The NHL'sAtlanta 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]
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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]
Porto win the Cup for the third successive time, and 16th time overall. Porto also complete a treble, with wins in the Primeira Liga and Europa League.
Shackleford's victory in the second race of the Triple Crown over Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom extends U.S. Thoroughbred racing's longest losing streak to 33 years since Steve Cauthen's Affirmed last won the Triple Crown championship.
Olympiacos win the Cup for the second successive time and ninth time overall. They also extend their unbeaten record in domestic play this season to 32–0.
Djokovic improves his winning streak to 39 matches in all and 37 this season, and defeats Nadal in a final for the fourth time in 2011. Djokovic wins his seventh title of the year and 25th of his career.
Nations Cup of Austria in Linz (CSIO 4*): Germany (Jörg Oppermann, Jan Sprehe, David Will, Jürgen Kraus) Belgium (Patrick Spits, Peter Devos, Niels Bruynseels, Koen Vereecke) Italy (Lucia Vizzini, Roberto Arioldi, Fabio Brotto, Davide Kainich) & Brazil (Pedro Veniss, Karina Harbich Johannpeter, Yuri Mansur Guerios, Carlos Motta Ribas)
Standings (after 2 of 7 competitions): (1) Italy & Brazil 12.5 points (3) Switzerland 9.5
Giro d'Italia, Stage 4: After Wouter Weylandt's fatal crash on Stage 3, the stage is neutralised, and run as an homage to Weylandt and thus would not count towards the overall classification.
Leopard Trek rider Wouter Weylandt is fatally injured in a crash, 25 kilometres (15.5 miles) from the end of the stage. He is the first rider to be killed in the Giro since Emilio Ravasio in 1986, and the first to be killed in a Grand Tour since Fabio Casartelli in the 1995 Tour de France.[6]
Lehman defeats Senior on the second playoff hole to win his second senior major, his third Champions Tour title of the season, and fifth of his career.
Djokovic improves his winning streak to 34 matches in all and 32 this season, and defeats Nadal in a final for the third time in 2011. He also ends Nadal's 37-match winning streak on clay dating back to the 2009 French Open. Djokovic wins his sixth title of the year and 24th of his career.
Itaipava São Paulo Indy 300 in São Paulo, Brazil: Due to persistent rain, the race was called for the day after 14 of the scheduled 75 laps, and will resume on May 2.[7]
During the start of the race, there was a violent impact between Karl Reindler(AUS) (Britek Motorsport, Holden VE Commodore) and Steve Owen(AUS) (Paul Morris Motorsport, Holden VE Commodore) after Reindler stalled his #21 VE Commodore on the grid and Owen then collided with the back of Reindler's car at approximately 150km/h, splitting the fuel cell and igniting a fireball which left Reindler with minor burns to his hands and face; Owen escaped unharmed. The race was subsequently red-flagged while cleanup began.[8]
The tournament host wins his second Serbia Open title, fifth title of the season, and 23rd of his career. He also extends his season match record to 27–0.
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