Deaths in May
1: Henry Cooper
1: Ted Lowe
7: Seve Ballesteros
8: Lionel Rose
9: Wouter Weylandt
13: Derek Boogaard
15: Samuel Wanjiru
17: Harmon Killebrew
27: Margo Dydek
29: Bill Roycroft
Current sporting seasons
Australian rules football 2011
Australian Football League
Auto racing 2011
Formula One
Sprint Cup
Nationwide Series
Camping World Truck Series
IRL IndyCar Series
World Rally Championship
WTTC
V8 Supercar
Formula Two
GP2 Series
GP3 Series
American Le Mans
Le Mans Series
Rolex Sports Car Series
FIA GT1 World Championship
Auto GP
World Series by Renault
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
Super GT
Baseball 2011
Major League Baseball
Nippon Professional Baseball
Basketball 2011
NBA
NBA Playoffs
Euroleague
EuroChallenge
France
Germany
Greece
Iran
Israel
Italy
Philippines
Commissioner's Cup
Russia
Spain
Turkey
Cricket 2011
England: County Championship Clydesdale Bank 40 India: Premier League
Darts 2011
Premier League
Football (soccer) 2011
National teams competitions
UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
International clubs competitions
UEFA (Europe) Champions League
UEFA Europa League
UEFA Women's Champions League
Copa Libertadores (South America) AFC (Asia) Champions League AFC Cup CAF (Africa) Champions League CAF Confederation Cup Domestic (national) competitions Argentina Brazil England France Germany Iran Italy Japan Norway Portugal Russia Scotland Spain Major League Soccer (USA & Canada) Women's Professional Soccer (USA)
Golf 2011
PGA Tour
European Tour
LPGA Tour
Champions Tour
Ice hockey 2011
National Hockey League
Stanley Cup playoffs
Canadian Hockey League: OHL, QMJHL, WHL Memorial Cup
Motorcycle racing 2011
Moto GP
Superbike World Championship
Supersport World Championship
Rugby league 2011
Super League
NRL
Rugby union 2011
Heineken Cup
European Challenge Cup
English Premiership
Celtic League
Top 14
Super Rugby
Sevens World Series
Tennis 2011
ATP World Tour
WTA Tour
Volleyball 2011
National teams competitions
World League
Men's European League
Women's European League
Domestic (national) competitions
Puerto Rican Women's League
Iranian Men's Super League
Days of the month
May 31, 2011 (Tuesday)
Basketball
FIBA Asia Champions Cup in Pasig, Philippines: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals) Group A: KL Dragons 77–101 ASU Sports Smart Gilas 74–64 Duhok Sports Club Standings: Smart Gilas, ASU Sports 6 points (3 matches), Duhok Sports Club 5 (4), Al-Ittihad Jeddah 4 (3), KL Dragons 3 (3). Group B: Al-Jalaa Aleppo 93–63 Al Shabab Al-Rayyan 73–78 (OT) Al-Riyadi Beirut Standings: Al-Riyadi Beirut 6 points (3 matches), Mahram Tehran, Al-Rayyan Sports 5 (3), Al-Jalaa Aleppo 4 (3), Al-Shabab Club 4 (4). NBA Finals (best-of-7 series): Game 1 in Miami: Miami Heat 92, Dallas Mavericks 84. Heat lead series 1–0.
Ice hockey
The NHL's Atlanta Thrashers have been sold to a Winnipeg-based group that will move the team to that city for the 2011–12 season. The league's owners are expected to ratify the deal at their next scheduled meeting on June 21. The move brings the NHL back to Winnipeg for the first time since the Jets left for Phoenix in 1996, and also makes Atlanta the first city to lose two NHL teams in the league's modern era.
Tennis
French Open in Paris, France, day 10: Men's singles: Fourth round: Andy Murray [4] def. Viktor Troicki [15] 4–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 7–5 Quarterfinals: Novak Djokovic [2] def. Fabio Fognini walkover Roger Federer [3] def. Gaël Monfils [9] 6–4, 6–3, 7–6(3) Women's singles - Quarterfinals: Francesca Schiavone [5] def. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova [14] 1–6, 7–5, 7–5 Marion Bartoli [11] def. Svetlana Kuznetsova [13] 7–6(4), 6–4
May 30, 2011 (Monday)