Events in Sport
- 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
Deaths in Sport
- May 7 George Sauer, Jr., American football wide receiver (AFL All Star 1996-99; Super Bowl 1969; New York Jets), dies from heart failure at 69
- May 9 Andrew Simpson, British sailor (Olympic gold Star class 2008; World C'ship gold 2010), dies after a yacht capsize at 36
- May 11 Jack Butler, American Pro Football HOF cornerback (First-team All-Pro 1957-59; Pro Bowl 1955–58; Pittsburgh Steelers), dies from complications from staph infection at 85
- May 13 Chuck Muncie, American football running back, dies from a heart attack at 60
- May 13 Vladimir Romanovsky, Soviet sprint canoer, dies at 56
- May 16 Dick Trickle, American auto racer (7 x ARTGO C'ships, ASA AC-Delco Challenge C'ship 1984, 85; NASCAR Rookie of the Year 1989), dies by self inflicted gunshot at 71
- May 17 Ken Venturi, American golfer, broadcaster (US Open 1964), dies from multiple infections at 82
- May 20 Miloslav Kříž, Czech basketball coach (Czech Women's team, German Men's team), dies at 88
- May 24 Antonio Puchades, Spanish soccer midfielder (23 caps; Valencia 256 games), dies from Alzheimer's disease at 87
- May 24 Ron Davies, Welsh footballer (29 Welsh caps), dies at 70
- May 28 Nino Bibbia, Italian sledder (Olympic gold skeleton 1948), dies at 91
- May 30 Elliot del Borgo, American music educator (SUNY/Crane School of Music, 1966-95) and composer (1980 Winter Olympics), dies at 74
Baseball Players
Basketball Stars
Boxers
Footballers
NFL Stars
Tennis Champions