July 31, 2009 (Friday) Baseball •
Major League Baseball trades made before the 4 p.m. EDT trading deadline: • The
Chicago White Sox get
pitcher Jake Peavy from the
San Diego Padres for four pitching prospects. •
Catcher Víctor Martínez goes from the
Cleveland Indians to the
Boston Red Sox for pitcher
Justin Masterson and two
minor league pitchers. • In a trade of
first basemen,
Adam LaRoche goes to the Red Sox in exchange for
Casey Kotchman of the
Atlanta Braves and cash. • The
Minnesota Twins acquire
shortstop Orlando Cabrera and cash from the
Oakland Athletics in exchange for
infielder prospect
Tyler Ladendorf. • Pitcher
Jarrod Washburn is dealt from the
Seattle Mariners to the
Detroit Tigers for pitcher
Luke French and minor league pitcher
Mauricio Robles. • The
New York Yankees acquire
utility infielder Jerry Hairston Jr. from the
Cincinnati Reds for
minor league catcher Chase Weems.
Cricket •
Australia in England: •
The Ashes Series: •
3rd Test in
Birmingham, day 2: • 263 (
James Anderson 5/80); 116/2 (36.0 ov). England trail by 147 runs with 8 wickets remaining in the 1st innings. •
Bangladesh in West Indies: • 3rd ODI in
Basseterre, St Kitts: • 248 (47.4 ov); 249/7 (48.5 ov).
Bangladesh win by 3 wickets, and win 3-match series 3–0.
Cycling •
UCI Women's Road World Cup •
Open de Suède Vårgårda Team Time Trial: '
(Kristin Armstrong, Regina Bruins, Carla Ryan, Christiane Soeder, Kirsten Wild, Sarah Düster) (Kimberly Anderson, Chantal Beltman, Emilia Fahlin, Ina-Yoko Teutenberg, Ellen van Dijk, Linda Villumsen) ' (
Susanne Ljungskog,
Mirjam Melchers,
Loes Gunnewijk,
Loes Markerink,
Trine Schmidt,
Iris Slappendel)
Football (soccer) •
CAF Champions League group stage, matchday 2: • Group A: •
Al-Hilal 1–0
ZESCO United Golf •
Women's majors: •
Women's British Open in
Lytham St Annes, England, second round: • Leaderboard: (1)
Catriona Matthew &
Giulia Sergas 141 (−3) (3)
Yuko Mitsuka 142 (−2) •
Senior majors: •
U.S Senior Open in
Carmel, Indiana, second round: • Leaderboard: (1)
Tim Jackson 133 (−11) (2)
Joey Sindelar 134 (−10) (3)
Fred Funk 135 (−9)
Swimming •
World Aquatics Championships in Rome, Italy: •
Women's 100m freestyle: •
Men's 200m backstroke: •
Aaron Peirsol 1:51.92
Ryosuke Irie 1:52.51
Ryan Lochte 1:53.82 •
Women's 200m breaststroke: •
Nađa Higl 2:21.62
ER Annamay Pierse 2:21.84
Mirna Jukić 2:21.97 •
Men's 200m breaststroke: •
Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay: • (
Michael Phelps,
Ricky Berens,
Dave Walters,
Ryan Lochte) 6:58.55 (
Nikita Lobintsev,
Michail Polishuk,
Danila Izotov,
Alexander Sukhorukov) 6:59.15
ER (
Kenrick Monk,
Robert Hurley,
Tommaso D'Orsogna,
Patrick Murphy) 7:01.65
OC Volleyball •
FIVB World Grand Prix: • 1st Preliminary round: • Pool A in
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: • 3–0 • 3–0 • Pool B in
Kielce, Poland: • 2–3 • 0–3 • Pool C in
Ningbo, China: • 3–0 • 3–0
Water polo •
World Aquatics Championships in Rome, Italy: •
Women: • Bronze Medal Match: 10–9 • Gold Medal Match: 6–7
July 30, 2009 (Thursday) Baseball •
The New York Times reports that
Manny Ramirez and
David Ortiz, who were teammates on
Boston Red Sox teams that won the
World Series in
2004 and
2007, were among about 100 players who tested positive for
performance-enhancing drugs in .
Cricket •
Australia in England: •
The Ashes Series: •
3rd Test in
Birmingham, day 1: • 126/1 (30 ov) •
Pakistan in Sri Lanka: • 1st ODI in
Dambulla: • 232/9 (50 overs); 196 (44.4 overs).
Sri Lanka win by 36 runs, lead 5-match series 1–0.
Football (soccer) •
UEFA Under-19 Championship in
Ukraine: • Semifinals: • '''''' 3–1 (
a.e.t.) • 1–3 ''''''
Golf •
Women's majors: •
Women's British Open in
Lytham St Annes, England, first round: • (1)
Sandra Gal 69 (−3) (2)
Song-Hee Kim &
Angela Stanford 70 (−2) •
Senior majors: •
U.S. Open in
Carmel, Indiana, third round: • Leaderboard: (1)
Dan Forsman,
Tim Jackson,
Joey Sindelar (all United States) &
Greg Norman 66 (−6)
Swimming •
World Aquatics Championships in Rome, Italy: •
Men's 200m individual medley: •
Men's 100m freestyle: •
Women's 200m butterfly: •
Women's 50m backstroke: •
Women's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay:
July 29, 2009 (Wednesday) Auto racing • Seven-time
Formula One champion
Michael Schumacher announces that he will come out of retirement to serve as
Ferrari's substitute driver for
Felipe Massa, who was seriously injured in an accident during qualifying for the
Hungarian Grand Prix. (AP via ESPN)
Baseball • The
Philadelphia Phillies acquire 2009
American League Cy Young Award winner
Cliff Lee from the
Cleveland Indians for
outfielder Ben Francisco and four
minor league prospects. (AP via Yahoo)
Football (soccer) •
2009 MLS All-Star Game in
Sandy, Utah: • MLS All-Stars 1–1 (
aet)
Everton. Everton wins 4–3 on
penalties.
Swimming •
World Aquatics Championships in Rome, Italy: •
Men's 200m butterfly:
Michael Phelps 1:51.51
WR Paweł Korzeniowski 1:53.23
Takeshi Matsuda 1:53.32 •
Women's 200m freestyle:
Federica Pellegrini 1:52.98
WR Allison Schmitt 1:54.96
Dana Vollmer 1:55.64 •
Men's 50m breaststroke:
Cameron van der Burgh 26.67
WR Felipe França Silva 26.76
Mark Gangloff 26.86 •
Men's 800m freestyle:
Zhang Lin 7:32.12
WR Oussama Mellouli 7:35.27
Ryan Cochrane 7:41.92 •
Men's 100m freestyle semifinals: (1)
Alain Bernard 47.27 •
Men's 200m individual medley semifinals: (1)
Ryan Lochte &
László Cseh 1:55.18 •
Women's 50m backstroke semifinals: (1)
Anastasia Zuyeva 27.38
WR •
Women's 200m butterfly semifinals: (1)
Katinka Hosszú 2:04.27
July 28, 2009 (Tuesday) American football •
Brett Favre, who was considering coming out of retirement for the second consecutive season and playing for the
Minnesota Vikings, announces that he will remain retired, saying that he does not feel physically able to play for a full season. (ESPN)
Cricket •
Bangladesh in West Indies: • 2nd ODI in
Roseau, Dominica: • 274/6 (50 ov,
Travis Dowlin 100
*); 276/7 (49 ov).
Bangladesh win by 3 wickets, lead 3-match series 2–0.
Swimming •
World Aquatics Championships in Rome, Italy: •
Men's 200m freestyle: •
Women's 100m backstroke: •
Women's 1500m freestyle: •
Men's 100m backstroke: •
Women's 100m breaststroke: •
Men's 50m breaststroke semifinals: •
Men's 200m butterfly semifinals: •
Women's 200m freestyle semifinals: •
Men's 800m freestyle semifinals:
July 27, 2009 (Monday) American football •
NFL commissioner
Roger Goodell conditionally reinstates
Michael Vick following the end of his prison sentence for
running a dog fighting operation. Vick will be allowed to play in preseason games and practice, provided he can find a team that will sign him, and Goodell will decide on Vick's full reinstatement no later than Week 6 of the
2009 season. (ESPN)
Football (soccer) •
UEFA Under-19 Championship in
Ukraine: (teams in
bold advance to the semifinals) • Group A: • 0–1 '''''' • 1–7 '''''' • Standings: England, Ukraine 5 points, Switzerland 4, Slovenia 1. • Group B: • 0–1 '''''' • '''''' 1–0 • Standings: Serbia 7 points, France 5, Spain 3, Turkey 1. • Transfer News: •
FC Barcelona and
Internazionale complete a major deal, with
Samuel Eto'o joining Inter and
Zlatan Ibrahimović joining Barça. The deal was initially reported to also include a loan of
Alexander Hleb to Inter, but Hleb turned down the move.
Golf •
PGA Tour: •
RBC Canadian Open in
Oakville, Ontario: • Winner:
Nathan Green 270 (−18) PO • Green defeats
Retief Goosen on the second playoff hole for his first PGA Tour win.
Swimming •
World Aquatics Championships in Rome, Italy, day 2: •
Men's 100m breaststroke:
Brenton Rickard 58.58
WR Hugues Duboscq 58.64
Cameron van der Burgh 58.95 •
Women's 100m butterfly:
Sarah Sjöström 56.06
WR Jessicah Schipper 56.23
Jiao Liuyang 56.86 •
Men's 50m butterfly:
Milorad Čavić 22.67
CR Matt Targett 22.73
Rafael Muñoz 22.88 •
Women's 200m individual medley:
Ariana Kukors 2:06.15
WR Stephanie Rice 2:07.03
Katinka Hosszú 2:07.46 •
Men's 100m backstroke semifinals: (1)
Junya Koga 52.39
CR •
Women's 100m breaststroke semifinals: (1)
Rebecca Soni 1:04.84
WR •
Women's 100m backstroke semifinals: (1)
Anastasia Zuyeva 58.48
WR •
Men's 200m freestyle semifinals: (1)
Paul Biedermann 1:43.65
CR July 26, 2009 (Sunday) Auto racing •
Formula One: •
Hungarian Grand Prix in
Mogyoród, Hungary: • (1)
Lewis Hamilton (
McLaren–
Mercedes) 1:38:23.876 (2)
Kimi Räikkönen (
Ferrari) +11.529 (3)
Mark Webber (
Red Bull–
Renault) +16.886 • Drivers' standings (after 10 of 17 races): (1)
Jenson Button (
Brawn–
Mercedes) 70 points (2) Webber 51.5 (3)
Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull-Renault) 47 • Constructors' standings: (1) Brawn-Mercedes 114 (2) Red Bull-Renault 98.5 (3) Ferrari 40 •
Sprint Cup Series: •
Allstate 400 at the Brickyard in
Speedway, Indiana: • (1)
Jimmie Johnson (
Chevrolet,
Hendrick Motorsports) (2)
Mark Martin (Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports) (3)
Tony Stewart (Chevrolet,
Stewart Haas Racing) • Drivers' standings (after 20 of 26 races leading to the
Chase for the Sprint Cup): (1) Stewart 3054 points (2) Johnson 2862 (3)
Jeff Gordon 2847 (Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports) •
IndyCar Series: •
Rexall Edmonton Indy in
Edmonton, Alberta: • (1)
Will Power (
Penske Racing) 1:42:42.3773 (2)
Hélio Castroneves (Penske Racing) + 1.0936* (3)
Scott Dixon (
Chip Ganassi Racing) + 1.3213 • Drivers' standings (after 11 of 17 races): (1) Dixon 380 points (2)
Dario Franchitti (Chip Ganassi Racing) 377 points (3)
Ryan Briscoe (Penske Racing) 366
Cricket •
Bangladesh in West Indies: • 1st ODI in
Roseau, Dominica: • 246/9 (50 ov); 194 (43.4 ov).
Bangladesh win by 52 runs, lead 3-match series 1–0.
Cycling •
Tour de France: •
Stage 21 –
Montereau-Fault-Yonne to Paris
Champs-Élysées (160 km): (1)
Mark Cavendish (
Team Columbia–HTC) 4h 02' 18" (2)
Mark Renshaw (Team Columbia–HTC) same time (3)
Tyler Farrar (
Garmin–Slipstream) s.t. • Cavendish wins his sixth stage of this year's Tour, the first rider in 30 years that does this feat. • Final standings: • General classification: (1)
Alberto Contador () 85h 48' 35" (2)
Andy Schleck () + 4' 11" (3)
Lance Armstrong (Astana) + 5' 24" • Points standing: (1)
Thor Hushovd (
Cervélo TestTeam) 280 points (2)
Mark Cavendish (
Team Columbia–HTC) 270 (3)
Gerald Ciolek (
Team Milram) 172 • King of mountains standings: (1)
Franco Pellizotti (
Liquigas) 210 points (2)
Egoi Martínez () 135 (3) Contador 126
Football (soccer) •
CONCACAF Gold Cup in United States: •
Final in
East Rutherford, New Jersey: • '''''' 5–0 • Mexico wins the Gold Cup for the fifth time. This is Mexico's first win in the US in 10 years, and their biggest win in 42 years.
Golf •
Senior majors: •
Senior British Open in
Sunningdale, England: • (1)
Loren Roberts 268 (−12) PO (2)
Mark McNulty &
Fred Funk 268 (−12) • Roberts wins his second Senior British Open and fourth senior major in a playoff, eliminating Funk on the first extra hole and McNulty on the third. •
PGA Tour: •
RBC Canadian Open in
Oakville, Ontario: • Play suspended due to rain. The final round will resume Monday. •
European Tour: •
SAS Masters in
Barsebäck, Sweden: • (1)
Ricardo González 282 (−10) (2)
Jamie Donaldson 284 (−8) (3)
Jeppe Huldahl 286 (−6) •
LPGA Tour: •
Evian Masters in
Évian-les-Bains, France: • (1)
Ai Miyazato 274 (−14) PO • Miyazato earns her first LPGA tour win with a birdie on the first hole of a playoff with
Sophie Gustafson .
Motorcycle racing •
Moto GP: •
British motorcycle Grand Prix in
North West Leicestershire, United Kingdom: • (1)
Andrea Dovizioso (
Honda) 48:26.267 (2)
Colin Edwards (
Yamaha) +1.360 (3)
Randy de Puniet (Honda) +1.600 • Riders' standings (after 10 of 17 races): (1)
Valentino Rossi (Yamaha) 187 points (2)
Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha) 162 (3)
Casey Stoner (
Ducati) 150 • Manufacturers' standings: (1) Yamaha 230 (2) Honda 164 (3) Ducati 156 •
Superbike World Championship: •
Brno Superbike World Championship round in
Brno, Czech Republic: • Race 1: (1)
Max Biaggi (
Aprilia) 40:18.306 (2)
Carlos Checa (
Honda) +3.631 (3)
Jonathan Rea (Honda) +9.948 • Race 2: (1)
Ben Spies (
Yamaha) 40:15.420 (2) Biaggi +0.213 (3)
Michel Fabrizio (
Ducati) +0.657 • Riders' standings (after 10 of 14 rounds): (1)
Noriyuki Haga (Ducati) 324 points (2) Spies 319 (3) Fabrizio 273
Swimming •
World Aquatics Championships in Rome, Italy, day 1: •
Men's 400m freestyle:
Paul Biedermann 3:40.07 (
WR)
Oussama Mellouli 3:41.11 (
AF)
Zhang Lin 3:41.35 (
AS) •
Women's 400m freestyle:
Federica Pellegrini 3:59.15 (
WR)
Joanne Jackson 4:00.60
Rebecca Adlington 4:00.79 •
Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay: (
Inge Dekker,
Ranomi Kromowidjojo,
Femke Heemskerk,
Marleen Veldhuis) 3:31.72 (
WR) (
Britta Steffen 52.22 WR,
Daniela Samulski,
Petra Dallmann,
Daniela Schreiber) 3:31.83 (
Lisbeth Trickett,
Marieke Guehrer,
Shayne Reese,
Felicity Galvez) 3:33.01 •
Men's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay: (
Michael Phelps,
Ryan Lochte,
Matt Grevers,
Nathan Adrian) 3:09.21 (
CR) (
Evgeniy Lagunov,
Andrey Grechin,
Danila Izotov,
Alexander Sukhorukov) 3:09.52 (
Fabien Gilot,
Alain Bernard,
Grégory Mallet,
Frédérick Bousquet) 3:09.89 •
Women's 100m butterfly semifinals: (1)
Sarah Sjöström 56.44 (
WR) •
Women's 200m individual medley semifinals: (1)
Ariana Kukors 2:07.03 (
WR) •
Men's 50m butterfly semifinals: (1)
Rafael Muñoz 22.68 (
CR) •
Men's 100m breaststroke semifinals: (1)
Eric Shanteau 58.96 (
CR)
Tennis •
ATP World Tour: •
Indianapolis Tennis Championships in
Indianapolis, United States: • Final:
Robby Ginepri bt
Sam Querrey 6–2, 6–4 • Ginepri wins the tournament for the second time and his third career title. •
German Open Hamburg in
Hamburg, Germany: • Final:
Nikolay Davydenko bt
Paul-Henri Mathieu 6–4, 6–2 • Davydenko wins his first title this year and 15th of his career. •
WTA Tour: •
Banka Koper Slovenia Open in
Portorož,
Slovenia: • Final:
Dinara Safina bt
Sara Errani 6–7(5), 6–1, 7–5 • Safina wins her third title this year and 12th of her career. •
Gastein Ladies in
Bad Gastein, Austria: • Final:
Andrea Petkovic bt
Ioana Raluca Olaru 6–2, 6–3 • Petkovic wins her first WTA Tour title.
Volleyball •
FIVB World League: •
Final Round in
Belgrade,
Serbia: • Bronze medal match: 3–0 • Final: 3–2 • Brazil win the World League for the eighth time and equals Italy's record. All but one of those titles are in the last decade.
July 25, 2009 (Saturday) Auto racing •
Nationwide Series: •
Kroger 200 in
Clermont, Indiana: • (1)
Carl Edwards (
Ford,
Roush Fenway Racing) (2)
Kyle Busch (
Toyota,
Joe Gibbs Racing) (3)
Matt Kenseth (Ford, Roush Fenway Racing)
Cycling •
Tour de France: •
Stage 20 –
Montélimar to
Mont Ventoux (167 km): (1)
Juan Manuel Gárate () 4h 39' 21" (2)
Tony Martin () + 3" (3)
Andy Schleck () + 38" 4.
Alberto Contador () s.t. • General classification: (1) Contador 81h 46' 17" (2) Andy Schleck + 4' 11" (3)
Lance Armstrong (Astana) + 5' 24" • Points standing: (1)
Thor Hushovd (
Cervélo TestTeam) 260 points (2)
Mark Cavendish (
Team Columbia–HTC) 235 (3)
Gerald Ciolek (
Team Milram) 148 • King of mountains standings: (1)
Franco Pellizotti (
Liquigas) 210 points (2)
Egoi Martínez () 135 (3) Contador 126 •
BMX World Championships in
Adelaide, Australia: • Elite men:
Donny Robinson 28.648
Mike Day 29.544
Ramiro Marino 29.774 • Elite women:
Sarah Walker 31.879
Eva Ailloud 32.991
Arielle Martin 33.894
Diving •
World Aquatics Championships in Rome, Italy: •
Men's 10 m synchro platform:
Huo Liang &
Lin Yue 482.58 pts
David Boudia &
Thomas Finchum 456.84
José Antonio Guerra Oliva &
Jeinkler Aguirre 456.60
Football (soccer) •
UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship in
Belarus: • Final: 2–0 • England win their first ever title in women football.
Golf •
Senior majors: •
Senior British Open in
Sunningdale, England, third round: • Leaderboard: (1)
Greg Norman 200 (−10) (2)
Fred Funk &
Loren Roberts (both United States) 201 (−9)
Open water swimming •
World Aquatics Championships in Rome, Italy: •
Women's 25 km:
Angela Maurer 5:47:48.0
Anna Uvarova 5:47:51.9
Federica Vitale 5:47:52.7 •
Men's 25 km:
Valerio Cleri 5:26:31.6
Trent Grimsey 5:26:50.7
Vladimir Dyatchin 5:29:29.3
Rugby league •
RLEF Euro Med Challenge: • 28–22
Rugby union •
Tri Nations Series: • 28–19 in
Bloemfontein • The
Springboks open their Tri Nations campaign on a winning note, and also take first place in the
IRB World Rankings from the
All Blacks.
Standings: South Africa 4 (1 match), New Zealand 4 (2 matches),
Australia 1 (1 match) • Boks captain
John Smit equals the record of Australia's
George Gregan and
England's Will Carling for most Tests as captain, with 59.
Synchronised swimming •
World Aquatics Championships in Rome, Italy: •
Team free: 99.167 pts 98.167 97.167 • Russia win all 6 events they entered.
Volleyball •
FIVB World League: •
Final Round in
Belgrade,
Serbia: • Semifinals: • '''''' 3–0 • '''''' 3–1
July 24, 2009 (Friday) Cricket •
Pakistan in Sri Lanka: • 3rd Test in
Colombo, day 5: • 299 & 425/9
d; 233 & 391/4 (134.0 ov,
Kumar Sangakkara 130
*).
Match drawn. Sri Lanka win 3-match series 2–0. Cycling •
Tour de France: •
Stage 19 –
Bourgoin-Jallieu to
Aubenas (195 km): (1)
Mark Cavendish (
Team Columbia–HTC) 3h 50' 35" (2)
Thor Hushovd (
Cervélo TestTeam) s.t. (3)
Gerald Ciolek (
Team Milram) s.t. • Cavendish gets his fifth stage win in this Tour and his ninth win in two years makes him the British rider with most stage wins. • General classification: (1)
Alberto Contador () 77h 06' 18" (2)
Andy Schleck () + 4' 11" (3)
Lance Armstrong (Astana) + 5' 21" • Points standing: (1) Hushovd 260 points (2) Cavendish 235 (3) Ciolek 148 • King of mountains standings: (1)
Franco Pellizotti (
Liquigas) 196 points (2)
Egoi Martínez () 135 (3)
Pierrick Fédrigo () 99
Diving •
World Aquatics Championships in Rome, Italy: •
Women's 3 m synchro springboard:
Guo Jingjing/
Wu Minxia 348.00
Tania Cagnotto/
Francesca Dallapè 329.70
Yuliya Pakhalina/
Anastasia Pozdniakova 310.80
Football (soccer) •
UEFA Under-19 Championship in
Ukraine: • Group A: • 1–2 • 2–2 • Standings (after 2 matches): Switzerland 4 points, England, Ukraine 2, Slovenia 1. • Group B: • 1–1 • 2–1 • Standings (after 2 matches): Serbia 4 points, Spain 3, France 2, Turkey 1.
Golf •
Senior majors: •
Senior British Open in
Sunningdale, England, second round: • Leaderboard: (1)
Fred Funk 129 (−11) (2)
Sam Torrance 132 (−8) (3)
Loren Roberts 134 (−6)
Rugby league •
RLEF Euro Bowl: • 6–40
Synchronised swimming •
World Aquatics Championships in Rome, Italy: •
Duet free:
Natalia Ishchenko/
Svetlana Romashina 98.833
Andrea Fuentes/
Gemma Mengual 98.333
Jiang Tingting/
Jiang Wenwen 97.000
Volleyball •
FIVB World League: •
Final Round in
Belgrade,
Serbia: (teams in
bold advance to the semifinals) • Pool E: 1–3 • Standings:
Serbia 6 points,
Russia 3, USA 0. • Pool F: 3–0 • Standings:
Brazil 6 points,
Cuba 3, Argentina 0.
July 23, 2009 (Thursday) Baseball •
Major League Baseball: •
Mark Buehrle of the
Chicago White Sox throws the 18th
perfect game in the history of Major League Baseball, and became the sixth pitcher in the history of the game to hurl both a
no-hitter and a perfect game as the White Sox beat the
Tampa Bay Rays, 5–0. The game was played in two hours and three minutes, the fastest perfect game since
Tom Browning of the
Cincinnati Reds beat the
Los Angeles Dodgers on September 18, , who took an hour and 51 minutes.
Cricket •
Pakistan in Sri Lanka: • 3rd Test in
Colombo, day 4: • 299 & 425/9
d (
Shoaib Malik 134); 233 & 183/3 (59.0 ov). Sri Lanka require another 309 runs with 7 wickets remaining.
Cycling •
Tour de France: •
Stage 18 –
Annecy (40 km
ITT): (1)
Alberto Contador () 48' 30" (2)
Fabian Cancellara () + 3" (3)
Mikhail Ignatiev () + 15" • General classification: (1) Contador 73h 15' 39" (2)
Andy Schleck (Team Saxo Bank) + 4' 11" (3)
Lance Armstrong (Astana) + 5' 25" • Points standing: (1)
Thor Hushovd (
Cervélo TestTeam) 230 points (2)
Mark Cavendish (
Team Columbia–HTC) 200 (3)
José Joaquín Rojas () 126 • King of mountains standings: (1)
Franco Pellizotti (
Liquigas) 196 points (2)
Egoi Martínez () 118 (3)
Pierrick Fédrigo () 99
Diving •
World Aquatics Championships in Rome, Italy: •
Men's 3 m springboard:
He Chong 505.20 points
Troy Dumais 498.40
Alexandre Despatie 490.30
Football (soccer) •
CONCACAF Gold Cup in United States: •
Semifinals in
Chicago: • 0–2 '''''' • 1–1 '''''', Mexico win 5–3 in
penalty shootout • The USA and Mexico will
renew their rivalry in a rematch of the
2007 Final.
Golf •
Senior majors: •
Senior British Open in
Sunningdale, England, first round: • Leaderboard: (1)
Fred Funk 64 (−6) (2)
Jay Haas ,
Loren Roberts ,
Des Smyth &
Christopher Williams 66 (−4)
Synchronised swimming •
World Aquatics Championships in Rome, Italy: •
Solo free:
Natalia Ishchenko 98.833
Gemma Mengual 98.333
Beatrice Adelizzi 95.500
Volleyball •
FIVB World League: •
Final Round in
Belgrade,
Serbia: • Pool E: 0–3 • Russia and Serbia advance to the semifinals. • Pool F: 1–3
July 22, 2009 (Wednesday) Cricket •
Pakistan in Sri Lanka: • 3rd Test in
Colombo, day 3: • 299 & 300/5 (95.0 ov,
Shoaib Malik 106
*); 233. Pakistan led by 366 runs with 5 wickets remaining.
Cycling •
Tour de France: •
Stage 17 –
Bourg-Saint-Maurice to
Le Grand-Bornand (169 km): (1)
Fränk Schleck () 4h 53' 54" (2)
Alberto Contador () same time (3)
Andy Schleck (Team Saxo Bank) s.t. • General classification: (1) Contador 72h 27' 9" (2) Andy Schleck + 2' 26" (3) Fränk Schleck +3' 25" 4.
Lance Armstrong (Astana) +3' 55" • Points standing: (1)
Thor Hushovd (
Cervélo TestTeam) 230 points (2)
Mark Cavendish (
Team Columbia–HTC) 200 (3)
José Joaquín Rojas () 126 • King of mountains standings: (1)
Franco Pellizotti (
Liquigas) 196 points (2)
Egoi Martínez () 118 (3)
Pierrick Fédrigo () 97
Football (soccer) •
UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship in
Belarus: • Semifinals: • 2–5 (
ET) •
Sofia Jakobsson scores a
hat trick for Sweden. • 3–0
Open water swimming •
World Aquatics Championships in Rome, Italy: •
Women's 10 km:
Keri-anne Payne 2:01:37.1
Ekaterina Seliverstova 2:01:38.0
Martina Grimaldi 2:01:38.6 •
Men's 10 km:
Thomas Lurz 1:52:06.9
Andrew Gemmell 1:52:08.3
Fran Crippen 1:52:10.7
Synchronised swimming •
World Aquatics Championships in Rome, Italy: •
Free combination: 98.333 97.667 96.167
Volleyball •
FIVB World League: •
Final Round in
Belgrade,
Serbia: • Pool E: 3–0 • Pool F: 1–3
July 21, 2009 (Tuesday) Cricket •
Pakistan in Sri Lanka: • 3rd Test in
Colombo, day 2: • 299 & 16/1 (9.0 ov); 233. Pakistan led by 82 runs with 9 wickets remaining.
Cycling •
Tour de France: •
Stage 16 –
Martigny to
Bourg-Saint-Maurice (160 km): (1)
Mikel Astarloza () 4hr 14' 20" (2)
Sandy Casar () +6" (3)
Pierrick Fédrigo () +6" • General classification: (1)
Alberto Contador (
Astana) 63h 17′ 56″ (2)
Lance Armstrong (
Astana) + 1' 37" (3)
Bradley Wiggins () + 1' 46" • Points standing: (1)
Thor Hushovd (
Cervélo TestTeam) 218 points (2)
Mark Cavendish (
Team Columbia–HTC) 200 (3)
José Joaquín Rojas () 126 • King of mountains standings: (1)
Franco Pellizotti (
Liquigas) 159 points (2)
Egoi Martínez () 101 (3)
Pierrick Fédrigo () 97
Diving •
World Aquatics Championships in Rome, Italy: •
Women's 3 m springboard:
Guo Jingjing 388.20 pts,
Émilie Heymans 346.45,
Tania Cagnotto 341.25 •
Men's 10 m platform:
Tom Daley 539.85 pts,
Qiu Bo 532.20,
Luxin Zhou 530.55
Football (soccer) •
UEFA Under-19 Championship in
Ukraine: • Group A: • 1–1 • 0–0 • Group B: • 1–1 • 1–2
Korfball •
World Games in
Kaohsiung,
Chinese Taipei: • 7th–8th places: 18–31 • 5th–6th places: 18–19 • 3rd–4th places: 18–25 • Final: 20–25
Open water swimming •
World Aquatics Championships in Rome, Italy: •
Women's 5 km:
Melissa Gorman 56:55.8
Larisa Ilchenko 56:56.3
Poliana Okimoto 56:59.3 •
Men's 5 km:
Thomas Lurz 56:26.9
Spyridon Gianniotis 56:27.2
Chad Ho 56:41.9
Synchronised swimming •
World Aquatics Championships in Rome, Italy: •
Duet technical:
Anastasia Davydova/
Svetlana Romashina 98.667
Andrea Fuentes/
Gemma Mengual 97.333
Jiang Tingting/
Jiang Wenwen 95.667
July 20, 2009 (Monday) Cricket •
Australia in England: •
The Ashes Series: • 2nd Test at
Lord's, London, day 5: • 425 & 311/6
d; 215 & 406 (107 ov,
Michael Clarke 136,
Andrew Flintoff 5/92).
England win by 115 runs and lead the 5-match series 1–0. • England win an Ashes Test at Lord's for the first time in 75 years. •
Bangladesh in West Indies: • 2nd Test in
St George's, Grenada, day 4: • 237 & 209; 232 & 217/6 (54.4 ov).
Bangladesh win by 4 wickets and win the 2-match series 2–0. • Bangladesh win their first ever Test series overseas. •
Pakistan in Sri Lanka: • 3rd Test in
Colombo, day 1: • 289/7 (86.0 ov)
Korfball •
World Games in
Kaohsiung – day 4: • 5th–8th places: • 22–10 • 12–13 • 1st–4th places: • 24–8 • 13–29
Synchronised swimming •
World Aquatics Championships in Rome, Italy: •
Solo technical:
Natalia Ishchenko 98.667
Gemma Mengual 97.833
Marie-Pier Boudreau Gagnon 96.000
July 19, 2009 (Sunday) Cricket •
Australia in England: •
The Ashes Series: • 2nd Test at
Lord's, London, day 4: • 425 & 311/6
d; 215 & 313/5 (86.0 ov,
Michael Clarke 125
*). Australia require another 209 runs with 5 wickets remaining. •
Bangladesh in West Indies: • 2nd Test in
St George's, Grenada, day 3: • 237 & 192/8 (65.2 ov); 232. West Indies led by 197 runs with 2 wickets remaining.
Cycling •
Tour de France: •
Stage 15 –
Pontarlier to
Verbier (207 km): (1)
Alberto Contador (
Astana) 5h 03' 58" (2)
Andy Schleck () + 43" (3)
Vincenzo Nibali () + 1' 03" • General classification: (1)
Alberto Contador (
Astana) 63h 17′ 56″ (2)
Lance Armstrong (
Astana) + 1' 37" (3)
Bradley Wiggins () + 1' 46" • Points standing: (1)
Thor Hushovd (
Cervélo TestTeam) 218 points (2)
Mark Cavendish (
Team Columbia–HTC) 200 (3)
José Joaquín Rojas () 126 • King of mountains standings: (1)
Franco Pellizotti (
Liquigas) 109 points (2)
Egoi Martínez () 101 (3)
Pierrick Fédrigo () 65
Diving •
World Aquatics Championships in Rome, Italy: •
Women's 1 m springboard:
Yuliya Pakhalina 325.05 points
Wu Minxia 311.90
Wang Han 303.95 •
Women's 10 m synchro platform:
Chen Ruolin/
Wang Xin 369.18
Mary Beth Dunnichay/
Haley Ishimatsu 324.66
Leong Mun Yee/
Pandelela Rinong Pamg 321.66
Field hockey •
Women's Champions Trophy in Sydney, Australia: • Final: 0–0 . Argentina win 4–3 by
penalty strokes • Argentina win the Trophy for the second straight time, and third time overall. • 3rd place playoff: 5–2 • 5th place playoff: 7–0
Football (soccer) •
CONCACAF Gold Cup in United States: •
Quarterfinals in
Arlington, Texas: • 1–5 '''''' • '''''' 4–0 •
CAF Champions League group stage, matchday 1: • Group B: •
TP Mazembe 2–0
Heartland •
Monomotapa United 2–1
Étoile du Sahel •
UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship in
Belarus: (teams in
bold advance to the semifinals) • Group A: • 9–0 • '
0–2 ' • Standings: Switzerland, France, Germany 6 points, Belarus 0. • Group B: • 1–2 '''''' • '''''' 4–0 • Standings: England 7 points, Sweden 6, Norway 2, Iceland 1.
Golf •
Men's majors: •
The Open Championship in
South Ayrshire, Scotland: • (1)
Stewart Cink &
Tom Watson 278 (−2) (3)
Chris Wood &
Lee Westwood 279 (−1) • Cink defeats Watson in a 4-hole playoff by 6 strokes and wins his first major, denying Watson from becoming the oldest major champion. •
PGA Tour: •
U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee in
Brown Deer, Wisconsin: • Winner:
Bo Van Pelt 267 (−13) PO • Van Pelt wins for the first time on the PGA Tour, defeating
John Mallinger on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
Korfball •
World Games in
Kaohsiung – day 3: • Pool A: • 37–10 • 15–19 • Pool B: • 26–18 • 17–14
Motorcycle racing •
Moto GP: •
German motorcycle Grand Prix in
Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Germany: • (1)
Valentino Rossi (
Yamaha) (2)
Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha) (3)
Dani Pedrosa (
Honda) • Riders' standings (after 9 of 17 races): (1) Rossi 176 points (2) Lorenzo 162 (3)
Casey Stoner (
Ducati) 148 • Manufacturers' standings: (1) Yamaha 220 points (2) Ducati 148 (3) Honda 126
Synchronised swimming •
World Aquatics Championships in Rome, Italy: •
Team technical: 98.833 points 97.833 96.667
Tennis •
ATP World Tour: •
Swedish Open in
Båstad, Sweden: • Final:
Robin Söderling def.
Juan Mónaco 6–3, 7–6(4) • Söderling wins his first ATP Tour title this year and fourth of his career. •
MercedesCup in
Stuttgart, Germany: • Final:
Jérémy Chardy def.
Victor Hănescu 1–6, 6–3, 6–4 • Chardy wins his first ATP Tour title. •
WTA Tour: •
Internazionali Femminili di Palermo in
Palermo, Italy: • Final:
Flavia Pennetta def.
Sara Errani 6–1, 6–2 • Pennetta wins her first WTA Tour title this year, and the seventh of her career. •
ECM Prague Open in
Prague, Czech Republic: • Final:
Sybille Bammer def.
Francesca Schiavone 7–6(4), 6–2 • Bammer wins her first WTA Tour title this year, and the second of her career.
Volleyball •
FIVB World League: • Pool D: • 3–0 • Final standings: Brazil 33 points, Finland 21, Poland 13, Venezuela 5.
July 18, 2009 (Saturday) Auto racing •
Nationwide Series: •
Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers 250 in
Madison, Illinois: • (1)
Kyle Busch (
Toyota,
Joe Gibbs Racing) (2)
Reed Sorenson (Toyota,
Braun Racing) (3)
Carl Edwards (
Ford,
Roush Fenway Racing)
Cricket •
Australia in England: •
The Ashes Series: • 2nd Test at
Lord's, London, day 3: • 425 & 311/6 (71.2 ov); 215. England led by 521 runs with 4 wickets remaining. •
Bangladesh in West Indies: • 2nd Test in
St George's, Grenada, day 2: • 237 & 56/1 (23.0 ov); 232. West Indies led by 61 runs with 9 wickets remaining. •
ICC Intercontinental Cup in
Rotterdam, Netherlands, day 4: • 177 & 419/9
d; 229 & 233/8 (103.0 ov).
Match drawn Cycling •
Tour de France: •
Stage 14 –
Colmar to
Besançon (199 km): (1)
Sergei Ivanov () 4h 37' 46" (2)
Nicolas Roche () + 16" (3)
Hayden Roulston () + 16" • General classification: (1)
Rinaldo Nocentini (
Ag2r–La Mondiale) 58h 13′ 52″ (2)
George Hincapie (
Team Columbia–HTC) + 5" (3)
Alberto Contador (
Astana) + 6" • Points standing: (1)
Thor Hushovd (
Cervélo TestTeam) 218 points (2)
Mark Cavendish (
Team Columbia–HTC) 200 (3)
José Joaquín Rojas () 125 (Cavendish finished 13th, but was relegated to 154th place by decision of the
commissaires for blocking Hushovd in the run-in). • King of mountains standings: (1)
Franco Pellizotti (
Liquigas) 98 points (2)
Egoi Martínez () 95 (3)
Brice Feillu () 64 • A spectator was killed, and two others injured, by a police motorcycle at Wittelsheim, about 40 km into the stage.
Diving •
World Aquatics Championships in Rome, Italy: •
Women's 10 m platform:
Paola Espinosa 428.25 points
Chen Ruolin 417.60
Kang Li 410.35 •
Men's 3 m synchro springboard:
Qin Kai/
Wang Feng 467.94 points
Troy Dumais/
Kristian Ipsen 445.59
Alexandre Despatie/
Reuben Ross 428.64
Field hockey •
Women's Champions Trophy in Sydney, Australia: (teams in
bold advance to the final) • 4–1 • '''''' 2–1 • '''''' 0–0 • Final standings: Argentina 11 points, Australia 10, Netherlands 8, Germany 7, China 4, England 1.
Football (soccer) •
CONCACAF Gold Cup in United States: •
Quarterfinals in
Philadelphia: • 0–1 '''''' • '''''' 2–1 (
ET) •
CAF Champions League group stage, matchday 1: • Group A: •
ZESCO United 1–1
Kano Pillars •
Al-Merreikh 0–0
Al-Hilal Golf •
Men's majors: •
The Open Championship in
South Ayrshire, Scotland, third round: • Leaderboard: (1)
Tom Watson 206 (−4) (2)
Mathew Goggin &
Ross Fisher 207 (−3) • The 59-year-old Watson will attempt to win his sixth Open and become the oldest player ever to win a regular major championship.
Korfball •
World Games in
Kaohsiung – day 2: • Pool A: • 18–12 • 10–34 • Pool B: • 11–15 • 16–30
Rugby league •
RLEF European Shield: • 30–42 • Italy win the trophy for the second consecutive year.
Rugby union •
Tri Nations Series: • 22–16 in
Auckland • Australia
flanker George Smith becomes the
10th rugby union player with 100
international appearances. •
2011 Rugby World Cup qualifying: •
Oceania Qualification Playoff, second leg in
Port Moresby: • 12–73 • Samoa win 188–19 on aggregate and qualify to the
World Cup.
Volleyball •
FIVB World League: (teams in
bold advance to the final round) • Pool A: • 2–3 • '''''' 3–0 • Final Standings:
USA 27 points, Italy 22, Netherlands 13, China 10. • Pool B: • '''''' 3–1 • Final Standings:
Serbia 24 points,
Argentina 21, France 18, Korea 9. • Pool C: • 0–3 '''''' • '''''' 3–1 • Final Standings:
Cuba 26 points,
Russia 23, Bulgaria 15, Japan 8. • Russia advance to the final round as the best runner-up. • Pool D: • '''''' 3–0 • Standings:
Brazil 30 points (11 matches), Finland 21 (12), Poland 13 (12), Venezuela 5 (11).
July 17, 2009 (Friday) Athletics •
Golden League: (GL indicates Golden League event, athletes in
bold are in contention for the 1M$ jackpot) •
Meeting Areva in
Saint-Denis, France: • Men: • 100 Metres (GL):
Usain Bolt 9.79 • 400 Metres (GL):
Jeremy Wariner 45.28 • 800 Metres:
Ismail Ahmed Ismail 1:45.85 • 3000 Metres (GL):
Kenenisa Bekele 7:28.64 • 3000 Metres Steeplechase:
Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad 8:13.23 • 110 Metres Hurdles (GL):
Dexter Faulk 13.14 • Pole Vault:
Renaud Lavillenie 5.70 • Triple Jump:
Phillips Idowu 17.17 • Javelin Throw (GL):
Andreas Thorkildsen 88.03 • Women: • 100 Metres (GL):
Kerron Stewart 10.99 • 400 Metres (GL):
Sanya Richards 49.34 • 800 Metres:
Anna Willard 1:58.80 • 100 Metres Hurdles (GL):
Dawn Harper 12.68 • 400 Metres Hurdles:
Anna Jesień 54.37 • High Jump (GL):
Blanka Vlašić 1.99 • Pole Vault (GL):
Yelena Isinbayeva 4.65
Basketball •
Philippine Basketball Association Fiesta Conference Finals at
Quezon City: • Game 7:
San Miguel Beermen 90,
Barangay Ginebra Kings 79,
San Miguel wins 4–3. • In the fourth Finals meeting between the two
San Miguel Corporation teams, the Beermen clinch their 18th league championship and second
Fiesta Conference championship, with second-year player
Jonas Villanueva winning the Finals MVP honors.
Cricket •
Australia in England: •
The Ashes Series: • 2nd Test at
Lord's, London, day 2: • 425 (109.4 ov,
Andrew Strauss 161); 156/8 (49 ov). Australia trail by 269 runs with 2 wickets remaining in the first innings. •
Bangladesh in West Indies: • 2nd Test in
St George's, Grenada, day 1: • 237 (76.1 ov); 35/1 (10.0 ov). Bangladesh trail by 202 runs with 9 wickets remaining in the 1st innings. •
ICC Intercontinental Cup in
Rotterdam, Netherlands, day 3: • 177 & 419/9
d (
Sunil Dhaniram 144); 229 & 120/5 (44.0 ov). Netherlands require another 248 runs with 5 wickets remaining.
Cycling •
Tour de France: •
Stage 13 –
Vittel to
Colmar (200 km): (1)
Heinrich Haussler (
Cervélo TestTeam) 4h 56' 26" (2)
Amets Txurruka () + 4' 11" (3)
Brice Feillu () + 6' 13" • General classification: (1)
Rinaldo Nocentini (
Ag2r–La Mondiale) 53h 30′ 30″ (2)
Alberto Contador (
Astana) + 6" (3)
Lance Armstrong (Astana) + 8" • Points standing: (1)
Thor Hushovd (
Cervélo TestTeam) 205 points (2)
Mark Cavendish (
Team Columbia–HTC) 200 (3)
José Joaquín Rojas () 116 • King of mountains standings: (1)
Franco Pellizotti (
Liquigas) 98 points (2)
Egoi Martínez () 95 (3) Feillu 64
Diving •
World Aquatics Championships in Rome, Italy: •
Men's 1 m springboard:
Qin Kai 449.00 points
Zhang Xinhua 445.90
Matthew Mitcham 440.20
Golf •
Men's majors: •
The Open Championship in
South Ayrshire, Scotland, second round: • Leaderboard: (1)
Steve Marino &
Tom Watson 135 (−5) (3)
Mark Calcavecchia 136 (−4) • Watson, two months shy of his 60th birthday, becomes the oldest player to lead at the end of any round in a major championship since such records were first officially kept after World War II. •
Tiger Woods scores 5-over-par 145 and misses the cut by one stroke. This is only the second time he misses the cut in a major since he turned pro.
Korfball •
World Games in
Kaohsiung – day 1: • Pool A: • 21–16 • 35–8 • Pool B: • 25–13 • 26–19
Volleyball •
FIVB World League: (teams in
bold advance to the final round) • Pool A: • 0–3 • '''''' 3–0 • Standings:
USA 24 points (11 matches), Italy 20 (11). • Team USA punches its ticket into the final stage. Italy secure second place. • Pool B: • '''''' 3–1 • '''''' 3–2 • Standings:
Serbia 21 points (11 matches),
Argentina 21 (12), France 18 (12). • Argentina claim a berth in the final stage, as Serbia are already in the final stage as host. • Pool C: • 0–3 • 3–0 • Standings: Cuba 23 points (11 matches), Russia 20 (11), Bulgaria 15 (11). • Cuba and Russia secure at least second place.
July 16, 2009 (Thursday) Cricket •
Australia in England: •
The Ashes Series: • 2nd Test at
Lord's, London, day 1: • 364/6 (90.0 ov,
Andrew Strauss 161
*) •
ICC Intercontinental Cup in
Rotterdam, Netherlands, day 2: • 177 & 215/3 (50.0 ov); 229. Canada led by 163 runs with 7 wickets remaining.
Cycling •
Tour de France: •
Stage 12 –
Tonnerre to
Vittel (200 km): (1)
Nicki Sørensen (
Team Saxo Bank) 4h 52' 24" (2)
Laurent Lefèvre (
Bbox Bouygues Telecom) + 48" (3)
Franco Pellizotti (
Liquigas) s.t. • General classification: (1)
Rinaldo Nocentini (
Ag2r–La Mondiale) 48h 27′ 21″ (2)
Alberto Contador (
Astana) + 6" (3)
Lance Armstrong (Astana) + 8" • Points standing: (1)
Mark Cavendish (
Team Columbia–HTC) 200 points (2)
Thor Hushovd (
Cervélo TestTeam) 190 (3)
José Joaquín Rojas () 116 • King of mountains standings: (1)
Egoi Martínez () 88 points (2) Pellizotti 71 (3)
Christophe Kern () 59
Field hockey •
Women's Champions Trophy in Sydney, Australia: • 2–2 • 0–4 • Standings (after 4 matches): Argentina 10 points, Netherlands 8, Australia 7, Germany 6, China, England 1.
Football (soccer) •
UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship in
Belarus: • Group A: • 0–3 • 3–0 • Standing (after 2 matches): Switzerland 6 points, Germany, France 3, Belarus 0. • Group B: • 2–1 • 0–0 • Standings: England 4, Sweden 3, Norway 2, Iceland 1.
Golf •
Men's majors: •
The Open Championship in
South Ayrshire, Scotland, first round: • (1)
Miguel Ángel Jiménez 64 (−6) (2)
Ben Curtis,
Tom Watson (both United States) &
Kenichi Kuboya 65 (−5) • Jiménez sinks a 45-foot (14 m) birdie putt on the 18th hole to deny the five-time Open champion Watson, two months shy of his 60th birthday, a share of the first-day lead.
Lacrosse •
Major League Lacrosse All-Star Game in
Denver, Colorado: • Old School 22, Young Guns 21 (
OT)
Multi-sport event • The
World Games open in
Kaohsiung,
Taiwan.
Volleyball •
FIVB World League: • Pool B: • 3–1 • Standings: Argentina 19 points (11 matches), Serbia 18 (10), France 17 (11). • Pool D: • 3–2 • Standings: Brazil 27 points (10 matches), Finland 21 (12), Poland 13 (12).
July 15, 2009 (Wednesday) Cricket •
ICC Intercontinental Cup in
Rotterdam, Netherlands, day 1: • 177; 74/3 (32.0 ov). Netherlands trail by 103 runs with 7 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.
Cycling •
Tour de France: •
Stage 11 –
Vatan to
Saint-Fargeau (192 km): (1)
Mark Cavendish (
Team Columbia–HTC) 4h 17' 55" (2)
Tyler Farrar (
Garmin–Slipstream) s.t. (3)
Yauheni Hutarovich (
Française des Jeux) s.t. • Cavendish gets his fourth stage win in this Tour, equalling his achievement from last year, and matching
Barry Hoban's record of eight stages won by a British cyclist (1967–75). • General classification: (1)
Rinaldo Nocentini () 43h 28' 59" (2)
Alberto Contador () +6" (3)
Lance Armstrong (Astana) +8" • Points standing: (1) Cavendish 176 points (2)
Thor Hushovd (
Cervélo TestTeam) 169 (3)
José Joaquín Rojas () 110 • King of mountains standings: (1)
Egoi Martínez () 79 points (2)
Christophe Kern () 59 (3)
Franco Pellizotti () 56
Field hockey •
Women's Champions Trophy in
Sydney, Australia: • 2–3 • 3–1 • Standings: Argentina 9 points (3 matches), Netherlands 7 (3), Germany 6 (4), Australia 4 (3), China 1 (4), England 1 (3).
Football (soccer) •
Copa Libertadores Finals, second leg: (first leg result in parentheses) •
Cruzeiro 1–2 (0–0)
Estudiantes • Estudiantes win the Cup for the fourth time, after break of 39 years. •
Primera División Uruguaya Championship Playoff Final, second leg: (first leg result in parentheses) •
Nacional 2–1 (2–1)
Defensor Sporting • Nacional win the championship for the 42nd time.
Rugby league •
State of Origin Series: • Game 3 in
Brisbane:
Queensland 16–28
New South Wales. • Queensland win the series 2–1.
Volleyball •
FIVB World League: • Pool D: • 1–3 • Standings: Brazil 27 points (10 matches), Finland 20 (11). • Finland secured second place.
July 14, 2009 (Tuesday) Baseball •
MLB All-Star Game in St. Louis: •
American League 4,
National League 3: • The AL extends its unbeaten streak in All-Star games to 13.
Carl Crawford, who makes a leaping catch at the wall to steal a
home run from
Brad Hawpe, is named
Most Valuable Player.
Cricket •
Pakistan in Sri Lanka: • 2nd Test in
Colombo, day 3: • 90 & 320 (
Fawad Alam 168); 240 & 171/3 (31.5 ov).
Sri Lanka win by 7 wickets, lead 3-match series 2–0.
Cycling •
Tour de France: •
Stage 10 –
Limoges to
Issoudun (193 km): (1)
Mark Cavendish (
Team Columbia–HTC) 4h 46' 43" (2)
Thor Hushovd (
Cervélo TestTeam) s.t. (3)
Tyler Farrar (
Garmin–Slipstream) s.t. • Cavendish gets his third stage win in this Tour. • General classification: (1)
Rinaldo Nocentini () 39h 11' 04" (2)
Alberto Contador () +6" (3)
Lance Armstrong (Astana) +8" • Points standing: (1) Hushovd 147 points (2) Cavendish 141 (3)
José Joaquín Rojas () 97 • King of mountains standings: (1)
Egoi Martínez () 78 points (2)
Christophe Kern () 59 (3)
Franco Pellizotti () 55
Field hockey •
Women's Champions Trophy in Sydney, Australia: • 0–1 • 2–2 • Standings: Netherlands 7 points (3 matches), Argentina 6 (2), Australia 4 (3), Germany 3 (3), England 1 (2), China 1 (3).
July 13, 2009 (Monday) Baseball •
Major League Baseball: •
All-Star Game: •
MLB Home Run Derby in
St. Louis: • Final:
Prince Fielder (
Milwaukee Brewers) def.
Nelson Cruz (
Texas Rangers) 23–21 • News: The
Washington Nationals, who hold the worst record in the major leagues (22–61), fire their manager
Manny Acta, and appoint the team's bench coach
Jim Riggleman as manager for the remainder of the season.
Cricket •
Bangladesh in West Indies: • 1st Test in
Kingstown, St Vincent, day 5: • 238 & 345; 307 & 181 (70.1 ov).
Bangladesh win by 95 runs, lead 2-match series 1–0. • Bangladesh win their second Test in history, and the first Test overseas. •
Pakistan in Sri Lanka: • 2nd Test in
Colombo, day 2: • 90 & 178/1 (53.0 ov,
Fawad Alam 102
*); 240. Pakistan led by 28 runs with 9 wickets remaining.
Football (soccer) •
UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship in
Belarus: • Group A: • 1–2 • 1–4 • Group B: • 0–3 • 0–0
Golf •
LPGA commissioner
Carolyn Bivens resigns under pressure and is replaced by board member
Marsha Evans effective immediately.
July 12, 2009 (Sunday) Auto racing •
Formula One: •
German Grand Prix in
Nürburg, Germany: • (1)
Mark Webber (
Red Bull–
Renault) 1:36:43.310 (2)
Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull-Renault) +9.252 (3)
Felipe Massa (
Ferrari) +15.906 • Drivers' standings (after 9 of 17 races): (1)
Jenson Button (
Brawn–
Mercedes) 68 points (2) Vettel 47 (3) Webber 45.5 • Constructors' standings: (1) Brawn-Mercedes 112 (2) Red Bull-Renault 92.5 (3)
Toyota 34.5 •
IndyCar Series: •
Honda Indy Toronto in
Toronto, Ontario: • (1)
Dario Franchitti (
Chip Ganassi Racing) (2)
Ryan Briscoe (
Team Penske) (3)
Will Power (Team Penske) • Drivers' standings (after 10 of 17 races): (1) Franchitti 347 points (2)
Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing) 345 (3) Briscoe 334 •
V8 Supercars: •
Dunlop Townsville 400 in
Townsville, Queensland: • Round 12: (1)
James Courtney (
Ford Falcon) (2)
Jamie Whincup (
Holden Commodore) (3)
Garth Tander (
Holden Commodore) • Standings (after 12 of 26 races): (1) Whincup 1560 points (2)
Will Davison (Holden Commodore) 1386 (3) Tander 1212
Basketball •
FIBA Under-19 World Championship in
Auckland, New Zealand: • 7th place: 82–74 • 5th place: 70–92 • 3rd place: 87–81 • Final: 88–80 • USA win the title for the fourth time.
Cricket •
Australia in England: •
The Ashes Series: • 1st Test in
Cardiff, day 5: • 435 & 252/9 (105.0 ov); 674/6
d.
Match drawn. 5-match series level 0–0. •
Bangladesh in West Indies: • 1st Test in
Kingstown, St Vincent, day 4: • 238 & 321/5 (
Tamim Iqbal 128); 307. Bangladesh led by 252 runs with 5 wickets remaining. •
Pakistan in Sri Lanka: • 2nd Test in
Colombo, day 1: • 90; 164/3 (48.0 ov). Sri Lanka led by 74 runs with 7 wickets remaining in the 1st innings. •
Kenya in Ireland: • 3rd ODI in
Dublin: • 256/7 (50 ov); 240/6 (46.0/46 ov).
Ireland win by 4 runs (D/L method), win 3-match series 3–0. •
Canada in Netherlands: • 2nd ODI in
Amstelveen: •
Match abandoned without a ball bowled. Netherlands win 2-match series 1–0 Cycling •
Tour de France: •
Stage 9 –
Saint-Gaudens to
Tarbes (160 km): (1)
Pierrick Fédrigo () 4h 5' 31" (2)
Franco Pellizotti () s.t. (3)
Óscar Freire () +34" • General classification: (1)
Rinaldo Nocentini () 34h 24' 21" (2)
Alberto Contador () +6" (3)
Lance Armstrong (Astana) +8" • King of Mountain standings: (1)
Egoi Martínez () 78 pts (2)
Christophe Kern () 59 (3) Pellizotti 55 • Points standings: (1)
Thor Hushovd () 117 pts (2)
Mark Cavendish () 106 (3)
José Joaquín Rojas () 75
Field hockey •
Women's Champions Trophy in Sydney, Australia: • 1–3 • 0–1 • 0–1 • Standings (after 2 matches): Argentina 6 points, Netherlands 4, Australia, Germany 3, England 1, China 0.
Football (soccer) •
CONCACAF Gold Cup in United States: (teams in
bold advance to the quarterfinals) •
Group C in
Glendale, Arizona: • '''''' 4–0 • '
2–0 ' • Standings: Mexico 7 points, Guadeloupe 6, Panama 4, Nicaragua 0. •
Primera División Uruguaya Championship Playoff Final, first leg: •
Defensor Sporting 1–2
Nacional Golf •
Women's majors: •
U.S. Women's Open in
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania: • (1)
Ji Eun-hee 284 (E) (2)
Candie Kung 285 (+1) (3)
In-Kyung Kim &
Cristie Kerr 286 (+2) • Ji birdies the final hole to win her first major and second LPGA Tour title. •
PGA Tour: •
John Deere Classic in
Silvis, Illinois: • (1)
Steve Stricker 264 (−20) (2)
Zach Johnson,
Brett Quigley &
Brandt Snedeker (all United States) 267 (−17) • Stricker wins his sixth PGA Tour title. •
European Tour: •
Barclays Scottish Open in
Luss, Scotland: • (1)
Martin Kaymer 269 (−15) (2)
Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño &
Raphaël Jacquelin 271 (−13) • Kaymer wins two tournaments in successive weeks and his fourth career European Tour title.
Tennis •
Davis Cup: •
World Group Quarterfinals, day 3: • '''''' 3–2 •
Juan Martín del Potro bt
Tomáš Berdych 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 •
Radek Štěpánek bt
Juan Mónaco 7–6(3), 6–3, 6–2 • Czech Republic reach the semifinals for the first time since 1996. • '''''' 3–2 •
Marin Čilić bt
James Blake 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 6–2 •
Bob Bryan bt
Roko Karanušić 5–7, 6–3, 7–6(4) • Croatia reach the semifinals for the first time since they won the Cup in 2005. • '''''' 4–1 •
Igor Andreev bt
Dudi Sela 4–3 (retired) •
Harel Levy bt
Igor Kunitsyn 6–4 4–6 7–6(2) • '''''' 3–2 •
Philipp Kohlschreiber bt
Fernando Verdasco 6–4 6–2 1–6 2–6 8–6 •
Juan Carlos Ferrero bt
Andreas Beck 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 • Spain, the defending champion, will host Israel in the semifinals. •
ATP World Tour: •
Hall of Fame Tennis Championships in
Newport, Rhode Island, United States: • Final:
Rajeev Ram (
LL) bt
Sam Querrey (3) 6–7(3), 7–5, 6–3 • Ram wins his first ATP World Tour title. •
WTA Tour: •
GDF Suez Grand Prix in
Budapest, Hungary: • Final:
Ágnes Szávay (4) bt
Patty Schnyder (1) 2–6, 6–4, 6–2 • Szávay wins her third career WTA Tour title and becomes the first Hungarian winner of the singles title in this tournament.
Volleyball •
FIVB World League: (teams in
bold advance to the final stage) • Pool A: • 3–0 • Standings (after 10 from 12 matches): USA 21 pts, Italy 17, Netherlands 13, China 9. • Pool B: • 1–3 • Standings: Serbia 18 pts, France 17, Argentina 16, South Korea 9. • Pool C: • 3–0 • Standings: Cuba 20 pts, Russia 17, Bulgaria 15, Japan 8. • Pool D: • 0–3 '''''' • Standings:
Brazil 27 pts, Finland 17, Poland 11, Venezuela 5.
July 11, 2009 (Saturday) Auto racing •
Sprint Cup Series: •
LifeLock.com 400 in
Joliet, Illinois: • (1)
Mark Martin (
Chevrolet,
Hendrick Motorsports) (2)
Jeff Gordon (Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports) (3)
Kasey Kahne (
Dodge,
Richard Petty Motorsports) • Drivers' standings (after 19 of 26 races leading to the
Chase for the Sprint Cup): (1)
Tony Stewart 2884 points (Chevrolet,
Stewart Haas Racing) (2) Gordon 2709 (3)
Jimmie Johnson 2672 (Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports) •
V8 Supercars: •
Dunlop Townsville 400 in
Townsville, Queensland: • Round 11: (1)
Jamie Whincup (
Ford Falcon) (2)
Will Davison (
Holden Commodore) (3)
Garth Tander (Holden Commodore) • Standings (after 11 of 26 races): (1) Whincup 1422 points (2) Will Davison 1266 (3) Tander 1083
Basketball •
Summer Universiade in
Belgrade,
Serbia: •
Men: • Final: 73–51 • Bronze medal match: 91–80 •
Women: • Final: 83–64 • Bronze medal match: 88–77
Cricket •
Australia in England: •
The Ashes Series: • 1st Test in
Cardiff, day 4: • 435 & 20/2 (7.0 ov); 674/6
d (
Marcus North 125
*,
Brad Haddin 121). England trail by 219 runs with 8 wickets remaining. • Four Australian players score hundreds in one innings for the first time in the Ashes history. •
Bangladesh in West Indies: • 1st Test in
Kingstown, St Vincent, day 3: • 238 & 26/0 (7.0 ov); 307. Bangladesh trail by 43 runs with 10 wickets remaining. •
Kenya in Ireland: • 2nd ODI in
Dublin: • 175 (45.1 ov); 104/1 (21/21 ov).
Ireland win by 52 runs (D/L method), lead 3-match series 2–0. •
Canada in Netherlands: • 1st ODI in
Amstelveen: • 237/7 (50 ov); 187 (39 ov).
Netherlands win by 50 runs, lead 2-match series 1–0.
Cycling •
Tour de France: •
Stage 8 –
Andorra la Vella to
Saint-Girons (176 km): (1)
Luis León Sánchez () 4h 31' 50" (2)
Sandy Casar () s.t. (3)
Mikel Astarloza () s.t. • General classification: (1)
Rinaldo Nocentini () 30h 18' 16" (2)
Alberto Contador () +6" (3)
Lance Armstrong (Astana) +8" • King of Mountain standings: (1)
Christophe Kern () 59 pts (2)
Egoi Martínez (Euskaltel–Euskadi) 54 (3)
Brice Feillu () 49 • Points standings: (1)
Thor Hushovd () 117 pts (2)
Mark Cavendish () 106 (3)
Gerald Ciolek () 66
Field hockey •
Women's Champions Trophy in Sydney, Australia: • 2–2 • 0–2 • 2–1
Football (soccer) •
CONCACAF Gold Cup in United States: (teams in
bold advance to the quarterfinals) •
Group B in
Foxborough, Massachusetts: • '
2–2 ' • '''''' 4–0 • Standings: USA 7 points, Honduras 6, Haiti 4, Grenada 0.
Golf •
Women's majors: •
U.S. Women's Open in
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, third round: • Leaderboard: (1)
Cristie Kerr 211(−2) (2)
Eun-Hee Ji 213(E) (3)
Jean Reynolds &
Teresa Lu 215(+2)
Mixed martial arts •
UFC 100 in
Las Vegas: •
UFC Welterweight Championship bout:
Georges St-Pierre retains his title by unanimous decision over
Thiago Alves . •
UFC Heavyweight Championship unification bout: World Heavyweight Champion
Brock Lesnar defeats Interim Heavyweight Champion
Frank Mir by TKO in the second round.
Rugby league •
RLEF European Shield: • 38–8
Rugby union •
2011 Rugby World Cup qualifying •
Americas qualification playoff, second leg in
Edmonton: (first leg result in parentheses) • 41–18 (6–12) • Canada win 47–30 on aggregate, and qualify for the
World Cup. USA will play against for another World Cup berth. •
Oceania Qualification Playoff, first leg in
Apia: • 115–7
Tennis •
Davis Cup: •
World Group Quarterfinals, day 2: • 2–1 •
Radek Štěpánek/
Tomáš Berdych bt
Leonardo Mayer/
José Acasuso 6–1, 6–4, 6–3 • 2–1 •
Bob Bryan/
Mike Bryan bt
Lovro Zovko/
Roko Karanušić 6–3, 6–1, 6–3 • '''''' 3–0 •
Jonathan Erlich/
Andy Ram bt
Igor Kunitsyn/
Marat Safin 6–3, 6–4, 6–7(3), 4–6, 6–4 • Israel advance to the semifinal for the first time. • 2–1 •
Feliciano López/
Fernando Verdasco bt
Nicolas Kiefer/
Mischa Zverev 6–3, 7–6(1), 6–7(6), 6–3 •
WTA Tour: •
Swedish Open in
Båstad, Sweden: • Final:
María José Martínez Sánchez bt
Caroline Wozniacki 7–5, 6–4 • Martínez Sánchez wins her second career title.
Volleyball •
FIVB World League: teams in
bold advance to the final stage. • Pool A: • 2–3 • 3–1 • Standings: USA 21 pts, Italy 17. • Pool B: • 0–3 • 2–3 • Standings: Serbia 18 pts, Argentina 16. • Pool C: • 3–2 • 1–3 • Standings: Cuba 20 pts (9 matches), Russia 17 (10). • Pool D: • 3–0 • Standings:
Brazil 24 pts (9 matches), Finland 17 (10). •
Summer Universiade in
Belgrade,
Serbia: • Men: • Final: 3–0 • Bronze medal match: 3–0
July 10, 2009 (Friday) Athletics •
Golden League: •
Golden Gala in
Rome, Italy: (GL indicates Golden League event, athletes in
bold are in contention for the 1M$ jackpot) • Men: • 100 Metres (GL):
Tyson Gay 9.77sec • 400 Metres (GL):
Chris Brown 44.81 • 800 Metres:
Alfred Kirwa Yego 1:45.23 • 1500 Metres:
Asbel Kipruto Kiprop 3:31.20 • 5000 Metres (GL):
Kenenisa Bekele 12:56.23 • 110 Metres Hurdles (GL):
Dayron Robles 13.17 • 400 Metres Hurdles:
Kerron Clement 48.09 • Long Jump:
Dwight Phillips 8.61m • Javelin Throw (GL):
Andreas Thorkildsen 87.46 • Women: • 100 Metres (GL):
Kerron Stewart 10.75sec • 400 Metres (GL):
Sanya Richards 49.46 • 800 Metres:
Maggie Vessey 2:00.13 • 1500 Metres:
Maryam Yusuf Jamal 3:56.55 • 3000 Metres Steeplechase:
Gulnara Galkina 9:11.58 • 100 Metres Hurdles (GL):
Dawn Harper 12.55 • 400 Metres Hurdles:
Anna Jesień 54.31 • High Jump (GL):
Antonietta Di Martino 2.00m • Pole Vault (GL):
Yelena Isinbayeva 4.85
Auto racing •
Nationwide Series: •
Dollar General 300 in
Joliet, Illinois: • (1)
Joey Logano (
Toyota,
Joe Gibbs Racing) (2)
Kyle Busch (Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing) (3)
Brian Vickers (Toyota,
Red Bull Racing Team)
Baseball •
Major League Baseball: •
Jonathan Sánchez of the
San Francisco Giants twirls the first
no hitter of the season in defeating the
San Diego Padres, 8–0 facing 28 batters, one over the minimum thanks to an eighth-inning error by
Juan Uribe.
Cricket •
Australia in England: •
The Ashes Series: • 1st Test in
Cardiff, day 3: • 435; 479/5 (
Simon Katich 122,
Ricky Ponting 150). Australia led by 44 runs with 5 wickets remaining in the 1st innings. •
Bangladesh in West Indies: • 1st Test in
Kingstown, St Vincent, day 2: • 238; 17/1 (7.0 ov). West Indies trail by 221 runs with 9 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.
Cycling •
Tour de France: •
Stage 7 –
Barcelona to
Andorra-Arcalis (224 km): (1)
Brice Feillu () 6h 11' 31" (2)
Christophe Kern () + 5" (3)
Johannes Fröhlinger () + 25" • General classification: (1)
Rinaldo Nocentini (
Ag2r–La Mondiale) 25h 44' 32" (2)
Alberto Contador (
Astana) + 6" (3)
Lance Armstrong (Astana) + 8" • King of Mountain standings: (1) Feillu 49 points (2)
Christophe Riblon (Ag2r–La Mondiale) 46 (3) Kern 46 • Points standings: (1)
Mark Cavendish (
Team Columbia–HTC) 106 points (2)
Thor Hushovd (
Cervélo TestTeam) 105 (3)
Gerald Ciolek (Team Milram) 66
Football (soccer) •
CONCACAF Gold Cup in United States: (teams in
bold advance to the quarterfinals) •
Group A in
Miami: • '
2–2 ' • 0–1 • Standings:
Canada 7 points,
Costa Rica 4, Jamaica, El Salvador 3. • also advance to the quarterfinals. •
Summer Universiade in
Belgrade,
Serbia: • Men: • Final: 3–2 • Bronze medal match: 1–0 • Women: • Final: 4–1 • Bronze medal match: 4–1
Golf •
Women's majors: •
U.S. Women's Open in
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, second round: • Leaderboard: (1)
Cristie Kerr 139 (−3) (2)
Paula Creamer 140 (−2) (3)
Jean Reynolds 141 (−1)
Tennis •
Davis Cup: •
World Group Quarterfinals, day 1: • 1–1 •
Tomáš Berdych bt
Juan Mónaco 6–4, 2–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–2 •
Juan Martín del Potro bt
Ivo Minář 6–1, 6–3, 6–3 • 2–0 •
Ivo Karlović bt
James Blake 6–7(5), 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(3), 7–5 •
Marin Čilić bt
Mardy Fish 4–6, 6–3, 6–7(2), 6–1, 8–6 • 2–0 •
Harel Levy bt
Igor Andreev 6–4, 6–2, 4–6, 6–2 •
Dudi Sela bt
Mikhail Youzhny 3–6, 6–1, 6–0, 7–5 • 1–1 •
Fernando Verdasco bt
Andreas Beck 6–0, 3–6, 6–7(4), 6–2, 6–1 •
Philipp Kohlschreiber bt
Tommy Robredo 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
Volleyball •
FIVB World League: • Pool A: • 1–3 • Standings: USA 18 points, Italy 17. • Pool B: • 3–1 • Standings: Serbia 16 points, Argentina 15. • Pool C: • 3–0 • Standings: Cuba 19 points (8 matches), Russia 17 (9). • Pool D: • 3–1 • 0–3 • Standings: Brazil 24 points, Finland 14. • Brazil qualify for the final stage. •
Summer Universiade in
Belgrade,
Serbia: • Women: • Final: 3–2 • Bronze medal match: 3–1
July 9, 2009 (Thursday) Cricket •
Australia in England: •
The Ashes Series: • 1st Test in
Cardiff, day 2: • 435; 249/1 (
Simon Katich 104
*,
Ricky Ponting 100*). Australia trail by 186 runs with 9 wickets remaining in the 1st innings. •
Bangladesh in West Indies: • 1st Test in
Kingstown, St Vincent, day 1: • 42/0 (18.5 ov) vs •
Kenya in Ireland: • 1st ODI in
Dublin: • 214/9 (50 ov); 215/7 (48.5 ov).
Ireland win by 3 wickets, lead 3-match series 1–0.
Cycling •
Tour de France: •
Stage 6 –
Girona to
Barcelona (175 km): (1)
Thor Hushovd (
Cervélo TestTeam) 4h 21' 33" (2)
Óscar Freire (
Rabobank) s.t. (3)
José Joaquín Rojas () s.t. • General classification: (1)
Fabian Cancellara (
Team Saxo Bank) 19h 29' 22" (2)
Lance Armstrong (
Astana) + 0" (3)
Alberto Contador (Astana) + 19" • Points standings: (1)
Mark Cavendish (
Team Columbia–HTC) 106 points (2) Hushovd 105 (3)
Gerald Ciolek (
Team Milram) 66
Football (soccer) •
CONCACAF Gold Cup in United States: (teams in
bold advance to the quarterfinals) •
Group C in
Houston: • '''''' 2–0 • 1–1 • Standings:
Guadeloupe 6 points, Mexico 4, Panama 1, Nicaragua 0. • '
and ' also clinch quarterfinal berths. •
Recopa Sudamericana, second leg: (first leg result in parentheses) •
LDU Quito 3–0 (1–0)
Internacional • LDU Quito win 4–0 on aggregate.
Golf •
Women's majors: •
U.S. Women's Open in
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, first round: • Leaderboard: (1)
Na Yeon Choi 68 (−3) (2)
Cristie Kerr ,
Lorena Ochoa &
Jean Reynolds 69 (−2)
July 8, 2009 (Wednesday) Cricket •
Australia in England: •
The Ashes Series: • 1st Test in
Cardiff, day 1: • 336/7 (90 overs) vs •
Canada in Scotland: • 2nd ODI in
Aberdeen: • 250/9 (50 ov); 253/5 (47.2 ov).
Scotland win by 5 wickets. 2-match series drawn 1–1.
Cycling •
Tour de France: •
Stage 5 –
Le Cap d'Agde to
Perpignan (197 km): (1)
Thomas Voeckler (
Bbox Bouygues Telecom) 4h 29' 35" (2)
Mikhail Ignatiev (
Team Katusha) + 7" (3)
Mark Cavendish (
Team Columbia–HTC) + 7" • General classification: (1)
Fabian Cancellara () 15h 07' 49" (2)
Lance Armstrong () same time (3)
Alberto Contador (Astana) +19" • Points standing: (1) Cavendish 96 pts (2)
Thor Hushovd () 70 (3)
Tyler Farrar () 54
Football (soccer) •
CONCACAF Gold Cup in United States: •
Group B in
Washington, D.C.: • 2–0 • 0–2 • Standings: USA 6 points, Haiti, Honduras 3, Grenada 0. •
Copa Libertadores Finals, first leg: •
Estudiantes 0–0
Cruzeiro •
UEFA Champions League 2009–10, First qualifying round, second leg: (first leg result in parentheses) •
Mogren 4–0 (2–0)
Hibernians • Mogren win 6–0 on aggregate and will play against
F.C. Copenhagen in the second round. •
Primera División Uruguaya Championship Playoff, semifinal third leg: •
Defensor Sporting 0–3
Nacional July 7, 2009 (Tuesday) Cricket •
Pakistan in Sri Lanka: • 1st Test in
Galle, day 4: • 292 & 217; 342 & 117 (44.3 ov).
Sri Lanka win by 50 runs, lead 3-match series 1–0. •
Canada in Scotland: • 1st ODI in
Aberdeen: • 286/4 (50 ov); 287/4 (48.4 ov).
Canada win by 6 wickets, lead 2-match series 1–0.
Cycling •
Tour de France: •
Stage 4 –
Montpellier (38 km
TTT): (1)
Astana 46' 29" (2)
Garmin–Slipstream + 18" (3)
Team Saxo Bank + 40" • General classification: (1)
Fabian Cancellara (Team Saxo Bank) 10h 38' 07" (2)
Lance Armstrong (Astana) s.t. (3)
Alberto Contador (Astana) + 19"
Football (soccer) •
CONCACAF Gold Cup in United States: •
Group A in
Columbus, Ohio: • 0–1 • 1–0 • Standings: Canada 6 points, El Salvador, Costa Rica 3, Jamaica 0. •
UEFA Champions League 2009–10, First qualifying round, second leg: (first leg result in parentheses) •
Sant Julià 1–1 (1–1)
Tre Fiori. • Sant Julià win 5–4 in
penalty shootout, and will play against
Levski Sofia in the second round. •
Chilean League, Apertura playoff final, second leg: (first leg result in parentheses) •
Unión Española 0–1 (1–1)
Universidad de Chile. Universidad win 2–1 on aggregate. • Universidad win the championship for the 13th time, and the first since 2004.
July 6, 2009 (Monday) Cricket •
Pakistan in Sri Lanka: • 1st Test in
Galle, day 3: • 292 & 217; 342 & 71/2 (19.0 ov). Pakistan require another 97 runs with 8 wickets remaining. •
ICC Intercontinental Cup: • v at
Eglinton: • Ireland 404 and 224/7
d; Kenya 331 and 245/8.
Match drawn Cycling •
Tour de France: •
Stage 3 –
Marseille to
La Grande-Motte (196 km): (1)
Mark Cavendish (
Team Columbia–HTC) 5h 01' 24" (2)
Thor Hushovd (
Cervélo TestTeam) s.t. (3)
Cyril Lemoine (
Skil–Shimano) s.t. • General classification: (1)
Fabian Cancellara () 9h 50' 58" (2)
Tony Martin (Team Columbia–HTC) +33" (3)
Lance Armstrong () +40" • Points standing: (1) (1) Cavendish 70 pts (2) Hushovd 54 (3)
Samuel Dumoulin () 36
July 5, 2009 (Sunday) Auto racing •
IndyCar Series: •
Camping World Watkins Glen Grand Prix in
Watkins Glen, New York • (1)
Justin Wilson (
Dale Coyne Racing) (2)
Ryan Briscoe (
Team Penske) (3)
Scott Dixon (
Chip Ganassi Racing) • Drivers' standings (after 9 of 17 races): (1) Dixon 313 points (2)
Dario Franchitti (Chip Ganassi Racing) 294 (3) Briscoe 294 (Franchitti second via tiebreaker) •
World Touring Car Championship: • Race of Portugal in
Porto, Portugal: • Race 1: (1)
Gabriele Tarquini (
SEAT León 2.0 TDI) (2)
Robert Huff (
Chevrolet Cruze) (3)
Yvan Muller (SEAT León 2.0 TDI) • Race 2: (1)
Augusto Farfus (
BMW 320si) (2) Yvan Muller (3)
Rickard Rydell (SEAT León 2.0 TDI) • Standings (after 14 of 24 races): (1) Yvan Muller 80 points (2) Tarquini 66 (3) Farfus 65
Cricket •
Pakistan in Sri Lanka: • 1st Test in
Galle, day 2: • 292 & 0/0 (1 over); 342 (94 overs,
Mohammad Yousuf 112) •
India in West Indies: • 4th ODI in
Gros Islet, St Lucia: • 27/1 (7.3/49 ov) vs .
No result. India win 4-match series 2–1. Cycling •
Tour de France: •
Stage 2 –
Monaco to
Brignoles (182 km): (1)
Mark Cavendish (
Team Columbia–HTC) 4h 30' 02" (2)
Tyler Farrar (
Garmin–Slipstream) same time (3)
Romain Feillu (
Agritubel) s.t. • General classification: (1)
Fabian Cancellara (
Team Saxo Bank) 4h 49' 34" (2)
Alberto Contador (
Astana) + 18" (3)
Bradley Wiggins (
Garmin–Slipstream) + 19" ...10
Lance Armstrong (Astana) + 40" • Points standing: (1) Cavendish 35 points (2) Farrar 30 (3) Feillu 26 •
2009 European Road Championships: •
Men's road race U23 Kris Boeckmans ,
Jarosław Marycz ,
Sacha Modolo Football (soccer) •
2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifying: •
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) Third round, matchday 3: •
Group C: • 3–0 • Standings: Algeria 7 points, Egypt, Zambia 4, Rwanda 1. •
CONCACAF Gold Cup in United States: •
Group C in
Oakland, California: • 1–2 • 2–0 •
Argentine Primera División – Clausura, final matchday: • (2)
Vélez Sarsfield 1–0 (1)
Huracán • Final standings:
Vélez Sarsfield 40 points, Huracán,
Lanús 38 points. • A goal by
Maximiliano Moralez in the 84th minute gives Vélez Sársfield their seventh championship, and denies Huracán a first title in 36 years. •
Primera División de Paraguay – Apertura, final matchday: • Standings:
Cerro Porteño 46 points,
Libertad 42. • Cerro Porteño win the championship for the 28th time.
Golf •
PGA Tour: •
AT&T National in
Bethesda, Maryland • Winner:
Tiger Woods 267 (−13) • In the tournament he hosts, Woods holds off
Hunter Mahan by one shot. •
European Tour: •
Open de France in Paris, France • Winner:
Martin Kaymer 271 (−13) PO • Kaymer defeats
Lee Westwood on the first playoff hole. •
LPGA Tour: •
Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic in
Sylvania, Ohio • Winner:
Eunjung Yi 266 (−18) PO • Yi defeats
Morgan Pressel on the first playoff hole.
Motorcycle racing •
Moto GP: •
United States motorcycle Grand Prix in
Laguna Seca, California, United States: • (1)
Dani Pedrosa (
Honda) 44:01.580 (2)
Valentino Rossi (
Yamaha) +0.344 (3)
Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha) +1.926 • Riders' standings (after 8 of 17 races): (1) Rossi 151 points (2) Lorenzo 142 (3)
Casey Stoner (
Ducati) 135 • Manufacturers' standings: (1) Yamaha 195 (2) Ducati 135 (3) Honda 110
Tennis •
Wimbledon Championships in London, day 13: (seeding in parentheses) •
Gentlemen's singles Final: •
Roger Federer [2] def.
Andy Roddick [6] 5–7 7–6(6) 7–6(5) 3–6 16–14 • Federer wins his sixth Wimbledon title and a record 15th Grand Slam tournament. •
Mixed doubles Final: •
Mark Knowles /
Anna-Lena Grönefeld [9] def.
Leander Paes /
Cara Black [1] 7–5 6–3 •
Boys' singles Final: •
Andrey Kuznetsov def.
Jordan Cox 4–6 6–2 6–2 •
Girls' doubles Final: •
Noppawan Lertcheewakarn /
Sally Peers def.
Kristina Mladenovic /
Silvia Njirić [2] 6–1 6–1 •
Boys' doubles Final: •
Pierre-Hugues Herbert /
Kevin Krawietz def. Julien Obry /
Adrien Puget 6–7(3) 6–2 12–10
Triathlon • European Championships in
Holten, Netherlands: • Men:
Javier Gomez 1:44:14
Alistair Brownlee 1:44:41
Alexander Brukhankov 1:44:49 • Women:
Nicola Spirig 1:55:42
Elizabeth May 1:56:11
Vanessa Fernandes 1:56:32
Volleyball •
FIVB World League: • Pool A: • 3–0 • 1–3 • USA lead the group with 18 points, followed by Italy with 14. • Pool B: • 1–3 • 3–0 • Serbia lead the group with 16 points, ahead of Argentina with 12. • Pool C: • 3–2 • 0–3 • Cuba lead the group with 19 points, ahead of Russia with 14.
July 4, 2009 (Saturday) American football • Former
Houston Oilers/
Tennessee Titans quarterback
Steve McNair is found as one of two victims of a shooting murder in
Nashville, Tennessee.
Auto racing •
Sprint Cup Series: •
Coke Zero 400 in
Daytona Beach, Florida: • (1)
Tony Stewart (
Chevrolet,
Stewart Haas Racing) (2)
Jimmie Johnson (Chevrolet,
Hendrick Motorsports) (3)
Denny Hamlin (
Toyota,
Joe Gibbs Racing) • Drivers' standings (after 18 of 26 races leading to the
Chase for the Sprint Cup): (1) Stewart 2719 points (2)
Jeff Gordon (Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports) 2539 (3) Johnson 2525
Basketball •
Mediterranean Games in
Pescara, Italy: • Men's final: 72–60 • Men's bronze medal game: 88–71
Cricket •
Pakistan in Sri Lanka: • 1st Test in
Galle, day 1: • 292 (80.2 overs); 15/2 •
ICC Intercontinental Cup: • v at
Aberdeen: • Scotland 185 and 199; Canada 142 and 213.
Scotland win by 29 runs Cycling •
Tour de France: •
Stage 1 –
Monaco (15 km
ITT): (1)
Fabian Cancellara (
Team Saxo Bank) 19' 33" (2)
Alberto Contador (
Astana) + 18" (3)
Bradley Wiggins (
Garmin–Slipstream) + 19" ...10
Lance Armstrong (Astana) + 40" •
2009 European Road Championships: •
Women's road race U23 Chantal Blaak ,
Katie Colclough ,
Marianne Vos Football (soccer) •
CONCACAF Gold Cup in United States: •
Group B in
Seattle: • 1–0 • 0–4 •
Chilean League, Apertura playoff final, first leg: •
Universidad de Chile 1–1
Unión Española •
Mediterranean Games in
Pescara, Italy: • Final: 2–1 • Bronze medal match: 0–0 . Libya win 8–7 in
penalty shootout Rugby league •
RLEF European Shield: • 30–4 •
RLEF Euro Med Challenge: • 6–29
Rugby union •
Lions tour of South Africa: • 9–28
British & Irish Lions in
Johannesburg • South Africa win the Test series 2–1. The Lions win denies the Springboks a first series sweep in 118 years. •
2011 Rugby World Cup qualifying: •
Americas qualification playoff, first leg in
Charleston, South Carolina: • 12–6 •
Oceania qualification, Nations Cup Final in
Port Moresby,
Papua New Guinea: • 29–21 • PNG advance to the Oceania Qualification Playoff against .
Tennis •
Wimbledon Championships in London, day 12: (seeding in parentheses) •
Ladies' singles Final: •
Serena Williams [2] def.
Venus Williams [3] 7–6(3), 6–2 • Serena wins the title for the 3rd time and her 11th Grand Slam tournament. •
Gentlemen's doubles Final: •
Daniel Nestor /
Nenad Zimonjić [2] def.
Bob Bryan /
Mike Bryan [1] 7–6(7), 6–7(3), 7–6(3), 6–3 • Nestor and Zimonjic win their second straight title. Nestor wins his fifth career Grand Slam title. •
Ladies' doubles Final: •
Serena Williams /
Venus Williams [4] def.
Samantha Stosur /
Rennae Stubbs [3] 7–6(4), 6–4 • The Williams sisters win their second straight doubles title, their fourth career Wimbledon doubles title and their ninth Grand Slam doubles title. Serena wins her second title of the day. •
Girls' singles Final: •
Noppawan Lertcheewakarn (4) def.
Kristina Mladenovic (1) 3–6, 6–3, 6–1
Volleyball •
FIVB World League: • Pool A: • 3–2 • USA lead the group with 15 points, followed by Italy and Netherlands with 11. • Pool B: • 2–3 • Pool C: • 1–3 • 3–2 • Cuba lead the group with 16 points, ahead of Russia with 14. • Pool D: • 3–2 • Finland rally from 2 sets down to hand Brazil their first loss, and keep alive their slim hopes to qualify for the final stage. • 3–1 • Brazil lead the group with 21 points, ahead of Poland and Finland with 11.
July 3, 2009 (Friday) Athletics •
Golden League: •
Bislett Games in
Oslo, Norway: (GL indicates Golden League event, athletes in
bold are in contention for the 1M$ jackpot) • Men: • 100 Metres (GL):
Asafa Powell 10.07sec • 400 Metres (GL):
Renny Quow 45.18 • 800 Metres:
Yuriy Borzakovskiy 1:44.42 • 1500 Metres:
Collins Cheboi 3:36.24 • One Mile:
Deresse Mekonnen 3:48.95 • 3000 Metres (GL):
Richard Bartale 7:50.58 • 5000 Metres (GL):
Kenenisa Bekele 13:04.87 • 110 Metres Hurdles (GL):
Antwon Hicks 13.41 • Javelin Throw (GL):
Tero Pitkämäki 84.63 m • Women: • 100 Metres (GL):
Kerron Stewart 10.99 • 400 Metres (GL):
Sanya Richards 49.23 • 800 Metres:
Claire Gibson 2:01.42 • 5000 Metres:
Meseret Defar 14:36.38 • 3000 Metres Steeplechase:
Ruth Bisibori Nyangau 9:18.65 • 100 Metres Hurdles (GL):
Damu Cherry 12.68 • High Jump (GL):
Blanka Vlašić 2.00 m • Pole Vault (GL):
Yelena Isinbayeva 4.71 m
Auto racing •
Nationwide Series: •
Subway Jalapeño 250 in
Daytona Beach, Florida • (1)
Clint Bowyer (
Chevrolet,
Richard Childress Racing) (2)
Kyle Busch (
Toyota,
Joe Gibbs Racing) (3)
Carl Edwards (
Ford,
Roush Fenway Racing)
Cricket •
India in West Indies: • 3rd ODI in
Gros Islet, St Lucia: • 186/7 (27/27 ov); 159/4 (21.5/22 ov).
India win by 6 wickets (with 1 ball remaining) (D/L), lead 4-match series 2–1.
Football (soccer) •
CONCACAF Gold Cup in United States: •
Group A in
Carson, California: • 1–0 • 1–2
Tennis •
Wimbledon Championships in London, day 11: (seeding in parentheses) •
Gentlemen's singles, semifinals: •
Roger Federer (2) def.
Tommy Haas (24) 7–6(3) 7–5 6–3 • Federer advances to the final for the seventh straight year, the first ever player to do so, and will attempt to win a sixth Wimbledon title and record 15th Grand Slam tournament. •
Andy Roddick (6) def.
Andy Murray (3) 6–4, 4–6, 7–6 (7), 7–6 (5) • Roddick will meet Federer in a repeat of 2004 & 2005 finals.
Volleyball •
FIVB World League: • Pool A: • 3–0 • Pool B: • 1–3 • Pool D: • 0–3 • 3–0 • Brazil win their 7th straight match and lead the group by 11 points. They can clinch a place in the final stage with another win tomorrow.
July 2, 2009 (Thursday) Basketball •
Mediterranean Games in
Pescara, Italy: • Women's final: 70–54 • Women's bronze medal game: 77–62
Cycling •
2009 European Road Championships: •
Men's time trial Marcel Kittel ,
Timofey Kritskiy ,
Rasmus Christian Quaade Football (soccer) •
Copa Libertadores Semifinals, second leg: (first leg result in parentheses) •
Grêmio 2–2 (1–3)
Cruzeiro • Cruseiro win 5–3 on aggregate.
Tennis •
Wimbledon Championships in London, day 10: (seeding in parentheses) •
Ladies' singles, semifinals: •
Venus Williams (3) def.
Dinara Safina (1) 6–1 6–0 •
Serena Williams (2) def.
Elena Dementieva (4) 6–7(4) 7–5 8–6 • The Williams sisters will meet in a repeat of last year's final. This is their eighth match in a Grand Slam final, with Serena leading the series 5–2.
July 1, 2009 (Wednesday) Cycling •
2009 European Road Championships: •
Women' s time trial Ellen van Dijk ,
Emilia Fahlin ,
Marianne Vos Football (soccer) •
Copa Libertadores Semifinals, second leg: (first leg result in parentheses) •
Nacional 1–2 (0–1)
Estudiantes • Estudiantes win 3–1 on aggregate. •
Copa do Brasil Final, second leg: (first leg result in parentheses): •
Internacional 2–2 (0–2)
Corinthians • Corinthians win 4–2 on aggregate.
Tennis •
Wimbledon Championships in London, day 9: (seeding in parentheses) •
Gentlemen's singles, quarterfinals: •
Roger Federer [2] def.
Ivo Karlović [22] 6–3 7–5 7–6(3) •
Andy Murray [3] def.
Juan Carlos Ferrero 7–5 6–3 6–2 •
Tommy Haas [24] def.
Novak Djokovic [4] 7–5 7–6(6) 4–6 6–3 •
Andy Roddick [6] def.
Lleyton Hewitt 6–3 6–7(10) 7–6(1) 4–6 6–4 == References ==