS}} **Bronze Medal: {{fhw|BEL}} <br> *[[2007 Women's EuroHockey Nations Challenge|Euro Nations Challenge]] in [[Zagreb]], [[Croatia]] **Gold Medal: {{fhw|WAL}} **Silver Medal: {{fhw|POL}} **Bronze Medal: {{fhw|SUI}} <br> *[[Field Hockey at the 2007 Pan American Games|Pan American Games]] in [[Rio de Janeiro, Brazil]] **Gold Medal: {{fhw|ARG}} **Silver Medal: {{fhw|USA}} **Bronze Medal: {{fhw|AHO}} ===Figure skating=== ''As winter seasons cross the year barrier 2006 events are also placed here.'' * [[October 26]] - [[October 29]] [[2006]] : [[2006 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating]], [[2006 Skate America]] meeting in [[Hartford, Connecticut]], [[United States]]. * [[November 2]] - [[November 5]] [[2006]] : [[2006 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating]], [[2006 Skate Canada International]] meeting in [[Victoria, British Columbia|Victoria]], [[Canada]]. * [[November 9]] - [[November 12]] [[2006]] : [[2006 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating]], [[2006 Cup of China]] meeting in [[Nanjing]], [[China]]. * [[November 16]] - [[November 19]] [[2006]] : [[2006 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating]], [[2006 Trophee Eric Bompard]] meeting in [[Paris]], [[France]]. * [[November 23]] - [[November 26]] [[2006]] : [[2006 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating]], [[2006 Cup of Russia]] meeting in [[Moscow]], [[Russia]]. * [[November 30]] - [[December 3]] [[2006]] : [[2006 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating]], [[2006 NHK Trophy]] meeting in [[Nagano]], [[Japan]]. * [[December 14]] - [[December 17]] [[2006]] : [[2006 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating]], [[2006 Grand Prix Final]] in [[Saint Petersburg|St. Petersburg]], [[Russia]]. * [[January 15]] - [[January 21]] : [[2007 Canadian Figure Skating Championships]] at [[Halifax Metro Centre]] in [[Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia|Halifax]], [[Nova Scotia]], [[Canada]]. * [[January 21]] - [[January 28]] : [[2007 United States Figure Skating Championships]] at [[Spokane Convention Center]] in [[Spokane]], [[Washington]]. * [[January 23]] - [[January 28]] : [[2007 European Figure Skating Championships]] in [[Warsaw]], [[Poland]]. * [[February 5]] - [[February 11]] : [[2007 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships]] in [[Colorado Springs, Colorado]], [[United States]]. * [[February 26]] - [[March 4]] : [[2007 World Junior Figure Skating Championships]] in [[Oberstdorf]], [[Germany]]. * '''[[March 19]] - [[March 25]] : [[2007 World Figure Skating Championships]] in [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]'''. ---- 2007-2008 season * [[August 30]]-[[September 2]]: [[2007-2008 ISU Junior Grand Prix|Junior Grand Prix USA]] * [[September 6]]-[[September 9]]: [[2007-2008 ISU Junior Grand Prix|Junior Grand Prix ROU]] * [[September 13]]-[[September 16]]: [[2007-2008 ISU Junior Grand Prix|Junior Grand Prix AUT]] * [[September 20]]-[[September 23]]: [[2007-2008 ISU Junior Grand Prix|Junior Grand Prix EST]] * [[September 27]]-[[September 30]]: [[2007-2008 ISU Junior Grand Prix|Junior Grand Prix CRO]] * [[October 4]]-[[October 7]]: [[2007-2008 ISU Junior Grand Prix|Junior Grand Prix BUL]] * [[October 11]]-[[October 14]]: [[2007-2008 ISU Junior Grand Prix|Junior Grand Prix GER]] * [[October 18]]-[[October 21]]: [[2007-2008 ISU Junior Grand Prix|Junior Grand Prix GBR]] ====Synchronized Skating==== * [[March 30]] - [[March 31]] : 2007 [[World Synchronized Skating Championships]] in [[London, Ontario]], [[Canada]]. ===Football (American)=== {{main|2007 in American football}} *[[February 4]] : The NFL's [[Indianapolis Colts]] beat the [[Chicago Bears]] 29-17 to win [[Super Bowl XLI]] at [[Dolphin Stadium]] in [[Miami Gardens, Florida]]. *[[February 22]]-[[27]] : [[NFL Combine]] *[[March 2]]-[[July 22]] : NFL Unrestricted Free Agency signing period *[[March 2]]-[[April 20]] : NFL Restricted Free Agency signing period *[[April 28]]-[[29]] : [[2007 NFL Draft]] *[[June 23]] : [[World Bowl XV]] ([[NFL Europa]]) : [[Hamburg Sea Devils]] defeat [[Frankfurt Galaxy]] 37-28 at [[Commerzbank-Arena]] in [[Frankfurt, Germany]] ===Football (Australian)=== * [[February 23]] - [[NAB Cup]] at [[AAMI Stadium]] in [[Adelaide, Australia|Adelaide]] and [[Carrara Oval]] on the [[Gold Coast, Queensland|Gold Coast]]. * [[March 17]] - [[NAB Cup]] Grand Final at [[Telstra Dome]] in [[Melbourne, Australia|Melbourne]]. * [[March 30]] - [[2007 AFL season]] begins. * [[September 29]] - The 111th [[AFL Grand Final]] at [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]]. ===Football (Canadian)=== * [[November 25]] : [[95th Grey Cup]] held at [[Rogers Centre]] in [[Toronto, Ontario]], [[Canada]]. ===Football (soccer)=== {{main|2007 in football (soccer)}} * [[February 18]] : [[A-League 2006-07]] Grand Final at [[Telstra Dome]], [[Melbourne Victory]] defeated [[Adelaide United]] 6-0. * [[May 16]] : [[Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C.|Hapoel Tel Aviv]] wins the [[Israel State Cup]] for the 12th time in the club's history. * [[May 16]] : [[UEFA Cup 2006-07]] Final in [[Glasgow]], [[Scotland]]. Final: [[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]] beat [[RCD Espanyol|Espanyol]] 2-2 (3-1 pens). * [[May 23]] : [[UEFA Champions League 2006-07]] Final in [[Athens]], [[Greece]] won by [[AC Milan]] over [[Liverpool]] 2-1. * [[June 6]] - [[June 24]] : [[2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup]] in [[USA]]. Final: [[United States men's national soccer team|USA]] beat [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]] 2-1. * [[June 10]] - [[June 23]] : [[UEFA U-21 Championship 2007]] in [[Netherlands]]. Final: [[Netherlands national under-21 football team|Netherlands]] beat [[Serbia national under-21 football team|Serbia]] 2-1. * [[June 26]] - [[July 15]] : [[Copa America 2007]] in [[Venezuela]]. Final: [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] beat [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]] 3-0. * [[June 30]] - [[July 22]] : [[2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup]] in [[Canada]]. * [[July 7]] - [[July 29]] : [[Asian Cup 2007]] in [[Indonesia]], [[Malaysia]], [[Thailand]] and [[Vietnam]]. Final: [[Iraq national football team|Iraq]] beat [[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Arabia]] 1-0. * [[August 18]] - [[September 9]]: [[2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup]] in [[South Korea]]. * '''[[September 10]] - [[September 30]] : [[FIFA Women's World Cup 2007]] in [[People's Republic of China|China]]'''. {{fbw|DEU}} become the first women's team to successfully defend their title, defeating {{fbw|BRA}} 2–0 in the final. Germany also becomes the first team ever to win a World Cup for men or women without allowing a single goal in the final competition. ===Freestyle skiing=== ''As winter seasons cross the year barrier 2006 events are also placed here.'' * [[December 9]] - [[December 10]] [[2006]] : [[2006-07 Freestyle skiing World Cup]] meeting in [[Jilin Beida Lake]], [[China]]. * [[December 14]] : [[2006-07 Freestyle skiing World Cup]] meeting in [[Tignes]], [[France]]. * [[December 20]] : [[2006-07 Freestyle skiing World Cup]] meeting in [[La Plagne]], [[France]]. * [[January 6]] - [[January 7]] : [[2006-07 Freestyle skiing World Cup]] meeting in [[Mont Gabriel]], [[Canada]]. * [[January 10]] : [[2006-07 Freestyle skiing World Cup]] meeting in [[Flaine]], [[France]]. * [[January 11]] - [[January 13]] : [[2006-07 Freestyle skiing World Cup]] meeting in [[Deer Valley]], [[United States]]. * [[January 18]] - [[January 20]] : [[2006-07 Freestyle skiing World Cup]] meeting in [[Lake Placid, New York|Lake Placid]], [[United States]]. * [[February 2]] - [[February 4]] : [[2006-07 Freestyle skiing World Cup]] meeting in [[Spindleruv Mlyn]], [[Czech Republic]]. * [[February 9]] : [[2006-07 Freestyle skiing World Cup]] meeting in [[Davos]], [[Switzerland]]. * [[February 16]] - [[February 18]] : [[2006-07 Freestyle skiing World Cup]] meeting in [[Listel-Inawashiro]], [[Japan]]. * [[February 23]] - [[February 25]] : [[2006-07 Freestyle skiing World Cup]] meeting in [[Apex]], [[Canada]]. * [[March 2]] - [[March 3]] : [[2006-07 Freestyle skiing World Cup]] meeting in [[Voss]], [[Norway]]. * '''[[March 5]] - [[March 11]] : [[2007 Freestyle World Ski Championships]] in [[Madonna di Campiglio]], [[Italy]]'''. ===Gliding=== * '''[[December 14]] - [[December 24]]: FAI World [[Grand Prix gliding|Grand Prix]] Gliding Championship at [[Omarama]], [[New Zealand]]'''. ===Golf=== {{main|2007 in golf}} ====[[Men's major golf championships|Men's majors]]==== * [[April 5]] - [[April 8]]: [[Masters Tournament]] at [[Augusta National Golf Club|Augusta National]] - [[Zach Johnson]] wins his first major tournament. * [[June 14]] - [[June 17]]: [[U.S. Open (golf)|US Open]] at [[Oakmont Country Club|Oakmont]] - [[Ángel Cabrera]] is first Argentine winner. * [[July 19]] - [[July 22]]: [[The Open Championship|British Open]] at [[Carnoustie Golf Links|Carnoustie]] - [[Padraig Harrington]] beats [[Sergio García]] in a play-off. * [[August 9]] - [[August 12]]: [[PGA Championship]] at [[Southern Hills Country Club|Southern Hills]]-[[Tiger Woods]] wins his thirteenth major championship, and fourth PGA Championship. ====[[Women's major golf championships|Women's majors (U.S. LPGA)]]==== * [[March 29]] - [[April 1]]: [[Kraft Nabisco Championship]] at [[Mission Hills Country Club]] ([[Rancho Mirage, California]]) — [[Morgan Pressel]], at 18 years 313 days, becomes the youngest woman to ever win a major. She is also the first [[United States|American]] to win this particular event since [[Dottie Pepper]] in [[1999]]. * [[June 7]] - [[June 10]]: [[LPGA Championship]] at [[Bulle Rock Golf Course]] ([[Havre de Grace, Maryland]]) — [[Norway|Norway's]] [[Suzann Pettersen]] wins her first major. * [[June 28]] - [[July 1]]: [[United States Women's Open Championship (golf)|US Women's Open]] at [[Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club]] ([[Southern Pines, North Carolina]])<!--NOT a part of the Pinehurst complex, though in the same area.--> — American [[Cristie Kerr]] wins her first major. * [[August 2]] - [[August 5]]: [[Women's British Open]] at [[Old Course at St Andrews|St Andrews]] — World Number 1 [[Lorena Ochoa]] of [[Mexico]] wins her first major. *For the first time since [[1998]], all four majors are won by golfers who had not previously won a major. ====Other events==== ('''P''') = [[PGA Tour]] . . . . ('''L''') = [[LPGA Tour]] * [[May 10]] - [[May 13]]: [[The Players Championship|Players Championship]] at [[TPC at Sawgrass]] ('''P''') - [[Phil Mickelson]] wins his 31st PGA Tour title. * [[August 16]] - [[September 16]]: The [[FedEx Cup]] playoffs ('''P''')<BR>[[Barclays Classic|The Barclays]], [[Deutsche Bank Championship]], [[BMW Championship (PGA Tour)|BMW Championship]] and [[Tour Championship]] * [[September 14]] - [[September 16]]: [[Solheim Cup]] at [[Halmstad Golf Club]] ([[Halmstad]], [[Sweden]]). ('''L''') * [[September 28]] - [[September 30]]: [[Presidents Cup]] at [[Royal Montreal Golf Club]]. ('''P''') * [[November 15]] - [[November 18]]: [[LPGA Playoffs at The ADT|The ADT Championship]] at Trump International Golf Club ('''L''') '''Men's amateur''' *[[The Amateur Championship|British Amateur]] - [[Drew Weaver]] *[[United States Amateur Championship (men's golf)|U.S. Amateur]] - [[Colt Knost]] *[[European Amateur]] - [[Benjamin Hebert]] === Horse racing === *[[January 29]] – Kentucky Derby winner [[Barbaro]] is [[animal euthanasia|euthanized]] after a series of complications resulting from a shattered right leg in the Preakness Stakes. *[[March 31]] – [[Invasor (horse)|Invasor]], the [[Argentina|Argentine]]-bred [[Eclipse Award for Horse of the Year|U.S. Horse of the Year]] in 2006, wins the [[Dubai World Cup]], the world's richest horse race. ===Ice hockey=== {{seealso|2007 in ice hockey}} * [[December 26]] [[2006]] - [[January 5]] : [[2007 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships]] in [[Mora]] and [[Leksand]], [[Sweden]]. * [[January 24]] : 2007 [[55th National Hockey League All-Star Game|NHL All-Star Game]] held at [[American Airlines Center]] in [[Dallas, Texas]]. The [[Western Conference]] All-Stars defeated the [[Eastern Conference]] All-Stars 12-9. [[Daniel Brière|Daniel Briere]] was named MVP of the [[2007 NHL All-Star Game]]. * [[April 3]] - [[April 10]] : [[2007 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships]] in [[Winnipeg]] and [[Selkirk]], [[Manitoba]], [[Canada]]. * [[April 11]] : The [[Season structure of the NHL|NHL Stanley Cup playoffs]] began, at the end of the [[2006-07 NHL season|2006-07 regular season]]. * [[April 27]] - [[May 13]] : [[2007 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships]] in [[Moscow]], [[Russia]]. * [[May 18]] - [[May 27]] : [[2007 Memorial Cup]] in [[Vancouver, British Columbia]]. * [[June 6]] : The [[Anaheim Ducks]] win the [[2007]] [[Stanley Cup]] in [[Anaheim]], [[California]]. They defeated the [[Ottawa Senators]] in 5 games. * [[June 23]] : [[2007 NHL Entry Draft]] in [[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus]], [[Ohio]]. ===Judo=== *[[May 16]] - [[February 17]] : [[Asian Judo Championships]] in [[Kuwait City, Kuwait]] *[[July 27]] - [[July 29]] : [[Pacific Rim Junior and Senior Judo Championships]] in [[Macau, China]] *[[September 14]] - [[September 17]] : [[World Judo Championships]] in [[Rio de Janeiro, Brazil]] *[[october 30]] - [[october 31]] : [[East Asian Judo Championships]] in [[Shenzhen, China]] *[[November 10]] - [[November 14]] : [[OJU Open World Cup]] in [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth, Australia]] *[[November 6]] - [[November 7]] : [[Asian Junior Judo Championships]] in [[Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh]] *[[December 7]] - [[December 10]] : [[Jigoro Kano Cup Tokyo International Tournament 2007 World Grand Prix]] in [[Tokyo, Japan]] ===Lacrosse=== * [[May]] : [[World Indoor Lacrosse Championship]] in [[Halifax Regional Municipality|Halifax, Nova Scotia]], [[Canada]]. ===Luge=== ''As winter seasons cross the year barrier 2006 events are also placed here.'' * [[November 18]] - [[November 19]] [[2006]] : [[2006-07 Luge World Cup]] meeting in [[Turin]], [[Italy]]. * [[December 1]] - [[December 2]] [[2006]] : [[2006-07 Luge World Cup]] meeting in [[Park City Mountain Resort|Park City, Utah]], [[United States]]. * [[December 8]] - [[December 9]] [[2006]] : [[2006-07 Luge World Cup]] meeting in [[Calgary, Alberta|Calgary]], [[Canada]]. * [[December 16]] - [[December 17]] [[2006]] : [[2006-07 Luge World Cup]] meeting in [[Nagano]], [[Japan]]. * [[January 6]] - [[January 7]] : [[2006-07 Luge World Cup]] meeting in [[Königssee]], [[Germany]]. * [[January 13]] - [[January 14]] : [[2006-07 Luge World Cup]] meeting in [[Oberhof, Germany|Oberhof]], [[Germany]]. * [[January 13]] - [[January 14]] : [[2007 Luge Intercontinental Cup]] meeting in [[Umhausen]], [[Austria]]. * [[January 20]] - [[January 21]] : [[2006-07 Luge World Cup]] meeting in [[Altenberg, Germany|Altenberg]], [[Germany]]. * [[January 20]] - [[January 21]] : [[2007 Luge Intercontinental Cup]] meeting in [[Lungiarü]], [[Italy]]. * [[January 26]] - [[January 28]] : [[2007 Luge Junior World Championships]] in [[Turin]], [[Italy]]. * [[January 27]] - [[January 28]] : [[2007 Luge Intercontinental Cup]] meeting in [[Hüttau]], [[Austria]]. * [[February 2]] - [[February 4]] : [[2007 Luge Artificial Track World Championships]] in [[Igls]], [[Austria]]. * [[February 3]] - [[February 4]] : [[2007 Luge Intercontinental Cup]] meeting in [[Latsch]], [[Italy]]. * [[February 10]] - [[February 11]] : [[2006-07 Luge World Cup]] meeting in [[Winterberg]], [[Germany]]. * [[February 10]] - [[February 11]] : [[2007 Luge Intercontinental Cup]] meeting in [[Moos-Passeier]], [[Italy]]. * [[February 15]] - [[February 19]] : [[2007 Luge Natural Track World Championships]] in [[Grande Prairie, Alberta]], [[Canada]]. * [[February 17]] - [[February 18]] : [[2006-07 Luge World Cup]] meeting in [[Sigulda]], [[Latvia]]. * [[February 17]] - [[February 18]] : [[2007 Luge European Championships]] in [[Kindberg]], [[Austria]]. * [[February 23]] - [[February 25]] : [[2007 Luge Junior European Championships]] in [[Sankt Sebastian]], [[Austria]]. ===Nordic combined=== ''As winter seasons cross the year barrier 2006 events are also placed here.'' * [[November 25]] - [[November 26]] [[2006]] : [[2006-07 Nordic combined World Cup]] meeting in [[Kuusamo]], [[Finland]]. * [[December 2]] - [[December 3]] [[2006]] : [[2006-07 Nordic combined World Cup]] meeting in [[Trondheim]], [[Norway]]. * [[December 16]] - [[December 17]] [[2006]] : [[2006-07 Nordic combined World Cup]] meeting in [[Ramsau am Dachstein]], [[Austria]]. * [[December 30]] [[2006]] : [[2006-07 Nordic combined World Cup]] meeting in [[Oberhof, Germany|Oberhof]], [[Germany]]. * [[January 3]] : [[2006-07 Nordic combined World Cup]] meeting in [[Ruhpolding]], [[Germany]]. * [[January 6]] : [[2006-07 Nordic combined World Cup]] meeting in [[Schonach]], [[Germany]]. * [[January 13]] - [[January 14]] : [[2006-07 Nordic combined World Cup]] meeting in [[Val di Fiemme]], [[Italy]]. * [[January 20]] - [[January 21]] : [[2006-07 Nordic combined World Cup]] meeting in [[Seefeld]], [[Austria]]. * [[January 29]] - [[February 4]] : [[2007 Nordic World Junior Ski Championships]] in [[Tarvisio]], [[Italy]] (postponed). * [[February 3]] - [[February 4]] : [[2006-07 Nordic combined World Cup]] meeting in [[Zakopane]], [[Poland]]. * '''[[February 22]] - [[March 4]] : [[2007 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships]] in [[Sapporo]], [[Japan]]'''. * [[March 9]] - [[March 10]] : [[2006-07 Nordic combined World Cup]] meeting in [[Lahti]], [[Finland]]. * [[March 17]] - [[March 18]] : [[2006-07 Nordic combined World Cup]] meeting in [[Oslo]], [[Norway]]. ===Orienteering=== * [[August 18]] - [[August 26]] : [[World Orienteering Championships]] 2007, in [[Kiev]], [[Ukraine]]. ===Paintball=== * [[March 1]] - [[March 4]] : PSP Pro Tournament in [[Los Angeles]], * [[March 23]] - [[March 25]] : NPPL Super 7 Tournament in [[Huntington Beach]], * [[May 3]] - [[May 6]] : PSP Mid-Atlantic Tournament, * [[May 11]] - [[May 13]] : NPPL Super 7 Tournament in [[Tampa]], * [[June 20]] - [[June 24]] : PSP Pro Tournament in [[Chicago]], * [[July 13]] - [[July 15]] : NPPL Super 7 Tournament in [[Indianapolis]], * [[August 2]] - [[August 5]] : PSP Pro Tournament at a location To-Be-Announced, * [[August 17]] - [[August 19]] : NPPL Super 7 Tournament in [[Los Angeles]], * [[October 21]] - [[October 26]] : PSP World Cup in [[Orlando, Florida]], * [[October 26]] - [[October 28]] : NPPL Super 7 Tournament in [[Dallas]], ===Rugby League=== * [[February 23]]: [[World Club Challenge]] at [[Reebok Stadium]], [[Bolton]], [[St Helens RFC|St Helens]] defeated [[Brisbane Broncos]] 18-14. * [[National Rugby League season 2007|National Rugby League]] in [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]]: ** Premiers: [[Melbourne Storm]] ** Minor premiers: Melbourne Storm * [[Super League XII|Super League]] in [[England]] and [[France]]: ** Premiers: [[Leeds Rhinos]] ** Minor premiers: St Helens * [[May 23]], [[June 13]] and [[July 4]]: [[2007 Rugby League State of Origin series|State of Origin]] at [[Suncorp Stadium]], [[Brisbane]] and [[Telstra Stadium]], [[Sydney]]. [[Queensland state rugby league team|Queensland]] win the first two matches and the series, with [[New South Wales state rugby league team|New South Wales]] avoiding the whitewash by winning the third. ===Rugby Union=== * Winners of major domestic competitions: ** [[2006-07 Guinness Premiership|Guinness Premiership]] — [[Leicester Tigers]] *** [[National Division One 2006-07|National Division One]] — Leeds Tykes, now [[Leeds Carnegie]] ** [[2006-07 Top 14 season|Top 14]] — [[Stade Français]] *** [[2006-07 Rugby Pro D2 season|Rugby Pro D2]] — [[FC Auch Gers|Auch]] win the title and automatic promotion, [[US Dax|Dax]] win the promotion playoff. ** [[2006-07 Magners League|Magners League]] — [[Ospreys (rugby team)|Ospreys]] ** [[2006-07 EDF Energy Cup|EDF Energy Cup]] — [[Leicester Tigers]] ** [[2007 Air New Zealand Cup|Air New Zealand Cup]] — [[Auckland Rugby Football Union|Auckland]] ** [[2007 Currie Cup|Currie Cup]] — [[Free State Cheetahs]] vs. [[Golden Lions]] on [[October 27]] in [[Free State Stadium|Bloemfontein]] ** [[2007 Australian Rugby Championship|Australian Rugby Championship]] — [[Central Coast Rays]] ** [[Super 10 (Italian premiership)|Italian Super 10]] — [[Benetton Rugby Treviso|Benetton Treviso]] ** [[Top League|Japan Top League]] — [[Toshiba Brave Lupus]] * [[2006-07 IRB Sevens World Series|IRB Sevens World Series]] — {{ru7|NZL}} pip {{ru7|FJI}} for the season title in the final event, the [[2007 Edinburgh Sevens|Edinburgh Sevens]], after the Fijians are upset by {{ru7|WAL}} in a quarterfinal match in which a win would have guaranteed them the season title. * [[May 19]]: [[2007 Super 14 season|2007 Super 14]] Final at [[Kings Park Stadium|ABSA Stadium]], [[Durban]] — The {{BULLru}} score a converted try after the final horn to defeat the homestanding {{SHAru}} 20-19, becoming the first [[South Africa]]n team to win the Super Rugby competition in its professional era.<!--There were "Super" competitions before the rugby union professional era, which South African teams won.--> * [[May 20]]: [[2006-07 Heineken Cup|2007 Heineken Cup]] Final at [[Twickenham Stadium|Twickenham]], [[London]] — [[London Wasps]] deny [[Leicester Tigers]] a treble with a 25-9 win. * '''[[September 8]] - [[October 20]]: [[2007 Rugby World Cup]] in stadiums throughout [[France]], with matches also held in [[Edinburgh]], [[Scotland]] and [[Cardiff]], [[Wales]]. {{ru|ZAF}} beat [[2003 Rugby World Cup|defending champions]] {{ru|ENG}} in the final 15–6 to win the World Cup.''' ===Short track speed skating=== ''As winter seasons cross the year barrier 2006 events are also placed here.'' * [[October 20]] - [[October 22]] [[2006]] : [[2006-07 Short Track Speed Skating World Cup]] meeting in [[Changchun]], [[China]]. * [[October 27]] - [[October 29]] [[2006]] : [[2006-07 Short Track Speed Skating World Cup]] meeting in [[Jeonju City]], [[South Korea]]. * [[December 1]] - [[December 3]] [[2006]] : [[2006-07 Short Track Speed Skating World Cup]] meeting in [[Saguenay]], [[Canada]]. * [[December 8]] - [[December 11]] [[2006]] : [[2006-07 Short Track Speed Skating World Cup]] meeting in [[Montreal]], [[Canada]]. * [[January 12]] - [[January 14]] : [[2007 World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships]] in [[Mladá Boleslav]], [[Czech Republic]]. * [[January 19]] - [[January 21]] : [[2007 European Short Track Speed Skating Championships]] in [[Sheffield]], [[Great Britain]]. * [[February 2]] - [[February 4]] : [[2006-07 Short Track Speed Skating World Cup]] meeting in [[Heerenveen]], [[The Netherlands]]. * [[February 9]] - [[February 11]] : [[2006-07 Short Track Speed Skating World Cup]] meeting in [[Budapest]], [[Hungary]]. * '''[[March 9]] - [[March 11]] : [[2007 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships]] in [[Milano]], [[Italy]]'''. * [[March 17]] - [[March 18]] : [[2007 World Short Track Speed Skating Team Championships]] in [[Budapest]], [[Hungary]]. ===Skeleton=== ''As winter seasons cross the year barrier 2006 events are also placed here.'' * [[November 27]] - [[December 2]] [[2006]] : [[2006-07 Skeleton World Cup]] meeting in [[Calgary]], [[Canada]]. * [[December 4]] - [[December 9]] [[2006]] : [[2006-07 Skeleton World Cup]] meeting in [[Park City Mountain Resort|Park City, Utah]], [[United States]]. * [[December 12]] - [[December 17]] [[2006]] : [[2006-07 Skeleton World Cup]] meeting in [[Lake Placid, New York]], [[United States]]. * [[January 10]] - [[January 14]] : [[2006-07 Skeleton World Cup]] meeting in [[Nagano]], [[Japan]]. * [[January 10]] - [[January 14]] : [[2007 Skeleton Challenge Cup]] in [[Altenberg, Germany|Altenberg]], [[Germany]]. * [[January 16]] - [[January 21]] : [[2006-07 Skeleton World Cup]] meeting in [[Igls]], [[Austria]]. * '''[[January 22]] - [[February 4]] : [[2007 Skeleton World Championships]] in [[Sankt Moritz]], [[Switzerland]]'''. * [[February 6]] - [[February 11]] : [[2006-07 Skeleton World Cup]] meeting in [[Cesana]], [[Italy]]. * [[February 6]] - [[February 11]] : [[2007 Skeleton Junior World Championships]] in [[Altenberg, Germany|Altenberg]], [[Germany]]. * [[February 13]] - [[February 18]] : [[2006-07 Skeleton World Cup]] meeting in [[Winterberg]], [[Germany]]. * [[February 20]] - [[February 25]] : [[2006-07 Skeleton World Cup]] meeting in [[Königssee]], [[Germany]]. * [[February 20]] - [[February 25]] : [[2007 Skeleton European Championships]] in [[Königssee]], [[Germany]]. ===Ski jumping=== {{main|2007 in ski jumping}} ===Snooker=== * [[January 14]] - [[January 21]] : [[2007 Masters Snooker|Saga Insurance Masters]] won by [[Ronnie O'Sullivan]] ===Snowboarding=== ''As winter seasons cross the year barrier 2006 events are also placed here.'' * [[October 13]] [[2006]] : [[2006-07 Snowboarding World Cup]] meeting in [[Landgraaf]], [[The Netherlands]]. * [[October 21]] - [[October 22]] [[2006]] : [[2006-07 Snowboarding World Cup]] meeting in [[Sölden]], [[Austria]]. * [[November 11]] [[2006]] : [[2006-07 Snowboarding World Cup]] meeting in [[Stockholm]], [[Sweden]]. * [[November 24]] - [[November 25]] [[2006]] : [[2006-07 Snowboarding World Cup]] meeting in [[Saas-Fee]], [[Switzerland]]. * [[December 3]] [[2006]] : [[2006-07 Snowboarding World Cup]] meeting in [[San Viglio di Marebbe]], [[Italy]]. * [[December 8]] [[2006]] : [[2006-07 Snowboarding World Cup]] meeting in [[Lyon]], [[France]]. * [[December 14]] - [[December 16]] [[2006]] : [[2006-07 Snowboarding World Cup]] meeting in [[Bad Gastein]], [[Austria]]. * [[December 21]] [[2006]] : [[2006-07 Snowboarding World Cup]] meeting in [[Kranjska Gora]], [[Slovenia]]. * [[January 6]] : [[2006-07 Snowboarding World Cup]] meeting in [[Klagenfurt]], [[Austria]]. * '''[[January 14]] - [[January 20]] : [[2007 World Snowboard Championships]] in [[Arosa]], [[Switzerland]]'''. * [[January 25]] - [[January 26]] : [[2006-07 Snowboarding World Cup]] meeting in [[Leysin]], [[Switzerland]]. * [[January 28]] : [[2006-07 Snowboarding World Cup]] meeting in [[Nendaz]], [[Switzerland]]. * [[February 2]] - [[February 3]] : [[2006-07 Snowboarding World Cup]] meeting in [[Bardonecchia]], [[Italy]]. * [[February 4]] : [[2006-07 Snowboarding World Cup]] meeting in [[Torino]], [[Italy]]. * [[February 9]] : [[2006-07 Snowboarding World Cup]] meeting in [[Shukolovo]], [[Russia]]. * [[February 10]] : [[2006-07 Snowboarding World Cup]] meeting in [[Moscow]], [[Russia]]. * [[February 17]] - [[February 18]] : [[2006-07 Snowboarding World Cup]] meeting in [[Furano]], [[Japan]]. * [[February 24]] - [[February 25]] : [[2006-07 Snowboarding World Cup]] meeting in [[Sungwoo]], [[South Korea]]. * [[March 3]] - [[March 4]] : [[2006-07 Snowboarding World Cup]] meeting in [[Big White]], [[Canada]]. * [[March 10]] - [[March 11]] : [[2006-07 Snowboarding World Cup]] meeting in [[Lake Placid, New York]], [[United States]]. * [[March 16]] - [[March 18]] : [[2006-07 Snowboarding World Cup]] meeting in [[Stoneham]], [[Canada]]. ===Speed skating=== {{main|2007 in speed skating}} ===Swimming=== * [[March 17]] - [[April 1]]: [[2007 World Aquatics Championships]] in [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]] * [[July 14]] - [[July 22]]: [[Swimming at the 2007 Pan American Games|2007 Pan American Games]] * [[December 13]] - [[December 16]]: [[European Short Course Swimming Championships 2007]] in [[Debrecen]], [[Hungary]]. ===Taekwondo=== *[[2007 World Taekwondo Championships|World Championships]] held in [[Beijing]], [[PR China]] ===Tennis=== {{main|2007 in tennis}} ===Volleyball=== ====Men's Competition==== * [[FIVB World League 2007|FIVB World League]] &mdash; Final Round in [[Katowice]], [[Poland]] ** Gold Medal: {{vb|BRA}} ** Silver Medal: {{vb|RUS}} ** Bronze Medal: {{vb|USA}} <br> * [[2007 Men's European Volleyball League|European League]] &mdash; Final Round in [[Portimão]], [[Portugal]] ** Gold Medal: {{vb|ESP}} ** Silver Medal: {{vb|POR}} ** Bronze Medal: {{vb|SVK}} <br> *[[Asia Volleyball Championship|Asian Championship]] in [[Jakarta]], [[Indonesia]] **Gold Medal: {{vb|AUS}} **Silver Medal: {{vb|JPN}} **Bronze Medal: {{vb|KOR}} <br> *[[2007 Men's South American Volleyball Championship|South American Championship]] in [[Santiago, Chile]] **Gold Medal: {{vb|BRA}} **Silver Medal: {{vb|ARG}} **Bronze Medal: {{vb|VEN|1930}} <br> *[[Volleyball at the 2007 Pan American Games|Pan American Games]] in [[Rio de Janeiro]], [[Brazil]] **Gold Medal: {{vb|BRA}} **Silver Medal: {{vb|USA}} **Bronze Medal: {{vb|CUB}} <br> * [[2007 Volleyball America's Cup|America's Cup]] in [[Manaus]], [[Brazil]] ** Gold Medal: {{vb|USA}} ** Silver Medal: {{vb|BRA}} ** Bronze Medal: {{vb|CUB}} <br> * [[2007 European Beach Volleyball Championships|European Beach Volleyball Championship]] in [[Valencia, Spain]] ** Gold Medal: {{flagathlete|[[Clemens Doppler]] and [[Peter Gartmayer]]|AUT}} ** Silver Medal: {{flagathlete|[[Reinder Nummerdor]] and [[Richard Schuil]]|NED}} ** Bronze Medal: {{flagathlete|[[David Klemperer]] and [[Eric Koreng]]|GER}} <br> ====Women's Competition==== * [[FIVB World Grand Prix 2007|FIVB World Grand Prix]] &mdash; Final Round in [[Ningbo]], [[PR China]] ** Gold Medal: {{vbw|NED}} ** Silver Medal: {{vbw|CHN}} ** Bronze Medal: {{vbw|ITA}} <br> *[[Asia Volleyball Championship|Asian Championship]] in [[Suphanburi]], [[Thailand]] **Gold Medal: {{vbw|JPN}} **Silver Medal: {{vbw|CHN}} **Bronze Medal: {{vbw|THA}} <br> *[[2007 Women's South American Volleyball Championship|South American Championship]] in [[Santiago, Chile]] **Gold Medal: {{vbw|BRA}} **Silver Medal: {{vbw|PER}} **Bronze Medal: {{vbw|VEN}} <br> *[[Volleyball at the 2007 Pan American Games|Pan American Games]] in [[Rio de Janeiro]], [[Brazil]] **Gold Medal: {{vbw|CUB}} **Silver Medal: {{vbw|BRA}} **Bronze Medal: {{vbw|USA}} <br> * [[2007 Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup|Men's Pan-American Cup]] in [[Santo Domingo]], [[Dominican Republic]] ** Gold Medal: {{vb|MEX}} ** Silver Medal: {{vb|PUR}} ** Bronze Medal: {{vb|CUB}} <br> * [[2007 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup|Pan-American Cup]] in [[Colima, Colima|Colima]], [[Mexico]] ** Gold Medal: {{vbw|CUB}} ** Silver Medal: {{vbw|BRA}} ** Bronze Medal: {{vbw|DOM}} <br> * [[2007 European Beach Volleyball Championships|European Beach Volleyball Championship]] in [[Valencia, Spain]] ** Gold Medal: {{flagathlete|[[Vassiliki Arvaniti]] and [[Vasso Karadassiou]]|GRE}} ** Silver Medal: {{flagathlete|[[Sara Goller]] and [[Laura Ludwig]]|GER}} ** Bronze Medal: {{flagathlete|[[Nila Håkedal]] and [[Ingrid Tørlen]]|NOR}} <br> *[[Penn State Nittany Lions|Penn State]] wins their second [[NCAA Women's Volleyball Championship|NCAA National Championship]] by defeating [[Stanford]] (3&ndash;2) on [[December 15]], [[2007]]. ===[[Water polo]]=== ====Men's Competition==== * [[2007 FINA Men's Water Polo World League|FINA World League]] in [[Berlin, Germany]] ** Gold Medal: {{wp|SRB}} ** Silver Medal: {{wp|HUN}} ** Bronze Medal: {{wp|AUS}} <br> * [[2007 European Water Polo Olympic Qualification Tournament|European Olympic Qualification Tournament]] in [[Bratislava, Slovakia]] ** {{wp|MNE}} <br> * [[Water polo at the 2007 Pan American Games|Pan American Games]] in [[Rio de Janeiro, Brazil]] ** Gold Medal: {{wp|USA}} ** Silver Medal: {{wp|BRA}} ** Bronze Medal: {{wp|CAN}} <br> * [[Water polo at the 2007 Summer Universiade|Summer Universiade]] in [[Bangkok, Thailand]] ** Gold Medal: {{wp|MNE}} ** Silver Medal: {{wp|ITA}} ** Bronze Medal: {{wp|HUN}} <br> ====Women's Competition==== * [[2007 FINA Women's Water Polo World League|FINA World League]] in [[Montréal, Canada]] ** Gold Medal: {{wpw|USA}} ** Silver Medal: {{wpw|AUS}} ** Bronze Medal: {{wpw|GRE}} <br> * [[2007 Women's European Water Polo Olympic Qualifier|European Olympic Qualification Tournament]] in [[Kirishi]], [[Russia]] ** {{wpw|NED}} <br> * [[Water polo at the 2007 Pan American Games|Pan American Games]] in [[Rio de Janeiro, Brazil]] ** Gold Medal: {{wpw|USA}} ** Silver Medal: {{wpw|CAN}} ** Bronze Medal: {{wpw|CUB}} <br> * [[2007 Holiday Cup|Holiday Cup]] in [[Long Beach, California|Long Beach, United States]] ** Gold Medal: {{wpw|ITA}} ** Silver Medal: {{wpw|NED}} ** Bronze Medal: {{wpw|USA}} <br> ===[[Weightlifting]]=== *[[2007 European Weightlifting Championships|European Championships]] held in [[Strasbourg]], [[France]] ===Pro Wrestling=== *[[April 1]]: [[WrestleMania 23]] takes place from [[Detroit, Michigan]]. ===Yachting=== * [[June 23]] - [[July 7]] : 32nd [[America's Cup]] in [[Valencia (city in Spain)|Valencia]], [[Spain]]. ==Deaths== ===January=== *[[January 1]] - [[Darrent Williams]], 24, American football player (b. 1982) *[[January 2]] - [[Don Massengale]], 69, American PGA Tour golfer (b.1937) *[[January 3]] - [[Earl Reibel]], 76, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1930) *[[January 4]] - [[Sandro Salvadore]], 67, Italian footballer (b. 1939) *[[January 6]] - [[Yvon Durelle]], 77, Canadian boxing champion (b. 1929) *[[January 6]] - [[Mario Danelo]], 22, American footbal player (b. 1985) *[[January 7]] - [[Bobby Hamilton]], 49, American NASCAR driver (b. 1957) *[[January 8]] - [[Han Bong-soo|Bong Soo Han]], 75, South Korean martial artist (b. 1933) *[[January 9]] - [[Ken Cranston]], 89, English cricketer (b. 1917) *[[January 9]] - [[Yelena Petushkova]], 66, Russian equestrian (b. 1940) *[[January 10]] - [[Ray Beck]], 75, American football player (b. 1931) *[[January 11]] - [[Kéba Mbaye]], 82, Senegalese vice president of the [[International Olympic Committee|IOC]] (b. 1924) *[[January 16]] - [[Benny Parsons]], 65, American NASCAR driver and TV commentator (b. 1941) *[[January 19]] - [[Bam Bam Bigelow]], 45, American professional wrestler (b. 1961) *[[January 21]] - [[Maria Cioncan]], 29, Romanian runner (b. 1977) *[[January 22]] - [[Ramón Marsal Ribó]], 72, Spanish footballer (b. 1934) *[[January 22]] - [[Toulo de Graffenried]], 92, Swiss Formula One driver (b. 1914) *[[January 26]] - [[Gump Worsley]], 77, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1929) *[[January 27]] - [[Yang Chuan-kwang]], 73, Taiwanese decathlete (b. 1933) *[[January 27]] - [[Yelena Romanova]], 43, Russian runner (b. 1963) *[[January 29]] - [[Barbaro]], 4, American thoroughbred racehorse (foaled 2003) ===February=== *[[February 2]] - [[Masao Takemoto]], 87, Japanese gymnast (b. 1919) *[[February 6]] - [[Lew Burdette]], 80, American baseball player (b. 1926) *[[February 9]] - [[Hank Bauer]], 84, American baseball player (b. 1922) *[[February 9]] - [[Bruno Ruffo]], 86, Italian motorcycle racing champion (b. 1920) *[[February 11]] - [[Jules Maenen]], 75, Dutch road bicycle and track cyclist (b. 1932) *[[February 12]] - [[Paolo Pileri]], 62, Italian motorcycle racing champion (b. 1944) *[[February 22]] - [[Dennis Johnson]], 52, American basketball player (b. 1954) *[[February 24]] - [[Damien Nash]], 24, American football player (b. 1982) ===March=== *[[March 2]] - [[Clem Labine]], 80, American baseball player (b. 1926) *[[March 4]] - [[Ian Wooldridge]], 75, British sports journalist (b. 1932) *[[March 15]] - [[Bowie Kuhn]], 80, American baseball executive (b. 1926) *[[March 22]] - [[Don Dennis]], 65, American badeball player (b. 1942) *[[March 23]] - [[Ed Bailey]], 75, American baseball player (b. 1931) *[[March 23]] - [[Damian McDonald]], 33, Australian cyclist (b. 1974) *[[March 23]] - [[Eric Medlen]], 33, American NHRA driver (b. 1973) *[[March 26]] - [[Heinz Schiller]], 77, Swiss Formula One driver (b. 1930) *[[March 30]] - [[Fay Coyle]], 73, Northern Irish footballer (b. 1933) *[[March 31]] - [[Lito Sisnorio]], 24, Filipino boxer (b. 1982) ===April=== *[[April 2]] - [[Tadjou Salou]], 32, Togolese footballer (b. 1974) *[[April 3]] - [[Robin Montgomerie-Charrington]], 91, British Formula One driver (b. 1915) *[[April 3]] - [[Eddie Robinson (football coach)|Eddie Robinson]], 88, American football coach (b. 1919) *[[April 5]] - [[Darryl Stingley]], 55, American football player (b. 1951) *[[April 16]] - [[Gaetan Duchesne]], 44, Canadian hockey player (b. 1962) *[[April 29]] - [[Josh Hancock]], 29, American Baseball player (b. 1978) ===May=== *[[May 7]] - [[Diego Corrales]], 29, American boxer (b. 1977) *[[May 29]] - [[Dave Balon]], 69, Canadian hockey player (b. 1938) *[[May 28]]- [[Marquise Hill]], 24, American football player (b. 1982) ===June=== *[[June 4]] – [[Clete Boyer]], 70, American baseball player (b. 1937) *[[June 4]] – [[Bill France, Jr.]], 74, American motorsports executive (NASCAR) (b. 1933) *[[June 8]] – [[Warren Bradley (footballer)|Warren Bradley]], 74, English footballer (b. 1933) *[[June 11]] – [[Ray Mears (coach)|Ray Mears]], 80, American basketball coach (b. 1926) *[[June 24]] - [[Chris Benoit]], 40, Canadian professional wrestler (b. 1967) ===July=== *[[July 18]] - [[Gary Lupul]], 48, Canadian hockey player (b. 1959) *[[July 25]] - [[Jesse Marunde]] , 27, American strength athlete (b. 1979) *[[July 26]] - [[Skip Prosser]], 56, American basketball coach (b. 1950) *[[July 30]] - [[Bill Walsh]], 75, American football coach (b. 1931) ===August=== *[[August 13]] - [[Phil Rizzuto]], 89, American baseball player (b. 1917) *[[August 17]] - [[Eddie Griffin (basketball)|Eddie Griffin]], 25, American basketball player (b. 1982) *[[August 22]] - [[Butch van Breda Kolff]], 84, American basketball coach (b. 1922) *[[August 28]] - [[Antonio Puerta]], 22, Spanish football player (b. 1984) *[[August 31]] - [[Gay Brewer]], 75, American golfer (b. 1932) ===September=== *[[September 15]] - [[Colin McRae]], 39, Scottish rally driver (b. 1968) *[[September 8]] - [[Ramón Cardemil]], 90, Chilean rodeo rider (b. 1917) ===October=== *[[October 1]] – [[Chris Mainwaring]], 41, Australian rules footballer (b. 1965) *[[October 1]] – [[Al Oerter]], 71, American athlete (discus) (b. 1936) *[[October 7]] – [[Norifumi Abe]], 32, Japanese motorcycle racer (b. 1975) *[[October 8]] – [[John Henry (horse)|John Henry]], 32, American thoroughbred racehorse (foaled 1975) *[[October 13]] – [[Alec Kessler]], 40, American basketball player (b. 1967) ===November=== *[[November 2]] – [[The Fabulous Moolah]], 84, American professional wrestler (b. 1923) *[[November 2]] – [[Don Freeland]], 82, American race driver (b. 1925) *[[November 3]] – [[George Ratterman]], 80, American football player (b. 1926) *[[November 3]] – [[Ryan Shay]], 28, American athlete (long distances) (b. 1979) *[[November 5]] – [[Roberto Bortoluzzi]], 86, Italian sports journalist and sportscaster (b. 1921) *[[November 5]] – [[Nils Liedholm]], 85, Swedish footballer (b. 1922) *[[November 7]] – [[Paul Dojack]], 93, Canadian football referee (b. 1914) *[[November 7]] – [[George Grljusich]], 68, Australian sportscaster (b. 1939) *[[November 11]] – [[Dick Nolan (American football)|Dick Nolan]], 75, American football coach (b. 1932) *[[November 12]] – [[Khanmohammad Ibrahim]], 88, Indian cricketer (b. 1919) *[[November 12]] – [[A. Palanisamy]], approx. 74, Indian volleyball player (b. c. 1933) *[[November 13]] – [[John Doherty (footballer)|John Doherty]], 72, English footballer (b. 1935) *[[November 13]] – [[Tony Harris (FIBA basketball)|Tony Harris]], 36, American basketball player (b. 1970) *[[November 13]] – [[Robert Taylor (athlete)|Robert Taylor]], 59, American athlete (sprints) (b. 1948) *[[November 13]] – [[Kazuhisa Inao]], 70, Japanese professional baseball pitcher (b. 1937) *[[November 15]] – [[Joe Nuxhall]], 79, American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1928) *[[November 16]] – [[Don Metz (ice hockey)|Don Metz]], 91, Canadian hockey player (b. 1916) *[[November 18]] – [[Ellen Preis]], 95, Austrian fencer (b. 1912) *[[November 18]] – [[Joe Shaw (footballer born 1928)|Joe Shaw]], 79, English footballer (b. 1928) *[[November 19]] – [[Mike Gregory]], 43, English rugby league player (b. 1964) *[[November 19]] – [[Ken Leek]], 72, Welsh footballer (b. 1935) *[[November 19]] – [[Graham Paddon]], 57, English footballer (b. 1950) *[[November 19]] – [[Jim Ringo]], 75, American football player (b. 1931) *[[November 21]] – [[Tom Johnson (ice hockey)|Tom Johnson]], 79, Canadian hockey player (b. 1928) *[[November 21]] – [[Noel McGregor]], 75, New Zealand cricketer (b. 1931) *[[November 22]] – [[Reg Park]], 79, English bodybuilder (b. 1928) *[[November 23]] – [[Joe Kennedy (baseball)|Joe Kennedy]], 28, American baseball player (b. 1979) *[[November 23]] – [[Pat Walsh (All Black)|Pat Walsh]], 71, New Zealand rugby union player (b. 1936) *[[November 26]] – [[Bill Hartack]], 74, American jockey (b. 1932) *[[November 26]] – [[Herb McKenley]], 85, Jamaican athlete (sprints) (b. 1922) *[[November 27]] – [[Robert Cade]], 80, American physician and inventor of [[Gatorade]] (b. 1927) *[[November 27]] – [[Sean Taylor]], 24, American football player (b. 1983) *[[November 27]] – [[Bill Willis]], 86, American football player (b. 1921) *[[November 29]] – [[Ralph Beard]], 79, American basketball player (b. 1927) *[[November 30]] – [[Evel Knievel]], 69, American motorcycle stuntman (b. 1938) *[[November 30]] – [[Sam Vasquez]], 35, American mixed martial artist (b. 1972) ===December=== *[[December 2]] - [[Les Shannon]], 81, British footballer and manager (b. 1926) *[[December 3]] - [[Art Arfons]], 81, American drag racer, (b. 1926) *[[December 4]] - [[Jake Gaudaur]], 87, Canadian football player, executive, and commissioner (b. 1920) *[[December 4]] - [[Chip Reese]], 56, American poker player, (b. 1951) *[[December 21]] - [[:de:Herbert Weiß|Herbert Weiss]], 59, German gliding national champion (b. 1948) ==Resources== {{col-begin}} {{col-4}} * A1 Grand Prix [http://www.a1gp.com/] * Alpine skiing [http://www.fis-ski.com] * Archery [http://www.archery.org/] * Athletics [http://www.iaaf.org/] * Badminton [http://www.internationalbadminton.org/] * Baseball [http://www.mlb.com] [http://www.baseball.ch/] * Basketball [http://www.nba.com] [http://www.fiba2006brazil.com/index.asp?l=en] * Beach Volleyball [http://www.fivb.org/] * Biathlon [http://www.biathlonworld.com] [http://www.biathlon-aufschalke.de] * Billiards [http://www.3cushion.com/] [http://www.ibsf.org/home.aspx] * Bobsleigh [http://www.bobsleigh.com/] * Boxing [http://www.wbaonline.com/] * Canoeing-Kayaking [http://www.canoeicf.com/] * Chess [http://www.fide.com/] * Cricket [http://www.icc-cricket.com/] * Cross-country skiing [http://www.fis-ski.com] * Curling [http://www.worldcurling.org/] * Cycling (road) [http://www.uci.ch] * Cycling (track) [http://www.uci.ch] {{col-4}} * Cyclo-cross [http://www.uci.ch] * Darts [http://www.bdodarts.com/] [http://www.dartswdf.com/aa_darts/index.html] [http://www.planetdarts.tv/page/Home/0,,10180,00.html] * Diving [http://www.fina.org/] * Draughts [http://fmjd.org/] * Equestrian [http://www.horsesport.org/] * Fencing [http://www.fie.ch/] * Field hockey [http://www.fihockey.org/] * Figure skating [http://www.isu.org] * Football (American) [http://www.nfl.com/] [http://www.ifaf.info/] * Football (Australian) [http://afl.com.au/] [http://www.iafc.com.au/] * Football (Canadian) [http://www.cfl.ca/] * Football (Futsal) [http://www.futsalplanet.com] * Football (Soccer) [http://www.fifa.com] [http://www.uefa.com] * Formula 1 [http://www.formula1.com/] <!--* Free fighting [http://www.freefighting.org] Spam blacklisted--> * Freestyle skiing [http://www.fis-ski.com] * Golf [http://www.pgatour.com/] [http://www.europeantour.com/] [http://www.lpga.com/] * Gymnastics (artistic) [http://www.fig-gymnastics.com/UrlGrpServer.jser?@_ID=6018&@_TEMPLATE=5991] * Gymnastics (rhythmic) [http://www.fig-gymnastics.com/UrlGrpServer.jser?@_ID=6018&@_TEMPLATE=5991] {{col-4}} * Gymnastics (trampoline) [http://www.fig-gymnastics.com/UrlGrpServer.jser?@_ID=6018&@_TEMPLATE=5991] * Handball [http://www.ihf.info/front_content.php?idart=76&idcat=57] * Ice hockey [http://www.iihf.com/] * Inline speed skating [http://www.icp-international.org/] * Judo [http://www.ijf.org/] * Karate [http://www.ikakarate.com/frames.html] * Lacrosse [http://www.intlaxfed.org/] * Luge [http://www-11.fil-luge.org/] * Motocross [http://www.fim.ch/en/default.asp] * Mountain bike [http://www.imba.com/] * Nordic combined [http://www.fis-ski.com] * Orienteering [http://www.orienteering.org] * Poker [http://www.worldseriesofpoker.com/home1/default.sps] [http://www.europeanpokertour.com/] * Pool [http://www.wpa-pool.com/] * Rowing [http://www.worldrowing.com/] * Rugby [http://www.rugbyheaven.smh.com.au/] * Shooting [http://www.issf-shooting.org/] * Short track speed skating [http://www.isu.org] * Skeleton [http://www.bobsleigh.com/] {{col-4}} * Ski jumping [http://www.fis-ski.com] * Snooker [http://www.ibsf.org/home.aspx] * Snowboarding [http://www.fis-ski.com] * Softball [http://www.internationalsoftball.com/] * Speed skating [http://www.isu.org] * Squash [http://www.worldsquash.org/] * Strongman [http://www.ifsastrongman.com/] [http://www.unitedstrongmanseries.org/] [http://www.realdutchpower.nl/] * Swimming [http://www.fina.org/] * Synchronized swimming [http://www.fina.org/] * Table tennis [http://www.ittf.com/] * Tennis [http://www.atptennis.com/] [http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/] [http://www.itftennis.com/] * Taekwondo [http://www.itatkd.com/] * Triathlon [http://www.triathlon.org/] * Volleyball [http://www.fivb.org/] * Waterpolo [http://www.fina.org/] * Weightlifting [http://www.iwf.net/] * Wrestling [http://www.fila-wrestling.com] [http://www.wwe.com] * Yacht racing [http://www.sailing.org/] {{col-end}} [[Category:2007 in sports|*0]] [[cs:2007 ve sportu]] [[el:Αθλητικά γεγονότα του 2007]] [[fr:2007 en sport]] [[he:2007 בספורט]] [[lv:2007. gads sportā]] [[hu:2007 a sportban]] [[nl:Sportjaar 2007]] [[ja:2007年のスポーツ]] [[pt:2007 no desporto]] [[ru:2007 год в спорте]] [[sv:Sportåret 2007]] [[zh:2007年体育]]