2007 in sports

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January

*1 - College Football - In a game remembered for its numerous trick plays, including a hook and lateral and a Statue of Liberty play, the Boise State Broncos defeat the Oklahoma Sooners 43-42 to win the Fiesta Bowl in dramatic fashion.
*1 - Darts - Raymond Van Barneveld beats Phil Taylor 7-6 in sets to win the 2007 PDC World Darts Championship.
*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.
*5 - Tennis - flagicon|RUS Russia win the 2007 Hopman Cup after 2:1 win over flagicon|ESP Spain in the final.
*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.
*6 - Cricket - cr|RSA beat cr|IND in the 3rd Test in Cape Town and win the series 2:1.
*7 - Ski jumping - flagicon|NOR Anders Jacobsen wins the Four Hills Tournament.
*7 - Cross-country skiing - flagicon|GER Tobias Angerer and flagicon|FIN Virpi Kuitunen win the inaugural Tour de Ski.
*8 - College football - The Florida Gators defeat the Ohio State Buckeyes 41-14 to win the BCS National Championship.
*9 - Baseball - Cal Ripken, Jr. and Tony Gwynn are elected to the Hall of Fame.
* 11 - Football (soccer) - David Beckham announces that he will leave Real Madrid to play for LA Galaxy in Los Angeles.
* 12 - Golf - Tadd Fujikawa becomes second youngest player ever to make a PGA Tour cut at the Sony Open in Hawaii.
* 20 - The first Argentine major rivalry of the year was played between River Plate and Boca Juniors in Mar del Plata. The match ended in a 2-0 score in favor of River Plate.

* 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 / Alexei Tikhonov win the silver medal. flagicon|POL Dorota Siudek / Mariusz Siudek, skating in front of a homecrowd, win the bronze.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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 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.

* 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

*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 1970-71 team, when the franchise was still in Baltimore. Quarterback Peyton Manning is named MVP.
*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 win the bronze.
*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.
*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.
*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.
*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

*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.
*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.
*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.
*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. Her only other title came at this event 5 years ago, and also it was the same score (though her opponent was Martina Hingis)
* 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

*2 - The University of Florida became the first NCAA university to win a college football and basketball title in the same academic year, by defeating the Ohio State Buckeyes, 84-75 in the Final Four Championship Game at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. This also marks the first time that a team has repeated as national champions with the same starting lineup.
*3 - The Tennessee Lady Vols defeated the Rutgers Scarlet Knights to capture an unprecedented seventh Women's National Basketball Championship at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland.
*25 - Swansea University beat Cardiff University 18-0 at Cardiff Arms Park to win the Welsh Varsity Rugby Challenge.

May

*6 - Basketball - Panathinaikos won their fourth Euroleague title before a partisan crowd on their home court in Athens. The Greens defeated defending champions CSKA Moscow 93-91.
*12 - Lacrosse - The Rochester Knighthawks defeated the Arizona Sting 13-11 to win their first National Lacrosse League Champion's Cup and second MILL/NLL championship.

June

*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.
*14 - The San Antonio Spurs won their fourth NBA Championship by sweeping the Cleveland Cavaliers in four games. Tony Parker was named Finals MVP.

July

*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-2a

August

*7 - Baseball: Barry Bonds became Major League Baseball's career leader in home runs amid a cloud of controversy regarding his suspected use of performance-enhancing drugs by hitting the 756th home run of his career, surpassing Hank Aaron's previous mark of 755.

September

*1 - College football: In a stunning upset, the fifth-ranked Michigan Wolverines were defeated by the Appalachian State Mountaineers 34-32. The Mountaineers became the first-ever NCAA Division I FCS (formerly Division I-AA) team to defeat an AP nationally ranked Division I FBS (formerly Division I-A) team.

*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 MLB history to do so in his first or second start.

*8 - Tennis: Justine Henin defeats Svetlana Kuznetsova to win the U.S. Open Women's Singles title.

*9 - Athletics: the 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 seconds.

*9 Roger Federer defeats Novak Djokovic to win the U.S. Open Men's Singles title. The victory gave him his second consecutive Grand Slam victory and his fourth consecutive US Open victory.

*21 - Baseball: Boston Red Sox pitcher Josh Beckett earns his 20th win, become the 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.

*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.

*29 - Australian rules football: Geelong wins their first Australian Football League Grand Final since 1963, thrashing 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).

*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.

*30 - Athletics: Haile Gebreselassie of Ethiopia sets new World Record in the marathon at Berlin, Germany with a time of 2:04:26.

October

*28 - Baseball: The Boston Red Sox complete a sweep of the Colorado Rockies to win their second World Series in four years.

November

*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.

*4 - 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.

*- 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 final Nextel Cup

*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.

cheduled 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 : 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, India.
* December 6 - 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
* 13th Pacific Games held in Apia, Samoa

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, 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, 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 (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, 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 : FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) won by Sébastien Loeb
* February 18 : NASCAR Nextel Cup Daytona 500 won by Kevin Harvick
* March 11 - November 18 : FIA World Touring Car Championship (WTCC) won by Andy Priaulx
* March 18 - October 21 : FIA Formula One World Championship (F1) won by Kimi Räikkönen
* May 27 - IndyCar Series: 91st Indianapolis 500 won by Dario Franchitti
* May 27 - NASCAR Nextel Cup Coca-Cola 600 won by Casey Mears
* June 16-17 : 24 Hours of Le Mans at the Circuit de la Sarthe won by Audi Sport North America (Marco Werner/Emanuele Pirro/Frank Biela)

Badminton

*June 10 - June 17 : 2007 Sudirman Cup in Glasgow, Scotland.
*August 7 - August 19 : 2007 World Badminton Championships in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Baseball

* April 1: Major League Baseball season starts.
* July 10: 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 last year's series, the Chunichi Dragons win 4-1 over the 2006 champion Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters.

Basketball

* January 1: Bob Knight becomes the winningest coach in men's college basketball history when Texas Tech defeats New Mexico, 70-68.
* February 18: 2007 NBA All-Star Game at the Thomas & Mack Center - Final score is West All-Stars 153, 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. Florida became the first team to repeat as champions since Duke in 1991 and 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 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. Tennessee won the national title, with the Lady Vols' Candace Parker named Most Outstanding Player.
*April 21: 2007 NBA Playoffs begin.
*May 3: 8th seeded Golden State Warriors upset 1st seeded Dallas Mavericks.
* May 6: Euroleague Final — Panathinaikos defeat defending champions CSKA Moscow 93-91 at the 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.
* September 3 - September 16: Men's Eurobasket 2007 will be held in Spain.
* September 24 - October 7: 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.
* 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, 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, Canada.
* December 4 - December 9 2006 : 2006-07 Bobsleigh World Cup meeting in 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.
* 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 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 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 by technical knockout in the sixth round to recapture the 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 (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, 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 : India in South Africa.
*November 23 2006 - January 9 : England in Australia.
*December 7 2006 - January 9 : Sri Lanka in New Zealand.
*January 11 - February 14 : 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 Indies in India (4 ODI).
*February 4 - February 10 : Bangladesh in Zimbabwe (4 ODI).
*February 8 - February 17 : Sri Lanka in India (4 ODI).
*February 16 - February 20 : Australia in New Zealand (3 ODI).

*May 17 - July 7 : West Indies in England (4 Tests, 2 T20, 3 ODI).
*May : India in Bangladesh (2 Tests, 3 ODIs).
*June :
**Australia in Zimbabwe (2 Tests, 3 ODIs).
**Bangladesh in Sri Lanka (2 Tests, 3 ODIs).
*July 19 - September 8 : India in England (3 Tests, 7 ODI).
*August : South Africa in Zimbabwe (2 Tests, 3 ODI).

*September : South Africa in Pakistan (2 Tests, 5 ODI).
*October : Australia in India (7 ODI).
*November :
**England in Sri Lanka (3 Tests, 5 ODI).
**Sri Lanka in Australia (2 Tests).
**Pakistan in India (3 Tests, 5 ODI).
**New Zealand in South Africa (2 Tests, 5 ODI).
**West Indies in Zimbabwe (2 Tests, 3 ODI).
*December :
**New Zealand in Australia (3 ODI).
**India in Australia (4 Tests).
**West Indies in 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 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
*March 15 - March 23 : 2007 World Women's Curling Championship in Aomori, Japan.
*March 16 - March 24 : Canadian Senior Curling Championships
*March 22 - March 25 : 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

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

*Champions Trophy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
**Gold Medal: fh|GER
**Silver Medal: fh|AUS
**Bronze Medal: fh|NED
*Champions Challenge in Boom, Belgium
**Gold Medal: fh|ARG
**Silver Medal: fh|NZL
**Bronze Medal: fh|IND
*Euro Nations Cup in Manchester, United Kingdom
**Gold Medal: fh|NED
**Silver Medal: fh|ESP
**Bronze Medal: fh|BEL
*Euro Nations Trophy in Lisbon, Portugal
**Gold Medal: fh|POL
**Silver Medal: fh|AUT
**Bronze Medal: fh|SCO
*Euro Nations Challenge I in Kazan, Russia
**Gold Medal: fh|RUS
**Silver Medal: fh|BLR
**Bronze Medal: fh|CRO
*Euro Nations Challenge II in Predanovci, Slovenia
**Gold Medal: fh|SLO
**Silver Medal: fh|TUR
**Bronze Medal: fh|SRB
*Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
**Gold Medal: fh|CAN
**Silver Medal: fh|ARG
**Bronze Medal: fh|CHI

Women's Competition

*Champions Trophy in Quilmes, Argentina
**Gold Medal: fhw|NED
**Silver Medal: fhw|ARG
**Bronze Medal: fhw|GER
*Champions Challenge in Baku, Azerbaijan
**Gold Medal: fhw|CHN
**Silver Medal: fhw|KOR
**Bronze Medal: fhw|ENG
*Euro Nations Cup in Manchester, United Kingdom
**Gold Medal: fhw|GER
**Silver Medal: fhw|NED
**Bronze Medal: fhw|ENG
*Euro Nations Trophy in Siauliai, Lithuania
**Gold Medal: fhw|SCO
**Silver Medal: fhw|RUS
**Bronze Medal: fhw|BEL
*Euro Nations Challenge in Zagreb, Croatia
**Gold Medal: fhw|WAL
**Silver Medal: fhw|POL
**Bronze Medal: fhw|SUI
*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, 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 St. Petersburg, Russia.
* January 15 - January 21 : 2007 Canadian Figure Skating Championships at Halifax Metro Centre in 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: Junior Grand Prix USA
* September 6-September 9: Junior Grand Prix ROU
* September 13-September 16: Junior Grand Prix AUT
* September 20-September 23: Junior Grand Prix EST
* September 27-September 30: Junior Grand Prix CRO
* October 4-October 7: Junior Grand Prix BUL
* October 11-October 14: Junior Grand Prix GER
* October 18-October 21: Junior Grand Prix GBR

ynchronized Skating

* March 30 - March 31 : 2007 World Synchronized Skating Championships in London, Ontario, Canada.

Football (American)

*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 and Carrara Oval on the Gold Coast.
* March 17 - NAB Cup Grand Final at Telstra Dome in 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)

* February 18 : A-League 2006-07 Grand Final at Telstra Dome, Melbourne Victory defeated Adelaide United 6-0.
* May 16 : 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 beat 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: USA beat Mexico 2-1.
* June 10 - June 23 : UEFA U-21 Championship 2007 in Netherlands. Final: Netherlands beat Serbia 2-1.
* June 26 - July 15 : Copa America 2007 in Venezuela. Final: Brazil beat 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 beat 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 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, 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 Championship at Omarama, New Zealand.

Golf

=Men's majors=

* April 5 - April 8: Masters Tournament at Augusta National - Zach Johnson wins his first major tournament.
* June 14 - June 17: US Open at Oakmont - Ángel Cabrera is first Argentine winner.
* July 19 - July 22: British Open at Carnoustie - Pádraig Harrington beats Sergio García in a play-off.
* August 9 - August 12: PGA Championship at Southern Hills-Tiger Woods wins his thirteenth major championship, and fourth PGA Championship.

=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 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's Suzann Pettersen wins her first major.
* June 28 - July 1: US Women's Open at Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club (Southern Pines, North Carolina) — American Cristie Kerr wins her first major.
* August 2 - August 5: Women's British Open at 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: Players Championship at TPC at Sawgrass (P) - Phil Mickelson wins his 31st PGA Tour title.
* August 16 - September 16: The FedEx Cup playoffs (P)
The Barclays, Deutsche Bank Championship, 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: The ADT Championship at Trump International Golf Club (L)

Men's amateur
*British Amateur - Drew Weaver
*U.S. Amateur - Colt Knost
*European Amateur - Benjamin Hebert

Horse racing

*January 29 – Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro is euthanized after a series of complications resulting from a shattered right leg in the Preakness Stakes.
*March 31 – Invasor, the Argentine-bred U.S. Horse of the Year in 2006, wins the Dubai World Cup, the world's richest horse race.

Ice hockey

* December 26 2006 - January 5 : 2007 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Mora and Leksand, Sweden.
* January 24 : 2007 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 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 NHL Stanley Cup playoffs began, at the end of the 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.

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, 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, 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, Utah, United States.
* December 8 - December 9 2006 : 2006-07 Luge World Cup meeting in 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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 defeated Brisbane Broncos 18-14.
* National Rugby League in Australia and New Zealand:
** Premiers: Melbourne Storm
** Minor premiers: Melbourne Storm
* Super League in England and France:
** Premiers: Leeds Rhinos
** Minor premiers: St Helens
* May 23, June 13 and July 4: State of Origin at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane and Telstra Stadium, Sydney. Queensland win the first two matches and the series, with New South Wales avoiding the whitewash by winning the third.

Rugby Union

* Winners of major domestic competitions:
** Guinness Premiership — Leicester Tigers
*** National Division One — Leeds Tykes, now Leeds Carnegie
** Top 14 — Stade Français
*** Rugby Pro D2 — Auch win the title and automatic promotion, Dax win the promotion playoff.
** Magners League — Ospreys
** EDF Energy Cup — Leicester Tigers
** Air New Zealand Cup — Auckland
** Currie Cup — Free State Cheetahs vs. Golden Lions on October 27 in Bloemfontein
** Australian Rugby Championship — Central Coast Rays
** Italian Super 10 — Benetton Treviso
** Japan Top League — Toshiba Brave Lupus
* IRB Sevens World Series — ru7|NZL pip ru7|FJI for the season title in the final event, the 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 Final at ABSA Stadium, Durban — The BULLru score a converted try after the final horn to defeat the homestanding SHAru 20-19, becoming the first South African team to win the Super Rugby competition in its professional era.
* May 20: 2007 Heineken Cup Final at 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 defending champions ru|ENG in the final 15–6 to win the World Cup.

hort 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.

keleton

"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, 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.
* 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.
* 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.

ki jumping

nooker

* January 14 - January 21 : Saga Insurance Masters won by Ronnie O'Sullivan

nowboarding

"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.

peed skating

wimming

* March 17 - April 1: 2007 World Aquatics Championships in Melbourne, Australia
* July 14 - July 22: 2007 Pan American Games
* December 13 - December 16: European Short Course Swimming Championships 2007 in Debrecen, Hungary.

Taekwondo

*World Championships held in Beijing, PR China

Tennis

Volleyball

Men's Competition

* FIVB World League — Final Round in Katowice, Poland
** Gold Medal: vb|BRA
** Silver Medal: vb|RUS
** Bronze Medal: vb|USA
* European League — Final Round in Portimão, Portugal
** Gold Medal: vb|ESP
** Silver Medal: vb|POR
** Bronze Medal: vb|SVK
*Asian Championship in Jakarta, Indonesia
**Gold Medal: vb|AUS
**Silver Medal: vb|JPN
**Bronze Medal: vb|KOR
*South American Championship in Santiago, Chile
**Gold Medal: vb|BRA
**Silver Medal: vb|ARG
**Bronze Medal: vb|VEN|1930
*All-Africa Games in Algiers, Algeria
**Gold Medal: vb|EGY
**Silver Medal: vb|TUN
**Bronze Medal: vb|ALG
*Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
**Gold Medal: vb|BRA
**Silver Medal: vb|USA
**Bronze Medal: vb|CUB
* America's Cup in Manaus, Brazil
** Gold Medal: vb|USA
** Silver Medal: vb|BRA
** Bronze Medal: vb|CUB
* 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

Women's Competition

* FIVB World Grand Prix — Final Round in Ningbo, PR China
** Gold Medal: vbw|NED
** Silver Medal: vbw|CHN
** Bronze Medal: vbw|ITA
*Asian Championship in Suphanburi, Thailand
**Gold Medal: vbw|JPN
**Silver Medal: vbw|CHN
**Bronze Medal: vbw|THA
*South American Championship in Santiago, Chile
**Gold Medal: vbw|BRA
**Silver Medal: vbw|PER
**Bronze Medal: vbw|VEN
*All-Africa Games in Algiers, Algeria
**Gold Medal: vbw|ALG
**Silver Medal: vbw|CMR
**Bronze Medal: vbw|KEN
*Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
**Gold Medal: vbw|CUB
**Silver Medal: vbw|BRA
**Bronze Medal: vbw|USA
* Men's Pan-American Cup in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
** Gold Medal: vb|MEX
** Silver Medal: vb|PUR
** Bronze Medal: vb|CUB
* Pan-American Cup in Colima, Mexico
** Gold Medal: vbw|CUB
** Silver Medal: vbw|BRA
** Bronze Medal: vbw|DOM
* 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
*Penn State wins their second NCAA National Championship by defeating Stanford (3–2) on December 15, 2007.

Water polo

Men's Competition

* FINA World League in Berlin, Germany
** Gold Medal: wp|SRB
** Silver Medal: wp|HUN
** Bronze Medal: wp|AUS
* European Olympic Qualification Tournament in Bratislava, Slovakia
** wp|MNE
* Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
** Gold Medal: wp|USA
** Silver Medal: wp|BRA
** Bronze Medal: wp|CAN
* Summer Universiade in Bangkok, Thailand
** Gold Medal: wp|MNE
** Silver Medal: wp|ITA
** Bronze Medal: wp|HUN

Women's Competition

* FINA World League in Montréal, Canada
** Gold Medal: wpw|USA
** Silver Medal: wpw|AUS
** Bronze Medal: wpw|GRE
* European Olympic Qualification Tournament in Kirishi, Russia
** wpw|NED
* Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
** Gold Medal: wpw|USA
** Silver Medal: wpw|CAN
** Bronze Medal: wpw|CUB
* Holiday Cup in Long Beach, United States
** Gold Medal: wpw|ITA
** Silver Medal: wpw|NED
** Bronze Medal: wpw|USA

Weightlifting

*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, 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 - 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 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, 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, 74, English footballer (b. 1933)
*June 11 – 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, 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)

eptember

*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, 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, 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, 72, English footballer (b. 1935)
*November 13 – Tony Harris, 36, American basketball player (b. 1970)
*November 13 – 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, 91, Canadian hockey player (b. 1916)
*November 18 – Ellen Preis, 95, Austrian fencer (b. 1912)
*November 18 – 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, 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, 28, American baseball player (b. 1979)
*November 23 – 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 - Herbert Weiss, 59, German gliding national champion (b. 1948)

Resources

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* 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]

* 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/]
* 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]

* 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/]

* 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/]