2007 in sports

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Men's major golf championships

The men's major golf championships, often referred to simply as "the majors", are the four most prestigious annual tournaments in professional golf....

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Women's major golf championships

Women's golf has evolved a set of major championships which parallels that in men's golf, but the women's system is younger and has been less stable than the men's....

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January

• 1 - College Football
  College football
  
  College football is American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American University, colleges, and United States military academies....
   - In a game remembered for its numerous trick play
  Trick play
  
  A trick play, also known as a gadget play or gimmick play, is a Football play in American football that uses deception and unorthodox strategies to fool the opposing team....
  s, including a hook and lateral and a Statue of Liberty play
  Statue of Liberty play
  
  The Statue of Liberty is a trick play in American football, occasionally seen in high school football, college football and the NFL....
  , the Boise State Broncos
  2006 Boise State Broncos football team
  
  The 2006 Boise State Broncos football team represented Boise State University in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Broncos won the Western Athletic Conference championship with an undefeated 12-0 regular-season record , their second unbeaten regular season in the past three years....
   defeat the Oklahoma Sooners
  2006 Oklahoma Sooners football team
  
  The 2006 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the college football 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season, winning the Big 12 Championship Game....
   43-42
  2007 Fiesta Bowl
  
  The 2007 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl was a college football bowl game sponsored by Tostitos that many fans called the greatest college football game ever played....
   to win the Fiesta Bowl
  Fiesta Bowl
  
  The Fiesta Bowl, now sponsored by Tostitos tortilla chips, is a United States college football bowl game played annually since 1971. Originally, the game was hosted in Tempe, Arizona at Sun Devil Stadium where it remained until 2006....
   in dramatic fashion.
• 1 - Darts
  Darts
  
  Darts refers to a variety of related sports, in which dart are thrown at a circular target hung on a wall. Though various different boards and games have been used in the past, the term 'darts' usually now refers to a standardized game involving a specific board design and set of rules....
   - Raymond Van Barneveld
  Raymond van Barneveld
  
  Raymond van Barneveld , nickname Barney and The Man, is a professional darts player. He is a five time World Darts Champion, two time UK Open Champion and the Las Vegas Desert Classic Champion....
   beats Phil Taylor 7-6 in sets to win the 2007 PDC World Darts Championship
  2007 PDC World Darts Championship
  
  The 2007 Ladbrokes.com PDC World Darts Championship was the 14th World Championship organised by the Professional Darts Corporation since it separated from the British Darts Organisation....
  .
• 5 - Cricket
  Cricket
  
  Cricket is a Bat-and-ball games team sport that originated in southern England. The earliest definite reference is dated 1598, and it is now played in more than 100 countries....
   - beat in the fifth Test in Sydney
  Sydney
  
  Sydney is the List of cities in Australia by population in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 4.34 million . It is the List of Australian capital cities of New South Wales, and was the site of the first British Empire colony in Australia....
  , and completes 5-0 whitewash in the 2006-07 Ashes series
  2006-07 Ashes series
  
  The 2006–07 cricket series between Australian cricket team and English cricket team for the Ashes was played in Australia from 23 November 2006 to 5 January 2007....
   for the first time in 86 years.
• 5 - Tennis
  Tennis
  
  Tennis is a sport played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a strung racquet to strike a hollow rubber Tennis ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's tennis court....
   - Russia
  Russia
  
  Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....
   win the 2007 Hopman Cup
  2007 Hopman Cup
  
  The 2007 Hopman Cup corresponds to the nineteenth edition of the Hopman Cup tournament between nations in men's and women's tennis. Eight teams participated in the World Group with one qualifier from the Asian region....
   after 2:1 win over Spain
  Spain
  
  Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
   in the final.
• 5 - Ice hockey
  Ice hockey
  
  Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team sport played on ice. It is a fast paced and physical sport. Ice hockey is most popular in areas that are sufficiently cold for natural reliable seasonal ice cover such as Canada, the northern United States, Scandinavia and Russia, though with the advent of indoor artificial ice r...
   - Canada
  Canada
  
  Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
   wins the 2007 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
  2007 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
  
  The 2007 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships was the 2007 edition of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships and was held in Mora Municipality, Sweden and Leksand, Sweden between December 26, 2006 and January 5, 2007....
   in Sweden
  Sweden
  
  Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
   with 4:2 win over Russia
  Russia
  
  Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....
   in the final.
• 6 - Cricket
  Cricket
  
  Cricket is a Bat-and-ball games team sport that originated in southern England. The earliest definite reference is dated 1598, and it is now played in more than 100 countries....
   - beat in the 3rd Test in Cape Town
  Cape Town
  
  Cape Town is the second most populous city in South Africa, forming part of the metropolitan municipality of the City of Cape Town. It is the provincial Capital of the Western Cape, as well as the legislature capital of South Africa, where the Parliament of South Africa and many government offices are located....
   and win the series 2:1.
• 7 - Ski jumping
  Ski jumping
  
  Ski jumping is a sport in which skiers go down an "inrun" with a take-off ramp , attempting to go as far as possible. In addition to the length that skiers jump, judges give points for style....
   - Anders Jacobsen
  Anders Jacobsen
  
  Anders Jacobsen is aNorway football manager who is head of the Norwegian division 2 team, Skeid Fotball....
   wins the Four Hills Tournament
  Four Hills Tournament
  
  The Four Hills Tournament is composed of four Ski Jumping World Cup events and has taken place in Germany and Austria each year since 1952. The tournament is third only to the World Cup and the Winter Olympics as the most sought-after title on the ski jumping world circuit....
  .
• 7 - Cross-country skiing
  Cross-country skiing
  
  Cross-country skiing is a winter sport in which participants propel themselves across snow-covered terrain using skis and poles. It is popular in many countries with large snowfields, primarily Northern Europe, Canada, Alaska and the Upper Midwest....
   - Tobias Angerer
  Tobias Angerer
  
  Tobias Angerer is a Germany cross country skier, and skies with the SC Vachendorf club. He graduated from the Skigymnasium Berchtesgaden in 1996....
   and Virpi Kuitunen
  Virpi Kuitunen
  
  Virpi Kuitunen is a Finland cross country skier who has competed since 1995. She won a bronze medal in the team sprint event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and earned her best individual finish of fifth in the individual sprint event in those same games....
   win the inaugural Tour de Ski
  Tour de Ski
  
  Tour de Ski is a cross-country skiing event held annually since 2007 in Central Europe, modeled on the Tour de France of cycling. Races have been held in the Czech Republic, Germany, Italy over eight days....
  .
• 8 - College football
  College football
  
  College football is American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American University, colleges, and United States military academies....
   - The Florida Gators
  Florida Gators
  
  The Florida Gators are the athletic teams that collectively represent the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. Lady Gators is an alternative often used for the women's teams....
   defeat the Ohio State Buckeyes
  Ohio State Buckeyes
  
  The Ohio State University's intercollegiate sports teams and players are called the "Buckeyes" , and participate in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I in all sports and the Big Ten Conference in most sports....
   41-14
  2007 BCS National Championship Game
  
  The 2007 Tostitos BCS National Championship Game or BCS Title Game was played on January 8 2007 at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona....
   to win the BCS National Championship.
• 9 - Baseball
  Baseball
  
  Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two team sport of nine players each. The goal of baseball is to score run by hitting a thrown Baseball with a baseball bat and touching a series of four markers called base arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot square, or diamond. Players on one team take turns hitting against...
   - Cal Ripken, Jr.
  Cal Ripken, Jr.
  
  Calvin Edwin "Cal" Ripken, Jr. , is a retired Major League Baseball player and National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Class of 2007 inductee, where he was a first-time ballot inductee with the third highest voting percentage in Hall of Fame voting history behind Tom Seaver and Nolan Ryan....
   and Tony Gwynn
  Tony Gwynn
  
  Anthony Keith Gwynn is a former right fielder in Major League Baseball, statistically one of the best and most consistent hitters in baseball history....
   are elected
  Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, 2007
  
  The 2007 in sports elections to select inductees to the Baseball Hall of Fame proceeded according to revised rules enacted in 2001. The Baseball Writers Association of America held an election to select from among recent players....
   to the Hall of Fame
  National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
  
  The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, located at 25 Main Street in Cooperstown, New York, is a museum operated by private interests serving as the central point for the study of the history of baseball in the United States and beyond, the display of baseball-related artifacts and exhibits, and the honoring of persons who have excel...
  .
• 11 - Football (soccer)
  Football (soccer)
  
  Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players, and is widely considered to be the most popular sport in the world....
   - David Beckham
  David Beckham
  
  David Robert Joseph Beckham Order of the British Empire is an England association football who currently plays in midfielder for Italy Serie A club A.C....
   announces that he will leave Real Madrid
  Real Madrid
  
  Real Madrid Club de F?tbol is a professional association football club based in Madrid, Spain. It is the Football records in Spain in Football in Spain and was voted by FIFA as the most successful club of the 20th century, having won a record thirty-one La Liga titles, seventeen Copa del Rey, a record nine UEFA Champions League and two UEFA...
   to play for LA Galaxy
  Los Angeles Galaxy
  
  Los Angeles Galaxy is an United States, professional association football club based in the L.A. suburb of Carson, California. The club is a member of Major League Soccer , which is the American first division....
   in Los Angeles
  Los Ángeles
  
  Los ?ngeles is the Capital of the Biob?o Province, in the municipality of the same name, in Regions of Chile VIII , in the center-south of Chile....
  .
• 12 - Golf
  Golf
  
  Golf is a sport in which players using many types of Golf club including wood , iron , and putter , attempt to hit golf ball into each hole on a golf course in the lowest possible number of strokes....
   - Tadd Fujikawa
  Tadd Fujikawa
  
  Tadd Fujikawa is a Japanese American professional golfer. Playing as an amateur at age 15, he qualified for the 2006 U.S. Open , the youngest golfer ever to do so....
   becomes second youngest player ever to make a PGA Tour
  PGA Tour
  
  The PGA Tour is an organization that operates the main professional golf tours in the United States. It is headquarters in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, a suburb of Jacksonville, Florida....
   cut at the Sony Open in Hawaii
  Sony Open in Hawaii
  
  The Sony Open in Hawaii is a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour, and is part of the tour's FedEx Cup. It has been contested at the Waialae Country Club in Honolulu, Hawaii since the event's modern-day inception in 1965....
  .
• 20 - The first Argentine
  Argentina
  
  Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic , is a country in South America, constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city....
   major rivalry
  Major football rivalries
  
  This article deals with major Association football rivalries around the world. This includes local Local derby as well as matches between teams further apart....
   of the year was played between River Plate
  Club Atlético River Plate
  
  Club Atl?tico River Plate, known also as River Plate or simply River, is an Argentina sports club best known for its association football team, established in 1901....
   and Boca Juniors
  Boca Juniors
  
  Club Atl?tico Boca Juniors, known also as Boca Juniors or simply Boca, is a popular Argentina sports clubs, best known for its football team....
   in Mar del Plata
  Mar del Plata
  
  Mar del Plata is an Argentina city located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean in the Buenos Aires Province, south of Buenos Aires. Mar del Plata is one of the major fishing ports and the biggest seaside beach resort in Argentina....
  . The match ended in a 2-0 score in favor of River Plate.

• 24 - Figure skating
  Figure skating
  
  Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform figure skating spins, figure skating jumps, moves in the field and other intricate and challenging moves on ice....
   - Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy
  Robin Szolkowy
  
  Robin Szolkowy is a German pair skater. With partner Aliona Savchenko, he is the 2008 World Figure Skating Championships, 2007 World Figure Skating Championships, a three-time European Figure Skating Championships , and the 2007-2008 GPF....
   win the gold medal at the pairs event at the 2007 European Figure Skating Championships
  2007 European Figure Skating Championships
  
  The 2007 European Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition in which figure skating compete for the title of European Champion....
  . Maria Petrova
  Maria Petrova (figure skater)
  
  Maria Petrova is a Russian pair skater. With partner Alexei Tikhonov, she is the 2000 World Figure Skating Championships and the 1999 & 2000 European Figure Skating Championships....
   / Alexei Tikhonov
  Alexei Tikhonov
  
  Alexei Vladimirovich Tikhonov is a Russian pair skater. With partner Maria Petrova , he is the 2000 World Figure Skating Championships....
   win the silver medal. Dorota Siudek / Mariusz Siudek
  Mariusz Siudek
  
  Mariusz Siudek is a Poles retired pair skating who is now a coach. He skates with wife Dorota Siudek....
  , skating in front of a homecrowd, win the bronze.
• 25 - Figure skating
  Figure skating
  
  Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform figure skating spins, figure skating jumps, moves in the field and other intricate and challenging moves on ice....
   - Brian Joubert
  Brian Joubert
  
  Brian Joubert is a French people figure skating. He is the 2007 World Figure Skating Championships, a three-time European Figure Skating Championships , a six-time French Figure Skating Championships, and the Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final....
   wins the gold medal at the men's event at the 2007 European Figure Skating Championships
  2007 European Figure Skating Championships
  
  The 2007 European Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition in which figure skating compete for the title of European Champion....
  . It is his second time winning this competition. Tomáš Verner wins the silver medal. He is the first Czech man in 15 years to medal at the European Championships. Kevin van der Perren
  Kevin van der Perren
  
  Kevin van der Perren is a Belgian figure skating. He is the six time Belgian national champion. Van der Perren was the 2006 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony for Belgium at the 2006 Winter Olympics....
   wins the bronze. He is the first Belgian man in 50 years to medal at the European Championships.
• 26 - Figure skating
  Figure skating
  
  Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform figure skating spins, figure skating jumps, moves in the field and other intricate and challenging moves on ice....
   - Isabelle Delobel
  Isabelle Delobel
  
  Isabelle Delobel is a France figure skating. She currently competes in ice dancing with Olivier Schoenfelder. They are the 2008 World Figure Skating Championships and the 2008 2008-2009 Grand Prix Final....
   / Olivier Schoenfelder
  Olivier Schoenfelder
  
  Olivier Schoenfelder is a French ice dancer. He competes with partner with Isabelle Delobel. They are the 2008 World Figure Skating Championships and the 2008 2008-2009 Grand Prix Final....
   win the gold at the ice dancing event at the 2007 European Figure Skating Championships
  2007 European Figure Skating Championships
  
  The 2007 European Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition in which figure skating compete for the title of European Champion....
  . Oksana Domnina
  Oksana Domnina
  
  Oksana Alexandrovna Domnina is a Russian ice dancer. She competes with Maxim Shabalin. They are the European Figure Skating Championships and 2007?2008 Grand Prix Final champions....
   / Maxim Shabalin
  Maxim Shabalin
  
  Maxim Andreevich Shabalin is a Russian ice dancer. He competes with Oksana Domnina. They are the European Figure Skating Championships and 2007?2008 Grand Prix Final champions....
   win the silver. Albena Denkova
  Albena Denkova
  
  Albena Denkova is a Bulgarian Ice dancing. With partner Maxim Staviski, she is a two-time World Figure Skating Championships, two-time European Figure Skating Championships, and 2006 Grand Prix Final....
   / Maxim Staviski
  Maxim Staviski
  
  Maxim Staviski is a Bulgarian ice dancer. With partner and fianc?e Albena Denkova, he is a former two-time World Figure Skating Championships, two-time European Figure Skating Championships, and 2006 Grand Prix Final....
   win the bronze.
• 27 - Figure skating
  Figure skating
  
  Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform figure skating spins, figure skating jumps, moves in the field and other intricate and challenging moves on ice....
   - Carolina Kostner
  Carolina Kostner
  
  Carolina Kostner is an Italian Figure skating. She is the World Figure Skating Championships and the European Figure Skating Championships and the Grand Prix Final....
   wins the gold medal in the ladies event at the 2007 European Figure Skating Championships
  2007 European Figure Skating Championships
  
  The 2007 European Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition in which figure skating compete for the title of European Champion....
  . She is the first Italian lady to win the European Championships. Sarah Meier
  Sarah Meier (figure skater)
  
  Sarah Meier is a Swiss figure skater. She is a seven-time National Champion and the 2007 & 2008 European Figure Skating Championships....
   wins the silver medal and Kiira Korpi
  Kiira Korpi
  
  Kiira Linda Katriina Korpi is a Finland figure skater. She is the 2007 European Figure Skating Championships and the Finnish Figure Skating Championships....
   wins the bronze. Meier is the first Swiss lady in 27 years to medal at the European Championships.

• 27 : Tennis
  Tennis
  
  Tennis is a sport played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a strung racquet to strike a hollow rubber Tennis ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's tennis court....
   - 81st ranked Serena Williams
  Serena Williams
  
  Serena Jameka Williams is an American professional tennis player who, as of February 2, 2009, is ranked World No. 1 by the Women's Tennis Association, having now held that ranking on four different occasions....
   completes an incredible run at the Australian Open
  Australian Open
  
  The Australian Open is the first of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments held each year. The tournament is held each January at Melbourne Park....
   by crushing No.1 seeded Maria Sharapova
  Maria Sharapova
  
  Maria Yuryevna Sharapova is a Russian professional tennis player. A former List of WTA number 1 ranked players, she was on February 23, 2009, ranked World No....
   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
  Indianapolis Colts
  
  The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. The team is part of the American Football Conference South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League ....
   defeated the Chicago Bears
  Chicago Bears
  
  The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the NFC North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League ....
  , 29-17 in Super Bowl XLI
  Super Bowl XLI
  
  Super Bowl XLI was an American football game played on February 4, 2007, at Dolphin Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, Florida, a suburb of Miami, Florida, to decide the National Football League champion following the 2006 NFL season....
   at Dolphin Stadium
  Dolphin Stadium
  
  Dolphin Stadium is a American football, lacrosse, football , and baseball stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. The stadium serves as host to the Miami Dolphins, the Florida Marlins, and the Miami Hurricanes football....
   in Miami Gardens, Florida
  Florida
  
  Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast....
  . The win was the Colts' first Super Bowl Championship since their 1970-71
  1970 NFL season
  
  The 1970 NFL season was the 51st regular season of the National Football League, and the first one after the AFL-NFL Merger.The merger forced a realignment between the combined league's clubs....
   team, when the franchise was still in Baltimore
  Baltimore, Maryland
  
  Baltimore is an independent city and the largest city in the U.S. state of Maryland in the United States. Baltimore is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay....
  . Quarterback Peyton Manning
  Peyton Manning
  
  Peyton Williams Manning is an American football quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League. Manning is one of only two three-time NFL MVPs....
   is named MVP.
• 8 - Figure Skating
  Figure skating
  
  Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform figure skating spins, figure skating jumps, moves in the field and other intricate and challenging moves on ice....
   - Shen Xue
  Shen Xue
  
  Shen Xue is a former pair skater from People's Republic of China. Along with her partner Zhao Hongbo, they became the first World Champion pairs team from China, and also the first to win an Olympic medal....
   / Zhao Hongbo
  Zhao Hongbo
  
  Zhao Hongbo is a People's Republic of China former pair skater. With his partner Shen Xue, they won three World Figure Skating Championships titles, five Grand Prix Final championships and two Winter Olympics medals....
   win the pairs event at the 2007 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships
  2007 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships
  
  The Four Continents Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition. The 2007 championships took place at the World Arena, Colorado Springs in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA, from February 7 to February 10 2007....
  . Compatriots Pang Qing
  Pang Qing
  
  Pang Qing is a Chinese pairs skater. With partner Tong Jian, she is the World Figure Skating Championships, a four-time Four Continents Championships and the 2008-2009 GPF....
   / Tong Jian
  Tong Jian
  
  Tong Jian is a Chinese pairs skater. With partner Pang Qing, he is the World Figure Skating Championships, a four-time Four Continents Championships and the 2008-2009 GPF....
   place second. Rena Inoue
  Rena Inoue
  
  Rena Inoue is an United States pair skater. With partner John Baldwin , she is the 2004 and 2006 United States Figure Skating Championships. Inoue previously competed for Japan as both a single skating and pair skater....
   / John Baldwin win the bronze.
• 9 - Figure Skating
  Figure skating
  
  Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform figure skating spins, figure skating jumps, moves in the field and other intricate and challenging moves on ice....
   - Marie-France Dubreuil
  Marie-France Dubreuil
  
  Marie-France Dubreuil is a Canada ice dancing. With partner and husband Patrice Lauzon, she is the 2006 & 2007 World Figure Skating Championships....
   / Patrice Lauzon
  Patrice Lauzon
  
  Patrice Lauzon is a Canada ice dancer. With partner and fiancee Marie-France Dubreuil, he is the 2006 & 2007 World Figure Skating Championships....
    win the ice dancing event at the 2007 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships
  2007 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships
  
  The Four Continents Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition. The 2007 championships took place at the World Arena, Colorado Springs in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA, from February 7 to February 10 2007....
  . Defending champions Tanith Belbin
  Tanith Belbin
  
  Tanith Jessica Louise Belbin is a Canadian-American ice dancing. Though she holds Multiple citizenship, she competes for the United States and has competed for the U.S....
   / Ben Agosto win the silver medal and Tessa Virtue
  Tessa Virtue
  
  Tessa Virtue is a Canada ice dancer. She currently competes with Scott Moir. They are the 2008 & 2009 Canadian Figure Skating Championships, the 2008 Four Continents Championships, and World Junior Figure Skating Championships....
   / Scott Moir
  Scott Moir
  
  Scott Moir is a Canada ice dancer. He currently competes with Tessa Virtue. They are the 2008 & 2009 Canadian Figure Skating Championships, the 2008 Four Continents Championships, and World Junior Figure Skating Championships....
    win the bronze.
• 9 - Figure Skating
  Figure skating
  
  Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform figure skating spins, figure skating jumps, moves in the field and other intricate and challenging moves on ice....
   - Evan Lysacek
  Evan Lysacek
  
  Evan Frank Lysacek is an Sport in the United States single skating. He is the 2007 & 2008 United States Figure Skating Championships, the 2008 Grand Prix Final, the 2005 & 2006 World Figure Skating Championships, and the 2005 & 2007 Four Continents Championships....
   wins the men's event at the 2007 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships
  2007 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships
  
  The Four Continents Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition. The 2007 championships took place at the World Arena, Colorado Springs in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA, from February 7 to February 10 2007....
  . This is his second gold, and third medal, from the competition. Past champion Jeffrey Buttle
  Jeffrey Buttle
  
  Jeffrey Buttle is a Canadian retired competitive Figure skating. He is the 2006 Winter Olympics and the 2008 World Figure Skating Championships....
   finished second. Jeremy Abbott
  Jeremy Abbott
  
  Jeremy Abbott is an United States figure skater. He is the 2009 United States Figure Skating Championships, the 2007 Four Continents Championships and the 2008 2008-2009 Grand Prix Final....
    wins the bronze medal. It is his first ISU medal.
• 10 - Figure Skating
  Figure skating
  
  Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform figure skating spins, figure skating jumps, moves in the field and other intricate and challenging moves on ice....
   - Kimmie Meissner
  Kimmie Meissner
  
  Kimberly Claire "Kimmie" Meissner is an American single skating. She is the World Figure Skating Championships, the United States Figure Skating Championships, and the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships....
   wins the ladies event at the 2007 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships
  2007 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships
  
  The Four Continents Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition. The 2007 championships took place at the World Arena, Colorado Springs in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA, from February 7 to February 10 2007....
  . Emily Hughes
  Emily Hughes
  
  Emily Hughes is an American figure skating. She is the 2007 United States Figure Skating Championships and was a member of the 2006 Olympics. She is the younger sister of Sarah Hughes, the 2002 Olympic champion....
   wins the silver medal. Joannie Rochette
  Joannie Rochette
  
  Joannie Rochette is a Canada figure skating.She is the 2008 & 2009 Four Continents Championships, Grand Prix Final and a five-time Canadian Figure Skating Championships....
   wins the bronze medal.
• 28 - Figure Skating
  Figure skating
  
  Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform figure skating spins, figure skating jumps, moves in the field and other intricate and challenging moves on ice....
   - Keauna McLaughlin
  Keauna McLaughlin
  
  'Keauna Inaba McLaughlin' is an United States pair skater. Her pairs partner is Rockne Brubaker. With him, she is the 2008 & 2009 U.S. Figure Skating Championships and the 2007 World Junior Figure Skating Championships....
   / Rockne Brubaker
  Rockne Brubaker
  
  Rockne L. Brubaker, II is an United States pair skater. With partner Keauna McLaughlin, he is the 2008 & 2009 U.S. Figure Skating Championships and the 2007 World Junior Figure Skating Championships....
   win the gold medal in the pairs event at the 2007 World Junior Figure Skating Championships
  2007 World Junior Figure Skating Championships
  
  The 2007 World Junior Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition. The event is open to figure skaters from International Skating Union member nations who have reached the age of 13 by July 1st of the previous year, but have not yet turned 19....
  . Vera Bazarova
  Vera Bazarova
  
  Vera Bazarova is a Russian pairs figure skater. She competes with Yuri Larionov. They are the 2007 World Junior Figure Skating Championships....
   / Yuri Larionov
  Yuri Larionov
  
  Yuri Larionov is a Russia pairs figure skater. He competes with Vera Bazarova. They are the 2007 World Junior Figure Skating Championships.Larionov has been suspended for a doping violation on a blood sample he gave before the 2007-2008 JGP....
   win the silver medal. Ksenia Krasilnikova
  Ksenia Krasilnikova
  
  Ksenia Vasilyevna Krasilnikova is a Russian pair skater. She competes with Konstantin Bezmaternikh. They are the 2008 World Junior Figure Skating Championships....
   / Konstantin Bezmaternikh
  Konstantin Bezmaternikh
  
  Konstantin Alexeyevich Bezmaternikh is a Russia pairs figure skater. He competes with Ksenia Krasilnikova. They are the 2008 World Junior Figure Skating Championships....
   win the bronze medal.

March

• 1 - Figure Skating
  Figure skating
  
  Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform figure skating spins, figure skating jumps, moves in the field and other intricate and challenging moves on ice....
   - Stephen Carriere
  Stephen Carriere
  
  Stephen Carriere is an United States Figure skating. He is the 2008 U.S. Figure Skating Championships and 2007 World Junior Figure Skating Championships....
   wins the gold medal in the men's event at the 2007 World Junior Figure Skating Championships
  2007 World Junior Figure Skating Championships
  
  The 2007 World Junior Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition. The event is open to figure skaters from International Skating Union member nations who have reached the age of 13 by July 1st of the previous year, but have not yet turned 19....
  . Patrick Chan
  Patrick Chan
  
  Patrick Chan is a Canadian Figure skating. He is the 2008 & 2009 Canadian Figure Skating Championships, the 2009 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, and the 2007 World Junior Figure Skating Championships....
   wins the silver medal and Sergei Voronov
  Sergei Voronov
  
  Sergei Evgeneyvich Voronov is a Russian figure skater. He is the 2006 World Junior Figure Skating Championships and the 2008 & 2009 Russian Russian Figure Skating Championships....
   wins the bronze. Chan is the first Canadian man in 23 years to medal at the World Junior Championships.
• 2 - Figure Skating
  Figure skating
  
  Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform figure skating spins, figure skating jumps, moves in the field and other intricate and challenging moves on ice....
   - Ekaterina Bobrova
  Ekaterina Bobrova
  
  Ekaterina Alexandrovna Bobrova is a Russian ice dancer. She competes with Dmitri Soloviev. They are the 2007 World Junior Figure Skating Championships and the ISU Junior Grand Prix....
   / Dmitri Soloviev
  Dmitri Soloviev
  
  Dmitri Vladimirovich Soloviev is a Russia ice dancer. He competes with Ekaterina Bobrova. They are the 2007 World Junior Figure Skating Championships and the ISU Junior Grand Prix....
   win the gold medal in the ice dancing event at the 2007 World Junior Figure Skating Championships
  2007 World Junior Figure Skating Championships
  
  The 2007 World Junior Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition. The event is open to figure skaters from International Skating Union member nations who have reached the age of 13 by July 1st of the previous year, but have not yet turned 19....
  . Grethe Gruenberg / Kristian Rand
  Kristian Rand
  
  Kristian Rand is an Estonian people ice dancer. He competes with Caitlin Mallory. With former partner Grethe Gr?nberg, he is the 2007 World Junior Figure Skating Championships and the 2005-2007 Estonian national champion....
   win the silver medal and Kaitlyn Weaver
  Kaitlyn Weaver
  
  Kaitlyn Weaver is an United States ice dancer who currently represents Canada internationally. With partner Andrew Poje, she is the 2008 Canadian Figure Skating Championships and 2007 World Junior Figure Skating Championships....
   / Andrew Poje
  Andrew Poje
  
  Andrew Poje is a Canadian ice dancer. With partner Kaitlyn Weaver, he is the 2008 Canadian Figure Skating Championships and World Junior Figure Skating Championships....
   win the bronze medal. This the first medal for Estonia at an ISU Championship.
• 3 - Figure Skating
  Figure skating
  
  Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform figure skating spins, figure skating jumps, moves in the field and other intricate and challenging moves on ice....
   - Caroline Zhang
  Caroline Zhang
  
  Caroline Zhang is an American figure skater. She is the 2009 United States Figure Skating Championships, the World Junior Figure Skating Championships, and the 2006?2007 ISU Junior Grand Prix....
   wins the gold medal in the ladies event at the 2007 World Junior Figure Skating Championships
  2007 World Junior Figure Skating Championships
  
  The 2007 World Junior Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition. The event is open to figure skaters from International Skating Union member nations who have reached the age of 13 by July 1st of the previous year, but have not yet turned 19....
  . Mirai Nagasu
  Mirai Nagasu
  
  'Mirai Aileen Nagasu' is an United States single skating. She is the 2008 U.S. Figure Skating Championships and the 2007-2008 ISU Junior Grand Prix....
   wins the silver and Ashley Wagner
  Ashley Wagner
  
  Ashley Wagner is an United States figure skater. She is the 2008 United States Figure Skating Championships and 2007 & 2009 World Junior Figure Skating Championships....
   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
  Tennis
  
  Tennis is a sport played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a strung racquet to strike a hollow rubber Tennis ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's tennis court....
   - Daniela Hantuchova
  Daniela Hantuchová
  
  Daniela Hantuchov? is a Slovaks professional tennis player.She is currently coached by Albert Portas. Her Women's Tennis Association Tour mentor in the "Partners for Success" program was Martina Navratilova, who was her doubles partner for a brief period in early 2005....
   captures her 1st title in 5 years when she defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova
  Svetlana Kuznetsova
  
  Svetlana Alexandrovna Kuznetsova is a Russian professional tennis player who is currently ranked World No. 7. She won the 2004 US Open singles title and was the runner-up in singles at the 2006 French Open and the 2007 U.S....
   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
  Martina Hingis
  
  Martina Hingis is a retired professional tennis player who spent a total of 209 weeks as World No. 1. She won five Grand Slam singles titles ....
  )
• 31 - Tennis
  Tennis
  
  Tennis is a sport played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a strung racquet to strike a hollow rubber Tennis ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's tennis court....
   - Serena Williams
  Serena Williams
  
  Serena Jameka Williams is an American professional tennis player who, as of February 2, 2009, is ranked World No. 1 by the Women's Tennis Association, having now held that ranking on four different occasions....
   continued her comeback year as she defeated Top seed/World No.1 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
  Florida Gators men's basketball
  
  The Florida Gators men's basketball team represents the University of Florida in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I competition, in which they are a member of the Southeastern Conference's Eastern Division....
   became the first NCAA
  National Collegiate Athletic Association
  
  The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a voluntary association of about 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and University in the United States ....
   university to win a college football
  College football
  
  College football is American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American University, colleges, and United States military academies....
   and basketball
  College basketball
  
  College basketball most often refers to the American basketball competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association ....
   title in the same academic year, by defeating the Ohio State Buckeyes
  Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
  
  The Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represents Ohio State University in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college basketball competition....
  , 84-75 in the Final Four Championship Game
  2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
  
  The 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 NCAA schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball as a culmination of the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season....
   at the Georgia Dome
  Georgia Dome
  
  The Georgia Dome is a stadium located in Atlanta, Georgia. It has been the home stadium for the Atlanta Falcons since 1992, and is owned and operated by the State of Georgia....
   in Atlanta
  Atlanta, Georgia
  
  Atlanta is the Capital and most populous city in Georgia , as well as the 33rd largest city in the United States of America with a population of 519,145....
  . This also marks the first time that a team has repeated as national champions with the same starting lineup.
• 3 - The Tennessee Lady Vols
  Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball
  
  The Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team is one of the most prominent teams in U.S. women's college basketball basketball. Coached by Pat Summitt, the team has been a contender for national titles for over thirty years, having made every NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship tournament since the NCAA began sanctioning women's s...
   defeated the Rutgers Scarlet Knights
  Rutgers Scarlet Knights
  
  The Rutgers Scarlet Knights are the athletic teams that represent Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey . In sports, Rutgers is chiefly known for being the "Birthplace of College Football," hosting the 1869 college football season on 6 November 1869 in which Rutgers defeated a team from the Princeton University with a score of 6 runs t...
   to capture an unprecedented seventh Women's National Basketball Championship
  2007 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
  
  The 2007 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament began on March 17, 2007 and concluded on April 3 at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio....
   at Quicken Loans Arena
  Quicken Loans Arena
  
  Quicken Loans Arena is a multipurpose arena in Downtown Cleveland Cleveland, Ohio, USA. Until August 2005, it was known as Gund Arena, named for Gordon Gund, a former owner of the Cavaliers, after he paid for the naming rights....
   in Cleveland
  Cleveland, Ohio
  
  Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, the most populous county in the state. The municipality is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately 60 miles west of the Pennsylvania border....
  .
• 25 - Swansea University
  Swansea University
  
  Swansea University is a university located in Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom. Swansea University was founded as University College, Swansea in 1920, as the fourth college of the University of Wales, following the report of the Haldane Commission into University Education in Wales....
   beat Cardiff University
  Cardiff University
  
  Cardiff University is a leading university located in the Cathays Park area of Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom. It received its Royal charter in 1883 and is a member of the Russell Group of Universities ...
   18-0 at Cardiff Arms Park
  Cardiff Arms Park
  
  Cardiff Arms Park , also known as The Arms Park, is a rugby union stadium situated in the centre of Cardiff, Wales. The history of the rugby ground starts with the first Bleacher appearing for spectators in the ground in 1881–1882, although the Arms Park had cricket played on the site since 1848....
   to win the Welsh Varsity
  Welsh Varsity
  
  Every year, the Wales Varsity match match happens, between Cardiff University and Swansea University. The sports represented at this event are women's and men's rugby union, field hockey, squash , badminton, lacrosse, golf, basketball and fencing....
   Rugby Challenge.

May

• 6 - Basketball
  Basketball
  
  Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a basketball through a 10 feet  high hoop under organized rules....
   - Panathinaikos won their fourth Euroleague
  Euroleague
  
  The Euroleague is one of the professional basketball competitions in Europe, with teams from thirteen different European countries. The competition is operated by ULEB, a Europe-wide consortium of leading professional basketball leagues....
   title before a partisan crowd on their home court
  Athens Olympic Sports Complex
  
  The Olympic Athletic Center of Athens "Spiros Louis" or OACA , is a sport facilities complex located at Marousi, northeast Athens, Greece....
   in Athens
  Athens
  
  Athens , the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery; as one of the List of cities by time of continuous habitation, its recorded history spans around 3,400 years....
  . The Greens defeated defending champions CSKA Moscow
  PBC CSKA Moscow
  
  PBC CSKA Moscow is a Russian professional basketball club, often referred to as "Red Army" for its past affiliation with the Soviet Army. They have won two of the last three titles in Europe's principal club competition, the Euroleague, making the final in all three seasons....
   93-91.
• 12 - Lacrosse
  Lacrosse
  
  Lacrosse is a team sport originated by several tribes of Native Americans in the United States. There are four distinct versions of the modern game: men's field lacrosse, women's field lacrosse, men's box lacrosse and intercrosse ....
   - The Rochester Knighthawks
  Rochester Knighthawks
  
  The Rochester Knighthawks are a professional box lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League. They play in Rochester, New York at the Blue Cross Arena....
   defeated the Arizona Sting
  Arizona Sting
  
  The Arizona Sting was a member of the National Lacrosse League from 2004 NLL season to 2007 NLL season. They played at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio from 2001 NLL season to 2003 NLL season as the Columbus Landsharks....
   13-11 to win their first National Lacrosse League
  National Lacrosse League
  
  The National Lacrosse League is the league of men's box lacrosse in North America. It currently has 12 teams; 3 in Canada and 9 in the United States....
   Champion's Cup
  Champion's Cup
  
  The Champion's Cup is the trophy awarded to the playoff winners in the National Lacrosse League....
   and second MILL
  National Lacrosse League
  
  The National Lacrosse League is the league of men's box lacrosse in North America. It currently has 12 teams; 3 in Canada and 9 in the United States....
  /NLL championship.

June

• 6 - The Anaheim Ducks
  Anaheim Ducks
  
  The Anaheim Ducks are a professional ice hockey team based in Anaheim, California, United States. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....
   defeated the Ottawa Senators
  Ottawa Senators
  
  The Ottawa Senators are a professional ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League ....
   6-2 to win the Stanley Cup
  Stanley Cup
  
  The Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club championship trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League Season structure of the NHL#Stanley Cup playoffs champion....
  , four games to one. Scott Niedermayer won the Conn Smythe Trophy
  Conn Smythe Trophy
  
  The Conn Smythe Trophy is awarded annually to the player judged Most Valuable Player during the National Hockey League's Stanley Cup playoffs. The Conn Smythe Trophy has been awarded 43 times to 37 players since the 1964-65 NHL season....
   as MVP of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
• 14 - The San Antonio Spurs
  San Antonio Spurs
  
  The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas. They play in the National Basketball Association ....
   won their fourth NBA Championship
  NBA Finals
  
  The NBA Finals is the championship series of the National Basketball Association and the conclusion of the sport's NBA Playoffs each June. The series was named the NBA World Championship Series until 1986....
   by sweeping the Cleveland Cavaliers
  Cleveland Cavaliers
  
  The Cleveland Cavaliers are a professional basketball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They began playing in the National Basketball Association in 1970 as an expansion team and won their first Eastern Conference Championship in 2007....
   in four games. Tony Parker
  Tony Parker
  
  William Anthony "Tony" Parker is a France professional basketball player who currently plays for the National Basketball Association's San Antonio Spurs and France national basketball team....
   was named Finals MVP.

July

• 22 - Women's World Gliding Champions:
• Standard Class Winner: Sarah Kelman, Great Britain ; Alexander Schleicher ASW 28
• Club Class Winner: Gill Spreckley, Great Britain ; Rolladen-Schneider LS1
  Rolladen-Schneider LS1
  
  The Rolladen-Schneider LS1 is a FAI Standard Class single seater glider manufactured by Rolladen-Schneider Flugzeugbau GmbH from 1968 to 1977....
  
• 15 meter Class Winner: Kathrin Senne, Germany ; Glider: Schempp-Hirth Ventus-2
  Schempp-Hirth Ventus-2
  
  The Schempp-Hirth Ventus-2 is a sailplane produced by Schempp-Hirth since 1994. It replaced the highly successful Schempp-Hirth Ventus.The Ventus-2a and 2b are 15 metre sailplanes....
  a

August

• 7 - Baseball
  Baseball
  
  Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two team sport of nine players each. The goal of baseball is to score run by hitting a thrown Baseball with a baseball bat and touching a series of four markers called base arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot square, or diamond. Players on one team take turns hitting against...
  : Barry Bonds
  Barry Bonds
  
  Barry Lamar Bonds is a Major League Baseball outfielder who is currently a free agent. He is the son of former major league Major League Baseball All-Star Game Bobby Bonds, Godparent of National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Willie Mays, nephew of 1964 Summer Olympics Rosie Bonds, and a distant cousin of Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson....
   became Major League Baseball
  Major League Baseball
  
  Major League Baseball is the highest level of play in American professional baseball. Specifically, Major League Baseball refers to the organization that operates the National League and the American League, by means of a joint organizational structure that has developed gradually between them since 1903 ....
  's career leader in home runs amid a cloud of controversy
  Game of Shadows
  
  Game of Shadows: Barry Bonds, BALCO, and the Steroids Scandal that Rocked Professional Sports is a bestselling non-fiction book published on March 23, 2006 and written by Mark Fainaru-Wada and Lance Williams, reporters for the San Francisco Chronicle....
   regarding his suspected use of performance-enhancing drugs
  Anabolic steroid
  
  Anabolic steroids, or anabolic-androgenic steroids , are a class of steroid hormones related to the hormone testosterone. They increase Protein biosynthesis within cells, which results in the buildup of Cell tissue , especially in muscles....
   by hitting the 756th home run of his career, surpassing Hank Aaron's previous mark of 755.

September

• 1 - College football
  College football
  
  College football is American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American University, colleges, and United States military academies....
  : In a stunning upset, the fifth-ranked Michigan Wolverines
  2007 Michigan Wolverines football team
  
  The 2007 Michigan Wolverines football team represents the University of Michigan in the college football 2007 NCAA Division I-BS football season....
   were defeated by the Appalachian State Mountaineers
  2007 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team
  
  The 2007 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team represented Appalachian State University in the college football 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season....
   34-32
  2007 Appalachian State vs. Michigan football game
  
  The 2007 Appalachian State-Michigan game was a college football game held on September 1 at Michigan Stadium on the campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan....
  . The Mountaineers became the first-ever NCAA
  National Collegiate Athletic Association
  
  The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a voluntary association of about 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and University in the United States ....
   Division I FCS
  Division I
  
  Division I is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States....
   (formerly Division I-AA) team to defeat an AP
  Associated Press
  
  The Associated Press is an Media of the United States news agency. The AP is a cooperative owned by its contributing newspapers, Radio station and Television station stations in the United States, which both contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staffers....
   nationally ranked
  AP Poll
  
  The Associated Press Poll typically refers to a weekly ranking of the top 25 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college football and Division I college basketball teams, though other AP polls exist as well....
   Division I FBS
  Division I
  
  Division I is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States....
   (formerly Division I-A) team.

• 1 - Baseball
  Baseball
  
  Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two team sport of nine players each. The goal of baseball is to score run by hitting a thrown Baseball with a baseball bat and touching a series of four markers called base arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot square, or diamond. Players on one team take turns hitting against...
  : Rookie Boston Red Sox
  Boston Red Sox
  
  The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in . The Red Sox are a member of the Major League Baseball?s American League East. Since , the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park....
   pitcher Clay Buchholz
  Clay Buchholz
  
  Clay Daniel Buchholz is an American baseball starting pitcher with Major League Baseball's Boston Red Sox. On September 1, 2007, he threw a no-hitter in his second Major League start, tying him with Wilson Alvarez for the second quickest no-hitter by an MLB pitcher....
   threw a no-hitter
  No-hitter
  
  In baseball, a no-hitter refers to a game in which one of the teams prevented the other from getting a hit . A pitcher who prevents the opposing team from achieving a hit is said to have "thrown a no-hitter"....
   in only his second major league start, defeating the Baltimore Orioles
  Baltimore Orioles
  
  The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball based in Baltimore. They are a member of the American League East of Major League Baseball's American League....
   10-0. Buchholz is only the third pitcher in MLB
  Major League Baseball
  
  Major League Baseball is the highest level of play in American professional baseball. Specifically, Major League Baseball refers to the organization that operates the National League and the American League, by means of a joint organizational structure that has developed gradually between them since 1903 ....
   history to do so in his first or second start.

• 8 - Tennis
  Tennis
  
  Tennis is a sport played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a strung racquet to strike a hollow rubber Tennis ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's tennis court....
  : Justine Henin defeats Svetlana Kuznetsova
  Svetlana Kuznetsova
  
  Svetlana Alexandrovna Kuznetsova is a Russian professional tennis player who is currently ranked World No. 7. She won the 2004 US Open singles title and was the runner-up in singles at the 2006 French Open and the 2007 U.S....
   to win the U.S. Open
  U.S. Open (tennis)
  
  The US Open tennis tournament is one of the oldest tennis championships in the world, first contested in 1881. The tournament is chronologically the fourth and final Grand Slam tennis tournament each year....
   Women's Singles title.

• 9 - Athletics
  Athletics (track and field)
  
  Track and field athletics, commonly known as athletics or track and field, is a collection of sports events that involve running, throwing and jumping....
  : the sprinter
  Sprint (race)
  
  Sprints are short running races in athletics . They are roughly classified as events in which top runners will not have to "pace themselves", but can run as fast as possible for the entire distance....
   Asafa Powell
  Asafa Powell
  
  Asafa Powell Order of Distinction is a Jamaican Sprint who specialises in the 100 metres. He held the 100 m World records in athletics between June 2005 and May 2008, with times of 9.77 and 9.74 seconds respectively....
   of Jamaica
  Jamaica
  
  Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length and as much as in width situated in the Caribbean Sea. It is about south of Cuba, and west of the island of Hispaniola, on which Haiti and the Dominican Republic are situated....
   breaks the previous record set by himself at the 100 metres
  100 metres
  
  100 m is the shortest outdoor sprint race distance in Athletics . The reigning 100 m Olympic champion is often named "the fastest man/woman in the world", even though the world record for the 200 metres has had a faster average speed in the men's race since the mid 1990s....
   sprint (9.77 seconds) and set a new World Record of 9.74 second
  Second
  
  The second , sometimes abbreviated sec., is the name of a units of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units SI base unit of time....
  s.

• 9 Roger Federer
  Roger Federer
  
  Roger Federer is a Switzerland professional tennis player who is currently ranked World No. 2. He was the List of ATP number 1 ranked players ranked player for a ATP Tour records#Ranking, from February 2, 2004 to August 17, 2008....
   defeats Novak Djokovic
  Novak Djokovic
  
  He won his first Grand Slam singles title at the 2008 Australian Open. After beating World No. 1 and defending champion Roger Federer in the semifinals, Djokovic defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the final, becoming the first player representing Serbia to win a Grand Slam singles title and the youngest player in the open era to have reached the sem...
   to win the U.S. Open
  U.S. Open (tennis)
  
  The US Open tennis tournament is one of the oldest tennis championships in the world, first contested in 1881. The tournament is chronologically the fourth and final Grand Slam tennis tournament each year....
   Men's Singles title. The victory gave him his second consecutive Grand Slam
  Grand Slam (tennis)
  
  The four Grand Slam tournaments are the most important tennis events of the year in terms of world ranking points, tradition, prize-money awarded, and public attention....
   victory and his fourth consecutive US Open victory.

• 21 - Baseball
  Baseball
  
  Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two team sport of nine players each. The goal of baseball is to score run by hitting a thrown Baseball with a baseball bat and touching a series of four markers called base arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot square, or diamond. Players on one team take turns hitting against...
  : Boston Red Sox
  Boston Red Sox
  
  The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in . The Red Sox are a member of the Major League Baseball?s American League East. Since , the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park....
   pitcher Josh Beckett
  Josh Beckett
  
  Joshua Patrick Beckett is a Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher for the Boston Red Sox. During his career in the playoffs, he won the 2003 World Series MVP Award with the Florida Marlins, and received the 2007 American League Championship Series MVP award with the Red Sox....
   earns his 20th win, become the Major Leagues'
  Major League Baseball
  
  Major League Baseball is the highest level of play in American professional baseball. Specifically, Major League Baseball refers to the organization that operates the National League and the American League, by means of a joint organizational structure that has developed gradually between them since 1903 ....
   first twenty-game winner in 2007 and first since 2005. The last Boston pitcher to win 20 games in a season was Curt Schilling
  Curt Schilling
  
  Curtis Montague Schilling is an United States of America Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher who is currently a free agent. He helped lead the Philadelphia Phillies to the World Series in and has won World Series championships in with the Arizona Diamondbacks and in and with the Boston Red Sox....
   in 2004
  2004 in sports
  
  2004 in sports was marked by the crisis in Zimbabwean cricket....
  .

• 23 - Strength athletics
  Strength athletics
  
  Strength athletics, more generally known as Strongman competitions, is a sport which tests competitors' strength in a variety of different ways....
  : Mariusz Pudzianowski
  Mariusz Pudzianowski
  
  Mariusz Pudzianowski is a strongman competitor. He has won more World's Strongest Man titles than any other strongman competitor, winning the event in 2008 for the fifth time....
   is the third man to win the World's Strongest Man
  World's Strongest Man
  
  The World's Strongest Man is a well recognised event in strength athletics. Organized by TWI, an IMG Media company, it is broadcast around the end of December each year....
   contest for a fourth time. The others were Jón Páll Sigmarsson
  Jón Páll Sigmarsson
  
  J?n P?ll Sigmarsson was a strongman, a powerlifting , a bodybuilding and a weightlifting from Iceland who won the World's Strongest Man Competition four times ....
   in 1990 and Magnús Ver Magnússon
  Magnús Ver Magnússon
  
  Magn?s Ver Magn?sson of Iceland is a powerlifting and strongman . He won the title of World's Strongest Man four times .Magnusson began powerlifting in 1984, and in 1985 he won a medal in the junior European and World Championships....
   in 1996.

• 29 - Australian rules football
  Australian rules football
  
  Australian football, or simply known as football, footy, Aussie rules or as AFL, is a team sport played between two teams of 18 players with a football in the shape of a prolate spheroid....
  : Geelong
  Geelong Football Club
  
  Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club based in the city of Geelong. Playing in the Australian Football League , they have won seven Australian Football League premierships, and nine McClelland Trophies.....
   wins their first Australian Football League
  Australian Football League
  
  The 'Australian Football League' is the professional Australian national competition in the sport of Australian Rules Football.The league comprises sixteen teams which play 22 home and away rounds between late March and late August or early September....
   Grand Final
  AFL Grand Final
  
  The AFL Grand Final is an annual Australian rules football match, traditionally held on the final Saturday in September at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne, Australia to determine the Australian Football League premiership champions....
   since 1963, thrashing Port Adelaide
  Port Adelaide Football Club
  
  Port Adelaide Football Club, often referred to as simply Port or the Power, is an Australian rules football club based in Adelaide, South Australia....
   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
  National Rugby League
  
  The National Rugby League is the top Sports league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. The NRL competition is contested by 16 teams, 15 based in Australia and one based in New Zealand, and is the Southern Hemisphere's elite rugby league championship....
  : Melbourne Storm
  Melbourne Storm
  
  The Melbourne Storm is a professional rugby league football club based in the city of Melbourne, Australia. The Melbourne club is currently 100% owned and operated by News Limited....
   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
  Athletics (track and field)
  
  Track and field athletics, commonly known as athletics or track and field, is a collection of sports events that involve running, throwing and jumping....
  : Haile Gebreselassie of Ethiopia sets new World Record in the marathon
  Marathon
  
  The marathon is a long-distance running with an official distance of 42.195 kilometers that is usually run as a road race. The event is named after the fabled run of the Greek soldier Pheidippides, a messenger from the Battle of Marathon to Athens....
   at Berlin, Germany with a time of 2:04:26.

October

• 28 - Baseball
  Baseball
  
  Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two team sport of nine players each. The goal of baseball is to score run by hitting a thrown Baseball with a baseball bat and touching a series of four markers called base arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot square, or diamond. Players on one team take turns hitting against...
  : The Boston Red Sox
  Boston Red Sox
  
  The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in . The Red Sox are a member of the Major League Baseball?s American League East. Since , the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park....
   complete a sweep of the Colorado Rockies
  Colorado Rockies
  
  The Colorado Rockies are a Major League Baseball team based in Denver, Colorado, Colorado. Established in 1993 Colorado Rockies season, the Rockies play in the National League West of the National League....
   to win their second World Series
  World Series
  
  The World Series is the championship series of Major League Baseball, the culmination of the sport's playoff each October. Since the Series takes place in mid-autumn, sportswriters many years ago dubbed the event the Fall Classic, a usage reflected in the logo for the 2008 World Series; it is also sometimes known as the October Clas...
   in four years.

November

• 4 - NFL: The 8-0 New England Patriots
  New England Patriots
  
  The New England Patriots, commonly called the "Pats" by sports writers and fans, are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston area, playing their home games in the town of Foxborough, Massachusetts, Massachusetts....
   visit the 7-0 Indianapolis Colts
  Indianapolis Colts
  
  The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. The team is part of the American Football Conference South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League ....
   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
  Justin McBride
  
  Justin Travis McBride is a former professional bull rider on the Professional Bull Riders's Built Ford Tough Series Tour. He is a two-time PBR World Champion , and his overall career earnings have exceeded $5 million....
   wins his second Professional Bull Riders World Title in three years at the PBR Finals in Las Vegas
  Las Vegas Strip
  
  The Las Vegas Strip is an approximately 4 mile stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard in Clark County, Nevada, Nevada, United States. A small portion of The Strip lies in Las Vegas, Nevada, but most of it is in the unincorporated area areas of Paradise, Nevada and Winchester, Nevada....
  .

• - 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
  Adrian L. Peterson
  
  Adrian Lewis Peterson , nicknamed "A.D." and "Purple Jesus" , is a professional American football running back for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League ....
  , rookie running back of the Minnesota Vikings
  Minnesota Vikings
  
  The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based out of Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings compete in the NFC North of the National Football Conference in the National Football League ....
  , sets a new single-game rushing record by rushing for 296 yards against the San Diego Chargers
  San Diego Chargers
  
  The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego, California. They are currently members of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League ....
   on November 4. Peterson broke Jamal Lewis
  Jamal Lewis
  
  Jamal Lafitte Lewis is an American football running back for the Cleveland Browns. He was originally drafted by the Baltimore Ravens fifth overall in the 2000 NFL Draft....
  's previous single game rushing record of 295 yards which he achieved in the 2003 season as a part of the Baltimore Ravens
  Baltimore Ravens
  
  The Baltimore Ravens are a professional American football team based in Baltimore, Maryland. They compete in the AFC North of the American Football Conference in the National Football League ....
  , playing against his current team, the Cleveland Browns
  Cleveland Browns
  
  The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland, Ohio, Ohio. They play in the AFC North division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League ....
  .

• - Jimmie Johnson
  Jimmie Johnson
  
  Jimmie Kenneth Johnson is a current NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race car driver who drives the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet Impala Super Sport co-owned by Rick Hendrick and his teammate Jeff Gordon and operated by Hendrick Motorsports....
   wins the final Nextel Cup
  NEXTEL Cup
  
  The Sprint Cup Series is the top racing series of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing . It was formerly known as the Strictly Stock Series and Grand National Series ....
  

• 30 - Mixed martial arts
  Mixed martial arts
  
  Mixed martial arts is a Contact sport combat sport that allows a wide variety of fighting techniques, from a mixture of martial arts traditions and non-traditions, to be used in competitions....
  : Sam Vasquez
  Sam Vasquez
  
  Sam Vasquez was an United States Mixed Martial Arts Fighter. He resided in Houston, Texas until his death....
  , a fighter out of Houston, Texas
  Houston, Texas
  
  Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States of America and the largest city within the state of Texas. As of the 2007 U.S. Census estimate, the city has a population of 2.2 million within an area of 600 square miles ....
  , becomes the first fighter to die from injuries sustained in a sanctioned MMA bout in the United States
  United States
  
  The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
  . He was knocked out in an October 20 bout in Houston and collapsed shortly thereafter; after undergoing two brain surgeries, he suffered a stroke that left him comatose until his death.

Scheduled events by sport

Multisport events

• January 17 - January 27 : The 2007 Winter Universiade
  2007 Winter Universiade
  
  The 2007 Winter Universiade, the XXIII Winter Universiade, took place in Turin, Italy from January 17 to January 27, 2007....
  , also known as the World Student Games, took place in Turin
  Turín
  
  Tur?n is a municipality in the Ahuachap?n Department Departments of El Salvador of El Salvador....
  , Italy
  Italy
  
  Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
  .
• January 25 - January 28 : Winter X Games in Aspen
  Aspen
  
  Aspens are trees of the Salicaceae family and comprise a section of the poplar genus, Populus sect. Populus. There are six species in the section, one of them atypical, and one hybrid:...
   and Snowmass
  Snowmass
  
  Snowmass may refer to:*Snowmass Village, Colorado, USA, a town in Pitkin County**Snowmass , part of the Aspen/Snowmass ski resort complex*Snowmass, Colorado, USA, an unincorporated town in Pitkin County, known locally as "Old Snowmass"...
  , Colorado
  Colorado
  
  The State of Colorado is a U.S. state located in the Mountain States of the United States of America. Colorado may also be considered to be a part of the Western United States and Southwestern United States regions of the United States....
  , USA.
• June 4 - June 10 : 2007 Games of the Small States of Europe
  Games of the Small States of Europe
  
  The Games of the Small States of Europe is a biennial multi-sport event that has been organized by the National Olympic Committees of eight European European microstates since 1985....
   in Monaco
  Monaco
  
  Monaco , officially the Principality of Monaco , is a small sovereign city-state located in South Western Europe . The territory lies on the northern coast of the Mediterranean Sea....
  .
• July 11 - July 23 : 2007 All-Africa Games
  2007 All-Africa Games
  
  The 9th All-Africa Games took place in July 11–23 2007 in Algiers, the capital city of Algeria. Algiers is the first city to hold All-Africa Games for a second time....
   in Algiers
  Algiers
  
  Algiers Nicknamed El-Bahdja or Alger la Blanche for the glistening white of its buildings as seen rising up from the sea, Algiers is situated on the west side of a bay of the Mediterranean Sea....
  , Algeria
  Algeria
  
  Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country located in North Africa. It is the largest country of the Mediterranean sea, second largest in the Arab World, and the second largest on the African continent and the eleventh-largest country in the world in terms of land area....
  .
• July 13 - July 29 : XV Pan American Games
  2007 Pan American Games
  
  The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games, is a major international multi-sport event which was celebrated in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 13 to July 29, 2007 and followed by the 2007 Parapan American Games from August 12 to August 19....
   in Rio de Janeiro
  Rio de Janeiro
  
  Rio de Janeiro , is the second largest city of Brazil and South America, behind S?o Paulo, and the third largest metropolitan area in South America, behind S?o Paulo and Buenos Aires....
  , Brazil
  Brazil
  
  Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is a country in South America. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, occupying nearly half of South America, the List of countries by population country, and the fourth most populous democracy in the world....
  .
• July 26 - August 3 : 2nd Afro-Asian Games
  Afro-Asian Games
  
  The Afro-Asian Games is an athletic event between teams from Asia and Africa....
   will take place in Algiers
  Algiers
  
  Algiers Nicknamed El-Bahdja or Alger la Blanche for the glistening white of its buildings as seen rising up from the sea, Algiers is situated on the west side of a bay of the Mediterranean Sea....
  , Algeria
  Algeria
  
  Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country located in North Africa. It is the largest country of the Mediterranean sea, second largest in the Arab World, and the second largest on the African continent and the eleventh-largest country in the world in terms of land area....
  .
• August 8 - August 18 : The 2007 Summer Universiade
  2007 Summer Universiade
  
  The 2007 Summer Universiade, also known as the XXIV Summer Universiade, took place in Bangkok, Thailand....
   will take place in Bangkok
  Bangkok
  
  The city of Bangkok is the Capital , largest urban area and primary city of Thailand. Known in Thai language as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or Krung Thep for short, it was a small trading post at the mouth of the Chao Phraya River during the Ayutthaya Kingdom and came to the forefront of Thailand when it was given the status as the...
  , Thailand
  Thailand
  
  The Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Laos and Myanmar, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Myanmar....
  .

• September 15 - The 2007 World's Strongest Man contest.
• October 14 - October 18 : The 2007 Military World Games
  2007 Military World Games
  
  The 2007 Military World Games were held at the twin-cities Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh - Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India from October 14 - October 21, 2007....
   will take place in Hyderabad, India
  India
  
  India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, the List of countries by population country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world....
  .
• December 6 - December 15 : The 24th South East Asian Games will take place in Nakhon Ratchasima
  Nakhon Ratchasima
  
  Nakhon Ratchasima is a city in the north-east of Thailand and gateway to Isan. It is the capital of the Nakhon Ratchasima Province and Amphoe Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima....
  , Thailand
  Thailand
  
  The Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Laos and Myanmar, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Myanmar....
  
• December 27 - December 28 : New Zealand Air Games Live will take place over Wanaka
  Wanaka
  
  Wanaka is a town in the Central Otago region of the South Island of New Zealand. It is situated at the southern end of Lake Wanaka, adjacent to the outflow of the lake to the Clutha River....
  , New Zealand
  New Zealand
  
  New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses , and numerous Islands of New Zealand, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands....
  
• 13th Pacific Games
  2007 Pacific Games
  
  The 2007 Pacific Games were held in Apia, Samoa. They began on 25 August and finished on 8 September. The Games were also known as the XIII South Pacific Games....
   held in Apia, Samoa
  Samoa
  
  Samoa , officially the Independent State of Samoa , is a country governing the western part of the Samoan Islands archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean....
  

Alpine skiing

• November 11 - November 12 2006 : 2006-07 Alpine skiing World Cup meeting in Levi
  Levi
  
  Levi/Levy, Hebrew language#Modern Hebrew Levy ??? Tiberian vocalization ; "joining") was, according to the Book of Genesis, the third son of Jacob and Leah, and the founder of the Israelites of Levites ....
  , Finland
  Finland
  
  Finland , officially the Republic of Finland , is a Nordic countries situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. It borders Sweden on the west, Russia on the east, and Norway on the north, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland....
   (men+women).
• November 25 - November 26 2006 : 2006-07 Alpine skiing World Cup meeting in Lake Louise
  Lake Louise Mountain Resort
  
  Lake Louise Mountain Resort is a ski resort located in Banff National Park, in the village of Lake Louise, Alberta, Alberta. It can be reached from Banff, Alberta, from where it is almost a one-hour drive west on Trans-Canada Highway....
  , Canada
  Canada
  
  Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
   (men).
• November 25 - November 26 2006 : 2006-07 Alpine skiing World Cup meeting in Aspen
  Aspen
  
  Aspens are trees of the Salicaceae family and comprise a section of the poplar genus, Populus sect. Populus. There are six species in the section, one of them atypical, and one hybrid:...
  , United States
  United States
  
  The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
   (women).
• November 30 - December 3 2006 : 2006-07 Alpine skiing World Cup meeting in Beaver Creek
  Beaver Creek
  
  Beaver Creek is the name of several places and waterways in North America....
  , United States
  United States
  
  The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
   (men).
• December 1 - December 3 2006 : 2006-07 Alpine skiing World Cup meeting in Lake Louise
  Lake Louise Mountain Resort
  
  Lake Louise Mountain Resort is a ski resort located in Banff National Park, in the village of Lake Louise, Alberta, Alberta. It can be reached from Banff, Alberta, from where it is almost a one-hour drive west on Trans-Canada Highway....
  , Canada
  Canada
  
  Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
   (women).
• December 10 2006 : 2006-07 Alpine skiing World Cup meeting in Reiteralm
  Reiteralm
  
  Reiteralm is part of the Schladminger 4-Berge-Schaukel, a network of four mountains. It is located in Austria....
  , Austria
  Austria
  
  Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It borders both Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west....
   (men).
• December 15 - December 16 2006 : 2006-07 Alpine skiing World Cup meeting in Reiteralm
  Reiteralm
  
  Reiteralm is part of the Schladminger 4-Berge-Schaukel, a network of four mountains. It is located in Austria....
  , Austria
  Austria
  
  Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It borders both Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west....
   (women).
• December 15 - December 16 2006 : 2006-07 Alpine skiing World Cup meeting in Val Gardena, Italy
  Italy
  
  Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
   (men).
• December 17 - December 18 2006 : 2006-07 Alpine skiing World Cup meeting in Alta Badia
  Alta Badia
  
  Alta Badia is a ski resort in the Italy province of Bolzano-Bozen. It is included in the territories of the comuni of Corvara in Badia, Badia and La Val. Alpine Skiing World Cup races often take place there....
  , Italy
  Italy
  
  Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
   (men).
• December 19 - December 21 2006 : 2006-07 Alpine skiing World Cup meeting in Val d'Isere
  Val d'Isère
  
  Val-d'Is?re is a ski resort and a Communes of France located in the Savoie Departments of France, in France, 5 km from the border with Italy....
  , France
  France
  
  France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
   (women).
• December 20 - December 21 2006 : 2006-07 Alpine skiing World Cup meeting in Hinterstoder
  Hinterstoder
  
  Hinterstoder is a municipality in the district of Kirchdorf an der Krems in Upper Austria, Austria....
  , Austria
  Austria
  
  Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It borders both Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west....
   (men).
• December 28 - December 29 2006 : 2006-07 Alpine skiing World Cup meeting in Bormio
  Bormio
  
  Bormio is a town located in the province of Sondrio, Lombardy region of the Italy Alps. It currently has a population of 4,200. In addition to modern skiing facilities, the town is noted for the presence of a hot spring spa....
  , Italy
  Italy
  
  Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
   (men).
• December 28 - December 29 2006 : 2006-07 Alpine skiing World Cup meeting in Semmering
  Semmering
  
  For the town of the same name, see Semmering, Austria.Semmering is a mountain pass in the Eastern Northern Limestone Alps connecting Lower Austria and Styria , between which it forms a natural border....
  , Austria
  Austria
  
  Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It borders both Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west....
   (women).
• January 4 : 2006-07 Alpine skiing World Cup meeting in Zagreb
  Zagreb
  
  Zagreb is the Capital and the largest city of Croatia. Zagreb is the Culture of Croatia, Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Cinema of Croatia, Economy of Croatia and Government of Croatia center of the Croatia....
  , Croatia
  Croatia
  
  Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a Central European country at the crossroads of Pannonian Plain, Balkans, and the Mediterranean Sea....
   (women).
• January 6 - January 7 : 2006-07 Alpine skiing World Cup meeting in Kranjska Gora
  Kranjska Gora
  
  Kranjska Gora , is a town and a municipality in north-west Slovenia, close to the Austrian and Italy borders.Kranjska Gora is mostly famous as a winter sports town, being situated in the Julian Alps....
  , Slovenia
  Slovenia
  
  Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in southern Central Europe bordering Italy to the west, the Adriatic Sea to the southwest, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north....
   (women).
• January 6 - January 7 : 2006-07 Alpine skiing World Cup meeting in Adelboden
  Adelboden
  
  Adelboden is a municipalities of Switzerland in the district of Frutigen in the Bernese Oberland in Switzerland....
  , Switzerland
  Switzerland
  
  Switzerland is a landlocked Swiss Alps country of roughly 7.7 million people in Western Europe with an area of 41,285 km?. Switzerland is a federal republic consisting of 26 states called Cantons of Switzerland....
   (men).
• January 12 - January 14 : 2006-07 Alpine skiing World Cup meeting in Wengen
  Wengen
  
  Wengen may refer to:*Wengen, a village and winter resort in Switzerland*La Val, a commune in Province of Bolzano-Bozen, Italy with the German name "Wengen"...
  , Switzerland
  Switzerland
  
  Switzerland is a landlocked Swiss Alps country of roughly 7.7 million people in Western Europe with an area of 41,285 km?. Switzerland is a federal republic consisting of 26 states called Cantons of Switzerland....
   (men).
• January 12 - January 14 : 2006-07 Alpine skiing World Cup meeting in Zauchensee, Austria
  Austria
  
  Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It borders both Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west....
   (women).
• January 19 - January 21 : 2006-07 Alpine skiing World Cup meeting in Cortina d'Ampezzo
  Cortina d'Ampezzo
  
  Cortina d'Ampezzo is a town and municipality in Alps and the province of Belluno, Veneto, northern Italy. Located in the heart of the Dolomites in an alpine valley, it is a popular winter sport resort known for its ski-ranges, scenery, accommodations, shops and apr?s-ski scene....
  , Italy
  Italy
  
  Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
   (women).
• January 20 - January 21 : 2006-07 Alpine skiing World Cup meeting in Val d'Isere
  Val d'Isère
  
  Val-d'Is?re is a ski resort and a Communes of France located in the Savoie Departments of France, in France, 5 km from the border with Italy....
  , France
  France
  
  France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
   (men).
• January 26 - January 28 : 2006-07 Alpine skiing World Cup meeting in Kitzbühel
  Kitzbühel
  
  Kitzb?hel is a city rights in Tyrol, Austria, situated along the river Kitzb?hler Ache, now best known as a ski resort. It is the administrative centre of the district Kitzb?hel ....
  , Austria
  Austria
  
  Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It borders both Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west....
   (men).
• January 27 - January 28 : 2006-07 Alpine skiing World Cup meeting in San Sicario, Italy
  Italy
  
  Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
   (women).
• January 30 : 2006-07 Alpine skiing World Cup meeting in Schladming
  Schladming
  
  Schladming is a small mining town in the Styria area of Austria, that is now very popular with tourists. It has become a large ski resort and has held various skiing competitions recently....
  , Austria
  Austria
  
  Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It borders both Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west....
   (men).
• February 3 - February 18 : Alpine World Ski Championships 2007
  Alpine World Ski Championships 2007
  
  The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2007 were held at ?re , Sweden, from February 2-February 18, 2007 Alpine Skiing World Cup. ?re previously hosted the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1954....
   in Åre
  Åre
  
  ?re is one of the leading Scandinavian ski resorts , situated in ?re Municipality, J?mtland County, Sweden. It is however, not the seat of the municipality, which is J?rpen....
  , Sweden
  Sweden
  
  Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
  .
• February 24 - February 25 : 2006-07 Alpine skiing World Cup meeting in Sierra Nevada
  Sierra Nevada (Spain)
  
  File:Nevadawikipedia.jpgThe Sierra Nevada, meaning "snowy range" in Spanish language, is a mountain range in the region of Andalusia in Spain....
  , Spain
  Spain
  
  Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
   (women).
• February 24 - February 25 : 2006-07 Alpine skiing World Cup meeting in Garmisch-Partenkirchen
  Garmisch-Partenkirchen
  
  Garmisch-Partenkirchen is a market town in Bavaria, southern Germany. It is the administrative centre of the Garmisch-Partenkirchen , in the Oberbayern region, not far from the border with Austria....
  , Germany
  Germany
  
  Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
   (men).
• March 2 - March 4 : 2006-07 Alpine skiing World Cup meeting in Tarvisio
  Tarvisio
  
  Tarvisio is a town in Italy located in the northeastern part of the region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia in the province of Udine, in the Val Canale, at the border of both Austria and Slovenia....
  , Italy
  Italy
  
  Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
   (women).
• March 3 - March 4 : 2006-07 Alpine skiing World Cup meeting in Kranjska Gora
  Kranjska Gora
  
  Kranjska Gora , is a town and a municipality in north-west Slovenia, close to the Austrian and Italy borders.Kranjska Gora is mostly famous as a winter sports town, being situated in the Julian Alps....
  , Slovenia
  Slovenia
  
  Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in southern Central Europe bordering Italy to the west, the Adriatic Sea to the southwest, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north....
   (men).
• March 3 - March 11 : Alpine World Junior Ski Championships 2007 in Altenmarkt
  Altenmarkt
  
  Altenmarkt may refer to the following places:*Altenmarkt an der Alz, in Bavaria, Germany*Altenmarkt an der Triesting, in Lower Austria, Austria...
  , Austria
  Austria
  
  Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It borders both Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west....
  .
• March 9 - March 10 : 2006-07 Alpine skiing World Cup meeting in Kvitfjell
  Kvitfjell
  
  Kvitfjell is a ski resort in the municipality of Ringebu, Norway. Kvitfjell is one of the most modern resorts in the world, with 85% of the alpine skiing pistes covered in artificial snow....
  , Norway
  Norway
  
  Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe that occupies the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula....
   (men).
• March 10 - March 11 : 2006-07 Alpine skiing World Cup meeting in Zwiesel
  Zwiesel
  
  Zwiesel is a Town#Germany in the district of Regen , in Bavaria, Germany....
  , Germany
  Germany
  
  Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
   (women).
• March 14 - March 18 : 2006-07 Alpine skiing World Cup meeting in Lenzerheide
  Lenzerheide
  
  File:Lenzerheide Danis.jpgFile:Lenzerheide Hochtal.jpgLenzerheide is a mountain resort in the canton of Graub?nden, Switzerland. It lies at the foot of the Parpaner Rothorn....
  , Switzerland
  Switzerland
  
  Switzerland is a landlocked Swiss Alps country of roughly 7.7 million people in Western Europe with an area of 41,285 km?. Switzerland is a federal republic consisting of 26 states called Cantons of Switzerland....
   (men+women).

American football

American football

American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive team sport known for mixing strategy with physical play....

• February 4 : The NFL's Indianapolis Colts
  Indianapolis Colts
  
  The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. The team is part of the American Football Conference South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League ....
   beat the Chicago Bears
  Chicago Bears
  
  The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the NFC North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League ....
   29-17 to win Super Bowl XLI
  Super Bowl XLI
  
  Super Bowl XLI was an American football game played on February 4, 2007, at Dolphin Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, Florida, a suburb of Miami, Florida, to decide the National Football League champion following the 2006 NFL season....
   at Dolphin Stadium
  Dolphin Stadium
  
  Dolphin Stadium is a American football, lacrosse, football , and baseball stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. The stadium serves as host to the Miami Dolphins, the Florida Marlins, and the Miami Hurricanes football....
   in Miami Gardens, Florida
  Miami Gardens, Florida
  
  Miami Gardens is a city located in Miami-Dade County, Florida, Florida. The city name comes from one of the major roadways through the area, Miami Gardens Drive....
  .
• February 22-February 27 : NFL Combine
  NFL Combine
  
  The National Invitational Camp or NFL Scouting Combine, as it is more widely known, is a week-long showcase, occurring every February in Indianapolis, Indiana's Lucas Oil Stadium , where college football players perform physical and mental tests in front of National Football League coaches, general managers and scouts....
  
• March 2-July 22 : NFL Unrestricted Free Agency signing period
• March 2-April 20 : NFL Restricted Free Agency signing period
• April 28-April 29 : 2007 NFL Draft
  2007 NFL Draft
  
  The 2007 National Football League Draft took place at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on April 28 and April 29, 2007 NFL Season. The NFL Draft was televised for the 28th consecutive year on ESPN and ESPN2....
  
• June 23 : World Bowl XV
  World Bowl XV
  
  World Bowl XV was NFL Europa's 2007 championship game, and the final game in the league's history. It was played at Commerzbank-Arena in Frankfurt on Saturday, June 23, 2007....
   (NFL Europa) : Hamburg Sea Devils
  Hamburg Sea Devils
  
  The Hamburg Sea Devils were an American football team that began play in NFL Europa from 2005. They played their home games at Hamburg's HSH Nordbank Arena ....
   defeat Frankfurt Galaxy
  Frankfurt Galaxy
  
  The Frankfurt Galaxy was an American football team based in Frankfurt, Germany, playing in NFL Europa. They were one of only two original NFL Europa teams remaining when the league folded, and were the only one still in its original city....
   37-28 at Commerzbank-Arena
  Commerzbank-Arena
  
  The Waldstadion is a 52,300 seat football stadium in Frankfurt, Germany. It is the home of Eintracht Frankfurt of the Fu?ball-Bundesliga. The Waldstadion was first opened in 1925 and during World War II it was used for political events of the National Socialist German Workers Party....
   in Frankfurt, Germany

Association football

• February 18 : A-League 2006-07
  A-League 2006-07
  
  The A-League 2006-07 season was the second season of the Australian Association football competition, the A-League. Football Federation Australia hoped to build on the success of the A-League 2005-06 and on the interest generated by the Australia national football team competing in the 2006 FIFA World Cup....
   Grand Final at Telstra Dome
  Telstra Dome
  
  Docklands Stadium, also known by its sponsored name Etihad Stadium , is a multi purpose sports and entertainment stadium in the Melbourne Docklands precinct of Melbourne, Victoria , Australia....
  , Melbourne Victory
  Melbourne Victory
  
  Melbourne Victory Football Club is an association football club in the Australian A-League. Based in Melbourne, Victoria , Melbourne Victory FC are the largest club in the league, drawing the largest average crowds of any club and consistently setting league and domestic club football attendance records....
   defeated Adelaide United 6-0.
• May 16 : Hapoel Tel Aviv wins the Israel State Cup
  Israel State Cup
  
  The State Cup is the second most important tournament in Israeli football after Ligat ha'Al, the top division. There are no replays, and all matches are decided on the day....
   for the 12th time in the club's history.
• May 16 : UEFA Cup 2006-07
  UEFA Cup 2006-07
  
  The 2006?07 UEFA Cup was the 36th UEFA Cup, Europe's second tier club association football tournament. On 16 May 2007, at Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland, Sevilla FC won their second consecutive UEFA Cup, defeating RCD Espanyol 3?1 on penalties after the match finished 2?2 after extra time....
   Final in Glasgow
  Glasgow
  
  Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and List of largest United Kingdom settlements by population in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's Scottish Lowlands....
  , Scotland
  Scotland
  
  conventional_long_name = ScotlandAlba|common_name= Scotland|image_flag = Flag of Scotland.svg|flag_width = 130px...
  . Final: Sevilla
  Sevilla FC
  
  Sevilla F?tbol Club is a Spain professional football club that plays in the top-flight Spanish La Liga championship. The club was established on October 14 1905, making it the oldest football club from Seville, and the second oldest from Andalusia....
   beat Espanyol
  RCD Espanyol
  
  RCD Espanyol de Barcelona is a sports club based in Barcelona. It is best known for its football team. Espanyol currently play in the Estadi Ol?mpic Llu?s Companys, which also hosted the 1992 Summer Olympics; having previously played at Estadi de Sarri?....
   2-2 (3-1 pens).
• May 23 : UEFA Champions League 2006-07
  UEFA Champions League 2006-07
  
  The 2006–07 UEFA Champions League was the 15th season of UEFA's premier European club association football tournament, the UEFA Champions League, since it was rebranded from the European Cup, and the 52nd season overall....
   Final in Athens
  Athens
  
  Athens , the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery; as one of the List of cities by time of continuous habitation, its recorded history spans around 3,400 years....
  , Greece
  Greece
  
  Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , is a country in southeastern Europe, situated on the southern end of the Balkans. It has borders with Albania, Bulgaria and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the north, and Turkey to the east....
   won by AC Milan over Liverpool
  Liverpool
  
  Liverpool [] is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a History of borough status in England and Wales in 1207 and was granted City status in the United Kingdom in 1880....
   2-1.
• June 6 - June 24 : 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup
  2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup
  
  The 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the ninth edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup, the association football championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean , and was won by the United States men's national soccer team over Mexico national football team....
   in USA. Final: USA
  United States men's national soccer team
  
  The United States men's national soccer team is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation. Though soccer has not traditionally had a high profile in American sporting life, since the 1970s the sport has steadily grown in popularity, and the men's national team has risen to become one of the strongest teams in CONCACAF, is ranked 20th...
   beat Mexico
  Mexico national football team
  
  The Mexican national football team is controlled by the Federaci?n Mexicana de F?tbol and represents Mexico in international association football competition....
   2-1.
• June 10 - June 23 : UEFA U-21 Championship 2007 in Netherlands
  Netherlands
  
  The Netherlands is a country that is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands is located in North-West Europe, and bordered by the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east....
  . Final: Netherlands
  Netherlands national under-21 football team
  
  The Netherlands national football team is the national under-21 team of the Netherlands and is controlled by the Royal Netherlands Football Association....
   beat Serbia
  Serbia national under-21 football team
  
  The Serbia national under-21 football team is the national under-21 Football team of Serbia and is controlled by the Football Association of Serbia....
   2-1.
• June 26 - July 15 : Copa America 2007
  Copa América 2007
  
  The Copa Am?rica 2007 was the 42nd edition of the Copa Am?rica, the main international football tournament for South America. The competition was organized by CONMEBOL, South America's football governing body, and was held in Venezuela, who hosted the tournament for the first time, between June 26 and July 15 2007....
   in Venezuela
  Venezuela
  
  Venezuela , officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a country on the northern coast of South America.The country comprises a continental mainland and numerous islands located off the Venezuelan coastline in the Caribbean Sea....
  . Final: Brazil
  Brazil national football team
  
  The Brazil national football team is the national team of Brazil and is managed by the Brazilian Football Confederation that represents Brazil in international football competitions....
   beat Argentina
  Argentina national football team
  
  The Argentina national football team is the national football team of Argentina and is controlled by the Asociaci?n del F?tbol Argentino . Argentina has the world record for most international titles won by any national team....
   3-0.
• June 30 - July 22 : 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup
  2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup
  
  The 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the sixteenth edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup , hosted by Canada from June 30 to July 22, 2007. Argentina national football team defeated Czech Republic national football team in the title game by the score of 2?1, thus managing a back-to-back world title, its fifth in the past seven editions, and sixth o...
   in Canada
  Canada
  
  Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
  .
• July 7 - July 29 : Asian Cup 2007 in Indonesia
  Indonesia
  
  The Republic of Indonesia , is a transcontinental country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Comprising Islands of Indonesia, it is the world's largest Archipelago state....
  , Malaysia
  Malaysia
  
  Malaysia is a federation that consists of States of Malaysia in Southeast Asia with a total landmass of . The capital city is Kuala Lumpur, while Putrajaya is the seat of the federal government....
  , Thailand
  Thailand
  
  The Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Laos and Myanmar, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Myanmar....
   and Vietnam
  Vietnam
  
  Vietnam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam , is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by People's Republic of China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea to the east....
  . Final: Iraq
  Iraq national football team
  
  The Iraqi national football team is the national team of Iraq and is controlled by the Iraq Football Association. They are the reigning champions of the Asian Football Confederation ....
   beat Saudi Arabia
  Saudi Arabia national football team
  
  The Saudi Arabia national football team is the national team of Saudi Arabia and is controlled by the Saudi Arabia Football Federation. Considered one of Asia's most successful national teams, Saudi Arabia has won the Asian Cup three times and qualified for the Football World Cup four consecutive times ever since debuting at the Football W...
   1-0.

• August 18 - September 9: 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup
  2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup
  
  The FIFA U-17 World Cup 2007 was held in the Korea Republic between 18 August and 9 September 2007. For this event, the number of teams had been expanded from 16 to 24, with the top two of each group and the four best third-place teams advancing to the Round of 16....
   in South Korea
  South Korea
  
  South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea , ), often referred to as Korea and the "names of Korea#Revival of the names", is a Semi-presidential system republic in East Asia, located in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula....
  .
• September 10 - September 30 : FIFA Women's World Cup 2007
  FIFA Women's World Cup 2007
  
  The FIFA Women's World Cup 2007 was an international association football competition for women held in People's Republic of China from September 10 2007 – September 30 2007....
   in China
  People's Republic of China
  
  The People's Republic of China , commonly known as China, is the largest country in East Asia and the List of countries by population in the world with over 1.3 billion people, approximately a fifth of the world's population....
  . become the first women's team to successfully defend their title, defeating 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.

Australian rules football

Australian rules football

Australian football, or simply known as football, footy, Aussie rules or as AFL, is a team sport played between two teams of 18 players with a football in the shape of a prolate spheroid....

• February 23 - NAB Cup at AAMI Stadium
  AAMI Stadium
  
  Football Park is an Australian rules football stadium located in West Lakes, South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia. It was built in 1973 by the South Australian National Football League and is now the home ground of the Adelaide Crows and Port Adelaide Power....
   in Adelaide and Carrara Oval on the Gold Coast
  Gold Coast, Queensland
  
  The Gold Coast is a city and Local Government Areas of Australia in the South East Queensland corner of Queensland, Australia. It is the second most populous city in the state and the List of cities in Australia by population in the country....
  .
• March 17 - NAB Cup Grand Final at Telstra Dome
  Telstra Dome
  
  Docklands Stadium, also known by its sponsored name Etihad Stadium , is a multi purpose sports and entertainment stadium in the Melbourne Docklands precinct of Melbourne, Victoria , Australia....
   in Melbourne.
• March 30 - 2007 AFL season
  2007 AFL season
  
  Results and statistics for the Australian Football League season of 2007....
   begins.
• September 29 - The 111th AFL Grand Final
  AFL Grand Final
  
  The AFL Grand Final is an annual Australian rules football match, traditionally held on the final Saturday in September at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne, Australia to determine the Australian Football League premiership champions....
   at Melbourne Cricket Ground
  Melbourne Cricket Ground
  
  The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne in inner Melbourne, home to the Melbourne Cricket Club....
  .

Athletics

Events

• March 2 - March 4 : 2007 European Indoor Championships in Athletics
  2007 European Indoor Championships in Athletics
  
  The 29th European Indoor Championships in Athletics were held in the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, England, from Friday, 2 March to Sunday, 4 March, 2007....
   at The National Indoor Arena
  National Indoor Arena
  
  The National Indoor Arena or The NIA is a large indoor arena and is owned by the NEC Group. It is situated in central Birmingham, England and was opened in 1991, as the largest indoor arena at the time in the UK ....
   in Birmingham
  Birmingham
  
  Birmingham is a city status in the United Kingdom and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. Birmingham is the most populous of England's English Core Cities Group, and is the List of United Kingdom cities by population British city after London, with a population of 1,010,200 ....
  , United Kingdom
  United Kingdom
  
  The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
  .
• March 4 - The 11th Hong Kong Marathon
  Hong Kong Marathon
  
  The Hong Kong Marathon, sponsored by Standard Chartered Bank, is an annual marathon race held in February or March in Hong Kong. In addition to the full marathon, a 10 km run and a half marathon are also held....
  
• March 4 - The 22nd Los Angeles Marathon
  Los Angeles Marathon
  
  The Los Angeles Marathon is an annual marathon held in Los Angeles, California since 1986. It was inspired by the success of the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles....
  
• August 24 - September 2 : 2007 World Championships in Athletics
  2007 World Championships in Athletics
  
  The 11th IAAF World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations , were held at Nagai Stadium in Osaka, Japan from 24 August to 2 September 2007....
   at Nagai Stadium
  Nagai Stadium
  
  is an athletic stadium in Osaka, Japan. It is the home ground of J. League club Cerezo Osaka. The stadium's capacity is 50,000....
   in Osaka, Japan
  Japan
  
  Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
  .
• September 30 - Haile Gebreselassie of Ethiopia sets new World Record in the marathon
  Marathon
  
  The marathon is a long-distance running with an official distance of 42.195 kilometers that is usually run as a road race. The event is named after the fabled run of the Greek soldier Pheidippides, a messenger from the Battle of Marathon to Athens....
   at Berlin, Germany with a time of 2:04:26.

Badminton

• June 10 - June 17 : 2007 Sudirman Cup
  2007 Sudirman Cup
  
  The 2007 Sudirman Cup is the 10th tournament of the World Mixed Team Badminton Championships of Sudirman Cup. It was held from June 11 to June 17, 2007 in Glasgow, Scotland....
   in Glasgow
  Glasgow
  
  Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and List of largest United Kingdom settlements by population in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's Scottish Lowlands....
  , Scotland
  Scotland
  
  conventional_long_name = ScotlandAlba|common_name= Scotland|image_flag = Flag of Scotland.svg|flag_width = 130px...
  .
• August 7 - August 19 : 2007 World Badminton Championships in Kuala Lumpur
  Kuala Lumpur
  
  Kuala Lumpur , is the largest city of Malaysia. The city proper, making up an area of , has an estimated population of 1.6 million in 2006. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million....
  , Malaysia
  Malaysia
  
  Malaysia is a federation that consists of States of Malaysia in Southeast Asia with a total landmass of . The capital city is Kuala Lumpur, while Putrajaya is the seat of the federal government....
  .

Baseball

• April 1: Major League Baseball season
  2007 Major League Baseball season
  
  The 2007 Major League Baseball season was the 107th since the initial co-existence of the American League and National Leagues. It began on April 1 with a rematch of the 2006 National League Championship Series; the St....
   starts.
• July 10: MLB All-Star Game
  2007 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
  
  The 2007 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 78th midseason exhibition between the all-star game of the American League and the National League , the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball....
   held at AT&T Park
  AT&T Park
  
  AT&T Park is an open-air baseball park, home to the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball. The park also hosts the Emerald Bowl, a college football bowl game, every year....
   in San Francisco, California
  San Francisco, California
  
  The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city in California and the List of United States cities by population in the United States, with a 2007 estimated population of 799,183....
  . The American League
  American League
  
  The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League , is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada....
   defeats the National League
  National League
  
  The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League , is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball, and the world's oldest existent professional team sports league....
   5-4, with the Seattle Mariners
  Seattle Mariners
  
  The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball based in Seattle, Washington. Enfranchised in , the Mariners are a member of the American League West of Major League Baseball's American League....
  ' Ichiro Suzuki
  Ichiro Suzuki
  
  "Ichiro" redirects here. For other uses, see Ichiro., often known simply as , is a Major League Baseball outfielder for the Seattle Mariners....
   hitting the first inside-the-park home run
  Inside-the-park home run
  
  In baseball parlance, an inside-the-park home run or "leg home run" is a play where a hitter scores a home run without hitting the ball out of play....
   in All-Star Game history and being named the game's MVP.
• October 2: MLB playoffs begin.
• 2007 World Series
  2007 World Series
  
  The 2007 World Series, the 103rd edition of Major League Baseball's World Series, began on Wednesday, October 24 and ended on Sunday, October 28....
  : The Boston Red Sox
  Boston Red Sox
  
  The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in . The Red Sox are a member of the Major League Baseball?s American League East. Since , the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park....
   sweep the Colorado Rockies
  Colorado Rockies
  
  The Colorado Rockies are a Major League Baseball team based in Denver, Colorado, Colorado. Established in 1993 Colorado Rockies season, the Rockies play in the National League West of the National League....
   4-0.
• 2007 Japan Series
  2007 Japan Series
  
  The Japan Series, the 58th edition of Nippon Professional Baseball's championship series, began Saturday, October 27, 2007, pitting the Pacific League Regular League and Climax Series' Champion, the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters, and the Chunichi Dragons, winners of the Central League's Climax Series, in a rematch of 2006 Japan Series, won by...
  : In a rematch of last year's series
  2006 Japan Series
  
  The Japan Series, the 57th edition of Nippon Professional Baseball's championship series, began on October 21 and ended on October 26, and matched the Central League champion Chunichi Dragons against the Pacific League champion, Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters....
  , the Chunichi Dragons
  Chunichi Dragons
  
  The are a professional baseball team based in Nagoya, the chief city in the Chubu region of Japan. The team is in the Central League. They won the 2007 Japan Series and Konami Cup Asia Series 2007....
   win 4-1 over the 2006 champion Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters
  Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters
  
  The are a Japan professional baseball team based in Sapporo, Hokkaido. They compete in the Pacific League of Nippon Professional Baseball, playing the majority of their home games at the Sapporo Dome....
  .

Basketball

• January 1: Bob Knight becomes the winningest coach in men's college basketball history when Texas Tech
  Texas Tech Red Raiders men's basketball
  
  The Texas Tech Red Raiders men's basketball team represents Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I basketball competition....
   defeats New Mexico, 70-68.
• February 18: 2007 NBA All-Star Game
  2007 NBA All-Star Game
  
  The 2006-07 NBA season National Basketball Association NBA All-Star Game was played on Sunday, February 18, 2007 at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas' Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States....
   at the Thomas & Mack Center
  Thomas & Mack Center
  
  The Thomas & Mack Center is an arena on the campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. The facility was first opened in the summer of 1983....
   - Final score is West All-Stars
  Western Conference (NBA)
  
  The Western Conference of the National Basketball Association is made up of fifteen teams, and organized in three divisions of five teams each....
   153, East All-Stars
  Eastern Conference (NBA)
  
  The Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association is made up of fifteen teams, organized in three divisions of five teams each.The three division winners and the non-division winner with the best record are seeded 1 through 4 for the playoffs in order of their records, with all remaining non-division winners seeded 5 through 8....
   132. All-Star MVP: Kobe Bryant
  Kobe Bryant
  
  Kobe Bean Bryant is an United States National Basketball Association All-Star Game shooting guard who plays for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association....
  
• February 24: 2006-07 PBA Philippine Cup Finals
  2006-07 PBA Philippine Cup Finals
  
  The 2006-07 PBA Philippine Cup Finals was the championship series of the 2006-07 PBA season's 2006-07 PBA Philippine Cup of the Philippine Basketball Association ....
   - Barangay Ginebra Kings
  Barangay Ginebra Kings
  
  The Barangay Ginebra Kings is a professional team of the Philippine Basketball Association founded in 1979 PBA season. It is one of the most popular teams in the league....
   96, San Miguel Beermen
  San Miguel Beermen
  
  The San Miguel Beermen is a Philippine Basketball Association team. They are a member of the league since its inception in 1975 and hold the most PBA titles with 17....
   94; Kings win series 4-2. Finals MVP: Jayjay Helterbrand
  Jayjay Helterbrand
  
  Anthony Jason James Helterbrand , better known as Jayjay Helterbrand, is a Filipino people professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association for the Barangay Ginebra Kings....
  .
• March 13 - April 2: 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
  2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
  
  The 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 NCAA schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball as a culmination of the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season....
   at various sites throughout the United States
  United States
  
  The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
  . The Final Four
  Final four
  
  Final four is a sports term that is commonly applied to the last four teams remaining in a playoff tournament, most notably college basketball. Typically it refers to a tournament format where four teams play two rounds of single-elimination games, resulting in a single champion....
   was held March 31 and April 2 at the Georgia Dome
  Georgia Dome
  
  The Georgia Dome is a stadium located in Atlanta, Georgia. It has been the home stadium for the Atlanta Falcons since 1992, and is owned and operated by the State of Georgia....
   in Atlanta
  Atlanta, Georgia
  
  Atlanta is the Capital and most populous city in Georgia , as well as the 33rd largest city in the United States of America with a population of 519,145....
  . Florida
  Florida Gators men's basketball
  
  The Florida Gators men's basketball team represents the University of Florida in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I competition, in which they are a member of the Southeastern Conference's Eastern Division....
   became the first team to repeat as champions since Duke
  Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
  
  The Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team is the college basketball program representing Duke University. The Duke Blue Devils are widely renowned in American college sports, especially in conjunction with their heated UNC-Duke rivalry with the North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball....
   in 1991
  1991 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
  
  The 1991 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in Single-elimination tournament play to determine the national champion of men's National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college basketball....
   and 1992
  1992 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
  
  The 1992 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in Single-elimination tournament play to determine the national champion of men's National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college basketball....
  , and the first men's Division I team ever to repeat as champions with the identical starting lineup (Al Horford
  Al Horford
  
  Alfred Joel Horford Reynoso is a Dominican basketball player for the National Basketball Association's Atlanta Hawks. He is the son of former NBA player Tito Horford and journalist Arelis Reynoso....
  , Joakim Noah
  Joakim Noah
  
  Joakim Simon Noah is a Sweden-France-United Statesprofessional basketball player for the Chicago Bulls. He played College basketball for the University of Florida in the Southeastern Conference of the National Collegiate Athletic Association from 2004-2007....
  , Corey Brewer
  Corey Brewer
  
  Corey Wayne Brewer is an United States professional basketball player for the National Basketball Association's Minnesota Timberwolves. He formerly played small forward for the University of Florida Florida Gators, where he starred on the men's basketball team which won both the 2006 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament and 2007 NCAA...
  , Lee Humphrey
  Lee Humphrey
  
  Lee Humphrey is an United States basketball player, currently a shooting guard for Ratiopharm Ulm in the Basketball Bundesliga. From 2003 through 2007, he played for the Florida Gators basketball team, which won the 2006 & 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournaments....
  , and Taurean Green
  Taurean Green
  
  Taurean Green is an United States professional basketball player currently playing for the Spanish Asociaci?n de Clubs de Baloncesto team Basket Zaragoza 2002....
  ). Brewer was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player
  NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player
  
  At the conclusion of the National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship and NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship Division I basketball championships , the Associated Press selects a Most Outstanding Player....
  .
• March 17 - April 3: 2007 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
  2007 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
  
  The 2007 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament began on March 17, 2007 and concluded on April 3 at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio....
   at various sites throughout the United States. The Final Four was held April 1 and 3 at Quicken Loans Arena
  Quicken Loans Arena
  
  Quicken Loans Arena is a multipurpose arena in Downtown Cleveland Cleveland, Ohio, USA. Until August 2005, it was known as Gund Arena, named for Gordon Gund, a former owner of the Cavaliers, after he paid for the naming rights....
   in Cleveland
  Cleveland, Ohio
  
  Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, the most populous county in the state. The municipality is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately 60 miles west of the Pennsylvania border....
  . Tennessee
  Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball
  
  The Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team is one of the most prominent teams in U.S. women's college basketball basketball. Coached by Pat Summitt, the team has been a contender for national titles for over thirty years, having made every NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship tournament since the NCAA began sanctioning women's s...
   won the national title, with the Lady Vols' Candace Parker
  Candace Parker
  
  Candace Nicole Parker is an All-American basketball player for the Women's National Basketball Association's Los Angeles Sparks. She was drafted to the team from Tennessee in 2008 WNBA Draft....
   named Most Outstanding Player.
• April 21: 2007 NBA Playoffs
  2007 NBA Playoffs
  
  The 2007 NBA Playoffs was the postseason to the National Basketball Association's 2006-07 NBA season.There were four rounds of postseason action, all of them in a best-of-seven format, with teams seeded on a bracket....
   begin.
• May 3: 8th seeded Golden State Warriors
  Golden State Warriors
  
  The Golden State Warriors are an USA professional basketball team based in Oakland, California, California, representing the San Francisco Bay Area....
   upset 1st seeded Dallas Mavericks
  Dallas Mavericks
  
  The Dallas Mavericks are the professional basketball team of the National Basketball Association based in Dallas, Texas.Founded in 1980, the Dallas Mavericks have won two division titles and one conference championship....
  .
• May 6: Euroleague
  Euroleague 2006-07
  
  The Euroleague is an international basketball sports club competition for elite clubs throughout Europe. The 2006-2007 season featured 24 competing teams from 13 different countries....
   Final — Panathinaikos defeat defending champions CSKA Moscow
  PBC CSKA Moscow
  
  PBC CSKA Moscow is a Russian professional basketball club, often referred to as "Red Army" for its past affiliation with the Soviet Army. They have won two of the last three titles in Europe's principal club competition, the Euroleague, making the final in all three seasons....
   93-91 at the Olympic Indoor Hall
  Athens Olympic Sports Complex
  
  The Olympic Athletic Center of Athens "Spiros Louis" or OACA , is a sport facilities complex located at Marousi, northeast Athens, Greece....
   in Athens
  Athens
  
  Athens , the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery; as one of the List of cities by time of continuous habitation, its recorded history spans around 3,400 years....
  , Greece
  Greece
  
  Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , is a country in southeastern Europe, situated on the southern end of the Balkans. It has borders with Albania, Bulgaria and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the north, and Turkey to the east....
  .
• June 7: 2007 NBA Finals
  2007 NBA Finals
  
  The 2007 NBA Finals was the championship series of the 2006-07 NBA season, and was the conclusion of the 2007 NBA Playoffs. The best-of-seven series was played between the Western Conference champion San Antonio Spurs and the Eastern Conference champion Cleveland Cavaliers....
   begin.
• June 28: 2007 NBA Draft
  2007 NBA Draft
  
  The 2007?08 NBA season NBA Draft was held on June 28, 2007 at the Washington Mutual Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City and was broadcast in the United States on ESPN....
   will be held at Madison Square Garden
  Madison Square Garden
  
  Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG and known colloquially as The Garden, has been the name of four arenas in New York City....
   in New York City
  New York City
  
  The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....
  .
• August 22 - September 2: Men's Americas Championships 2007
  Americas Championships 2007
  
  The FIBA Americas Championships 2007 was a basketball tournament held at Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada from August 22 to September 2....
   will be held at Thomas & Mack Center
  Thomas & Mack Center
  
  The Thomas & Mack Center is an arena on the campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. The facility was first opened in the summer of 1983....
   in Las Vegas
  Las Vegas, Nevada
  
  Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada, the seat of Clark County, Nevada, and an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and entertainment....
  .
• September 3 - September 16: Men's Eurobasket 2007
  Eurobasket 2007
  
  The 2007 in basketball FIBA Europe EuroBasket, commonly called EuroBasket 2007, was the 35th regional championship held by FIBA Europe. The competition was hosted by Spain and took place from September 3 to September 16, 2007....
   will be held in Spain
  Spain
  
  Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
  .
• September 24 - October 7: Eurobasket Women 2007
  Eurobasket Women
  
  Eurobasket Women is a bi-annual basketball competition held between the nations of Europe for women's national basketball team. Eurobasket Women is also used as a qualifying tournament for the FIBA World Championship for Women and also for Basketball at the Summer Olympics....
   will be held in Italy
  Italy
  
  Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
  .
• September 25 - September 29: Americas Championships 2007 for Women will be held at Coliseo Antonio Azurmendi in Valdivia, Chile
  Valdivia, Chile
  
  Valdivia is a city and commune in southern Chile administered by the Municipality of Valdivia. The city is named after its founder Pedro de Valdivia and is located at the confluence of the Calle-Calle River, Valdivia River and Cau-Cau River Rivers, approximately 15 km east of the coastal towns of Corral, Chile and Niebla, Chile....
  .

Biathlon

• November 29 - December 3 2006 : 2006-07 Biathlon World Cup
  2006-07 Biathlon World Cup
  
  The 2006-07 Biathlon World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union. The season lasted from 29 November 2006 to 18 March 2007....
   meeting in Östersund
  Östersund
  
  ?stersund is an Urban areas in Sweden in J?mtland in the middle of Sweden. It is the seat of ?stersund Municipality and the capital of J?mtland County....
  , Sweden
  Sweden
  
  Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
  .
• December 6 - December 10 2006 : 2006-07 Biathlon World Cup
  2006-07 Biathlon World Cup
  
  The 2006-07 Biathlon World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union. The season lasted from 29 November 2006 to 18 March 2007....
   meeting in Hochfilzen
  Hochfilzen
  
  Hochfilzen is a small village in Tyrol , Austria, in the Kitzb?hel district. It is located at , in the Pillersee valley 5km west of Fieberbrunn....
  , Austria
  Austria
  
  Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It borders both Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west....
  .
• December 14 - December 17 2006 : 2006-07 Biathlon World Cup
  2006-07 Biathlon World Cup
  
  The 2006-07 Biathlon World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union. The season lasted from 29 November 2006 to 18 March 2007....
   meeting in Osrblie
  Osrblie
  
  Osrblie is a village and municipality in Brezno District, in the Bansk? Bystrica Region of central Slovakia. The village is best known for biathlon races, with Biathlon World Cup events taking place since the mid 1990s and with one Biathlon World Championships in 1997....
  , Slovakia
  Slovakia
  
  Slovakia . It was amended in September 1998 to allow direct election of the president and again in February 2001 due to EU admission requirements....
  .
• December 30 2006 : 2006 Veltins Biathlon World Team Challenge in Gelsenkirchen
  Gelsenkirchen
  
  Gelsenkirchen is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the northern part of the Ruhr area. Its population in 2006 was c....
  , Germany
  Germany
  
  Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
  .
• January 3 - January 7 : 2006-07 Biathlon World Cup
  2006-07 Biathlon World Cup
  
  The 2006-07 Biathlon World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union. The season lasted from 29 November 2006 to 18 March 2007....
   meeting in Oberhof
  Oberhof, Germany
  
  Oberhof is a town in the Schmalkalden-Meiningen Districts of Germany of Thuringia, Germany. It is a winter sports center and destination spa. It is visited by tenfold as many tourists every year....
  , Germany
  Germany
  
  Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
  .
• January 10 - January 14 : 2006-07 Biathlon World Cup
  2006-07 Biathlon World Cup
  
  The 2006-07 Biathlon World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union. The season lasted from 29 November 2006 to 18 March 2007....
   meeting in Ruhpolding
  Ruhpolding
  
  Ruhpolding is a municipality of the Traunstein in southeastern Bavaria, Germany. It is situated in the south of the Chiemgau region in the Alps....
  , Germany
  Germany
  
  Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
  .
• January 17 - January 21 : 2006-07 Biathlon World Cup
  2006-07 Biathlon World Cup
  
  The 2006-07 Biathlon World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union. The season lasted from 29 November 2006 to 18 March 2007....
   meeting in Pokljuka
  Pokljuka
  
  Pokljuka is a foresty plateau at the altitude of around 1300 metres, situated partly in the municipality of Bled and partly in municipality of Bohinj in northwestern Slovenia....
  , Slovenia
  Slovenia
  
  Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in southern Central Europe bordering Italy to the west, the Adriatic Sea to the southwest, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north....
  .
• January 22 - January 31 : 2007 Biathlon Junior World Championships in Val Martello, Italy
  Italy
  
  Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
  .
• February 2 - February 11 : 2007 Biathlon World Championships in Antholz, Italy
  Italy
  
  Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
  .
• February 18 - February 26 : 2007 Biathlon European Championships in Bansko
  Bansko
  
  Bansko is a town and ski resort in southwestern Bulgaria, located at the foot of Pirin at an altitude of 925 m above sea level. It is considered to be the most developed Ski and Winter Resort in Eastern Europe....
  , Bulgaria
  Bulgaria
  
  The state of Bulgaria , Scientific transliteration Balgarija, officially the Republic of Bulgaria has played a significant role in the Balkans in south-eastern Europe for over fourteen centuries....
  .
• February 28 - March 4 : 2006-07 Biathlon World Cup
  2006-07 Biathlon World Cup
  
  The 2006-07 Biathlon World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union. The season lasted from 29 November 2006 to 18 March 2007....
   meeting in Lahti
  Lahti
  
  Lahti is a List of cities and towns in Finland and Municipalities of Finland in Finland.It is the capital of the P?ij?nne Tavastia located in the province of Southern Finland....
  , Finland
  Finland
  
  Finland , officially the Republic of Finland , is a Nordic countries situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. It borders Sweden on the west, Russia on the east, and Norway on the north, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland....
  .
• March 7 - March 11 : 2006-07 Biathlon World Cup
  2006-07 Biathlon World Cup
  
  The 2006-07 Biathlon World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union. The season lasted from 29 November 2006 to 18 March 2007....
   meeting in Holmenkollen, Norway
  Norway
  
  Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe that occupies the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula....
  .
• March 14 - March 18 : 2006-07 Biathlon World Cup
  2006-07 Biathlon World Cup
  
  The 2006-07 Biathlon World Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union. The season lasted from 29 November 2006 to 18 March 2007....
   meeting in Khanty Mansiysk, Russia
  Russia
  
  Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....
  .

Bobsleigh

• November 27 - December 2 2006 : 2006-07 Bobsleigh World Cup
  2006-07 Bobsleigh World Cup
  
  The 2006-07 Bobsleigh World Cup is a multi race tournament over a season for bobsleigh. The season started on 27 November 2006 and ended on 25 February 2007....
   meeting in Calgary, Canada
  Canada
  
  Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
  .
• December 4 - December 9 2006 : 2006-07 Bobsleigh World Cup
  2006-07 Bobsleigh World Cup
  
  The 2006-07 Bobsleigh World Cup is a multi race tournament over a season for bobsleigh. The season started on 27 November 2006 and ended on 25 February 2007....
   meeting in Park City, Utah
  Park City Mountain Resort
  
  Park City Mountain Resort is a ski resort in Park City, Utah. The resort has been a major tourist attraction for skiers from all over the United States, as well as main employer for many people in Park City....
  , United States
  United States
  
  The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
  .
• December 12 - December 17 2006 : 2006-07 Bobsleigh World Cup
  2006-07 Bobsleigh World Cup
  
  The 2006-07 Bobsleigh World Cup is a multi race tournament over a season for bobsleigh. The season started on 27 November 2006 and ended on 25 February 2007....
   meeting in Lake Placid, New York
  Lake Placid, New York
  
  Lake Placid is a village in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, New York, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village had a population of 2,638....
  , United States
  United States
  
  The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
  .
• January 9 - January 14 : 2006-07 Bobsleigh World Cup
  2006-07 Bobsleigh World Cup
  
  The 2006-07 Bobsleigh World Cup is a multi race tournament over a season for bobsleigh. The season started on 27 November 2006 and ended on 25 February 2007....
   meeting in Cortina d'Ampezzo
  Cortina d'Ampezzo
  
  Cortina d'Ampezzo is a town and municipality in Alps and the province of Belluno, Veneto, northern Italy. Located in the heart of the Dolomites in an alpine valley, it is a popular winter sport resort known for its ski-ranges, scenery, accommodations, shops and apr?s-ski scene....
  , Italy
  Italy
  
  Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
  .
• January 9 - January 14 : 2007 Bobsleigh European Championships in Cortina d'Ampezzo
  Cortina d'Ampezzo
  
  Cortina d'Ampezzo is a town and municipality in Alps and the province of Belluno, Veneto, northern Italy. Located in the heart of the Dolomites in an alpine valley, it is a popular winter sport resort known for its ski-ranges, scenery, accommodations, shops and apr?s-ski scene....
  , Italy
  Italy
  
  Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
  .
• January 10 - January 14 : 2006-07 Bobsleigh World Cup
  2006-07 Bobsleigh World Cup
  
  The 2006-07 Bobsleigh World Cup is a multi race tournament over a season for bobsleigh. The season started on 27 November 2006 and ended on 25 February 2007....
   meeting in Nagano, Japan
  Japan
  
  Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
  .
• January 16 - January 21 : 2006-07 Bobsleigh World Cup
  2006-07 Bobsleigh World Cup
  
  The 2006-07 Bobsleigh World Cup is a multi race tournament over a season for bobsleigh. The season started on 27 November 2006 and ended on 25 February 2007....
   meeting in Igls, Austria
  Austria
  
  Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It borders both Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west....
  .
• January 22 - February 4 : 2007 Bobsleigh World Championships in Sankt Moritz, Switzerland
  Switzerland
  
  Switzerland is a landlocked Swiss Alps country of roughly 7.7 million people in Western Europe with an area of 41,285 km?. Switzerland is a federal republic consisting of 26 states called Cantons of Switzerland....
  .
• February 6 - February 11 : 2006-07 Bobsleigh World Cup
  2006-07 Bobsleigh World Cup
  
  The 2006-07 Bobsleigh World Cup is a multi race tournament over a season for bobsleigh. The season started on 27 November 2006 and ended on 25 February 2007....
   meeting in Cesana, Italy
  Italy
  
  Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
  .
• February 6 - February 11 : 2007 Bobsleigh Junior World Championships in Altenberg
  Altenberg, Germany
  
  Altenberg is a town in the S?chsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the Ore Mountains , close to the border with the Czech Republic, 15 km northwest of Teplice, and 32 km south of Dresden....
  , Germany
  Germany
  
  Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
  .
• February 13 - February 18 : 2006-07 Bobsleigh World Cup
  2006-07 Bobsleigh World Cup
  
  The 2006-07 Bobsleigh World Cup is a multi race tournament over a season for bobsleigh. The season started on 27 November 2006 and ended on 25 February 2007....
   meeting in Winterberg
  Winterberg
  
  Winterberg is a town in the Hochsauerland district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany....
  , Germany
  Germany
  
  Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
  .
• February 20 - February 25 : 2006-07 Bobsleigh World Cup
  2006-07 Bobsleigh World Cup
  
  The 2006-07 Bobsleigh World Cup is a multi race tournament over a season for bobsleigh. The season started on 27 November 2006 and ended on 25 February 2007....
   meeting in Königssee
  Königssee
  
  The K?nigssee is a lake located in the extreme southeast of the German State of Bavaria Bavaria, near the German-Austrian Border. Lying near the Bavarian town of Berchtesgaden in the municipality of Sch?nau am K?nigsee, just south of the Austrian city Salzburg in the German Alps, the K?nigssee is the deepest lake in Germany....
  , Germany
  Germany
  
  Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
  .

Boxing

• January 6 Sam Peter defeats James Toney
  James Toney
  
  James "Lights Out" Toney is a professional boxing from Ann Arbor, Michigan....
   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
  Jameel McCline
  
  Jameel ?Big Time? McCline is a professional heavyweight boxer notable for his size, 6 ft 6 in and weight of around 120 kg . He is currently ranked at number 9 in the World Boxing Council heavyweight ratings....
  , by technical knockout after McCline blows out his knee.
• February 3 Chad Dawson
  Chad Dawson
  
  Chad Dawson is an American boxer and the current IBO and IBF light heavyweight champion. Dawson was born to Wanda and Rick Dawson, a former boxer who compiled a record....
   becomes the WBC Light Heavyweight champion after defeating Tomasz Adamek
  Tomasz Adamek
  
  Tomasz Adamek is a professional boxing in the cruiserweight division and is the reigning IBF Champion. His record is 37-1 . He is the former World Boxing Council world light heavyweight champion and the current IBF and IBO cruiserweight champion....
   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
  Shane Mosley
  
  "Sugar" Shane Mosley is a boxing from Pomona, California. He has won world titles in three weight divisions. He is the current World_Boxing_Association#Current_WBA_world_title_holders....
   becomes the WBC Welterweight champion by defeating Luis Collazo
  Luis Collazo
  
  Luis Collazo is a boxing in the welterweight boxing weight classes. His boxing record is 29-4 . He is a former World Boxing Association welterweight champion....
   by unanimous decision.
• March 3 Rafael Marquez
  Rafael Márquez (boxer)
  
  Rafael M?rquez M?ndez is a Mexican professional boxing. He is a former world champion at the IBF / IBO Bantamweight and WBC Super Bantamweight divisions....
   moves up in weight class and defeats Ring Magazine and WBC Super Bantamweight champion Israel Vazquez
  Israel Vázquez
  
  Israel V?zquez Casta?eda is a Mexican professional boxer. He is the current The Ring Super Bantamweight champion after being stripped of his WBC Super Bantamweight championship for being inactive after a retina surgery....
   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
  Wladimir Klitschko
  
  Wladimir Vladimirovich Klitschko is a Ukraine heavyweight Boxing. Klitschko currently holds the International Boxing Federation and World Boxing Organization world heavyweight titles and is ranked number one by the International_Boxing_Organization in the top 100 computerized rankings....
   successfully defends his IBF Heavyweight title after defeating Ray Austin
  Ray Austin
  
  Ray Austin, formally known as Raymond Austin or Baron DeVere-Austin of Delvin, is a United Kingdom television director. He has worked on episodes as a director for some 50 different television series between 1968 and 1998....
   by 2nd round knockout.
• March 17 Juan Manuel Marquez
  Juan Manuel Márquez
  
  Juan Manuel M?rquez M?ndez is a Mexico professional Boxing and the current World Boxing Association, World Boxing Organization and International Boxing Organization lightweight world champion as well as the current The Ring lightweight champion....
   defeats Marco Antonio Barrera
  Marco Antonio Barrera
  
  Marco Antonio Barrera Tapia is a Mexicoprofessional boxing. He is a seven time world champion in three different weight classes; he is a former world champion at WBO Super Bantamweight , IBO / WBC Featherweight , WBC Super featherweight and IBF Junior lightweight divisions....
   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
  Mikkel Kessler
  
  Mikkel Kessler is a Denmark professional boxing. In his professional career he has a record of 41-1 and 31 knockouts. Mikkel Kessler is the current WBA supermiddleweight champion of the world....
   successfully defends his WBA and WBC Super middleweight titles after defeating Librado Andrade
  Librado Andrade
  
  Librado Andrade is a Boxing in the super middleweight division....
   by a shutout unanimous decision.
• April 7 Joe Calzaghe
  Joe Calzaghe
  
  Joseph William Calzaghe member of the Order of the British Empire, Order of the British Empire is an undefeated Welsh People former professional boxer....
   successfully defends his WBO and RIng Magazine Super middleweight titles after defeating Peter Manfredo
  Peter Manfredo
  
  Peter Manfredo Jr. is a professional boxer. He held the NABO Light Middleweight IBU Light Middleweight EBA Light Middleweight Although he regularly wears the Italian flag on his trunks to show his heritage, he is a representative of the US....
   of The Contender fame, by a third round technical knockout.
• April 14 Ruslan Chagaev
  Ruslan Chagaev
  
  Ruslan Chagaev born October 19, 1978 in Andijan, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union) is the reigning World Boxing Association heavyweight boxing champion, a title he shares with Russian boxer Nikolai Valuev....
   becomes the new WBA Heavyweight Champion after defeating Nicolay Valuev by majority decision.
• April 28 Juan Diaz
  Juan Díaz
  
  Juan D?az may refer to:*Juan D?az Canales, Spanish comics artist*Juan D?az de Sol?s, Spanish navigator*Juan D?az *Juan D?az , Mexican-American boxer...
   unifies the WBA and WBO Lightweight titles after defeating Acelino Freitas
  Acelino Freitas
  
  Acelino "Pop?" Freitas , is a native of Bahia, Brazil, who is a boxing and a former world junior lightweight and lightweight champion. His style of fighting in the ring has garnered him a reputation for being more of a brawler than a boxer....
  , 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
  Oscar de la Hoya
  
  Oscar De La Hoya — nicknamed "The Golden Boy" — is an United States boxing and promoter who won a List of Olympic medalists in boxing at the 1992 Summer Olympics....
   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
  Sultan Ibragimov
  
  Sultan Ahmed Magomedsaliovich Ibragimov, is a former WBO heavyweight boxing champion of Caucasian Avars Dagestani Muslim descent....
   defeats Shannon Briggs
  Shannon Briggs
  
  Shannon "The Cannon" Briggs is an United States heavyweight boxing and actor....
   by unanimous decision to take the WBO Heavyweight title.
• June 9 Miguel Cotto
  Miguel Cotto
  
  Miguel ?ngel Cotto is a Puerto Rican people professional boxing. As an amateur, Cotto represented Puerto Rico in the lightweight and light welterweight divisions at various international events including the 1999 Pan American Games, the 2000 Summer Olympics and the 1998 Junior World Championships where he won a silver medal....
   successfully defends his WBC Welterweight title as he defeats Zab Judah
  Zab Judah
  
  Zabdiel Judah is an American Professional boxing, who is a former International Boxing Federation and World Boxing Organization junior welterweight champion and former List of undisputed boxing champions#Welterweight and is ranked #9 in the welterweight division by The Ring ....
   by technical knockout in the 11th.
• June 23 Ricky Hatton
  Ricky Hatton
  
  Richard John Hatton Order of the British Empire, more commonly known as Ricky "the Hitman" Hatton, , is a United Kingdom professional boxing is a two-time International Boxing Federation and International Boxing Organisation light welterweight champion, having relinquished the IBF belt, only to step back down to the weight class and bea...
   defends his Ring Magazine light welterweight crown as he defeats Jose Luis Castillo
  José Luis Castillo
  
  Jos? Luis Castillo is a Mexico Boxing. Nicknamed El Temible, Castillo has a current record of 57-9-1 with 49 knockouts. He is best known for his grueling fight against Diego Corrales for the World Boxing Council-World Boxing Organization lightweight title unification on May 7, 2005....
   by knockout. Castillo for the first time touches canvas in his professional career as Hatton hit him with a perfect liver punch
  Liver punch
  
  The liver punch is a punch used in boxing. It deceives the average spectator, as the Punch is short and quick. The drive is usually made with the left hand, or the left hook in infighting, or the regular short body hook....
  .
• July 7 Vic Darchinyan
  Vic Darchinyan
  
  Vakhtang Darchinyan , more commonly known as Vic Darchinyan is a professional boxer who is the current World Boxing Association, World Boxing Council and International Boxing Federation Undisputed Super Flyweight World Champion....
   loses his IBF and IBO Flyweight titles as he gets knocked out by Nonito Donaire
  Nonito Donaire
  
  Nonito Donaire, Jr. , nicknamed The Filipino Flash because of his speed and reflexes , is a Philippines boxing and the current International Boxing Federation and IBO world champion in the flyweight category....
   in five rounds.
• July 14 Paul Williams
  Paul Williams (boxer)
  
  Paul Williams is an United States Boxing and is the reigning two-time World Boxing Organization welterweight champion. At 6'1, Paul is considered extremely tall for a welterweight....
   becomes the WBO welterweight champion as he defeats Antonio Margarito
  Antonio Margarito
  
  Antonio Margarito in Torrance, California Is a Mexican American boxer and is a former World Boxing Association Welterweight Champion. He is also a former International Boxing Federation and World Boxing Organization Welterweight champion....
   by unanimous decision.
• July 18 Daisuke Naito
  Daisuke Naito
  
  is a professional boxer from Japan. He is the current World Boxing Council flyweight champion, and former Japanese and OPBF flyweight champion....
   upsets Pongsaklek Wonjongkam
  Pongsaklek Wonjongkam
  
  Pongsaklek Wonjongkam is a professional southpaw boxing in the flyweight division. His record is 65-3 . He is the former World Boxing Council world flyweight champion....
   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
  Israel Vázquez
  
  Israel V?zquez Casta?eda is a Mexican professional boxer. He is the current The Ring Super Bantamweight champion after being stripped of his WBC Super Bantamweight championship for being inactive after a retina surgery....
   defeats Rafael Marquez
  Rafael Márquez (boxer)
  
  Rafael M?rquez M?ndez is a Mexican professional boxing. He is a former world champion at the IBF / IBO Bantamweight and WBC Super Bantamweight divisions....
   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
  Kelly Pavlik
  
  Kelly Johnson Pavlik is an United States professional boxing. He is The Ring , World Boxing Council, and World Boxing Organization middleweight champion, defeating Jermain Taylor to earn those titles....
   upsets Jermain Taylor
  Jermain Taylor
  
  Jermain Taylor is a professional United States boxing and former undisputed middleweight champion of the world. Taylor currently has a record of 28-2-1, with 17 wins coming by way of knockout....
   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
  Manny Pacquiáo
  
  Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao , known as Manny "Pac-Man" Pacquiao is a professional Filipino people boxing. He is the former World Boxing Council List of WBC world champions#Lightweight, World Boxing Council List of WBC world champions#Superfeatherweight, International Boxing Federation List of IBF world champions#Junior featherweight, and...
   defeats Marco Antonio Barrera
  Marco Antonio Barrera
  
  Marco Antonio Barrera Tapia is a Mexicoprofessional boxing. He is a seven time world champion in three different weight classes; he is a former world champion at WBO Super Bantamweight , IBO / WBC Featherweight , WBC Super featherweight and IBF Junior lightweight divisions....
   by unanimous decision. Barrera would announce his retirement after the fight.
• November 4 Joe Calzaghe
  Joe Calzaghe
  
  Joseph William Calzaghe member of the Order of the British Empire, Order of the British Empire is an undefeated Welsh People former professional boxer....
   defeats Mikkel Kessler
  Mikkel Kessler
  
  Mikkel Kessler is a Denmark professional boxing. In his professional career he has a record of 41-1 and 31 knockouts. Mikkel Kessler is the current WBA supermiddleweight champion of the world....
   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
  Ricky Hatton
  
  Richard John Hatton Order of the British Empire, more commonly known as Ricky "the Hitman" Hatton, , is a United Kingdom professional boxing is a two-time International Boxing Federation and International Boxing Organisation light welterweight champion, having relinquished the IBF belt, only to step back down to the weight class and bea...
   by 10th round technical knockout.

• 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships
  2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships
  
  The 2007 AIBA World Boxing Championships were held in Chicago, Illinois, United States from October 23, 2007 to November 3, 2007. It was held at the UIC Pavilion....
  

• Light Flyweight (– 48 kg): Zou Shiming
  Zou Shiming
  
  Zou Shiming sometimes written Zou Shi ming or Zhou Shi Ming is the most successful Amateur boxing from the People's Republic of China winning two world titles in 2005 and 2007 at Light flyweight division....
   (China)
• Flyweight (– 51 kg): Raushee Warren
  Raushee Warren
  
  Rau'shee Warren is an United States boxing and the 2007 flyweight world champion....
   (USA)
• Bantamweight (– 54 kg): Sergey Vodopyanov
  Sergey Vodopyanov
  
  Sergey Vodopyanov is a Russian amateur boxer best known to win gold in bantamweight Class at the2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships?....
   (Russia)
• Featherweight (– 57 kg): Albert Selimov
  Albert Selimov
  
  Albert Shevketovich Selimov is a Russian amateur Featherweight boxer best known for winning the European championship 2006 and the World Championships 2007....
   (Russia)
• Lightweight (– 60 kg): Frankie Gavin
  Frankie Gavin (boxer)
  
  Frankie Raymond Gavin is a United Kingdom amateur Boxing from Birmingham, England who won the gold medal at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships to become English boxing's first ever World Amateur champion....
   (England)
• Light Welterweight (– 64 kg): Serik Sapiyev
  Serik Sapiyev
  
  Serik Sapiyev is an amateur Boxing from Kazakhstan who won the world title in the light welterweight division in 2005 and 2007....
   (Kazakhstan)
• Welterweight (– 69 kg): Demetrius Andrade
  Demetrius Andrade
  
  Demetrius "Boo Boo" Andrade is a professional Boxing from the United States best known for winning the 2007 world championships. He made his professional debut October 23, 2008....
   (USA)
• Middleweight (– 75 kg): Matvey Korobov
  Matvey Korobov
  
  Matvey Georgiyevich Korobov is a Russian amateur boxer best known to win the middleweight world title in 2005 and 2007, and being a part of the Russian team at the 2005 Boxing World Cup....
   (Russia)
• Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg): Abbos Atoev
  Abbos Atoev
  
  Abbos Atoev is an Uzbek amateur boxer best known to win gold at light heavyweight competition at the 2007 World Championships.He was born in the in...
   (Uzbekistan)
• Heavyweight (– 91 kg): Clemente Russo
  Clemente Russo
  
  Clemente Russo is an Italian amateur boxer best known to win Gold at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships at heavyweight 201 lbs limit....
   (Italy)
• Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg): Roberto Cammarelle
  Roberto Cammarelle
  
  Roberto Cammarelle is an Italian boxing, best known for winning the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships at super heavyweight and a gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games....
   (Italy)

Canadian football

Canadian football

Canadian football is a form of gridiron football played chiefly in Canada in which two teams of twelve players each compete for territorial control of a field of play long and wide , attempting to advance a pointed prolate spheroid ball into the opposing team's scoring area ....

• November 25 : 95th Grey Cup
  95th Grey Cup
  
  The 95th Grey Cup was held in Toronto at the Rogers Centre on November 25, 2007. The Grey Cup, first awarded in 1909, is the championship game of the Canadian Football League....
   held at Rogers Centre
  Rogers Centre
  
  Rogers Centre, formerly known as SkyDome, is a multi-purpose stadium in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated next to the CN Tower near the shores of Lake Ontario....
   in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  Canada
  
  Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
  .

Cricket

ICC Championships

• January 30 - February 7 : 2007 ICC World Cricket League Division One
  2007 ICC World Cricket League Division One
  
  The 2007 ICC World Cricket League Division One was a One Day International cricket tournament played from 29 January 2007 to 7 February 2007 in Nairobi, Kenya....
   in Nairobi
  Nairobi
  
  Nairobi is the capital city and largest city of Kenya. The city and its surrounding area also forms the Nairobi Province. The name "Nairobi" comes from the Maasai language phrase Enkare Nyirobi, which translates to "the place of cool waters"....
  , Kenya
  Kenya
  
  The Republic of Kenya is a country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the north, Somalia to the northeast, Tanzania to the south, Uganda to the west, and Sudan to the northwest, with the Indian Ocean running along the southeast border....
  . Final: Kenya beat Scotland by 8 wickets.
• March 13 - April 28 : 2007 Cricket World Cup
  2007 Cricket World Cup
  
  The 2007 International Cricket Council Cricket World cup competition took place in the West Indies from 13 March to 28 April 2007, using the sport's One Day International format....
   in the West Indies. Final: Australia beat Sri Lanka by 53 runs.
• May 27 - June 6 : 2007 ICC World Cricket League Division Three
  2007 ICC World Cricket League Division Three
  
  The 2007 ICC World Cricket League Division Three was a cricket tournament played in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia between 27 May and 2 June 2007....
   in Darwin
  Darwin, Northern Territory
  
  Darwin is the List of Australian capital cities of the Northern Territory, Australia. Situated on the Timor Sea, Darwin has a population of 120,900, making it by far the largest and most populated city in the sparsely peopled Northern Territory, but the least populous of all Australia's capital cities....
  , Australia
  Australia
  
  Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
  .
• September 11 - September 24 : 2007 Twenty20 Cricket World Championship in South Africa
  South Africa
  
  The Republic of South Africa, also known by Official names of South Africa, is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa....
  . Final: India beat Pakistan by 5 runs.
• November : 2007 ICC World Cricket League Division Two
  2007 ICC World Cricket League Division Two
  
  The 2007 ICC World Cricket League Division Two is a tournament that forms part of the ICC World Cricket League. It was played in Windhoek, Namibia between 24 November and 1 December 2007, and forms part of the qualification structure for the 2011 Cricket World Cup....
   in Windhoek
  Windhoek
  
  Windhoek is the Capital and largest city of the Republic of Namibia. It is located in the central Khomas Region, and had a population of 233,529 in the 2001 census but is now believed to be over 296,000 in 2008....
  , Namibia
  Namibia
  
  Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in southern Africa on the Atlantic Ocean coast. It shares borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east, and South Africa to the south....
  .

Cricket tours

• November 19 2006 - January 6 : India in South Africa
  Indian cricket team in South Africa in 2006-07
  
  The Indian cricket team toured South Africa for three Tests and five ODIs from November 16 2006 to January 6 2007.South Africa won the Test series 2:1....
  .
• November 23 2006 - January 9 : England in Australia
  English cricket team in Australia in 2006-07
  
  The English cricket team tour of Australia includes the 2006-07 Ashes series, a number of first-class cricket matches against Australian Domestic teams, participation in the tri-nation One-day Internationals in Australia in 2006-07 between Australian national cricket team, New Zealand national cricket team and England and a Twenty20 match aga...
  .
• December 7 2006 - January 9 : Sri Lanka in New Zealand
  Sri Lankan cricket team in New Zealand in 2006-07
  
  The Sri Lankan cricket team toured New Zealand cricket team for cricket matches during the International cricket in 2006-07. It was the third successive season Sri Lanka visited New Zealand, after the Sri Lankan cricket team in New Zealand in 2004-05 was aborted and reschuled for the Sri Lankan cricket team in New Zealand in 2005-...
  .
• January 11 - February 14 : Pakistan in South Africa
  Pakistani cricket team in South Africa in 2006-07
  
  The Pakistani cricket team tours South Africa cricket team for three Test cricket, five One Day Internationals and one Twenty20 from 6 January to 14 February 2007....
   (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
  West Indian cricket team in India in 2006-07
  
  The West Indian cricket team toured Indian cricket team for 4-match ODI series from January 21, 2007 to January 31, 2007....
   (4 ODI).
• February 4 - February 10 : Bangladesh in Zimbabwe
  Bangladeshi cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2006-07
  
  The Bangladeshi cricket team played a 4-match ODI series in Zimbabwean cricket team from February 4 to February 10 2007....
   (4 ODI).
• February 8 - February 17 : Sri Lanka in India
  Sri Lankan cricket team in India in 2006-07
  
  The Sri Lankan cricket team played a 4-match ODI series in Indian cricket team from February 8 to February 17 2007 where India defeated Sri Lanka 2-1....
   (4 ODI).
• February 16 - February 20 : Australia in New Zealand
  New Zealand cricket team
  
  The New Zealand cricket team, also known as the Black Caps or BLACKCAPS, played their first Test cricket in 1929-30 against English cricket team in Christchurch, New Zealand, becoming the fifth Test nation....
   (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
  New Zealand cricket team
  
  The New Zealand cricket team, also known as the Black Caps or BLACKCAPS, played their first Test cricket in 1929-30 against English cricket team in Christchurch, New Zealand, becoming the fifth Test nation....
   in South Africa (2 Tests, 5 ODI).
• West Indies in Zimbabwe (2 Tests, 3 ODI).
• December :
• New Zealand
  New Zealand cricket team
  
  The New Zealand cricket team, also known as the Black Caps or BLACKCAPS, played their first Test cricket in 1929-30 against English cricket team in Christchurch, New Zealand, becoming the fifth Test nation....
   in Australia (3 ODI).
• India in Australia (4 Tests).
• West Indies in South Africa (4 Tests, 5 ODI).

Cross-country skiing

• October 28 - October 29 2006 : 2006-07 Cross-country skiing World Cup
  2006-07 Cross-Country Skiing World Cup
  
  The 2006?07 Cross Country Skiing World Cup is a multi race tournament over a season for Cross-country skiing skiers. The season began on October 28, 2006 with 800m sprint races for women in D?sseldorf which was eventually won by Marit Bj?rgen of Norway....
   meeting in Düsseldorf
  Düsseldorf
  
  D?sseldorf is the capital city of the Germany state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is an economic centre of Germany. The city is situated on the River Rhine and has a high population density - the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan area has over 10 million inhabitants alone....
  , Germany
  Germany
  
  Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
  .
• November 18 - November 19 2006 : 2006-07 Cross-country skiing World Cup
  2006-07 Cross-Country Skiing World Cup
  
  The 2006?07 Cross Country Skiing World Cup is a multi race tournament over a season for Cross-country skiing skiers. The season began on October 28, 2006 with 800m sprint races for women in D?sseldorf which was eventually won by Marit Bj?rgen of Norway....
   meeting in Gällivare
  Gällivare
  
  G?llivare is a town in Lapland, Sweden and the seat of G?llivare Municipality, Norrbotten County. Together with nearby towns Malmberget and Koskullskulle it forms a conurbation with nearly 16,000 inhabitants....
  , Sweden
  Sweden
  
  Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
  .
• November 25 - November 26 2006 : 2006-07 Cross-country skiing World Cup
  2006-07 Cross-Country Skiing World Cup
  
  The 2006?07 Cross Country Skiing World Cup is a multi race tournament over a season for Cross-country skiing skiers. The season began on October 28, 2006 with 800m sprint races for women in D?sseldorf which was eventually won by Marit Bj?rgen of Norway....
   meeting in Kuusamo
  Kuusamo
  
  Kuusamo is a List of cities and towns in Finland and municipalities of Finland of Finland.It is located in the provinces of Finland of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia regions of Finland....
  , Finland
  Finland
  
  Finland , officially the Republic of Finland , is a Nordic countries situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. It borders Sweden on the west, Russia on the east, and Norway on the north, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland....
  .
• December 8 - December 10 2006 : 2006-07 Cross-country skiing World Cup
  2006-07 Cross-Country Skiing World Cup
  
  The 2006?07 Cross Country Skiing World Cup is a multi race tournament over a season for Cross-country skiing skiers. The season began on October 28, 2006 with 800m sprint races for women in D?sseldorf which was eventually won by Marit Bj?rgen of Norway....
   meeting in Val d'Aosta
  Val d'Aosta
  
  Valle d'Aosta is the name of two places:*the Aosta Valley , a region in Italy*the Val d'Aosta , the Lowndes County estate of George Troup , named for the valley ...
  , Italy
  Italy
  
  Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
  .
• December 16 - December 17 2006 : 2006-07 Cross-country skiing World Cup
  2006-07 Cross-Country Skiing World Cup
  
  The 2006?07 Cross Country Skiing World Cup is a multi race tournament over a season for Cross-country skiing skiers. The season began on October 28, 2006 with 800m sprint races for women in D?sseldorf which was eventually won by Marit Bj?rgen of Norway....
   meeting in La Clusaz
  La Clusaz
  
  La Clusaz is a France skiing resort in the Alps near the Swiss border. The Communes of the Haute-Savoie department of La Clusaz is part of the Haute-Savoie departments of France....
  , France
  France
  
  France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
  .
• December 31 2006 : Tour de Ski
  Tour de Ski
  
  Tour de Ski is a cross-country skiing event held annually since 2007 in Central Europe, modeled on the Tour de France of cycling. Races have been held in the Czech Republic, Germany, Italy over eight days....
   stage #1 in München, Germany
  Germany
  
  Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
  .
• January 2 - January 3 : Tour de Ski
  Tour de Ski
  
  Tour de Ski is a cross-country skiing event held annually since 2007 in Central Europe, modeled on the Tour de France of cycling. Races have been held in the Czech Republic, Germany, Italy over eight days....
   stages #2&3 in Oberstdorf
  Oberstdorf
  
  Oberstdorf is a municipality and skiing and hiking town in southwest Germany, located in the Allg?u region of the Bavarian Alps.At the center of Oberstdorf is a church whose tall spire serves as a landmark for navigating around town....
  , Germany
  Germany
  
  Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
  .
• January 5 : Tour de Ski
  Tour de Ski
  
  Tour de Ski is a cross-country skiing event held annually since 2007 in Central Europe, modeled on the Tour de France of cycling. Races have been held in the Czech Republic, Germany, Italy over eight days....
   stage #4 in Asiago
  Asiago
  
  Asiago is the name of both a minor township and the surrounding plateau region in the Province of Vicenza in the Veneto region of Northeastern Italy....
  , Italy
  Italy
  
  Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
  .
• January 6 - January 7 : Tour de Ski
  Tour de Ski
  
  Tour de Ski is a cross-country skiing event held annually since 2007 in Central Europe, modeled on the Tour de France of cycling. Races have been held in the Czech Republic, Germany, Italy over eight days....
   stages #5&6 in Val di Fiemme
  Val di Fiemme
  
  Val di Fiemme, German: Fleimstal, is a valley in the Trentino-Alto Adige/S?dtirol region in northern Italy located in the Dolomites mountain region....
  , Italy
  Italy
  
  Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
  .
• January 20 - January 21 : 2006-07 Cross-country skiing World Cup
  2006-07 Cross-Country Skiing World Cup
  
  The 2006?07 Cross Country Skiing World Cup is a multi race tournament over a season for Cross-country skiing skiers. The season began on October 28, 2006 with 800m sprint races for women in D?sseldorf which was eventually won by Marit Bj?rgen of Norway....
   meeting in Rybinsk
  Rybinsk
  
  Rybinsk is the second largest types of inhabited localities in Russia of Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia. It lies at the confluence of the Volga River and Sheksna rivers....
  , Russia
  Russia
  
  Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....
  .
• January 27 - January 28 : 2006-07 Cross-country skiing World Cup
  2006-07 Cross-Country Skiing World Cup
  
  The 2006?07 Cross Country Skiing World Cup is a multi race tournament over a season for Cross-country skiing skiers. The season began on October 28, 2006 with 800m sprint races for women in D?sseldorf which was eventually won by Marit Bj?rgen of Norway....
   meeting in Otepää
  Otepää
  
  Otep?? is a town in Valga County, Estonia with a population of about 2000. Administratively it is a part of . Otep?? is a popular skiing resort, popularly known as the "winter capital" of Estonia ....
  , Estonia
  Estonia
  
  Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Finland across the Gulf of Finland, to the west by Sweden across the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by the Russia ....
  .
• January 29 - February 4 : 2007 Nordic World Junior Ski Championships in Tarvisio
  Tarvisio
  
  Tarvisio is a town in Italy located in the northeastern part of the region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia in the province of Udine, in the Val Canale, at the border of both Austria and Slovenia....
  , Italy
  Italy
  
  Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
   (postponed, new dates TBA).
• February 3 - February 4 : 2006-07 Cross-country skiing World Cup
  2006-07 Cross-Country Skiing World Cup
  
  The 2006?07 Cross Country Skiing World Cup is a multi race tournament over a season for Cross-country skiing skiers. The season began on October 28, 2006 with 800m sprint races for women in D?sseldorf which was eventually won by Marit Bj?rgen of Norway....
   meeting in Davos
  Davos
  
  Davos is a Municipalities of Switzerland in the district of Pr?ttigau/Davos in the cantons of Switzerland of Graub?nden, Switzerland.It is located on the Landwasser River, in the Swiss Alps, between the Plessur Range and Albula Range....
  , Switzerland
  Switzerland
  
  Switzerland is a landlocked Swiss Alps country of roughly 7.7 million people in Western Europe with an area of 41,285 km?. Switzerland is a federal republic consisting of 26 states called Cantons of Switzerland....
  .
• February 15 - February 16 : 2006-07 Cross-country skiing World Cup
  2006-07 Cross-Country Skiing World Cup
  
  The 2006?07 Cross Country Skiing World Cup is a multi race tournament over a season for Cross-country skiing skiers. The season began on October 28, 2006 with 800m sprint races for women in D?sseldorf which was eventually won by Marit Bj?rgen of Norway....
   meeting in Changchun
  Changchun
  
  Changchun is the capital and largest city of Jilin Provinces of China, located in the northeast of the People's Republic of China, in the centre of the Songliao Plain....
  , China
  China
  
  China is a Culture of China, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia....
  .
• February 22 - March 4 : 2007 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
  2007 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
  
  The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007 took place February 22 - March 4, 2007 in Sapporo, Japan. This was the second time this city has hosted these championships, doing so previously at the 1972 Winter Olympics, having been voted at the 43rd International Ski Federation World Congress in Portoro?, Slovenia on June 6, 2002....
   in Sapporo, Japan
  Japan
  
  Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
  .
• March 10 - March 11 : 2006-07 Cross-country skiing World Cup
  2006-07 Cross-Country Skiing World Cup
  
  The 2006?07 Cross Country Skiing World Cup is a multi race tournament over a season for Cross-country skiing skiers. The season began on October 28, 2006 with 800m sprint races for women in D?sseldorf which was eventually won by Marit Bj?rgen of Norway....
   meeting in Lahti
  Lahti
  
  Lahti is a List of cities and towns in Finland and Municipalities of Finland in Finland.It is the capital of the P?ij?nne Tavastia located in the province of Southern Finland....
  , Finland
  Finland
  
  Finland , officially the Republic of Finland , is a Nordic countries situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. It borders Sweden on the west, Russia on the east, and Norway on the north, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland....
  .
• March 14 : 2006-07 Cross-country skiing World Cup
  2006-07 Cross-Country Skiing World Cup
  
  The 2006?07 Cross Country Skiing World Cup is a multi race tournament over a season for Cross-country skiing skiers. The season began on October 28, 2006 with 800m sprint races for women in D?sseldorf which was eventually won by Marit Bj?rgen of Norway....
   meeting in Drammen
  Drammen
  
  is a cities of Norway and Municipalities of Norway in Buskerud Counties of Norway, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Drammen....
  , Norway
  Norway
  
  Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe that occupies the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula....
  .
• March 17 : 2006-07 Cross-country skiing World Cup
  2006-07 Cross-Country Skiing World Cup
  
  The 2006?07 Cross Country Skiing World Cup is a multi race tournament over a season for Cross-country skiing skiers. The season began on October 28, 2006 with 800m sprint races for women in D?sseldorf which was eventually won by Marit Bj?rgen of Norway....
   meeting in Oslo
  Oslo
  
  is the Capital and largest List of cities in Norway in Norway.Metropolitan Oslo or the Greater Oslo Region makes up the third largest urban area in Scandinavia after Metropolitan Stockholm and Metropolitan Copenhagen....
  , Norway
  Norway
  
  Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe that occupies the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula....
  .
• March 21 : 2006-07 Cross-country skiing World Cup
  2006-07 Cross-Country Skiing World Cup
  
  The 2006?07 Cross Country Skiing World Cup is a multi race tournament over a season for Cross-country skiing skiers. The season began on October 28, 2006 with 800m sprint races for women in D?sseldorf which was eventually won by Marit Bj?rgen of Norway....
   meeting in Stockholm
  Stockholm
  
  is the capital and largest city of Sweden. It is the site of the national Swedish Government of Sweden, the Parliament of Sweden, and the official residence of the Swedish Monarchy of Sweden....
  , Sweden
  Sweden
  
  Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
  .
• March 24 - March 25 : 2006-07 Cross-country skiing World Cup
  2006-07 Cross-Country Skiing World Cup
  
  The 2006?07 Cross Country Skiing World Cup is a multi race tournament over a season for Cross-country skiing skiers. The season began on October 28, 2006 with 800m sprint races for women in D?sseldorf which was eventually won by Marit Bj?rgen of Norway....
   meeting in Falun
  Falun
  
  Falun is a Cities in Sweden in Dalarna, central Sweden, the seat of Falun Municipality and the capital of Dalarna County. The city is the home of 36,500 of the municipality's 55,000 inhabitants....
  , Sweden
  Sweden
  
  Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
  .

Curling

• January 2 - January 6 : 2007 European Junior Curling Challenge
  2007 European Junior Curling Challenge
  
  The 2007 European Junior Curling Challenge or European Junior Challenge Competition was held from January 2 to January 6, 2007, in T?rnby, Denmark....
   in Tårnby
  Tårnby
  
  T?rnby Kommune is a municipality bordering Copenhagen on the island of Amager just south of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality includes the islands of Saltholm and Peberholm, and covers an area of 65 square kilometre....
  , Denmark
  Denmark
  
  Denmark is a Scandinavian country in northern Europe and the senior member of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries....
  
• January 24 - January 28 : Canadian Open of Curling
• February 3 - February 11 : Canadian Juniors
  Canadian Junior Curling Championships
  
  The Canadian Junior Curling Championships is an annual curling tournament held to determine the best junior-level curling team in Canada. Junior level curlers must be under the age of 20 as of December 31 in the year prior to the tournament....
  
• February 17 - February 24 : 2007 World Wheelchair Curling Championship in Sollefte, Sweden
  Sweden
  
  Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
  .
• February 17 - February 25 : 2007 Scotties Tournament of Hearts
  2007 Scotties Tournament of Hearts
  
  The 2007 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Canada's women's curling championship, was held February 17-25 at the ENMAX Centre in Lethbridge, Alberta....
  
• March 3 - March 11 : 2007 Tim Hortons Brier
  2007 Tim Hortons Brier
  
  The 2007 Tim Hortons Brier Canada men's curling championship was held at Copps Coliseum in Hamilton, Ontario from March 3 to 11th. After losing in the final the previous season, Team Ontario skipped by Glenn Howard defeated 2006 Olympic gold medalist Brad Gushue and his Newfoundland and Labrador team in the final....
  
• March 3 - March 11 : 2007 World Junior Curling Championships
  World Junior Curling Championships
  
  The World Junior Curling Championships is an annual curling tournament featuring the world's best curlers who are 21 years old or younger. The competition for both men and women occur at the same venue....
   in Eveleth, Minnesota
  Minnesota
  
  Minnesota is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States of the United States. The twelfth largest state by area in the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with just over five million residents....
  , USA.
• March 13 - March 18 : Canada Cup
  Canada Cup (curling)
  
  The Canada Cup of Curling is a major curling championship in Canada. In 2004, a second tier of competition, the qualification rounds Canada Cup East and Canada Cup West were added....
  
• March 15 - March 23 : 2007 World Women's Curling Championship
  2007 World Women's Curling Championship
  
  The 2007 World Women's Curling Championship was held in Aomori, Aomori, Japan from March 17-March 25. It was the first world curling championship to be held in Asia....
   in Aomori
  Aomori, Aomori
  
  is the capital cities of Japan of Aomori Prefecture, in Japan. The city faces the Tsugaru Strait via Mutsu Bay to the North and the Hakkoda Mountains to the South....
  , Japan
  Japan
  
  Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
  .
• March 16 - March 24 : Canadian Senior Curling Championships
  Canadian Senior Curling Championships
  
  The Canadian Senior Curling Championships is an annual bonspiel held to determine the national championships in senior curling for Canada. Seniors are defined as being people over the age of 50....
  
• March 22 - March 25 : The National
  The National (curling)
  
  The National is an annual curling men's bonspiel. It is one of the Grand Slam events on the World Curling Tour. Since 2005, it has been held in Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia....
  
• March 25 - March 31 : 2007 World Senior Curling Championships
  World Senior Curling Championships
  
  The World Senior Curling Championships is an annual curling tournament featuring curlers from around the world who are at least 50 years old.The tournament began in 2002 with only 7 men's teams and 4 women's teams but has since expanded to 15 men's at 12 women's teams....
   in Edmonton
  Edmonton
  
  Edmonton is the capital of the Canada Provinces and territories of Canada of Alberta. The city is located on the North Saskatchewan River in the central region of the province, an area with some of the most fertile farmland on the prairies....
  , Canada
  Canada
  
  Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
  .
• March 31 - April 8 : 2007 Ford World Men's Curling Championship
  2007 Ford World Men's Curling Championship
  
  The 2007 Ford World Men's Curling Championship was held at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada from March 31-April 8. Team Canada skipped by Glenn Howard won the gold medal over Germany Andy Kapp by a score of 8-3....
   in Edmonton
  Edmonton
  
  Edmonton is the capital of the Canada Provinces and territories of Canada of Alberta. The city is located on the North Saskatchewan River in the central region of the province, an area with some of the most fertile farmland on the prairies....
  , Canada
  Canada
  
  Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
  .
• April 10 - April 15 : Players' Championship
• September 24 - September 29 : 2007 European Mixed Curling Championship
  European Mixed Curling Championship
  
  The European Mixed Curling Championships is a mixed curling tournament held for European nations annually in the autumn. The first tournament was held in 2005....
  
• December 1 - December 8 : 2007 European Curling Championships
  European Curling Championships
  
  The European Curling Championships are annual curling Bonspiel held in Europe between various European nations and hosted by the European Curling Federation....
  
• December 8 - December 9: TSN Skins Game
  TSN Skins Game
  
  The TSN Skins Game was an annual curling bonspiel hosted by The Sports Network. "Skins Game#Curling" curling had been developed as a way to make curling more interesting on TV during the time before the Curling#Free guard zone rule was implemented....
  
• December 13 - December 16 : 2007 Continental Cup of Curling
  Continental Cup of Curling
  
  The Continental Cup of Curling is a curling tournament held annually between teams from North America against teams from the rest of the world. Each side is represented by six teams , and compete using a unique points system....
  

Cycling

Darts

• January 1 2007 PDC World Darts Championship
  2007 PDC World Darts Championship
  
  The 2007 Ladbrokes.com PDC World Darts Championship was the 14th World Championship organised by the Professional Darts Corporation since it separated from the British Darts Organisation....
   Final: Raymond van Barneveld
  Raymond van Barneveld
  
  Raymond van Barneveld , nickname Barney and The Man, is a professional darts player. He is a five time World Darts Champion, two time UK Open Champion and the Las Vegas Desert Classic Champion....
   beats Phil Taylor
  Phil Taylor
  
  Philip Douglas Taylor is a 14 time world champion English darts player whose nickname is The Power. In addition to his 14 world titles, Taylor has accumulated over 75 other major tournament wins which makes him the most successful darts player in the history of the sport....
   7-6
• January 14 2007 BDO World Darts Championship
  2007 BDO World Darts Championship
  
  The 2007 Lakeside World Darts Championship was the 30th Championship and was held between January 6–14, 2007 at the Lakeside Leisure Complex, Frimley Green, Surrey....
   Final: Martin Adams
  Martin Adams
  
  Martin Adams is an England international darts player.He won the 2007 BDO World Darts Championship - his 14th attempt at the title. He is now also the reigning Winmau World Masters Champion....
   beats Phill Nixon
  Phill Nixon
  
  Phillip Nixon is an England darts player from Ferryhill, County Durham sponsored by Red Dragon Darts....
   7-6

Field hockey

Men's Competition

• Champions Trophy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• Gold Medal:
• Silver Medal:
• Bronze Medal:

• Champions Challenge
  2007 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge
  
  The 2007 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge was the fourth edition of the bi-annual Champions Challenge . It took place in Boom, Antwerp, Belgium from June 23 to July 1, 2007....
   in Boom
  Boom, Antwerp
  
  Boom is a municipality located in Flemish Region, one of the three regions of Belgium, and in the Flanders province of Antwerp . The municipality only comprises the town of Boom proper....
  , Belgium
  Belgium
  
  * A small German-speaking Community of Belgium exists in eastern Wallonia. Belgium's linguistic diversity and related political and cultural conflicts are reflected in the history of Belgium and a complex Communities and regions of Belgium....
  
• Gold Medal:
• Silver Medal:
• Bronze Medal:

• Euro Nations Cup
  2007 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship
  
  The 2007 EuroHockey Nations Championship for men is the 11th edition of EuroHockey Nations Championship. It was held in Manchester, England from August 19 to August 26, 2007....
   in Manchester
  Manchester
  
  Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. Manchester was granted City status in the United Kingdom in 1853....
  , United Kingdom
  United Kingdom
  
  The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
  
• Gold Medal:
• Silver Medal:
• Bronze Medal:

• Euro Nations Trophy in Lisbon, Portugal
• Gold Medal:
• Silver Medal:
• Bronze Medal:

• Euro Nations Challenge I in Kazan
  Kazan
  
  Kazan is the capital types of inhabited localities in Russia of the Tatarstan, Russia, and one of Russia's largest cities. It is a major industrial, commercial and cultural center, and remains the most important center of Tatar culture....
  , Russia
  Russia
  
  Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....
  
• Gold Medal:
• Silver Medal:
• Bronze Medal:

• Euro Nations Challenge II in Predanovci, Slovenia
  Slovenia
  
  Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in southern Central Europe bordering Italy to the west, the Adriatic Sea to the southwest, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north....
  
• Gold Medal:
• Silver Medal:
• Bronze Medal:

• Pan American Games
  Field hockey at the 2007 Pan American Games
  
  Field Hockey at the 2007 Pan American Games took place at the Field Hockey Centre at the C?rculo Militar Deodoro. The field was adapted from a football field specially for the Games....
   in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• Gold Medal:
• Silver Medal:
• Bronze Medal:

Women's Competition

• Champions Trophy
  2007 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy
  
  The Hockey Champions Trophy is an annual field hockey tournament for the world's leading national women's teams. The 2007 edition of the tournament was held in Quilmes, Argentina from January 13 to January 21 2007....
   in Quilmes, Argentina
  Argentina
  
  Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic , is a country in South America, constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city....
  
• Gold Medal:
• Silver Medal:
• Bronze Medal:

• Champions Challenge in Baku
  Baku
  
  Baku , sometimes known as Baqy, Baky, Baki or Bak?, is the capital, the largest city, and the largest port of Azerbaijan....
  , Azerbaijan
  Azerbaijan
  
  Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan , is the largest and most populous country in the South Caucasus, located partially in Eastern Europe and partially in Western Asia....
  
• Gold Medal:
• Silver Medal:
• Bronze Medal:

• Euro Nations Cup
  2007 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship
  
  The 2007 EuroHockey Nations Championship for women is the 8th edition of the EuroHockey Nations Championship for women. It was held in Manchester, England from August 18 to August 25, 2007....
   in Manchester
  Manchester
  
  Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. Manchester was granted City status in the United Kingdom in 1853....
  , United Kingdom
  United Kingdom
  
  The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
  
• Gold Medal:
• Silver Medal:
• Bronze Medal:

• Euro Nations Trophy in Siauliai, Lithuania
  Lithuania
  
  Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the southernmost of the three Baltic states. Situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, it shares borders with Latvia to the north, Belarus to the southeast, Poland, and the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad Oblast to the southwest....
  
• Gold Medal:
• Silver Medal:
• Bronze Medal:

• Euro Nations Challenge in Zagreb
  Zagreb
  
  Zagreb is the Capital and the largest city of Croatia. Zagreb is the Culture of Croatia, Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Cinema of Croatia, Economy of Croatia and Government of Croatia center of the Croatia....
  , Croatia
  Croatia
  
  Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a Central European country at the crossroads of Pannonian Plain, Balkans, and the Mediterranean Sea....
  
• Gold Medal:
• Silver Medal:
• Bronze Medal:

• Pan American Games
  Field hockey at the 2007 Pan American Games
  
  Field Hockey at the 2007 Pan American Games took place at the Field Hockey Centre at the C?rculo Militar Deodoro. The field was adapted from a football field specially for the Games....
   in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• Gold Medal:
• Silver Medal:
• Bronze Medal:

Figure skating

• October 26 - October 29 2006 : 2006 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, 2006 Skate America
  2006 Skate America
  
  Skate America is an international, senior-level invitation-only figure skating competition organized by the United States Figure Skating Association....
   meeting in Hartford, Connecticut
  Hartford, Connecticut
  
  Hartford is the Capital of the Connecticut. It is located in Hartford County, Connecticut on the Connecticut River, north of the center of the state, south of Springfield, Massachusetts....
  , United States
  United States
  
  The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
  .
• November 2 - November 5 2006 : 2006 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, 2006 Skate Canada International
  2006 Skate Canada International
  
  The Skate Canada International is an international, senior-level invitation-only figure skating competition. It was the second competition of six of the 2006?2007 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating....
   meeting in Victoria
  Victoria, British Columbia
  
  Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia. Located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island, Victoria is a major tourism destination seeing more than 3.65 million visitors a year who inject more than one billion dollars into the local economy....
  , Canada
  Canada
  
  Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
  .
• November 9 - November 12 2006 : 2006 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, 2006 Cup of China
  2006 Cup of China
  
  The Cup of China, or ISU Grand Prix Cup of China was the third event of six in the 2006?2007 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. Elite figure skating compete in the disciplines of single skating, single skating, pair skating, and ice dancing....
   meeting in Nanjing
  Nanjing
  
  is the capital city of China's Jiangsu province of China, and a city with a prominent place in Chinese history and Chinese culture. Nanjing served as the capital of China during several historical periods and is listed as one of the Historical capitals of China....
  , China
  China
  
  China is a Culture of China, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia....
  .
• November 16 - November 19 2006 : 2006 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, 2006 Trophee Eric Bompard
  2006 Trophée Eric Bompard
  
  The Troph?e Eric Bompard is an annual elite figure skating competition which takes place in Paris, France. It was the fourth of six international qualifying events in the 2006?2007 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series....
   meeting in Paris
  Paris
  
  Paris is the Capital of France and the country's largest city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the ?le-de-France Regions of France ....
  , France
  France
  
  France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
  .
• November 23 - November 26 2006 : 2006 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, 2006 Cup of Russia
  2006 Cup of Russia
  
  The Cup of Russia, or ISU Grand Prix Cup of Russia, is an event in the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. It was the fifth of the six events of the 2006?2007 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating....
   meeting in Moscow
  Moscow
  
  Moscow is the capital and the largest types of inhabited localities in Russia of the Russian Federation. It is also the largest European cities and metropolitan areas, with the Moscow metropolitan area ranking among the largest urban areas in the world....
  , Russia
  Russia
  
  Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....
  .
• November 30 - December 3 2006 : 2006 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, 2006 NHK Trophy
  2006 NHK Trophy
  
  The NHK Trophy is an international, senior-level invitation-only figure skating competition. Elite figure skating compete in the disciplines of single skating, single skating, pair skating, and ice dancing....
   meeting in Nagano, Japan
  Japan
  
  Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
  .
• December 14 - December 17 2006 : 2006 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, 2006 Grand Prix Final in St. Petersburg
  Saint Petersburg
  
  Saint Petersburg is a types of inhabited localities in Russia and a federal subjects of Russia of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea....
  , Russia
  Russia
  
  Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....
  .
• January 15 - January 21 : 2007 Canadian Figure Skating Championships
  2007 Canadian Figure Skating Championships
  
  The 2007 Canadian Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition held by Skate Canada , the nation's figure skating governing body....
   at Halifax Metro Centre
  Halifax Metro Centre
  
  The Halifax Metro Centre was built in 1978 in Downtown Halifax Metropolitan Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The building is next to the World Trade and Convention Centre, at the foot of Citadel Hill....
   in Halifax
  Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia
  
  Halifax Regional Municipality is the capital of the Provinces and territories of Canada of Nova Scotia, Canada, making it the Seat of the Monarchy in Nova Scotia....
  , Nova Scotia
  Nova Scotia
  
  Nova Scotia is a Canadian Provinces and territories of Canada located on Canada's southeastern coast. It is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada....
  , Canada
  Canada
  
  Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
  .
• January 21 - January 28 : 2007 United States Figure Skating Championships
  2007 United States Figure Skating Championships
  
  The 2007 U.S. Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition organized on by the United States Figure Skating Association....
   at Spokane Convention Center in Spokane
  Spokane
  
  Spokane may refer to one of the following:*Spokane, Washington**Spokane, Washington neighborhoods*Spokane *Spokane River*Spokane, Missouri...
  , Washington
  Washington
  
  Washington is a U.S. state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Washington was carved out of the western part of Washington Territory which had been ceded by Britain in 1846 by the Oregon Treaty as settlement of the Oregon Boundary Dispute....
  .
• January 23 - January 28 : 2007 European Figure Skating Championships
  2007 European Figure Skating Championships
  
  The 2007 European Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition in which figure skating compete for the title of European Champion....
   in Warsaw
  Warsaw
  
  Warsaw is the Capital and World's largest cities of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River roughly from both the Baltic Sea coast and the Carpathian Mountains....
  , Poland
  Poland
  
  Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian Enclave and exclave, to the north....
  .
• February 5 - February 11 : 2007 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships
  2007 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships
  
  The Four Continents Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition. The 2007 championships took place at the World Arena, Colorado Springs in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA, from February 7 to February 10 2007....
   in Colorado Springs, Colorado
  Colorado Springs, Colorado
  
  Colorado Springs is a Colorado municipalities#Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and most populous city of El Paso County, Colorado, Colorado, United States....
  , United States
  United States
  
  The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
  .
• February 26 - March 4 : 2007 World Junior Figure Skating Championships
  2007 World Junior Figure Skating Championships
  
  The 2007 World Junior Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition. The event is open to figure skaters from International Skating Union member nations who have reached the age of 13 by July 1st of the previous year, but have not yet turned 19....
   in Oberstdorf
  Oberstdorf
  
  Oberstdorf is a municipality and skiing and hiking town in southwest Germany, located in the Allg?u region of the Bavarian Alps.At the center of Oberstdorf is a church whose tall spire serves as a landmark for navigating around town....
  , Germany
  Germany
  
  Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
  .
• March 19 - March 25 : 2007 World Figure Skating Championships
  2007 World Figure Skating Championships
  
  The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skating compete for the title of World Champion....
   in Tokyo
  Tokyo
  
  , officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshu. The twenty-three special wards of Tokyo, each governed as a city, cover the area that was once the Tokyo City in the eastern part of the prefecture, and total over 8 million people....
  , Japan
  Japan
  
  Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
  .2007-2008 season

• August 30-September 2: Junior Grand Prix USA
  2007-2008 ISU Junior Grand Prix
  
  The 2007?2008 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the eleventh season of the ISU Junior Grand Prix, a series of international junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union....
  
• September 6-September 9: Junior Grand Prix ROU
  2007-2008 ISU Junior Grand Prix
  
  The 2007?2008 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the eleventh season of the ISU Junior Grand Prix, a series of international junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union....
  
• September 13-September 16: Junior Grand Prix AUT
  2007-2008 ISU Junior Grand Prix
  
  The 2007?2008 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the eleventh season of the ISU Junior Grand Prix, a series of international junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union....
  
• September 20-September 23: Junior Grand Prix EST
  2007-2008 ISU Junior Grand Prix
  
  The 2007?2008 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the eleventh season of the ISU Junior Grand Prix, a series of international junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union....
  
• September 27-September 30: Junior Grand Prix CRO
  2007-2008 ISU Junior Grand Prix
  
  The 2007?2008 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the eleventh season of the ISU Junior Grand Prix, a series of international junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union....
  
• October 4-October 7: Junior Grand Prix BUL
  2007-2008 ISU Junior Grand Prix
  
  The 2007?2008 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the eleventh season of the ISU Junior Grand Prix, a series of international junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union....
  
• October 11-October 14: Junior Grand Prix GER
  2007-2008 ISU Junior Grand Prix
  
  The 2007?2008 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the eleventh season of the ISU Junior Grand Prix, a series of international junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union....
  
• October 18-October 21: Junior Grand Prix GBR
  2007-2008 ISU Junior Grand Prix
  
  The 2007?2008 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the eleventh season of the ISU Junior Grand Prix, a series of international junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union....
  

Synchronized Skating

• March 30 - March 31 : 2007 World Synchronized Skating Championships
  World Synchronized Skating Championships
  
  The World Synchronized Skating Championships are the world championships for the sport of synchronized skating. Held since 2000, the World Synchronized Skating Championships is an annual event organized by the International Skating Union and attracts the most elite synchronized skating teams from around the world to crown the World Champions....
   in London, Ontario
  London, Ontario
  
  London is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada along the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor with a metropolitan area population of 457,720; the city proper had a population of 352,395 in the Canada 2006 Census....
  , Canada
  Canada
  
  Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
  .

Freestyle skiing

• December 9 - December 10 2006 : 2006-07 Freestyle skiing World Cup
  2006-07 Freestyle Skiing World Cup
  
  The 2007 Freestyle Skiing World Cup is a multi race tournament over a season for freestyle skiing. The season starts on 9 December 2006 and will last until 3 March 2007....
   meeting in Jilin Beida Lake, China
  China
  
  China is a Culture of China, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia....
  .
• December 14 : 2006-07 Freestyle skiing World Cup
  2006-07 Freestyle Skiing World Cup
  
  The 2007 Freestyle Skiing World Cup is a multi race tournament over a season for freestyle skiing. The season starts on 9 December 2006 and will last until 3 March 2007....
   meeting in Tignes
  Tignes
  
  Tignes is a commune in France of the Savoie d?partement in France, in France.It is also a ski resort near Val d'Is?re, they are linked together as the "Espace Killy" region....
  , France
  France
  
  France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
  .
• December 20 : 2006-07 Freestyle skiing World Cup
  2006-07 Freestyle Skiing World Cup
  
  The 2007 Freestyle Skiing World Cup is a multi race tournament over a season for freestyle skiing. The season starts on 9 December 2006 and will last until 3 March 2007....
   meeting in La Plagne
  La Plagne
  
  La Plagne is a French ski area in the Alps valley of the Tarentaise . Since 2003, La Plagne and the neighbouring resort of Les Arcs form Paradiski's ski area....
  , France
  France
  
  France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
  .
• January 6 - January 7 : 2006-07 Freestyle skiing World Cup
  2006-07 Freestyle Skiing World Cup
  
  The 2007 Freestyle Skiing World Cup is a multi race tournament over a season for freestyle skiing. The season starts on 9 December 2006 and will last until 3 March 2007....
   meeting in Mont Gabriel, Canada
  Canada
  
  Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
  .
• January 10 : 2006-07 Freestyle skiing World Cup
  2006-07 Freestyle Skiing World Cup
  
  The 2007 Freestyle Skiing World Cup is a multi race tournament over a season for freestyle skiing. The season starts on 9 December 2006 and will last until 3 March 2007....
   meeting in Flaine
  Flaine
  
  Flaine is the name of a ski area located in the Haute Savoie region of the French Alps, and is a part of the linked Grand Massif domain. It is located in the territory of the communes of France of Magland and Ar?ches-la-Frasse....
  , France
  France
  
  France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
  .
• January 11 - January 13 : 2006-07 Freestyle skiing World Cup
  2006-07 Freestyle Skiing World Cup
  
  The 2007 Freestyle Skiing World Cup is a multi race tournament over a season for freestyle skiing. The season starts on 9 December 2006 and will last until 3 March 2007....
   meeting in Deer Valley
  Deer Valley
  
  Deer Valley is an Alpine skiing resort in the Wasatch Range in the Park City, Utah area of northern Utah. Known for its upscale amenities, Deer Valley is consistently ranked among the top ski resorts in North America....
  , United States
  United States
  
  The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
  .
• January 18 - January 20 : 2006-07 Freestyle skiing World Cup
  2006-07 Freestyle Skiing World Cup
  
  The 2007 Freestyle Skiing World Cup is a multi race tournament over a season for freestyle skiing. The season starts on 9 December 2006 and will last until 3 March 2007....
   meeting in Lake Placid
  Lake Placid, New York
  
  Lake Placid is a village in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, New York, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village had a population of 2,638....
  , United States
  United States
  
  The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
  .
• February 2 - February 4 : 2006-07 Freestyle skiing World Cup
  2006-07 Freestyle Skiing World Cup
  
  The 2007 Freestyle Skiing World Cup is a multi race tournament over a season for freestyle skiing. The season starts on 9 December 2006 and will last until 3 March 2007....
   meeting in Spindleruv Mlyn, Czech Republic
  Czech Republic
  
  The Czech Republic , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country borders Poland to the northeast, Germany to the west, Austria to the south and Slovakia to the east....
  .
• February 9 : 2006-07 Freestyle skiing World Cup
  2006-07 Freestyle Skiing World Cup
  
  The 2007 Freestyle Skiing World Cup is a multi race tournament over a season for freestyle skiing. The season starts on 9 December 2006 and will last until 3 March 2007....
   meeting in Davos
  Davos
  
  Davos is a Municipalities of Switzerland in the district of Pr?ttigau/Davos in the cantons of Switzerland of Graub?nden, Switzerland.It is located on the Landwasser River, in the Swiss Alps, between the Plessur Range and Albula Range....
  , Switzerland
  Switzerland
  
  Switzerland is a landlocked Swiss Alps country of roughly 7.7 million people in Western Europe with an area of 41,285 km?. Switzerland is a federal republic consisting of 26 states called Cantons of Switzerland....
  .
• February 16 - February 18 : 2006-07 Freestyle skiing World Cup
  2006-07 Freestyle Skiing World Cup
  
  The 2007 Freestyle Skiing World Cup is a multi race tournament over a season for freestyle skiing. The season starts on 9 December 2006 and will last until 3 March 2007....
   meeting in Listel-Inawashiro, Japan
  Japan
  
  Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
  .
• February 23 - February 25 : 2006-07 Freestyle skiing World Cup
  2006-07 Freestyle Skiing World Cup
  
  The 2007 Freestyle Skiing World Cup is a multi race tournament over a season for freestyle skiing. The season starts on 9 December 2006 and will last until 3 March 2007....
   meeting in Apex
  Apex
  
  Apex may refer to:...
  , Canada
  Canada
  
  Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
  .
• March 2 - March 3 : 2006-07 Freestyle skiing World Cup
  2006-07 Freestyle Skiing World Cup
  
  The 2007 Freestyle Skiing World Cup is a multi race tournament over a season for freestyle skiing. The season starts on 9 December 2006 and will last until 3 March 2007....
   meeting in Voss
  Voss
  
  is a Municipalities of Norway in Hordaland Counties of Norway, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway of Voss. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Vossevangen....
  , Norway
  Norway
  
  Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe that occupies the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula....
  .
• March 5 - March 11 : 2007 Freestyle World Ski Championships in Madonna di Campiglio
  Madonna di Campiglio
  
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  , Italy
  Italy
  
  Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
  .

Gliding

• December 14 - December 24: FAI World Grand Prix
  Grand Prix gliding
  
  FAI World Grand Prix Gliding Championships are competitions for Gliding that is both more spectacular and more easily understood by the public than conventional gliding competitions....
   Gliding Championship at Omarama
  Omarama
  
  Omarama is a small township at the junction of New Zealand State Highway network, near the southern end of the Mackenzie Basin, in the South Island of New Zealand....
  , New Zealand
  New Zealand
  
  New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses , and numerous Islands of New Zealand, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands....
  .

Golf

Men's majors

Men's major golf championships

The men's major golf championships, often referred to simply as "the majors", are the four most prestigious annual tournaments in professional golf....

• April 5 - April 8: Masters Tournament at Augusta National - Zach Johnson
  Zach Johnson
  
  Zach Johnson is an American golfer, winner of the 2007 Masters Tournament.Zach Johnson may also refer to:* Zack "Jick" Johnson, one of the creators of Kingdom of Loathing...
    wins his first major tournament.
• June 14 - June 17: US Open
  U.S. Open (golf)
  
  The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual Open Golf Tournaments of the United States. It is the second of the four men's major golf championships in golf and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the PGA European Tour....
   at Oakmont
  Oakmont Country Club
  
  Oakmont Country Club is a prestigious "top five" country club and the "oldest top-ranked golf course in the U.S.". It is located in the Pittsburgh suburbs of Plum, Pennsylvania and Oakmont, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, United States....
   - Ángel Cabrera
  Angel Cabrera
  
  ?ngel Leopoldo Cabrera is an Argentina professional golfer who plays mainly on the European Tour. Known affectionately as "El Pato" Cabrera , he is the 2007 U.S....
   is first Argentine winner.
• July 19 - July 22: British Open
  The Open Championship
  
  The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four men's major golf championships in men's golf. It is the only major held outside the USA and is administered by the R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico....
   at Carnoustie
  Carnoustie Golf Links
  
  Carnoustie Golf Links in the town of Carnoustie, Angus, Angus, in the east of Scotland is one of the venues in the The Open Championship rotation....
   - Pádraig Harrington
  Padraig Harrington
  
  P?draig Harrington is an Irish people professional golfer. He has won three men's major golf championships; The Open Championship in 2007 Open Championship and 2008 Open Championship and the PGA Championship, also in 2008 PGA Championship....
   beats Sergio García
  Sergio García
  
  Sergio Garc?a is a Spanish professional golfer who plays on both the United States PGA Tour and the European Tour. He has spent much of his career in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Rankings ....
   in a play-off.
• August 9 - August 12: PGA Championship
  PGA Championship
  
  The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the Professional Golfers Association of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four men's major golf championships in professional golf, and it is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August ....
   at Southern Hills
  Southern Hills Country Club
  
  Southern Hills Country Club is a prestigious private golf and country club in Tulsa, Oklahoma in the United States. It was established in 1936 from land donated by multimillionaire oilman Waite Phillips....
  -Tiger Woods
  Tiger Woods
  
  Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods is an American professional golfer whose achievements to date rank him among the most successful golfers of all time....
   wins his thirteenth major championship, and fourth PGA Championship.

Women's majors (U.S. LPGA)

Women's major golf championships

Women's golf has evolved a set of major championships which parallels that in men's golf, but the women's system is younger and has been less stable than the men's....

• March 29 - April 1: Kraft Nabisco Championship
  Kraft Nabisco Championship
  
  The Kraft Nabisco Championship is one of the four Women's major golf championships golf tournaments for women on the LPGA Tour. It was founded in 1972 in sports by Dinah Shore and has been classified as a major since 1983 in sports....
   at Mission Hills Country Club (Rancho Mirage, California
  Rancho Mirage, California
  
  Rancho Mirage is a city in Riverside County, California, California, United States. The population was 13,249 at the 2000 census, but the seasonal population can exceed 20,000....
  ) — Morgan Pressel
  Morgan Pressel
  
  Morgan Pressel is an American professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour.She is the youngest-ever winner of an women's major golf championships tournament, and has reached number 4 in the Women's World Golf Rankings....
  , at 18 years 313 days, becomes the youngest woman to ever win a major. She is also the first American
  United States
  
  The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
   to win this particular event since Dottie Pepper
  Dottie Pepper
  
  Dottie Pepper is an United States professional golfer. From 1988 to 1995 she competed as Dottie Mochrie, which was her married name before a divorce....
   in 1999.
• June 7 - June 10: LPGA Championship
  LPGA Championship
  
  The LPGA Championship, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the McDonald's LPGA Championship presented by Coca-Cola, is the second-longest running tournament in the history of the Ladies Professional Golf Association surpassed only by the U.S....
   at Bulle Rock Golf Course (Havre de Grace, Maryland
  Havre de Grace, Maryland
  
  Havre de Grace is a city in Harford County, Maryland, United States. The population was 11,331 at the United States Census, 2000. Havre de Grace is named after the port city of Le Havre, France....
  ) — Norway's
  Norway
  
  Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe that occupies the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula....
   Suzann Pettersen
  Suzann Pettersen
  
  Suzann Pettersen is a Norwegian professional golfer who plays mainly on the U.S. based LPGA Tour and is also a member of the Ladies European Tour....
   wins her first major.
• June 28 - July 1: US Women's Open
  United States Women's Open Championship (golf)
  
  The United States Women's Open Golf Championship, one of thirteen national championships conducted by the United States Golf Association , is one of the LPGA's women's major golf championships along with the LPGA Championship, the Women's British Open, and the Kraft Nabisco Championship....
   at Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club (Southern Pines, North Carolina
  Southern Pines, North Carolina
  
  Southern Pines is a town in Moore County, North Carolina, North Carolina, United States. The population was 10,918 at the 2000 census....
  ) — American Cristie Kerr
  Cristie Kerr
  
  Cristie Kerr is an United States professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour....
   wins her first major.
• August 2 - August 5: Women's British Open
  Women's British Open
  
  The Women's British Open is a leading event in women's professional golf and the only tournament which is classified as a women's major golf championships by both the Ladies European Tour and the LPGA Tour....
   at St Andrews
  Old Course at St Andrews
  
  The Old Course at St Andrews is the oldest golf course in the world . The Old Course is a public course over common land in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland and is held in trust by The St Andrews Links Trust under an act of Parliament of the United Kingdom....
   — World Number 1 Lorena Ochoa
  Lorena Ochoa
  
  Lorena Ochoa is a Mexican golfer who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and is currently Women's World Golf Rankings#Current top 10 female golfer in the world....
   of Mexico
  Mexico
  
  The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federalism constitutionalism republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf 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

• May 10 - May 13: Players Championship
  The Players Championship
  
  The Players Championship is an annual golf tournament on the PGA Tour.The inaugural event in 1974 was played at Atlanta Country Club in Marietta, Georgia before moving to Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas in 1975 and Inverrary Country Club in Ft....
   at TPC at Sawgrass
  TPC at Sawgrass
  
  The TPC at Sawgrass is a well-known golf course in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, and was the inaugural Tournament Players Club. Sawgrass has two courses, the Stadium Course and the Valley Course, and is also home to the PGA Tour's headquarters....
   (P) - Phil Mickelson
  Phil Mickelson
  
  Philip Alfred Mickelson is an United States professional golfer. He is one of the leading players of his generation, having won three Men's major golf championships and a total of 35 events on the PGA Tour....
   wins his 31st PGA Tour title.
• August 16 - September 16: The FedEx Cup
  FedEx Cup
  
  The FedEx Cup is a championship trophy for the PGA Tour. It is the first time that men's professional golf will have playoffs. Announced in November 2005, it was first awarded in 2007 after a NASCAR-like Playoff format#Total points series....
   playoffs (P)
  The Barclays
  Barclays Classic
  
  The Barclays is a golf tournament on the PGA Tour.The tournament began in 1967 as the Westchester Classic. It was played at the Westchester Country Club in Rye, New York from 1967 to 2007....
  , Deutsche Bank Championship
  Deutsche Bank Championship
  
  The Deutsche Bank Championship is a PGA Tour golf tournament that occurs every year on Labor Day weekend. The tournament began in 2003 and is held at the Tournament Players Club of Boston in Norton, Massachusetts....
  , BMW Championship and Tour Championship
• September 14 - September 16: Solheim Cup
  Solheim Cup
  
  The Solheim Cup is a biennial golf tournament for professional women golfers contested by teams representing Europe and the United States. It is named for the Norway-United States Golf club manufacturer Karsten Solheim, who was a driving force behind its creation....
   at Halmstad Golf Club (Halmstad
  Halmstad
  
  Halmstad ['hulm-st??] is a port, university, industrial and recreational urban areas of Sweden at the mouth of the Nissan River in the provinces of Sweden of Halland on the Sweden west coast....
  , Sweden
  Sweden
  
  Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
  ). (L)
• September 28 - September 30: Presidents Cup
  Presidents Cup
  
  The Presidents Cup is a series of men's golf matches between a United States team and an International Team representing the rest of the world less Europe....
   at Royal Montreal Golf Club
  Royal Montreal Golf Club
  
  The Royal Montreal Golf Club is the oldest golf club in the America's, having been founded in 1873. In that year, a small group of eight gentlemen sat in a dockside office and formed the Montreal Golf Club....
  . (P)
• November 15 - November 18: The ADT Championship
  LPGA Playoffs at The ADT
  
  The Stanford Financial Tour Championship, previously known as the LPGA Playoffs at The ADT and the ADT Championship, is the season-ending golf tournament on the United States-based LPGA Tour....
   at Trump International Golf Club (L)

• British Amateur
  The Amateur Championship
  
  The Amateur Championship is a golf tournament which is held in the United Kingdom. In the rest of the world, it is often known as the "British Amateur" or the "British Amateur Championship"....
   - Drew Weaver
• U.S. Amateur - Colt Knost
  Colt Knost
  
  Colt Knost is an United States professional golfer who won the 2007 U.S. Amateur and U.S. Amateur Public Links. He has played on the Nationwide Tour and the PGA Tour....
  
• European Amateur
  European Amateur
  
  The European Amateur Championship is an annual amateur golf tournament. It is played at various locations throughout Europe. It was first played in 1986....
   - Benjamin Hebert

Horse racing

• January 29 – Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro
  Barbaro
  
  Barbaro was an American thoroughbred that decisively won the 2006 Kentucky Derby, but shattered his leg two weeks later in the 2006 Preakness Stakes ending his racing career and eventually leading to his death....
   is euthanized
  Animal euthanasia
  
  Animal euthanasia is the act of inducing humane death in an animal. Euthanasia methods are designed to cause minimal pain and distress.In domesticated animals, this process is commonly referred to by the euphemisms "lay down," "put down," "put to sleep," "put out of his/her misery," or "sent away to the farm."...
   after a series of complications resulting from a shattered right leg in the Preakness Stakes.
• March 31 – Invasor
  Invasor (horse)
  
  Invasor is a thoroughbred racehorse bred in Argentina by Haras Clausan. The winner of the 2005 Triple Crown in Uruguay, he was later purchased by Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum who paid approximately USD 1.4 million for the horse....
  , the Argentine
  Argentina
  
  Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic , is a country in South America, constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city....
  -bred U.S. Horse of the Year
  Eclipse Award for Horse of the Year
  
  The American Award for Horse of the Year is the highest honor given in United States thoroughbred horse racing. It has been awarded since 1887 to the horse, irrespective of age, whose performance during the racing year is deemed the most outstanding....
   in 2006, wins the Dubai World Cup
  Dubai World Cup
  
  The Dubai World Cup is a Thoroughbred horse race held annually since 1996 at the Nad Al Sheba Racecourse in the city of Dubai, United Arab Emirates....
  , the world's richest horse race.

Ice hockey

• December 26 2006 - January 5 : 2007 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
  2007 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
  
  The 2007 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships was the 2007 edition of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships and was held in Mora Municipality, Sweden and Leksand, Sweden between December 26, 2006 and January 5, 2007....
   in Mora
  Mora
  
  Mora may refer to:...
   and Leksand
  Leksand
  
  Leksand is a town in Dalarna, Sweden and the seat of Leksand Municipality, Dalarna County....
  , Sweden
  Sweden
  
  Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
  .
• January 24 : 2007 NHL All-Star Game
  55th National Hockey League All-Star Game
  
  The 55th National Hockey League National Hockey League All-Star Game was held in Dallas, Texas on January 24, 2007. The Western Conference was victorious, defeating the Eastern Conference 12?9....
   held at American Airlines Center
  American Airlines Center
  
  The American Airlines Center is an arena located in the Victory Park neighborhood near downtown Dallas Dallas, Texas, Texas that is used for Ice hockey games, basketball games, Arena Football games, concerts and various other events....
   in Dallas, Texas
  Dallas, Texas
  
  Dallas is the third largest city in the state of Texas and the List of United States cities by population in the United States.The city, with a population of over 1.3 million, is the main economic center of the 12-county Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex which contains 6.1 million people, and is the fourth-largest United States metropolitan area...
  . The Western Conference
  Western Conference (NHL)
  
  The Western Conference is one of two conferences in the National Hockey League used to divide teams. Its counterpart is the Eastern Conference ....
   All-Stars defeated the Eastern Conference
  Eastern Conference (NHL)
  
  The Eastern Conference is one of two conferences in the National Hockey League used to divide teams. Its counterpart is the Western Conference ....
   All-Stars 12-9. Daniel Briere
  Daniel Brière
  
  Daniel Bri?re is a Canadian professional ice hockey player with the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League . He has previously played with the Phoenix Coyotes and Buffalo Sabres....
   was named MVP of the 2007 NHL All-Star Game.
• April 3 - April 10 : 2007 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships
  2007 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships
  
  The 2007 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships were held between April 3, 2007 and April 10, 2007 in Winnipeg, Manitoba and Selkirk, Manitoba, Manitoba, Canada....
   in Winnipeg
  Winnipeg
  
  Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada. It is located near the longitude centre of North America, at the confluence of the historic Red River of the North and Assiniboine River Rivers, a point now commonly known as The Forks, Winnipeg....
   and Selkirk
  Selkirk
  
  Selkirk, a royal burgh in the heart of the Scotland Scottish Borders, lies on the River Ettrick, a tributary of the River Tweed. At the time of the 2008 census, Selkirk's population was 17,839....
  , Manitoba
  Manitoba
  
  Manitoba is a prairie provinces in Canada, which has an area of 647,797 square kilometres and a population of 1,207,959 , with more than half located within the Winnipeg Capital Region ....
  , Canada
  Canada
  
  Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
  .
• April 11 : The NHL Stanley Cup playoffs
  Season structure of the NHL
  
  The National Hockey League season is divided into the regular season and the Stanley Cup playoffs. In the regular season, teams play 82 games which determine their standings....
   began, at the end of the 2006-07 regular season
  2006-07 NHL season
  
  The 2006?07 NHL season was the List of NHL seasons regular season of the National Hockey League . Originally, the NHL would have celebrated its 90th anniversary this season; however, 2004-05 NHL lockout of the 2004-05 NHL season pushed the 90th season back until the 2007?08 NHL season....
  .
• April 27 - May 13 : 2007 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
  2007 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
  
  ChampionshipFinal standings# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ? relegated to Division I for 2008# ? relegated to Division I for 2008...
   in Moscow
  Moscow
  
  Moscow is the capital and the largest types of inhabited localities in Russia of the Russian Federation. It is also the largest European cities and metropolitan areas, with the Moscow metropolitan area ranking among the largest urban areas in the world....
  , Russia
  Russia
  
  Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....
  .
• May 18 - May 27 : 2007 Memorial Cup
  2007 Memorial Cup
  
  The 2007 MasterCard Memorial Cup was played in May 2007 in Vancouver, British Columbia, at the Pacific Coliseum. The tournament was competed between the Western Hockey League champion Medicine Hat Tigers, the Ontario Hockey League champion Plymouth Whalers, the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League champion Lewiston Maineiacs, and the host team...
   in Vancouver, British Columbia.
• June 6 : The Anaheim Ducks
  Anaheim Ducks
  
  The Anaheim Ducks are a professional ice hockey team based in Anaheim, California, United States. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....
   win the 2007 Stanley Cup
  Stanley Cup
  
  The Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club championship trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League Season structure of the NHL#Stanley Cup playoffs champion....
   in Anaheim, California
  California
  
  California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....
  . They defeated the Ottawa Senators
  Ottawa Senators
  
  The Ottawa Senators are a professional ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League ....
   in 5 games.
• June 23 : 2007 NHL Entry Draft
  2007 NHL Entry Draft
  
  The 2007 NHL Entry Draft was the 45th National Hockey League NHL Entry Draft. It was hosted at Nationwide Arena in the city of Columbus, Ohio, United States on June 22, 2007....
   in Columbus
  Columbus, Ohio
  
  Columbus is the Capital , the largest, and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Ohio. Located near the Geographic centers of the United States, Columbus is the county seat of Franklin County, Ohio, although parts of the city also extend into Delaware County, Ohio and Fairfield County, Ohio counties....
  , Ohio
  Ohio
  
  Ohio is a Midwestern United States U.S. state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region , Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads in North America....
  .

Judo

• May 16 - February 17 : Asian Judo Championships
  Asian Judo Championships
  
  Asian Judo Championships is the Judo Asian Championship organized by the Judo Union of Asia.The men's tournament began in 1966 and was held approximately every four years, until 1991, when it became an annual event The women's tournament was first staged in 1981, and it has been held with the men's tournament every year, except in 1984/5....
   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
  World Judo Championships
  
  The World Judo Championships are the highest level of international judo competition, along with the Judo at the Summer Olympics. The championships are held once every two years by the International Judo Federation, and qualified judoka compete in their respective categories as representatives of their home countries....
   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
  Perth, Western Australia
  
  Perth is the List of Australian capital cities and largest city of the Australian States and territories of Australia of Western Australia. With a population of 1,554,769 , Perth ranks fourth amongst the nation's cities, with a growth rate consistently above the national average....
  
• 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
  World Indoor Lacrosse Championship
  
  The inaugural World Box lacrosse Championship was held in Hamilton, Ontario, Kitchener, Ontario, Mississauga, Ontario, and Oshawa, Ontario, Ontario, Canada in May 2003....
   in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
  Canada
  
  Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
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Luge

• November 18 - November 19 2006 : 2006-07 Luge World Cup
  2006-07 Luge World Cup
  
  The 2007 Luge World Cup is a multi race tournament over a season for luge. The season started on 18 November 2006 and ended on 18 February 2007. The World Cup is organised by the F?d?ration Internationale de Luge de Course....
   meeting in Turin
  Turín
  
  Tur?n is a municipality in the Ahuachap?n Department Departments of El Salvador of El Salvador....
  , Italy
  Italy
  
  Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
  .
• December 1 - December 2 2006 : 2006-07 Luge World Cup
  2006-07 Luge World Cup
  
  The 2007 Luge World Cup is a multi race tournament over a season for luge. The season started on 18 November 2006 and ended on 18 February 2007. The World Cup is organised by the F?d?ration Internationale de Luge de Course....
   meeting in Park City, Utah
  Park City Mountain Resort
  
  Park City Mountain Resort is a ski resort in Park City, Utah. The resort has been a major tourist attraction for skiers from all over the United States, as well as main employer for many people in Park City....
  , United States
  United States
  
  The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
  .
• December 8 - December 9 2006 : 2006-07 Luge World Cup
  2006-07 Luge World Cup
  
  The 2007 Luge World Cup is a multi race tournament over a season for luge. The season started on 18 November 2006 and ended on 18 February 2007. The World Cup is organised by the F?d?ration Internationale de Luge de Course....
   meeting in Calgary, Canada
  Canada
  
  Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
  .
• December 16 - December 17 2006 : 2006-07 Luge World Cup
  2006-07 Luge World Cup
  
  The 2007 Luge World Cup is a multi race tournament over a season for luge. The season started on 18 November 2006 and ended on 18 February 2007. The World Cup is organised by the F?d?ration Internationale de Luge de Course....
   meeting in Nagano, Japan
  Japan
  
  Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
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• January 6 - January 7 : 2006-07 Luge World Cup
  2006-07 Luge World Cup
  
  The 2007 Luge World Cup is a multi race tournament over a season for luge. The season started on 18 November 2006 and ended on 18 February 2007. The World Cup is organised by the F?d?ration Internationale de Luge de Course....
   meeting in Königssee
  Königssee
  
  The K?nigssee is a lake located in the extreme southeast of the German State of Bavaria Bavaria, near the German-Austrian Border. Lying near the Bavarian town of Berchtesgaden in the municipality of Sch?nau am K?nigsee, just south of the Austrian city Salzburg in the German Alps, the K?nigssee is the deepest lake in Germany....
  , Germany
  Germany
  
  Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
  .
• January 13 - January 14 : 2006-07 Luge World Cup
  2006-07 Luge World Cup
  
  The 2007 Luge World Cup is a multi race tournament over a season for luge. The season started on 18 November 2006 and ended on 18 February 2007. The World Cup is organised by the F?d?ration Internationale de Luge de Course....
   meeting in Oberhof
  Oberhof, Germany
  
  Oberhof is a town in the Schmalkalden-Meiningen Districts of Germany of Thuringia, Germany. It is a winter sports center and destination spa. It is visited by tenfold as many tourists every year....
  , Germany
  Germany
  
  Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
  .
• January 13 - January 14 : 2007 Luge Intercontinental Cup meeting in Umhausen
  Umhausen
  
  Umhausen is a municipality in the Imst and is located 17 km southeast of Imst at the ?tztaler Ache in the ?tztal.The municipality consists of six villages: Umhausen, Tumpen, K?fels, Farst, Niederthai, ?sten....
  , Austria
  Austria
  
  Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It borders both Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west....
  .
• January 20 - January 21 : 2006-07 Luge World Cup
  2006-07 Luge World Cup
  
  The 2007 Luge World Cup is a multi race tournament over a season for luge. The season started on 18 November 2006 and ended on 18 February 2007. The World Cup is organised by the F?d?ration Internationale de Luge de Course....
   meeting in Altenberg
  Altenberg, Germany
  
  Altenberg is a town in the S?chsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the Ore Mountains , close to the border with the Czech Republic, 15 km northwest of Teplice, and 32 km south of Dresden....
  , Germany
  Germany
  
  Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
  .
• January 20 - January 21 : 2007 Luge Intercontinental Cup meeting in Lungiarü
  Lungiarü
  
  Lungiar? , Campill , or Longiar? is a village which forms part of the commune of San Martin de Tor in the Province of Bolzano-Bozen in north Italy....
  , Italy
  Italy
  
  Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
  .
• January 26 - January 28 : 2007 Luge Junior World Championships in Turin
  Turín
  
  Tur?n is a municipality in the Ahuachap?n Department Departments of El Salvador of El Salvador....
  , Italy
  Italy
  
  Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
  .
• January 27 - January 28 : 2007 Luge Intercontinental Cup meeting in Hüttau
  Hüttau
  
  H?ttau is a municipality in the St. Johann im Pongau in the Salzburg in Austria.External links...
  , Austria
  Austria
  
  Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It borders both Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west....
  .
• February 2 - February 4 : 2007 Luge Artificial Track World Championships in Igls, Austria
  Austria
  
  Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It borders both Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west....
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• February 3 - February 4 : 2007 Luge Intercontinental Cup meeting in Latsch
  Latsch
  
  Latsch is a comune in the province of Province of Bolzano-Bozen in the Italy region Trentino-Alto Adige/S?dtirol, located about 60 km northwest of the city of Trento and about 40 km northwest of the city of Bolzano....
  , Italy
  Italy
  
  Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
  .
• February 10 - February 11 : 2006-07 Luge World Cup
  2006-07 Luge World Cup
  
  The 2007 Luge World Cup is a multi race tournament over a season for luge. The season started on 18 November 2006 and ended on 18 February 2007. The World Cup is organised by the F?d?ration Internationale de Luge de Course....
   meeting in Winterberg
  Winterberg
  
  Winterberg is a town in the Hochsauerland district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany....
  , Germany
  Germany
  
  Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
  .
• February 10 - February 11 : 2007 Luge Intercontinental Cup meeting in Moos-Passeier, Italy
  Italy
  
  Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
  .
• February 15 - February 19 : 2007 Luge Natural Track World Championships in Grande Prairie, Alberta
  Grande Prairie, Alberta
  
  Grande Prairie is the main city in the northwestern part of the province of Alberta in Western Canada. It is located on the southern edge of the Peace River Country ....
  , Canada
  Canada
  
  Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
  .
• February 17 - February 18 : 2006-07 Luge World Cup
  2006-07 Luge World Cup
  
  The 2007 Luge World Cup is a multi race tournament over a season for luge. The season started on 18 November 2006 and ended on 18 February 2007. The World Cup is organised by the F?d?ration Internationale de Luge de Course....
   meeting in Sigulda
  Sigulda
  
  Sigulda is a town in the Vidzeme Region of Latvia, 53 km from the capital city Riga.Sigulda is situated on a picturesque stretch of the primeval Gauja river valley....
  , Latvia
  Latvia
  
  Latvia The Latvians are a Baltic peoples culturally related to the Estonians and Lithuanians, with the Latvian language having many similarities with Lithuanian language, but not with the Estonian language....
  .
• February 17 - February 18 : 2007 Luge European Championships in Kindberg
  Kindberg
  
  Kindberg is a municipality in the district of M?rzzuschlag in Styria, Austria....
  , Austria
  Austria
  
  Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It borders both Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west....
  .
• February 23 - February 25 : 2007 Luge Junior European Championships in Sankt Sebastian
  Sankt Sebastian
  
  Sankt Sebastian is a municipality in the Mayen-Koblenz in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany....
  , Austria
  Austria
  
  Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It borders both Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west....
  .

Motor racing

• January 19 - December 3 : FIA World Rally Championship
  2007 World Rally Championship season
  
  The 2007 World Rally Championship season was the 35th season in the FIA World Rally Championship. The season began on January 19 with the 75?me Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo and ended on December 2 with the 63rd Wales Rally of Great Britain....
   (WRC) won by Sébastien Loeb
  Sébastien Loeb
  
  S?bast