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Highlights of the year
| DATE | SPORT | EVENT |
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| 1 May | Cricket | The Trophy, 1st round |
| 1 May | Football | Champions League, semi-finals, 1st leg |
| 2 May | Football | Champions League, semi-finals, 1st leg |
| 3-6 May | Golf | Novotel Perrier Open de France, Lyon GC |
| 3-6 May | Eventing | Badminton Horse Trials, Gloucester |
| 4-6 May | Rally | Rally Argentina, World Rally Championships |
| 5 May | Rugby Union | Premiership play-off semi-finals |
| 5-6 May | Football | Nationwide League Final Matches |
| 5 May | Flat racing | 2000 Guineas, Newmarket |
| 5 May | Flat racing | Kentucky Derby, Churchill Dowwns, Kentucky |
| 5 May | Basketball | BBL Championship Final, Wembley Arena |
| 6 May | Flat racing | 1000 Guineas, Newmarket |
| 7-13 May | Tennis | Italian Open, men, Rome |
| 7-13 May | Tennis | German Open, women, Berlin |
| 7 May | Football | Women's FA Cup Final |
| 8 May | Football | Champions League, semi-finals, 2nd leg |
| 9 May | Football | Champions League, semi-finals, 2nd leg |
| 10-13 May | Golf | International Open, The De Vere Belfry |
| 12 May | Football | FA Cup Final, Cardiff |
| 12 May | Rugby Union | Zurich Championship Grand Final, Twickenham |
| 13 May | Football | Nationwide League play-offs, semi-finals, 1st legs |
| 13 May | Motor Racing | Austrian GP, Spielberg |
| 14-20 May | Tennis | Italian Open, women, Rome |
| 14-20 May | Tennis | German Open, men, Hamburg |
| 15 May | Cricket | The Trophy, 2nd round |
| 16 May | Football | UEFA Cup Final, Dortmund |
| 16 May | Football | Nationwide League play-offs, semi-finals, 2nd legs |
| 17-21 May | Cricket | England v Pakistan, 1st Test, Lords |
| 17-20 May | Golf | Deutsche Bank - SAP Open TPC of Europe, Heidelberg |
| 18-20 May | Judo | European Championships, Paris |
| 19 May | Football | Premier League final matches |
| 19 May - 10 June | Cycling | Tour of Italy |
| 19 May | Rugby Union | Heineken Cup Final |
| 19-20 May | Gymnastics | European Artistic Team Championships, Germany |
| 22-23 May | Cricket | Benson & Hedges Cup, quarter-finals |
| 23 May | Football | Champions League Final, Milan |
| 25-28 May | Golf | Volvo PGA Championship, Wentworth |
| 25 May | Football | England v Mexico, Pride Park |
| 25-27 May | Swimming | Speedo Super GP Final, Manchester |
| 25 May | Cricket | Benson & Hedges Cup, semi-finals |
| 26 May | Football | Tennents Scottish Cup Final, Hampden Park |
| 26 May | Football | Nationwide Division 3 Play-off Final |
| 27 May | Cricket | The Trophy, round 3 |
| 27 May | Football | Nationwide Division 2 Play-off Final |
| 27 May | Motor Cycling | World Championship, Donnington Park |
| 27 May | Rally | Monaco GP, Monte Carlo |
| 28 May | Football | Nationwide Division 1 Play-off Final |
| 28 May - 10 June | Tennis | French Open, Roland Garros, Paris |
| 31 June - 4 June | Cricket | England v Pakistan, 2nd Test, Old Trafford |
| 31 May - 3 June | Golf | British Masters, Woburn |
May 2001|
- FA Cup Final - Scottish Cup Final - Heineken Cup Final - Cricket Test v Pakistan - French Open - Tennis..... |