2007 Malian presidential election, Background, Nominations
On 1 April the Constitutional Court issued a provisional list of eight candidates who would contest the election; Touré, Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, Mamadou Blaise Sangaré, Tiébilé Dramé, Soumeylou Boubèye Maiga, Oumar Mariko, Sidibe Aminata Diallo, and Madiassa Maguiraga. Modibo Sangaré's candidacy was rejected by the court on the grounds that he had not paid the required bond of 10 million CFA francs. No requests were filed for the invalidation of any of the eight candidates on the provisional list, and therefore the Court confirmed the list as final on 3 April. Six of the eight approved candidates had contested the 2002 presidential elections, Maiga and Diallo being the exceptions. Diallo was also the first-ever woman to run for president in Mali; a woman had attempted to run in 2002, but her candidacy had been rejected.


2007 Malian presidential election, Background, Nominations
In order to have their candidacies accepted by the court, candidates were required to be sponsored by at least ten members of the National Assembly or at least five communal advisors from each of the country's regions, as well as Bamako, the capital (a minimum of 45 combined). Touré was sponsored by 414 communal advisors, Keïta by 17 members of parliament, Mamadou Blaise Sangaré by 11 members of parliament, Dramé by 87 communal advisors, Maiga by 114 communal advisors, Mariko by 71 communal advisors, Diallo by 14 members of parliament and Maguiraga by 55 communal advisors. The introduction of sponsors, in addition to an increase in the guarantee that had to be paid, was considered responsible for the significant reduction in the number of candidates from the 2002 elections, when there were 24 candidates.


2007 Malian presidential election, Background, Voter registration
Voter registration cards began to be distributed in Bamako on 30 March. However, by 7 April less than 3% of the voter cards had been distributed. On 14 April the cards were made easier to obtain, but by 25 April fewer than 50% were thought to have been distributed. The latter date had been made a public holiday in order to encourage voters to get the cards prior to the deadline at midnight, after which it was reported that about 63.78% had been distributed. The best rate of distribution was in Mopti Region with 71.7%; it was worst in Bamako, with 30.6%. The total distribution  percentage was subsequently raised to about 66.7%, apparently due to Malians abroad obtaining the cards.


2007 Malian presidential election, Campaign
The campaign for the election began on 8 April and continued until midnight on 27 April, two days before the elections. Fodié Touré, the head of the electoral commission, said on 16 April that more than a thousand foreign observers had sought permission to monitor the election. He said later that 900 observers, from Mali and abroad, had been accredited.


2007 Malian presidential election, Campaign
On 24 April the Front for Democracy and the Republic (FDR), a coalition that included four of the opposition candidates (Keïta, Dramé, Maiga, and Sangaré) and 16 parties sharply criticized the way the election was being prepared. It alleged serious problems with the electoral list, which it said had been manipulated, and criticized the use of fingerprints on ballot papers and the failure to allow the presence of its representatives when the military votes. The coalition said that the election would not be transparent or credible. On 28 April local government minister Kafougouna Koné denied the accusation that the government manipulated the electoral list, saying that its problems were due to the lack of information available to the government.


2007 Malian presidential election, Campaign
Prior to the election, Touré was considered likely to win; he ran as an independent but was backed by a coalition, the Alliance for Democracy and Progress, composed of 43 parties. Keïta was considered the strongest opposition candidate. If no candidate won the election on 29 April, a second round was scheduled for 13 May.


2007 Malian presidential election, Results
A day after the elections, a presidential spokesman claimed victory for Touré, while Keïta's campaign director alleged fraud and the FDR claimed there were widespread irregularities. Results accounting for 18.2% of registered voters (including many who did not vote) showed Touré with 61.3% of the vote and Keïta as a distant second with 29.8%. In Bamako, Touré won 54.2% and Keïta won 38.8%; Touré's lead was bigger in rural areas, where he won about 71% against 18% for Keïta. Voter turnout was placed at 24% in Bamako and 38% in the countryside.


2007 Malian presidential election, Results
On 1 May the four FDR candidates, rejecting the official results, said that they would try to have the election annulled. In a statement, Keïta's campaign said that it would release different results. The FDR withdrew from participation in the national commission for the centralization of the results; it objected to the handling of Bamako's results, saying that it had not been included in part of the validation process and that the results had been released without its approval. Foreign observers, however, endorsed the election as free and fair.


2007 Malian presidential election, Results
Results reported from 28 out of 49 areas showed Touré with 72% of the vote, while Keïta had 15%. On 2 May results accounting for 51% of registered voters (including many who did not vote) showed Touré still holding a large lead with 58.3% of the vote against 25% for Keïta.


2007 Malian presidential election, Results
According to full provisional results announced on 3 May Touré won the election with 68.31% of the vote (1,563,640 out of 2,288,993 votes) and Keïta took second place with 18.59% (425,609 votes). Dramé was in third place with 2.9% of the vote and Mariko was in fourth with 2.7%. Voter turnout was placed at 36.17%, with 2.3 million out of 6.9 million registered voters participating. On 4 May slightly different results were announced: 70.89% for Touré (1,622,579 votes), 19.08% for Keïta (436,781 votes), 3.04% for Dramé (69,584 votes) 2.74% for Mariko (62,709 votes), 1.57% for Sangaré (35,951 votes), 1.46% for Maïga (33,366 votes), 0.54% for Diallo (12,326 votes), and 0.30% for Maguiraga (6,857 votes).


2007 Malian presidential election, Results
Diallo and Maguiraga accepted Touré's victory on 4 May. The FDR, however, continued to call on the Constitutional Court to annul the election, describing it as a farce and rejecting the results.


2007 Malian presidential election, Results
Final results were announced by the Constitutional Court on 12 May, confirming Touré's victory and slightly raising his vote share to 71.20%. On 19 May Keïta said that the FDR would abide by the court's decision and would focus on the July 2007 parliamentary elections. Some observers argued that this concession by the FDR was due to the massive scale of the victory attributed to Touré, which made its own claims appear untenable. In a press conference on 29 May, Mariko denounced the electoral commission and the Constitutional Court for their handling of the election, saying that the former should be dissolved. He was also sharply critical of the FDR, in which he did not participate.


2007 Malian presidential election, Aftermath
Touré was sworn in for his second term on 8 June 2007.


2007 Malmö FF season
The 2007 season was Malmö FF's 96th in existence, their 72nd season in Allsvenskan and their 7th consecutive season in the league. They competed in Allsvenskan where they finished in 9th position and Svenska Cupen where they were knocked out in the third round. The result in Allsvenskan was the club's worst league performance since the 2001 season when they also finished 9th, as a result of this, manager Sören Åkebys contract was not renewed and Roland Nilsson was announced as the new Malmö FF manager in October 2007.


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


2007 Malmö FF season, Non competitive, Pre-season
Source: 1Malmö FF goals come first.Country's flag depict country of foreign team to that of Malmö FF.Ground: H = Home; A = Away; N = Neutral; HR = Home replacement; AR = Away replacement; GD = Goal difference


2007 Malmö FF season, Non competitive, Mid-season
Source: 1Malmö FF goals come first.Country's flag depict country of foreign team to that of Malmö FF.Ground: H = Home; A = Away; N = Neutral; HR = Home replacement; AR = Away replacement; GD = Goal difference


2007 Malta Cup
The 2007 Malta Cup was the 2007 edition of the Malta Cup snooker tournament, held from 28 January to 4 February 2007 at the Hilton Conference Center in Portomaso, Malta. The tournament was the fourth of seven World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) ranking events in the 2006/2007 season, the 200th world ranking tournament and the 16th edition of the event. It was the third time that the competition was called the Malta Cup, which was renamed from the European Open, first held in 1989. The tournament was broadcast in the United Kingdom and Europe by Eurosport.


2007 Malta Cup
Shaun Murphy defeated first-time ranking finalist Ryan Day by nine frames to four (9–4) in the best-of-17 frames final to claim the second ranking-event title of his career. Murphy beat Ricky Walden, Stephen Lee, Graeme Dott and Ali Carter en route to reaching the final. Anthony Hamilton compiled the competition's highest break of 136 in the first round of his match against Tom Ford, whilst Stephen Hendry was the first player to compile a 700th career century in his game over Robert Milkins. The Malta Cup followed the UK Championship and preceded the Welsh Open.


2007 Malta Cup, Tournament summary
Prior to the 1988/1989 season no ranking tournament had been staged continuously outside of the United Kingdom (although the World Championship had been held twice in Australia). The snooker governing body, the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA), decided to include overseas events and the first two locations chosen were Canada and Europe. The European Open was first held in 1989 in Deauville, Normandy, France, and was suspended for 1997/1998 and 2000/2001. It moved to the Hilton Conference Center, Portomaso, Malta for the first time in 2004 and was renamed the Malta Cup the following season.


2007 Malta Cup, Tournament summary
The 2007 tournament was held from 28 January to 4 February and it was the 200th world ranking tournament organised by the WPBSA. It was the fourth of seven WPBSA ranking events in the 2006/2007 season, following the UK Championship and preceding the Welsh Open. Held in December 2006, the UK Championship was won by Peter Ebdon, who defeated Stephen Hendry by ten frames to six (10–6) in the final. The defending Malta Cup champion was Ken Doherty, who defeated John Higgins 9–8 in last year's final. The total prize fund was £200,500 and the host broadcaster was Eurosport.


2007 Malta Cup, Tournament summary, Qualifying and wild-card round
The qualifying rounds were played between players ranked outside of the top 16 for one of the 16 places in the final stage, at Pontin's Snooker Centre, Prestatyn, Wales. It was contested over four rounds and higher-ranked players received byes to the second, third and fourth rounds. The matches were best-of-nine frames until the semi-finals. Local player Tony Drago was defeated 5–4 by 1991 world champion John Parrott in his second qualifying match that concluded with a final frame decider that Parrott won. The successful qualifiers included Nigel Bond, Fergal O'Brien, Ryan Day, Marco Fu and Stuart Bingham.


2007 Malta Cup, Tournament summary, Qualifying and wild-card round
In the wild card round on 28 January, held between two Maltese players against two of the sixteen qualifiers, Joe Grech was beaten 5–1 by David Roe in a match lasting two hours and two minutes. Grech took the opening frame 67–49 before Roe won five successive frames with breaks of 46 and 42. In the other wild card game, Andrew Higginson beat Simon Zammit 5–3. Tied 2–2 at the mid-session interval Zammit won the sixth frame to again level the score at 3–3 before Higginson won a further two frames to take his first victory in the primary rounds of the Malta Cup.


2007 Malta Cup, Tournament summary, Round 1
The 16 first-round matches on 28 to 31 January were between players ranked 1–16 and those who had made it through the qualifying stage and the wild card round. In this round, reigning world champion Graeme Dott defeated Bingham 5–3 after coming from 3–2 behind. 2006 Welsh Open champion and world number 10 Stephen Lee won a disjointed match against Michael Judge 5–2, a game in which Lee's highest break was 48. Anthony Hamilton compiled the tournament's highest break of 136 in narrowly defeating Tom Ford 5–4.


2007 Malta Cup, Tournament summary, Round 1
The match went to a final frame decider that Hamilton won with a score of 70–68 over Ford. Six-time world champion Steve Davis was eliminated the same scoreline to Higginson. Breaks of 54 and 48 gave Higginson the opening two frames but Davis levelled the score at 2–2. Higginson produced breaks of 56, 54 and 48 to re-establish a two frame lead but Davis forced a final frame decider that Higginson won on a 67 break. Ebdon came from 4–1 down to Roe to take five frames in a row and win 5–4. Doherty compiled breaks of 134, 67, 40 and 38 to beat Bond 5–3.


2007 Malta Cup, Tournament summary, Round 1
2004 European Open champion Stephen Maguire came from 3–2 ahead to win two consecutive frames without a major challenge to defeat Masters runner-up Ding Junhui 5–2, a match in which Ding's highest break was 68 and his earliest loss in a ranking tournament in the 2006/2007 season up to that point. Trailing 2–0 and 4–3 to Mark Williams O'Brien won a final frame decider on the final black ball. He compiled a break of 58 that eradicated Williams' 55-point lead to claim a 5–4 victory.


2007 Malta Cup, Tournament summary, Round 1
Hendry, who became the first player to accumulate 700 century breaks with a 127 in the third frame of his match, beat Robert Milkins 5–1. World number four John Higgins was defeated 5–3 by Fu, a match in which Higgins was cautioned for conceding the third frame early while 51–41 behind as he missed a double shot with the brown ball. Coming from 4–1 behind Higgins compiled breaks of 80 and 62 but Fu concluded the match after breaks of 36 and 28. Ali Carter came from 1–0 behind Rod Lawler to win 5–2 with three successive frames and a break of 109.


2007 Malta Cup, Tournament summary, Round 1
Shaun Murphy was 4–2 down on Ricky Walden when he compiled breaks of 50, 93 and 53 to win 5–4; the match was suspended for more than an hour because it had overrun into the evening session. World number 21 Michael Holt defeated the reigning Masters champion Ronnie O'Sullivan 5–3. O'Sulllivan led 2–1 but he missed the blue ball and lost frame four to Holt. He scored no points in the next two frames as Holt compiled breaks of 76 and 40.


2007 Malta Cup, Tournament summary, Round 1
O'Sullivan used two errors from Holt to claim frame seven with a 76 break but lost the match in the eighth. Mark King, whose cue was recovered from Gatwick Airport and collected by a local airline for arrival at the Hilton Conference Centre three hours beforehand, beat Barry Hawkins 5–1 with an opening break of 76, and Ryan Day defeated fellow Welshman Matthew Stevens 5–3 from 3–1 behind. Of the other first round match Neil Roberston won 5–1 against Marcus Campbell.


2007 Malta Cup, Tournament summary, Round 2
In the second round between 31 January and 1 February, Murphy narrowly defeated Lee 5–4, coming from behind to win the match's final two frames for the first victory of his career against Lee after losing the final of the 2006 Welsh Open to him. In his 5–3 win over Ford Dott produced a 135 clearance in the fifth frame but said he was unhappy with the game being on the second table and it not being broadcast on television. Carter progressed to the quarter-finals by coming from 2–0 down to defeat Fu 5–2. Hendry took 82 minutes to whitewash Roberston 5–0, a match where Hendry produced a break of 120 in frame four. Hendry went through to the quarter-finals of a tournament for the 116th time in his career.


2007 Malta Cup, Tournament summary, Round 2
Day entered the quarter-finals of a ranking tournament for the second time in the season after the 2006 Northern Ireland Trophy and the third time in his career with a 5–4 victory over O'Brien. The match saw Day lead 4–2 but O'Brien nullified his advantage with breaks of 65 and 101 to force a final frame decider. O'Brien missed a difficult red ball shot to the middle pocket, allowing Day to win with a break of 55. King overcame Holt 5–4 having trailed 4–1 and Holt missing a blue ball in the final frame.


2007 Malta Cup, Tournament summary, Round 2
In his television début, Higginson went 2–1 in front of Doherty before the latter won five consecutive frames with breaks of 87, 36 and 86 for a 5–2 victory as Higginson scored 17 points during this period. Ebdon defeated Maguire by the same scoreline with breaks of 96 and 59 and a game-winning clearance of 89. Maguire admitted after the match that he was frustrated because he conceded frame six while 34–6 in arrears.


2007 Malta Cup, Tournament summary, Quarter-finals
In the quarter-finals on 2 February, Day compiled breaks of 86, 93, 96 and 55 to beat King 5–1 and progressed to the semi-finals of a tournament for the first time in his career. Day said his performance was improved from practising heavily with fellow Welsh players Williams and Stevens and believed his form was as good as theirs, "I don't just give them a game but I beat them quite regularly so I know that its just about bringing those performances to the match table." Ebdon prevented Doherty from retaining the Malta Cup with a 5–3 victory. Trailing 3–1 at the mid-session interval Ebdon won four successive frames.


2007 Malta Cup, Tournament summary, Quarter-finals
Hendry won the first two frames of his match against Carter, losing the third and fourth from break of 62 and 42 and then Carter produced a clearance of 59 to secure the fifth after Hendry missed a red ball using the rest while leading 53–1. Hendry won frames six and seven but a 54 break from Carter ensured the match went to a final frame decider that he won.


2007 Malta Cup, Tournament summary, Quarter-finals
Hendry revealed that a bout of gastroenteritis from consuming a chicken and prawn meal the night before for which he was given injections had affected his on-table play, whilst Carter entered the semi-finals of a ranking tournament for the first time since the 1999 Grand Prix. In the last quarter-final Murphy beat Dott 5–2. Dott won the first two frames but Murphy won the match with five consecutive frames that included a 134 total clearance.


2007 Malta Cup, Tournament summary, Semi-finals
The semi-finals on 3 February were best-of-11 frames. Murphy reached his third career final with a 6–3 defeat over Carter. Breaks of 111, 80 and 59 won Murphy the first three frames before Carter took frame four with breaks of 45 and 48. Murphy resumed the match after the mid-session interval with a 115 break following a lengthy tactical battle but Carter got the score to 4–3 from a 69 clearance and a break of 61. Two long-range red ball shots allowed Murphy to accumulate breaks of 76 and 80 and end the game.


2007 Malta Cup, Tournament summary, Semi-finals
Murphy said he was pleased that extra practice gave him the confidence to attempt shots he would have tried six months earlier, "I thought to myself that I'm in the lead and I don't need to throw my cue at anything. Often my next shot would be an easy red so it worked." Carter said he was pleased to reach the semi-finals but was disappointed with his playing style, "I scrapped a couple of frames but Shaun is cueing very sweetly and hardly missed a ball. I can't see anyone stopping him being the champion."


2007 Malta Cup, Tournament summary, Semi-finals
The other semi-final saw Day progress to the first ranking tournament final of his career with a 6–3 victory over Ebdon. In a match that lasted more than three-hour, Ebdon commenced with a break of 123 in the first frame but Day took the lead in the third, compiling a 100 century break, as he moved 4–1 ahead from taking four successive frames. Ebdon won frames six and seven to return to contention but Day replied to complete the match with breaks of 91 and 52 during the eighth and ninth frames.


2007 Malta Cup, Tournament summary, Semi-finals
Day said afterwards that the match evoked memories of his loss to O'Sullivan on the pink ball in the first round of the 2006 World Snooker Championship, "I thought 'Here we go. The pink's going to cost me again' but I got my head together and the break I made in the next frame was definitely the best of my life. Lots of people have been saying I've got the game to win titles so it's great to finally get into a final. It should be a really good one to watch."


2007 Malta Cup, Tournament summary, Final
In a best-of-17 frames final on 4 February, and in his third appearance in the final of a ranking tournament, Murphy defeated Day 9–4 to win the second ranking title of his career after the 2005 World Snooker Championship. The victory earned Murphy £30,000, and it moved him to fifth in the provisional world rankings. Although Day lost the match, his form in the tournament moved him from 17th to 12th in the provisional world rankings. The victory, according to Phil Yates of The Times, meant Murphy was an example of having attained a "Big-occasion breakthroughs are the stuff of sporting dreams but attempting to follow up on that success and throw off the one-hit-wonder tag can be nightmarish."


2007 Malta Cup, Tournament summary, Final
Murphy produced a break of 54 to commence the match. Frame two saw Day declare a foul shot to referee Terry Camilleri, after nudging the cue ball with the rest as it screwed back. He extended his advantage by a further frame with a break of 62 in frame three and a score of 82–42 after Day missed a long-range red ball shot. Murphy clinched the fourth frame with a clearance when Day missed the black ball on its position while at 34–30.


2007 Malta Cup, Tournament summary, Final
In frame five, Murphy missed a red ball along the top cushion, allowing Day to produce a 51 break although he missed a difficult pink ball shot and prevailed through a safety exchange. Murphy re-established a four-frame advantage in the sixth when Day was out of position on a red ball shot while on a break of 20. Day responded to Murphy's opening break of 31 in frame seven with a break of 45 but poor positional play saw Murphy produce a 51 clearance.


2007 Malta Cup, Tournament summary, Final
In the evening session Day produced a break of 66 in the ninth frame and Murphy responded with a 79 break in the tenth. Day lowered the score to 8–4 with the match's only century break (102) and one of 79 in frames 11 and 12. Murphy won the match and the tournament in frame 13 after Day missed a straightforward black ball.


2007 Malta Cup, Tournament summary, Final
After the match Murphy was delighted with his performance, "I know it's only been a couple of years but you do feel as though there's a monkey on your back. It's a tiresome weight to carry around but now no-one can say that I'm a flash in the pan. I'm a tournament winner in the plural and that's a relief." He cited the additional practice and guidance he sought from Higgins and BBC commentators Dennis Taylor and Willie Thorne in improving his break-building technique after ending the partnership with his coach Steve Prest as a reason for winning. Although Day said he was disappointed not to win he was happy to reach his first career ranking final and was looking forward to the Welsh Open.


2007 Malta Cup, Main draw
Numbers to the left of the players' name are the tournament seedings. Players in bold indicate match winners.


2007 Malta Cup, Final
Scores in bold denote winning frame scores and the winning entrant. Breaks over 50 are represented in brackets.


2007 Malta Cup, Qualifying
Qualifying for the tournament took place at Pontin's in Prestatyn, Wales between 31 October and 3 November 2006. Players in bold denote match winners.


2007 Malta Cup, Century breaks
A total of 21 century breaks were achieved by 16 different competitors during the qualifying stages of the tournament. The main stage of the 2007 Malta Cup yielded a total of 18 century breaks, made by 11 different players. Anthony Hamilton compiled the highest break of the event, a 138, in his first round match with Tom Ford.


2007 Malta Open darts
2007 Malta Open is a darts tournament, which took place in Malta in 2007.


2007 Maltese local elections
Local elections were held in 22 localities in Malta on 10 March 2007. The last round of elections held in 2004, on the same day of the national election for the Maltese Members for the European Parliament (MEPs). Approximately 68% of the eligible voters turned up on election day. With the locality of Safi with the highest percentage (86%); and the locality of Swieqi with the lowest percentage (53%). The largest locality was that of Mosta and the smallest one was that of San Lawrenz, Gozo.


2007 Maltese local elections, The Results
The Malta Labour Party (MLP) has won the Local Councils Elections with 53% of first count votes. The Partit Nazzjonalista (PN) obtained 44% while Alternativa Demokratika (AD) and independent candidates obtained 3%. The councillors elected consist of 74 councilors with MLP; 63 councillors with PN; 2 councillors with AD; and 1 councillor on the locality of Floriana, that consist with the group known as 'Floriana L-Ewwel' (Floriana The First).


2007 Malé bombing
The 2007 Malé bombing was a bomb blast on September 29, 2007, in Sultan Park near the Islamic Centre in the Maldivian capital Malé, injuring 12 foreign tourists. The park is located in the shadow Maldivian Army (MNDF) Headquarters where several surveillance cameras are trained. It was the first known bombing to take place in the Maldives.


2007 Malé bombing
Local media reported that the bomb was homemade, and consisted of a gas cylinder, a washing machine motor and a mobile phone. The tourists hurt were eight from China, two from Britain, and two from Japan.


2007 Malé bombing
A state of high alert was declared in Maldivian cities. Both the airports and ferry services in Male' were placed on high alert. The president also held a security meeting at his residence attended by Home Minister Abdullah Kamal Deen, National Security Advisor Colonel Mansoor, and Tourism Minister Mahmood Shaugy.


2007 Malé bombing, Suspects
Within 48 hours, 12 suspects—ten Maldivian nationals and two foreigners—were arrested by police.


2007 Malé bombing, Suspects
On October 3 at a police press conference, an assistant commissioner of police gave reporters information on two of the suspects:Ahmed Naseer from Kanduhulhudhoo, Gaafu Alif Atoll, and Moosa Inas from Kalhaidoo, Laamu Atoll. Both are Maldivian natives in their early twenties.


2007 Malé bombing, Mosque standoff
A standoff occurred when Maldivan authorities investigating the explosion attempted to enter the Dar-al-Khuir mosque on the island of Himandhoo. A 40-hour standoff ensued between authorities and male congregants, ending in the arrest of 60 men and boys, and injuries to 30 police, including one whose hand was chopped off.


2007 Malé bombing, Sentences
In December, three men were sentenced to 15 years in jail after they confessed to the bombing. Minivan Daily reported on 18 August 2010 that two of those imprisoned, Ahmed Naseer and Mohamed Sobah, had their sentences changed from incarceration to three-year suspended sentences under observation.


2007 Malé bombing, Sentences
Indian Newspaper The Week reported that charities that served as fronts for Pakistani terrorist groups like Lashkar e Toiba used disaster relief missions to tsunami torn Maldives as an opportunity to recruit potential jihadists. They reported two prime suspect in the bombing, Mohamed Sobah and Ahmed Naseer, were set free in August 2010, although the deputy commissioner of the Maldives police, Ahmad Muneer, thought they were an internal security risk, and dangerous to Maldivian society.


2007 Manchester City Council election
Elections to Manchester City Council took place on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2011. The council stayed under Labour Party control, on a reduced turnout of 28.3%.


2007 Manchester City Council election, Ward results
Below is a list of the 32 individual wards with the candidates standing in those wards and the number of votes the candidates acquired. The winning candidate per ward is in bold.


2007 Manitoba general election
The 2007 Manitoba general election was held on May 22, 2007 to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada. It was won by the New Democratic Party, which won 36 seats out of 57. The Progressive Conservative Party finished second with nineteen seats. The Liberal Party won two seats. As a result, Premier of Manitoba Gary Doer received a mandate to form a third consecutive majority government, becoming the first Premier of Manitoba to achieve this since Duff Roblin in 1966.


2007 Manitoba general election
The election resulted in very few changes from the party standings at the dissolution of the previous legislature. One New Democrat incumbent was defeated by a Progressive Conservative challenger, and one Progressive Conservative incumbent was defeated by a New Democrat. The PCs picked up one seat that was previously held by an independent, and the NDP picked up one seat that was vacant at dissolution. The other 53 seats in the legislature were all retained by their incumbent parties. The popular vote was also very similar, with the New Democrats dropping 1.47% and the Progressive Conservatives gaining 1.70% overall.


2007 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles season
The 2007 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles season was the 58th in the club's history. They competed for the National Rugby League's 2007 Telstra Premiership and finished the regular season in 2nd (out of 16) place. The Sea Eagles went on to reach the 2007 NRL grand final which they lost to minor premiers, the Melbourne Storm (who were later stripped of this title after being found guilty of salary cap breaches).


2007 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles season, Season summary
In June English club Warrington Wolves signed 30-year-old Manly winger Chris Hicks on a two-year deal from the following season. Manly only lost six matches in the 2007 season. Their 50-16 mauling of Newcastle ensured they would finish in the top two. Throughout the season they were the only club chasing Melbourne (whom they beat in round 11) for the minor premiership. After defeating North Queensland at the Sydney Football Stadium 28–6, Manly played in their 15th grand final against Melbourne. Manly were beaten 34–8 by the Storm on 30 September at Telstra Stadium.


2007 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles season, Season summary
Melbourne was later stripped of the 2007 title for salary cap breaches. Manly were not recognised as the 2007 premiers (the premierships for 2007 and 2009 being declared null and void). On Sunday 30th Sept 2007, Manly lost the grand final to Melbourne Storm. This title has since been stripped from the Storm; this had led to calls for Manly to be given the 2007 title, however the NRL have refused. The Sea Eagles however did win the 2008 premiership, and, given that the Storm also lost its 2009 title, Manly have argued they should be the defending premiers in 2010, but again the NRL have refused to acknowledge this.


2007 Mansfield District Council election
Elections to Mansfield District Council were held on 3 May 2007. The whole council was up for election and no boundary changes were made.


2007 Manx Grand Prix, Race results, Newcomers Race A
Monday 27 August 2007 – Mountain Course  4 laps – 150.92 miles (242.80 km)


2007 Manx Grand Prix, Race results, Newcomers Race C
Monday 27 August 2007 – Mountain Course 4 laps – 150.92 miles (242.80 km)


2007 Manx Grand Prix, Race results, Senior Classic Race
Monday 27 August 2007 – Mountain Course 4 laps – 150.92 miles (242.80 km)


2007 Manx Grand Prix, Race results, Junior Classic Race
Wednesday 29 August 2007 – Mountain Course 4 laps – 150.92 miles (242.80 km)


2007 Manx Grand Prix, Race results, Lightweight Classic Race
Wednesday 29 August 2007 – Mountain Course 4 laps – 150.92 miles (242.80 km)


2007 Manx Grand Prix, Race results, Junior Manx Grand Prix
Wednesday 29 August 2007 – Mountain Course 4 laps – 150.92 miles (242.80 km)


2007 Manx Grand Prix, Race results, Lightweight Manx Grand Prix
Friday 31 August 2007 – Mountain Course 4 laps – 150.92 miles (242.80 km)


2007 Manx Grand Prix, Race results, Ultra-Lightweight Manx Grand Prix (Provisional Result)
Friday 31 August 2007 – Mountain Course 3 laps – 113.00 miles


2007 Manx Grand Prix, Race results, Ultra-Lightweight Manx Grand Prix (Revised Result)
Friday 31 August 2007 – Mountain Course 4 laps – 150.92 miles (242.80 km)


2007 Maputo arms depot explosion
The 2007 Maputo arms depot explosion were a series of explosions, which occurred in the afternoon of March 22, 2007, from around 16:45 to at least 18:00, in the Malhazine suburb of Maputo, capital city of Mozambique. At least 93 people were killed, and hundreds more were injured in the blasts.


2007 Maputo arms depot explosion, Background
The arms depot was constructed by the Soviet Union in 1984. The building housed Soviet-manufactured weapons used during the Mozambican Civil War.


2007 Maputo arms depot explosion, Background
In addition, a heat wave and drought had been affecting the area for much of the summer, with temperatures around 35 °C (93 °F) being reported. The same heat wave was blamed for a much smaller explosion at the depot on January 28, 2007.


2007 Maputo arms depot explosion, Casualties and damage
Health Minister Ivo Garrido said on March 23 that 83 fatalities (later updated to 93) were reported and that more than 300 people were injured. Most of the casualties were either military personnel working at the depot or civilians, many of them children, who lived in a nearby poor neighborhood. As a result, the government announced three days of national mourning and declared that flags be flown at half mast.


2007 Maputo arms depot explosion, Casualties and damage
The Interior Ministry ordered police to seal off the area to prevent looting of homes in the area abandoned after the explosion.


2007 Maputo arms depot explosion, Casualties and damage
The explosions could be heard all over the city, and even 9 km (about 5.5 miles) from the building, windows exploded.


2007 Maputo arms depot explosion, Reaction
The Interior Ministry ordered police and firefighters to aid the military in destroying the remaining ammunition at the depot, which had not been used since the country's civil war and was considered obsolete.


2007 Marib suicide car bombing
The 2007 Yemen tourist attack was a suicide car bomb attack on Spanish tourists visiting the Queen of Sheba temple in Marib, Marib Governorate on July 2, 2007.


2007 Marib suicide car bombing, Details
A member of Al-Qaeda rammed an explosive-laden car into a tourist convoy killing 8 Spanish tourists, 2 Yemeni drivers, and injuring 12.


2007 Marib suicide car bombing, Aftermath
On August 8, four militants died in a Yemeni security forces raid near Mareb, one of them Kassem al-Raimi, who was the top Al-Qaeda operative who masterminded the attacks. Raimi was involved in other operations and was one of 13 convicted prisoners who escaped from a Sanaa prison in 2006.


2007 Marion Mayhem season
The 2007 Marion Mayhem season was the 2nd season for the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL) franchise. Before the season began, 4th Down and Long LLC sold the team to Michael Burtch. Joining the team would be former Ohio State University quarterback, Stanley Jackson. Jackson would later become a part owner of the franchise due to their small budget operation. Jackson went on to set league records for pass completions (177), pass attempts (348) and interceptions thrown (16). Marion finished 6-6 in 2007, good enough to make the CIFL playoffs. After eliminating the Muskegon Thunder in the first round of the CIFL playoffs, the Mayhem's season was ended by a loss to the Michigan (formally Port Huron) Pirates.


2007 Marshall Thundering Herd football team
The 2007 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Marshall competed as a member of the East Division of Conference USA (C-USA), and played their home games at Joan C. Edwards Stadium. The Thundering Herd finished the season 3–9, 3–5 in C-USA play.


2007 Marshallese general election
A general election was held in the Marshall Islands on 19 November 2007.


2007 Marshallese general election
Due to delays in opening the polling stations (while they were meant to open at 7 AM, some did not open until midday and one did not open before 4 PM) polling continued until after midnight. While only 36,000 people were eligible to vote, the large number of postal ballots meant that results were not to be known before 4 December.


2007 Marshallese general election
Early results with 40% of the vote counted indicate a number of government party members may lose their seats, meaning it is possible that the opposition has won the election. On 30 November, the opposition Aelon Kein Ad declared victory, claiming it had already won 15 of the 17 seats necessary for a majority and that it expected to gain about 20 to 22 seats.


2007 Marshallese general election
One of the election issues was whether to switch recognition from the Republic of China to the People's Republic of China, with the opposition in favour of recognising the PRC instead. However, Aelon Kein Ad stated on 28 November that they would not end ties with the ROC if they won the election.


2007 Marshallese general election
The final vote count began on 4 December 2007. The opposition officially voiced their protest when the election website had not been updated by 8 December since the preliminary results were published on 27 November, questioning the legality of the recounting of votes from the outer islands, allegedly an attempt to change the results in four very close seats. The opposition party also claimed to have the necessary 17 senators to govern.


2007 Marshallese general election
Final, unofficial results were released on 10 December; the candidates then had two weeks to file recount petitions and court challenges. As both the ruling United Democratic Party and the opposition Aelon Kein Ad claim to have the 17 MPs required to form a government, and since two seats were decided by a single vote and two others by five votes, many recount petitions are expected to be filed.


2007 Marshallese general election
Figures from 12 December indicated that President Kassai Note's United Democratic Party had 14 seats while the opposition United People's Party (which forms part of the Aelon Kein Ad coalition), led by former speaker Litokwa Tomeing, had 15 seats. Aelon Kein Ad continues to claim they have the 17 seats necessary to govern, and the election will likely be decided by the courts.


2007 Marshallese general election
Both sides are now attempting to get independent MPs to join their party, with both sides about two or three seats short of a majority.


2007 Marshallese general election
Recounts for Maloelap and Likiep were ordered for 3 January 2008, and voters from the US have appealed for their votes to be counted as well despite some problems with the required post stamp.


2007 Marshallese general election
In early January 2008, the Republic of China accused the People's Republic of China of interfering in the post-election process in a bid to help the opposition; Taiwan claim's the PRC hopes to have the Marshall Islands switch recognition to the PRC if the opposition comes to power.


2007 Marshallese general election
According to the results of the 2008 presidential election and the results of the election of the speaker, the opposition (consisting of Aelon Kein Ad and the UPP) seems to have either 18 or 17 seats, as opposed to the former government's 15 or 16 seats.


2007 Martinique earthquake
The 2007 Martinique earthquake took place on November 29 at 15:00:19 local time in the Windward Islands region, underneath the Martinique Passage. It was a magnitude 7.4 earthquake which occurred from Fort-de-France, Martinique.


2007 Martinique earthquake
This earthquake was felt strongly in  Martinique, Dominica, St. Lucia, Guadeloupe, Montserrat, Antigua, St Kitts and Nevis, Anguilla, British Virgin Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. Power outages were reported in Martinique, Dominica and Guadeloupe. It was also felt in other Eastern Caribbean islands, from Puerto Rico to the north to Trinidad and Tobago to the south. It could also be felt in part of South America such as in Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana. In Caracas, Venezuela, some people evacuated office buildings. The intensity reached VI to VII on the EMS98 scale in Martinique and Dominica.


2007 Martinique earthquake
In the surrounding region, the South American Plate is subducting beneath the Caribbean Plate. This earthquake occurred within the South America Plate and was in response to stresses generated by the slow distortion of the plate.


2007 Maryland Terrapins football team
The 2007 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was the Terrapins' 55th season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and its third within the ACC's Atlantic Division. Ralph Friedgen led the team for his seventh season as head coach, and also performed the duties of offensive coordinator. Chris Cosh served for the second season as the team's defensive coordinator. Maryland lost three close games, but gained bowl eligibility with six wins. In the postseason, the Terrapins lost to Oregon State in the 2007 Emerald Bowl.


2007 Maryland Terrapins football team, 2008 NFL Draft
The following players were selected in the 2008 NFL Draft.


2007 Maryland Terrapins football team, 2008 NFL Draft
At the end of the season, Erin Henderson declared himself eligible for the 2008 NFL Draft; he was signed by the Vikings as an undrafted free agent.


2007 Massachusetts's 5th congressional district special election
Massachusetts held a special election to fill a vacancy in Massachusetts's 5th congressional district on October 16, 2007. Democrat Niki Tsongas won election to Congress, defeating Republican Jim Ogonowski in an election that was closer than expected.


2007 Massachusetts's 5th congressional district special election
Marty Meehan had been the district's Representative to Congress since 1993. He announced his resignation in May 2007 (effective July 1), allowing him to become the next Chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Lowell. Meehan had last won re-election in 2006, when he ran unopposed. The district was considered to be strongly Democratic, as it voted 58% for the Democratic candidate (John Kerry) in the most recent presidential election. In addition, Massachusetts had not elected a Republican to Congress since Peter Blute and Peter Torkildsen were last elected to office in 1994 (both were defeated in 1996). No Republican had held the 5th congressional district's seat since Paul W. Cronin departed from office in 1975 after his defeat by Democrat Paul Tsongas in 1974.


2007 Massachusetts's 5th congressional district special election
A primary election was held on September 4, 2007 to determine each political party's nominee for the general election. Niki Tsongas won the Democratic nomination and Jim Ogonowski won the Republican nomination. Tsongas won the general election, held on October 16, 2007, with 51% of the vote; Ogonowski received 45%.


2007 Massachusetts's 5th congressional district special election, Candidates
All candidates for the election are listed alphabetically first by party, then by name. Bold is primary winners and general election candidates.


2007 Masters (snooker)
The 2007 SAGA Insurance Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place from 14 to 21 January 2007 at the Wembley Arena in London, England. It was the 33rd edition of the tournament. In a slight change for 2007, there were 19 competitors, as opposed to 18 up until 2006. The top 16 seeds for ranking events were automatically invited, while the other players entered a qualifying tournament for the right to one of three wild-card places. The two remaining places were granted by the game's governing body at their discretion to Jimmy White and Ding Junhui. Stuart Bingham won the qualifying tournament.


2007 Masters (snooker)
Ronnie O'Sullivan won his third Masters title by defeating Ding Junhui 10–3 in the final. With a noticeably partisan crowd, a visibly upset Ding went to shake O'Sullivan's hand after the latter won the 12th frame to go 9–3 in front, apparently believing that the match was over. The two walked arm-in-arm out of the arena. After O'Sullivan clinched the match in the following frame, it later transpired that Ding had indeed believed the match was best-of-17 frames.


2007 Masters (snooker), Field
Defending champion John Higgins was the number 1 seed with World Champion Graeme Dott seeded 2. Places were allocated to the top 16 players in the world rankings. Players seeded 14, 15 and 16 played in the wild-card round against the winner of the qualifying event, Stuart Bingham (ranked 24), and two wild-card selections, Ding Junhui (ranked 27) and Jimmy White (ranked 34). This was the only time that there were three matches in the wild-card round. Barry Hawkins was making his debut in the Masters.


2007 Masters (snooker), Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:


2007 Masters (snooker), Wild-card round
In the preliminary "wild-card round", the three wild-card players were drawn against the players seeded 14th, 15th and 16th: During the course of his match against Anthony Hamilton, Ding Junhui became the 28th and youngest ever player to score a maximum 147 break on live television. Aged 19 years and 288 days, he broke the previous record set by Ronnie O'Sullivan in 1997 who was then 21 years and 137 days old. This was also just the second maximum in the history of the Masters.


2007 Masters (snooker), Qualifying
The 2006 Masters Qualifying Event were held between 4 and 9 November 2006 at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield, England. The winner of this series of matches, who qualified for the tournament, was Stuart Bingham.


2007 Masters Tournament
The 2007 Masters Tournament was the 71st Masters Tournament, held April 5–8 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. Zach Johnson won his first major championship, two strokes ahead of runners-up Retief Goosen, Rory Sabbatini, and Tiger Woods. Cool temperatures and gusty winds on the weekend resulted in high scores for the field; Johnson's 289 (+1) tied for the highest winning score ever.


2007 Masters Tournament
Johnson's victory dispelled the notion that only long-hitters could win the Masters. He did not reach a single par five hole in two during the entire tournament, yet played the par fives better than anyone in the field with 11 birdies and no bogeys.


2007 Masters Tournament
This was the final Masters appearance for two-time champion Seve Ballesteros.


2007 Masters Tournament, Field
The Masters has the smallest field of the four major championships; only 97 players were invited to compete in the 2007 tournament. Officially, the Masters remains an invitational event, despite its qualification process. In theory, the club could decline to invite a 'qualified' player.


2007 Masters Tournament, Field
There were a record 50 'international' players in the field - the first time that the majority of the field was not American. The entire field is shown below; each player is classified according to the first category by which he qualified, but other categories are shown in parentheses.


2007 Masters Tournament, Field
1. Masters championsSeve Ballesteros, Fred Couples (10), Ben Crenshaw, Raymond Floyd, Bernhard Langer, Sandy Lyle, Phil Mickelson (4,10,11,14,15,16,17), Larry Mize, José María Olazábal (10,14,15,17), Mark O'Meara, Gary Player, Vijay Singh (4,10,11,14,15,16,17), Craig Stadler, Tom Watson, Mike Weir (10,11,14,15,17), Tiger Woods (2,3,4,10,12,14,15,16,17), Fuzzy Zoeller


2007 Masters Tournament, Field
2. U.S. Open champions (last five years)Michael Campbell (15,17), Jim Furyk (11,12,14,15,17), Retief Goosen (10,14,15,17), Geoff Ogilvy (10,11,14,15,16,17)


2007 Masters Tournament, Field
3. The Open champions (last five years)Ben Curtis (14), Ernie Els (12,14,15,17), Todd Hamilton


2007 Masters Tournament, Field
4. PGA champions (last five years)Rich Beem, Shaun Micheel (13)


2007 Masters Tournament, Field
5. The Players Championship winners (last three years)Stephen Ames (10,14,15,17), Fred Funk


2007 Masters Tournament, Field
Due to rescheduling of the 2007 tournament from March to May (after the Masters), only the 2005 and 2006 champions were invited.


2007 Masters Tournament, Field
6. U.S. Amateur champion and runner-upJohn Kelly (a), Richie Ramsay (a)


2007 Masters Tournament, Field
10. Top 16 players and ties from the 2006 MastersÁngel Cabrera (15,17), Chad Campbell (14,15,17), Stewart Cink (14,15,17), Tim Clark (14,15,17), Miguel Ángel Jiménez, Billy Mayfair, Arron Oberholser (14,15,17), Rod Pampling (14,15,17), Scott Verplank (14)


2007 Masters Tournament, Field
11. Top eight players and ties from the 2006 U.S. OpenKenneth Ferrie, Pádraig Harrington (15,17), Colin Montgomerie (15,17), Nick O'Hern (15,17), Jeff Sluman, Steve Stricker (14,17)


2007 Masters Tournament, Field
12. Top four players and ties from the 2006 Open ChampionshipChris DiMarco (15,17)


2007 Masters Tournament, Field
13. Top four players and ties from 2006 PGA ChampionshipLuke Donald (14,15,17), Sergio García (15,17), Adam Scott (14,15,17)


2007 Masters Tournament, Field
14. Top 40 players from the 2006 PGA Tour money listStuart Appleby (15,17), K. J. Choi (15,17), Joe Durant (15,17), Lucas Glover (15,17), J. J. Henry, Tim Herron, Trevor Immelman (15,17), Zach Johnson, Jerry Kelly, Davis Love III (15,17), Troy Matteson, Tom Pernice Jr., Carl Pettersson (15,17), Brett Quigley, Rory Sabbatini (15), Vaughn Taylor, David Toms (15,17), Camilo Villegas, Brett Wetterich (15,17), Dean Wilson


2007 Masters Tournament, Field
15. Top 50 players from the final 2006 world rankingRobert Allenby (16,17), Thomas Bjørn, Paul Casey (17), Darren Clarke, Ben Crane, Bradley Dredge, Johan Edfors, Niclas Fasth (17), David Howell (17), Robert Karlsson (17), Shingo Katayama (17), Ian Poulter (17), Jeev Milkha Singh (17), Henrik Stenson (16,17), Lee Westwood, Yang Yong-eun (17)


2007 Masters Tournament, Field
16. Top 10 players from the 2007 PGA Tour money list on March 26Aaron Baddeley (17), Mark Calcavecchia, Charles Howell III (17), John Rollins (17)


2007 Masters Tournament, Field
17. Top 50 players from world ranking published March 26Bart Bryant, Paul Goydos, Justin Rose


2007 Masters Tournament, Round summaries, First round
Billy Mayfair and Ian Poulter were the first competitors to tee off in the 2007 Masters. Both posted scores that were over par. Poulter posted a 75 (+3) and Mayfair a 76 (+4). The course proved to be playing tough, as many big names faltered on the opening day; Ernie Els finished with a 78 (+6), and defending champion Phil Mickelson looked set to get the same score, but two late birdies salvaged a poor round at 76 (+4). World number two Jim Furyk managed a 75 to keep himself in contention.


2007 Masters Tournament, Round summaries, First round
Gary Player, playing in his 50th Masters, could only manage an 83 (+11); two-time winner Seve Ballesteros was at 86 (+14). Tim Clark, the 2006 runner-up, produced a wonderful shot on the 18th hole. At even par, he pulled his second shot to the left of the green and chose to putt. His ball went all the way round the green before it dropped for a birdie and 71. The leaders after the first round were Justin Rose and Brett Wetterich at 69. Rose set a new lowest putts record, needing just twenty.


2007 Masters Tournament, Round summaries, First round
One of the reasons for this was his superb chipping which included a holed bunker shot on the 5th to pick up his second birdie after one at the 3rd. He then crisply rolled home another birdie at 14 to move to three-under par and made a fine save at the last having found a greenside bunker. Wetterich produced five birdies during his round. The chasing pack consisted of David Howell who eagled the 15th to post a two-under 70, and major winner David Toms. Behind them at 71, in addition to Clark, were Vaughn Taylor, Zach Johnson, Rich Beem, and J. J. Henry.


2007 Masters Tournament, Round summaries, Second round
Only three were under par at the halfway point of the tournament. Wetterich and Clark held the 36-hole lead at 142 (-2). Clark was the only man in the field to shoot under par in both rounds (71-71). Taylor held solo third place a stroke back at 143. Despite only three being under par, several golfers were within striking distance. Vijay Singh, the 2000 champion, was among a group of four at even par, and Pádraig Harrington was among a group of six at 145 (+1). The cut was at 152 (+8) and among those to miss it were notables Sergio García and Els. Fred Couples, the 1992 champion, parred the final hole to make the cut in his 23rd consecutive appearance to tie Gary Player's Masters record.


2007 Masters Tournament, Round summaries, Second round
Amateurs: Kelly (+10) Ramsay (+12), Guerrier (+20), Watabu (+21), Womack (+21).


2007 Masters Tournament, Round summaries, Third round
The third round saw the worst playing conditions in many years at Augusta on an unseasonably cool day with wind gusts reaching 33 mph (53 km/h). The conditions were clearly a factor as no scores broke 70 for the round. Despite a one-over 73, Stuart Appleby took the 54-hole lead at 218 (+2). Four-time champion Tiger Woods was able to climb the leaderboard into a tie for second with an even par round. Rose shot 75 (+3) to settle into the tie for second with Woods.


2007 Masters Tournament, Round summaries, Third round
Retief Goosen was the only player to break par on Saturday with a two-under 70; he made the cut on the number at 152 (+8) on Friday. The final pair both shot in the 80s; Wetterich carded 83 (+11) and Clark an 80 (+8) to fall out of contention. After the third round, fourteen golfers were within four strokes of the lead.


2007 Masters Tournament, Round summaries, Final round, Summary
Johnson completed a Cinderella story with a three-under 69 to claim his first major title. He captured the green jacket with three birdies over his final six holes, and became the third Masters champion to win the tournament with a score above par. The others were Sam Snead in 1954 and Jack Burke Jr. in 1956, also at 289 (+1). Johnson matched the round of the day and was able to hold off a group of three, including Woods, that finished two strokes back.


2007 Masters Tournament, Round summaries, Final round, Summary
Woods lost a major for the first time in which he held the lead at some point in the final round. However, since he was a stroke behind Appleby coming into the day, his 12–0 record when leading or tied at the start of the final round of a major remained intact. Appleby started off with a double bogey and added another at #12; his 75 (+3) led to a tie for seventh. South Africans Goosen and Rory Sabbatini both shot 69 to finish in a tie for second with Woods.


2007 Masters Tournament, Round summaries, Final round, Summary
Justin Rose was the last player to have a realistic chance of matching Johnson's clubhouse score, getting within 1 stroke at +2 with birdies at 14 and 16. However he made a double bogey on 17 to fall 3 strokes back into a tie for 5th. Defending champion Mickelson finished ten strokes back at 299 (+11), tied for 24th.


2007 Masters Tournament, Par 3 Contest
Mark O'Meara, 1998 champion, won the annual Par 3 contest, held on Wednesday, April 4.


2007 Masters of Darts
The 2007 Keukenconcurrent Masters of Darts was the second staging of a Dutch darts tournament featuring five top Dutch and five top English players.


2007 Masters of Darts
The event witnessed a nine dart finish by Dutch teenager Michael van Gerwen, who became the youngest player to achieve the feat on television. Although the English players won the majority of the matches to clinch the team tournament 15–10, the singles title was won by a Dutchman, Raymond van Barneveld.


2007 Masters of Darts, Sponsor and venue
The tournament was sponsored by Keukenconcurrent, a Dutch kitchen manufacturing company – who also sponsored many of the top Dutch players. The tournament was held at the Expo Center Hengelo (ECH), a multi functional trade and events centre in Hengelo, Netherlands.


2007 Masters of Darts, Format
The inaugural event in 2005 featured an historic first tournament between players from the BDO and the PDC. This time around the Masters featured an England v the Netherlands clash. At time the tournament details were announced, there were 4 BDO players, 5 PDC players and one unnamed wildcard. Shortly after the 2007 BDO World Championship, the four BDO players (van Gerwen, King, Klaasen and van der Voort) had all announced they were switching to the PDC. So by the time of the 2007 event, all the players in the event were PDC players.


2007 Masters of Darts, Format
The tournament was again arranged by PenH Events, but SBS6 had taken over the contract to cover the event from RTL5, who broadcast the 2005 event. Sky Sports showed highlights of the tournament on 16 July 2007. It was staged between February 10 and February 18, 2007. The Dutch squad consisted of Raymond van Barneveld, Roland Scholten, Vincent van der Voort, Jelle Klaasen and Michael van Gerwen. The England squad was Phil Taylor, Colin Lloyd, Wayne Mardle, Mervyn King and Peter Manley. The players competed in a round-robin format from Saturday to Wednesday.


2007 Masters of Darts, Format
There was no play on Thursday and Friday due to the Holsten Premier League Darts, and the top two players from each country faced off in Saturday's semi-finals. The semi-finals saw the top two Dutch players face each other and the top two English players battling for a place in Sunday's final for the first prize of €50,000. The total prize fund was €185,000.


2007 Masters of Darts, Results and review
Michael van Gerwen produced a superb victory over 13 times World Champion Phil Taylor and was the only Dutchman with a success on the opening day. It was a convincing looking victory by 3 sets to 0 but all three sets went to a deciding leg which van Gerwen took with 14, 12 and 12 dart legs respectively. Van Gerwen took out 170 to clinch the second set and also included a 10 dart leg in the third set hitting 180, 133, 180 and double 4 to put himself within one leg of the match. He finished the match with a 164 checkout for the 3–0 win.


2007 Masters of Darts, Results and review
Another surprise came when Peter Manley beat current World Champion Raymond van Barneveld. Manley took the first set with a 130 checkout in the decider and some steady scoring put him 2-0 up before van Barneveld started a comeback with seven successive legs. Van Barneveld was just one leg from victory but missed darts for the match in the fourth leg. Manley took the next three legs to win the final set 4-2 in the tie-break.


2007 Masters of Darts, Results and review
Raymond van Barneveld slumped to his second successive defeat in the tournament, and Phil Taylor notched up his first win of 2007 after two draws and two defeats during the year to date. Michael van Gerwen, Mervyn King and Peter Manley maintained their 100% records and Jelle Klaasen got off the mark with his first victory of the tournament. England players extend their lead to 7–3 in match victories, although it is an individual competition with the top two from each nation who progress to the semi-finals.


2007 Masters of Darts, Results and review
Phil Taylor's miserable form continued with another defeat by Raymond van Barneveld, who finally got off the mark with his first win of the tournament. Peter Manley and Mervyn King maintained their 100% records, which puts Taylor in danger of failing to qualify for the semi-finals. Colin Lloyd notched his second win of the tournament with a thrilling victory over Michael van Gerwen (previously 100%). The match went to a sudden death leg after reaching 5–5 in the final set. Wayne Mardle is still in contention with his second win. England have now won 11 matches to the Netherlands 4.


2007 Masters of Darts, Results and review
Despite a win over Jelle Klaasen, Phil Taylor can no longer qualify for the semi-finals. Peter Manley remained 100% with a victory over Roland Scholten, but the other 100% record went as Mervyn King lost to Michael van Gerwen. King hit eight 180s and checked out a 170 finish but it wasn't enough to beat van Gerwen whose victory was enough to secure a semi-final place. Despite only his second win, Raymond van Barneveld also guarantees a semi-final spot with a 3–0 win over Wayne Mardle. With Manley already assured a semi-final place, its down to King, Lloyd and Mardle to battle it out for the final place in the last four. England had an unassailable lead of 14–6 in the team aspect of the tournament.


2007 Masters of Darts, Results and review
The group stages ended with a day of success for the Dutch. Only Michael van Gerwen failed to notch a win for the Netherlands as he lost the opening match of the night to Peter Manley. Manley completed a clean sweep of victories over all five Dutch players, for a significant achievement. Raymond van Barneveld now needed a victory to win the Dutch group and he obliged with a 3–0 win over Colin Lloyd, virtually ending his qualifying hopes. Phil Taylor's dead rubber against Vincent van der Voort ended in defeat, his third of the tournament.


2007 Masters of Darts, Results and review
Taylor would have the ingnominity of finishing bottom of the England group. Wayne Mardle's faint hopes of qualifying vanished with a 0–3 loss to Jelle Klaasen leaving Mervyn King needing just a set against Roland Scholten to go through to the semi-finals. King achieved qualification but blew a 2–0 lead to lose the match 2–3.


2007 Masters of Darts, Results and review
Final Tables – top two from each group qualified for semi-finals


2007 Masters of Darts, Results and review, Semi Finals
(0–3, 3–1, 2–3, 3–1, 1–3, 1–3, 3–1, 1–3, 3–2, 3–2, 3–1)


2007 Masters of Darts, Results and review, Semi Finals
(3–0, 3–1, 1–3, 3–0, 1–3, 2–3, 1–3, 3–0, 3–2, 3–1)


2007 Masters of Darts, Results and review, Semi Finals
Michael van Gerwen achieved a perfect nine dart finish during his defeat by Raymond van Barneveld. van Gerwen became the youngest player to achieve a televised nine-darter, as the event was broadcast live in the Netherlands. His achievement came in the second leg of the fifth set, when trailing 1–3. He took an unconventional route to the nine-darter scoring 174, 180 then finishing 147 with T20, T17, D18. However, he let a 4–3 lead slip and lost the match despite a 104.23 average and fourteen 180s. van Barneveld himself averaged 101.77 and hit eleven 180s to win a dramatic contest.


2007 Masters of Darts, Results and review, Semi Finals
Earlier in the evening, Peter Manley produced one of his best comebacks to beat Mervyn King 6-5. Manley trailed 3–5 in sets and was just one leg away from defeat at 0–2 in the ninth set. Three successive ton-plus finishes kept him in the match. King missed a dart to win the match in the tenth set, before Manley took it into a decider.


2007 Masters of Darts, Results and review, Semi Finals
King took the first leg of the deciding set, before Manley levelled. A 70 checkout in the third set against the darts was the decisive moment for Manley and he held out with a double eight in the fourth leg to clinch his final place.


2007 Masters of Darts, Results and review, Final
The final was a one-sided affair as Raymond van Barneveld ended Peter Manley's 100% record with a convincing 7–0 victory to take the title. Manley missed four darts to take the second set and level the match but after that was never really in the contest. van Barneveld produced a superb performance averaging almost 108, hitting 60% of his doubles and scored fourteen maximum 180s to dominate the match.


2007 Masters of Formula 3
The 2007 Zandvoort Masters of Formula 3 @ Zolder was the seventeenth Masters of Formula 3 race held at Zolder on 5 August 2007. It was won by Nico Hülkenberg, for ASM Formule 3.


2007 Masters of Sprint
The 2007 Masters of Sprint was held on 6 January 2007 in Rotterdam Ahoy Sportpaleis in Rotterdam. The event was held for the first time and scheduled in between the 2007 Six Days of Rotterdam. Nine of the world's best track sprint cyclists challenged each other to crown the Master of sprint at the end of the day.


2007 Masters of Sprint, Results, 200 metre time trial
The riders started with a 200-metre time trial to place them into three series of three riders who were facing each other.


2007 Masters of Sprint, Results, Series
In the series three riders faced each other in a sprint competition, with the winner qualifying automatically for the semi finals, while the others were forced to ride the repechages first.


2007 Masters of Sprint, Results, Repechages
The losing riders of the series entered the repechages in three series of two riders, with the winners eventually qualifying for the semi finals.


2007 Masters of Sprint, Results, Semi finals
The semi finals existed of two series with three riders. The winners both qualified for the final, while those crossing the line in second position would be fighting for the bronze medal. The third finishers met each other in the fifth place decider.


2007 Masters of Sprint, Results, Finals
In the finals Theo Bos outsprinted Craig McLean to become Master of Sprint. Arnaud Tournant claimed the bronze medal in his confrontation with Roberto Chiappa.


2007 Maui Invitational Tournament
The 2007 Maui Invitational Tournament, an annual early-season college basketball tournament held in Lahaina, Hawaii, was held November 19–21 at Lahaina Civic Center. The winning team was Duke Blue Devils.


2007 Mauritanian Senate election
Indirect senatorial elections were held in Mauritania on 21 January 2007, with a second round on 4 February 2007. There are 56 seats in the Senate. The senators were elected by 3,688 municipal councillors, except for three (who represent the Mauritanian diaspora) who were chosen by the elected senators.


2007 Mauritanian Senate election, Campaign
The period for the deposit of candidacies ran from 12 December to midnight on 21 December 2006. 187 candidate lists were filed, including 133 for independents and 54 for parties or coalitions. 170 lists were cleared to participate: 118 for independents, 37 for parties and 15 for coalitions. The campaign for the election began at midnight on January 4 and continued through January 19.


2007 Mauritanian Senate election, Results
38 members were elected in the first round; independents of the Al-Mithaq coalition won 23 seats, while the Republican Party for Democracy and Renewal (PRDS) which had been the ruling party during the presidency of Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya, only won 3 seats and the opposition Coalition of Forces for Democratic Change (including the Rally of Democratic Forces) won 11 seats.


2007 Mauritanian Senate election, Results
Of the 15 seats decided in the second round, eleven were won by Al-Mithaq independents and four by the CFCD. This resulted in the following totals:


2007 Mauritanian Senate election, Results
The vote for one seat was cancelled due to irregularities and planned to be held again later. Participation among the councillors who voted in the election was placed at 97.94%. The three senators representing Mauritanians abroad were elected by the Senate on 9 June.


2007 Mauritanian Senate election, Aftermath
Bâ Mamadou dit M'Baré, a Senator from Maghama, was elected as President of the Senate on April 26, 2007. 40 Senators voted for Bâ Mamadou dit M'Baré, while 11 voted for Ahmed Salem Ould Bakar, a Senator from Boutilimit. The other seven members of the bureau of the Senate were elected later on the same day, with 41 votes in favor and 11 against. Néma Senator Hamma Ould Cheikh Saad Bouh was elected as First Vice-President, Rosso Senator Mohamed El Hacen Ould El Hadj was elected as Second Vice-President, and Tevragh Zeina Senator Rivaa Mint Ahmed Nalla was elected as Third Vice-President.


2007 Mauritanian presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Mauritania on 11 March 2007. As no candidate received a majority of the votes, a second round was held on 25 March between the top two candidates, Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi and Ahmed Ould Daddah. Abdallahi won the second round with about 53% of the vote and took office in April.


2007 Mauritanian presidential election
The 2007 election followed a military coup in August 2005 that ousted long-time President Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya; the head of the junta, Ely Ould Mohamed Vall, said that he and the other members of the junta would not run for president in the election, which marks the last stage of the transition to civilian rule.


2007 Mauritanian presidential election, Campaign, First round
21 candidates registered to run for president of which 19 were approved to contest the election. Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi, who served as a minister under Moktar Ould Daddah during the 1970s and briefly under Ould Taya in the 1980s, announced his candidacy for president on July 4, 2006. Ba Mamadou Alassane, President of the Party for Freedom, Equality and Justice (PLEJ), announced his candidacy on July 19, 2006. The former head of the Central Bank, Zeine Ould Zeidane, announced his candidacy on December 18, 2006. Dahane Ould Ahmed Mahmoud announced his candidacy on December 23.


2007 Mauritanian presidential election, Campaign, First round
Former military ruler Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla, who came in second place, behind Taya, in the 2003 presidential election, announced his candidacy on December 27. On January 2, 2007, Mohamed Ould Maouloud, President of the Union of the Forces of Progress, was designated as his party's candidate. Former coup attempt leader Saleh Ould Hanenna was chosen by his party, the Mauritanian Party for Union and Change (HATEM), as its candidate on January 9.


2007 Mauritanian presidential election, Campaign, First round
Ahmed Ould Daddah, the half-brother of Moktar Ould Daddah and the leader of the Rally of Democratic Forces — part of the Coalition of Forces for Democratic Change, which took a large portion of seats in the November–December 2006 parliamentary election — announced his candidacy on January 12. Another former coup attempt leader, Mohamed Ould Cheikhna, announced his candidacy on January 14. On January 20, Messaoud Ould Boulkheir, President of the People's Progressive Alliance (APP), announced his candidacy. Chbih Ould Cheikh Melainine announced on February 3 that he was withdrawing his candidacy and backing Haidalla, but he was not allowed to officially withdraw his candidacy, although according to Melainine he had requested the withdrawal two days before the February 4 deadline.


2007 Mauritanian presidential election, Campaign, First round
Abdallahi, who ran as an independent, was viewed by some as the candidate representing the ruling junta, and in January he received the backing of an important coalition of 18 parties composed of former supporters of Taya. Abdallahi denied being the junta's candidate. The Coalition of Forces for Democratic Change sent a letter to various international organizations, including the African Union, accusing the junta of "running an open campaign in favour of one candidate" through various methods, including asking influential people in the country to back their favored candidate, although the letter did not directly name Abdallahi as this candidate.


2007 Mauritanian presidential election, Campaign, First round
Vall suggested at one point the possibility that, with blank ballots included in the total, no candidate would win a majority of the vote in two rounds, in which case new elections would have to be held. This caused a controversy, and the law was changed so that blank ballots would not count towards the total.


2007 Mauritanian presidential election, Campaign, First round
A record 1.1 million of the population of 3.2 million people registered to vote. Prior to the election, the frontrunners were considered to be Daddah, Zeidane and Abdallahi.


2007 Mauritanian presidential election, Campaign, Second round
After no candidate receiveds a majority of the vote in the first round and Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi and Ahmed Ould Daddah advanced to the second round, on March 14, the Islamist "Réformateurs centristes", which supported Hanenna in the first round, backed Daddah for the second round. Hanenna also backed Daddah, as did the candidates Ba Mamadou Alassane, Mohamed Ould Maouloud, and Ibrahima Sarr.


2007 Mauritanian presidential election, Campaign, Second round
Abdallahi received the support of the third and fourth place candidates from the first round: on March 17, Zeidane announced his support for Abdallahi, and on March 19, Boulkheir also announced his support. Boulkheir's support came in spite of the fact that he was part of the Coalition of the Forces for Democratic Change along with Daddah. Abdallahi also received the support of several minor candidates: Dahane Ould Ahmed Mahmoud, Mohamed Ahmed Ould Babahmed Ould Salihi, Moulaye El Hacen Ould Jiyed, Isselmou Ould Mustapha, and Mohamedou Ould Ghoulam Ould Sidaty.


2007 Mauritanian presidential election, Campaign, Second round
A televised debate between Abdallahi and Daddah was held on March 22. It was conducted in a non-confrontational style, with the candidates each explaining their positions. The candidates advocated similar policies, including measures against slavery, which persists in the country.


2007 Mauritanian presidential election, Campaign, Second round
Abdallahi said that it would be easier for him to accomplish things as president because his supporters would constitute a parliamentary majority. He also said that if he won, he would be willing to include Daddah in the government, as long as his allies agreed.


2007 Mauritanian presidential election, Results
On March 12, with about 26% of the vote counted, Abdallahi and Daddah were reported to both have about 25% of the vote; Zeidane was in third place with about 13%. With 86% of the vote counted, Abdallahi led with 22.76% of the vote, while Daddah had 21.46% and Zeidane was third. Later on March 12, Interior Minister Mohamed Ahmed Ould Mohamed Lemine announced the provisional results and said that Abdallahi and Daddah would compete in a second round on March 25.


2007 Mauritanian presidential election, Results
Final results were proclaimed by the Constitutional Council on March 15: Abdallahi received 24.80% of the first round vote, while Daddah received about 20.69% and Zeidane received about 15.28%. Messaoud Ould Boulkheir was fourth with about 9.79% of the vote, followed by Ibrahima Moctar Sarr with 7.95%. There were 794,979 voters out of the 1,133,152 who were registered, a turnout rate of 70.16%.


2007 Mauritanian presidential election, Aftermath
Following the election, on March 26, Interior Minister Mohamed Ahmed Ould Mohamed Lemine declared Abdallahi the winner, saying that he won 52.85% of the vote. Abdallahi won 10 out of the country's 13 regions; Daddah won in Nouakchott, Inchiri Region, and Trarza Region. Turnout was about 67.5%. Daddah accepted the results and congratulated Abdallahi on his victory. The results were confirmed on 29 March 2007.


2007 Mauritanian presidential election, Aftermath
Abdallahi was sworn in on April 19. He named Zeidane as prime minister the next day, and Boulkheir was elected as president of the National Assembly on April 26.


2007 Mazda Champ Car Grand Prix of Portland
The 2007 Mazda Champ Car Grand Prix of Portland was the fourth round of the 2007 Champ Car World Series Season. It was held on June 10 at the Portland International Raceway, in Portland, Oregon. It featured the first standing start in Champ Car history. Sébastien Bourdais claimed the victory to make it three wins in four races this season.


2007 Mazda Champ Car Grand Prix of Portland, Qualifying results
Rain on Saturday meant that the pole was effectively decided during the Qualification 1 session on Friday. Robert Doornbos led the wet Saturday session to start second beside Justin Wilson.


2007 Mazda Champ Car Grand Prix of Portland, Race
Despite worries about stalled cars and carnage, the first standing start in Champ Car history was executed perfectly as all 17 cars got away from the grid. The race was notable for its lack of caution flags. Only two cars failed to finished, with both Katherine Legge and Jan Heylen both running into problems just before the checkered flag.


2007 Mazda Champ Car Grand Prix of Portland, Race
Pole sitter Justin Wilson lead easily from the start. Sébastien Bourdais was in fifth place as late as lap 25 after stretching his fuel economy. By short-filling his fuel tank during his first pit stop, Sébastien Bourdais came out on track in second place and was then able to run faster than anyone else on the track, finally passing Wilson after the second pit stop. Once in first, he easily drove away to his third consecutive victory and the 100th in Newman/Haas/Lanigan team history.


2007 Mazda Champ Car Grand Prix of Portland, Attendance
Attendance for the 3 day race weekend was 72,211 with approximately 30,000 people on hand for the Sunday Champ Car main event. This was lower than hoped for by Champ Car and the race organizers leaving the future of the Portland race in doubt as the race's contract with Champ Car expired after the 2007 race. This was the last Champ Car race held at Portland, as the 2008 race was not absorbed into the IndyCar schedule. On October 12, 2017, it was announced that the IndyCar series will return to Portland during the 2018 Labor Day holiday weekend - Aug 31-Sept. 2, 2018.


2007 McCuskey
2007 McCuskey, provisional designation 1963 SQ, is a carbonaceous asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 22 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 22 September 1963, by astronomers of the Indiana Asteroid Program at Goethe Link Observatory near Brooklyn, Indiana, United States. The asteroid was later named after American astronomer Sidney McCuskey.


2007 McCuskey, Orbit and classification
McCuskey is a dark asteroid that orbits the Sun in the inner main-belt at a distance of 2.1–2.7 AU once every 3 years and 8 months (1,344 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.12 and an inclination of 3° with respect to the ecliptic.


2007 McCuskey, Orbit and classification
In March 1921, McCuskey was first identified as A921 EK at Heidelberg Observatory. The asteroid's observation arc begins 12 years prior to its official discovery observation, with its identification as 1951 LV at McDonald Observatory in June 1951.


2007 McCuskey, Physical characteristics
McCuskey has been described as a dark C-type asteroid, compatible with the measured color index and opposition/slope parameter.


2007 McCuskey, Physical characteristics, Diameter and albedo
Measurements made with the IRAS observatory give a diameter of 33.79 kilometers and a geometric albedo of 0.07. By comparison, measurements with Spitzer's Multiband Imaging Photometer (MIPS) give a diameter of 35.26 kilometers and a geometric albedo of 0.03.


2007 McCuskey, Physical characteristics, Diameter and albedo
According to the more recent 2015/16 results of the NEOWISE survey carried out by NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, McCuskey measures 19.08 and 20.21 kilometers in diameter and its surface has an albedo of 0.06 and 0.05, respectively.


2007 McCuskey, Physical characteristics, Diameter and albedo
The Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link derives an albedo of 0.0558 and a diameter of 21.78 kilometers based on an absolute magnitude of 12.06.


2007 McCuskey, Physical characteristics, Lightcurves
In March 2013, a rotational lightcurve of McCuskey was obtained from photometric observations by an international collaboration of astronomers. Lightcurve analysis gave a well-defined rotation period of 8.603 hours with a brightness variation of 0.18 magnitude (U=3). The group also determined a V–R color index of 0.340.


2007 McCuskey, Physical characteristics, Lightcurves
Astronomers at Texas A&M University using the 0.6-meter SARA South Telescope at Cerro Tololo in August 2014, determined a concurring period of 8.611 hours with a brightness amplitude of 0.21 magnitude (U=3).


2007 McCuskey, Naming
This minor planet was named in honour of American mathematician and astronomer Sidney Wilcox McCuskey (1907–1979), who was the director of the Warner and Swasey Observatory and president of IAU Commission 33, Structure and Dynamics of the Galactic System. He is best known for his contribution on stellar luminosity and galactic structure. The approved naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 6 June 1982 (M.P.C. 6954).


2007 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
The 2007 McDonald's All-American Boys Game was an All-star basketball game played on Wednesday, March 28, 2007 at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky, home of the University of Louisville Cardinals. The game's rosters featured the best and most highly recruited high school boys graduating in 2007. The game was the 30th annual version of the McDonald's All-American Game first played in 1978.


2007 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
The 48 players were selected from 2,500 nominees by a committee of basketball experts. They were chosen not only for their on-court skills, but for their performances off the court as well. Coach Morgan Wootten, who had more than 1,200 wins as head basketball coach at DeMatha High School, was chairman of the selection committee. Legendary UCLA coach John Wooden, who has been involved in the McDonald's All American Games since its inception, served as chairman of the Games and as an advisor to the selection committee.


2007 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
Proceeds from the 2007 McDonald's All American High School Basketball Games went to Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) of Kentuckiana and its Ronald McDonald House program.


2007 McDonald's All-American Boys Game, 2007 game
The game was telecast live by ESPN. The crowd at Freedom Hall was electric as super-producer Timbaland took the court with the All American girls for a halftime performance to remember. That atmosphere carried over into an exciting second half of basketball, as the 30th annual Boys Game went down to the wire.


2007 McDonald's All-American Boys Game, 2007 game
J. J. Hickson (Denver Nuggets) scored a team-high 14 points, while shooting 78% from the field, for the East squad. Naismith Sportsmanship Award winner Gani Lawal (Olimpia Milano) recorded a double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds. Nick Calathes (Memphis Grizzlies) contributed with a solid performance, as he scored 13 points (3-3 from beyond the arc), grabbed 5 rebounds and dished out 6 assists.


2007 McDonald's All-American Boys Game, 2007 game
The West Team was led by Michael Beasley (Miami Heat), as he tallied 23 points and 12 rebounds. Both of those totals place Beasley in the record books and for that he was crowned the John R. Wooden MVP of the game. Wootten Award winner Kevin Love (Minnesota Timberwolves) proved he was deserving of the honor, as he added 13 points and 6 rebounds. Long-range specialist Jerryd Bayless (Boston Celtics) added 11 points and was a perfect 2–2 from three-point range.


2007 McDonald's All-American Boys Game, 2007 game
Shooting 54% from the field and 42% from three-point land, the West team took an 11-point lead into the locker room. A strong defensive effort by the East team in the second half helped keep the game close. The West squad was limited to just one three-point basket and three free throws in the second half. Held scoreless from the 2:31 mark on, the West relied on solid defense and an errant shot by O. J. Mayo (Milwaukee Bucks) at the buzzer to escape with the 114–112 victory.


2007 McDonald's All-American Boys Game, All-American Week, Schedule
The Powerade JamFest is a skills-competition evening featuring basketball players who demonstrate their skills in three crowd-entertaining ways. The slam dunk contest was first held in 1987, and a 3-point shooting challenge was added in 1989. This year, for the first time, a timed basketball skills competition was added to the schedule of events.


2007 McDonald's All-American Girls Game
The 2007 McDonald's All-American Girls Game was an All-star basketball game played on Wednesday, March 28, 2007 at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky, United States, home of the University of Louisville Cardinals. The game's rosters featured the best and most highly recruited high school girls graduating in 2007. The game was the 6th annual version of the McDonald's All-American Game first played in 2002.


2007 McDonald's All-American Girls Game
The 48 players were selected from 2,500 nominees by a committee of basketball experts. They were chosen not only for their on-court skills, but for their performances off the court as well. Coach Morgan Wootten, who had more than 1,200 wins as head basketball coach at DeMatha High School, was chairman of the selection committee. Legendary UCLA coach John Wooden, who has been involved in the McDonald's All American Games since its inception, served as chairman of the Games and as an advisor to the selection committee.


2007 McDonald's All-American Girls Game
Proceeds from the 2008 McDonald's All American High School Basketball Games went to Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) of Kentuckiana and its Ronald McDonald House program.


2007 McDonald's All-American Girls Game, 2007 Game
The game was telecast live by ESPN. The sixth annual Girls Game kicked off an action packed evening at Freedom Hall. A crowd of nearly 12,000 fans witnessed a couple of record-breaking performances by our All American girls.


2007 McDonald's All-American Girls Game, 2007 Game
Wootten Award winner, Maya Moore (Connecticut) led the East Squad with 18 points and tied the record for most field goals in a game with eight, while Kelley Cain (Tennessee) added 10 points and a new single game record 14 rebounds.


2007 McDonald's All-American Girls Game, 2007 Game
Kayla Pedersen (Stanford) was high scorer for the West Team with 18 points. She also led the team in rebounds with 12. Other West Team notables included, Angie Bjorklund (Tennessee), who poured in 13 points and Victoria Baugh (Tennessee), who pulled down nine rebounds.


2007 McDonald's All-American Girls Game, 2007 Game
The 2007 John R. Wooden MVP Award went to Jasmine Thomas (Duke). She scored 16 points, grabbed nine rebounds and dished six assists in just 15 minutes on the court. The coaches and her All American teammates, voted Drey Mingo (Purdue) this year's Naismith Award winner for Sportsmanship during event week.


2007 McDonald's All-American Girls Game, 2007 Game
The West All Americans still lead the alltime series 4-2, but this was a memorable night for the East. They jumped out to a big halftime lead and never looked back, as they dominated the game from start to finish.


2007 McDonald's All-American Girls Game, All-American Week, Schedule
The Powerade JamFest is a skills-competition evening featuring basketball players who demonstrate their skills in two crowd-entertaining ways. Since the first All-American game in 2002, players have competed in a 3-point shooting challenge and a timed basketball skills competition.


2007 Meath Intermediate Football Championship
The 2007 Meath Intermediate Football Championship is the 81st edition of the Meath GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for intermediate graded teams in County Meath, Ireland. The tournament consists of 16 teams, with the winner going on to represent Meath in the Leinster Intermediate Club Football Championship. The championship starts with a group stage and then progresses to a knock out stage.


2007 Meath Intermediate Football Championship
This was Cortown's first year in this grade since 1996, after 10 years in the Senior grade since being relegated in 2006.


2007 Meath Intermediate Football Championship
On 21 October 2007, Donaghmore/Ashbourne claimed their 4th Intermediate championship title when they defeated Castletown 1-15 to 1-11, succeeding Rathkenny as Intermediate champions.


2007 Meath Intermediate Football Championship
Ratoath were relegated from this grade, after 2 years as an Intermediate club.


2007 Meath Intermediate Football Championship, Team changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2006 championship season.


2007 Meath Intermediate Football Championship, Group stage
There are 3 groups called Group A, B and C. The 3 top finishers in Group A and the top 2 finishers in Group B and C will qualify for the quarter finals. Third place in Group B will play third place in Group C for a quarter finals place. The 3 teams that finish last in their groups will play in a round-robin relegation play off.


2007 Meath Intermediate Football Championship, Knock-out Stage, Finals
The teams in the quarter-finals are the second placed teams from each group and one group winner. The teams in the semi finals are two group winners and the quarter final winners.


2007 Meath Senior Football Championship
The 2007 Meath Senior Football Championship was the 115th edition of the Meath GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior graded teams in County Meath, Ireland. The tournament consists of 16 teams, with the winner going on to represent Meath in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship starts with a group stage and then progresses to a knock out stage.


2007 Meath Senior Football Championship
Wolfe Tones were the defending champions after they defeated Navan O'Mahonys in the previous years final.


2007 Meath Senior Football Championship
Rathkenny were promoted after claiming the 2006 Meath Intermediate Football Championship title, their first Intermediate win since 1934.


2007 Meath Senior Football Championship
On 4 November 2007, Seneschalstown claimed their 3rd Senior Championship title when they defeated Navan O'Mahonys 0–15 to 0–9 after a replay. Captain Cormac Quinn raised the Keegan Cup while Brian Clarke claimed the 'Man of the Match' award.


2007 Meath Senior Football Championship
Ballinlough were relegated after 16 years in the senior grade.


2007 Meath Senior Football Championship, Team changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2006 championship season.


2007 Meath Senior Football Championship, Group stage
There are 3 groups called Group A, B and C. The 3 top finishers in Group A and the top 2 finishers in Group B and C will qualify for the quarter finals. Third place in Group B will play third place in Group C for a quarter finals place. The 3 teams that finish last in their groups will play in a round-robin relegation play-off.


2007 Meath Senior Football Championship, Knock-out Stage, Finals
The winners and runners up of each group qualify for the quarter finals along with the third-placed finisher of Group A.


2007 Medibank International
The 2007 Medibank International was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament that was part of the 2007 ATP Tour and 2007 WTA Tour. It was the 115th edition of the annually-held Medibank International and was played on outdoor hard courts in Sydney, Australia from 7 January until 13 January.


2007 Medibank International
The event was notable as being the last tournament Kim Clijsters won, before her first retirement from the sport. James Blake defended his title from the previous year.


2007 Medibank International, Finals, Men's Doubles
Paul Hanley /  Kevin Ullyett defeated  Mark Knowles /  Daniel Nestor, 6–4, 6–7(3–7), [10–6]


2007 Medibank International, Finals, Women's Doubles
Anna-Lena Grönefeld /  Meghann Shaughnessy defeated  Marion Bartoli /  Meilen Tu, 6–3, 3–6, 7–6


2007 Medibank International – Men's Doubles
The 2007 Medibank International – Men's Doubles was the 2007 Medibank International men's doubles competition won by Paul Hanley and Kevin Ullyett.


2007 Medibank International – Men's Singles
James Blake defeated Carlos Moyá 6–3, 5–7, 6–1 to win the 2007 Medibank International singles event.


2007 Medibank International – Women's Doubles
Yan Zi and Zheng Jie were the defending champions, but DAB together this year.


2007 Medibank International – Women's Singles
The 2007 Women’s Medibank International began on January 7, 2007 and finished January 13, 2007.


2007 Medibank International – Women's Singles, Seeds
The seeded players are listed below. Players in bold are still in the competition. The players no longer in the tournament are listed with the round in which they exited.


2007 Medicine Hat municipal election
The 2007 Medicine Hat municipal election was held Monday, October 15, 2007. Since 1968, provincial legislation has required every municipality to hold triennial elections. The citizens of Medicine Hat elected one mayor, eight aldermen (all at large), the five Medicine Hat School District No. 76 trustees (at large), and four of the Medicine Hat Catholic Separate Regional Division No. 20's five trustees (four from Ward Medicine Hat). The incumbent mayor Garth Valley, did not run. There was a voter turnout of 47.5%, and an average 5.8 aldermen per ballot.


2007 Meguro local election
Meguro, Tokyo, held a local election for the city assembly on April 15, 2007.


2007 Meguro local election, Results
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2007 Meijer Indy 300
The 2007 Meijer Indy 300 was a race in the 2007 IRL IndyCar Series, held at Kentucky Speedway. It was held over 9 -August 11, 2007, as the fourteenth round of the seventeen-race calendar. It was the fourth and final night race of the season. After the checkered flag, Dario Franchitti crashed and flipped his car flipped for the second race in succession, as he mistakenly thought there was another lap left of the race, and went over the back of Kosuke Matsuura's car.


2007 Meineke Car Care Bowl
The 2007 Meineke Car Care Bowl, one of 27 non-BCS bowl games played after the 2007 NCAA football regular season, took place on Saturday, December 29, 2007, with a 1:00PM EST kickoff at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. Wake Forest won the game, 24-10.


2007 Meineke Car Care Bowl
The Connecticut Huskies, making just their second bowl appearance in four seasons since joining the Big East entered the game as co-Big East champions after securing a 9-3 overall record. They faced the Wake Forest Demon Deacons, representing the Atlantic Coast Conference, a school located just 80 miles from Charlotte in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.


2007 Meineke Car Care Bowl, Game summary, First quarter
Connecticut's Tyvon Branch received the opening kickoff from Wake Forest at Connecticut's four-yard line and advanced the ball 18 yards to the 22. After three plays UConn only gained five yards, well-short of a first down; they punted the ball back to the Demon Deacons. A penalty on the punt return gave Wake Forest the ball on their own 38-yard line. Wake earned a first down, moving as far as the Connecticut 42-yard line, but a sack by Husky defensive end Dan Davis drove them back to midfield, eventually forcing a punt. On their next possession UConn failed to gain a single yard, and once again punted. The Demon Deacons earned another first down on their next possession but again were unable to drive far beyond midfield and punted back to the Huskies.


2007 Meineke Car Care Bowl, Game summary, First quarter
On their next possession, the Huskies earned their first first down of the game, on a pass from quarterback Tyler Lorenzen to wide receiver Ellis Gaulden. UConn was unable to move the ball further than their own 38-yard line, however, and once again punted. The punt pinned Wake deep in their own territory, forcing them to start from their own six-yard line. The Demon Deacons after three plays were one yard short of a first down, necessitating another punt.


2007 Meineke Car Care Bowl, Game summary, First quarter
The punt traveled 53 yards before being caught by Connecticut's Larry Taylor on the UConn 32-yard line and run back 68 yards for the touchdown. With this return and his earlier return in the 2004 Motor City Bowl, Taylor had now returned punts for touchdowns in both bowl games Connecticut had played in. After the extra point, the score was 7–0 in favor of the Huskies.


2007 Meineke Car Care Bowl, Game summary, First quarter
Wake Forest received the kickoff following the touchdown and returned the ball to their own 26-yard line. They began driving down the field, earning first downs on passes from quarterback Riley Skinner to receivers Kenneth Moore and Alphonso Smith. After two rushes that gained a net of three yards, the first quarter clock expired. At the end of one quarter played, Connecticut held a 7–0 lead.


2007 Meineke Car Care Bowl, Game summary, Second quarter
The Demon Deacons faced a 3rd-and-7 situation at midfield as the second quarter began; after an incomplete pass, they were forced to punt. Connecticut got the ball back on their own 12-yard line and proceeded to drive toward midfield, but were stalled after Lorenzen was sacked jointly by John Russell and Stanley Arnoux on third down, forcing UConn to once again punt. Wake drove down the field all the way to the Connecticut 21-yard line, but failed to score as UConn safety Robert Vaughn intercepted a pass from Riley Skinner.


2007 Meineke Car Care Bowl, Game summary, Second quarter
The Huskies took over on their own nine-yard line and promptly gained 58 yards on a run by running back Donald Brown, moving into Wake Forest territory. Connecticut gained another first down on a pass from Lorenzen to wide receiver Brad Kanuch, but were unable to progress beyond the Demon Deacon 11-yard line. Kicker Tony Ciaravino kicked a 28-yard field goal to give UConn a 10-0 lead with five minutes left in the half.