Chronology of Sports

Copyright © 2007-2024 Ken Polsson
internet e-mail: ken@kpolsson.com
All rights reserved. Permission is granted to create web links
to this site, not to copy these pages to other web sites.
URL: http://kpolsson.com/sports/

References are numbered in [brackets], which are listed here. A number after the dot gives the page in the source.

Last updated: 2023 December 20.


2007

January 7
  • Randy Johnson agrees to a US$26 million, two-year Arizona Diamondbacks deal. [56]
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 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 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 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]

    vvv advertisement vvv

    ^^^ advertisement ^^^
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]

End of 2007. Next: 2008.

vvv advertisement vvv

^^^ advertisement ^^^

start-1879 1880-1889 1890-1899 1900-1904 1905-1909 1910-1914 1915-1919 1920-1921 1922-1924 1925-1926
1927-1929 1930-1931 1932-1934 1935-1936 1937-1939 1940-1941 1942-1944 1945-1946 1947 1948-1949
1950-1951 1952-1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961
1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971
1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981
1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991
1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000-2001 2002
2003-2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010-2016 2017-2019 2020-2021 2022-end


A list of references to all source material is available.


Last updated: 2023 December 20.
Copyright © 2007-2024 Ken Polsson (email: ken@kpolsson.com).
URL: http://kpolsson.com/sports/
Link to Ken P's home page.

vvv advertisement vvv

^^^ advertisement ^^^
History Timelines Postage Stamps Today in History
PCs Video Games Timeline Today
Amiga World Silly This Day
Apple Space Coins Sports
Commodore 64 Impacts Corvettes Disney
Processors Sports Cruise Ships USA
Corvettes Gambling Disney Music
World War II Weather Errors PC and Game
Sweden Earthquakes Novelties TV and Movies
A&W USA Births Finder Anniversaries
A&W Canada Deaths
Postage Stamps Dow Jones Coins Chevrolet Corvettes
Walt Disney Co. Television Timeline: Canada Timeline
Disneyland Cruise Ships Timeline: USA Racing Success
Walt Disney World Oak Island Timeline: World On Stamps
Disney Cruise Line Killing JFK Novelties Pop Culture
Canada coins On Stamps
USA coins Other
World coins Mug Shots(A&W)
Stuff For Sale

Privacy Policy

kpolsson.com does not collect or share personal information. I have better things to do. There are links to advertiser sites that are beyond my control, from which I may receive a placement fee or a sale commission. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.