- May 2 Joel Embiid wins the NBA Most Valuable Player Award
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May 3 Manchester City's Norwegian striker Erling Haaland scores in a 3-0 win over West Ham to set a new record for most goals scored in a single Premier League season (35)
- May 3 MLB LA Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani joins NY Yankee legend Babe Ruth as only pitcher to strike out 500 batters and hit over 100 career home runs in 6-4 over the Cardinals in St. Louis
- May 6 149th Kentucky Derby: Venezuelan jockey Javier Castellano and trainer Gustavo Delgado win their first Derby with 15-1 chance Mage
PM Imran Khan Arrested
May 9 Former Pakistani PM Imran Khan dramatically arrested at the High Court in Islamabad, prompting violent protests between his supporters and security forces [1]
- May 10 Boston Red Sox reliever Kenley Jansen becomes seventh MLB pitcher to earn 400 career saves, in 5-2 victory over Braves in Atlanta
- May 16 Intense floods in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy causes 23 rivers to burst their banks, resulting in at least 13 deaths and cancellation of the F1 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix [1]
PGA Championship
May 21 PGA Championship Men's Golf, Oak Hill CC: Brooks Koepka claims his third career PGA C'ship and fifth major title by 2 shots over Viktor Hovland and Scottie Scheffler
- May 26 Philadelphia Phillies reliever Craig Kimbrel becomes eighth MLB pitcher to earn 400 career saves, in 6-4 victory over Braves in Atlanta
- May 28 Indianapolis 500: Josef Newgarden produces an audacious pass of defending champion Marcus Ericsson for his first Indy victory; team owner Roger Penske 19th race win
- May 29 IPL Cricket Final, Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad: Ravinda Jadeja hits a boundary off the final ball for the Chennai Super Kings to beat the Gujarat Titans by 5 wickets; CSK 5th title
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