- May 4 139th Kentucky Derby: Joel Rosario aboard Orb wins in 2:02.89
Sports History
May 4 Floyd Mayweather Jr. defeats Robert Guerrero to retain his WBC Welterweight title
Sports History
May 8 Alex Ferguson announces his retirement as Manchester United's manager at the end of the season
- May 9 Everton Manager David Moyes is announced as Sir Alex Ferguson's successor at Manchester United (he only lasts 10 months)
Sports History
May 11 Bayern Munich set a new Bundesliga points record of 91
- May 11 English FA Cup Final, Wembley Stadium, London (86,254): Wigan Athletic upsets Manchester City, 1-0; Ben Watson scores 90+1' winner
PGA Players Championship
May 12 PGA Players Championship, TPC at Sawgrass: Tiger Woods wins his second PC, 2 strokes ahead of David Lingmerth, Jeff Maggert and Kevin Streelman
Appointment of Interest
May 23 Patrick Roy is named head coach of the Colorado Avalanche, his former team where he won two Stanley Cups
- May 25 UEFA Champions League Final, London: Arjen Robben scores twice as Bayern Munich beats Borussia Dortmund, 2-1 in first all-German final
- May 26 Indian Premier League T20 Cricket Final, Eden Gardens, Kolkata: Mumbai Indians beat Chennai Super Kings by 23 runs; Kieron Pollard 60 no (32)
- May 26 Indianapolis 500: Tony Kanaan becomes 4th Brazilian to win the race; fastest Indy 500 in history with Kanaan's average speed 187.433 mph; record stands until 2021
- May 26 Senior PGA Championship, Bellerive CC: Kōki Idoki of Japan wins his lone PGA event by 2 strokes from Jay Haas and Kenny Perry
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