May 2009 in sports

Deaths in May[edit]

Current sporting seasons[edit]

American football 2009[edit]

Australian rules football 2009[edit]

Australian Football League

Auto racing 2009[edit]

Baseball 2009[edit]

Basketball 2009[edit]

American competitions:
- NBA playoffs
Greece – playoffs
Italy – playoffs
Philippines
- Fiesta Conference – playoffs
Spain – playoffs
Turkey – playoffs

Football (soccer) 2009[edit]

National teams competitions

2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifying

International clubs competitions

Domestic (national) competitions

Golf 2009[edit]

Ice hockey 2009[edit]

Stanley Cup Finals

Lacrosse 2009[edit]

Major League Lacrosse

Motorcycle racing 2009[edit]

Rugby league 2009[edit]

Rugby union 2009[edit]

Top 14

Days of the month[edit]

May 31, 2009 (Sunday)[edit]

Auto racing[edit]

Sprint Cup Series:
- Autism Speaks 400 in Dover, Delaware:
  - (1) Jimmie Johnson (Hendrick Motorsports) (2) Tony Stewart (Stewart Haas Racing) (3) Greg Biffle (Roush Fenway Racing)
    - Drivers standings (after 13 of 26 races leading into the Chase for the Sprint Cup): (1) Stewart 1853 points (2) Jeff Gordon (Hendrick Motorsports) 1807 (3) Johnson 1789
IndyCar Series:
- ABC Supply Company A.J. Foyt 225 in West Allis, Wisconsin:
  - (1) Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing) (2) Ryan Briscoe (Team Penske) (3) Dario Franchitti (Chip Ganassi Racing)
    - Standings (after 5 of 17 races): (1) Dixon 161 points (2) Briscoe & Franchitti 157
World Touring Car Championship:
- Race of Spain in Valencia:
  - Race 1: (1) Yvan Muller (SEAT León 2.0 TDI) (2) Tiago Monteiro (SEAT León 2.0 TDI) (3) Gabriele Tarquini (SEAT León 2.0 TDI)
  - Race 2: (1) Augusto Farfus (BMW 320si) (2) Jörg Müller (BMW 320si) (3) Tarquini
    - Standings (after 10 of 24 races): (1) Yvan Muller 57 points (2) Farfus 54 (3) Tarquini 46
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters:
- Round 2 in Klettwitz, Germany:
  - (1) Gary Paffett (Mercedes-Benz C-Class) (2) Bruno Spengler (Mercedes-Benz C-Class) (3) Mattias Ekström (Audi A4)
    - Standings (after 2 of 10 races): (1) Timo Scheider (Audi A4) 12 points (2) Paffett & Tom Kristensen (Audi A4) 10
V8 Supercars:
- Falken Tasmania Challenge in Launceston, Tasmania
  - Round 8: (1) Jamie Whincup (Ford Falcon) (2) Will Davison (Holden Commodore) (3) Fabian Coulthard (Ford Falcon)
    - Standings (after 8 of 26 races): (1) Whincup 1044 points (2) Davison 948 (3) Steven Johnson (Ford Falcon) 753

Baseball[edit]

Major League Baseball
- Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Jamie Moyer wins his 250th game when the Phils beat the Washington Nationals 4–2.
NCAA tournament
- Florida State defeats Ohio State 37–6, setting a record for most runs scored in an NCAA postseason game, in the final of their regional tournament in Tallahassee, Florida.

Cycling[edit]

Giro d'Italia:
- Stage 21 (ITT): (1) Ignatas Konovalovas (Cervélo TestTeam) 18' 42" (2) Bradley Wiggins (Garmin–Slipstream) + 1" (3) Edvald Boasson Hagen (Team Columbia–High Road) + 7"
  - Final general classification: Denis Menchov (Rabobank) 86h 03' 11" Danilo Di Luca (LPR Brakes–Farnese Vini) + 41" Franco Pellizotti (Liquigas) + 1' 59"

Football (soccer)[edit]

European domestic (national) competitions: (listed by countries' alphabetic order; league standings prior to match in parentheses; teams that win titles in bold; teams that qualify to the Champions League in italics)
- Belarusian Cup Final:
  - Shakhtyor Soligorsk 1–2 (ET) Naftan Novopolotsk
    - Naftan win their first ever trophy, and qualify for Europa League.
- Bulgarian A PFG, matchday 29 of 30:
  - (1) Levski Sofia 1–1 (11) Minyor Pernik
  - (5) Litex Lovech 1–0 (2) CSKA Sofia
    - Levski clinch the championship for the 26th time, and qualify for the Champions League. CSKA, Cherno More Varna and Cup winners Litex qualify for Europa League.
- Greek Super League playoffs, final matchday:
  - (2) AEK Athens 0–2 (1) Panathinaikos
    - Panathinaikos win the playoffs and qualify for the Champions League. AEK, PAOK and Larissa qualify for Europa League.
- Italian Serie A, final matchday:
  - (4) Fiorentina 0–2 (2) Milan
  - (3) Juventus 2–0 (10) Lazio
    - Final standings: Inter 84 points, Juventus & Milan 74, Fiorentina & Genoa 68, Roma 63.
    - Milan's win secures them a berth in the Champions League group stage, together with champion Inter and runner-up Juventus. Fiorentina will enter the Champions League at the play-off round. Genoa, Roma and Cup winner Lazio qualify for Europa League. Torino, Reggina and Lecce are relegated to Serie B. Paolo Maldini makes his farewell after 25 seasons and 647 matches, all in Milan.
- Portuguese Cup Final in Oeiras:
  - Porto 1–0 Paços de Ferreira
    - Lisandro López' goal in the 6th minute gives Porto the Cup for the 18th time, and completes a League and Cup double.
- Romanian Liga I, matchday 33 of 34:
  - (2) Dinamo București 0–2 (9) Brașov
  - (3) Timişoara 1–2 (1) Unirea Urziceni
    - Unirea clinch the championship for the first time and qualify for the Champions League group stage. Dinamo finish as runner up and will enter the Champions League at the 3rd qualifying round. Timişoara and CFR Cluj qualify for Europa League.
- Russian Cup Final in Khimki:
  - Rubin Kazan 0–1 CSKA Moscow
    - Evgeni Aldonin's goal in injury time gives CSKA the Russian Cup for the second successive year and 5th time in history, and denies reigning champion Kazan the double. Both teams already qualified for the Champions League group stage.
- Spanish La Liga, final matchday:
  - (18) Osasuna 2–1 (2) Real Madrid
  - (17) Gijón 2–1 (20) Recreativo
  - (16) Betis 1–1 (14) Valladolid
  - (11) Santander 1–1 (15) Getafe
    - Both Osasuna and Gijón come from behind to win, meaning that Betis' draw is not enough to keep them from relegation to next season's Segunda División, along with Numancia and Recreativo.
- Ukrainian Cup Final in Dnipropetrovsk:
  - Vorskla Poltava 1–0 Shakhtar Donetsk
    - Poltava win the Cup for the first time, and qualify for Europa League.

Golf[edit]

PGA Tour:
- Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial in Fort Worth, Texas
  - Winner: Steve Stricker 263 (−17) PO
    - Stricker birdies the second hole of the playoff to defeat Tim Clark and Steve Marino .
European Tour:
- European Open in Kent, England
  - Winner: Christian Cévaër 281 (−7)

Ice hockey[edit]

Stanley Cup Finals: (seeding in parentheses)
- Game 2 in Detroit: (W2) Detroit Red Wings 3, (E4) Pittsburgh Penguins 1. Red Wings lead series 2–0.
  - Penguins centre Evgeni Malkin gets a game misconduct for instigating a fight with Henrik Zetterberg in the final minute of the game, but does not get suspended for Game 3.

Motorcycle racing[edit]

Moto GP:
- Italian motorcycle Grand Prix in Mugello, Italy
  - (1) Casey Stoner (2) Jorge Lorenzo (3) Valentino Rossi
    - Riders' standings after 5 of 17 races: (1) Stoner 90 points (2) Lorenzo 86 (3) Rossi 81
Superbike World Championship:
- Miller Superbike World Championship round in Tooele, Utah, United States
  - Race 1: (1) Ben Spies (2) Carlos Checa (3) Michel Fabrizio
  - Race 2: (1) Spies (2) Fabrizio (3) Jonathan Rea
    - Riders' standings after 7 of 14 rounds: (1) Noriyuki Haga 265 points (2) Spies 212 (3) Fabrizio 201

Rugby union[edit]

Mid-year test series:
- United States 10–27 Ireland in Santa Clara, California
Sevens World Series:
- Scotland Sevens in Edinburgh:
  - Final: South Africa 19–20 Fiji
    - Final series standings: (1) South Africa 132 points (2) Fiji 102 (3) England 98

Tennis[edit]

French Open in Paris, day 8: (seeding in parentheses)
- Men's singles, round of 16:
  - Robin Söderling [23] bt Rafael Nadal [1] 6–2 6–7(2) 6–4 7–6(2)
    - Söderling stops Nadal's record winning streak at the French Open at 31 matches.
  - Andy Murray [3] bt Marin Čilić [13] 7–5 7–6(4) 6–1
  - Nikolay Davydenko [10] bt Fernando Verdasco [8] 6–2, 6–2, 6–4
  - Fernando González [12] bt Victor Hănescu [30] 6–2, 6–4, 6–2
- Women's singles, round of 16:
  - Dinara Safina [1] bt Aravane Rezaï 6–1 6–0
  - Victoria Azarenka [9] bt Ana Ivanovic [8] 6–2 6–3
  - Dominika Cibulková [20] bt Ágnes Szávay [29] 6–2, 6–4
  - Maria Sharapova bt Li Na [25] 6–4, 0–6, 6–4

May 30, 2009 (Saturday)[edit]

Auto racing[edit]

Nationwide Series:
- Heluva Good! 200 in Dover, Delaware
  - (1) Brad Keselowski (JR Motorsports) (2) Joey Logano (Joe Gibbs Racing) (3) Clint Bowyer (Richard Childress Racing)
V8 Supercars:
- Falken Tasmania Challenge in Launceston, Tasmania
  - Round 7: (1) Garth Tander (2) Russell Ingall (3) Steven Johnson
    - Standings (after 7 of 26 races): (1) Jamie Whincup 894 points (2) Will Davison 810 (3) Johnson 702

Baseball[edit]

NCAA tournament
- In the longest NCAA baseball game played in terms of innings played, Texas defeats Boston College 3–2 in 25 innings at Austin, Texas. In spite of being the host team for this regional tournament, the Longhorns were the designated visiting team for the contest.

Basketball[edit]

NBA playoffs: (Seeding in parentheses)
- Eastern Conference Finals:
  - Game 6 in Orlando: (3) Orlando Magic 103, (1) Cleveland Cavaliers 90. Magic win series 4–2.
    - Dwight Howard scores 40 points to lead the Magic to their first NBA Finals in 14 years. The Final series will begin in Los Angeles on June 4.

Cricket[edit]

ICC World Twenty20 in England:
- Warm-up matches:
  - Ireland 119 (19.2/20 ov); West Indies 120/5 (17.5/20 ov) in Sir Paul Getty's Ground, Wormsley. West Indies win by 5 wickets.

Cycling[edit]

Giro d'Italia:
- Stage 20: (1) Philippe Gilbert (Silence–Lotto) 4h 30' 07" (2) Thomas Voeckler (Bbox Bouygues Telecom) + 2" (3) Stefano Garzelli (Acqua & Sapone–Caffè Mokambo) + 7"
  - General classification: (1) Denis Menchov (Rabobank) 85h 44' 05" (2) Danilo Di Luca (LPR Brakes–Farnese Vini) + 20" (3) Franco Pellizotti (Liquigas) + 1' 43"

Football (soccer)[edit]

European domestic (national) competitions: (listed by countries' alphabetic order; league standings prior to match in parentheses; teams that win titles in bold; teams that qualify to the Champions League in italics)
- Czech Gambrinus liga, final matchday:
  - (1) Slavia Prague 2–2 (3) Slovan Liberec
  - (4) Mladá Boleslav 0–3 (2) Sparta Prague
  - (5) Sigma Olomouc 3–0 (11) Bohemians (Střížkov) Praha
    - Final standings: Slavia Prague 62 points, Sparta Prague 56, Liberec 52, Olomouc 48, Jablonec & Mladá Boleslav 46.
    - Sparta clinch second place and qualify for the Champions League. Liberec and Olomouc clinch berths in Europa League, along with Cup winner Teplice.
- FA Cup Final in London:
  - Chelsea 2–1 Everton
    - Everton's Louis Saha scores the fastest goal in FA Cup history after 25 seconds, but Chelsea reply with goals by Didier Drogba and Frank Lampard to win the Cup for the fifth time. Chelsea had already qualified for the Champions League, and Everton were already assured of a berth in the Europa League.
- French Ligue 1, final matchday:
  - (17) Caen 0–1 (1) Bordeaux
  - (2) Marseille 4–0 (6) Rennes
  - (4) Toulouse 0–0 (3) Lyon
  - (5) Paris Saint-Germain 0–0 (12) AS Monaco
  - (7) Lille 3–2 (14) Nancy
    - Final standings: Bordeaux 80 points, Marseilles 77, Lyon 73, Toulouse 64 (goal difference +18), Lille 64 (GD +12), PSG 64 (+11), Rennes 61.
    - A goal by Yoan Gouffran in the 49th minute gives Bordeaux the championship for the sixth time, and condemns his former club Caen to relegation, along with Nantes and Le Havre. Toulouse and Lille clinch berths in Europa League, along with Cup winners Guingamp.
- German Cup Final in Berlin:
  - Bayer Leverkusen 0–1 Werder Bremen
    - Mesut Özil's goal in the 58th minute gives Werder Bremen the Cup for the sixth time, and a berth in the Europa League.
- Polish Ekstraklasa, final matchday:
  - (1) Wisła Kraków 2–0 (6) Śląsk Wrocław
  - (2) Lech Poznań 2–2 (13) Cracovia
  - (3) Legia Warsaw 4–1 (9) Ruch Chorzów
  - (15) Górnik Zabrze 0–1 (4) Polonia Warsaw
  - (8) Jagiellonia Białystok 0–2 (5) GKS Bełchatów
    - Final standings: Wisła Kraków 64 points, Legia Warsaw 61, Lech Poznań 59, Polonia Warsaw & GKS Bełchatów 54.
    - Wisła win the championship for the second straight year and 12th time in their history, and qualify for the Champions League. Cup winner Lech Poznań, Legia and Polonia qualify for the Europa League.
- Scottish Cup Final in Glasgow:
  - Rangers 1–0 Falkirk
    - Nacho Novo's goal in the 46th minute gives Rangers the Cup for the 33rd time, and completes a League and Cup double.
- Slovenian Cup Final in Maribor:
  - Interblock Ljubljana 2–1 Koper
    - Interblock win the Cup for the second straight year, and qualify for the Europa League.
- Spanish La Liga, final matchday:
  - (4) Atlético Madrid 3–0 (10) Almería
  - (5) Valencia 2–0 (13) Athletic Bilbao
  - (9) Mallorca 2–3 (6) Villarreal
  - (7) Deportivo 1–1 (1) Barcelona
    - Standings: Barcelona 87 points, Real Madrid 78, Sevilla & Atlético Madrid 67, Villarreal 65, Valencia 62, Deportivo 58.
    - Atlético clinch a berth in the Champions League play-off round. Villarreal and Valencia qualify for the Europa League, together with Cup finalist Bilbao.
- Turkish Süper Lig, final matchday:
  - (14) Denizlispor 1–2 (1) Beşiktaş
  - (5) Galatasaray 2–1 (2) Sivasspor
  - (3) Trabzonspor 1–2 (4) Fenerbahçe
    - Final standings: Beşiktaş 71 points, Sivasspor 66, Trabzonspor 65, Fenerbahçe & Galatasaray 61.
    - Beşiktaş win the championship for the 20th time, completes a League and Cup double, and qualify for the Champions League group stage. Sivasspor finish as runner-up and qualify for the Champions League for the first time in their history. Trabzonspor, Fenerbahçe & Galatasaray qualify for the Europa League.

Ice hockey[edit]

Stanley Cup Finals: (seeding in parentheses)
- Game 1 in Detroit: (W2) Detroit Red Wings 3, (E4) Pittsburgh Penguins 1. Red Wings lead series 1–0.

Rugby union[edit]

Mid-year test series:
- Canada 23–32 Wales in Toronto
- England 26–33 Barbarians in London
Lions tour of South Africa:
- Royal XV 25–37 British & Irish Lions in Rustenburg
Super 14 Final in Pretoria:
- Bulls 61–17 Chiefs
Pacific Cup Final in Apia
- Upolu Samoa 7–19 Fiji Warriors
  - The Warriors become the first Fijian team to win the competition.
2009–10 Heineken Cup qualification playoff in Calvisano, Italy:
- Calvisano 17–42 Newport Gwent Dragons
  - The Dragons run in six tries to claim the 24th and final spot in next season's top European club competition.
Sevens World Series:
- Scotland Sevens in Edinburgh:
  - South Africa advance to the quarterfinals of the Cup competition and secure at least 8th place, thereby assuring them of the season title.

Tennis[edit]

French Open in Paris, day 7: (seeding in parentheses)
- Men's singles, third round:
  - Roger Federer [2] bt Paul-Henri Mathieu [32] 4–6, 6–1, 6–4, 6–4
  - Philipp Kohlschreiber [29] bt Novak Djokovic [4] 6–4, 6–4, 6–4
  - Juan Martín del Potro [5] bt Igor Andreev [25] 6–4, 7–5, 6–4
  - Andy Roddick [6] v.bt Marc Gicquel 6–1, 6–4, 6–4
  - Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [9] bt Christophe Rochus 6–2, 6–2, 6–2
- Women's singles, third round:
  - Serena Williams [2] bt María José Martínez Sánchez 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
  - Samantha Stosur [30] bt Elena Dementieva [4] 6–3, 4–6, 6–1
  - Jelena Janković [5] bt Jarmila Groth 6–1, 6–1
  - Svetlana Kuznetsova [7] bt Melinda Czink 6–1, 6–3
  - Victoria Azarenka [9] bt Carla Suárez Navarro [22] 5–7, 7–5, 6–2
  - Sorana Cîrstea bt Caroline Wozniacki [10] 7–6 (7/3), 7–5

May 29, 2009 (Friday)[edit]

Baseball[edit]

Major League Baseball
- The Colorado Rockies fire manager Clint Hurdle, who led the team to the 2007 World Series, and name Jim Tracy interim manager.

Basketball[edit]

NBA playoffs (seeding in parentheses):
- Western Conference Finals:
  - Game 6 in Denver: (1) Los Angeles Lakers 119, (2) Denver Nuggets 92. Lakers win series 4–2.
    - Kobe Bryant scores 35 points to lead the Lakers to the Finals for the second straight year and a record 30th time.

Cricket[edit]

ICC World Twenty20 in England:
- Warm-up match:
  - Scotland 141/7 (20/20 ov); Bangladesh 142/4 (18.4/20 ov) in Sir Paul Getty's Ground, Wormsley. Bangladesh win by 6 wickets.

Cycling[edit]

Giro d'Italia:
- Stage 19: (1) Carlos Sastre (Cervélo TestTeam) 4h 33' 23" (2) Franco Pellizotti (Liquigas) + 21" (3) Danilo Di Luca (LPR Brakes–Farnese Vini) + 30"
  - General classification: (1) Denis Menchov (Rabobank) 81h 13' 55" (2) Di Luca + 18" (3) Pellizotti + 1' 39"

Football (soccer)[edit]

The four football associations within the United Kingdom reach an agreement that would enable the participation of UK men's and women's teams at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Under this agreement, the football associations of Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland will not object to The Football Association of England organising both teams using only English players. (BBC)

Horse racing[edit]

Jess Jackson, owner of Preakness winner Rachel Alexandra, announces that the star filly will not run in the final leg of the U.S. Triple Crown, the Belmont Stakes. (Daily Racing Form via ESPN)

Tennis[edit]

French Open in Paris, day 6: (seeding in parentheses)
- Men's singles, second round:
  - Novak Djokovic [4] bt Sergiy Stakhovsky 6–3, 6–4, 6–1
- Men's singles, third round:
  - Rafael Nadal [1] bt Lleyton Hewitt 6–1, 6–3, 6–1
  - Andy Murray [3] bt Janko Tipsarević 7–6 (7/3), 6–3 – retired
  - Victor Hănescu [30] bt Gilles Simon [7] 6–4, 6–4, 6–2
  - Fernando Verdasco [8] bt Nicolás Almagro [31] 6–2, 7–6 (7/4), 7–6 (10/8)
  - Nikolay Davydenko [10] bt Stanislas Wawrinka [17] 6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
- Women's singles, third round:
  - Dinara Safina [1] bt Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova [27] 6–2, 6–0
  - Ágnes Szávay [29] bt Venus Williams [3] 6–0, 6–4
  - Ana Ivanovic [8] bt Iveta Benešová [32] 6–0, 6–2
  - Victoria Azarenka [9] v. Carla Suárez Navarro [22] 5–7 7–5 (suspended)
  - Maria Sharapova bt Yaroslava Shvedova 1–6, 6–3, 6–4

May 28, 2009 (Thursday)[edit]

Basketball[edit]

NBA playoffs (seeding in parentheses):
- Eastern Conference Finals:
  - Game 5 in Cleveland: (1) Cleveland Cavaliers 112, (3) Orlando Magic 102. Magic lead series 3–2.
    - LeBron James has 37 points, 14 rebounds and 12 assists, and Mo Williams adds 24 points to keep the Cavs alive in the series. James' figures are the highest in the playoffs since Oscar Robertson in 1963.
A1 Ethniki Playoff Final:
- Game 3: Olympiacos Piraeus 74–70 Panathinaikos. Panathinaikos lead best-of-5 series 2–1.

Cricket[edit]

ICC World Twenty20 in England:
- Warm-up matches:
  - Ireland 139/9 (20/20 ov); PCA Masters XI 140/4 (19.2/20 ov) in Sir Paul Getty's Ground, Wormsley. PCA Masters XI win by 6 wickets.
  - West Indies 143/6 (20/20 ov); Scotland 129/9 (20/20 ov) in Sir Paul Getty's Ground, Wormsley. West Indies win by 14 runs.
  - Bangladesh 206/6 (20/20 ov); Netherlands 142 (17/20 ov) in Canterbury. Bangladesh win by 64 runs.

Cycling[edit]

Giro d'Italia:
- Stage 18: (1) Michele Scarponi (Diquigiovanni–Androni) 4h 07' 41" (2) Félix Cárdenas (Barloworld) + 0" (3) Danny Pate (Garmin–Slipstream) + 0"
  - General classification: (1) Denis Menchov (Rabobank) 76h 40' 02" (2) Danilo Di Luca (LPR Brakes–Farnese Vini) + 26" (3) Franco Pellizotti (Liquigas) + 2' 00"

Football (soccer)[edit]

Copa Libertadores Quarterfinals, first leg:
- Palmeiras 1–1 Nacional
- Defensor Sporting 0–1 Estudiantes
European domestic (national) competitions: (teams that win titles in bold)
- Croatian Cup Final, second leg: (first leg result in parentheses)
  - Hajduk Split 3–0 (0–3) Dinamo Zagreb. Aggregate score 3–3, Dinamo win 4–3 in penalty shootout.
    - Dinamo Zagreb win the Croatian Cup for the 10th time in their history and complete a League and Cup double for the 3rd successive year.

Shooting[edit]

ISSF World Cup in Milan, Italy: (Qualification scores in parentheses)
- Men's 50 metre pistol: Shi Xinglong 661.6 (571) Rashid Yunusmetov 659.6 (563) Serhiy Kudriya 652.4 (558)
- Men's 50 metre rifle prone: Warren Potent 702.4 (598) Vebjørn Berg 701.7 (596) Marco De Nicolo 699.3 (597)

Tennis[edit]

French Open in Paris, day 5: (seeding in parentheses)
- Men's singles, second round:
  - Roger Federer [2] bt José Acasuso 7–6 (10/8), 5–7, 7–6 (7/2), 6–2
  - Novak Djokovic [4] vs. Sergiy Stakhovsky 6–3, 6–4 (suspended)
  - Juan Martín del Potro [5] bt Viktor Troicki 6–3, 7–5, 6–0
  - Andy Roddick [6] bt Ivo Minář 6–2, 6–2, 7–6 (7/2)
  - Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [9] bt Juan Mónaco 7–5, 2–6, 6–1, 7–6 (10/8)
  - Nikolay Davydenko [10] bt Diego Junqueira 4–6, 6–3, 6–0, 6–2
- Women's singles, second round:
  - Serena Williams [2] bt Virginia Ruano Pascual 6–2, 6–0
  - Venus Williams [3] bt Lucie Šafářová 6–7 (5/7), 6–2, 7–5
  - Elena Dementieva [4] bt Jelena Dokić 2–6, 4–3 (retired)
  - Jelena Janković [5] bt Magdaléna Rybáriková 6–1, 6–2
  - Svetlana Kuznetsova [7] bt Galina Voskoboeva 6–0, 6–2
  - Caroline Wozniacki [10] bt Jill Craybas 6–1, 6–4

May 27, 2009 (Wednesday)[edit]

Basketball[edit]

NBA playoffs (seeding in parentheses):
- Western Conference Finals:
  - Game 5 in Los Angeles: (1) Los Angeles Lakers 103, (2) Denver Nuggets 94. Lakers lead series 3–2.
College basketball news:
- The Commercial Appeal of Memphis, Tennessee reports that the NCAA has accused the University of Memphis men's basketball program of major violations during the 2007–08 season, the most serious of which involves allegations that current Chicago Bulls star Derrick Rose, who starred on that season's losing NCAA finalists, cheated on the SAT exam that qualified him to attend Memphis. (ESPN)

Cricket[edit]

ICC World Twenty20 in England:
- Warm-up match:
  - Ireland 152/5 (20/20 ov); New Zealand 153/3 (17/20 ov) in Derby. New Zealand win by 7 wickets.

Cycling[edit]

Giro d'Italia:
- Stage 17: (1) Franco Pellizotti (Liquigas) 2h 21' 06" (2) Stefano Garzelli (Acqua & Sapone–Caffè Mokambo) + 42" (3) Danilo Di Luca (LPR Brakes–Farnese Vini) + 43"
  - General classification: (1) Denis Menchov (Rabobank) 72h 28' 24" (2) Di Luca + 26" (3) Pellizotti + 2' 00"

Football (soccer)[edit]

UEFA Champions League Final in Rome:
- Barcelona 2–0 Manchester United
  - Goals by Samuel Eto'o and Lionel Messi give Barça their third European Cup in history, and complete a treble of trophies this season with the Spanish League and Cup. United fails to become the first team to retain the Cup since Milan in 1990.
Copa Libertadores Quarterfinals, first leg:
- Cruzeiro 2–1 São Paulo
- Caracas 1–1 Grêmio
AFC Champions League Round of 16, West Asia:
- Persepolis 0–1 Bunyodkor
  - Brazilian star Rivaldo scores from the penalty spot to put Bunyodkor into the semifinals.
- Al-Ettifaq 1–2 Pakhtakor Tashkent
  - Alexander Geynrikh scores the winning goal for Pakhtakor in injury time.
- Al-Ittihad 2–1 Al-Shabab
  - Hicham Aboucherouane scores Al-Ittihad's winning goal in the 90th minute.
European domestic (national) competitions: (teams that win titles in bold)
- Czech Republic Cup Final in Prague:
  - Slovácko 0–1 Teplice
    - Teplice win the Cup for the second time, and qualify for Europa League.

Ice hockey[edit]

Stanley Cup playoffs (seeding in parentheses):
- Western Conference Finals:
  - Game 5 in Detroit: (2) Detroit Red Wings 2, (4) Chicago Blackhawks 1 (OT). Red Wings win series 4–1.
    - The Red Wings will meet the Pittsburgh Penguins in a rematch of last year Finals.

Shooting[edit]

ISSF World Cup in Milan, Italy: (Qualification scores in parentheses)
- Men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol: Taras Magmet 784.6 (584) Zhang Jian 781.1 (588) Christian Reitz 780.0 (582)

Tennis[edit]

French Open in Paris, day 4: (seeding in parentheses)
- Men's singles, second round:
  - Rafael Nadal [1] bt Teymuraz Gabashvili 6–1, 6–4, 6–2
  - Andy Murray [3] bt Potito Starace 6–3, 2–6, 7–5, 6–4
  - Gilles Simon [7] bt Robert Kendrick 7–5, 6–0, 6–1
  - Fernando Verdasco [8] bt Philipp Petzschner 6–1, 6–2, 6–3
  - Nikolay Davydenko [10] v. Diego Junqueira 4–6, 6–3, 6–0, 2–2 (suspended)
- Women's singles, second round:
  - Dinara Safina [1] bt Vitalia Diatchenko 6–1, 6–1
  - Lucie Šafářová v. Venus Williams [3] 7–6 (5) (suspended)
  - Ana Ivanovic [8] bt Tamarine Tanasugarn 6–1, 6–2
  - Victoria Azarenka [9] v.bt Kristina Barrois 7–6 (1), 7–5
  - Maria Sharapova bt Nadia Petrova [11] 6–2, 1–6, 8–6

May 26, 2009 (Tuesday)[edit]

Basketball[edit]

NBA playoffs (seeding in parentheses):
- Eastern Conference Finals:
  - Game 4 in Orlando: (3) Orlando Magic 116, (1) Cleveland Cavaliers 114 (OT). Magic lead series 3–1.

Cricket[edit]

West Indies in England:
- 3rd ODI in Birmingham:
  - England 328/7 (50 ov); West Indies 270 (49.4 ov). England win by 58 runs and win 3-match series 2–0.
ICC World Twenty20 in England:
- Warm-up match:
  - Bangladesh 146/6 (20/20 ov); New Zealand 147/6 (20/20 ov) in Sir Paul Getty's Ground, Wormsley. New Zealand win by 4 wickets.

Football (soccer)[edit]

AFC Champions League Round of 16, West Asia:
- Al-Hilal 0–0 (ET) Umm-Salal. Umm-Salal win 4–3 in penalty shootout.
European domestic (national) competitions: (listed by countries' alphabetic order; teams that win titles in bold)
- Bulgarian Cup Final in Sofia
  - Pirin Blagoevgrad 0–3 Litex Lovech
    - Litex Lovech win the Cup for the second straight year and fourth time in their history, and qualify for Europa League.
- Hungarian Cup Final, second leg: (first leg result in parentheses)
  - Budapest Honvéd 0–0 (1–0) Győri ETO. Honvéd win 1–0 on aggregate.
    - Honvéd win the Cup for the 7th time, and qualify for Europa League.
- Israel State Cup Final in Ramat Gan:
  - Beitar Jerusalem 2–1 Maccabi Haifa
    - Cristian Álvarez and Aviram Baruchyan score in the first half to give Beitar the Cup for the second straight year and the 7th time in their history. However, Beitar is ineligible to participate in the Europa League.

May 25, 2009 (Monday)[edit]

Auto racing[edit]

Sprint Cup Series:
- Coca-Cola 600 in Concord, North Carolina: (1) David Reutimann (Michael Waltrip Racing) (2) Ryan Newman (Stewart Haas Racing) (3) Robby Gordon (Robby Gordon Motorsports)
  - Drivers standings (after 12 of 26 races leading into the Chase for the Sprint Cup): (1) Jeff Gordon (Hendrick Motorsports) 1722 points (2) Tony Stewart (Stewart Haas Racing) 1678 (3) Kurt Busch (Penske Racing) 1598
    - After being postponed from May 24 due to rain, the race was called after 227 of the scheduled 400 laps due to persistent rain, giving Reutimann his first NSCS win.

Basketball[edit]

NBA playoffs (seeding in parentheses):
- Western Conference Finals:
  - Game 4 in Denver: (2) Denver Nuggets 120, (1) Los Angeles Lakers 101. Series tied 2–2.
    - Seven Nuggets players score in double figures, led by Chauncey Billups and J. R. Smith with 24, and three have at least 13 rebounds, the most in a playoff game for 15 years, to compensate for an off night by Carmelo Anthony, who suffers from a stomach virus and sprained ankle and receives an IV at half-time.Kobe Bryant scores 34 for the Lakers.
Russian Super League Playoff Final:
- Game 4: Khimky Moscow Region 45–78 CSKA Moscow. CSKA win best-of-5 series 3–1.
A1 Ethniki Playoff Final:
- Game 2: Panathinaikos 91–64 Olympiacos Piraeus. Panathinaikos lead best-of-5 series 2–0.

Cycling[edit]

Giro d'Italia:
- Stage 16: (1) Carlos Sastre (Cervélo TestTeam) 7h 11' 54" (2) Denis Menchov (Rabobank) + 25" (3) Danilo Di Luca (LPR Brakes–Farnese Vini) + 26"
  - General classification: (1) Menchov 70h 06' 30" (2) Di Luca + 39" (3) Sastre + 2' 19"

Darts[edit]

Professional Darts Corporation:
- Premier League Final in Wembley, London: (best-of-25 legs; seeding in parentheses)
  - James Wade [2] beat Mervyn King [4] 13–8
    - Wade becomes only the second player to win the tournament, after King had earlier dethroned four-time reigning champion Phil Taylor in the semi-finals.

Football (soccer)[edit]

European domestic (national) competitions:
- Football League Championship play-off final in Wembley, London:
  - Burnley 1–0 Sheffield United
    - Burnley win promotion to the Premier League for the first time in 33 years, and join Wolves and Birmingham who won automatic promotion.

Lacrosse[edit]

NCAA Men's Championship Final Four in Foxborough, Massachusetts: (Seeding in parentheses)
- Final:
  - (2) Syracuse 10, (5) Cornell 9 (OT)

Shooting[edit]

ISSF World Cup in Milan, Italy: (Qualification scores in parentheses)
- Men's 50 metre rifle three positions: He Zhaohui 1284.8 (1181) Niccolò Campriani 1269.6 (1173) Anders Johanson 1268.5 (1172)

Tennis[edit]

French Open in Paris, day 2: (seeding in parentheses)
- Men's singles, first round:
  - Rafael Nadal [1] bt Marcos Daniel 7–5, 6–4, 6–3
  - Roger Federer [2] bt Alberto Martín 6–4, 6–3, 6–2
  - Andy Roddick [6] bt Romain Jouan 6–2, 6–4, 6–2
  - Nikolay Davydenko [10] bt Stefan Koubek 6–2, 6–1, 6–4
- Women's singles, first round:
  - Dinara Safina [1] bt Anne Keothavong 6–0, 6–0
  - Venus Williams [3] bt Bethanie Mattek-Sands 6–1, 4–6, 6–2
  - Maria Sharapova bt Anastasiya Yakimova 3–6, 6–1, 6–2
  - Vera Dushevina v. Caroline Wozniacki [10] 6–4, 5–7 (match postponed due to bad light)

May 24, 2009 (Sunday)[edit]

Auto racing[edit]

Formula One:
- Monaco Grand Prix in Monte Carlo, Monaco: (1) Jenson Button (Brawn–Mercedes) (2) Rubens Barrichello (Brawn-Mercedes) (3) Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari)
  - Drivers standings (after 6 of 17 races): (1) Button 51 points (2) Barrichello 35 (3) Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull–Renault) 23
Sprint Cup Series:
- Coca-Cola 600 in Concord, North Carolina: Postponed to May 25, due to rain.
IndyCar Series:
- Indianapolis 500 in Speedway, Indiana: (1) Hélio Castroneves (Penske Racing) (2) Dan Wheldon (Panther Racing) (3) Danica Patrick (Andretti Green Racing)
  - Drivers standings (after 4 of 17 races): (1) Dario Franchitti (Chip Ganassi Racing) 122 points (2) Castroneves 117 (3) Ryan Briscoe (Penske Racing) 114
World Rally Championship:
- Rally d'Italia Sardegna: (1) Jari-Matti Latvala (Ford Focus RS WRC 08) 4:00:55.7 (2) Mikko Hirvonen (Ford Focus RS WRC 08) 4:01:25.1 (3) Petter Solberg (Citroën Xsara WRC) 4:02:53.3
  - Drivers' Standings (after 6 of 12 rallies): (1) Sébastien Loeb 55 points (2) Hirvonen 38 (3) Dani Sordo 31

Basketball[edit]

NBA playoffs (seeding in parentheses)
- Eastern Conference Finals:
  - Game 3 in Orlando: (3) Orlando Magic 99, (1) Cleveland Cavaliers 89. Magic lead series 2–1.
Russian Super League Playoff Final:
- Game 3: Khimky Moscow Region 67–66 CSKA Moscow. CSKA lead best-of-5 series 2–1.

Cricket[edit]

West Indies in England:
- 2nd ODI in Bristol:
  - West Indies 160 (38.3 ov); England 161/4 (36.0 ov). England win by 6 wickets, lead 3-match series 1–0.
Indian Premier League final in Johannesburg:
- Deccan Chargers 143/6 (20 ov); Royal Challengers Bangalore 137/9 (20 ov). Deccan Chargers win by 6 runs.

Cycling[edit]

Giro d'Italia:
- Stage 15: (1) Leonardo Bertagnolli (Diquigiovanni–Androni) 4h 18' 34" (2) Serge Pauwels (Cervélo TestTeam) + 54" (3) Marco Pinotti (Team Columbia–High Road) + 54"
  - General classification: (1) Denis Menchov (Rabobank) 62h 54' 23" (2) Danilo Di Luca (LPR Brakes–Farnese Vini) + 34" (3) Levi Leipheimer (Astana) + 40"
UCI ProTour:
- Volta a Catalunya:
  - Stage 7: (1) Greg Henderson (Team Columbia–High Road) 2h 26' 51" (2) Lloyd Mondory (Ag2r–La Mondiale) + 0" (3) Fabio Sabatini (Liquigas) + 0"
    - Final General classification: (1) Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne) 24h 12' 10" (2) Dan Martin (Garmin–Slipstream) + 15" (3) Haimar Zubeldia (Astana) + 22"

Football (soccer)[edit]

European domestic (national) competitions: (listed by countries' alphabetic order; league standings prior to match in parentheses; teams that win titles in bold; teams that qualify to the Champions League in italics)
- Austrian Cup Final in Mattersburg:
  - Trenkwalder Admira 1–3 (ET) Austria Vienna
    - Austria Vienna win the Cup for the 27th time, and qualify for Europa League.
- Belgian First Division Championship Playoff, second leg: (first leg result in parentheses)
  - Standard Liège 1–0 (1–1) Anderlecht. Standard win 2–1 on aggregate.
    - Standard win the championship for the 2nd straight year and 10th in their history, and qualify for the Champions League group stage. Anderlecht will enter the Champions League at the 3rd qualifying round.
- Danish Superliga, matchday 32 of 33:
  - F.C. Copenhagen win the championship, and qualify for the Champions League.
- English Premier League, final matchday:
  - (7) Fulham 0–2 (5) Everton
  - (2) Liverpool 3–1 (8) Tottenham
    - Final standings: Manchester United 90 points, Liverpool 86, Chelsea 83, Arsenal 72, Everton 63, Aston Villa 62, Fulham 53, Tottenham & West Ham 51.
    - Fulham clinch the last berth in the Europa League.
    - Middlesbrough, Newcastle and West Bromwich are relegated to the Football League Championship.
- Italian Serie A, matchday 33 of 34:
  - (9) Cagliari 2–1 (1) Inter
  - (2) Milan 2–3 (6) Roma
  - (14) Siena 0–3 (3) Juventus
  - (20) Lecce 1–1 (4) Fiorentina
  - (17) Torino 2–3 (5) Genoa
    - Standings: Inter 81 points, Juventus & Milan 71, Fiorentina 68, Genoa 65, Roma 60.
    - Juventus secure a berth in the Champions League group stage. Milan and Fiorentina also qualify for the Champions League. If Fiorentina beat Milan on May 31 they will clinch a spot in the group stage, otherwise Milan will go to the group stage. Genoa and Roma clinch berths in Europa League.
    - Lecce and Reggina are relegated to Serie B. The 3rd relegation berth will be determined next Sunday between Torino and Bologna.
- Romanian Liga I, matchday 32 of 34:
  - (2) Unirea Urziceni 1–0 (1) Dinamo București
    - Unirea goes to the top with 66 points, one ahead of Dinamo.
- Scottish Premier League, final matchday:
  - (4) Dundee United 0–3 (1) Rangers
  - (2) Celtic 0–0 (3) Hearts
  - (5) Aberdeen 2–1 (6) Hibernian
    - Final standings: Rangers 86 points, Celtic 82, Hearts 59, Aberdeen 53 (goal difference +1), Dundee United 53 (−3), Hibernian 47.
    - Rangers win the championship for the 52nd time and qualify for the Champions League group stage. Celtic have to be content with second place and a berth in the Champions League third qualifying round. Aberdeen edge Dundee United by goal difference and qualify for the Europa League, together with Hearts and Falkirk, the Scottish Cup finalist.
- Swiss Super League, matchday 35 of 36:
  - FC Zürich win the championship, and qualify for the Champions League.
- Turkish Süper Lig, matchday 33 of 34:
  - (1) Beşiktaş 2–1 (4) Galatasaray
  - (2) Sivasspor 3–2 (12) Gençlerbirliği
  - (10) Eskişehirspor 2–5 (3) Trabzonspor
    - Standings: Beşiktaş 68 points, Sivasspor 66, Trabzonspor 65.

Golf[edit]

Senior majors:
- Senior PGA Championship in Beachwood, Ohio:
  - Winner: Michael Allen (USA) 274 (−6)
    - Allen, who defeats Larry Mize (USA) by two shots, becomes only the fourth golfer ever, and the first since Jack Nicklaus in 1990, to win a major on his Champions Tour debut.
PGA Tour:
- HP Byron Nelson Championship in Irving, Texas:
  - Winner: Rory Sabbatini (RSA) 261 (−19)
European Tour:
- BMW PGA Championship in Wentworth, England:
  - Winner: Paul Casey (ENG) 271 (−17)
    - Casey birdies the last two holes to finish one shot ahead of Ross Fisher (ENG), and moves to a career-high #3 world ranking.
LPGA Tour:
- LPGA Corning Classic in Corning, New York:
  - Winner: Yani Tseng (TWN) 267 (−21)
    - Tseng finishes one shot ahead of Kang Soo-yun (KOR) and Paula Creamer (USA) and becomes the youngest LPGA golfer with US$2 million in career earnings.

Ice hockey[edit]

Stanley Cup playoffs: (Seeding in parentheses, All times ET)
- Western Conference Finals:
  - Game 4 in Chicago: (2) Detroit Red Wings 6, (4) Chicago Blackhawks 1. Red Wings lead series 3–1.

Rugby union[edit]

Sevens World Series:
- London Sevens in London
  - Final: New Zealand 26–31 (AET) England
    - Standings after 7 of 8 events: (1) South Africa 116 points (2) England 96 (3) Fiji 82
      - South Africa will clinch the season crown unless they place outside the top 9 teams in the season-ending Edinburgh Sevens next weekend and England win the tournament.

Shooting[edit]

ISSF World Cup in Milan, Italy: (Qualification scores in parentheses)
- Women's 10 metre air pistol: Guo Wenjun 489.9 (392) Hu Jun 488.6 (388) Mirosława Sagun-Lewandowska 486.0 (385)
- Men's 10 metre air pistol: Lukas Grunder 691.1 (588 EJWR) Serhiy Kudriya 682.2 (583) Denis Kulakov 680.6 (582)

Tennis[edit]

French Open in Paris, day 1: (seeding in parentheses)
- Men's singles, first round:
  - Andy Murray (3) bt Juan Ignacio Chela 6–2, 6–2, 6–1
  - Gilles Simon (7) bt Wayne Odesnik 3–6, 7–5, 6–2, 4–6, 6–3
  - Fernando Verdasco (8) bt Florent Serra 6–2, 6–1, 6–4
- Women's singles, first round:
  - Ana Ivanovic (8) bt Sara Errani 7–6 (7/3), 6–3
  - Victoria Azarenka (9) bt Roberta Vinci 6–4, 6–2

May 23, 2009 (Saturday)[edit]

Auto racing[edit]

Nationwide Series:
- CarQuest Auto Parts 300 in Concord, North Carolina:
  - (1) Mike Bliss (Phoenix Racing) (2) Brendan Gaughan (Rusty Wallace, Inc.) (3) Kyle Busch (Joe Gibbs Racing)

Basketball[edit]

NBA playoffs (seeding in parentheses):
- Western Conference Finals:
  - Game 3 in Denver: (1) Los Angeles Lakers 103, (2) Denver Nuggets 97. Lakers lead series 2–1.
2014 FIBA World Championship:
- The hosting rights were awarded to Spain after the FIBA Central Board voted in Chicago. Other countries in the running were Italy and China.

Cycling[edit]

Giro d'Italia:
- Stage 14: (1) Simon Gerrans (Cervélo TestTeam) 4h 16' 48" (2) Rubens Bertogliati (Diquigiovanni–Androni) + 12" (3) Francesco Gavazzi (Lampre–NGC) + 18"
  - General classification: (1) Denis Menchov (Rabobank) 58h 33' 53" (2) Danilo Di Luca (LPR Brakes–Farnese Vini) + 34" (3) Levi Leipheimer (Astana) + 43"
UCI ProTour:
- Volta a Catalunya:
  - Stage 6: (1) Thor Hushovd (Cervélo TestTeam) 3h 26' 43" (2) Fabio Sabatini (Liquigas) + 0" (3) Greg Henderson (Team Columbia–High Road) + 0"
    - General classification: (1) Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne) 21h 45' 19" (2) Dan Martin (Garmin–Slipstream) + 15" (3) Haimar Zubeldia (Astana) + 22"

Football (soccer)[edit]

European domestic (national) competitions: (listed by countries' alphabetic order; league standings prior to match in parentheses; teams that win titles in bold; teams that qualify to the Champions League in italics)
- Belgian Cup Final in Brussels:
  - Mechelen 0–2 Genk
    - Genk win the Cup for the third time, and qualify for Europa League.
- French Ligue 1, matchday 37 of 38:
  - (1) Bordeaux 1–0 (11) AS Monaco
  - (13) Nancy 1–2 (2) Marseille
  - (3) Lyon 3–1 (16) Caen
  - (14) Valenciennes 2–1 (4) Paris Saint-Germain
    - Bordeaux lead by 3 points over Marseille with one match remaining, and will win the title unless they lose and Marseille win. Both teams qualify to the Champions League group stage, while Lyon secure 3rd place and will enter the Champions League at the play off stage.
- German Bundesliga, final matchday:
  - (1) Wolfsburg 5–1 (10) Werder Bremen
  - (2) Bayern Munich 2–1 (3) Stuttgart
  - (18) Karlsruhe 4–0 (4) Hertha Berlin
  - (15) Mönchengladbach 1–1 (5) Dortmund
  - (13) Frankfurt 2–3 (6) Hamburg
    - Final standings: Wolfsburg 69 points, Bayern 67, Stuttgart 64, Hertha 63, Hamburg 61, Dortmund 59.
    - Wolfsburg win their first-ever Bundesliga crown. Bayern claims second place and also qualify to the Champions League group stage. Hertha's demolition by relegated Karlsruhe sends Stuttgart to the Champions League play-off round while Hertha go into the Europa League. Hamburg pips Dortmund for the final Europa League berth with a 90th minute winning goal by Piotr Trochowski.
- Israeli Premier League, matchday 32 of 33:
  - Maccabi Netanya 0–2 Maccabi Haifa
    - Haifa secure their 11th championship, and qualify to the Champions League.
- Spanish La Liga, matchday 37 of 38:
  - (1) Barcelona 0–1 (18) Osasuna
  - (3) Sevilla 1–0 (7) Deportivo La Coruña
  - (11) Athletic Bilbao 1–4 (4) Atlético Madrid
  - (6) Villarreal 3–1 (5) Valencia
    - Diego Perotti's goal in the 90th minute secures 3rd place for Sevilla and a berth in the Champions League group stage, alongside Barcelona and Real Madrid. Atlético Madrid has 2 points lead over Villarreal in the battle for 4th place and a spot in the Champions League play off stage.

Ice hockey[edit]

Stanley Cup playoffs (seeding in parentheses):
- Eastern Conference Finals:
  - Game 3 in Raleigh: (4) Pittsburgh Penguins 6, (6) Carolina Hurricanes 2. Penguins lead series 3–0.

Lacrosse[edit]

NCAA Men's Championship Final Four in Foxborough, Massachusetts (seeding in parentheses):
- Semifinals:
  - (2) Syracuse 17, (3) Duke 7
  - (5) Cornell 15, (1) Virginia 6

Mixed martial arts[edit]

UFC 98 in Las Vegas:
- Light Heavyweight Championship bout:
  - Lyoto Machida def. Rashad Evans via KO (punch) at 3:57 of round 2 to become the new Light Heavyweight Champion.

Rugby union[edit]

Heineken Cup Final in Edinburgh:
- Leicester Tigers 16–19 Leinster
Super 14 semifinal in Pretoria:
- Bulls 36–23 Crusaders
Mid-year test series:
- Canada 6–25 Ireland in Vancouver
2011 Rugby World Cup – Europe qualification:
- Israel 3–19 Lithuania
  - Lithuania will play against Netherlands in the next round on June 6.

Shooting[edit]

ISSF World Cup in Milan, Italy: (Qualification scores in parentheses)
- Men's 10 metre air rifle: Zhu Qinan 699.1 (596) Artur Ayvazyan 698.8 (596) Henri Häkkinen 697.6 (595)
- Women's 10 metre air rifle: Sonja Pfeilschifter 502.0 (399) Petra Zublasing 501.5 (398) Xie Jieqiong 501.4 (398)

Tennis[edit]

ATP Tour:
- Hypo Group Tennis International in Pörtschach, Austria
  - Final: Guillermo García López def. Julien Benneteau, 3–6, 7–6(1), 6–3
Garcia-Lopez wins his first ATP Tour title.
- ARAG World Team Cup in Düsseldorf, Germany
  - Final: Serbia def. Germany 2–1
WTA Tour:
- Internationaux de Strasbourg in Strasbourg, France
  - Final: Aravane Rezaï def. Lucie Hradecká, 7–6(2), 6–1
Rezaï wins her first WTA Tour title.
- Warsaw Open in Warsaw, Poland
  - Final: Alexandra Dulgheru def. Alona Bondarenko, 7–6(3), 3–6, 6–0
Dulgheru also wins her first WTA Tour title.

May 22, 2009 (Friday)[edit]

Baseball[edit]

Jake Peavy of the San Diego Padres refuses to be traded to the Chicago White Sox.

Basketball[edit]

NBA playoffs (seeding in parentheses):
- Eastern Conference Finals:
  - Game 2 in Cleveland: (1) Cleveland Cavaliers 96, (3) Orlando Magic 95. Series tied 1–1.
    - LeBron James scores a game-winning three-pointer at the buzzer to finish the game with 35 points, after the Magic rally from 23 points down in the second quarter to take a 2-point lead on a Hedo Türkoğlu jumper with 1 second left. The result makes this the first playoff series in NBA history in which the first two games are both decided by one point.

Cycling[edit]

Giro d'Italia:
- Stage 13: (1) Mark Cavendish (Team Columbia–High Road) 3h 48' 36" (2) Alessandro Petacchi (LPR Brakes–Farnese Vini) + 0" (3) Allan Davis (Quick-Step) + 0"
  - General classification: (1) Denis Menchov (Rabobank) 54h 16' 01" (2) Danilo Di Luca (LPR Brakes–Farnese Vini) + 34" (3) Levi Leipheimer (Astana) + 40

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