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This list shows notable sports-related deaths, events, and notable outcomes that occurred in May of 2010. Deaths in May
3: Florencio Campomanes 4: Ernie Harwell 6: Robin Roberts 12: Charlie Francis
Current sporting seasons
Australian rules football 2010
Australian Football League
Auto racing 2010
Formula One Sprint Cup
IRL IndyCar Series World Rally Championship Formula Two Nationwide Series Camping World Truck Series GP2 Series GP3 Series WTTC V8 Supercar American Le Mans Le Mans Series
Superleague Formula Rolex Sports Car Series FIA GT1 World Championship Formula Three Auto GP World Series by Renault Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Super GT
Baseball 2010
Major League Baseball Nippon Professional Baseball
Basketball 2010
NBA WNBA
France Germany Greece
Italy Philippines Fiesta Conference
Turkey
Cricket 2009–2010
Bangladesh: National League
England: County Championship
India: Ranji Trophy
New Zealand: Plunket Shield Pakistan: Quaid-i-Azam Trophy South Africa: SuperSport Series Sri Lanka: Premier Trophy
Zimbabwe: Logan Cup
Association football 2010
National teams competitions
2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA) 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification
International clubs competitions
Copa Libertadores (South America)
AFC (Asia) Champions League AFC Cup CAF (Africa) Champions League CAF Confederation Cup
Domestic (national) competitions
Brazil
Iran
Japan Norway Russia
Major League Soccer (USA & Canada) Women's Professional Soccer (USA)
Golf 2010
PGA Tour European Tour LPGA Tour Champions Tour
Ice hockey 2010
National Hockey League
Motorcycle racing 2010
Moto GP Superbike World Championship Supersport racing
Rugby league 2010
Super League NRL
Rugby union 2010
2011 Rugby World Cup qualifying
Days of the month
May 31, 2010 (Monday)
Basketball Ukrainian SuperLeague Final (best-of-5 series): Game 5: Budivelnyk Kyiv 70–77 Azovmash Mariupol. Azovmash Mariupol win series 3–2. Azovmash Mariupol win the championship for the fifth consecutive time and seventh time overall.
Cricket Bangladesh in England: 1st Test in London, day 5: 505 (125 overs) and 163/2 (35.1 overs); 282 (93 overs) and 382 (f/o, 110.2 overs). England win by 8 wickets, lead the 2-match series 1–0.
Ice hockey Stanley Cup Finals (best-of-7 series): Game 2: Chicago Blackhawks 2, Philadelphia Flyers 1. Blackhawks lead series 2–0.
Motorcycle racing Superbike: Miller Superbike World Championship round in Tooele, United States: Race 1: (1) Max Biaggi (Aprilia RSV 4) (2) Leon Haslam (Suzuki GSX-R1000) (3) Noriyuki Haga (Ducati 1098R) Race 2: (1) Biaggi (2) Leon Camier (Aprilia RSV 4) (3) Cal Crutchlow (Yamaha YZF-R1) Riders' championship standings (after 7 of 13 rounds): (1) Biaggi 257 points (2) Haslam 242 (3) Jonathan Rea (Honda CBR1000RR) 151 Manufacturers' championship standings: (1) Aprilia 263 points (2) Suzuki 252 (3) Ducati 214 Supersport: Miller Supersport World Championship round in Tooele, United States: (1) Kenan Sofuoğlu (Honda CBR600RR) (2) Eugene Laverty (Honda CBR600RR) (3) Joan Lascorz (Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R) Riders' championship standings (after 7 of 13 rounds): (1) Sofuoğlu 142 points (2) Laverty 136 (3) Lascorz 128 Manufacturers' championship standings: (1) Honda 170 points (2) Kawasaki 128 (3) Triumph 94 Sofuoğlu achieves a hat-trick, as he won the race from pole position as well as setting the fastest lap.
Tennis Grand Slams: French Open in Paris, France: Men's singles, fourth round: Rafael Nadal def. Thomaz Bellucci 6–2, 7–5, 6–4 Novak Djokovic def. Robby Ginepri 6–4, 2–6, 6–1, 6–2 Nicolás Almagro def. Fernando Verdasco 6–1, 4–6, 6–1, 6–4 Jürgen Melzer def. Teymuraz Gabashvili 7–6(6), 4–6, 6–1, 6–4 Women's singles, fourth round: Serena Williams def. Shahar Pe'er 6–2, 6–2 Jelena Janković def. Daniela Hantuchová 6–4, 6–2 Samantha Stosur def. Justine Henin 2–6, 6–1, 6–4 Yaroslava Shvedova def. Jarmila Groth [WC] 6–4, 6–3
May 30, 2010 (Sunday)
Auto racing Formula One: Turkish Grand Prix in Istanbul, Turkey: (1) Lewis Hamilton (McLaren–Mercedes) (2) Jenson Button (McLaren-Mercedes) (3) Mark Webber (Red Bull–Renault) Drivers' championship standings (after 7 of 19 races): (1) Webber 93 points (2) Button 88 (3) Hamilton 84 Constructors' championship standings: (1) McLaren 172 points (2) Red Bull 171 (3) Ferrari 146 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: Coca-Cola 600 in Concord, North Carolina: (1) Kurt Busch (Dodge, Penske Racing) (2) Jamie McMurray (Chevrolet, Earnhardt Ganassi Racing) (3) Kyle Busch (Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing) Drivers' championship standings (after 13 of 36 races): (1) Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet, Richard Childress Racing) 1898 points (2) Kyle Busch 1869 (3) Matt Kenseth (Ford, Roush Fenway Racing) 1781 IndyCar Series: Indianapolis 500 in Speedway, Indiana: (1) Dario Franchitti (Chip Ganassi Racing) (2) Dan Wheldon (Panther Racing) (3) Marco Andretti (Andretti Autosport) Drivers' championship standings (after 6 of 17 races): (1) Will Power (Team Penske) 227 points (2) Franchitti 216 (3) Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing) 203 Owner Chip Ganassi becomes the first owner to win both the Daytona 500 and the Indianapolis 500 in the same season, with Franchitti becoming the 17th driver to win multiple Indy 500s. World Rally Championship: Rally de Portugal in Vilamoura: (1) Sébastien Ogier / Julien Ingrassia (Citroën C4 WRC) (2) Sébastien Loeb / Daniel Elena (Citroën C4 WRC) (3) Dani Sordo / Marc Martí (Citroën C4 WRC) Drivers' championship standings (after 6 of 13 rounds): (1) Loeb 126 points (2) Ogier 88 (3) Mikko Hirvonen (Ford Focus RS WRC 09) 76
Basketball FIBA Asia Champions Cup in Doha, Qatar: Bronze Medal Match: ASU 78–82 (OT) Al-Riyadi Beirut Gold Medal Match: Al-Rayyan 73–93 Mahram Tehran Mahram Tehran win the Cup for the second successive year. Turkish Basketball League Finals (best-of-7 series): Game 5: Efes Pilsen 83–79 Fenerbahçe Ülker. Fenerbahçe Ülker lead series 3–2. A1 Ethniki Final (best-of-5 series): Game 2: Olympiacos 79–72 Panathinaikos. Series tied 1–1. Österreichische Basketball Bundesliga Final (best-of-5 series): Game 5: Fürstenfeld 68–76 Gmunden. Gmunden win series 3–2. Gmunden win the championship for the fifth time in six seasons. Novo Basquete Brasil Finals (best-of-5 series): Game 3: Universo/BRB 85–84 Flamengo. Universo lead series 2–1.
Cricket Bangladesh in England: 1st Test in London, day 4: 505 (125 overs); 282 (93 overs) and 328/5 (f/o, 85 overs; Tamim Iqbal 103). Bangladesh lead by 105 runs with 5 wickets remaining. South Africa in West Indies: 4th ODI in Roseau, Dominica: 303/6 (50 overs); 304/3 (50 overs; Hashim Amla 129). South Africa win by 7 wickets; lead 5-match series 4–0. Tri-nation series in Zimbabwe: Group stage: 242 (49.5 overs); 243/3 (43.3 overs, Rohit Sharma 101*) in Bulawayo. India win by 7 wickets. Standings: 4 points (1 match), India 4 (2), Sri Lanka 0 (1).
Cycling Grand Tours: Giro d'Italia: Stage 21: Gustav Larsson () 20' 19" Marco Pinotti () + 2" Alexander Vinokourov () + 17" Final general classification: (1) Ivan Basso () 87h 44' 01" (2) David Arroyo () + 1' 51" (3) Vincenzo Nibali () + 2' 37" Basso wins his second Giro d'Italia, having previously won in 2006.
Equestrianism Show jumping: FEI Nations Cup Promotional League: FEI Nations Cup of Portugal in Lisbon (CSIO 4*): (Henk van de Pol on Abeltje Z, Aniek Poels on Asteria, Marlies van Soest on Rodos, Peter Bulthuis on Cashmir) (Charlotte Platt on Ulien, William Funnell on Billy Congo, Robert Bevis on Courtney, Tim Stockdale on Kalico Bay) (Andrea Herholdt on Viko, Daniele Augusto da Rios on Ultimate, Francesca Capponi on Stallone, Luca Moneta on Jesus de la Commune) Standings (after 5 of 11 competitions): (1) 34 points (2) 33 (3) 25 Grand Prix Loro Piana, Rome (CSIO 5*): McLain Ward on Sapphire John Whitaker on Peppermill Rodrigo Pessoa on Rebozo
Football (soccer) AFC Women's Asian Cup in Chengdu, China: Third place playoff: 2–0 Final: 1–1 (5–4 pen.) Australia win the Cup for the first time. European Under-17 Championship in Liechtenstein: Final: 2–1 England win the Championship for the first time. UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship in Macedonia: (teams in bold advance to semi-finals) Group A: 3–3 1–2 Final standings: Germany 9 points, England 6, Italy, Scotland 1. Group B: 6–1 0–2 Final standings: Netherlands 9 points, France 6, Spain 3, Macedonia 0. 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification: Group 2: 0–0 Standings: Switzerland 17 points (9 matches), 13 (8), 12 (9), 10 (8), Georgia 9 (7), 4 (7) Luxembourg Cup Final in Luxembourg city: Grevenmacher 0–1 Differdange 03 FC Differdange 03 win the Cup for the first time. Moldovan Cup Final in Chişinău: Dacia 0–2 Sheriff Sheriff win the Cup for the seventh time.
Futsal AFC Championship in Tashkent, Uzbekistan: Third place play-off: 1–6 Final: 3–8 Iran win the Championship for the 10th time.
Golf Senior majors: Senior PGA Championship in Parker, Colorado, United States: (1) Tom Lehman 281 (−7)PO (T2) Fred Couples , David Frost 281 Lehman pars the first playoff hole to collect his first senior major win and second Champions Tour title. PGA Tour: Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial in Fort Worth, Texas: Winner: Zach Johnson 259 (−21) Johnson picks up his seventh PGA Tour win and sets a new course record. European Tour: Madrid Masters in Spain: Winner: Luke Donald 267 (−21) Donald wins his first European Tour title since 2004 and the third of his career. LPGA Tour: HSBC LPGA Brasil Cup in Brazil: Winner: Meaghan Francella 140 (−6) In this unofficial event, Francella wins her third professional title.
Handball EHF Champions League Final Four in Cologne, Germany: 3/4 Match: Chekhovskiye Medvedi 28–36 BM Ciudad Real Final: FC Barcelona 34–36 THW Kiel Kiel win the Champions League for the second time.
Rugby union IRB Junior World Trophy in Moscow, Russia: 7th place play-off: 22–46 5th place play-off: 13–11 3rd place play-off: 20–23 (aet) Final: 36–7 Italy win the Trophy for the first time. IRB Sevens World Series: Scotland Sevens in Edinburgh: Shield: 7–26 Bowl: 26–10 Plate: 19–0 Cup: 41–14 Final series standings: (1) Samoa 164 points (2) 149 (3) Australia 122 Samoa win the series for the first time. The first 2010 IRB Award is handed out, with Samoa's Mikaele Pesamino named as International Sevens Player of the Year. Mid-year Tests: 35–26 Barbarians in London
Table tennis World Team Championships in Moscow, Russia: Men's final: 3–1 China win the title for the fifth successive time and 18th overall. Women's final: 1–3 Singapore win the title for the first time and stop China's winning streak at eight.
Tennis Grand Slams: French Open in Paris, France: Men's singles, fourth round: Roger Federer def. Stanislas Wawrinka 6–3, 7–6(5), 6–2 Tomáš Berdych def. Andy Murray 6–4, 7–5, 6–3 Robin Söderling def. Marin Čilić 6–4, 6–4, 6–2 Mikhail Youzhny def. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6–2 retired Women's singles, fourth round: Nadia Petrova def. Venus Williams 6–4, 6–3 Caroline Wozniacki def. Flavia Pennetta 7–6(5), 6–7(4), 6–2 Elena Dementieva def. Chanelle Scheepers 6–1, 6–3 Francesca Schiavone def. Maria Kirilenko 6–4, 6–4
May 29, 2010 (Saturday)
Auto racing Nationwide Series: TECH-NET Auto Service 300 powered by Carquest in Concord, North Carolina: (1) Kyle Busch (Toyota; Joe Gibbs Racing) (2) Brad Keselowski (Dodge; Penske Racing) (3) Joey Logano (Toyota; Joe Gibbs Racing) Drivers' championship standings (after 12 of 35 races): (1) Keselowski 1946 points (2) Busch 1945 (3) Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet; Kevin Harvick Incorporated) 1852
Baseball Major League Baseball: Roy Halladay becomes the 20th pitcher in Major League Baseball history to throw a perfect game in the Philadelphia Phillies' 1–0 win over the Florida Marlins. This is the first time in the modern era that two perfect games have been thrown in the same season.
Basketball FIBA Asia Champions Cup in Doha, Qatar: Semi-finals: Al-Rayyan 82–62 ASU