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- In basketball, the Dallas Mavericks defeat the Miami Heat to win their first NBA championship (Finals MVP Dirk Nowitzki pictured).
- A Gay Girl In Damascus, a popular opposition blog about the 2011 Syrian uprising, is revealed to be a hoax.
- The Book of Mormon wins Best Musical and War Horse wins Best Play at the 65th Tony Awards.
- In the Turkish general election, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is elected for a third term and the AK Party retains its majority in parliament.
- In sports car racing, Marcel Fässler, André Lotterer and Benoît Tréluyer win the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
- Senior al-Qaeda leader Fazul Abdullah Mohammed is killed by Somali soldiers in Mogadishu, Somalia.
