2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Race results, Senior men's race (12 km)
Complete results for senior men and for senior men's teams were published.


2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Race results, Junior men's race (8 km)
Complete results for junior men and for junior men's teams were published.


2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Race results, Senior women's race (8 km)
Complete results for senior women and for senior women's teams were published.


2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Race results, Junior women's race (6 km)
Complete results for junior women and for junior women's teams were published.


2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 470 athletes from 63 countries participated. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published. Theannounced athletes from the  Democratic Republic of the Congo and  Somalia did not show.


2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race
The Junior men's race at the 2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held at the Mombasa Golf Course in Mombasa, Kenya, on March 24, 2007. Reports of the event were given in the Herald, and for the IAAF.


2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 126 athletes from 34 countries participated in the Junior men's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published. The announced athletes from the  Democratic Republic of the Congo and  Somalia did not show.


2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race
The Junior women's race at the 2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held at the Mombasa Golf Course in Mombasa, Kenya, on March 24, 2007. Reports of the event were given in the Herald, and for the IAAF.


2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 87 athletes from 28 countries participated in the Junior women's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.


2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race
The Senior men's race at the 2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held at the Mombasa Golf Course in Mombasa, Kenya, on March 24, 2007. Reports of the event were given in the Herald, and for the IAAF.


2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 163 athletes from 44 countries participated in the Senior men's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published. The announced athlete from the  Democratic Republic of the Congo did not show.


2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race
The Senior women's race at the 2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held at the Mombasa Golf Course in Mombasa, Kenya, on March 24, 2007. Reports of the event were given in the Herald, and for the IAAF.


2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race, Race results, Senior women's race (8 km), Individual
†: Binnaz Uslu from  Turkey did not finish, but was disqualified because of doping violations.


2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 94 athletes from 30 countries participated in the Senior women's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.


2007 IAAF World Road Running Championships
The 2007 IAAF World Road Running Championships were held in Udine, Italy on 14 October 2007. Detailed reports on the event and an appraisal of the results were given bothfor the men's race and for the women's race.


2007 IAAF World Road Running Championships, Race results
Complete results were published for the men's race, for the women's race, for men's team, and for women's team.


2007 IAAF World Road Running Championships, Race results, Women's
†: Susan Chepkemei from  Kenya initially did not finish, but was tested positive for Salbutamol and disqualified.


2007 IAAF World Road Running Championships, Participation
The participation of 144 athletes (82 men/62 women) from 37 countries is reported. Although announced, athletes from  Cameroon,  Costa Rica,  Palestine, and  Somalia did not show.


2007 IAFL season
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2007 IAFL season
The 2007 IAFL (Irish American Football League) season, with new divisional format, was due to begin on March 4 with the College Championship game between DCU Saints and UL Vikings, but the game was delayed due to rain, so the season proper began on March 25 when the Cork Admirals beat the Belfast Bulls, the UL Vikings beat the Tallaght Outlaws and Dublin Rebels beat the Dublin City University Saints. The season continued throughout April and May, with the IAFL College Championship Game eventually been rescheduled on June 3, with the UL Vikings beating the DCU Saints 50–2.


2007 IAFL season
During the course of the regular season, two non-league games were played against foreign opposition, with CMS College Stags beating the Tallaght Outlaws 67–0 and, in the Claddagh Classic on June 2, the Team USA All-Stars beat the Carrickfergus Knights 26–0.


2007 IAFL season
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties


2007 IAFL season, Playoffs
The play-off positions were decided on the last day of the regular season, with the Belfast Bulls, Dublin Rebels and UL Vikings securing their respective Divisional titles and the Belfast Trojans and Cork Admirals as the wildcard teams. Cork Admirals won the wildcard game and set up a play-off tie with the Dublin Rebels, strongly fancied to retain the Shamrock Bowl for the 5th consecutive time.


2007 IAFL season, Playoffs
However, Cork managed to win a close fought 8-6 victory and secured their first ever bowl appearance against UL Vikings, who beat the Belfast Bulls 44-2 to set the stage for the first ever all-Munster Shamrock Bowl. The UL Vikings won a very close game 22-14 to win Shamrock Bowl XXI and claim their first ever title.


2007 ICC Africa Under-19 Championship
The 2007 ICC Africa Under-19 Championship was a cricket tournament held in South Africa from 25–30 August 2007. All matches were held at the Willowmoore Park complex in Benoni, Gauteng.


2007 ICC Africa Under-19 Championship
Namibia won the tournament by defeating Kenya in the final, qualifying for the 2008 Under-19 World Cup in Malaysia. Two African under-19 sides, South Africa and Zimbabwe, are ICC full members, and thus qualified directly for the World Cup. Namibian batsman Sean Silver and Uganda bowler Charles Waiswa led the tournament in runs and wickets, respectively.


2007 ICC Africa Under-19 Championship
The tournament was the second edition of the ICC Africa Under-19 Championships, after the inaugural championship in 2001. In 2003 and 2005, a joint World Cup qualification tournament had been organised by ICC Africa and ICC East Asia-Pacific. The 2007 championships were the last at which there was only a single division – from the 2009 tournament onwards, there have been two divisions.


2007 ICC Africa Under-19 Championship, Teams and qualification
All six African teams at the 2005 Africa/EAP Under-19 Championship qualified for the tournament, with the places of the two ICC East Asia-Pacific teams (Fiji and Papua New Guinea) taken by Botswana and Ghana:


2007 ICC Africa Under-19 Championship, Finals, 5th-place playoff
Two "semi-finals" for the fifth-place playoff were held, in which Ghana defeated Tanzania by seven wickets and Zambia defeated Nigeria by 315 runs. The two losing teams played each other in the seventh-place playoff.


2007 ICC Africa Under-19 Championship, Finals, Final
Two semi-finals were held, in which Kenya defeated Botswana by four wickets and Namibia defeated Uganda by nine wickets. The two losing teams played each other in the third-place playoff.


2007 ICC Africa Under-19 Championship, Statistics, Most runs
The top five runscorers are included in this table, ranked by runs scored and then by batting average.


2007 ICC Africa Under-19 Championship, Statistics, Most wickets
The top five wicket takers are listed in this table, ranked by wickets taken and then by bowling average.


2007 ICC Awards
The 2007 ICC Awards were held on 10 September 2007 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Previous events were held in London (2004), Sydney (2005) and Mumbai (2006). Having been hosted since 2004, the ICC Awards were now into their fourth year. They were presented in association with the Federation of International Cricketers' Associations (FICA) and honours for Associate Player of the Year were also awarded for the first time. The ICC awards the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy to the Cricketer of the Year, which is considered to be the most prestigious award in world cricket.


2007 ICC Awards, Selection Committee
Nominees were voted on by a 56-member academy of current and ex-players and officials from among players chosen by the ICC Selection Committee, chaired by ICC Cricket Hall of Famer Sunil Gavaskar.


2007 ICC Awards, ICC World XI Teams, ICC Test Team of the Year
Ricky Ponting was selected as the captain of the Test Team of the Year. In addition to a wicket-keeper, 9 other players and a 12th man were announced as follows:


2007 ICC Awards, ICC World XI Teams, ICC ODI Team of the Year
Ricky Ponting was also selected as the captain of the ODI Team of the Year. In addition to a wicket-keeper, 9 other players and a 12th man were announced as follows:


2007 ICC EAP Cricket Trophy
The 2007 ICC EAP Cricket Trophy (International Cricket Council East Asia Pacific Cricket Trophy) is an international cricket tournament that forms part of the ICC World Cricket League. It was played in Auckland, New Zealand from 2 to 8 December 2007, and forms part of the qualification structure for the 2011 Cricket World Cup.


2007 ICC EAP Cricket Trophy, Teams
The top two teams from the tournament will qualify for Division Five of the World Cricket League in Jersey in May 2008.


2007 ICC EAP Cricket Trophy, Final and Playoffs
The final and playoffs originally scheduled for 8 December were cancelled, in favour of replaying abandoned matches from 6 December.


2007 ICC World Cricket League Division One
The 2007 ICC World Cricket League Division One was a One Day International cricket tournament played from 29 January 2007 to 7 February 2007 in Nairobi, Kenya. Division One, which is the successor to the now defunct ICC 6 Nations Challenge, is the highest tier of the World Cricket League, and is effectively the second level of cricket below the 10 Test-playing nations. This tournament served as an important warm-up for the 2007 Cricket World Cup that took place in the West Indies in March 2007. The tournament featured the six Associate members in the 2007 Cricket World Cup, who qualified for the Cricket World Cup as hosts and through the 2005 ICC Trophy.


2007 ICC World Cricket League Division One
Games were played at Nairobi Gymkhana Club, Ruaraka Sports Club and Jaffery Sports Club, all located in Nairobi.


2007 ICC World Cricket League Division One, Points table
Scotland and Kenya qualified for the final which was won by Kenya. Both qualified for the 2007 Twenty20 Cricket World Championship to be held in South Africa in September.


2007 ICC World Cricket League Division One, Statistics
Player of the Tournament was A Bagai for his 345 runs, and his performance as wicket-keeper for Canada: 4 catches and 1 stumping.


2007 ICC World Cricket League Division Three
The 2007 ICC World Cricket League Division Three was a cricket tournament played in Darwin, Australia between 27 May and 2 June 2007. The tournament formed part of the qualification structure for the 2011 World Cup as well as part of the wider ICC World Cricket League.


2007 ICC World Cricket League Division Three
At the end of the tournament, the teams were distributed in the divisions of the ICC World Cricket League as follows:


2007 ICC World Cricket League Division Three, Teams
USA, Papua New Guinea and Uganda qualified due to their participation in the 2005 ICC Trophy. The other five teams are the next best qualifiers from their respective ICC Development Regions.


2007 ICC World Cricket League Division Three, Teams
USA were suspended by the ICC and withdrawn from the tournament, with Argentina taking their place.


2007 ICC World Cricket League Division Two
The 2007 ICC World Cricket League Division Two is a tournament that forms part of the ICC World Cricket League. It was played in Windhoek, Namibia, between 24 November and 1 December 2007, and forms part of the qualification structure for the 2011 Cricket World Cup.


2007 ICC World Cricket League Division Two, Teams
The top four teams from this tournament progressed to the 2009 ICC World Cup Qualifier, which was played in the United Arab Emirates in April 2009. The 5th and 6th placed teams played in Division Three of the World Cricket League in early 2009.


2007 ICC World Twenty20
The 2007 ICC World Twenty20 was the inaugural Twenty20 International cricket world championship, contested in South Africa from 11 to 24 September 2007. Twelve teams took part in the thirteen-day tournament—the ten Test-playing nations and the finalists of the 2007 WCL Division One tournament: Kenya and Scotland. India won the tournament, beating Pakistan in the final.


2007 ICC World Twenty20, Rules and regulations
During the group stage and Super Eight, points were awarded to the teams as follows:


2007 ICC World Twenty20, Rules and regulations
In case of a tie (i.e., both teams score exactly the same number of runs at the end of their respective innings), a bowl-out decided the winner. This was applicable in all stages of the tournament. The bowl-out was used to determine the result of only one game in this tournament – the Group D game between India and Pakistan on 14 September (scorecard).


2007 ICC World Twenty20, Rules and regulations
Within each group (both group stage and Super Eight stage), teams were ranked against each other based on the following criteria:


2007 ICC World Twenty20, Qualification
By finishing first and second in the 2007 WCL Division One, Kenya and Scotland qualified for the World Twenty20.


2007 ICC World Twenty20, Group stage
The 12 participant teams were divided into four groups of three teams each. The groups were determined based on the rankings of the teams in Twenty20 as of 1 March 2007. The top two teams from each group went through to the second stage of the tournament.


2007 ICC World Twenty20, Group stage, Group A
Group A saw the only exit of a seeded team when the West Indies were eliminated after losing both their matches. Their first loss came after Chris Gayle's record 117 runs was not enough to prevent South Africa from winning.


2007 ICC World Twenty20, Group stage, Group B
Group B started with World Champions Australia being defeated by Zimbabwe, Brendan Taylor scored 64 (not out) and saw the Africans home with one ball to spare.


2007 ICC World Twenty20, Group stage, Group C
In the first match Kenya scored the lowest Twenty20 International total of 73 against New Zealand and went on to lose with 12.2 overs and 9 wickets to spare. Kenya's fate was sealed when they allowed Sri Lanka to post a Twenty20 world record of 260 in the group's second match. Kenya were then bowled out for 88 and lost by a record 172 runs.


2007 ICC World Twenty20, Group stage, Group D
India and Pakistan played in the first ever World Twenty20 bowl-out. India's bowlers defeated Pakistan 3–0.


2007 ICC World Twenty20, Super 8s
This tournament's Super Eight format was designed such that the top 2 seeds from each group was pre-decided at the start of the tournament. The actual performance of the team in the Group Stage played no role in determining if the team qualified into Super Eight Group E or F. For example, in Group C, though Sri Lanka finished with more points than New Zealand, for the purpose of the Super Eight groupings, New Zealand retained the group's top seed position (C1) while Sri Lanka retained the group's second seed position (C2).


2007 ICC World Twenty20, Super 8s
In case a third-seeded team qualified ahead of the two top-seeded teams, it took on the seed of the eliminated team. This only happened in Group A, where Bangladesh (original seed A3) qualified ahead of West Indies (original seed A2) and therefore took on the A2 spot in Group F. The other seven top seeds qualified.


2007 ICC World Twenty20, Super 8s
The eight teams were divided into two groups of four teams each. The two top teams from each Super Eight group qualified for the semi-finals.


2007 ICC World Twenty20, Knockout stages, Final
India won the toss and chose to bat on what was considered to be a traditionally batsman-friendly pitch at the Bullring. Umar Gul took the wickets of both Yuvraj Singh and Mahendra Singh Dhoni, leaving India with 157/5 in 20 overs; only Gautam Gambhir (75 from 54 balls) produced a notable innings. A 21-run over from Sreesanth swung the game towards Pakistan. However, Irfan Pathan (3/16), RP Singh (3/26) and Joginder Sharma (2/20) slowed the scoring dramatically. With Pakistan needing 54 from 24 balls, Misbah-ul-Haq hit 3 sixes off Harbhajan Singh in one over.


2007 ICC World Twenty20, Knockout stages, Final
Sreesanth was also dispatched for 2 sixes but took the wicket of Sohail Tanvir, as Pakistan went into the last over needing 13 runs to win, with only 1 wicket remaining. Joginder Sharma bowled a wide first ball, followed by a dot ball. Misbah followed by taking six off a full-toss; Pakistan needed just 6 runs to win from the last four balls. Misbah attempted to hit the next ball with a paddle-scoop over fine leg, but he only managed to sky the ball, and it was caught at short fine-leg by Sreesanth, leaving Pakistan all out for 152 runs. Irfan Pathan was awarded the Man of the Match for his spell, which included 3 wickets for 16 runs, including that of Man of the Series, Shahid Afridi.


2007 ICC World Twenty20, Match officials
The umpires were selected from the Elite Panel of ICC Umpires and the ICC International umpire panel and the referees from the Panel of ICC Referees.


2007 ICC World Twenty20, Media coverage
Coverage of the 2007 ICC World Twenty20 was as follows:


2007 ICC World Twenty20 Final
The 2007 ICC World Twenty20 Final was a Twenty20 International cricket match played between India and Pakistan at the Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa. Administered by the International Cricket Council (ICC) it was the culmination of the 2007 ICC World Twenty20 which was the inaugural edition of the tournament. India won by defeating Pakistan by five runs. The teams had previously played each other in a Group-D match of the tournament, which was also won by India.


2007 ICC World Twenty20 Final, Road to the final
In Group D, after initial games against Scotland, rivals India and Pakistan met at Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban, South Africa. After India got to 141 for 9 in their twenty overs, a Misbah-ul-Haq run-out on the last ball of the game saw the match head into a bowl-out which India won 3–0 with Virender Sehwag, Harbhajan Singh and Robin Uthappa scoring for India.


2007 ICC World Twenty20 Final, Road to the final
In the Super 8s, India lost to New Zealand by 10 runs. India then defeated England and host South Africa by 18 and 37 runs. Meanwhile, Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by 33 runs. Pakistan also defeated Australia and chased Bangladesh to win by four wickets.


2007 ICC World Twenty20 Final, Road to the final
The first semi-final was a tight contest between Pakistan and New Zealand, which Pakistan won by six wickets. India faced Australia in the second semi-final match, the lead alternating until India turned it around to win their spot in the final.


2007 ICC World Twenty20 Final, Team composition
The Indian team made one change from their semi-final against Australia: Yusuf Pathan went into the lineup to replace Virender Sehwag, who was unavailable for fitness issues. Pakistan also had one change with Fawad Alam being dropped as he was replaced by Yasir Arafat.


2007 ICC World Twenty20 Final, Final match, Officials
Simon Taufel and Mark Benson were the on-field umpires and Daryl Harper was the third umpire, while Ranjan Madugalle was selected as the match referee.


2007 ICC World Twenty20 Final, Final match, Match summary
After winning the coin toss and electing to bat first, India lost their opening wicket in the third over when Yusuf Pathan mis-timed his shot to be caught by Shoaib Malik for 15. The next wicket to fall was Robin Uthappa, with another mis-timed shot ending his innings on eight. Settling down, Gautam Gambhir played his shots (he achieved top score for India with 75 from 54 balls including 8 fours and 2 sixes). On the other end, Yuvraj Singh was caught-out from a Umar Gul delivery to end the 63-run partnership.


2007 ICC World Twenty20 Final, Final match, Match summary
After MS Dhoni was bowled by Gul for 6, the innings slowed between over 14 to 18. Rohit Sharma made some late-order hitting which brought India to 157 for 5 in the twenty overs. For Pakistan, Gul was the best of the bowlers as he took three wickets while Asif and Sohail Tanvir each took a wicket.


2007 ICC World Twenty20 Final, Final match, Match summary
In the run chase, Pakistan lost Hafeez in the first over while Akmal was bowled by a in-swinger from R. P. Singh. After a twenty-one run-over from S. Sreesanth, Imran Nazir was run out Robin Uthappa on 31, which started a brief collapse with the wickets of Younis Khan, Shoaib Malik and Yasir Arafat putting Pakistan to 77 for 6. Misbah-ul-Haq remained strong at the other end with support from the tail-enders, and reached within thirteen runs of the target; however, he lost his wicket, with the gamble of going over short-fine leg ending in a Sreesanth catch. This resulted in India winning by five runs. The pick of the bowlers was Irfan Pathan and R. P. Singh, who each collected three wickets; Joginder Sharma and S. Sreesanth also got into the wickets with two and one, respectively.


2007 ICC World Twenty20 Final, Final match, Scorecard
Fall of wickets: 1–25 (Y K Pathan, 2.4 over), 2–40 (Uthappa, 5.4 over), 3–103 (Yuvraj Singh, 13.3 over), 4–111 (Dhoni, 15.2 over), 5–130 (Gambhir, 17.6 over)


2007 ICC World Twenty20 Final, Final match, Scorecard
Did not bat: Harbhajan Singh, Joginder Sharma, S Sreesanth, R. P. Singh


2007 ICC World Twenty20 Final, Final match, Scorecard
Fall of wickets: 1–2 (Mohammad Hafeez, 0.5 over), 2–26 (Kamran Akmal, 2.3 over), 3–53 (Imran Nazir, 5.4 over), 4–65 (Younis Khan, 8.3 over), 5–76 (Shoaib Malik, 11.3 over), 6–77 (Shahid Afridi, 11.4 over), 7–104 (Yasir Arafat, 15.6 over), 8–138 (Sohail Tanvir, 17.6 over), 9–141 (Umar Gul, 18.5 over), 10–152 (Misbah-ul-Haq, 19.3 over)


2007 ICC World Twenty20 Final, Aftermath
On 26 September, the Indian team was greeted with a warm welcome by the fans upon their return to India. The players took a 30-kilometre open bus ride from the Mumbai Airport to the Wankhede Stadium, where they were felicitated by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The players were rewarded ₹80 lakh (US$193,477.39) each, while Yuvraj Singh was gifted an additional ₹1 crore (US$241,846.74) and a Porsche 911.


2007 ICC World Twenty20 Final, Aftermath
In Pakistan, the loss was met with agitation by several fans who raised slogans and burned effigies of the players.


2007 ICC World Twenty20 officials
The International Cricket Council announced the officials for the 2007 ICC World Twenty20 on 26 July 2007.


2007 ICC World Twenty20 officials, Umpires
Five umpires from the Elite Panel of ICC Umpires, along with four members of the ICC International umpire panel complete the list of umpires for the twenty seven match tournament. A rotation system will see all officials serve on-field, as well as in third umpire capacities.


2007 ICC World Twenty20 officials, Umpires
Three South African officials in Brian Jerling, Karl Hurter and Marais Erasmus will serve as fourth umpires for all matches in the group stage.


2007 ICC World Twenty20 officials, Referees
The three referees selected are all members of the Panel of ICC Referees, and they will be responsible for all twenty seven matches.


2007 ICC World Twenty20 officials, Suspended Officials
Five of the ICC's top officials were suspended from duty for the 2007 Twenty20 World Championship by way of punishment for the chaotic end to the final of the 2007 Cricket World Cup, where they incorrectly interpreted the playing conditions. The suspended officials are umpires Steve Bucknor, Aleem Dar, Rudi Koertzen and Billy Bowden, along with referee Jeff Crowe, all of whom are members of the ICC's elite panels.


2007 ICC World Twenty20 officials, Suspended Officials
The suspension of these officials means that at least one of the umpires in the final will be taking charge of their first major ICC final, with Simon Taufel the only umpire chosen who has previously stood in a final (that being the final of the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy).


2007 ICC World Twenty20 officials, Style of Umpiring
The fast-paced, exciting nature of Twenty20 cricket has led to some umpires in domestic Twenty20 competitions using much more flamboyant signals than they would otherwise use. The ICC has, however, issued special instructions to the umpires, telling them to remain calm and to officiate in their normal manner, so as not to distract spectators from the cricket and to ensure that they are concentrating fully on any decisions they may be asked to make.


2007 ICC World Twenty20 squads
This page lists the squads picked for the 2007 ICC World Twenty20. This is the first World Twenty20 tournament which had been organised by the ICC. The championship was run from 11 to 24 September 2007 in South Africa. 12 teams took part in the championship, and the teams were sorted by their groups in the preliminary group stage. The first-class team listed for each player is the domestic team he plays for in his home country and any English county he has played for in the 2007 season, which was running concurrently to the World Twenty20 tournament. The winner of the Final was India. Second place went to Pakistan.


2007 ICC World Twenty20 squads, Group A, South Africa
South Africa announced their squad on 11 August 2007. Loots Bosman was ruled out of the competition with a lower back injury.


2007 ICC World Twenty20 squads, Group B, Australia
Australia's T20 squad was announced on 20 July 2007. Shaun Tait was named in the original squad but was later ruled out after elbow surgery; he was replaced by Ben Hilfenhaus. The squad was generally the same as that which won the ICC Cricket World Cup earlier in the year.


2007 ICC World Twenty20 squads, Group B, England
England announced their squad on 6 August 2007. Ravi Bopara pulled out from the tournament on 4 September, after dislocating his thumb during a bowling spell in the ODI series against India. Three days later, James Anderson was announced to replace him. Ryan Sidebottom also withdrew after failing to recover from a side injury sustained during the third Test against India in early August: Dimitri Mascarenhas was called up as his replacement.


2007 ICC World Twenty20 squads, Group B, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe announced their squad on 14 August 2007. Tatenda Taibu returned to the team for the first time in two years.


2007 ICC World Twenty20 squads, Group C, New Zealand
New Zealand announced their squad on 9 August 2007. Long-time captain Stephen Fleming, who stepped down from the One-day International captaincy after the 2007 World Cup, was not included, and Daniel Vettori was given the captaincy. Scott Styris could be replaced, as he has struggled with injury problems playing for Durham in England in 2007.


2007 ICC World Twenty20 squads, Group C, Sri Lanka
Muttiah Muralitharan was originally selected in the squad, but was withdrawn on 31 August 2007 after straining a biceps. Dilruwan Perera replaced him.


2007 ICC World Twenty20 squads, Group D, Pakistan
After a dressing room incident on 6 September 2007, in which Shoaib Akhtar was alleged to have hit Mohammad Asif with a bat, Akhtar was handed an indefinite ban by the Pakistan Cricket Board and sent home from the tournament before it even began. Sohail Tanvir, an uncapped allrounder, replaced him. Misbah-ul-haq was a controversial selection ahead of Mohammed Yousuf. Yet Misbah ended up being the 2nd highest run scorer in the competition.


2007 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
The 2007 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held in Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil under the auspices of International Canoe Federation. It was the 31st edition.


2007 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
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2007 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
The 2007 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Duisburg, Germany on August 9–12, 2007 for the record-tying fourth time. The German city had hosted the championships previously in 1979, 1987, and 1995. It tied Duisburg with Belgrade, Serbia (then Yugoslavia) who hosted in 1971, 1975, 1978, and 1982.


2007 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
Men race as individuals, pairs and quads over 200 m, 500 m and 1000 m in both Canoe (Canadian) (C) and Kayak (K) events, giving a total of 18 gold medals. Women compete for only 9 gold medals as they race in kayak events only.


2007 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, Highlights
Both German and Hungarian paddlers won 9 gold medals. With 6 silver Germany topped the medal table, while Hungarians finished first on the point table.


2007 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, Highlights
In the women's events the two nations shared all world titles. Since Natasa Janics left the legendary pair with Katalin Kovács all K-2 races were ruled by the German paddlers. However, Katalin Kovács won K-1 1000 m and 500 m, and gained two silvers in the K-4 events, while former partner Natasa Janics won the individual over 200 m. Hungarian team won the K-4 on 1000 m, and Germans the 500 m and 200 m.


2007 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, Highlights
In the men's races, the C-2 500 m final saw György Kolonics win his fifteenth and final championship title which is an outstanding record in the history of canoe sprint. Ronald Rauhe and Tim Wieskötter of Germany won their sixth K-2 500 m title in a row.


2007 IF Elfsborg season
IF Elfsborg did not repeat its 2006 league title, but at least managed to qualify for the group stage of the UEFA Cup, following the victory against Dinamo Bucharest in the play-off round, into which they had been relegated from the Champions League, where they had lost to Valencia in the final play-off round.


2007 IFAF World Championship
The 2007 IFAF World Championship was the third instance of the IFAF World Championship, the quadrennial international American football world championship tournament. It was held July 7–15, 2007 in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan.


2007 IFAF World Championship, Matches, Final
The United States competed for the first time in the 2007 IFAF World Cup. Japan was making their third appearance in the finals, winning the previous two World Championships. Japan took a 17-10 lead with seven minutes and seven seconds left in regulation. University of Arizona quarterback Adam Austin guided Team USA with an 11-play, 80-yard drive that ended with the second 5-yard touchdown run by RB Kyle Kasperbauer, to tie the game at 17. IFAF follows the overtime system used by the NCAA, and both teams scored field goals with their first OT possession.


2007 IFAF World Championship, Matches, Final
In the second overtime, Japan got the ball first but missed a 34-yard field goal attempt. Team USA then reached Japan's 6-yard line. On 4th and one, Craig Coffin kicked the game winning 22-yard field goal, with the final score at 23-20. University of Nebraska-Omaha running back Kyle Kasperbauer was named MVP of the game after scoring two touchdowns and running for 54 yards on 15 carries.


2007 IFAF World Championship, Matches, Final
Rushing:Japan - Furutani 13-61, Ishino 3-15, M. Maeda 4-7, Namiki 2-6, Shimizu 3-5, Tomizawa 2-2,Takata 7-(-4)


2007 IFAF World Championship, Matches, Final
USA - Kasperbauer 15-65, Blakowski 10-55, W. Johnson 4-13, Austin 3-(-5)


2007 IFAF World Championship, Matches, Final
Receiving:Japan - Hasegawa 3-37, Nakajima 3-29, Furutani 3-23, Shimizu 2-24, Yoneyama 2-12,Mayuzumi 2-11, M. Maeda 1-28, Kihira 1-2


2007 IFAF World Championship, Matches, Final
USA - Drenckhahn 5-40, Lewis 2-20, Odom 2/19, Thompson 1-13, Awrey 1-11, Childs 1-6


2007 IFK Göteborg season
The 2007 season was IFK Göteborg's 102nd in existence, their 75th season in Allsvenskan and their 31st consecutive season in the league. They competed in Allsvenskan and Svenska Cupen. IFK Göteborg won their first domestic title in 11 years. The club also broke its transfer record when Tobias Hysén was bought from Sunderland for 2.5 million euros.


2007 IFK Göteborg season, Players, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2007 IFL Grand Prix
In 2007 the team with the most members in the Grand Prix were from the Los Angeles Anacondas with 4. The Toronto Dragons have 3 representatives while the New York Pitbulls, Nevada Lions and San Jose Razorclaws have 2. Due to injuries the Chicago Red Bears and the Seattle Tiger Sharks do not have a member representing them in the 2007 GP.


2007 IFL Grand Prix
The inaugural IFL GP has been marred with injuries and contract disputes that of the original 20 fighters that were set to compete only 14 of them are still on the card with one entire tournament bracket being reduced to just one championship match (the Light Heavyweight division). At the same time 7 reserved fighters were even scratched off due to injuries.


2007 IFL Grand Prix
Originally the GP was to determine champions in five weight classes, but the IFL announced on 11/13/07 that they will be crowning a sixth champion in the newly established featherweight division. No.1 seeded lightweight Wagnney Fabiano of the Toronto Dragons will drop out of the Lightweight GP and compete for the Featherweight title against Quad City Silverbacks L.C. Davis. Replacing Fabiano in the LW GP will be LW alternate Shad Lierley of the Seattle Tiger Sharks setting up the much anticipated rematch between Lierley and Chris Horodecki of the Los Angeles Anacondas.


2007 IFL Grand Prix, Lightweight Grand Prix
* Originally Shad Lierley was to face Horodecki but a toe injury during practice took him out of competition. It was then announced on 12/12/07 that John Gunderson will take Lierley's place. On 12/14/07 it was announced that unfortunately Gunderson also suffered an injury and now fighting Horodecki will be Wolfpack's Ryan Schultz.


2007 IFL Grand Prix, Welterweight Grand Prix
* Originally Tokyo Sabres Antonio McKee was going to participate in the WW GP but due to his participation in another MMA promotion which was a violation of his IFL contract, McKee was removed from the GP and replaced by alternate Pat Healy. A week before the GP, the IFL announced that Healy suffered an elbow injury during training and could not participate in the IFL. Taking his place is San Jose Razorclaws Donnie Liles.


2007 IFL Grand Prix, Welterweight Grand Prix
** Originally Chicago Red Bears Mark Miller was going to participate in the WW GP but due to a hand injury he had to step out. Replacing him will be alternate Brad Blackburn. Shortly after the announcement of Blackburn replacing Miller, it was announced that Blackburn could not compete in the GP due to an undisclosed injury, to replace him will be Gideon Ray.


2007 IFL Grand Prix, Light Heavyweight Grand Prix
*Originally Silverback Mike Ciesnolevicz was to participate in the LHW GP but due to his KO lost to Andre Gusmao during the IFL World Championship Finals he is under KO suspension and thus can not compete. Taking his place is the man who knocked him out New York Pittbulls Andre Gusmao. Unfortunately shortly after this announcement Gusmao suffered an injured foot and therefore could not compete in the GP. Meanwhile fellow LHW finalist Mike Whitehead did not sign a contract extension with the IFL and thus was not allowed to participate in the GP. At the same time reserve fighter Jamal Patterson was reported injured and could not participate in the GP, therefore the IFL decided to just make this a one fight tourny for the LHW belt between Matsuyshenko and Schoenauer.


2007 IFL Grand Prix, Heavyweight Grand Prix
** Originally Ben Rothwell was to participate in the HW GP but due to Rothwell not signing a contract extension with the IFL he was not allowed to participate. Taking his place against Roy Nelson will be Reese Andy while reserve fighter Bryan Vetell will fight Antoine Jaoude. It was announced that Reese Andy could not compete in the GP due to injuries therefore Shane Ott will take his place and fight Antoine Joude while Roy Nelson will face Bryan Vetell.


2007 IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championships
The 2007 IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championship (2007年IFMAR EP オフロード世界選手権)  was the 12th edition of the biennial IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championship for 1:10 scale radio-controlled electric off-road buggies sanctioned by the International Federation of Model Auto Racing (IFMAR) to be run over two classes (2WD and 4WD) over seven days between 9 and 16 September 2007. Each class ran for three days.


2007 IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championships
The national sanctional body, Japan Model Racing Car Association (JMRCA), acted as the host nation on behalf of Far East Model Car Association (FEMCA). Hakusan Ichirino RC Club acted as the host club for the championship taking place at the Hakusan Arena in Hakusan in Ishikawa Prefecture. It was the second time the 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championship had taken place in Japan since 1995.


2007 IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championships
Neil Cragg of the United Kingdom and Ryan Cavaileri of the United States were the defending champions in 2WD and 4WD respectively; the championship was won by Japan's Hayato Matsuzaki of Japan and Jared Tebo of the United States in their respective classes.


2007 IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championships, Circuit
Hakusan Arena, also known as Ichirino RC Plaza, is owned by Hakusan Ichirino RC Club. It consisted of two circuits, each for on- and off-road racing. The off-road circuit was 185 m (607 ft) long with a 30 m (98 ft) long straight; the track is 3 m (9.8 ft) and 6 m (20 ft) wide per IFMAR regulations of the time. From 2001 until 2007, both circuits had hosted six JMRCA All-Japan Championships. The off-road circuit had the same layout as the one used in the 1:8 All-Japan;  the surface was the same clay soil used for roof tiles.


2007 IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championships, Report, Race, 2WD
The race began when the TQ, Hayato Matsuzaki with Ryan Maifield, gradually caught towards him then took the lead when Matsuzaki turned too early under pressure and crashed at the off-camber corner. Matsuzaki was then chased by Jared Tebo and Ryan Cavalieri, allowing them to pass when Matsuzaki crashed again. Repeated mistakes helped him finish sixth, while Americans Maifield, Tebo and Cavalieri held onto their positions to finish the race.


2007 IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championships, Report, Race, 2WD
Matsuzaki made up for his error in the previous leg by taking a quick lead shortly after the start. Mike Truhe followed him but not for long; Matsuzaki increased his pace. Masami Hirosaka, fourth-place finisher in the previous leg, was the quicker driver; he began to make his way through the field in the closing stage. He unsuccessfully attempted several maneuvers against Matsuzaki, who won.


2007 IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championships, Report, Race, 2WD
Matsuzaki led Truhe and Maifield from pole but Maifield soon passed Truhe, enabling him to challenge Matsuzaki. Maifield made an error over the moguls that enabled Truhe to pass him. Truhe was eventually passed by Tebo for second place. The pair battled throughout the rest of the race; Tebo beat Truhe by barely a tenth of a second. Matsuzaki, having won the previous leg, was crowned the championship winner.


2007 IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championships, Report, Race, 4WD
Jörn Neumann's car began to have problems when its motor moved during the warmup lap. Team manager Gerd Strenge had to race to get the car repaired in time, with 30 seconds before the first heat was due to start. Masami Hirosaka began to lose pace after he was marshalled twice during the opening lap. The heat became a battle between Top Qualifier Jared Tebo and Ryan Maifield, who pulled away from Ryan Cavalieri and the rest of the field. During the final lap, Maifield rolled, enabling Tebo to maintain a comfortable lead until he rolled himself. Tebo kept the lead because Maifield was unable to close in on time.


2007 IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championships, Report, Race, 4WD
Tebo led the second heat with Maifield and Hirosaka trailing behind. At the main straight toward the end of the first lap, Maifield saw an opportunity to overtake Tebo then rolled his car. Maifield fell back several places. Hirosaka took the next available opportunity to challenge Tebo for a few laps before crashing, which gave Tebo a comfortable lead until the end of the heat that earned him his title. Cavalieri was able to overtake Hirosaka for a second-place finish.


2007 IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championships, Report, Race, 4WD
As the newly crowned champion, Tebo sat out of this heat, leaving Maifield to start in front. The driver to challenge him was Cavalieri, who rolled over on the mogul section as he attempted to make a pass. Cavalieri became more determined; he improved his lap times until the final lap when he was able to challenge Maifield. He came up on the inside of Maifield at the left hand sweeper and stepped out, causing him to spin and leave Cavalieri to finish second. The heat-winner Maifield finish second place overall.


2007 IFSC Climbing World Championships
The 2007 IFSC Climbing World Championships, the 9th edition, were held in Aviles, Spain from 17 to 23 September 2007. It was the first Climbing World Championships organized by the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC).


2007 IFSC Climbing World Championships, Lead, Women
68 athletes attended the women's lead competition. Angela Eiter and Muriel Sarkany topped all the routes in the qualification, semifinal, and final rounds which made them tied. So, they climbed one more time in the superfinal round where Angela Eiter took the win.


2007 IFSC Climbing World Championships, Bouldering, Women
77 athletes attended the women's bouldering competition. Anna Stöhr flashed all boulders in the final round to take the win.


2007 IFSC Climbing World Cup
The 2007 IFSC Climbing World Cup was held in 18 locations. Bouldering competitions were held in 7 locations, lead in 8 locations, and speed in 6 locations. The season began on 30 March in Erlangen, Germany and concluded on 18 November in Kranj, Slovenia.


2007 IFSC Climbing World Cup
The top 3 in each competition received medals, and the overall winners were awarded trophies. At the end of the season an overall ranking was determined based upon points, which athletes were awarded for finishing in the top 30 of each individual event.


2007 IFSC Climbing World Cup
The winners for bouldering were Kilian Fischhuber and Juliette Danion, for lead Patxi Usobiaga Lakunza and Maja Vidmar, for speed Sergei Sinitcyn and Tatiana Ruyga, and for combined Jorg Verhoeven and Natalija Gros, men and women respectively. The National Team for bouldering was France, for lead France, and for speed Russian Federation.


2007 IFSC Climbing World Cup, Highlights of the season
In bouldering, at the World Cup in La Reunion, Juliette Danion of France flashed all boulders in the final round to take the win.


2007 IFSC Climbing World Cup, Highlights of the season
In speed climbing, Russian athletes, Sergei Sinitcyn and Tatiana Ruyga clinched the overall titles of the season for men and women respectively, making it double speed titles for Russia.


2007 IHF Super Globe
The 2007 IHF Super Globe was the third edition of the tournament. It was held in Cairo, Egypt at from  5 – 9 June 2007.


2007 IHF Super Globe
The tournament was played on round-robin format. BM Ciudad Real wins the title by defeating all the other opponents.


2007 IIHF European Champions Cup
The 2007 IIHF European Champions Cup was the third edition of IIHF European Champions Cup. It was held in Saint Petersburg at the Ice Palace arena, from January 11 to January 14. The champions of 2006 of the six strongest hockey nations of Europe participate: Ak Bars Kazan (RUS), Färjestads BK (SWE), MsHK Žilina (SVK), HPK (FIN), HC Sparta Praha (CZE), HC Lugano (SUI).


2007 IIHF Men's InLine Hockey World Championship
The 2007 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships was the 12th such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation.


2007 IIHF Men's InLine Hockey World Championship
The tournament was divided into two divisions, the top division, for the teams ranked 1st–8th in the world. Additionally, Division I consisted of the teams ranked 9th–16th in the world. All 16 teams would be eligible to win the top division world championship. At the conclusion of pool play, the last placed teams in pools A & B played in cross-over games against the winners of pool C & D. The winners advanced to the playoff in the top division, while the losers were entered into the Division I playoff round.


2007 IIHF Men's InLine Hockey World Championship, Top Division, Qualifying Round
Slovakia remains in Top Division, Brazil remains in Division I


2007 IIHF Men's InLine Hockey World Championship, Top Division, Qualifying Round
Austria remains in Top Division, Great Britain remains in Division I


2007 IIHF Women's World Championship
The 2007 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships were held from April 3 to 10, 2007 in Winnipeg and Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada. There were no championships in 2006 due to the Torino Olympic tournament. Games were played at the MTS Centre and Selkirk Recreation Complex.


2007 IIHF Women's World Championship
It was the tenth event, and was run by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Canada, led by tournament MVP Hayley Wickenheiser, won its ninth world championship by defeating the USA 5–1 in the Gold Medal game. Following Sweden's historic Silver in the Olympics they captured their second world championship Bronze, blanking rival Finland 1–0. This championship stands as the only women's to have over one hundred thousand attendees.


2007 IIHF Women's World Championship
In June 2006, the IIHF expanded Pool A from 8 to 9 teams, restoring Russia, which had been demoted to Division I after the 2005 event. The decision was made due to the success of the 9-team pool in the 2004 Championships. Because of this change, all teams demoted after the 2005 event were restored to their 2005 divisions for 2007. Three new countries entered the tournament for the first time in 2007.


2007 IIHF Women's World Championship, Top Division, Consolation round, Group F (7–9 Place)
Kazakhstan will be demoted to Division I for the 2008 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships.


2007 IIHF Women's World Championship, Division I
The following teams took part in the Division I tournament, held from April 2, 2007 through April 8, 2007 in Nikkō, Japan:


2007 IIHF Women's World Championship, Division I
Japan is promoted to the main tournament and  Denmark is demoted to Division II in the 2008 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships


2007 IIHF Women's World Championship, Division I, Statistics, Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes


2007 IIHF Women's World Championship, Division I, Statistics, Goaltending leaders
TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts


2007 IIHF Women's World Championship, Division II
The following teams took part in the Division II tournament, held from March 17, 2007 through March 23, 2007 in Pyongyang, North Korea.


2007 IIHF Women's World Championship, Division II
Slovakia is promoted to Division I and  Slovenia is demoted to Division III in the 2008 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships


2007 IIHF Women's World Championship, Division II, Statistics, Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes


2007 IIHF Women's World Championship, Division II, Statistics, Goaltending leaders
TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts


2007 IIHF Women's World Championship, Division III
The following teams took part in the Division III tournament, held from March 5, 2007 through March 10, 2007 in Sheffield, England:


2007 IIHF Women's World Championship, Division III
Australia is promoted to Division II and  South Africa is demoted to Division IV in the 2008 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships


2007 IIHF Women's World Championship, Division III, Statistics, Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes


2007 IIHF Women's World Championship, Division III, Statistics, Goaltending leaders
TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts


2007 IIHF Women's World Championship, Division IV
The following teams took part in the Division IV tournament, held from March 26, 2007 through April 1, 2007 in Miercurea-Ciuc, Romania:


2007 IIHF Women's World Championship, Division IV
Croatia is promoted to Division III in the 2008 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships


2007 IIHF Women's World Championship, Division IV, Awards and Statistics, Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes


2007 IIHF Women's World Championship, Division IV, Awards and Statistics, Goaltending leaders
TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts


2007 IIHF World Championship
The 2007 IIHF World Championship was held between April 27 and May 13, 2007 in Moscow, Russia. It was the 71st annual world championship event run by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). The tournament was won by Canada with Rick Nash being named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the tournament.


2007 IIHF World Championship, Rules
At the 2007 IIHF World Championships, a three-point system for each game is used. Teams winning in regulation were awarded three points, the loser none. Where there was a tie score in the Preliminary, Playoff and Relegation Rounds, teams were given one point each. A five-minute overtime followed and, if the score was still tied after overtime, Game Winning Shots was used. The team winning in overtime or shoot-out was awarded the extra point for a total of two points.


2007 IIHF World Championship, Qualifying round, Group E
Results from Preliminary Round games among the qualified teams carry over.


2007 IIHF World Championship, Qualifying round, Group F
Results from Preliminary Round games among the qualified teams carry over.


2007 IIHF World Championship, Relegation Round
The top two teams in the standings after the round-robin were invited back to the 2008 IIHF World Championship, while the bottom two teams were relegated to the 2008 IIHF Division I Tournament.


2007 IIHF World Championship, Ranking and statistics, Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes; POS = Position


2007 IIHF World Championship, Ranking and statistics, Leading goaltenders
MINS = Minutes (on ice); SA = Shots Against; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts


2007 IIHF World Championship Division I
The following teams took part in the Division I tournament, held from April 15, 2007 through April 21, 2007. Group A was played in Qiqihar, China. Group B was played in Ljubljana, Slovenia.


2007 IIHF World Championship Division II
The 2007 IIHF World Championship Division II tournament consisted of two groups of six teams. Group A was held in Zagreb, Croatia from April 11 to 17, 2007, while Group B was held in Seoul, South Korea from April 2 to April 8, 2007. Croatia won Group A and South Korea won Group B, with both teams being promoted to the Division I tournament. Turkey was relegated to Division III, as was North Korea, though the latter did not participate and was automatically relegated as a result.


2007 IIHF World Championship Division II, Group A
The IIHF entered  Serbia in the 2007 tournament as the successor to the  Serbia and Montenegro national team.


2007 IIHF World Championship Division III
The following teams took part in the Division III tournament, which was played at Dundalk, Ireland from April 15, 2007 through April 21, 2007. Mongolia made their debut at the World Championships during this tournament.


2007 IIHF World Championship Final
The 2007 IIHF World Championship Final was an ice hockey match that took place on 13 May 2007 at the Khodynka Arena in Moscow, Russia, to determine the winner of the 2007 IIHF World Championship. Canada defeated Finland 4–2 to win its 24th championship.


2007 IIHF World Championship Final, Background
The game marked the second time that Finland and Canada met in the final of a World Championship, the first time being in 1994. However only a year before in 2006 Finland had defeated Canada 5–0 in the bronze medal game. In 2007, Canada were looking on form, being undefeated coming into the playoff round, while Finland had registered two losses in the run-up to the finals.


2007 IIHF World Championship Final, Venue
The Khodynka Arena in Moscow was determined to host the final of the championship. Previously at the tournament, the venue hosted the both semi-finals, and the Bronze medal match. In the final, the attendance was 12,000.


2007 IIHF World Championship Final, The Match, Summary
Rick Nash scored on the powerplay at 6:10 into the first period on a one-timer from the point from a pass by Cory Murphy off of Matthew Lombardi, to put Canada up 1–0. Near the middle of the period, Eric Staal scored in similar fashion also on the powerplay, assisted by Justin Williams, and Mike Cammalleri.


2007 IIHF World Championship Final, The Match, Summary
9:11 into the second period, Colby Armstrong scored to give the Canadians a 3–0 lead. This goal ended up as the game winner. Finland had some discipline difficulty in the first two periods, taking 6 minutes apiece in penalties in both periods.


2007 IIHF World Championship Final, The Match, Summary
Finland started to bring up the pressure in the last ten minutes. Petri Kontiola scored a nice glove-side goal on Ward with 8:52 left in the third, assisted by Ville Peltonen, to put the Finns on the board. With only 2 minutes left Antti Miettinen scored to bring Finland within one, 3–2. However, only one minute later Rick Nash scored on a skillful breakaway to put the game away, 4–2 final for team Canada.


2007 IIHF World Championship Final, The Match, Summary
The Canadians were outshot 22–18, but the Canadian goaltender, Cam Ward, kept them in the game as he was solid between the pipes. They also were able to capitalize on the powerplay, which ended up being decisive in the Canadian win.


2007 IIHF World Championship rosters
The 2007 IIHF World Championship rosters consisted of 393 players on 16 national ice hockey teams. Run by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), the Ice Hockey World Championships is the sport's highest-profile annual international tournament. The 2007 IIHF World Championship was the 71st edition of the tournament and was held in Moscow and Mytischi, Russia. Canada won the Championship, the 24th time they had done so.


2007 IIHF World Championship rosters
Before the start of the World Championship, each participating nation had to submit a list of players for its roster. A minimum of fifteen skaters and two goaltenders, and a maximum of twenty skaters and three goaltenders had to be selected. If a country selects fewer than the maximum allowed, they must choose the remaining players prior to the start of the tournament. After the start of the tournament, each team was allowed to select an additional two players, either skaters or goaltenders, to their roster, for a maximum roster of 25 players. Once players were registered to the team, they could not be removed from the roster.


2007 IIHF World Championship rosters
To qualify for a national team under IIHF rules, a player must follow several criteria. He must be a citizen of the nation, and be under the jurisdiction of that national association. Players are allowed to switch which national team they play for, providing they fulfill the IIHF criteria. If participating for the first time in an IIHF event, the player would have had to play two consecutive years in the national competition of the new country without playing in another country. If the player has already played for a national team before, he may switch countries if he is a citizen of the new country, and has played for four consecutive years in the national competition of the new country. This switch may only happen once in the player's life.


2007 IIHF World Championship rosters
Rick Nash of Canada was named the tournament's most valuable player by the IIHF directorate. Aleksey Morozov of Russia led the tournament in goal scoring, and was named the top forward. Russian Andrei Markov was named top defenceman and Kari Lehtonen of Finland was selected as top goaltender. Sweden's Johan Davidsson was the tournament's leading scorer and Alexander Eremenko of Russia led goaltenders in save percentage, with 0.957.


2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I
The 2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I were a pair of international under-18 ice hockey tournaments run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Division I tournaments made up the second level of competition at the 2007 IIHF World U18 Championships. The Group A tournament took place between 6 April and 12 April 2007 in Maribor, Slovenia and the Group B tournament took place between 4 April and 10 April 2007 in Sanok, Poland. Belarus and Denmark won the Group A and Group B tournaments respectively and gained promotion to the Championship Division for the 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships. While France finished last in Group A and Great Britain last in Group B and were both relegated to Division II for 2008.


2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I, Group A tournament
The Group A tournament began on 6 April 2007 in Maribor, Slovenia. Austria, France, Kazakhstan and Slovenia all returned to compete in this years Division I tournament after missing promotion to the Championship Division at the previous years World Championships. Italy gained promotion to Division I after finished first in last years Division II Group A tournament and Belarus was relegated from the Championship Division after failing to survive the relegation round at the 2006 IIHF World U18 Championships.


2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I, Group A tournament
Belarus won the tournament after winning all five of their games and gained promotion to the Championship Division for the 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships. Slovenia finished second after winning three of their five games and Kazakhstan finished in third place. France finished in last place, managing to only win one game in overtime and were relegated to Division II for the 2007 IIHF World U18 Championships. Andrey Yankov of Kazakhstan led the tournament in goaltending with a save percentage of 0.903, and was named the top goaltender by the IIHF directorate. Slovenia's Blaž Gregorc was named as top defenceman and Mikhail Stefanovich of Belarus was selected as top forward. Stefanovich also was the tournaments leading scorer with twelve points including nine goals and three assists.


2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I, Group A tournament, Scoring leaders
List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals.


2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I, Group A tournament, Leading goaltenders
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.


2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I, Group B tournament
The Group B tournament began on 4 April 2007 in Sanok, Poland. Denmark, Japan, Poland and Ukraine all returned to compete in this years Division I tournament after missing promotion to the Championship Division at the previous years World Championships. Great Britain gained promotion to Division I after finishing first in last years Division II Group B tournament and Norway was relegated from the Championship Division after failing to survive the relegation round at the 2006 IIHF World U18 Championships.


2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I, Group B tournament
Denmark won the tournament after winning all five of their games and gained promotion to the Championship Division for the 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships. Japan finished second after losing only to Denmark and Norway finished in third place. Great Britain finished in last place after losing all five of their games and were relegated back to Division II for the 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships. Mikkel Bødker of Denmark led the tournament in scoring, recording eleven points, and was named the tournament's most valuable player and top forward by the IIHF directorate. Japan's Takumi Kamikawa was named to goaltender and Oliver Lauridsen of Denmark was selected as top defenceman. Denmark's Frederik Andersen was the tournament's leading goaltender with a save percentage of 0.937.


2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I, Group B tournament, Scoring leaders
List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals.


2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I, Group B tournament, Leading goaltenders
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.


2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II
The 2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II were a pair of international under-18 ice hockey tournaments run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Division II tournaments made up the third level of competition at the 2007 IIHF World U18 Championships. The Group A tournament took place between 15 and 21 April 2007 in Miskolc, Hungary and the Group B tournament took place between 12 and 18 March 2007 in Miercurea Ciuc, Romania. The Netherlands and Lithuania won the Group A and Group B tournaments respectively and gained promotion to Division I for the 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships. While Mexico finished last in Group A and Serbia last in Group B and were both relegated to Division III for 2008.


2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II, Group A tournament
The Group A tournament began on 15 April 2007 in Miskolc, Hungary. Belgium, Estonia, Mexico and the Netherlands returned to compete in the Division II competition after missing promotion to Division I at the previous years World Championships. Hungary entered the Division II competition after being relegated from Division I and Israel entered the tournament after gaining promotion from Division III at the 2006 IIHF World U18 Championships.


2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II, Group A tournament
The Netherlands won the tournament after winning all five of their games and gained promotion to Division I for the 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships. Hungary finished in second place, losing only to the Netherlands and Estonia finished in third. Mexico finished in last place after losing all five of their games and were relegated to Division III for the 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships. Eden Nemenoff of Israel was named as the tournament's top goaltender by the IIHF directorate. Hungarian Daniel Koger was named the top forward and Mike Dalhuisen of the Netherlands was selected as the top defenceman. Hungary's Bálint Magosi was the tournament's leading scorer with 14 points and Miklos Rajna was the leading goaltender with a save percentage of 0.938.


2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II, Group A tournament, Scoring leaders
List shows the top ten ranked skaters sorted by points, then goals.


2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II, Group A tournament, Leading goaltenders
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.


2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II, Group B tournament
The Group B tournament began on 12 March 2007 in Miercurea Ciuc, Romania. Australia, Croatia and Lithuania all returned to compete in the Division II tournament after missing promotion to Division I at the previous years World Championships. Serbia made their debut appearance in the World U18 Championships after replacing the Serbia and Montenegro men's national under-18 ice hockey team, the change in team coinciding with Montenegro's declaration of independence and the eventual split of the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro. South Korea entered the Division II competition after being relegated from Division I and Romania entered the tournament after gaining promotion from Division III at the 2006 IIHF World U18 Championships.


2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II, Group B tournament
Lithuania won the tournament after winning all five of their games and gained promotion to Division I for the 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships. South Korea finished second after losing only to Lithuania and Estonia finished in third place. Serbia finished in last place after losing all five of their games and were relegated to Division III for the 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships. Tihomir Filipec of Croatia was named as the tournament's top goaltender by the IIHF directorate. Lithuanian Povilas Verenis was named the top forward and Cho Hyung Gon of South Korea was selected as the top defenceman. Lithuania's Tadas Kumeliauskas was the tournament's leading scorer with 12 points and Arturas Kuzmicius was the leading goaltender with a save percentage of 0.948.


2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II, Group B tournament, Scoring leaders
List shows the top ten ranked skaters sorted by points, then goals.


2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II, Group B tournament, Leading goaltenders
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.


2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III
The 2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III was an international under-18 ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Division III tournament made up the fourth level of competition at the 2007 IIHF World U18 Championships and took place between 5 and 11 March 2007 in Beijing, China. The tournament was won by Spain who upon winning gained promotion, along with China who finished in second place, to Division II of the 2007 IIHF World U18 Championships.


2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III, Overview
The 2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III began on 5 March 2007 in Beijing, China. New Zealand and South Africa both returned to compete in the Division III competition after missing promotion at the previous years World Championships. Turkey gained promotion back to Division III after winning the qualification game against Bulgaria which was held in January 2007. Iceland and Spain entered the Division III competition after being relegated from the Division II tournaments of the 2006 IIHF World U18 Championships. China returned to the World U18 Championships, having last played in the 2003 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III Group A tournament.


2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III, Overview
Spain finished first after winning all five of their games and gained promotion back to Division II for the 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships. China who finished in second place also gained promotion to Division II, while Iceland finished third after winning three of their five games of the tournament. Alejandro Pedraz of Spain finished as the tournaments top scoring after recording 26 points including 17 goals and nine assists. Spain's Ander Alcaine finished as the tournaments leading goaltender with a save percentage of 0.877.


2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III, Division III Qualification
The Division III Qualiciation tournament was held on 28 January 2007 in İzmit, Turkey. The tournament consisted of a single game between Turkey and Bulgaria who were relegated to the qualification tournament after they finished fifth and sixth in the 2006 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III tournament. Turkey won the game 3–2 in a shootout and qualified for the 2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III tournament.


2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III, Scoring leaders
List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals.


2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III, Leading goaltenders
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.


2007 IIHF World U18 Championships
The 2007 IIHF World U18 Championships was an ice hockey tournament held in Rauma and Tampere, Finland. The championships began on April 11, 2007 and finished on April 22, 2007. Games were played at Äijänsuo Arena in Rauma and Tampere Ice Stadium in Tampere. Russia defeated the United States 6–5 in the final to claim the gold medal, while Sweden defeated Canada 8–3 to capture the bronze medal.


2007 IIHF World U18 Championships, Top Division, Statistics, Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In MinutesSource:


2007 IIHF World U18 Championships, Top Division, Statistics, Goaltending leaders
TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; SA = Shots Against; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = ShutoutsSource:


2007 IIHF World U18 Championships, Top Division, Final standings
Czech Republic and  Latvia are relegated to Division I for the 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships.


2007 IIHF World U18 Championships, Division I
Division I consisted of two separate tournaments. The Group A tournament was held between 6 April and 12 April 2007 in Maribor, Slovenia and the Group B tournament was held between 4 April and 10 April 2007 in Sanok, Poland. Belarus and Denmark won the Group A and Group B tournaments respectively and gained promotion to the Championship Division for the 2007 IIHF World U18 Championships. While France finished last in Group A and Great Britain last in Group B and were both relegated to Division II for 2007.


2007 IIHF World U18 Championships, Division II
Division II consisted of two separate tournaments. The Group A tournament was held between 15 and 21 April 2007 in Miskolc, Hungary and the Group B tournament was held between 12 and 18 March 2006 in Miercurea Ciuc, Romania. Netherlands and Lithuania won the Group A and Group B tournaments respectively and gained promotion to Division I for the 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships. While Mexico finished last in Group A and Serbia last in Group B and were both relegated to Division III for 2008.


2007 IIHF World U18 Championships, Division III
The Division III tournament was held between 5 and 11 March 2007 in Beijing, China. Spain and China finished first and second respectively and both gained promotion to Division II for the 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships.


2007 IIHF World U18 Championships, Division III, Division III Qualification
The Division III Qualification tournament was held on 28 January 2007 in İzmit, Turkey. Turkey won the tournament and qualified for the Division III tournament after winning the game against Bulgaria 3–2 in a shootout.


2007 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Qualification
This was the 2007 IIHF World Women's U18 Championships Qualification. It decided the teams that participated in the 2008 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship.


2007 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Qualification
Group A was held in Vierumäki, Finland from February 9–11, 2007, Group B was held in Nymburk, Czech Republic from February 9–11, 2007, and Group C was held in Bad Tölz, Bavaria, Germany from February 16–18, 2007.


2007 IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup
The 2007 edition of the IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup were held from January to March, 2007. It was the eighth season of official World Cup competition in alpine skiing where athletes with a disability compete.


2007 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey European Championships
The 2nd IPC Ice Sledge Hockey European Championships was held between November 18, 2007 and November 24, 2007 at Palaghiaccio Ice Rink in Pinerolo, Turin, Italy. Participating 100 athletes from seven nations: Czech Republic, Estonia, Germany, Norway, Italy, Poland, Sweden. Pinerolo, a town of 35,000, located 50 km (31 mi) from Turin, was the host of 2006 Winter Olympics curling events.


2007 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey European Championships
The Ice Sledge Hockey European Championships tournament was organised under the aegis of the EPC and the IPC by a Committee made up of Turin Olympic Park, operators of the Palaghiaccio, the Municipality of Pinerolo and the Alioth Sports Society, affiliated to the C.I.P. under its president Paolo Covato (Mayor of Pinerolo) and vice president Tiziana Nasi (President of the C.I.P. Piedmont).


2007 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey European Championships, Final Rankings
Audun Bakke Helge Bjørnstad Trygve S. Larsen Lloyd Remi Johansen Roger Johansen Knut Andre Nordstoga Wiggo Norseth Rolf Einar Pedersen Tommy Rovelstad Kjell Vidar Røyne Johan Siqveland Stig Tore Svee Morten Værnes


2007 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey European Championships, Final Rankings
Jiří Berger Erik Fojtík Michal Geier Zdeněk Hábl Daniel Kalina Zdeněk Klíma Martin Kovář Zdeněk Krupička Pavel Kubeš Tomáš Kvoch Jan Matoušek Zdeněk Šafránek Michal Vápenka


2007 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey European Championships, Final Rankings
Gerd Bleidorn Sebastian Disveld Marius Hattendorf Sebastian Kessler Matthias Koch Simon Kunst Marco Lahrs Robert Pabst Rolf Rabe Frank Rennhack Udo Segreff Sven Stumpe Jörg Wedde


2007 IRB Nations Cup
The 2007 IRB Nations Cup is the second edition of the international rugby union tournament, a competition created by the International Rugby Board. It pits the "A" Teams of the stronger (Tier 1) rugby nations (Argentina Jaguars, Emerging Springboks and Italy A) against some of the Tier 2 and 3 nations (Romania, Namibia and Georgia).


2007 IRB Nations Cup
Originally scheduled to take place in the Tineretului Stadium, Bucharest, Romania, in the event the matches took place at the city's Stadionul Arcul de Triumf.


2007 IRB Nations Cup
Argentina Jaguars were the defending champions, but the Emerging Springboks were the overall winners.


2007 IRB Nations Cup
The competition format was a modified round-robin whereby each team played 3 of the other 5 teams. The competition was played over three match days, with three matches played consecutively on each day.


2007 IRB Pacific Nations Cup
The 2007 IRB Pacific Nations Cup was a rugby union competition held between six Pacific Rim sides; Australia A, Fiji, Japan, Samoa, Tonga and the Junior All Blacks (New Zealand's second XV). This was the first year that Australia A had competed – Australia had declined the invitation to compete in the inaugural competition in 2006 because they wanted to focus on their domestic competition, but on 18 October 2006 it was announced that they would send their second XV. For this reason, the inaugural tournament was renamed the Pacific Nations Cup instead of the IRB Pacific Five Nations as it had been called in 2006.


2007 IRB Pacific Nations Cup
The tournament was a round-robin of 15 games where each team played one match against each of the others. There are four points for a win, two points for a draw and none for a defeat. There are also bonus points offered with one bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match and one bonus point for losing by 7 points or less.


2007 IRB Pacific Nations Cup
New Zealand's Junior All Blacks won the Cup for the second time in Round 4, gaining an unbeatable lead after beating Australia A 50–0 in Dunedin.


2007 ISAF Sailing World Championships
2007 ISAF Sailing World Championships was the second edition of the ISAF Sailing World Championships and was held in Cascais, Portugal on the Portuguese Riviera from 28 June to 13 July.


2007 ISAF Sailing World Championships, Venue
The venue for the 2007 ISAF Sailing World Championships was Cascais and racing was held on five race areas off Cascais.


2007 ISSF World Cup
The 2007 ISSF World Cup was held in the fifteen Olympic shooting events. Four qualification events were held in each event, spanning from March to July, and the best shooters qualified for the ISSF World Cup Final in October, which was held in Bangkok, Thailand for the rifle and pistol events, and in Belgrade, Serbia for the shotgun events.


2007 ISSF World Cup
Notable about this season is that Europe only had one world cup in the rifle and pistol events (Munich), as Milan was left out in favour of a more worldwide spread of venues.


2007 ITF Men's Circuit
The 2007 ITF Men's Circuit was the 2007 edition of the third tier tour for men's professional tennis. It was organised by the International Tennis Federation and is a tier below the ATP Challenger Tour. The ITF Men's Circuit consisted of 499 'Futures' tournaments played year round across six continents, with prize money ranging from $10,000 to $15,000.


2007 ITF Women's Circuit
The ITF Women's Circuit is the second tier tour for women's professional tennis organised by the International Tennis Federation, and is the tier below the WTA Tour. In 2007, the ITF Women's Circuit included tournaments with prize money ranging from $10,000 to $100,000.


2007 ITF Women's Circuit
The ITF world champions in 2007 were Justine Henin (senior singles), Cara Black / Liezel Huber (senior doubles) and Urszula Radwańska (combined junior ranking).


2007 ITF Women's Circuit, Singles titles by nation
This list displays only the top 21 nations in terms of singles titles wins.


2007 ITU Triathlon World Championships
The 2007 ITU Triathlon World Championships were held in Hamburg, Germany from 30 August to 2 September 2007.


2007 ITU Triathlon World Cup
The 2007 ITU Triathlon World Cup was a series of triathlon races organised by the International Triathlon Union (ITU) for elite-level triathletes. There were fifteen races held in fourteen countries, each held over a distance of 1500 m swim, 40 km cycle, 10 km run (an Olympic-distance triathlon). Alongside a prize purse, points were awarded at each race contributing towards the overall World Cup for which an additional prize purse was awarded. The 2007 World Cup was sponsored by BG Group.


2007 ITU Triathlon World Cup, Overall rankings
At each race of the series points were awarded to the top 20 finishers per the table below. Double points were awarded for results achieved in the ITU Triathlon World Championship race in Hamburg, Germany on 1–2 September.


2007 Icelandic Cup
The Visa-Bikar 2007 was the forty-eighth season of the Icelandic national football cup. It started on 11 May 2007 and concluded with the Final held on 6 October 2007. The winners qualified for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Cup 2008–09.


2007 Icelandic Cup, First round
The First Round consisted of 32 teams from lower Icelandic divisions. The matches were played on 16  and 17 May 2007.


2007 Icelandic Cup, Second round
The Second Round  matches were played on 31 May and 1 June 2007.


2007 Icelandic Cup, Third round
Third round matches were played on 11 and 12 June 2007.


2007 Icelandic Cup, Fourth round
The matches were played on 25 and 25 June 2007.


2007 Icelandic Cup, Fifth round
The matches were played on 10 and 11 July 2007.


2007 Icelandic Cup, Quarterfinals
The matches were played on 12 and 13 August 2007.


2007 Icelandic Cup, Semifinals
The matches were played on 31 August and 1 September 2007.


2007 Icelandic Men's Football League Cup
The 2007 Icelandic Men's Football League Cup was the 12th staging of the Icelandic Men's League Cup, a pre-season professional football competition in Iceland. The competition started on 16 February 2007  and concluded on 1 May 2007 with FH beating Valur 3–2 in the final after extra time.


2007 Icelandic parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 12 May 2007. The Independence Party remained the largest party in the Althing, winning 25 of the 63 seats. Following the elections, a coalition government was formed by the Independence Party and the Social Democratic Alliance, with Geir Haarde continuing as Prime Minister.


2007 Icelandic parliamentary election, Background
Six parties participated in the elections: the two parties of the then government coalition, the right wing Independence Party and the centrist Progressive Party, and the opposition parties in the Alþingi, the Social Democratic Alliance, the Left-Green Movement and the Liberal Party; one new party, the environmentalist Icelandic Movement – Living Country also participated in the elections. The Fighting Union, an advocacy party for disabled and senior citizens' rights, failed to present lists of candidates in due time in five out of six constituencies, and therefore decided to withdraw from the elections.


2007 Icelandic parliamentary election, Constituencies
There are 6 constituencies in Iceland. According to the Law on Parliamentary Elections (nr.24/2000), each constituency is granted 9 seats decided by proportional voting in the constituency, and finally 9 special Leveling seats (either 1 or 2 per constituency, depending on their population size) will work to adjust the result, so that proportionality is also ensured according to the overall number of party votes at the national level.


2007 Icelandic parliamentary election, Constituencies
The number of constituency seats shall however be adjusted ahead of the next election, if the fraction of residents with suffrage per available seat in the constituency became more than twice as big in the latest election, when comparing the constituency with the highest fraction against the one with the lowest fraction. In that case a constituency seat shall travel from the constituency with the lowest figure to the one with the highest figure, until the result of the equation comply with the rule. However, the total number of seats (including leveling seats) must never become less than six in any constituency. The box below display the number of available seats in each constituency at the 2007 parliamentary election.


2007 Icelandic parliamentary election, Constituencies, Method for apportionment of constituency seats
The available constituency seats are first distributed to each party according to the D'Hondt method, so that proportional representation is ensured within each of the constituencies. The next step is to apportion these party distributed seats to the candidates within the party having the highest "vote score", after counting both direct candidate votes and their share of party votes in the constituency.


2007 Icelandic parliamentary election, Constituencies, Method for apportionment of constituency seats
In Iceland the "candidate vote system" is that, for each constituency, each party provides a pre-ranked list of candidates beneath each party name (listed according to the preferred order decided by the party), but where the voters voting for the party can alter this pre-ranked order by renumbering the individual candidates and/or crossing out those candidates they do not like, so that such candidates will not get a share of the voter's "personal vote" for the party.


2007 Icelandic parliamentary election, Constituencies, Method for apportionment of constituency seats
As a restriction on the possibility of re-ranking candidates, it is however only possible to alter the first several candidates on the list. The borderline for alterations is drawn for the first three candidates if the party only win one of the total seats in the constituency, or if more than one seat is won the borderline shall be drawn at the pre-ranked number equal to two times the total number of seats being won by the party in the constituency.


2007 Icelandic parliamentary election, Constituencies, Method for apportionment of constituency seats
So if a party has won two seats in a constituency, then the voter is only allowed to re-rank the top four ranked candidates on the list, with any rank altering by voters below this line simply being ignored when subsequently calculating the candidate vote shares within each party. Final calculation of the candidate vote shares is always done according to the Borda method, where all candidates above the previously described borderline in the ranking are granted voting fraction values according to the voters noted rank.


2007 Icelandic parliamentary election, Constituencies, Method for apportionment of constituency seats
If the number of considered candidates consist of four (as in the given example), then the first ranked candidate is assigned a value of 1 (a so-called full personal vote), the next one get the value 0.75 (1/4 less), followed likewise by 0.50 and 0.25 respectively for the two last candidates. If the number of considered candidates instead had been six (due to winning 3 seats), then the first ranked candidate in a similar way would be assigned a value of 1 (a so-called full personal vote), with the following five candidates receiving respectively 5/6, 4/6, 3/6, 2/6 and 1/6.


2007 Icelandic parliamentary election, Constituencies, Method for apportionment of constituency seats
As mentioned above, crossed out names will always be allocated a 0.00 value. The accumulated total score of the candidates voting fractions, will be used in determining which candidates receive the seats won by their party.


2007 Icelandic parliamentary election, Constituencies, Method for apportionment of constituency seats
Note that candidate vote scores are not directly comparable to candidates from other parties, as how many seats are being won in a constituency by a particular party will effect how their candidates receive voting fractions (like in the above examples, where a candidate ranked number four for a party winning two seats would receive a voting fraction of 0.25, compared to 0.50 for an equally ranked candidate belonging to a party winning 3 seats)


2007 Icelandic parliamentary election, Constituencies, Method for apportionment of leveling seats
After the initial apportionment of constituency seats, all the parties that exceed the election threshold of 5% nationally will also qualify to potentially be granted the extra leveling seats, which seek to adjust the result towards seat proportionality at the national level.


2007 Icelandic parliamentary election, Constituencies, Method for apportionment of leveling seats
The calculation procedure for the distribution of leveling seats is, first, for each party having exceeded the national threshold of 5%, to calculate the ratio of its total number of votes at the national level divided by the sum of one extra seat added to the number of seats the party have so far won. The first leveling seat will go to the party with the highest ratio of votes per seat. The same calculation process is then repeated, until all 9 leveling seats have been allocated to specific parties.


2007 Icelandic parliamentary election, Constituencies, Method for apportionment of leveling seats
A party's "votes per seat" ratio will change during this calculation process, after each additional leveling seat being won. The second and final step is for each party being granted a leveling seat to pin point, across all constituencies, which of its runner-up candidates (candidates that came short of winning direct election through a constituency seat) should then win this additional seat.


2007 Icelandic parliamentary election, Constituencies, Method for apportionment of leveling seats
This selection is made by first identifying the constituency having the strongest "relative constituency vote shares for this additional seat of the party", which is decided by another proportional calculation, where the "relative vote share for the party list in each constituency", is divided with the sum of "one extra seat added to the number of already won constituency seats by the party list in the constituency".


2007 Icelandic parliamentary election, Constituencies, Method for apportionment of leveling seats
When this strongest constituency has been identified, the leveling seat will be automatically granted to the highest placed unelected runner-up candidate on the party list in this constituency, who among the remaining candidates have the highest personal vote score (the same figure as the one used when ranking candidates for constituency seats).


2007 Icelandic parliamentary election, Constituencies, Method for apportionment of leveling seats
The above described method is used for apportionment of all the party allocated leveling seats. Note that when selecting which of a party's constituencies shall receive its apportioned leveling seat, this identification may only happen in exactly the same numerical order as the leveling seats were calculated at the party level. This is important because the number of available leveling seats are limited per constituency, meaning that the last calculated leveling seats in all circumstances can never be granted to candidates who belong to constituencies where the available leveling seats already were granted to other parties.


2007 Icelandic parliamentary election, Aftermath
The then governing parties won a razor-thin majority, 32 seats against the opposition's 31. This was caused by considerable losses for the Progressive Party, which had the worst election in its more than 90-year history. Major outcomes of the elections were also the considerable strengthening of the Left-Green Movement, was the election's big winner, and the failure of Iceland's Movement – Living Land to clear the election threshold and enter the parliament, though it got 3.3% of the votes.


2007 Icelandic parliamentary election, Aftermath
After five days of speculation, it was decided on 17 May that the government would resign and the 12-year-long coalition between Independence Party and Progressive would end. Later the same day, the leaders of the Independence Party and of the largest opposition party, the Social Democratic Alliance, Geir H. Haarde, the outgoing Prime Minister, and Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir, former mayor of Reykjavík, decided to try to form a new majority coalition. Haarde formally resigned on 18 May on behalf of his outgoing government.


2007 Icelandic parliamentary election, Aftermath
Simultaneously, he was assigned by the President of Iceland, Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson,  the mandate to form a new majority coalition. The coalition meetings between the Independence Party and the Alliance were held in Reykjavík and at Þingvellir, where Alþingi was established in the year of 930. On 22 May the two parties reached an agreement, and the new government took over on 24 May. The ministers are as follows:


2007 Icelandic parliamentary election, Aftermath
The government enjoyed a vast majority on Alþingi, with 43 out of 63 members supporting it. In the government's manifesto, it stated that it would focus on children, the elderly and the environment, as well as aiming to lower taxes, raise benefits and invest heavily in education and transportation. The Social Democratic Alliance was more environmentalist and pro-EU and opposed the war in Iraq and Iceland's participation in the "Coalition of the Willing".


2007 Icelandic parliamentary election, Aftermath
Nevertheless, no action was announced to stop or reconsider the building of large-scale industrial complexes such as aluminium smelters and the development of new power plants, especially hydropower stations, or the country's participation in the war. A commission, though, to weigh the pros and cons of European Union membership was set up, but without a clear mandate.


2007 Icelandic parliamentary election, Aftermath
On 23 May the chairman of the Progressive Party, Jón Sigurðsson, the outgoing Minister of Industries and Commerce, announced his resignation, due to poor results in the election. The vice chairman, Guðni Ágústsson, the outgoing Minister of Agriculture, took over the post.


2007 Idaho Vandals football team
The 2007 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Idaho competed as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), and played their home games on campus in the Kibbie Dome. The Vandals were led by first-year head coach Robb Akey, hired following the departure of Dennis Erickson for Arizona State in December 2006.


2007 Idaho Vandals football team
The Vandals were winless in eight conference games and went 1–11 overall, which was Idaho's eighth consecutive season with a losing record. The sole victory came in early September against Cal Poly-SLO, an FCS program.


2007 Idaho Vandals football team, Schedule
Idaho's home attendance for 2007 was 68,874 for six games, an average of 11,479.The maximum was 14,205 for the Fresno State game on October 13,the minimum was 8,102 for the Utah State game on November 24, two days after Thanksgiving.


2007 Idaho Vandals football team, NFL Draft
One Vandal was selected in the 2008 NFL Draft; linebacker David Vobora was the final pick and the draft's Mr. Irrelevant. This ended a three-year drought in the NFL Draft for Idaho. The last Vandal selection was guard Jake Scott, four years earlier in 2004.


2007 Iditarod
The ceremonial start of the 35th annual Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race across the U.S. state of Alaska began amidst the crowds of Anchorage at 10 am (AKST) on March 3, 2007, and the start of the competitive race, or "restart", began at 2 pm the next day in Willow. The race followed the southern route for 1,151 mi (1,852 km) across the Alaska Range, through the sparsely inhabited Interior, along the Yukon River, and then up the coast of the Bering Sea to the city of Nome.


2007 Iditarod
Eighty two competitors started the race. Denali, Alaska musher Jeff King returned to defend his 2006 win, and the 2005 Iditarod winner Norwegian Robert Sørlie returned after skipping the 2006 event. Both were strong favorites to win. Other contenders included 4 time winners Martin Buser and Doug Swingley. However, the race was won by Lance Mackey in 9 days, 5:08:41, with an average speed of 5.07 mph (8.16 km/h).


2007 Iditarod, Route, March 3: Ceremonial start in Anchorage
Ceremonial start at Anchorage: The mushers departed Anchorage on March 3, 2007. One of the largest crowds ever watched as 82 teams composed of a musher and twelve dogs pulling a dogsled, left the starting chute at the corner of Fourth and D Streets, and followed the 11 mi (18 km) route through the urban center to Campbell Air Strip. The mushers were accompanied on the sled by "Idita-riders", the high bidders in a pre-race auction.


2007 Iditarod, Route, March 3: Ceremonial start in Anchorage
Campbell Airstrip: After the mushers arrive at Campbell Airstrip, the dogs are transported by vehicle to the "restart" location at Willow.


2007 Iditarod, Route, March 4: Restart at Willow
Restart at Willow: The mushers departed the Community of Willow two minutes apart, in Bib order. The first musher (Perry Solmonson, Bib 2) left on March 4 at 2:00 pm AKST, and the last (Jeremy Keller, bib 820) left 2 hr 42 min later at 4:42 pm. The teams were increased to 16 dogs each. No additional dogs could be added, but they could be left behind at any of the checkpoints along the route.


2007 Iditarod, Route, March 4: Restart at Willow
Yentna: Ramy Brooks (bib 5) departed Yentna in first place on March 4 at 5:20 pm. the remainder of the top 5 were Jim Lanier, Zack Steer, Cim Smyth, and Paul Gebhardt


2007 Iditarod, Route, March 4: Restart at Willow
Skwentna: Aaron Burmeister who started in 47th position departed Skwentna in first place, on March 4 at 9:44 pm. The remainder of the top 5 were Robert Sorlie, Jason Barron, Rick Swenson, and three-time Yukon Quest champion Lance Mackey.


2007 Iditarod, Route, March 5: Alaska Range
Finger Lake: Four-time Iditarod winner and course record holder Martin Buser departed Finger Lake in first place, on March 5 at 4:35 am AKST. The remainder of the top 5 were Zack Steer, Jim Lanier, Cim Smyth, and Sebastian Schnuele. The field dropped to 79 teams after Butch Austin, Frank Sihler, and Jeff Holt scratched from the race.


2007 Iditarod, Route, March 5: Alaska Range
Rainy Pass: Cim Smyth departed Rainy Pass at 10:05 AM AKST in first place. The remainder of the top five were Lance Mackey, Aliy Zirkle, Tim Osmar, and Ramey Smith.


2007 Iditarod, Route, March 5: Alaska Range
Poor trail and weather conditions caused eleven teams to scratch from the race. Doug Swingley and Dee Dee Jonrowe scratched on March 5. Lachlan Clark, Richard Cummins, Melanie Gould, Richard Hum, and Jacques Philip scratched on March 6. Tom Roig, Dan Huttunen, Perry Solmonson, and Scott White scratched on March 7. There were 68 teams remaining in the race.


2007 Iditarod, Route, March 5: Alaska Range
Rohn: Jason Barron departed the checkpoint at the Rohn roadhouse at 8:47 PM AKST in first place. The remainder of the top five were Cim Smyth, Lance Mackey, Zack Steer, and Martin Buser.


2007 Iditarod, Route, March 5: Alaska Range
The field dropped to 66 teams when G.B. Jones and Deborah Molburg Bicknell scratched from the race on March 9.


2007 Iditarod, Route, March 6: Alaskan Interior
Nikolai:  Lance Mackey arrived in Nikolai in first place at 8:10 am AKST on March 6. He was followed by Paul Gebhardt (11:05 am), Zack Steer (11:48 am), Aliy Zirkle (11:48 am), and Jason Barron (12:34 pm).


2007 Iditarod, Route, March 6: Alaskan Interior
Martin Buser departed the checkpoint in first place at 1:43 pm after only stopping for three minutes. He was followed by Lance Mackey (3:33 pm), Zack Steer (5:02 pm), Jeff King (5:12 pm), and Jason Barron (5:37 pm)


2007 Iditarod, Route, March 6: Alaskan Interior
The field dropped to 65 teams when Ben Stamm scratched on March 8.