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	[edit] Ongoing events (incl. events taking place within the next two days) [edit] Field hockey Apr 26–May 6: Olympic Qualifying Tournament 3 in Kakamigahara, Japan; [edit] Football (soccer) [edit] International clubs competitions CONMEBOL (South America) May 1–3: Copa Libertadores Round of 16 first leg; AFC (Asia) May 1–2: AFC Champions League group stage Matchday 5; [edit] Golf PGA Tour: May 3–6: Wells Fargo Championship in Charlotte, North Carolina; ; European Tour: May 3–6: Open de España in Terrassa, Spain; ; LPGA Tour: May 3–6: HSBC LPGA Brasil Cup in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; ; Champions Tour: May 3–6: Insperity Championship in The Woodlands, Texas; ; [edit] Snooker Apr 21–May 7: World Championship in Sheffield, England; [edit] Tennis ATP World Tour: Apr 30–May 6: BMW Open in Munich, Germany; Serbia Open in Belgrade, Serbia; Estoril Open in Estoril, Portugal; ; ; WTA Tour: Apr 30–May 5: Budapest Grand Prix in Budapest, Hungary; Estoril Open in Estoril, Portugal; ; ; ; [edit] Upcoming events [edit] Auto racing Formula One: May 13: Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona, Spain; May 27: Monaco Grand Prix in Monte Carlo, Monaco; ; Sprint Cup Series: May 6: Aaron's 499 in Talladega, Alabama; May 12: Bojangles Southern 500 in Darlington, South Carolina; May 19: NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race in Concord, North Carolina; May 27: Coca-Cola 600 in Concord, North Carolina; ; Nationwide Series: May 5: Aaron's 312 in Talladega, Alabama; May 11: VFW Sport Clips Help a Hero 200 in Darlington, South Carolina; May 20: Pioneer Hi-Bred 250 in Newton, Iowa; May 26: History Channel 300 in Concord, North Carolina; ; IndyCar Series: May 27: Indianapolis 500 in Speedway, Indiana; ; V8 Supercars: May 4–6: Trading Post Perth Challenge in Perth, Western Australia; May 18–20: Phillip Island in Phillip Island, Victoria; ; World Rally Championship: May 25–27: Acropolis Rally in Loutraki; ; World Touring Car Championship: May 6: FIA WTCC Race of Hungary in Mogyoród, Hungary; May 20: FIA WTCC Race of Austria in Salzburg, Austria; ; [edit] Basketball May 11–13: 2011–12 Euroleague Final Four in Istanbul, Turkey; [edit] Canoeing May 11–15: Slalom European Championships in Augsburg, Germany; [edit] Chess May 10–31: World Championship in Moscow, Russia:; [edit] Cycling [edit] Road bicycle racing UCI World Tour: May 5–27: Giro d'Italia; ; UCI Women's Road World Cup: May 13: Tour of Chongming Island; ; [edit] Football (soccer) 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF): Jun 1–5: Second Round, matchday 1; ; OFC (Oceania) 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC): Jun 1–12: OFC Nations Cup in Fiji; ; [edit] International clubs competitions UEFA (Europe) May 9: UEFA Europa League Final in Bucharest; May 17: UEFA Women's Champions League Final in Munich; May 19: UEFA Champions League Final in Munich; CONMEBOL (South America) May 8–10: Copa Libertadores Round of 16 second leg; May 15–17: Copa Libertadores Quarterfinals first leg; May 22–24: Copa Libertadores Quarterfinals second leg; CAF (Africa) May 11–13: CAF Champions League Second round, second leg; May 11–13: CAF Confederation Cup Second round, second leg; AFC (Asia) May 8–9: AFC Cup group stage Matchday 6; May 15–16: AFC Champions League group stage Matchday 6; May 22–23: AFC Cup Round of 16; May 29–30: AFC Champions League Round of 16; OFC (Oceania) May 12: OFC Champions League Final Second leg; [edit] Golf PGA Tour: May 10–13: The Players Championship in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida; May 17–20: HP Byron Nelson Championship in Irving, Texas; May 24–27: Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial in Fort Worth, Texas; ; European Tour: May 17–20: Volvo World Match Play Championship in Andalusia, Spain; May 17–20: Madeira Islands Open in Madeira Islands, Portugal; May 24–27: BMW PGA Championship in Surrey, England; May 31–Jun 3: ISPS Handa Wales Open in Newport, Wales; ; LPGA Tour: May 17–20: Sybase Match Play Championship in Gladstone, New Jersey; ; Champions Tour: May 24–27: Senior PGA Championship in Benton Harbor, Michigan; ; [edit] Ice hockey May 4–20: World Championship in Helsinki, Finland and Stockholm, Sweden; [edit] Mixed martial arts May 5: UFC on Fox: Diaz vs. Miller in East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States; May 15: UFC on Fuel TV: Korean Zombie vs. Poirier in Fairfax, Virginia, United States; May 26: UFC 146 in Las Vegas, United States; Jun 1: The Ultimate Fighter 15 Finale in Paradise, Nevada, United States; [edit] Motorcycle racing Moto GP: May 6: Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix in Estoril, Portugal; May 20: French motorcycle Grand Prix in Le Mans, France; ; Superbike: May 6: Monza Superbike World Championship round in Monza, Italy; May 13: Donington Superbike World Championship round in Leicestershire, United Kingdom; May 28: Miller Superbike World Championship round in Tooele, Utah, United States; ; [edit] Rugby union IRB Sevens World Series: May 5–6: Scotland Sevens in Edinburgh; May 12–13: England Sevens in London; ; [edit] International clubs competitions May 18: Amlin Challenge Cup Final in London; May 19: Heineken Cup Final in London; [edit] Tennis ATP World Tour: May 6–13: Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open in Madrid, Spain; May 13–20: Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome, Italy; May 20–26: Power Horse World Team Cup in Düsseldorf, Germany; Open de Nice Côte d'Azur in Nice, France; ; ; WTA Tour: May 5–13: Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open in Madrid, Spain; May 14–20: Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome, Italy; May 21–26: Brussels Open in Brussels, Belgium; Internationaux de Strasbourg in Strasbourg, France; ; ; [edit] Deaths in March Deaths in March 2012: None reported so far; ; [edit] Current sporting seasons [edit] Auto racing 2012 Formula One; Sprint Cup; Nationwide Series; Camping World Truck Series; IRL IndyCar Series; World Rally Championship; WTCC; V8 Supercar; Formula Two; GP2 Series; American Le Mans; European Le Mans Series; Rolex Sports Car Series; FIA GT1 World Championship; Auto GP World Series; Super GT; [edit] Baseball 2012 Major League Baseball; [edit] Basketball 2012 NBA; Euroleague; ASEAN Basketball League; France; Greece; Israel; Italy; Philippines Commissioner's Cup; ; Russia; Spain; Turkey; [edit] Cricket 2012 Australia: Sheffield Shield; Ryobi One-Day Cup; ; India: Ranji Trophy; ; [edit] Cycling UCI World Tour; [edit] Football (soccer) 2012 National teams competitions 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification; UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying; International clubs competitions UEFA (Europe) Champions League; UEFA Europa League; UEFA Women's Champions League; Copa Libertadores (South America); AFC (Asia) Champions League; AFC Cup; CAF (Africa) Champions League; CAF Confederation Cup; CONCACAF (North & Central America) Champions League; OFC (Oceania) Champions League; Domestic (national) competitions Argentina; Australia; England; France; Germany; Iran; Italy; Japan; Norway; Portugal; Russia; Scotland; Spain; Major League Soccer (USA & Canada); [edit] Golf 2012 PGA Tour; European Tour; LPGA Tour; Champions Tour; [edit] Ice hockey 2012 National Hockey League; Canadian Hockey League: OHL, QMJHL, WHL; ; [edit] Motorcycle racing 2012 Superbike World Championship; Supersport World Championship; [edit] Rugby league 2012 Super League; NRL; [edit] Rugby union 2012 Heineken Cup; Amlin Challenge Cup; Aviva Premiership; RaboDirect Pro12; Top 14; Super Rugby; Sevens World Series; [edit] Tennis 2012 ATP World Tour; WTA Tour;

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[edit] May 1, 2012 (Tuesday)

Field hockey

At the Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Kakamigahara, Japan, Chile defeat Malaysia 2–1, Japan beat Azerbaijan 4–1, while Belarus came out 5–0 winners against Austria.

Football (soccer)

West Bromwich Albion manager Roy Hodgson is named as the new manager of the England national football team, replacing Fabio Capello, who resigned in February. He will take charge of the team, upon the conclusion of the 2011–12 Premier League season. (BBC Sport)
Matchday 5 of the AFC Champions League group stage takes place in Asia. In Group C, Sepahan and Al-Ahli defeated their respective opponents Al-Nasr and Lekhwiya 3–0. Group D saw Al-Hilal defeat Persepolis 1–0 and Al-Gharafa beat Al-Shabab 2–1. Central Coast Mariners defeated Tianjin Teda 5–1 in Group G, while Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma and Nagoya Grampus played out a 1–1 draw in the other group game. Kashiwa Reysol won 1–0 against Buriram United and Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors defeated Guangzhou Evergrande 3–1 in Group H.
The Copa Libertadores Round of 16 continued in South America; Cruz Azul and Libertad played out a 1–1 draw, and a goal from Iván Bella gave Vélez Sársfield a 1–0 victory at Atlético Nacional.

Snooker

Following a 13–2 World Championship quarter-final defeat to fellow Scottish player Stephen Maguire, seven-time world champion Stephen Hendry announces his immediate retirement from the sport, aged 43. (The Daily Telegraph)

Swimming

Men's 100m breaststroke world champion Alexander Dale Oen dies aged 26, after suffering a cardiac arrest at a training camp in Flagstaff, Arizona. (Associated Press via The Guardian)

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