May 2011 in sports

FIBA Asia Champions Cup in Pasig, Philippines: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals)
- Group A:
  - KL Dragons 77–101 ASU Sports
  - Smart Gilas 74–64 Duhok Sports Club
    - Standings: Smart Gilas, ASU Sports 6 points (3 matches), Duhok Sports Club 5 (4), Al-Ittihad Jeddah 4 (3), KL Dragons 3 (3).
- Group B:
  - Al-Jalaa Aleppo 93–63 Al Shabab
  - Al-Rayyan 73–78 (OT) Al-Riyadi Beirut
    - Standings: Al-Riyadi Beirut 6 points (3 matches), Mahram Tehran, Al-Rayyan Sports 5 (3), Al-Jalaa Aleppo 4 (3), Al-Shabab Club 4 (4).
NBA finals (best-of-7 series):
- Game 1 in Miami: Miami Heat 92, Dallas Mavericks 84. Heat lead series 1–0.

Ice hockey

The NHL's Atlanta Thrashers have been sold to a Winnipeg-based group that will move the team to that city for the 2011–12 season. The league's owners are expected to ratify the deal at their next scheduled meeting on June 21. The move brings the NHL back to Winnipeg for the first time since the Jets left for Phoenix in 1996, and also makes Atlanta the first city to lose two NHL teams in the league's modern era.^[1]

Tennis

French Open in Paris, France, day 10:
- Men's singles:
  - Fourth round: Andy Murray (GBR) [4] def. Viktor Troicki (SRB) [15] 4–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 7–5
  - Quarterfinals:
    - Novak Djokovic (SRB) [2] def. Fabio Fognini (ITA) walkover
    - Roger Federer (SUI) [3] def. Gaël Monfils (FRA) [9] 6–4, 6–3, 7–6(3)
- Women's singles – quarterfinals:
  - Francesca Schiavone (ITA) [5] def. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) [14] 1–6, 7–5, 7–5
  - Marion Bartoli (FRA) [11] def. Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) [13] 7–6(4), 6–4

May 30, 2011 (Monday)

Basketball

FIBA Asia Champions Cup in Pasig, Philippines: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals)
- Group A:
  - ASU Sports 79–69 Al-Ittihad Jeddah
  - Duhok Sports Club 88–76 KL Dragons
    - Standings: Smart Gilas, ASU Sports 4 points (2 matches), Al-Ittihad Jeddah, Duhok Sports Club 4 (3), KL Dragons 2 (2).
- Group B:
  - Al-Riyadi Beirut 76–73 Mahram Tehran
  - Al Shabab 60–78 Al-Rayyan
    - Standings: Mahram Tehran 5 points (3 matches), Al-Rayyan Sports, Al-Riyadi Beirut 4 (2), Al-Shabab Club 3 (3), Al-Jalaa Aleppo 2 (2).

Cricket

Sri Lanka in England:
- 1st Test in Cardiff; day 5: Sri Lanka 400 & 82 (24.4 overs); England 496/5d (155 overs; Ian Bell 103*). England win by an innings & 14 runs; lead 3-match series 1–0.
Pakistan in Ireland:
- 2nd ODI in Belfast: Ireland 238/8 (50 overs; Paul Stirling 109); Pakistan 242/5 (48.4 overs). Pakistan win by 5 wickets; win 2-match series 2–0.

Football (soccer)

UEFA Women's U-19 Championship in Italy:
- Group A:
  - Italy 2–1 Russia in Imola
  - Switzerland 4–1 Belgium in Bellaria
- Group B:
  - Germany 3–1 Norway in Cervia
  - Spain 1–1 Netherlands in Forlì

Motorcycle racing

Superbike:
- Miller World Championship round in Tooele, Utah, United States:
  - Race 1: (1) Carlos Checa (ESP) (Ducati 1198) (2) Jakub Smrž (CZE) (Ducati 1198) (3) Sylvain Guintoli (FRA) (Ducati 1198)
  - Race 2: (1) Checa (2) Leon Camier (GBR) (Aprilia RSV4) (3) Max Biaggi (ITA) (Aprilia RSV4)
    - Riders' championship standings (after 5 of 13 rounds): (1) Checa 195 points (2) Marco Melandri (ITA) (Yamaha YZF-R1) 134 (3) Biaggi 133

Tennis

French Open in Paris, France, day 9:
- Men's singles, fourth round:
  - Rafael Nadal (ESP) [1] def. Ivan Ljubičić (CRO) 7–5, 6–3, 6–3
  - Andy Murray (GBR) [4] vs. Viktor Troicki (SRB) [15] 4–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 (match suspended)
  - Robin Söderling (SWE) [5] def. Gilles Simon (FRA) [18] 6–2, 6–3, 7–6(5)
  - Gaël Monfils (FRA) [9] def. David Ferrer (ESP) [7] 6–4, 2–6, 7–5, 1–6, 8–6
  - Juan Ignacio Chela (ARG) def. Alejandro Falla (COL) 4–6, 6–2, 1–6, 7–6(5), 6–2
- Women's singles, fourth round:
  - Victoria Azarenka (BLR) [4] def. Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) 6–2, 6–3
  - Li Na (CHN) [6] def. Petra Kvitová (CZE) [9] 2–6, 6–1, 6–3
  - Maria Sharapova (RUS) [7] def. Agnieszka Radwańska (POL) [12] 7–6(4), 7–5
  - Andrea Petkovic (GER) [15] def. Maria Kirilenko (RUS) [25] 6–2, 2–6, 6–4

May 29, 2011 (Sunday)

Auto racing

Formula One:
- Monaco Grand Prix in Monte Carlo, Monaco: (1) Sebastian Vettel (GER) (Red Bull–Renault) (2) Fernando Alonso (ESP) (Ferrari) (3) Jenson Button (GBR) (McLaren–Mercedes)
  - Drivers' championship standings (after 6 of 19 races): (1) Vettel 143 points (2) Lewis Hamilton (GBR) (McLaren-Mercedes) 85 (3) Mark Webber (AUS) (Red Bull-Renault) 79
Sprint Cup Series:
- Coca-Cola 600 in Concord, North Carolina: (1) Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet; Richard Childress Racing) (2) David Ragan (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) (3) Joey Logano (Toyota; Joe Gibbs Racing)
  - Drivers' championship standings (after 12 of 36 races): (1) Carl Edwards (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) 445 points (2) Harvick 409 (3) Jimmie Johnson (Chevrolet; Hendrick Motorsports) 408
IndyCar Series:
- 95th Indianapolis 500 Mile Race in Speedway, Indiana: (1) Dan Wheldon (GBR) (Bryan Herta Autosport) (2) J. R. Hildebrand (USA) (Panther Racing) (3) Graham Rahal (USA) (Chip Ganassi Racing)
  - Wheldon becomes the 18th driver to win multiple Indianapolis 500 races, assuming the lead on the final straight after Hildebrand crashes in the final corner.
  - Drivers' championship standings (after 5 of 17 races): (1) Will Power (AUS) (Team Penske) 194 points (2) Dario Franchitti (GBR) (Chip Ganassi Racing) 178 (3) Oriol Servià (ESP) (Newman/Haas Racing) 152
World Rally Championship:
- Rally Argentina in Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina: (1) Sébastien Loeb (FRA)/Daniel Elena (MON) (Citroën DS3 WRC) (2) Mikko Hirvonen (FIN)/Jarmo Lehtinen (FIN) (Ford Fiesta RS WRC) (3) Sébastien Ogier (FRA)/Julien Ingrassia (FRA) (Citroën DS3 WRC)
  - Drivers' championship standings (after 6 of 13 rallies): (1) Loeb 126 points (2) Hirvonen 113 (3) Ogier 96

Badminton

Sudirman Cup in Qingdao, China:
- Final: China 3–0 Denmark
  - China win the Cup for the fourth successive time and eighth time overall.

Basketball

FIBA Asia Champions Cup in Pasig, Philippines:
- Group A:
  - Al-Ittihad Jeddah 83–75 Duhok Sports Club
  - KL Dragons 64–95 Smart Gilas
    - Standings: Smart Gilas 4 points (2 matches), Al-Ittihad Jeddah 3 (2), ASU Sports 2 (1), Duhok Sports Club 2 (2), KL Dragons 1 (1).
- Group B:
  - Al-Rayyan 90–67 Al-Jalaa Aleppo
  - Mahram Tehran 90–73 Al Shabab
    - Standings: Mahram Tehran 4 points (2 matches), Al-Rayyan Sports, Al-Riyadi Beirut 2 (1), Al-Shabab Club, Al-Jalaa Aleppo 2 (2).
National Basketball League finals, game 2: Levski Sofia 73–88 Lukoil Academic. Lukoil Academic win series 2–0.
- Lukoil Academic win the title for the ninth successive time and 21st time overall.

Cricket

Sri Lanka in England:
- 1st Test in Cardiff; day 4: Sri Lanka 400; England 491/5 (153 overs; Jonathan Trott 203, Alastair Cook 133). England lead by 91 runs with 5 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.

Cycling

Grand Tours:
- Giro d'Italia, Stage 21: David Millar (GBR) (Garmin–Cervélo) 30' 13" Alex Rasmussen (DEN) (HTC–Highroad) + 7" Alberto Contador (ESP) (Saxo Bank–SunGard) + 36"
  - Final general classification: (1) Contador 84h 05' 14" (2) Michele Scarponi (ITA) (Lampre–ISD) + 6' 10" (3) Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) (Liquigas–Cannondale) + 6' 56"
    - Contador wins the Giro for the second time, and his sixth Grand Tour.
  - UCI World Tour standings (after 14 of 27 races): (1) Philippe Gilbert (BEL) (Omega Pharma–Lotto) 356 points (2) Contador 349 (3) Scarponi 348

Equestrianism

Show Jumping – CSIO Piazza di Siena in Rome (CSIO 5*):
- Grand Prix: Eric Lamaze (CAN) on Hickstead Michael Whitaker (GBR) on Amai Jeroen Dubbeldam (NED) on Simon

Football (soccer)

Nations Cup in Dublin, Republic of Ireland: Republic of Ireland 1–0 Scotland
- Final standings: Republic of Ireland 9 points, Scotland 6 points, Wales 3, Northern Ireland 0.
  - The Republic of Ireland becomes the inaugural champion.
Friendly international: (top 10 in FIFA World Rankings)
- (4) Germany 2–1 (7) Uruguay
CAF Confederation Cup Play-off for group stage, first leg:
- ZESCO United 1–0 Maghreb de Fès
- Inter Luanda 3–0 Difaa El Jadida
- ASEC Mimosas 4–0 1º de Agosto
- Club Africain 3–0 Sofapaka
Austrian Cup final in Vienna: Ried 2–0 Austria Lustenau
- Ried win the Cup for the second time.
Belarusian Cup final in Minsk: Gomel 2–0 Neman Grodno
- Gomel win the Cup for the second time.
Coppa Italia Final in Rome: Internazionale 3–1 Palermo
- Internazionale win the Cup for the second successive time, and seventh time overall.
Luxembourg Cup final in Luxembourg City: F91 Dudelange 0–1 FC Differdange 03
- Differdange win the Cup for the second successive time.
Swiss Cup final in Basel: Neuchâtel Xamax 0–2 FC Sion
- Sion win the Cup for the twelfth time.

Golf

Senior majors:
- Senior PGA Championship presented by KitchenAid in Louisville, Kentucky:
  - Leaderboard after final round: (T1) David Eger (USA) & Tom Watson (USA) 278 (−10) (3) Kiyoshi Murota (JPN) 279 (−9)
  - Playoff: Watson 4 (−1) def. Eger 5 (E)
    - Watson wins his second Senior PGA title, his sixth senior major and 14th Champions Tour title. The 61-year-old Hall of Famer also becomes the oldest winner of a senior major since the creation of the Champions Tour in 1980.
PGA Tour:
- HP Byron Nelson Championship in Irving, Texas:
  - Winner: Keegan Bradley (USA) 277 (−3)^PO
    - Bradley defeats Ryan Palmer (USA) on the first playoff hole to win his first PGA Tour title.
European Tour:
- BMW PGA Championship in Virginia Water, Surrey, England:
  - Winner: Luke Donald (ENG) 278 (−6)^PO
    - Donald defeats Lee Westwood (ENG) on the first playoff hole to win his fifth European Tour title, and replaces Westwood at the top of the world rankings.
LPGA Tour:
- HSBC Brazil Cup in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil:
  - Winner: Mariajo Uribe (COL) 135 (−9)
    - In this unofficial event, Uribe wins her first professional title.

Gymnastics

European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Minsk, Belarus:
- Senior hoop: Yevgeniya Kanayeva (RUS) 29.450 points Daria Kondakova (RUS) 29.025 Liubov Charkashyna (BLR) 28.200
- Senior ball: Charkashyna 28.450 points Kanayeva 28.350 Daria Dmitrieva (RUS) 27.575
- Senior clubs: Charkashyna 28.300 points Neta Rivkin (ISR) 27.900 Alina Maksimenko (UKR) 27.525
- Senior ribbon: Kanayeva 29.275 points Kondakova 29.075 Silviya Miteva (BUL) 27.825
- Junior groups: Russia 27.100 points Belarus 26.500 Azerbaijan 25.825

Handball

Champions League Final four in Cologne, Germany:
- Third place game: Rhein-Neckar Löwen 31–33 HSV Hamburg
- Final: FC Barcelona 27–24 BM Ciudad Real
  - Barcelona win the title for the eighth time.

Ice hockey

Memorial Cup in Mississauga, Ontario:
- Final: Saint John Sea Dogs 3, Mississauga St. Michael's Majors 1
  - The Sea Dogs win the Cup for the first time, becoming the sixth QMJHL team to win the tournament.

Rugby union

IRB Sevens World Series:
- Edinburgh Sevens at Murrayfield:
  - Shield: Canada 17–12 Russia
  - Bowl: Scotland 14–21 Kenya
  - Plate: Fiji 26–14 Samoa
  - Cup: Australia 35–36 South Africa
    - Final standings: (1) New Zealand 166 points (2) South Africa 140 (3) England 127
    - New Zealand win the title for the ninth time.

Tennis

French Open in Paris, France, day 8:
- Men's singles, fourth round:
  - Novak Djokovic (SRB) [2] def. Richard Gasquet (FRA) [13] 6–4, 6–4, 6–2
  - Roger Federer (SUI) [3] def. Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) [14] 6–2, 6–3, 7–5
  - David Ferrer (ESP) [7] vs. Gaël Monfils (FRA) [9] 4–6, 6–2, 5–7, 2–0 (match suspended)
  - Fabio Fognini (ITA) def. Albert Montañés (ESP) 4–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 11–9
- Women's singles, fourth round:
  - Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) [14] def. Vera Zvonareva (RUS) [3] 7–6(4), 2–6, 6–2
  - Francesca Schiavone (ITA) [5] def. Jelena Janković (SRB) [10] 6–3, 2–6, 6–4
  - Marion Bartoli (FRA) [11] def. Gisela Dulko (ARG) 7–5, 1–0 retired
  - Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) [13] def. Daniela Hantuchová (SVK) [28] 7–6(6), 3–6, 6–2

Volleyball

FIVB World League, Week 1:
- Pool B: Bulgaria 3–2 Germany
  - Standings (after 2 matches): Russia 6 points, Bulgaria, Germany 3, Japan 0.
- Pool C:
  - Portugal 3–1 Finland
  - Argentina 3–0 Serbia
    - Standings (after 2 matches): Portugal 5 points, Serbia, Argentina 3, Finland 1.
- Pool D:
  - South Korea 1–3 Cuba
  - France 0–3 Italy
    - Standings (after 2 matches): Italy 6 points, South Korea, Cuba 3, France 0.
Men's European Volleyball League, Leg 1:
- Pool A:
  - Belgium 1–3 Slovenia
  - Great Britain 0–3 Croatia
    - Standings (after 2 matches): Slovenia 6 points, Croatia 4, Great Britain 2, Belgium 0.
- Pool C: Turkey 3–0 Belarus
  - Standings (after 2 matches): Romania, Turkey, Slovakia, Belarus 3 points.
Women's European Volleyball League, Leg 1:
- Pool C: Turkey 3–0 Belarus
  - Standings (after 2 matches): Romania, Turkey 6 points, Belarus, Croatia 0.

May 28, 2011 (Saturday)

Cricket

Sri Lanka in England:
- 1st Test in Cardiff; day 3: Sri Lanka 400; England 287/2 (90 overs; Alastair Cook 129*, Jonathan Trott 125*). England trail by 113 runs with 8 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.
Pakistan in Ireland:
- 1st ODI in Belfast: Ireland 96 (20/36 overs); Pakistan 97/3 (27.3 overs). Pakistan win by 7 wickets (D/L); lead 2-match series 1–0.
Indian Premier League playoff:
- Final in Chennai: Chennai Super Kings 205/5 (20 overs); Royal Challengers Bangalore 147/8 (20 overs). Chennai Super Kings win by 58 runs.
  - The Super Kings retain their title, and become the first team to win the title twice.

Cycling

Grand Tours:
- Giro d'Italia, Stage 20: Vasil Kiryienka (BLR) (Movistar Team) 6h 17' 03" José Rujano (VEN) (Androni Giocattoli) + 4' 43" Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) (Team Katusha) + 4' 50"
  - General classification (after stage 20): (1) Alberto Contador (ESP) (Saxo Bank–SunGard) 83h 34' 25" (2) Michele Scarponi (ITA) (Lampre–ISD) + 5' 18" (3) Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) (Liquigas–Cannondale) + 6' 14"

Football (soccer)

UEFA Champions League Final in London: FC Barcelona 3–1 Manchester United
- Barcelona win the tournament for the second time in three years, and fourth time overall.
Friendly women's international (top 10 in FIFA Women's World Rankings):
- (6) Canada 2–0 Netherlands
CAF Champions League Special play-off in Cairo, Egypt: Wydad Casablanca 3–0 Simba
- Wydad Casablanca advance to Group B in the Group stage.
CAF Confederation Cup Play-off for group stage, first leg:
- ES Sétif 1–0 Kaduna United
- Diaraf 1–1 JS Kabylie
Nedbank Cup final in Mbombela: Orlando Pirates 3–1 Black Leopards
- Orlando Pirates win the Cup for the third time.

Golf

Senior majors:
- Senior PGA Championship presented by KitchenAid in Louisville, Kentucky:
  - Leaderboard after second round: (1) Kiyoshi Murota (JPN) 133 (−11) (T2) Hale Irwin (USA) & Nick Price (ZIM) 137 (−7)
  - Leaderboard after third round: (T1) Irwin & Murota 207 (−9) (3) Tom Watson (USA) 208 (−8)

Gymnastics

European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Minsk, Belarus:
- Senior teams: Russia Belarus Ukraine

Handball

Champions League Final four in Cologne, Germany:
- Semifinals:
  - Rhein-Neckar Löwen 28–30 FC Barcelona
  - BM Ciudad Real 28–23 HSV Hamburg

Mixed martial arts

UFC 130 in Las Vegas, United States:
- Middleweight bout: Brian Stann (USA) def. Jorge Santiago (BRA) via KO (punches)
- Welterweight bout: Rick Story (USA) def. Thiago Alves (BRA) via unanimous decision
- Heavyweight bout: Travis Browne (USA) def. Stefan Struve (NLD) via KO (superman punch)
- Heavyweight bout: Frank Mir (USA) def. Roy Nelson (USA) via unanimous decision
- Light Heavyweight bout: Quinton Jackson (USA) def. Matt Hamill (USA) via unanimous decision

Rugby union

IRB Junior World Trophy in Georgia:
- Group A:
  - Samoa 37–6 Uruguay
  - Russia 42–36 United States
    - Standings (after 2 matches): Samoa 10 points, Russia 5, Uruguay 4, United States 2.
- Group B:
  - Japan 30–15 Canada
  - Georgia 50–19 Zimbabwe
    - Standings (after 2 matches): Georgia, Japan 10 points, Canada, Zimbabwe 0.
Aviva Premiership Final in London: Leicester Tigers 18–22 Saracens
- Saracens win the title for the first time.
Celtic League Grand Final in Limerick: Munster 19–9 Leinster
- Munster win the title for a record-equalling third time.
Top 14 semifinal in Marseille: Racing Métro 25–26 Montpellier

Tennis

French Open in Paris, France, day 7:
- Men's singles, third round:
  - Rafael Nadal (ESP) [1] def. Antonio Veić (CRO) 6–1, 6–3, 6–0
  - Novak Djokovic (SRB) [2] def. Juan Martín del Potro (ARG) [25] 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
  - Andy Murray (GBR) [4] def. Michael Berrer (GER) 6–2, 6–3, 6–2
  - Robin Söderling (SWE) [5] def. Leonardo Mayer (ARG) 6–1, 6–4, 6–3
  - Gilles Simon (FRA) [18] def. Mardy Fish (USA) [10] 6–3, 6–4, 6–2
- Women's singles, third round:
  - Victoria Azarenka (BLR) [4] def. Roberta Vinci (ITA) [30] 6–3, 6–2
  - Li Na (CHN) [6] def. Sorana Cîrstea (ROU) 6–2, 6–2
  - Maria Sharapova (RUS) [7] def. Chan Yung-jan (TPE) 6–2, 6–3
  - Petra Kvitová (CZE) [9] def. Vania King (USA) 6–4, 6–2

Volleyball

FIVB World League, Week 1 (teams in bold advance to the final round):
- Pool A:
  - Poland 0–3 United States
  - Puerto Rico 0–3 Brazil
    - Standings (after 2 matches): Brazil 6 points, Poland, United States 3, Puerto Rico 0.
- Pool B:
  - Russia 3–1 Japan
  - Bulgaria 2–3 Germany
    - Standings: Russia 6 points (2 matches), Germany 2 (1), Bulgaria 1 (1), Japan 0 (2).
- Pool C:
  - Argentina 0–3 Serbia
  - Portugal 3–2 Finland
- Pool D: South Korea 3–0 Cuba
Men's European Volleyball League, Leg 1:
- Pool A:
  - Great Britain 3–2 Croatia
  - Belgium 1–3 Slovenia
- Pool B:
  - Spain 3–0 Netherlands
  - Austria 1–3 Greece
    - Standings (after 2 matches): Greece 6 points, Spain, Netherlands 3, Austria 0.
- Pool C:
  - Romania 1–3 Slovakia
  - Turkey 1–3 Belarus
    - Standings: Belarus 3 points (1 match), Romania, Slovakia 3 (2), Turkey 0 (1).
Women's European Volleyball League, Leg 1:
- Pool A:
  - Serbia 3–0 Greece
  - Spain 0–3 France
    - Standings (after 2 matches): Serbia 6 points, France, Spain 3, Greece 0.
- Pool B:
  - Czech Republic 1–3 Bulgaria
  - Israel 1–3 Hungary
    - Standings (after 2 matches): Israel, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Hungary 3 points.
- Pool C:
  - Romania 3–1 Croatia
  - Turkey 3–1 Belarus
    - Standings: Romania 6 points (2 matches), Turkey 3 (1), Belarus 0 (1), Croatia 0 (2).

May 27, 2011 (Friday)

Badminton

Sudirman Cup in Qingdao, China:
- Quarterfinals:
  - Denmark 3–1 Chinese Taipei
  - Japan 2–3 Indonesia

Cricket

Sri Lanka in England:
- 1st Test in Cardiff; day 2: Sri Lanka 400 (118.4 overs; Prasanna Jayawardene 112); England 47/1 (20 overs). England trail by 353 runs with 9 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.
Indian Premier League playoff:
- Qualifier 2 in Chennai: Royal Challengers Bangalore 185/4 (20 overs); Mumbai Indians 142/8 (20 overs). Royal Challengers Bangalore win by 43 runs.

Cycling

Grand Tours:
- Giro d'Italia, Stage 19: Paolo Tiralongo (ITA) (Astana) 5h 26' 27" Alberto Contador (ESP) (Saxo Bank–SunGard) s.t. Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) (Liquigas–Cannondale) + 3"
  - General classification (after stage 19): (1) Contador 77h 11' 24" (2) Michele Scarponi (ITA) (Lampre–ISD) + 5' 18" (3) Nibali + 5' 52"

Equestrianism

FEI Nations Cup Show Jumping:
- Nations Cup of Italy in Rome (CSIO 5*): Netherlands (Eric van der Vleuten, Harry Smolders, Gerco Schröder, Jeroen Dubbeldam) Belgium (Philippe Le Jeune, Dirk Demeersman, Judy-Ann Melchior, Jos Lansink) Ireland (Shane Sweetnam, Shane Carey, Cameron Hanley, Billy Twomey)
  - Standings (standings after 2 of 8 events): (1) Ireland 16 points (2) Belgium 14 (3) Netherlands 13.5
FEI Nations Cup Show Jumping – Promotional League, Europe:
- Nations Cup of Portugal in Lisbon (CSIO 3*): Sweden (Erika Lickhammer, Lisen Bratt Fredriksson, Alexander Zetterman, Helena Persson) Switzerland (Martin Fuchs, Marc Oertly, Jessy Putallaz, Steve Guerdat) France (Aldrick Cheronnet, Jerome Hurel, Eugenie Angot, Florian Angot) & Great Britain (Laura Renwick, Bruce Menzies, Matthew Sampson, William Funnell)
  - Standings (after 4 of 7 competitions): (1) Sweden 29.5 points (2) Switzerland 25.5 (3) Spain 25

Football (soccer)

Nations Cup in Dublin, Republic of Ireland: Wales 2–0 Northern Ireland
- Standings: Republic of Ireland, Scotland 6 points (2 matches), Wales 3 (3), Northern Ireland 0 (3).

Golf

Senior majors:
- Senior PGA Championship presented by KitchenAid in Louisville, Kentucky:
  - Leaderboard after first round: (1) Kiyoshi Murota (JPN) 66 (−6) (T2) Trevor Dodds (USA) & Nick Price (ZIM) 67 (−5)
  - Leaderboard after second day: (1) Murota 133 (−11) (T2) Hale Irwin (USA) & Price 137 (−7)
    - 31 players will complete their second round on May 28.

Ice hockey

Stanley Cup playoffs:
- Eastern Conference finals: (series best-of-7; seeds in parentheses)
  - Game 7 in Boston: (3) Boston Bruins 1, (5) Tampa Bay Lightning 0. Bruins win series 4–3.
    - The Bruins advance to the Stanley Cup finals for the 18th time and first time since 1990.
Memorial Cup in Mississauga, Ontario:
- Semi-final: Mississauga St. Michael's Majors 3, Kootenay Ice 1

Rugby union

Top 14 semifinal in Marseille: Toulouse 29–6 Clermont

Tennis

French Open in Paris, France, day 6:
- Men's singles, third round:
  - Novak Djokovic (SRB) [2] vs. Juan Martín del Potro (ARG) [25] 6–3, 3–6 (match suspended)
  - Roger Federer (SUI) [3] def. Janko Tipsarević (SRB) [29] 6–1, 6–4, 6–3
  - David Ferrer (ESP) [7] def. Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR) [31] 6–1, 6–1, 6–3
  - Gaël Monfils (FRA) [9] def. Steve Darcis (BEL) 6–3, 6–4, 7–5
- Women's singles, third round:
  - Daniela Hantuchová (SVK) [28] def. Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) [1] 6–1, 6–3
  - Vera Zvonareva (RUS) [3] def. Anastasia Rodionova (AUS) 6–2, 6–3
  - Francesca Schiavone (ITA) [5] def. Peng Shuai (CHN) [29] 6–3, 1–2 retired
  - Gisela Dulko (ARG) def. Samantha Stosur (AUS) [8] 6–4, 1–6, 6–3
  - Jelena Janković (SRB) [10] def. Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) 6–2, 6–2

Volleyball

FIVB World League, Week 1 (teams in bold advance to the final round):
- Pool A:
  - Poland 3–0 United States
  - Puerto Rico 0–3 Brazil
- Pool B: Russia 3–0 Japan
- Pool D: France 0–3 Italy
Men's European League, Leg 1:
- Pool B: Spain 0–3 Netherlands
- Pool C: Romania 3–0 Slovakia
Women's European League, Leg 1:
- Pool A:
  - Serbia 3–0 Greece
  - Spain 3–1 France
- Pool B:
  - Israel 3–1 Hungary
  - Czech Republic 3–1 Bulgaria
- Pool C: Romania 3–0 Croatia

May 26, 2011 (Thursday)

Athletics

IAAF Diamond League:
- Golden Gala in Rome, Italy:
  - Men:
    - 100m: Usain Bolt (JAM) 9.91
    - 200m: Andrew Howe (ITA) 20.31
    - 4 × 100 m relay: Canada 38.65
    - 400m: Chris Brown (BAH) 45.16
    - 400m hurdles: L. J. van Zyl (RSA) 47.91
    - 800m: Khadevis Robinson (USA) 1:45.09
    - 5000m: Imane Merga (ETH) 12:54.21
    - Triple jump: Phillips Idowu (GBR) 17.59m
    - Pole vault: Renaud Lavillenie (FRA) 5.82m
    - Shot put: Dylan Armstrong (CAN) 21.60m
  - Women:
    - 100m hurdles: Dawn Harper (USA) 12.70
    - 200m: Bianca Knight (USA) 22.64
    - 400m: Allyson Felix (USA) 49.81
    - 1500m: Maryam Yusuf Jamal (BHR) 4:01.60
    - 3000m steeplechase: Milcah Chemos Cheywa (KEN) 9:12.89
    - Long jump: Brittney Reese (USA) 6.94m
    - High jump: Blanka Vlašić (CRO) 1.95m
    - Discus throw: Sandra Perković (CRO) 65.56m
    - Javelin throw: Mariya Abakumova (RUS) 65.40m

Badminton

Sudirman Cup in Qingdao, China:
- Quarterfinals:
  - South Korea 3–2 Malaysia
  - China 3–1 India

Basketball

NBA playoffs:
- Eastern Conference finals: (series best-of-7; seeds in parentheses)
  - Game 5 in Chicago: (2) Miami Heat 83, (1) Chicago Bulls 80. Heat win series 4–1.
Österreichische Bundesliga finals, game 5: Allianz Swans Gmunden 75–77 Oberwart Gunners. Oberwart Gunners win best-of-5 series 3–2.
- Oberwart Gunners win the title for the first time.
Israeli final four in Tel Aviv:
- Third-place playoff: Hapoel Jerusalem 94–74 Maccabi Rishon LeZion
- Final: Maccabi Tel Aviv 91–64 Hapoel Gilboa Galil
  - Maccabi Tel Aviv win the title for the 49th time.

Cricket

Sri Lanka in England:
- 1st Test in Cardiff; day 1: Sri Lanka 133/2 (48 overs); England.

Cycling

Grand Tours:
- Giro d'Italia, Stage 18: Eros Capecchi (ITA) (Liquigas–Cannondale) 3h 20' 38" Marco Pinotti (ITA) (HTC–Highroad) s.t. Kevin Seeldraeyers (BEL) (Quick-Step) s.t.
  - General classification (after stage 18): (1) Alberto Contador (ESP) (Saxo Bank–SunGard) 71h 45' 09" (2) Michele Scarponi (ITA) (Lampre–ISD) + 4' 58" (3) Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) (Liquigas–Cannondale) + 5' 45"

Football (soccer)

UEFA Women's Champions League Final in London: Lyon 2–0 Turbine Potsdam
- Lyon becomes the first French team to win the title.
Copa Libertadores semifinals, first leg: Peñarol 1–0 Vélez Sarsfield
Canadian Championship final, second leg (first leg score in parentheses):
- Toronto FC – (1–1) Vancouver Whitecaps — postponed to July 2 due to a waterlogged pitch.^[2]
Georgian Cup final in Tbilisi: Gagra 1–0 (a.e.t.) Torpedo Kutaisi
- Gagra win the Cup for the first time.
Moldovan Cup final in Chişinău: Iskra-Stal 2–1 Olimpia
- Iskra-Stal win the Cup for the first time.

Golf

Senior majors:
- Senior PGA Championship presented by KitchenAid in Louisville, Kentucky:
  - Leaderboard after first day: (1) Kiyoshi Murota (JPN) 66 (−6) (2) Trevor Dodds (USA) 67 (−5) (3) Mark O'Meara (USA) 68 (−4)
    - 78 players will complete their first round on May 27.

Ice hockey

Memorial Cup in Mississauga, Ontario:
- Tiebreaker: Kootenay Ice 7, Owen Sound Attack 3

Tennis

French Open in Paris, France, day 5:
- Men's singles, second round:
  - Rafael Nadal (ESP) [1] def. Pablo Andújar (ESP) 7–5, 6–3, 7–6(4)
  - Andy Murray (GBR) [4] def. Simone Bolelli (ITA) 7–6(3), 6–4, 7–5
  - Robin Söderling (SWE) [5] def. Albert Ramos (ESP) 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
  - Lukáš Rosol (CZE) def. Jürgen Melzer (AUT) [8] 6–7(4), 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(3), 6–4
  - Mardy Fish (USA) [10] def. Robin Haase (NED) 7–6(1), 6–2, 6–1
- Women's singles, second round:
  - Arantxa Rus (NED) def. Kim Clijsters (BEL) [2] 3–6, 7–5, 6–1
  - Victoria Azarenka (BLR) [4] def. Pauline Parmentier (FRA) 6–0, 6–1
  - Li Na (CHN) [6] def. Sílvia Soler Espinosa (ESP) 6–4, 7–5
  - Maria Sharapova (RUS) [7] def. Caroline Garcia (FRA) 3–6, 6–4, 6–0
  - Petra Kvitová (CZE) [9] def. Zheng Jie (CHN) 6–4, 6–1

Volleyball

Men's European League, Leg 1:
- Pool B: Austria 1–3 Greece

May 25, 2011 (Wednesday)

Badminton

Sudirman Cup in Qingdao, China: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals)
- Group B: Indonesia 3–2 Malaysia
  - Final standings: Indonesia 2–0, Malaysia 1–1, Russia 0–2.
- Group D: Denmark 2–3 South Korea
  - Final standings: Korea 2–0, Denmark 1–1, England 0–2.

Basketball

NBA playoffs:
- Western Conference finals: (series best-of-7; seeds in parentheses)
  - Game 5 in Dallas: (3) Dallas Mavericks 100, (4) Oklahoma City Thunder 96. Mavericks win series 4–1.
    - The Mavericks advance to the NBA finals for the second time.

Cricket

Indian Premier League playoff:
- Eliminator in Mumbai: Kolkata Knight Riders 147/7 (20 overs); Mumbai Indians 148/6 (19.2 overs). Mumbai Indians win by 4 wickets.

Cycling

Grand Tours:
- Giro d'Italia, Stage 17: Diego Ulissi (ITA) (Lampre–ISD) 5h 31' 51" Pablo Lastras (ESP) (Movistar Team) s.t. Giovanni Visconti (ITA) (Farnese Vini–Neri Sottoli) s.t.
  - General classification (after stage 17): (1) Alberto Contador (ESP) (Saxo Bank–SunGard) 68h 18' 27" (2) Michele Scarponi (ITA) (Lampre–ISD) + 4' 58" (3) Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) (Liquigas–Cannondale) + 5' 45"

Football (soccer)

Nations Cup in Dublin, Republic of Ireland: Wales 1–3 Scotland
- Standings (after 2 matches): Republic of Ireland, Scotland 6 points, Wales, Northern Ireland 0.
Friendly international: (top 10 in FIFA World Rankings)
- (5) Argentina 4–2 Paraguay
Copa Libertadores semifinals, first leg: Santos 1–0 Cerro Porteño
AFC Champions League Round of 16:
- Al-Sadd 1–0 Al-Shabab
- Zob Ahan 4–1 Al-Nassr
- FC Seoul 3–0 Kashima Antlers
- Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2–0 Nagoya Grampus
AFC Cup Round of 16:
- Al-Qadsia 2–2 (2–3 pen.) Al-Kuwait
- Al-Wehdat 2–1 Shurtan Guzar
- Sông Lam Nghệ An 1–3 Persipura Jayapura
- Chonburi 3–0 Sriwijaya
Austrian Bundesliga, final matchday (team in bold qualifies for the UEFA Champions League, teams in italics qualify for the UEFA Europa League):
- Austria Wien 2–4 Red Bull Salzburg
- Sturm Graz 2–1 FC Wacker Innsbruck
  - Final standings: Sturm Graz 66 points, Red Bull Salzburg 63, Austria Wien 61.
  - Sturm Graz win the title for the third time.
Serbian SuperLiga, matchday 29 (team in bold qualifies for the UEFA Champions League, teams in italics qualify for the UEFA Europa League):
- Metalac G.M. 1–1 Partizan
- Smederevo 0–0 Vojvodina
- Red Star Belgrade 2–2 Spartak Zlatibor Voda
  - Standings: Partizan 73 points, Red Star, Vojvodina 67.
  - Partizan win the title for the fourth successive time.
Swiss Super League, final matchday (teams in bold qualify for the UEFA Champions League, teams in italics qualify for the UEFA Europa League):
- Basel 3–0 Luzern
- Zürich 1–0 Thun
  - Final standings: Basel 73 points, Zürich 72, Young Boys 57, Sion 54.
  - Basel win the title for the second successive time, and 14th time overall.
Bosnia and Herzegovina Cup final, second leg (first leg score in parentheses):
- Čelik 0–3 (0–1) Željezničar. Željezničar win 4–0 on aggregate.
  - Željezničar win the Cup for a record fourth time.
Bulgarian Cup final in Sofia: CSKA Sofia 1–0 Slavia Sofia
- CSKA Sofia win the Cup for the 20th time.
Croatian Cup final, second leg (first leg score in parentheses):
- Varaždin 1–3 (1–5) Dinamo Zagreb. Dinamo Zagreb win 8–2 on aggregate.
  - Dinamo Zagreb win the Cup for the eleventh time.
Czech Cup final in Jihlava: Mladá Boleslav 1–1 (4–3 pen.) Sigma Olomouc
- Mladá Boleslav win the Cup for the first time.
Israel State Cup final in Ramat Gan: Hapoel Tel Aviv 1–0 Maccabi Haifa
- Hapoel Tel Aviv win the Cup for the 14th time.
Montenegrin Cup final in Podgorica: Mogren 2–2 (4–5 pen.) Rudar Pljevlja
- Rudar win the Cup for the third time.
Cupa României Final in Brașov: Steaua București 2–1 Dinamo București
- Steaua București win the Cup for the 21st time.
Slovenian Cup final in Ljubljana: Domžale 4–3 Maribor
- Domžale win the Cup for the first time.
Ukrainian Cup final in Sumy: Shakhtar Donetsk 2–0 FC Dynamo Kyiv
- Shakhtar Donetsk win the Cup for the seventh time.
Canadian Championship final, second leg (first leg score in parentheses):
- Toronto FC 0–1 (1–1) Vancouver Whitecaps — match abandoned after 60 minutes due to a waterlogged pitch. The match is due to be replayed in its entirety on May 26.^[3]

Ice hockey

Stanley Cup playoffs:
- Eastern Conference finals: (series best-of-7; seeds in parentheses)
  - Game 6 in Tampa: (5) Tampa Bay Lightning 5, (3) Boston Bruins 4. Series tied 3–3.
Memorial Cup in Mississauga, Ontario (team in bold advances to the final, teams in italics advance to the tiebreaker):
- Round robin: Mississauga St. Michael's Majors 3, Owen Sound Attack 1
  - Final standings: Saint John Sea Dogs, Mississauga St. Michael's Majors 4 points, Owen Sound Attack, Kootenay Ice 2.

Rugby league

State of Origin Series:
- Game I in Brisbane: Queensland 16–12 New South Wales. Queensland lead 3-match series 1–0.

Tennis

French Open in Paris, France, day 4:
- Men's singles, second round:
  - Novak Djokovic (SRB) [2] def. Victor Hănescu (ROU) 6–4, 6–1, 2–3 retired
  - Roger Federer (SUI) [3] def. Maxime Teixeira (FRA) 6–3, 6–0, 6–2
  - David Ferrer (ESP) [7] def. Julien Benneteau (FRA) 6–3, 6–4, 6–2
  - Gaël Monfils (FRA) [9] def. Guillaume Rufin (FRA) 6–3, 1–6, 6–1, 6–3
- Women's singles, second round:
  - Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) [1] def. Aleksandra Wozniak (CAN) 6–3, 7–6(6)
  - Vera Zvonareva (RUS) [3] def. Sabine Lisicki (GER) 4–6, 7–5, 7–5
  - Francesca Schiavone (ITA) [5] def. Vesna Dolonts (RUS) 6–1, 6–2
  - Samantha Stosur (AUS) [8] def. Simona Halep (ROU) 6–0, 6–2

May 24, 2011 (Tuesday)

Badminton

Sudirman Cup in Qingdao, China: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals)
- Group A: China 5–0 Japan
  - Final standings: China 2–0, Japan 1–1, Germany 0–2.
- Group C: Chinese Taipei 3–2 Thailand
  - Final standings: Chinese Taipei 2–0, India 1–1, Thailand 0–2.

Basketball

NBA playoffs:
- Eastern Conference finals: (series best-of-7; seeds in parentheses)
  - Game 4 in Miami: (2) Miami Heat 101, (1) Chicago Bulls 93 (OT). Heat lead series 3–1.
Novo Basquete Brasil finals: (series best-of-5)
- Game 4: UniCEUB/BRB/Brasília 77–68 Franca. Brasília win series 3–1.
  - Brasília win the championship for the second straight time.

Cricket

Pakistan in the West Indies:
- 2nd Test in Basseterre, Saint Kitts; day 5: Pakistan 272 & 377/6d; West Indies 223 & 230 (80.3 overs). Pakistan win by 196 runs; 2-match series drawn 1–1.
Indian Premier League playoff:
- Qualifier 1 in Mumbai: Royal Challengers Bangalore 175/4 (20 overs); Chennai Super Kings 177/4 (19.4 overs). Chennai Super Kings win by 6 wickets.

Cycling

Grand Tours:
- Giro d'Italia, Stage 16: Alberto Contador (ESP) (Saxo Bank–SunGard) 28' 55" Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) (Liquigas–Cannondale) + 34" Michele Scarponi (ITA) (Lampre–ISD) + 38"
  - General classification (after stage 16): (1) Contador 62h 43' 37" (2) Scarponi + 4' 58" (3) Nibali + 5' 45"

Football (soccer)

Nations Cup in Dublin, Republic of Ireland: Republic of Ireland 5–0 Northern Ireland
- Standings: Republic of Ireland 6 points (2 matches), Scotland 3 (1), Wales 0 (1), Northern Ireland 0 (2).
AFC Champions League Round of 16:
- Sepahan 3–1 Bunyodkor
- Al-Ittihad 3–1 Al-Hilal
- Gamba Osaka 0–1 Cerezo Osaka
- Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 3–0 Tianjin Teda
AFC Cup Round of 16:
- Nasaf Qarshi 2–1 Al-Faisaly
- Duhok 1–0 Dempo
- Arbil 1–0 (a.e.t.) Tampines Rovers
- Muangthong United 4–0 Al Ahed
Azerbaijan Cup final in Baku: Inter Baku 1–1 (2–4 pen.) Khazar Lankaran
- Khazar win the Cup for the third time.
Macedonian Cup final in Prilep: Teteks 0–2 Metalurg
- Metalurg win the Cup for the first time.

Ice hockey

Stanley Cup playoffs:
- Western Conference finals: (series best-of-7; seeds in parentheses)
  - Game 5 in Vancouver: (1) Vancouver Canucks 3, (2) San Jose Sharks 2 (2OT). Canucks win series 4–1.
    - The Canucks advance to the Stanley Cup finals for the third time.
Memorial Cup in Mississauga, Ontario (team in bold advances to the final, team in italics advances to the tiebreaker):
- Round robin: Kootenay Ice 5, Saint John Sea Dogs 4 (OT)
  - Standings: Saint John Sea Dogs 4 points (3 games), Owen Sound Attack, Mississauga St. Michael's Majors 2 (2), Kootenay Ice 2 (3).

Rugby union

IRB Junior World Trophy in Georgia:
- Group A:
  - Samoa 48–11 United States
  - Russia 5–33 Uruguay
- Group B:
  - Japan 37–24 Zimbabwe
  - Georgia 38–9 Canada

Tennis

French Open in Paris, France, day 3:
- Men's singles, first round:
  - Rafael Nadal (ESP) [1] def. John Isner (USA) 6–4, 6–7(2), 6–7(2), 6–2, 6–4
  - Andy Murray (GBR) [4] def. Éric Prodon (FRA) 6–4, 6–1, 6–3
  - Robin Söderling (SWE) [5] def. Ryan Harrison (USA) 6–1, 6–7(5), 6–3, 7–5
  - Jürgen Melzer (AUT) [8] def. Andreas Beck (GER) 6–3, 6–4, 6–2
- Women's singles, first round:
  - Kim Clijsters (BEL) [2] def. Anastasiya Yakimova (BLR) 6–2, 6–3
  - Victoria Azarenka (BLR) [4] def. Andrea Hlaváčková (CZE) 6–3, 6–3
  - Li Na (CHN) [6] def. Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová (CZE) 6–3, 6–7(6), 6–3
  - Maria Sharapova (RUS) [7] def. Mirjana Lučić (CRO) 6–3, 6–0

May 23, 2011 (Monday)

Badminton

Sudirman Cup in Qingdao, China: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals)
- Group A: Japan 4–1 Germany
  - Standings: China, Japan 1–0, Germany 0–2.
- Group B: Malaysia 4–1 Russia
  - Standings: Indonesia, Malaysia 1–0, Russia 0–2.
- Group C: Thailand 2–3 India
  - Standings: Chinese Taipei 1–0, India 1–1, Thailand 0–1.
- Group D: South Korea 4–1 England
  - Standings: Denmark, Korea 1–0, England 0–2.

Basketball

NBA playoffs:
- Western Conference finals: (series best-of-7; seeds in parentheses)
  - Game 4 in Oklahoma City: (3) Dallas Mavericks 112, (4)

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