2007 Columbus Destroyers season, Playoffs, Week 1: at Tampa Bay Storm
The Destroyers entered the playoffs for the first time since their move to Columbus. In a game that was back-and-forth scoring, the key play was a missed extra point by Storm kicker Seth Marler with 1:06 left in the game. Following a delay-of-game penalty, Marler missed an extra point attempt that, had he made it, would have given the Storm a 56–49 lead. After Columbus got the ball on the ensuing kickoff, they drove down to the Storm 1-yard line with 10 seconds left.


2007 Columbus Destroyers season, Playoffs, Week 1: at Tampa Bay Storm
Columbus QB Matt Nagy called his own number and sneaked into the Storm endzone with 7.9 left in the game, and, after the extra point attempt, the Destroyers had a 56–55 lead and looked to pull off the upset. With 3 seconds left and at their own 10-yard line, Marler tried to make amends by attempting a field goal that, if good, would give the Storm a 58–56 win and a game against division rival Georgia. Marler's kick looked good to begin with, but curved off to the left and missed, giving Columbus the upset win and a matchup against the 15–1 Dallas Desperados.


2007 Columbus Destroyers season, Playoffs, Week 2: at Dallas Desperados
The Destroyers blew a 30-point lead and lost to the Desperados earlier this season 53–51 and they lost the 2nd game in Columbus 56–47. This time, it looked as if Dallas, after a shaky start, would continue their dominance over the Destroyers. Leading 38–28 at the half, the tide turned on back-to-back kickoffs by Columbus kicker Peter Martinez. Dallas, who had deferred, got the opening kickoff. However, the ball bounced off the goalpost and into the hands of Columbus' Josh Bush, who rolled into the endzone to make it 38–35.


2007 Columbus Destroyers season, Playoffs, Week 2: at Dallas Desperados
On the very next kickoff, a nearly identical play occurred when the ball again bounced off the goalpost and Columbus recovered at the 4-yard line. On the next play, Damien Groce ran the ball in to give Columbus a sudden 42–38 lead 58 seconds into the second  half. After a Clint Dolezel interception set up a field goal for Columbus, Jason Shelley put the game away with a 28-yard reception with 12:55 left in the game to give Columbus a 2-touchdown lead that they held onto to pull off the upset against the Desperados.


2007 Columbus Destroyers season, Playoffs, Week 3 (Conference Championship): at Georgia Force
The Destroyers Pull off the Upset and they are going to ArenaBowl XXI In New Orleans to play the San Jose SaberCats.


2007 Columbus, Ohio mayoral election
The 2007 Columbus mayoral election took place on November 6, 2007, to elect the mayor of Columbus, Ohio. The election was officially nonpartisan. Since there were fewer than three candidates, no primary was necessary.


2007 Comhairle nan Eilean Siar election
Elections to Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles council) were held on 3 May 2007, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election. The election was the first one using 9 new wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, each ward elected three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system form of proportional representation. The new wards replaced 31 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election.


2007 Comhairle nan Eilean Siar election
The large majority of the seats were held by independent candidates, similar to other predominantly rural Scottish councils. The Scottish National Party and Scottish Labour Party had a small representation each, and the Scottish Liberal Democrats stood four candidates, all of whom were unsuccessful.


2007 Comilla bus crash
On 6 January 2007, at approximately 1:15 pm, in Suwagazi, Comilla District, Bangladesh, a bus carrying between 60 and 100 people on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway ran off the road into a ditch and burst into flames which ignited the fuel tank, which then exploded. It was reported that the bus was attempting to overtake another vehicle.


2007 Comilla bus crash
Over 40 people were killed, though some reports list it as many as 70. Many of the dead were charred beyond recognition, and it is unknown if an accurate number of dead will ever be known.


2007 Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic
The 2007 Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 13th edition of the Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic, and was part of the Tier III Series of the 2007 WTA Tour. It took place at the Grand Hyatt Bali in Bali, Indonesia, from 10 September through 16 September 2007. Unseeded Lindsay Davenport won the singles title and earned $32,240 first-prize money.


2007 Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic, Return of Lindsay Davenport
Lindsay Davenport, the former world number one, returned after the birth of her son. Davenport competed in her first singles tournament this year, and had not played a professional match in 51 weeks. However, Davenport immediately found form and defeated Eleni Daniilidou in straight sets. After this, Davenport raced through her match with Julie Ditty and then stunned rising world number 3 star Jelena Janković, 6–2, 2–6, 6–4. Davenport defeated Sara Errani in straight sets in the semifinals before taking the title by defeating her doubles partner Daniela Hantuchová in the final.


2007 Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic, Finals, Doubles
Sun Shengnan /  Ji Chunmei defeated  Jill Craybas /  Natalie Grandin 6–3, 6–2


2007 Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic – Doubles
The Doubles Tournament at the 2007 Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic took place between 10 and 16 December on outdoor hard courts in Bali, Indonesia. Ji Chunmei and Sun Shengnan won the title, defeating Jill Craybas and Natalie Grandin in the final.


2007 Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic – Singles
Svetlana Kuznetsova was the defending champion, but chose not to play that year.


2007 Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic – Singles
Lindsay Davenport won the title in her first tournament in 51 weeks, beating Daniela Hantuchová 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 in the final.


2007 Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic – Singles, Seeds
The top two seeds received a bye into the second round.


2007 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
The 2007 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting was the 20th Meeting of the Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Nations. It was held in Kampala, Uganda, between 23 November and 25 November 2007, and was hosted by President Yoweri Museveni.


2007 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
The meeting was attended by representatives of forty-eight countries out of the Commonwealth's fifty-three members (suspended members Fiji and Pakistan, and special member Nauru were not invited, whilst Saint Lucia and Vanuatu sent no representatives). Thirty-six were represented by their Head of State or Head of Government.


2007 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Membership criteria
Kampala saw the completion of a review of the Commonwealth's membership criteria, launched at the 2005 CHOGM in Valletta, with the publication of the report of the Committee on Commonwealth Membership. It had already been announced that no new members would be admitted until the 2009 CHOGM. In this context, Rwanda was discussed at great lengths, with Rwanda's President, Paul Kagame, invited to Kampala as neighbour Uganda's guest.


2007 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Membership criteria
The Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) reimposed the suspension on Pakistan that had been lifted in 2005 on the eve of the CHOGM. Opposed vehemently by Sri Lanka, the move seemed to indicate a more assertive role for CMAG since the premature lifting of the suspension on Pakistan two years earlier. Since Pakistan's suspension and Zimbabwe's withdrawal, CMAG had seen little use, and the more commanding chairmanship of Malta's Michael Frendo marked a change in tone. The new CMAG, elected at the CHOGM, saw Canada, Lesotho, and Tanzania replaced by Namibia, New Zealand, and Uganda.


2007 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Secretary-General
At the CHOGM, a new Commonwealth Secretary-General had to be elected, to replace New Zealander Don McKinnon, who had been Secretary-General since 2000. The two contenders were Kamalesh Sharma of India and Michael Frendo. With Frendo having suspended Pakistan, it seemed as though the India-Pakistan rivalry would come to the fore once again. However, Frendo withdrew his candidacy before the vote, leaving Sharma to be appointed unanimously and become the first Asian Secretary-General: leaving Europe as the only continent having not held the position.


2007 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Secretary-General
The CHOGM was also marked by the appearance of Charles, Prince of Wales and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall. Whilst he took no role in official proceedings, his attendance marked the Prince's first involvement in CHOGMs, having previously distanced himself from Commonwealth affairs. This sparked rumours that Charles was actively courting Commonwealth leaders in anticipation of the choice of successor to Queen Elizabeth II as Head of the Commonwealth (a position that is vested in the Queen personally, and does not pass automatically with the British crown).


2007 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Somaliland delegation
A delegation from Somaliland led by Dahir Riyale Kahin, the then President of Somaliland was in attendance at this meeting.


2007 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup
The 2007 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup was the fifteenth edition of the competition and took place in Moscow beginning January 20. The final took take place in the Olimpiyski Sport Complex on January 28, and was won by Uzbek side Pakhtakor Tashkent 9-8 on a penalty shootout against Ventspils, from Latvia, after a goalless game.


2007 Conference National play-off Final
The 2006–07 Conference National play-off Final took place on 20 May 2007 and was contested between Morecambe and Exeter City. It was held at Wembley Stadium. The attendance of 40,043 was the largest for a Conference National final at that time, 30,000 of whom were supporting Exeter.


2007 Conference USA Baseball Tournament
The 2007 Conference USA Baseball Tournament was the 2007 postseason college baseball championship of the NCAA Division I Conference USA, held at Clark-LeClair Stadium in Greenville, North Carolina from May 23–May 27, 2007. Rice won tournament for the second consecutive time and received Conference USA's automatic bid to the 2007 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. The tournament consisted of eight teams, with two double-elimination brackets, and a single-game final.


2007 Conference USA Baseball Tournament, Finish order
† - Winner of the tournament and received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. # - Received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament.


2007 Conference USA Football Championship Game
The 2007 Conference USA Football Championship Game was played on December 1, 2007 between the UCF Knights, the champion of C-USA's East Division, and the West Division champion, the Tulsa Golden Hurricane, at Bright House Networks Stadium (now known as Spectrum Stadium) in Orlando, Florida. The game kicked off at 12:00 pm EST and was televised by ESPN.


2007 Conference USA Football Championship Game, Game summary
Under conference rules, the game was held at the home field of the team with the best record in conference play; since UCF finished C-USA play at 7–1, better than Tulsa's 6–2, the game was held at the Knights' home field.


2007 Conference USA Football Championship Game, Game summary
Tulsa and UCF met at the C-USA Championship for the second time; Tulsa beat UCF at the Florida Citrus Bowl (now known as Camping World Stadium) in Downtown Orlando in 2005 by a score of 44-27.


2007 Conference USA Football Championship Game, Game summary
Kevin Smith continued his dominance, running for 284 yards with 4 touchdowns. Tulsa kept it close in the first half as UCF's defense seemed slow to get started. In the second half, however, they only scored on a safety. Paul Smith, the Tulsa quarterback, threw for 426 yards and three touchdowns, but also gave up three interceptions. UCF won their first ever conference title in football.


2007 Conference USA Football Championship Game, Game summary
Kevin Smith finished the game with 2,448 rushing yards on the season, second all-time for single-season rushing yards in FBS history. Only Barry Sanders, who rushed for 2,628 yards in 1989 for Oklahoma State, rushed for more yards in a single season.


2007 Conference USA Football Championship Game, Teams, Tulsa Golden Hurricane
Under Head Coach Todd Graham, Tulsa finished the 2007 regular season 9-3 (6-2) with a powerful offense averaging over 41 points per game, but their defense was a struggle all season letting up 33 points per game. Their offense was mostly powered by their talented quarterback Paul Smith who had 5,065 passing yards and 47 touchdowns on the season. Current Auburn Head Coach Gus Malzahn was in his first year as Tulsa's Offensive Coordinator.


2007 Conference USA Football Championship Game, Teams, UCF Knights
UCF was led to a 9-3 regular season record with a 7-1 conference record by Head Coach George O'Leary in 2007. UCF also had a prolific offense that averaged 35.9 points per game and were led by their Running Back Kevin Smith who had one of the best seasons a college football running back has ever had, rushing a record 450 times for 2,567 yards and 30 total touchdowns. UCF did most of their damage on the ground, as quarterback Kyle Israel threw for 2,173 yards and 15 touchdowns to his 11 interceptions.


2007 Conference USA Football Championship Game, Scoring Summary
ucf drive: 7 plays 47 yards, 02:38 ucf fg, 2:38


2007 Conference USA Football Championship Game, Scoring Summary
Michael Such punt for 43 yards, returned by Joe Burnett for 83 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.


2007 Conference USA Football Championship Game, Scoring Summary
tulsa drive: 5 plays 1 yard, 03:02 tulsa punt, 3:02


2007 Conference USA Football Championship Game, Scoring Summary
ucf drive: 1 play 83 yards, 00:00 ucf td, 0:00


2007 Conference USA Football Championship Game, Scoring Summary
Paul Smith pass complete to Charles Clay for 22 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.


2007 Conference USA Football Championship Game, Scoring Summary
tulsa drive: 7 plays 65 yards, 02:54 tulsa td, 2:54


2007 Conference USA Football Championship Game, Scoring Summary
Paul Smith pass complete to Jacob Collums for 8 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.


2007 Conference USA Football Championship Game, Scoring Summary
tulsa drive: 5 plays 48 yards, 00:56 tulsa td, 0:56


2007 Conference USA Football Championship Game, Scoring Summary
ucf drive: 8 plays 69 yards, 03:38 ucf td, 3:38


2007 Conference USA Football Championship Game, Scoring Summary
ucf drive: 2 plays 69 yards, 00:29 ucf td, 0:29


2007 Conference USA Football Championship Game, Scoring Summary
Paul Smith pass complete to Trae Johnson for 27 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.


2007 Conference USA Football Championship Game, Scoring Summary
tulsa drive: 6 plays 72 yards, 02:25 tulsa td, 2:25


2007 Conference USA Football Championship Game, Scoring Summary
ucf drive: 9 plays 69 yards, 04:09 ucf td, 4:09


2007 Conference USA Football Championship Game, Scoring Summary
tulsa drive: 9 plays 50 yards, 01:51 tulsa fg, 1:51


2007 Conference USA Football Championship Game, Scoring Summary
ucf drive: 6 plays 36 yards, 02:50 ucf fg, 2:50


2007 Conference USA Football Championship Game, Scoring Summary
ucf drive: 7 plays 9 yards, 02:00 ucf fg, 2:00


2007 Conference USA Football Championship Game, Scoring Summary
Kyle Israel rush for a loss of 2 yards, fumbled in the endzone, recovered by Kyle Israel for a SAFETY.


2007 Conference USA Football Championship Game, Scoring Summary
ucf drive: 1 play -2 yards, 00:05 ucf saf, 0:05


2007 Conference USA Football Championship Game, Scoring Summary
ucf drive: 4 plays 89 yards, 02:12 ucf td, 2:12


2007 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2007 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament took place on March 7–10, 2007 at the FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee.


2007 Conference USA Men's Soccer Tournament
The 2007 Conference USA Men's Soccer Tournament was the thirteenth edition of the Conference USA Men's Soccer Tournament. The tournament decided the Conference USA champion and guaranteed representative into the 2007 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. The tournament was hosted by the University of Alabama at Birmingham and the games were played at West Campus Field.


2007 Connecticut Huskies football team
The 2007 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the Big East Conference. The team was coached by Randy Edsall and played its home games at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Connecticut. This year the Huskies, for the first time, ended the season on the BCS rankings top 25 at #25, and at the height of their year were ranked #13, the highest at any point in their history.


2007 Connecticut Huskies football team, Game summaries, Duke
In a game that was a tale of two halves, the Huskies started the season with a 45–14 win against Duke, extending the Blue Devils' winless streak to twenty-one straight.


2007 Connecticut Huskies football team, Game summaries, Maine
UConn improved its overall record to 2–0 for the fourth time in five years and its record in home openers at Rentschler Field to 5–0. This was the Huskies' first shutout since a 59–0 victory over Liberty in 2005.


2007 Connecticut Huskies football team, Game summaries, Temple
In a game which the Huskies were heavily favored, it took the help of a rotund security guard to win the game. After taking the lead early in the fourth quarter, the Huskies fought off a last-minute drive by the Owls. On the final play of the game, Temple ran a wide receiver reverse pass, which was batted down in the end zone by UConn defensive back Robert Vaughn. However, on the deflection, the ball was caught by the Owls' Bruce Francis, who was ruled out of bounds.


2007 Connecticut Huskies football team, Game summaries, Temple
Replays on TV showed Francis did appear to get one foot inbounds; however, it is debatable whether he also had possession at that point. After an official review, the play was upheld. The replay angle which could have provided the conclusive evidence, both foot inbounds and possession, was obstructed by a security guard standing in the line of sight of the television camera. The Huskies improved to 3–0 for the first time since 1998.


2007 Connecticut Huskies football team, Game summaries, Pittsburgh
The Huskies continued their dominance in a 34-14 victory over the Pittsburgh Panthers at Heinz Field. The victory marked the first time UConn had started 4-0 since 1997, as well as the first time the Huskies had won a Big East road opener. The victory was also the Huskies' second-ever win on the road within the conference.


2007 Connecticut Huskies football team, Game summaries, Akron
Returning home to East Hartford, the Huskies held off the Zips to win their fifth straight game for the first time since 1995. The Huskies were led by running back Andre Dixon who scampered for 116 yards on 12 carries, as well as his first two touchdowns of his career. Junior college transfer quarterback Tyler Lorenzen contributed 203 yards and two touchdowns of his own.


2007 Connecticut Huskies football team, Game summaries, Virginia
In a game which the winner was almost guaranteed a spot in the top 25, the Huskies came up just short. After allowing the go-ahead field goal with 3:20 left in the game the Huskies began the assault upfield. After a solid return, and two consecutive 11-yard runs by quarterback Tyler Lorenzen, the Huskies made the first of 3 costly mistakes allowing a snap from the shotgun formation to go whizzing by Lorenzen for a 21-yard loss. This proved to be the pivotal point in the game as the Huskies were unable to advance the ball, and in fact, turned the ball over on another botched snap from the gun, sealing a 17-16 victory for the Hoos.


2007 Connecticut Huskies football team, Game summaries, Louisville
The Huskies again returned to the friendly confines of Rentschler Field for a heavily anticipated match-up with conference foe Louisville. Weather conditions were less than ideal as heavy rains had pounded Connecticut throughout the day. After holding the Cardinals high powered offense to just seven points in the first half. Momentum soon swung in the favor of the Huskies, just moments into the third quarter. A controversial 76-yard punt return by Larry Taylor knotted the game at 7-7.


2007 Connecticut Huskies football team, Game summaries, Louisville
It appeared as though Taylor had called for a fair catch; however, no whistle was blown, allowing him to run down the sideline for the score against a Louisville return team which had let up due to the apparent fair catch. After a field goal and a fumble return, the Cardinals appeared to be up for good with just over ten minutes left. A Tyler Lorenzen touchdown pass to quarterback-turned-wide receiver D.J. Hernandez pulled the Huskies to within three points.


2007 Connecticut Huskies football team, Game summaries, Louisville
After a defensive stop, the Huskies drove down the field, and Andre Dixon scored the game-winning touchdown with 1:32 left to play. Linebacker Danny Lansanah cemented the victory picking off Cardinals quarterback Brian Brohm with 15 seconds to play. The win improved Connecticut's record to 6-1, making the Huskies bowl eligible for the third time in school history.


2007 Connecticut Huskies football team, Game summaries, South Florida
Back in East Hartford for the second of three straight home games, the Huskies looked to make a statement against 10th ranked South Florida. On yet another rainy Connecticut afternoon, UConn jumped out to an early 3-0 lead. On the ensuing possession, USF marched down the field, but were unable to capitalize as kicker Delbie Alvarado missed a 26-yard field goal. Midway through the second quarter, Quarterback Tyler Lorenzen hooked up with TE Steve Brouse for a three-yard touchdown pass. On the next possession, Linebacker Scott Lutrus intercepted a Matt Grothe pass, and returned it 23 yards for a touchdown.


2007 Connecticut Huskies football team, Game summaries, South Florida
The interception was Lutrus' fourth of the year, and second returned for a touchdown. The score put UConn up 16-0, after a botched extra point attempt. The score held going into the half. South Florida finally lit up the scoreboard with just over six minutes to play in the third quarter on a blocked punt, which was covered up in the endzone by the Huskies for a safety. After the free kick, Matt Grothe took just :29 to scamper for two runs and pull the Bulls closer.


2007 Connecticut Huskies football team, Game summaries, South Florida
After a sandwich of a UConn and USF field goals (UConn, USF, USF, UConn). South Florida began to drive down the field with 5:19 left. After getting into the redzone down 7, the Bulls were unable to capitalize, as a 3-yard touchdown run was called back due to a holding call. On the next play, Grothe was sacked by Redshirt freshman Greg Robinson. On the final play, Grothe passed incomplete into the corner of the endzone, sealing the 22-15 victory for the Huskies. The win was the first ever for the Huskies against a ranked opponent.


2007 Connecticut Huskies football team, Game summaries, Rutgers
At Rentschler Field for the finale of a three-game homestand the Huskies  were the favorite against the rival Rutgers. Uconn started the game with a blocked Jeremy Ito punt by quarterback, turned wide receiver D.J. Hernandez which went for a safety. After the punt, Uconn progressed to drive down the field as junior college transfer Tyler Lorenzen hit Steve Brouse on a short two yard out route in the endzone. Tony Ciaravino missed the extra point making the score 8-0 Uconn.


2007 Connecticut Huskies football team, Game summaries, Rutgers
Rutgers came right back with a Ray Rice 45-yard run and eventually an Ito 30-yard field goal making the score 8-3. Tyvon Branch came back with a 48-yard return and Ciaravino hit a 44-yard field goal increasing the lead to 11-3. Uconn had good field possession late in the first quarter and Lorenzen hooked up with wide out Terrence Jeffers for 34 yards. Rutgers preceded to march down with a long drive ending with another Ito field goal in the second quarter.


2007 Connecticut Huskies football team, Game summaries, Rutgers
On the kickoff, Tyvon Branch took the ball to the outside juking in and then speeding to the outside of Ito for a 97-yard return. Rutgers drove again ending with a Ray Rice 4-yard touchdown run. After a Uconn punt Rutgers ended the half with another Ito field goal. In the third quarter Ito hit another field goal from 27 yards after multiple punts from both teams.


2007 Connecticut Huskies football team, Game summaries, Rutgers
Uconn drove again and with Andre Dixon out of the game, the ball was handed to sophomore Donald Brown who found a large hole on the right side and took it for a 33-yard touchdown. After a missed Ito field goal Ciaravino came back with a 30 yarder of his own. After a Rutgers punt Ciaravino hit another field goal this one from 26 yards. After Rutgers drove to the Uconn 35, with 8:17 to go in the 4th Quarter Rutgers failed on a fourth and four.


2007 Connecticut Huskies football team, Game summaries, Rutgers
After a Desi Cullen punt for Uconn, a Robert McClain interception of Mike Teel, and another Cullen punt. Teel drove again and at one point completed 6 passes in a row until time ran out. This win gave Uconn an 8-1 record and Donald Brown came off the bench and ran for 154 yards and a touchdown. Ray Rice was held to less than 30 yards in the second half and Tyvon Branch was subsequently named Big East special teams player of the week.


2007 Connecticut Huskies football team, Game summaries, Cincinnati
The Cincinnati Bearcats beat the UConn Huskies behind a strong performance by the Bearcats' quarterback Ben Mauk. Mauk threw for 276 yards and 3 touchdowns with 21 completions on 33 attempts. He also added a rushing touchdown. The Huskies managed only one scoring drive, an 11-play, 74-yard drive in 2nd quarter, resulting in a field goal.


2007 Connecticut Huskies football team, Game summaries, Syracuse
This is senior day for 11 seniors including leaders Dan Davis and Danny Lansanah, along with 27-year-old Zak Penwell. Other seniors include specials team phenom Larry Taylor and corner Tyvon Branch. The win made UConn the second team in the history of the Big East to finish a season with 7 wins at home, joining the 1993 West Virginia Mountaineers.


2007 Connecticut Huskies football team, Game summaries, West Virginia
West Virginia's blowout victory over the Huskies resulted in a sarcastic running joke in the UConn student paper, the Daily Campus. Variations on the joke, "West Virginia just scored again," began running in the paper's InstantDaily feature the Monday following the game and continued well into the Spring 2008 semester.


2007 Connecticut Sun season
The 2007 WNBA season was their ninth season and their fifth in Connecticut. The Sun attempted to return to the postseason for the fifth consecutive season and were successful.


2007 Connecticut Sun season, Offseason, Dispersal Draft
Based on the Sun's 2006 record, they would pick 13th (last) in the Charlotte Sting dispersal draft. The Sun waived their pick.


2007 Connecticut Sun season, Schedule, Playoffs
In the first round of the Eastern Conference Playoffs, the Sun had to face the Indiana Fever. Since the Fever had the better record, the series would be played with game 1 at Connecticut, game 2 at Indiana, and game 3 (if needed) at Indiana. The Sun won the first game at home in triple-overtime, but the Fever went on to win games two and three and take the series.


2007 Constitution of Kyrgyzstan
A new constitution of Kyrgyzstan was passed by referendum on 21 October 2007. It is based on the first post-Soviet constitution originally adopted on 5 May 1993.


2007 Constitution of Kyrgyzstan
The 1993 constitution had been amended several times: first on 10 February 1996, then on 2 February 2003, and finally twice in quick succession on 9 November 2006 and 15 January 2007 after the Tulip Revolution of March 2005. The last two amendments were adopted under pressure from protracted public protests in the capital Bishkek, but they were annulled in September 2007 by the Constitutional Court, which restored the 2003 constitution and paved the way for another constitutional referendum in October 2007. The description that follows is based on the text of the October 2007 constitution.


2007 Constitution of Kyrgyzstan
This constitution was replaced by the 2010 Constitution of Kyrgyzstan in June 2010.


2007 Constitution of Kyrgyzstan, Article 1
The Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyzstan) is a sovereign, unitary, democratic, constitutional, secular, social state. The citizens of the Kyrgyz Republic elect the President, the representatives to the Supreme Assembly (Jogorku Kenesh), and the representatives to local keneshi (council). The election is free and is based on equal, general, direct, and secret voting.


2007 Constitution of Kyrgyzstan, Article 4
The Kyrgyz Republic recognizes private, municipal, state, and other forms of property. Land and other natural resources may also be in private, municipal, state, and other forms of property.


2007 Constitution of Kyrgyzstan, Article 5
The state language of the Kyrgyz Republic is the Kyrgyz language. The Russian language is used as the official language of the Kyrgyz Republic. The Kyrgyz Republic guarantees to all nationalities forming the Kyrgyz people the right of preserving the native language and creating the conditions for its teaching and development.


2007 Constitution of Kyrgyzstan, Article 8
No religion may be recognized as the state or mandatory religion in the Kyrgyz Republic. The Kyrgyz republic recognizes political diversity. The merging of state and party institutions is prohibited. Creation of parties based on religious principles is prohibited. Religious organizations and religious figures may not interfere in the affairs of the government.


2007 Constitution of Kyrgyzstan, Article 12
The constitution is the supreme law of the Kyrgyz Republic.


2007 Constitution of Kyrgyzstan, Powers as outlined, Draft
The first draft of the constitution put the National Security Service and the Prosecutor-General's Office under the control of the legislative branch of government. The president would need legislative approval to dismiss heads of the Central Election Commission and the Accounting Chamber. The political party with the most members in parliament would appoint the Prime Minister. Parliament membership would be increased from 75 to 90 seats.


2007 Constitution of Kyrgyzstan, Powers as outlined, Draft
Opposition lawmaker Azimbek Beknazarov said, "With regard to the formation of the government, if a party wins more than 50 percent of the seats in parliament, one of its representatives will automatically be prime minister. If no party has a majority, then the president will entrust the party that garnered the most votes with the task of choosing a prime minister. The prime minister will form the government that will be approved by the president."


2007 Constitution of Kyrgyzstan, Powers as outlined, Compromise amendments
Parliamentary members agreed to two of Bakiyev's amendments to the draft constitution: his signature as one of the co-authors of the constitution and the president's right to appoint local judges. Opposition lawmaker Temir Sariyev said that if the government fails to "adopt a new constitution and send people home by this evening, then we may find ourselves in a difficult situation. The president had to understand that. There are, in the history of a state, some important moments. Our only demand is that Bakiyev quickly implement the reforms. The president must do that; he must behave like a responsible politician." Bakiyev will remain President and Felix Kulov will remain Prime Minister until 2010 because Bakiyev signed the Constitution.


2007 Constitution of Kyrgyzstan, Prior to approval, Protests
The For Reforms! opposition coalition announced on 2006-11-01 that it planned to have 10,000 supporters in the streets of Bishkek the following day, protesting the perceived lack of constitutional reform that Bakiyev had promised when voters elected him in July, 2005. Twenty-five opposition legislators had also called on Bakiyev to approve a new constitution or resign and accused the administration of failing to deal with corruption and rising crime. The Kyrgyz government responded by issuing a press release stating that "Kyrgyzstan is going through one of the most crucial moments in its history... The government calls for wisdom, dialogue, and cooperation from all political forces with the goal of preserving peace and stability for the sake of the future democracy and civilized development of Kyrgyzstan."


2007 Constitution of Kyrgyzstan, Prior to approval, Protests
As the opposition coalition had promised, thousands of For Reforms! demonstrators set up tents and yurts in Bishkek's Ala-Too square. The protesters carried placards, made speeches and played patriotic music in the square and outside the presidential office building nearby, while hundreds of policemen monitored the situation. Bishkek police estimated there were 5,000 protesters, while BBC News correspondents estimated there were at least 10,000. Many business owners closed and boarded up their shops, fearing a repeat of the looting that took place during the Tulip Revolution of 2005, should Bakiyev and the opposition fail to reach a compromise.


2007 Constitution of Kyrgyzstan, Prior to approval, Protests
On November 3, Prime Minister Felix Kulov accused the opposition of attempting to stage a coup, based on the security services' recording of alleged conversations between opposition leaders. However, Bakiyev played down this threat, stating that "There are no forces to carry out a coup. But there are intentions." Opposition leaders rejected the allegations.


2007 Constitution of Kyrgyzstan, Prior to approval, Protests
The protests reached their peak on November 7 when For Reforms! protesters and pro-Bakiyev demonstrators clashed violently in the square in front of the parliament building. Several people were injured in the confrontation and riot police used tear gas to disperse the crowd.


2007 Constitution of Kyrgyzstan, Prior to approval, Attacks on the media
Marat Tokoyev, the head of Journalists, a non-governmental organization, complained on November 8 that the websites of AKIpress and 24.kg news agencies were hacked on November 2. As a result of the attacks, both websites were rendered inaccessible from outside Kyrgyzstan until November 7. Officials for Tazar.kg, another media outlet, said hackers destroyed their news archive, forcing the temporary closure of their website. Independent TV stations NTS and Piramida also experienced transmission problems during the protests, which they attributed to unidentified attackers.


2007 Constitution of Kyrgyzstan, Approval in Parliament
On 2006-11-08 the speaker of the Supreme Council of Kyrgyzstan, Marat Sultanov, announced that the legislature had passed a new constitution after reading the document out loud twice. Following the readings he said, "Now, dear colleagues, I suggest that you vote this proposal -- sorry, this constitution -- in the second reading. Please, proceed!... The [constitution] is adopted by 65 'yes' votes!" Members of parliament then cheered. Of the 71 members of the Supreme Council, 68 voted for the new constitution. Three did not vote quickly enough to be counted when Sultanov made the announcement. Cheers followed parliamentary member Akmatmek Kedilbekov's statement that "it is the nation that won. Both the president and the opposition won!" The entire Parliamentary session took less than an hour.


2007 Constitution of Kyrgyzstan, Approval in Parliament
State Secretary Adakhan Madumarov told the members of parliament prior to the session that Bakiyev approved the draft and signed amendments allowing the parliament to pass the constitution. When reporters asked Madumarov why Bakiyev had taken so long to sign the amendments, Madumarov replied, "Long? You know how heavy those legislative procedures are. Every single dot, every single comma must be examined by legal experts and they must then give their conclusions to the president. This is the norm for all [draft] laws, not only for this one. But rest assured that the president will sign it today."


2007 Constitution of Kyrgyzstan, Post approval controversy
Even though Bakiyev signed the new constitution into law on November 9, its contents continued to be revised over the following months amid much political turmoil culminating in the resignation of the cabinet, including Prime Minister Felix Kulov, on 2006-12-19. Following the resignation, Bakiyev pushed for revisions to the November constitution to be passed that would hand back much of the presidential powers ceded to parliament by the previous version. After much political wrangling a new constitution was passed by the legislature on 2006-12-30 and signed into law by Bakiyev on 2007-01-15.


2007 Constitution of Kyrgyzstan, Post approval controversy
This version reversed many of the changes of the November constitution, empowering the president to, among other things, nominate the Prime Minister subject to the legislature's confirmation and to appoint and dismiss regional governors and security chiefs without parliamentary approval. Opposition lawmaker Azimbek Beknazarov remarked, "By the new edition of the Constitution, the President Kurmanbek Bakiev has more power, than his predecessor Askar Akaev", alleging that more than 40 amendments appeared in the new constitution while the parliament had approved only seven.


2007 Constitution of Kyrgyzstan, Constitutional Court ruling
On 14 September 2007, the Constitutional Court of Kyrgyzstan ruled that the two packages of amendments were both illegal and stated that the 2003 constitution was legally in effect. In response, President Bakiyev called a constitutional referendum for 21 October 2007.


2007 Continental Cup of Curling
The 2007 Continental Cup of Curling was held at the Medicine Hat Arena in Medicine Hat, Alberta on December 13-16. North America won its third title, defeating Team Europe 290-110.


2007 Continental Cup of Curling, Format
The Continental Cup involves four disciplines within the sport, each worth a designated number of points - Team Games (72 points), Mixed Doubles (36 points), Singles (32 points) and Skins Games (260 points). The first side to score 201 points is declared the winner. Each member of the winning side receives $2,000, while the losing side members get $1,400 each from the $88,400 total purse.


2007 Continental Cup of Curling, Format
The revised Mixed Doubles format involved only two players per team, instead of the previous four (two throwers and two sweepers), who also become sweepers during the eight-end games. Each team throws five rocks per end, with two stationary stones placed before each end, one in the house and one in front.


2007 Continental Cup of Curling, Broadcast
The final women's and men's skins games were broadcast on CBC.


2007 Continental Cup of Curling, Results, Singles
Points: Europe 4–28 North America after bonus of 8 points to North America


2007 Continental Indoor Football League season
The 2007 Continental Indoor Football League season was the league's second season. The league champions were the Rochester Raiders, who defeated the Michigan Pirates in the CIFL Indoor Championship Game.


2007 Cook Islands Round Cup
The 2007 season of the Cook Islands Round Cup was the thirty fourth recorded season of top flight association football competition in the Cook Islands, with any results between 1951 and 1969 and also in 1986 and 1988–1990 currently unknown. Tupapa Maraerenga won the championship, their seventh recorded championship although other sources suggest that their victories in 1992 and 1993 were won by Takuvaine and Avatiu respectively.


2007 Copa Aerosur & del Sur
The 2007 Copa Aerosur, was an instance of the annual Bolivian football tournament held in La Paz, Cochabamba and Santa Cruz, sponsored by the AeroSur airline.


2007 Copa Aerosur & del Sur
This event was the 4th such event. In this tournament teams from the 2nd and 3rd divisions participated. The winner team was given free tickets on Aerosur to play their games during the tournament (and for the remainder of 2007) and $10,000, the runners-up-up receiving $5,000. The runners-up won a 75% discount in airfares and the other participants accessed a 50% discount on tickets by agreeing to display the airline's logo on their uniforms.


2007 Copa Aerosur & del Sur
The 2007 version of the cup had three novelties: ties were defined by penalty shoot-out in all instances of the tournament; the implementation of a parallel U-18 tournament U-18; a rematch to be played between its champion and the champion of the Copa Aerosur del Sur and 2 foreign clubs.


2007 Copa América
The 2007 Campeonato Sudamericano Copa América, known simply as the 2007 Copa América or 2007 Copa América Venezuela, was the 42nd edition of the Copa América, the South-American championship for international association football teams. The competition was organized by CONMEBOL, South America's football governing body, and was held between 26 June and 15 July in Venezuela, which hosted the tournament for the first time.


2007 Copa América
The competition was won by Brazil (they were also the defending champions), who beat Argentina 3–0 in the final. Mexico took third place by beating Uruguay 3–1 in the third-place match. Brazil thus won the right to represent CONMEBOL at the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup.


2007 Copa América, Competing nations
As with previous tournaments, all ten members of CONMEBOL participated in the competition. In order to bring the number of competing teams to twelve, CONMEBOL invited Mexico and the United States, the two highest ranking CONCACAF teams in the FIFA World Rankings. Just as in every tournament since 1993, Mexico accepted the invitation without reservation. The United States, on the other hand, rejected the invitation due to scheduling conflicts with the 2007 Major League Soccer season. CONMEBOL then proceeded to invite Costa Rica, the third highest CONCACAF team in FIFA's ranking. In the end, the United States accepted the invitation.


2007 Copa América, Venues
For this Copa América, the organizing committee decided to choose eight cities to hold the tournament. A total of 14 cities presented proposal before the committee, of which they rejected proposals from Barquisimeto, Maracay, Valencia, Valera, Portuguesa and Miranda for not meeting established requirements. The cities of Barinas, Caracas, Ciudad Guayana, Maracaibo, Maturín, Mérida, Puerto la Cruz and San Cristóbal were selected to host the tournament. Later on, the organizing committee reconsidered the candidacy of Barquisimeto, based on the proposal of a new stadium to be built for the city. With a final nine host cities, the 2007 edition broke the previous records for host cities set by the 2004 Copa América in Peru, which used seven.


2007 Copa América, Officials
On 30 May 2007, CONMEBOL announced the list of match officials for the competition. The list included one match official from every country (except Paraguay, which had two). From these thirteen, six officiated in the 2006 FIFA World Cup: Carlos Simon, Óscar Ruiz, Carlos Amarilla, Jorge Larrionda, and Armando Archundia.


2007 Copa América, Squads
Each association had to present a list of twenty-three players to compete in the competition.


2007 Copa América, Group stage
The first round, or group stage, saw the twelve teams divided into three groups of four teams. Each group was a round-robin of six games, where each team played one match against each of the other teams in the same group. Teams were awarded three points for a win, one point for a draw and none for a defeat. The teams finishing first, second and two best-placed third teams in each group qualified for the Quarter-finals.


2007 Copa América, Group stage, Ranking of third-placed teams
At the end of the first stage, a comparison was made between the third-placed teams of each group. The two best third-placed teams advanced to the quarter-finals.


2007 Copa América, Goalscorers
With six goals, Robinho was the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 86 goals were scored by 53 different players, with only one of them credited as an own goal.


2007 Copa América, Mascot
Guaky is a scarlet macaw, a bird representative of Venezuela. He wore the traditional jersey Venezuela national football team burgundy and football shoes. Under their wings the characteristic tricolor national flag, with its eight stars on their wings.


2007 Copa América, Mascot
To choose the official mascot held a contest in which proposals received 4,500,000 of Venezuelan children and adolescents at a school. The winning draw corresponded to the 15-year-old Jhoyling Zabaleta. The final design was commissioned to Fractal Studio, bring life and a "strong personality, cheerful and sport" that accompanied the event during its realization. The name of the pet, Guaky was subsequently elected by an online survey, where that option was a 54.17% of preferences.


2007 Copa América, Match ball
The official match ball for the tournament was the Nike Mercurial Veloci. The ball was presented on 14 February 2007, prior to a friendly match played between Venezuela and New Zealand, by the president of the Venezuelan Football Federation, Rafael Esquivel, to the mayor of Maracaibo, Giancarlo Di Martino – head of the local organising committee.


2007 Copa América Final
The 2007 Copa América Final was the final match of the 2007 Copa América. It was held on 15 July 2007 in Maracaibo, Venezuela, between Brazil and Argentina. Brazil won 3–0, with goals from Júlio Baptista, a Roberto Ayala own goal and Dani Alves. Brazil won their eighth title, while Argentina could have won their fifteenth.


2007 Copa América Final, Background
It was the second consecutive final between Brazil and Argentina; Brazil had won the 2004 Final in a penalty shootout against Argentina. The match ended 2–2 after extra time: Kily González opened the scoring with a penalty, and Luisão headed an equaliser at the start of the second half. César Delgado put Argentina back into the lead with three minutes of normal time remaining, but Adriano equalised in added time. In the shootout, Brazil's Júlio César saved the first Argentine penalty by Andrés D'Alessandro while Gabriel Heinze missed, and defender Juan scored the winner.


2007 Copa América Final, Match, Officials
Paraguayan Carlos Amarilla was chosen to be the referee, having also refereed the 2004 Final. In the 2007 tournament he refereed two more matches, Uruguay against Peru, and Chile against Mexico, both of the first round.


2007 Copa América Final, Match, Team selection
Of Argentina's team which took part in the 2004 Final, Roberto Abbondanzieri, Javier Zanetti, Gabriel Heinze, Roberto Ayala, Javier Mascherano, and Carlos Tevez started in the 2007 edition, with Lucho González a starter in 2004 and substitute in 2007. For Brazil, Juan and Maicon started both, with Diego a substitute in both.


2007 Copa América Final, Match, Synopsis
Brazil took the lead in the fourth minute through Júlio Baptista, set up by Elano. Thirty minutes later, however, Elano went off injured to be replaced by Dani Alves. Alves sent in a cross in the 40th minute, which Ayala deflected for an own goal past Abbondanzieri to double Brazil's lead at half time.


2007 Copa América Final, Match, Synopsis
In the 59th minute, Argentina substituted defensive midfielder Esteban Cambiasso for attacking alternative Pablo Aimar. Ten minutes later, Brazil scored their third and final goal: Vágner Love began a counterattack, running up the pitch and setting up Alves to score.


2007 Copa América de Ciclismo
The 7th edition of the Copa América de Ciclismo was held on 2007-01-07 in São Paulo, Brazil. The Copa América opened the Brazilian season and took place at the Formula One-track, a circuit of 4.3 km (2.7 mi), in the city of São Paulo-Interlagos.


2007 Copa América squads
Below are the rosters of the teams that participated in the 2007 Copa América. Unlike the World Cup and European Championship, squads were 22-man, with many opting to take only two goalkeepers.


2007 Copa Colsanitas Santander
The 2007 Copa Colsanitas Santander was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 10th edition of the Copa Colsanitas, and was part of the Tier III Series of the 2007 WTA Tour. It took place at the Club Campestre El Rancho in Bogotá, Colombia, from 19 February through 25 February 2007. Sixth-seeded Roberta Vinci won the singles title and earned $25,840 first-prize money.


2007 Copa Colsanitas Santander, Finals, Doubles
Lourdes Domínguez Lino /  Paola Suárez defeated  Flavia Pennetta /  Roberta Vinci, 1–6, 6–3, 11–9


2007 Copa Colsanitas Santander – Doubles
Gisela Dulko and Flavia Pennetta were the defending champions, but Dulko chose not to participate that year..


2007 Copa Colsanitas Santander – Singles
Lourdes Domínguez Lino was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Tathiana Garbin.


2007 Copa Constitució
Copa Constitució 2007 is the fifteenth season of Andorra's football knockout tournament. The competition started on 21 January 2007 with the first-round games and ended on 21 May 2007 with the Final. The defending champions are FC Rànger's.


2007 Copa Constitució
The winners will earn a place in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Cup 2007–08.


2007 Copa Constitució, Results, First round
This round was entered by teams from 2006 to 2007 Segona Divisió season. The matches were played on 21 January 2007.


2007 Copa Constitució, Results, Second round
The winners from the previous round competed in this round, as well as the teams from this year's Primera Divisió placed fifth to eighth – CE Principat, Inter Club d'Escaldes, FC Encamp, and Atlètic d'Escaldes – also entered in this round. The matches were played from 28 January 2007.


2007 Copa Constitució, Results, Quarterfinals
The winners from the previous round competed in this round for turkey and together with the teams from Primera Divisió placed first to fourth after 7 rounds played – FC Santa Coloma, UE Sant Julià, FC Rànger's, and FC Lusitanos. The ties were played on 4 February 2007.


2007 Copa Libertadores
The 2007 Copa Libertadores de América (officially the 2007 Copa Toyota Libertadores de América for sponsorship reasons) was the 48th edition of the Copa Libertadores. It started on January 24, 2007 and finished on June 20, 2007. It was won by Boca Juniors, who earned their 6th Copa Libertadores title, one less than Independiente's record. They won the Libertadores with Miguel Angel Russo.


2007 Copa Libertadores, Knockout stages
The teams were seeded 1 to 8 (first placed teams of each group) and 9 to 16 (second placed teams of each group); the best seeds played the worst seeds. To prevent a final with two teams from the same country, CONMEBOL paired Santos with Grêmio and Boca Juniors with Cúcuta Deportivo in the semifinals.


2007 Copa Libertadores Finals
The 2007 Copa Libertadores Finals was a two-legged football match-up to determine the 2007 Copa Libertadores champion. The series was contested between Argentine club Boca Juniors and Brazilian club Grêmio. The first leg of the tie was played on June 13 at Boca Juniors' home field, La Bombonera, with the second leg played on June 20 at Gremio's Estádio Olímpico. Boca Juniors won the series 5–0 on aggregate, achieving their sixth Copa Libertadores title.


2007 Copa Libertadores Finals, Final summary, Second leg
Assistant referees: Juan Carlos Bedoya Jovani ZapataFourth official: Albert Duarte


2007 Copa Libertadores Finals, Aftermath
With this appearance in the last stage Boca Juniors achieved a record-tie 9 times in the finals, winning five of the seven previous occasions. At that moment only Peñarol of Uruguay had played that number of finals. The media praised Juan Román Riquelme's performance in the finals, crediting him as Boca Juniors' most notable player. Riquelme had returned to Boca Juniors after a frustrating experience in Spanish club Villarreal where manager Manuel Pellegrini excluded him from the senior squad due to personal disputes. Under the guidance of manager Miguel Ángel Russo, Riquelme was the top scorer of the team (and second of the 2007 edition behind Salvador Cabañas with 8 goals in 11 matches, three of them in the finals.


2007 Copa Libertadores Finals, Aftermath
The (Libertadores) Cup is like the girl you want but she ignores you


2007 Copa Libertadores Finals, Aftermath
The 5–0 aggregate score remains nowadays as the largest victory in the history of Copa Libertadores' finals.


2007 Copa Libertadores Finals, Aftermath
On the other hand, Grêmio –that had played three finals winning two of them– became the second Brazilian club with most Copa Libertadores finals contested (four until then), just behind of São Paulo who had six.


2007 Copa Libertadores First Stage
This is the Preliminary Round of the Copa Libertadores 2007 tournament. A total of 12 teams played in a two-legged round with 6 teams proceeding to the next round. Team 1 played the first leg at home. The away goals rule was employed in this round. The preliminary round was played between January 24 and February 7.


2007 Copa Libertadores Second Stage
The Second Stage of the 2007 Copa Libertadores was a group stage.


2007 Copa Libertadores Second Stage, Format
Twenty-six teams qualified directly into this round, plus six that advanced from the First Stage. This brings the total number of teams in the Second Stage to 32. The teams were drawn into eight groups of four. The teams in each group will play each other in a double round-robin format, playing the other teams in the group once at home and once away. Teams will be awarded 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss. The following criteria will be used for breaking ties on points:


2007 Copa Libertadores Second Stage, Format
The top two teams from each group advanced to the Round of 16.


2007 Copa Libertadores knockout stages
The knockout stages of the Copa Libertadores 2007 tournament were played on a home and away basis. The aggregate score determines the team advancing to the next round, with the away goals rule and a penalty shootout as tiebreakers, in that order. No extra time is played.


2007 Copa Libertadores knockout stages, Seeding
The teams have been seeded 1 to 8 (first placed teams from group stage) and 9 to 16 (second placed teams from each group) and the ties will be 1 vs 16, 2 vs 15, etc.


2007 Copa Libertadores knockout stages, Seeding, Bracket
(*) To prevent a final with two teams from the same country CONMEBOL has paired Santos FC withGrêmio in the Semi-Finals.


2007 Copa Panamericana
The Copa Panamericana 2007 was a minor football club tournament organized by DIRECTV between July 16 and July 22 in the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, USA. The tournament was divided in two groups of three, who played each other once, with the top club in each group progressing to the final match. The champion, Cruz Azul, received $250,000 USD.


2007 Copa Panamericana, Venue
All seven matches were held at the University of Phoenix Stadium, with a total capacity of some 70,000 people.


2007 Copa Perú
The 2007 Copa Perú season (Spanish: Copa Perú 2007), the promotion tournament of Peruvian football.


2007 Copa Perú
The tournament has 5 stages. The first four stages are played as mini-league round-robin tournaments, except for third stage in region IV, which is played as a knockout stage. The final stage features two knockout rounds and a final four-team group stage to determine the two promoted teams.


2007 Copa Perú
The 2007 Peru Cup started with the District Stage (Spanish: Etapa Distrital) on February. The next stage was the Provincial Stage (Spanish: Etapa Provincial) which started, on June. The tournament continued with the Departamental Stage (Spanish: Etapa Departamental) on July. The Regional Staged followed. The National Stage (Spanish: Etapa Nacional) started on November. The winner and runner-up of the National Stage will be promoted to the First Division.


2007 Copa Perú, Departmental Stage
The following list shows the teams that qualified for the Regional Stage.


2007 Copa Perú, Regional Stage
The following list shows the teams that qualified for the Regional Stage.


2007 Copa Perú, Regional Stage, Region I
Region I includes qualified teams from Amazonas, Lambayeque, Tumbes and Piura region.


2007 Copa Perú, Regional Stage, Región II
Region II includes qualified teams from Ancash, Cajamarca, La Libertad and San Martín region.


2007 Copa Perú, Regional Stage, Region III
Region III includes qualified teams from Loreto and Ucayali region.


2007 Copa Perú, Regional Stage, Región IV
Region IV includes qualified teams from Lima and Callao region. This region played as a knockout cup system and the finalists qualified.


2007 Copa Perú, Regional Stage, Región V
Region V includes qualified teams from Junín, Pasco and Huánuco region.


2007 Copa Perú, Regional Stage, Región VI
Region VI includes qualified teams from Ayacucho, Huancavelica and Ica region. Two teams qualified from this stage.


2007 Copa Perú, Regional Stage, Región VII
Region VII includes qualified teams from Arequipa, Moquegua and Tacna region.


2007 Copa Perú, Regional Stage, Región VIII
Region VIII includes qualified teams from Apurímac, Cusco, Madre de Dios and Puno region.


2007 Copa Perú, National Stage
The National Stage started in November. The winners of the National Stage were promoted to the First Division. The runner-up played against the Second Division runner-up in which the winner would go to the First Division and the loser would join the Second Division.


2007 Copa Sudamericana
The 2007 edition of the Copa Sudamericana was played by 34 teams; 30 teams from the CONMEBOL and 4 teams from the CONCACAF. CONMEBOL organized the tournament and invited three North American clubs which were the best three of the CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2007; the fourth North American club was the defending champion Pachuca. The official draw took place on May 22 in Buenos Aires.


2007 Copa Sudamericana
The Argentine club Arsenal de Sarandí won their first international title by defeating América in the final, winning 3-2 in the first leg and losing 2-1 in the second leg, which was the only game that they lost. Arsenal scored at least three goals in their opponents stadium in four of the five games they played. They defeated San Lorenzo, an Argentine club that recently won the 2007 Clausura, the Brazilian club Goiás, Argentine giant River Plate and the strongest rivals of Mexican football, Guadalajara and America.


2007 Copa Sudamericana
This is the third time a Mexican club has reached the final, and the fourth title for Argentine clubs in the competition. Arsenal became only the third Argentine club to win a major international tournament without winning the Argentine league first, after Lanús and Talleres de Córdoba. They were also the first Argentine club other than Boca Juniors to win an international title since San Lorenzo won the Copa Sudamericana 2002.


2007 Copa Sudamericana, Qualified teams
The Copa Sudamericana 2007 tournament was the seventh edition of the Copa Sudamericana soccer tournament.


2007 Copa Sudamericana, First stage
The table gives the teams in the first round gathered in elimination groups of 2 teams or 4 teams. Teams hosting the first game are on the left. Advancing teams are in bold.


2007 Copa Sudamericana, Final stages, Bracket
To prevent a final with two teams from the same country, CONMEBOL paired Arsenal with River Plate in the semifinals, thus reordering the bracket.


2007 Copa Sudamericana Finals
The 2007 Copa Sudamericana Finals was a two-legged football match-up to determine the 2007 Copa Sudamericana champion. The final was contested by Argentine side Arsenal de Sarandí and Mexican Club América. The first leg was held in Estadio Azteca in Mexico City where Arsenal won 32. In the second leg, held in Estadio Juan Domingo Perón (home venue of Racing Club de Avellaneda), América won 2–1.


2007 Copa Sudamericana Finals
Despite both teams finished equaled on points (3–3 and 4–4 on aggregate), Arsenal won the competition on away goals rule, achieving their first international title.


2007 Copa Sudamericana final stages
Following is the list of 2007 Copa Sudamericana final stages.


2007 Copa Sudamericana final stages
The 2007 edition of the Copa Sudamericana was played by 34 teams; 30 teams from the CONMEBOL and 4 teams from the CONCACAF. CONMEBOL organized the tournament and invited three North American clubs which were the best three of the CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2007; the fourth North American club was the defending champion Pachuca. The official draw took place on 22 May in Buenos Aires.


2007 Copa Sudamericana final stages, Quarter-finals, Second legs
River Plate 2–2 Defensor on aggregate. River Plate won on away goals.


2007 Copa de la Reina de Fútbol
The 2007 Copa de la Reina de Fútbol was the 25th edition of the main Spanish women's football cup. It was played between 3 and 30 June 2007 and Levante won its first title ever.


2007 Copa del Rey Final
The 2007 Copa del Rey Final was the 105th final since its establishment. The match took place on 23 June 2007 at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid. The match was contested by Sevilla and Getafe, and was refereed by Julián Rodríguez Santiago.


2007 Copa del Rey Final
With a 1–0 victory, Sevilla – who also triumphed in the 2006–07 UEFA Cup a month earlier – won the trophy for the fourth time in their history; it was their sixth final, while Getafe had reached that stage for the first time ever (they also made it to the final a year later but lost again, to Valencia).


2007 Copa del Rey Final, Road to the final
* Match abandoned after 57 minutes at 0–1 due to injury of Sevilla coach Juande Ramos; remainder of the game played on March 18 at the Coliseum Alfonso Pérez, Getafe.


2007 Copa del Rey Juvenil
The 2007 Copa del Rey Juvenil was the 57th staging of the tournament. The competition began on May 6, 2007 and ended on June 24, 2007 with the final.


2007 Copa del Rey de Baloncesto
The Copa del Rey 2006-07 was the 71st edition of the Spanish basketball Cup. It was organized by the ACB and was disputed in Málaga, Andalusia in the Jose Maria Martin Carpena Arena between days 8 and 11 of February. The winning team was Winterthur FC Barcelona.


2007 Copa del Rey de Balonmano
The 2007 edition of Copa del Rey de Balonmano was held in Altea, city of the autonomous community of Valencian Community. This tournament is disputed by the 8 first of the Liga ASOBAL when reach the half of the league.


2007 Copa del Rey de Balonmano, Quarter finals
(1) Portland San Antonio 25-30 (7) Algeciras BM: (19:00, CET) ()


2007 Copa del Rey de Balonmano, Quarter finals
(4) Caja España Ademar León 40-38 (5) BM Valladolid: (21:00, CET) ()


2007 Copa del Rey de Balonmano, Quarter finals
(2) BM Ciudad Real 26-32 (3) FC Barcelona Handbol: (19:00, CET) ()


2007 Copa del Rey de Balonmano, Quarter finals
(6) CAI BM Aragón 26-25 (11) BM Altea: (21:00, CET) (CET) ()


2007 Copa del Rey de Balonmano, Semifinals
(4) Caja España Ademar León 29-21 (7) Algeciras BM: (16:30, CET) ()


2007 Copa del Rey de Balonmano, Semifinals
(3) FC Barcelona Handbol 34-29 (6) CAI BM Aragón: (19:00, CET) ()


2007 Copa del Rey de Balonmano, Final
(3) FC Barcelona Handbol 33-27 (4) Caja España Ademar León: (17:00, CET) ()


2007 Copa do Brasil
The Copa do Brasil 2007 is the 19th staging of the Copa do Brasil.


2007 Copa do Brasil
The competition started on February 14, 2007 and concluded on June 6, 2007 with the second leg of the final, held at the Estádio Orlando Scarpelli in Florianópolis, in which Fluminense lifted the trophy for the first time with a 1-0 victory over Figueirense.


2007 Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino
The 2007 Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino  was the first staging of the competition and was played from October 30 to December 9, 2007. 32 clubs of all regions of Brazil participated of the cup, which was organized by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF). The champion was Mato Grosso do Sul/Saad.


2007 Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino, Competition format
32 clubs, selected by their respective state federations, participated of the Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino 2007.


2007 Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino, Competition format
The 32 clubs were divided in 6 pools (A/B/C/D/E/F), according to their regions.


2007 Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino, Competition format
The first three stages were two-legged knockout matches, but the clubs of the groups C, D, E and F did not play the third stage. The winners of each pool plus the two clubs with the best record among the third stage eliminated teams of the groups 22, 23 and 24, and 25 and 26 qualified to the fourth stage.


2007 Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino, Competition format
In the fourth stage, the four teams were divided in two groups of four teams each, playing against the other teams of their groups once. The matches were played at Mané Garrincha, Brasília and Boca do Jacaré, Taguatinga, Distrito Federal.


2007 Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino, Competition format
The two best clubs of each group qualified to the semifinals, and the semifinals winners played the final on December 9, at Estádio Mané Garrincha, Brasília.


2007 Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino, Competition format, Ranking criteria
If the teams were level on points, they were ranked on the following criteria in order:


2007 Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino, Table, Fourth Stage, Group 27
(*) America qualified to the fourth stage because it had the best record among the third stage eliminated teams of the groups 22, 23 and 24.


2007 Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino, Table, Fourth Stage, Group 28
(*) Tiradentes qualified to the fourth stage because it had the best record among the third stage eliminated teams of the groups 25 and 26.


2007 Copeland Borough Council election
The 2007 Copeland Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Copeland Borough Council in Cumbria, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.


2007 Copeland Borough Council election, Election result
The results saw Labour remain in control of the council after staying on 31 seats. The Conservatives made a gain of 3 seats to have 19 councillors, while just 1 independent remained.


2007 Copenhagen Masters
The 2007 Copenhagen Masters in badminton was the 15th edition of the Copenhagen Masters. It was held in Copenhagen, from December 27 to December 29, 2007.


2007 Copenhagen Masters
Only three categories were played: men's singles, women's singles and men's doubles.


2007 Coppa Italia Final
The 2007 Coppa Italia Final was the final of the 2006–07 Coppa Italia, the 60th season of the top cup competition in Italian football. The match was played over two legs between Roma and Internazionale. The first leg was played in Rome on 9 May 2007, while the second leg was held on 17 May. Roma won the trophy with an aggregate result of 7–4. This was the third final between the clubs, all played in consecutive years, the two having previously met in the 2005 and 2006 finals. Roma were playing in the final for the 14th time, while Inter were competing in their 10th final.


2007 Corby Borough Council election
Elections for Corby Borough Council, which covers the Borough of Corby, were held on 3 May 2007. Labour retained overall control of the council. There had been a number of boundary changes since the 2003 elections. The overall results, using average ward votes for the total number of votes cast, were as follows:


2007 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship
The 2007 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 98th staging of the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1909. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 10 December 2006. The championship began on 6 May 2007 and ended on 28 October 2007.


2007 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship
On 21 October 2007, Fr. O'Neill's won the championship after a 1–13 to 0–15 defeat of Bandon in the final at Páirc Uí Chaoimh. This was their first ever championship title in this grade. A week later, Glen Rovers ended 31 years of participation in the championship after suffering a one-point defeat by St. Finbarr's in a relegation play-off.


2007 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship
Fr. O'Neills' Jer O'Leary was the championship's top scorer with 0-41.


2007 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship
The 2007 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship was the 110th staging of the Cork Junior A Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1895. The championship began on 7 October 2007 and ended on 21 October 2007.


2007 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship
On 21 October 2007, Barryroe won the championship following a 2-19 to 2-13 defeat of Chareville in the final. This was their first championship title in the grade.


2007 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship
Charlevill'e John Quinlan was the championship's top scorer with 4-24.


2007 Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship
The 2007 Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship was the second staging of the Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 2006. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 10 December 2006. The championship began on 7 April 2007 and ended on 20 October 2007.


2007 Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship
St. Vincent's left the championship after securing promotion to senior level. Béal Átha'n Ghaorthaidh, Mallow and St. Michael's joined the championship.


2007 Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship
The final, a North Cork derby, was played on 20 October 2007 at Páirc Uí Rinn in Cork, between Mallow and Killavullen. Mallow won the match by 1-07 to 0-07 to claim their first championship title in the grade and a first title in any football grade since 1992. It was their first ever championship title in the grade.


2007 Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship
Glanmire's James Murphy was the championship's top scorer with 0-21.


2007 Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship
The 2007 Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship was the fourth staging of the Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 2004.


2007 Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship
On 14 October 2007, Carrigtwohill won the championship following a 3-14 to 3-12 defeat of Watergrasshill in the final. This was their first championship title in the grade.


2007 Cork Senior Football Championship
The 2007 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 119th staging of the Cork Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the opening fixtures took place on 10 December 2006. The championship began on 7 April 2007 and ended on 28 October 2007.


2007 Cork Senior Football Championship
On 28 October 2007, Nemo Rangers won the championship following a 0-12 to 0-09 defeat of Ilen Rovers in the final. This was their 16th championship title overall and their third title in succession.


2007 Cork Senior Football Championship
Nemo's James Masters was the championship's top scorer with 2-29.


2007 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
The 2007 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 11th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the 2017 fixtures took place in December 2006. The championship began on 20 April 2007 and ended on 14 October 2007.


2007 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
Douglas were relegated from the championship after losing two play-off games in the relegation section.


2007 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
On 14 October 2007, Erin's Own won the championship following a 1-11 to 1-7 defeat of Newrownshandrum in the final. This was their third championship title ever and their second title in succession.


2007 Cornell Big Red football team
The 2007 Cornell Big Red football team represented Cornell University in the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season as  member of the Ivy League. They were led by fourth-year head coach Jim Knowles and played their home games at Schoellkopf Field in Ithaca, New York. Cornell finished the season 5–5 overall and 2–5 in Ivy League play.


2007 Costa Book Awards
The Costa Book Awards (before 2006 known as the Whitbread Awards) are among the United Kingdom's most prestigious literary awards. They were launched in 1971, are given both for high literary merit but also for works that are enjoyable reading and whose aim is to convey the enjoyment of reading to the widest possible audience. This page gives details of the awards given in the year 2007.


2007 Costa Book Awards
The shortlists were announced on 20 November 2007. The winners in each category were announced on 3 January 2008, and the overall winner for Book of the Year was announced on 22 January 2008.


2007 Costa Rican Dominican Republic – Central America Free Trade Agreement referendum
A referendum on the Dominican Republic–Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) was held in Costa Rica on 7 October 2007. It was originally to be held on 23 September 2007, but it was postponed on 5 June 2007 due to a court challenge. Opinion polls from April, July and August 2007 suggested that a majority of voters were in favour, while a poll from June saw a majority against. It was ultimately approved by 51.56% of voters.


2007 Costa Rican Dominican Republic – Central America Free Trade Agreement referendum
The movement against the CAFTA Referendum in Costa Rica brought many members of the Citizens' Action Party to national politics. Several anti-CAFTA organizers have been elected to the Legislative Assembly.


2007 Costa Rican Dominican Republic – Central America Free Trade Agreement referendum, Party positions
Several parties and organizations held a position against CAFTA. These parties were: Citizens' Action,  Broad Front , Social Christian Unity, Accessibility without Exclusion, National Integration, People's Vanguard, National Rescue, Costa Rican Renewal and a sector of National Liberation known as Liberacionistas contra el TLC (Liberationists against CAFTA). Other organizations that endorsed the "No" vote include nearly all trade unions (APSE, ANDE, SEC, ANEP, FIT-ICE, UNDECA, SINDEU), environmentalists (APREFLOFAS, Coecoceiba, FECON), Costa Rica Firefighter Corps, the Lutheran Costa Rican Church, the LGBT Rights movement, and the  Cámara de Empresarios Pro -Costa Rica (Pro-Costa Rica Chamber of Commerce). Other organizations against the free trade agreement include the students' federation of all four public universities and their respective rectors; the movement itself (Patriotic Movement Against CAFTA) was directed by Costa Rica Institute of Technology rector Eugenio Trejoses


2007 Costa Rican Dominican Republic – Central America Free Trade Agreement referendum, Party positions
National Liberation Party, Libertarian Movement, National Union Party, and National Restoration Party were in favor of Costa Rica's entry to CAFTA, as so was the majority of Social Christian Unity's congressmen in that legislature. Almost all commerce chambers that made up the Union of Commerce Chambers and Private Enterprise Associations (UCCAEP) also voiced their support for the "Yes" vote. The official movement was called the Citizens' Alliance for Yes and it was led by one of the government's ministers, Alfredo Volio Escalante.


2007 Costa Rican Dominican Republic – Central America Free Trade Agreement referendum, Results
According to the Electoral Supreme Tribunal, the referendum was approved by voters in San Jose, Cartago, Heredia, and Limon provinces. Meanwhile, a majority of voters in Alajuela, Guanacaste and Puntarenas provinces rejected the proposal.


2007 Cotton Bowl Classic
The 2007 AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 2007, at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas, USA. The Cotton Bowl Classic was part of the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season and one of 32 games in the 2006–07 bowl season. The bowl game featured the Auburn Tigers versus the Nebraska Cornhuskers.


2007 Cotton Bowl Classic, Background
This was Auburn's first Cotton Bowl Classic since 1986, and Nebraska's first since 1980.


2007 Cotton Bowl Classic, Game summary
The game was tied at halftime. Nebraska scored first on a Nate Swift touchdown catch from Zach Taylor. For Auburn, Carl Stewart caught a touchdown pass from Brandon Cox to tie the score. Stewart ran for a touchdown to give Auburn the lead early in the second quarter, but Nebraska tied it up with a Brandon Jackson touchdown four minutes later. John Vaughn ended up winning the game a 42-yard field goal in the third quarter, as the two teams did not score from that point on. Both teams had two turnovers and six punts. Despite outgaining Auburn 230–178 and having less penalties and more first downs, Nebraska could not get into position to score, especially late in the fourth quarter, when they did not try a field goal at the Auburn 30 on fourth down with four minutes to play.


2007 Country Music Association Awards
The 2007 Country Music Association Award, 41st Ceremony, twas held on November 7, 2007, at the Sommet Center (later the Bridgestone Arena) in Nashville, Tennessee. The ceremony did not feature a host, but artists and guests introduced and presented awards throughout the evening. Brad Paisley, George Strait led the night with 5 nominations each including, Album of the Year and Entertainer of the Year.


2007 Countrywide Classic
The 2007 Countrywide Classic was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Los Angeles Tennis Center in Los Angeles, California in the United States and was part of the International Series of the 2007 ATP Tour and of the 2007 US Open Series. It was the 81st edition of the Los Angeles Open and the tournament ran from July 16, 2006 through July 23, 2006. Unseeded Radek Štěpánek won his first title of the year, and second career title.


2007 Countrywide Classic, Finals, Doubles
Bob Bryan /  Mike Bryan defeated  Scott Lipsky /  David Martin, 7–6(7–5), 6–2


2007 Countrywide Classic – Doubles
Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan were the defending champions and successfully defended their title, defeating Scott Lipsky and David Martin 7–6(7–5), 6–2, in the final.


2007 Countrywide Classic – Singles
Radek Štěpánek defeated James Blake 7–6(9–7), 5–7, 6–2 to win the 2007 Countrywide Classic singles event.


2007 Countrywide Classic – Singles
Kei Nishikori made his ATP main draw debut in this tournament. He lost in the first round.


2007 County Championship
The 2007 County Championship season, known as the LV County Championship for sponsorship reasons, was contested through two divisions: Division One and Division Two. Each team plays all the others in their division both home and away. The top two teams from Division Two were promoted to the first division for 2008, while the bottom two sides from Division 1 were relegated.


2007 County Championship, Standings
Fourteen points were awarded for each win, four points were awarded for a draw or abandonment. Defeats scored no points. Teams were awarded bonus points during the first 130 overs of their first innings; one bowling point for every three wickets taken (up to three points available), and one batting point gained when teams reached 200, 250, 300, 350 and 400 runs (up to five points available).


2007 Coupe Internationale de Nice
The 2007 Coupe Internationale de Nice (English: 2007 International Cup of Nice) was the 12th edition of an annual senior-level international figure skating competition held in Nice, France. It was held between October 18 and October 21, 2007 at the Palais des Sports Jean Bouin. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, and pair skating on the levels of senior, junior, and novice.


2007 Coupe de France Final
The 2007 Coupe de France Final was a football match held at Stade de France, Saint-Denis on 12 May 2007, that saw FC Sochaux-Montbéliard defeat Olympique de Marseille in a penalty shoot-out. After normal time and extra time could not separate the two sides, the match was to be decided on penalty kicks. Toifilou Maoulida and Ronald Zubar miss for Olympique de Marseille, whereas only FC Sochaux-Montbéliard's captain, Jérémie Bréchet missed for the winning team.


2007 Coupe de la Ligue Final
The 2007 Coupe de la Ligue Final was a football match held at Stade de France, Saint-Denis on 31 March 2007, that saw FC Girondins de Bordeaux defeat Olympique Lyonnais 1–0 thanks to a goal by Henrique.


2007 Coventry City Council election
Elections for Coventry City Council were held on Thursday 3 May 2007. As the council is elected by thirds, one seat in each of the wards was up for election.


2007 Coventry City Council election
The Labour Party gained two seats (Foleshill and Wyken) from the Conservative Party one seat (St Michaels) from Socialist Alternative, and one seat (Upper Stoke) from the Liberal Democrats.


2007 Coventry City Council election, Council Composition
The composition of the council before and after the election can be found in the following table:


2007 Coventry City Council election, Ward results
Heather Rutter was the former Conservative councillor for Sherbourne ward who stood as an independent after being deselected. The result of Conservative hold is a comparison to when this seat was last contested.


2007 Coventry City Council election, Ward results
Mick Noonan was the former Conservative councillor for Wyken ward who stood as an independent after being deselected. The result of Conservative hold is a comparison to when this seat was last contested.


2007 Craven District Council election
The 2007 Craven District Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Craven District Council in North Yorkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.


2007 Craven District Council election, Background
Before the election the council was run by an alliance between the 11 independents and the 6 Liberal Democrats, while the 13 Conservative councillors were in opposition. 10 seats were contested at the election with the Conservatives needing to make at least 2 gains to take control.


2007 Craven District Council election, Background
Candidates at the election included Conservative candidates in every ward, while there were no candidates from the Labour party. The British National Party meanwhile stood their first candidate in an election for Craven council in Skipton South.


2007 Craven District Council election, Election result
There was no change to the party balance on the council, after the Conservatives gained a seat from an independent, but also lost a seat to another independent candidate. The Conservative gain came in Skipton South, where they defeated the vice-chairman of the council, Mike Hill, while they lost Bentham to an independent by 5 votes after 3 recounts.


2007 Craven District Council election, By-elections between 2007 and 2008
A by-election was held in Cowling on 12 July 2007 after independent councillor John Alderson resigned from the council after moving away from the area. The seat was gained for the Conservatives by Jan Ackroyd with a majority of 215 votes over Craven Ratepayers' Action Group candidate Alan Perrow.


2007 Crawley Borough Council election
The 2007 Crawley Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Crawley Borough Council in West Sussex, England. One third of the council was up for election. The Conservatives regained overall control of the council, which they had won at the last election only for it to later fall under no overall control.


2007 Cricket World Cup
The 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup was the 9th edition of the Cricket World Cup tournament that took place in the West Indies from 13 March to 28 April 2007, using the sport's One Day International (ODI) format. There were a total of 51 matches played, three fewer than at the 2003 World Cup (despite a field larger by two teams).


2007 Cricket World Cup
The 16 competing teams were initially divided into four groups, with the two best-performing teams from each group moving on to a "Super 8" format. From this, Australia, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, and South Africa won through to the semi-finals, with Australia defeating Sri Lanka in the final to win their third consecutive World Cup and their fourth overall. Australia's unbeaten record in the tournament increased their total to 29 consecutive World Cup matches without loss, a streak dating back to 23 May 1999, during the group stage of the 1999 World Cup.


2007 Cricket World Cup
The tournament also saw upsets and surprise results, with pre-tournament favourites India and Pakistan failing to make it past the group stage, while Bangladesh, the second-lowest ranked ICC Full Member at the time, and World Cup debutant Ireland, which was an ICC Associate Member at the time, made it to the "Super 8", beating India and Pakistan respectively en route. Ireland became only the second associate nation to make it past the first round of a Cricket World Cup, the first being Kenya in 2003.


2007 Cricket World Cup
Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer died the day after Pakistan was knocked out. The following day police announced that the death was suspicious and ordered a full investigation. Eight months later, an open verdict was returned.


2007 Cricket World Cup
Following the tournament the ICC distributed surplus tournament revenues of US$239 million to its members.


2007 Cricket World Cup, Host selection
The World Cup was awarded to the West Indies via the International Cricket Council's rotational policy. It is the first time the ICC Cricket World Cup has been held in the Caribbean despite the fact that the West Indies cricket team had been the second most successful team in past World Cups.


2007 Cricket World Cup, Host selection
The United States contingent lobbied strongly for matches to be staged at its newly built cricket ground in Lauderhill, Florida, but the ICC decided to award all matches to Caribbean nations. Bids from Bermuda, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and a second bid by Jamaica were also rejected.


2007 Cricket World Cup, Host selection
Eight venues across the West Indies were selected to host the World Cup tournament. All host countries hosted six matches with the exceptions of St. Lucia, Jamaica, and Barbados (which hosted the final), each of which hosted seven matches.


2007 Cricket World Cup, Host selection
The Jamaican government spent US$81 million for "on-the-pitch" expenses. This included refurbishing Sabina Park and constructing the new multi-purpose facility in Trelawny through a loan from China. Another US$20 million was budgeted for 'off-the-pitch' expenses, putting the tally at more than US$100 million or JM$7 billion.


2007 Cricket World Cup, Host selection
This put the reconstruction cost of Sabina Park at US$46 million whilst the Trelawny Stadium was estimated to cost US$35 million. The total amount of money spent on stadiums was at least US$301 million.


2007 Cricket World Cup, Host selection
Brian Lara Stadium, in Trinidad, lost its status as a pre-tournament warm-up match venue on 21 September 2006.


2007 Cricket World Cup, Qualification
The field of 16 teams, the largest ever for the Cricket World Cup, consisted of all 16 teams which currently held ODI status. This included the ten full members of the ICC, all of which have Test and permanent ODI status. The other six (associate) ODI nations were Kenya (which had ODI status until 2009) and five additional teams (previously three) that qualified via the 2005 ICC Trophy (gaining ODI status until 2009 in the process). These nations included Scotland who won the ICC Trophy, Canada, the Netherlands, and – making their World Cup debuts – Ireland and Bermuda.


2007 Cricket World Cup, Squads
The 16 teams had to name their final squads by 13 February 2007. Changes were allowed after this deadline at the discretion of the ICC's Technical Committee in necessary cases, such as due to player injury.


2007 Cricket World Cup, Leadup
All major Test-playing nations had schedules allowing them to play a large number of ODI matches against other major ODI teams just prior to the World Cup. Australia, New Zealand, and England took part in the Commonwealth Bank Series where England defeated Australia in the finals. Australia then went to New Zealand for the Chappell–Hadlee Trophy, losing 3–0. South Africa played five ODIs against India (South Africa won 4–0) and five against Pakistan (South Africa won 3–1), while India also played four ODIs against the West Indies (India won 3–1) and four ODIs against Sri Lanka (India won 2–1). Bangladesh played four ODIs against Zimbabwe (Bangladesh won 3–1) and won a tri-series against Canada and Bermuda. The associate ODI teams took part in the World Cricket League, which Kenya won, and were also involved in other series prior to the World Cup.


2007 Cricket World Cup, Leadup
The rankings of the teams at the beginning of the Cricket World Cup were:


2007 Cricket World Cup, Leadup
Note: Teams 12–16 did not have official ODI rankings leading up to the World Cup; they are ranked based on their win percentage against full members and then wins against associate members prior to the tournament.


2007 Cricket World Cup, Leadup, Warm-up matches
Prior to the main tournament, all 16 nations played a series of warm-up matches to prepare, experiment with different tactics, and to help them get acclimated to conditions in the West Indies. The warm-up matches were not considered as official ODIs. The matches were played from Monday 5 March until Friday 9 March.


2007 Cricket World Cup, Leadup, Opening ceremony
The ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 Opening Ceremony was held on Sunday, 11 March 2007, at Trelawny Stadium in Jamaica. It featured over 2,000 dancers and performers representing all strands of West Indian music, from calypso and ragga to reggae and soca. Among the performers were Sean Paul, Byron Lee, Kevin Lyttle, Beres Hammond, Lucky Dube, Buju Banton, Half Pint, Arrow, Machel Montano, Alison Hinds, Tony Rebel, Third World, Gregory Isaacs, David Rudder, Shaggy, the I Threes, and Jimmy Cliff.


2007 Cricket World Cup, Leadup, Opening ceremony
The ceremony, attended by several heads of state including the Governor-General of Jamaica, started with an address by Sir Garfield Sobers and included messages from the prime ministers of Jamaica and Grenada.


2007 Cricket World Cup, Rules and regulations, Matches
The matches were One Day Internationals and operated under normal ODI rules. All matches were to be 50 overs a side unless stated otherwise by the umpires or match referee. A bowler was able to bowl a maximum of 10 overs per match.


2007 Cricket World Cup, Rules and regulations, Matches
In the event of bad weather, each side must have batted a minimum of 20 overs for a result to be declared (if the match was not otherwise won, for example if the team batting second were dismissed before the completion of 20 overs). In the event of bad weather, the Duckworth-Lewis method was to be applied to determine the result or target. If no result was declared on the scheduled day, the teams would return the following day to complete the game, with the same situation as when the game was abandoned.


2007 Cricket World Cup, Rules and regulations, Matches
There was a new rule regarding referral of catches to the TV replay official (third umpire): if the standing umpires were unable to determine whether a catch had been taken cleanly, and/or whether a claimed catch was a "bump ball", they had discretion to refer the decision to the third umpire. Also, whilst reviewing such a catch via TV replay if it was clear to the third umpire that the batsman did not hit the ball, he was to indicate that the batsman was not out.


2007 Cricket World Cup, Rules and regulations, Tournament points
In the Group and Super 8 stages, points were awarded as follows:


2007 Cricket World Cup, Rules and regulations, Tournament points
The top two teams from each group advanced to the Super 8 stage and any points they earned against the other qualifier from their own group was carried through. Points earned against the non-qualifying teams in the same pool were not carried over. In the Super 8s, each team played the six remaining qualifiers from the other groups and the top four teams went through to the semi-finals. Positions were decided by most points. Where two or more teams were tied on points, the following methods in turn were used to decide which team went through:


2007 Cricket World Cup, Umpires
The umpiring panel for the 2007 Cricket World Cup comprised nine umpires from the Elite Panel of ICC Umpires (the only member not included was Darrell Hair), and nine umpires from the international panel. The refereeing panel consisted of seven members from the Elite Panel of ICC Referees, with Clive Lloyd not being included due to his role as the West Indies's team manager. Aleem Dar went on to stand as an umpire in his first World Cup final, alongside Steve Bucknor who appeared in his fifth final in a row, extending his record of four from the 2003 World Cup.


2007 Cricket World Cup, Groups, Seeds
The tournament began with a league stage consisting of four groups of four. Each team played each of the other teams in its group once. Australia, India, England, and the West Indies were placed in separate pools for logistical reasons, as they were expected to have the most supporters in attendance, and transport and accommodation capacity in the West Indies was limited.


2007 Cricket World Cup, Groups, Seeds
The groups are listed below, with seedings (rankings from April 2005) shown in brackets. Each group played all of its matches at a single ground.


2007 Cricket World Cup, Groups, Format
The tournament was preceded by a number of warm-up matches to allow the players to acclimatise to the conditions in the West Indies. The group stage matches started on 13 March and finished on 25 March. There were a total of 24 matches played in the group stage.


2007 Cricket World Cup, Groups, Format
The top two teams in each group proceeded to the "Super 8" stage which also used a league system. Each team carried forward its result against the other team qualifying from its preliminary stage group, and played the other six qualifying teams once each. The top four teams in the league qualified for the semi-finals. This system was modified since the previous World Cup, which had a "Super 6" stage rather than a Super 8. The Super 8 stage matches were played from Tuesday 27 March until Saturday 21 April. A total of 24 matches were played in the Super 8 stage.


2007 Cricket World Cup, Groups, Format
The top four teams in the "Super 8" advanced to the semi-finals. This was the knockout stage, with the No. 1 team playing the No. 4 team, and the No. 2 team playing the No. 3 team in the tournament. The winners of the two semi-finals played each other in the Final.


2007 Cricket World Cup, Groups, Format
All tournament matches had one reserve day (the day after the scheduled day of the match) to allow for matches to be completed in the event of bad weather.


2007 Cricket World Cup, Super 8 stage
The top two teams in each first-round group moved on to a "Super 8" stage which was scored as a complete round-robin. However, each of the eight teams played only six new matches, rather than seven—each group's two representatives carried forward their result against each other rather than play again. Thus the table below, showing seven matches for each team, covers all matches between the Super 8 qualifiers, including those from the Group Stage.


2007 Cricket World Cup, Knockout stage, Final
This was the first World Cup final to be a repeat: the sides previously met in the 1996 World Cup final, which Sri Lanka won. Australia had won every World Cup match against Sri Lanka apart from that loss. The match was Sri Lanka's second World Cup final appearance, and Australia's fourth in a row and sixth overall. Australian captain Ricky Ponting won the toss and elected to bat. However, the start of play was delayed due to rain, and the match was reduced to 38 overs per side. Wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist played an innings of 149—the highest for any batsman in a World Cup final—to give Australia an imposing total going in at the break.


2007 Cricket World Cup, Knockout stage, Final
While Sri Lankan batsmen Kumar Sangakkara and Sanath Jayasuriya were adding 116 for the second wicket, the contest was alive, but after the pair got out, Sri Lanka's chances slowly diminished. Further rain forced the reduction of Sri Lanka's innings to just 36 overs, with the target revised to 269. At the end of the 33rd over, with Sri Lanka still trailing the adjusted Duckworth-Lewis target by 37 runs, the umpires suspended the game due to bad light.


2007 Cricket World Cup, Knockout stage, Final
While Australia's players began to celebrate their victory (since the minimum 20 overs had been reached), the umpires incorrectly announced that because the match was suspended due to light and not rain, the final three overs would have to be bowled the following day. With Sri Lanka needing 61 runs from 18 deliveries, Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene agreed there was no need to return the following day, and instructed his team to resume batting; Ponting agreed to play only spin bowlers. The last three overs were played in almost complete darkness, during which Sri Lanka added just nine runs to give Australia a 53-run victory by the D-L method. The umpires later apologised for their error, saying that the match should have ended then with Australia winning by 37 runs.


2007 Cricket World Cup, Knockout stage, Final
Australia won the tournament undefeated, extending their streak of World Cup matches without a loss to 29. Australian bowler Glenn McGrath was named 'Player of the Series' and retired from all forms of international cricket.