2007
- January 1
- Death of Ernie Koy, American baseball player (born 1909). [38]
- Death of Darrent Williams, American football player (born 1982). [38]
- January 6
- Death of Mario Danelo, American college football player (born 1985). [38]
- January 7
- Randy Johnson agrees to a US$26 million, two-year Arizona Diamondbacks deal. [56]
- Death of Bobby Hamilton, American race car driver (born 1957). [38]
- January 14
- The Toronto Blue Jays and first baseman Lyle Overbay agree to a four-year contract worth $24 million to stay in Toronto. [56]
- January 16
- Death of Benny Parsons, American race car driver and television personality (born 1941). [38]
- January 19
- Death of Bam Bam Bigelow, American wrestler (born 1961). [38]
- January 21
- Yokozuna Asashoryu wins the Emperor's Cup at the New Year's Grand Sumo Tournament (Hatsu Basho) in Tokyo, Japan. [38]
- January 25
- Willie Randolph agrees to a $5.65 million, three-year deal to manage the New York Mets through 2008. [56]
- January 26
- Death of Gump Worsley, Canadian hockey player (born 1929). [38]
- January 28
- (to February 4) The 2007 Asian Winter Games are held in Changchun, China. [38]
- January 30
- The New York Yankees agree to help establish baseball academies in China. [56]
- 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 9
- Death of Alejandro Finisterre, Spanish poet, editor, and inventor of table football (born 1919). [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 Ginats. [56]
- February 17
- Death of Mike Awesome, American professional wrestler (born 1965). [38]
- February 18
- Death of Juan "Pachín" Vicéns, Puerto Rican basketball player (born 1933). [38]
- February 22
- Death of Dennis Johnson, American basketball player (born 1954). [38]
- February 24
- Death of Damien Nash, American football player (born 1982). [38]
- March 2
- Mike Young signs an $80 million, five-year contract extension offered by American baseball's Texas Rangers. [56]
- Five Bluffton University baseball players and the driver and his wife are killed in a chartered bus accident in Atlanta. The players, Zach Arend, David Betts, Scott Harmon, Cody Holp, and Tyler Williams, were en route to to Sarasota, Florida. [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 4
- Death of Ian Wooldridge, British sports journalist (born 1932). [38]
- March 6
- Death of Allen Coage, American professional wrestler (born 1943). [38]
- March 10
- Death of Ernie Ladd, American football player and professional wrestler (born 1938). [38]
- March 13
- Death of Arnold Skaaland, American wrestler (born 1925). [38]
- March 15
- Death of Bowie Kuhn, Major League Baseball Commissioner (born 1926). [38]
- March 16
- Death of Manjural Islam, Bangladeshi cricketer (born 1984). [38]
- March 18
- The 2007 Formula 1 World Championship Begins with the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne. [38]
- Death of Bob Woolmer, English cricketer and coach (born 1948). [38]
- March 23
- Death of Eric Medlen, American race car driver (born 1973). [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 3
- Death of Eddie Robinson, American football coach (born 1919). [38]
- April 5
- Death of Darryl Stingley, American football player (born 1951). [38]
- April 8
- Zach Johnson wins the 2007 Masters Tournament. [38]
- 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]
- April 25
- Death of Alan Ball, English footballer (born 1945). [38]
- Death of Arthur Milton, English cricketer and footballer (born 1928). [38]
- April 29
- Death of Josh Hancock, American baseball player (born 1978). [38]
- Death of Dick Motz, New Zealand cricket player (born 1940). [38]
- April 30
- Death of Kevin Mitchell, American football player (born 1971). [38]
- May 2
- Death of Juan Valdivieso, Peruvian footballer (born 1910). [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]
- Death of Percy Sonn, South African lawyer and cricket executive (born 1949). [38]
- May 28
- Death of Marquise Hill, American football player (born 1982). [38]
- June 4
- Death of Bill France, Jr., American President/CEO of NASCAR (born 1933). [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 10
- Lewis Hamilton wins the Canadian Grand Prix becoming the first driver of mixed racial origin to win a Formula One race. [38]
- June 14
- The San Antonio Spurs sweep the Cleveland Cavaliers to win the 2007 NBA Finals. [38]
- June 15
- Death of Sherri Martel, American professional wrestler (born 1958). [38]
- June 19
- Death of Terry Hoeppner, American football coach (born 1947). [38]
- June 20
- The Argentinian team Boca Juniors beat the Brazilian team Grêmio to win the Copa Libertadores 2007. [38]
- June 22
- Death of Rod Beck, American baseball player (born 1968). [38]
- Death of Erik Parlevliet, Dutch field hockey player (born 1964). [38]
- June 24
- Death of Derek Dougan, Northern Irish footballer (born 1938). [38]
- Death of Chris Benoit, Canadian professional wrestler (double-murder suicide) (born 1967). [38]
- June 25
- WWE wrestler Chris Benoit, his wife Nancy Benoit, and son Daniel, are found dead as the result of a murder-suicide that took place over the previous weekend. [38]
- Death of J. Fred Duckett, Texan sports announcer and teacher (born 1933). [38]
- June 26
- (to July 15) The Copa América 2007 soccer tournament takes place in Venezuela. [38]
- Death of Jupp Derwall, German footballer and coach (born 1927). [38]
- Death of Joey Sadler, All Black rugby player (born 1914). [38]
- June 30
- The FIFA U-20 World Cup 2007 soccer tournament takes place in Canada. [38]
- July 2
- Death of Dilip Sardesai, Indian cricketer (born 1940). [38]
- Death of Jimmy Walker, American basketball player (born 1944). [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]
- Death of Liane Bahler, German cyclist (born 1982). [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]
- Death of Shag Crawford, American umpire in Major League Baseball (born 1916). [38]
- Death of Jimmy Skinner, Detroit Red Wings head coach (born 1917). [38]
- July 12
- Death of Larry Staverman, American professional basketball player and coach (born 1936). [38]
- July 13
- The 15th Pan Am Games opens in Rio de Janeiro. [38]
- July 14
- Death of John Ferguson, Canadian professional hockey player, coach and executive (born 1938). [38]
- July 15
- Brazil defeats Argentina 3-0 in the Copa América 2007 Final. [38]
- July 17
- Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick and three other men are arrested on charges related to their alleged operation of a dogfighting ring based at one of Vick's properties in southeastern Virginia. [38]
- July 22
- Yokozuna Asashoryu conquers the Emperor's Cup at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament (Nagoya Basho) in Nagoya, Japan. [38]
- Death of Mike Coolbaugh, American baseball player and coach (born 1972). [38]
- Death of Jean Stablinski, French cyclist of Polish origin (born 1932). [38]
- Death of Jarrod Cunningham, New Zealand rugby player (born 1968). [38]
- July 26
- Death of Skip Prosser, American basketball coach (born 1950). [38]
- July 27
- Death of James Oyebola, British heavyweight boxer (born 1961). [38]
- July 29
- Iraq wins its first Asian Cup football championship, beating Saudi Arabia 1-0. [38]
- July 30
- Death of Bill Walsh, American football coach (born 1931). [38]
- August 1
- Death of Ryan Cox, South African professional road racing cyclist (born 1979). [38]
- Death of Veikko Karvonen, Finnish athlete (born 1926). [38]
- August 4
- Death of Frank Mancuso, American baseball player and politician (born 1918). [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. [38] [56]
- August 12
- Tiger Woods wins PGA Championship, his 13th career major. [38]
- August 13
- Death of Phil Rizzuto, American baseball player and announcer (born 1917). [38]
- Death of Brian Adams, American professional wrestler (born 1964). [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]
- Death of Sam Pollock, Canadian sports executive (born 1925). [38]
- August 17
- Death of Eddie Griffin, American basketball player (born 1982). [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. [38]
- August 24
- (to September 2) The 2007 World Championships in Athletics was held at Nagai Stadium in Osaka, Japan. [38]
- August 25
- Death of Ray Jones, English footballer (born 1988). [38]
- August 28
- Death of Antonio Puerta, Spanish footballer (born 1984). [38]
- August 29
- Death of Chaswe Nsofwa, Zambian footballer (born 1978). [38]
- August 31
- Death of Gay Brewer, American golfer (born 1932). [38]
- September 2
- Death of Max McNab, Canadian hockey player and hockey executive (born 1924). [38]
- September 7
- The Rugby World Cup 2007 starts in France. [38]
- September 9
- Death of Helmut Senekowitsch, Austrian footballer and coach (born 1933). [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]
- Death of Ian Porterfield, Scottish footballer (born 1946). [38]
- September 14
- Death of Benny Vansteelant, Belgian duathlete (born 1976). [38]
- September 15
- Death of Colin McRae, Scottish world rally champion (born 1968). [38]
- September 21
- Death of Hallgeir Brenden, Norwegian athlete (born 1929). [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]
- September 27
- Death of Bill Perry, South African footballer, scored winning goal in the 1953 FA Cup Final (born 1930). [38]
- October 1
- Death of Chris Mainwaring, Australian rules football player (born 1966). [38]
- Death of Al Oerter, American athlete (born 1936). [38]
- October 7
- Death of Norifumi Abe, Japanese motorcycle road racer (born 1975). [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]
- Death of Max McGee, American football player (born 1932). [38]
- October 21
- Kimi Räikkönen is crowned world champion as the 2007 Formula One season ends at the Brazilian Grand Prix. [38]
- October 26
- Death of Nicolae Dobrin, Romanian footballer (born 1947). [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 2
- Death of Lillian Ellison, American professional wrestler (born 1923). [38]
- November 3
- Death of Ryan Shay, American runner (born 1979). [38]
- November 5
- Death of Nils Liedholm, Swedish footballer and coach (born 1922). [38]
- November 13
- Death of John Doherty, English footballer (born 1935). [38]
- Death of Kazuhisa Inao, Japanese baseball player (born 1937). [38]
- November 15
- Death of Joe Nuxhall, American baseball player and announcer (born 1928). [38]
- November 21
- Death of Tom Johnson, Canadian sports executive and hockey player (born 1928). [38]
- November 23
- Death of Joe Kennedy, American baseball player (born 1979). [38]
- November 24
- The National Australian Football League draft takes place. [38]
- November 27
- Death of Sean Taylor, American football player (born 1983). [38]
- November 30
- Death of Robert Craig "Evel" Knievel, American motorcycle daredevil, of pulmonary fibrosis at age 69 (born 1938). [38] [102.101]
- December 1
- Death of Ken McGregor, Australian tennis player (born 1929). [38]
- December 2
- Death of Les Shannon, English footballer and manager (born 1926). [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 26
- Death of Stu Nahan, American sportscaster (born 1926). [38]
- December 28
- Death of Aidin Nikkhah Bahrami, Iranian basketball player (born 1982). [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]
- Death of Phil O'Donnell, Scottish footballer (born 1972). [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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