2007 Chicago Bears season, Regular season week-by-week results, Week 6: vs. Minnesota Vikings, Game summary
Following their victory against the Packers, the Bears returned home to play the Minnesota Vikings. The Bears' return specialist Devin Hester allowed the Bears to take a lead by returning a punt 89 yards for a touchdown. However, Tarvaris Jackson tied the game by throwing a 60-yard touchdown pass to Troy Williamson. Brian Griese threw a 39-yard touchdown to Bernard Berrian that helped the Bears regain the lead, but Minnesota running back Adrian Peterson helped the Vikings gain control of the game by scoring rushing touchdowns of 67, 73, and 35 respectively.


2007 Chicago Bears season, Regular season week-by-week results, Week 6: vs. Minnesota Vikings, Game summary
With roughly two and a half minutes left on the clock, Griese threw a 33-yard touchdown pass to Muhsin Muhammad and later an 81-yard touchdown pass to Hester. The two touchdowns tied the game, but Ryan Longwell kicked a 55-yard field goal in the game's final seconds. With the loss, the Bears dropped to 2–4.


2007 Chicago Bears season, Regular season week-by-week results, Week 6: vs. Minnesota Vikings, Scoring summary
Q1 – CHI – 1:56 – Devin Hester 89-yard punt return TD (Robbie Gould kick) (CHI 7–0)


2007 Chicago Bears season, Regular season week-by-week results, Week 6: vs. Minnesota Vikings, Scoring summary
Q1 – MIN – 0:00 – 60-yard TD pass from Tarvaris Jackson to Troy Williamson (Ryan Longwell kick) (7–7)


2007 Chicago Bears season, Regular season week-by-week results, Week 6: vs. Minnesota Vikings, Scoring summary
Q2 – CHI – 11:45 – 39-yard TD pass from Brian Griese to Bernard Berrian (Gould kick) (CHI 14–7)


2007 Chicago Bears season, Regular season week-by-week results, Week 6: vs. Minnesota Vikings, Scoring summary
Q2 – MIN – 2:19 – Adrian Peterson 67-yard TD run (Longwell kick) (14–14)


2007 Chicago Bears season, Regular season week-by-week results, Week 6: vs. Minnesota Vikings, Scoring summary
Q3 – MIN – 2:31 – Adrian Peterson 73-yard TD run (Longwell kick) (MIN 21–14)


2007 Chicago Bears season, Regular season week-by-week results, Week 6: vs. Minnesota Vikings, Scoring summary
Q4 – MIN – 11:31 – Ryan Longwell 48-yard FG (MIN 24–14)


2007 Chicago Bears season, Regular season week-by-week results, Week 6: vs. Minnesota Vikings, Scoring summary
Q4 – CHI – 8:37 – Robbie Gould 32-yard FG (MIN 24–17)


2007 Chicago Bears season, Regular season week-by-week results, Week 6: vs. Minnesota Vikings, Scoring summary
Q4 – MIN – 4:10 – Adrian Peterson 35-yard TD run (Longwell kick) (MIN 31–17)


2007 Chicago Bears season, Regular season week-by-week results, Week 6: vs. Minnesota Vikings, Scoring summary
Q4 – CHI – 2:36 – 33-yard TD pass from Brian Griese to Muhsin Muhammad (Gould kick) (MIN 31–24)


2007 Chicago Bears season, Regular season week-by-week results, Week 6: vs. Minnesota Vikings, Scoring summary
Q4 – CHI – 1:38 – 81-yard TD pass from Brian Griese to Devin Hester (Gould kick) (31–31)


2007 Chicago Bears season, Regular season week-by-week results, Week 6: vs. Minnesota Vikings, Scoring summary
Q4 – MIN – 0:00 – Ryan Longwell 55-yard FG (MIN 34–31)


2007 Chicago Bears season, Regular season week-by-week results, Week 7: at Philadelphia Eagles, Game summary
The Eagles fell to the Chicago Bears in the closing seconds of the game. The first three-quarters were essentially a battle of field goals. David Akers successfully converted all three of his first-half field goal attempts, the longest from 37 yards out. Robbie Gould was one for two, and the score was 9–3 Philadelphia at halftime. The Bears took the ball to the Eagles' one-yard line on their first drive of the third quarter, but settled for a field goal.


2007 Chicago Bears season, Regular season week-by-week results, Week 7: at Philadelphia Eagles, Game summary
Gould connected for two more field goals early in the fourth quarter to tie the game, then put the Bears ahead 12–9. On their ensuing possession, Donovan McNabb guided the Eagles down the field and fired a touchdown pass to tight end Matt Schobel, putting Philadelphia back on top 16–12 with less than five minutes to play. The Eagles forced a three and out, but their offense could not kill the clock.


2007 Chicago Bears season, Regular season week-by-week results, Week 7: at Philadelphia Eagles, Game summary
Chicago got the ball back with less than two minutes left and Brian Griese, with his headset broken, commanded his own drive, marching his team down the field, completing the winning touchdown pass to Muhsin Muhammad with nine seconds remaining. The Eagles fell short on their final opportunity, as the Bears improved to 3–4 with the win.


2007 Chicago Bears season, Regular season week-by-week results, Week 7: at Philadelphia Eagles, Scoring summary
Q1 – PHI – 1:01 – David Akers 24-yard FG (PHI 3–0)


2007 Chicago Bears season, Regular season week-by-week results, Week 7: at Philadelphia Eagles, Scoring summary
Q2 – PHI – 4:08 – David Akers 33-yard FG (PHI 6–0)


2007 Chicago Bears season, Regular season week-by-week results, Week 7: at Philadelphia Eagles, Scoring summary
Q2 – CHI – 1:46 – Robbie Gould 31-yard FG (PHI 6–3)


2007 Chicago Bears season, Regular season week-by-week results, Week 7: at Philadelphia Eagles, Scoring summary
Q2 – PHI – 0:22 – David Akers 37-yard FG (PHI 9–3)


2007 Chicago Bears season, Regular season week-by-week results, Week 7: at Philadelphia Eagles, Scoring summary
Q3 – CHI – 8:04 – Robbie Gould 22-yard FG (PHI 9–6)


2007 Chicago Bears season, Regular season week-by-week results, Week 7: at Philadelphia Eagles, Scoring summary
Q4 – CHI – 14:52 – Robbie Gould 41-yard FG (9–9)


2007 Chicago Bears season, Regular season week-by-week results, Week 7: at Philadelphia Eagles, Scoring summary
Q4 – CHI – 9:21 – Robbie Gould 45-yard FG (CHI 12–9)


2007 Chicago Bears season, Regular season week-by-week results, Week 7: at Philadelphia Eagles, Scoring summary
Q4 – PHI – 4:57 – 13-yard TD pass from Donovan McNabb to Matt Schobel (Akers kick) (PHI 16–12)


2007 Chicago Bears season, Regular season week-by-week results, Week 7: at Philadelphia Eagles, Scoring summary
Q4 – CHI – 0:09 – 15-yard TD pass from Brian Griese to Muhsin Muhammad (Gould kick) (CHI 19–16)


2007 Chicago Bears season, Regular season week-by-week results, Week 8: vs. Detroit Lions, Game summary
Coming off a last-second road win over the Eagles, the Bears went home for Week 8, donned their alternate uniforms, and played an NFC North rematch with the Detroit Lions. After a scoreless first quarter, Chicago trailed as Lions kicker Jason Hanson got a 26-yard field goal, while RB Kevin Jones got a 4-yard TD run. Afterwards, Hanson increased Detroit's lead with a 52-yard field goal.


2007 Chicago Bears season, Regular season week-by-week results, Week 8: vs. Detroit Lions, Game summary
In the third quarter, the Bears got on the board with QB Brian Griese completing a 20-yard TD pass to rookie TE Greg Olsen for the only score of the period. The Lions sealed Chicago's doom as Hanson nailed a 20-yard field goal, while Detroit's defense held its ground and got the season-sweep.


2007 Chicago Bears season, Regular season week-by-week results, Week 8: vs. Detroit Lions, Game summary
With the loss, the Bears entered their bye week at 3–5.


2007 Chicago Bears season, Regular season week-by-week results, Week 8: vs. Detroit Lions, Scoring summary
Q2 – DET – 14:56 – Jason Hanson 26-yard FG (DET 3–0)


2007 Chicago Bears season, Regular season week-by-week results, Week 8: vs. Detroit Lions, Scoring summary
Q2 – DET – 1:53 – Kevin Jones 4-yard TD run (Hanson kick) (DET 10–0)


2007 Chicago Bears season, Regular season week-by-week results, Week 8: vs. Detroit Lions, Scoring summary
Q2 – DET – 0:05 – Jason Hanson 52-yard FG (DET 13–0)


2007 Chicago Bears season, Regular season week-by-week results, Week 8: vs. Detroit Lions, Scoring summary
Q3 – CHI – 5:26 – 20-yard TD pass from Brian Griese to Greg Olsen (Robbie Gould kick) (DET 13–7)


2007 Chicago Bears season, Regular season week-by-week results, Week 8: vs. Detroit Lions, Scoring summary
Q4 – DET – 14:42 – Jason Hanson 20-yard FG (DET 16–7)


2007 Chicago Bears season, Regular season week-by-week results, Week 10: at Oakland Raiders, Game summary
Coming off their bye week, the Bears flew to McAfee Coliseum for a Week 10 interconference duel with the Oakland Raiders. In the first quarter, Chicago trailed early as Raiders kicker Sebastian Janikowski got a 37-yard field goal for the only score of the period. In the second quarter, the Bears tied the game as kicker Robbie Gould kicked a 32-yard field goal for the only score of the period. However, during the period, starting QB Brian Griese (10/14 for 97 yards) had to leave the game as his left shoulder was injured during a sack. It would mark the return of QB Rex Grossman.


2007 Chicago Bears season, Regular season week-by-week results, Week 10: at Oakland Raiders, Game summary
After a scoreless third quarter, Oakland regained the lead in the fourth quarter with Janikowski nailing a 52-yard field goal. Chicago took the lead for good as Grossman completed a 59-yard TD pass to WR Bernard Berrian, along with RB Cedric Benson getting a 3-yard TD run.


2007 Chicago Bears season, Regular season week-by-week results, Week 10: at Oakland Raiders, Game summary
With the win, not only did the Bears improve to 4–5, but it also marked their first road win against the Raiders since 1987 when playing in Los Angeles and first at Oakland since 1981. The Bears did beat them at Soldier Field in 2003, 24–21.


2007 Chicago Bears season, Regular season week-by-week results, Week 10: at Oakland Raiders, Scoring summary
Q1 – OAK – 9:18 – Sebastian Janikowski 37-yard FG (OAK 3–0)


2007 Chicago Bears season, Regular season week-by-week results, Week 10: at Oakland Raiders, Scoring summary
Q2 – CHI – 6:51 – Robbie Gould 32-yard FG (3–3)


2007 Chicago Bears season, Regular season week-by-week results, Week 10: at Oakland Raiders, Scoring summary
Q4 – OAK – 4:04 – Sebastian Janikowski 52-yard FG (OAK 6–3)


2007 Chicago Bears season, Regular season week-by-week results, Week 10: at Oakland Raiders, Scoring summary
Q4 – CHI – 3:11 – 59-yard TD pass from Rex Grossman to Bernard Berrian (Gould kick) (CHI 10–6)


2007 Chicago Bears season, Regular season week-by-week results, Week 10: at Oakland Raiders, Scoring summary
Q4 – CHI – 1:35 – Cedric Benson 3-yard TD run (Gould kick) (CHI 17–6)


2007 Chicago Bears season, Regular season week-by-week results, Week 11: at Seattle Seahawks
Coming off their road win over the Raiders, the Bears flew to Qwest Field for a Week 11 duel with the Seattle Seahawks, in a rematch of last year's NFC divisional game (which took place in Chicago). QB Rex Grossman made his first start since Week 3.


2007 Chicago Bears season, Regular season week-by-week results, Week 11: at Seattle Seahawks
In the first quarter, Chicago took the early lead with RB Cedric Benson getting a 43-yard TD run, while kicker Robbie Gould made a 31-yard field goal. The Seahawks replied with QB Matt Hasselbeck completing a 19-yard TD pass to WR D.J. Hackett. In the second quarter, Seattle took the lead with RB Maurice Morris getting a 19-yard TD run. The Bears regained the lead as RB Adrian Peterson got a 5-yard TD run. The Seahawks tied the game prior to halftime as kicker Josh Brown made a 40-yard field goal.


2007 Chicago Bears season, Regular season week-by-week results, Week 11: at Seattle Seahawks
In the third quarter, Seattle retook the lead as Hasselbeck completed a 4-yard TD pass to WR Nate Burleson for the only score of the period. In the fourth quarter, Chicago tried to come back as Gould kicked a 47-yard field goal. However, the Seahawks pulled away with Brown kicking a 23-yard and a 46-yard field goal. The Bears' final response was Gould nailing a 48-yard field goal.


2007 Chicago Bears season, Regular season week-by-week results, Week 11: at Seattle Seahawks
For Rex Grossman's first starting appearance in eight weeks, he went 24/37 for 266 yards.


2007 Chicago Bears season, Regular season week-by-week results, Week 11: at Seattle Seahawks
For Bernard Berrian, in his last three games against the Seahawks, he had a combined 315 receiving yards.


2007 Chicago Bears season, Regular season week-by-week results, Week 12: vs. Denver Broncos
Hoping to rebound from their road loss to the Seahawks, the Bears went home for a Week 12 interconference duel with the Denver Broncos. In the first quarter, Chicago got the early lead as kicker Robbie Gould made a 24-yard field goal. The Broncos tied the game as kicker Jason Elam made a 23-yard field goal. In the second quarter, Denver took the lead as RB Andre Hall got a 16-yard TD run. Afterwards, the Bears responded with Gould kicking a 44-yard field goal. The Broncos ended the half with Elam kicking a 22-yard field goal.


2007 Chicago Bears season, Regular season week-by-week results, Week 12: vs. Denver Broncos
In the third quarter, the Bears tied the game with WR/KR/PR Devin Hester returning a punt 75 yards for a touchdown. Denver responded with FB Cecil Sapp getting a 5-yard TD run, but afterwards, Hester went right back to work for Chicago as he returned the following kickoff 88 yards for a touchdown. Afterwards, the Broncos replied with QB Jay Cutler completing a 68-yard TD pass to WR Brandon Marshall. In the fourth quarter, Denver increased its lead with Cutler completing a 14-yard TD pass to TE Tony Scheffler. Afterwards, the Bears tied the game with RB Adrian Peterson getting a 4-yard TD run, along with QB Rex Grossman completing a 3-yard TD pass to WR Bernard Berrian. In overtime, Chicago came out on top as Gould made the game-winning 39-yard field goal.


2007 Chicago Bears season, Regular season week-by-week results, Week 12: vs. Denver Broncos
Devin Hester became the fifth player since 1970 to return a kickoff and a punt for a touchdown in the same game.


2007 Chicago Bears season, Regular season week-by-week results, Week 13: vs. New York Giants
Coming off their overtime win over the Broncos, the Bears stayed at home for a Week 13 intraconference duel with the New York Giants. In the first quarter, Chicago struck first with QB Rex Grossman completing a 1-yard TD pass to TE Desmond Clark for the only score of the period. In the second quarter, the Giants got on the board with RB Derrick Ward. Afterwards, the Bears ended the half with kicker Robbie Gould getting a 35-yard and a 46-yard field goal.


2007 Chicago Bears season, Regular season week-by-week results, Week 13: vs. New York Giants
In the third quarter, Chicago increased its lead with Gould nailing a 41-yard field goal for the only score of the period. However, in the fourth quarter, New York took the lead with QB Eli Manning completing a 6-yard TD pass to WR Amani Toomer, along with RB Reuben Droughns. The Bears did have one final attempt, but it ended with a thud.


2007 Chicago Bears season, Regular season week-by-week results, Week 14: at Washington Redskins
Hoping to rebound from their home loss to the Giants (along with keeping any hope of a playoff spot alive), the Bears flew to FedExField for a Thursday Night intraconference throwdown with the Washington Redskins. After a scoreless first quarter, Chicago trailed as Redskins QB Todd Collins completed a 21-yard TD pass to TE Todd Yoder for the only score of the second quarter.


2007 Chicago Bears season, Regular season week-by-week results, Week 14: at Washington Redskins
In the third quarter, the Bears continued to trail as Washington continued its night with FB Mike Sellers getting a 1-yard TD run. Afterwards, Chicago would get on the board with kicker Robbie Gould getting a 30-yard field goal, while QB Brian Griese completed a 17-yard TD pass to WR Bernard Berrian. In the fourth quarter, the Redskins replied with kicker Shaun Suisham getting a 23-yard field goal. Afterwards, the Bears responded with Gould kicking a 22-yard field goal. Later, Washington struck big as Collins completed a 16-yard TD pass to RB Ladell Betts. Chicago would draw closer as Gould nailed a 21-yard field goal. However, a failed onside kick sealed their doom.


2007 Chicago Bears season, Regular season week-by-week results, Week 14: at Washington Redskins
Starting QB Rex Grossman (2 of 6 for 14 yards) left the game in the first quarter with a left knee injury.


2007 Chicago Bears season, Regular season week-by-week results, Week 15: at Minnesota Vikings
Trying to snap a two-game skid, the Bears flew to the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome for a Week 15 Monday night NFC North rematch with the Minnesota Vikings. In the first quarter, Chicago struck first as kicker Robbie Gould got a 29-yard field goal for the only score of the period. In the second quarter, the Vikings tied the game with kicker Ryan Longwell getting a 42-yard field goal. Afterwards, the Bears would take the halftime lead as Gould kicked a 47-yard field goal and FB Jason McKie managed to get a 1-yard TD run.


2007 Chicago Bears season, Regular season week-by-week results, Week 15: at Minnesota Vikings
In the third quarter, Minnesota started to creep closer as RB Adrian Peterson got a 1-yard TD run (with a failed PAT) for the only score of the period. In the fourth quarter, the Vikings took the lead with Peterson getting an 8-yard TD run. Chicago tried to rally, but Minnesota's defense was too much.


2007 Chicago Bears season, Regular season week-by-week results, Week 15: at Minnesota Vikings
With their third-straight loss, not only did the Bears fall to 5–9, but they were knocked out of playoff contention.


2007 Chicago Bears season, Regular season week-by-week results, Week 15: at Minnesota Vikings
On a positive note, LB Brian Urlacher had a good day with 4 tackles, 2 sacks, and an interception. It was also the first time since 2004 that Urlacher had a sack and an interception in the same game.


2007 Chicago Bears season, Regular season week-by-week results, Week 16: vs. Green Bay Packers
The Bears went into Week 16 knowing that any chance of a playoff berth was over, but they still had the chance to end the season on a high with their rivals the Green Bay Packers traveling to Soldier Field. The game was a must-win for the Packers if they wanted to have any chance of getting the No. 1 seed and gain home-field advantage in the playoffs.


2007 Chicago Bears season, Regular season week-by-week results, Week 16: vs. Green Bay Packers
On a 16-degree afternoon in Chicago, reserve RB Adrian Peterson ran for 102 yards from 30 attempts including and 8-yard run for a TD (only the second 100-yard game of his career and his first since 2005) while Garrett Wolfe also gained 67 all-purpose yards from the RB position. However, it was the Chicago special teams that really excelled in this game.


2007 Chicago Bears season, Regular season week-by-week results, Week 16: vs. Green Bay Packers
After Green Bay previously going 12 years (929 punts) without a blocked punt, the Bears blocked Jon Ryan twice on a slippery afternoon. In the second quarter, Darrell McClover got his hand onto a Ryan punt but more damaging was Charles Tillman's charge down midway through the third quarter which allowed Corey Graham to pick up the football and run in 7 yards for a TD to put the Bears up 28–7.


2007 Chicago Bears season, Regular season week-by-week results, Week 16: vs. Green Bay Packers
Kyle Orton, Lovie Smith's third-choice QB, went 8-for-14 for 101 yards including a 3-yard touchdown pass to Desmond Clark in the third quarter. It was also a good day for LB Brian Urlacher who ran home an 85-yard interception early in the fourth quarter, the first of his career. Alex Brown, starting for the injured Mark Anderson, also got an interception which set up Clark's touchdown.


2007 Chicago Bears season, Regular season week-by-week results, Week 16: vs. Green Bay Packers
In the end, it was a fairly comfortable win for the Bears, who ran out 35–7 victors which meant that they completed the double over their arch rivals having previously beating them at Lambeau Field in Week 5 27–20. Also, these 35 points were their most against Green Bay since a 61–7 win on December 7, 1980.


2007 Chicago Cubs season
The 2007 Chicago Cubs season was the 136th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 132nd in the National League and the 92nd at Wrigley Field. The Cubs, trying to rebound after a season in which they finished last in their division for the first time since 2000, finished first in the National League Central with a record of 85–77. They were swept three games to none by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2007 National League Division Series.


2007 Chicago Cubs season, Offseason
In an attempt to rebuild the team, the Cubs were very aggressive in the free-agent market, signing a number of players with the goal of overtaking the World Champion St. Louis Cardinals in a competitive NL Central to win the World Series for the first time since 1908.


2007 Chicago Cubs season, Offseason
The first change was the signing of a new manager. On October 17, 2006, Lou Piniella signed a three-year deal with an option for a fourth season to manage the Cubs — the 50th manager in team history after Dusty Baker was not offered an extension of his contract following the 2006 season.


2007 Chicago Cubs season, Offseason
On November 14, 2006, the Cubs improved their depth by signing Mark DeRosa to a three-year, $13 million contract. DeRosa had played several positions for the Texas Rangers and Atlanta Braves earlier in his career. Two days later on November 16, Neal Cotts was traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Chicago Cubs for David Aardsma and Carlos Vásquez (minors).


2007 Chicago Cubs season, Offseason
The Cubs made the largest acquisition in their team's history on November 20, 2006, as Alfonso Soriano agreed to an eight-year contract worth $136 million, an average of $17 million per year.


2007 Chicago Cubs season, Offseason
On December 7, Josh Hamilton was drafted by the Chicago Cubs from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 2006 rule 5 draft. Several hours later, Hamilton was purchased by the Cincinnati Reds from the Chicago Cubs.


2007 Chicago Cubs season, Offseason
The Cubs added two starting pitchers to the rotation, starting with the signing of Ted Lilly on December 15, 2006, to a four-year, $40 million deal. This was followed on December 19, 2006, with the signing of Jason Marquis to a three-year contract worth $21 million.


2007 Chicago Cubs season, Regular season, Season summary
The Cubs got off to a poor start after the first two months of the season, posting a 22–29 record going into a home series against the Atlanta Braves during the first weekend after Memorial Day. Derrek Lee led a players only meeting on May 30 attempting to turn around the team's poor performance. On the Friday start at Wrigley, Carlos Zambrano took the mound and the Cubs fell behind 7–1, including allowing five runs (four earned) in the fifth inning. Included in the inning was a passed ball and throwing error by catcher Michael Barrett. An altercation ensued between the pitcher and catcher in the dugout, in full view of the television camera crews. Zambrano was pulled from the game after the scuffle in which he gave up thirteen hits and had zero strikeouts, and Barrett was replaced by backup Koyie Hill.


2007 Chicago Cubs season, Regular season, Season summary
On Saturday, the weekend series continued to be interesting, albeit outside of the boxscore. The Braves took an early 3–0 lead in the fourth inning against starting pitcher Rich Hill, but the Cubs clawed back with single runs in the fifth, sixth, and seventh innings, tying the game 3–3. The Braves regained the lead in the eighth against reliever Will Ohman, but in the bottom of the frame, rookie Ángel Pagán led off by lining a ball into the right-field corner, and stopped at second with a double.


2007 Chicago Cubs season, Regular season, Season summary
Two pitches later, Pagán attempted to advance to third on a wild pitch, but was thrown out on a close play. Both Piniella and third-base coach Mike Quade argued the call with umpire Mark Wegner, and Piniella began kicking dirt, throwing and kicking his cap until being thrown out of the game. Allegedly, Piniella kicked umpire Wegner, and was reported to the MLB offices by crew chief Bruce Froemming. Play was delayed for seven minutes while the grounds crew cleaned up debris in the outfield. The Cubs lost the game 5–3, worsening their record to a season-low nine games below .500 at 22–31. Piniella was suspended for four games for the incident, and later recognized that Wegner made the right call.


2007 Chicago Cubs season, Regular season, Season summary
Two weeks later, Barrett was recorded having a heated discussion with starter Rich Hill. Questions quickly surfaced to the level of friction between the two players due to the recent incident with Zambrano, but both players indicated that there was no issue, rather frustration due to the opposing pitcher Jarrod Washburn hitting a hanging slider that put the Mariners up 3–2. The Cubs ultimately lost the game 5–3 in extra innings on another contentious play where Barrett dropped the ball on a throw to the plate. After the altercations with Zambrano and Hill, Barrett lost his role as the everyday catcher for the team. Just one week later, Barrett was traded to the San Diego Padres for catcher Rob Bowen


2007 Chicago Cubs season, Regular season, Season summary
The Cubs improved their play during the month of June, upping their record to 38–39 after a stretch of 16–8 after the Piniella ejection. They finished June with a key series at home against the first-place Milwaukee Brewers starting on June 29. Rich Hill once again took the mound, but gave up five runs in the first inning and lasted just three innings. The Cubs relievers kept the game close, but they still trailed 5–3 going into the bottom of the ninth against Francisco Cordero.


2007 Chicago Cubs season, Regular season, Season summary
Going into the game, Cordero led the league with 27 saves, and had blown only two. After retiring the first player in the inning, Cordero gave up back-to-back singles, and with runners at first and third allowing the potential winning run to come to the plate in the player of Derrek Lee. Lee hit a deep fly ball, but the wind knocked it down and was caught for a sacrifice fly. That made it two outs bringing third baseman Aramis Ramírez to the plate. Ramirez hit the first pitch into the left-center bleachers, winning the game 6–5. The victory pulled the Cubs back to .500, and trimmed the Brewers lead down to 6½ games. The Cubs ended the first half of the season 4.5 games out of first place, behind the Milwaukee Brewers, with a record of 44 wins and 43 losses.


2007 Chicago Cubs season, Regular season, Season summary
The Chicago Cubs got off to a good start in the second half by sweeping the Houston Astros at home and taking three of four from the San Francisco Giants. In those series Ted Lilly won his third and fourth starts in a row, helping pitch the Cubs to 9–3 and 9–8 victories. On July 22, the Cubs passed the two-million attendance mark at Wrigley Field averaging over 40,000 fans per game at home through the first 49 games of the season and on pace to set a new home attendance record for the club.


2007 Chicago Cubs season, Regular season, Season summary
The Cubs spent a majority of July in hopes of claiming first place. After finishing the month with seventeen wins and nine losses, the team was merely half a game behind the Brewers by July 31. The Cubs won their final game in July and first game in August. The latter win, coupled with an earlier Brewers' loss, allowed the two teams to be tied for first place in the NL Central. However, the Cubs began to struggle in their next outings.


2007 Chicago Cubs season, Regular season, Season summary
They failed to win three consecutive series, and later temporarily lost Alfonso Soriano, Ángel Pagán, and Will Ohman to injuries. Despite the slump, the Cubs only managed to remain half a game behind the Brewers, who managed to lose thirteen of eighteen games. They closed out the final weeks of the season by having a successful home stand, where they won five of six games and took a three and a half game lead over the Brewers.


2007 Chicago Cubs season, Regular season, Season summary
At their final home game, the Cubs' organization reported that they had set a franchise attendance record of 3,252,462 fans over the season.


2007 Chicago Cubs season, Regular season, Season summary
During the month of June, the Cubs ended up winning seventeen games, making that their best month of the season: taking two of three from Milwaukee, two of three from the Seattle, sweeping the White Sox as well as the Rockies, and then taking another two of three games from Milwaukee. The Cubs won another seventeen games during that month; taking three of four from the Nationals, sweeping the Giants, two of three from the Cardinals, and two of three from the Phillies.


2007 Chicago Cubs season, Regular season, Season summary
During this three-month-long hot streak, the Cubs managed to sign Carlos Zambrano to a five-year, ninety million dollar contract. Also, the Cubs left fielder, Alfonso Soriano, was named the June National League player of the Month; followed by the Cubs ace, Carlos Zambrano, being named the National League Pitcher of the month. The team struggled throughout August, but managed to surpass the Milwaukee Brewers and win the division.


2007 Chicago Cubs season, Regular season, Season summary
Going into the last week of the season, the Cubs won ten of twelve games and had a three-game lead over the Milwaukee Brewers. However, the Cubs dropped three in a row to the Florida Marlins, a team that the Cubs did not win a single game against during the whole season. Meanwhile, the Brewers lost two out of three, hurting their chance at taking over the top of the division. On September 28, thanks to a Cubs 6–0 win over the Cincinnati Reds and a Brewers 6–3 loss to the San Diego Padres, the Cubs clinched the NL Central division.


2007 Chicago Cubs season, Regular season, Post-Season
The Cubs played the Arizona Diamondbacks in the National League Division Series. After falling 3–1 to Arizona on October 3 and an 8–4 loss on October 4, the Cubs returned on October 6 to Wrigley Field to lose the third game of the series by score of 5–1. The loss eliminated the Cubs from postseason play.


2007 Chicago Cubs season, Regular season, First-year player draft
The Cubs selected high school third baseman Josh Vitters with the third overall pick of the 2007 MLB Draft.


2007 Chicago Marathon
The 2007 Chicago Marathon was the 30th running of the annual marathon race in Chicago, United States and was held on October 7. The elite men's race was won by Kenya's Patrick Ivuti in a time of 2:11:11 hours and the women's race was won by Ethiopia's Berhane Adere in 2:33:49.


2007 Chicago Marathon, Death of Chad Schieber
A participant in the 2007 Chicago Marathon, Chad Schieber of Michigan, died suddenly while attempting to finish the race. His death was brought on by complications involving his previous diagnosis of mitral valve prolapse.


2007 Chicago Rush season
The 2007 Chicago Rush season was the seventh season for the franchise. They looked to win the ArenaBowl again after winning it in 2006 with a 7–9 record. They won the American Conference Central division with a 12–4 record and qualified for the playoffs as the #2 playoff seed in the American Conference, losing in the conference championship to the San Jose SaberCats.


2007 Chicago Rush season, Coaching
Mike Hohensee started his seventh season as head coach of the Rush.


2007 Chicago Shamrox season
The Chicago Shamrox were a professional lacrosse team based in Chicago, Illinois, that played in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2007 season was the Shamrox inaugural season. The franchise was awarded to the city of Chicago by the NLL on February 16, 2006, and the name "Shamrox" was chosen in May 2006.


2007 Chicago Shamrox season
Their first season started off with two consecutive wins, but after splitting the next two games, the Shamrox lost nine of the next ten games (including seven in a row) to finish with a 6-10 record. The Toronto Rock and Philadelphia Wings also had 6-10 records, but the Rock won the tiebreakers and made the playoffs while the Shamrox and Wings were eliminated.


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


2007 Chicago Shamrox season, Player stats, Runners (Top 10)
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; LB = Loose Balls; PIM = Penalty Minutes


2007 Chicago Shamrox season, Player stats, Goaltenders
Note: GP = Games Played; MIN = Minutes; W = Wins; L = Losses; GA = Goals Against; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average


2007 Chicago Sky season
The 2007 Chicago Sky season was the 2nd season in the WNBA for the Chicago Sky.


2007 Chicago White Sox season
The Chicago White Sox' 2007 season started off with the White Sox trying to re-claim the AL Central title, an achievement they last achieved in 2005, when they went on to win the 2005 World Series. They failed to win consecutive AL Central championships when the Minnesota Twins won it in 2006. They finished the season 72-90, 4th place in the AL Central. Notable events include Mark Buehrle pitching a no-hitter on April 18, 2007.


2007 Chicago White Sox season
On August 12, 2007, closer Bobby Jenks retired his 41st consecutive hitter, Yuniesky Betancourt, to tie the Major League record for most consecutive hitter retired in a row. He is tied with Jim Barr, who set it with the San Francisco Giants over two games on August 23, 1972, and August 29, 1972.


2007 Chicago White Sox season
On September 16, 2007 Jim Thome hit his 500th career home run with a two-run shot in the bottom of the 9th inning to beat the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 9-7. Thome is the first player in club history to hit his 500th career home run while in a White Sox uniform.


2007 Chicago White Sox season
With their 72-90 record, the White Sox finished with their first losing season since 1999.


2007 Chicago White Sox season, 2007 off-season
The 2006–2007 offseason stirred up controversy among Sox fans. First, on November 16, lefty reliever Neal Cotts was sent to the Chicago Cubs for reliever David Aardsma and prospect Carlos Vásquez. This was the first deal between the crosstown rivals since the Cubs traded pitcher Jon Garland for White Sox reliever Matt Karchner in the middle of the 1998 season.


2007 Chicago White Sox season, 2007 off-season
A deal that involved trading Garland to the Houston Astros for outfielder Willy Taveras and pitchers Taylor Buchholz and Jason Hirsh was reported to have been agreed upon, but general manager Ken Williams backed out of the trade at the last minute, due to health concerns for Buchholz.


2007 Chicago White Sox season, 2007 off-season
Williams traded first baseman Ross Gload to the Kansas City Royals for reliever Andrew Sisco.


2007 Chicago White Sox season, 2007 off-season
On December 6, starting pitcher Freddy García was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies for pitching prospects Gavin Floyd and Gio González, who was initially traded to the Phillies by the White Sox in the Jim Thome deal a year prior.


2007 Chicago White Sox season, 2007 off-season
Even more controversial was the December 23 deal that sent highly touted starter Brandon McCarthy, along with outfield prospect David Paisano, to the Texas Rangers for pitching prospects John Danks, Nick Masset, and Jacob Rasner. To some, it seemed as if Williams was sacrificing the present for the future in these deals.


2007 Chicago White Sox season, 2007 off-season
The Sox also signed free agent catcher Toby Hall, signed free agent outfielder/first baseman Darin Erstad, and signed Javier Vázquez to a 3-year, $33 million contract extension.


2007 Chicago White Sox season, Player stats, Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases


2007 Chicago White Sox season, Player stats, Pitching
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts


2007 Chicago mayoral election
The Chicago mayoral election of 2007 saw incumbent mayor Richard M. Daley win a landslide victory, garnering a 51-point margin of victory.


2007 Chicago mayoral election
Daley was opposed by Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy A. Brown and William "Dock" Walls.


2007 Chicago mayoral election, Candidates, Nominations invalid
The following candidates had their nominations deemed invalid by the Chicago Board of Elections, and thus were denied inclusion on the ballot:


2007 Chicago mayoral election, Campaign
Despite speculation that they might challenge Daley, congressmen Luis Gutierrez and Jesse Jackson Jr. both opted not run. Both had explored potential runs, but declared that they had opted to remain in Washington, D.C. after the Democratic Party captured control of the United States House of Representatives in the November 2006 congressional elections. Gutierrez had been exploring a 2007 bid for mayor at least as early as December 2005, when he publicly confirmed his interest in possibly running. Some analysts speculated that the true reason that both men opted against running was that they had both concluded that they lacked viable prospects of unseating Daley.


2007 Chicago mayoral election, Campaign
In the previous election Daley faced opponents who lacked significant campaign experience. With Brown's entry into the 2007 election, Daley was faced with an opponent with significant electoral experience. In her 2004 reelection as clerk, Brown had received just under 800,000 votes in the city of Chicago.


2007 Chicago mayoral election, Campaign
While both Brown and Walls were African Americans, neither were able to coalesce strong support from black voters. They also failed to enthuse much support from other groups.


2007 Chicago mayoral election, Campaign
While the election was nonpartisan, all three candidates were members of the Democratic Party.


2007 Chicago mayoral election, Campaign
Brown ran an issue-focused campaign, releasing policy papers on housing, ethics, transportation, public safety, and economic development. Some argued that, in her campaign, Brown was too light on Daley, failing to hammer him with criticism. Brown's campaign failed to garner endorsements. Walls criticized Daley's hiring practices.


2007 Chicago mayoral election, Campaign
Daley massively eclipsed his opponents in fundraising. Daley had nearly $6 million in funds, while Brown had less than $200,000 and Walls had less than $10,000.


2007 Chicago mayoral election, Campaign
Daley's fundraising advantage allowed him to run a three-week long barrage of television advertisements in advance of the election.


2007 Chicago mayoral election, Campaign
Daley made use of Democratic organizations in the city's wards to run his field operations.


2007 Chicago mayoral election, Campaign
As was the case in all of his reelection campaigns, Daley did not attend any debates.


2007 Chicago mayoral election, Campaign
Chicago Housing Authority head Terry Peterson resigned his position to serve as Daley's campaign manager.


2007 Chicago mayoral election, Results
Daley won a plurality in each of Chicago's fifty wards, and obtained an absolute majority in forty-nine.


2007 Chicago mayoral election, Results
Daley even beat Brown by a broad margin in her home ward, the city's 8th ward.


2007 Chicago mayoral election, Results
Voter turnout increased slightly from the previous election, but was still the second-lowest turnout in a Chicago mayoral election. Only one-third of the city's 1.4 million registered voters participated in the election.


2007 Chicago mayoral election, Aftermath
Daley delivered a brief election night victory speech at the Chicago Hilton & Towers.


2007 Chicago mayoral election, Aftermath
By winning the election Daley had secured a sixth term as mayor (his fifth full four-year term, since he had first become mayor in a special election to a partial term following the death of Harold Washington). By winning his sixth mayoral election, Daley tied the record set by his father for the most Chicago mayoral election victories. During his subsequent term, Daley surpassed his father as the longest-tenured mayor in Chicago history. This term was ultimately Daley's last, as he opted to forgo seeking reelection in 2011.


2007 Chicago mayoral election, Aftermath
In her concession speech Brown congratulated Daley but urged residents of Chicago, "to hold this mayor accountable". She also declared that voters had, "not seen the last of Dorothy Brown". Brown would explain her loss by declaring that she believed that voters had failed to, "understand the magnitude of the crime and corruption," which had occurred under Daley's tenure. Brown was subsequently reelected as Clerk in 2008, 2012, and 2016. She ran unsuccessfully for President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners in 2010. She ran for mayor again in the 2019 election, but failed to qualify for inclusion on the ballot.


2007 Chicago mayoral election, Aftermath
Walls ran for mayor again in 2011, 2015 and 2019.


2007 Chichester District Council election
Elections to Chichester District Council in West Sussex, United Kingdom were held on 3 May 2007. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party held overall control with an increased majority.


2007 Chichester District Council election, Election result
The +/- in seats is calculated after any by-election results since the last full council election. The +/- in vote % is calculated from the % at the last full council election.


2007 Chichester District Council election, By-Election results
See Chichester local elections for by-election results since this Council election.


2007 Chick-fil-A Bowl
The 2007 Chick-fil-A Bowl was college football bowl game between the Clemson Tigers and the Auburn Tigers played in Atlanta, Georgia on December 31, 2007. With sponsorship from Chick-fil-A, it was the 40th edition of the game known throughout most of its history as the Peach Bowl. Clemson University represented the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and Auburn University represented the Southeastern Conference (SEC) in the competition. The game was the final competition of the 2007 football season for each team.


2007 Chick-fil-A Bowl
In exchange for the right to pick the first ACC team after the Bowl Championship Series selections, bowl representatives paid $3.25 million to the ACC, while the SEC, whose fifth team was selected, received $2.4 million. The combined $5.65 million payout is the seventh-largest among all college football bowl games, and the fourth-largest non-BCS bowl game payout.


2007 Chick-fil-A Bowl, Selection process
Beginning with the 2006 game, the Chick-fil-A Bowl had purchased the right to select the highest-ranked Atlantic Coast Conference team after representatives from the Bowl Championship Series made their selection. According to the official selection rules still used today, the team chosen to represent the ACC must be within one conference victory of the remaining, highest-ranked conference team or be ranked more than five spaces ahead of the ACC team with the best Conference record available in the final BCS Standings.


2007 Chick-fil-A Bowl, Selection process
In choosing the SEC opponent, the Chick-fil-A Bowl selection committee had the right to select the first SEC school after the Bowl Championship Series, Cotton Bowl Classic, Capital One Bowl, and Outback Bowl made their selections. Just as in the ACC, the selection committee could not select an SEC team with two fewer losses than the highest available team. The bowl earned the right to select these teams via its multimillion-dollar payout system, which guarantees a certain amount of money to the participating conferences.


2007 Chick-fil-A Bowl, Selection process
Prior to 2006, the Chick-fil-A Bowl (then known as the Peach Bowl) matched the No. 5 team in the SEC versus the No. 3 team in the ACC. After the bowl increased its payout to $2.8 million per squad, it then was given the second pick from the ACC, with the Gator Bowl dropping to third.


2007 Chick-fil-A Bowl, Selection process
Leeman Bennett, the former head coach of the Atlanta Falcons and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, served as chairman of the selection committee, which had the task of picking the best teams from those made available by the selection criteria set by the two conferences. The committee would have approximately one month to select the two teams that would attract the most people to the game and generate the largest possible television audience. Supervising the selection committee was the Chick-fil-A Bowl Executive Committee, which consisted of representatives from various Atlanta businesses and the Chick-fil-A corporation.


2007 Chick-fil-A Bowl, Pre-game buildup
On December 2, 2007, Chick-fil-A Bowl representatives selected Clemson to represent the ACC in the 2007 Chick-fil-A Bowl. A few hours later, Auburn was selected as the second half of the matchup. Two days after the selections were announced, the game was declared sold out, the 11th consecutive sellout in the combined history of the Peach and Chick-fil-A Bowls. Clemson was allocated 17,500 tickets for distribution and Auburn was allocated 15,700Casinos and betting organizations favor Clemson by 2½-3 points when setting their point spread.


2007 Chick-fil-A Bowl, Pre-game buildup, Defensive matchups
Both defenses rank in the top ten, nationally, in both total defense and scoring defense.


2007 Chick-fil-A Bowl, Pre-game buildup, Defensive matchups
Heading into the game, Auburn was ranked sixth in scoring defense, allowing an average of just 16.7 points per game, and eighth in total defense, giving up only 298.33 yards per game. Clemson was ranked sixth in total defense, giving up only 297.08 yards per game, and tenth in scoring defense, allowing an average of just 18.3 points per game.


2007 Chick-fil-A Bowl, Television coverage
ESPN broadcast the game for the 12th straight year. Following the game, ESPN broadcast a New Year's Eve special, New Year No Limits, which featured action sports athletes in record setting attempts.


2007 Chick-fil-A Bowl, Television coverage
The preview show, "The 2007 Chick-fil-A Bowl Preview Show, presented by Russell Athletic" aired on ESPN2, ESPNU, and ESPN Classic, and was produced by Seals Communications Corporation in Atlanta. It was hosted by Lee Corso and Erin Andrews, along with reporters David Hamilton and Nikky Williams.


2007 Chick-fil-A Bowl, AT&T "Kick for a Million" contest
During halftime, Christopher Stewart of Corryton, TN was the winner of a national drawing for the AT&T "Kick for a Million" contest. Christopher elected to attempt a 30-yard field goal for a prize of $100,000. Christopher would miss the kick to the right by inches, but still came away with a cash prize of $5,000.


2007 Chilean telethon
The 2007 Chilean telethon was the 21st version of the charity campaign held in Chile since 1978. In this edition, which was conducted between November 30 and December 1, 2007, the slogan was "You are in every step" and the poster boy chosen to represent the children helped in the Telethon Foundation was Matías Calderón.


2007 Chilean telethon
The opening night was marked by a tribute to the 50 years of Chilean television since 1957.


2007 Chilean telethon
The event, broadcast for over twenty seven consecutive hours, was conducted primarily at the Teatro Teleton while the closure of the campaign took place in the National Stadium of Chile, where the last count was announced. The proposed target for this year was $ 11,804,425,008 (equivalent to U.S. $ 23,357,523)), which was achieved at 00:56 on Sunday 2 December. The event ended with a final tally of $13,255,231,970, slightly higher than U.S. $26 million.


2007 Chilean telethon
The final statement, that included the auxiliary boxes unaccounted for during the telecast, was released by the directors of the Telethon and the Bank of Chile on December 12, 2007, a total of CL$16.929.371.138.


2007 China Baseball League season
The 2007 China Baseball League season saw the Tianjin Lions defeat the Guangdong Leopards in 3 games to 1 to win the Championship Series.


2007 China League One
The 2007 China League One was the 4th season of the China League One, the second tier of the Chinese football league pyramid, since its establishment in 2004.


2007 China League One, Teams
A total of 13 teams contested in the league, including 10 sides from the 2006 season, one relegated from the 2006 Chinese Super League and two promoted from the 2006 China League Two.


2007 China Masters Super Series
The 2007 China Masters Super Series was a badminton tournament which took place at Sichuan Provincial Gymnasium in Chengdu, China, from 10 to 15 July 2007 and had a total purse of $250,000.


2007 China Masters Super Series, Tournament
The 2007 China Masters Super Series was the seventh tournament of the 2007 BWF Super Series and also part of the China Masters championships, which had been held since 2005.


2007 China Masters Super Series, Tournament, Venue
This international tournament was held at Sichuan Provincial Gymnasium in Chengdu, China.


2007 China Masters Super Series, Tournament, Point distribution
Below is the point distribution for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for the BWF Super Series event.


2007 China Masters Super Series, Tournament, Prize money
The total prize money for this tournament was US$250,000. Distribution of prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations.


2007 China Open (snooker)
The 2007 Honghe Industrial China Open was a professional snooker tournament that took place between 25 March and 1 April 2007 at the Beijing University Students' Gymnasium in Beijing, China. It was the penultimate ranking event of the 2006–07 season, preceding the 2007 World Championship.


2007 China Open (snooker)
The defending champion was Mark Williams, but he lost in the first round 1–5 against Jamie Cope.


2007 China Open (snooker)
Graeme Dott won the tournament by defeating Cope 9–5 in the final.


2007 China Open (snooker), Qualifying
Qualifying for the tournament took place at Pontins in Prestatyn, Wales between 23 January and 26 January 2007.


2007 China Open (tennis)
The 2007 China Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 9th edition of the China Open, and was part of the International Series of the 2007 ATP Tour, and of the Tier II Series of the 2007 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the Beijing Tennis Center in Beijing, China, with the men playing from September 10 through September 16, 2007, and the women from September 17 through September 23, 2007.


2007 China Open (tennis)
The men's singles featured ATP No. 4, Australian Open quarterfinalist, French Open and US Open semifinalist Nikolay Davydenko, Australian Open and Rome Masters runner-up Fernando González, and Auckland finalist and Sopot titlist Tommy Robredo. Also competing were Doha and 's-Hertogenbosch winner Ivan Ljubičić, Zagreb titlist and Beijing defending champion Marcos Baghdatis, Hyung-taik Lee, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Igor Kunitsyn.


2007 China Open (tennis)
The announced women's field was led by WTA No. 2, US Open runner-up, New Haven winner and Beijing defending champion Svetlana Kuznetsova, Charleston and Rome Tier I, Auckland and Birmingham titlist Jelena Janković, and Antwerp champion Amélie Mauresmo. Other seeded players were Moscow Tier I and  Istanbul winner Elena Dementieva, Tokyo titlist Martina Hingis, Ágnes Szávay, Anabel Medina Garrigues and Eleni Daniilidou.


2007 China Open (tennis)
WTA no.1 Justine Henin was initially announced to play the 2007 China Open, headlining the women's draw as top seed in what would have been her debut appearance in Beijing. However, fearing that the city's heavy air would aggravate her asthma, she ended up withdrawing prior to the start of the tournament.


2007 China Open (tennis), Finals, Men's Doubles
Rik de Voest /  Ashley Fisher defeated  Chris Haggard /  Yen-hsun Lu, 6–7(3–7), 6–0, [10–6]


2007 China Open (tennis), Finals, Women's Doubles
Chia-jung Chuang /  Su-wei Hsieh defeated  Xinyun Han /  Xu Yifan, 7–6(7–2), 6–3


2007 China Open Super Series
The 2007 China Open Super Series is the eleventh tournament of the 2007 BWF Super Series in badminton. It was held in Guangzhou, China from November 20 to November 25, 2007.


2007 China Open – Men's Doubles
Mahesh Bhupathi and Mario Ančić were the defending champions, but Ančić chose not to participate, and only Bhupathi competed that year.


2007 China Open – Men's Doubles
Rik de Voest and Ashley Fisher won in the final 6–7(3–7), 6–0, [10–6], against Chris Haggard and Yen-hsun Lu.


2007 China Open – Men's Singles
Marcos Baghdatis was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Ivan Ljubičić.


2007 China Open – Men's Singles
Fernando González won in the final 6–1, 3–6, 6–1, against Tommy Robredo.


2007 China Open – Women's Doubles
Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez were the defending champions, but Suarez retired from the sport on September 1, 2007, and only Ruano Pascual competed that year.


2007 China Open – Women's Doubles
Chia-jung Chuang and Su-wei Hsieh won in the final 7–6(3), 6–3, against Xinyun Han and Xu Yifan.


2007 China Open – Women's Singles
Svetlana Kuznetsova was the defending champion, but was forced to withdraw due to a left abdominal strain.


2007 China Open – Women's Singles
Sixth-seeded Ágnes Szávay won in the final  6–7(7–9), 7–5, 6–2, against Jelena Janković, saving a match point in the second set.


2007 China Open – Women's Singles
Former World No. 1 Martina Hingis played her final professional singles match in the second round, where she lost to home favorite Peng Shuai.


2007 China Open – Women's Singles, Seeds
The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.


2007 Chinese Grand Prix
The 2007 Chinese Grand Prix (officially the 2007 Formula 1 Sinopec Chinese Grand Prix) was the sixteenth race of the 2007 Formula One season. It was held on 7 October 2007 at Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai, China. The race was won by Ferrari's Kimi Räikkönen with Fernando Alonso finishing second and Felipe Massa finishing third. Championship leader Lewis Hamilton retired from the race after going off at a wet pit entrance on worn tyres left him stuck in the gravel. Räikkönen's win marked the 200th Grand Prix victory for Scuderia Ferrari.


2007 Chinese Grand Prix, Report, Background
Going into the race, Lewis Hamilton of McLaren led the Drivers' Championship by 12 points from his team-mate Fernando Alonso, after Alonso crashed in Fuji Speedway. Ferrari's Kimi Räikkönen was the other driver who mathematically had a chance of winning the championship, trailing Hamilton by 17 points. To clinch the championship, Hamilton needed to finish within one point of his team-mate Alonso and within 6 points of Räikkönen. Whatever the result, Hamilton would still be leading the championship after the race.


2007 Chinese Grand Prix, Report, Background
The weather conditions at the track were affected by Typhoon Krosa which hit the east coast of China.


2007 Chinese Grand Prix, Report, Qualifying
Sebastian Vettel was facing a drop of ten places on the grid for his collision with Mark Webber in the previous race (the Japanese Grand Prix), but this punishment was reduced to a reprimand. However, the Toro Rosso driver was then dropped five places on the grid for impeding Heikki Kovalainen during qualifying.


2007 Chinese Grand Prix, Report, Qualifying
The Spykers of Adrian Sutil and Sakon Yamamoto were both eliminated in the first qualifying session, along with Takuma Sato in the Super Aguri, Alexander Wurz in his final race for Williams, Giancarlo Fisichella in the Renault and Rubens Barrichello in the Honda. However, Vettel's penalty caused him to be relegated behind Barrichello. In the second session, Nico Rosberg in the second Williams, Anthony Davidson in the Super Aguri, Heikki Kovalainen in the Renault, Jarno Trulli in the Toyota and the two Toro Rossos of Vettel and Vitantonio Liuzzi were eliminated.


2007 Chinese Grand Prix, Report, Qualifying
The final session saw Jenson Button come 10th in a rare top ten qualification. The two BMW Saubers were 8th and 9th, with Nick Heidfeld ahead of Robert Kubica. The Red Bulls of David Coulthard and Mark Webber did very well, qualifying 5th and 7th respectively. They were separated by Ralf Schumacher's Toyota. As usual in the 2007 season, the Ferraris and McLarens occupied the top 4 spots in qualifying, with the Italian team's Felipe Massa pipping McLaren's Fernando Alonso, to third place.


2007 Chinese Grand Prix, Report, Qualifying
Although Kimi Räikkönen of Ferrari had been the fastest driver in all three practice sessions and in the first two sessions of qualifying, Lewis Hamilton managed to beat this time in his McLaren during the third qualifying session and therefore earnt the pole position, the 6th of his career.


2007 Chinese Grand Prix, Report, Race
From the morning of the race onwards, conditions at the circuit were wet; this forced all drivers to use intermediate tyres. After the start of the race, the top four remained the same as on the grid with Lewis Hamilton leading in the McLaren from Kimi Räikkönen in the Ferrari, his teammate Felipe Massa and the other McLaren of Fernando Alonso. Vitantonio Liuzzi was the biggest winner from the start in his Toro Rosso, passing Jenson Button's Honda, Robert Kubica in the BMW Sauber and the Red Bull of Mark Webber on lap 1. He also passed Kubica's teammate Nick Heidfeld before too long to run sixth. Ralf Schumacher had his Toyota knocked from behind at the first corner, and slipped to the back of the field.


2007 Chinese Grand Prix, Report, Race
Anthony Davidson, who had qualified strongly, was the first retirement on lap 11, after his Super Aguri suffered a brake failure. He had already dropped down to twentieth position. Adrian Sutil was the next to drop out in the Spyker, also from twentieth, after he spun in the wet conditions on lap 25. Schumacher, recovering from his earlier incident, had made it up to twelfth on lap 22, before he spun twice and eventually retired on lap 26.


2007 Chinese Grand Prix, Report, Race
As the track dried Hamilton began to suffer from tyre wear. With his pit stop imminent, McLaren elected to keep Hamilton out and stick to the original strategy. This turned out to be a detrimental choice, because by lap 31, Räikkönen had passed Hamilton when the latter ran wide, allowing Räikkönen to take the lead. Hamilton had to come into the pits. This should not have been a problem, however, as he would still have had enough points to secure the World Championship, had he remained in that position. However, as he entered the pit lane with his tyres worn down to the canvas, he failed to negotiate the sharp left-hander into the pits, beaching his car in the gravel. Despite marshal's efforts to get him back into the race, he suffered the first retirement of his career.


2007 Chinese Grand Prix, Report, Race
An effective strategy from the BMW Sauber team benefited Robert Kubica, who was propelled into the lead after the Hamilton incident. It was short-lived, however, because after one lap, a hydraulics failure deprived him and the BMW Sauber team of a potential first victory each. This left Räikkönen leading from Alonso, who had overtaken Massa in the pitstops, and Jenson Button.


2007 Chinese Grand Prix, Report, Race
Räikkönen eventually came home to win comfortably from Alonso, who after having pulled out a considerable lead from Massa was later pulled back until the Brazilian finished less than three seconds behind him. This result ensured the World Drivers' Championship would be decided in the one remaining round - the Brazilian Grand Prix. Sebastian Vettel of Toro Rosso managed to overtake Button in the closing stages to claim fourth place after he had started seventeenth. His one stop strategy gave him the best result of his career thus far.


2007 Chinese Grand Prix, Report, Race
Button came home fifth, the best result of the season for both him and the Honda team. Liuzzi brought the other Toro Rosso home in sixth place, the team's best result of its career. Nick Heidfeld was seventh in the BMW Sauber, and David Coulthard held on for the final points position in the Red Bull despite late pressure from Heikki Kovalainen's Renault


2007 Chinese Grand Prix, Report, Race
Alexander Wurz finished twelfth in the Williams, and announced his immediate retirement from Formula One the day after the race. Williams announced that he would be replaced by Kazuki Nakajima for the last race of the season.


2007 Chinese Professional Baseball League playoffs
The Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) playoffs included the three top teams from the regular season and saw Uni-President Lions crowned as the champion with the Taiwan Series through the month of October, 2007. The winner represented Taiwan in the Konami Cup in Japan with the champions from Japan, South Korea, and an allstar team from China to determine an Asian champion in November.


2007 Chinese Professional Baseball League playoffs, Rules
All participating teams are allowed to register 28 players on their roster, contrary to 25 in the regular season. The winner of first round is allowed to change its roster before advancing to Taiwan Series. There will be no tie games, meaning the game would continue if a winner could not be decided. All other aspects that are not described above would be the same as the rules in regular season.


2007 Chinese Professional Baseball League playoffs, First round
In the first round of competition, the Uni-President Lions defeated the Macoto Cobras in 3 games to 0, going on to the Taiwan Series.


2007 Chinese Professional Baseball League playoffs, First round, Game 1, October 12
WP: Nelson Figueroa (1-0) LP: Chang Hsien-chih (張賢智) (0-1)HRs: Uni-President - Tilson Brito (1); Macoto - Teng Shi-yang (鄧蒔陽) (1), Huang Shi-hao (黃仕豪) (1)MVP of the Game: Nelson Figueroa (SP) (8.0IP, 6H, 8K, 2BB, 2ER)Attendance: 2,287


2007 Chinese Professional Baseball League playoffs, First round, Game 2, October 13
WP: Pete Munro (1-0) LP: Hsu Chu-chien (許竹見) (0-1)HRs: Uni-President - Tilson Brito (2)MVP of the Game: Tilson Brito (3B) (5-2, 1HR, 2R, 4RBI)Attendance: 4,293


2007 Chinese Professional Baseball League playoffs, First round, Game 3, October 14
WP: Pan Wei-lun (潘威倫) (1-0) LP: Andy Van Hekken (0-1)HRs: Macoto - Hsieh Chia-hsien (謝佳賢) (1); Uni-President - Kao Kuo-ching (高國慶) (1), Chen Lien-hung (陳連宏) (1), Kuo Dai-chi (郭岱琦) (1)MVP of the Game: Kao Kuo-ching (高國慶) (1B) (4-3, 1HR, 2R, 5RBI)Attendance: 4,081


2007 Chinese Professional Baseball League playoffs, Taiwan Series
In the 2007 Taiwan Series, the Uni-President Lions defeated the La New Bears in 4 games to 3.


2007 Chinese Professional Baseball League playoffs, Taiwan Series, Game 1, October 20
WP: Nelson Figueroa (1-0) LP: Huang Chun-chung (黃俊中) (0-1)HRs: Uni-President - Kuo Dai-chi (郭岱琦) (1); La New - Kit Pellow (1)MVP of the Game: Yang Sung-hsien (楊松弦) (CF) (4-3, 1R, 3RBI)Attendance: 11,334


2007 Chinese Professional Baseball League playoffs, Taiwan Series, Game 2, October 21
WP: Pete Munro (1-0) LP: Hsu Yu-wei (徐余偉) (0-1) SV: Tseng Yi-cheng (曾翊誠) (1)HRs: Uni-President - Pan Wu-hsiung (潘武雄) (1) (2), Kuo Dai-chi (郭岱琦) (2); La New - Chen Chin-Feng (陳金鋒) (1)MVP of the Game: Pan Wu-hsiung (潘武雄) (CF) (5-4, 2HR, 2R, 5RBI)Attendance: 8,864


2007 Chinese Professional Baseball League playoffs, Taiwan Series, Game 3, October 23
WP: Andrew Lorraine (1-0) LP: Pan Wei-lun (潘威倫) (0-1) SV: Mac Suzuki (1)HRs: La New - Chiang Chih-Tsung (蔣智聰) (1); Uni-President - Liu Fu-hao (劉芙豪) (1)MVP of the Game: Chiang Chih-Tsung (2B) (5-3, 2H, 1R, 3RBI)Attendance: 5,263


2007 Chinese Professional Baseball League playoffs, Taiwan Series, Game 4, October 24
WP: Nelson Figueroa (2-0) LP: Hsu Wen-hsiung (許文雄) (0-1)HRs: La New - Kit Pellow (2); Uni-President - Kao Kuo-ching (高國慶) (1)MVP of the Game: Nelson Figueroa (SP) (7.0 IP, 9H, 9K, 1BB, 1ER)Attendance: 7,063


2007 Chinese Professional Baseball League playoffs, Taiwan Series, Game 5, October 25
WP: Mac Suzuki (1-0) LP: Tseng Yi-cheng(曾翊誠) (0-1)HRs: La New - Huang Lung-Yi (黃龍義) (1), Tsai Chien-Wei (蔡建偉) (1), Lin Chih-Sheng (林智勝) (1), Chen Chin-Feng (陳金鋒) (2); Uni-President - Liu Fu-hao (劉芙豪) (2), Yang Po-chaio (楊博超) (1)MVP of the Game: Mac Suzuki (RP) (5.1 IP, 7H, 6K, 2BB, 2ER)Attendance: 10,056


2007 Chinese Professional Baseball League playoffs, Taiwan Series, Game 6, October 27
WP: Hau Yu-wei (徐余偉) (1-1) LP: Pan Wei-lun (潘威倫) (0-2) SV: Hsu Wen-hsiung (許文雄) (1)HRs: Uni-President - Liu Fu-hao (劉芙豪) (3), Tilson Brito (1) (2); La New -  Chen Chin-feng (陳金鋒) (3) (4)MVP of the Game: Chen Chin-feng (陳金鋒) (DH) (4-2, 2HR, 5RBI, 2R)Attendance: 18,656


2007 Chinese Professional Baseball League playoffs, Taiwan Series, Game 7, October 28
WP: Nelson Figueroa (3-0) LP: Andrew Lorraine (1-1)HRs: La New - Lin Chih-Sheng (林智勝) (2)MVP of the Game: Nelson Figueroa (SP) (9.0 IP, 5H, 1HR, 8K, 1BB, 2ER)Attendance: 20,000


2007 Chinese Professional Baseball League season
The 2007 Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) season began on March 17 in Kaohsiung County when the defending champion La New Bears played host to the Uni-President Lions. The season concluded in late October with the Uni-President Lions defeating the La New Bears in Game 7 of the Taiwan Series.


2007 Chinese Professional Baseball League season, Competition
Six teams, the La New Bears, Uni-President Lions, Sinon Bulls, Chinatrust Whales, Brother Elephants and Macoto Cobras will contest the CPBL, the highest level of professional baseball played in Taiwan. The season is divided into two halves, with each team playing fifty games in each half. The winners for each half-season plus the non-winner with the best overall record will qualify for the playoffs. In the event that the same team wins both halves, the next two teams with the best overall records will advance.


2007 Chinese Professional Baseball League season, Standings, Overall standings
The team among the non-half-season-winners with the best overall record will gain the wild card spot and the third seed in the playoffs.


2007 Chinese Super League
The 2007 Chinese Super League (CSL 2007) season or the Kingway brewery Chinese Super League as it was known for sponsorship reasons was the fourth edition since its establishment, the 14th season of professional football as well as being the 46th top-tier league season in China. Starting on March 3, 2007 and ending on November 14, 2007 it saw Changchun Yatai clinch the league title for the first time in the last game of the season, while Xiamen Lanshi was relegated with two games to spare. Coincidentally, both of these teams were promoted in the previous season.


2007 Chinese Super League
The champions as well as the runner-up of the league would qualify for the AFC Champions League 2008 as was the same from the previous season. The Chinese FA Cup was canceled due to the intended expansion of the league to 16 teams, however Shanghai United F.C. and Shanghai Shenhua merged, which saw the Chinese Football Association decide to leave the league with 15 teams for the season.


2007 Chinese Super League, Pre-season change
As Zhu Jun, the owner of Shanghai United F.C. bought a majority share of their crosstown rival. The 7th placed team of the previous season, Shanghai United was merged into two times CSL runner-up Shanghai Shenhua. The new team play under the name Shanghai Shenhua United but use the stadium of the former Shanghai United – Yuanshen Sports Centre Stadium in Pudong, Shanghai as their home ground.


2007 Chinese Taipei Open Grand Prix Gold
The 2007 Chinese Taipei Open Grand Prix Gold (officially known as the Yonex Chinese Taipei Grand Prix Gold 2007 for sponsorship reasons) was a badminton tournament which took place in Taipei County, Taiwan from 18 to 23 September 2007. It had a total purse of $170,000.


2007 Chinese Taipei Open Grand Prix Gold, Tournament
The 2007 Chinese Taipei Open Grand Prix Gold was the sixth tournament of the 2007 BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix and also part of the Chinese Taipei Open championships, which had been held since 1980.


2007 Chinese Taipei Open Grand Prix Gold, Tournament, Venue
This international tournament was held at Xinzhuang Gymnasium in Taipei County, Taiwan.


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


2007 Chinese Taipei Open Grand Prix Gold, Tournament, Prize money
The total prize money for this tournament was US$170,000. Distribution of prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations.


2007 Chinese anti-satellite missile test
On 11 January 2007, China conducted an anti-satellite missile test. A China weather satellite—the FY-1C polar orbit satellite of the Fengyun series, at an altitude of 865 kilometres (537 mi), with a mass of 750 kilograms (1,650 lb)—was destroyed by a kinetic kill vehicle traveling with a speed of 8 km/s (18,000 mph) in the opposite direction (see Head-on engagement). It was launched with a multistage solid-fuel missile from Xichang Satellite Launch Center or nearby.


2007 Chinese anti-satellite missile test
Aviation Week & Space Technology magazine first reported the test on 17 January 2007. The report was confirmed on 18 January 2007 by a United States National Security Council (NSC) spokesperson. At first the Chinese government did not publicly confirm whether or not the test had occurred; but on 23 January 2007, the Chinese Foreign Ministry officially confirmed that a test had been conducted. China claims it formally notified the U.S., Japan and other countries about the test in advance.


2007 Chinese anti-satellite missile test
It was the first known successful satellite intercept test since 1985, when the United States conducted an anti-satellite missile test using an ASM-135 ASAT to destroy the P78-1 satellite. The ASM-135 ASAT was released by a F-15 Eagle at altitude of 38,100 ft (11.6 km) while the F-15 was flying at Mach.934 and Solwind P78-1 satellite flying at an altitude of 345 miles (555 km).


2007 Chinese anti-satellite missile test
The New York Times, The Washington Times and Jane's Intelligence Review reported that this came on the back of at least two previous direct ascent tests that intentionally did not result in an intercept, on 7 July 2005 and 6 February 2006.


2007 Chinese anti-satellite missile test
A classified U.S. State Department cable revealed by WikiLeaks indicates that the same system was tested against a ballistic target in January 2010 in what the Chinese government publicly described as a test of "ground-based midcourse missile interception technology". That description also closely matches the Chinese government's description of another test in January 2013, which has led some analysts to conclude that it was yet another test of the same ASAT system, again against a ballistic target and not a satellite.


2007 Chinese anti-satellite missile test, Background
In January 2001, a U.S. congressionally mandated space commission headed by Donald Rumsfeld recommended that "the U.S. government should vigorously pursue the capabilities called for in the National Space Policy to ensure that the president will have the option to deploy weapons in space to deter threats to, and, if necessary, defend against attacks on U.S. interests." Moreover, the subsequent U.S. withdrawal from the Anti- Ballistic Missile Treaty in 2002 allowed the United States to pursue missile defenses, including those that were space-based.


2007 Chinese anti-satellite missile test, Background
In response to the actions by the U.S. towards space weaponization, the Chinese started a space defense program that included anti-satellite defense.


2007 Chinese anti-satellite missile test, Weaponry
The Chinese anti-satellite system has been named by the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, Lieutenant General Michael Maples, in a Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing as the SC-19. The SC-19 has been described as being based on a modified DF-21 ballistic missile with a Kinetic Kill Vehicle mounted. The ASAT kill vehicle relies on an imaging infrared seeker and also has been described as a modified HQ-19 with a KT-1 rocket booster. The program is said to have been at least partially funded by China's 863 Program (specifically, the 863-409 focus area).


2007 Chinese anti-satellite missile test, Weaponry
The closing velocity of the intercept was approximately 8 kilometers per second (17,900 mph), comparable to the American National Missile Defense system.


2007 Chinese anti-satellite missile test, Aftermath, Political reactions
Several nations responded negatively to the test and highlighted the serious consequences of engaging in the militarisation of space. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao stated, "There's no need to feel threatened about this" and argued that "China will not participate in any kind of arms race in outer space." China had publicly been advocating to ban space weapons, which had been rejected by the United States under George W. Bush.


2007 Chinese anti-satellite missile test, Aftermath, Political reactions
The United States had not tested an anti-satellite weapon since 1985. In February 2008 the US launched its own strike to destroy a non-functioning US satellite, which demonstrated the capability to strike in space, though at a much lower altitude than the Chinese test. The US claimed that the strike was not a military test but a necessary mission to remove the threat posed by the decaying orbit of a faulty spy satellite with a full tank of hydrazine fuel.


2007 Chinese anti-satellite missile test, Aftermath, Space debris tracking
Anti -satellite missile tests, especially ones involving kinetic kill vehicles as in this case, contribute to the formation of orbital space debris which can remain in orbit for many years and could interfere with future space activity (Kessler syndrome). The 2007 Chinese ASAT test was the second largest creation of space debris in history after Project West Ford, with more than 2,000 pieces of trackable size (golf ball size and larger) officially catalogued in the immediate aftermath, and an estimated 150,000 debris particles. As of October 2016, a total of 3,438 pieces of debris had been detected, with 571 decayed and 2,867 still in orbit nine years after the incident.


2007 Chinese anti-satellite missile test, Aftermath, Space debris tracking
More than half of the tracked debris orbits the Earth with a mean altitude above 850 kilometres (530 mi), so they would likely remain in orbit for decades or centuries. Based on 2009 and 2013 calculations of solar flux, the NASA Orbital Debris Program Office estimated that around 30% of the larger-than-10-centimeter (3.9 in) debris would still be in orbit in 2035.


2007 Chinese anti-satellite missile test, Aftermath, Space debris tracking
In April 2011, debris from the Chinese test passed 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) away from the International Space Station.


2007 Chinese anti-satellite missile test, Aftermath, Space debris tracking
As of April 2019, 3000 of the 10,000 pieces of space debris routinely tracked by the US Military as a threat to the International Space Station were known to have originated from the 2007 satellite shoot down.


2007 Chinese anti-satellite missile test, Response, Unofficial or indirectly related responses
Desmond Ball of the Australian National University while commenting on China's anti-satellite (ASAT) test of January 2007 said: “China's ASAT test of 11 January involved a fairly primitive system, limited to high-inclination LEO satellites. It is the sort of capability available to any country with a store of MRBMs/IRBMs or satellite launch vehicles, and a long-range radar system, such as Japan, India, Iran and even North Korea. However, its LEO coverage does include some extremely valuable satellites, including imaging and ELINT satellites, and the test is likely to generate reactions in several countries.”


2007 Chinese anti-satellite missile test, Response, Related treaties
The Outer Space Treaty banned weapons of mass destruction in orbit and outer space but does not ban conventional weaponry in orbit. It is ratified by 98 countries, including China, and signed by 27 others.


2007 Chinese export recalls
In 2007 a series of product recalls and import bans were imposed by the product safety institutions of the United States, Canada, the European Union, Australia and New Zealand against products manufactured in and exported from the mainland of the People's Republic of China (PRC) because of numerous alleged consumer safety issues. The many product recalls within the year led Consumer Reports and other observers to dub 2007 "The Year of the Recall.”


2007 Chinese export recalls
Events in the confidence crisis included recalls on consumer goods such as pet food, toys, toothpaste and lipstick, and a ban on certain types of seafood. Also included were reports on the poor crash safety of Chinese automobiles, which were slated to enter the American and European markets in 2008. This created adverse consequences for the confidence in the safety and quality of mainland Chinese manufactured goods in the global economy.


2007 Chinese export recalls, Pet food
On March 15, 2007, a Canadian pet food manufacturer notified the US Food and Drug Administration that animals had died after eating its products. The next day, popular brands of pet food were withdrawn across the US while the FDA began its search for the cause. The prime suspect was contamination indicated by the presence of melamine, an industrial chemical found in plastics and resins. The FDA examined 210 samples of pet food and ingredients in six field laboratories.


2007 Chinese export recalls, Pet food
Of those, 130 tested positive for melamine either in the food itself or in wheat gluten used to thicken the gravy accompanying it. Researchers at Cornell University found crystals of melamine and cyanuric acid in urine and kidney tissue taken from dead cats, New Scientist reported. ' How melamine might have got into the pet food remains controversial,' the journal added. ' The FDA says it originated in wheat gluten and rice protein concentrate imported from mainland China that was added to the pet food by US manufacturers.


2007 Chinese export recalls, Pet food
American journalists have since reported that factory owners in China have admitted to routinely adding melamine to such products to boost their nitrogen content, and so make it appear that they contain more protein than they actually do. China explicitly banned this practice on April 26, 2007, though officials dispute any suggestion that melamine from their country could have been responsible for killing America's pets.


2007 Chinese export recalls, Pet food, Wilbur-Ellis
In April 2007, animal feed provider Wilbur-Ellis Company issued a recall of rice protein it supplies to pet food companies because it may contain melamine. The rice protein was imported from Binzhou Futian Biology Technology Co. Ltd. in China, a company spokesman said.


2007 Chinese export recalls, Toys, RC2 Corp
In June 2007, toy firm RC2 Corp recalled several of its Thomas & Friends wooden train sets because of the level of lead in the paint its Chinese contractor had used.


2007 Chinese export recalls, Toys, RC2 Corp
In December 2007, the company recalled all of its The First Years 3-in-1 Flush and Sounds Potty Seats because a Chinese contractor had used orange paint that contained excessive levels of lead on the decorative plaques inserted into the back of the potty seat.


2007 Chinese export recalls, Toys, Mattel
In August 2007, millions of Chinese exported toys made by Mattel were recalled due to overdoses of lead paint. Such products include dolls, action figures, diecast cars, and Fisher Price products.


2007 Chinese export recalls, Toys, Bindeez
In November 2007, the Australian-distributed toy known there as Bindeez was voluntarily recalled. This was due to shipped toys which contained the toxic chemical 1,4-butanediol that sickened children when it metabolized into the anaesthetic GHB.


2007 Chinese export recalls, Toys, Marvel Toys
On November 9, 2007, around 175,000 Curious George plush dolls were recalled by Marvel Toys of New York City, New York. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, the dolls contained an excessive amount of lead in their surface paint.


2007 Chinese export recalls, Toys, Dolgencorp
On November 8, 2007 about 51,000 Children's Fashion Sunglasses imported from China were recalled due to dangerous levels of lead. The sunglasses were distributed by Dolgencorp Inc. of Goodlettsville, Tennessee and sold in Dollar General stores nationwide from March 2005 through October 2007.


2007 Chinese export recalls, Personal care products, Gilchrist & Soames
On August 13, 2007 hotel amenity provider Gilchrist & Soames recalled Chinese-manufactured toothpaste sold under its namesake brand, because the toothpaste was contaminated with poisonous diethylene glycol. Gilchrist & Soames cooperated with the FDA in the recall.


2007 Chinese export recalls, Personal care products, EU RAPEX toothpaste recall
The EU's RAPEX rapid alert system had alerted member states' governments to pull two brands of Chinese-made toothpaste, Spearmint and Trileaf Spearmint, from European shelves after they were found to contain diethylene glycol, a constituent of antifreeze. Some Chinese manufacturers had been using it as a less-expensive substitute for glycerol, a safe ingredient commonly used to thicken toothpaste. EU consumer affairs commissioner Meglena Kuneva had said: "The RAPEX alert system has demonstrated its value in this case and has paved the way for a rapid EU-wide safety response prompted by the vigilance of the Spanish authorities".


2007 Chinese export recalls, Personal care products, EU RAPEX toothpaste recall
Tests on toothpaste found in Italy and Portugal had confirmed the results of Spain's tests, which had triggered the alert. The 'authorities in Panama, the Dominican Republic and Australia have found diethylene glycol, known to have been a source of a number of mass poisonings, usually from adulterated medicines, in toothpaste products', the paper added.


2007 Chinese export recalls, Ultimate sanction
On 10 July 2007, China executed the former head of its state food and drug administration, Zheng Xiaoyu, for dereliction of duty and taking 6.5m yuan (about US $850,000) in bribes from manufacturers of substandard medicines that had been blamed for several deaths. Zheng, who headed the agency between 1998 and 2005, had become the symbol of the quality control crisis in China's trade arising from the export of tainted goods, for some of which the authorities in Beijing had blamed him.


2007 Chinese export recalls, Ultimate sanction
The sentence reflected Beijing's resolve to wipe out corruption and to ensure consumer safety, China Daily reported on 11 July, quoting the state Xinhua News Agency. "Zheng Xiaoyu's grave irresponsibility in pharmaceutical safety inspection and failure to conscientiously carry out his duties seriously damaged the interests of the state and people," Xinhua had cited the high court as saying.


2007 Chinese export recalls, Ultimate sanction
A court in early July 2007 had handed down a suspended death sentence to one of Zheng's subordinates on the same charges, the paper added. And a third official at the agency was imprisoned after being convicted of taking bribes and illegally possessing a firearm. "The nest of corruption in the food and drug administration has done incalculable harm to the state and people," China Daily quoted the Procuratorial Daily as saying.


2007 Chinese export recalls, Ultimate sanction
China was the world's largest exporter of consumer products, and tainted goods represented a small fraction of the country's exports worth more than one trillion US dollars each year. However, officials worried that protectionist forces in the US could use the spate of quality problems to restrict trade. As Zheng was being executed, representatives of the country's leading food and drug regulatory bodies were holding a joint news conference to emphasize their determination to crack down on fake and counterfeit food and medicine.


2007 Chinese export recalls, Ultimate sanction
After weeks of denying serious problems or accusing foreign forces of exaggerating the issue, officials have begun to strike a less defensive tone. One senior official acknowledged that the food and drug safety network still allowed too many unsafe goods to slip through and said that at the moment the trend "is not promising … As a developing country, China's current food and drug safety situation is not very satisfactory because supervision of food and drug safety started late. Its foundation is weak so the supervision of food and drug safety is not easy," said Yan Jiangying, deputy policy director of the agency Zheng had headed.


2007 Chinese export recalls, Ultimate sanction
Chinese authorities also ordered copies of Time Magazine sold there to remove a story about tainted Chinese products. Apparently, other stories about faulty exports have been censored. Officials have argued that they have been "smeared" by media agencies and were planning to take retaliatory sanctions against Western nations.


2007 Chinese export recalls, Ultimate sanction
On August 11, 2007, Zhang Shuhong, co-owner of the Lee Der Toy Company, which supplied Mattel, was found dead at one of his factories. Chinese press reported that he had committed suicide by hanging. He left his factory littered with goods made for Mattel and its Fisher-Price division. Mattel at the time was the world's biggest toy company, and several weeks earlier had recalled toys based on Big Bird and Elmo from Sesame Street and Nickelodeon's Dora the Explorer, due to lead paint it blamed on Lee Der. Before hanging himself, he paid off all his 5,000 staff.


2007 Chinese motorcycle Grand Prix
The 2007 Chinese motorcycle Grand Prix was the fourth round of the 2007 MotoGP championship. It took place on the weekend of 4–6 May 2007 at the Shanghai International Circuit.


2007 Chinese motorcycle Grand Prix, Championship standings after the race (MotoGP)
Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round four has concluded.


2007 Chinese slave scandal
The 2007 Chinese slave scandal (simplified Chinese: 山西黑砖窑案; traditional Chinese: 山西黑磚窯案; pinyin: Shānxī Hēi Zhuān Yáo àn; lit. ' Shanxi Black Brick Kiln incident') was a series of forced labour cases in Shanxi, China. Thousands of Chinese people including many children had been forced to work as slaves in illegal brickyards, and were tortured by the owners of the brickyards. As of June 2007, approximately 550 people have been rescued from such situations.


2007 Chinese slave scandal, Background
Shanxi is located in the Loess Plateau in northern China which is known for its rich clay deposits which are easier and cheaper to mine than coal. Through corrupt relationships with officials, slave "bosses" opened illegal brickyards. Due to a scarcity of labor in Shanxi, some factories outsourced production to middlemen who recruited workers from other provinces, making huge profits for the bosses. For example, in one notorious case, it was reported that Wang Bingbing, the son of Wang Dongyi, a secretary of a local CCP branch, was the owner of a brickyard located in Hongdong County, Linfen.


2007 Chinese slave scandal, Background
The owner outsourced the brickyard to Heng Tinghan, who was from Henan. The brickyard produces 10,000 bricks per day. The market price for 10,000 bricks is about 2,000 to 3,000 yuan; the owner, however, paid only 360 yuan to Heng per 10,000 bricks produced. Wang Bingbing and Heng Tinghan, along with three other employees, including Heng's son, were later charged with a variety of crimes including murder, illegal detention, and forced labor.


2007 Chinese slave scandal, Background
The existence of illegal brickyards was first reported to authorities in 1998. On 1 May, Chen Jianjiao, a representative of the Shanxi People's Congress, received a telephone call from a laborer who had escaped from an illegal brickyard. The escaped man also wrote to the chairman of the Shanxi People's Congress. As a result, slave rescue operations were carried out by provincial government authorities without notifying local officials. Over 150 slaves, three of them child laborers, were freed from these illegal brickyards. Chen Jianjiao himself was responsible for helping to free hundreds of them.


2007 Chinese slave scandal, Background
There have been continuing reports of cruelty committed at these illegal brickyards since 2004. On 7 May 2007, Henan TV Metro Channel reported the case of five minors around sixteen years old who had disappeared from the environs of Zhengzhou Railway Station. Having heard of earlier instances of child laborers being kidnapped for brickyards in Shanxi, their parents suspected their children might be found there. Two months later these five were among fifty minors from Henan who were found at an illegal brickyard. Human traffickers had sold them to brickyards for 500 Yuan each. Later in 2011, it was found that the practice had not abated, as disabled men in Zhengzhou were still being kidnapped and forced to labor in the brickyards. The scandal was only uncovered following an undercover investigation.


2007 Chinese slave scandal, Background
On 10 May, reporters from Henan Television, accompanied by two parents, visited the sites of some illegal brickyards in Shanxi undercover. Reporters later visited many illegal brickyards in Yuncheng and Jincheng. The conditions they found were clearly those of slavery.


2007 Chinese slave scandal, Background
Concealed camera revealed that the local police refused to take action to rescue the slaves. Later the reporters were allowed into the illegal brickyards with the company of the local police. Concealed camera showed the police keeping them from rescuing children who were not from Henan which showed obvious local government protection for the illegal brickyards.


2007 Chinese slave scandal, Working conditions
The brickyard owners had purchased laborers from human traffickers to use as slaves. Many of the slaves were sold for CNY300 to CNY400 including delivery. The slaves included children as young as eight years old and teenagers. Moreover, brickyard owners hired guards and wolfdogs to watch their slaves. These slaves were forced to work over sixteen hours every day and any mistakes were punished by brutal torture.


2007 Chinese slave scandal, Working conditions
One teenager who was rescued from an illegal brickyard said that, during his slavery, he had been taken to another brickyard by his boss to watch another slave being fed to a meat grinder.


2007 Chinese slave scandal, Investigation
As the scandal received immediate media attention, it also caught the eyes of the country's major leaders, including President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao. Governor Yu Youjun of Shanxi province offered an unprecedented self-criticism, took responsibility, and tendered his resignation on 30 August. He was replaced by Meng Xuenong, an official who had been sacked as Beijing mayor after the SARS outbreak.


2007 Chinese slave scandal, Investigation
In June and July 2007, 570 people in Shanxi and Henan were freed by the Chinese government. Of those rescued, sixty-nine of them were children. In response, the Chinese government assembled a force of 35,000 police to check northern Chinese brickyards for slaves, sent dozens of brickyard supervisors to prison, punished ninety-five low level officials in Shanxi province for dereliction of duty, and sacked twenty-four. One brickyard foreman, Heng Tinghan, was sentenced to life in prison, and an employee of his, Zhao Tanbing, earned the death penalty for killing a mentally handicapped slave.


2007 Chittagong mudslides
The 2007 Chittagong mudslides (Bengali: ২০০৭ চট্টগ্রাম ভূমিধস) occurred in the port city of Chittagong in south-eastern Bangladesh. On 11 June 2007, heavy monsoon rainfall caused mudslides that engulfed slums around the hilly areas of the city. Experts had previously warned the increasing likelihood of landslides due to the Bangladesh government's failure in curbing the illegal hill cutting taking place in Chittagong.


2007 Chittagong mudslides, Extent of the disaster
One third of Chittagong, a city of five million residents, came under water due to heavy rainfall and tidal water. The flash floods in the hills caused mud slides and rubble to bury shanties at the foot of the hills near Chittagong Cantonment. Many residents took refuge in local mosques after losing their homes in the disaster. The death toll was reported to be at least 128, including at least 59 children, with more than 150 injured. This is expected to rise further as the rescue efforts got underway and additional reports were received. The government asked the local authorities to evacuate 8,000 people from Lebubagan, the worst hit area. The country-wide death toll from the floods and landslides neared 130 on 12 June, according to Reuters. Most of the deaths were a result of the landslides or from buildings collapsing in the rain.


2007 Chittagong mudslides, Extent of the disaster
Communication infrastructure was badly affected with telephone links with the rest of the country and within the city inoperable. Kalurghat Radio Station had to be shut down as its offices were submerged in six feet of water. Flights to the city's Shah Amanat International Airport, were suspended and the Chittagong Port, serving 90% of the country's foreign trade, was closed.


2007 Chittagong mudslides, Extent of the disaster, Disaster management
Bangladesh President Iajuddin Ahmed and his Chief Advisor Fakhruddin Ahmed have been in touch with the local administration to keep abreast of ongoing developments and the government has approved Tk 9 lakh to assist the victims. This is the first natural disaster to befall the country since the caretaker government was put in place in January 2007.


2007 Chittagong mudslides, Causes of the disaster
Bangladesh's annual monsoon for 2007 started with unusually heavy rain, intensified by a storm from the Bay of Bengal on 9–10 June 2007. By 11 June, more than one-third of the southeastern coastal city of Chittagong was under water, reported the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. In addition to the floods, the rains triggered devastating landslides in the deforested hills on which the city is built.


2007 Chittagong mudslides, Causes of the disaster
Chittagong Deputy Commissioner Mukhlesur Rahman blamed hill cutting for the disaster. Lalkhan Bazar, one of the worst damaged areas in the mudslide, has been identified as one of the most affected by hill cutting led by influential people. Professor of Geography and Environmental studies in Chittagong University Shahidul Islam explained,"The only reason for Monday's mud slide in the cantonment area is cutting hills indiscriminately... We were warning about this risk for decades, and this event our fears real." Architect Jerina Hossain said, "Cutting hills made the soil slippery and loose. As a result, it came down with the rain."


2007 Chittagong mudslides, Causes of the disaster
Communications Adviser of the Bangladesh Government Major General MA Matin supervising the rescue operation on behalf of the Chief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed directed Chittagong divisional and district administration to identify those responsible for hill cutting on 14 June.


2007 Chittagong mudslides, Other areas
In the same monsoon onslaught other areas in Bangladesh suffered in varying degrees. In the nearby town of Comilla, to the north, 60,000 people were rendered homeless and in the adjacent district of Cox's Bazar, to the south, 400,000 people were marooned in floods. Three more people were injured in another mudslide in the nearby hill town of Rangamati to the east, where Kaptai Lake became dangerously overflooded to threaten a 230 megawatt hydro-electric plant. On the day of the mudslide in Chittagong, 11 people died in lightning strikes in Cox's Bazar, Noakhali and Brahmanbaria districts around the disaster damaged areas.


2007 Chivas USA season
The 2007 Chivas USA season was the club's third season of existence, and their third in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. The club competed in the MLS's Western Conference, where they finished in first place, in their Conference, qualifying for the Playoffs for the second time.


2007 Chivas USA season, Season review
On November 23, 2005, Chivas appointed Bob Bradley as their new manager.


2007 Chivas USA season, Competitions, MLS, Results summary
Last updated: October 16, 2007Source: Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won;  T = Matches tied;  L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference


2007 Chorley Borough Council election
Elections to Chorley Borough Council were held on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party retained overall control.


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


2007 Christchurch Borough Council election, Background
After the last election in 2003 the Conservatives had a majority on the council with 14 councillors, compared to 8 for the Liberal Democrats and 2 independents. This majority increased when both of the Liberal Democrat councillors for Portfield, Susan Darch and Lillian Jefferis, defected to the Conservatives. However the Liberal Democrats regained one of the seats in a by-election on 5 May 2005 after the resignation of Susan Darch from the council and at the same time picked up a seat in Jumpers ward, which had formerly been held by an independent councillor.