Events in Sport
- May 3 129th Kentucky Derby: Jose Santos aboard Funny Cide wins in 2:01.19
- May 7 Arsenal thrash Southampton, 6-1 at Highbury to start Gunners' amazing English Premier League record 49-game unbeaten streak; ends 24 October, 2004 with 2-0 defeat at Manchester United
- May 16 NHL Western Conference Final: Anaheim Ducks beat Minnesota Wild, 4 games to 0
- May 17 128th Preakness: Jose Santos aboard Funny Cide wins in 1:55.61
- May 17 English FA Cup Final, Millennium Stadium, Cardiff (73,726): Arsenal beats Southampton, 1-0; Robert Pires scores 38' winner for Gunners' 9th title
Laureus Awards
May 20 Laureus World Sports Awards, Grimaldi Forum, Monaco: Sportsman: Lance Armstrong (rescinded); Sportswoman: Serena Williams; Team: Brazil Men's National Football team
Golf Tournament
May 22 In Fort Worth, Texas, Annika Sörenstam becomes the first woman to play the PGA Tour in 58 years.
- May 23 NHL Eastern Conference Final: New Jersey Devils beat Ottawa Senators, 4 games to 3
- May 24 Super Rugby Final, Eden Park, Auckland: Auckland Blues beat defending champion Canterbury Crusaders, 21-17 for their 3rd title
- May 25 Indianapolis 500: French born Brazilian driver Gil de Ferran passes Penske teammate and defending champion Hélio Castroneves with 31 laps remaining for his first Indy 500 win
- May 28 11th UEFA Champions League Final: Milan beats Juventus (0-0, 3-2 on penalties) at Manchester
Sports History
May 28 Patrick Roy officially announces his retirement from the NHL
Birthdays in Sport
- May 5 Carlos Alcaraz, Spanish tennis player (US Open 2022), born in Villena, Spain
Weddings in Sport
Rahul Dravid
May 4 Indian cricketer Rahul Dravid (30) weds surgeon Vijeta Pendharkar in Bangalore, India
Dennis Rodman
May 13 NBA star Dennis Rodman (42) weds Michelle Moyer in a small civil ceremony in Newport Beach, California
Deaths in Sport
- May 1 Miss Elizabeth [Hulette], pro wrestling valet (Randy Savage), dies of overdose at 42
- May 1 Wim van Est, Dutch road cyclist (3 x stage winner Tour de France), dies at 80
- May 10 Milan Vukcevich, Yugoslavian chemist and a grandmaster of chess problem composition, dies at 66
- May 11 Ernie Toshack, Australian cricket fast bowler (12 Tests, 47 wickets), dies at 88
Dave DeBusschere (1940-2003)
May 14 American NBA forward (NY Knicks) and last ABA commissioner (1975-76), dies of a heart attack at 62
