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May 15 (day of the year or in case of leap year) in sport.

May 14 in sport - in sport - May 16 in sport

Events

1651:
(Hippic Sport): the first modern horse race in Paris. Two riders compete on a course in the Bois de Boulogne. The arrival is judged at the castle of Madrid in the presence of the young Louis XIV.

1901-1950
1910:
(Football): Italy played its first game against France at Arena de Milan and won 6-2.
1917:
(Football): Real Madrid wins the Spanish Cup against Arenas Club de Getxo, 2-1.
1932:
(Carport): Belgian Arthur Legat on a Bugatti Type 37A wins the Grand Prix des Frontières raced on the circuit of Chimay in Belgium.
1938:
(Autoport): at the Tripoli Grand Prix, raced on the Mellaha circuit, victory of the German Hermann Lang over a Daimler-Benz AG.
1949:
(Motorsport): at the Great Britain Grand Prix raced on the Silverstone circuit, victory of Swiss Emmanuel de Graffenried over a Maserati.

1951-2000
1957:
(Football): At 41 years old, after 23 years of career and 54 selections, Stanley Matthews played his last game under the jersey of the England team, against Denmark in Copenhagen 4-1 in the 1958 World Cup playoff game.
1983:
(Autoport / Formula 1): at the Monaco Grand Prix, win by the Finn Keke Rosberg over a Williams-Ford.
1988:
(Autoport / Formula 1): at the Monaco Grand Prix, Frenchman Alain Prost won a McLaren-Honda.
1994:
(Autoport / Formula 1): at the Monaco Grand Prix, victory of the German Michael Schumacher over a Benetton-Ford.

2002:
(Football): Real Madrid wins the Champions League final against Bayer Leverkusen, 2-1 with a decisive goal from Zinédine Zidane.
2004:
(Football): The Lyon Olympian won his French champion.
2007:
(Basketball): In the NBA, German Dirk Nowitzki was elected MVP (Most Valuable Player) of the regular season. He is the first European to receive this distinction. He's ahead of Steve Nash, Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan and LeBron James.
2013:
(Football): Chelsea wins the Europa League by beating Benfica Lisbon 2-1 in the final.
2015:
(Cyclism on the road /Tour of Italy): the longest of the Tour of Italy 2015 (264 km) is won by Diego Ulissi. Alberto Contador, although having a luxuriant shoulder, managed to keep his pink leader jersey.
(Football /Ligue 2) : The Gazélech validates his climb in Ligue 1 by beating Niort on the and penultimate day (3-2).
2016:
(Badminton /Thomas Cup /Uber Cup) : the beginning of the world badminton championships by men's and women's teams that compete until May 22, 2016 in Kunshan, China.
(Basketball)
(Euroligue): CSKA Moscow beat three times in the Euroligue final since its last title, in 20