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Ongoing sports events (incl. events taking place within the next two days) Auto racing: Formula One: Jul 1: French Grand Prix in Magny Cours, France. IRL Jun 30: SunTrust Indy Challenge in Richmond, Virginia, USA. Champ Car Jul 1: Mont-Tremblant Grand Prix in Saint-Jovite, Quebec, Canada. NASCAR: Jul 1: Lenox Industrial Tools 300 in Loudon, New Hampshire. Motorcycle GP: Jun 30: Dutch TT in Assen, Netherlands. Cricket: May 17 - Jul 7: West Indies in England 1st ODI: July 1 June 23 - July 1: 2007 Future Cup 3rd ODI: July 1 Bangladesh cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2007 Football (soccer): June 26 - July 15 : Copa America 2007 in Venezuela June 30: Bolivia - Uruguay June 30: Venezuela - Peru Jul 1: Mexico - Ecuador Jul 1: Brazil - Chile Jul 2: Template:USAf2 - Paraguay Jul 2: Argentina - Colombia June 30 - July 22 : 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada June 30: Template:KORf2 - Template:USAf June 30: Poland - Brazil June 30: Template:PRKf2 - Panama June 30: Argentina - Czech Republic Jul 1: Template:CANf2 - Chile Jul 1: Jordan - Zambia Jul 1: Spain - Uruguay Jul 1: Nigeria - Costa Rica Jul 1: Japan - Scotland Jul 2: Template:CGOf2 - Austria Jul 2: Gambia - Mexico Jul 2: Portugal - Template:NZLf Golf: PGA Tour: Jun 28-Jul 1: Buick Open in Grand Blanc, Michigan European Tour: Jun 28-Jul 1: Open de France in France LPGA Tour: Jun 28-Jul 1: U.S. Women's Open in Southern Pines, North Carolina. Horse racing: June 30: Irish Derby Stakes at The Curragh, Co. Kildare, Ireland Rugby league: State of Origin: Game 3: July 4, Brisbane Rugby union: June 16 - July 21: 2007 Tri Nations Tennis: ATP Tour: Jun 25-Jul 8: The Championship, Wimbledon in London, England WTA Tour: Jun 25-Jul 8: The Championship, Wimbledon in London, England Yachting: Louis Vuitton Cup 2007 2007 America's Cup Deaths in June Deaths in June 2007: 28: Chris Benoit 23: Rod Beck 19: Terry Hoeppner 11: Ray Mears 4: Clete Boyer 4: Bill France, Jr. 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 Japan Le Mans Challenge Baseball 2007 Chinese Professional Baseball League (Taiwan) Major League Baseball Basketball 2007: NCAA Philippines PBA Fiesta Conference Playoffs Cricket 2007: England Cycling UCI ProTour Football (soccer) 2006-07: England (general) Scotland (general) Argentina Major League Soccer Golf: 2007 PGA Tour 2007 European Tour 2007 LPGA Tour Lacrosse 2007: Major League Lacrosse Motorcycle racing 2007: Motorcycle GP Rugby league 2007: Super League XII Shooting 2007: 2007 ISSF World Cup Speedway: Speedway Grand Prix Upcoming events Baseball: July 9: 2007 Home Run Derby at San Francisco July 10 : 2007 MLB All Star Game at San Francisco Cricket: July 19 - September 8 : India in England Football (soccer): July 7 - July 29 : Asian Cup 2007 in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam Golf: July 19 - July 22: The Open Championship at Carnoustie Lacrosse: July 8 : 2007 MLL All-Star Game held at Harvard Stadium in Boston, Massachusetts. Mixed martial arts: July 7 : UFC 73 in Sacramento, California. 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 June 2007 (Saturday)

• Rugby union: Tri Nations
  • Template:AUSru 20–15 Template:NZru at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne. The Wallabies come back from a 15–6 halftime deficit to stun the world's top-ranked team.

29 June 2007 (Friday)

• National Football League: The league announces that NFL Europa, its European developmental league, will be immediately shut down after 16 years of operation. (NFL)

• Cricket:
  • West Indian cricket team in England in 2007
    • 2nd T20:Template:ENGc 173/5 (19.3 ov.) beat Template:WINc 169/7 (20 ov.) by 5 wickets Series tied 1-1 with none to play.
  • 2007 Future Cup
    • Template:INDc 227/4 (49.1 ov.) beats Template:RSAc 226/6 (50 ov.) by 6 wickets. Seies tied 1-1 with one more to play.
      • Sachin Tendulkar passes 15,000 career ODI runs in this match.

• Major League Baseball
  • Baltimore Orioles first baseman Aubrey Huff hits for the cycle, becoming the third Orioles player ever to do so, joining Brooks Robinson and Cal Ripken, Jr. He is also the first Oriole to hit one at home in Baltimore, Maryland, hitting a triple in the first inning, a double in the third, a home run in the fifth and a single in the seventh at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. The Orioles lost the game, however, to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, 9-7.
  • San Francisco Giants outfielder Barry Bonds hits his 750th home run in the eighth inning off Livan Hernandez in a 6-4 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks.

28 June 2007 (Thursday)

• Canadian Football League:
  • Bashir Levingston of the Toronto Argonauts returns a missed field goal from the back of the 20-yard end zone and traverses the 110-yard field for a 129-yard touchdown, the longest play in the history of professional gridiron football. (TSN)

• Major League Baseball:
  • Toronto Blue Jays designated hitter Frank Thomas hit his 500th career home run, a three run shot, in the first inning of their game at the Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota aganst the Minnesota Twins' Carlos Silva. He is the 21st member of the 500 home run club. The Twins won the game, 8-5.
  • Houston Astros second baseman Craig Biggio collects his 3000th career hit, a seventh-inning single off the Colorado Rockies' Aaron Cook at Minute Maid Park in Houston. Biggio was thrown out trying to stretch the hit to a double. He is the 27th member of the 3000-hit club, and only the ninth player to record all 3000 hits with the same club. This was the third of his five hits in the game, tying his career record. The Astros won 8-5 on Carlos Lee's walk-off grand slam in the 11th inning, with Biggio on third base at the time of the shot.

• 2007 NBA Draft in New York City
  • Greg Oden was the number one pick by the Portland Trail Blazers, with Seattle getting Kevin Durant as the second overall choice.

• Cricket:
  • Bangladesh cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2007
    • 1st Test-4th Day: Template:SRIc 577/6 (dec) beat Template:BANc 89 & 254 (87.1 ov.) by an innings and 234 runs
  • West Indian cricket team in England in 2007
    • 1st T20:Template:WINc 208/8 (20 ov.) beat Template:ENGc 193/7 (20 ov.) by 15 runs

• Football (soccer):
  • Copa America 2007 in Venezuela
    • Group C
      • Paraguay 5 – 0 Colombia
      • Argentina 4 – 1 United States

27 June 2007 (Wednesday)

• Cricket:
  • Bangladesh cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2007
    • 1st Test-3rd Day: Template:SRIc 577/6 (dec) leads Template:BANc 89 & 233/5 (82.3 ov.) by 255 runs

• Football (soccer):
  • Copa America 2007 in Venezuela
    • Group B
      • Ecuador 2 – 3 Chile
      • Brazil 0 – 2 Mexico

• Major League Baseball:
  • Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard hit his 100th career home run - a 505-foot three run blast into the Ashburn Alley at Citizens Bank Park - becoming the fastest player to reach that milestone (325 games). However, the Phillies lost to the Cincinnati Reds, 9-6.

26 June 2007 (Tuesday)

• Cricket:
  • Bangladesh cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2007
    • 1st Test-2nd Day: Template:SRIc 577/6 (dec) leads Template:BANc 89 & 3/0 (3 ov.) by 485 runs
  • 2007 Future Cup
    • 1st ODI: Template:RSAc 245/6 (49.3 ov.) beat Template:INDc 242/8 (50 ov.) by 4 wickets
      • Template:RSAc leads the 3 ODI series 1-0 with 2 to play.

• Football (soccer):
  • Copa America 2007 in Venezuela
    • Group A
      • Uruguay 0 – 3 Peru
      • Venezuela 2 – 2 Bolivia

25 June 2007 (Monday)

• Cricket:
  • Bangladesh cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2007
    • 1st Test-1st Day: Template:BANc 89 trails Template:SRIc 227/3 (51 ov.) by 138 runs

• American football:
  • The Chicago Bears waive defensive tackle Tank Johnson three days after he is arrested in Gilbert, Arizona on suspicion of driving while impaired. (NY Times)

24 June 2007 (Sunday)

• Soccer:
  • 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final:
    • Template:USAf 2:1 Template:MEXf

• Auto racing:
  • Nextel Cup:
    • Toyota/SaveMart 350 at Infineon Raceway.

    Template:(1) Juan Pablo Montoya Template:(2) Kevin Harvick Template:(3) Jeff Burton

Montoya wins his first Nextel Cup race since moving from Formula One.

• Baseball:
  • Major League Baseball interleague play:
    • Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Dustin McGowan, who had won only five games before in his career, carries a no-hit bid into the ninth inning against the Colorado Rockies. He finishes with a one-hit, one-walk shutout.
  • 2007 College World Series:
    • The Oregon State Beavers defeat the North Carolina Tar Heels, 9-3, to clinch the best-of-three finals series and win their second straight College World Series. (AP via Yahoo)

• Cricket:
  • 2007 Future Cup
    • Template:RSAc 173/4 (31 ov.) beat Template:IRLc 131 (30.5 ov.) by 42 runs

• Basketball:
  • Spanish ACB Finals
    • Real Madrid 83-71 Winterthur FCB, Real Madrid wins championship series, 3-1

23 June 2007 (Saturday)

• Rugby union: Tri Nations
  • Template:RSAru 21–26 Template:NZru at ABSA Stadium, Durban

• Cricket:
  • 2007 Future Cup
    • Template:INDc 171/1 (34.5 ov.) beat Template:IRLc 193 (50 ov.) by 9 wickets (D/L)

22 June 2007 (Friday)

• Ice hockey:
  • 2007 NHL Entry Draft in Columbus, Ohio:
    • The Chicago Blackhawks select American right wing Patrick Kane of the Ontario Hockey League's London Knights with the first pick.

20 June 2007 (Wednesday)

• Baseball:
  • Texas Rangers designated hitter Sammy Sosa hits the 600th home run of his career, becoming only the fifth player in Major League Baseball history to pass the milestone. He hit the shot off of Jason Marquis in the fifth inning of a game against the Chicago Cubs, for whom he hit 545 homers in 13 seasons. The ball went into the Rangers bullpen and was caught by relief pitcher Akinori Otsuka. The Rangers won the game, 7-3. (AP via ESPN)

• Football (soccer):
  • The Netherlands national under-21 football team reach the final of the UEFA U-21 Championship 2007. Their semi-final against England under-21 ends in 1-1 after extra time. After a shoot-out of 32 penalties (a record in international tournaments) The Netherlands win 13-12.

19 June 2007 (Tuesday)

• Cricket:
  • West Indian cricket team in England in 2007
    • 4th Test-5th Day: Template:ENGc 400 & 111/3 (21.4 ov.) beat Template:WINc 287 & 222 by 7 wickets.
    • England win the Test series 3-0

18 June 2007 (Monday)

• Baseball:
  • The Baltimore Orioles fire manager Sam Perlozzo and name Dave Trembley interim manager. The Orioles are 128-172 in his 2 1/2 years at the helm, and were at the bottom of the American League East Division when they let him go.

• Cricket:
  • West Indian cricket team in England in 2007
    • 4th Test-4th Day: Template:ENGc 400 lead Template:WINc 287 & 83/3 (19.2 ov.) by 30 runs

17 June 2007 (Sunday)

• Golf:
  • Angel Cabrera of Argentina, who had never won a PGA Tour event, wins the U.S. Open by one stroke over Tiger Woods and Jim Furyk at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pennsylvania.

• Auto racing:
  • Formula One:
    • United States Grand Prix at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

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

  • 24 Hours of Le Mans
    • Audi drivers Marco Werner, Emanuele Pirro, and Frank Biela defeat newcomers Peugeot with the second straight win for the diesel-powered #1 R10 prototype, covering 369 laps for the company's seventh win in eight years. Binnie Motorsport's #31 Lola-Zytek wins in the LMP2 class, Aston Martin Racing's #009 DBR9 defeats Corvette in GT1, and the #76 IMSA Performance Matmut Porsche leads over Ferrari in the GT2 class.

• Cricket:
  • West Indian cricket team in England in 2007
    • 4th Test-3rd Day: Template:WINc 287 (97.1 ov.) lead Template:ENGc 121/4 (34 ov.) by 166 runs

• Football (soccer): La Liga
  • Real Madrid secure their first league championship in four years when they defeat Real Mallorca on the last day of the season by 3-1, edging out FC Barcelona who beat relegated Gimnàstic 5-1 because of Real's better head-to-head record.

16 June 2007 (Saturday)

• Rugby union:
  • Tri Nations
    • Template:RSAru 22–19 Template:AUSru at Newlands, Cape Town
  • Internationals
    • Template:NZru 64–13 Template:CANru at Waikato Stadium, Hamilton

• Cricket:
  • West Indian cricket team in England in 2007
    • 4th Test-2nd Day:Template:WINc 132/4 (40.4 ov.) lead Template:ENGc by 132 runs

• Baseball: US Major Leagues
  • A benches-clearing brawl ensues after San Diego Padres pitcher Chris Young hits Chicago Cubs centerfielder Derrek Lee with a pitch. Young, Lee, Padres pitcher Jake Peavy and Cubs hitting coach Gerald Perry are all ejected. The incident overshadowed 7 1/3 innings of no-hit ball by Carlos Zambrano, who suffered a 1-0 complete-game loss for the Cubs after a ninth-inning home run by Russell Branyan.

15 June 2007 (Friday)

• American football:
  • Utah Blaze (AFL) wide receiver and former NFL player Justin Skaggs passes away due to complications from brain cancer. He was taken in for emergency surgery the previous day after his brain tumors expanded and built intracranial pressure, and he rapidly deteriorated from there. He never awoke, and was rendered brain dead. He was 28.

• College baseball
  • NCAA
    • The 2007 College World Series gets underway at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska. Eight NCAA Division I baseball teams compete for the national championship. The event runs until June 25th.

• Cricket:
  • West Indian cricket team in England in 2007
    • 4th Test-1st Day:No play, rained out

14 June 2007 (Thursday)

• Basketball:
  • 2007 NBA Finals: San Antonio Spurs 83, Cleveland Cavaliers 82, San Antonio wins series, 4-0
    • The Spurs win their fourth NBA title in nine seasons. The Cavs mount a furious rally at the beginning of the fourth quarter to go ahead by three, but San Antonio pulls away thanks to Manu Ginóbili, who scores 13 of his team-leading 27 points in the last 5:24. Tony Parker, who scores 24 in Game 4, is named MVP of the finals.

• Ice hockey:
  • Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins wins the Hart Memorial Trophy as the most-valuable player in the 2006-07 National Hockey League season. Teammate Evgeni Malkin wins the Calder Memorial Trophy as the league's top rookie. Martin Brodeur takes the Vezina Trophy as top goaltender for the third time, while Nicklas Lidstrom of the Detroit Red Wings wins his fifth James Norris Memorial Trophy as the league's top defenceman. Vancouver Canucks coach Alain Vigneault receives the Jack Adams Award as coach of the year.

12 June 2007 (Tuesday)

• Basketball:
  • 2007 NBA Finals: San Antonio Spurs 75, Cleveland Cavaliers 72, San Antonio leads series, 3-0
• Major League Baseball:
  • Justin Verlander of the Detroit Tigers pitches a no-hitter against the Milwaukee Brewers, winning the game 4-0. (MLB.com)

11 June 2007 (Monday)

• Cricket:
  • West Indian cricket team in England in 2007
    • 3rd Test-5th Day:Template:ENGc 370 & 313 beat Template:WINc 229 & 394 by 60 runs
    • England wins series, leading 2-0 with one test to play.

10 June 2007 (Sunday)

• Basketball:
  • 2007 NBA Finals:
    • San Antonio Spurs 103, Cleveland Cavaliers 92, San Antonio leads series 2-0
      • With LeBron James in foul trouble and the Spurs' frontcourt dominant in the paint, San Antonio takes a 28-point lead in the first half and holds on to go up 2-0. (AP via Yahoo)

• Tennis: French Open, Paris, France
  • Men's Singles final:
    • (2) Rafael Nadal def. (1) Roger Federer, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
• Auto racing:
  • Formula One:
    • Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal, Quebec.

    Template:(1) Lewis Hamilton Template:(2) Nick Heidfeld Template:(3) Alexander Wurz

• Cricket:
  • West Indian cricket team in England in 2007
    • 3rd Test-4th Day:Template:ENGc 370 & 313 lead Template:WINc 229 & 301/5 (98 ov.) by 153 runs

9 June 2007 (Saturday)

• Cricket:
  • West Indian cricket team in England in 2007
    • 3rd Test-3rd Day:Template:ENGc 370 & 313 lead Template:WINc 229 & 22/1 (8 ov.) by 432 runs

• Horse Racing:
  • Belmont Stakes:
    • Rags to Riches defeats Preakness Stakes winner Curlin by a head to become the first filly to win the Belmont since 1905. (New York Racing Association)

• Tennis: French Open, Paris, France
  • Women's Singles final:
    • (1) Justine Henin def. (7) Ana Ivanović, 6-1, 6-2

• Rugby union:
  • Internationals
    • Template:ARGru 24–6 Template:ITAru at Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza
    • Template:AUSru 49–0 Template:FIJru at Subiaco Oval, Perth
    • Template:NZru 61–10 Template:FRAru at Westpac Stadium, Wellington
    • Template:RSAru 35–8 Template:SAMru at Ellis Park, Johannesburg
  • French Top 14 Final:
    • Stade Français 23–18 Clermont at Stade de France, Saint-Denis

8 June 2007 (Friday)

• Tennis: French Open, Paris, France
  • Men's Singles semifinals:
    • (1) Roger Federer def. (4) Nikolay Davydenko, 7-5, 7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (9-7)
    • (2) Rafael Nadal def. (6) Novak Đoković, 7-5, 6-4, 6-2

• Football (soccer):
  • UEFA holds a hearing on the fan attack incident that occurred during the Euro 2008 qualifying match between Denmark and Sweden on June 2. They officially disqualify Denmark and award the match to Sweden, 3-0. In addition, Denmark was fined CHF100,000 (€61,000), and will be forced to play its next four home Euro 2008 qualifier matches at least 250 km away from Copenhagen. Its next home qualifier, against Liechtenstein, will be held behind closed doors. Christian Poulsen, who threw the punch against a Swedish player that led to his expulsion and the fan attack, will be suspended for three games. [1]

• Cricket:
  • West Indian cricket team in England in 2007
    • 3rd Test-2nd Day:Template:ENGc 370 & 34/1 (6 ov.) lead Template:WINc 229 by 175 runs

• NCAA College sports
  • The University of Florida signs its football and basketball head coaches to new contracts. Urban Meyer will be paid $3.25 million per year for six years, and Billy Donovan will be paid $3.5 million per year for six years. Both contracts have options for a seventh year. The deals come a week after Donovan signed on to coach the Orlando Magic, then later asked for the deal to be rescinded. They are now the highest paid college football/basketball coaching tandem in NCAA history. [2]

7 June 2007 (Thursday)

• Baseball:
  • Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling comes within one out of his first no-hitter. Shannon Stewart breaks up Schilling's bid with a single. Schilling then retires Mark Ellis to preserve a 1-0 shutout win. The only other A's base-runner of the evening reached on an error. (AP via Yahoo)

• Basketball:
  • NBA Finals Game 1 at SBC Center, San Antonio, Texas:
    • San Antonio Spurs 85, Cleveland Cavaliers 76, San Antonio leads series 1-0
      • San Antonio's tough defense holds LeBron James to four field goals in 16 attempts, while Tony Parker and Tim Duncan lead the Spurs with 27 and 24 points, respectively. (AP via Yahoo)
  • After agreeding to rescind their contract with Billy Donovan, the Orlando Magic sign Stan Van Gundy to replace Brian Hill as their head coach. Donovan will return to the Florida Gators, though the Magic will retain his NBA rights for five years. The Magic will give the Miami Heat a second-round draft pick in exchange for Van Gundy's rights. [3]

• Tennis: French Open, Paris, France
  • Women's Singles semifinals:
    • (1) Justine Henin def. (4) Jelena Janković, 6-4, 6-2
    • (7) Ana Ivanović def. (2) Maria Sharapova, 6-4, 6-2

• Soccer: Recopa Sudamericana, Porto Alegre, Brazil
  • Internacional (Brazil) defeat Pachuca (Mexico) 4-0 in Porto Alegre, erasing a 2-1 first-leg deficit to claim the trophy by a 5-2 aggregate score.

• Cricket:
  • West Indian cricket team in England in 2007
    • 3rd Test-1st Day:Template:ENGc 296/7 (86 ov.) lead Template:WINc by 296 runs

6 June 2007 (Wednesday)

• Football (soccer) 2008 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying
  • Group A: Kazakhstan 1–1 Azerbaijan
  • Group A: Finland 2–0 Belgium
  • Group A: Armenia 1–0 Poland
  • Group B: Faroe Islands 0–2 Scotland
  • Group B: France 1–0 Georgia
  • Group B: Lithuania 0–2 Italy
  • Group C: Norway 4–0 Hungary
  • Group C: Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–0 Malta
  • Group C: Greece 2–1 Moldova
  • Group D: Germany 2–1 Slovakia
  • Group E: Andorra 0–2 Israel
  • Group E: Croatia 0–0 Russia
  • Group E: Estonia 0–3 England
  • Group F: Sweden 5–0 Iceland
  • Group F: Liechtenstein 0–2 Spain
  • Group F: Latvia 0–2 Denmark
  • Group G: Bulgaria 2–1 Belarus
  • Group G: Luxembourg 0–3 Albania
  • Group G: Romania 2–0 Slovenia

• Ice hockey:
  • Stanley Cup Playoffs: Stanley Cup Finals:
    • Anaheim Ducks 6, Ottawa Senators 2, Anaheim wins series, 4-1
      • Scott Niedermayer wins the Conn Smythe Trophy as MVP of the playoffs.

• Cricket:
  • 2007 Afro-Asia Cup
    • 1st ODI: File:Icc large.jpg Asia XI 317/9 (50 ov.) beat File:Icc large.jpg Africa XI 283 (47.5 ov.) by 34 runs

• Tennis: French Open, Paris, France
  • Men's Singles quarterfinals:
    • (2) Rafael Nadal def. (23) Carlos Moya, 6-4, 6-3, 6-0
    • (6) Novak Đoković def. Igor Andreev, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3

• Yachting:
  • Louis Vuitton Cup 2007
    • Race 5: Emirates Team New Zealand beat Luna Rossa to win the Louis Vuitton Cup 5-0 and the right to challenge Alinghi for the Americas Cup

5 June 2007 (Tuesday)

• Tennis: French Open, Paris, France
  • Men's Singles quarterfinals:
    • (1) Roger Federer def. (9) Tommy Robredo, 7-5, 1-6, 6-1, 6-2
    • (4) Nikolay Davydenko def. (19) Guillermo Canas, 7-5, 6-4, 6-4
  • Women's Singles quarterfinals:
    • (1) Justine Henin def. (8) Serena Williams, 6-4, 6-3
    • (2) Maria Sharapova def. (9) Anna Chakvetadze, 6-3, 6-4
    • (7) Ana Ivanović def. (3) Svetlana Kuznetsova, 6-0, 3-6, 6-1
    • (4) Jelena Janković def. (6) Nicole Vaidisova, 6-3, 7-5

• Cricket:
  • 2007 Afro-Asia Cup
    • Only Twenty20: File:Icc large.jpg Asia XI 110/4 (15.5 ov.) beat File:Icc large.jpg Africa XI 109/8 (20 ov.) by 6 wickets

4 June 2007 (Monday)

• Baseball:
  • Oakland Athletics second baseman Mark Ellis hits for the cycle in Oakland's 5-4 extra-inning win against the Boston Red Sox.

• Auto racing:
  • NASCAR NEXTEL Cup:
    • The Autism Speaks 400 in Dover, Delaware (postponed from June 3 due to rain)

    Template:(1) Martin Truex Jr. Template:(2) Ryan Newman Template:(3) Carl Edwards

• Ice hockey:
  • Stanley Cup Playoffs: Stanley Cup Finals:
    • Anaheim Ducks 3, Ottawa Senators 2, Anaheim leads series 3-1
      • Two Andy McDonald goals in a one-minute span give the Ducks the lead for good in the second period.

3 June 2007 (Sunday)

• Auto racing:
  • IRL:
    • The A.J. Foyt 225 in West Allis, Wisconsin

    Template:(1) Tony Kanaan Template:(2) Dario Franchitti Template:(3) Dan Wheldon

• Rugby union:
  • In the final event of the 2006-07 IRB Sevens World Series, the Edinburgh Sevens, season leaders Template:FIJru7 are upset 21-14 in the Cup quarterfinals by Template:WALru7, opening the door for Template:NZru7 to win the series with a Cup win, which they proceed to do by defeating Template:SAMru7 34-5 in the final.

2 June 2007 (Saturday)

• Basketball:
  • 2007 NBA Playoffs Eastern Conference finals:
    • Cleveland Cavaliers 98, Detroit Pistons 82, Cleveland wins series, 4-2
      • Little-known rookie Daniel Gibson scores 31 points — 19 of them in the fourth quarter — to lead the Cavs to their first NBA Finals.

• Football (soccer):
  • 2008 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying
    • Group A: Kazakhstan 1–2 Armenia
    • Group A: Finland 0–2 Serbia
    • Group A: Belgium 1–2 Portugal
    • Group A: Azerbaijan 1–3 Poland
    • Group B: Faroe Islands 1–2 Italy
    • Group B: Lithuania 1–0 Georgia
    • Group B: France 2–0 Ukraine
    • Group C: Bosnia and Herzegovina 3–2 Turkey
    • Group C: Norway 4–0 Malta
    • Group C: Greece 2–0 Hungary
    • Group D: Wales 0–0 Czech Republic
    • Group D: Germany 6–0 San Marino
    • Group E: Russia 4–0 Andorra
    • Group E: Template:MKDf 1–2 Israel
    • Group E: Estonia 0–1 Croatia
    • Group F: Iceland 1–1 Liechtenstein
    • Group F: Denmark 0–3 Sweden
      • (Game abandoned in the 89th minute after a Danish fan attacked the referee who had just awarded a penalty to Sweden. At the time of the abandonment, the game was tied, 3-3. Sweden was awarded the match after an investigation, June 8.)
    • Group F: Latvia 0–2 Spain
    • Group G: Albania 2–0 Luxembourg
    • Group G: Slovenia 1–2 Romania
    • Group G: Belarus 0–2 Bulgaria
  • FIFA International friendly: Template:USAf 4–1 Template:CHNf2

• Horse racing:
  • Favoured Authorized wins the Epsom Derby by five lengths, giving his jockey Frankie Dettori his first win in the race in 15 attempts. (BBC)

• Ice hockey:
  • Stanley Cup Playoffs: Stanley Cup Finals:
    • Ottawa Senators 5, Anaheim Ducks 3, Anaheim leads series, 2-1

• Rugby union:
  • Internationals
    • Template:ARGru 16–0 Template:IRLru at Vélez Sársfield, Buenos Aires
    • Template:AUSru 31–0 Template:WALru at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
    • Template:NZru 42–11 Template:FRAru at Eden Park, Auckland
    • Template:RSAru 55–22 Template:ENGru at Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
    • Template:URUru 5–29 Template:ITAru at Gran Parque Central, Montevideo
  • Edinburgh Sevens:
    • Template:FIJru7, Template:NZru7, Template:SAMru7 and, in a surprise, the homestanding Template:SCOru7 top the four pools. Current season leaders Fiji need only defeat Template:WALru7 in their Cup quarterfinal tomorrow to secure the season crown.

• Cricket
  • 2007 ICC World Cricket League Division Three
    • Final
      • Template:Cr-uga 241/8 (50 ov.) beat Template:Cr-arg 150 (46.3 ov.) by 91 runs
    • 3rd Place
      • Template:Cr-png 263/6 (50 ov.) beat Template:Cr-cym 240/9 (50 ov.) by 23 runs
    • 5th Place
      • Template:Cr-hkg 242/6 (50 ov.) beat Template:Cr-tza 113 (33.1 ov.) by 129 runs
    • 7th Place
      • Template:Cr-ita 124/4 (33 ov.) beat Template:Cr-fji 123 by 6 wickets

1 June 2007 (Friday)

• Ice hockey
  • NHL
    • The Pittsburgh Penguins name 19 year old Sidney Crosby their new captain, making him the youngest in NHL history.
• College baseball
  • NCAA
    • The 2007 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament gets underway at 16 locations throughout the United States. The 64 team tournament will culminate with 8 teams in the 2007 College World Series.
• Football (soccer):
  • In the first international match played at the newly-refurbished Wembley Stadium, London, England draw 1-1 with Brazil in a friendly.