April 2007 in Sports - 14 April 2007 (Saturday)

14 April 2007 (Saturday)

• Football (soccer):
  • FA Cup Semifinal at Birmingham:
    • Watford 1–4 Manchester United

    Wayne Rooney scores twice to lead the Red Devils to Wembley on May 19.

• Boxing: "Blaze of Glory" pay-per-view at the Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas, United States:
  • Manny Pacquiao knocked out Jorge Solís at the eighth round to retain the WBC international super featherweight championship. Solis was knocked down thrice.
  • Cristian Mijares defeated Jorge Arce via uninamous decision to keep the WBC super flyweight championship.
  • Edgar Soza defeated Brian Viloria via majority decision to win the vacant WBC light flyweight championship.
  • Julio César Chávez, Jr. defeated Anthony Shuler when the referee stopped the fight. Chavez remained unbeaten.

• Cricket:
  • 2007 Cricket World Cup Super Eights
    • New Zealand 196/5 (48.2 ov.) beat South Africa 193/7 (50 ov.) by 5 wickets

• Olympic Games:
  • Chicago is selected by the United States Olympic Committee as the U.S. bid city for the 2016 Summer Olympics.

• Basketball: Southeast Asia Basketball Association Champions Cup Championship Game at Jakarta:
  • Harbour Centre 85–67 SM Britama . Harbour Centre qualifies for the 2007 FIBA Asia Champions Cup