Days of the month May 2009 in sports

1 days of month

1.1 may 31, 2009 (sunday)

1.1.1 auto racing
1.1.2 baseball
1.1.3 cycling
1.1.4 football (soccer)
1.1.5 golf
1.1.6 ice hockey
1.1.7 motorcycle racing
1.1.8 rugby union
1.1.9 tennis


1.2 may 30, 2009 (saturday)

1.2.1 auto racing
1.2.2 baseball
1.2.3 basketball
1.2.4 cricket
1.2.5 cycling
1.2.6 football (soccer)
1.2.7 ice hockey
1.2.8 rugby union
1.2.9 tennis


1.3 may 29, 2009 (friday)

1.3.1 baseball
1.3.2 basketball
1.3.3 cricket
1.3.4 cycling
1.3.5 football (soccer)
1.3.6 horse racing
1.3.7 tennis


1.4 may 28, 2009 (thursday)

1.4.1 basketball
1.4.2 cricket
1.4.3 cycling
1.4.4 football (soccer)
1.4.5 shooting
1.4.6 tennis


1.5 may 27, 2009 (wednesday)

1.5.1 basketball
1.5.2 cricket
1.5.3 cycling
1.5.4 football (soccer)
1.5.5 ice hockey
1.5.6 shooting
1.5.7 tennis


1.6 may 26, 2009 (tuesday)

1.6.1 basketball
1.6.2 cricket
1.6.3 football (soccer)
1.6.4 ice hockey
1.6.5 shooting
1.6.6 tennis


1.7 may 25, 2009 (monday)

1.7.1 auto racing
1.7.2 basketball
1.7.3 cycling
1.7.4 darts
1.7.5 football (soccer)
1.7.6 lacrosse
1.7.7 shooting
1.7.8 tennis


1.8 may 24, 2009 (sunday)

1.8.1 auto racing
1.8.2 basketball
1.8.3 cricket
1.8.4 cycling
1.8.5 football (soccer)
1.8.6 golf
1.8.7 ice hockey
1.8.8 rugby union
1.8.9 shooting
1.8.10 tennis


1.9 may 23, 2009 (saturday)

1.9.1 auto racing
1.9.2 basketball
1.9.3 cycling
1.9.4 football (soccer)
1.9.5 ice hockey
1.9.6 lacrosse
1.9.7 mixed martial arts
1.9.8 rugby union
1.9.9 shooting
1.9.10 tennis


1.10 may 22, 2009 (friday)

1.10.1 baseball
1.10.2 basketball
1.10.3 cycling
1.10.4 football (soccer)
1.10.5 ice hockey
1.10.6 rugby union


1.11 may 21, 2009 (thursday)

1.11.1 basketball
1.11.2 cricket
1.11.3 cycling
1.11.4 football (soccer)
1.11.5 ice hockey


1.12 may 20, 2009 (wednesday)

1.12.1 basketball
1.12.2 cycling
1.12.3 football (soccer)
1.12.4 shooting


1.13 may 19, 2009 (tuesday)

1.13.1 basketball
1.13.2 cycling
1.13.3 football (soccer)
1.13.4 ice hockey
1.13.5 shooting


1.14 may 18, 2009 (monday)

1.14.1 cricket
1.14.2 cycling
1.14.3 football (soccer)
1.14.4 ice hockey
1.14.5 shooting


1.15 may 17, 2009 (sunday)

1.15.1 auto racing
1.15.2 badminton
1.15.3 basketball
1.15.4 cricket
1.15.5 cycling
1.15.6 football (soccer)
1.15.7 golf
1.15.8 ice hockey
1.15.9 lacrosse
1.15.10 motorcycle racing
1.15.11 shooting
1.15.12 snooker
1.15.13 tennis


1.16 may 16, 2009 (saturday)

1.16.1 auto racing
1.16.2 badminton
1.16.3 basketball
1.16.4 cricket
1.16.5 cycling
1.16.6 field hockey
1.16.7 football (soccer)
1.16.8 horse racing
1.16.9 lacrosse
1.16.10 rugby union
1.16.11 shooting


1.17 may 15, 2009 (friday)

1.17.1 badminton
1.17.2 basketball
1.17.3 cricket
1.17.4 cycling
1.17.5 field hockey
1.17.6 football (soccer)
1.17.7 lacrosse
1.17.8 shooting


1.18 may 14, 2009 (thursday)

1.18.1 badminton
1.18.2 basketball
1.18.3 cricket
1.18.4 cycling
1.18.5 field hockey
1.18.6 football (soccer)
1.18.7 ice hockey
1.18.8 shooting


1.19 may 13, 2009 (wednesday)

1.19.1 badminton
1.19.2 basketball
1.19.3 cycling
1.19.4 football (soccer)
1.19.5 ice hockey


1.20 may 12, 2009 (tuesday)

1.20.1 badminton
1.20.2 basketball
1.20.3 cycling
1.20.4 field hockey
1.20.5 football (soccer)
1.20.6 ice hockey


1.21 may 11, 2009 (monday)

1.21.1 badminton
1.21.2 basketball
1.21.3 cycling
1.21.4 field hockey
1.21.5 football (soccer)
1.21.6 ice hockey


1.22 may 10, 2009 (sunday)

1.22.1 auto racing
1.22.2 badminton
1.22.3 basketball
1.22.4 cycling
1.22.5 field hockey
1.22.6 football (soccer)
1.22.7 golf
1.22.8 ice hockey
1.22.9 motorcycle racing
1.22.10 snooker
1.22.11 tennis


1.23 may 9, 2009 (saturday)

1.23.1 auto racing
1.23.2 basketball
1.23.3 cycling
1.23.4 field hockey
1.23.5 football (soccer)
1.23.6 ice hockey
1.23.7 rugby union
1.23.8 shooting
1.23.9 tennis


1.24 may 8, 2009 (friday)

1.24.1 auto racing
1.24.2 baseball
1.24.3 basketball
1.24.4 cricket
1.24.5 ice hockey
1.24.6 shooting
1.24.7 water polo


1.25 may 7, 2009 (thursday)

1.25.1 baseball
1.25.2 basketball
1.25.3 cricket
1.25.4 football (soccer)
1.25.5 ice hockey
1.25.6 tennis


1.26 may 6, 2009 (wednesday)

1.26.1 basketball
1.26.2 college sports
1.26.3 cricket
1.26.4 football (soccer)
1.26.5 ice hockey
1.26.6 shooting


1.27 may 5, 2009 (tuesday)

1.27.1 basketball
1.27.2 football (soccer)
1.27.3 ice hockey
1.27.4 table tennis
1.27.5 water polo


1.28 may 4, 2009 (monday)

1.28.1 basketball
1.28.2 football (soccer)
1.28.3 ice hockey
1.28.4 shooting
1.28.5 snooker
1.28.6 table tennis


1.29 may 3, 2009 (sunday)

1.29.1 auto racing
1.29.2 basketball
1.29.3 cricket
1.29.4 cycling
1.29.5 football (soccer)
1.29.6 golf
1.29.7 ice hockey
1.29.8 motorcycle racing
1.29.9 rugby union
1.29.10 shooting
1.29.11 table tennis
1.29.12 tennis


1.30 may 2, 2009 (saturday)

1.30.1 american football
1.30.2 auto racing
1.30.3 basketball
1.30.4 boxing
1.30.5 cycling
1.30.6 football (soccer)
1.30.7 horse racing
1.30.8 ice hockey
1.30.9 rugby union
1.30.10 tennis


1.31 may 1, 2009 (friday)

1.31.1 auto racing
1.31.2 basketball
1.31.3 cricket
1.31.4 cycling
1.31.5 ice hockey

days of month
may 31, 2009 (sunday)
auto racing

sprint cup series:

autism speaks 400 in dover, delaware:

(1) jimmie johnson (hendrick motorsports) (2) tony stewart (stewart haas racing) (3) greg biffle (roush fenway racing)

drivers standings (after 13 of 26 races leading chase sprint cup): (1) stewart 1853 points (2) jeff gordon (hendrick motorsports) 1807 (3) johnson 1789






indycar series:

abc supply company a.j. foyt 225 in west allis, wisconsin:

(1) scott dixon (chip ganassi racing) (2) ryan briscoe (team penske) (3) dario franchitti (chip ganassi racing)

standings (after 5 of 17 races): (1) dixon 161 points (2) briscoe & franchitti 157






world touring car championship:

race of spain in valencia:

race 1: (1) yvan muller (seat león 2.0 tdi) (2) tiago monteiro (seat león 2.0 tdi) (3) gabriele tarquini (seat león 2.0 tdi)
race 2: (1) augusto farfus (bmw 320si) (2) jörg müller (bmw 320si) (3) tarquini

standings (after 10 of 24 races): (1) yvan muller 57 points (2) farfus 54 (3) tarquini 46






deutsche tourenwagen masters:

round 2 in klettwitz, germany:

(1) gary paffett (mercedes-benz c-class) (2) bruno spengler (mercedes-benz c-class) (3) mattias ekström (audi a4)

standings (after 2 of 10 races): (1) timo scheider (audi a4) 12 points (2) paffett & tom kristensen (audi a4) 10






v8 supercars:

falken tasmania challenge in launceston, tasmania

round 8: (1) jamie whincup (ford falcon) (2) davison (holden commodore) (3) fabian coulthard (ford falcon)

standings (after 8 of 26 races): (1) whincup 1044 points (2) davison 948 (3) steven johnson (ford falcon) 753







baseball

major league baseball

philadelphia phillies pitcher jamie moyer wins 250th game when phils beat washington nationals 4–2.


ncaa tournament

florida state defeats ohio state 37–6, setting record runs scored in ncaa postseason game, in final of regional tournament in tallahassee, florida.



cycling

giro d italia:

stage 21 (itt): (1) ignatas konovalovas (cervélo testteam) 18 42 (2) bradley wiggins (garmin-slipstream) + 1 (3) edvald boasson hagen (team columbia-high road) + 7

final general classification: 01 ! denis menchov (rabobank) 86h 03 11 02 ! danilo di luca (l.p.r. brakes-farnese vini) + 41 03 ! franco pellizotti (liquigas) + 1 59





football (soccer)

european domestic (national) competitions: (listed countries alphabetic order; league standings prior match in parentheses; teams win titles in bold; teams qualify champions league in italics)

belarusian cup final:

shakhtyor soligorsk 1–2 (et) naftan novopolotsk

naftan win first ever trophy, , qualify europa league.




bulgarian pfg, matchday 29 of 30:

(1) levski sofia 1–1 (11) minyor pernik
(5) litex lovech 1–0 (2) cska sofia

levski clinch championship 26th time, , qualify champions league. cska, cherno more varna , cup winners litex qualify europa league.




greek super league playoffs, final matchday:

(2) aek athens 0–2 (1) panathinaikos

panathinaikos win playoffs , qualify champions league. aek, paok , larissa qualify europa league.




italian serie a, final matchday:

(4) fiorentina 0–2 (2) milan
(3) juventus 2–0 (10) lazio

final standings: inter 84 points, juventus & milan 74, fiorentina & genoa 68, roma 63.
milan s win secures them berth in champions league group stage, champion inter , runner-up juventus. fiorentina enter champions league @ play-off round. genoa, roma , cup winner lazio qualify europa league. torino, reggina , lecce relegated serie b. paolo maldini makes farewell after 25 seasons , 647 matches, in milan.




portuguese cup final in oeiras:

porto 1–0 paços de ferreira

lisandro lópez goal in 6th minute gives porto cup 18th time, , completes league , cup double.




romanian liga i, matchday 33 of 34:

(2) dinamo bucurești 0–2 (9) brașov
(3) timişoara 1–2 (1) unirea urziceni

unirea clinch championship first time , qualify champions league group stage. dinamo finish runner , enter champions league @ 3rd qualifying round. timişoara , cfr cluj qualify europa league.




russian cup final in khimki:

rubin kazan 0–1 cska moscow

evgeni aldonin s goal in injury time gives cska russian cup second successive year , 5th time in history, , denies reigning champion kazan double. both teams qualified champions league group stage.




spanish la liga, final matchday:

(18) osasuna 2–1 (2) real madrid
(17) gijón 2–1 (20) recreativo
(16) betis 1–1 (14) valladolid
(11) santander 1–1 (15) getafe

both osasuna , gijón come behind win, meaning betis draw not enough keep them relegation next season s segunda división, along numancia , recreativo.




ukrainian cup final in dnipropetrovsk:

vorskla poltava 1–0 shakhtar donetsk

poltava win cup first time, , qualify europa league.







golf

pga tour:

crowne plaza invitational @ colonial in fort worth, texas

winner: steve stricker 263 (−17) po

stricker birdies second hole of playoff defeat tim clark , steve marino .






european tour:

european open in kent, england

winner: christian cévaër 281 (−7)





ice hockey

stanley cup finals: (seeding in parentheses)

game 2 in detroit: (w2) detroit red wings 3, (e4) pittsburgh penguins 1. red wings lead series 2–0.

penguins centre evgeni malkin gets game misconduct instigating fight henrik zetterberg in final minute of game, not suspended game 3.





motorcycle racing

moto gp:

italian motorcycle grand prix in mugello, italy

(1) casey stoner (2) jorge lorenzo (3) valentino rossi

riders standings after 5 of 17 races: (1) stoner 90 points (2) lorenzo 86 (3) rossi 81






superbike world championship:

miller superbike world championship round in tooele, utah, united states

race 1: (1) ben spies (2) carlos checa (3) michel fabrizio
race 2: (1) spies (2) fabrizio (3) jonathan rea

riders standings after 7 of 14 rounds: (1) noriyuki haga 265 points (2) spies 212 (3) fabrizio 201







rugby union

mid-year test series:

united states  10–27  ireland in santa clara, california


sevens world series:

scotland sevens in edinburgh:

final: south africa  19–20  fiji

final series standings: (1)  south africa 132 points (2)  fiji 102 (3)  england 98







tennis

french open in paris, day 8: (seeding in parentheses)

men s singles, round of 16:

robin söderling [23] bt rafael nadal [1] 6–2 6–7(2) 6–4 7–6(2)

söderling stops nadal s record winning streak @ french open @ 31 matches.


andy murray [3] bt marin Čilić [13] 7–5 7–6(4) 6–1
nikolay davydenko [10] bt fernando verdasco [8] 6–2, 6–2, 6–4
fernando gonzález [12] bt victor hănescu [30] 6–2, 6–4, 6–2


women s singles, round of 16:

dinara safina [1] bt aravane rezaï 6–1 6–0
victoria azarenka [9] bt ana ivanovic [8] 6–2 6–3
dominika cibulková [20] bt Ágnes szávay [29] 6–2, 6–4
maria sharapova bt li na [25] 6–4, 0–6, 6–4





may 30, 2009 (saturday)
auto racing

nationwide series:

heluva good! 200 in dover, delaware

(1) brad keselowski (jr motorsports) (2) joey logano (joe gibbs racing) (3) clint bowyer (richard childress racing)




v8 supercars:

falken tasmania challenge in launceston, tasmania

round 7: (1) garth tander (2) russell ingall (3) steven johnson

standings (after 7 of 26 races): (1) jamie whincup 894 points (2) davison 810 (3) johnson 702







baseball

ncaa tournament

in longest ncaa baseball game played in terms of innings played, texas defeats boston college 3–2 in 25 innings @ austin, texas. in spite of being host team regional tournament, longhorns designated visiting team contest.



basketball

nba playoffs: (seeding in parentheses)

eastern conference finals:

game 6 in orlando: (3) orlando magic 103, (1) cleveland cavaliers 90. magic win series 4–2.

dwight howard scores 40 points lead magic first nba finals in 14 years. final series begin in los angeles on june 4.







cricket

icc world twenty20 in england:

warm-up matches:

 ireland 119 (19.2/20 ov);  west indies 120/5 (17.5/20 ov) in sir paul getty s ground, wormsley. west indies win 5 wickets.





cycling

giro d italia:

stage 20: (1) philippe gilbert (lotto–soudal) 4hr 30min 07sec. (2) thomas voeckler (direct Énergie) @ 0:02 (3) stefano garzelli (acqua & sapone) 0:07

general classification: (1) denis menchov (lottonl–jumbo) 85hr 44min 05sec (2) danilo di luca (lpr) @ 0:20 (3) franco pellizotti (liquigas) 1:43





football (soccer)

european domestic (national) competitions: (listed countries alphabetic order; league standings prior match in parentheses; teams win titles in bold; teams qualify champions league in italics)

czech gambrinus liga, final matchday:

(1) slavia prague 2–2 (3) slovan liberec
(4) mladá boleslav 0–3 (2) sparta prague
(5) sigma olomouc 3–0 (11) bohemians (střížkov) praha

final standings: slavia prague 62 points, sparta prague 56, liberec 52, olomouc 48, jablonec & mladá boleslav 46.
sparta clinch second place , qualify champions league. liberec , olomouc clinch berths in europa league, along cup winner teplice.




fa cup final in london:

chelsea 2–1 everton

everton s louis saha scores fastest goal in fa cup history after 25 seconds, chelsea reply goals didier drogba , frank lampard win cup fifth time. chelsea had qualified champions league, , everton assured of berth in europa league.




french ligue 1, final matchday:

(17) caen 0–1 (1) bordeaux
(2) marseille 4–0 (6) rennes
(4) toulouse 0–0 (3) lyon
(5) paris saint-germain 0–0 (12) monaco
(7) lille 3–2 (14) nancy

final standings: bordeaux 80 points, marseilles 77, lyon 73, toulouse 64 (goal difference +18), lille 64 (gd +12), psg 64 (+11), rennes 61.
a goal yoan gouffran in 49th minute gives bordeaux championship sixth time, , condemns former club caen relegation, along nantes , le havre. toulouse , lille clinch berths in europa league, along cup winners guingamp.




german cup final in berlin:

bayer leverkusen 0–1 werder bremen

mesut Özil s goal in 58th minute gives werder bremen cup sixth time, , berth in europa league.




polish ekstraklasa, final matchday:

(1) wisła kraków 2–0 (6) Śląsk wrocław
(2) lech poznań 2–2 (13) cracovia
(3) legia warsaw 4–1 (9) ruch chorzów
(15) górnik zabrze 0–1 (4) polonia warsaw
(8) jagiellonia białystok 0–2 (5) gks bełchatów

final standings: wisła kraków 64 points, legia warsaw 61, lech poznań 59, polonia warsaw & gks bełchatów 54.
wisła win championship second straight year , 12th time in history, , qualify champions league. cup winner lech poznań, legia , polonia qualify europa league.




scottish cup final in glasgow:

rangers 1–0 falkirk

nacho novo s goal in 46th minute gives rangers cup 33rd time, , completes league , cup double.




slovenian cup final in maribor:

interblock ljubljana 2–1 koper

interblock win cup second straight year, , qualify europa league.




spanish la liga, final matchday:

(4) atlético madrid 3–0 (10) almería
(5) valencia 2–0 (13) athletic bilbao
(9) mallorca 2–3 (6) villarreal
(7) deportivo 1–1 (1) barcelona

standings: barcelona 87 points, real madrid 78, sevilla & atlético madrid 67, villarreal 65, valencia 62, deportivo 58.
atlético clinch berth in champions league play-off round. villarreal , valencia qualify europa league, cup finalist bilbao.




turkish süper lig, final matchday:

(14) denizlispor 1–2 (1) beşiktaş
(5) galatasaray 2–1 (2) sivasspor
(3) trabzonspor 1–2 (4) fenerbahçe

final standings: beşiktaş 71 points, sivasspor 66, trabzonspor 65, fenerbahçe & galatasaray 61.
beşiktaş win championship 20th time, completes league , cup double, , qualify champions league group stage. sivasspor finish runner-up , qualify champions league first time in history. trabzonspor, fenerbahçe & galatasaray qualify europa league.







ice hockey

stanley cup finals: (seeding in parentheses)

game 1 in detroit: (w2) detroit red wings 3, (e4) pittsburgh penguins 1. red wings lead series 1–0.



rugby union

mid-year test series:

canada  23–32  wales in toronto
england  26–33 barbarians in london


lions tour of south africa:

royal xv 25–37 british , irish lions in rustenburg


super 14 final in pretoria:

bulls 61–17 chiefs


pacific cup final in apia

upolu samoa 7–19 fiji warriors

the warriors become first fijian team win competition.




2009–10 heineken cup qualification playoff in calvisano, italy:

calvisano 17–42 newport gwent dragons

the dragons run in 6 tries claim 24th , final spot in next season s top european club competition.




sevens world series:

scotland sevens in edinburgh:

 south africa advance quarterfinals of cup competition , secure @ least 8th place, thereby assuring them of season title.





tennis

french open in paris, day 7: (seeding in parentheses)

men s singles, third round:

roger federer [2] bt paul-henri mathieu [32] 4–6, 6–1, 6–4, 6–4
philipp kohlschreiber [29] bt novak djokovic [4] 6–4, 6–4, 6–4
juan martín del potro [5] bt igor andreev [25] 6–4, 7–5, 6–4
andy roddick [6] v.bt marc gicquel 6–1, 6–4, 6–4
jo-wilfried tsonga [9] bt christophe rochus 6–2, 6–2, 6–2


women s singles, third round:

serena williams [2] bt maría josé martínez sánchez 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
samantha stosur [30] bt elena dementieva [4] 6–3, 4–6, 6–1
jelena janković [5] bt jarmila groth 6–1, 6–1
svetlana kuznetsova [7] bt melinda czink 6–1, 6–3
victoria azarenka [9] bt carla suárez navarro [22] 5–7, 7–5, 6–2
sorana cîrstea bt caroline wozniacki [10] 7–6 (7/3), 7–5





may 29, 2009 (friday)
baseball

major league baseball

the colorado rockies fire manager clint hurdle, led team 2007 world series, , name jim tracy interim manager.



basketball

nba playoffs (seeding in parentheses):

western conference finals:

game 6 in denver: (1) los angeles lakers 119, (2) denver nuggets 92. lakers win series 4–2.

kobe bryant scores 35 points lead lakers finals second straight year , record 30th time.







cricket

icc world twenty20 in england:

warm-up match:

 scotland 141/7 (20/20 ov);  bangladesh 142/4 (18.4/20 ov) in sir paul getty s ground, wormsley. bangladesh win 6 wickets.





cycling

giro d italia:

stage 19: (1) carlos sastre (cervélo testteam) 4h 33 23 (2) franco pellizotti (liquigas) + 21 (3) danilo di luca (l.p.r. brakes-farnese vini) + 30

general classification: (1) denis menchov (rabobank) 81h 13 55 (2) di luca + 18 (3) pellizotti + 1 39





football (soccer)

the 4 football associations within united kingdom reach agreement enable participation of uk men s , women s teams @ 2012 summer olympics. under agreement, football associations of scotland, wales, , northern ireland not object football association of england organising both teams using english players. (bbc)

horse racing

jess jackson, owner of preakness winner rachel alexandra, announces star filly not run in final leg of u.s. triple crown, belmont stakes. (daily racing form via espn)

tennis

french open in paris, day 6: (seeding in parentheses)

men s singles, second round:

novak djokovic [4] bt sergiy stakhovsky 6–3, 6–4, 6–1


men s singles, third round:

rafael nadal [1] bt lleyton hewitt 6–1, 6–3, 6–1
andy murray [3] bt janko tipsarević 7–6 (7/3), 6–3 – retired
victor hănescu [30] bt gilles simon [7] 6–4, 6–4, 6–2
fernando verdasco [8] bt nicolás almagro [31] 6–2, 7–6 (7/4), 7–6 (10/8)
nikolay davydenko [10] bt stanislas wawrinka [17] 6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2


women s singles, third round:

dinara safina [1] bt anastasia pavlyuchenkova [27] 6–2, 6–0
Ágnes szávay [29] bt venus williams [3] 6–0, 6–4
ana ivanovic [8] bt iveta benešová [32] 6–0, 6–2
victoria azarenka [9] v. carla suárez navarro [22] 5–7 7–5 (suspended)
maria sharapova bt yaroslava shvedova 1–6, 6–3, 6–4





may 28, 2009 (thursday)
basketball

nba playoffs (seeding in parentheses):

eastern conference finals:

game 5 in cleveland: (1) cleveland cavaliers 112, (3) orlando magic 102. magic lead series 3–2.

lebron james has 37 points, 14 rebounds , 12 assists, , mo williams adds 24 points keep cavs alive in series. james figures highest in playoffs since oscar robertson in 1963.






a1 ethniki playoff final:

game 3: olympiacos piraeus 74–70 panathinaikos. panathinaikos lead best-of-5 series 2–1.



cricket

icc world twenty20 in england:

warm-up matches:

 ireland 139/9 (20/20 ov); pca masters xi 140/4 (19.2/20 ov) in sir paul getty s ground, wormsley. pca masters xi win 6 wickets.
 west indies 143/6 (20/20 ov);  scotland 129/9 (20/20 ov) in sir paul getty s ground, wormsley. west indies win 14 runs.
 bangladesh 206/6 (20/20 ov);  netherlands 142 (17/20 ov) in canterbury. bangladesh win 64 runs.





cycling

giro d italia:

stage 18: (1) michele scarponi (diquigiovanni-androni) 4h 07 41 (2) félix cárdenas (barloworld) s.t. (3) danny pate (garmin-slipstream) s.t.

general classification: (1) denis menchov (rabobank) 76h 40 02 (2) danilo di luca (l.p.r. brakes-farnese vini + 26 (3) franco pellizotti (liquigas) + 2 00





football (soccer)

copa libertadores quarterfinals, first leg:

palmeiras 1–1 nacional
defensor sporting 0–1 estudiantes


european domestic (national) competitions: (teams win titles in bold)

croatian cup final, second leg: (first leg result in parentheses)

hajduk split 3–0 (0–3) dinamo zagreb. aggregate score 3–3, dinamo win 4–3 in penalty shootout.

dinamo zagreb win croatian cup 10th time in history , complete league , cup double 3rd successive year.







shooting

issf world cup in milan, italy: (qualification scores in parentheses)

men s 50 metre pistol: 01 ! shi xinglong 661.6 (571) 02 ! rashid yunusmetov 659.6 (563) 03 ! serhiy kudriya 652.4 (558)
men s 50 metre rifle prone: 01 ! warren potent 702.4 (598) 02 ! vebjørn berg 701.7 (596) 03 ! marco de nicolo 699.3 (597)



tennis

french open in paris, day 5: (seeding in parentheses)

men s singles, second round:

roger federer [2] bt josé acasuso 7–6 (10/8), 5–7, 7–6 (7/2), 6–2
novak djokovic [4] vs. sergiy stakhovsky 6–3, 6–4 (suspended)
juan martín del potro [5] bt viktor troicki 6–3, 7–5, 6–0
andy roddick [6] bt ivo minář 6–2, 6–2, 7–6 (7/2)
jo-wilfried tsonga [9] bt juan mónaco 7–5, 2–6, 6–1, 7–6 (10/8)
nikolay davydenko [10] bt diego junqueira 4–6, 6–3, 6–0, 6–2


women s singles, second round:

serena williams [2] bt virginia ruano pascual 6–2, 6–0
venus williams [3] bt lucie Šafářová 6–7 (5/7), 6–2, 7–5
elena dementieva [4] bt jelena dokić 2–6, 4–3 (retired)
jelena janković [5] bt magdaléna rybáriková 6–1, 6–2
svetlana kuznetsova [7] bt galina voskoboeva 6–0, 6–2
caroline wozniacki [10] bt jill craybas 6–1, 6–4





may 27, 2009 (wednesday)
basketball

nba playoffs (seeding in parentheses):

western conference finals:

game 5 in los angeles: (1) los angeles lakers 103, (2) denver nuggets 94. lakers lead series 3–2.




college basketball news:

the commercial appeal of memphis, tennessee reports ncaa has accused university of memphis men s basketball program of major violations during 2007–08 season, serious of involves allegations current chicago bulls star derrick rose, starred on season s losing ncaa finalists, cheated on sat exam qualified him attend memphis. (espn)



cricket

icc world twenty20 in england:

warm-up match:

 ireland 152/5 (20/20 ov);  new zealand 153/3 (17/20 ov) in derby. new zealand win 7 wickets.





cycling

giro d italia:

stage 17: (1) franco pellizotti (liquigas) 2h 21 06 (2) stefano garzelli (acqua & sapone-caffè mokambo) + 42 (3) danilo di luca (l.p.r. brakes-farnese vini + 43

general classification: (1) denis menchov (rabobank) 72h 28 24 (2) di luca + 26 (3) pellizotti + 2 00





football (soccer)

uefa champions league final in rome:

barcelona 2–0 manchester united

goals samuel eto o , lionel messi give barça third european cup in history, , complete treble of trophies season spanish league , cup. united fails become first team retain cup since milan in 1990.




copa libertadores quarterfinals, first leg:

cruzeiro 2–1 são paulo
caracas 1–1 grêmio


afc champions league round of 16, west asia:

persepolis 0–1 bunyodkor

brazilian star rivaldo scores penalty spot put bunyodkor semifinals.


al-ettifaq 1–2 pakhtakor tashkent

alexander geynrikh scores winning goal pakhtakor in injury time.


al-ittihad 2–1 al-shabab

hicham aboucherouane scores al-ittihad s winning goal in 90th minute.




european domestic (national) competitions: (teams win titles in bold)

czech republic cup final in prague:

slovácko 0–1 teplice

teplice win cup second time, , qualify europa league.







ice hockey

stanley cup playoffs (seeding in parentheses):

western conference finals:

game 5 in detroit: (2) detroit red wings 2, (4) chicago blackhawks 1 (ot). red wings win series 4–1.

the red wings meet pittsburgh penguins in rematch of last year finals.







shooting

issf world cup in milan, italy: (qualification scores in parentheses)

men s 25 metre rapid fire pistol: 01 ! taras magmet 784.6 (584) 02 ! zhang jian 781.1 (588) 03 ! christian reitz 780.0 (582)



tennis

french open in paris, day 4: (seeding in parentheses)

men s singles, second round:

rafael nadal [1] bt teymuraz gabashvili 6–1, 6–4, 6–2
andy murray [3] bt potito starace 6–3, 2–6, 7–5, 6–4
gilles simon [7] bt robert kendrick 7–5, 6–0, 6–1
fernando verdasco [8] bt philipp petzschner 6–1, 6–2, 6–3
nikolay davydenko [10] v. diego junqueira 4–6, 6–3, 6–0, 2–2 (suspended)


women s singles, second round:

dinara safina [1] bt vitalia diatchenko 6–1, 6–1
lucie Šafářová v. venus williams [3] 7–6 (5) (suspended)
ana ivanovic [8] bt tamarine tanasugarn 6–1, 6–2
victoria azarenka [9] v.bt kristina barrois 7–6 (1), 7–5
maria sharapova bt nadia petrova [11] 6–2, 1–6, 8–6





may 26, 2009 (tuesday)
basketball

nba playoffs (seeding in parentheses):

eastern conference finals:

game 4 in orlando: (3) orlando magic 116, (1) cleveland cavaliers 114 (ot). magic lead series 3–1.





cricket

west indies in england:

3rd odi in birmingham:

 england 328/7 (50 ov);  west indies 270 (49.4 ov). england win 58 runs , win 3-match series 2–0.




icc world twenty20 in england:

warm-up match:

 bangladesh 146/6 (20/20 ov);  new zealand 147/6 (20/20 ov) in sir paul getty s ground, wormsley. new zealand win 4 wickets.





football (soccer)

afc champions league round of 16, west asia:

al-hilal 0–0 (et) umm-salal. umm-salal win 4–3 in penalty shootout.


european domestic (national) competitions: (listed countries alphabetic order; teams win titles in bold)

bulgarian cup final in sofia

pirin blagoevgrad 0–3 litex lovech

litex lovech win cup second straight year , fourth time in history, , qualify europa league.




hungarian cup final, second leg: (first leg result in parentheses)

budapest honvéd 0–0 (1–0) győri eto. honvéd win 1–0 on aggregate.

honvéd win cup 7th time, , qualify europa league.




israel state cup final in ramat gan:

beitar jerusalem 2–1 maccabi haifa

cristian Álvarez , aviram baruchyan score in first half give beitar cup second straight year , 7th time in history. however, beitar ineligible participate in europa league.







ice hockey

stanley cup playoffs (seeding in parentheses):

eastern conference finals:

game 4 in raleigh: (4) pittsburgh penguins 4, (6) carolina hurricanes 1. penguins win series 4–0.





shooting

issf world cup in milan, italy: (qualification scores in parentheses)

women s 50 metre rifle 3 positions: 01 ! sonja pfeilschifter 686.9 (585) 02 ! lidija mihajlović 685.3 (587) 03 ! wan xiangyan 684.1 (585)
women s 25 metre pistol: 01 ! munkhbayar dorjsuren 789.9 (589) 02 ! yuan jing 789.4 (584) 03 ! lalita yauhleuskaya 785.2 (580)



tennis

french open in paris, day 3: (seeding in parentheses)

men s singles, first round:

novak djokovic [4] bt nicolás lapentti 6–3, 3–1 (lapentti retires)
juan martín del potro [5] bt michaël llodra 6–3, 6–3, 6–1
jo-wilfried tsonga [9] bt julien benneteau 6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4


women s singles, first round:

serena williams [2] bt klára zakopalová 6–3, 6–7(5), 6–4
elena dementieva [4] bt chanelle scheepers 6–4, 6–3
jelena janković [5] bt petra cetkovská 6–2, 6–3
svetlana kuznetsova [7] bt claire feuerstein 6–1, 6–4
caroline wozniacki [10] bt vera dushevina 4–6, 7–5, 6–1





may 25, 2009 (monday)
auto racing

sprint cup series:

coca-cola 600 in concord, north carolina: (1) david reutimann (michael waltrip racing) (2) ryan newman (stewart haas racing) (3) robby gordon (robby gordon motorsports)

drivers standings (after 12 of 26 races leading chase sprint cup): (1) jeff gordon (hendrick motorsports) 1722 points (2) tony stewart (stewart haas racing) 1678 (3) kurt busch (penske racing) 1598

after being postponed may 24 due rain, race called after 227 of scheduled 400 laps due persistent rain, giving reutimann first nscs win.







basketball

nba playoffs (seeding in parentheses):

western conference finals:

game 4 in denver: (2) denver nuggets 120, (1) los angeles lakers 101. series tied 2–2.

seven nuggets players score in double figures, led chauncey billups , j. r. smith 24, , 3 have @ least 13 rebounds, in playoff game 15 years, compensate off night carmelo anthony, suffers stomach virus , sprained ankle , receives iv @ half-time.kobe bryant scores 34 lakers.






russian super league playoff final:

game 4: khimky moscow region 45–78 cska moscow. cska win best-of-5 series 3–1.


a1 ethniki playoff final:

game 2: panathinaikos 91–64 olympiacos piraeus. panathinaikos lead best-of-5 series 2–0.



cycling

giro d italia:

stage 16: (1) carlos sastre (cervélo testteam) 7h 11 54 (2) denis menchov (rabobank) + 25 (3) danilo di luca (l.p.r. brakes-farnese vini) + 26

general classification: (1) menchov 70h 06 30 (2) di luca + 39 (3) sastre + 2 19





darts

professional darts corporation:

premier league final in wembley, london: (best-of-25 legs; seeding in parentheses)

james wade [2] beat mervyn king [4] 13–8

wade becomes second player win tournament, after king had earlier dethroned four-time reigning champion phil taylor in semi-finals.







football (soccer)

european domestic (national) competitions:

football league championship play-off final in wembley, london:

burnley 1–0 sheffield united

burnley win promotion premier league first time in 33 years, , join wolves , birmingham won automatic promotion.







lacrosse

ncaa men s championship final 4 in foxborough, massachusetts: (seeding in parentheses)

final:

(2) syracuse 10, (5) cornell 9 (ot)





shooting

issf world cup in milan, italy: (qualification scores in parentheses)

men s 50 metre rifle 3 positions: 01 ! zhaohui 1284.8 (1181) 02 ! niccolo campriani 1269.6 (1173) 03 ! anders johanson 1268.5 (1172)



tennis

french open in paris, day 2: (seeding in parentheses)

men s singles, first round:

rafael nadal [1] bt marcos daniel 7–5, 6–4, 6–3
roger federer [2] bt alberto martín 6–4, 6–3, 6–2
andy roddick [6] bt romain jouan 6–2, 6–4, 6–2
nikolay davydenko [10] bt stefan koubek 6–2, 6–1, 6–4


women s singles, first round:

dinara safina [1] bt anne keothavong 6–0, 6–0
venus williams [3] bt bethanie mattek-sands 6–1, 4–6, 6–2
maria sharapova bt anastasiya yakimova 3–6, 6–1, 6–2
vera dushevina v. caroline wozniacki [10] 6–4, 5–7 (match postponed due bad light)





may 24, 2009 (sunday)
auto racing

formula one:

monaco grand prix in monte carlo, monaco: (1) jenson button (brawn–mercedes) (2) rubens barrichello (brawn-mercedes) (3) kimi räikkönen (ferrari)

drivers standings (after 6 of 17 races): (1) button 51 points (2) barrichello 35 (3) sebastian vettel (red bull–renault) 23




sprint cup series:

coca-cola 600 in concord, north carolina: postponed may 25, due rain.


indycar series:

indianapolis 500 in speedway, indiana: (1) hélio castroneves (penske racing) (2) dan wheldon (panther racing) (3) danica patrick (andretti green racing)

drivers standings (after 4 of 17 races): (1) dario franchitti (chip ganassi racing) 122 points (2) castroneves 117 (3) ryan briscoe (penske racing) 114




world rally championship:

rally d italia sardegna: (1) jari-matti latvala (ford focus rs wrc 08) 4:00:55.7 (2) mikko hirvonen (ford focus rs wrc 08) 4:01:25.1 (3) petter solberg (citroën xsara wrc) 4:02:53.3

drivers standings (after 6 of 12 rallies): (1) sébastien loeb 55 points (2) hirvonen 38 (3) dani sordo 31





basketball

nba playoffs (seeding in parentheses)

eastern conference finals:

game 3 in orlando: (3) orlando magic 99, (1) cleveland cavaliers 89. magic lead series 2–1.




russian super league playoff final:

game 3: khimky moscow region 67–66 cska moscow. cska lead best-of-5 series 2–1.



cricket

west indies in england:

2nd odi in bristol:

 west indies 160 (38.3 ov);  england 161/4 (36.0 ov). england win 6 wickets, lead 3-match series 1–0.




indian premier league final in johannesburg:

deccan chargers 143/6 (20 ov); royal challengers bangalore 137/9 (20 ov). deccan chargers win 6 runs.



cycling

giro d italia:

stage 15: (1) leonardo bertagnolli (diquigiovanni-androni) 4h 18 34 (2) serge pauwels (cervélo testteam) + 54 (3) marco pinotti (team columbia-high road) s.t.

general classification: (1) denis menchov (rabobank) 62h 54 23 (2) danilo di luca (l.p.r. brakes-farnese vini) + 34 (3) levi leipheimer (astana team) + 40




uci protour:

volta catalunya:

stage 7: (1) greg henderson (team columbia-high road) 2h 26 51 (2) lloyd mondory (ag2r-la mondiale) s.t. (3) fabio sabatini (liquigas) s.t.

final general classification: (1) alejandro valverde (caisse d epargne) 24h 12 10 (2) dan martin (garmin-slipstream) + 15 (3) haimar zubeldia (astana team) + 22







football (soccer)

european domestic (national) competitions: (listed countries alphabetic order; league standings prior match in parentheses; teams win titles in bold; teams qualify champions league in italics)

austrian cup final in mattersburg:

trenkwalder admira 1–3 (et) austria vienna

austria vienna win cup 27th time, , qualify europa league.




belgian first division championship playoff, second leg: (first leg result in parentheses)

standard liège 1–0 (1–1) anderlecht. standard win 2–1 on aggregate.

standard win championship 2nd straight year , 10th in history, , qualify champions league group stage. anderlecht enter champions league @ 3rd qualifying round.




danish superliga, matchday 32 of 33:

f.c. copenhagen win championship, , qualify champions league.


english premier league, final matchday:

(7) fulham 0–2 (5) everton
(2) liverpool 3–1 (8) tottenham

final standings: manchester united 90 points, liverpool 86, chelsea 83, arsenal 72, everton 63, aston villa 62, fulham 53, tottenham & west ham 51.
fulham clinch last berth in europa league.
middlesbrough, newcastle , west bromwich relegated football league championship.




italian serie a, matchday 33 of 34:

(9) cagliari 2–1 (1) inter
(2) milan 2–3 (6) roma
(14) siena 0–3 (3) juventus
(20) lecce 1–1 (4) fiorentina
(17) torino 2–3 (5) genoa

standings: inter 81 points, juventus & milan 71, fiorentina 68, genoa 65, roma 60.
juventus secure berth in champions league group stage. milan , fiorentina qualify champions league. if fiorentina beat milan on may 31 clinch spot in group stage, otherwise milan go group stage. genoa , roma clinch berths in europa league.
lecce , reggina relegated serie b. 3rd relegation berth determined next sunday between torino , bologna.




romanian liga i, matchday 32 of 34:

(2) unirea urziceni 1–0 (1) dinamo bucurești

unirea goes top 66 points, 1 ahead of dinamo.




scottish premier league, final matchday:

(4) dundee united 0–3 (1) rangers
(2) celtic 0–0 (3) hearts
(5) aberdeen 2–1 (6) hibernian

final standings: rangers 86 points, celtic 82, hearts 59, aberdeen 53 (goal difference +1), dundee united 53 (−3), hibernian 47.
rangers win championship 52nd time , qualify champions league group stage. celtic have content second place , berth in champions league third qualifying round. aberdeen edge dundee united goal difference , qualify europa league, hearts , falkirk, scottish cup finalist.




swiss super league, matchday 35 of 36:

fc zürich win championship, , qualify champions league.


turkish süper lig, matchday 33 of 34:

(1) beşiktaş 2–1 (4) galatasaray
(2) sivasspor 3–2 (12) gençlerbirliği
(10) eskişehirspor 2–5 (3) trabzonspor

standings: beşiktaş 68 points, sivasspor 66, trabzonspor 65.







golf

senior majors:

senior pga championship in beachwood, ohio:

winner: michael allen (usa) 274 (−6)

allen, defeats larry mize (usa) 2 shots, becomes fourth golfer ever, , first since jack nicklaus in 1990, win major on champions tour debut.






pga tour:

hp byron nelson championship in irving, texas:

winner: rory sabbatini (zaf) 261 (−19)




european tour:

bmw pga championship in wentworth, england:

winner: paul casey (eng) 271 (−17)

casey birdies last 2 holes finish 1 shot ahead of ross fisher (eng), , moves career-high #3 world ranking.






lpga tour:

lpga corning classic in corning, new york:

winner: yani tseng (twn) 267 (−21)

tseng finishes 1 shot ahead of soo-yun kang (kor) , paula creamer (usa) , becomes youngest lpga golfer us$2 million in career earnings.







ice hockey

stanley cup playoffs: (seeding in parentheses, times et)

western conference finals:

game 4 in chicago: (2) detroit red wings 6, (4) chicago blackhawks 1. red wings lead series 3–1.





rugby union

sevens world series:

london sevens in london

final:  new zealand 26–31 (aet)  england

standings after 7 of 8 events: (1)  south africa 116 points (2)  england 96 (3)  fiji 82

 south africa clinch season crown unless place outside top 9 teams in season-ending edinburgh sevens next weekend , england win tournament.









shooting

issf world cup in milan, italy: (qualification scores in parentheses)

women s 10 metre air pistol: 01 ! guo wenjun 489.9 (392) 02 ! hu jun 488.6 (388) 03 ! mirosława sagun-lewandowska 486.0 (385)
men s 10 metre air pistol: 01 ! lukas grunder 691.1 (588 ejwr) 02 ! serhiy kudriya 682.2 (583) 03 ! denis kulakov 680.6 (582)



tennis

french open in paris, day 1: (seeding in parentheses)

men s singles, first round:

andy murray (3) bt juan ignacio chela 6–2, 6–2, 6–1
gilles simon (7) bt wayne odesnik 3–6, 7–5, 6–2, 4–6, 6–3
fernando verdasco (8) bt florent serra 6–2, 6–1, 6–4


women s singles, first round:

ana ivanovic (8) bt sara errani 7–6 (7/3), 6–3
victoria azarenka (9) bt roberta vinci 6–4, 6–2





may 23, 2009 (saturday)
auto racing

nationwide series:

carquest auto parts 300 in concord, north carolina:

(1) mike bliss (phoenix racing) (2) brendan gaughan (rusty wallace, inc.) (3) kyle busch (joe gibbs racing)





basketball

nba playoffs (seeding in parentheses):

western conference finals:

game 3 in denver: (1) los angeles lakers 103, (2) denver nuggets 97. lakers lead series 2–1.




2014 fiba world championship:

the hosting rights awarded spain after fiba central board voted in chicago. other countries in running italy , china.



cycling

giro d italia:

stage 14: (1) simon gerrans (cervélo testteam) 4h 16 48 (2) rubens bertogliati (diquigiovanni-androni) + 12 (3) francesco gavazzi (lampre-n.g.c.) + 18

general classification: (1) denis menchov (rabobank) 58h 33 53 (2) danilo di luca (l.p.r. brakes-farnese vini) + 34 (3) levi leipheimer (astana team) + 43




uci protour:

volta catalunya:

stage 6: (1) thor hushovd (cervélo testteam) 3h 26 43 (2) fabio sabatini (liquigas) s.t. (3) greg henderson (team columbia-high road) s.t.

general classification: (1) alejandro valverde (caisse d epargne) 21h 45 19 (2) dan martin (garmin-slipstream) + 15 (3) haimar zubeldia (astana team) + 22







football (soccer)

european domestic (national) competitions: (listed countries alphabetic order; league standings prior match in parentheses; teams win titles in bold; teams qualify champions league in italics)

belgian cup final in brussels:

mechelen 0–2 genk

genk win cup third time, , qualify europa league.




french ligue 1, matchday 37 of 38:

(1) bordeaux 1–0 (11) monaco
(13) nancy 1–2 (2) marseille
(3) lyon 3–1 (16) caen
(14) valenciennes 2–1 (4) paris saint-germain

bordeaux lead 3 points on marseille 1 match remaining, , win title unless lose , marseille win. both teams qualify champions league group stage, while lyon secure 3rd place , enter champions league @ play off stage.




german bundesliga, final matchday:

(1) wolfsburg 5–1 (10) werder bremen
(2) bayern munich 2–1 (3) stuttgart
(18) karlsruhe 4–0 (4) hertha berlin
(15) mönchengladbach 1–1 (5) dortmund
(13) frankfurt 2–3 (6) hamburg

final standings: wolfsburg 69 points, bayern 67, stuttgart 64, hertha 63, hamburg 61, dortmund 59.
wolfsburg win first-ever bundesliga crown. bayern claims second place , qualify champions league group stage. hertha s demolition relegated karlsruhe sends stuttgart champions league play-off round while hertha go europa league. hamburg pips dortmund final europa league berth 90th minute winning goal piotr trochowski.




israeli premier league, matchday 32 of 33:

maccabi netanya 0–2 maccabi haifa

haifa secure 11th championship, , qualify champions league.




spanish la liga, matchday 37 of 38:

(1) barcelona 0–1 (18) osasuna
(3) sevilla 1–0 (7) deportivo la coruña
(11) athletic bilbao 1–4 (4) atlético madrid
(6) villarreal 3–1 (5) valencia

diego perotti s goal in 90th minute secures 3rd place sevilla , berth in champions league group stage, alongside barcelona , real madrid. atlético madrid has 2 points lead on villarreal in battle 4th place , spot in champions league play off stage.







ice hockey

stanley cup playoffs (seeding in parentheses):

eastern conference finals:

game 3 in raleigh: (4) pittsburgh penguins 6, (6) carolina hurricanes 2. penguins lead series 3–0.





lacrosse

ncaa men s championship final 4 in foxborough, massachusetts (seeding in parentheses):

semifinals:

(2) syracuse 17, (3) duke 7
(5) cornell 15, (1) virginia 6





mixed martial arts

ufc 98 in las vegas:

light heavyweight championship bout:

lyoto machida def. rashad evans via ko (punch) @ 3:57 of round 2 become new light heavyweight champion.





rugby union

heineken cup final in edinburgh:

leicester tigers 16–19 leinster


super 14 semifinal in pretoria:

bulls 36–23 crusaders


mid-year test series:

canada  6–25 ireland in vancouver


2011 rugby world cup – europe qualification:

israel  3–19  lithuania

lithuania play against netherlands in next round on june 6.





shooting

issf world cup in milan, italy: (qualification scores in parentheses)

men s 10 metre air rifle: 01 ! zhu qinan 699.1 (596) 02 ! artur ayvazyan 698.8 (596) 03 ! henri häkkinen 697.6 (595)
women s 10 metre air rifle: 01 ! sonja pfeilschifter 502.0 (399) 02 ! petra zublasing 501.5 (398) 03 ! xie jieqiong 501.4 (398)



tennis

atp tour:

hypo group tennis international in pörtschach, austria

final: guillermo garcía lópez def. julien benneteau, 3–6, 7–6(1), 6–3




garcia-lopez wins first atp tour title.

arag world team cup in düsseldorf, germany

final:  serbia def.  germany 2–1




wta tour:

internationaux de strasbourg in strasbourg, france

final: aravane rezaï def. lucie hradecká, 7–6(2), 6–1




rezaï wins first wta tour title.

warsaw open in warsaw, poland

final: alexandra dulgheru def. alona bondarenko, 7–6(3), 3–6, 6–0




dulgheru wins first wta tour title.

may 22, 2009 (friday)
baseball

jake peavy of san diego padres refuses traded chicago white sox.

basketball

nba playoffs (seeding in parentheses):

eastern conference finals:

game 2 in cleveland: (1) cleveland cavaliers 96, (3) orlando magic 95. series tied 1–1.

lebron james scores game-winning three-pointer @ buzzer finish game 35 points, after magic rally 23 points down in second quarter take 2-point lead on hedo türkoğlu jumper 1 second left. result makes first playoff series in nba history in first 2 games both decided 1 point.







cycling

giro d italia:

stage 13: (1) mark cavendish (team columbia-high road) 3h 48 36 (2) alessandro petacchi (l.p.r. brakes-farnese vini) s.t. (3) allan davis (quick step) s.t

general classification: (1) denis menchov (rabobank) 54h 16 01 (2) danilo di luca (l.p.r. brakes-farnese vini) + 34 (3) levi leipheimer (team astana) + 40




uci protour:

volta catalunya:

stage 5: (1) nikolay trusov (team katusha) 4h 28 58 (2) thor hushovd (cervélo testteam) s.t. (3) fabio sabatini (liquigas) s.t.

general classification: (1) alejandro valverde (caisse d epargne) 18h 18 36 (2) dan martin (garmin-slipstream) + 15 (3) haimar zubeldia (team astana) + 22







football (soccer)

uefa women s cup finals, second leg: (first leg result in parentheses)

duisburg 1–1 (6–0) zvezda perm. duisburg win 7–1 on aggregate.

duisburg win title first time.





ice hockey

stanley cup playoffs (seeding in parentheses):

western conference finals:

game 3 in chicago: (4) chicago blackhawks 4, (2) detroit red wings 3 (ot). red wings lead series 2–1.





rugby union

european challenge cup final in london:

northampton saints 15–3 bourgoin

the saints earn place in next season s heineken cup.




super 14 semifinal in hamilton, new zealand:

chiefs 14–10 hurricanes



may 21, 2009 (thursday)
basketball

nba playoffs (seeding in parentheses):

western conference finals:

game 2 in los angeles: (2) denver nuggets 106, (1) los angeles lakers 103. series tied 1–1.

the nuggets beat lakers in playoffs first time since 1985, breaking streak of 11 successive losses. carmelo anthony scores 34 points fifth straight 30-points game, first ever nuggets player so.






israeli super league final 4 in tel aviv: (league standings in parentheses)

final: (1) (1) maccabi tel aviv 85–72 (2) (3) maccabi haifa heat

maccabi tel aviv win championship 48th time, , 38th in last 40 years.


3rd place playoff: (2) hapoel jerusalem 96–101 (3) (5) hapoel gilboa/galil


russian super league playoff final:

game 2: cska moscow 76–64 khimky moscow region. cska lead best-of-5 series 2–0.


a1 ethniki playoff final:

game 1: olympiacos piraeus 67–69 panathinaikos. panathinaikos lead best-of-5 series 1–0.



cricket

west indies in england:

1st odi in leeds:

match abandoned without ball bowled





cycling

giro d italia:

stage 12 (itt): (1) denis menchov (rabobank) 1h 34 29 (2) levi leipheimer (team astana) + 20 (3) stefano garzelli (acqua & sapone-caffè mokambo) + 1 03

general classification: (1) menchov 50h 27 17 (2) danilo di luca (l.p.r. brakes-farnese vini) + 34 (3) leipheimer + 40




uci protour:

volta catalunya:

stage 4: (1) julián sánchez pimienta (contentpolis-ampo) 4hr 46min 29sec (2) dan martin (garmin-slipstream) + 6 (3) alejandro valverde (caisse d epargne) + 8

general classification: (1) valverde 13hr 49min 48sec (2) martin + 15 (3) haimar zubeldia (team astana) + 22







football (soccer)

copa libertadores round of 16, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)

boca juniors 0–1 (2–2) defensor sporting. defensor sporting win 3–2 on aggregate.


arab champions league final, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)

espérance sportive de tunis 1–1 (1–0) wydad casablanca. espérance sportive de tunis win 2–1 on aggregate.

espérance sportive win trophy second time.




domestic (national) competitions: (listed countries alphabetic order; teams win titles in bold)

belgian first division championship playoff, first leg:

anderlecht 1–1 standard liège


danish cup final in copenhagen:

aalborg 0–1 copenhagen

copenhagen win cup fourth time, , qualify europa league.




serbian cup final in belgrade:

partizan 3–0 sevojno

partizan win league , cup double second straight year.







ice hockey

stanley cup playoffs (seeding in parentheses):

eastern conference finals:

game 2 in pittsburgh: (4) pittsburgh penguins 7, (6) carolina hurricanes 4. penguins lead series 2–0.





may 20, 2009 (wednesday)
basketball

nba playoffs (seeding in parentheses):

eastern conference finals:

game 1 in cleveland: (3) orlando magic 107, (1) cleveland cavaliers 106. magic lead series 1–0.

dwight howard scores 30 points , rashard lewis adds 22, including game-winning basket 14.7 seconds left, magic rally 15-point halftime deficit hand cavaliers first loss of postseason, despite 49 points lebron james.






asia champions cup in jakarta, indonesia:

final: 01 ! mahram 78–68 02 ! zain

mahram win cup first time, , extend iran s winning streak 3 years.


bronze medal game: 03 ! al-riyadi 94–81 al-arabi
5th place playoff: smart gilas 112–107 (ot) satria muda
7th place playoff: sangmu 72–61 young cagers


russian super league playoff final:

game 1: cska moscow 80–74 khimky moscow region. cska lead best-of-5 series 1–0.



cycling

giro d italia:

stage 11: (1) mark cavendish (team columbia-high road) 4h 51 17 (2) tyler farrar (garmin-slipstream) s.t. (3) alessandro petacchi (l.p.r. brakes-farnese vini) s.t.

general classification: (1) danilo di luca (l.p.r. brakes-farnese vini) 48h 51 28 (2) denis menchov (rabobank) + 1 20 (3) michael rogers (team columbia-high road) + 1 33




uci protour:

volta catalunya:

stage 3: (1) alejandro valverde (caisse d epargne) 4h 46 53 (2) david de la fuente (fuji-servetto) s.t. (3) dan martin (garmin-slipstream) s.t.

general classification: (1) valverde 9h 03 05 (2) haimar zubeldia (team astana) + 14 (3) samuel sánchez (euskaltel-euskadi) + 15







football (soccer)

uefa cup final in istanbul:

werder bremen 1–2 (et) shakhtar donetsk

jádson scores in 7th minute of time give shakhtar last uefa cup, replaced europa league next season. first european trophy won team representing ukraine.




afc champions league group stage, matchday 6: (teams in bold advance round of 16)

group a:

al-hilal 2–0 pakhtakor tashkent
al-ahli 3–5 saba battery

final standings: al-hilal 14 points, pakhtakor 13, saba battery 5, al-ahli 1.




group b:

persepolis 1–0 al-shabab

final standings: persepolis & al-shabab 7 points, al-gharafa 3.




group e:

beijing guoan 1–1 nagoya grampus
ulsan hyundai horang-i 0–1 newcastle united jets

final standings: nagoya 12 points, newcastle 10, ulsan 6, beijing 5.




group f:

gamba osaka 1–2 seoul
sriwijaya 4–2 shandong luneng

final standing: osaka 15 points, seoul 10, shandong 7, sriwujaya 3.






european domestic (national) competitions: (listed countries alphabetic order; teams win titles in bold)

hungarian cup final, first leg:

győri eto 0–1 budapest honvéd


slovakian cup final in senec:

košice 3–1 artmedia petržalka

košice win cup 4th time in history, , qualify europa league.




swiss cup final in berne:

young boys 2–3 sion

sion rallies 2 goals down win cup 11th time, , qualify europa league.







shooting

issf world cup in munich, germany: (qualification scores in parentheses)

women s 10 metre air pistol: 01 ! olena kostevych 489.4 (390) 02 ! tong xin 488.6 (385) 03 ! lee ho-lim 487.3 (388)
men s 50 metre rifle 3 positions: 01 ! zhaohui 1283.5 (1182) 02 ! mario knögler 1276.7 (1178) 03 ! matthew emmons 1275.8 (1176)
men s skeet: 01 ! jan sychra 149 (125 ewr) 02 ! georgios achilleos 148+2 (123) 03 ! valerio luchini 148+1 (123)

in qualification round, sychra equalled world record perfect 125.





may 19, 2009 (tuesday)
basketball

nba draft lottery in secaucus, new jersey:

(1) los angeles clippers (2) memphis grizzlies (3) oklahoma city thunder


nba playoffs: (seeding in parentheses)

western conference finals:

game 1 in los angeles: (1) los angeles lakers 105, (2) denver nuggets 103. lakers lead series 1–0.




asia champions cup in jakarta, indonesia:

semifinals:

mahram 109–80 al-riyadi
zain 113–57 al-arabi


classification 5–8:

sangmu 78–98 smart gilas
young cagers 61–83 satria muda


9th place playoff:

al-qadsia – alwasl




israeli super league final 4 in tel aviv: (league standings in parentheses)

semifinals:

(2) hapoel jerusalem 93–98 (ot) (3) maccabi haifa heat

maccabi haifa advance first ever playoff final.


(1) maccabi tel aviv 72–70 (5) hapoel gilboa/galil





cycling

giro d italia:

stage 10: (1) danilo di luca (l.p.r. brakes-farnese vini) 6h 30 43 (2) franco pellizotti (liquigas) + 10 (3) denis menchov (rabobank) s.t.

general classification: (1) di luca 44h 00 11 (2) menchov + 1 20 (3) michael rogers (team columbia-high road) + 1 33




uci protour:

volta catalunya:

stage 2: (1) matti breschel (team saxo bank) 4h 11 34 (2) jérôme pineau (quick step) s.t. (3) xavier florencio (cervélo testteam) s.t.

general classification: (1) alejandro valverde (caisse d epargne) 4h 16 22 (2) pineau s.t. (3) florencio + 1







football (soccer)

afc champions league group stage, matchday 6: (teams in bold advance round of 16)

group c:

al-ittihad 7–0 umm-salal
al-jazira 2–2 esteghlal

final standings: al-ittihad 12 points, umm-salal 8, al-jazira 5, esteghlal 4.




group d:

sepahan 3–0 al-ettifaq
bunyodkor 0–0 al-shabab al-arabi

final standings: al-ettifaq 12 points, bunyodkor 8, sepahan & al-shabab 7.




group g:

suwon bluewings 3–1 singapore armed forces
shanghai shenhua 1–1 kashima antlers

final standings: kashima 13 points, suwon 12, shanghai 8, singapore af 1.




group h:

kawasaki frontale 0–2 pohang steelers
central coast mariners 0–1 tianjin teda

final standings: pohang 12 points, kawasaki 10, tianjin 8, central coast 2.






polish cup final in chorzów:

ruch chorzów 0–1 lech poznań

poznań win cup fifth time, , qualify europa league.





ice hockey

stanley cup playoffs (seeding in parentheses; times et):

western conference finals:

game 2 in detroit: (2) detroit red wings 3, (4) chicago blackhawks 2 (ot). red wings lead series 2–0.





shooting

issf world cup in munich, germany: (qualification scores in parentheses)

women s 50 metre rifle 3 positions: 01 ! yin wen 687.5 (590) 02 ! sonja pfeilschifter 685.7 (584) 03 ! tejaswini sawant 685.0 (588)
men s 10 metre air pistol: 01 ! jin jong-oh 689.4 (586) 02 ! lee dae-myung 686.7 (586) 03 ! yury dauhapolau 686.6 (584)
women s skeet: 01 ! wei ning 98 (74 ewr) 02 ! svetlana demina 97 (73) 03 ! kim rhode 93 (73)

in qualification round, wei equalled world record, hitting 74 of 75 targets.





may 18, 2009 (monday)
cricket

west indies in england:

2nd test in chester-le-street, day 5:

 england 569/6d;  west indies 310 & 176 (f/o). england win innings , 83 runs, , win 2-match series 2–0.





cycling

uci protour:

volta catalunya:

stage 1 (itt): (1) thor hushovd (cervélo testteam) 4 47 (2) alejandro valverde (caisse d epargne) + 1 (3) greg henderson (team columbia-high road) + 2





football (soccer)

european under-17 championship in germany:

final in magdeburg:

netherlands  1–2 (et)  germany




european domestic (national) competitions: (listed countries alphabetic order; league standings prior match in parentheses; teams win titles in bold; teams qualify champions league in italics)
czech gambrinus liga, matchday 28 of 30:

(16) viktoria Žižkov 1–3 (1) slavia prague

slavia secure championship second straight year, 8 points lead on sparta prague.




israeli premier league, matchday 31 of 33:

(1) maccabi haifa 1–0 (2) hapoel tel aviv

yaniv katan s goal in 61st minute gives maccabi haifa 5 points lead on hapoel tel aviv, 2 matches remaining. haifa can secure title win on maccabi netanya next weekend.





ice hockey

stanley cup playoffs (seeding in parentheses):

eastern conference finals:

game 1 in pittsburgh: (4) pittsburgh penguins 3, (6) carolina hurricanes 2. penguins lead series 1–0.





shooting

issf world cup in munich, germany: (qualification scores in parentheses)

men s 50 metre rifle prone: 01 ! guy starik 703.3 (598) 02 ! matthew emmons 702.0 (597) 03 ! michael mcphail 701.0 (598)
men s 25 metre rapid fire pistol: 01 ! christian reitz 785.3 (584) 02 ! martin strnad 780.2 (586) 03 ! keith sanderson 780.0 (585)



may 17, 2009 (sunday)
auto racing

world touring car championship:

pau grand prix in pau, france

race 1: (1) robert huff (chevrolet cruze) (2) augusto farfus (bmw 320si) (3) jörg müller (bmw 320si)
race 2: (1) alain menu (chevrolet cruze) (2) farfus (3) huff

standings (after 8 of 24 races): (1) yvan muller (seat león 2.0 tdi) 45 points (2) farfus 39 (3) gabriele tarquini (seat león 2.0 tdi) 34






fia gt championship:

adria 2 hours in adria, italy

(1) michael bartels & andrea bertolini (maserati mc12 gt1) (2) mike hezemans & anthony kumpen (chevrolet corvette c6.r) (3) miguel ramos & alex müller (maserati mc12 gt1)

standings (after 2 of 8 races): (1) bartels & bertolini 18 points (2) hezemans & kumpen 13 (3) guillaume moreau & xavier maassen (chevrolet corvette c6.r) 11






deutsche tourenwagen masters:

round 1 in hockenheim, germany

(1) tom kristensen (audi a4) (2) timo scheider (audi a4) (3) oliver jarvis (audi a4)

standings (after 1 of 10 races): (1) kristensen 10 points (2) scheider 8 (3) jarvis 6







badminton

sudirman cup in guangzhou, china:

final: china  3–0  south korea

china win cup third successive time , seventh time in last 8 tournaments, without losing match throughout tournament.





basketball

nba playoffs (seeding in parentheses):

eastern conference semifinals:

game 7 in boston: (3) orlando magic 101, (2) boston celtics 82. magic win series 4–3.


western conference semifinals:

game 7 in los angeles: (1) los angeles lakers 89, (5) houston rockets 70. lakers win series 4–3.




asia champions cup in jakarta, indonesia:

quarterfinals:

young cagers 73–97 mahram
sangmu 70–89 zain
al-arabi 76–71 smart gilas
al-riyadi 86–69 satria muda




french cup final:

le mans 79–65 nancy



cricket

west indies in england:

2nd test in chester-le-street, day 4:

 england 569/6d;  west indies 310 (ramnaresh sarwan 100) & 115/3 (f/o). west indies trail 144 runs 7 wickets remaining.





cycling

giro d italia:

stage 9: (1) mark cavendish (team columbia-high road) 4h 16 13 (2) allan davis (quick step) s.t. (3) tyler farrar (garmin-slipstream) s.t

general classification: (1) danilo di luca (l.p.r. brakes-farnese vini) 37h 29 48 (2) thomas lövkvist (team columbia-high road) + 13 (3) michael rogers (team columbia-high road) + 44





football (soccer)

european domestic (national) competitions: (listed countries alphabetic order; league standings prior match in parentheses; teams win titles in bold; teams qualify champions league in italics)

austrian bundesliga, matchday 34 of 36:

red bull salzburg clinch championship , qualify champions league, result of 2nd place rapid vienna s 3–0 loss ried.


croatian prva hnl, matchday 31 of 33:

dinamo zagreb clinch championship , qualify champions league, 2–0 win on slaven belupo.


french ligue 1, matchday 36 of 38:

(2) marseille 1–3 (3) lyon

standings: bordeaux 74 points, marseille 71, lyon 67.




italian serie a, matchday 32 of 34:

(1) inter 3–0 (14) siena
(3) juventus 2–2 (11) atalanta
(4) fiorentina 1–0 (12) sampdoria
(5) genoa 2–2 (16) chievo

standings: inter 81 points, milan 71, juventus 68, fiorentina 67, genoa 62. juventus clinch berth in champions league.




dutch cup final in rotterdam:

heerenveen 2–2 (et) twente. heerenveen win 5–4 in penalty shootout.

heerenveen win first ever trophy in history, , qualify europa league.




romanian liga i, matchday 31 of 34:

(1) dinamu bucureşti 3–1 (3) timişoara
(12) oţelul galaţi 0–2 (2) unirea urziceni

standings: dinamo 65 points, urziceni 63, timişoara 58.




scottish premier league, matchday 37 of 38:

(6) hibernian 0–0 (2) celtic

standings: rangers 83 points, celtic 81. celtic must beat hearts , hope rangers don t beat dundee united win title.




spanish la liga, matchday 36 of 38:

(10) mallorca 2–1 (1) barcelona

samuel eto o scores 29th goal of season barcelona, misses penalty in injury time level score.


(6) atlético madrid 1–0 (4) valencia

standings: barcelona 86 points, real madrid 78, sevilla 64, atlético madrid 61, valencia & villarreal 59.




turkish süper lig, matchday 32 of 34:

(13) ankaragücü 1–3 (2) beşiktaş
(3) trabzonspor 1–0 (6) bursaspor

standings: beşiktaş 65 points, sivasspor 63, trabzonspor 62.







golf

pga tour:

valero texas open in san antonio, texas:

winner: zach johnson 265 (−15) po

johnson defeats james driscoll , erased johnson s 8-shot lead entering final day 62, on first playoff hole.






european tour:

irish open in baltray, ireland:

winner: shane lowry (a) 271 (−17) po

lowry beat robert rock on 3rd playoff hole become third amateur winner in european tour history.






lpga tour:

sybase classic in clifton, new jersey:

winner: ji young oh 264 (−14)





ice hockey

stanley cup playoffs (seeding in parentheses):

western conference finals:

game 1 in detroit: (2) detroit red wings 5, (4) chicago blackhawks 2. red wings lead series 1–0.





lacrosse

ncaa division men s championship (seeding in parentheses; times et):

quarterfinals in annapolis, maryland:

(1) virginia 19, (8) johns hopkins 8
(3) duke 12, (4) north carolina 11





motorcycle racing

moto gp:

french motorcycle grand prix in le mans, france

(1) jorge lorenzo (yamaha yzr-m1) (2) marco melandri (kawasaki zx-rr) (3) dani pedrosa (honda rc212v)

riders standings after 4 of 17 races: (1) lorenzo 66 points (2) valentino rossi (yamaha yzr-m1) & casey stoner (ducati desmosedici) 65






superbike world championship:

kyalami superbike world championship round in midrand, south africa

race 1: (1) noriyuki haga (ducati 1098r) (2) michel fabrizio (ducati 1098r) (3) ben spies (yamaha yzf-r1)
race 2: (1) haga (2) fabrizio (3) jonathan rea (honda cbr1000rr)

riders standings after 6 of 14 rounds: (1) haga 250 points (2) fabrizio 165 (3) spies 162







shooting

issf world cup in munich, germany: (qualification scores in parentheses)

men s 50 metre pistol: 01 ! vladimir gontcharov 666.5 (567) 02 ! damir mikec 666.1 (574) 03 ! rashid yunusmetov 664.9 (568)
women s 25 metre pistol: 01 ! yuan jing 793.0 (588) 02 ! zhao xu 789.0 (582) 03 ! munkhbayar dorjsuren 788.4 (589)
men s double trap: 01 ! joshua richmond 188 (145) 02 ! richard faulds 187+2 (143) 03 ! rashid al-athba 187+0 (144)



snooker

world series of snooker in killarney, ireland

final: shaun murphy 5–1 jimmy white



tennis

atp tour , wta tour:

madrid masters in madrid, spain: (seeding in parentheses)

men s final: roger federer (2) def. rafael nadal (1) 6–4, 6–4

federer wins first atp title of year , stops nadal s winning streak on clay @ 33 matches.


women s final: dinara safina (1) def. caroline wozniacki (9) 6–2, 6–4

safina wins second tournament in successive weeks after victory in rome last week. wozniacki reach first career tier final.







may 16, 2009 (saturday)
auto racing

sprint cup series:

nascar sprint all-star race xxv in concord, north carolina

(1) tony stewart (stewart haas racing) (2) matt kenseth (roush fenway racing) (3) kurt busch (penske championship racing)





badminton

sudirman cup in guangzhou, china:

semifinals:

south korea  3–1  indonesia
china  3–0  malaysia

china advance final seventh consecutive time, , meet korea last team beat them in 2007 final.







basketball

asia champions cup in jakarta, indonesia: (teams in bold clinch quarterfinal berths, teams in strike eliminated)

group a:

al-qadsia 93–98 smart gilas

gilas clinch group s second best record , best preliminary round finish filipino team since 1996. ll face al-arabi in quarterfinals.


sangmu 56–90 mahram

mahram clinch top spot in group face idle young cagers of india.




group b:

satria muda 79–59 young cagers

satria muda book first indonesian quarterfinal berth since tournament expanded 3 knockout rounds in 2004 meet lebanese club al-riyadi in quarterfinals.


zain 94–62 al-arabi

zain clinch top spot in group face sangmu in final eight.







cricket

west indies in england:

2nd test in chester-le-street, day 3:

 england 569/6d (alastair cook 160);  west indies 94/3. west indies trail 475 runs 7 wickets remaining in 1st innings.





cycling

giro d italia:

stage 8: (1) kanstantin sioutsou (team columbia-high road) 5h 04 34 (2) edvald boasson hagen (team columbia-high road) + 21 (3) danilo di luca (l.p.r. brakes-farnese vini) s.t.

general classification: (1) di luca 33h 13 35 (2) thomas lövkvist (team columbia-high road) + 13 (3) michael rogers (team columbia-high road) + 44





field hockey

men s asia cup in kuantan, malaysia:

final:

01 ! south korea  1–0 02 !  pakistan

korea win title third time , qualify 2010 world cup.




bronze medal match:

03 ! china  3–3  malaysia. china win 7–6 in penalty shootout.





football (soccer)

uefa women s cup finals, first leg:

zvezda perm 0–6 duisburg


european domestic (national) competitions: (listed countries alphabetic order; league standings prior match in parentheses; teams win titles in bold)

belgian first division, final matchday:

(8) genk 0–2 (2) anderlecht, in progress
(3) gent 0–1 (1) standard liège, in progress

anderlecht , standard finish season levelled @ top on 77 points. according league rules, meet in 2 legs playoff series decide title. matches played on may 21 , 24. both teams qualify champions league, champion go directly group stage. club brugge , gent finish 3rd , 4th respectively , qualify europa league.




cypriot cup final in nicosia:

apop kinyras peyias 2–0 ael limassol

apop kinyras peyias win first ever trophy in history, , qualify europa league.




english premier league, matchday 37 of 38:

(1) manchester united 0–0 (4) arsenal

united secure championship third straight year, , equal liverpool s record of 18 championship titles. s united s third title of season, following fifa club world cup , league cup, , champions league final still come.




french ligue 1, matchday 36 of 38:

(2) bordeaux 3–2 (15) le mans

bordeaux take 3 points lead on marseille, regain lead on goals difference win against 3rd place lyon on sunday. bordeaux s win secures them berth in champions league group stage, , ensures lyon s record run of consecutive french league titles end @ seven.




german bundesliga, matchday 33 of 34:

(11) hanover 0–5 (1) wolfsburg
(7) hoffenheim 2–2 (2) bayern munich
(3) hertha berlin 0–0 (8) schalke 04
(4) stuttgart 2–0 (17) energie cottbus

standings 1 match remaining: wolfsburg 66 points (goals fifference +35), bayern 64 (+28), stuttgart 64 (+21), hertha 63 (+11). wolfsburg can secure championship draw @ home against werder bremen, unless bayern beat stuttgart @ least 7 goals margin. hertha out of title race, win in karlsruhe give them berth in champions league @ expense of either bayern or stuttgart.




italian serie a, matchday 32 of 34:

(8) udinese 2–1 (2) milan

milan s loss means crosstown rival inter clinch championship fourth straight year, , put nerazzurri levelled rossoneri on 17 titles.




lithuanian cup final in kaunas:

tauras tauragė 0–1 sūduva

sūduva win first ever trophy in history, , qualify europa league.




scottish premier league, matchday 37 of 38:

(2) rangers 2–1 (5) aberdeen
(3) hearts 3–0 (4) dundee united

rangers take 3 points lead @ top on celtic, regain lead on goals difference if beat hibernian on sunday. hearts secure 3rd place , qualify europa league. dundee united qualify unless lose rangers on may 24 , aberdeen beat hibernian.




spanish la liga, matchday 36 of 38:

(7) villarreal 3–2 (2) real madrid
(17) osasuna 0–0 (3) sevilla

real madrid s loss means barcelona clinch championship, , capture league , cup double, champions league final still come on may 27. sevilla go 5 points ahead of valencia , villarreal.




turkish süper lig, matchday 32 of 34:

(18) hacettepe 1–2 (2) sivasspor

sivasspor go top, 1 point ahead of beşiktaş, play against ankaragücü on sunday.




ukrainian league, matchday 28 of 30:

uefa cup finalist shakhtar donetsk secure 2nd place , qualify champions league.





horse racing

u.s. triple crown:

preakness stakes in baltimore:

(1) rachel alexandra (2) mine bird (3) musket man

the favored rachel alexandra first filly win preakness since 1924. calvin borel, rode mine bird victory in kentucky derby, becomes first jockey ever win first 2 legs of same year s triple crown on 2 different horses. race, affirmed remain last triple crown winner @ least year.







lacrosse

ncaa division men s championship (seeding in parentheses):

quarterfinals in hempstead, new york:

(2) syracuse 11, maryland 6
(5) cornell 6, (4) princeton 4





rugby union

guinness premiership final in london:

leicester tigers 10–9 london irish



shooting

issf world cup in munich, germany: (qualification scores in parentheses)

men s 10 metre air rifle: 01 ! sergy rikhter 701.7 (599) 02 ! péter sidi 701.5 (597) 03 ! zhu qinan 700.6 (597)
women s 10 metre air rifle: 01 ! darya shytko 502.7 (399) 02 ! sonja pfeilschifter 502.3 (399) 03 ! beate gauss 502.0 (399)



may 15, 2009 (friday)
badminton

sudirman cup in guangzhou, china:

5th place playoff:

denmark  3–2  england


7th place playoff:

hong kong  1–3  japan

hong kong relegated group 2 in 2011 sudirman cup.




9th place playoff:

thailand  3–0  russia

thailand promoted group 1 in 2011.







basketball

asia champions cup in jakarta, indonesia: (teams in bold clinch quarterfinal berths, teams in strike eliminated)

group a:

smart gilas 91–86 al-riyadi
mahram 120–80 al-qadsia


group b:

al-arabi 77–84 satria muda
young cagers 82–76 al-wasl





cricket

west indies in england:

2nd test in chester-le-street, day 2:

no play due rain. score remains  england 302/2.





cycling

giro d italia:

stage 7: (1) edvald boasson hagen (team columbia-high road) 5h 56 53 (2) robert hunter (barloworld) s.t. (3) pavel brutt (team katusha) s.t.

general classification: (1) danilo di luca (l.p.r. brakes-farnese vini) 28h 08 48 (2) thomas lövkvist (team columbia-high road) + 5 (3) michael rogers (team columbia-high road) + 36





field hockey

men s asia cup in kuantan, malaysia:

5th place playoff:

india  5–1  japan





football (soccer)

european under-17 championship in germany:

semi-finals:

switzerland   1–2  netherlands in grimma
germany  2–0  italy in dessau-rosslau





lacrosse

champion s cup final in calgary, alberta

calgary roughnecks 12, new york titans 10



shooting

issf world cup in munich, germany: (qualification scores in parentheses)

men s trap: 01 ! massimo fabbrizi 148 (125 ewr) 02 ! gao bo 145+6 (123) 03 ! anton glasnović 145+5 (123)

in qualification round, fabbrizi equalled world record perfect 125.





may 14, 2009 (thursday)
badminton

sudirman cup in guangzhou, china: (teams in bold advance semifinnals)

group 1a:

denmark  2–3  malaysia


group 1b:

indonesia  0–5  china

china win group without dropping match.







basketball

nba playoffs (seeding in parentheses):

eastern conference semifinals:

game 6 in orlando: (3) orlando magic 83, (2) boston celtics 75. series tied 3–3.


western conference semifinals:

game 6 in houston: (5) houston rockets 95, (1) los angeles lakers 80. series tied 3–3.




asia champions cup in jakarta, indonesia: (teams in bold clinch quarterfinal berths)

group a:

al-qadsia 66–69 sangmu
al-riyadi 61–87 mahram


group b:

satria muda 71–84 zain
al-wasl 79–97 al-arabi




israeli super league playoff:

quarterfinals, game 5:

hapoel holon 80–87(ot) hapoel gilboa/galil. gilboa/galil win best-of-5 series 3–2.

gilboa/galil becomes first ever team in israeli playoff history win game 5 on road, , play against maccabi tel aviv in final 4 semifinal, while hapoel jerusalem , maccabi haifa meet in other semifinal.







cricket

west indies in england:

2nd test in chester-le-street, day 1:

 england 302/2 (alastair cook 126*, ravi bopara 108)





cycling

giro d italia:

stage 6: (1) michele scarponi (diquigiovanni-androni) 5h 49 55 (2) edvald boasson hagen (team columbia-high road) + 32 (3) allan davis (quick step) s.t.

general classification: (1) danilo di luca (l.p.r. brakes-farnese vini) 22h 11 15 (2) thomas lövkvist (team columbia-high road) + 5 (3) michael rogers (team columbia-high road) + 36





field hockey

men s asia cup in kuantan, malaysia:

semifinals:

south korea  5–1  china
pakistan  4–2  malaysia


5th–7th classification:

india  11–1  bangladesh





football (soccer)

copa libertadores round of 16, first leg:

defensor sporting 2–2 boca juniors


copa libertadores round of 16, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)

cruzeiro 1–0 (2–1) universidad de chile. cruzeiro win 3–1 on aggregate.
libertad 0–0 (0–3) estudiantes. estudiantes win 3–0 on aggregate.



ice hockey

stanley cup playoffs: (seeding in parentheses)

eastern conference semifinals:

game 7 in boston: (6) carolina hurricanes 3, (1) boston bruins 2 (ot). hurricanes win series 4–3.


western conference semifinals:

game 7 in detroit: (2) detroit red wings 4, (8) anaheim ducks 3. red wings win series 4–3.





shooting

issf world cup in munich, germany: (qualification scores in parentheses)

women s trap: 01 ! irina laricheva 92 (72) 02 ! lu xingyu 91 (72) 03 ! susanne kiermayer 90 (72)



may 13, 2009 (wednesday)
badminton

sudirman cup in guangzhou, china: (teams in bold advance semifinnals; teams in strike play in relegation playoff)

group 1a:

south korea  3–2  hong kong

korea play against loser of china vs. indonesia match in semifinals on may 16.




group 1b:

england  4–1  japan

japan , hong kong meet on may 15, losing team relegating group 2 in 2011 sudirman cup.







basketball

nba playoffs (seeding in parentheses):

western conference semifinals:

game 5 in denver: (2) denver nuggets 124, (6) dallas mavericks 110. nuggets win series 4–1.




asia champions cup in jakarta, indonesia:

group a:

mahram 98–87 smart gilas
sangmu 86–97 al-riyadi


group b:

al-arabi 88–63 young cagers
zain 84–65 al-wasl





cycling

giro d italia:

stage 5: (1) denis menchov (rabobank) 3h 15 24 (2) danilo di luca (l.p.r. brakes-farnese vini) + 2 (3) thomas lövkvist (team columbia-high road) + 5

general classification: (1) di luca 16h 20 44 (2) lövkvist + 5 (3) michael rogers (team columbia-high road) + 36





football (soccer)

copa libertadores round of 16, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)

grêmio 2–0 (3–1) universidad san martín. grêmio win 5–1 on aggregate.


european domestic (national) competitions: (listed in countries alphabetic order)

croatian cup final, first leg:

dinamo zagreb 3–0 hajduk split


english premier league:

wigan athletic 1–2 manchester united

united s win, michael carrick s goal in 86th minute, put them on brink of championship, 86 points, 6 ahead of liverpool. 2 losses united , 2 wins liverpool deny them title.




french ligue 1, matchday 35 of 38:

nice 0–2 marseille
valenciennes 1–2 bordeaux

marseille , bordeaux levelled @ top on 71 points, 3 matches remaining.




german bundesliga, matchday 32 of 34:

schalke 04 1–2 stuttgart

stuttgart 2 points top in 4th place.




italian cup final in rome:

lazio 1–1 (et) sampdoria. lazio win 6–5 in penalty shootout.

lazio win cup fifth time.




scottish premier league, matchday 36 of 38:

hibernian 1–1 rangers

rangers , celtic levelled on 80 points @ top.




spanish cup final in valencia:

athletic bilbao 1–4 barcelona

barça win cup record 25th time, after break of 11 years, , captures first leg of potential treble.




turkish cup final in İzmir:

fenerbahçe 2–4 beşiktaş

beşiktaş win cup 8th time in history, , 3rd time in 4 years.







ice hockey

stanley cup playoffs: (seeding in parentheses)

eastern conference semifinals:

game 7 in washington: (4) pittsburgh penguins 6, (2) washington capitals 2. penguins win series 4–3.





may 12, 2009 (tuesday)
badminton

sudirman cup in guangzhou, china: (teams in bold advance semifinals)

group 1a:

denmark  1–4  south korea

denmark ,  malaysia battle semifinal berth.




group 1b:

china  5–0  japan

 indonesia advance semifinals.







basketball

nba playoffs (seeding in parentheses):

eastern conference semifinals:

game 5 in boston: (2) boston celtics 92, (3) orlando magic 88. celtics lead series 3–2.


western conference semifinals:

game 5 in los angeles: (1) los angeles lakers 118, (5) houston rockets 78. lakers lead series 3–2.




asia champions cup in jakarta, indonesia:

group a:

al-riyadi 87–78 al-qadsia
smart gilas 90–76 sangmu


group b:

al-wasl 83–78 satria muda
young cagers 59–90 zain





cycling

giro d italia:

stage 4: (1) danilo di luca (l.p.r. brakes-farnese vini) 4h 15 04 (2) stefano garzelli (acqua & sapone-caffè mokambo) s.t. (3) franco pellizotti (liquigas) s.t.

general classification: (1) thomas lövkvist (team columbia-high road) 13h 05 28 (2) di luca + 2 (3) michael rogers (team columbia-high road) + 6





field hockey

men s asia cup in kuantan, malaysia: (teams in bold advance semifinals)

pool a:

south korea  9–0  bangladesh
malaysia  4–1  japan


pool b:

china  2–2  india
 pakistan advance.





football (soccer)

concacaf champions league final, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)

atlante 0–0 (2–0) cruz azul. atlante win 2–0 on aggregate.


copa libertadores round of 16, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)

sport recife 1–0 (0–1) palmeiras. 1–1 on aggregate, palmeiras win 3–1 in penalty shootout.
caracas 4–0 (1–2) deportivo cuenca. caracas win 5–2 on aggregate.


european domestic (national) competitions: (listed in countries alphabetic order)

estonian cup final in tallinn:

flora tallinn 0–0 (et) nomme kalju. flora win 4–3 in penalty shootout.

flora win cup second successive year , fourth time in history.




german bundesliga, matchday 32 of 34:

wolfsburg 3–0 dortmund
bayern münchen 3–0 leverkusen
köln 1–2 hertha berlin

with 2 matches remaining, wolfsburg , bayern levelled @ top on 63 points, 1 ahead of hertha.




scottish premier league, matchday 36 of 38:

celtic 2–1 dundee united

celtic goes top 80 points, 1 ahead of rangers, play against hibernian on wednesday.







ice hockey

stanley cup playoffs (seeding in parentheses):

eastern conference semifinals:

game 6 in raleigh: (1) boston bruins 4, (6) carolina hurricanes 2. series tied 3–3.


western conference semifinals:

game 6 in anaheim: (8) anaheim ducks 2, (2) detroit red wings 1. series tied 3–3.





may 11, 2009 (monday)
badminton

sudirman cup in guangzhou, china:

group 1a:

malaysia  4–1  hong kong


group 1b:

indonesia  4–1  england





basketball

nba playoffs (seeding in parentheses)

eastern conference semifinals:

game 4 in atlanta: (1) cleveland cavaliers 84, (4) atlanta hawks 74. cavaliers win series 4–0.

the cavs advance conference final 8th consecutive win double-digits margin, , become second team in nba history sweep first 2 series since first round expanded best-of-7 games.




western conference semifinals:

game 4 in dallas: (6) dallas mavericks 119, (2) denver nuggets 117. nuggets lead series 3–1.

the mavericks stay alive in series 44 points dirk nowitzki, including 19 in fourth quarter. carmelo anthony scores playoff career-high 41 points nuggets.







cycling

giro d italia:

stage 3: (1) alessandro petacchi (l.p.r. brakes-farnese vini) 4h 45 27 (2) tyler farrar (garmin-slipstream) s.t. (3) francesco gavazzi (lampre-n.g.c.) s.t.

general classification: (1) petacchi 8h 50 06 (2) farrar + 8 (3) michael rogers (team columbia-high road) + 18





field hockey

men s asia cup in kuantan, malaysia:

pool a:

japan  2–3  south korea
bangladesh  1–7  malaysia





football (soccer)

israel women s cup final:

maccabi holon 4–2 (aet) asa tel aviv

sivan fahima scores hat-trick , leads holon seventh consecutive title, after asa levelled score in 11th minute of injury time send match time.





ice hockey

stanley cup playoffs (seeding in parentheses)

eastern conference semifinals:

game 6 in pittsburgh: (2) washington capitals 5, (4) pittsburgh penguins 4 (ot). series tied 3–3.


western conference semifinals:

game 6 in chicago: (4) chicago blackhawks 7, (3) vancouver canucks 5. blackhawks win series 4–2.





may 10, 2009 (sunday)
auto racing

formula one:

spanish grand prix in barcelona, spain

(1) jenson button (brawn–mercedes) (2) rubens barrichello (brawn-mercedes) (3) mark webber (red bull–renault)

drivers standings (after 5 of 17 races): (1) button 41 points (2) barrichello 27 (3) sebastian vettel (red bull-renault) 23







badminton

sudirman cup in guangzhou, china:

group 1a:

malaysia  2–3  south korea
denmark  3–2  hong kong


group 1b:

indonesia  4–1  japan
china  5–0  england





basketball

nba playoffs: (seeding in parentheses)

eastern conference semifinals:

game 4 in orlando: (2) boston celtics 95, (3) orlando magic 94. series tied 2–2.

glen davis converts open jump shot @ buzzer tie series @ 2 games apiece.




western conference semifinals:

game 4 in houston: (5) houston rockets 99, (1) los angeles lakers 87. series tied 2–2.





cycling

giro d italia

stage 2: (1) alessandro petacchi (l.p.r. brakes-farnese vini) 3h 43 07 (2) mark cavendish (team columbia-high road) s.t. (3) ben swift (team katusha) s.t.

general classification: (1) cavendish 4h 04 43 (2) mark renshaw team columbia-high road + 14 (3) michael rogers team columbia-high road + 14





field hockey

men s asia cup in kuantan, malaysia: (team in bold advances semifinals)

pool b:

india  2–3  pakistan





football (soccer)

european domestic (national) competitions: (listed in countries alphabetic order; teams win titles in bold)

english premier league, matchday 36 of 38:

manchester united 2–0 manchester city

united, 3 matches remaining, lead 3 points on liverpool have 2 matches left.


arsenal 1–4 chelsea

3rd place chelsea secure berth in champions league group stage.




italian serie a, matchday 35 of 38:

chievo 2–2 inter
milan 1–1 juventus

inter lead 7 points on milan 3 matches remaining.




dutch eredivisie, final standings after 34 rounds: (1) az alkmaar 80 points (qualify champions league group stage) (2) fc twente 69 (qualify champions league 3rd qualifying round) (3) afc ajax 68 (qualify europa league) 4. psv eindhoven 65 (europa league) 5. sc heerenveen 60 (europa league)
primeira liga, matchday 28 of 30:

porto 1–0 nacional

porto secure title fourth successive year , qualify champions league group stage. runner sporting qualify champions league 3rd qualifying round.




spanish la liga, matchday 35 of 38:

barcelona 3–3 villareal

a goal joseba llorente etxarri in 2nd minute of injury time spoils barcelona s championship party. barça lead 8 points 3 matches remaining, , need 1 more point secure title.




ukrainian premier league, matchday 27 of 30:

dynamo kyiv secure title 3 matches remaining , qualify champions league group stage.





golf

pga tour:

the players championship in ponte vedra beach, florida:

winner: henrik stenson 276 (−12)

stenson wins second pga tour title , 13th professional tournament.






european tour:

italian open in turin, italy:

winner: daniel vancsik 267 (−17)

vanczik wins second european tour title , 9th professional tournament.






lpga tour:

michelob ultra open @ kingsmill in williamsburg, virginia:

winner: cristie kerr 268 (−16)

kerr wins tournament second time , 12th lpga tour title.







ice hockey

stanley cup playoffs: (seeding in parentheses)

eastern conference semifinals:

game 5 in boston: (1) boston bruins 4, (6) carolina hurricanes 0. hurricanes lead series 3–2.


western conference semifinals:

game 5 in detroit: (2) detroit red wings 4, (8) anaheim ducks 1. red wings lead series 3–2.




world championship in berne, switzerland:

final:

01 ! russia  2–1 02 !  canada


bronze medal game:

03 ! sweden  4–2  united states





motorcycle racing

superbike world championship:

monza superbike world championship round in monza, italy

race 1: (1) michel fabrizio (ducati 1098r) (2) noriyuki haga (ducati 1098r) (3) ryuichi kiyonari (honda cbr1000rr)
race 2: (1) ben spies (yamaha yzf-r1) (2) fabrizio (3) kiyonari

riders standings after 5 of 14 rounds: (1) haga 200 points (2) spies 146 (3) fabrizio 125







snooker

world series of snooker grand final in portimão, portugal:

final (best of 11 frames): john higgins 2–6 shaun murphy



tennis

atp tour:

estoril open in estoril, portugal:

final: albert montañés def. james blake, 5–7, 7–6(6), 6–0

montañés wins second career title.




bmw open in munich, germany:

final: tomáš berdych def. mikhail youzhny, 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(5)

berdych wins 5th career title.




serbia open in belgrade, serbia:

final: novak djokovic def. Łukasz kubot, 6–3, 7–6(0)

djokovic wins second title of year , 13th of career.







may 9, 2009 (saturday)
auto racing

sprint cup series:

southern 500 in darlington, south carolina

(1) mark martin (hendrick motorsports) (2) jimmie johnson (hendrick motorsports) (3) tony stewart (stewart haas racing)

drivers standings after 11 races: (1) jeff gordon 1601 points (2) stewart −29 (3) kurt busch −55




other news:

driver/owner jeremy mayfield suspended indefinitely under nascar s substance abuse policy after positive drug test following last weekend s race @ richmond. (espn)




indycar series:

indianapolis 500 qualifying in speedway, indiana

hélio castroneves claims pole position third time in career. joined on front row ryan briscoe , dario franchitti .





basketball

nba playoffs (seeding in parentheses):

eastern conference semifinals:

game 3 in atlanta: (1) cleveland cavaliers 97, (4) atlanta hawks 82. cavaliers lead series 3–0.

lebron james scores 47 points , grabs 12 rebounds fifth double-double game of playoffs , puts cavs within 1 win of conference finals after seventh straight win double-digit margin.




western conference semifinals:

game 3 in dallas: (2) denver nuggets 106, (6) dallas mavericks 105. nuggets lead series 3–0.

a three-pointer second left carmelo anthony, scores 31 points, give nuggets first 3–0 series lead in franchise history. chauncey billups leads nuggets 32 points, while dirk nowitzki scores 33 dallas.







cycling

giro d italia:

stage 1 (ttt): (1) team columbia-high road 21 50 (2) garmin-slipstream + 6 (3) astana team + 13



field hockey

men s asia cup in kuantan, malaysia:

pool a:

south korea  1–1  malaysia
japan  5–0  bangladesh


pool b:

pakistan  1–1  china





football (soccer)

european domestic (national) competitions: (listed in countries alphabetic order)

english premier league, matchday 36 of 38:

liverpool wins 3–0 on west ham , goes ahead of manchester united on goal difference. united can regain 3 points lead if beat crosstown rival city on sunday.


french cup final in saint denis:

rennes 1–2 guingamp

unfancied ligue 2 team guingamp rallies goal down 2 strikes eduardo beat brittany rival rennes , win first ever trophy, in first final since 1956 features 2 teams same region.




scottish premier league, matchday 35 of 38:

rangers 1–0 win on celtic gives them 2 points lead on old firm rival, 3 matches remaining.


spanish la liga, matchday 35 of 38:

valencia 3–0 real madrid

barcelona can clinch title on sunday win on villareal.






arab champions league final, first leg:

wydad casablanca 0–1 espérance sportive de tunis



ice hockey

stanley cup playoffs (seeding in parentheses):

eastern conference semifinals:

game 5 in washington: (4) pittsburgh penguins 4, (2) washington capitals 3 (ot). penguins lead series 3–2.

the penguins win third straight game after trailing 0–2 in series.




western conference semifinals:

game 5 in vancouver: (4) chicago blackhawks 4, (3) vancouver canucks 2. blackhawks lead series 3–2.





rugby union

2011 rugby world cup – europe qualification:

israel  26–19  slovenia

israel wins first ever world cup qualifying match, , next play against  lithuania on may 23.





shooting

issf world cup in cairo, egypt: (qualification scores in parentheses)

men s skeet: 01 ! mykola milchev 148 (125 ewr) 02 ! ennio falco 147 (123) 03 ! marko kemppainen 146 (122)

in qualification round, 2000 olympic champion milchev shot perfect 125 equal vincent hancock s , tore brovold s world record.





tennis

wta tour:

internazionali bnl d italia in rome, italy:

final: dinara safina def. svetlana kuznetsova, 6–3, 6–2

safina avenges loss kuznetsova in final @ stuttgart last week 10th career title , first since last september.




estoril open in estoril, portugal

final: yanina wickmayer def. ekaterina makarova, 7–5, 6–2

wickmayer wins first wta tour title.







may 8, 2009 (friday)
auto racing

nationwide series:

diamond hill plywood 200 in darlington, south carolina:

(1) matt kenseth (roush fenway racing) (2) jason leffler (braun racing) (3) carl edwards (roush fenway racing)





baseball

major league baseball

the arizona diamondbacks make first managerial change of season, firing bob melvin , replacing him a.j. hinch.



basketball

nba playoffs (seeding in parentheses)

eastern conference semifinals:

game 3 in orlando: (3) orlando magic 117, (2) boston celtics 96. magic lead series 2–1.


western conference semifinals:

game 3 in houston: (1) los angeles lakers 108, (5) houston rockets 94. lakers lead series 2–1.





cricket

west indies in england:

1st test in lord s, london, day 3:

 england 377 , 32/0;  west indies 152 , 256 (f/o). england win 10 wickets, lead 2-match series 1–0.





ice hockey

stanley cup playoffs (seeding in parentheses):

eastern conference semifinals:

game 4 in raleigh: (6) carolina hurricanes 4, (1) boston bruins 1. hurricanes lead series 3–1.
game 4 in pittsburgh: (4) pittsburgh penguins 5, (2) washington capitals 3. series tied 2–2.




world championship in berne, switzerland:

semifinals:

russia  3–2  united states
canada  3–1  sweden

canada , russia meet in repeat of last year s final on may 10.







shooting

issf world cup in cairo, egypt: (qualification scores in parentheses)

women s skeet: 01 ! danka barteková 97+2 (72) 02 ! sutiya jiewchaloemmit 97+1 (74 ewr) 03 ! connie smotek 95 (70)

in qualification round, thailand s jiewchaloemmit equalled world record, hitting 74 of 75 targets.





water polo

world league:

preliminary round, europe group c, matchday 5 of 6:

russia  –  spain





may 7, 2009 (thursday)
baseball

major league baseball news:

los angeles dodgers slugger manny ramirez suspended 50 games violation of mlb s drug policy. espn reports ramirez tested positive artificial testosterone , human chorionic gonadotropin. (espn)



basketball

nba playoffs (seeding in parentheses):

eastern conference semifinals:

game 2 in cleveland: (1) cleveland cavaliers 105, (4) atlanta hawks 85. cavaliers lead series 2–0.





cricket

west indies in england:

1st test in lord s, london, day 2:

 england 377 (ravi bopara 143) ;  west indies 152 , 39/2 (f/o). west indies trail 186 runs 8 wickets remaining.




australia vs pakistan in uae:

twenty20 in dubai:

 australia 108 (19.5 overs);  pakistan 109/3. pakistan win 7 wickets.





football (soccer)

uefa cup semifinals, second leg: (first leg result in parentheses)

shakhtar donetsk 2–1 (1–1) dynamo kyiv. donetsk win 3–2 on aggregate.

shakhtar donetsk reach first european final in history.


hamburg 2–3 (1–0) werder bremen. aggregate score 3–3. bremen win on away goals.

bremen, winner of now-defunct uefa cup winners cup in 1992, reach european final second time.




copa libertadores round of 16, first leg:

deportivo cuenca 2–1 caracas
estudiantes 3–0 libertad
universidad de chile 1–2 cruzeiro



ice hockey

stanley cup playoffs (seeding in parentheses):

western conference semifinals:

game 4 in chicago: (4) chicago blackhawks 2, (3) vancouver canucks 1 (ot). series tied 2–2.
game 4 in anaheim: (2) detroit red wings 6, (8) anaheim ducks 3. series tied 2–2.




world championship in berne, switzerland:

quarterfinals:

canada  4–2  latvia
sweden  3–1  czech republic

canada , sweden meet in semifinals on may 8.







tennis

news:

the father of serbian-australian player jelena dokić arrested in serbia alleged bomb threat against australian ambassador serbia, not long after daughter told australian magazine had physically abused during days on tennis circuit. (the times)



may 6, 2009 (wednesday)
basketball

nba playoffs: (seeding in parentheses)

eastern conference semifinals:

game 2 in boston: (2) boston celtics 112, (3) orlando magic 94. series tied 1–1.

rajon rondo scores triple-double (15 points, 18 assists, 11 rebounds) third time postseason, first nba player since jason kidd in 2002 , second celtics player beside larry bird so. celtics playoff career-high 31 points eddie house, while dwight howard , rashard lewis both score double-doubles magic, never led in game.




western conference semifinals:

game 2 in los angeles: (1) los angeles lakers 111, (5) houston rockets 98. series tied 1–1.

kobe bryant scores 40 points lakers, seventh 40-point playoff game. lakers derek fisher , rockets ron artest, leads team 25 points, both ejected , 5 technical fouls called.







college sports

news:

six former university of toledo athletes, 3 each school s football , basketball programs, indicted in federal court in detroit on charges related alleged point shaving scheme. (espn)



cricket

west indies in england:

1st test in lord s, london, day 1:

 england 289/7 (ravi bopara 118*)





football (soccer)

uefa champions league semifinals, second leg: (first leg result in parentheses)

chelsea 1–1 (0–0) barcelona. aggregate score 1–1. barcelona win on away goals.

chelsea lead michael essien s goal in 9th minute, until 3 minutes injury time, when andrés iniesta scores 20 meters lift barça final against manchester united.




copa libertadores round of 16, first leg:

universidad san martín 1–3 grêmio


afc champions league group stage, matchday 5: (teams in bold advance round of 16, teams in strike eliminated)

group a:

saba battery 0–1 al-hilal
pakhtakor tashkent 2–0 al-ahli


group b:

al-shabab 1–0 al-gharafa
persepolis advance result of al-gharafa s loss.


group e:

nagoya grampus 4–1 ulsan hyundai horang-i
newcastle united jets 2–1 beijing guoan


group f:

shandong luneng 0–1 gamba osaka





ice hockey

stanley cup playoffs: (seeding in parentheses)

eastern conference semifinals:

game 3 in pittsburgh: (4) pittsburgh penguins 3, (2) washington capitals 2 (ot). capitals lead series 2–1.
game 3 in raleigh: (6) carolina hurricanes 3, (1) boston bruins 2 (ot). hurricanes lead series 2–1.




world championship in berne, switzerland:

quarterfinals:

russia  4–3  belarus
finland  2–3  united states

russia , usa meet in semi-finals on may 8.







shooting

issf world cup in cairo, egypt: (qualification scores in parentheses)

men s double trap: 01 ! francesco d aniello 185 (140) 02 ! rashid al-athba 183 (139) 03 ! roland gerebics 182 (136)



may 5, 2009 (tuesday)
basketball

nba playoffs: (seeding in parentheses)

eastern conference semifinals:

game 1 in cleveland: (1) cleveland cavaliers 99, (4) atlanta hawks 72. cavaliers lead series 1–0.


western conference semifinals:

game 2 in denver: (2) denver nuggets 117, (6) dallas mavericks 105. nuggets lead series 2–0.




other news:

hall of famer , former detroit pistons player dave bing serve remainder of former detroit mayor kwame kilpatrick s term after winning special election. (espn)



football (soccer)

uefa champions league semifinals, second leg: (first leg result in parentheses)

arsenal 1–3 (0–1) manchester united. manchester united win 4–1 on aggregate

manchester united first defending champions reach final since juventus in 1997. if win final, united become first champion defend title since a.c. milan in 1990.




copa libertadores round of 16, first leg:

palmeiras 1–0 sport recife


afc champions league group stage, matchday 5: (teams in bold advance round of 16, teams in strike eliminated)

group c:

esteghlal 1–1 al-ittihad
umm-salal 2–2 al-jazira


group d:

al-shabab al-arabi 2–1 sepahan
al-ettifaq 4–0 bunyodkor


group f:

seoul 5–1 sriwijaya


group g:

kashima antlers 3–0 suwon bluewings
singapore armed forces 1–1 shanghai shenhua


group h:

pohang steelers 3–2 central coast mariners
tianjin teda 3–1 kawasaki frontale





ice hockey

stanley cup playoffs: (seeding in parentheses)

western conference semifinals:

game 3 in anaheim: (8) anaheim ducks 2, (2) detroit red wings 1. ducks lead series 2–1.
game 3 in chicago: (3) vancouver canucks 3, (4) chicago blackhawks 1. canucks lead series 2–1.




nhl news:

the phoenix coyotes file chapter 11 bankruptcy in federal court. research in motion ceo jim balsillie offers buy coyotes us$212.5 million , move team hamilton, returning canada 13 years after franchise left winnipeg. (espn)



table tennis

world championships in yokohama, japan: (seeding in parentheses)

men singles final: wang hao (1) bt wang liqin (5) 4–0 (11–9, 13–11, 11–5, 11–9)
women singles final: zhang yining (1) bt guo yue (2) 4–2 (10–12, 3–11, 11–2, 11–7, 11–7, 11–9)



water polo

world league:

preliminary round, europe group a, matchday 5:

france  9–12  greece

france eliminated.




preliminary round, europe group b:

romania  9–11  montenegro

romania eliminated. italy receives group s place in super final, montenegro automatically qualified host.




preliminary round, europe group c:

germany  5–11  croatia

croatia clinches group s qualifying place.







may 4, 2009 (monday)
basketball

nba playoffs: (seeding in parentheses)

eastern conference semifinals:

game 1 in boston: (3) orlando magic 95, (2) boston celtics 90. magic lead series 1–0.


western conference semifinals:

game 1 in los angeles: (5) houston rockets 100, (1) los angeles lakers 92. rockets lead series 1–0.




nba awards:

nba valuable player: lebron james, cleveland cavaliers



football (soccer)

fa women s cup final in derby, england:

arsenal 2–1 sunderland

arsenal win fa women s cup fourth successive year , record tenth time.




welsh cup final in llanelli:

aberystwyth town 0–2 bangor city

bangor wins cup second consecutive year , sixth time in history.





ice hockey

stanley cup playoffs: (seeding in parentheses)

eastern conference semifinals:

game 2 in washington: (2) washington capitals 4, (4) pittsburgh penguins 3. capitals lead series 2–0.

the capitals alex ovechkin , penguins sidney crosby both score hat tricks.






world championship in berne , kloten, switzerland: (teams in bold advance quarterfinals, teams in strike eliminated)

group e:

sweden  6–3  france

sweden secure 2nd place in group, , play against czech republic in quarterfinal.


united states  3–4 (ot)   switzerland

the result gives latvia quarterfinal berth, while switzerland eliminated. united states take third place in group, latvia in fourth place.
final standings: russia 14 points, sweden 10, usa 8, latvia 7, switzerland 6, france 0.




group f:

slovakia  3–2 (ot)  norway
canada  3–4 (so)  finland

canada earns top spot in group forcing overtime, , play against latvia in quarterfinal. finland finish second , meet usa.
final standings: canada 13 points, finland 11, czech republic 9, belarus 6, slovakia 4, norway 2.




relegation round: (teams in bold stay in top division, teams in strike relegated division i)

hungary  1–2  germany
denmark  5–2  austria

final standings: denmark 9 points, austria 6, germany 3, hungary 0.
denmark rallies 2 goals down win game, , secure place in top division next year group winner, along host germany, while austria , hungary play in division in 2010. italy , kazakhstan won promotion division , play in top division next year.







shooting

issf world cup in cairo, egypt: (qualification scores in parentheses)

men s trap: 01 ! ryan hadden 139+3 (116) 02 ! jesús serrano 139+2 (118) 03 ! khaled almudhaf 137 (118)



snooker

world snooker championship in sheffield, england: (seeding in parentheses)

final (best-of-35 frames): (5) john higgins 18–9 (3) shaun murphy

higgins wins third world championship title.





table tennis

world championships in yokohama, japan: (seeding in parentheses)

men s doubles final: chen qi/wang hao (1) bt ma long/xu xin (2) 4–1 (6–11, 13–11, 13–11, 11–5, 11–9)
women s doubles final: guo yue/li xiaoxia (1) bt ding ning/guo yan 4–1 (11–8, 12–10, 11–4, 3–11, 11–7)
china guaranteed clean sweep of titles, men , women singles finals on may 5 all-chinese matches.



may 3, 2009 (sunday)
auto racing

v8 supercars:

winton in benalla, victoria

round 6: (1) craig lowndes (2) mark winterbottom (3) garth tander

standings (after 6 of 26 races): (1) jamie whincup 804 points (2) davison 690 (3) steven johnson 573






a1 grand prix:

grand prix of nations, great britain in kent, united kingdom

sprint race: (1) ireland (adam carroll) (2) india (narain karthikeyan) (3) mexico (salvador durán)
feature race: (1) ireland (2) netherlands (robert doornbos) (3) switzerland (neel jani)
final standings: (1) ireland 112 points (2) switzerland 95 (3) portugal 92




world touring car championship:

race of morocco in marrakech, morocco

race 1: (1) robert huff (2) gabriele tarquini (3) jordi gené
race 2: (1) nicola larini (2) yvan muller (3) huff

standings (after 6 of 24 races): (1) muller 43 points (2) tarquini 31 (3) rickard rydell 30






fia gt championship:

rac tourist trophy in silverstone, united kingdom

(1) karl wendlinger & ryan sharp (2) michael bartels & andrea bertolini (3) guillaume moreau & xavier maassen





basketball

nba playoffs: (seeding in parentheses)

first round:

game 7 in atlanta: (4) atlanta hawks 91, (5) miami heat 78. hawks win series 4–3.

the hawks play against top-seeded cleveland cavaliers in conference semifinals.




western conference semifinals:

game 1 in denver: (2) denver nuggets 109, (6) dallas mavericks 95. nuggets lead series 1–0.




euroleague final 4 in berlin, germany:

final: panathinaikos 73–71 cska moscow

panathinaikos survive cska rally after leading 23 points, win fifth european title. head coach Željko obradović wins trophy record 7th time.


3rd place playoff: olympiacos piraeus 79–95 regal fc barcelona



cricket

australia vs pakistan in uae:

5th odi in abu dhabi:

 australia 250/4 (50 ov, shane watson 116*);  pakistan 254/3 (47 ov, kamran akmal 116*). pakistan win 7 wickets, australia win 5-match series 3–2.





cycling

uci protour:

tour de romandie:

stage 5: (1) Óscar freire (rabobank) 3h29min 49sec (2) tyler farrar (garmin-slipstream) s.t. (3) koldo fernández (euskaltel-euskadi) s.t.
final general classification: (1) roman kreuziger (liquigas) 14h20min 14sec (2) vladimir karpets (team katusha) @ 0:18 (3) rein taaramäe (cofidis)





football (soccer)

ofc champions league final, second leg: (first leg result in parentheses)

auckland 2–2 (7–2) koloale

auckland win 9–4 on aggregate second title , 4th successive title new zealand teams.




caf champions league second round, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses, winners advance group stage, losers go caf confederation cup)

al-hilal 2–0 (1–3) primeiro de agosto

al-hilal win on away goals rule.


monomotapa united 2–0 (0–1) asec mimosas


brazilian football:

rio de janeiro championship, second leg: (first leg result in parentheses)

flamengo 2–2 (2–2) botafogo. 4–4 on aggregate, flamengo win 4–2 in penalty shootout.


são paulo championship, second leg: (first leg result in parentheses)

corinthians 1–1 (3–1) santos. corinthians win 4–2 on aggregate.





golf

pga tour:

quail hollow championship in charlotte, north carolina

winner: sean o hair 277 (−11)




european tour:

open de españa in girona, spain

winner: thomas levet 270 (−18)





ice hockey

stanley cup playoffs: (seeding in parentheses)

eastern conference semifinals:

game 2 in boston: (6) carolina hurricanes 3, (1) boston bruins 0. series tied 1–1.


western conference semifinals:

game 2 in detroit: (8) anaheim ducks 4, (2) detroit red wings 3 (3ot). series tied 1–1.




world championship in berne , kloten, switzerland: (teams in bold advance quarterfinals, teams in strike eliminated)

group e:

switzerland   1–4  sweden
russia  6–1  latvia


group f:

norway  1–5  canada
belarus  0–3  czech republic

czech republic finish in 3rd place, belarus in 4th. canada finish in 1st place unless lose finland in regulation time, otherwise finns top group.




relegation round: (teams in bold stay in top division, teams in strike relegated division i)

hungary  1–5  denmark
germany  0–1  austria

germany play in top division in 2010 because host tournament. austria , denmark battle last spot on may 4.







motorcycle racing

moto gp:

spanish motorcycle grand prix in jerez de la frontera, spain

(1) valentino rossi (2) dani pedrosa (3) casey stoner

riders standings after 3 of 17 races: (1) rossi 65 points (2) stoner 54 (3) jorge lorenzo & pedrosa 41







rugby union

heineken cup semi-finals:

cardiff blues 26–26 (aet) leicester tigers in cardiff—leicester win 7–6 on goal kicks



shooting

issf world cup in cairo, egypt: (qualification scores in parentheses)

women s trap: 01 ! daniela del din 89 (70) 02 ! jessica rossi 86 (70) 03 ! rachael lynn heiden 81 (66)



table tennis

world championships in yokohama, japan: (seeding in parentheses)

mixed doubles final: li ping/cao zhen (20) bt zhang jike/mu zi (27) 4–2 (11–6, 4–11, 11–7, 9–11, 13–11, 11–8)



tennis

atp tour:

internazionali bnl d italia in rome, italy:

final: rafael nadal def. novak djokovic 7–6(2), 6–2

nadal wins in rome 4th time in 5 years, , 3rd title in consecutive weeks. extends winning streak on clay 29 matches, , takes sole possession of 2nd place in career atp masters 1000 titles 15 trophies, 2 less andre agassi.






wta tour:

porsche tennis grand prix in stuttgart, germany

final: svetlana kuznetsova def. dinara safina, 6–4, 6–3

kuznetsova wins 10th career wta tour title , first since august 2007, ending streak of 6 losses in finals.







may 2, 2009 (saturday)
american football

nfl news:

the roof of dallas cowboys practice facility in irving, texas collapses due high winds. twelve people injured, including scouting assistant paralyzed. (espn)



auto racing

sprint cup series:

crown royal presents russell friedman 400 in richmond, virginia

(1) kyle busch (joe gibbs racing) (2) tony stewart (stewart haas racing) (3) jeff burton (richard childress racing)

drivers standings after 10 races: (1) jeff gordon 1441 points (2) kurt busch −10 (3) stewart −39






v8 supercars:

winton in benalla, victoria

round 5: (1) craig lowndes (2) jamie whincup (3) steven richards

standings (after 5 of 26 races): (1) whincup 738 points (2) davison 579 (3) lee holdsworth 534







basketball

nba playoffs first round: (seeding in parentheses)

game 7 in boston: (2) boston celtics 109, (7) chicago bulls 99. celtics win series 4–3.

the defending champion next play against orlando magic in conference semifinals, starting in boston on may 4.





boxing

ricky hatton vs. manny pacquiao in las vegas: tv bouts:

manny pacquiao kos ricky hatton in 2nd round win ibo , ring light welterweight championships.

hatton knocked down thrice before referee stopped fight.


humberto soto tkos benoit gaudet in 9th round retain wbc middleweight championship.
daniel jacobs def. michael walker via unanimous decision
matt korobov tkos anthony bartinelli
erislandy lara def. chris gray via unanimous decision


news:

floyd mayweather, jr., had retired undefeated in 2007 after defeating hatton, announces coming out of retirement.



cycling

uci protour:

tour de romandie:

stage 4: (1) roman kreuziger (liquigas) 4h11min 44sec (2) rein taaramäe (cofidis) s.t. (3) vladimir karpets (team katusha) 0:07
general classification: (1) kreuziger 10h50:25 (2) karpets 0:18 (3) taaramae 0:25





football (soccer)

caf champions league second round, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses, winners advance group stage, losers go caf confederation cup)

al-ahly 2–2 (1–1) kano pillars

kano pillars win on away goals , knock out defending champion.


cotonsport 1–1 (1–2) heartland

last year s runner eliminated nigerian team.


Étoile sportive du sahel 2–0 (0–0) al ahly tripoli

the 2007 champion through last 8, year after being ousted @ stage.


zesco united 2–1 (0–0) djoliba ac

zesco first ever zambian team reaches group stage.


ittihad khemisset 0–0 (0–1) tp mazembe
al-merreikh 1–1 (1–0) kampala city council


greek cup final in athens:

aek athens 4–4 (aet) olympiacos. olimpiacos win 15–14 in penalty shootout

17 penalties each team required decide match. olympiacos win cup 24th time , completes league , cup double 4th time in 5 years.




el clásico in madrid:

real madrid 2–6 barcelona

barcelona score 6 goals in bernabéu first time in rivalry s history, , extend lead in la liga 7 points 4 matches remaining.





horse racing

english triple crown

2,000 guineas stakes in newmarket: (1) sea stars (2) delegator (3) gan amhras


u.s. triple crown

kentucky derby in louisville, kentucky: (1) mine bird (2) pioneerof nile (3) musket man

mine bird biggest longshot win derby since 1913.





ice hockey

stanley cup playoffs: (seeding in parentheses)

eastern conference semifinals:

game 1 in washington: (2) washington capitals 3, (4) pittsburgh penguins 2. capitals lead series 1–0.


western conference semifinals:

game 2 in vancouver: (4) chicago blackhawks 6, (3) vancouver canucks 3. series tied 1–1.




world championship in berne , kloten, switzerland: (teams in bold advance quarterfinals, teams in strike eliminated)

group e:

france  1–7  latvia
russia  4–1  united states

russia secures first place in group.




group f:

czech republic  8–0  slovakia
finland  1–2 (so)  belarus





rugby union

heineken cup semi-finals:

munster 6–25 leinster in dublin

leinster score 3 tries munster s none , eliminate reigning champions, in match watched crowd of 82,208, largest ever witness club rugby match.





tennis

wta tour:

grand prix sar la princesse lalla meryem in fes, morocco:

final: anabel medina garrigues def. ekaterina makarova, 6–0, 6–1





may 1, 2009 (friday)
auto racing

nationwide series:

lipton tea 250 in richmond, virginia

(1) kyle busch (roush fenway racing) (2) carl edwards (roush fenway racing) (3) matt kenseth (roush fenway racing)





basketball

nba playoffs first round (seeding in parentheses):

game 6 in miami: (5) miami heat 98, (4) atlanta hawks 72. series tied 3–3.

dwyane wade leads heat blowout win 41 points, , sends series deciding game on may 3.




euroleague final 4 in berlin, germany:

semifinals:

regal fc barcelona 78–82 cska moscow
olympiacos piraeus 82–84 panathinaikos

the last 2 champions, cska , panathinaikos, meet in rematch of final 2 years ago, won pana.







cricket

australia vs pakistan in uae:

4th odi in abu dhabi:

 pakistan 197 (48.4 overs);  australia 200/2 (44.2 overs, michael clarke 100*). australia win 8 wickets, , takes unassailable 3–1 lead in 5-match series.





cycling

uci protour:

tour de romandie:

stage 3 (ttt): (1) team columbia–high road 18 37 (2) caisse d epargne + 10 (3) team saxo bank + 16
general classification after stage 3: (1) františek raboň (team columbia–high road) 6h 38 17 (2) lars bak (team saxo bank) + 1 (3) tony martin (team columbia–high road) + 8





ice hockey

stanley cup playoffs: (seeding in parentheses)

eastern conference semifinals:

game 1 in boston: (1) boston bruins 4, (6) carolina hurricanes 1. bruins lead series 1–0.


western conference semifinals:

game 1 in detroit: (2) detroit red wings 3, (8) anaheim ducks 2. red wings lead series 1–0.

niklas lidstrom scores game-winning goal wings, second goal of game, 49 seconds remaining.






world championship in berne , kloten, switzerland: (teams in bold advance quarterfinals)

group e:

united states  6–2  france

this result secures russia s place in quarterfinals.




group f:

finland  2–1 (ot)  slovakia


relegation round:

germany  1–3  denmark
austria  6–0  hungary