2007 AFL Grand Final, Match summary
The match ended with Geelong winning by the score of 24.19 (163) to 6.8 (44), recording the greatest winning margin in AFL grand final history, 119 points. This broke the previous record of 96 points set by Hawthorn against Melbourne in the 1988 VFL Grand Final; it was also, at the time, Port Adelaide's heaviest defeat in an AFL match (this record was surpassed twice in two consecutive weeks in 2011, culminating in a 165-point loss to Hawthorn). Geelong’s 417 disposals was a new grand final record, while Port Adelaide became the only finals side in history to have more handballs than kicks.


2007 AFL Grand Final, Aftermath
The Cats’ win ended a 44-year premiership drought for the club. Their last flag had come in 1963, and since then the club had lost five grand finals. It was the first premiership won by a team from Victoria since Essendon’s 2000 victory. It was the start of a period of sustained dominance by Geelong, which saw it win three premierships from four grand finals over a five-year period from 2007–2011.


2007 AFL Grand Final, Aftermath
As of the conclusion of the 2021 season, this remains the last grand final appearance for Port Adelaide. The success of the 2007 season proved an aberration, as the club's rise from 12th to 2nd on the ladder in 2007 was followed by a drop to 13th in 2008.


2007 AFL Grand Final, Aftermath
Because the 44-year drought had been broken, celebrations in the homes, pubs, nightclubs, and streets of Geelong continued throughout the night and into the next day. The day after the grand final, around 30,000 fans turned out to welcome the team back to their home ground at Kardinia Park.


2007 AFL Grand Final, Norm Smith Medal
Steve Johnson was awarded the Norm Smith Medal for being voted as the best-performing player of the match. He recorded 23 disposals, 9 marks, and 4 goals. Also polling were Paul Chapman (21 disposals, 7 marks, and 4 goals), and Matthew Scarlett (29 disposals and 8 marks).


2007 AFL Mark of the Year
The Australian Football League celebrates the best mark of the season through the annual Mark of the Year competition. In 2007, this is officially known as the Toyota AFL Mark of the Year. Sports Tonight (late edition) shows both the Goal of the Year and Mark of the Year Nominations for the previous round on Wednesday nights.


2007 AFL Rising Star
The NAB Rising Star award is given annually to a standout young player in the Australian Football League. This was the first time the winner was presented with the Ron Evans medal, with it being awarded annually since. The 2007 winner was Joel Selwood of the Geelong Football Club.


2007 AFL Rising Star, Eligibility
Every round, an Australian Football League rising star nomination is given to a standout young player. To be eligible for the award, a player must be under 21 on 1 January of that year, have played 10 or fewer senior games and not been suspended during the season. At the end of the year, one of the 22 nominees is the winner of award.


2007 AFL Under 18 Championships
The 2007 NAB AFL Under 18 Championships was the 12th edition of the AFL Under 18 Championships. Eight teams competed in the championships: Vic Metro, Vic Country, South Australia and Western Australia in Division 1, and New South Wales/Australian Capital Territory (NSW/ACT), Northern Territory, Queensland and Tasmania in Division 2. The competition was played over three rounds across two divisions. Western Australia and New South Wales/Australian Capital Territory (NSW/ACT) were the Division 1 and Division 2 champions, respectively. The Larke Medal (for the best player in Division 1) was awarded to Western Australia's Cale Morton, and the Hunter Harrison Medal (for the best player in Division 2) was won by NSW/ACT midfielder Craig Bird.


2007 AFL Under 18 Championships, Under 18 All-Australian team
The 2007 Under 18 All-Australian team was named on 11 July 2007:


2007 AFL Women's National Championships
The 2007 AFL Women's National Championships took place in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. The tournament began on 11 June and ended on 16 July 2006. The 2006 tournament was the 16th Championship, the previous one being held in Sydney in 2006. The Senior-vics of Victoria won the 2006 Championship, defeating Western Australia in the final. It was Victoria's 15th successive title.


2007 AFL draft
The 2007 Australian Football League draft consisted of four opportunities for player acquisitions during the 2007/08 Australian Football League off-season. These were trade week, the national draft, which was held on 24 November 2007, the pre-season draft and the rookie draft.


2007 AFL draft, Player movements, Trades
2007 was the first year that clubs were allowed to trade picks without the trade involving a player.


2007 AFL draft, Player movements, Retirements and delistings
The 2007 AFL season is notable for the unusually large number of players who retired, particularly senior and "champion" players.


2007 AFL draft, Draft firsts
This draft has been the first ever draft where elevated NSW scholarship players (Taylor Walker, Craig Bird, Ryan Davis, James Wilsen, Khan Haretuku) were drafted to their respective clubs by the draft under the rule, clubs must give up their last selection in either rookie or senior draft in order to draft that elevated scholarship player.


2007 AFL finals series
The Australian Football League's 2007 Finals Series determined the top eight final positions of the 2007 AFL season. It began on the weekend of 7 September 2007 and ended with the 111th AFL Grand Final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 29 September 2007. The Geelong Football Club were crowned the 2007 AFL Premiers, beating the Port Adelaide Football Club by 119 points to win their first premiership since 1963.


2007 AFL finals series
The eight teams qualified for the finals series by finishing in the top eight positions of the premiership ladder at the completion of the home and away series.


2007 AFL finals series, Ladder
Geelong was easily the minor premier in 2007 and undisputed favourite coming into the Finals Series.


2007 AFL finals series, The finals system
The system is a final eight system. This system is different to the McIntyre Final Eight System, which was previously used by the AFL.


2007 AFL finals series, The finals system
The top four teams in the eight receive what is popularly known as the "double chance" when they play in week-one qualifying finals; this means that if a top-four team loses in the first week, it still has a chance to redeem itself by getting a chance to play in a semi-final the next week against the winner of an elimination final. The bottom four of the eight are forced to play what are called elimination finals, in which only the winners survive and move on to week two to play the losers of the qualifying finals.


2007 AFL finals series, The finals system
In the second week, the winners of the qualifying finals receive a bye to the third week, while the losers of those qualifying finals must play the winners of the elimination finals for a chance to play the qualifying finals winners. Home-ground advantage goes to the team with the higher seed.


2007 AFL finals series, The finals system
In the third week, the winners of the semi-finals from week two play the winners of the qualifying finals in the first week, with the latter receiving home-ground advantage. The winners of those matches move on to the Grand Final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne, where the new premier will be crowned.


2007 AFL finals series, Week Two, Second semi final (West Coast vs Collingwood)
Scores were tied at the end of regulation time, with both teams having scored 10.12 (72). Two five-minute periods of extra time were played to decide a winner. This was only the second time that extra time had been implemented since the provision to do so was introduced in the early 1990s.


2007 AFL finals series, Week Two, Second semi final (West Coast vs Collingwood)
In two coincidences, it was the drawn qualifying final between these two teams in 1990 which most directly led to the introduction of the extra time provision in the first place, and; it was the pairing of the weekend's other game, Hawthorn and the North Melbourne, who contested the only previous game to require extra time.


2007 AFL season
The 2007 Australian Football League season was the 111th season of the elite Australian rules football competition and the 18th under the name 'Australian Football League', having switched from 'Victorian Football League' after 1989. The regular season commenced on 30 March 2007 and concluded with the 2007 AFL Grand Final on 29 September 2007 with Geelong defeating Port Adelaide by 119 points, the highest ever winning margin in an AFL Grand Final, to claim the 2007 AFL premiership.


2007 AFL season, Win/Loss table
Bold – Home gameX – ByeOpponent for round listed above margin


2007 AIBA World Boxing Championships
The 2007 AIBA World Boxing Championships were held in Chicago, United States from October 23, 2007 to November 3, 2007. It was held at the UIC Pavilion. It was the biggest World Championships in AIBA history.


2007 AIBA World Boxing Championships
The competition is under the supervision of the world's governing body for amateur boxing  AIBA.


2007 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships
The 2007 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 34th edition of the event known that year as the AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships, and was part of the International Series Gold of the 2007 ATP Tour, and of the Tier III Series of the 2007 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan, from October 1 through October 7, 2007.


2007 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships
The men's draw included ATP No. 8, US Open semifinalist, Auckland and Båstad champion David Ferrer, Wimbledon quarterfinalist, Halle winner Tomáš Berdych, and Wimbledon semifinalist, Estoril runner-up and Mumbai titlist Richard Gasquet. Also lined up were Las Vegas champion Lleyton Hewitt, Marseille and Halle semifinalist Jarkko Nieminen, Dmitry Tursunov, Ivo Karlović and Fernando Verdasco.


2007 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships
The women's field was led by WTA No. 8, Wimbledon, Memphis and Seoul champion Venus Williams, recent Stanford and New Haven doubles titlist Sania Mirza, and Seoul runner-up, Kolkata winner Maria Kirilenko. Also present were French Open and Wimbledon doubles finalist Ai Sugiyama, Guangzhou titlist Virginie Razzano, Akiko Morigami, Aiko Nakamura and Flavia Pennetta.


2007 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships, Finals, Men's Doubles
Jordan Kerr /  Robert Lindstedt defeated  Frank Dancevic /  Stephen Huss, 6–3, 6–3


2007 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships, Finals, Women's Doubles
Sun Tiantian /  Yan Zi defeated  Chia-jung Chuang /  Vania King, 1–6, 6–2, [10–6]


2007 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's Doubles
Ashley Fisher and Tripp Phillips were the defending champions, but Phillips chose not to participate, and only Fisher competed that year. Fisher partnered with Jim Thomas, but lost in the semifinals to Jordan Kerr and Robert Lindstedt.


2007 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's Doubles
Jordan Kerr and Robert Lindstedt won in the final 6–4, 6–4, against Frank Dancevic and Stephen Huss.


2007 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's Singles
Roger Federer was the defending champion, but chose not to participate in the 2007 event.


2007 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's Singles
First-seeded David Ferrer beat Richard Gasquet in the final 6–1, 6–2.


2007 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Women's Doubles
Vania King and Jelena Kostanić were the defending champions. They were both present but did not compete together. Kostanic partnered with Jill Craybas, but lost in the first round to Camille Pin and María Emilia Salerni. King partnered with Chia-jung Chuang, but Sun Tiantian and Yan Zi defeated them 1–6, 6–2, 10–6, in the final.


2007 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Women's Singles
Marion Bartoli was the defending champion, but chose not to participate that year.


2007 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Women's Singles
Fifth-seeded Virginie Razzano won in the final 4–6, 7–6(9–7), 6–4, against first-seeded Venus Williams.


2007 AIHL season
The 2007 AIHL season was the eighth season of the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL). It ran from 14 April 2007 until 26 August 2007, with the Goodall Cup finals following on 1 and 2 September 2007. The Adelaide Avalanche won the V.I.P. Cup after finishing the regular season first in the league standings. The Bears won the Goodall Cup for the second time by defeating the Newcastle North Stars in the final.


2007 AIHL season, Regular season
The regular season began on 14 April 2007 and ran through to 26 August 2007 before the top four teams advanced to compete in the Goodall Cup playoff series.


2007 AIHL season, Regular season, Statistics, Scoring leaders
List shows the ten top skaters sorted by points, then goals. Current as of 2 September 2007


2007 AIHL season, Regular season, Statistics, Leading goaltenders
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage with a minimum 40% of the team's ice time. Current as of 2 September 2007


2007 AIHL season, Goodall Cup playoffs
The 2007 playoffs was scheduled for 1 September with the Goodall Cup final held on 2 September 2007. Following the end of the regular season the top four teams advanced to the playoff series which was held at the Penrith Ice Palace in Penrith, New South Wales. The series was a single game elimination with the two winning semi-finalists advancing to the Goodall Cup final. The Goodall Cup was won by The Bears (2nd title) who defeated the Newcastle North Stars 3–2 in overtime after the two teams finished regulation time locked at 2–2. Bear's goaltender, Pekka Kankaanranta, was named the finals most valuable player (MVP).


2007 AIK Fotboll season
AIK had a disappointing season, where the team did not win a single match in the wake of the sale of Brazilian star Wílton Figueiredo, dropping out of the title chase, missing European qualification in the process. Argentine recruits Iván Obolo and Lucas Valdemarín impressed upon their arrivals, forming an impressive unit with Figueiredo, which was curtailed when Al-Rayyan bought Figueiredo in September. The defense was arguably AIK's greatest asset, conceding just 28 goals, led by keeper Daniel Örlund and new talisman Nils-Eric Johansson.


2007 AMA National Speedway Championship
The 2007 AMA National Speedway Championship Series was staged over three rounds, which were held at Costa Mesa (June 2), Auburn (June 11) and Auburn (August 31). Billy Hamill took the title, his third in total, winning two of the rounds in the process.


2007 AMA National Speedway Championship, Event format
Over the course of 20 heats, each rider raced against every other rider once. The field was then split into sections of four riders, with the top four entering the 'A' Final. Points were then awarded depending on where a rider finished in each final. The points in the 'A' Final were awarded thus, 21, 18, 16 and 14.


2007 AMA Superbike Championship
The 2007 AMA Superbike Championship is the 32nd season of the AMA Superbike Championship


2007 AMF Futsal Men's World Cup
The 2007 AMF Futsal Men's World Cup was the 9th edition of the AMF Futsal World Cup. It was held in several cities in the province of Mendoza (Argentina), from August 31 to September 9. It was organized by the Confederación Argentina de Fútbol de Salón (CAFS) and the Asociación Mundial de Futsal (AMF) with the participation of 16 national teams. Paraguay was once again proclaimed as AMF Futsal World Champions when they defeated the host team, Argentina, in the final by a score of 1–0.


2007 AMF Futsal Men's World Cup
The matches were played in Las Heras, Luján de Cuyo, Maipú, Junín, Godoy Cruz and San Rafael.


2007 AMNRL season
The 2007 American National Rugby League season was the tenth annual American National Rugby League season of semi-professional rugby league football in North America. The season began on June 2, 2007 with a match between the Northern Raiders and the New York Knights, played at  Pier 40 Stadium located on the Hudson River.


2007 AMNRL season
The 2007 competition sees ten teams participating throughout nine round of the regular season, followed by the top six teams qualifying for the AMNRL playoff series.


2007 AMNRL season
The championship was won by the Connecticut Wildcats, who defeated the Aston DSC Bulls 20-18 at Hodges Stadium in Jacksonville, North Florida.


2007 AMNRL season, Regular Season Results, Championship Match
The 2007 Championship Grand Final match was played for the first time at a set location, being Hodges Stadium located in Jacksonville, Florida.


2007 ANAPROF Apertura
The ANAPROF Apertura 2007 season (officially "Torneo Apertura 2007") started on February 24, 2007. On May 27, 2007 the Apertura 2007 finalized with Tauro F.C. crowned seven time ANAPROF champion after beating San Francisco F.C. 2-0. Therefore, Tauro F.C. will participate in the Copa Interclubes UNCAF 2007.


2007 ANAPROF Clausura
The ANAPROF Clausura 2007 season (officially "Torneo Clausura 2007") started on August 3, 2007. On December 2, 2007 the Clausura 2007 finalized with San Francisco F.C. crowned four-time ANAPROF champion after beating Arabe Unido on penalties. Therefore both San Francisco F.C. and Arabe Unido will participate in the Copa Interclubes UNCAF 2008.


2007 APRA Silver Scroll Awards
The 2007 APRA Silver Scroll Awards were held on Tuesday 18 September 2007 at the Auckland Town Hall, celebrating excellence in New Zealand songwriting. The Silver Scroll Award was presented to Brooke Fraser for her song "Albertine", and singer Jordan Luck was inducted into the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame as its inaugural member. This was also the first year that the finalists and winners were selected by online votes by APRA members instead of an anonymous panel.


2007 APRA Silver Scroll Awards, Silver Scroll Award
The Silver Scroll Award celebrates outstanding achievement in songwriting of original New Zealand pop music.


2007 APRA Silver Scroll Awards, Silver Scroll Award, Long list
In July 2007 a top-20 long list was announced. The list was selected by a panel of judges, with APRA members voting on it to select the five finalists and winner.


2007 APRA Silver Scroll Awards, Silver Scroll Award, Long list
Brooke Fraser "Albertine" (Brooke Fraser)Greg Johnson and Ted Brown "Anyone Can Say Goodbye" (Greg Johnson)Sean Donnelly "Beautiful Haze" (SJD)Sean Cunningham, Ben Campbell and Beth Campbell "Crawl" (Atlas)Ruban Nielson "Crazy? Yes! Dumb? No!"


2007 APRA Silver Scroll Awards, Silver Scroll Award, Long list
(The Mint Chicks)Brooke Fraser "Deciphering Me" (Brooke Fraser)Neil Finn "Don't Stop Now"  (Crowded House)Boh Runga "For a While" (Stellar)Miriam Clancy "Girl About Town" (Miriam Clancy)Hollie Smith and Jeremy Toy "I Will Do"  (Hollie Smith)Sean Donnelly "I Will Not Let You Down" (Don McGlashan)Dann Hume and Jon Hume "Light Surrounding You" (Evermore)Jason Kerrison, Bobby Kennedy, Matt Treacy and Clinton Harris "Maybe" (Opshop)Redford Grenell, Devin Abrams, Nick Robinson, Sam Trevethick and Paora Apera "One" (Shapeshifter)Jeremy Toy, Julien Dyne, Lewis McCallum and Tyra Hammond "Rise Up (part 2)" (Opensouls)Liam Finn "Second Chance" (Liam Finn)Julia Deans, Andrew Bain and Simon Braxton "The Way To Breathe" (Fur Patrol)Victoria Girling-Butcher "This Soldier" (Lucid 3)Buzz Moller "We're So Lost" (Voom)Shayne Carter "What's A Few Tears To the Ocean" (Dimmer)


2007 APRA Silver Scroll Awards, New Zealand Music Hall of Fame
Singer and songwriter Jordan Luck was inducted into the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame by Mike Chunn. Luck was the inaugural member of the newly formed Hall of Fame.


2007 APRA Silver Scroll Awards, Other awards
Four other awards were presented at the Silver Scroll Awards: APRA Maioha Award (for excellence in contemporary Maori music), SOUNZ Contemporary Award (for creativity and inspiration in classical composition) and two awards acknowledging songs with the most radio and television play in New Zealand and overseas.


2007 APRA Silver Scroll Awards, APRA song awards
Outside of the Silver Scroll Awards, APRA presented two genre awards in 2007. The APRA Best Pacific Song was presented at the Pacific Music Awards, the APRA Best Country Music Song was presented at the New Zealand Country Music Awards and the inaugural APRA Children’s Song of the Year and What Now Video of the Year were presented at StarFest.


2007 ARAG World Team Cup
The 2007 ARAG World Team Cup was a tennis tournament play on outdoor clay courts. It was the 29th edition of the World Team Cup, and was part of the 250 series of the 2007 ATP Tour. It took place at the Rochusclub in Düsseldorf, Germany, from 20 May through 26 May 2007.


2007 ARAG World Team Cup
Croatia were the defending champions but they didn't participate in this edition. Argentina defeated Czech Republic in the final, by two rubbers to one for their third title.


2007 ARCA Re/Max Series
The 2007 ARCA Re/Max Series was the 55th season of the ARCA Racing Series. The season began on February 10, 2007 at Daytona International Speedway with the Daytona ARCA 200 and ended on October 14, 2007 at Toledo Speedway with the Hantz Group 200. Frank Kimmel, driving for Clement Racing, won the season championship, his eighth title in a row and ninth overall.


2007 ARCA Re/Max Series, Results and standings, Drivers' championship
(key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by final practice results or rainout. * – Most laps led.


2007 ARFU Asian Rugby Series
The 2007 ARFU Asian Rugby Series was the fourth edition of a tournament created by Asian Rugby Football Union for national teams. In 2008, it was replaced by the Asian Five Nations.


2007 ASA Midwest Tour season
The 2007 ASA Kwik-Trip Midwest Tour presented by Echo Outdoor Power Equipment was the first season of the American Speed Association's Midwest Tour. The championship was held over 11 races, beginning April 28 in Elko, Minnesota, and ending October 7 in West Salem, Wisconsin. Nathan Haseleu was the champion.


2007 ASB Classic
The 2007 ASB Classic was a women's professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 22nd edition of the ASB Classic, and was part of the Tier IV Series of the 2007 WTA Tour. It took place at the ASB Tennis Centre in Auckland, New Zealand, from 1 – 6 January 2007.


2007 ASB Classic, Finals, Doubles
Janette Husárová /  Paola Suárez defeated  Hsieh Su-wei /  Shikha Uberoi, 6–0, 6–2


2007 ASB Classic – Doubles
Elena Likhovtseva and Vera Zvonareva were the defending champions, but neither chose to participate this year.


2007 ASB Classic – Doubles
Janette Husárová and Paola Suárez won the title, defeating Hsieh Su-wei and Shikha Uberoi 6–0, 6–2 in the final.


2007 ASB Classic – Singles
Marion Bartoli was the defending champion, but lost in the second round against Émilie Loit.


2007 ASB Classic – Singles
Jelena Janković won the title, beating Vera Zvonareva 7–6(11–9), 5–7, 6–3 in the final.


2007 ASFA Soccer League
The 2007 season of the ASFA Soccer League was the twenty seventh season of association football competition in American Samoa. Konica FC won the championship, their second recorded title, with the winners of the 1998 league competition and a number of previous seasons unknown.


2007 ASFA Soccer League, League Setup
The league was initially based on two groups of seven teams who played each other on a round robin basis, the top two qualifying for the semi-finals.


2007 ASP World Tour
The ASP World Tour is a professional competitive surfing league. It is run by the Association of Surfing Professionals.


2007 ASTRA Awards
The 5th Annual ASTRA Awards were presented on Monday 23 April 2007 at the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney.


2007 ASTRA Awards
Four new awards was added to the Marketing and Promotions category this year:


2007 ASTRA Awards
Performers at the awards included Australian acts, Evermore, Sneaky Sound System, and Juke Kartel.


2007 AT&T 250
The 2007 AT&T 250 was a NASCAR Busch Series stock car race that took place on June 23, 2007. Held at the Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin, the race was the 17th of 35 in the 2007 NASCAR Busch Series season. Aric Almirola of Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) was the listed winner of the race, Richard Childress Racing's Scott Wimmer finished second, and Braun Racing's Jason Leffler finished third.


2007 AT&T 250
The race became controversial because of a driver change made by the No. 20 JGR team. Almirola qualified the car on pole position, though Gibbs intended to have NASCAR Nextel Cup Series regular Denny Hamlin run the race. The Cup Series was racing that weekend at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, California, and Hamlin's helicopter could not find a landing spot at the track in time for the start of the race.


2007 AT&T 250
Almirola was thus forced to start the race and ran the first 59 laps before he was pulled out of the car under caution; Hamlin finished the race and came from behind to win after losing a lap to the leaders during the driver change. NASCAR rules say the driver who starts the race gets credit for the result, making Almirola the official race winner. The driver change frustrated Almirola, who proceeded to leave the track before the race ended, and it was further criticized by ESPN writer Terry Blount, who called the substitution "a Busch-league move."


2007 AT&T 250
The win for which Almirola was given credit was the first of his Busch Series career. Carl Edwards, who led nearly half of the race for Roush Fenway Racing (RFR), recovered from a flat tire to finish eighth, maintaining a significant lead in the Drivers' Championship. Edwards's No. 60 RFR team also maintained their Owners' Championship lead, and Chevrolet continued to lead the Manufacturers' Championship.


2007 AT&T 250, Background
The Busch Series first came to the Milwaukee Mile in the 1984 and 1985 seasons before taking a seven-year absence from visiting the track. It returned to the schedule in 1993 and had been on the series calendar every year since then leading up to the 2007 edition of the race. The track itself was originally built as a horse racing track, and it later held its first automobile race in 1903, making it the oldest motor racing track in the United States.


2007 AT&T 250, Background
Entering the race, the last two Busch Series races at Milwaukee had been won by Johnny Sauter and Paul Menard, both from Wisconsin. Four Wisconsin-born drivers entered the race hoping to continue the trend: Scott Wimmer, Todd Kluever, Kelly Bires, and Frank Kreyer. Wimmer, who entered the race with three consecutive top-five finishes and five straight top-tens, stated, "It's really exciting anytime I go back to Wisconsin for racing, especially The Milwaukee Mile. I've been going there since I can remember and watching a lot of great drivers racing out there." He also expressed excitement at the prospect of winning the upcoming race, saying, "It would really be neat to win a race there. I think that any Wisconsin driver, no matter what series, wants to win there."


2007 AT&T 250, Background
Carl Edwards led the Drivers' Championship entering the race with 2,534 points. Dave Blaney followed in second with 1,833, while Kevin Harvick was third with 1,798. David Reutimann, Regan Smith, David Ragan, Greg Biffle, Marcos Ambrose, Bobby Hamilton Jr., and Jason Leffler rounded out the top ten. Jack Roush, owner of Edwards' No. 60 car, led the Owners' Championship, also with 2,534 points. Richard Childress's No. 29 team, shared by Wimmer and Jeff Burton, followed in second with 2,323, while Joe Gibbs's No. 20, Childress's No. 21, and DeLana Harvick's No. 33 teams completed the top-five. Chevrolet led the Manufacturers' Championship with 115 points; Ford, Dodge, and Toyota followed with 109, 69, and 59 respectively. Menard, the defending race winner, did not participate.


2007 AT&T 250, Report, Practice and qualifying
Two practice sessions were held the morning and afternoon before the evening race. With a time of 29.981 seconds, Wimmer was the quickest in the opening session ahead of Aric Almirola, Stephen Leicht, Reutimann, and Shane Huffman. Positions six through ten were occupied by Hamilton, Erik Darnell, Travis Kvapil, Todd Bodine, and Kelly Bires. In the second practice session, Wimmer was once again quickest with a lap time of 29.821 seconds, followed by Almirola, Johnny Benson Jr., Brad Coleman, Jason Keller, Leffler, Darnell, Huffman, Scott Lagasse Jr., and Leicht.


2007 AT&T 250, Report, Practice and qualifying
Forty-four cars entered qualifying; due to NASCAR's qualifying procedure, only forty-three could race. Almirola qualified his No. 20 car on pole position with a time of 29.608 seconds. Almirola was set to step aside for the race, however, as Nextel Cup Series regular Denny Hamlin was scheduled to travel from Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, California to compete in the Saturday night event in Milwaukee. Almirola, who also qualified Hamlin's car on the pole the year before, commented, "Man, two poles in a row at Milwaukee and I don't get to race. Something's got to be set for that. I'll sit on the pit box and watch. I've got a lot to learn about racing these Busch cars and Denny is really, really good, so I'll just sit there and listen and learn all I can from Denny."


2007 AT&T 250, Report, Practice and qualifying
Almirola was joined on the front row by Leffler, while Wimmer, Coleman, and Huffman rounded out the top-five qualifiers. Bodine, Benson, Reutimann, Edwards, and Lagasse made up positions six through ten. Danny Efland was the only driver who failed to qualify as he did not set a qualifying time. Edwards replaced Kvapil in the No. 60 car after practice, qualifying in ninth. Like Hamlin, Edwards was also traveling from Sonoma and nearly missed qualifying, later remarking, "One minute later, we wouldn't have made it."


2007 AT&T 250, Report, Race
The 250-lap race began at 8:00 p.m. EDT, and was televised live in the United States on ESPN2. Hamlin's helicopter could not find a place to land in the infield; the helicopter pad was blocked by parked cars, forcing Hamlin to land elsewhere and arrive late via ground transportation. Hamlin was thus unable to start the race in Almirola's car, forcing Almirola to start the race himself.


2007 AT&T 250, Report, Race
Ragan, the third Nextel Cup regular traveling to the track from Sonoma along with Hamlin and Edwards, replaced Darnell in Roush's No. 6 car; Ragan was forced to move to the rear of the field because of the driver swap and an engine change, as was Chase Miller who went to a backup car.


2007 AT&T 250, Report, Race
Almirola maintained his lead from pole position for the first 43 laps before being passed by Edwards. The caution had been displayed on lap 30 due to oil on the track in turn four, and shortly after the lap 43 restart, Edwards took over the lead of the race. On lap 57, Ron Hornaday Jr. was involved in an accident, prompting another caution period. It was under this caution period that the Gibbs team elected to make the driver change, and Hamlin took over driving the car for the remainder of the race.


2007 AT&T 250, Report, Race
Hamlin lost a lap and fell to 34th place, remaining a lap down until lap 149 when he received the free pass, allowing him to return to the lead lap. Edwards, meanwhile, continued to lead the race for a total of 123 laps, before Mike Wallace assumed the race lead. Six laps later, on lap 173, Hamlin completed his comeback drive to retake the lead for the No. 20 team. Edwards, meanwhile, suffered misfortune in the form of a flat right rear tire around the same period in the race, forcing him to pit with 77 laps remaining.


2007 AT&T 250, Report, Race
On lap 223, Kreyer was involved in an accident, causing the caution to be displayed again. Wimmer assumed the lead after pit stops, holding it until the caution came out again for Kevin Hamlin's accident. On the restart, Wimmer battled for the lead with Leffler, while Hamlin made it three-wide to retake the lead with 13 laps to go. Marc Mitchell, Richard Johns, and Brent Sherman crashed on lap 244, requiring another caution to be displayed. The race restarted with four laps remaining, with Hamlin retaining the lead to the finish. Since NASCAR rules credit the finishing position to the starting driver, Almirola was awarded the win. Wimmer, Leffler, and Coleman followed in second through fourth, while Keller, Bodine, Reutimann, Edwards, Benson, and Huffman completed the top-ten. Hamlin's margin of victory over Wimmer was .502 seconds.


2007 AT&T 250, Report, Post-race comments
Hamlin after the race, explaining his hesitancy to get in the car


2007 AT&T 250, Report, Post-race comments
Hamlin appeared in Victory Lane to represent Almirola's first career win in front of a crowd of 41,900 attendants, earning $66,823 for the victory; both the win and the prize money were credited to Almirola, while team president J. D. Gibbs confirmed that Almirola would receive the winner's check. Hamlin credited Almirola for putting the team in a good position prior to the race, saying Almirola "did all the hard work." Runner-up Wimmer was taken aback that Gibbs elected to make the driver change: "I was surprised they did it, because Aric was running a good race."


2007 AT&T 250, Report, Post-race comments
He also believed fewer caution periods may have given him a better chance to win the race, saying, "I just drove as hard as I could, and unfortunately we weren't as good on the short runs. We'd get going after 20 laps, and I didn't need those cautions. Maybe we'll get a win one day. Maybe we won't. I don't know." Gibbs explained that Almirola was frustrated after being taken out of the car: "He's upset. I left a message for him [Saturday] night. I know he's upset. I would be too if I'm in his shoes." He also expressed relief that Hamlin was able to win the race, arguing, "Thank goodness he won. It would have looked bad if he didn't."


2007 AT&T 250, Report, Post-race comments
When explaining why the team made the decision to put Hamlin in the car, Gibbs said, "I told those guys as a group, if you think Denny can get in the car and win the race, let's go. Let's do that. If you don't think he can do that, let Aric run it out. Our guys kind of thought about it as a group and said, 'OK, we think Denny can run well and we're fast enough to win the race.' That was a huge discouragement of course to Aric."


2007 AT&T 250, Report, Post-race comments
Other reasons included sponsorship obligations with Rockwell Automation, which sponsored the No. 20 car. Coleman, a Joe Gibbs Racing teammate, believed, "That might have had something to do with it." Almirola also expressed his belief that Rockwell, who are headquartered in Wisconsin, wanted Hamlin to drive during the race. "I totally understand the Gibbs side of the situation. You need that Cup superstar to sell sponsorship. It's not easy to sell sponsorship for somebody who hasn't proven themselves yet, and I understand that.


2007 AT&T 250, Report, Post-race comments
At the time, in the heat of the moment, I was deep in the battle of the race. I didn't totally agree and understand the situation. But looking back on it now, I understand it. Rockwell's invested a lot in Denny Hamlin and Joe Gibbs Racing, so they deserved everything they got there at Milwaukee. They deserved to have their racecar in the spotlight and I was happy that I got the pole for them and that Denny won the race." He also said he did not consider himself to have won his first career race.


2007 AT&T 250, Report, Post-race comments
"I feel like I was a part of it, but by no way, shape or form do I feel like that was my first victory. I feel like my first victory is still to come and I'll actually be in the car when it crosses the start-finish line for that one."


2007 AT&T 250, Report, Post-race comments
The driver change also attracted criticism from ESPN journalist Terry Blount, who called it "a Busch-league move," writing, "As if we don't have enough Cup dominance in the Busch Series, now they're replacing Busch drivers after a race starts." He continued, "Almirola was furious. Good for him. He should be furious. If a driver isn't angry about getting pulled from the car in the middle of a race, then he needs to take up another profession."


2007 AT&T 250, Report, Post-race comments
Edwards, who led the most laps and recovered to finish eighth after dominating the early stages of the race, insisted the night was "still fun," saying, "It was pretty frustrating. But you know what's cool? We raced hard and we had a lot of fun racing here at Milwaukee. Congratulations to Denny Hamlin. I can't believe they did a driver switch and he still won the race; that's pretty awesome ... we just kind of had a bad luck night."


2007 AT&T 250, Report, Post-race comments
The result kept Edwards in the lead in the Drivers' Championship with a new total of 2,686 points. Reutimann and Ragan improved their positions to second and third (albeit 776 and 846 points behind) respectively, while Blaney and Kevin Harvick fell to fourth and fifth. Leffler, Ambrose, Hamilton, Smith, and Leicht rounded out the top ten.


2007 AT&T 250, Report, Post-race comments
Roush's No. 60 team also maintained the lead in a much closer Owners' Championship with 2,686 points; Wimmer's strong second-place finish left Childress's No. 29 team only 188 points behind Roush, while Gibbs's No. 20, Childress's No. 21, and DeLana Harvick's No. 33 remained third, fourth, and fifth. Chevrolet maintained their lead in the Manufacturers' Championship with 124 points; Ford, Dodge, and Toyota followed with 113, 72, and 65 respective points.


2007 ATP Buenos Aires
The 2007 ATP Buenos Aires was a professional men's tennis tournament that was played on outdoor clay courts at the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It was part of the International Series on the 2007 ATP Tour and was held from 19 February through 26 February 2007. Unseeded Juan Mónaco won the singles title.


2007 ATP Buenos Aires
This was the fourth tournament of the season (alongside Adelaide, Viña del Mar, Delray Beach and Las Vegas) that implemented a 24-player Round Robin tournament for the singles competition, as part of the round-robin trials proposed during this season.


2007 ATP Buenos Aires, Finals, Doubles
Martín García /  Sebastián Prieto defeated  Albert Montañés /  Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo 6–4, 6–2


2007 ATP Buenos Aires – Doubles
František Čermák and Leoš Friedl were the defending champions, but Čermák did not participate this year. Friedl partnered Michael Kohlmann, losing in the first round.


2007 ATP Buenos Aires – Doubles
Martín García and Sebastián Prieto won the title, defeating Albert Montañés and Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo 6–4, 6–2 in the final.


2007 ATP Buenos Aires – Singles
Carlos Moyá was the defending champion, but was eliminated in the Round Robin competition.


2007 ATP Buenos Aires – Singles
Juan Mónaco won the title, defeating Alessio di Mauro 6–1, 6–2 in the final.


2007 ATP Buenos Aires – Singles, Draw, Round robin
Due to Gaudio's withdrawal from the tournament, di Mauro advanced to Quarterfinals based on head-to-head results against Ramírez Hidalgo.


2007 ATP Buenos Aires – Singles, Draw, Round robin
Due to Lapentti's withdrawal from the tournament, Devilder advanced to Quarterfinals based on head-to-head results against Ferrero.


2007 ATP Buenos Aires – Singles, Elimination round
Prior to the Round Robin and after the completion of the Qualifying draws, the 16 players with the lowest tier in the tournament (4 qualifiers, 3 wild cards, 1 lucky loser, 2 special exempts and 6 based on ATP Rankings) competed in the Elimination Round in order to get one of the 8 last spots into the Round Robin competition. Winners in this round entered as Main Entrants.


2007 ATP Buenos Aires – Singles, Elimination round
RR-LL: Berlocq, Vaněk and Dlouhý entered the Round Robin competition as Lucky Losers.


2007 ATP Challenger Series
The ATP Challenger Series is the second tier tour for professional tennis organised by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). The 2007 ATP Challenger Series calendar comprised 174 tournaments, with prize money ranging from $25,000 up to $150,000.


2007 ATP Masters Series
The ATP Masters Series is part of the elite tour for professional tennis organised by the ATP called the ATP Tour.


2007 ATP Masters Series
The table below shows the 2007 ATP Masters Series schedule.


2007 ATP Masters Series
The tournaments in the ATP Masters Series were mandatory for the top players, but there is no ranking for Masters events only. Masters events count for more ranking points than International Series events, but fewer than Grand Slam events.


2007 ATP Tour
The 2007 ATP Tour was the global elite men's professional tennis circuit organised by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for the 2007 tennis season. The ATP Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organized by the Association of Tennis Professionals. The ATP Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the Tennis Masters Cup, the ATP Masters Series, the International Series Gold and the International Series tournaments.


2007 ATP Tour, Round-robin trial
In August 2006 the ATP announced that it would conduct a trial of the round-robin tournament format during the 2007 season. ATP Executive Chairman Etienne De Villiers claimed their research showed a preference for this tournament setup among fans, tournaments and media. In a round-robin tournament each player competes once against every other player in his group. The only men's tournament using this format was the season-ending event but all regular tournaments, including the Grand Slams, used the traditional elimination or knock-out system.


2007 ATP Tour, Round-robin trial
The round-robin format would be tested at 13 events during the 2007 ATP Tour but the Masters Series events and the Grand Slam tournaments were excluded from the experiment. The Adelaide International was scheduled as the pilot. Initial reactions from players were mixed, with Rafael Nadal in favor of the scheme and Roger Federer opposed. In early March 2007 at the Las Vegas Channel Open there was controversy when the ATP decided that James Blake had qualified for the quarterfinals only to revert that decision hours later. Player reactions became increasingly negative, claiming the format was confusing and could enable match-fixing. On 21 March 2007 the ATP announced that it had abandoned the experiment and had decided that the remaining scheduled round-robin tournaments would revert to the single-elimination form.


2007 ATP Tour, ATP rankings
+H: Any Challenger or Futures providing hospitality shall receive the points of the next highest prizemoney level in that category. $/€25,000+H Challengers receive points shown at$/€50,000. Moniesshown for Challengers and Futures are on-site prize amounts.


2007 ATP Tour, ATP rankings
(*): 5 points only if the Main Draw is larger than 32 (International Series) or 64 (Tennis Masters Series)


2007 ATP Tour, ATP rankings
In addition to the points allocated above, points are allocated to losers at Grand Slam, Tennis Masters Series andInternational Series Gold Tournaments qualifying events in the following manner:


2007 ATP Tour, ATP rankings
(*): 3 points only if the Main Draw is larger than 32 (International Series Gold) or 64 (Tennis Masters Series).


2007 ATP Tour, Retirements
Following is a list of notable players (winners of a main tour title, and/or part of the ATP Rankings top 100 (singles) or top 50 (doubles) for at least one week) who announced their retirement from professional tennis, became inactive (after not playing for more than 52 weeks), or were permanently banned from playing, during the 2007 season:


2007 Aaron's 499
The 2007 Aaron's 499 was the ninth race of the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Season, and was run on April 29, 2007, at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Alabama. This race was the second of the four restrictor plate races on the NASCAR schedule .


2007 Aaron's 499
Jeff Gordon won this race to pass Dale Earnhardt on the all-time NASCAR list at 77 wins. After he crossed the checkered flag, some spectators threw bottles, cans, and even toilet paper at the #24 car he drove for Hendrick Motorsports. As a result of this incident, in spite of warnings before the race by NASCAR and organizers, a total of 14 people were arrested, and Talladega management revoked their ticket-buying privileges. However, a loophole was later discovered through which these banned fans could buy tickets from third-party ticket brokers, such as StubHub. The race's other top finishers included Jimmie Johnson, Kurt Busch, David Gilliland, and Jamie McMurray in that order.


2007 Aaron's 499
The race ended with an aborted green-white-checkered finish. Several cars were involved, including Tony Stewart, Kevin Harvick, McMurray, and Gilliland. Harvick and McMurray were later fined $25,000 and placed on probation for their actions during this accident. The finish had been triggered by an engine failure in the #00 car driven by David Reutimann.


2007 Aaron's 499, Qualifying
In qualifying, both Jeff Gordon and David Gilliland would tie for having the same time. The pole was given to Jeff Gordon, who had more owners points.


2007 Aberdeen City Council election
The 2007 Aberdeen City Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Aberdeen City Council, at the same time as the Scottish Parliament general election. The election was the first one using 13 new wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with each ward electing three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system a form of proportional representation. The new wards replaced 43 single-member wards, which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election.


2007 Aberdeen City Council election
The results saw the council remain under no overall control.


2007 Aberdeenshire Council election
Elections to Aberdeenshire Council were held on 3 May 2007 the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election. The election was the first one using 19 new wards created as a results of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, each ward will elect three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system a form of proportional representation. The new wards replace 68 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election.


2007 Aberdeenshire Council election
The council remained under no overall control and a coalition was formed between the Liberal Democrats and the Conservatives.


2007 Abia State gubernatorial election
The Abia State gubernatorial election of 2007 was the third gubernatorial election of Abia State. The Progressive Peoples Alliance nominee Theodore Orji was declared winner after defeating Onyema Ugochukwu of the People's Democratic Party.


2007 Abierto Mexicano Telcel
The 2007 Abierto Mexicano Telcel was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 14th edition of the men's tournament (7th for the women) of the Abierto Mexicano Telcel, and was part of the International Series Gold of the 2007 ATP Tour, and of the Tier III Series of the 2007 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the Fairmont Acapulco Princess in Acapulco, Mexico, from February 26 through March 3, 2007.


2007 Abierto Mexicano Telcel
The men's draw was led by former World No. 1, Cincinnati Masters and Costa do Sauípe runner-up Juan Carlos Ferrero, Kitzbühel titlist and Auckland semifinalist Agustín Calleri, and Buenos Aires semifinalist Nicolás Almagro. Other seeded players were defending finalist and Costa do Sauípe semifinalist Juan Ignacio Chela, Stuttgart doubles winner Gastón Gaudio, Nicolás Massú, José Acasuso and Carlos Moyá.


2007 Abierto Mexicano Telcel
In the women's field were present Tokyo and Quebec City champion Marion Bartoli, Gold Coast semifinalist and Bogotá runner-up Tathiana Garbin, and ITF Bordeaux winner Martina Müller. Other seeds were Bangkok and Quebec City semifinalist Séverine Brémond, 2005 Acapulco champion and Bogotá semifinalist Flavia Pennetta, Gisela Dulko, Sybille Bammer and Nicole Pratt.


2007 Abierto Mexicano Telcel, Finals, Men's Doubles
Potito Starace /  Martín Vassallo Argüello defeated  Lukáš Dlouhý /  Pavel Vízner, 6–0, 6–2


2007 Abierto Mexicano Telcel, Finals, Women's Doubles
Lourdes Domínguez Lino /  Arantxa Parra Santonja defeated  Émilie Loit /  Nicole Pratt, 6–3, 6–3


2007 Abierto Mexicano Telcel – Men's Doubles
František Čermák and Leoš Friedl were the defending champions, but Čermák chose not to participate, and only Friedl competed that year. Friedl partnered with Michael Kohlmann, but lost in the quarterfinals to Jordan Kerr and David Škoch.


2007 Abierto Mexicano Telcel – Men's Doubles
Potito Starace and Martín Vassallo Argüello won in the final 6–0, 6–2, against Lukáš Dlouhý and Pavel Vízner.


2007 Abierto Mexicano Telcel – Men's Singles
Luis Horna was the defending champion, but retired due to a right leg injury, in the first round against Gastón Gaudio.


2007 Abierto Mexicano Telcel – Men's Singles
Juan Ignacio Chela won in the final 6–3, 7–6(7–2), against Carlos Moyá.


2007 Abierto Mexicano Telcel – Women's Doubles
Anna-Lena Grönefeld and Meghann Shaughnessy were the defending champions, but neither chose to participate that year.


2007 Abierto Mexicano Telcel – Women's Singles
Anna-Lena Grönefeld was the defending champion, but chose not to participate that year.


2007 Abierto Mexicano Telcel – Women's Singles
Émilie Loit won in the final 7–6(7–0), 6–4 against Flavia Pennetta.


2007 Abkhazia plane downing incident
The 2007 Georgia plane downing incident refers to the possible downing, by Georgia's anti-aircraft system, of a military plane that violated Georgia's air space on August 21, 2007. It is still not confirmed by Georgia whether the plane was downed. Abkhazia's break-away government stated that a plane crashed, and rejected the claim that it was shot down.


2007 Abkhazia plane downing incident, Reactions and views, Georgia
On the official website of the Georgia's Foreign Ministry a statement was published that on August 21 a fighter jet flying from Russia twice violated Georgian airspace in Georgia's breakaway Abkhazia region. It further reported that Georgian anti-aircraft systems tracked the incursions and that an official note of protest demanding an explanation had been sent to Russia's Foreign Ministry. According to Georgia the planes were flying at a speed of between 450 and 490 km/h (about 280 to 300 mph). While at first it seemed that a second similar incident happened on August 22, it later appeared to be  the same incident as that of August 21.


2007 Abkhazia plane downing incident, Reactions and views, Georgia
A senior Georgian government official stated on 24 August that Georgian forces had fired at the allegedly Russian aircraft. He could not confirm whether the plane was shot down, but added that a nearby section of forest, in Abkhazia's Kodori Gorge (Upper Abkhazia), was on fire, and Georgian Interior Ministry spokesman Shota Utiashvili said residents reported hearing "an explosion" after Georgian forces fired on the plane. Investigators have been dispatched to examine whether the plane was downed. Georgian officials said that the possible downing was not reported earlier because they were still checking information.


2007 Abkhazia plane downing incident, Reactions and views, Georgia
On August 26, the Georgian Foreign Ministry’s website published a statement saying that from August 20–22, the "continuous violation of Georgian airspace was observed by the radars of the Defense Ministry and eyewitnesses" in Upper Abkhazia. Utiashvili explained that "these planes entered from, and returned to, Russia, therefore we think they were Russian planes. This is why we want Russia to take part in the investigation." Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister Georgy Mandzhgaladze stated earlier that Georgia was close to participating in a NATO program that would integrate Georgia's radar system into that of NATO. This would give the alliance more information about Georgia's airspace and would help determine the truth if similar incidents would occur.


2007 Abkhazia plane downing incident, Reactions and views, Russia
The Russian Ministry of Defence denied the accusation and General Yuri Baluyevsky dismissed Georgia's claim of Russian planes violating its airspace as "hallucinations" because "warplanes do not fly at such speed. Even helicopters fly at only slightly lower speeds." Russia also suggested that Georgian leaders fabricated the incidents to derail planned consultations about South Ossetia.


2007 Abkhazia plane downing incident, Reactions and views, Russia
On August 26, the Russian Ministry of Defence strongly denied that Russian jets violated Georgian territory, referring to Georgia's accusation that Russian jets violated Georgia's air space continuously during August 20–22. Aleksandr Drobyshevsky said that "All our jets were at the airdromes at the time when the ostensible intrusion into Georgian airspace took place,“  as saying. He added that Air Force jets "didn't make any flights in the area."


2007 Abkhazia plane downing incident, Reactions and views, Abkhazia
The de facto foreign minister of Abkhazia, Sergei Shamba, confirmed on August 26 that an unidentified plane went down over its territory this week and said that he believed it to be a Georgian plane or perhaps even a US spy plane. He further added the plane "has in the past repeatedly violated our airspace. It went down by itself, no one downed it." He said the plane came from the Black Sea and went down in the mountains of Upper Abkhazia.


2007 Abkhazian local elections
On 11 February 2007, Abkhazia held local elections for the 4th convocations of its local assemblies.


2007 Abkhazian local elections, City of Sukhumi
The 26 seats of the Sukhumi Municipal assembly were contested by 66 candidates.


2007 Abkhazian local elections, City of Sukhumi, Reruns in constituencies no. 3, 19 and 26
Elections in constituencies no. 3, 19 and 26 were judged invalid, in the latter two cases because turnout had not surpassed 25%. Reruns were scheduled for 1 April, with the nomination period running from 20 February to 12 March and the registration period from 13 to 22 March. A total of eleven candidates were nominated in the three constituencies. All eleven were successfully registered, but Aslan Muratia later withdrew from the election in constituency no. 3 .


2007 Abkhazian local elections, City of Sukhumi, Reruns in constituencies no. 3, 19 and 26
In constituency no. 3, the student Daur Dgebia defeated Said Alania and Kiazo Agumava, in constituency no. 19 Rolan Alan, Head of the computer centre of the Sukhumi branch of the Novocherkassk Industrial College of Humanities defeated Mikhail Gabelia and Elza Khagba and in constituency no. 26, Roland Gamgia, Chief Specialist with the Municipal Financial Authority defeated Valerian Aslandzia, Timur Kishmaria and Jansukh Chamagua.


2007 Abkhazian local elections, Districts
In Sukhumi District, 13 candidates competed in 12 single-seat constituencies, in Gagra 53 candidates in 25 constituencies, in Gudauta 35 candidates in 29 constituencies, in Gulripsh 18 candidates in 15 constituencies and in Ochamchira 39 or 43 candidates in 32 constituencies. In Tquarchal 5 candidates stood unopposed while 12 constituencies had more than one candidates. In Gali, all 25 candidates stood unopposed. All elections were judged valid by the Election Commissions except for the election in Ochamchira's Shesheleti constituency where a typo had occurred on the ballot papers.


2007 Abkhazian parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Abkhazia on 4 March 2007, with a second round in seventeen constituencies on 18 March.


2007 Abkhazian parliamentary election, Electoral system
The 35 members of the People's Assembly were elected in single-member constituencies using the two-round system. A total of 189 polling stations were used for the elections, with 129,650 registered voters.


2007 Abkhazian parliamentary election, Campaign
A total of 136 candidates were nominated, including 26 MPs. The Community Party was the only party to formally nominate candidates, with all other candidates nominated by initiative groups. The Central Election Commission approved the registration of 130 candidates, of which 22 withdrew before election day. They included 92 Abkhazians, 10 Armenians, 5 Georgians, 4 Russians and one Ukrainian. President Sergei Bagapsh stressed the necessity of having a multi-ethnic parliament, where all the minorities were represented. He also stated that the prevailing issue of the election campaign was achieving international recognition for the de facto independent state.


2007 Abkhazian parliamentary election, Campaign
Three parties supported Bagapsh; the United Abkhazia, Aitaira and Amtsakhara, whilst the Forum of Abkhaz People’s Unity supported Vice President Raul Khadjimba.


2007 Abkhazian parliamentary election, Results
Of the 35 elected members, 28 supported President Bagapsh, seven the opposition. 26 were ethnic Abkhaz, three Russian, three Armenian, two Georgian and one Turkish. Voter turnout was 47.25% in the first round.


2007 Abkhazian parliamentary election, Reactions
Neither Georgia nor the EU recognised the elections citing a lack of participation by Georgian refugees.


2007 Abu Dhabi Series
The Abu Dhabi Series, also known as the Warid Cricket Series, was a cricket tournament, contested between Pakistan and Sri Lanka, from 18 to 22 May 2007. It was hosted on neutral soil, all 3 ODIs being played at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi, UAE. It will be the first matches played by either side since the conclusion of the 2007 Cricket World Cup. Pakistan went on to win the series 2-1, only losing the final match of the series. All 3 matches were Day/Night matches.


2007 Abu Dhabi Series, Squad lists, Squad changes, Pakistan
Following the retirement of Inzamam-ul-Haq after Pakistan's shock World Cup Group Stage exit, Pakistan named Shoaib Malik as ul-Haq's successor as captain. Younis Khan and Shoaib Akhtar were both dropped - Akhtar for his fitness, whilst Khan is playing English county cricket with Yorkshire County Cricket Club. Salman Butt was recalled to the team after 9 months out of the side.


2007 Abu Dhabi Series, Squad lists, Squad changes, Sri Lanka
Only nine of the fifteen players in the Sri Lankan squad who were present for their 2007 World Cup campaign are in the squad for the Abu Dhabi Series - Russel Arnold retired following the World Cup, whilst Muttiah Muralitharan, Kumar Sangakkara and Chaminda Vaas were all rested in order to be given the opportunity to play for their respective English county cricket teams. Young bowler Nuwan Kulasekara was dropped from the side, as well as former captain Marvan Atapattu, with Sri Lanka Cricket explaining they wanted to give experience to younger players, such as Malinda Warnapura who had earlier impressed for Sri Lanka A.


2007 Abu Dhabi Series, Squad lists, Squad changes, Coaches
Both teams had experienced recent changes in coaches: Pakistan's coach Bob Woolmer died in the West Indies following the team's exit from the World Cup - the investigation into his death, amidst claims of murder, is still ongoing. No full-time coach had been named before the series, although there has been speculation as to current Bangladesh coach Dav Whatmore taking over once he steps down at the end of India's tour of Bangladesh. Sri Lanka's coach Tom Moody announced his intention to leave Sri Lanka and return to Australia to coach the Western Warriors following the series.


2007 Acropolis International Basketball Tournament
The Acropolis International Tournament 2007 was a basketball tournament held in OAKA Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece, from August 20 until August 22, 2007. This was the 21st edition of the Acropolis International Basketball Tournament. The four participating teams were Greece, Lithuania, Slovenia and Italy.


2007 Acropolis Rally
Results of Acropolis Rally (54th BP Ultimate Acropolis Rally of Greece), 8th round of 2007 World Rally Championship, was run on May 31 - June 3:


2007 Acura Classic
The 2007 Acura Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in San Diego in the United States which was part of Tier I of the 2007 WTA Tour. It was the 29th edition of the tournament and was held from July 30 through August 5, 2007. First-seeded Maria Sharapova won the singles title and earned $181,980 first-prize money as well as 430 ranking points.


2007 Acura Classic, Finals, Doubles
Cara Black /  Liezel Huber defeated  Victoria Azarenka /  Anna Chakvetadze 7–5, 6–4


2007 Acura Classic – Doubles
Cara Black and Rennae Stubbs were the defending champions but chose to participate with different partners. Stubbs teamed up with Kveta Peschke and was eliminated in the second round. Black paired up with Liezel Huber and together they won the title after defeating Victoria Azarenka and Anna Chakvetadze 7–5, 6–4 in the final.


2007 Acura Classic – Doubles, Seeds
The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.


2007 Acura Classic – Singles
Maria Sharapova successfully defended her title, by defeating Patty Schnyder in the final.


2007 Acura Classic – Singles, Seeds
The top 8 seeds received a bye into the second round.


2007 Adamawa State gubernatorial election
The 2007 Adamawa State gubernatorial election was the 4th gubernatorial election of Adamawa State. Held on April 14, 2007, the People's Democratic Party nominee Murtala Nyako won the election, defeating Joel Madaki of the Labour Party.


2007 Adamawa State gubernatorial election, Results
Murtala Nyako from the People's Democratic Party won the election, defeating Joel Madaki from the Labour Party. Registered voters was 1,315,950.


2007 Adelaide Film Festival
The 3rd Adelaide Film Festival took place in Adelaide, South Australia, from 22 February to 4 March 2007. Katrina Sedgwick was again Festival Director. Rolf de Heer received the 2007 Don Dunstan Award for his contribution to the Australian film industry.


2007 Adelaide Film Festival
The festival opened with Lucky Miles, directed by Michael James Rowland, and closed with Dr. Plonk, directed by Rolf de Heer. Both films had received funding from the Adelaide Film Festival Investment Fund.


2007 Adelaide Film Festival
In all, the festival presented twelve new Australian movies in which it had invested.


2007 Adelaide Film Festival
The inaugural Natuzzi International Award for Best Feature Film was won by the Chinese film Still Life, directed and written by Jia Zhang-ke.


2007 Adelaide Film Festival, Competition, Jury
The following people were selected for the In Competition Jury:


2007 Adelaide Film Festival, Competition, In Competition
The following films were selected for the In Competition section:


2007 Adelaide Film Festival, Awards
The Don Dunstan Award was won by Rolf de Heer.


2007 Adelaide Film Festival, Festival poster and controversy
The festival's poster depicted a film festival "Eyeball guy" concept. Developed originally by Marketing Manager  and Graphic Designer . A small controversy arose when a similar poster design was employed for the 28th Durban International Film Festival (20 June to 1 July 2007). After discussions, the coincidence was eventually put down to "synchronicity".


2007 Adelaide Sevens
The 2007 Adelaide Sevens, promoted as the International Rugby Sevens Adelaide 2007, was a rugby sevens tournament that was part of the IRB Sevens World Series in the 2006–07 season. It was the Australian Sevens leg of the series, held over the weekend of 7 and 8 April at the Adelaide Oval in South Australia.


2007 Adelaide Sevens
It was the first such tournament in Adelaide, and replaced the Singapore Sevens. The competition was won by Fiji who defeated Samoa 21–7 in the Cup final.


2007 Adelaide Sevens
The tournament was the fourth completed edition of the Australian Sevens, with the event returning after a three-year absence following the 2003 Brisbane Sevens.


2007 Adelaide Sevens, Format
The teams were drawn into four pools of four teams each. Each team played the other teams in their pool once, with 3 points awarded for a win, 2 points for a draw, and 1 point for a loss (no points awarded for a forfeit). The top two teams from each pool advanced to the Cup/Plate brackets. The bottom two teams from each group went on to the Bowl/Shield brackets.


2007 Adelaide Sevens, Pool stage
Play on the first day of the tournament consisted of matches between teams in the same pool on a round robin basis. The following is a list of the recorded results.


2007 Adelaide Sevens, Finals
Play on the second day of the tournament consisted of finals matches for the Shield, Bowl, Plate, and Cup competitions. The following is a list of the recorded results.


2007 Aerobic Gymnastics European Championships
The 5th Aerobic Gymnastics European Championships was held in Szombathely, Hungary, November 18–25, 2007.


2007 Africa Cup
The 2007 Africa Cup was the eighth edition of highest level rugby union tournament in Africa. The competition involved twelve teams that were divided into two zones (North and South). Each zone was then divided into two pools of three. Each pool winner then qualified for a semi-final; the semi-final winners then played each other in the final.


2007 Africa Cup, Pool stage
Bonus point system: 4 points for a win, 2 for a draw, 0 for a loss, 1 point for scoring four tries in a game, 1 point for losing by seven or less.


2007 Africa One Antonov An-26 crash
The 2007 Africa One Antonov An-26 crash occurred when a twin engine Antonov An-26, belonging to the Congolese air carrier Africa One, crashed and burned shortly after takeoff from N'djili Airport in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo on October 4, 2007. The flight left N'djili at 10:43 local time bound for Tshikapa, a distance of 650 km to the east.


2007 Africa One Antonov An-26 crash, Background
The flight was variously reported as operated by El Sam Airlines or Malila Airlift, with the aircraft leased from Africa One. Both carriers are on the list of air carriers banned in the EU, as are all but one of the Congolese airlines. The aircraft was an Antonov An-26, registered 9Q-COS.


2007 Africa One Antonov An-26 crash, Background
The flight was a commercial cargo flight carrying at least 28, including a flight crew of five. The flight manifest stated that there were 16 passengers aboard, but more boarded the flight shortly before takeoff.


2007 Africa One Antonov An-26 crash, Crash
The Russian foreign ministry reports that the aircraft lost a propeller, then a wing struck an obstacle, shearing the wing off prior to crashing. Striking a market before coming to rest at a residence at 77 Mayulu Av in the Kingasani district of the Kimbanseke commune, at least 30 people on the ground were killed. The reports of survivors are conflicting: initial reports had all aboard killed, including the Russian pilot, copilot and flight engineer, yet later Reuters reported that an on-board mechanic survived, while Associated Press claims a flight attendant also survived, bringing the total number of survivors to two.


2007 Africa One Antonov An-26 crash, Crash, Mechanic's account
The on-board mechanic, M. Dédé Ngamba, was possibly the sole surviving passenger. His description (in French) was,


2007 Africa One Antonov An-26 crash, Crash, Mechanic's account
Nous avons décollé après trois minutes de taxi. Aussitôt, j’ai constaté que l’avion s’est mis à tanguer. L’effort du pilote de faire monter l’avion est demeuré vain. C’est alors que l’hôtesse m’a dit de mettre la ceinture de sécurité. En ce moment, l’avion a commencé à voler plus bas et il a percuté un palmier et perdu une aile. Ensuite, il a commencé à percuter des maisons. Tous les colis des marchandises qui étaient à bord ont fait mouvement vers l’avant de l’avion. J’ai aperçu à côté de moi un trou par lequel je suis sorti sans savoir comment, et je suis tombé sur une flaque d’eau sablonneuse. J’ai pu alors contempler les flammes de l’avion qui consumait. Il ne s’agissait pas d’un poids exagéré. C’est une simple défaillance mécanique.


2007 Africa One Antonov An-26 crash, Crash, Mechanic's account
We had taken off after taxiing for three minutes. At once, I noted that the plane started to pitch. The effort of the pilot to right the plane remained vain. At this point in time the stewardess told me to put on my seat belt. At that time, the plane started to fly low and it struck a palm tree and lost a wing. Then it started to strike houses. All the parcels of goods which were on board shifted toward the front of the plane. I noticed beside me a hole by which I left without knowing how, and I fell into a mud puddle. I then could contemplate the flames which consumed the plane. It was not about excess weight. It's a simple mechanical failure.


2007 Africa One Antonov An-26 crash, Aftermath
The crash was similar to the 1996 Air Africa crash, which also involved an Antonov An-32 overshooting the runway (albeit at Kinshasa's other airport N'Dolo) with massive casualties on the ground. The DRC has an aviation safety track record that has been dubbed "an embarrassment" by the IATA, and the Transport Minister Rémy Henri Kuseyo Gatanga was fired by the President for culpable negligence in failing to enforce adequate standards and procedures for aviation safety management. One source indicates that the lifting of the Transport Minister's ban on Antonov flights over DRC territory was not by his order but rather that of the Minister of State to the Head of State.


2007 Africa One Antonov An-26 crash, Aftermath
A formal Parliamentary commission of inquiry was convened 19 October 2007, with Jean-Lucien Bussa as president and Lessendjina as vice-president. The prosecutor's office of N'Djili is seized of the matter.


2007 Africa One Antonov An-26 crash, Aftermath
Notwithstanding the ban, another Antonov (this one an An-12 registered as ER-AXI) was reported by Radio Okapi to have had a minor motor fire at Bangoka International Airport at Kisangani early in the afternoon of 1 November 2007. No injuries and minor damage were reported.


2007 Africa One Antonov An-26 crash, Aftermath
Three months after the crash, Moscow offered US$200,000 in economic aid to the injured parties.


2007 African Judo Championships
The 2007 African Judo Championships was organised by the African Judo Union in Algiers, Algeria from 12 July 2007 to 14 July 2007.


2007 African Junior Athletics Championships
The 2007 African Junior Athletics Championships was the eighth edition of the biennial, continental athletics tournament for African athletes aged 19 years or younger. It was held in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, from 9–12 August. A total of 44 events were contested, 22 by men and 22 by women.


2007 African Modern Pentathlon Championship
The 2007 African Modern Pentathlon Championship took place in Cairo, Egypt from 22 February to 25 February. It served as an Olympic qualification event. The gold medallists earned qualification to the Olympic Games.


2007 African Olympic Field Hockey Qualifier
The 2007 African Olympic Qualifier was the first edition of the African field hockey qualification tournament for the Summer Olympics for men and women. It was held from 14 to 22 July 2007 in Nairobi, Kenya. The winners of each tournament qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics.


2007 African Olympic Field Hockey Qualifier
2007 All-Africa Games were supposed to be the African qualifier for 2008 Olympics, but as the host country Algeria lacks suitable venues, field hockey was not part of the games, forcing the African Hockey Federation to hold a separate tournament.


2007 African Rally Championship
The 2007 African Rally Championship season (ARC) was an international rally championship organized by the FIA. The champion was Zimbabwean driver Conrad Rautenbach.


2007 African U-17 Championship
The 2007 African U-17 Championship was a football competition organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The tournament took place in Togo. For the first time, the top four teams qualified for the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup (because of his expansion from 16 teams to 24) instead of three, as it has been on previous tournaments.


2007 African U-17 Championship qualification, Preliminary round
The first leg matches were played on either the 14th, 15th, 16th or 17 July 2006. The second leg matches were played on 29 July 2006. The winners advanced to the First Round.


2007 African U-17 Championship qualification, First round
The first leg matches were played on either the 16th or 17 September 2006. The second leg matches were played on 14 October 2006. The winners advanced to the Second Round.


2007 African U-17 Championship qualification, Second round
The first leg matches were played on either the 24th, 25th or 26 November 2006. The second leg matches were played on 9th or 10 December 2006. The winners advanced to the Finals.


2007 African Youth Championship
The African Youth Championship 2007 was held in the Republic of the Congo. It also served as qualification for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup.


2007 African Youth Championship, Qualification, Preliminary Round
Cape Verde, Swaziland and Uganda withdrew. As a result, Senegal, Mozambique and Zimbabwe advanced to the next round.


2007 African Youth Championship, Qualification, First Round
Benin and DR Congo withdrew. As a result, Tunisia and Burkina Faso advanced to the next round.


2007 African floods
The 2007 floods of Africa was reported by the UN to be one of the worst floodings in recorded history. The flooding started with rains on September 14, 2007 local time. Over 14 countries had been affected in the continent of Africa, 250 people were reported to have been killed by the flooding and 1.5 million were affected. The UN had issued warnings of water borne diseases and locust infestations.


2007 African floods, Info from African sources, Ghana
400,000 were homeless with at least 20 people dead and crops and livestock had been washed away.


2007 African floods, Info from African sources, Ghana
Some villages and communities have now been totally wiped off the map of Ghana


2007 African floods, Info from African sources, Ethiopia
17 people were reported dead. In the Afar Region, the Awash River flooded caused a dam to collapse. Around 4,500 people were stranded, surrounded by water.


2007 African floods, Info from African sources, Uganda
150,000 people were displaced and 21 reported dead. 170 schools were under water.


2007 African floods, Info from African sources, Rwanda
18 people were reported dead and 500 residences were washed away by floods.


2007 African floods, Info from African sources, Mali
5 bridges had collapsed and 250 residences were washed away.


2007 Africa–EU Summit
The Africa-EU Summit, which was held on 8 December – 9 December 2007 in Lisbon, Portugal, was the second summit between heads of state and government from EU and Africa (the first having been held in Cairo in 2000). It was hosted by Portugal, the holder of the EU's rotating presidency. During the summit, the "Joint EU-Africa Strategy", the "Action Plan" and the "Lisbon Declaration" were adopted.


2007 Africa–EU Summit
There was controversy about the attendance of Robert Mugabe, the President of Zimbabwe, as he is subject to an EU travel ban. The European Commission president, José Manuel Barroso, defended inviting Mugabe to attend, saying that "If international leaders decided not to go to those conferences involving countries which do not have reasonable human rights records, I'm afraid we would not be attending many conferences at all." Because of Mugabe's attendance, Prime Minister Gordon Brown of the UK stayed away, and United Kingdom was represented by Baroness Amos. Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek of the Czech Republic also stayed away for the same reason.


2007 Africa–EU Summit, Issues and results of the summit
The summit agreed on eight strategic partnerships and an action plan and agreed to meet again in 2010.


2007 Africa–EU Summit, Issues and results of the summit
The existing preferential trade agreements between the EU and the ACP countries would  not be compatible with WTO rules, except for a waiver which terminated at the end of 2007, and it had been hoped to replace these arrangements by WTO-compatible Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs), but these were rejected by the African delegations.


2007 Africa–EU Summit, Issues and results of the summit
Differences on human rights centered on Zimbabwe and its president, Robert Mugabe, as well as the Darfur conflict.


2007 Afro-Asia Cup
The second Afro-Asia Cup was played from 6 June until 10 June 2007, hosted by India. The three ODI and one Twenty20 matches were broadcast live on ESPN, after Nimbus had pulled out from the deal with Asian Cricket Council. The Twenty20 match did not have official status as a Twenty20 international or a regular Twenty20 match.


2007 Afro-Asia Cup
Asia XI claimed the first title in the competition's history, following a tied series in 2005, with a 3–0 whitewash of the African XI. Asian XI captain Mahela Jayawardene was named player of the tournament for his 217 runs, including a half century and a century, in the three ODIs. This cup Held the Record for highest overall runs scored in a 3-match series with 1892 runs being scored until it is broken by India vs England in January 2017 with an overall total of 2090 runs.


2007 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations
The 2007 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations, officially called AFC Asia/Africa Challenge Cup was played between the winners of the 2004 AFC Asian Cup Japan and the winners of the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations Egypt. The competition returned after 10 years, the previous edition was held in 1997. It was held into one leg in Japan.


2007 Air Canada Cup
The 2007 Air Canada Cup was the fifth edition of the women's ice hockey tournament. It was held from January 3-7, 2007 in Ravensburg, Germany. The Canadian U22 national team won the tournament by defeating Germany in the final.


2007 Air Force Falcons football team
The 2007 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 2007 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first year head coach Troy Calhoun, they played their home games at Falcon Stadium as a member of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 9–4, 6–2 in Mountain West play to finish in second place. They were invited to the Armed Forces Bowl where they lost to California.


2007 Air New Zealand Cup
The 2007 Air New Zealand Cup was a provincial rugby union competition involving 14 teams from New Zealand. Matches started on Thursday 26 July 2007, and the Final, in which Auckland defeated Wellington, was held on Saturday 20 October.


2007 Air New Zealand Cup
This season was the second of the expanded competition, which succeeded the First Division of the National Provincial Championship. There were some major changes to the competition from that of the 2006 season. The original Rounds One (initial pool play) and Two (Top Six and Repechage phases) were scrapped. Instead, there was a 10-week round robin in which every team will miss out on playing 3 teams in the competition. This was followed by the quarterfinals, semifinal and the final as in 2006.


2007 Air New Zealand Cup, Standings
The top eight teams in pool play advanced to the quarterfinals.


2007 Air New Zealand Cup, Standings
Table notes:   Clinched home quarterfinal berth   Clinched away quarterfinal berth


2007 Air New Zealand Screen Awards
The 2007 Air New Zealand Screen Awards were held on Wednesday 1 August 2007 at SkyCity Theatre in Auckland, New Zealand. It was to be the final stand-alone NZ Screen Awards, as in 2008 the awards merged with the Qantas Television Awards and became the Qantas Film and Television Awards.


2007 Air New Zealand Screen Awards
Unlike previous years, the 2007 awards did not include a section for feature films, as the New Zealand Screen Director's Guild felt there had not been enough feature films released to "warrant a robust competition". Films produced in the 2007 eligibility period would be eligible for entry in the 2008 awards.


2007 Air New Zealand Screen Awards, Nominees and Winners
There were 24 television categories (an decrease of six on 2006), two digital feature categories, four short film categories and no feature film categories.


2007 Akron Zips football team
The 2007 Akron Zips football team represented the University of Akron in the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Akron competed as a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The Zips were led by J. D. Brookhart in his fourth year as head coach.


2007 Akwa Ibom State gubernatorial election
The 2007 Akwa Ibom State gubernatorial election was the 4th gubernatorial election of Akwa Ibom State. Held on April 14, 2007, the People's Democratic Party nominee Godswill Akpabio won the election, defeating James Iniama of the Action Congress of Nigeria.


2007 Akwa Ibom State gubernatorial election, Results
Godswill Akpabio from the People's Democratic Party won the election, defeating James Iniama from the Action Congress of Nigeria. Registered voters was 1,408,197.


2007 Al Amarah bombings
The 2007 Al Amarah bombings occurred on December 13, 2007 when three simultaneous car bombs detonated in Al Amarah, Iraq, capital of Maysan province. The attack left 46 people dead and 149 others wounded.


2007 Al Amarah bombings
The explosions hit Dijlah Street, a commercial thoroughfare, destroying  shops and restaurants. According to witnesses the second car bomb, which was the most powerful of the three, blew up in front of Jalal Restaurant. As people were rushing to help the injured at the restaurant the third explosion occurred.


2007 Al Hillah bombings
The 2007 Al Hillah bombings killed 200  people, mostly Shia Muslims on a pilgrimage, on 6 March 2007 in Al Hillah, Iraq.


2007 Al Hillah bombings
Two suicide bombers wearing explosive vests joined the huge crowds surging into the city for a traditional religious festival. The attack was just one of a few on a particularly bloody day for Iraq as almost 200 people were killed throughout the country.


2007 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
The 2007 Alabama Crimson Tide football team represented the University of Alabama for the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tide was led by its new head coach Nick Saban, a former head coach of rival LSU. Despite a strong 6–2 start, they finished out the season by losing four of their final five games. The team closed the regular season at 6–6 (4–4, SEC) and lost for a sixth-straight time to rival Auburn. The Tide defeated Colorado in the 2007 Independence Bowl 30–24 to finish the season at a 7–6.


2007 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Before the season
During the 2006 campaign, the Crimson Tide completed a 6–6 regular season record. Following their loss to Auburn in the Iron Bowl, head coach Mike Shula was subsequently fired on November 27 after four years with the program. At that time athletic director Mal Moore announced defensive coordinator Joe Kines would serve as interim head coach for the Independence Bowl. The Tide went on to lose their final game against Oklahoma State (34–31) in the Independence Bowl to finish with a 6–7 record.


2007 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Before the season, Returning starters
Alabama had 18 returning starters from the previous season, including nine on offense, five on defense, and four on special teams. The most notable departures from the previous year were Kenneth Darby and Le'Ron McClain on offense and Dominic Lee, Jeremy Clark, Juwan Simpson, Terrence Jones, Jeffrey Dukes and Ramzee Robinson on defense.


2007 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Before the season, Returning starters
The Crimson Tide offense returned all three quarterbacks at the top of the depth chart, including starter John Parker Wilson. The entire starting offensive line returned, anchored by freshman All-American Andre Smith, along with reinforcements by the top four tight ends from the 2006 depth chart. Alabama's receiving unit was led by its wide receivers D. J. Hall, who broke nearly every Alabama-receiving record in school history in 2006. The Alabama defense returned five starters in 2007, based on the 3–3–5 scheme that was run in 2006. The Tide in 2007 had a new starting nose tackle, outside linebacker, strongside linebacker, cornerback, and a starting safety.


2007 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Before the season, Recruiting class
Alabama's recruiting class was highlighted by three players from the "ESPN 150": No. 72 Kerry Murphy (DT); No. 80 William Vlachos (OG); and No. 118 Luther Davis (DE). Alabama signed the No. 10 recruiting class according to Rivals and the No. 22 according to Scout.


2007 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Schedule
The Sagarin computer ratings calculated Alabama's strength of schedule to be the 31st most difficult out of the 245 Division I teams. The Cosgrove Computer Rankings calculated it as the 55th most difficult out of the 119 Division I FBS teams in its rankings. Alabama's 2007 schedule was officially released on July 24, 2006. It featured six pre-season AP Top 25 teams, eight of which made bowl games in 2006.


2007 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Schedule
In accordance with conference rules, Alabama faced all five Western Division opponents: Arkansas, Auburn, LSU, Mississippi State, and Ole Miss. They also faced three Eastern Division opponents: official SEC rival Tennessee, Georgia, and Vanderbilt. Alabama did not play SEC opponents Florida, Kentucky and South Carolina. Alabama also played four non-conference games. The non-conference schedule included games against Western Carolina of the Southern Conference, Florida State of the Atlantic Coast Conference, Houston of Conference USA and Louisiana–Monroe of the Sun Belt Conference. For the 2007 Independence Bowl, Alabama played Colorado of the Big 12 Conference.


2007 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Coaching staff
On January 3, 2007, Alabama announced that Nick Saban was hired from the Miami Dolphins to serve as the program's 27th head coach. In the weeks that followed, Saban worked to fill his staff. The first hires came on January 9 with Kirby Smart hired from the Dolphins to serve as defensive coordinator; Kevin Steele from Florida State to serve as head defensive coach; and Lance Thompson from Central Florida to serve as linebackers coach. On January 11, Joe Pendry of the Houston Texans was hired to serve as an assistant head and linebackers coach.


2007 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Coaching staff
On January 12 Saban hired two more assistants. Ron Middleton was hired from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to serve as both the tight ends and special teams coach and Bo Davis from the Dolphins was hired as defensive line coach. On January 13 Major Applewhite was hired from Rice to serve as both offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. On January 16 Burton Burns was hired from Clemson to serve as both associate head and running backs coach. On February 19 Curt Cignetti was hired from NC State to serve as both receivers coach and recruiting coordinator to fill the final position on Saban's inaugural coaching staff.


2007 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Western Carolina
The Nick Saban era commenced before a sold-out, home crowd of 92,138 by defeating the Western Carolina Catamounts 52–6 for both Nick Saban's first regular season game and victory as Alabama's head coach. Redshirt freshman running back Terry Grant scored the first touchdown of the season, on the first offensive play of the game, with a 47-yard touchdown run. Grant then scored his second touchdown on a one-yard run to give Alabama a 14–0 lead at the end of the first quarter. After a successful, 34-yard Jonathon Parsons field goal by the Catamounts, Grant scored his third touchdown of the evening on a 21-yard run. Leigh Tiffin then hit a 21-yard field goal to give Alabama a 24–3 halftime lead.


2007 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Western Carolina
Bama continued the scoring in the third quarter with another pair of touchdowns. The first came on a one-yard Glen Coffee run and the second on a one-yard touchdown pass from Greg McElroy to Nick Walker. After a second Parsons field goal for Western Carolina, Alabama scored touchdowns on a one-yard Jimmy Johns run and a 25-yard Roy Upchurch run to make the final score 52–6. For his 134-yard, three touchdown performance, Terry Grant was named the SEC Freshman of the Week.


2007 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Vanderbilt
For the 19th consecutive time, stretching back to the 1984 season, Alabama defeated the Vanderbilt Commodores to open conference play. In this contest, the Crimson Tide were victorious before a sold-out crowd of 39,773 at Vanderbilt Stadium 24–10 for Nick Saban's first conference victory as Alabama's head coach. After Javier Arenas returned the first punt of the game 69-yards to the one-yard line, for the second week in a row Terry Grant scored a touchdown on Alabama's first offensive play with his one-yard run. Leigh Tiffin hit a 20-yard field goal later in the quarter as did the Commodores' Bryant Hahnfeldt from 33 yards to make the score 10–3 at the end of the first. A pair of Tiffin field goals from 40 and 29 yards extended Bama's lead to 16–3 at the half.


2007 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Vanderbilt
After being held scoreless in the third quarter, Grant scored his second touchdown of the afternoon on a two-yard run early in the fourth quarter. With a successful two-point conversion pass from John Parker Wilson to Nick Walker, Alabama extended their lead to 24–3. Vanderbilt did score a late touchdown on a 15-yard Adams Mackenzi pass to George Smith to make the finals score 24–10. For his 173-yard, two touchdown performance, and for the second consecutive week, Terry Grant was named the SEC Freshman of the Week. The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against the Commodores to 58–19–4 (61–18–4 without NCAA vacations and forfeits).


2007 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Arkansas
In what was considered their first true test of the season, Alabama built an early 21-point lead but had to mount a come-from-behind drive in the final two minutes of the game in order to capture a 41–38 victory against the Arkansas Razorbacks. Bama took a 21–0 lead into the second quarter after a pair of D. J. Hall touchdown receptions of nine and 35 yards from John Parker Wilson and a 14-yard Glen Coffee run. The Razorbacks closed the gap to 21–10 at the half after Casey Dick threw a 40-yard touchdown pass to Crosby Tuck and Alex Tejada converted a 22-yard field goal.


2007 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Arkansas
Alabama extended their lead to 31–10 in the third quarter after a 24-yard Leigh Tiffin field goal and a two-yard Wilson touchdown pass to Nick Walker. From this point, Arkansas scored four touchdowns to take a 38–31 lead late into the fourth quarter. Dick hit Andrew Davie for a two-yard touchdown reception late in the third. In the fourth Darren McFadden scored on runs of one and five yards on consecutive drives, and Peyton Hillis had a seven-yard touchdown reception to give the Razorbacks a 38–31 lead with 8:08 remaining in the game. Tiffin converted a 42-yard field goal and with 4:20 remaining in the game and then with only 0:08 remaining Wilson hit Matt Caddell for a four-yard, game-winning touchdown reception.


2007 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Arkansas
With his 172 yards receiving, D. J. Hall set a new Crimson Tide record for career receiving yardage previously held by Ozzie Newsome with 2,070 yards. The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against the Razorbacks to 8–8 (11–7 without NCAA vacations and forfeits).


2007 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Georgia
A week after upsetting Arkansas and entering both the AP and Coaches' Polls, Alabama was defeated in overtime by the Georgia Bulldogs 26–23. The Crimson Tide found themselves trailing 7–0 early in the first quarter after a 10-yard touchdown pass from Matthew Stafford to Thomas Brown. Brandon Coutu and Leigh Tiffin each added a field goal in the second quarter for their respective teams to give the Bulldogs a lead 10–3 at halftime.


2007 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Georgia
In the third quarter, Alabama's John Parker Wilson scrambled for a one-yard touchdown run, but the Bulldogs immediately answered on their next drive with a six-yard rushing touchdown from Knowshon Moreno. Coutu connected on a 47-yard field goal, as the Bulldogs extended their lead in the fourth quarter to 20–10. Alabama responded with 22-yard Tiffin field goal and a second rushing touchdown from Wilson, to force overtime. On their first possession of overtime, Alabama failed to move the football and Leigh Tiffin connected on a 42-yard field goal. As for Georgia, Stafford connected on a 25-yard pass to Mikey Henderson, on their first offensive play in overtime, and the Bulldogs left Tuscaloosa 26–23 overtime winners. The loss brought Alabama's all-time record against the Bulldogs to 35–25–4.


2007 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Florida State
In what was Alabama's first regular season game played at a neutral site since the Kickoff Classic in 1986, Alabama was defeated in the inaugural River City Showdown at Jacksonville, Florida by the Florida State Seminoles 21–14. After a scoreless first half, the Seminoles got on the board first in the third quarter. Florida State scored on their first play of the second half when Xavier Lee connected with De'Cody Fagg for a seven-yard touchdown reception. The Seminoles extended their lead to 14–0 early in the fourth quarter on a five-yard Antone Smith touchdown run.


2007 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Florida State
Alabama scored their first points of the evening late in the fourth quarter when John Parker Wilson threw a seven-yard touchdown pass to D. J. Hall to cut the Florida State lead to 14–7. On the Seminoles' next offensive possession when Lee threw a 70-yard touchdown pass to Fagg and extended their lead to 21–7. The Crimson Tide then cut the lead after Wilson hit Keith Brown for a 17-yard touchdown reception. However, Alabama was unable to recover the onside kick on the ensuing kickoff and lost by the final score of 21–14.


2007 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Florida State
The 85,412 fans at the game set the attendance record for Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, exceeding numbers of Super Bowl XXXIX or any of the annual Florida–Georgia rivalry games. It was the first time the teams had met since 1974, and it was the first meeting since Birmingham, Alabama native Bobby Bowden took over as head coach of the Seminoles. The loss brought Alabama's all-time record against the Seminoles to 2–1–1.


2007 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Houston
Coming on the heels of two consecutive losses, the Crimson Tide defeated the Houston Cougars on homecoming in Tuscaloosa 30–24. After the first quarter, Alabama led Houston 23–0 after scoring a trio of touchdowns and a safety. John Parker Wilson scored the first touchdown of the afternoon on a one-yard run to cap the opening, 13 play, 80-yard drive. On the ensuing Cougar drive, Wallace Gilberry sacked Houston quarterback Blake Joseph for a safety and a 9–0 Alabama lead. The Crimson Tide then closed the first quarter with a pair of Wilson touchdown passes to take a 23–0 lead into the second quarter. The first came on a 23-yard pass to Nikita Stover and the second on a 23-yard pass to Mike McCoy.


2007 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Houston
Holding Alabama scoreless in the second quarter, before halftime Houston managed to score their first touchdown on a 68-yard Joseph pass to Donnie Avery to make the halftime score 23–7. A 34-yard Houston field goal in the third quarter made the score 23–10 before Alabama scored its final touchdown on a four-yard Glen Coffee run to make it 30–10. The game appeared over going into the fourth quarter, but Houston attempted a comeback by scoring two touchdowns to come within six points of the Tide.


2007 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Houston
Houston scored a pair of touchdowns in the fourth on a two-yard Case Keenum run and a 30-yard Keenum pass to Anthony Alridge to cut the score to 30–24. On the last play of the game, Houston almost scored another touchdown to win the game, but an interception in the endzone by Simeon Castille sealed the victory for Bama. For his eleven tackle, two sack performance, Wallace Gilberry was named SEC Defensive Line Player of the Week. The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against the Cougars to 9–0 (10–0 without NCAA vacations).


2007 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Ole Miss
In an unexpected offensive showcase, the Alabama managed to defeat the Ole Miss Rebels 27–24 in Oxford. Leigh Tiffin opened the scoring with a 27-yard field goal to give the Crimson Tide a 3–0 lead. The Rebels responded with an eight-yard Dexter McCluster touchdown reception from Seth Adams to take a 7–3 lead at the end of the first quarter. In the second quarter Alabama scored a pair of touchdowns with the first coming on a two-yard Glen Coffee run and the second on a one-yard John Parker Wilson run. Ole Miss added a 22-yard Joshua Shene field goal and Alabama was up 17–10 at the half.


2007 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Ole Miss
Ole Miss took a 24–17 lead into the fourth quarter following a pair of touchdowns in the third. Adams scored on a three-yard run then connected with Mike Hicks for a 17-yard touchdown reception in the period. The Crimson Tide then mounted a fourth quarter comeback. Terry Grant scored on a three-yard run and Tiffin kicked the game-winning field goal from 24 yards with 5:14 remaining in the game. Ole Miss attempted to score on their last drive to either force the game into overtime with a field goal or win with a touchdown.


2007 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Ole Miss
With a fourth-and-22 on Alabama's 45-yard line, Adams completed a pass to Shay Hodge at the 3-yard line. However, the call was reviewed and then reversed after Nick Saban called a timeout to give the officials more time to look at the replay. John Parker Wilson was 26 for 40 and threw an interception and no touchdowns. The defense was able to force three interceptions on the day. The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against the Rebels to 41–9–2 (45–8–2 without NCAA vacations and forfeits).