September 2007 in Sports - 5 September 2007 (Wednesday)

5 September 2007 (Wednesday)

  • Baseball:
    • Playing as the designated hitter due to an ankle injury, New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez hits two home runs in the seventh inning of the Yanks' 10–2 win over the Seattle Mariners. Rodriguez is the first Yankee to accomplish the feat since 1977. (AP via Yahoo)
  • Basketball:
    • EuroBasket 2007 in Spain (teams qualifying for second group phase in bold)
      • Group A: Israel 87–83 Serbia
      • Group A: Russia 61–53 Greece
      • Group B: Portugal 77–67 Latvia
      • Group B: Croatia 85–84 Spain
      • Group C: Lithuania 84–80 Germany
      • Group C: Turkey 80–72 Czech Republic
      • Group D: Slovenia 67–66 France
      • Group D: Italy 79–70 Poland
  • Cricket:
    • Indian cricket team in England in 2007
      • 6th ODI: India 317/8 (49.4 ov.) beat England 316/6 (50 ov.) by 2 wickets

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