Newshub looks at a few key sporting moments in time that happened this week in sporting history.
Moments
May 1 1920: Babe Ruth's first Yankee Home Run & 50th of career.
May 1 1981: Tennis player Billie Jean King acknowledges a lesbian relationship with Marilyn Barnett - becoming first prominent sportswoman to come out.
May 2 2015: Fight of the Century – Floyd Mayweather beats Manny Pacquiao in a 12-round unanimous decision for the welterweight boxing title.
May 2 2016: Leicester City win the English Premier League title after starting the season at 5,000-1 odds.
Birthdays
May 2 1969: Brian Lara, West Indian left-hand batsmen who smashed the world record for most runs in a single innings in 1994 scoring 501 in County cricket.
May 2 1975: David Beckham, English footballer who played for Manchester United, Real Madrid, Paris St Germain and the L.A Galaxy, captained England at the 2006 football World Cup.
May 6 1937: Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, Clifton, New Jersey, American boxer whose murder convictions were overturned after 19 years in prison.
Deaths
May 1 1994: Ayrton Senna, Brazilian Grand prix driver, died after crash at San Marino Grand Prix, aged 34.
May 2 2012: NFL linebacker Junior Seau commits suicide aged 34. Seau played for the San Diego Chargers, Miami Dolphins and New England Patriots in a 20-year-career.
May 7 2011: Seve Ballesteros, Spanish golfer, died of brain cancer aged 54.
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