- February 4
- The Indianapolis Colts defeat the Chicago Bears 29-17 in NFL's Super Bowl XLI, played at Dolphin Stadium, Miami, Florida. [38]
- February 11
- All-star backstop Joe Mauer the Minnesota Twins come to terms on a $33 million, four-year contract. [56]
- February 15
- Baseball commissioner office approves a one-year contract worth $15.8 million for Barry Bonds with the New York Giants. [56]
- March 2
- Mike Young signs an $80 million, five-year contract extension offered by American baseball's Texas Rangers. [56]
- March 3
- Mixed martial artist Randy Couture wins the UFC heavyweight championship at the age of 43 in the main event of UFC 68. [38]
- March 13
- (to April 28) The 2007 Cricket World Cup is held in the West Indies. [450.60]
- March 18
- The 2007 Formula 1 World Championship Begins with the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne. [38]
- March 25
- Ozeki Hakuho clinches the Emperor's Cup at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament (Haru Basho) in Osaka, Japan. [38]
- March 28
- Former Major League Baseball pitcher Ugueth Urbina is sentenced to 14 years in prison. [38]
- April 8
- Zach Johnson wins the 2007 Masters Tournament. [38]
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- April 12
- In the USA, Don Imus is fired by CBS for making controversial comments about the Rutgers women's basketball team. [38]
- April 17
- The 2014 Asian Games is awarded to be held in Incheon, South Korea, winning over India's New Delhi. [38]
- May 6
- A.C. Paranavaí wins its first ever Paraná State Championship. [38]
- Manchester United wins the English Premier League. [38]
- Panathinaikos BC wins basketball's Euroleague after beating CSKA Moscow 93-91 in Athens Olympic stadium. [38]
- May 19
- The 126th FA Cup Final is held, the first at the new Wembley Stadium. Chelsea defeat Manchester United 1-0. [38]
- May 23
- A.C. Milan beats Liverpool F.C. 2-1 in the UEFA Champions League 2006-07 final at the Olympic Stadium in Athens, Greece. [38]
- May 25
- Ozeki Hakuho clinches the Emperor's Cup at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament (Natsu Basho) in Tokyo, Japan. [38]
- Danish former professional bicyclist Bjarne Riis admits to having used doping when winning the 1996 Tour de France. [38]
- May 27
- Dario Franchitti wins the 2007 Indianapolis 500. [38]
- June 6
- The Anaheim Mighty Ducks defeat the Ottawa Senators 4 games to 1 to win the NHL's Stanley Cup. [38]
- At Petco Park, San Diego Padres' pitcher Trevor Hoffman becomes the first reliever to save 500 games. [56]
- June 9
- At Jamsil Stadium in Seoul Yang, Jun-hyuk of the Samsung Lions becomes the first player in the 26-year history of the Korean baseball league to collect 2,000 hits. [56]
- June 14
- The San Antonio Spurs sweep the Cleveland Cavaliers to win the 2007 NBA Finals. [38]
- June 20
- The Argentinian team Boca Juniors beat the Brazilian team Grêmio to win the Copa Libertadores 2007. [38]
- June 26
- (to July 15) The Copa América 2007 soccer tournament takes place in Venezuela. [38]
- June 30
- The FIFA U-20 World Cup 2007 soccer tournament takes place in Canada. [38]
- July 4
- Sochi is elected as the host city of the 2014 Winter Olympics, during the 119th International Olympic Committee Session in Guatemala City. [38]
- July 7
- (to July 29) The 2007 Tour de France begins, with the grand départ being from London. [38]
- (to July 29) The Asian Cup 2007 Football (Soccer) tournament begins, taking place in Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, and Vietnam. [38]
- Venus Williams wins the Women's Singles, at Wimbledon for a fourth time. [38]
- July 8
- Roger Federer wins the Men's Singles of tennis, at Wimbledon for the fifth time in a row. [38]
- July 10
- 2007 Major League Baseball All-Star Game in San Francisco, California (American League 5, National League 4). [38]
- July 11
- The ninth All Africa Games kick off in Algiers, Algeria. [38]
- July 13
- The 15th Pan Am Games opens in Rio de Janeiro. [38]
- July 15
- Brazil defeats Argentina 3-0 in the Copa América 2007 Final. [38]
- July 22
- Yokozuna Asashoryu conquers the Emperor's Cup at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament (Nagoya Basho) in Nagoya, Japan. [38]
- July 29
- Iraq wins its first Asian Cup football championship, beating Saudi Arabia 1-0. [38]
- August 7
- At AT&T Park in San Francisco, California, San Francisco Giants' player Barry Bonds surpasses Hank Aaron as the all-time home run leader with his 756th home run. During the 10-minute celebration following the historic homer, a video message is played on the scoreboard in which Aaron congratulates the left fielder for breaking the 33-year old record. [5] [38] [56]
- August 12
- Tiger Woods wins PGA Championship, his 13th career major. [38]
- August 15
- NBA referee Tim Donaghy surrenders to police and pleads guilty to charges brought up by the FBI investigation that he placed bets on games that he refereed. [38]
- August 22
- The Texas Rangers score thirty runs in one game, setting the modern (post-1900) Major League Baseball record for most runs by one team in a single game, in a 30-3 victory over the Baltimore Orioles. [5] [38]
- August 24
- (to September 2) The 2007 World Championships in Athletics was held at Nagai Stadium in Osaka, Japan. [38]
- September 7
- The Rugby World Cup 2007 starts in France. [38]
- September 10
- (to September 30) The 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup is held in China. [38]
- September 11
- (to September 24) Inaugural Twenty20 World Championship is held. [38]
- September 23
- Yokozuna Hakuho wins the Emperor's Cup at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament (Aki Basho) in Tokyo, Japan. [38]
- September 24
- India wins the ICC Twenty20 WorldCup beating Pakistan by five runs. [38]
- October 8
- Track and field star Marion Jones surrenders her five Olympic medals she won in the 2000 Sydney Games after admitting to doping. [38]
- October 20
- South Africa defeats England at the Rugby World Cup 2007 final in Stade de France, Paris. [38]
- October 21
- Kimi Räikkönen is crowned world champion as the 2007 Formula One season ends at the Brazilian Grand Prix. [38]
- October 28
- The Boston Red Sox win the 2007 World Series in a four-game sweep against the Colorado Rockies. [38]
- October 30
- Brazil is announced as the host of the FIFA World Cup 2014. [38]
- November 1
- Martina Hingis of Switzerland announced her second retirement from professional tennis due to doping allegations and injuries. [38]
- November 24
- The National Australian Football League draft takes place. [38]
- December 13
- Former US Senator George J. Mitchell publicly releases a report accusing 88 retired and active Major League Baseball players of anabolic steroid use. [38]
- December 14
- (to December 24) FAI World Grand Prix Gliding Championship at Omarama, New Zealand. [38]
- December 29
- After defeating the New York Giants 38-35, the New England Patriots become the second team in NFL history to finish the regular season undefeated. [38]
- December 31
- In Baltimore, Maryland, USA, the Baltimore Ravens fire long-time head coach Brian Billick, after finishing a disappointing 5-win, 11-loss season. Billick spent nine seasons in Baltimore and was the Ravens' most successful coach with an 85-67 record. [35]
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