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**[[2007 Formula One season|Formula One]]:
***[[Jul 22]]: [[2007 European Grand Prix|European Grand Prix]] in [[Nürburgring|Nürburg]], [[Germany]].
**[[2007 in NASCAR Nextel Cup|NASCAR]]:
***[[Jul 22]]: [[2007 Allstate 400 at The Brickyard|Allstate 400]] in [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway|Speedway, Indiana]].
**[[2007 IndyCar Series season|IRL]]
***[[Jul 22]]: [[Honda 200]] in [[Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course|Troy Township, Morrow County, Ohio]], [[USA]].
**[[2007 Champ Car World Series season|Champ Car]]
***[[Jul 22]]: [[West Edmonton Mall Grand Prix Presented by The Brick|West Edmonton Mall Grand Prix]] in [[Edmonton City Centre (Blatchford Field) Airport|Edmonton, Alberta]], [[Canada]].-->
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**[[2007 All-Africa Games]]
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**[[2007 All-Africa Games]]
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*[[Cricket]]:
** [[Bangladesh cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2007]]
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**[[2007 UCI ProTour|UCI ProTour]]:
***[[Jul 7]]-[[Jul 29]]: [[2007 Tour de France|Tour de France]]
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**[[June 30]] - [[July 22]] : [[2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup]] in [[Canada]]
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**[[July 7]] - [[July 29]] : [[Asian Cup 2007]] in [[Indonesia]], [[Malaysia]], [[Thailand]] and [[Vietnam]]}
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***[[Jul 16]]: {{fb-rt|QAT}} - {{fb|UAE}}
***[[Jul 18]]: {{fb-rt|IDN}} - {{fb|KOR}}
***[[Jul 18]]: {{fb-rt|KSA}} - {{fb|BHR}}
***[[Jul 18]]: {{fb-rt|MAS}} - {{fb|IRN}}
***[[Jul 18]]: {{fb-rt|UZB}} - {{fb|CHN}}
**[[July 12]] - [[July 23]] : [[2007 All-Africa Games]] in [[Algiers]], [[Algeria]]
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***[[Jul 19]]-[[Jul 22]]: [[The Open Championship]] in [[Carnoustie Golf Links|Carnoustie, Scotland]]
***[[Jul 19]]-[[Jul 22]]: [[U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee]] in [[Brown Deer Park Golf Course|Brown Deer, Wisconsin]]
**[[PGA European Tour#2007 schedule|European Tour]]:
***[[Jul 19]]-[[Jul 22]]: [[The Open Championship]] in [[Carnoustie Golf Links|Carnoustie, Scotland]]
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***[[Jul 19]]-[[Jul 22]]: [[HSBC Women's World Match Play Championship]] in [[Gladstone, New Jersey]]-->
*[[Handball]]
**[[July 14]] - [[July 21]]: [[2007 All-Africa Games]]
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**[[July 12]] - [[July 21]]: [[2007 All-Africa Games]]
*[[Tennis]]:
**[[2007 ATP Tour|ATP Tour]]:
***[[Jul 16]]-[[Jul 22]]: [[Priority Telecom Open]] in [[Amersfoort]], [[Netherlands]]
***[[Jul 16]]-[[Jul 22]]: [[Mercedes Cup]] in [[Stuttgart]], [[Germany]]
***[[Jul 16]]-[[Jul 22]]: [[Countrywide Classic]] in [[Los Angeles]], [[United States]]
**[[2007 All-Africa Games]]
***[[July 13]] - [[July 20]]
**[[2007 WTA Tour|WTA Tour]]:
***[[Jul 16]]-[[Jul 22]]: [[Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open]] in [[Cincinnati, United States]]
***[[Jul 16]]-[[Jul 22]]: [[Internazionali Femminili di Palermo]] in [[Palermo, Italy]]
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===Deaths in July ===
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*[[Auto racing]] [[:Category:2007 in motor racingmotorsport|2007]]:
**[[2007 Formula One season|Formula One]]
**[[2007 Champ Car World Series Season|Champ Car]]
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*[[Basketball]] [[2007 in basketball|2007]]:
** [[NCAA Season 83#Seniors' basketball tournament|NCAA Philippines]]
** [[2007 PBA Fiesta Conference|PBA Fiesta Conference Finals]]
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**[[2006-07&ndash;2007 in EnglishArgentine football|England (general)Argentina]]
**[[2006-07 in Scottish football|Scotland (general)]]
**[[2006-2007 in Argentine football|Argentina]]
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**[[2007 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|Motorcycle GP]]
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**[[July 28]] - [[August 5]]: [[FIBA Asia Championship 2007]] at [[Tokushima, Tokushima|Tokushima]], [[Japan]]
** [[August 22]] - [[September 2]]: Men's [[Americas Championships 2007]] will be held at [[Thomas & Mack Center]] in [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]].
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*[[Cricket]]:
**[[July 19]] - [[September 8]] : [[India cricket team|India]] in [[England cricket team|England]]
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** [[August 18]] - [[September 9]]: [[2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup]] in [[South Korea]]
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*[[Golf]]:
**[[July 19]] - [[July 22]]: [[The Open Championship]] at [[Carnoustie Golf Links|Carnoustie]]
** [[August 2]] - [[August 5]]: [[Women's British Open]] at [[Old Course at St Andrews|St Andrews]]
** [[August 9]] - [[August 12]]: [[PGA Championship]] at [[Southern Hills Country Club|Southern Hills]]
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**[[August 25]]: [[UFC 74]] in [[Mandalay Bay Events Center|Las Vegas, Nevada]], [[USA]]-->
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===Related pages===
* [[2008 in sports]]
* [[2007 in sports]]
* [[2006 in sports]]
* [[2005 in sports]]
* [[2004 in sports]]
* [[2003 in sports]]
* [[2002 in sports]]
* [[2001 in sports]]
* [[2000 in sports]]
 
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*[[Baseball]]:
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**The [[Boston Red Sox]] acquire former [[Cy Young Award]]-winning [[pitcher]] [[Éric Gagné]] from the [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]] in exchange for pitcher [[Kason Gabbard]] and two [[minor league baseball|minor-league]] [[outfielder]]s. ([https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070731/ap_on_sp_ba_ne/bba_red_sox_rangers_trade_16;_ylt=AvLpiqyeXNTGtJs_NbxQb.ME1vAI AP via Yahoo])
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**The Rangers also trade [[first baseman]] [[Mark Teixeira]] and [[pitcher]] [[Ron Mahay]] to the [[Atlanta Braves]] for [[rookie]] [[catcher]] [[Jarrod Saltalamacchia]] and four minor-leaguers. ([https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070731/ap_on_sp_ba_ne/bbo_rangers_braves_trade_17;_ylt=Akswkajj3P1aLJVoPEC4ZAEE1vAI AP via Yahoo])
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***The [[Boston Celtics]] trade seven players to the [[Minnesota Timberwolves]] for 10-time [[NBA All-Star Game|all-star]] [[Kevin Garnett]]. It is the first time in NBA history so many players have been traded for a single player. The Timberwolves will receive [[Al Jefferson]], [[Ryan Gomes]], [[Gerald Green]], [[Sebastian Telfair]], [[Theo Ratliff]], and 2 first-round daft picks. ([https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070731/ap_on_sp_bk_ne/bkn_celtics_garnett_8;_ylt=Aru_.GJb_2FCcfgXb5K6jBwE1vAI AP via Yahoo])
 
:*[[2007 FIBA Asia Championship|FIBA Asia Championship]] quarterfinals at [[Tokushima (city)|Tokushima]], Japan:
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::*Group E: {{Bk|IRI}} 76–64 {{Bk-rt|TPE}}
::*Group E: {{Bk|LIB}} 90–68 {{Bk-rt|QAT}}
::*Group F: {{Bk|KOR}} 70–65 {{Bk-rt|JOR}}
::*Group F: {{Bk|KAZ}} 93–85 {{Bk-rt|JPN}}
 
*[[Cricket]]:
===[[31 July]] [[2007]] (Tuesday)===
**[[Indian cricket team in England in 2007]]
***2nd Test-5th Day:{{cr|IND}} 481 & 73/3 (24.1 ov.) {{cr|ENG}} 198 & 355 beat by 7 wickets
****'''''{{cr|IND}} leads series 1–0.'''''
 
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===[[30 July]] [[2007]] (Monday)===
 
*[[Basketball]]: [[2007 FIBA Asia Championship|FIBA Asia Championship]] at [[Tokushima (city)|Tokushima]], Japan:
**Group A: {{Bk|IRI}} 77–68 {{Bk-rt|CHN}}
**Group A: {{Bk|JOR}} 84–76 {{Bk-rt|PHI}}
***Jordan advances to the quarterfinals.
**Group B: {{Bk|LIB}} 105–64 {{Bk-rt|UAE}}
***Lebanon advances to the quarterfinals.
**Group B: {{Bk|JPN}} 101–48 {{Bk|KUW}}
**Group C: {{Bk|IND}} 72–66 {{Bk-rt|INA}}
**Group C: {{Bk|QAT}} 76–69 {{Bk-rt|KAZ}}
***Qatar wins Group C.
**Group D: {{Bk|TPE}} 98–81 {{Bk-rt|HKG}}
***Chinese Taipei advances to the quarterfinals.
**Group D: {{Bk|KOR}} 89–79 {{Bk-rt|SYR}}
*[[American football]]
**Head coach [[Bill Walsh (football coach)|Bill Walsh]], who led the [[San Francisco 49ers]] to three [[Super Bowl]]s in 10 seasons in the 1980s and created the modern [[West Coast offense]], dies after a battle with [[leukemia]] at his home in [[Stanford, California]], at the age of 75. [https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=2954719 (ESPN)]
*[[Cricket]]:
**[[Indian cricket team in England in 2007]]
***2nd Test-4th Day:{{cr|ENG}} 198 & 355 lead {{cr|IND}} 481 & 10/0 (3 ov.) by 63 runs
 
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===[[29 July]] [[2007]] (Sunday)===
 
*[[Cycling]]: [[2007 Tour de France]] - Stage 20 - [[Marcoussis]] - [[Paris]]-[[Champs-Élysées]] (146 km)
*[[Baseball]]: July 29 – [[Cal Ripken Jr.]] and [[Tony Gwynn]] were inducted into the [[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|Baseball Hall of Fame]].<ref>[https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070730/ap_on_sp_ba_ne/bbo_hall_of_fame;_ylt=AgbuSDfjrz2LWcEpv4gGYigLMxIF AP via Yahoo!])</ref>
**[http://www.letour.fr (leTour.fr)]
*[[Auto racing]]:
**[[2007 in NASCAR Nextel Cup|NASCAR]]: [[2007 Allstate 400 at The Brickyard|Allstate 400 at The Brickyard]] in [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway|Speedway, Indiana]].
*:(1) [[Tony Stewart]] (2) [[Juan Pablo Montoya]] {{flagicon|COL}} (3) [[Jeff Gordon]]
**[[2007 Champ Car World Series Season|Champ Car]]: [[San Jose Grand Prix]] in [[San Jose, California]], USA.
*:(1) [[Robert Doornbos]] {{flagicon|NED}} (2) [[Neel Jani]] {{flagicon|CHE}} (3) [[Oriol Servia]] {{flagicon|ESP}}
*[[Cycle sport|Cycling]]: [[2007 Tour de France]] – Stage 20 – [[Marcoussis]] – Paris-[[Champs-Élysées]] (146&nbsp;km)
**[[Alberto Contador]] {{flagicon|ESP}} ([[Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team|DSC]]) wins the Tour in 91 hours and 26 seconds, 23 seconds ahead of [[Cadel Evans]] {{flagicon|AUS}} and 31 seconds ahead of [[Levi Leipheimer]] {{flagicon|USA}}. This was Contador's first attempt at the ''Tour''. [https://web.archive.org/web/20110228034433/http://www.letour.fr/ (leTour.fr)]
*[[Basketball]]: [[2007 FIBA Asia Championship|FIBA Asia Championship]] at [[Tokushima (city)|Tokushima]], Japan:
**Group A: {{Bk|PHI}} 79–74 {{Bk-rt|CHN}}
***China is eliminated from championship contention.
**Group A: {{Bk|IRI}} 60–54 {{Bk-rt|JOR}}
**Group B: {{Bk|UAE}} 69–68 {{Bk-rt|KUW}} – Rashid Alrabah's missed lay-up at the buzzer gave the game to UAE.
***Kuwait is eliminated from championship contention.
**Group B: {{Bk|JPN}} 77–67 {{Bk-rt|LIB}}
**Group C: {{Bk|QAT}} 97–74 {{Bk-rt|INA}}
**Group C: {{Bk|KAZ}} 86–45 {{Bk-rt|IND}}
***India and Indonesia are eliminated from championship contention.
***Qatar and Kazakhstan advance to the quarterfinals.
**Group D: {{Bk|HKG}} 104–100 {{Bk|SYR}} – Yi Ting Lo's freethrow gave the game out of reach for the Syrians.
***Syria is eliminated from championship contention.
**Group D: {{Bk|KOR}} 85–70 {{Bk-rt|TPE}}
*[[Football (soccer)]]: [[2007 AFC Asian Cup]] finals
**{{fb|IRQ|2004}} 1–0 {{fb-rt|KSA}} at [[Jakarta]]
*[[Cricket]]:
**[[Indian cricket team in England in 2007]]
***2nd Test-3rd Day:{{cr|IND}} 481 lead {{cr|ENG}} 198 & 43/0 (16 ov.) by 240 runs
 
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===[[28 July]] [[2007]] (Saturday)===
 
*[[Cycling]]: [[2007 Tour de France]] - Stage 19 - [[Cognac]] - [[Angoulême]] (55 km) Individual time trial
*[[Cycle sport|Cycling]]: [[2007 Tour de France]] – Stage 19 – [[Cognac, France|Cognac]] – [[Angoulême]] (55&nbsp;km) Individual time trial
**[http://www.letour.fr (leTour.fr)]
**[https://web.archive.org/web/20110228034433/http://www.letour.fr/ (leTour.fr)]
*[[Basketball]]: [[2007 FIBA Asia Championship|FIBA Asia Championship]] at [[Tokushima (city)|Tokushima]], Japan:
**Group A: {{Bk|JOR}} 78–65 {{Bk-rt|CHN}}
**Group A: {{Bk|IRI}} 75–69 {{Bk-rt|PHI}} – in the only non-blowout game on the first day, the Philippines cut the Iranian lead from 16 to one point but a technical foul on Philippine coach [[Chot Reyes]] after the two-minute warning turned the tide in favor of the Iranians.
**Group B: {{Bk|JPN}} 109–66 {{Bk-rt|UAE}}
**Group B: {{Bk|LIB}} 104–59 {{Bk-rt|KUW}}
**Group C: {{Bk|QAT}} 106–49 {{Bk-rt|IND}}
**Group C: {{Bk|KAZ}} 107–53 {{Bk-rt|INA}}
**Group D: {{Bk|KOR}} 107–67 {{Bk-rt|HKG}}
**Group D: {{Bk|TPE}} 99–60 {{Bk-rt|SYR}}
*[[Cricket]]:
**[[Indian cricket team in England in 2007]]
***2nd Test-2nd Day:{{cr|IND}} 254/3 (79 ov.) lead {{cr|ENG}} 198 by 55 runs
*[[Football (soccer)]]: [[2007 AFC Asian Cup]] third-place match
**{{fb|KOR}} 0–0 ([[Extra time|aet]]) {{fb-rt|JPN}} at [[Palembang]]
***{{fb|KOR}} won via [[Penalty shootout (association football)|penalties]], 6–5.
 
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===[[27 July]] [[2007]] (Friday)===
 
*[[Cycling]]: [[2007 Tour de France]] - Stage 18 - [[Cahors]] - [[Angoulême]] (211 km)
*[[Baseball]]: [[Barry Bonds]] hits his 754th career [[home run]] in the first inning against the [[Florida Marlins]] at [[AT&T Park]].
**[http://www.letour.fr (leTour.fr)]
*[[Cycle sport|Cycling]]: [[2007 Tour de France]] – Stage 18 – [[Cahors]] – [[Angoulême]] (211&nbsp;km)
**[https://web.archive.org/web/20110228034433/http://www.letour.fr/ (leTour.fr)]
*[[Cricket]]:
**[[Indian cricket team in England in 2007]]
***2nd Test-1st Day:{{cr|ENG}} 169/7 (55 ov.) lead {{cr|IND}} by 169 runs
 
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===[[26 July]] [[2007]] (Thursday)===
 
*[[Cycling]]: [[2007 Tour de France]] - Stage 17 - [[Pau]] - [[Castelsarrasin]] (188 km)
*[[College basketball]]: [[Wake Forest Demon Deacons basketball|Wake Forest]] men's head coach [[Skip Prosser]] dies of an apparent [[heart attack]]. ([https://sports.yahoo.com/ncaab/news;_ylt=At0Q67M4jeEHG00XO0fRqz45nYcB?slug=ap-wakeforest-prosser&prov=ap&type=lgns AP via Yahoo])
**[http://www.letour.fr (leTour.fr)]
*[[Cricket]]: Former Indian fast bowler [[Javagal Srinath]]'s name is not included in the ICC match referees list for the upcoming [[Twenty20 World Championship]] to be contested in South Africa
*[[Cycle sport|Cycling]]: [[2007 Tour de France]] – Stage 17 – [[Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques|Pau]] – [[Castelsarrasin]] (188&nbsp;km)
**[https://web.archive.org/web/20110228034433/http://www.letour.fr/ (leTour.fr)]
 
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===[[25 July]] [[2007]] (Wednesday)===
 
*[[Cycling]]: [[2007 Tour de France]] - Stage 16 - [[Orthez]] - [[Gourette-Col d'Aubisque]] (218 km)
*[[Auto racing]]: [[NASCAR]] [[NEXTEL Cup]] team [[Robert Yates Racing]] announces it will merge operations with [[Champ Car]] stalwart [[Newman/Haas Racing|Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing]].
**[http://www.letour.fr (leTour.fr)]
*[[Cycle sport|Cycling]]: [[2007 Tour de France]] – Stage 16 – [[Orthez]] – [[Gourette]]&ndash;[[Col d'Aubisque]] (218&nbsp;km)
** [[Yellow jersey]] wearer [[Michael Rasmussen (cyclist)|Michael Rasmussen]] {{flagicon|DNK}} wins the stage. [https://web.archive.org/web/20110228034433/http://www.letour.fr/ (leTour.fr)] Shortly afterwards, his [[Rabobank (cycling)|Rabobank]] team announces it has withdrawn him from the Tour for violation of team rules, linked to his prior failure to notify the team's [[directeur sportif]] of his whereabouts and missing several [[doping (sport)|doping]] tests. He had been previously kicked off the Danish national cycling team for the same reason. [https://www.espn.com/olympics/tdf2007/news/story?id=2949116 (ESPN)]
**Italian rider [[Cristian Moreni]] is announced to have failed a doping test after Stage 11. At the end of Stage 16, he is led away for questioning by French police, who also conduct a raid on the hotel used that day by his [[Cofidis (cycling team)|Cofidis]] team. The team pulls out of the Tour.[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,290768,00.html (Fox News)]
*[[Football (soccer)]]: [[2007 AFC Asian Cup]] semifinals
**{{fb|IRQ|2004}} 0–0 ([[Extra time|aet]]) {{fb-rt|KOR}} at [[Kuala Lumpur]]
***{{fb|IRQ|2004}} won via [[Penalty shootout (association football)|penalties]], 4–3.
**{{fb|KSA}} 3–2 {{fb-rt|JPN}} at [[Hanoi]]
*[[Basketball]]: [[NCAA Season 83#Elimination round|Philippine NCAA]] end of first round of eliminations:
**[[Letran Knights|Colegio de San Juan de Letran]] 70, [[San Beda Red Lions|San Beda College]] 69
**[[JRU Heavy Bombers|José Rizal University]] 74, [[St. Benilde Blazers|College of Saint Benilde]] 63
**Both Letran and San Beda finished on top of the standings with 5–1 records; host JRU and [[San Sebastian Stags|San Sebastian College – Recoletos]] finished tied for third at 3–3. Trailing are Mapua and [[UPHD Altas|University of Perpetual Help]] with 2–4 records and St. Benilde with 1–5.
*[[Cricket]]:
**[[Bangladesh cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2007]]
***3rd ODI:{{cr|SRI}} 196 (39.5/40 ov.) beat {{cr|BAN}} 157 (37.1/40 ov.) by 39 runs
 
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===[[24 July]] [[2007]] (Tuesday)===
 
*[[Auto racing]]: [[NASCAR]] [[NEXTEL Cup]] teams [[Dale Earnhardt, Inc.|DEI]] and [[Ginn Racing]] officially merge with the #01 team with [[Mark Martin]], [[Regan Smith (racing driver)|Regan Smith]] and [[Aric Almirola]] joining DEI and the points earned by the #13 car transferred to the DEI #15 team driven by [[Paul Menard]].
*[[Basketball]]: [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] commissioner [[David Stern]] says the scandal involving former official [[Tim Donaghy]] is an isolated incident. ([https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=Atuz9cpXelRXAtqOYizw.5m8vLYF?slug=ap-bettingprobe&prov=ap&type=lgns AP via Yahoo])
*[[Cycle sport|Cycling]]: [[2007 Tour de France]]:
**On the final rest day, it was announced that {{UCI team code|AST}} has withdrawn their entire team after it was discovered that two-time stage winner [[Alexander Vinokourov]] {{flagicon|KAZ}} had been found guilty of [[blood doping]] after a test. [https://web.archive.org/web/20110228034433/http://www.letour.fr/ (letour.fr)]
*[[Baseball]]:
**[[Houston Astros]] second baseman [[Craig Biggio]], who had collected his [[3,000 hit club|3,000th hit]] on June 28, announces that he will retire at the end of the [[2007 Major League Baseball season|2007 MLB season]]. [http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070723&content_id=2103861&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb (MLB.com)]
 
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===[[23 July]] [[2007]] (Monday)===
 
*[[Cycling]]: [[2007 Tour de France]] - Stage 15 - [[Foix]] - [[Loudenvielle]] (196 km)
*[[Baseball]]: In his first game since being diagnosed with [[lymphoma]] last year, [[Boston Red Sox]] [[pitcher]] [[Jon Lester]] gives up two runs on five hits in six innings in Boston's 6–2 win over the [[Cleveland Indians]]. ([https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=ApqmWCRG8y895Tps7wZzqPepu7YF?slug=txredsoxlester&prov=st&type=lgns Ticker via Yahoo])
**[http://www.letour.fr (leTour.fr)]
*[[Cycle sport|Cycling]]: [[2007 Tour de France]] – Stage 15 – [[Foix]] – [[Loudenvielle]] (196&nbsp;km)
**[https://web.archive.org/web/20110228034433/http://www.letour.fr/ (leTour.fr)]
*[[American football]]: [[National Football League|NFL]] commissioner [[Roger Goodell]] orders [[Atlanta Falcons]] quarterback [[Michael Vick]] not to report to training camp while he continues to face charges of illegal [[dog fighting]] and animal abuse. ([https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_ylt=AnyLaN4K3zrwe9CndDu8gAtDubYF?slug=ap-vick-leave&prov=ap&type=lgns AP via Yahoo])
*[[Cricket]]:
**[[Indian cricket team in England in 2007]]
***1st Test-5th Day:{{cr|ENG}} 298 & 282 drew {{cr|IND}} 201 & 282/9 (96 ov.)
 
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===[[22 July]] [[2007]] (Sunday)===
 
*[[Cycling]]: [[2007 Tour de France]] - Stage 14 - [[Mazamet]] - [[Plateau-de-Beille]] (197 km)
*[[Baseball]]: [[Mike Coolbaugh]], first-base coach with the [[Tulsa Drillers]] of the [[minor league baseball|Double-A]] [[Texas League]], dies after getting hit in the head with a line drive at a game in [[North Little Rock, Arkansas]]. ([https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=AtJtKe3xXhQvTfipyP0eG1oRvLYF?slug=ap-coachkilled&prov=ap&type=lgns AP via Yahoo])
**[http://www.letour.fr (leTour.fr)]
*[[Auto racing]]:
**[[2007 Formula One season|Formula One]]: [[2007 European Grand Prix|European Grand Prix]] at [[Nürburgring|Nürburg]], Germany.
*:(1) [[Fernando Alonso]] {{flagicon|ESP}} (2) [[Felipe Massa]] {{flagicon|BRA}} (3) [[Mark Webber (racing driver)|Mark Webber]] {{flagicon|AUS}}
**[[2007 IndyCar Series season|IRL]]: [[Honda 200]] at [[Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course|Troy Township, Morrow County, Ohio]].
*:(1) [[Scott Dixon]] {{flagicon|NZL}} (2) [[Dario Franchitti]] {{flagicon|UK}} (3) [[Hélio Castroneves]] {{flagicon|BRA}}
**[[2007 Champ Car World Series Season|Champ Car]]: [[West Edmonton Mall Grand Prix Presented by The Brick|West Edmonton Mall Grand Prix]] in [[Edmonton City Centre (Blatchford Field) Airport|Edmonton, Alberta]], Canada.
*:(1) [[Sébastien Bourdais]] {{flagicon|FRA}} (2) [[Justin Wilson (racing driver)|Justin Wilson]] {{flagicon|UK}} (3) [[Graham Rahal]] {{flagicon|US}}
*[[Cycle sport|Cycling]]: [[2007 Tour de France]] – Stage 14 – [[Mazamet]] – [[Plateau-de-Beille]] (197&nbsp;km)
**[https://web.archive.org/web/20110228034433/http://www.letour.fr/ (leTour.fr)]
*[[Golf]]: [[2007 Open Championship]]
**[[Pádraig Harrington]] {{flagicon|IRL}} defeats [[Sergio García]] {{flagicon|ESP}} in a four-hole playoff to win the Open Championship in [[Carnoustie]], [[Scotland]]. Harrington becomes the first European-based player to win the claret jug since [[Paul Lawrie]] won in 1999, also in a playoff at [[Carnoustie Golf Links]].
*[[Cricket]]:
**[[Indian cricket team in England in 2007]]
***1st Test-4th Day:{{cr|ENG}} 298 & 282 leads {{cr|IND}} 201 & 137/3 (41 ov.) by 243 runs
*[[Football (soccer)]]: [[2007 AFC Asian Cup]] quarterfinals
**{{fb|IRI}} 0–0 ([[Extra time|aet]]) {{fb-rt|KOR}} at [[Kuala Lumpur]]
***{{fb|KOR}} won via [[Penalty shootout (association football)|penalties]], 4–2.
**{{fb|KSA}} 2–1 {{fb-rt|UZB}} at [[Jakarta]]
*[[Basketball]]: [[FIBA Under-19 World Championship 2007|FIBA Under-19 World Championship]] at [[Serbia]]
**Final: {{Bk|SRB}} 74–69 {{Bk-rt|USA}}
**Third-place: {{Bk|FRA}} 75–67 {{Bk-rt|BRA}}
*[[English billiards]]: [[2007 World Professional Billiards Championship|World Professional Billiards Championship]] in England:
**[[2007 World Professional Billiards Championship#Knock-out round|Final]]: [[Mike Russell (billiards player)|Mike Russell]] {{flagicon|ENG}} 2166–1710 [[Chris Shutt]] {{flagicon|ENG}}
 
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===[[21 July]] [[2007]] (Saturday)===
*[[Cycling]]: [[2007 Tour de France]] - Stage 13 - [[Albi]] (54 km) Individual time trial
**[http://www.letour.fr (leTour.fr)]
 
*[[Cycle sport|Cycling]]: [[2007 Tour de France]] – Stage 13 – [[Albi]] (54&nbsp;km) Individual time trial
**[https://web.archive.org/web/20110228034433/http://www.letour.fr/ (leTour.fr)]
*[[Rugby union]]:
**[[2007 Tri Nations Series|2007 Tri Nations]]
***{{ru|NZL}} 26–12 {{ru-rt|AUS}} at [[Eden Park]], [[Auckland]] — A winner-take-all showdown between the [[IRBDan WorldCarter]]'s Rankings|topseven twopenalties teams inlead the world]].All TheBlacks winnerto willtheir takethird home both theconsecutive Tri Nations crown. They also andretain the [[Bledisloe Cup]].
*[[Cricket]]:
**[[Indian cricket team in England in 2007]]
***1st Test-3rd Day:{{cr|ENG}} 298 & 77/2 (27 ov.) leads {{cr|IND}} 201 by 174 runs
*[[Football (soccer)]]: [[2007 AFC Asian Cup]] quarterfinals
**{{fb|JPN}} 1–1 ([[Extra time|aet]]) {{fb-rt|AUS}} at [[Hanoi]]
***{{fb|JPN}} won via [[Penalty shootout (association football)|penalties]], 4–3.
**{{fb|IRQ|2004}} 2–0 {{fb-rt|VIE}} at [[Bangkok]]
 
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===[[20 July]] [[2007]] (Friday)===
 
*[[Cycling]]: [[2007 Tour de France]] - Stage 12 - [[Montpellier]] - [[Castres]] (179 km)
*[[Basketball]]:
**[http://www.letour.fr (leTour.fr)]
**The [[National Basketball Association]] acknowledges that the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] is investigating whether referee [[Tim Donaghy]] bet on NBA games, including those he officiated.([https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070721/ap_on_sp_bk_ne/bkn_betting_probe;_ylt=AqylvT4pn1kcvyUJkbVn04Wi24cA AP via Yahoo!])
**[[2007 PBA Fiesta Conference#Finals|Philippine Basketball Association Fiesta Conference Finals]] at the [[Cuneta Astrodome]], [[Pasay]]:
***[[Alaska Aces (PBA)|Alaska Aces]] 99, [[Talk 'N Text Phone Pals]] 96, '''''Alaska wins series, 4–3'''''
*[[Cycle sport|Cycling]]: [[2007 Tour de France]] – Stage 12 – [[Montpellier]] – [[Castres]] (179&nbsp;km)
**[https://web.archive.org/web/20110228034433/http://www.letour.fr/ (leTour.fr)]
*[[Cricket]]:
**[[Indian cricket team in England in 2007]]
***1st Test-2nd Day:{{cr|ENG}} 298 lead {{cr|IND}} 145/4 (57 ov.) by 153 runs
**[[Bangladesh cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2007]]
***{{cr|SRI}} 234/6 (50 ov.) beat {{cr|BAN}} 164 (40.3 ov.) by 70 runs
 
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===[[19 July]] [[2007]] (Thursday)===
 
*[[Cycling]]: [[2007 Tour de France]] - Stage 11 - [[Marseille]] - [[Montpellier]] (182.5 km)
*[[Cycle sport|Cycling]]: [[2007 Tour de France]] – Stage 11 – [[Marseille]] – [[Montpellier]] (182.5&nbsp;km)
**[http://www.letour.fr (leTour.fr)]
**[https://web.archive.org/web/20110228034433/http://www.letour.fr/ (leTour.fr)]
*[[Cricket]]:
**[[Indian cricket team in England in 2007]]
***1st Test-1st Day:{{cr|ENG}} 268/4 lead {{cr|IND}} by 268 runs
 
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*[[Baseball]]:
===[[18 July]] [[2007]] (Wednesday)===
**[[Barry Bonds]] hits two [[home run]]s, but his [[San Francisco Giants]] lose to the [[Chicago Cubs]], 9–8. The two home runs give Bonds 71 multi-home run games in his career, one behind the record of 72 hit by [[Babe Ruth]], and gives him 753 home runs for his career, two behind the record of [[Hank Aaron|Henry Aaron]]. Bonds's season total of 19 home runs also surpasses the record of 18 home runs hit by [[Carlton Fisk]] in a year in which the player turned at least 43 years old. He is two home runs behind Fisk's record of 70 home runs hit by a player after he turned 40.
*[[Cycling]]: [[2007 Tour de France]] - Stage 10 - [[Tallard]] - [[Marseille]] (229 km)
*[[Poker]]: [[2007 World Series of Poker]] Main Event:
**[http://www.letour.fr (leTour.fr)]
**[[Jerry Yang (poker player)|Jerry Yang]] defeats [[Tuan Lam]] in the final hand of the Main Event with a miracle Six of Hearts on the river to complete a five-through-nine straight and overcome Lam's pair of Queens to claim the $8.25 million ([[United States dollar|US]]) first prize.
*[[Cycle sport|Cycling]]: [[2007 Tour de France]] – Stage 10 – [[Tallard]] – [[Marseille]] (229&nbsp;km)
**[https://web.archive.org/web/20110228034433/http://www.letour.fr/ (leTour.fr)]
 
===18 July 2007 (Wednesday)===
 
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===[[17 July]] [[2007]] (Tuesday)===
 
*[[Cycling]]: [[2007 Tour de France]] - Stage 9 - [[Val-d'Isère]] - [[Briançon]] (159.5 km)
*[[Auto racing]]:
**[http://www.letour.fr (leTour.fr)]
**[[NASCAR]] [[NEXTEL Cup]] team [[Ginn Racing]] makes a major shakeup:
*** They release drivers [[Sterling Marlin]] and [[Joe Nemechek]];
*** Closes down the shop for their #13 car due to a lack of sponsorship;
*** Announced [[Regan Smith (racing driver)|Regan Smith]] will move into the #14 car for the rest of the 2007 season;
*** Sign former [[Joe Gibbs Racing]] driver [[Aric Almirola]] to drive part-time for the rest of the season with [[Mark Martin (NASCAR)|Mark Martin]] in the #01 car. [http://www.ginnracing.com/newsreader.cfm?articleid=527 Ginn Racing Press Release]
*[[Cycle sport|Cycling]]: [[2007 Tour de France]] – Stage 9 – [[Val-d'Isère]] – [[Briançon]] (159.5&nbsp;km)<!---Need a recap.--->
**[https://web.archive.org/web/20110228034433/http://www.letour.fr/ (leTour.fr)]
*[[National Football League]]
**A federal [[grand jury]] [[indictment|indicts]] [[Atlanta Falcons]] [[quarterback]] [[Michael Vick]] and three other men on charges of running a [[dog fighting in the United States|dogfighting]] operation. ([https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_ylt=AokqCSv2D1t7zjHRAUYB9vA5nYcB?slug=ap-vickindictment&prov=ap&type=lgns AP via Yahoo])
**The [[Miami Dolphins]] release quarterback [[Daunte Culpepper]]. ([https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_ylt=AvoZkoYzBtZc5okZKWRtAME5nYcB?slug=ap-dolphins-culpepper&prov=ap&type=lgns AP via Yahoo])
 
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===[[16 July]] [[2007]] (Monday)===
 
-->
*[[Cricket]]
**{{cr|ZIM}} has been dropped out of the [[ICC Test Championship]] because they only played 8 Tests in the last 3 years. The annual update of the Test Championship that gets rid of all results that happened before the last three years to make the table reflect current form which usually happens every August 1 happened now because there are no Test Series to be completed ahead of that date. [http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/current/story/302219.html Revised Standings and Full Story]
 
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===[[15 July]] [[2007]] (Sunday)===
 
*[[Football (soccer)]]: [[2007 Copa América]] final at [[Venezuela]]:
**{{fb|BRA}} 3–0 {{fb|ARG}} at [[Maracaibo]]
*[[Auto racing]]:
**[[2007 IndyCar Series season|IRL]]: [[Firestone Indy 200]] at [[Nashville Superspeedway|Gladeville, Tennessee]] (postponed from July 14).
*:{{(1)}} [[Scott Dixon]] {{flagicon|NZL}} {{(2)}} [[Dario Franchitti]] {{flagicon|UK}} {{(3)}} [[Danica Patrick]] {{flagicon|US}}
**[[2007 in NASCAR Nextel Cup|NASCAR]]: [[2007 USG Sheetrock 400|USG Sheetrock 400]] at [[Chicagoland Speedway|Joliet, Illinois]].
*:{{(1)}} [[Tony Stewart]] {{(2)}} [[Matt Kenseth]] {{(3)}} [[Carl Edwards]]
:Stewart breaks his 20-race losing streak with the win.
 
*[[Cycle sport|Cycling]]: [[2007 Tour de France]] - Stage 8 - [[Le Grand-Bornand]] - [[Tignes]] (165 &nbsp;km)
**[[Michael Rasmussen (cyclist)|Michael Rasmussen]] ([[Rabobank (cycling)|Rabobank]]) wins the stage in 4:49:40 and takes the lead both in the ''maillot[[general jaune''classification in the Tour de France|general classification]] and ''Kingthe of[[mountains classification in the Mountains''Tour competitionsde France|mountains classification]], finishing the stage ahead of [[Iban Mayo]] ([[Saunier Duval-ProdirDuval–Prodir]]) (+2'47") and [[Alejandro Valverde]] ([[Caisse d'Epargne (cycling team)|Caisse d'Epargne]]). In the [[General Classificationclassification|GC]], Rasmussen leads in 39:37:42, 43 seconds ahead of [[Linus Gerdemann]], 2'39" ahead of Mayo, and 2'51" ahead of Valverde. Rest day tomorrow. [https://web.archive.org/web/20110228034433/http://www.letour.fr/ (leTour.fr)]
*[[Basketball]]: [[2006-&ndash;07 PBA season#Manila Invitational|Manila Invitational]] at the [[Araneta Coliseum]], [[Quezon City]]
**Final: {{bkBk|PHI}} 87-8187–81 {{bkBk-rt|LIB}}
**Third-place game: {{bkBk|SYR}} 90-8590–85 {{bkBk-rt|CHN}}
*[[American football]]
**[[2007_IFAF_World_Cup2007 IFAF World Cup|World Cup - Kawasaki, Japan]]:
***Final: {{flagicon|USA}} [[United States national American football team|USA]] 23-2023–20 GermanyJapan {{flagicon|GERJapan}} (OT)
*[[Cricket]]:
**[[Quadrangular Series in Ireland in 2007]]
***6th ODI:{{IRLccr|IRE}} 222/7 (50 ov.) beat {{SCOccr|SCO}} 199 (49.3 ov.) by 23 runs
****'''''{{WINccr|West Indies}}''''' won the quadrangular series by 1 point.
*[[Baseball]]:
**The [[Philadelphia Phillies]] losebecome the 10,000thfirst game[[Major inLeague theBaseball|MLB]] franchise's historyto lose 10,000 games, falling to the [[St. Louis Cardinals]] by a score of 10-210–2.
 
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===[[14 July]] [[2007]] (Saturday)===
 
*[[Cycling]]: [[2007 Tour de France]] - Stage 7 - [[Bourg-en-Bresse]] - [[Le Grand-Bornand]] (197 km)
**In the first mountain stage of this years' tour, [[Linus Gerdemann]] ([[T-Mobile Team|T-Mobile]]) wins both the stage and the ''maillot jaune'' with a stage time of 4:53:13, followed today by [[Inigo Landaluze]] ([[Euskaltel-Euskadi]]) in +40" and [[David de la Fuente]] ([[Saunier Duval-Prodir]]) in +1'39". In the [[General Classification|GC]], Gerdemann leads in 34:43:40, ahead of Landaluze (+1'24") and de la Fuente (+2'45"). Previous leader [[Fabian Cancellara]] goes down to 108th place. [http://www.letour.fr (leTour.fr)]
 
*[[Football (soccer)]]: [[2007 Copa América]] third place match at [[Venezuela]]:
**{{fb|MEX}} 3–1 {{fb|URU}} at [[Caracas]]
*[[Cycle sport|Cycling]]: [[2007 Tour de France]] – Stage 7 – [[Bourg-en-Bresse]] – [[Le Grand-Bornand]] (197&nbsp;km)
**In the first mountain stage of this year's tour, [[Linus Gerdemann]] ([[T-Mobile Team|T-Mobile]]) wins the stage and becomes the new leader of the general classification with a stage time of 4:53:13, followed today by [[Iñigo Landaluze]] ({{UCI team code|Euskaltel|2007}}) in +40" and [[David de la Fuente]] ([[Saunier Duval–Prodir]]) in +1'39". In the [[General classification|GC]], Gerdemann leads in 34:43:40, ahead of Landaluze (+1'24") and de la Fuente (+2'45"). Previous leader [[Fabian Cancellara]] goes down to 108th place. [https://web.archive.org/web/20110228034433/http://www.letour.fr/ (leTour.fr)]
*[[Cricket]]:
**[[Bangladesh cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2007]]
***3rd Test-4th Day: {{SRIccr|SRI}} 500/4 ([[declaration and forfeiture|dec]]) beat {{BANccr|BAN}} 131 & 176 (59 ov.) by an innings and 193 runs. Sri Lankan [[off spin]]ner [[Muttiah Muralitharan]] becomes the second bowler in history, after [[Shane Warne]], to collect 700 Test wickets.
 
*[[Rugby union]]:
**[[2007 Tri Nations Series|2007 Tri Nations]]
***{{ru|NZL}} 33–6 {{ru-rt|RSA}} at [[Jade Stadium]], [[Christchurch]] — The All Blacks score three tries in the last 12 minutes to pull away from what was widely considered a Springboks "B" side. This sets up a winner-take-all showdown between the All Blacks and the {{ru|AUS}} Wallabies on [[July 21]] [[Eden Park|in Auckland]], with the Tri Nations crown and the [[Bledisloe Cup]] at stake.
 
*[[American football]]:
**[[2007_IFAF_World_Cup2007 IFAF World Cup|World Cup - Kawasaki, Japan]]:
***5th Place Game: {{flagiconflagu|FRAFrance}} France 0-30–3 South Korea {{flagicon|KOR}}
***3rd Place Game: {{flagiconflagu|SWESweden}} Sweden 0-70–7 Germany {{flagicon|GER}}
 
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===[[13 July]] [[2007]] (Friday)===
*The [[2007 Pan American Games|Fifteenth Pan American Games]] begin in [[Rio de Janeiro]], [[Brazil]]. [http://www.rio2007.org.br/data/pages/8A488A8F12D856280112D857246C0006.htm (Official Website)]
 
*The [[2007 Pan American Games|Fifteenth Pan American Games]] begin in [[Rio de Janeiro]], Brazil. [http://www.rio2007.org.br/data/pages/8A488A8F12D856280112D857246C0006.htm (Official Website)]
*[[Cycling]]: [[2007 Tour de France]] - Stage 6 - [[Semur-en-Auxois]] - [[Bourg-en-Bresse]] (200 km)
*[[Cycle sport|Cycling]]: [[2007 Tour de France]] – Stage 6 – [[Semur-en-Auxois]] – [[Bourg-en-Bresse]] (200&nbsp;km)
**[http://www.letour.fr (leTour.fr)]
**In the last stage before the tour will enter the Alps, [[Tom Boonen]] ([[Quick-Step–Innergetic]]) sprints to his first stagewin of the Tour in two years. He finished in 5h 20'29" followed by [[Óscar Freire]] ([[Rabobank (cycling)|Rabobank]]) and [[Erik Zabel]] ([[Team Milram]]). Boonen takes over the lead in the [[Points classification]] and the top 5 of the [[General classification]] remains unchanged. [https://web.archive.org/web/20110228034433/http://www.letour.fr/ (leTour.fr)]
 
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===[[12 July]] [[2007]] (Thursday)===
*[[Cycling]]: [[2007 Tour de France]] - Stage 5 - [[Chablis]] - [[Autun]] (182.5 km)
**[http://www.letour.fr (leTour.fr)]
*[[Cricket]]:
**[[Bangladesh cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2007]]
***3rd Test-2nd Day:{{BANc}} 131 lead {{SRIc}} 30/0 (8.4 ov.) by 101 runs
**[[Quadrangular Series in Ireland in 2007]]
***{{WINc}} 165/6 (29.5/30 ov.) beat {{SCOc}} 152/7 (30/30 ov.) by 4 wickets ([[Duckworth-Lewis Method|D/L]])
*[[American Football]]:
**[[2007_IFAF_World_Cup|World Cup - Kawasaki, Japan]]:
***{{flagicon|SWE}} Sweden 0-48 Japan {{flagicon|JPN}}
***{{flagicon|USA}} [[United States national American football team|USA]] 33-7 Germany {{flagicon|GER}}
 
* [[Cycle sport|Cycling]]: [[2007 Tour de France]] – Stage 5 – [[Chablis]] – [[Autun]] (182.5&nbsp;km)
** [[Filippo Pozzato]] ([[Liquigas]]) won the stage in a time of 4:39:01 followed by [[Óscar Freire]] ([[Rabobank (cycling)|Rabobank]]) and [[Daniele Bennati]] ([[Lampre–Fondital]]) in the same time. In the [[General classification|GC]] [[Fabian Cancellara]] ([[Team CSC]]) keeps wearing the [[yellow jersey]] with a total time of 24h 28'66", followed by [[Andreas Klöden]] ([[Astana Team]]) and Pozatto takes 3rd place. [[Alexander Vinokourov]] crashed before the final climb of the day and lost precious time in his attempt to win the Tour this year. [https://web.archive.org/web/20110228034433/http://www.letour.fr/ (leTour.fr)]
* [[Cricket]]:
** [[Bangladesh cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2007]]
*** 3rd Test-2nd Day:{{cr|BAN}} 131 lead {{cr|SRI}} 30/0 (8.4 ov.) by 101 runs
** [[Quadrangular Series in Ireland in 2007]]
*** {{cr|West Indies}} 165/6 (29.5/30 ov.) beat {{cr|SCO}} 152/7 (30/30 ov.) by 4 wickets ([[Duckworth-Lewis Method|D/L]])
* [[American Football]]:
** [[2007 IFAF World Cup|World Cup – Kawasaki, Japan]]:
*** {{flagicon|SWE}} Sweden 0–48 Japan {{flagicon|JPN}}
*** {{flagicon|USA}} [[United States national American football team|USA]] 33–7 Germany {{flagicon|GER}}
 
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===[[11 July]] [[2007]] (Wednesday)===
 
*[[Cycling]]: [[2007 Tour de France]] - Stage 4 - [[Villers-Cotterêts]] - [[Joigny]] (193 km)
*[[Football (soccer)]]: [[2007 Copa América]] semifinals at [[Venezuela]]:
**[[Thor Hushovd]] ([[Crédit Agricole (cycling team)|Crédit Agricole]]) wins the stage in 4:37:47, followed by [[Robert Hunter (cyclist)|Robert Hunter]] ([[Barloworld]]), and [[Óscar Freire]] ([[Rabobank (cycling)|Rabobank]]) in the same time. In the GC, [[Fabian Cancellara]] ([[Team CSC]]) retains the ''maillot jaune'' for another day, in 19:49:55, followed by Hushovd (+29"), [[Andreas Klöden]] ([[Astana Team]]) (+33") and [[David Millar]] ([[Saunier Duval-Prodir]]) in +41".[http://www.letour.fr (leTour.fr)]
**{{fb|MEX}} 0–3 {{fb|ARG}} at [[Puerto Ordaz]]
*[[Cycle sport|Cycling]]: [[2007 Tour de France]] – Stage 4 – [[Villers-Cotterêts]] – [[Joigny]] (193&nbsp;km)
**[[Thor Hushovd]] ([[Crédit Agricole (cycling team)|Crédit Agricole]]) wins the stage in 4:37:47, followed by [[Robbie Hunter (cyclist)|Robert Hunter]] ([[Barloworld (cycling team)|Barloworld]]), and [[Óscar Freire]] ([[Rabobank (cycling)|Rabobank]]) in the same time. In the GC, [[Fabian Cancellara]] ([[Team CSC]]) retains the yellow jersey for another day, in 19:49:55, followed by Hushovd (+29"), [[Andreas Klöden]] ([[Astana Team]]) (+33") and [[David Millar]] ([[Saunier Duval–Prodir]]) in +41".[https://web.archive.org/web/20110228034433/http://www.letour.fr/ (leTour.fr)]
*[[Cricket]]:
**[[Bangladesh cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2007]]
***3rd Test-1st Day:{{BANccr|BAN}} 72/4 (29 ov.) lead {{SRIccr|SRI}} by 72 runs
**[[Quadrangular Series in Ireland in 2007]]
***{{IRLccr|IRE}} 210/8 (50 ov.) beat {{NEDccr|NED}} 209/6 (50 ov.) by 1 run
 
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===[[10 July]] [[2007]] (Tuesday)===
 
*[[Cycling]]: [[2007 Tour de France]] - Stage 3 - [[Waregem]] - [[Compiègne]] (236 km)
*[[Football (soccer)]]: [[2007 Copa América]] semifinals at [[Venezuela]]:
**The longest stage in this years' Tour is won by [[Fabian Cancellara]] ([[Team CSC]]) in 6:36:15, who retains the ''maillot jaune'' with a total time of 15:12:08 in the [[General classification|GC]]. [[Erik Zabel]] ([[Team Milram]]) and [[Danilo Napolitano]] ([[Lampre-Fondital]]) finished the stage in the same time. In the GC, Cancellara is pursued by [[Andreas Klöden]] ([[Astana Team]]) in +33", [[David Millar]] ([[Saunier Duval-Prodir]]) in +41", [[George Hincapie]] ([[Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team|Discovery Channel]]) in +43", and [[Bradley Wiggins]] ([[Cofidis (cycling team)|Cofidis]], also in +43". [http://www.letour.fr (leTour.fr)]
**{{fb|URU}} 2–2 ([[added extra time|aet]]) {{fb|BRA}} at [[Maracaibo]]
***{{fb|BRA}} won via [[Penalty shootout (association football)|penalties]], 4–5.
*[[Cycle sport|Cycling]]: [[2007 Tour de France]] – Stage 3 – [[Waregem]] – [[Compiègne]] (236&nbsp;km)
**The longest stage in this year's Tour is won by [[Fabian Cancellara]] ([[Team CSC]]) in 6:36:15, who retains the yellow jersey with a total time of 15:12:08 in the [[General classification|GC]]. [[Erik Zabel]] ([[Team Milram]]) and [[Danilo Napolitano]] ([[Lampre–Fondital]]) finished the stage in the same time. In the GC, Cancellara is pursued by [[Andreas Klöden]] ([[Astana Team]]) in +33", [[David Millar]] ([[Saunier Duval–Prodir]]) in +41", [[George Hincapie]] ([[Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team|Discovery Channel]]) in +43", and [[Bradley Wiggins]] ([[Cofidis (cycling team)|Cofidis]]), also in +43". [https://web.archive.org/web/20110228034433/http://www.letour.fr/ (leTour.fr)]
*[[Baseball]]:
**[[2007 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|Major League Baseball All-Star Game]] at [[AT&T Park]], [[San Francisco, California]]
*** [[American League]] 5, [[National League (baseball)|National League]] 4. [[Ichiro Suzuki]] of the [[Seattle Mariners]] earns MVP honors with a 3-for-3 performance, capped off with the first [[inside-the-park home run]] in All-Star Game history.
*[[Basketball]]:
**[[JonesWilliam Cup#2007 men's tournament|Jones Cup]] at [[Taipei]], [[Republic of China]]:
***{{flagicon|JPN}} Universiade team 102-101102–101 (OT) {{bkBk|JOR}}
***{{bkBk|LIB}} 85-7785–77 {{bkBk-rt|QAT}} - Lebanon takes second place honors
***{{bkBk|KAZ}} 107-90107–90 {{bkBk-rt|PHI}} - Despite losing the game, the Philippines takes third place honors after a logjam of teams with 5-45–4 records since the Philippines beat all of their opponents with 5-45–4 records
***{{bkBk|IRI}} 91-7491–74 [[Athletes in Action]] {{flagicon|USA}}
***{{bkBk|KOR|name=Korea}} 82-5982–59 {{bkBk-rt|TPE}} - Korea gave the Taiwanese a taste of what will happen at the Asian Championships in which they're bracketed at the same group.
*[[Cricket]]:
**[[Quadrangular Series in Ireland in 2007]]:
***1st ODI:{{WINccr|West Indies}} 82/0 (14.3 ov.) beat {{NEDccr|NED}} 80 (31.2 ov.) by 10 wickets
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*[[American Football]]:
**[[2007_IFAF_World_Cup2007 IFAF World Cup|World Cup - Kawasaki, Japan]]:
***{{flagicon|SWE}} Sweden 16-1416–14 France {{flagicon|FRA}}
***{{flagicon|USA}} [[United States national American football team|USA]] 77-077–0 South Korea {{flagicon|KOR}}
 
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===[[9 July]] [[2007]] (Monday)===
*[[Baseball]]:
**[[2007 State Farm Home Run Derby]]: [[Vladimir Guerrero]] of the [[Los Angeles Angels]] wins, defeating [[Alex Rios]] of the [[Toronto Blue Jays]] in the final round.
 
===9 July 2007 (Monday)===
 
*[[Baseball]]:
**[[2007 State Farm Home Run Derby]]: [[Vladimir Guerrero]] of the [[Los Angeles Angels]] wins, defeating [[Alex Ríos]] of the [[Toronto Blue Jays]] in the final round.
*[[Basketball]]:
**[[JonesWilliam Cup#2007 men's tournament|Jones Cup]] at [[Taipei]], [[Republic of China]]:
***{{bkBk|LIB}} 82-7482–74 Universiade team {{flagicon|JPN}}
***{{bkBk|JOR}} 72-7172–71 {{bkBk-rt|IRI}} - Jordan clinch their first William Jones Cup championship.
***{{bkBk|PHI}} 88-8088–80 {{bkBk-rt|QAT}}
***{{bkBk|KOR}} 81-7881–78 {{bkBk-rt|KAZ}}
***{{bkBk|TPE}} 83-7283–72 [[Athletes in Action]] {{flagicon|USA}}
*[[Cycle sport|Cycling]]: [[2007 Tour de France]] – Stage 2 – [[Dunkerque]] – [[Ghent]] (168.5&nbsp;km)
**[[Gert Steegmans]] (QSI) outsprints his teammate [[Tom Boonen]] to win the stage finishing in their native Belgium in 3:48:22. A massive pile-up involving some 170 of the riders 2&nbsp;km from the finish line means that the whole peloton get the same time, as allowed by the rules as they were within 3&nbsp;km of the finish. In the [[General classification|GC]], [[Fabian Cancellara]] retains the yellow jersey for the third day, with a time of 8:36:13. [https://web.archive.org/web/20110228034433/http://www.letour.fr/ (leTour.fr)]
 
*[[Cycling]]: [[2007 Tour de France]] - Stage 2 - [[Dunkerque]] - [[Ghent]] (168.5 km)
**[[Gert Steegmans]] (QSI) outsprints his team-mate [[Tom Boonen]] to win the stage finishing in their native Belgium in 3:48:22. A massive pile-up involving some 170 of the riders 2 km from the finish line means that the whole peloton get the same time, as allowed by the rules as they were within 3 km of the finish. In the [[General classification|GC]], [[Fabian Cancellara]] retains the ''maillot jaune'' for the third day, with a time of 8:36:13. [http://www.letour.fr (leTour.fr)]
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===[[8 July]] [[2007]] (Sunday)===
 
*[[Football (soccer)]]: [[2007 Copa América]] quarterfinals at [[Venezuela]]:
**{{fb|MEX}} 6–0 {{fb|PAR}} at [[Maturín]]
**{{fb|ARG}} 4–0 {{fb|PER}} at [[Barquisimeto]]
*[[Auto racing]]:
**[[2007 Formula One season|Formula One]]: [[2007 British Grand Prix|British Grand Prix]] at [[Silverstone Circuit|Silverstone]], [[England]].
*:{{(1)}} [[Kimi Räikkönen]] {{flagicon|FIN}} {{(2)}} [[Fernando Alonso]] {{flagicon|ESP}} {{(3)}} [[Lewis Hamilton]] {{flagicon|UK}}
**[[2007 Champ Car World Series Season|Champ Car]]: [[Grand Prix of Toronto]] in [[Exhibition Place|Toronto, Ontario]], [[Canada]].
*:{{(1)}} [[Will Power]] {{flagicon|AUS}} {{(2)}} [[Neel Jani]] {{flagicon|CHE}} {{(3)}} [[Justin Wilson (racing driver)|Justin Wilson]] {{flagicon|UK}}
**[[2007 in IRL|IRL]]: [[Camping World Watkins Glen Grand Prix]] at [[Watkins Glen International|Watkins Glen, New York]].
*:{{(1)}} [[Scott Dixon]] {{flagicon|NZL}} {{(2)}} [[Sam Hornish, Jr.]] {{flagicon|US}} {{(3)}} [[Dario Franchitti]] {{flagicon|UK}}
*[[Cycle sport|Cycling]]: [[2007 Tour de France]] – Stage 1 – London – [[Canterbury]] (203&nbsp;km)
 
**[[Robbie McEwen]] ([[Predictor-Lotto]]), at the back of the ''[[peloton]]'' with 5&nbsp;km to go, surges through in the last 100 metres to win the stage in 4:39:01, followed by [[Thor Hushovd]] ([[Crédit Agricole (cycling team)|Crédit Agricole]]) and [[Tom Boonen]] ([[Quick-Step–Innergetic|QSI]]). In the [[General classification|GC]], [[Fabian Cancellara]] ([[Team CSC]]) retains the yellow jersey as leader of the [[general classification in the Tour de France|general classification]] in 4:47:51, followed by [[Andreas Klöden]] ([[Astana Team]]) in +13", [[David Millar]] ([[Saunier Duval–Prodir]]) in +21" (leading the [[King of the Mountains]] competition), [[George Hincapie]] ([[Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team]]) in +23", and [[Bradley Wiggins]] ([[Cofidis (cycling team)|Cofidis]]) in +23". [https://web.archive.org/web/20110228034433/http://www.letour.fr/ (leTour.fr)]
*[[Cycling]]: [[2007 Tour de France]] - Stage 1 - [[London]] - [[Canterbury]] (203 km)
**[[Robbie McEwen]] ([[Predictor-Lotto]]), at the back of the ''[[peloton]]'' with 5 km to go, surges through in the last 100 metres to win the stage in 4:39:01, followed by [[Thor Hushovd]] ([[Crédit Agricole (cycling team)|Crédit Agricole]]) and [[Tom Boonen]] ([[Quick Step-Innergetic|QSI]]). In the [[General Classification|GC]], [[Fabian Cancellara]] ([[Team CSC]]) retains the ''[[maillot jaune]]'' in 4:47:51, followed by [[Andreas Klöden]] ([[Astana Team]]) in +13", [[David Millar]] ([[Saunier Duval-Prodir]]) in +21" (leading the [[King of the Mountains]] competition), [[George Hincapie]] ([[Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team]]) in +23", and [[Bradley Wiggins]] ([[Cofidis (cycling team)|Cofidis]]) in +23". [http://www.letour.fr (leTour.fr)]
 
*[[Basketball]]:
**[[JonesWilliam Cup#2007 men's tournament|Jones Cup]] at [[Taipei]], [[Republic of China]]:
***{{flagicon|USA}} [[Athletes in Action]] 108-83108–83 Universiade team {{flagicon|JPN}}
***{{bkBk|LIB}} 73-6973–69 {{bkBk-rt|KOR|name=Korea}}
***{{bkBk|IRI}} 82-6082–60 {{bkBk-rt|KAZ}}
***{{bkBk|PHI}} 82-6482–64 {{bkBk-rt|TPE}} - [[ESPN Star Sports]]' coverage being produced by its Taiwanese unit was cut off to give way to the British Grand Prix when Chinese Taipei was trailing by 20 points with 3 minutes to go in the fourth quarter.
***{{bkBk|JOR}} 91-8591–85 {{bkBk-rt|QAT}}
 
*[[Major League Baseball]]:
**The [[Philadelphia Phillies]] defeat the [[Colorado Rockies]], 6-56–5, to temporarily avoid becoming the first MLB team to lose 10,000 games in its history before the 2007 All-Star Break. During the game, the Phillies players all came out and assisted the grounds crew at [[Coors Field]] in placing the tarp over the infield when high winds whipped the tarp out of control, lifting many of the groundskeepers off the ground, some as high as {{convert|10 feet (3 meters)|ft|m|abbr=off|sp=us}}. No one was hurt.
 
*[[Tennis]]: [[2007 Wimbledon]] Gentlemen's Singles Final:
**{{flagicon|SUI}} [[Roger Federer]] def. {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Rafael Nadal]] 7-67–6(7), 4-64–6, 7-67–6(3), 2-62–6, 6-26–2
 
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===[[7 July]] [[2007]] (Saturday)===
 
*[[Football (soccer)]]: [[2007 Copa América]] quarterfinals at [[Venezuela]]:
**{{fb|URU}} 4–1 {{fb|VEN}} at [[San Cristóbal, Táchira|San Cristóbal]]
**{{fb|BRA}} 6–1 {{fb|CHI}} at [[Puerto la Cruz]]
*[[Baseball]]:
**Pitcher [[ErikÉrik BedardBédard]] of the [[Baltimore Orioles]] faces the minimum 27 batters and strikes out 15 in a 3-03–0 win over the [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]]. BedardBédard gives up two hits, both of which are followed by double plays. ([httphttps://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/recap?gid=270707113 AP via Yahoo])
 
*[[Auto racing]]:
**[[2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series|NASCAR Nextel Cup]]: [[2007 Pepsi 400|Pepsi 400]] at [[Daytona International Speedway|Daytona Beach, Florida]].
*:{{(1)}} [[Jamie McMurray]] {{(2)}} [[Kyle Busch]] {{(3)}} [[Kurt Busch]]
::The photo finish (0.05 seconds) is the second closest in NASCAR history.
 
*[[Cycling]]: [[2007 Tour de France]] - Prologue - [[London]] (7.9 km) Individual time trial
**[[General classification|GC]]: 1. [[Fabian Cancellara]] ([[Team CSC]]) 8'50"; 2. [[Andreas Klöden]] ([[Astana Team]]) +13"; 3. [[George Hincapie]] ([[Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team]]) +23"; 4. [[Bradley Wiggins]] ([[Cofidis (cycling team)|Cofidis]]) +23" [http://www.letour.fr (leTour.fr)]
 
*[[Cycle sport|Cycling]]: [[2007 Tour de France]] – Prologue – London (7.9&nbsp;km) Individual time trial
**[[General classification|GC]]: 1. [[Fabian Cancellara]] ([[Team CSC]]) 8'50"; 2. [[Andreas Klöden]] ([[Astana Team]]) +13"; 3. [[George Hincapie]] ([[Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team]]) +23"; 4. [[Bradley Wiggins]] ([[Cofidis (cycling team)|Cofidis]]) +23" [https://web.archive.org/web/20110228034433/http://www.letour.fr/ (leTour.fr)]
*[[Basketball]]:
**[[JonesWilliam Cup#2007 men's tournament|Jones Cup]] at [[Taipei]], [[Republic of China]]:
***{{bkBk|JOR}} 72-6872–68 {{bkBk|LIB}}
***{{flagicon|USA}} [[Athletes in Action]] 92-7892–78 {{bkBk-rt|KAZ}}
***{{bkBk|PHI}} 89-7989–79 {{bkBk-rt|IRI}}
***{{bkBk|KOR|name=Korea}} 102-58102–58 Universiade team {{flagicon|JPN}}
***{{bkBk|TPE}} 75-7075–70 {{bkBk-rt|QAT}}
 
*[[Cricket]]:
**[[West Indian cricket team in England in 2007]]
***3rd ODI:{{WINccr|West Indies}} 289/5 (50 ov.) beat {{ENGccr|ENG}} 196 (44.2 ov.) by 93 runs
****[[Chris Gayle]] goes past 6000 career ODI runs.
****'''''{{WINccr|West Indies}} win the series 2-12–1 with none to play.'''''
 
*[[Rugby union]]:
**[[2007 Tri Nations Series|2007 Tri Nations]]
***{{ru|AUS}} 25–17 {{ru-rt|RSA}} at [[Telstra Stadium]], [[Sydney]] — The Springboks, fielding what was widely thought to be a "B team", score two tries in the first seven minutes and take a 17–0 lead after 16 minutes. The Wallabies come back to give longtime icons [[George Gregan]] and [[Stephen Larkham]] a win in their last game for the Wallabies on Australian soil.
*[[Tennis]]: [[2007 Wimbledon]], London, England
**Ladies' Singles Final:
***(23) {{flagicon|USA}} [[Venus Williams]] def. (18) {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Marion Bartoli]], 6–4, 6–1
**Men's Singles Semifinals:
***(1) {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Roger Federer]] def. (12) {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Richard Gasquet]], 7–5, 6–3, 6–4
***(2) {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Rafael Nadal]] def. (4) {{flagicon|SER}} [[Novak Djokovic]], 3–6, 6–1, 4–1 ret. (inj)
 
*[[Tennis]]: [[2007 Wimbledon]], [[London]], [[England]]
**Ladies' Singles Final:
***(23) {{flagicon|USA}} [[Venus Williams]] def. (18) {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Marion Bartoli]], 6-4, 6-1
**Mens' Singles Semifinals:
***(1) {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Roger Federer]] def. (12) {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Richard Gasquet]], 7-5, 6-3, 6-4
***(2) {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Rafael Nadal]] def. (4) {{flagicon|SER}} [[Novak Đoković]], 3-6, 6-1, 4-1 ret. (inj)
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===[[6 July]] [[2007]] (Friday)===
 
*[[Baseball]]:
**The [[Minnesota Twins]] sweep a [[Doubleheader (baseball)|doubleheader]] against the [[Chicago White Sox]], 20-1420–14 and 12-012–0. Minnesota's 32 runs are the most scored by a team in a doubleheader since 1939. [[Justin Morneau]] hits three home runs in Game 2. ([httphttps://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/recap;_ylt=AvPtIQmb8iLGCOAqL7Us5664u7YF?gid=270706304 AP via Yahoo])
 
*[[Basketball]]:
**[[JonesWilliam Cup#2007 men's tournament|Jones Cup]] at [[Taipei]], [[Republic of China]]:
***{{bkBk|QAT}} 86-6886–68 Universiade team {{flagicon|JPN}}
***{{flagicon|USA}} [[Athletes in Action]] 81-7081–70 {{bkBk-rt|LIB}}
***{{bkBk|JOR}} 74-7074–70 {{bkBk-rt|PHI}}
***{{bkBk|IRI}} 68-6168–61 {{bkBk-rt|KOR|name=Korea}}
***{{bkBk|TPE}} 72-6472–64 {{bkBk-rt|KAZ}}
*[[Tennis]]: [[2007 Wimbledon]], London, England
 
*[[Tennis]]: [[2007 Wimbledon]], [[London]], [[England]]
**Ladies' Singles Semifinals:
***(23) {{flagicon|USA}} [[Venus Williams]] def. (6) {{flagicon|SER}} [[Ana IvanovićIvanovic]], 6-26–2, 6-46–4
***(18) {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Marion Bartoli]] def. (1) {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Justine Henin]], 1-61–6, 7-57–5, 6-16–1
 
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===[[5 July]] [[2007]] (Thursday)===
*[[Basketball]]:
**[[Jones Cup#2007 men's tournament|Jones Cup]] at [[Taipei]], [[Republic of China]]:
***{{bk|QAT}} 80-70 {{bk-rt|KAZ}}
***{{bk|IRI}} 86-59 [[Universiade]] team {{flagicon|JPN}}
***{{bk|JOR}} 69-66 [[Athletes in Action]] {{flagicon|USA}}
***{{bk|PHI}} 88-84 {{bk-rt|KOR|name=Korea}}
***{{bk|TPE}} 78-77 (OT) {{bk-rt|LIB}} - Lebanon's [[Fadi El Khatib]] missed two freethrows at the end of regulation to set up a three-pointer by [[Lin Chih-jay]] at the buzzer. At the end of OT, a put-back by [[Tsun Wen-Din]] after a missed three-pointer by [[Chen Hsin-an]] put them ahead 78-77; [[Rony Fahed]] missed a field-goal to win the game for the Taiwanese.
 
*[[Basketball]]:
**[[William Jones Cup]] at [[Taipei]], [[Republic of China]]:
***{{Bk|QAT}} 80–70 {{Bk-rt|KAZ}}
***{{Bk|IRI}} 86–59 [[Universiade]] team {{flagicon|JPN}}
***{{Bk|JOR}} 69–66 [[Athletes in Action]] {{flagicon|USA}}
***{{Bk|PHI}} 88–84 {{Bk-rt|KOR|name=Korea}}
***{{Bk|TPE}} 78–77 (OT) {{Bk-rt|LIB}} – Lebanon's [[Fadi El Khatib]] missed two freethrows at the end of regulation to set up a three-pointer by [[Lin Chih-jay]] at the buzzer. At the end of OT, a put-back by [[Tsun Wen-Din]] after a missed three-pointer by [[Chen Hsin-an]] put them ahead 78–77; [[Rony Fahed]] missed a field-goal to win the game for the Taiwanese.
*[[Cricket]]:
**[[Bangladesh cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2007]]
***2nd Test, 3rd Day: {{SRIccr|SRI}} 451/6 ([[declaration and forfeiture|dec]]) beat {{BANccr|BAN}} 62 & 299 (86.2 ov.) by an innings and 90 runs
 
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===[[4 July]] [[2007]] (Wednesday)===
*[[Competitive eating]]:
**92nd [[Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest]] at [[Coney Island]], [[New York City]]:
***[[Joey Chestnut]] of [[San Jose, California]] upsets six-time champion [[Takeru Kobayashi]] by downing a record 66 [[hot dog]]s and buns in 12 minutes. ([http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/07/04/ap3884400.html AP via ''Forbes''])
 
*[[Competitive eating]]:
**92nd [[Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest]] at [[Coney Island]], New York City:
***[[Joey Chestnut]] of [[San Jose, California]] upsets six-time champion [[Takeru Kobayashi]] by downing a record 66 [[hot dog]]s and buns in 12 minutes. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20070707033023/http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/07/04/ap3884400.html AP via ''Forbes''])
*[[Basketball]]:
**[[JonesWilliam Cup#2007 men's tournament|Jones Cup]] at [[Taipei]], [[Republic of China]]:
***{{bkBk|LIB}} 90-7790–77 {{bkBk-rt|KAZ}}
***{{bkBk|QAT}} 74-7274–72 {{bkBk-rt|IRI}}
***{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Universiade]] team 86-8486–84 {{bkBk-rt|PHI}} - The Philippines had another collapse at the end game as [[Yusuke Otada]] converted a layup via a fastbreak after a turnover with a second remaining.
***{{flagicon|USA}} [[Athletes in Action]] 79-6579–65 {{bkBk-rt|KOR|name=Korea}}
***{{bkBk|JOR}} 81-6281–62 {{bkBk-rt|TPE}}
 
*[[Cricket]]:
**[[Bangladesh cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2007]]
***2nd Test, 2nd Day: {{SRIccr|SRI}} 451/6 ([[declaration and forfeiture|dec]]) lead {{BANccr|BAN}} 62 & 69/4 (14 ov.) by 320 runs
****{{BANccr|BAN}} collapse to their lowest ever test score in the first innings
**[[West Indian cricket team in England in 2007]]
***{{WINccr|West Indies}} 278/5 (50 ov.) beat {{ENGccr|ENG}} 217 (46 ov.) by 61 runs
 
*[[Rugby league]]:
**In the final match of the [[2007 Rugby League State of Origin series|2007 State of Origin]], [[New South Wales state rugby league team|New South Wales]] avoid a series whitewash by defeating [[Queensland state rugby league team|Queensland]] 18–4 at [[Suncorp Stadium]] in [[Brisbane]]. Queensland had already secured the series win with victories in the first two matches.
 
*[[Winter Olympic Games]]
**[[Sochi]], [[Russia]] is awarded the [[2014 Winter Olympics]].
 
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===[[3 July]] [[2007]] (Tuesday)===
*[[2007 America's Cup]]:
**[[America's Cup]] holders {{flagicon|CHE}} [[Alinghi]] (SUI-100) retain the Cup in [[Valencia, Spain]], defeating {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Team New Zealand|Emirates Team New Zealand]] ([[NZL-92]]) by 1 second to secure a 5-2 victory in the best-of-nine final.
 
*[[2007 America's Cup]]:
**[[America's Cup]] holders {{flagicon|CHE}} [[Alinghi]] (SUI-100) retain the Cup in [[Valencia, Spain]], defeating {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Team New Zealand|Emirates Team New Zealand]] ([[NZL-92]]) by 1 second to secure a 5–2 victory in the best-of-nine final.
*[[Baseball]]:
**[[Barry Bonds]] home run record chase:
***Bonds hits career home run No. 751, a two-run shot off [[Aaron Harang]], in the first inning of the [[San Francisco Giants]]' 7-37–3 loss to the [[Cincinnati Reds]] at [[Great American Ball Park]]. He is now four homers shy of [[Hank Aaron]].
*[[Basketball]]:
**[[William Jones Cup]] at [[Taipei]], [[Republic of China]]:
***{{flagicon|USA}} [[Athletes in Action]] 106–68 {{Bk-rt|QAT}}
***{{Bk|KAZ}} 96–61 [[Universiade]] team {{flagicon|JPN}}
***{{Bk|KOR|name=Korea}} 71–65 {{Bk-rt|JOR}}
***{{Bk|LIB}} 65–62 {{Bk-rt|PHI}}
***{{Bk|IRI}} 85–69 {{Bk-rt|TPE}}
 
*[[Basketball]]:
**[[Jones Cup#2007 men's tournament|Jones Cup]] at [[Taipei]], [[Republic of China]]:
***{{flagicon|USA}} [[Athletes in Action]] 106-68 {{bk-rt|QAT}}
***{{bk|KAZ}} 96-61 [[Universiade]] team {{flagicon|JPN}}
***{{bk|KOR|name=Korea}} 71-65 {{bk-rt|JOR}}
***{{bk|LIB}} 65-62 {{bk-rt|PHI}}
***{{bk|IRI}} 85-69 {{bk-rt|TPE}}
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===[[2 July]] [[2007]] (Monday)===
 
*[[Baseball]]:
**[[MLB]]::
***[[New York Yankees]] pitcher [[Roger Clemens]] achieves his 350th win in a 5&ndash;15–1 victory over the [[Minnesota Twins]].
 
*[[Basketball]]:
**[[JonesWilliam Cup#2007 men's tournament|Jones Cup]] at [[Taipei]], [[Republic of China]]:
***{{bkBk|JOR}} 63-6163–61 {{bkBk-rt|KAZ}}
***{{bkBk|LIB}} 80-7180–71 {{bkBk-rt|IRI}}
***{{bkBk|KOR|name=Korea}} 70-6970–69 {{bkBk-rt|QAT}} - [[Kim Min-Soo (basketball)|Kim Min-soo]] tipped in [[Yang Dong-guen]]'s missed layup as the buzzer sounded to give Korea the come-from-behind win.
***{{bkBk|PHI}} 72-6772–67 [[Athletes in Action]] {{flagicon|USA}}
***{{bkBk|TPE}} 90-7790–77 [[Universiade]] team {{flagicon|JPN}}
 
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===[[1 July]] [[2007]] (Sunday)===
 
*[[Golf]]
Line 715 ⟶ 650:
*[[Auto racing]]:
**[[2007 Formula One season|Formula One]]: [[2007 French Grand Prix|French Grand Prix]] at [[Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours|Magny-Cours]].
*:{{(1)}} [[Kimi Räikkönen]] {{flagicon|FIN}} {{(2)}} [[Felipe Massa]] {{flagicon|BRA}} {{(3)}} [[Lewis Hamilton]] {{flagicon|UK}}
**[[2007 Champ Car World Series Season|Champ Car]]: [[2007 Champ Car Mont-Tremblant|Grand Prix of MontrealMont-Tremblant]] in [[Mont-Tremblant|Saint-Jovite, Quebec]], [[Canada]].
*:{{(1)}} [[Robert Doornbos]] {{flagicon|NED}} {{(2)}} [[Sébastien Bourdais]] {{flagicon|FRA}} {{(3)}} [[Will Power]] {{flagicon|AUS}}
**[[2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series|NASCAR Nextel Cup]]: [[2007 Lenox Industrial Tools 300|Lenox Industrial Tools 300]] at [[New Hampshire International Speedway|Loudon, New Hampshire]].
*:{{(1)}} [[Denny Hamlin]] {{(2)}} [[Jeff Gordon]] {{(3)}} [[Martin Truex, Jr.]]
 
*[[Cricket]]:
**Pakistan in Scotland
***Match abandoned without a ball bowled
**[[2007 Future Cup]]
***{{INDccr|IND}} 152/4 (30.2/31 ov.) beat {{RSAccr|RSA}} 148/7 (31/31 ov.) by 6 wickets
**[[West Indian cricket team in England in 2007]]
***{{ENGccr|ENG}} 225 (49.5 ov.) beat {{WINccr|West Indies}} 146 (39.5 ov.) by 79 runs
**[[2007-082007–08 ICC Intercontinental Cup]]
***{{NEDccr|NED}} 297 & 310 beat {{CANccr|CAN}} 337/9 ([[declaration and forfeiture|dec]]) & 225 (70 ov.) by 45 runs
*[[Ice hockey]]
 
*[[Ice Hockey]]
**[[National Hockey League|NHL]]
***Beginning of [[Free agent|free agency]], allowing teams to offer contracts, and sign free agents.
 
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