September 2007 in Sports - 18 September 2007 (Tuesday)

18 September 2007 (Tuesday)

• Football (soccer):
  • 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup in China
    • Group B: North Korea 1–2 Sweden, Tianjin
    • Group B: Nigeria 0–1 United States, Shanghai
      • The USA and Korea DPR advance to the quarterfinals.
  • 2007–08 UEFA Champions League group stage first matches in groups A, B, C and D
    • Group A: Marseille 2 – 0 Beşiktaş
    • Group A: Porto 1 – 1 Liverpool
    • Group B: Chelsea 1 – 1 Rosenborg
    • Group B: Schalke 04 0 – 1 Valencia
    • Group C: Real Madrid 2 – 1 Werder Bremen
    • Group C: Olympiacos 1 – 1 Lazio
    • Group D: Milan 2 – 1 Benfica
    • Group D: Shakhtar Donetsk 2 – 0 Celtic

• Rugby union: 2007 Rugby World Cup in France
  • Pool C: Scotland 42–0 Romania at Edinburgh, Scotland

• Cricket
  • 2007 Twenty20 World Championship
    • Super Eights
      • Group E
        • New Zealand 164/9 (20 ov.) beat England 159/8 (20 ov.) by 5 runs
      • Group F
        • Pakistan 165/4 (19.1 ov.) beat Australia 164/7 (20 ov.) by 6 wickets
        • Sri Lanka 147/5 (20 ov.) beat Bangladesh 83 (15.5 ov.) by 64 runs