April 2007 in Sports - 17 April 2007 (Tuesday)

17 April 2007 (Tuesday)

• Cricket:
  • 2007 Cricket World Cup Super Eights
    • South Africa 157/1 (19.2 ov.) beat England 154 (48 ov.) by 9 wickets

• Football (soccer): English Premier League 2006–07
  • Manchester United 2–0 Sheffield United

  The Red Devils erect a six-point lead ahead of Chelsea for the race for the championship, but Sheffield doesn't increase their lead against Charlton Athletic avoiding the last relegation berth, which remained at 2 points.

  • Arsenal 3–1 Manchester City

  The Gunners pull ahead of Liverpool by a point for the third UEFA Champions League qualifying berth.

• Basketball:
  • NBA commissioner David Stern suspends referee Joey Crawford indefinitely after Crawford ejects San Antonio Spurs player Tim Duncan for laughing on the bench; Duncan himself was fined $25,000 for verbally abusing Crawford.