2007 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Game summaries, Texas
On November 13, 2007, the Big 12 fined Leach US$10,000, the largest fine in Big 12 history. Leach also received a reprimand and was warned that further violations can result in suspension. In a Big 12 coaches' conference call that day, Leach added that he did not regret making any of the comments. Leach announced that he will appeal the fine.


2007 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Game summaries, Texas
Tech alumni and fans began raising money to aid Leach in paying the penalty in the event that it was upheld. Optionally, the proceeds raised could be used charitably. So, just before Christmas 2008, Leach requested that the nearly $5,000 raised to that point be spent on 400 hams to be given free to families in Lubbock. Future donations were to go to the university or athletic department.


2007 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Game summaries, Oklahoma
In the final regular season game for Texas Tech and final regular season road game for Oklahoma, the Sooners traveled to Lubbock. Oklahoma had led the series 11–3 since the first game was played in 1992.


2007 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Game summaries, Oklahoma
ABC broadcast the game live to the entire country. Previous games carried by ABC during the season were shown to only a portion of the market. This was the largest single-viewed game since Mike Leach began coaching at Tech.


2007 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Game summaries, Oklahoma
After starting at their own 20 yard line, Tech's quarterback Graham Harrell completed four straight passes to bring them to midfield. On the fifth play, Harrell's pass was intercepted by Lendy Holmes and returned for a touchdown giving Oklahoma the early lead. The Red Raiders answered on their next two possessions with two field goals to cut Oklahoma's lead to one point. On the Sooners' first offensive play, quarterback Sam Bradford handed the ball off to Allen Patrick who quickly fumbled. Bradford suffered a concussion when he tackled the Tech defender who recovered the lost ball.


2007 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Game summaries, Oklahoma
Bradford did not show any immediate signs as he played on the ensuing Oklahoma possession, but he later told quarterbacks coach Josh Heupel that he did not remember any of the plays from the previous drive and Bradford was benched for the remainder of the game. Bradford was replaced by backup Joey Halzle.


2007 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Game summaries, Oklahoma
Texas Tech scored a touchdown on each of their next three possessions. Late in the second quarter, the Red Raiders fumbled the ball and it was recovered by Oklahoma. Oklahoma was unable to score a touchdown but managed a field goal with less than ten seconds remaining in the first half. Tech went into halftime with a 27–10 lead.


2007 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Game summaries, Oklahoma
To begin the third quarter, the Sooners went three-and-out and the Red Raiders answered with another touchdown. On Oklahoma's next possession, they ran six rushing plays against three passing plays and managed another field goal. Tech missed a 51-yard field goal on their next possession. The two teams traded possessions for the remainder of the third quarter. The Sooners went three-and-out, the Red Raiders got a first down on the first play, then went three-and-out. Tech intercepted Halzle on the next possession and Oklahoma responded with their own interception on the following play.


2007 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Game summaries, Oklahoma
In the fourth quarter, Oklahoma began to chip away at Tech's lead. Halzle completed a 65-yard touchdown pass to Manuel Johnson with less than eight minutes remaining to make it a two-possession game. Oklahoma got to the Tech seven yard line on their next possession but failed to convert. On the following possession, they got to the Tech 14 yard line but again failed to convert. With less than a minute left in the game, Halzle completed a 47-yard pass to Juaquin Iglesias that set up a nine-yard touchdown pass to Johnson to bring the Sooners within seven points. The Sooners attempted an onside kick with 20 seconds remaining but Tech got the ball and ran out the clock.


2007 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Game summaries, Oklahoma
The Red Raiders were ranked 24th in the Coaches' Poll released the day following the game.


2007 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Game summaries, Virginia (Gator Bowl)
Texas Tech jumped out to an early 7–0 lead on a ten-yard touchdown pass from Graham Harrell on the Raiders' second possession of the game. Virginia answered by scoring 21 unanswered points, including two safeties when Harrell was called for intentional grounding in the endzone. Cavaliers' tailback Mikell Simpson also scored on a 96-yard run, setting an NCAA bowl record for a running back. The halftime score stood at 21–7.


2007 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Game summaries, Virginia (Gator Bowl)
Tech scored a touchdown in the third quarter but did not allow any points, narrowing Virginia's lead to a single touchdown. However, Simpson caught an eleven-yard pass from quarterback Peter Lalich with 11:26 left in the game to make the score 28–14.


2007 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Game summaries, Virginia (Gator Bowl)
With 7:54 left in the game, Texas Tech turned the ball over on downs just outside Virginia's goal line. The Cavaliers were unable to pick up a first down and, following a punt, the Red Raiders took over at midfield trailing by 14 with 5:32 left. Harrell engineered an efficient drive completing five of his eight passes on the drive, including a 20-yard fade to Michael Crabtree for a touchdown to make it 28–21 with 3:31 left on the clock.


2007 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Game summaries, Virginia (Gator Bowl)
On Virginia's ensuing drive, Lalich was sacked and fumbled the football, setting up a one-play drive for Texas Tech—a four-yard touchdown run for Aaron Crawford. Virginia was again unable to pick up a first down and Texas Tech drove to the UVA 24-yard line, kicking the winning 41-yard field goal with two seconds left. The final score was Texas Tech 31, Virginia 28.


2007 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Game summaries, Virginia (Gator Bowl)
Earlier in the season, Tech's head coach Mike Leach had been fined US$10,000 for criticizing the officiating during the game at Texas. Fans contributed nearly $5,000 to help pay it and the money was spent to give free Christmas hams to Lubbock families. So following the Gator Bowl, he joked when referring to the two penalties assessed against his team for intentional grounding in the end zone, "I felt like we had a back there on the one safety, but I don't comment on officiating. I just give out hams is what I do."


2007 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team, Game summaries, Virginia (Gator Bowl)
After the loss, the Cavaliers fell from the top twenty-five rankings. Meanwhile, the Red Raiders finished the season ranked 22nd in the AP Poll and 23rd in the Coaches Poll.


2007 Texas constitutional amendment election
The 2007 Texas Constitutional Amendment Election took place 6 November 2007.


2007 Texas constitutional amendment election
Sixteen proposed amendments (propositions) appeared on the ballot — all of which were approved by the voters. About 1,088,137 voters statewide went to the polls, out of 12,587,501 registered voters in Texas.


2007 Texas constitutional amendment election
Note: The following summaries are taken from a newspaper abridgement of a Texas Legislative Council summary booklet. Results are unofficial with 99.8 percent of all precincts reporting as of 7 November 2007.


2007 Texas constitutional amendment election, Proposition 1
Proposition 1 (H.J.R. No. 103) is the constitutional amendment providing for the continuation of the constitutional appropriation for facilities and other capital items at Angelo State University on a change in the governance of the university.


2007 Texas constitutional amendment election, Proposition 1
The measure passed 66.28 percent in favor to 33.72 percent against.


2007 Texas constitutional amendment election, Proposition 2
Proposition 2 (S.J.R. No. 57) is the constitutional amendment providing for the issuance of $500 million in general obligation bonds to finance educational loans to students and authorizing bond enhancement agreements with respect to general obligation bonds issued for that purpose.


2007 Texas constitutional amendment election, Proposition 2
The measure passed 65.85 percent in favor to 34.15 percent against.


2007 Texas constitutional amendment election, Proposition 3
Proposition 3 (H.J.R. No. 40) is the constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide that the maximum appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation is limited to the lesser of the most recent market value of the residence homestead as determined by the appraisal entity or 110 percent, or a greater percentage, of the appraised value of the residence homestead for the preceding tax year.


2007 Texas constitutional amendment election, Proposition 3
The measure passed 71.49 percent in favor to 28.51 percent against.


2007 Texas constitutional amendment election, Proposition 4
Proposition 4 (S.J.R. No. 65) is the constitutional amendment authorizing the issuance of up to $1 billion in bonds payable from the general revenues of the state for maintenance, improvement, repair, and construction projects and for the purchase of needed equipment.


2007 Texas constitutional amendment election, Proposition 4
The measure passed 58.18 percent in favor to 41.82 percent against.


2007 Texas constitutional amendment election, Proposition 5
Proposition 5 (S.J.R. No. 44) is the constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to permit the voters of a municipality having a population of less than 10,000 to authorize the governing body of the municipality to enter into an agreement with an owner of real property in or adjacent to an area in the municipality that has been approved for funding under certain programs administered by the Texas Department of Agriculture under which the parties agree that all ad valorem taxes imposed on the owner's property may not be increased for the first five tax years after the tax year in which the agreement is entered into.


2007 Texas constitutional amendment election, Proposition 5
The measure passed 66 percent in favor to 34 percent against.


2007 Texas constitutional amendment election, Proposition 6
Proposition 6 (H.J.R. No. 54) is the constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation one motor vehicle owned by an individual and used in the course of the owner's occupation or profession and also for personal activities of the owner.


2007 Texas constitutional amendment election, Proposition 6
The measure passed 73.69 percent in favor to 26.31 percent against.


2007 Texas constitutional amendment election, Proposition 7
Proposition 7 (H.J.R. No. 30) is the constitutional amendment to allow governmental entities to sell property acquired through eminent domain back to the previous owners at the price the entities paid to acquire the property.


2007 Texas constitutional amendment election, Proposition 7
The measure passed 80.30 percent in favor to 19.70 percent against.


2007 Texas constitutional amendment election, Proposition 8
Proposition 8 (H.J.R. No. 72) is the constitutional amendment to clarify certain provisions relating to the making of a home equity loan and use of home equity loan proceeds.


2007 Texas constitutional amendment election, Proposition 8
The measure passed 77.55 percent in favor to 22.45 percent against.


2007 Texas constitutional amendment election, Proposition 9
Proposition 9 (S.J.R. No. 29) is the constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt all or part of the residence homesteads of certain totally disabled veterans from ad valorem taxation and authorizing a change in the manner of determining the amount of the existing exemption from ad valorem taxation to which a disabled veteran is entitled.


2007 Texas constitutional amendment election, Proposition 9
The measure passed 90.87 percent in favor to 9.13 percent against.


2007 Texas constitutional amendment election, Proposition 10
Proposition No. 10 (H.J.R. No. 69) is the constitutional amendment to abolish the constitutional authority for the office of inspector of hides and animals.


2007 Texas constitutional amendment election, Proposition 10
The measure passed 76.55 percent in favor to 23.45 percent against.


2007 Texas constitutional amendment election, Proposition 11
Proposition 11 (H.J.R. No. 19) is the constitutional amendment to require that a record vote be taken by a house of the legislature on final passage of any bill, other than certain local bills, of a resolution proposing or ratifying a constitutional amendment, or of any other nonceremonial resolution, and to provide for public access on the Internet to those record votes.


2007 Texas constitutional amendment election, Proposition 11
The measure passed 84.51 percent in favor to 15.49 percent against.


2007 Texas constitutional amendment election, Proposition 12
Proposition 12 (S.J.R. No. 64) is the constitutional amendment providing for the issuance of general obligation bonds by the Texas Transportation Commission in an amount not to exceed $5 billion to provide funding for highway improvement projects.


2007 Texas constitutional amendment election, Proposition 12
The measure passed 62.61 percent in favor to 37.39 percent against.


2007 Texas constitutional amendment election, Proposition 13
Proposition 13 (H.J.R. No. 6) is the constitutional amendment authorizing the denial of bail to a person who violates certain court orders or conditions of release in a felony or family violence case.


2007 Texas constitutional amendment election, Proposition 13
The measure passed 83.85 percent in favor to 16.15 percent against.


2007 Texas constitutional amendment election, Proposition 14
Proposition 14 (H.J.R. No. 36) is the constitutional amendment permitting a justice or judge who reaches the mandatory retirement age while in office to serve the remainder of the justice's or judge's current term.


2007 Texas constitutional amendment election, Proposition 14
The measure passed 75 percent in favor to 25 percent against.


2007 Texas constitutional amendment election, Proposition 15
Proposition 15 (H.J.R. No. 90) is the constitutional amendment requiring the creation of the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas and authorizing the issuance of up to $3 billion in bonds payable from the general revenues of the state for research in Texas to find the causes of and cures for cancer.


2007 Texas constitutional amendment election, Proposition 15
The measure passed 61.43 percent in favor to 38.57 percent against.


2007 Texas constitutional amendment election, Proposition 16
Proposition 16 (S.J.R. No. 20) is the constitutional amendment providing for the issuance of additional general obligation bonds by the Texas Water Development Board in an amount not to exceed $250 million to provide assistance to economically distressed areas.


2007 Texas constitutional amendment election, Proposition 16
The measure passed 60.77 percent in favor to 39.23 percent against.


2007 Thai House of Representatives
The 23rd House of Representatives of Thailand consisted of 480 members elected in the 23 December 2007 election, and served until its dissolution on 10 May 2011. It saw three prime ministerships: those of Samak Sundaravej (29 January – 8 September 2008), Somchai Wongsawat (8 September – 2 December 2008), and Abhisit Vejjajiva (17 December 2008 – 5 August 2011).


2007 Thai House of Representatives, December 2008 prime minister election
The house's third vote for prime minister was held on 15 December 2008. After the People's Power Party was dissolved by the Constitutional Court on 2 December 2008, Somchai Wongsawat was banned from politics for 5 years. He was then removed along with several other members of the Cabinet. Chaovarat Chanweerakul was appointed acting Prime Minister until House Speaker Chai Chidchob sent a letter inviting members to attend the choosing of a prime minister on 15 December 2008, at 09:30-11:30. Banyat Bantadtan proposed Abhisit Vejjajiva, while  Sanoh Thienthong proposed Pracha Promnok.


2007 Thai constitutional referendum
A referendum on the new constitution was held in Thailand on 19 August 2007. Had the draft been rejected, the military government would have had the freedom to choose any previous constitution to adapt and promulgate instead. The turnout was around 60%.


2007 Thai constitutional referendum, Proposed changes
The military government announced that each household in the country would be sent a copy of the new constitution ahead of the referendum. A poll from July had seen a majority of voters in favour. However, in many cases "yes" votes were not real indicators of support for the new text but rather for quick elections, as the ruling Council for National Security (CNS) has stated that approval of the new constitution was a requirement for holding parliamentary elections later that year.


2007 Thai constitutional referendum, Results, By province
There were considerable differences in the approval rates between the regions of Thailand. In six provinces of Southern Thailand (Chumphon, Trang, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Songkhla, Surat Thani, Ranong), the approval topped 90%. On the other hand, in 24 provinces in Northern and Northeastern Thailand there was a majority against the draft. In two provinces in the far Northeast (Nakhon Phanom, Roi Et), the rejection even topped 75%.


2007 Thai general election
Prawit Wongsuwan (PPRP)Wissanu Krea-ngamAnutin Charnvirakul (BJT)Jurin Laksanawisit (D)Don PramudwinaiSupattanapong Punmeechaow


2007 Thai general election
Borders : Cambodia Laos Malaysia Myanmar (Maritime : India Indonesia Vietnam)


2007 Thai general election
General elections were held in Thailand on 23 December. They were the first elections after the Council for National Security, a military junta, had overthrown Thailand's elected government and abrogated the constitution on September 19, 2006. The junta had canceled general elections scheduled for October 2006 and promised new elections within 12 months. The Constitutional Tribunal then outlawed the Thai Rak Thai party, the largest political party in Thailand, and banned TRT executives from contesting in the elections for five years.


2007 Thai general election
After their political party had been dissolved, the former TRT members regrouped under the band of People's Power Party (PPP) led by Samak Sundaravej, the seasoned politician. Following its formation, the junta issued a classified order to suppress the activities of the PPP and to frame it for lèse majesté. The order was leaked to the public, leading to a complaint towards the Election Commission from the PPP. However, the Election Commission dismissed the complaint on the grounds that the Council for National Security (CNS) had granted itself immunity in the 2007 Constitution of Thailand.


2007 Thai general election
The junta deployed 200,000 soldiers and police officers to maintain security and 1,500 officers to supervise after election fraud. Charnchai Silapauaychai, a popular former Democrat Party member from Phrae who switched to the PPP for the 2008 election, was assassinated. Five men, one of them cousin of a powerful Democrat Party MP were arrested, but all denied involvement.


2007 Thai general election
Despite being the junta's target for suppression, the PPP won 233 out of 480 parliamentary seats, close to controlling the majority in the House of Representatives. The Democrat Party came in a distant second with 165 seats, Chart Thai 37, For the Motherland 24, Ruam Jai Thai Chat Pattana 9, the Neutral Democratic Party 7, and Pracharat 5.


2007 Thai general election, Timing
Although the junta initially scheduled the elections within 12 months after the September 2006 coup, Minister of the Prime Minister's Office Thirapat Serirangsan later announced that the elections might not occur until one year and five months, which would put the election in February or March 2008. On the other hand, the chairman of the Constitution Drafting Council, Noranit Sethabutr, said in January that the timetable was to hold a constitutional referendum in August and elections between October and December; any problems in drafting the constitution or ratifying it through the referendum would delay the election date.


2007 Thai general election, Timing
This timetable was later tightened even further, with elections planned by the end of September 2007. A preliminary date was set in March 2007 for the elections to be held on 16 December 2007 or 23 December 2007. After the constitutional referendum, it was announced that the most likely date would be 23 December, which was formally agreed upon on 27 August 2007.


2007 Thai general election, Electoral system
With the new constitution the number of MPs was reduced to 480, with 400 elected directly by the 157 constituencies and 80 elected by proportional votes in each of the eight electoral areas. Depending on the size of the population, each constituency may have up to three MPs.


2007 Thai general election, Electoral system
The eight electoral areas were designed such that they contain equal numbers of population.


2007 Thai general election, Competing political parties
Some of the political parties contesting in this election, covering 157 constituencies and 80 party-list seats, are:


2007 Thai general election, Opinion polls
An opinion poll in late August saw the Democrat Party in the lead with 43.0%, followed by the People's Power Party with 20.7% and Thais United with 7.7%. A poll from November 2007 saw the PPP lead with 39%, followed by the Democrat Party with 32%, the Thai Nation Party with 10%, the Neutral Democratic Party with 9% and For the Motherland with 5%. However, another poll from late November saw the Democrat Party lead with 43% to the PPP's 24%.


2007 Thai general election, Results
Two exit polls gave the PPP a clear first place, with either 256 to the Democrats' 162 seats (giving them an absolute majority of the 480 seats) or with 202 to the Democrats' 146. Four smaller parties also took seats. While the Democrats acknowledged their election defeat and stated it was the PPP's right to form the government, it is unclear what the military will do now, as the PPP is based mostly on former TRT supporters.


2007 Thai general election, Results
The preliminary final results gave the PPP 226 seats, the Democrat Party 166 seats and Chart Thai 39 seats. For the Motherland got 26 seats, Ruam Jai Thai Chat Pattana 10, the Neutral Democratic Party 7 and Pracharat 4 seats.


2007 Thai general election, Results
According to final results, the PPP won 233 seats, the Democrat Party 165 seats and Chart Thai 37 seats. For the Motherland got 24 seats, Ruam Jai Thai Chat Pattana 9, the Neutral Democratic Party 7 and Pracharat 5 seats.


2007 Thai general election, Aftermath, Disqualifications
A number of MPs (mainly those elected for the PPP) were given so-called "red cards" for suspected vote-buying, meaning they will not be able to contest the resulting by-elections, while other MPs issued with "yellow cards" are not banned from contesting such by-elections. By 2008-01-03, the Election Commission had endorsed 397 MPs and was still investigating 83 MPs for fraud.


2007 Thai general election, Aftermath, Disqualifications
By-elections were held on 13 January, 17 January, 20 January (the day before the first session of the newly elected parliament) and 27 January 2008. The Electoral Commission was still looking into allegations of fraud by PPP deputy leader Yongyuth Tiyaphairat; if he is given a red card, the PPP faces dissolution. PPP officials have stated that they are not worried over the possible dissolution, and that they would simply find a new party instead; local reports state that a likely candidate for takeover by PPP members would be the Thai Land Power Party (Palang Pandin Thai Party).


2007 Thai general election, Aftermath, Government formation
In January 2008, a coalition government was announced bringing together the PPP and the five smallest parties. The Democrat Party became the sole opposition party.


2007 Thailand League Division 1
The 2007 Thailand League Division 1 was played in two groups of 12 teams. The top two teams of each group were promoted and the bottom five teams of each group were relegated as the Thai football league system was in the process of being restructured.


2007 Thailand League Division 1
Customs Department were crowned champions after winning the end of season championship finals played between the promoted sides.


2007 Thailand League Division 1, Playoffs, Final
Customs Department	 won 1 – 4 on Penalties after Two Leg Draw 6–6 on aggregate.


2007 Thailand League Division 2
The 2007 Thailand League Division 2 (Division 2 Football League 2007) had 12 teams. The top two teams were promoted to Thailand Division 1 League, and the bottom two teams were relegated.


2007 Thailand Open (tennis)
The 2007 Thailand Open was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 5th edition of the Thailand Open, and was part of the International Series of the 2007 ATP Tour. It took place at the Impact Arena in Bangkok, Thailand, from September 24 through September 30, 2007.


2007 Thailand Open (tennis)
The singles field featured ATP No. 3, French Open and Wimbledon semifinalist, US Open runner-up, Adelaide, Estoril, Miami Masters and Canada Masters champion Novak Djokovic, Australian Open semifinalist, Queen's Club and Washington titlist Andy Roddick, and Halle winner Tomáš Berdych. Also lined up were Memphis champion Tommy Haas, Umag winner Carlos Moyá, Dmitry Tursunov, Ivo Karlović and Fernando Verdasco.


2007 Thailand Open (tennis), Champions, Doubles
Sanchai Ratiwatana /  Sonchat Ratiwatana def. Michaël Llodra /  Nicolas Mahut, 3–6, 7–5, [10–7]


2007 Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold
The 2007 Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold (officially known as the SCG Thailand Open 2007 for sponsorship reasons) was a badminton tournament which took place in Bangkok, Thailand from 3 to 8 July 2007. It had a total purse of $120,000.


2007 Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold, Tournament
The 2007 Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold was the third tournament of the 2007 BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix and also part of the Thailand Open championships which has been held since 1984. This tournament was organized by the Badminton Association of Thailand and sanctioned by the BWF.


2007 Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold, Tournament, Venue
This international tournament was held at Nimibutr Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.


2007 Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold, Tournament, Point distribution
Below is the point distribution for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for the BWF Grand Prix Gold event.


2007 Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold, Tournament, Prize money
The total prize money for this tournament was US$120,000. Distribution of prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations.


2007 Thailand Open – Doubles
Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram were the defending champions, but lost in the quarterfinals to Vince Spadea and Fernando Verdasco.


2007 Thailand Open – Doubles
Sanchai Ratiwatana and Sonchat Ratiwatana won in the final 3–6, 7–5, [10–7], against Michaël Llodra and Nicolas Mahut.


2007 Thailand Open – Singles
James Blake was the defending champion, but chose not to participate that year.


2007 Thailand Open – Singles
Dmitry Tursunov won in the final 6–2, 6–1, against Benjamin Becker.


2007 Thailand Premier League
The 2007 Thai Premier League had 16 teams, combining the 12 member clubs from the 2006 season, the top two clubs from Division 1, and two clubs from the Pro League 1. The official name of the league at this time was Thailand Premier League.


2007 Thailand Premier League
Matches were normally played on Saturdays with a 4pm kick off time but there were some 5pm or 6pm started and some midweek fixtures. Evening kick offs were rare. The season would have a three-month break from mid-May to mid-August because of the Asian Cup which was being co-hosted by Thailand from July 7–29 and the world university games, the Universiade, in Bangkok from August 8–18.


2007 Thailand Premier League
Normally only the Premier League champions are allowed to take part in the AFC Champions League. However, for the 2007 season, the runners-up would also be admitted due to the late completion of Indonesian domestic league and cup competitions.


2007 The Citadel Bulldogs football team
The 2007 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Kevin Higgins served as head coach for the third season. The Bulldogs played as members of the Southern Conference and played home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium.


2007 The National (December)
The 2007-2008 The National was held December 20-23, 2007 at Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia. The total purse of the event was $100,000.


2007 The National (December)
Kevin Martin defeated Kevin Koe in an all-Edmonton final, claiming a total of $25,000 for his team. It would be Martin's third victory in this Grand Slam event.


2007 The National (March)
2007 The National was held March 22–25, 2007, at Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia. The total purse of the event was $100,000.


2007 The National (March)
Kevin Martin defeated Kevin Koe in an all-Edmonton final. It was Martin's second victory in this Grand Slam event, the first with his new team.


2007 Third Division Football Tournament
The Third Division Football Tournament for the 2007 season in the Maldives started on November 12, 2011. Maabaidhoo Sports Club went on to win the tournament without losing a single game.


2007 Third Division Football Tournament, Stadiums
The Football Association of Maldives decides to play the matches of this year's tournament in two different stadiums; FAM No: 1 Turf ground and Henveiru Stadium.


2007 Third Division Football Tournament, Tournament format
The 26 teams are divided into 6 groups in the first round. The team which tops the each group will be qualified to the second round. The 6 teams qualified to the second round again will be divided into 2 groups of 3 teams in each group. The winner of each group will play in the final of the tournament.


2007 Three Days of De Panne
The 2007 Three Days of De Panne was the 31st edition of the Three Days of De Panne cycle race and was held on 3 April to 5 April 2007. The race started in Middelkerke and finished in De Panne. The race was won by Alessandro Ballan.


2007 Three Rivers District Council election
Elections to Three Rivers Council were held on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrat party stayed in overall control of the council.


2007 Thurrock Council election
The 2007 Thurrock Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Thurrock Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party lost overall control of the council to no overall control.


2007 Thurrock Council election
The Conservatives, Labour and British National Party (BNP) contested all 16 wards which were up for election. In total 55 candidates stood in the election including 6 Liberal Democrats, 3 from the United Kingdom Independence Party, 2 independents and 1 candidate from the Independent Working Class Association. Anti -social behaviour, recycling and cleanliness were seen as major issues by the parties, on a council which was seen as a top Labour target.


2007 Thurrock Council election
The British National Party put up candidates in every ward, for the first time. However, they secured no seats despite claiming that they were picking up votes from right wing Conservative supporters disaffected with David Cameron, particularly in middle class areas. In the West Thurrock and South Stifford ward, Ken Daly stood for the BNP in protest at the treatment of his son's killer.


2007 Thurrock Council election
The results of the election saw the Conservatives lose their overall majority on the council after losing 3 seats and only gaining one. The Labour party made a net gain of two seats, while the BNP came second in 6 seats after a strong rise in votes. Overall turnout was 31% and after the election the balance of power on the council was held by 3 independents.


2007 Tim Hortons Brier
The 2007 Tim Hortons Brier, Canada's men's curling championship, was held from March 3 to 11 at Copps Coliseum in Hamilton, Ontario. After losing in the final the previous season, Team Ontario skipped by Glenn Howard defeated 2006 Olympic gold medalist Brad Gushue and his Newfoundland and Labrador team in the final.


2007 Tim Hortons Brier, Teams
Skip : Kevin Martin Third: John Morris Second: Marc Kennedy Lead: Ben Hebert Alternate: Blayne Iskiw


2007 Tim Hortons Brier, Teams
Skip : Dean Joanisse Third: Mike Wood Second: Dave Nantes Lead: Chris Atchison Alternate: Jay Tuson


2007 Tim Hortons Brier, Teams
Skip : Jeff Stoughton Third: Ryan Fry Second: Rob Fowler Lead: Steve Gould Alternate: Randy Dutiaume


2007 Tim Hortons Brier, Teams
Skip : Paul Dobson Third: Scott Jones Second: Ryan Porter Lead: Pierre Fraser Alternate: Mark Dobson


2007 Tim Hortons Brier, Teams
Skip : Brad Gushue Third: Mark Nichols Second: Chris Schille Lead: Jamie Korab Alternate: Jeff Thomas


2007 Tim Hortons Brier, Teams
Fourth: Brad Jacobs Skip: Al Harnden Second: Dusty Jakomait Lead: Lee Toner Alternate: Rob Thomas


2007 Tim Hortons Brier, Teams
Skip : Mark Kehoe Third: Curt Palmer Second: Doug Bryant Lead: Richard Barker Alternate: Donnie Smith


2007 Tim Hortons Brier, Teams
Skip : Glenn Howard Third: Richard Hart Second: Brent Laing Lead: Craig Savill Alternate: Steve Bice


2007 Tim Hortons Brier, Teams
Skip : Peter Gallant Third: Kevin Champion Second: Mark O'Rourke Lead: Robert Campbell Alternate: Rod MacDonald


2007 Tim Hortons Brier, Teams
Fourth: Martin Ferland Skip: Pierre Charette Second: Philippe Lemay Lead: Marco Berthelot Alternate: Michel Ferland


2007 Tim Hortons Brier, Teams
Skip : Pat Simmons Third: Jeff Sharp Second: Gerry Adam Lead: Steve Laycock Alternate: Brian McCusker


2007 Tim Hortons Brier, Teams
Skip : Jamie Koe Third: Kevin Whitehead Second: Mark Whitehead Lead: Brad Chorostkowski Alternate: Randy Turpin


2007 Tim Hortons Brier, Playoffs
The Page playoff system is used at the Brier. The top four teams with the best records at the end of round-robin play meet in the playoff rounds. The first and second place teams play each other, with the winner advancing directly to the final. The winner of the other page playoff game between the third and fourth place teams plays the loser of the first/second playoff game in the semi-final. The winner of the semi-final moves on to the final.


2007 Tim Hortons Brier, Playdowns, Alberta
The 2007 Alberta Kia Cup was held February 5–11 at the Drayton Valley Arena in Drayton Valley.


2007 Tim Hortons Brier, Playdowns, Alberta
Quarter-finals: Ferbey 7-4 Bakker; Koe 9-7 Walchuk A1 vs B1: Martin 14-2 Ginter A2 vs B2: Koe 6-3 Ferbey Semi-final: Koe 6-3 Ginter Final: Martin 9-7 Koe


2007 Tim Hortons Brier, Playdowns, British Columbia
The 2007 BC Men's Provincial Curling Championship was held February 6–11 at the George Preston Recreation Centre in Langley.


2007 Tim Hortons Brier, Playdowns, Manitoba
The 2007 Safeway Championship was held February 7–11 at Credit Union Place in Dauphin. The tournament was a double-knock out with a page playoff.


2007 Tim Hortons Brier, Playdowns, New Brunswick
The 2007 New Brunswick Labatt Tankard was held February 7–11 at Curling Beauséjour Inc. in Moncton.


2007 Tim Hortons Brier, Playdowns, New Brunswick
3 vs. 4: Kennedy 4-3 Perron Semi-final: Howard 4-2 Kennedy Final: Dobson 9-6 Howard


2007 Tim Hortons Brier, Playdowns, Newfoundland and Labrador
The 2007 Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Men's Championship was held February 6–11 at the Gander Curling Club in Gander.


2007 Tim Hortons Brier, Playdowns, Newfoundland and Labrador
Tiebreaker: Peddigrew 8-7 Cunningham; Skanes 9-3 Peddigrew Semi-final: Skanes 9-4 Rowsell Final: Gushue 8-4 Skanes


2007 Tim Hortons Brier, Playdowns, Northern Ontario
The 2007 Dominion of Canada Northern Ontario Men's Curling Championship was held February 5–11 at the Idylwylde Golf and Country Club in Sudbury.


2007 Tim Hortons Brier, Playdowns, Northern Ontario
1 vs. 2: Phillips 8-7 Harnden 3 vs. 4: Zechner 7-5 Fawcett Semi-final: Harnden 8-1 Zechner Final: Harnden 14-6 Phillips


2007 Tim Hortons Brier, Playdowns, Nova Scotia
The 2007 Alexander Keith's Tankard was played February 7–11 at the Halifax Curling Club in Halifax. The tournament format was triple knock-out with a page playoff.


2007 Tim Hortons Brier, Playdowns, Ontario
The 2007 TSC Stores Tankard was held February 12–18 at the Sarnia Sports and Entertainment Centre in Sarnia.


2007 Tim Hortons Brier, Playdowns, Ontario
1 vs. 2: Howard 9-2 Middaugh 3 vs. 4: Epping 12-8 Balsdon Semi-final: Middaugh 9-5 Epping Final: Howard 9 - 5 Middaugh


2007 Tim Hortons Brier, Playdowns, Prince Edward Island
The 2007 PEI Labatt Tankard was held February 6–11 at the Cornwall Curling Club in Cornwall.


2007 Tim Hortons Brier, Playdowns, Prince Edward Island
1 vs. 2: Gallant 6-3 Likely 3 vs. 4: MacDonald 6-4 Stevenson Semi-final: MacDonald 9-8 Likely Final: Gallant 8-6 MacDonald


2007 Tim Hortons Brier, Playdowns, Quebec
The 2007 Quebec Men's Provincial Championship was held February 7–13 at the Colisée Cardin in Sorel-Tracy.


2007 Tim Hortons Brier, Playdowns, Quebec
A2 vs. B3: Gagné 9-7 D. Fowler B2 vs. A3: Desjardins 5-3 Dupuis A1 vs. B1: Charette 8-5 Ménard Quarter-final: Desjardins 6-5 Gagné Semi-final: Ménard 9-8 Desjardins Final: Charette 12-8 Ménard


2007 Tim Hortons Brier, Playdowns, Saskatchewan
The 2007 SaskTel Provincial Men's Tankard was held February 7–11 at the Humboldt Arena in Humboldt. The event was  a triple knock out with a page playoff.


2007 Tim Hortons Brier, Playdowns, Yukon / Northwest Territories
The Yukon / Northwest Territories Men's Championship was held February 8–11 at the Yellowknife Curling Club in Yellowknife.


2007 Tippeligaen
The 2007 Tippeligaen was the 63rd completed season of top division football in Norway. The season began on 9 April 2007. Originally scheduled to end on 4 November, the last round was moved to Saturday 3 November 2007, due to Rosenborg’s Champions League participation.


2007 Tippeligaen
Brann were confirmed as league champions after the 24th round of the season, after Stabæk lost away to Viking. The result left Brann with an unassailable seven-point lead over Viking, with two games left to play. Brann thus claimed their first league title since 1963, and their third league title in all. Stabæk eventually finished as runners-up, their strongest performance ever, while Viking finished third.


2007 Tippeligaen
Sandefjord and Start ended the season at the bottom of the table and were relegated. The play-off spot was occupied by Odd Grenland for the second year in a row. They faced Bodø/Glimt over two games for the right to play in the 2008 Tippeligaen, but lost 4–2 on aggregate and were relegated, while Bodø/Glimt were promoted.


2007 Tippeligaen, Teams
Fourteen teams competed in the league – the top twelve teams from the previous season, and two teams promoted from 1. divisjon.


2007 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship
The 2007 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship is an annual competition between the top hurling clubs in Tipperary. The winners of the Tipperary Championship qualify to represent their county in the Munster Club Championship, the winners of which go on to the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship.


2007 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship
The Tipperary County Champions in 2006 were Toomevara who became champions with a win over Nenagh Éire Óg. The Tipperary senior hurling championship is probably the most complicated system in Ireland as it strives to accommodate 25 teams. A knockout divisional system and group backdoor system has been introduced to accommodate these teams. Before the new system, the county championship was run on a divisional basis with the teams in the divisional finals going into the county quarter-finals and proceeding from there. It may not be long before this system is re-introduced because of the complexity of the current championship.


2007 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship, 2007 Divisional Championship, North Tipperary
The North Tipperary Championship is contested by nine teams: Borris-Ileigh, Burgess, Kildangan, Kilruane McDonaghs, Moneygall, Nenagh Éire Óg, Portroe, Roscrea, Toomevara. The championship is a knockout competition with the losers apart from the semi final runner-up entering the County Championship. The winners of the North Championship advance to the quarter final of the County Championship.


2007 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship, 2007 Divisional Championship, Mid Tipperary
The Mid Tipperary Championship is contested by seven teams: Boherlahan-Dualla, Drom-Inch, Holycross-Ballycahill, J.K. Bracken's, Loughmore-Castleiney, Thurles Sarsfields and Upperchurch-Drombane. The championship is a knockout competition with the losers apart from the one semi final runner-up (Upperchurch-Drombane in 2006) entering the County Championship. The winners of the Mid Championship advance to the county quarter final. Upperchurch-Drombane receive a bye to the semi final.


2007 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship, 2007 Divisional Championship, West Tipperary
The West Tipperary Championship is contested by five teams: Cappawhite, Cashel King Cormacs, Clonoulty-Rossmore, Éire Óg Annacarty and Knockavilla-Donaskeigh Kickhams. The championship is a knockout competition with the winners advancing to the quarter final of the County Championship. The other four contestants also play in the first phase of the County Championship (group stage).


2007 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship, 2007 Divisional Championship, South Tipperary
The South Tipperary Championship is contested by four teams: Ballingarry, Carrick Swans, Killenaule and Mullinahone. The championship is a 'knockout' competition. However, the three semi-finalists losers going into the County Championship. The winners of the South Championship advance directly to the quarter final of the County championship, while the other three divisional semi-finalists also play in the first phase of the County Championship (group stage).


2007 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship, 2007 Tipperary County Championship
The 14 teams defeated in their divisional championship are divided into groups of 4.Top Team in each group go into Round 2. Group 2 winners receive a Bye (Drawn).Other 3 play remaining 3 beaten Semi Finalists in North and Mid.ie. Loughmore-Castleiney v J.K. Bracken's, Nenagh Éire Óg v Kildangan and Toomevara v Borris-Ileigh. Bottom team  in each Group contest Relegation play-off.


2007 Tirreno–Adriatico
The 2007 Tirreno–Adriatico cycle race took place from March 14 to March 20. The event was won by German Andreas Klöden of the Astana, who combined good time-trialling and climbing skills to take the race lead on the penultimate stage.


2007 Tirreno–Adriatico, Final standings, Team classification
The following UCI ProTour and UCI Professional Continental teams were named to the 2007 Tirreno–Adriatico:


2007 Titikaveka by-election
The Titikaveka by-election was a by-election in the Cook Islands seat of Titikaveka. It took place on 7 February 2007.


2007 Titikaveka by-election
At the 2006 election, Robert Wigmore won the seat of Titikaveka by a significant margin. However, his election was subsequently challenged in an electoral petition on the grounds that as a board member of the Cook Islands Investment Corporation Wigmore was technically a public servant and thus ineligible to sit. The petition was successful and a by-election was called.


2007 Titikaveka by-election
The poll was won by the Democratic Party's Robert Wigmore. Turnout was significantly reduced from the general election.


2007 Tocopilla earthquake
The 2007 Tocopilla earthquake occurred on November 14 at 12:40:50 local time. Its epicenter was located between Quillagua and Tocopilla, affecting the Tarapacá and the Antofagasta regions in northern Chile. The earthquake had a moment magnitude of 7.7 and lasted about 3 minutes and 35 seconds. Seventeen aftershocks of magnitude greater than 5.3, including one of magnitude 7.1 and two others of magnitude 6.3 or higher, were recorded. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a tsunami warning, stating a tsunami had been generated; after one hour, this warning was cancelled. The earthquake was felt from Santiago, 1,245 km south from the epicenter, to La Paz, about 700 km north-northeast.


2007 Tocopilla earthquake, Tectonic summary
The USGS reported that the earthquake resulted from the release of stresses generated by the subduction of the oceanic Nazca plate beneath the South American Plate. In this region, known as the Peru-Chile subduction zone, the Nazca Plate thrusts beneath South America at a rate of approximately 79 mm/year in an east-north-east direction. This earthquake indicates subduction-related thrusting, likely on the interface between these two plates.


2007 Tocopilla earthquake, Tectonic summary
This earthquake occurred near (and within) the southern end of the rupture area of the great magnitude 9.1 earthquake of 1877, which produced a destructive tsunami and whose source region has since the late 1970s been recognized as a potentially dangerous seismic gap. In 1995, a magnitude 8.0 earthquake occurred in the same subduction zone approximately 200 km further south of the November 14th event.


2007 Tocopilla earthquake, Damage and casualties
At least two deaths have been attributed to this earthquake: an 88-year-old woman crushed under a collapsing wall at Tocopilla, and a 54-year-old woman whose exact cause of death remains unknown. There were also reports of widespread power outages in the region, including the cities of Antofagasta, Calama and Arica. The earthquake disrupted copper mining in the region; because Chile is the world's top supplier of copper, the earthquake caused prices of the metal to jump by more than six percent. Tin prices also rose four percent to reach a record high. There were reports of several dozen road workers trapped inside a collapsed highway tunnel. Two hundred homes were destroyed by the shaking and up to 15,000 people were displaced. In Tocopilla alone, 1,000 homes were demolished, representing 30 percent of all standing structures.


2007 Togolese parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Togo on October 14, 2007 for the 81 seats in the National Assembly. There were over 2,000 candidates, with 32 parties and 41 lists of independent candidates competing. The ruling Rally of the Togolese People (RPT) was victorious, winning a majority of 50 seats. The remaining seats were won by opposition parties; the Union of the Forces of Change (UFC) won 27 seats and the Action Committee for Renewal (CAR) won four seats. They were the first parliamentary elections since the beginning of multiparty politics in the early 1990s in which all major parties participated.


2007 Togolese parliamentary election, Background
The 2007 elections were the first parliamentary elections to be held following the February 2005 death of long-time President Gnassingbé Eyadéma, who was succeeded by his son, Faure Gnassingbé, elected in April 2005. They followed an agreement between parties in August 2006 and the appointment of a government incorporating the opposition and headed by an opposition leader, Yawovi Agboyibo, in September 2006.


2007 Togolese parliamentary election, Background
The elections were originally scheduled for June 24, 2007, but in May they were delayed until 5 August. On July 5, it was delayed again by the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI), although no new date was announced at that time. This delay was caused by a delay in the holding of an electoral census, which was planned to be held from June 8 to July 9  but was rescheduled to run from July 16 to August 17.


2007 Togolese parliamentary election, Background
The census was scheduled to be conducted in one part of the country, called Zone A, from July 16 to July 29, and in another part, called Zone B, from August 4 to August 17; in the remaining part of the country, comprising Lomé and Golfe Prefecture, the census was scheduled to be conducted throughout the period. The end date for the census in Zone A was subsequently extended to August 1, and the census in Zone B was delayed until August 6, with the end date being extended until August 19.


2007 Togolese parliamentary election, Background
Veteran opposition leader Gilchrist Olympio of the Union of the Forces of Change (UFC) arrived in Togo on August 18 and registered to vote. He said that CENI's work was "not too bad given the means at its disposal" and that the census was "encouraging"; he also urged people to register. The 2007 elections were the first parliamentary elections in which the UFC had participated since the beginning of multiparty politics in the early 1990s.


2007 Togolese parliamentary election, Background
On August 23, Revival and Redemption Party (PRR) leader Nicolas Lawson called on the people to vote, describing the elections as a "decisive step forward" and saying that the country "must return to democratic principles, to survive and to develop". He was critical of independent candidates, who he said did not have political programs and would only increase confusion in a country that already had about 80 parties.


2007 Togolese parliamentary election, Background
Following the census, CENI spent one month, beginning on August 30, eliminating fraud from the electoral list by searching for voters who registered more than once through a computer system comparing fingerprints. Voters who registered more than once were given until August 30 to come forward about this so that the electoral list could be corrected; they were warned that they would face prosecution if they did not do so.


2007 Togolese parliamentary election, Background
On 20 September, nine new members of the Constitutional Court were sworn in; this followed the appointment of a new head of the Court, Aboudou Assouma, by Gnassingbé on 17 September.


2007 Togolese parliamentary election, Background
In CENI's review of the electoral census, about 7,000 doubled names were found. The local independent electoral commission (CELI) for Lomé was dissolved by CENI for failing to respect its instructions with regard to multiple registration on September 23.s On September 29, a new Lomé CELI was installed by CENI President Tozim Potopéré.


2007 Togolese parliamentary election, Electoral system
The 81 seats in the National Assembly were elected by proportional representation in several multi-member constituencies. Seats were allotted based on the system of highest averages.


2007 Togolese parliamentary election, Campaign
On August 30, it was announced that National Assembly had been dissolved, that the elections would be held on October 14, and that campaigning would run from September 29 to October 12. On the same day, the 162 candidates of the UFC (including their substitutes) were invested by Olympio at a UFC extraordinary congress in Nyékonakpoe, a district of Lomé. The ruling Rally of the Togolese People (RPT) invested its 162 candidates (including substitutes) on September 7 at the Palace of Congresses in Lomé. These candidates included Minister of Defense Kpatcha Gnassingbé, Minister of Social Affairs and the Protection of Women Memounatou Ibrahima, Minister of Labor, Employment and the Civil Service Katari Foli-Bazi, National Assembly President Abass Bonfoh, and National Assembly Vice-President Eric Kpadé.


2007 Togolese parliamentary election, Campaign
The Socialist Pact for Renewal (PSR) invested its 130 candidates on September 8 in Atakpamé. Prime Minister Yawovi Agboyibo's party, the Committee of Action for Renewal (CAR), invested its 162 candidates on September 12 in Lomé; its candidates included Agboyibo, the party's president, Gahoun Georges Hégbor, CAR's vice-president and also Minister of Communication, and Ouro-Bossi Tchacondoh, who was Deputy Minister in charge of Local Communities. On the same day, the Democratic Alliance for the Fatherland (the Alliance), led by Dahuku Péré, invested its 104 candidates in Notsé. Its candidates stood in 19 prefectures, as well as Lomé.


2007 Togolese parliamentary election, Campaign
The Democratic Convention of the African People (CDPA), led by Minister of State for Mines and Energy Léopold Gnininvi, presented its 162 candidates on September 13 in Lomé; the candidates included Gnininvi, Minister of Higher Education and Research Messan Adimado Aduayom, and Deputy Minister of the Informal Sector Lydia Adanlété. Gnininvi praised CENI's "remarkable work" and said that the electoral census had ensured "a credible process".


2007 Togolese parliamentary election, Campaign
The High Authority for Audiovisuals and Communication conducted a draw on September 27 to determine the sequence of campaign airtime for political parties in the media. The Coordination of New Forces, a minor political party led by Joseph Kokou Koffigoh, won the right to speak first on TVT.


2007 Togolese parliamentary election, Conduct
Following an agreement on conditions signed by the European Union and the Togolese government on August 3, election observers from the European Union were scheduled to arrive on 16 August and continue to observe all election events from that point on. CENI said that over 800,000 voters had registered by August 2, halfway through the census.


2007 Togolese parliamentary election, Conduct
EU observers began to deploy in Togo on September 18, beginning with 18 observers. These 18 "long-term" observers were subsequently joined by 62 "short-term" observers who arrived on October 6, including the head of the observer mission, Fiona Hall. On October 11, six Members of the European Parliament—Valdis Dombrovskis, Patrick Gaubert, Horst Posdorf, Marie-Arlette Carlotti, Neena Gill, and Johan Van Hecke—also arrived to play a part in the observation mission. European Union aid to Togo had been suspended since 1993, and the resumption of EU aid was said to depend on whether the 2007 elections were deemed "free and transparent". There were expected to be about 3,500 observers in total, both from Togo and abroad; aside from the EU, other organizations that intended to have observers in place included La Francophonie and the African Union.


2007 Togolese parliamentary election, Conduct
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) deployed a team of 140 observers, both military and civilian, on 2 October 2007. In early October, a final total of 2,974,718 registered voters was announced by CENI. CENI also announced that there would be a total of 396 lists competing in the elections, including those for both parties and independents.


2007 Togolese parliamentary election, Conduct
A point of dispute regarding the conduct of the elections was whether ballot papers should be authenticated by being signed by two polling stations officials as a measure to prevent fraud. The UFC was in favor of this, but the RPT and the CAR were not. On October 10, it was agreed to have the ballot papers stamped rather than signed.


2007 Togolese parliamentary election, Conduct
On October 11, the army and security forces voted three days early so that they would be fully available to maintain peace and order on election day. Their votes were not to be counted until the general population voted on October 14. On election day, electoral observers noted that turnout appeared to be high. President Gnassingbé voted in Lomé, praising the electoral process and expressing his faith in it.


2007 Togolese parliamentary election, Conduct
The UFC criticized what it said was the failure of some ballot papers to be properly stamped, which it described as intentional. According to CENI, ballot papers are valid even if they are not stamped. Claiming irregularities in the vote counting, the UFC issued a statement on October 16 urging the people "to be mobilized to save their victory".


2007 Togolese parliamentary election, Conduct
Also on October 16, Louis Michel, the European Commissioner for Development & Humanitarian Aid, praised the elections for what he described as their calmness and high voter turnout and the "confidence and maturity of the Togolese people in the exercise of democracy". On the same day, the EU observer mission said the elections were marked by "satisfactory conditions" and high turnout, and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), which had 152 observers present, deemed the elections to be "free, fair and open". The African Union also gave a positive assessment of the elections on October 17, although it pointed to some areas for improvement, such as providing sufficient electoral material and the way proxy voting was used.


2007 Togolese parliamentary election, Results
Late on October 17, CENI President Potopéré announced provisional results for most seats. These results showed the RPT with a majority of 49 out of 81 seats, the UFC with 21 seats, and the CAR with four seats, while the outcome for seven seats was still to be determined. Turnout was placed at 95%, with 2,820,845 out of 2,974,718 registered voters participating. On October 19, additional results gave the UFC two seats from Golfe Prefecture, leaving only five seats from Lomé to be declared.


2007 Togolese parliamentary election, Results
On October 20, Olympio said that the UFC, which alleged that almost 40,000 of its supporters' votes were deliberately annulled during the vote counting and demanded a recount, would appeal to the Constitutional Court regarding the results. On October 21, CENI announced that it was not going to publish provisional results for Lomé due to problems and was submitting a report to the Constitutional Court. The problems included more than 300 of the 751 ballot boxes not being properly sealed, an inability to specify the polling stations from which some of the results came, and some polling stations' results being recorded multiple times.


2007 Togolese parliamentary election, Results
On October 23, CENI, on an injunction from the Constitutional Court, released the provisional results for Lomé. These results showed the UFC winning four of the seats and the RPT winning one, leaving the RPT with a total of 50 seats and the UFC with a total of 27. According to the provisional results for Lomé, there were 378,002 voters and 10,619 invalid votes; the UFC won 256,363 votes and the RPT won 54,102. Across the country, provisional results showed the RPT winning 922,636 votes, the UFC winning 867,507 votes, and the CAR winning 192,218 votes.


2007 Togolese parliamentary election, Results
Patrick Lawson, the third vice-president of the UFC, said on October 24 that the party might be willing to participate in a new national unity government, but only under certain "clearly defined" conditions.


2007 Togolese parliamentary election, Results
On October 30, the Constitutional Court confirmed the results of the elections; 50 seats for the RPT, 27 for the UFC, and four for the CAR. It revised voter turnout downward to 85%, placing the number of voters at 2,526,049, with 2,344,108 valid votes and 181,941 invalid votes, and it rejected 20 appeals. The UFC disputed the Court's results, with its Secretary-General, Jean-Pierre Fabre, describing them on October 31 as "neither credible nor acceptable" and saying that they did not represent the voters' will, and he demanded that the Court "seriously examine" the appeals.


2007 Togolese parliamentary election, Results
Fabre also accused the Court of "abetting the power grab orchestrated by the RPT through the Independent National Electoral Commission". On the same day, RPT Secretary-General Solitoki Esso expressed the ruling party's willingness to work with anyone of goodwill. On November 1, President Gnassingbé called for the results to be respected by all and said that he hoped that politicians would work together "in a spirit of unity and reconciliation" for the sake of the nation.


2007 Togolese parliamentary election, Aftermath
Gnassingbé and Olympio met in Ouagadougou on November 2, along with President Blaise Compaoré of Burkina Faso, who acted as mediator. According to Compaoré, Gnassingbé said that he would invite the opposition to participate in the government. Olympio held out the possibility that the UFC would participate; Compaoré anticipated that the UFC would present conditions for its participation.


2007 Togolese parliamentary election, Aftermath
The new National Assembly opened on November 13. Its first meeting was chaired by the oldest deputy, Koffi Agbényéga Voule-Frititi of the RPT (age 73), along with the youngest deputy, Mawulikplim Moïse Sodahlon (age 32) of the UFC. Prime Minister Agboyibo presented his resignation to President Gnassingbé on the same day, saying that the elections marked the end of the mission he had been assigned.


2007 Togolese parliamentary election, Aftermath
Michel met with Gnassingbé in Lomé on November 17. Michel said that he thought "the conditions for the complete normalization of cooperation between the European Union and Togo are met" and that an official decision on the matter would be reached before the end of the year. Olympio met with Gnassingbé at the presidential palace in Lomé on November 21 to discuss the appointment of the next prime minister and government.


2007 Togolese parliamentary election, Aftermath
In the National Assembly, newly adopted rules of procedure allowed for a parliamentary group to be established with as few as four members, thereby enabling the creation of a CAR parliamentary group. Shortly afterward, on November 24, the National Assembly elected its bureau, composed of seven members, all from the RPT. Bonfoh Abbass was re-elected as the President of the National Assembly, while Komi Sélom Klassou was elected as its First Vice-President and Yao Patrice Kanekatoua was elected as its Second Vice-President.


2007 Togolese parliamentary election, Aftermath
The UFC withdrew its candidates for the positions on the bureau after the RPT nominated a candidate for the position of First Vice-President, accusing the RPT of seeking absolute control of the National Assembly, and the CAR followed suit in withdrawing.


2007 Togolese parliamentary election, Aftermath
The UFC and CAR criticized the RPT, saying that under the newly adopted rules of procedure a single parliamentary group should not hold two successive positions in the bureau, such as the Presidency and the First Vice-Presidency, and that the allocation of these positions, along with those of the bureaus of committees in the National Assembly, was supposed to reflect the composition of the National Assembly. The two parties said that it had been agreed that the RPT would hold the Presidency of the National Assembly while the UFC would hold the First Vice-Presidency and the CAR would hold the Second Vice-Presidency.


2007 Togolese parliamentary election, Aftermath
On November 29, it was announced that the EU was resuming full cooperation with Togo. On the same day, it was reported that the delay in nominating a new Prime Minister was due to continued attempts to get the UFC to join the government.


2007 Togolese parliamentary election, Aftermath
It was announced on December 3 that Komlan Mally of the ruling RPT, who was Minister of Town and City Planning in Agboyibo's government and had been elected to the National Assembly, had been nominated as Prime Minister. Following Mally's appointment, UFC Secretary-General Jean-Pierre Fabre said on December 4 that his party was "neither disappointed nor surprised" by the appointment of a Prime Minister from the RPT and that the appointment was in line with past actions by the ruling party which excluded the UFC, including the RPT's monopolization of posts in the bureau of the National Assembly.


2007 Togolese parliamentary election, Aftermath
He also said that in his "personal opinion", the UFC had "no interest in participating in this government". Olympio described Mally as "some sort of civil servant, unknown to the public, unknown to the political class", and predicted that Mally's government would be short-lived due to the talks between Gnassingbé and the opposition.


2007 Togolese parliamentary election, Aftermath
Olympio also said that the election results did not properly represent the voters' will, pointing out that the UFC received nearly as many votes as the RPT, but that due to the way the electoral system was designed the UFC won far fewer seats. Relative to population density, a disproportionately high number of seats were allotted to the north, where the RPT's support was strongest.


2007 Togolese parliamentary election, Aftermath
The EU observer mission presented its final report on the elections to Gnassingbé on December 3. While confirming the mission's positive assessment of the elections, the report included a number of recommendations, one of which was that representation in the National Assembly should more closely correspond to population.


2007 Togolese parliamentary election, Aftermath
After the National Assembly opened, six deputies from the RPT (including Kanekatoua Yao, who had been elected Second Vice-President of the National Assembly) chose to resign their seats, along with three from the CAR, and were replaced by substitutes.


2007 Togolese parliamentary election, Aftermath
Mally's government, including 21 ministers and primarily composed of members of the RPT, was named on December 13. The UFC and CAR were not included in the government, although Léopold Gnininvi, the leader of the Democratic Convention of the African People, an opposition party that was not elected to the National Assembly, was included as Minister of State for Foreign Affairs.


2007 Tokelauan self-determination referendum
A referendum on self-determination was held in Tokelau on 20 October and on 22–24 October 2007, with the result being that self-governance was rejected. Had it been successful, the referendum would have changed Tokelau's status from an unincorporated New Zealand territory to a self-governing state in free association with New Zealand, akin to the Cook Islands and Niue. However, the referendum required a two-thirds positive vote to pass, and the "yes" side fell short of the required total by 16 votes.


2007 Tokelauan self-determination referendum
The referendum was open to Tokelauans aged 18 or older, with 789 people eligible to vote. A majority of two-thirds of voters was necessary for the referendum to be accepted.


2007 Tokelauan self-determination referendum
After the narrow failure of the first such referendum in 2006, it was decided that another referendum would be held late the following year. Tokelau's leaders believe that concerns among Tokelauan expatriates were a factor in the failure of the 2006 referendum, even though they were not eligible to vote, and assured them that they would not lose their rights to return to Tokelau if the 2007 referendum had passed. There were 23% more people eligible to vote in the 2007 referendum than in the previous year's.


2007 Tokelauan self-determination referendum
Had the proposal succeeded, a date would have been set, most likely in mid-2008, for the "day of self government". However, the proposal failed again by an even smaller margin – 16 more "yes" votes would have been needed to approve it. It is possible that the issue will be voted on again in the future; the leader of the largest group of overseas Tokelauans (the Tokelauan community in the Hutt Valley in New Zealand) Henry Joseph called for another vote within two years, with the required approval being changed to a simple majority.


2007 Tokyo Marathon
The 2007 Tokyo Marathon (Japanese: 東京マラソン 2007) was the inaugural edition of the annual marathon race in Tokyo, Japan and was held on Sunday, 18 February. The competition replaced the Tokyo International Marathon, an elite men-only competition held since 1981. The new competition included a mass race open to the public.


2007 Tokyo Marathon
The men's race was won by Kenyan Daniel Njenga in a time of 2:09:45, while the women's race was won by home athlete Hitomi Niiya in 2:31:02. The organisers did not invite any elite level women runners to compete at the marathon, but Niiya (a national representative at under-20 level) started the race alongside members of the public for her marathon debut and finished nearly 19 minutes ahead of the opposition. Several older professional female runners in their 40s finished behind Niiya, with Mari Tanigawa (1991 winner of the Tokyo International Women's Marathon) finishing as runner-up, 1990s Olympic medalist Yuko Arimori in fifth, and ultradistance runner Mami Kudo in ninth.


2007 Tokyo Verdy 1969 season
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2007 Tokyo gubernatorial election
Tokyo held a gubernatorial election on April 8, 2007 as part of the 16th unified local elections. There were fourteen candidates, among them the incumbent governor Shintaro Ishihara. Most candidates, with the exception of Kurokawa and Yamaguchi, ran as independents, but some were supported by various parties.


2007 Toledo Rockets football team
The 2007 Toledo Rockets football team represented the University of Toledo during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They competed as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) in the West Division. The Rockets were led by head coach Tom Amstutz.


2007 Tommy Murphy Cup
The fourth Tommy Murphy Cup Gaelic football competition began on June 30, 2007. The competition is in knockout format: the eight teams relegated to the National Football League 2007 Division 4 compete, plus Kilkenny. The competition was won by Wicklow in a final that was forced into extra-time against Antrim. The final score was 3-13 to 1-17.


2007 Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council election
Elections to Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council were held on 3 May 2007. The whole borough council (53 members) were up for election. Parish council elections were held on the same day.


2007 Tonga Major League
The 2007 season of the Tonga Major League was the 29th season of top flight association football competition in Tonga. Lotohaʻapai United won the championship for the tenth time, the 10th in a record streak of 11 titles in the Tonga Major League.


2007 Top League Challenge Series
The 2007 Top League Challenge Series was the 2007 edition of the Top League Challenge Series, a second-tier rugby union competition in Japan, in which teams from regionalised leagues competed for promotion to the Top League for the 2007–08 season. The competition was contested from 14 to 27 January 2007.


2007 Top League Challenge Series
Kyuden Voltex and Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars won promotion to the 2007–08 Top League, while Honda Heat and Kintetsu Liners progressed to the promotion play-offs.


2007 Top League Challenge Series, Competition rules and information
The top two teams from the regional Top East League, Top West League and Top Kyūshū League qualified to the Top League Challenge Series. The regional league winners participated in Challenge 1, while the runners-up participated in Challenge 2.


2007 Top League Challenge Series, Competition rules and information
The top two teams in Challenge 1 won automatic promotion to the 2007–08 Top League, while the third-placed team in Challenge 1 and the Challenge 2 winner qualified to the promotion play-offs.


2007 Top League Challenge Series, Qualification
The teams qualified to the Challenge 1 and Challenge 2 series through the 2006 regional leagues.


2007 Top League Challenge Series, Qualification, Top West League
The final standings for the 2006 Top West League were:


2007 Top League Challenge Series, Qualification, Top East League
The final standings for the 2006 Top East League were:


2007 Top League Challenge Series, Qualification, Top Kyūshū League
The final standings for the 2006 Top Kyūshū League were:


2007 Top League Challenge Series, Challenge 1, Standings
The final standings for the 2007 Top League Challenge 1 were:


2007 Top League Challenge Series, Challenge 1, Matches
The following matches were played in the 2007 Top League Challenge 1:


2007 Top League Challenge Series, Challenge 2, Standings
The final standings for the 2007 Top League Challenge 2 were:


2007 Top League Challenge Series, Challenge 2, Matches
The following matches were played in the 2006 Top League Challenge 2:


2007 Toppserien
The 2007 season of the Toppserien, the highest women's football (soccer) league in Norway, began on 21 April 2007 and ended on 3 November 2007.


2007 Toppserien
22 games were played with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Number eleven and twelve were relegated, while the two top teams from the First Division were promoted.


2007 Toppserien
Røa won the league, three points ahead of reigning champion Kolbotn.


2007 Toray Pan Pacific Open
The 2007 Toray Pan Pacific Open was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 24th edition of the Toray Pan Pacific Open, and was part of the Tier I Series of the 2007 WTA Tour. It took place at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan, from January 27 through February 4, 2007. Martina Hingis won the singles title.


2007 Toray Pan Pacific Open, Champions, Doubles
Lisa Raymond  /  Samantha Stosur  defeated  Vania King /  Rennae Stubbs, 7–6(8–6), 3–6, 7–5


2007 Toray Pan Pacific Open – Doubles
Lisa Raymond and Samantha Stosur were the defending champions, and successfully defended their title, beating Vania King and Rennae Stubbs 7–6(6), 3–6, 7–5 in the final.


2007 Toray Pan Pacific Open – Singles
Elena Dementieva was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Martina Hingis in a rematch of the previous year's final.


2007 Toray Pan Pacific Open – Singles
Hingis went on to win the title, defeating Ana Ivanovic in the final 6–4, 6–2. This tournament is known for being the last that Hingis won on the singles WTA tour.


2007 Toray Pan Pacific Open – Singles, Seeds
The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.


2007 Torneo Apertura (Chile)
The 2007 Campeonato Nacional Apertura Copa Banco del Estado  was the 81st Chilean League top flight tournament, in which Colo-Colo won its 26th league title.


2007 Torneo Apertura (Chile), League table
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd wins; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored; 5th away goals; 6th red cards; 7th yellow cards; 8th draw.


2007 Torneo Apertura (Chile), Pre-Copa Sudamericana Play-off
Audax Italiano & Colo-Colo qualified for the 2007 Copa Sudamericana


2007 Torneo Clausura (Chile)
The 2007 Campeonato Nacional Apertura Copa Banco Estado  was the 82nd Chilean League top flight tournament, in which Colo-Colo won its 27th league title.


2007 Torneo Clausura (Chile), First stage, Playoff match
A playoff round was contested because there was a third-placed team who had more points than a second placed team. In a playoff round the third-placed team would have the home field advantage.


2007 Torneo Descentralizado
The 2007 Torneo Descentralizado (known as the Copa Cable Mágico for sponsorship reasons) is the ninety-first season of Peruvian football. A total of 12 teams competed in the tournament, with Alianza Lima as the defending champion. Universidad San Martín won its first national title as it did not have to play in the season finals due to Coronel Bolognesi's poor performance in the Torneo Apertura. The season began on February 3, 2007 and ended on December 16, 2007.


2007 Torneo Descentralizado, Changes from 2006, Rule changes
Starting with the 2007 season, promotion of the Segunda División champion was re-introduced.


2007 Torneo Descentralizado, Season overview
Universidad San Martín de Porres won the Apertura, their first title, and qualified for their first Copa Libertadores. Coronel Bolognesi won the Clausura which was their first title too. In the Apertura they had placed last and were in danger of relegation. No national championship final was contested because Coronel Bolognesi did not finish in the top 6 of the Apertura. The national title went to Universidad San Martín, who had accumulated more points on the aggregate table. Coincidentally, both teams also participated in the Copa Sudamericana together in 2006. The final fixture of the Clausura had four potential winners.


2007 Torneo Descentralizado, Season overview
Aside from Bolognesi, Universitario de Deportes, Alianza Lima, Cienciano, and Sport Áncash had a chance at winning the title. They all won their last fixtures, however, Bolognesi also won its fixture and surpassed Universitario by one point. Despite not winning the Clausura, Cienciano qualified for the Copa Libertadores 2008 Preliminary Round, and Universitario and Sport Áncash qualified for the Copa Sudamericana 2008. Alianza Lima, however, finished the season empty-handed.


2007 Torneo Descentralizado, Season overview
Sporting Cristal, a Peruvian giant, was in danger of relegation throughout the season. This was Cristal's worst season in its history. The team failed in the Apertura under the Argentine Sampaoli and the club decided to hire Juan Carlos Oblitas for the Clausura. At first he did not have much success but during the second half of the Clausura, they were undefeated for the remaining 11 games with 5 wins and 6 draws. Cristal finished tying the last fixture and remained in the First Division. The newly promoted Deportivo Municipal and Total Clean were relegated. Deportivo Municipal played its last fixture with its U-20 squad and as a result, Alianza Lima defeated them 6-0. The first-team squad did not play because the club did not pay them for several months.


2007 Torneo Descentralizado, Season finals
No season finals were contested since the Apertura winners Universidad San Martín de Porres failed to finish in the top six of the Torneo Clausura and the Clausura winners Coronel Bolognesi failed to finish in the top six of the Torneo Apertura. Therefore, San Martín won the national title due to the team's better positioning on the aggregate table.


2007 Torneo Godó
The 2007 Torneo Godó was a men's professional tennis tournament that was part of the International Series Gold of the 2007 ATP Tour. It was the 55th edition of the Torneo Godó and took place from 23 April until 29 April 2007 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Rafael Nadal won the singles title.


2007 Torneo Godó, Finals, Doubles
Andrei Pavel /  Alexander Waske defeated  Rafael Nadal /  Tomeu Salvà 6–3, 7–6(7–1)


2007 Torneo Godó – Doubles
Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor were the defending champions, but lost in the quarterfinals this year.


2007 Torneo Godó – Doubles
Andrei Pavel and Alexander Waske won in the final 6–3, 7–6(7–1), against Rafael Nadal and Bartolomé Salvá-Vidal.


2007 Torneo Godó – Singles
Two-time defending champion Rafael Nadal successfully defended his title, defeating Guillermo Cañas in the final, 6–3, 6–4, to win the Singles title at the 2007 Barcelona Open.


2007 Torneo Internazionale Regione Piemonte
The 2007 Torneo Internazionale Regione Piemonte will be a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It will be the 8th edition of the tournament which is part of the 2007 ITF Women's Circuit. It will take place in Biella, Italy between 9 and 15 July 2007.


2007 Torneo Internazionale Regione Piemonte, WTA entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2007 Torneo Internazionale Regione Piemonte, Champions, Doubles
Maret Ani /  Kaia Kanepi def. Mervana Jugić-Salkić /  Renata Voráčová, 6–4, 6–1


2007 Torneo di Viareggio
The 2007 winners of the Torneo di Viareggio (in English, the Viareggio Tournament, officially the Viareggio Cup World Football Tournament Coppa Carnevale), the annual youth football tournament held in Viareggio, Tuscany, are listed below.


2007 Torneo di Viareggio, Format
The 48 teams are seeded in 12 pools, split up into 6-pool groups. Each team from a pool meets the others in a single tie. The winning club from each pool and two best runners-up from both group A and group B progress to the final knockout stage. All matches in the final rounds are single tie. The Round of 16 envisions penalties and no extra time, while the rest of the final round matches include 30 minutes extra time and penalties to be played if the draw between teams still holds. Semifinal losing teams play 3rd-place final with penalties after regular time. The winning sides play the final with extra time and repeat the match if the draw holds.


2007 Toronto Argonauts season
The 2007 Toronto Argonauts season was the 50th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and 135th season overall. The Argonauts finished the regular season 11–7 and finished in first place in the East Division.


2007 Toronto Argonauts season, Regular season
The team began with a disappointing 2-6 start to the season. With playoff hopes in jeopardy following a last second loss to the Blue Bombers on August 24th, the team turned things around with two big wins against their rivals from Hamilton. Pinball led the group to a 9-1 finish and a sixth straight playoff appearance.


2007 Toronto Argonauts season, Postseason
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers advanced to the Grey Cup for the first time in six years by stunning the Toronto Argonauts on Sunday but lost star quarterback, Kevin Glenn in the process.


2007 Toronto Blue Jays season
The 2007 Toronto Blue Jays season was the franchise's 31st season of Major League Baseball. The Blue Jays tried to improve on their 87-win 2006 season, hoping to make the playoffs for the first time since 1993.


2007 Toronto Blue Jays season
In the offseason, the Jays signed All Star outfielder Vernon Wells to one of the richest contracts in MLB history, giving him a seven-year contract worth $126 million. Toronto also extended the contract of first baseman Lyle Overbay, and signed veteran designated hitter Frank Thomas. To offset the loss of starter Ted Lilly to the Chicago Cubs, Toronto signed Japanese pitcher Tomo Ohka and former Atlanta starter John Thomson to one-year contracts and inked former New York Mets hurler Víctor Zambrano to a minor-league deal. All three men, however, were eventually designated for assignment and released. The Jays also picked up infielder Jason Smith from the Rule 5 draft, but he too was released from his contract.


2007 Toronto Blue Jays season, Regular season, Summary
During the month of January, Toronto signed starting pitchers John Thomson and then Tomo Ohka to incentive-based one-year contracts in an effort to strengthen their 4th and 5th rotational slots. On January 30 Toronto also signed starting pitcher Víctor Zambrano to a minor league contract, and invited him to Spring training. All three were eventually released. When Brandon League, who was being considered for the main setup role, arrived to Spring training with a strained lat muscle, Zambrano took the empty spot in the bullpen.


2007 Toronto Blue Jays season, Regular season, Summary
Thomson injured himself in spring training, so the Blue Jays named Ohka and Towers as their fourth and fifth starters. After four mediocre starts, Josh Towers was sent to the bullpen and replaced by Dustin McGowan. Towers returned to the rotation later in the year replacing released pitcher Tomo Ohka. When Gustavo Chacín was injured, he was replaced in the rotation by Shaun Marcum, who had a breakout year.


2007 Toronto Blue Jays season, Regular season, Summary
The season was blighted by persistent injuries, with 12 Blue Jays landing on the DL. The most serious injury was that of B. J. Ryan, who was out for the entire season having had Tommy John Surgery. However, due to the emergence of young pitchers like Dustin McGowan, Casey Janssen and Jeremy Accardo, the Jays finished 4 games above .500.


2007 Toronto Blue Jays season, Regular season, Summary
One of the most memorable games this season for the Jays was on Tuesday, June 5, 2007 when they rallied from being down 11–6 in the bottom of the ninth inning against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays to win 12–11 on an RBI walk-off base on balls by Aaron Hill, a victory that moved them to within 1 game under .500


2007 Toronto Blue Jays season, Regular season, Summary
Another memorable moment of this season was Dustin McGowan's complete game one-hitter on Sunday, June 24 against the Colorado Rockies at the Rogers Centre. McGowan carried a no-hitter into the ninth inning when outfielder Jeff Baker hit a single with no out to break it up. This was the first Jays' one-hitter since September 27, 1998, in which Roy Halladay threw against the Detroit Tigers. The Jays won 5–0 and moved themselves up to .500 for the first time since May 1 of the season. The game was also notable for Frank Thomas hitting the 499th home run of his career. The day after McGowan's gem, the Jays defeated the Minnesota Twins 8–5 to climb over the .500 mark for the first time since April and get their first four-game winning streak of the season.


2007 Toronto Blue Jays season, Regular season, Summary
On June 28, Frank Thomas became the 21st Major Leaguer to hit 500 career home runs. The pitcher who surrendered the homer was Minnesota Twins' starter Carlos Silva. Despite jumping out to an early lead the Jays couldn't hold on and ended up losing 8–5. In addition, Thomas was ejected from the game in the ninth inning by home plate umpire Mark Wegner for arguing balls and strikes.


2007 Toronto Blue Jays season, Regular season, Summary
On July 6, Reed Johnson returned to the lineup after spending three months on the DL. Johnson had been suffering back problems early in the season and received surgery, which forced him onto the 60-Day DL.


2007 Toronto Blue Jays season, Regular season, Summary
This situation left Adam Lind the odd-man out in the lineup and he was optioned down to Triple-A. In his first game back Johnson went 1–3 at the plate, and made a game-saving catch in the ninth which prevented two runs (only one run scored on a sac-fly) from scoring and a runner on second (possibly third) and a one-run lead with only one out. The Jays won the game 8–6 against the Cleveland Indians.


2007 Toronto Blue Jays season, Regular season, Summary
On September 16, Aaron Hill broke the Blue Jays club record for most doubles by a second baseman in one season, set by Roberto Alomar in 1991 with 41 doubles that season. Hill recorded his 42nd double of the season against the Baltimore Orioles.


2007 Toronto Blue Jays season, Regular season, Summary
On September 17, Frank Thomas hit three home runs in a game for only the second time in his career, both times against the Boston Red Sox.


2007 Toronto Blue Jays season, Regular season, 2007 Draft picks
The 2007 MLB Draft was held on June 7–8. The Blue Jays had two first round picks, along with five compensation picks.


2007 Toronto Blue Jays season, Regular season, Player stats, Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In; R = Runs; SB = Stolen Bases


2007 Toronto Blue Jays season, Regular season, Player stats, Pitching
Note: GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts; QS = Quality starts


2007 Toronto Blue Jays season, Regular season, Player stats, Pitching
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; H = Holds; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts


2007 Toronto Blue Jays season, Draft
This is a partial list. For the full draft, see here.


2007 Toronto FC season
Toronto FC began play in Major League Soccer in 2007, and the club's first regular season match was on April 7, 2007 at the Home Depot Center in Los Angeles away to Chivas USA. Toronto FC suffered a 2–0 loss. Toronto's first home match was on April 28, 2007 at BMO Field against Kansas City Wizards. The home side lost 1–0 on an 81st-minute goal by Eddie Johnson.


2007 Toronto FC season
Danny Dichio scored the first goal ever for Toronto FC on May 12, 2007 in the 24th minute against Chicago Fire in the franchise's first ever win, a 3–1 victory. Despite finishing last in the Eastern Conference and not making the MLS Cup Playoffs, Toronto FC was a success in its inaugural season, selling out every home game at BMO Field and capturing significant media attention in Toronto and in other MLS markets.


2007 Toronto FC season
Dichio was also the first ever Toronto FC player red-carded, being ejected in the 44th minute of the same game as his historic goal. That strike had ended the second longest opening scoreless streak for a new club in MLS after Real Salt Lake. Toronto won the game 3–1, with additional goals by Maurice Edu and Kevin Goldthwaite. Game play was delayed several minutes as many fans threw seat cushions onto the field in celebration. The cushions had been a free gift to ticket-holders to commemorate the club's official opening weekend. Now, Toronto FC fans sing Dichio's name in the 24th minute of every match. On May 26, 2007, Dichio scored the team's first-ever goal on the road, and he scored the last goal of Toronto's first season, in the 91st minute of the final game against the New England Revolution.


2007 Toronto FC season
At the 6th minute of Toronto FC's loss to D.C. United on August 26, Toronto FC broke the Major League Soccer record of minutes without a goal at 558 minutes. The record was previously held by Real Salt Lake. On September 22, Toronto FC ended their streak, scoring at the two-minute mark of their match against the Columbus Crew on a goal by Miguel Cañizalez, setting a league record at 824 minutes. Cañizalez's goal was also the first goal by a Canadian during MLS play at BMO Field.


2007 Toronto FC season
In their inaugural season, Toronto FC's average attendance was 20,130, the third highest in the league behind Los Angeles Galaxy (24,252) and D.C. United (20,967).


2007 Toronto International Film Festival
The 2007 Toronto International Film Festival was a 32nd annual film festival held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It ran from September 6, 2007 to September 15, 2007. The lineup consisted of 349 films from 55 countries, selected from 4156 submissions. The selection included 275 mid- to feature-length films, of which 234 were premieres, with 71 by first-time directors. The festival was attended by members of the industry, press and general public. It opened with the world premiere of Jeremy Podeswa's Fugitive Pieces, a film based on the international bestselling novel by Anne Michaels, and closed with Paolo Barzman's Emotional Arithmetic.


2007 Toronto International Film Festival, Film reception
Critical favourites included No Country for Old Men, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly and 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days which were equally well received at the Cannes Film Festival, plus the Joy Division biopic Control which, along with the eponymously titled documentary on the band, Joy Division, was picked up by The Weinstein Company. Peter Howell of the Toronto Star named Sidney Lumet's Before the Devil Knows You're Dead a major Oscar contender. The audience favourite, David Cronenberg's Eastern Promises, won the top prize at the festival. The New York Times pointed out that two previous winners had gone on to win Best Picture Oscars.


2007 Toronto International Film Festival, Film reception
Highly discussed but divisive films among the public and critics include comedies Juno and Margot at the Wedding, the Bob Dylan biopic I'm Not There and Brian De Palma's Iraq War documentary Redacted. Films expected to stir controversy for their transgressive sexual content, such as Ang Lee's Lust, Caution, Alan Ball's Nothing Is Private and Martin Gero's Young People Fucking, did divide audiences but without fanfare. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford and Across the Universe both won their share of supporters despite previous reports of shooting delays and director-studio clashes.


2007 Toronto International Film Festival, Awards
In addition, film director and historian Peter Bogdanovich was awarded the International Federation of Film Archives Award for his contribution towards film preservation. The award was presented at a screening of Jean Renoir's Grand Illusion (1937) which Bogdanovich selected to illustrate the importance of film restoration.


2007 Toronto International Film Festival, Programmes, Canada First!
The Canada First! programme features first or second time Canadian film directors and established Canadian filmmakers who have not previously appeared in the festival. Eight films were selected to appear in the festival. Stéphane Lafleur's directorial debut Continental, a Film Without Guns won the Citytv Award for Best Canadian First Feature Film and a CDN$15 000 bursary.


2007 Toronto International Film Festival, Programmes, Canadian Open Vault
The Canadian Open Vault programme features a recently restored and iconic Canadian film. Quebec-based filmmaker Francis Mankiewicz's Good Riddance was selected. The film has previously won eight Genie Awards and appeared on every Canada's Ten Best film survey.


2007 Toronto International Film Festival, Programmes, Canadian Retrospective
The Canadian Retrospective programme features a section of films representing an aspect of the history of Canadian cinema. It was the seventh year the festival has held the retrospective. Influential Québécois filmmaker Michel Brault was spotlighted through nine films he directed or shot. He has been credited for his visual style and creating some of the most important films to come from Quebec. In conjunction, the Toronto International Film Festival Group published a book on Brault, Cinema as History: Michel Brault and Modern Quebec by Andre Loiselle.


2007 Toronto International Film Festival, Programmes, Contemporary World Cinema
The Contemporary World Cinema programme features films from around the world. It included premieres and prize-winning films from other festivals. Sixty-two films were selected, including eight from Canada.


2007 Toronto International Film Festival, Programmes, Dialogues: Talking With Pictures
The Dialogues: Talking With Pictures series features a selection of classic films which are chosen and introduced by well-known directors or artists who have found a given film influential or pivotal throughout the course of their own career. Eight films were selected between nine filmmakers and artists.


2007 Toronto International Film Festival, Programmes, Discovery
The Discovery programme features the work of new film directors from around the world. Fourteen films were selected. Israel Cárdenas and Laura Amelia Guzmán's feature debut Cochochi won the DIESEL Discovery Award and a CDN$10 000 bursary. The International Federation of Film Critics returned to the festival for the 16th year and awarded Rodrigo Plá's La Zona the FIPRESCI Prize.


2007 Toronto International Film Festival, Programmes, Doc Talks
The Doc Talk series features discussions with various documentary filmmakers on topics such as the future of the medium and their work and its subject matter. Clips from their new and upcoming documentaries are screened. The series was opened to the public for the first time. Topics included biography films, Michel Brault, war and democracy.


2007 Toronto International Film Festival, Programmes, Future Projections
The Future Projections programme features non-theatrical installations in various mediums. This marked the programme's inaugural run. Nine installations were curated by the Toronto International Film Festival Group and other Torontonian cultural institutions. Admission was free for all exhibitions, with the exception of the exhibit at the Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery which was free only to Festival passholders.


2007 Toronto International Film Festival, Programmes, Gala Presentations
Gala Presentations spotlights prestige films of Canadian, American and foreign-language origins in equal measure. They are often world or North American premieres and are screened at the Roy Thomson Hall. Twenty films were selected. David Cronenberg's Eastern Promises received the Cadillac People's Choice Award.


2007 Toronto International Film Festival, Programmes, Masters
The Masters programme features films by world-renowned filmmakers. Twenty films were selected.


2007 Toronto International Film Festival, Programmes, Mavericks
Mavericks features discussions with film industry and other professionals. Four events were held on a variety of socio-political topics. Former President of the United States Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn Carter discussed their activist work after his presidential term. Comedians Bill Maher and Larry Charles tackled religion. Mira Nair brought together three other Indian filmmakers who covered HIV/AIDS and screened four new short films on the subject. Finally, the conflict in Sudan was discussed by the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, and a panel of filmmakers.


2007 Toronto Rock season
The Toronto Rock are a lacrosse team based in Toronto, Ontario playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2007 season was the franchise's 11th season, and its 10th season as the Toronto Rock.


2007 Toronto Rock season
After firing head coach and GM Terry Sanderson following the 2006 season, the Rock hired Glenn Clark, who played for eight seasons with the franchise, as their new head coach. Clark led the Rock to their worst record ever, and first season under .500. However, both the Philadelphia Wings and Chicago Shamrox finishing with the same 6–10 record, and the Rock sneaked into the playoffs by virtue of tiebreakers. The celebration was short-lived, however, as the Rock scored only 6 goals losing their playoff game against the eventual champion Rochester Knighthawks.


2007 Toronto Rock season
2007 marked the first Rock season without All-Star forward Colin Doyle, who was traded with Darren Halls to San Jose in the off-season for former first-overall draft pick Ryan Benesch, Kevin Fines, and Chad Thompson. Benesch was named Rookie of the Year.


2007 Toronto Rock season, Regular season, Conference standings
x: Clinched playoff berth; c: Clinched playoff berth by crossing over to another division; y: Clinched division; z: Clinched best regular season record; GP: Games PlayedW: Wins; L: Losses; GB: Games back; PCT: Win percentage; Home: Record at Home; Road: Record on the Road; GF: Goals scored; GA: Goals allowedDifferential: Difference between goals scored and allowed; GF/GP: Average number of goals scored per game; GA/GP: Average number of goals allowed per game