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- The candidates for FIFA's presidential election on 1 June are confirmed, with Qatari multi-millionaire Mohammed Bin Hammam to be Sepp Blatter's only challenger. (BBC Sport) (Sky Sports)
- Carlos Queiroz signs a contract to coach Iran national football team through to the end of the 2014 World Cup. (AFP)
- The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announces its induction class of 2011, which will be formally inducted in August. The class includes Dennis Rodman, Chris Mullin, Tex Winter, Herb Magee, Tara VanDerveer, Artis Gilmore, Arvydas Sabonis, Teresa Edwards, Reece "Goose" Tatum and Tom "Satch" Sanders. (ESPN)
- The Connecticut Huskies win the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament in the US defeating the Butler Bulldogs 53-41. (WRAL)
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