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July 2011 in sports

This list shows notable sports-related deaths, events, and notable outcomes that occurred in July of 2011.

Deaths in July
• 5: Mika Myllylä • 6: John Mackey • 7: Dick Williams ==Sporting seasons==
Sporting seasons
===Australian rules football 2011=== • Australian Football League ===Auto racing 2011=== • Formula OneSprint CupNationwide SeriesCamping World Truck SeriesIRL IndyCar SeriesWorld Rally ChampionshipWTCCV8 SupercarFormula TwoGP2 SeriesGP3 SeriesAmerican Le MansLe Mans SeriesRolex Sports Car SeriesFIA GT1 World ChampionshipAuto GPWorld Series by RenaultDeutsche Tourenwagen MastersSuper GT ===Baseball 2011=== • Major League BaseballNippon Professional Baseball ===Basketball 2011=== • WNBAPhilippines professional: • Governors Cup • Philippines collegiate: • NCAAUAAP ===Canadian football 2011=== • Canadian Football League ===Cricket 2011=== • England: • County ChampionshipClydesdale Bank 40Friends Life t20 ===Football (soccer) 2011=== ;National teams competitions: • 2011 Copa AméricaUEFA Euro 2012 qualifying2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification2014 FIFA World Cup qualification ;International clubs competitions: • UEFA (Europe) Champions LeagueUEFA Europa LeagueAFC (Asia) Champions LeagueAFC CupCAF (Africa) Champions LeagueCAF Confederation CupCONCACAF (North & Central America) Champions League ;Domestic (national) competitions: • BrazilJapanNorwayRussiaScotlandMajor League Soccer (USA & Canada) • Women's Professional Soccer (USA) ===Golf 2011=== • PGA TourEuropean TourLPGA TourChampions Tour ===Motorcycle racing 2011=== • Moto GPSuperbike World ChampionshipSupersport World Championship ===Rugby league 2011=== • Super LeagueNRL ===Rugby union 2011=== • Super RugbyCurrie CupITM Cup ===Tennis 2011=== • ATP World TourWTA Tour ===Volleyball 2011=== ;National teams competitions: • World LeagueMen's European LeagueWomen's European League ==Days of the month==
Days of the month
July 31, 2011 (Sunday) ====Auto racing==== • Formula One: • in Mogyoród, Hungary: (1) Jenson Button (McLarenMercedes) (2) Sebastian Vettel (Red BullRenault) (3) Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) • Drivers' championship standings (after 11 of 19 races): (1) Vettel 234 points (2) Mark Webber (Red Bull-Renault) 149 (3) Lewis Hamilton (McLaren-Mercedes) 146 • Sprint Cup Series: • Brickyard 400 in Speedway, Indiana: (1) Paul Menard (Chevrolet; Richard Childress Racing) (2) Jeff Gordon (Chevrolet; Hendrick Motorsports) (3) Regan Smith (Chevrolet; Furniture Row Racing) • Drivers' championship standings (after 20 of 36 races): (1) Carl Edwards (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) 682 points (2) Jimmie Johnson (Chevrolet; Hendrick Motorsports) 671 (3) Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet; Richard Childress Racing) 670 • World Touring Car Championship: • Race of Germany in Oschersleben: • Race 1: (1) Yvan Muller (Chevrolet; Chevrolet Cruze) (2) Robert Huff (Chevrolet; Chevrolet Cruze) (3) Gabriele Tarquini (LukoilSUNRED; SEAT León) • Race 2: (1) Franz Engstler (Engstler Motorsport; BMW 320 TC) (2) Alain Menu (Chevrolet; Chevrolet Cruze) (3) Tarquini • Drivers' championship standings (after 8 of 12 rounds): (1) Huff 289 points (2) Muller 283 (3) Menu 220 ====Basketball==== • FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women in Puerto Montt, Chile: • 3rd place game: 67–70 '''''' • Final: 46–69 '''''' • The United States win the title for the fourth consecutive time, and fifth time overall. • FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship in Wrocław, Poland: • Bronze medal game: 65–69 '''''' • Final: '''''' 71–65 • Spain win the title for the first time since 2004, and third time overall. ====Cricket==== • India in England: • 2nd Test in Nottingham, day 3: 221 & 441/6 (101 overs; Ian Bell 159); 288. England lead by 374 runs with 4 wickets remaining.ICC Intercontinental Cup, round 1: • In Nairobi, day 4: 213 & 439/8d; 219 & 167 (61.1 overs). United Arab Emirates win by 266 runs. ====Cycling==== • UCI World Tour: • Tour de Pologne, stage 1: Marcel Kittel () 2h 07' 26" Alexander Kristoff () s.t. Francesco Chicchi () s.t. • General classification (after stage 1): (1) Kittel 2h 07' 16" (2) Kristoff + 4" (3) Adrian Kurek (Team Poland BGŻ) + 5" • UCI Women's Road World Cup: • Open de Suède Vårgårda, Road Race: Annemiek van Vleuten () 3h 19' 49" Ellen van Dijk () s.t. Nicole Cooke s.t. ====Equestrianism==== • Royal International Horse Show in Hickstead, United Kingdom: • Show jumpingKing Georges V Gold Cup (Grand Prix) (CSIO 5*): Kent Farrington on Uceko Robert Smith on Talan Leon Thijssen on TysonDressageWorld Dressage Masters (CDI 5*): • Grand Prix Freestyle (A-Final): Adelinde Cornelissen on Parzival Carl Hester on Uthopia Emma Hindle on LancetGrand Prix Spécial (B-Final): Charlotte Dujardin on Valegro Leida Collins-Strijk on On Top Sander Marijnissen on Moedwil ====Extreme sports==== • X Games XVII in Los Angeles (USA unless stated): • Hometown Heroes Amateur Skateboard Street: Julian Christianson 88.33 Brendon Villanueva 86.66 Dan Coe 80.00 • RallyCross: Brian Deegan 5:02.585 Tanner Foust 5:08.816 Marcus Grönholm 5:09.213 • BMX Street: Garrett Reynolds 92 Dennis Enarson 85 Dakota Roche 84 • Skateboard Game of SK8: Ryan Decenzo Brandon Westgate Silas Baxter-Neal • Men's Moto X Enduro: Taddy Blazusiak 9:06.439 Mike Brown 9:20.930 Justin Soule 9:33.448 • Women's Moto X Enduro: Maria Forsberg 8:31.375 Tarah Gieger 9:37.734 Kacy Martinez 10:01.286 ====Football (soccer)==== • FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia: • Group C in Manizales: • 1–4 • 1–1 • Group D in Armenia: • 5–0 • 0–2 • UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship in Nyon, Switzerland: • Third place match: 2–8 '''''' • Final: '''''' 1–0 • Spain win the title for the second successive time. • CAF Confederation Cup, Group stage, Matchday 2: • Group A: • Inter Luanda 1–0 ASEC MimosasClub Africain 0–0 Kaduna United • Standings (after 2 matches): Inter Luanda 4 points, Club Africain, Kaduna United 2, ASEC Mimosas 1. • Group B: Motema Pembe 1–1 Maghreb de Fès • Standings (after 2 matches): Sunshine Stars 6 points, Maghreb de Fès 4, Motema Pembe 1, JS Kabylie 0. ====Golf==== • Women's majors: • Ricoh Women's British Open in Carnoustie, Angus, Scotland: • Leaderboard after final round: (1) Yani Tseng 272 (−16) (2) Brittany Lang 276 (−12) (3) Sophie Gustafson 277 (−11) • Tseng wins her second consecutive British Open, for her second major of the year, and fifth of her career. • Senior majors: • U.S. Senior Open Championship in Toledo, Ohio: • Leaderboard after final round (all USA): (1) Olin Browne 269 (−15) (2) Mark O'Meara 272 (−12) (3) Mark Calcavecchia 273 (−11) • Browne wins his first senior major. • PGA Tour: • Greenbrier Classic in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia: • Winner: Scott Stallings 270 (−10)PO • Stallings defeats Bob Estes & Bill Haas on the first playoff hole to win his first PGA Tour title. • European Tour: • Irish Open in Killarney, Ireland: • Winner: Simon Dyson 269 (−15) • Dyson wins his fifth European Tour title. ====Motorcycle racing==== • Superbike: • Silverstone World Championship round in Silverstone, Great Britain: • Race 1: (1) Carlos Checa (Ducati 1098R) (2) Eugene Laverty (Yamaha YZF-R1) (3) Marco Melandri (Yamaha YZF-R1) • Race 2: (1) Checa (2) Laverty (3) Melandri • Riders' championship standings (after 9 of 13 rounds): (1) Checa 343 points (2) Max Biaggi (Aprilia RSV4) 281 (3) Melandri 272 • Supersport: • Silverstone World Championship round in Silverstone, Great Britain: (1) Chaz Davies (Yamaha YZF-R6) (2) David Salom (Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R) (3) Fabien Foret (Honda CBR600RR) • Riders' championship standings (after 8 of 12 rounds): (1) Davies 146 points (2) Salom 104 (3) Foret 101 ====Swimming==== • World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China: • Women's 50m breaststroke: Jessica Hardy 30.19 Yuliya Yefimova 30.49 Rebecca Soni 30.58 • Hardy wins the event for the second time. • Men's 400m individual medley: Ryan Lochte 4:07.13 Tyler Clary 4:11.17 Yuya Horihata 4:11.98 • Lochte wins the event for the second successive time, and his fifth title of the championships and twelfth world title overall. • Women's 50m freestyle: Therese Alshammar 24.14 Ranomi Kromowidjojo 24.27 Marleen Veldhuis 24.49 • Alshammar wins her second world title, and becomes the oldest woman to win an individual title at the age of 33. • Men's 50m backstroke: Liam Tancock 24.50 Camille Lacourt 24.57 Gerhard Zandberg 24.66 • Tancock wins the event for the second successive time. • Men's 1500m freestyle: Sun Yang 14:34.14 (WR) Ryan Cochrane 14:44.46 Gergő Kis 14:45.66 • Sun wins his second title of the championships. • Sun breaks the longest-standing long-course world record previously held by Grant Hackett from July 2001. • Women's 400m individual medley: Elizabeth Beisel 4:31.78 Hannah Miley 4:34.22 Stephanie Rice 4:34.23 • Men's 4 × 100 m medley relay: (Nick Thoman, Mark Gangloff, Michael Phelps, Nathan Adrian) 3:32.06 (Hayden Stoeckel, Brenton Rickard, Geoff Huegill, James Magnussen) 3:32.26 (Helge Meeuw, Hendrik Feldwehr, Benjamin Starke, Paul Biedermann) 3:32.60 • Phelps wins the event for the fourth time, and his fourth title of the championships and 26th world title overall. • Gangloff wins the event for the third time. • Adrian wins the event for the second successive time and his third world title. ====Tennis==== • ATP World Tour: • Credit Agricole Suisse Open Gstaad in Gstaad, Switzerland: • Final: Marcel Granollers def. Fernando Verdasco 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 • Granollers wins his second ATP Tour title, and first since 2008. • Farmers Classic in Los Angeles, United States: • Final: Ernests Gulbis def. Mardy Fish 5–7, 6–4, 6–4 • Gulbis wins his second ATP Tour title. • Studena Croatia Open in Umag, Croatia: • Final: Alexandr Dolgopolov def. Marin Čilić 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 • Dolgopolov wins his first ATP Tour title. • WTA Tour: • Bank of the West Classic in Stanford, United States: • Final: Serena Williams def. Marion Bartoli 7–5, 6–1 • Williams wins her 38th career title. • Citi Open in Washington, D.C., United States: • Final: Nadia Petrova def. Shahar Pe'er 7–5, 6–2 • Petrova wins her tenth WTA Tour title, and first since 2008. ====Volleyball==== • FIVB Women's Junior World Championship in Lima, Peru: • 3rd place match: '''''' 3–1 • Final: '''''' 3–1 • Italy win the title for the first time. July 30, 2011 (Saturday) ====Auto racing==== • Nationwide Series: • Kroger 200 in Clermont, Indiana: (1) Brad Keselowski (Dodge; Penske Racing) (2) James Buescher (Chevrolet; Turner Motorsports) (3) Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) • Drivers' championship standings (after 21 of 34 races): (1) Stenhouse Jr. 740 points (2) Reed Sorenson (Chevrolet; Turner Motorsports) 737 (3) Elliott Sadler (Chevrolet; Kevin Harvick Incorporated) 716 • World Rally Championship: • Rally Finland in Jyväskylä, Finland: (1) Sébastien Loeb /Daniel Elena (Citroën DS3 WRC) (2) Jari-Matti Latvala /Miikka Anttila (Ford Fiesta RS WRC) (3) Sébastien Ogier /Julien Ingrassia (Citroën DS3 WRC) • Drivers' championship standings (after 8 of 13 rallies): (1) Loeb 171 points (2) Mikko Hirvonen (Ford Fiesta RS WRC) 144 (3) Ogier 140 ====Cricket==== • India in England: • 2nd Test in Nottingham, day 2: 221 & 24/1 (11 overs); 288 (91.1 overs; Rahul Dravid 117, Stuart Broad 6/46). England trail by 43 runs with 9 wickets remaining. • Broad bowls the 39th hat-trick in Test cricket, claiming the wickets of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Harbhajan Singh and Praveen Kumar. Broad becomes the twelfth Englishman to achieve a hat-trick and the first since Ryan Sidebottom in 2008. • ICC Intercontinental Cup, round 1: • In Nairobi, day 3: 213 & 439/8d (114.2 overs; Saqib Ali 153, Khurram Khan 113, Amjad Javed 100); 219 & 76/4 (25 overs). Kenya require another 358 runs with 6 wickets remaining. ====Cycling==== • UCI World Tour: • Clásica de San Sebastián: Philippe Gilbert () 5h 48' 52" Carlos Barredo () + 12" Greg Van Avermaet () + 14" • UCI World Tour standings (after 18 of 27 races): (1) Cadel Evans () 574 points (2) Gilbert 482 (3) Alberto Contador () 471 ====Extreme sports==== • X Games XVII in Los Angeles (USA unless stated): • BMX Park: Daniel Dhers 81 Dennis Enarson 81 Scotty Cranmer 72 • Rally Car Racing: Liam Doran Marcus Grönholm David Higgins • Skateboard Street: Nyjah Huston 91.66 Luan Oliveira 91.00 Ryan Sheckler 89.00 • Women's Moto X Racing: Vicki Golden 3:43.258 Tarah Gieger 3:47.636 Livia Lancelot 3:54.441 • Skateboard Vert: Shaun White 93.00 Pierre-Luc Gagnon 91.66 Bucky Lasek 87.66 • Moto X Speed & Style: Nate Adams 90.00 Mike Mason 88.53 Ronnie Faisst 91.01 ====Football (soccer)==== • FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia: • Group A in Bogotá: • 0–2 • 4–1 • Group B in Cali: • 1–1 • 0–0 • CAF Champions League Group stage, Matchday 2: • Group A: Coton Sport 2–3 Enyimba • Standings (after 2 matches): Enyimba, Al-Hilal 4 points, Coton Sport, Raja Casablanca 1. • Group B: • Wydad Casablanca 4–0 MC AlgerEspérance ST 1–0 Al-Ahly • Standings (after 2 matches): Wydad Casablanca, Espérance ST 4 points, Al-Ahly, MC Alger 1. ====Golf==== • Women's majors: • Ricoh Women's British Open in Carnoustie, Angus, Scotland: • Leaderboard after third round: (1) Caroline Masson 201 (−15) (2) Yani Tseng 203 (−13) (T3) Catriona Matthew & Inbee Park 207 (−9) • Senior majors: • U.S. Senior Open Championship in Toledo, Ohio: • Leaderboard after third round (USA unless stated): (1) Olin Browne 198 (−15) (2) Mark O'Meara 200 (−13) (T3) Mark Calcavecchia, Peter Senior , Joey Sindelar & Jeff Sluman 204 (−9) ====Handball==== • Men's Junior World Championship in Thessaloniki, Greece: • 3rd place game: '''''' 24–18 • Final: '''''' 27–18 • Germany win the title for the second successive time. ====Mixed martial arts==== • Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States: • Heavyweight bout: Dan Henderson def. Fedor Emelianenko via TKO (punches) • Women's Welterweight Championship bout: Miesha Tate def. Marloes Coenen (c) via submission (arm triangle) • Middleweight bout: Tim Kennedy def. Robbie Lawler via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) • Welterweight bout: Tyron Woodley def. Paul Daley via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) • Welterweight bout: Tarec Saffiedine def. Scott Smith via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–26) ====Rugby union==== • Tri Nations Series: • 40–7 in Wellington • The All Blacks' Dan Carter reclaims the career lead in Test points from England's Jonny Wilkinson. • Standings: New Zealand, 5 points (1 match), South Africa 0 (2) ====Swimming==== • World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China: • Women's 50m butterfly: Inge Dekker 25.71 Therese Alshammar 25.76 Mélanie Henique 25.86 • Dekker wins her second title of the championships and third world title overall. • Men's 50m freestyle: César Cielo 21.52 Luca Dotto 21.90 Alain Bernard 21.92 • Cielo wins the event for the second successive time, and his second title of the championships and fourth world title overall. • Women's 200m backstroke: Missy Franklin 2:05.10 (AM) Belinda Hocking 2:06.06 Sharon van Rouwendaal 2:07.78 • Franklin wins her second title of the championships. • Men's 100m butterfly: Michael Phelps 50.71 Konrad Czerniak 51.15 Tyler McGill 51.26 • Phelps wins the event for the third successive time, and his third title of the championships and 25th world title overall. • Women's 800m freestyle: Rebecca Adlington 8:17.51 Lotte Friis 8:18.20 Kate Ziegler 8:23.36 • Women's 4 × 100 m medley relay: (Natalie Coughlin, Rebecca Soni, Dana Vollmer, Franklin) 3:52.36 (Zhao Jing, Ji Liping, Lu Ying, Tang Yi) 3:55.61 (Hocking, Leisel Jones, Alicia Coutts, Merindah Dingjan) 3:57.13 • The United States win the event for the first time since 1998. • Coughlin wins her sixth world title. • Soni wins her third title of the championships and fourth world title overall. • Vollmer wins her second title of the championships and third world title overall. • Franklin wins her third title of the championships. ====Volleyball==== • Asian Men's Club Championship in Palembang, Indonesia: • 3rd place match: Osaka Blazers Sakai 0–3 Shanghai Tang DynastyFinal: Almaty 0–3 Paykan Tehran • Paykan Tehran win the title for the sixth successive time and seventh time overall. ====Water polo==== • World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China: • Men's tournament: • 7th place game: 5–8 '''''' • 5th place game: 10–11 '''''' • Bronze medal game: 11–12 '''''' • Gold medal game: 7–8 '''''' • Italy win the title for the third time. July 29, 2011 (Friday) ====Athletics==== • Samsung Diamond League: • DN Galan in Stockholm, Sweden: • Men: • 110m hurdles: Jason Richardson 13.17 • 200m: Usain Bolt 20.03 • 400m: Jermaine Gonzales 44.69 • 1500m: Silas Kiplagat 3:33.94 • 3000m steeplechase: Paul Kipsiele Koech 8:05.92 • Discus throw: Virgilijus Alekna 65.05m • High jump: Ivan Ukhov 2.34m • Javelin throw: Andreas Thorkildsen 88.43m • Long jump: Mitchell Watt 8.54m • Women: • 100m: Carmelita Jeter 11.15 • 400m hurdles: Kaliese Spencer 53.74 • 800m: Kenia Sinclair 1:58.21 • 5000m: Vivian Cheruiyot 14:20.87 • Pole vault: Yelena Isinbayeva 4.76m • Triple jump: Olha Saladukha 15.06m ====Cricket==== • India in England: • 2nd Test in Nottingham, day 1: 221 (68.4 overs); 24/1 (15 overs). India trail by 197 runs with 9 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.ICC Intercontinental Cup, round 1: • In Nairobi, day 2: 213 & 155/3 (46 overs); 219 (70.5 overs). United Arab Emirates lead by 149 runs with 7 wickets remaining. ====Cycling==== • UCI Women's Road World Cup: • Open de Suède Vårgårda, Team Time Trial: | ' Ellen van Dijk, Judith Arndt, Charlotte Becker, Amber Neben AA-Drink Cycling Team Lucinda Brand, Linda Melanie Villumsen, Kirsten Wild, Trixi Worrack ' Elizabeth Armitstead, Noemi Cantele, Sharon Laws, Emma Pooley, Iris Slapendel ====Equestrianism==== • Royal International Horse Show in Hickstead, United Kingdom: • Show jumpingFEI Nations Cup: • Nations Cup of the United Kingdom (CSIO 5*): (Janne Friederike Meyer, Holger Wulschner, Philipp Weishaupt, Marcus Ehning) (Olivier Guillon, Roger-Yves Bost, Pénélope Leprevost, Kevin Staut) (Christine McCrea, Kent Farrington, Laura Kraut, Beezie Madden) • Standings (after 6 of 8 events): (1) 42 points (2) Germany 37 (3) 32.5 ====Extreme sports==== • X Games XVII in Los Angeles (USA unless stated): • Women's Skateboard Street: Marisa Dal Santo 88.00 Alexis Sablone 84.33 Leticia Bufoni 78.00 • Moto X Freestyle: Nate Adams 91 Adam Jones 86 Dany Torres 86 • BMX Vert: Jamie Bestwick 92 Steve McCann 90 Vince Byron 79 • Bestwick wins the gold for the fifth consecutive year. • Skateboarding Big Air: Bob Burnquist 92.66 Adam Taylor 89.66 Edgard Pereira 87.00 ====Football (soccer)==== • FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia: • Group E: • 0–0 in Cartagena • 1–1 in BarranquillaGroup F in Medellín: • 0–0 • 1–0 • UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Romania: • Semifinals: • '''''' 4–2 in Mogoşoaia • '''''' 5–0 in ChiajnaCAF Champions League Group stage, Matchday 2: • Group A: Al-Hilal 1–0 Raja Casablanca • Standings: Al-Hilal 4 points (2 matches), Enyimba, Coton Sport 1 (1), Raja Casablanca 1 (2). • CAF Confederation Cup Group stage, Matchday 2: • Group B: JS Kabylie 1–2 Sunshine Stars • Standings: Sunshine Stars 6 points (2 matches), Maghreb de Fès 3 (1), JS Kabylie 0 (2), Motema Pembe 0 (1). ====Golf==== • Women's majors: • Ricoh Women's British Open in Carnoustie, Angus, Scotland: • Leaderboard after second round: (1) Caroline Masson 133 (−11) (T2) Meena Lee & Inbee Park 134 (−10) • Senior majors: • U.S. Senior Open Championship in Toledo, Ohio: • Leaderboard after second round (all USA): (1) Olin Browne 133 (−9) (2) Mark O'Meara 134 (−8) (T3) Michael Allen, Mark Calcavecchia & Joey Sindelar 135 (−7) ====Swimming==== • World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China: • Women's 100m freestyle: Jeanette Ottesen & Aleksandra Gerasimenya 53.45 Ranomi Kromowidjojo 53.66 • Men's 200m backstroke: Ryan Lochte 1:52.96 Ryosuke Irie 1:54.11 Tyler Clary 1:54.69 • Lochte wins the event for the second time, and his third title of the championships and tenth world title overall. • Women's 200m breaststroke: Rebecca Soni 2:21.47 Yuliya Yefimova 2:22.22 Martha McCabe 2:24.81 • Soni wins her second title of the championships, and third world title overall. • Men's 200m breaststroke: Dániel Gyurta 2:08.41 Kosuke Kitajima 2:08.63 Christian vom Lehn 2:09.06 • Gyurta wins the event for the second successive time. • Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay: (Michael Phelps, Peter Vanderkaay, Ricky Berens, Lochte) 7:02.67 (Yannick Agnel, Grégory Mallet, Jérémy Stravius, Fabien Gilot) 7:04.81 (Wang Shun, Zhang Lin, Li Yunqi, Sun Yang) 7:05.67 • The United States win the event for the fourth successive time, with Phelps, Lochte and Vanderkaay among the winning teams. • Phelps wins his second title of the championships and 24th world title overall. • Lochte wins his fourth title of the championships and 11th world title overall. • Berens wins the event for the second successive time and his third world title overall. ====Water polo==== • World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China: • Women's tournament: • 7th place game: 7–8 '''''' • 5th place game: 5–10 '''''' • Bronze medal game: '''''' 8–7 • Gold medal game: 8–9 '''''' • Greece win the title for the first time. July 28, 2011 (Thursday) ====Athletics==== • Samsung Diamond League: • DN Galan in Stockholm, Sweden: • Men's shot put: Christian Cantwell 21.70m • Women's shot put: Valerie Adams 20.57m ====Cricket==== • ICC Intercontinental Cup, round 1: • In Nairobi, day 1: 213 (67.3 overs); 91/3 (22.5 overs). Kenya trail by 122 runs with 7 wickets remaining in the 1st innings. ====Extreme sports==== • X Games XVII in Los Angeles (USA unless stated): • Moto X Step Up: Matt Buyten 37' 0" Ronnie Renner 35' 6" Myles Richmond & Brian Deegan 35' 6" • Skateboard Park: Raven Tershy 82 Pedro Barros 81 Ben Hatchell 75 • Moto X Best Whip: Jeremy Stenberg 27% Todd Potter 24% Jarryd McNeil 22% • Moto X Best Trick: Jackson Strong 95.66 Cam Sinclair 94.66 Josh Sheehan 93.33 • BMX Freestyle Big Air: Steve McCann 91.66 Vince Byron 90.66 Chad Kagy 89.33 ====Football (soccer)==== • 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Second round, second leg (first leg scores in parentheses): • 0–2 (0–2) — Match abandoned after 40 minutes due to crowd trouble. • 1–1 (0–9) ''''''. Jordan win 10–1 on aggregate. • 1–6 (2–7) ''''''. China PR win 13–3 on aggregate. • 1–2 (0–3) ''''''. Kuwait win 5–1 on aggregate. • 0–4 (1–2) ''''''. Syria win 6–1 on aggregate. • 0–3 (0–4) ''''''. Uzbekistan win 7–0 on aggregate. • 2–0 (0–4) ''''''. Lebanon win 4–2 on aggregate. • '''''' 4–3 (1–1) . Indonesia win 5–4 on aggregate. • 0–5 (0–3) ''''''. Saudi Arabia win 8–0 on aggregate. • 2–1 (0–3) ''''''. Qatar win 4–2 on aggregate. • 1–1 (3–5) ''''''. Singapore win 6–4 on aggregate. • 2–2 (0–3) ''''''. United Arab Emirates win 5–2 on aggregate. • 2–2 (0–1) ''''''. Thailand win 3–2 on aggregate. • 0–1 (0–4) ''''''. Iran win 5–0 on aggregate. • 0–0 (0–2) '''''' in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates. Iraq win 2–0 on aggregate. • UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship in Nyon, Switzerland: • Semifinals: • 0–4 '''''' • 2–2 (5–6 pen.) '''''' • UEFA Europa League third qualifying round, first leg: • Śląsk Wrocław 0–0 Lokomotiv SofiaAEK Larnaca 3–0 Mladá BoleslavVentspils 1–2 Red Star BelgradeAlania Vladikavkaz 1–1 AktobeKarpaty Lviv 2–0 St Patrick's AthleticOlimpija Ljubljana 1–1 Austria WienAalesund 4–0 ElfsborgMetalurgist Rustavi 2–5 RennesRed Bull Salzburg 1–0 SenicaAnorthosis 0–2 RabotničkiSparta Prague 5–0 SarajevoVorskla Poltava 0–0 Sligo RoversVålerenga 0–2 PAOKYoung Boys 3–1 WesterloBursaspor 2–1 GomelHapoel Tel Aviv 4–0 VaduzOmonia 3–0 ADO Den HaagSplit 0–0 FulhamLevski Sofia 2–1 Spartak TrnavaAZ Alkmaar 2–0 JablonecGaziantepspor 0–1 Legia WarsawDinamo București 2–2 VaraždinDifferdange 03 0–3 Olympiacos VolosPaks 1–1 Heart of MidlothianŽeljezničar 0–2 Maccabi Tel AvivClub Brugge 4–1 QarabağMainz 05 1–1 Gaz Metan MediașPalermo 2–2 ThunStoke City 1–0 Hajduk SplitNacional 3–0 HäckenAtlético Madrid 2–1 StrømsgodsetMidtjylland 0–0 Vitória GuimarãesRied 2–0 BrøndbyKR Reykjavík 1–4 Dinamo TbilisiCONCACAF Champions League preliminary round, first leg: • Morelia 5–0 TempêteAlianza 0–1 FC DallasMotagua 4–0 Municipal ====Golf==== • Women's majors: • Ricoh Women's British Open in Carnoustie, Angus, Scotland: • Leaderboard after first round: (1) Meena Lee 65 (−7) (2) Brittany Lincicome 67 (−5) (T3) Sophie Gustafson , Caroline Masson , Angela Stanford & Amy Yang 68 (−4) • Senior majors: • U.S. Senior Open Championship in Toledo, Ohio: • Leaderboard after first round (all USA): (1) Olin Browne 64 (−7) (T2) Michael Allen & Mark O'Meara 66 (−5) ====Swimming==== • World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China: • Men's 200m individual medley: Ryan Lochte 1:54.00 (WR) Michael Phelps 1:54.16 László Cseh 1:57.69 • Lochte wins the event for the second successive time, and his second title of the championships and ninth world title overall. • Lochte breaks his own world record by 0.10 seconds and sets the first long-course world record since non-textile swimsuits were outlawed at the end of 2009. • Men's 100m freestyle: James Magnussen 47.63 Brent Hayden 47.95 William Meynard 48.00 • Magnussen wins his second title of the championships. • Women's 200m butterfly: Jiao Liuyang 2:05.55 Ellen Gandy 2:05.59 Liu Zige 2:05.90 • Jiao wins her second world championship title. • Women's 50m backstroke: Anastasia Zuyeva 27.79 Aya Terakawa 27.93 Missy Franklin 28.01 • Women's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay: (Franklin, Dagny Knutson, Katie Hoff, Allison Schmitt) 7:46.14 (Bronte Barratt, Blair Evans, Angie Bainbridge, Kylie Palmer) 7:47.42 (Chen Qian, Pang Jiaying, Liu Jing, Tang Yi) 7:47.66 • Hoff wins her seventh world championship title. ====Water polo==== • World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China: • Men's tournament: • Semifinals: • 14–15 '''''' • 8–9 '''''' • Classification 5–8 Semifinals: • '''''' 9–8 • 9–10 '''''' • 11th place game: 15–18 '''''' • 9th place game: 6–8 '''''' July 27, 2011 (Wednesday) ====American football==== • The University of North Carolina fires head coach Butch Davis after four seasons, in the midst of an NCAA investigation. ====Baseball==== • Major League Baseball: Los Angeles Angels 3, Cleveland Indians 1 • Ervin Santana pitches the third no-hitter of the season, the first solo no-hitter by an Angels pitcher since Mike Witt's perfect game in and the first non-shutout no-hitter since Darryl Kile in . ====Football (soccer)==== • UEFA Champions League third qualifying round, first leg: • HJK Helsinki 1–2 Dinamo ZagrebCopenhagen 1–0 Shamrock RoversOdense 1–1 PanathinaikosMaccabi Haifa 2–1 MariborStandard Liège 1–1 ZürichRosenborg 0–1 Viktoria PlzeňBenfica 2–0 TrabzonsporCONCACAF Champions League preliminary round, first leg: • Toronto FC 2–1 Real EstelíIsidro Metapán 2–0 Puerto Rico IslandersSantos Laguna 3–1 Olimpia2011 MLS All-Star Game in Harrison, New Jersey: MLS All-Stars 0–4 Manchester UnitedTrophée des Champions in Tangier, Morocco: Lille 4–5 Marseille • Marseille win the title for the second time. ====Swimming==== • World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China: • Men's 200m butterfly: Michael Phelps 1:53.34 Takeshi Matsuda 1:54.01 Wu Peng 1:54.67 • Phelps wins the event for a record fifth time and his 23rd world championship title. • Women's 200m freestyle: Federica Pellegrini 1:55.58 Kylie Palmer 1:56.04 Camille Muffat 1:56.10 • Pellegrini wins the event for the second time and her fourth world championship title. • Men's 800m freestyle: Sun Yang 7:38.47 Ryan Cochrane 7:41.86 Gergő Kis 7:44.94 • Men's 50m breaststroke: Felipe França Silva 27.01 Fabio Scozzoli 27.17 Cameron van der Burgh 27.19 ====Water polo==== • World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China: • Women's tournament: • Semifinals: • '''''' 14–11 • 12–13 '''''' • Greece and China reach the final for the first time. • Classification 5–8 Semifinals: • '''''' 8–4 • 7–12 '''''' • 11th place game: 7–15 '''''' • 9th place game: 7–12 '''''' July 26, 2011 (Tuesday) ====Cricket==== • ICC Intercontinental Cup One-Day, round 1: • 4th Match in Nairobi: 230/9 (50 overs; Rakep Patel 124); 233/6 (46.4 overs). United Arab Emirates win by 4 wickets. ====Football (soccer)==== • UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Romania (teams in bold advance to semifinals): • Group A: • '''''' 1–0 in Mogoşoaia • '''''' 0–0 in Berceni • Final standings: Czech Republic 9 points, Republic of Ireland 4, Greece 3, Romania 1. • Group B: • 3–0 '''''' in Chiajna • 1–1 '''''' in Buftea • Final standings: Spain 6 points, Serbia, Turkey 4, Belgium 2. • UEFA Champions League third qualifying round, first leg: • Zestaponi 1–1 Sturm GrazEkranas 0–0 BATE BorisovAPOEL 0–0 Slovan BratislavaLitex Lovech 1–2 Wisła KrakówDynamo Kyiv 0–2 Rubin KazanGenk 2–1 PartizanRangers 0–1 Malmö FFTwente 2–0 VasluiUEFA Europa League third qualifying round, first leg: Bnei Yehuda 1–0 HelsingborgCONCACAF Champions League preliminary round, first leg: • San Francisco 1–0 Seattle Sounders FCHerediano 8–0 Alpha United ====Swimming==== • World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China: • Men's 200m freestyle: Ryan Lochte 1:44.44 Michael Phelps 1:44.79 Paul Biedermann 1:44.88 • Lochte wins his eighth world championship title. • Women's 100m backstroke: Zhao Jing 59.05 Anastasia Zuyeva 59.06 Natalie Coughlin 59.15 • Zhao wins her third world championship title. • Women's 1500m freestyle: Lotte Friis 15:49.59 Kate Ziegler 15:55.60 Li Xuanxu 15:58.02 • Friis wins her second world championship title. • Men's 100m backstroke: Camille Lacourt & Jérémy Stravius 52.76 Ryosuke Irie 52.98 • Women's 100m breaststroke: Rebecca Soni 1:05.05 Leisel Jones 1:06.25 Ji Liping 1:06.52 • Soni wins the event for the second successive time. ====Water polo==== • World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China: • Men's tournament: • Quarterfinals (winners qualify for 2012 Olympics): • '''''' 9–8 • '''''' 9–4 • '''''' 9–6 • '''''' 10–6 • Classification 9–12 Semifinals: • 8–12 '''''' • '''''' 15–9 • 13th place game: '''''' 9–7 • 15th place game: '''''' 9–4 July 25, 2011 (Monday) ====Cricket==== • India in England: • 1st Test in London, day 5: 474/8d & 269/6d; 286 & 261 (96.3 overs; James Anderson 5/65). England win by 196 runs; lead 4-match series 1–0.ICC Intercontinental Cup One-Day, round 1: • 3rd Match in Nairobi: 210 (49.3 overs; Shoaib Sarwar 5/23); 119/8 (35/35 overs; Rajesh Bhudia 5/21). Kenya win by 66 runs (D/L). ====Swimming==== • World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China: • Women's 100m butterfly: Dana Vollmer 56.87 Alicia Coutts 56.94 Lu Ying 57.06 • Vollmer wins her second world championship title. • Men's 50m butterfly: César Cielo 23.10 Matt Targett 23.28 Geoff Huegill 23.35 • Cielo wins his third world championship title. • Women's 200m individual medley: Ye Shiwen 2:08.90 Alicia Coutts 2:09.00 Ariana Kukors 2:09.12 • Men's 100m breaststroke: Alexander Dale Oen 58.71 Fabio Scozzoli 59.42 Cameron van der Burgh 59.49 • Dale Oen becomes the first Norwegian world champion in swimming. ====Water polo==== • World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China: • Women's tournament: • Quarterfinals: • 7–9 '''''' • '''''' 12–10 • '''''' 14–12 • 7–9 '''''' • Classification 9–12 Semifinals: • 10–11 '''''' • '''''' 17–13 • 15th place game: 5–6 '''''' • 13th place game: '''''' 9–5 July 24, 2011 (Sunday) ====Athletics==== • European Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia: • Men's 800m: Pierre-Ambroise Bossé 1:47.14 Zan Rudolf 1:47.73 Johan Rogestedt 1:47.88 • Men's 400m hurdles: Varg Königsmark 49.70 Stef Vanhaeren 50.01 José Reynaldo Bencosme 50.30 • Men's 3000m steeplechase: Ilgizar Safiullin 8:37.94 Muhammet Emin Tan 8:46.74 Martin Grau 8:48.79 • Men's 4 × 100 m relay: (Vincent Michalet, Jimmy Vicaut, Jeffrey John, Ken Romain) 39.35 (Dannish Walker-Khan, Sam Watts, Adam Gemili, David Bolarinwa) 39.48 (Konrad Donczew, Kamil Supiński, Kamil Bijowski, Tomasz Kluczynski) 40.42 • Men's 4 × 400 m relay: (Michele Tricca, Paolo Danesini, Alberto Rontini, Marco Lorenzi) 3:06.46 (Evgeny Khokhlov, Radel Kashefrazov, Denis Nesmashnyy, Nikita Uglov) 3:07.47 (Königsmark, Lukas Schmitz, Lukas Hamich, Johannes Trefz) 3:08.56 • Men's pole vault: Emile Denecker 5.50m Kévin Ménaldo 5.50m Didac Salas 5.40m • Men's triple jump: Alexander Yurchenko 16.31m Murad Ibadullayev 16.25m Georgi Tsonov 15.90m • Men's discus throw: Lukas Weisshaidinger 63.83m Danijel Furtula 63.54m Benedikt Stienen 62.33m • Men's decathlon: Kevin Mayer 8124 points Matthias Brugger 7853 Johannes Hock 7806 • Women's 1500m: Amela Terzic 4:15.40 Ciara Mageean 4:16.82 Ioana Doaga 4:20.73 • Women's 5000m: Esma Aydemir 16:12.16 Emelia Gorecka 16:13.04 Annabel Gummow 16:14.62 • Women's 400m hurdles: Vera Rudakova 57.24 Aurélie Chaboudez 57.35 Maëva Contion 58.03 • Women's 4 × 100 m relay: (Alexandra Burghardt, Katharina Grompe, Tatjana Lofamakanda Pinto, Anna-Lena Freese) 43.42 (Oriana De Fazio, Irene Siragusa, Anna Bongiorni, Gloria Hooper) 44.52 (Marylyn Nwawulor, Bianca Williams, Jennie Batten, Jodie Williams) 45.00 • Women's 4 × 400 m relay: (Katie Kirk, Lucy James, Amelia Clifford, Kirsten Mcaslan) 3:35.29 (Patrycja Wyciszkiewicz, Malgorzata Holub, Justyna Swiety, Magdalena Gorzkowska) 3:35.35 (Sabrina Häfele, Stefanie Gotzhein, Kim Carina Schmidt, Christina Zwirner) 3:36.26 • Women's high jump: Mariya Kuchina 1.95m Airinė Palšytė 1.91m Nadja Kampschulte 1.88m • Women's long jump: Lena Malkus 6.40m Alina Rotaru 6.36m Polina Yurchenko 6.11m • Women's javelin throw: Liina Laasma 55.99m Līna Mūze 55.83m Laura Henkel 55.37m ====Auto racing==== • Formula One: • in Nürburg, Germany: (1) Lewis Hamilton (McLarenMercedes) (2) Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) (3) Mark Webber (Red BullRenault) • Drivers' championship standings (after 10 of 19 races): (1) Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull-Renault) 216 points (2) Webber 139 (3) Hamilton 134 • IndyCar Series: • Honda Indy Edmonton in Edmonton: (1) Will Power (Team Penske) (2) Hélio Castroneves (Team Penske) (3) Dario Franchitti (Chip Ganassi Racing) • Drivers' championship standings (after 11 of 18 races): (1) Franchitti 388 points (2) Power 350 (3) Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing) 282 ====Baseball==== • Nippon Professional Baseball All-Star Series: • Game 3 in Sendai: Pacific League 5, Central League 0. Pacific League win series 2–1.Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters first baseman Atsunori Inaba is named game MVP with three hits and three RBIs. ====Basketball==== • FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship in Bilbao, Spain: • Bronze medal game: '''''' 66–50 • Final: 70–82 '''''' • Spain win the title for the first time. ====Cricket==== • India in England: • 1st Test in London, day 4: 474/8d & 269/6d (71 overs; Matt Prior 103*); 286 & 80/1 (27 overs). India require another 378 runs with 9 wickets remaining. ====Cycling==== • Grand Tours: • Tour de France, Stage 21: Mark Cavendish () 2h 27' 02" Edvald Boasson Hagen () s.t. André Greipel () s.t. • Cavendish wins the Champs-Élysées stage for the third straight year, further extending his record. His victory also secures the points classification for the first time. • Final general classification: (1) Cadel Evans () 86h 12' 22" (2) Andy Schleck () + 1' 34" (3) Fränk Schleck () + 2' 30" • Evans becomes the first Australian to win a Grand Tour. • UCI World Tour standings (after 17 of 27 races): (1) Evans 574 points (2) Alberto Contador () 471 (3) Philippe Gilbert () 402 ====Diving==== • World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China: • Men's 10 m platform: Qiu Bo 585.45 David Boudia 544.25 Sascha Klein 534.50 • China win all ten titles. • Qiu wins his second title of the championships. ====Football (soccer)==== • Copa América in Argentina: • Final in Buenos Aires: '''''' 3–0 • Uruguay win the title for a record 15th time. ====Golf==== • Senior majors: • The Senior Open Championship in Surrey, England: • Leaderboard after final round (all USA): (1) Russ Cochran 276 (−12) (2) Mark Calcavecchia 278 (−10) (T3) Corey Pavin & Tom Watson 279 (−9) • Cochran wins his first senior major title. • PGA Tour: • RBC Canadian Open in Vancouver: • Winner: Sean O'Hair 276 (−4)PO • O'Hair defeats Kris Blanks on the first playoff hole, to win his fourth PGA Tour title. • European Tour: • Nordea Scandinavian Masters in Upplands-Bro, Sweden: • Winner: Alexander Norén 273 (−15) • Norén wins his second title of the year, and third of his career. • LPGA Tour: • Evian Masters in Évian-les-Bains, France: • Winner: Ai Miyazato 273 (−15) • Miyazato wins her seventh LPGA Tour title. ====Motorcycle racing==== • Moto GP: • United States Grand Prix in Laguna Seca, United States: • MotoGP: (1) Casey Stoner (Honda) (2) Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha) (3) Dani Pedrosa (Honda) • Riders' championship standings (after 10 of 18 races): (1) Stoner 193 points (2) Lorenzo 173 (3) Andrea Dovizioso (Honda) 143 ====Snooker==== • Australian Goldfields Open in Bendigo, Australia: • Final: Stuart Bingham 9–8 Mark Williams • Bingham wins his first ranking title. ====Surfing==== • Men's World Tour: • Billabong Pro in Jeffreys Bay, South Africa: (1) Jordy Smith (2) Mick Fanning (3) Adrian Buchan & Joel ParkinsonStandings (after 4 of 11 events): (1) Parkinson 25,700 points (2) Smith 24,750 (3) Adriano De Souza 22,250 ====Swimming==== • World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China: • Men's 400m freestyle: Park Tae-Hwan 3:42.04 Sun Yang 3:43.24 Paul Biedermann 3:44.14 • Park wins the event for the second time. • Women's 400m freestyle: Federica Pellegrini 4:01.97 Rebecca Adlington 4:04.01 Camille Muffat 4:04.06 • Pellegrini wins the event for the second time and her third world championships title. • Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay: (Inge Dekker, Ranomi Kromowidjojo, Marleen Veldhuis, Femke Heemskerk) 3:33.96 (Natalie Coughlin, Missy Franklin, Jessica Hardy, Dana Vollmer) 3:34.47 (Britta Steffen, Silke Lippok, Lisa Vitting, Daniela Schreiber) 3:36.05 • The Dutch quartet win the event for the second successive time. • Men's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay: (James Magnussen, Matt Targett, Matthew Abood, Eamon Sullivan) 3:11.00 (Alain Bernard, Jérémy Stravius, William Meynard, Fabien Gilot) 3:11.14 (Michael Phelps, Garrett Weber-Gale, Jason Lezak, Nathan Adrian) 3:11.96 • Sullivan wins his second world championship title. ====Tennis==== • ATP World Tour: • International German Open in Hamburg, Germany: • Final: Gilles Simon def. Nicolás Almagro 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 • Simon wins his second title of the year, and the ninth of his career. • Atlanta Championships in Atlanta, United States: • Final: Mardy Fish def. John Isner 3–6, 7–6(6), 6–2 • Fish defeats Isner in the final for the second consecutive year, to win his sixth ATP Tour title. • WTA Tour: • Baku Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan: • Final: Vera Zvonareva def. Ksenia Pervak 6–1, 6–4 • Zvonareva wins her second title of the year, and the twelfth of her career. ====Water polo==== • World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China: • Men's tournament: • Playoff round: • '''''' 8–4 • '''''' 9–8 • 4–17 '''''' • 6–8 '''''' • Classification 13–16 Semifinals: • '''''' 8–7 • '''''' 7–4 July 23, 2011 (Saturday) ====Athletics==== • European Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia: • Men's 200m: David Bolarinwa 21.07 Pierre Vincent 21.22 Jeffrey John 21.24 • Men's 1500m: Adam Cotton 3:43.98 Thomas Solberg Eide 3:44.70 Alexander Schwab 3:44.82 • Men's 5000m: Gabriel Navarro 14:07.06 Bartosz Kowalczyk 14:07.17 Jonathan Hay 14:07.78 • Men's 110m hurdles: Jack Meredith 13.50 Andy Pozzi 13.57 Rahib Mammadov 13.78 • Men's 10 km walk: Hagen Pohle 40:43.73 Ihor Lyashchenko 41:10.43 Luís Alberto Amezcua 41:34.13 • Men's high jump: Nikita Anishchenkov 2.27m Janick Klausen 2.25m Gianmarco Tamberi 2.25m • Men's javelin throw: Zigismunds Sirmais 81.53m Marcin Krukowski 79.19m Pavel Mialeshka 76.59m • Women's 200m: Jodie Williams 22.94 Jamile Samuel 23.31 Jennifer Galais 23.55 • Women's 800m: Anastasiya Tkachuk 2:02.73 Rowena Cole 2:03.43 Ayvika Malanova 2:03.59 • Women's 3000m: Amela Terzic 9:17.61 Esma Aydemir 9:19.61 Lisa Jäsert 9:30.23 • Women's 100m hurdles: Nooralotta Neziri 13.34 Isabelle Pedersen 13.37 Ekaterina Bleskina 13.47 • Women's 3000m steeplechase: Gesa-Felicitas Krause 9:51.08 Gulshat Fazlitdinova 9:56.98 Elena Panaet 10:17.37 • Women's pole vault: Angelica Bengtsson 4.57m Lilli Schnitzerling 4.20m Natalia Demidenko 4.20m • Women's shot put: Lena Urbaniak 16.31m Anna Wloka 16.23m Anna Rüh 16.01m • Women's hammer throw: Barbara Špiler 67.06m Kıvılcım Kaya 66.74m Alexia Sedykh 65.02m ====Auto racing==== • Nationwide Series: • Federated Auto Parts 300 in Gladeville, Tennessee: (1) Carl Edwards (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) (2) Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) (3) Austin Dillon (Chevrolet; Kevin Harvick Incorporated) • Drivers' championship standings (after 20 of 34 races): (1) Reed Sorenson (Chevrolet; Turner Motorsports) 702 points (2) Stenhouse Jr. 697 (3) Elliott Sadler (Chevrolet; Kevin Harvick Incorporated) 688 ====Baseball==== • Nippon Professional Baseball All-Star Series: • Game 2 in Chiba: Pacific League 4, Central League 3. Series tied 1–1.Saitama Seibu Lions third baseman Takeya Nakamura wins game MVP after hitting two home runs. ====Basketball==== • WNBA All-Star Game in San Antonio: Eastern Conference 118, Western Conference 113 • The Eastern Conference win their first All-Star Game since 2007. ====Cricket==== • India in England: • 1st Test in London, day 3: 474/8d & 5/0 (5 overs); 286 (95.5 overs; Rahul Dravid 103*). England lead by 193 runs with 10 wickets remaining. ====Cycling==== • Grand Tours: • Tour de France, Stage 20: Tony Martin () 55' 33" Cadel Evans () + 7" Alberto Contador () + 1' 06" • General classification (after stage 20): (1) Evans 83h 45' 20" (2) Andy Schleck () + 1' 34" (3) Fränk Schleck () + 2' 30" ====Diving==== • World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China: • Women's 3 m springboard: Wu Minxia 380.85 points He Zi 379.15 Jennifer Abel 365.10 • Wu wins her second title of the championships and her sixth world title overall. ====Equestrianism==== • Show jumpingGlobal Champions Tour: • 7th Competition in Chantilly, Oise (CSI 5*): Edwina Alexander on Itot du Château Luciana Diniz on Lennox Pénélope Leprevost on Mylord Carthago • Standings (after 7 of 10 competitions): (1) Alexander 195 points (2) Ludger Beerbaum 186.5 (3) Diniz 186 ====Football (soccer)==== • 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC), Second round, first leg: • 1–0 • 4–0 • 7–2 • 1–1 • 3–0 • 2–0 • 3–0 • 4–0 • 2–1 in Amman, Jordan • 3–0 • 2–0 • 5–3 • 4–0 • 3–0 • 9–0 • Copa América in Argentina: • Third-place match in La Plata: '''''' 4–1 • UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Romania (team in bold advances to semifinals): • Group A: • 2–1 in Mogoşoaia • 0–1 in Berceni • Standings (after 2 matches): Czech Republic 6 points, Republic of Ireland, Greece 3, Romania 0. • Group B: • 1–1 in Buftea • 0–4 '''''' in Chiajna • Standings (after 2 matches): Spain 6 points, Serbia 3, Turkey, Belgium 1. • DFL-Supercup in Gelsenkirchen: Borussia Dortmund 0–0 (3–4 pen.) FC Schalke 04 • Schalke win the Cup for the first time. ====Golf==== • Senior majors: • The Senior Open Championship in Surrey, England: • Leaderboard after third round: (T1) Mark Calcavecchia , Russ Cochran & David Frost 209 (−7) ====Open water swimming==== • World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China: • Men's 25 km: Petar Stoychev 5:10:39.8 Vladimir Dyatchin 5:11:15.6 Csaba Gercsák 5:11:18.1 • Women's 25 km: Ana Marcela Cunha 5:29:22.9 Angela Maurer 5:29:25.0 Alice Franco 5:29:30.8 ====Rugby union==== • Tri Nations Series: • 39–20 in Sydney ====Snooker==== • Australian Goldfields Open in Bendigo, Australia, semi-finals: • Shaun Murphy 2–6 Stuart Bingham • Bingham reaches his first ranking final. • Ken Doherty 2–6 Mark Williams ====Synchronized swimming==== • World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China: • Team free routine: (Anastasia Davydova, Natalia Ishchenko, Elvira Khasyanova, Svetlana Kolesnichenko, Daria Korobova, Aleksandra Patskevich, Alla Shishkina, Angelika Timanina) 98.620 points (Chang Si, Fan Jiachen, Huang Xuechen, Jiang Tingting, Jiang Wenwen, Liu Ou, Luo Xi, Wu Yiwen) 96.580 (Clara Basiana, Alba María Cabello, Ona Carbonell, Margalida Crespí, Andrea Fuentes, Thaïs Henríquez, Paula Klamburg, Irene Montrucchio) 96.150 • Russia win all seven events contested. • Ishchenko wins her sixth title of the championships and 15th world title overall. • Khasyanova wins her third title of the championships and eighth world title overall. • Davydova wins her third title of the championships and fifth world title overall. • Kolesnichenko, Korobova, Patskevich, Shishkina and Timanina win their third title of the championships. ====Water polo==== • World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China: • Women's tournament: • Playoff round: • '''''' 14–6 • 9–10 '''''' • '''''' 26–4 • 6–15 '''''' • Classification 13–16 Semifinals: • '''''' 14–13 • '''''' 10–9 July 22, 2011 (Friday) ====Athletics==== • Samsung Diamond League: • Herculis in Fontvieille, Monaco: • Men: • 100m: Usain Bolt 9.88 • 800m: David Rudisha 1:42.61 • 1500m: Silas Kiplagat 3:30.47 • 5000m: Mo Farah 12:53.11 • 400m hurdles: Angelo Taylor 47.97 • 3000m steeplechase: Brimin Kipruto 7:53.64 • Triple jump: Phillips Idowu 17.36m • Pole vault: Renaud Lavillenie 5.90m • Shot put: Reese Hoffa 21.25m • Women: • 200m: Carmelita Jeter 22.20 • 400m: Amantle Montsho 49.71 • 1500m: Maryam Yusuf Jamal 4:00.59 • 100m hurdles: Sally Pearson 12.51 • Long jump: Brittney Reese 6.82m • High jump: Blanka Vlašić 1.97m • Discus throw: Nadine Müller 65.90m • Javelin throw: Barbora Špotáková 69.45m • European Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia: • Men's 100m: Jimmy Vicaut 10.07 Adam Gemili 10.41 David Bolarinwa 10.46 • Men's 400m: Marcell Deák-Nagy 45.42 Nikita Uglov 46.01 Michele Tricca 46.09 • Men's long jump: Sergey Morgunov 8.18m Tomasz Jaszczuk 8.11m Evgeny Antonov 7.83m • Men's hammer throw: Quentin Bigot 78.45m Serghei Marghiev 76.60m Elias Håkansson 74.99m • Women's 100m: Jodie Williams 11.18 Jamile Samuel 11.43 Tatjana Lofamakanda Pinto 11.48 • Women's 400m: Bianca Răzor 51.96 Yulia Yurenya 53.03 Madiea Ghafoor 53.73 • Women's triple jump: Yana Borodina 14.00m Kristiina Mäkelä 13.67m Ganna Aleksandrova 13.14m • Women's discus throw: Shanice Craft 58.65m Anna Rüh 58.10m Viktoriya Klochko 54.03m • Women's heptathlon: Dafne Schippers 6153 points Sara Gambetta 6108 Laura Ikauniece 6063 ====Baseball==== • Nippon Professional Baseball All-Star Series: • Game 1 in Nagoya: Central League 9, Pacific League 4. Central League lead series 1–0.Tokyo Yakult Swallows first baseman Kazuhiro Hatakeyama is named game MVP after hitting a game-winning three-run home run in the 5th inning. ====Cricket==== • India in England: • 1st Test in London, day 2: 474/8d (131.4 overs; Kevin Pietersen 202*, Praveen Kumar 5/106); 17/0 (6 overs). India trail by 457 runs with 10 wickets remaining in the 1st innings. ====Cycling==== • Grand Tours: • Tour de France, Stage 19: Pierre Rolland () 3h 13' 25" Samuel Sánchez () + 14" Alberto Contador () + 23" • General classification (after stage 19): (1) Andy Schleck () 82h 48' 43" (2) Fränk Schleck () + 53" (3) Cadel Evans () + 57" ====Diving==== • World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China: • Men's 3 m springboard: He Chong 554.30 Ilya Zakharov 508.95 Evgeny Kuznetsov 493.55 • He wins the event for the second successive time, and third world title overall. ====Golf==== • Senior majors: • The Senior Open Championship in Surrey, England: • Leaderboard after second round: (T1) Mark Calcavecchia , Lee Rinker & Rod Spittle 137 (−7) ====Open water swimming==== • World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China: • Men's 5 km: Thomas Lurz 56:16.2 Spyridon Gianniotis 56:17.4 Evgeny Drattsev 56:18.5 • Lurz wins the event for the fourth successive time, and fifth world title overall. • Women's 5 km: Swann Oberson 1:00:39.7 Aurélie Muller 1:00:40.1 Ashley Twichell 1:00:40.2 • Switzerland wins its first ever gold medal at a World Aquatics Championships. ====Snooker==== • Australian Goldfields Open in Bendigo, Australia, quarter-finals: • Matthew Selt 3–5 Shaun MurphyMark Allen 3–5 Stuart BinghamMark Selby 3–5 Ken DohertyDominic Dale 4–5 Mark Williams ====Synchronized swimming==== • World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China: • Duet free routine: Natalia Ishchenko/Svetlana Romashina 98.200 points Jiang Tingting/Jiang Wenwen 96.810 Ona Carbonell/Andrea Fuentes 96.500 • Ishchenko wins the event for the second successive time, and her fifth title of the championships and 14th world title overall. • Romashina wins the event for the second successive time, and her third title of the championships and 10th world title overall. ====Water polo==== • World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China (teams in bold advance to quarterfinals, teams in italic advance to playoff round): • Men's tournament: • Group A: • ''' 12–11 ' • 5–16 '''' • Final standings: Hungary 6 points, Montenegro 4, Spain 2, Kazakhstan 0. • Group B: • ''' 12–9 ' • '''' 14–10 • Final standings: Serbia 6 points, Australia 4, Romania 2, China 0. • Group C: • 9–13 '''' • ' 7–18 ''' • Final standings: Croatia 6 points, Canada 4, Japan 2, Brazil 0. • Group D: • '''' 20–3 • ''' 7–6 ' • Final standings: Italy 6 points, Germany 4, United States 2, South Africa 0. July 21, 2011 (Thursday) ====Athletics==== • European Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia: • Men's 10,000m: Gabriel Navarro 30:02.18 Emmanuel Lejeune 31:35.19 Szymon Kulka 31:50.13 • Men's shot put: Krzysztof Brzozowski 20.92m Daniele Secci 20.45m Christian Jagusch 19.80m • Women's 10 km walk (all RUS): Elena Lashmanova 42:59.48 (WJR) Svetlana Vasileva 44:52.98 Anna Ermin 46:49.00 ====Cricket==== • India in England: • 1st Test in London, day 1: 127/2 (49.2 overs); . ====Cycling==== • Grand Tours: • Tour de France, Stage 18: Andy Schleck () 6h 07' 56" Fränk Schleck () + 2' 07" Cadel Evans () + 2' 15" • General classification (after stage 18): (1) Thomas Voeckler () 79h 34' 06" (2) Andy Schleck + 15" (3) Fränk Schleck + 1' 08" ====Diving==== • World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China: • Women's 10 m platform: Chen Ruolin 405.30 Hu Yadan 394.00 Paola Espinosa 377.15 • Chen wins her second title of the championships and fourth world title overall. ====Football (soccer)==== • UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Romania: • Group B: 4–1 in MogoşoaiaUEFA Europa League Second qualifying round, second leg (first leg scores in parentheses): • Irtysh Pavlodar 0–2 (1–1) Metalurgist Rustavi. Metalurgist Rustavi win 3–1 on aggregate. • Mika 0–1 (0–1) Vålerenga. Vålerenga win 2–0 on aggregate. • Gaz Metan Mediaș 2–0 (0–1) KuPS. Gaz Metan Mediaș win 2–1 on aggregate. • Vojvodina 1–3 (2–0) Vaduz. 3–3 on aggregate; Vaduz win on away goals. • Ventspils 3–2 (1–0) Shakhtyor Soligorsk. Ventspils win 4–2 on aggregate. • Khazar Lankaran 0–0 (1–3) Maccabi Tel Aviv. Maccabi Tel Aviv win 3–1 on aggregate. • Levadia Tallinn 0–1 (0–0) Differdange 03. Differdange 03 win 1–0 on aggregate. • Elfsborg 3–0 (1–1) Sūduva Marijampolė. Elfsborg win 4–1 on aggregate. • Sheriff Tiraspol 0–0 (0–1) Željezničar. Željezničar win 1–0 on aggregate. • Aktobe 0–0 (1–1) Kecskemét. 1–1 on aggregate; Aktobe win on away goals. • Honka 0–2 (0–1) Häcken. Häcken win 3–0 on aggregate. • Qarabağ 0–0 (1–1) EB/Streymur. 1–1 on aggregate; Qarabağ win on away goals. • Bnei Yehuda 2–0 (2–0) Sant Julià. Bnei Yehuda win 4–0 on aggregate. • Varaždin 3–1 (1–1) Iskra-Stal. Varaždin win 4–2 on aggregate. • Vorskla Poltava 3–0 (2–0) Glentoran. Vorskla Poltava win 5–0 on aggregate. • Sarajevo 2–0 (0–0) Örebro. Sarajevo win 2–0 on aggregate. • Dinamo Tbilisi 5–0 (1–2) Llanelli. Dinamo Tbilisi win 6–2 on aggregate. • AEK Larnaca 1–0 (8–0) Floriana. AEK Larnaca win 9–0 on aggregate. • Spartak Trnava 3–1 (0–0) Tirana. Spartak Trnava win 3–1 on aggregate. • Aalesund 3–1 (a.e.t.) (1–2) Ferencváros. Aalesund win 4–3 on aggregate. • Red Bull Salzburg 0–0 (4–1) Liepājas Metalurgs. Red Bull Salzburg win 4–1 on aggregate. • Gagra 2–0 (0–3) Anorthosis. Anorthosis win 3–2 on aggregate. • Tromsø 0–3 (1–1) Paks. Paks win 4–1 on aggregate. • Midtjylland 5–2 (3–1) The New Saints. Midtjylland win 8–3 on aggregate. • Lokomotiv Sofia 3–2 (0–0) Metalurg Skopje. Lokomotiv Sofia win 3–2 on aggregate. • Žilina 2–0 (0–3) KR Reykjavík. KR Reykjavík win 3–2 on aggregate. • Thun 2–1 (0–0) Vllaznia Shkodër. Thun win 2–1 on aggregate. • Gaziantepspor 4–1 (1–1) Minsk. Gaziantepspor win 5–2 on aggregate. • ADO Den Haag 2–0 (3–2) Tauras Tauragė. ADO Den Haag win 5–2 on aggregate. • Rabotnički 3–0 (1–0) Juvenes/Dogana. Rabotnički win 4–0 on aggregate. • Jablonec 5–1 (2–0) Flamurtari Vlorë. Jablonec win 7–1 on aggregate. • Olympiacos Volos 1–1 (1–0) Rad. Olympiakos Volou win 2–1 on aggregate. • Westerlo 0–0 (1–0) TPS. Westerlo win 1–0 on aggregate. • Fulham 4–0 (3–1) Crusaders. Fulham win 7–1 on aggregate. • Split 3–1 (2–1) Domžale. Split win 5–2 on aggregate. • Bohemians 1–1 (0–2) Olimpija Ljubljana. Olimpija Ljubljana win 3–1 on aggregate. • Dundee United 3–2 (0–1) Śląsk Wrocław. 3–3 on aggregate, Śląsk Wrocław win on away goals. • '''St Patrick's Athletic''' 2–0 (1–2) Shakhter Karagandy. St Patrick's Athletic win 3–2 on aggregate. • Nacional 2–0 (1–1) FH. Nacional win 3–1 on aggregate. • Austria Wien 2–0 (3–0) Rudar Pljevlja. Austria Wien win 5–0 on aggregate. ====Golf==== • Senior majors: • The Senior Open Championship in Surrey, England: • Leaderboard after first round: (T1) Mark Calcavecchia , Mike Harwood & Mark McNulty 68 (−4) ====Open water swimming==== • World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China: • Team: Andrew Gemmell, Ashley Twichell, Sean Ryan 57:00.6 Melissa Gorman, Ky Hurst, Rhys Mainstone 57:01.8 Isabelle Härle, Thomas Lurz, Jan Wolfgarten 57:44.2 ====Snooker==== • Australian Goldfields Open in Bendigo, Australia, Last 16: • David Gilbert 2–5 Mark WilliamsMarcus Campbell 1–5 Mark AllenMark Selby 5–3 Mark DavisTom Ford 0–5 Stuart BinghamNeil Robertson 4–5 Dominic DaleLiang Wenbo 4–5 Ken Doherty ====Synchronized swimming==== • World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China: • Free routine combination: (Anastasia Davydova, Mariya Gromova, Natalia Ishchenko, Elvira Khasyanova, Svetlana Kolesnichenko, Daria Korobova, Aleksandra Patskevich, Svetlana Romashina, Alla Shishkina, Angelika Timanina) 98.470 (Chang Si, Chen Xiaojun, Fan Jiachen, Guo Li, Huang Xuechen, Liu Ou, Luo Xi, Sun Wenyan, Wu Yiwen, Yu Lele) 96.390 (Genevieve Belanger, Marie-Pier Boudreau Gagnon, Stéphanie Durocher, Jo-Annie Fortin, Chloé Isaac, Stéphanie Leclair, Tracy Little, Élise Marcotte, Karine Thomas, Valerie Welsh) 96.150 • Ishchenko wins her fourth title of the championships and 13th world title overall. • Romashina wins her second title of the championships and ninth world title overall. • Khasyanova wins her second title of the championships and eighth world title overall. • Davydova wins her second title of the championships and fourth world title overall. • Gromova, Kolesnichenko, Korobova, Patskevich, Shishkina and Timanina win their second title of the championships. ====Water polo==== • World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China (teams in bold advance to quarterfinals, teams in italic advance to playoff round): • Women's tournament: • Group A: • ' 9–9 ' • 4–14 '''''' • Final standings: United States 5 points, Netherlands 4, Hungary 3, Kazakhstan 0. • Group B: • '''' 27–2 • ' 4–11 ''' • Final standings: Canada 6 points, Australia 4, New Zealand 2, Uzbekistan 0. • Group C: • 4–12 '''' • ''' 6–5 ' • Final standings: Greece 6 points, Russia 4, Spain 2, Brazil 0. • Group D: • 9–9 '''' • ''' 10–9 ' • Final standings: Italy 6 points, China 4, Cuba, South Africa 1. July 20, 2011 (Wednesday) ====Cycling==== • Grand Tours: • Tour de France, Stage 17: Edvald Boasson Hagen () 4h 18' 00" Bauke Mollema () + 40" Sandy Casar () + 50" • General classification (after stage 17): (1) Thomas Voeckler () 73h 23' 49" (2) Cadel Evans () + 1' 18" (3) Fränk Schleck () + 1' 22" ====Football (soccer)==== • Copa América in Argentina: • Semifinals in Mendoza: '''''' 0–0 (5–3 pen.) • Paraguay reach the final for the first time since 1979. • UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Romania: • Group A: • 1–2 in Buftea • 1–3 in ChiajnaGroup B: • 2–0 in Berceni • 1–0 in Mogoşoaia — match abandoned after 15 minutes; rescheduled for 21 July. • UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round, second leg (first leg scores in parentheses): • APOEL 4–0 (2–0) Skënderbeu Korçë. APOEL win 6–0 on aggregate. • Dacia Chişinău 2–0 (0–3) Zestaponi. Zestaponi win 3–2 on aggregate. • Videoton 3–2 (0–2) Sturm Graz. Sturm Graz win 4–3 on aggregate. • Borac Banja Luka 3–2 (1–5) Maccabi Haifa. Maccabi Haifa win 7–4 on aggregate. • Breiðablik 2–0 (0–5) Rosenborg. Rosenborg win 5–2 on aggregate. ====Golf==== • The LPGA announces that the Evian Masters will become that tour's fifth major championship effective in 2013. The event, already a Ladies European Tour major, will be renamed the Evian Championship when it becomes an LPGA major. ====Open water swimming==== • World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China: • Men's 10 km: Spyridon Gianniotis 1:54:24.7 Thomas Lurz 1:54:27.2 Sergey Bolshakov 1:54:31.8 ====Snooker==== • Australian Goldfields Open in Bendigo, Australia: • Last 32: • Stephen Maguire 2–5 Ken DohertyMark Williams 5–2 Barry PinchesMark Selby 5–3 Joe PerryMatthew Stevens 4–5 Liang WenboDing Junhui 2–5 Stuart Bingham • Last 16: Matthew Selt 5–1 Stephen Hendry ====Synchronized swimming==== • World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China: • Solo free routine: Natalia Ishchenko 98.550 points Andrea Fuentes 96.520 Sun Wenyan 95.840 • Ishchenko wins the event for the second successive time, and her third title of the championships and 12th world title overall. ====Water polo==== • World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China: • Men's tournament: • Group A: • 7–9 • 16–5 • Standings (after 2 games): Hungary 4 points, Spain, Montenegro 2, Kazakhstan 0. • Group B: • 12–5 • 12–7 • Standings (after 2 games): Serbia, Australia 4 points, Romania, China 0. • Group C: • 4–11 • 11–13 • Standings (after 2 games): Croatia 4 points, Canada, Japan 2, Brazil 0. • Group D: • 8–16 • 5–8 • Standings (after 2 games): Italy, Germany 4 points, United States, South Africa 0. July 19, 2011 (Tuesday) ====Cycling==== • Grand Tours: • Tour de France, Stage 16: Thor Hushovd () 3h 31' 38" Edvald Boasson Hagen () s.t. Ryder Hesjedal () + 2" • General classification (after stage 16): (1) Thomas Voeckler () 69h 00' 56" (2) Cadel Evans () + 1' 45" (3) Fränk Schleck () + 1' 49" ====Diving==== • World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China: • Women's 1 m springboard: Shi Tingmao 318.65 points Wang Han 310.20 Tania Cagnotto 295.45 • Men's 3 m synchro springboard: Qin Kai / Luo Yutong 463.98 points Ilya Zakharov / Evgeny Kuznetsov 451.89 Yahel Castillo / Julián Sánchez 437.61 • Qin wins the event for the third successive time and his fifth world championship title. • Luo wins his second world championship title. ====Fencing==== • European Championships in Sheffield, United Kingdom: • Men's sabre team: (Aldo Montano, Diego Occhuizzi, Gianpiero Pastore, Luigi Tarantino) (Max Hartung, Björn Hübner, Nicolas Limbach, Benedikt Wagner) (Pavel Bykov, Nikolay Kovalev, Veniamin Reshetnikov, Aleksey Yakimenko) • Women's épée team: (Simona Alexandru, Ana Maria Brânză, Loredana Iordăchioiu, Anca Măroiu) (Violetta Kolobova, Tatiana Logunova, Lyubov Shutova, Anna Sivkova) (Sarah Daninthe, Laura Flessel-Colovic, Joséphine Jacques-André-Coquin, Maureen Nisima) ====Football (soccer)==== • Copa América in Argentina: • Semifinals in La Plata: 0–2 '''''' • Uruguay reach the final for the first time since 1999. • UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round, second leg (first leg scores in parentheses): • Flora Tallinn 0–0 (0–1) Shamrock Rovers. Shamrock Rovers win 1–0 on aggregate. • F91 Dudelange 1–3 (0–2) Maribor. Maribor win 5–1 on aggregate. • Tobol Kostanay 1–1 (0–2) Slovan Bratislava. Slovan Bratislava win 3–1 on aggregate. • Neftchi Baku 0–0 (0–3) Dinamo Zagreb. Dinamo Zagreb win 3–0 on aggregate. • Ekranas 1–0 (3–2) Valletta. Ekranas win 4–2 on aggregate. • HJK Helsinki 10–0 (3–0) Bangor City. HJK Helsinki win 13–0 on aggregate. • BATE Borisov 2–0 (1–1) Linfield. BATE Borisov win 3–1 on aggregate. • Litex Lovech 3–0 (2–1) Mogren. Litex Lovech win 5–1 on aggregate. • HB Tórshavn 1–1 (0–2) Malmö FF. Malmö FF win 3–1 on aggregate. • Viktoria Plzeň 5–1 (4–0) Pyunik. Viktoria Plzeň win 9–1 on aggregate. • Wisła Kraków 2–0 (1–0) Skonto. Wisła Kraków win 3–0 on aggregate. • Škendija 0–1 (0–4) Partizan. Partizan win 5–0 on aggregate. ====Open water swimming==== • World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China: • Women's 10 km: Keri-anne Payne 2:01:58.1 Martina Grimaldi 2:01:59.9 Marianna Lymperta 2:02:01.8 • Payne wins the title for the second successive time. ====Snooker==== • Australian Goldfields Open in Bendigo, Australia: • Last 32: • Dominic Dale 5–2 Steve MifsudJohn Higgins 4–5 Matthew SeltAli Carter 3–5 Marcus CampbellNeil Robertson 5–2 Nigel BondMark Allen 5–3 Ryan Day • Last 16: Rory McLeod 1–5 Shaun Murphy ====Synchronized swimming==== • World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China: • Team technical routine: (Anastasia Davydova, Mariya Gromova, Elvira Khasyanova, Svetlana Kolesnichenko, Daria Korobova, Aleksandra Patskevich, Alla Shishkina, Angelika Timanina) 98.300 points (Chang Si, Huang Xuechen, Jiang Tingting, Jiang Wenwen, Liu Ou, Luo Xi, Sun Wenyan, Wu Yiwen) 96.800 (Clara Basiana, Alba María Cabello, Ona Carbonell, Margalida Crespí, Andrea Fuentes, Thaïs Henríquez, Paula Klamburg, Cristina Salvador) 96.000 ====Water polo==== • World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China: • Women's tournament: • Group A: • 7–16 • 13–3 • Standings (after 2 games): Netherlands, United States 3 points, Hungary 2, Kazakhstan 0. • Group B: • 6–22 • 12–4 • Standings (after 2 games): Canada 4 points, Australia, New Zealand 2, Uzbekistan 0. • Group C: • 8–18 • 8–11 • Standings (after 2 games): Russia, Greece 4 points, Spain, Brazil 0. • Group D: • 18–2 • 19–6 • Standings (after 2 games): China, Italy 4 points, Cuba, South Africa 0. July 18, 2011 (Monday) ====Diving==== • World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China: • Men's 1 m springboard: Li Shixin 463.90 points He Min 444.00 Pavlo Rozenberg 436.50 • Women's 10 m synchro platform: Wang Hao/Chen Ruolin 362.58 points Alex Croak/Melissa Wu 325.92 Christin Steuer/Nora Subschinski 316.29 • Chen wins the event for the third successive time. ====Fencing==== • European Championships in Sheffield, United Kingdom: • Men's épée team: (Yannick Borel, Gauthier Grumier, Ronan Gustin, Jean-Michel Lucenay) (Gábor Boczkó, Géza Imre, András Rédli, Péter Somfai) (Anton Avdeev, Sergey Khodos, Pavel Sukhov, Alexey Tikhomirov) • Women's foil team: (Elisa Di Francisca, Arianna Errigo, Ilaria Salvatori, Valentina Vezzali) (Inna Deriglazova, Larisa Korobeynikova, Yevgeniya Lamonova, Aida Shanaeva) (Sandra Bingenheimer, Carolin Golubytskyi, Anja Schache, Katja Wächter) ====Snooker==== • Australian Goldfields Open in Bendigo, Australia, last 32: • David Gilbert 5–1 James MifsudShaun Murphy 5–3 Andrew HigginsonJamie Cope 3–5 Tom FordJudd Trump 3–5 Mark DavisStephen Hendry 5–3 Martin GouldPeter Ebdon 3–5 Rory McLeod ====Synchronized swimming==== • World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China: • Duet technical routine: Natalia Ishchenko/Svetlana Romashina 98.200 points Huang Xuechen/Liu Ou 96.500 Ona Carbonell/Andrea Fuentes 95.400 • Ishchenko wins her second title of the championships and eleventh world title overall. • Romashina wins the event for the second successive time and her eighth world title overall. ====Water polo==== • World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China: • Men's tournament: • Group A: • 11–10 • 5–18 • Group B: • 8–9 • 17–5 • Group C: • 5–14 • 5–11 • Group D: • 7–9 • 17–1 July 17, 2011 (Sunday) ====Athletics==== • European U23 Championships in Ostrava, Czech Republic: • Men's 1500m: Florian Carvalho 3:50.42 James Shane 3:50.58 David Bustos 3:50.59 • Men's 3000m steeplechase: Sebastián Martos 8:35.35 Abdelaziz Merzougui 8:36.21 Alexandru Ghinea 8:38.51 • Men's 4 × 100 metres relay: (Michael Tumi, Francesco Basciani, Davide Manenti, Delmas Obou) 39.05 (Andrew Robertson, Kieran Showler-Davis, Richard Kilty, Daniel Talbot) 39.10 (Florian Hübner, Maximilian Kessler, Robin Erewa, Felix Göltl) 39.19 • Men's 4 × 400 metres relay: (Nigel Levine, Thomas Phillips, Jamie Bowie, Luke Lennon-Ford) 3:03.53 (Michal Pietrzak, Jakub Krzewina, Lukasz Krawczuk, Mateusz Fórmanski) 3:03.62 (Aleksey Kenig, Anton Volobuev, Artem Vazhov, Vladimir Krasnov) 3:04.01 • Men's 20km walk: Petr Bogatyrev 1:24:20 Dawid Tomala 1:24:21 Denis Strelkov 1:24:25 • Men's discus throw: Lawrence Okoye 60.70m Mykyta Nesterenko 59.67m Fredrik Amundgård 59.42m • Men's hammer throw: Paweł Fajdek 78.54m Javier Cienfuegos 73.03m Aleh Dubitski 72.52m • Men's high jump: Bohdan Bondarenko 2.30m Sergey Mudrov 2.30m Miguel Ángel Sancho 2.21m • Men's triple jump: Sheryf El-Sheryf 17.72m Aleksey Fyodorov 16.85m Yuriy Kovalyov 16.82m • Women's 1500m: Elena Arzhakova 4:20.55 Tuğba Karakaya 4:20.80 Corinna Harrer 4:21.52 • Women's 5000m: Layes Abdullayeva 15:29.47 Yekaterina Gorbunova 15:45.14 Stevie Stockton 15:58.51 • Women's 4 × 100 metres relay: (Olena Yanovska, Darya Pizhankova, Viktoriya Pyatachenko, Ulyana Lepska) 44.00 (Yekaterina Filatova, Alena Tamkova, Yekaterina Kuzina, Nina Argunova) 44.14 (Yariatou Toure, Sarah Goujon, Orlann Ombissa, Cornnelly Calydon) 44.26 • Women's 4 × 400 metres relay: (Yevgeniya Subbotina, Yekaterina Yefimova, Yuliya Terekhova, Olga Topilskaya) 3:27.72 (Kateryna Plyashechuk, Alina Lohvynenko, Hanna Yaroshchuk, Yuilya Olishevska) 3:30.13 (Clemence Sorgnard, Marie Gayot, Elea-Mariama Diarra, Florie Guei) 3:31.73 • Women's 20km walk: Tatyana Mineyeva 1:31:42 Nina Okhotnikova 1:31:51 Julia Takacs 1:31:55 • Women's long jump: Darya Klishina 7.05m Ivana Španović 6.74m Sosthene Moguenara 6.74m • Women's pole vault: Holly Bleasdale 4.55m Katerina Stefanidi 4.45m Annika Roloff 4.40m • Women's heptathlon: Grit Šadeiko 6134 points Kateřina Cachová 6123 Yana Maksimava 6075 • Central American and Caribbean Championships in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico: • Men's 110m hurdles: Eric Keddo 13.49 Hector Cotto 13.54 Paulo Villar 13.60 • Men's 200m: Michael Mathieu 20.60 Rondel Sorrillo 20.64 Jason Young 20.78 • Men's 800m: Andy González 1:48.15 Moise Joseph 1:48.94 Joel Mejia 1:49.67 • Men's 4 × 400 metres relay: (Latoya Williams, Avard Moncur, Mathieu, Ramon Miller) 3:01.33 (Lalonde Gordon, Jarrin Solomon, Deon Lendore, Renny Quow) 3:01.65 (Dwight Mullings, Riker Hylton, Dawayne Barrett, Leford Green) 3:02.00 • Men's 20 km walk: Allan Segura 1:28:56.08 Joe Bonilla 1:40:18.94 Luis Ángel López 1:40:34.16 • Men's half-marathon: Luis Collazo 1:07:08 Luis Rivera 1:08:38 Oscar Ceron 1:09:17 • Men's high jump: Trevor Barry 2.28m James Grayman 2.25m Darwin Edwards 2.25m • Men's triple jump: Samir Layne 17.09m Osniel Tosca 16.22m Wilbert Walker 16.01m • Women's 100m hurdles: Vonette Dixon 12.77 Brigitte Merlano 12.89 Lina Flórez 12.94 • Women's 200m: Nivea Smith 22.80 Anthonique Strachan 22.90 Anastasia Le-Roy 23.13 • Women's 800m: Gabriela Medina 2:01.50 Rosemary Almanza 2:02.23 Natoya Goule 2:02.83 • Women's 3000m steeplechase: Korene Hinds 9:54.67 Beverly Ramos 9:58.11 Sara Prieto 10:42.65 • Women's 4 × 400 metres relay: (Andrea Sutherland, Shereefa Lloyd, Natoya Goule, Patricia Hall) 3:29.86 (Raysa Sanchez, Diana Taylor, Rosa Fabian, Yolanda Osana) 3:34.73 (Alena Harriman, Magnolia Howell, Josanne Lucas, Afiya Walker) 3:34.84 • Women's 10 km walk: Milanggela Rosales 47:19.91 Sandra Galvis 48:23.59 Wilane Cuebas 55:52.53 • Women's half-marathon: Michelle Coira 1:21:07 Maria del Pilar Diaz 1:21:45 Maria Montilla 1:22:20 • Women's javelin throw: Fresa Nuñez 54.29m Flor Ruiz 54.02m Abigail Gomez 53.13m • Women's long jump: Bianca Stuart 6.81m Arantxa King 6.47m Yvonne Trevino 6.30m • Women's shot put: Cleopatra Borel-Brown 19.00m Angela Rivas 17.12m Annie Alexander 17.05m • Women's heptathlon: Gretchen Quintana 5704 points Francia Manzanillo 5601 Peaches Roach 5589 ====Auto racing==== • Sprint Cup Series: • Lenox Industrial Tools 301 in Loudon, New Hampshire: (1) Ryan Newman (Chevrolet; Stewart Haas Racing) (2) Tony Stewart (Chevrolet; Stewart Haas Racing) (3) Denny Hamlin (Toyota; Joe Gibbs Racing) • Drivers' championship standings (after 19 of 36 races): (1) Carl Edwards (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) 652 points (2) Jimmie Johnson (Chevrolet; Hendrick Motorsports) 645 (3) Kurt Busch (Dodge; Penske Racing) 641 • World Touring Car Championship: • Race of UK in Castle Donington, Leicestershire: • Race 1: (1) Yvan Muller (Chevrolet; Chevrolet Cruze) (2) Robert Huff (Chevrolet; Chevrolet Cruze) (3) Alain Menu (Chevrolet; Chevrolet Cruze) • Race 2: (1) Muller (2) Huff (3) Franz Engstler (Liqui Moly Team Engstler; BMW 320 TC) • Drivers' championship standings (after 7 of 12 rounds): (1) Huff 263 points (2) Muller 248 (3) Menu 192 ====Basketball==== • FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women in Novi Sad, Serbia: • Bronze medal game: '''''' 67–65 • Final: 53–62 '''''' • Spain win the title for the second time. ====Cycling==== • Grand Tours: • Tour de France, Stage 15: Mark Cavendish () 4h 20' 24" Tyler Farrar () s.t. Alessandro Petacchi () s.t. • General classification (after stage 15): (1) Thomas Voeckler () 65h 24' 34" (2) Fränk Schleck () + 1' 49" (3) Cadel Evans () + 2' 06" ====Diving==== • World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China: • Men's 10 m synchro platform: Qiu Bo/Huo Liang 480.03 points Patrick Hausding/Sascha Klein 443.01 Oleksandr Gorshkovozov/Oleksandr Bondar 435.36 • Huo wins the event for the third successive time. ====Equestrianism==== • CHIO Aachen in Aachen, Germany: • DressageGrand Prix Freestyle (CDIO 5*): Matthias Alexander Rath on Totilas Steffen Peters on Ravel Adelinde Cornelissen on ParzivalShow jumpingGrand Prix (CSIO 5*): Janne Friederike Meyer on Lambrasco Kevin Staut on Silvana Andreas Kreuzer on Chacco-Blue ====Fencing==== • European Championships in Sheffield, United Kingdom: • Men's foil team: (Valerio Aspromonte, Giorgio Avola, Andrea Baldini, Andrea Cassarà) (Brice Guyart, Erwann Le Péchoux, Marcel Marcilloux, Victor Sintès) (Aleksey Cheremisinov, Renal Ganeev, Dmitry Rigin, Artem Sedov) • Women's sabre team: (Ilaria Bianco, Paola Guarneri, Gioia Marzocca, Irene Vecchi) (Olha Kharlan, Olena Khomrova, Halyna Pundyk, Olha Zhovnir) (Yekaterina Dyachenko, Dina Galiakbarova, Yuliya Gavrilova, Sofiya Velikaya) ====Football (soccer)==== • FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany: • Final in Frankfurt: '''''' 2–2 (3–1 pen.) • Japan become the first Asian team to win the World Cup. • 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) First round, second leg (first leg score in parentheses): • '''''' 3–1 (5–2) . Belize win 8–3 on aggregate. • Copa América in Argentina: • Quarterfinals: • 0–0 (0–2 pen.) '''''' in La Plata • 1–2 '''''' in San JuanCAF Champions League Group stage, matchday 1: • Group A: Enyimba 2–2 Al-HilalGroup B: Al-Ahly 3–3 Wydad CasablancaCAF Confederation Cup Group stage, matchday 1: • Group A: ASEC Mimosas 1–1 Club Africain ====Golf==== • Men's majors: • The Open Championship in Sandwich, Kent, United Kingdom: • Leaderboard after final round: (1) Darren Clarke 275 (−5) (T2) Dustin Johnson & Phil Mickelson 278 (−2) • Clarke becomes the fourth Northern Irish player to win a major, after Fred Daly at the 1947 Open Championship, Graeme McDowell at the 2010 U.S. Open & Rory McIlroy at the 2011 U.S. Open. • PGA Tour: • Viking Classic in Madison, Mississippi: • Winner: Chris Kirk 266 (−22) • Kirk wins his first PGA Tour title. ====Horse racing==== • Canadian Thoroughbred Triple Crown: • Prince of Wales Stakes in Fort Erie, Ontario: Pender Harbour (trainer: Mike De Paulo; jockey: Luis Contreras) Bowman's Causeway (trainer: Chad Brown; jockey: Eurico Rosa da Silva) Oh Canada (trainer: Bob Tiller; jockey: Krista Carignan) ====Motorcycle racing==== • Moto GP: • German Grand Prix in Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Germany: • MotoGP: (1) Dani Pedrosa (Honda) (2) Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha) (3) Casey Stoner (Honda) • Riders' championship standings (after 9 of 18 races): (1) Stoner 168 points (2) Lorenzo 153 (3) Andrea Dovizioso (Honda) 132 • Moto2: (1) Marc Márquez (Suter) (2) Stefan Bradl (Kalex) (3) Alex de Angelis (Motobi) • Riders' championship standings (after 9 of 17 races): (1) Bradl 167 points (2) Márquez 120 (3) Simone Corsi (FTR) 84 • 125cc: (1) Héctor Faubel (Aprilia) (2) Johann Zarco (Derbi) (3) Maverick Viñales (Aprilia) • Faubel and Zarco finish the race in a dead heat, with Faubel awarded victory by virtue of having set a faster race lap than Zarco. • Riders' championship standings (after 9 of 17 races): (1) Nicolás Terol (Aprilia) 166 points (2) Zarco 134 (3) Viñales 122 ====Synchronized swimming==== • World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China: • Solo technical routine: Natalia Ishchenko 98.300 points Huang Xuechen 96.500 Andrea Fuentes 95.300 • Ishchenko wins the event for the third successive time, and her tenth world title overall. ====Snooker==== • World Cup in Bangkok, Thailand: • Semi-finals: • Wales 1–4 '''''' • Hong Kong 3–4 '''''' • Final: China 4–2 • China win the title for the first time. ====Tennis==== • ATP World Tour: • MercedesCup in Stuttgart, Germany: • Final: Juan Carlos Ferrero def. Pablo Andújar 6–4, 6–0 • Ferrero wins his 16th career title. • SkiStar Swedish Open in Båstad, Sweden: • Final: Robin Söderling def. David Ferrer 6–2, 6–2 • Söderling wins the title for the second time in three years, winning his fourth title of the year and tenth of his career. • WTA Tour: • Internazionali Femminili di Palermo in Palermo, Italy: • Final: Anabel Medina Garrigues def. Polona Hercog 6–3, 6–2. • Medina Garrigues wins her second title of the year and 11th of her career. She wins the event for the fifth time. • Gastein Ladies in Bad Gastein, Austria: • Final: María José Martínez Sánchez def. Patricia Mayr-Achleitner 6–0, 7–5 • Martínez Sánchez wins her fourth career title. ====Triathlon==== • ITU World Championships, Leg 4 in Hamburg, Germany: • Women (all AUS): Emma Moffatt 1:53:37 Emma Jackson 1:53.44 Emma Snowsill 1:53:44 • Standings (after 4 of 6 events): (1) Bárbara Riveros Díaz 2498 points (2) Paula Findlay 2400 (3) Andrea Hewitt 2318 ====Volleyball==== • Men's European League Final Four in Košice, Slovakia: • Bronze medal match: '''''' 3–0 • Final: 2–3 '''''' • Slovakia win the title for the second time. ====Water polo==== • World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China: • Women's tournament: • Group A: • 7–7 • 6–21 • Group B: • 7–10 • 19–6 • Group C: • 4–15 • 10–9 • Group D: • 12–4 • 5–22 July 16, 2011 (Saturday) ====American football==== • IFAF World Championship in Vienna, Austria: • 5th place match: 17–21 '''''' • Gold medal match: 7–50 '''''' • The United States win the title for the second successive time. ====Athletics==== • European U23 Championships in Ostrava, Czech Republic: • Men's 200m: Lykourgos-Stefanos Tsakonas 20.56 James Alaka 20.60 Pavel Maslák 20.67 • Men's 400m: Nigel Levine 46.10 Brian Gregan 46.12 Luke Lennon-Ford 46.22 • Men's 5000m: Sindre Buraas 14:22.69 Ross Millington 14:22.78 Jesper van der Wielen 14:23.31 • Men's 110m hurdles: Sergey Shubenkov 13.56 Balázs Baji 13.58 Lawrence Clarke 13.62 • Men's 400m hurdles: Jack Green 49.13 Nathan Woodward 49.28 Emir Bekric 49.61 • Men's pole vault: Paweł Wojciechowski 5.70m Karsten Dilla 5.60m Dmitriy Zhelyabin 5.55m • Men's javelin throw: Till Wöschler 84.38m Fatih Avan 84.11m Dmitry Tarabin 83.18m • Women's 200m: Darya Pizhankova 23.20 Anna Kielbasinska 23.23 Moa Hjelmer 23.24 • Women's 400m: Olga Topilskaya 51.45 Yuliya Terekhova 52.63 Lena Schmidt 52.66 • Women's 100m hurdles: Alina Talay 12.91 Lisa Urech 13.00 Cindy Roleder 13.10 • Women's 400m hurdles: Hanna Yaroshchuk 54.77 Hanna Titimets 54.91 Meghan Beesley 55.69 • Women's 3000m steeplechase: Gülcan Mıngır 9:47.83 Jana Sussmann 9:48.01 Mariya Shatalova 9:48.22 • Women's high jump: Esthera Petre 1.98m Oksana Okuneva 1.94m Burcu Ayhan 1.94m • Women's hammer throw: Bianca Perie 71.59m Joanna Fiodorow 70.06m Sophie Hitchon 69.59m • Women's javelin throw: Sarah Mayer 59.29m Vira Rebryk 58.95m Oona Sormunen 58.54m • Central American and Caribbean Championships in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico: • Men's 5000m: José Uribe 14:08.10 Luis Orta 14:14.30 Julio Pérez 14:22.01 • Men's 3000m steeplechase: Luis Enrique Ibarra 8:55.86 Fernando Roman 8:58.95 Aaron Arias 9:01.35 • Men's 400m hurdles: Leford Green 49.03 Félix Sánchez 49.41 Jehue Gordon 50.10 • Men's pole vault: Cristian Sanchez 5.00m Alexander Castillo 4.90m César González 4.90m • Men's long jump: Tyrone Smith 8.06m Damar Forbes 7.81m Raymond Higgs 7.75m • Men's hammer throw: Roberto Janet 71.65m Roberto Sawyer 65.96m Pedro Muñoz 63.63m • Men's javelin throw: Guillermo Martínez 81.55m Arley Ibargüen 75.71m Jaime Dayron Marquez 74.07m • Men's decathlon: Marcos Sanchez 7397 points Claston Bernard 7299 Jonathan Davis 6766 • Men's 4 × 100 m relay: (Lerone Clarke, Dexter Lee, Jason Young, Oshane Bailey) 38.81 (Aaron Armstrong, Darrel Brown, Emmanuel Callander, Keston Bledman) 38.89 (Jason Rogers, Kim Collins, Antoine Adams, Brijesh Lawrence) 39.07 • Women's 5000m: Marisol Romero 16:05.68 Sandra Lopez 16:06.83 Johana Rivero 17:23.01 • Women's 400m hurdles: Andrea Sutherland 56.75 Yolanda Osana 57.23 Katrina Seymour 57.24 • Women's high jump: Levern Spencer 1.82m Marielys Rojas 1.82m Fabiola Ayala 1.79m • Women's 4 × 100 m relay: (Magnolia Howell, Michelle-Lee Ayhe, Ayanna Hutchinson, Semoy Hackett) 43.47 (Jura Levy, Anastasia Le-Roy, Simone Facey, Patricia Hall) 43.63 (V'Alonne Robinson, Nivea Smith, Cache Armbrister, Anthonique Strachan) 43.74 ====Auto racing==== • Nationwide Series: • New England 200 in Loudon, New Hampshire: (1) Kyle Busch (Toyota; Joe Gibbs Racing) (2) Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet; Kevin Harvick Incorporated) (3) Kasey Kahne (Chevrolet; JR Motorsports) • Busch wins his 49th race in the secondary class, tying Mark Martin's record. Busch's victory is also his 100th in the NASCAR national series — Sprint Cup, Nationwide Series and Camping World Truck Series — and becomes the third person to reach that mark, after Richard Petty and David Pearson. • Drivers' championship standings (after 19 of 34 races): (1) Elliott Sadler (Chevrolet; Kevin Harvick Incorporated) 673 points (2) Reed Sorenson (Chevrolet; Turner Motorsports) 666 (3) Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) 655 ====Cycling==== • Grand Tours: • Tour de France, Stage 14: Jelle Vanendert () 5h 13' 25" Samuel Sánchez () + 21" Andy Schleck () + 46" • General classification (after stage 14): (1) Thomas Voeckler () 61h 04' 10" (2) Fränk Schleck () + 1' 49" (3) Cadel Evans () + 2' 06" ====Diving==== • World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China: • Women's 3 m synchro springboard: Wu Minxia/He Zi 356.40 points Émilie Heymans/Jennifer Abel 313.50 Anabelle Smith/Sharleen Stratton 306.90 • Wu wins the event for the fifth time. He wins her first synchro springboard title and second world championship title. ====Equestrianism==== • CHIO Aachen in Aachen, Germany: • DressageGrand Prix Spécial: Matthias Alexander Rath on Totilas Adelinde Cornelissen on Parzival Isabell Werth on El Santo NRWEventingCICO 3*: • Team result: (William Fox-Pitt, Mary King, Polly Stockton, Nicola Wilson) Clarke Johnstone, Caroline Powell, Andrew Nicholson, Jonathan Paget) (Sara Algotsson-Ostholt, Christoffer Forsberg, Malin Petersen, Katrin Norling) • Individual result: Michael Jung on Sam FBW Stefano Brecciaroli on Apollo van de Wendi Kurt Hoeve Fox-Pitt on Neuf des CoeursShow jumpingBest of Champions: Janne Friederike Meyer on Holiday by Solitour Rolf-Göran Bengtsson on Carusso Denis Lynch on Lord Luis ====Fencing==== • European Championships in Sheffield, United Kingdom: • Men's sabre individual: Aleksey Yakimenko Bolade Apithy Max Hartung & Áron SzilágyiWomen's épée individual: Tiffany Geroudet Britta Heidemann Ana Maria Brânză & Nathalie Möllhausen ====Football (soccer)==== • FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany: • Third place play-off in Sinsheim: '''''' 2–1 • Copa América in Argentina: • Quarterfinals: • 0–2 (a.e.t.) '''''' in Córdoba • 1–1 (4–5 pen.) '''''' in Santa FeCAF Champions League Group stage, matchday 1: • Group A: Raja Casablanca 0–0 Coton SportGroup B: MC Alger 1–1 Espérance STCAF Confederation Cup Group stage, matchday 1: • Group A: Kaduna United 1–1 Inter LuandaGroup B: • Sunshine Stars 2–0 Motema PembeMaghreb de Fès 1–0 JS Kabylie ====Golf==== • Men's majors: • The Open Championship in Sandwich, Kent, United Kingdom: • Leaderboard after third round: (1) Darren Clarke 205 (−5) (2) Dustin Johnson 206 (−4) (T3) Thomas Bjørn & Rickie Fowler 208 (−2) ====Snooker==== • World Cup in Bangkok, Thailand: • Quarter-finals: • Wales 4–2 • China 4–1 • England 3–4 '''''' • Scotland 3–4 '''''' ====Triathlon==== • ITU World Championships, Leg 4 in Hamburg, Germany: • Men: Brad Kahlefeldt 1:44:08 William Clarke 1:44:09 David Hauss 1:44:09 • Standings (after 4 of 6 events): (1) Javier Gómez 2027 points (2) Clarke 1935 (3) Hauss 1907 ====Volleyball==== • Women's European League Final Four in Istanbul, Turkey: • Bronze medal match: 0–3 '''''' • Final: '''''' 3–0 • Serbia win the title for the third successive time. • Men's European League Final Four in Košice, Slovakia: • Semifinals: • 2–3 '''''' • '''''' 3–0 July 15, 2011 (Friday) ====American football==== • IFAF World Championship in Vienna, Austria: • 7th place match: 10–48 '''''' • Bronze medal match: 14–17 '''''' ====Athletics==== • European U23 Championships in Ostrava, Czech Republic: • Men's 100m: James Alaka 10.45 Michael Tumi 10.47 Andrew Robertson 10.52 • Men's 800m: Adam Kszczot 1:46.71 Kevin López 1:46.93 Mukhtar Mohammed 1:48.01 • Men's long jump: Aleksandr Menkov 8.08m Marcos Chuva 7.94m Guillaume Victorin 7.86m • Men's decathlon: Thomas van der Plaetsen 8157 points Eduard Mikhan 8152 Mihail Dudas 8117 • Women's discus throw: Julia Fischer 59.60m Nastassia Kashtanava 56.25m Anita Márton 54.14m • Women's triple jump: Paraskevi Papahristou 14.40m Carmen Toma 13.92m Anna Jagaciak 13.86m • Women's 100m: Andreea Ograzeanu 11.65 Darya Pizhankova 11.69 Leena Günther 11.75 • Women's 800m: Elena Arzhakova 1:59.41 Merve Aydın 2:00.46 Lynsey Sharp 2:00.65 • Women's 10,000m: Layesh Abdullayeva 32:18.05 Lyudmyla Kovalenko 33:35.36 Catarina Ribeiro 34:10.39 • Women's shot put: Yevgeniya Kolodko 18.87m Sophie Kleeberg 17.92m Melissa Boekelman 17.88m • Central American and Caribbean Championships in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico: • Men's 100m: Keston Bledman 10.05 Daniel Bailey 10.11 Dexter Lee 10.18 • Men's 400m: Renny Quow 45.44 Ramon Miller 45.56 Erison Hurtault 45.93 • Men's 1500m: Nico Herrera 3:44.92 Jose Esparza 3:45.78 Jon Rankin 3:46.09 • Men's 10,000m: Juan Romero 28:54.06 Alejandro Suárez 29:15.49 Milton Ayala 30:55.71 • Men's shot put: O'Dayne Richards 19.16m Stephen Saenz 18.66m Eder Moreno 18.52m • Men's discus throw: Jason Morgan 60.20m Mario Cota 58.80m Quincy Wilson 56.85m • Women's 100m: Semoy Hackett 11.27 Jura Levy 11.36 Simone Facey 11.39 • Women's 400m: Shereefa Lloyd 51.69 Patricia Hall 51.85 Norma Gonzalez 51.90 • Women's 1500m: Sandra Lopez 4:22.65 Korene Hinds 4:23.78 Pilar McShine 4:24.93 • Women's triple jump: Ayanna Alexander 13.50m Aida Villareal 13.40m Ana José 13.11m • Women's pole vault: Keisa Monterola 4.00m Milena Agudelo 3.95m Andrea Zambrana 3.80m • Women's discus throw: Denia Caballero 62.06m Brittany Borrero 54.03m Allison Randall 52.75m • Women's hammer throw: Johana Moreno 67.97m Rosa Rodríguez 65.74m Natalie Grant 62.46m ====Cycling==== • Grand Tours: • Tour de France, Stage 13: Thor Hushovd () 3h 47' 36" David Moncoutié () + 10" Jérémy Roy () + 26" • General classification (after stage 13): (1) Thomas Voeckler () 55h 49' 57" (2) Fränk Schleck () + 1' 49" (3) Cadel Evans () + 2' 06" ====Fencing==== • European Championships in Sheffield, United Kingdom: • Men's épée individual: Jörg Fiedler Bas Verwijlen Max Heinzer & Tomasz MotykaWomen's foil individual: Elisa Di Francisca Valentina Vezzali Edina Knapek & Yevgeniya Lamonova ====Golf==== • Men's majors: • The Open Championship in Sandwich, Kent, United Kingdom: • Leaderboard after second round: (T1) Darren Clarke & Lucas Glover 136 (−4) (T3) Thomas Bjørn , Chad Campbell , Martin Kaymer & Miguel Ángel Jiménez 137 (−3) ====Snooker==== • World Cup in Bangkok, Thailand (teams in bold advance to quarter-finals): • Group A: • Egypt 2–3 • Wales 3–2 '''''' • Final standings: Wales 14 points, Republic of Ireland 11, Pakistan 10, 9, Egypt 6. • Group B: • United Arab Emirates 1–4 '''''' • Thailand 1 1–4 '''''' • Final standings: China, Australia 13 points, 12, Thailand 1 8, United Arab Emirates 4. • Group C: • Brazil 1–4 • England 3–2 '''''' • Final standings: England 14 points, Northern Ireland 13 points, India 9, 8, Brazil 6. • Group D: • Thailand 2 4–1 • Scotland 3–2 '''''' • Final standings: Scotland 13 points, Hong Kong 11, Thailand 2 10, 9, Poland 7. ====Surfing==== • Women's World Tour: • Roxy Pro in Biarritz, France: (1) Stephanie Gilmore (2) Carissa Moore (3) Sally Fitzgibbons & Pauline AdoStandings (after 6 of 7 events): (1) Moore 55,000 points (2) Fitzgibbons 48,150 (3) Gilmore 39,350 ====Volleyball==== • Women's European League Final Four in Istanbul, Turkey: • Semifinals: • '''''' 3–0 • '''''' 3–0 July 14, 2011 (Thursday) ====Athletics==== • European U23 Championships in Ostrava, Czech Republic: • Men's shot put: David Storl 20.45m Dmytro Savytskyy 19.18m Marin Premeru 18.83m • Men's 10,000m: Sondre Nordstad Moen 28:41.66 Ahmed El Mazoury 28:46.97 Musa Roba-Kinkal 28:57.91 ====Cycling==== • Grand Tours: • Tour de France, Stage 12: Samuel Sánchez () 6h 01' 15" Jelle Vanendert () + 7" Fränk Schleck () + 10" • General classification (after stage 12): (1) Thomas Voeckler () 51h 54' 44" (2) Schleck + 1' 49" (3) Cadel Evans () + 2' 06" ====Equestrianism==== • CHIO Aachen in Aachen, Germany: • DressageGrand Prix de Dressage (CDIO 5*): • Team result (Nations Cup of Germany): (Anabel Balkenhol, Christoph Koschel, Isabell Werth, Matthias Alexander Rath) (Richard Davison, Charlotte Dujardin, Emile Faurie, Laura Bechtolsheimer) (Marlies van Baalen, Hans Peter Minderhoud, Edward Gal, Adelinde Cornelissen) • Individual result: Rath on Totilas Bechtolsheimer on Mistral Hojris Werth on El Santo NRWShow jumpingFEI Nations Cup: • Nations Cup of Germany (CSIO 5*): (Eric van der Vleuten, Jur Vrieling, Gerco Schröder, Jeroen Dubbeldam) (Shane Breen, Shane Sweetnam, Denis Lynch, Billy Twomey), (Guy Williams, Nick Skelton, Scott Brash, Michael Whitaker) & (Christian Ahlmann, Janne Friederike Meyer, Carsten-Otto Nagel, Ludger Beerbaum) • Standings (after 5 of 8 events): (1) Netherlands 39.5 points (2) Ireland 30 (3) Germany 27 ====Fencing==== • European Championships in Sheffield, United Kingdom: • Women's sabre individual: Olha Kharlan Aleksandra Socha Julia Gavrilova & Halyna PundykMen's foil individual (ITA unless stated): Giorgio Avola Andrea Cassarà Andrea Baldini & Alexey Cheremisinov ====Football (soccer)==== • UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round, first leg: • Shakhter Karagandy 2–1 St Patrick's AthleticMetalurgist Rustavi 1–1 Irtysh PavlodarŚląsk Wrocław 1–0 Dundee UnitedRad 0–1 Olympiacos VolosKuPS 1–0 Gaz Metan MediașFlamurtari Vlorë 0–2 JablonecIskra-Stal 1–1 VaraždinTauras Tauragė 2–3 ADO Den HaagRudar Pljevlja 0–3 Austria WienTPS 0–1 WesterloSant Julià 0–2 Bnei YehudaMinsk 1–1 GaziantepsporÖrebro 0–0 SarajevoShakhtyor Soligorsk 0–1 VentspilsVålerenga 1–0 MikaFerencváros 2–1 AalesundHäcken 1–0 HonkaAnorthosis 3–0 GagraFloriana 0–8 AEK LarnacaMaccabi Tel Aviv 3–1 Khazar LankaranLlanelli 2–1 Dinamo TbilisiSūduva Marijampolė 1–1 ElfsborgOlimpija Ljubljana 2–0 BohemiansDifferdange 03 0–0 Levadia TallinnTirana 0–0 Spartak TrnavaThe New Saints 1–3 MidtjyllandVaduz 0–2 VojvodinaEB/Streymur 1–1 QarabağPaks 1–1 TromsøKecskemét 1–1 AktobeŽeljezničar 1–0 Sheriff TiraspolJuvenes/Dogana 0–1 RabotničkiLiepājas Metalurgs 1–4 Red Bull SalzburgVllaznia Shkodër 0–0 ThunMetalurg Skopje 0–0 Lokomotiv SofiaGlentoran 0–2 Vorskla PoltavaCrusaders 1–3 FulhamDomžale 1–2 SplitKR Reykjavík 3–0 ŽilinaFH 1–1 Nacional ====Golf==== • Men's majors: • The Open Championship in Sandwich, Kent, United Kingdom: • Leaderboard after first round: (T1) Thomas Bjørn & Tom Lewis (a) 65 (−5) (T3) Lucas Glover , Miguel Ángel Jiménez & Webb Simpson 66 (−4) • Lewis records the lowest score by an amateur at the Open, and becomes the first amateur to hold the lead of the Open since Michael Bonallack in 1968. He is also the first amateur to lead any major since Mike Reid led after the first round of the 1976 U.S. Open. ====Snooker==== • World Cup in Bangkok, Thailand (teams in bold advance to quarter-finals): • Group A: • Wales 3–2 • Germany 2–3 • Standings: Wales 11 points (3 matches), Republic of Ireland 9 (3), Germany 9 (4), Pakistan 7 (3), 4 (3). • Group B: • United Arab Emirates 0–5 • China 3–2 • Standings: Malta 12 points (4 matches), China, Australia 9 (3), 7 (3), United Arab Emirates 3 (3). • Group C: • Belgium 2–3 '''''' • England 4–1 • Standings: England, Northern Ireland 11 points (3 matches), Belgium 8 (4), , India 5 (3). • Group D: • Poland 1–4 • Scotland 3–2 • Standings: Scotland 10 points (3 matches), 9 (3), Afghanistan 9 (4), Poland, Thailand 2 6 (3). July 13, 2011 (Wednesday) ====American football==== • IFAF World Championship in Austria (team in bold advances to final): • Group 2 in Graz: • 27–31 '''''' • 16–24 • Final standings: Canada 3–0, Japan 2–1, France 1–2, Austria 0–3. ====Cricket==== • Tri-nation series in Scotland in Edinburgh: 284/7 (50 overs); 101 (32.4 overs; Lasith Malinga 5/30). Sri Lanka win by 183 runs. • Final standings: Sri Lanka 7 points, Scotland 4, 2. ====Cycling==== • Grand Tours: • Tour de France, Stage 11: Mark Cavendish () 3h 46' 07" André Greipel () s.t. Tyler Farrar () s.t. • General classification (after stage 11): (1) Thomas Voeckler () 45h 52' 39" (2) Luis León Sánchez () + 1' 49" (3) Cadel Evans () + 2' 26" ====Equestrianism==== • CHIO Aachen in Aachen, Germany: • Show jumpingPrize of Europe (CSIO 5*): Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum on Shutterfly Ludger Beerbaum on Chaman Laura Kraut on Teirra ====Football (soccer)==== • FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany: • Semifinals: • 1–3 '''''' in Mönchengladbach • The United States reach the final for a record-equalling third time. • '''''' 3–1 in Frankfurt • Japan reach the final for the first time. • Copa América in Argentina (teams in bold advance to quarterfinals): • Group B: • ' 3–3 ' in Salta • '''''' 4–2 in Córdoba • Final standings: Brazil, Venezuela 5 points, Paraguay 3, Ecuador 1. • UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round, first leg: • Zestaponi 3–0 Dacia ChişinăuMaccabi Haifa 5–1 Borac Banja LukaMalmö FF 2–0 HB TórshavnBangor City 0–3 HJK HelsinkiSkënderbeu Korçë 0–2 APOELDinamo Zagreb 3–0 Neftchi BakuSturm Graz 2–0 VideotonSkonto 0–1 Wisła KrakówPartizan 4–0 ŠkendijaRosenborg 5–0 BreiðablikLinfield 1–1 BATE Borisov ====Rugby union==== • IRB Pacific Nations Cup, round 3 in Lautoka, Fiji: • 29–19 • 24–13 • Final standings: Japan, Tonga 10 points, Fiji, Samoa 5. • Japan win the title for the first time. ====Snooker==== • World Cup in Bangkok, Thailand: • Group A: • Egypt 1–4 • Wales 3–2 • Standings: Wales 8 points (2 matches), Germany 7 (3), Republic of Ireland 6 (2), 5 (2), Egypt 4 (3). • Group B: • Thailand 1 2–3 • China 3–2 • Standings: 7 points (2 matches), Malta, Thailand 1 7 (3), China 6 (2), United Arab Emirates 3 (2). • Group C: • Brazil 1–4 • England 3–2 • Standings: Northern Ireland 8 points (2 matches), England 7 (2), Belgium 6 (3), Brazil 5 (3), 4 (2). • Group D: • Scotland 4–1 • Thailand 2 1–4 • Standings: Hong Kong 9 points (3 matches), Scotland 7 (2), , Afghanistan 5 (3), Thailand 2 4 (2). July 12, 2011 (Tuesday) ====American football==== • IFAF World Championship in Austria (team in bold advances to final): • Group 1 in Innsbruck: • 30–20 • 7–17 '''''' • Final standings: United States 3–0, Mexico 2–1, Germany 1–2, Australia 0–3. ====Baseball==== • Major League Baseball All-Star Game in Phoenix: National League 5, American League 1. • The National League win back-to-back All-Star Games for the first time since winning three in succession between 1994 and 1996. Milwaukee Brewers first baseman Prince Fielder is named as Most Valuable Player, after a three-run go-ahead home run in the fourth inning. ====Cricket==== • Tri-nation series in Scotland in Edinburgh: 320/8 (50 overs; Paul Stirling 113); 323/5 (48.3 overs). Scotland win by 5 wickets. • Standings: Scotland 4 points (1 match), Ireland 2 (2), 2 (1). ====Cycling==== • Grand Tours: • Tour de France, Stage 10: André Greipel () 3h 31' 21" Mark Cavendish () s.t. José Joaquín Rojas () s.t. • General classification (after stage 10): (1) Thomas Voeckler () 42h 06' 32" (2) Luis León Sánchez () + 1' 49" (3) Cadel Evans () + 2' 26" ====Football (soccer)==== • 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) First round, second leg (first leg scores in parentheses): • '''''' 4–2 (2–4) . 6–6 on aggregate; Saint Lucia win 5–4 on penalties. • Copa América in Argentina: • Group C (teams in bold advance to quarterfinals): • ' 1–0 ' in Mendoza • '''''' 1–0 in La Plata • Final standings: Chile 7 points, Uruguay 5, Peru 4, Mexico 0. • UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round, first leg: • Pyunik 0–4 Viktoria PlzeňValletta 2–3 EkranasMogren 1–2 Litex LovechMaribor 2–0 F91 DudelangeSlovan Bratislava 2–0 Tobol KostanayShamrock Rovers 1–0 Flora Tallinn ====Snooker==== • World Cup in Bangkok, Thailand: • Group A: • Pakistan 2–3 • Wales 5–0 • Standings: Wales 5 points (1 match), Germany, Pakistan 5 (2), Egypt 3 (2), 2 (1). • Group B: • Malta 2–3 • Thailand 1 4–1 • Standings: Australia 7 points (2 matches), Thailand 1 5 (2), Malta 4 (2), 3 (1), United Arab Emirates 1 (1). • Group C: • India 3–2 • England 4–1 • Standings: England, 4 points (1 match), India, Brazil, Belgium 4 (2). • Group D: • Scotland 3–2 • Afghanistan 2–3 • Standings: Poland, Hong Kong 5 points (2 matches), Afghanistan 4 (2), Scotland, 3 (1). July 11, 2011 (Monday) ====American football==== • IFAF World Championship in Austria: • Group 2 in Graz: • 10–35 • 14–36 • Standings: Japan, Canada 2–0, Austria, France 0–2. ====Baseball==== • Major League Baseball Home Run Derby in Phoenix: New York Yankees second baseman Robinson Canó defeats Boston Red Sox first baseman Adrián González in the finals, 12–11, to win the event. ====Cricket==== • Tri-nation series in Scotland in Edinburgh: vs. . Match abandoned without a ball bowled. ====Football (soccer)==== • Copa América in Argentina (team in bold advances to quarterfinals): • Group A in Córdoba: '''''' 3–0 • Final standings: '''''' 7 points, Argentina 5, Costa Rica 3, 1. ====Golf==== • Women's majors: • U.S. Women's Open in Colorado Springs, Colorado: • Leaderboard after final round: (T1) Hee Kyung Seo & So Yeon Ryu 281 (−3) (3) Cristie Kerr 283 (−1) • 3 holes playoff: Ryu 10 (−2) def. Seo 13 (+1) • Ryu wins her first major title. ====Snooker==== • World Cup in Bangkok, Thailand: • Group A: • Pakistan 3–2 • Egypt 3–2 • Group B: • Thailand 1 1–4 • China 3–2 • Group C: • Brazil 3–2 • India 1–4 • Group D: • Thailand 2 3–2 • Hong Kong 2–3 July 10, 2011 (Sunday) ====American football==== • IFAF World Championship in Austria: • Group 1 in Innsbruck: • 0–65 • 48–7 • Standings: United States, Mexico 2–0, Germany, Australia 0–2. ====Archery==== • World Championships in Turin, Italy: • Men's individual recurve: Kim Woojin Oh Jin-Hyek Brady Ellison • Women's individual recurve: Denissé van Lamoen Kristine Esebua Fang Yuting • Men's team recurve: (Oh, Kim, Im Dong-Hyun) (Gaël Prévost, Jean-Charles Valladont, Romain Girouille) (Michele Frangilli, Marco Galiazzo, Mauro Nespoli) • Women's team recurve: (Natalia Valeeva, Guendalina Sartori, Jessica Tomasi) (Deepika Kumari, Bombayala Devi, Chekrovolu Swuro) (Han Gyeonghee, Jung Dasomi, Ki Bo-Bee) • Mixed team recurve: (Im, Ki Bo-Bae) (Juan René Serrano, Aída Román) (Laurence Godfrey, Amy Oliver) ====Athletics==== • Samsung Diamond League: • Aviva Birmingham Grand Prix in Birmingham, United Kingdom: • Men: • 100m: Asafa Powell 9.91 • 400m hurdles: Dai Greene 48.20 • 800m: Abubaker Kaki Khamis 1:44.54 • 5000m: Mo Farah 13:06.14 • Triple jump: Phillips Idowu 17.54m • Shot put: Dylan Armstrong 21.55m • Javelin throw: Andreas Thorkildsen 88.30m • Women: • 100m hurdles: Sally Pearson 12.48 • 200m: Bianca Knight 22.59 • 400m: Amantle Montsho 50.20 • 800m: Jenny Meadows 2:02.06 • 1500m: Morgan Uceny 4:05.64 • 3000m steeplechase: Sofia Assefa 9:25.87 • Long jump: Janay DeLoach 6.78m • High jump: Blanka Vlašić 1.99m • Pole vault: Silke Spiegelburg 4.66m • Discus throw: Nadine Müller 65.75m • World Youth Championships in Lille Métropole, France: • Boys' 200m: Stephen Newbold 20.89 Odail Todd 21.00 Ronald Darby 21.08 • Boys' 1500m: Teshome Dirirsa 3:39.13 Vincent Mutai 3:39.17 Jonathan Kiplimo 3:39.54 • Boys' 3000m: William Malel Sitonik 7:40.10 Patrick Mutunga Mwikya 7:40.47 Abrar Osman Adem 7:40.89 • Boys' medley relay: (Darby, Aldrich Bailey, Najee Glass, Arman Hall) 1:49.47 (Kazuma Oseto, Akiyuki Hashimoto, Shotaro Aikyo, Takuya Fukunaga) 1:50.69 (Wilhem Belocian, Mickaël Zézé, Jordan Geenen, Thomas Jordier) 1:51.81 • Boys' javelin throw: Reinhard van Zyl 82.96m Morné Moolman 80.99m Guisheng Zhang 77.62m • Boys' pole vault: Robert Renner 5.25m Melker Svärd Jacobsson 5.15m Jacob Blankenship 5.05m • Girls' 200m: Desirèe Henry 23.25 Christian Brennan 23.47 Shericka Jackson 23.62 • Girls' 800m: Ajee' Wilson 2:02.64 Chunyu Wang 2:03.23 Jessica Judd 2:03.43 • Girls' 2000m steeplechase: Norah Jeruto Tanui 6:16.41 Fadwa Sidi Madane 6:20.98 Lilian Jepkorir Chemweno 6:21.85 • Girls' medley relay: (Christania Williams, Jackson, Chrisann Gordon, Olivia James) 2:03.42 (Jennifer Madu, Bealoved Brown, Kendall Baisden, Robin Reynolds) 2:03.92 (Shamelle Pless, Khamica Bingham, Brennan, Sage Watson) 2:05.72 • Girls' long jump: Chanice Porter 6.22m Anastassia Angioi 6.17m Marina Buchelnikova 6.11m • Asian Championships in Kobe, Japan: • Men's 110m hurdles: Liu Xiang 13.22 Shi Dongpeng 13.56 Park Tae-Kyong 13.66 • Men's 200m: Femi Seun Ogunode 20.41 Hitoshi Saito 20.75 Omar Jouma Al-Salfa 20.97 • Men's 4 × 100 m relay: (Sota Kawatsura, Masashi Eriguchi, Shinji Takahira, Saito) 39.18 (Tang Yik Chun, Lai Chun Ho, Ng Ka Fung, Chi Ho Tsui) 39.26 (Wang Wen-Tang, Liu Yuan-Kai, Tsai Meng-Lin, Yi Wei-Che) 39.30 • Men's 800m: Mohammad Al-Azemi 1:46.14 Sajjad Moradi 1:46.35 Ghamnda Ram 1:46.46 • Men's 4 × 400 m relay: (Yusuke Ishitsuka, Kei Takase, Hideyuki Hirose, Yuzo Kanemaru) 3:04.72 (Mohammed Ali Albishi, Hamed Al-Bishi, Y. I. Alhezam, Yousef Ahmed Masrahi) 3:08.03 (Peyman Rajabi, A. Ghelichizokhanou, Ehsan Mohajer Shojaei, Sajjad Hashemiahangari) 3:08.58 • Men's long jump: Su Xiongfeng 8.19m Supanara Sukhasvasti 8.05m Rikiya Saruyama 8.05m • Men's javelin throw: Yukifumi Murakami 83.27m Park Jae-Myong 80.19m Ivan Zaitcev 79.22m • Women's 100m hurdles: Sun Yawei 13.04 Jung Hye-Lim 13.11 Natalya Ivoninskaya 13.15 • Women's 200m: Chisato Fukushima 23.49 Gretta Taslakian 24.01 Saori Imai 24.06 • Women's 4 × 100 m relay: (Nao Okabe, Momoko Takahashi, Fukushima, Saori Imai) 44.05 (Tao Yujia, Liang Qiuping, Jiang Lan, Wei Yongli) 44.23 (Phatsorn Jaksuninkorn, Orranut Klomdee, Laphassaporn Tawoncharoen, Nongnuch Sanrat) 44.62 • Women's 800m: Truong Thanh Hang 2:01.41 Margarita Matsko 2:02.46 Tintu Luka 2:02.55 • Women's 4 × 400 m relay: (Sayaka Aoki, Chisato Tanaka, Satomi Kubokura, Miho Shingu) 3:35.00 (Tatyana Roslanova, Matsko, Alexandra Kuzina, Olga Tereshkova) 3:36.61 (Alaa Al-Qaysi, Inam Al Sudani, Gulustan Ieso, Danah Abdulrazzaq) 3:41.91 • Women's 3000m steeplechase: Minori Hayakari 9:52.42 Sudha Singh 10:08.52 Thi Phuong Nguyen 10:14.94 • Women's high jump: Zheng Xingjuan 1.92m Svetlana Radzivil 1.92m Marina Aitova 1.89m • Women's shot put: Meng Qianqian 18.31m Liu Xiangrong 18.30m Leila Rajabi 16.60m ====Auto racing==== • Formula One: • in Silverstone, Great Britain: (1) Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) (2) Sebastian Vettel (Red BullRenault) (3) Mark Webber (Red Bull-Renault) • Drivers' championship standings (after 9 of 19 races): (1) Vettel 204 points (2) Webber 124 (3) Alonso 112 • IndyCar Series: • Honda Indy Toronto in Toronto: (1) Dario Franchitti (Chip Ganassi Racing) (2) Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing) (3) Ryan Hunter-Reay (Andretti Autosport) • Drivers' championship standings (after 10 of 18 races): (1) Franchitti 353 points (2) Will Power (Team Penske) 298 (3) Dixon 270 • V8 Supercars: • Sucrogen Townsville 400 in Townsville, Queensland: • Race 15: (1) Jamie Whincup (Triple Eight Race Engineering; Holden VE Commodore) (2) Craig Lowndes (Triple Eight Race Engineering; Holden VE Commodore) (3) Mark Winterbottom (Ford Performance Racing; Ford FG Falcon) • Drivers' championship standings (after 15 of 28 races): (1) Whincup 1683 points (2) Lowndes 1497 (3) Shane van Gisbergen (Stone Brothers Racing; Ford FG Falcon) 1317 ====Baseball==== • All-Star Futures Game in Phoenix: U.S. Futures 6, World Futures 4. • U.S. win the game for the second successive year and the seventh time overall. Oakland Athletics shortstop Grant Green is named game MVP. ====Basketball==== • FIBA Under-19 World Championship in Riga, Latvia: • Bronze medal game: 72–77 '''''' • Final: 67–85 '''''' • Lithuania win the title for the first time. ====Cricket==== • India in the West Indies: • 3rd Test in Roseau, Dominica; day 5: 204 & 322 (131.3 overs; Shivnarine Chanderpaul 116*); 347 & 94/3 (32 overs). Match drawn; India win 3-match series 1–0. ====Cycling==== • Grand Tours: • Tour de France, Stage 9: Luis León Sánchez () 5h 27' 09" Thomas Voeckler () + 5" Sandy Casar () + 13" • General classification (after stage 9): (1) Voeckler 38h 35' 11" (2) Sánchez + 1' 49" (3) Cadel Evans () + 2' 26" ====Equestrianism==== • Falsterbo Horse Show in Skanör med Falsterbo, Sweden: • Show jumpingGrand Prix (CSIO 5*): Patrice Delaveau on Orient Express Angelica Augustsson on Mic Mac du Tillard Maikel van der Vleuten on VerdiCHIO Aachen in Aachen, Germany: • Show jumping – Olympic Qualification for Central and Eastern Europe, Asia and Oceania (CSI 2*): • Best team: (Cassio Rivetti, Björn Nagel, Oleg Krasyuk, Katharina Offel) • Best South East Asia or Oceania competitor: Taizo SugitaniVaultingNations Cup of Germany (combined competition): I (Pia Engelberty, Jannik Heiland, RSV Neuss Grimlinghausen) Germany II ====Football (soccer)==== • FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany: • Quarterfinals: • '''''' 3–1 in Augsburg • Sweden qualify for the 2012 Olympic Tournament. • 2–2 (3–5 pen.) '''''' in Dresden • The United States advance to the semifinals for the sixth successive time. • 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) First round, second leg (first leg score in parentheses): • 1–2 (0–2) ''''''. U.S. Virgin Islands win 4–1 on aggregate. • '''''' 4–0 (2–0) . Dominican Republic win 6–0 on aggregate. • FIFA U-17 World Cup in Mexico City, Mexico: • Third-place match: 3–4 '''''' • Final: 0–2 '''''' • Mexico win the title for the second time. • Copa América in Argentina (team in bold advances to quarterfinals): • Group A in Santa Fe: '''''' 2–0 • Standings: Colombia 7 points (3 matches), 3 (2), 2 (2), Bolivia 1 (3). • International friendly: • 1–3 Tusker • South Sudan plays its first football fixture during its independence celebration. ====Golf==== • Women's majors: • U.S. Women's Open in Colorado Springs, Colorado: • Leaderboard after third round (USA unless indicated): (T1) Cristie Kerr, So Yeon Ryu & Angela Stanford 212 (−1) • Leaderboard after fourth day: (1) Hee Kyung Seo 281 (−3) (2) Ryu −2 after 69 holes (3) Kerr −1 after 70 holes • 30 players will complete their rounds tomorrow. • PGA Tour: • John Deere Classic in Silvis, Illinois: • Winner: Steve Stricker 262 (−22) • Stricker wins the tournament for the third consecutive year, for his eleventh PGA Tour title. • European Tour: • Barclays Scottish Open in Inverness, Scotland: • Winner: Luke Donald 197 (−19) • Donald wins his third European Tour title of the season and sixth of his career. • Champions Tour: • Nature Valley First Tee Open at Pebble Beach in Pebble Beach, California: • Winner: Jeff Sluman 206 (−10) • Sluman wins the tournament for the third time in four years, for his fourth Champions Tour title. ====Motorcycle racing==== • Superbike: • Brno World Championship round in Brno, Czech Republic: • Race 1: (1) Marco Melandri (Yamaha YZF-R1) (2) Max Biaggi (Aprilia RSV4) (3) Carlos Checa (Ducati 1098R) • Race 2: (1) Biaggi (2) Melandri (3) Checa • Riders' championship standings (after 8 of 13 rounds): (1) Checa 293 points (2) Biaggi 263 (3) Melandri 240 • Supersport: • Brno World Championship round in Brno, Czech Republic: (1) Gino Rea (Honda CBR600RR) (2) Fabien Foret (Honda CBR600RR) (3) Chaz Davies (Yamaha YZF-R6) • Riders' championship standings (after 7 of 12 rounds): (1) Davies 121 points (2) Broc Parkes (Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R) & Foret 85 ====Netball==== • World Championships in Singapore: • Bronze medal match: '''''' 70–49 • Gold medal match: 57–58 '''''' • Australia win the title for the second successive time and tenth time overall. ====Snooker==== • Wuxi Classic in Wuxi, China: • Final: Ali Carter 7–9 Mark Selby • Selby wins his fifth professional title. ====Tennis==== • Davis Cup World Group Quarterfinals: • 1–4 '''''' • Janko Tipsarević def. Michael Ryderstedt 6–2, 7–5, 6–3 • Viktor Troicki def. Robert Lindstedt 3–6, 6–4 retired • 1–3 '''''' • David Ferrer def. Mardy Fish 7–5, 7–6(3), 5–7, 7–6(5) • 1–4 '''''' • Philipp Petzschner def. Michaël Llodra 6–3, 6–4 • Jo-Wilfried Tsonga def. Philipp Kohlschreiber 7–6(3), 7–6(5) • ATP World Tour: • Campbell's Hall of Fame Tennis Championships in Newport, United States: • Final: John Isner def. Olivier Rochus 6–3, 7–6(6) • Isner wins his second career title. • WTA Tour: • Poli-Farbe Grand Prix in Budapest, Hungary: • Final: Roberta Vinci def. Irina-Camelia Begu 6–4, 1–6, 6–4 • Vinci wins her third title of the year and sixth of her career. ====Volleyball==== • FIVB World League Final four in Gdańsk and Sopot, Poland: • Bronze medal match: 0–3 '''''' • Final: 2–3 '''''' • Russia win the title for the second time. • Men's European League, Leg 6 (teams in bold advance to final four): • Pool A: • '''''' 0–3 • 3–2 • Final standings: Slovenia 26 points, Belgium 18, Croatia 16, Great Britain 12. • Pool B: • 0–3 '''''' • 0–3 • Final standings: Spain 30 points, Netherlands 24, Greece 11, Austria 7. • Pool C: '''''' 3–2 • Final standings: '''''' 24 points, Slovakia 23, 17, Turkey 8. • Women's European League, Leg 6 (teams in bold advance to final four): • Pool A: 0–3 '''''' • Final standings: Serbia 35 points, 21, 14, Greece 2. July 9, 2011 (Saturday) ====American football==== • IFAF World Championship in Austria: • Group 2 in Graz: • 24–6 • 45–10 ====Archery==== • World Championships in Turin, Italy: • Men's individual compound: Christopher Perkins Jesse Broadwater Reo Wilde • Women's individual compound: Albina Loginova Pascale Lebecque Erika Anschutz • Men's team compound: (Broadwater, Braden Gellenthien, Wilde) (Martin Damsbo, Torben Johannessen, Patrick Laursen) (Perkins, Simon Rousseau, Dietmar Trillus) • Women's team compound: (Anschutz, Christie Colin, Jamie Van Natta), (Vida Halimian, Mahtab Parsamehr, Shabnam Sarlak) (Olga Bosh, Luzmary Guédez, Ana Mendoza) • Mixed team compound: (Sergio Pagni, Marcella Tonioli) (Peter Elzinga, Inge van Caspel) (Choi Yong-Hee, Seok Ji-Hyun) ====Athletics==== • World Youth Championships in Lille Métropole, France: • Boys' 400m hurdles: Egor Kuznetsov 50.97 Ibrahim Mohammed Saleh 51.14 Takahiro Matsumoto 51.26 • Boys' 800m: Leonard Kirwa Kosencha 1:44.08 Mohammed Aman 1:44.68 Timothy Kitum 1:44.98 • Boys' 10,000m walk: Pavel Parshin 40:51.31 Kenny Martín Pérez 40:59.25 Erwin González 41:09.60 • Boys' triple jump: Latario Collie-Minns 16.06m Albert Janki 15.95m Lathone Collie-Minns 15.51m • Boys' high jump: Gaël Levécque 2.13m Usman Usmanov 2.13m Justin Fondren 2.13m • Girls' 400m hurdles: Nnenya Hailey 57.93 Sarah Carli 58.05 Surian Hechavarría 58.37 • Girls' 1500m: Faith Chepngetich Kipyegon 4:09.48 Senbere Teferi 4:10.54 Genet Tibieso 4:11.56 • Girls' pole vault: Desiree Singh 4.25m Liz Parnov 4.20m Lucy Bryan 4.10m • Girls' discus throw: Rosalía Vázquez 53.51m Yan Liang 52.89m Shelbi Vaughan 52.58m • Girls' hammer throw: Louisa James 57.13m Malwina Kopron 57.03m Roxana Perie 56.75m • Girls' heptathlon: Yusleidys Mendieta 5697 points Yorgelis Rodríguez 5671 Marjolein Lindemans 5532 • Asian Championships in Kobe, Japan: • Men's 400m hurdles: Takatoshi Abe 49.64 Yuta Imazeki 50.22 Chieh Chen 50.39 • Men's 5000m: Dejenee Mootumaa 13:40.78 Yuki Sato 13:41.93 Alemu Bekele Gebre 13:48.81 • Men's high jump: Mutaz Essa Barshim 2.35m Majd Eddin Ghazal 2.28m Wang Chen 2.26m • Men's shot put: Chang Ming-Huang 20.14m Zhang Jun 19.77m Om Prakash Karhana 19.47m • Women's 400m hurdles: Satomi Kubokura 56.52 Qi Yang 56.69 Christine Merrill 57.30 • Women's 5000m: Tejitu Daba Chalchissa 15:22.48 Hitomi Niiya 15:34.19 Yuriko Kobayashi 15:42.59 • Women's pole vault: Wu Sha 4.35m Li Ling 4.30m Choi Yun-hee 4.00m • Women's triple jump: Xie Limei 14.58m Valeriya Kanatova 14.14m Mayookha Johny 14.11m • Women's heptathlon: Wassana Winatho 5710 points Humie Takehara 5491 Chie Kiriyama 5442 ====Auto racing==== • Sprint Cup Series: • Quaker State 400 in Sparta, Kentucky: (1) Kyle Busch (Toyota; Joe Gibbs Racing) (2) David Reutimann (Toyota; Michael Waltrip Racing) (3) Jimmie Johnson (Chevrolet; Hendrick Motorsports) • Drivers' championship standings (after 18 of 36 races): (1) Busch 624 points (2) Carl Edwards (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) 620 (3) Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet; Richard Childress Racing) 614 • V8 Supercars: • Sucrogen Townsville 400 in Townsville, Queensland: • Race 14: (1) Garth Tander (Holden Racing Team; Holden VE Commodore) (2) Jamie Whincup (Triple Eight Race Engineering; Holden VE Commodore) (3) Will Davison (Ford Performance Racing; Ford FG Falcon) • Drivers' championship standings (after 14 of 28 races): (1) Whincup 1533 points (2) Craig Lowndes (Triple Eight Race Engineering; Holden VE Commodore) 1359 (3) Shane van Gisbergen (Stone Brothers Racing; Ford FG Falcon) 1206 ====Baseball==== • Derek Jeter becomes the 28th player in Major League Baseball history with 3,000 career hits, and the first to reach the mark with the New York Yankees. He entered the club with a home run off David Price in the third inning of the Yankees' game against the Tampa Bay Rays. ====Beach handball==== • European Championship in Umag, Croatia: • Men's: • 3rd place game: Ukraine 1–2 Spain • Final: Croatia 2–0 Russia • Croatia win the title for the second successive time. • Women's: • 3rd place game: Italy 2–1 Norway • Final: Denmark 1–2 Croatia • Croatia win the title for the second time. ====Cricket==== • India in the West Indies: • 3rd Test in Roseau, Dominica; day 4: 204 & 224/6 (83 overs; Kirk Edwards 110); 347 (108.2 overs; Fidel Edwards 5/103). West Indies lead by 81 runs with 4 wickets remaining.Sri Lanka in England: • 5th ODI in Manchester: 268/9 (50 overs; Suraj Randiv 5/42); 252 (48.2 overs). England win by 16 runs; win 5-match series 3–2. ====Cycling==== • Grand Tours: • Tour de France, Stage 8: Rui Costa () 4h 36' 46" Philippe Gilbert () + 12" Cadel Evans () + 15" • General classification (after stage 8): (1) Thor Hushovd () 33h 06' 28" (2) Evans + 1" (3) Fränk Schleck () + 4" ====Equestrianism==== • Falsterbo Horse Show in Skanör med Falsterbo, Sweden: • DressageWorld Dressage Masters (CDI 5*): • Grand Prix Freestyle (A-Final): Patrik Kittel on Scandic Anky van Grunsven on Salinero Tinne Vilhelmson-Silfven on Don AurielloGrand Prix Spécial (B-Final): Michal Rapcewicz on Randon Jenny Schreven on Krawall Siril Helljesen on DorinaShow jumpingFalsterbo Derby (CSIO 5*): Patrice Delaveau on Ornella Mail Shane Breen on Gold Rain Erika Lickhammer on Hip Hop ====Football (soccer)==== • FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany: • Quarterfinals: • 1–1 (3–4 pen.) '''''' in Leverkusen • France qualify for the 2012 Olympic Tournament. • 0–1 (a.e.t.) '''''' in Wolfsburg • Two times defending champion Germany suffer their first defeat after 15 World Cup matches. • 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) First round, second leg (first leg score in parentheses): • '''''' 6–0 (4–0) . Bahamas win 10–0 on aggregate. • Copa América in Argentina: • Group B: • 2–2 in Córdoba • 1–0 in Salta • Standings (after 2 matches): Venezuela 4 points, Brazil, Paraguay 2, Ecuador 1. ====Golf==== • Women's majors: • U.S. Women's Open in Colorado Springs, Colorado: • Leaderboard after second round and after third day: (1) Mika Miyazato 137 (−5) (2) Ai Miyazato 138 (−4) (3) I.K. Kim 139 (−3) • With only 19 of the 72 players who made the cut having begun their third round, the USGA will attempt to complete the tournament with two rounds on Sunday. ====Rugby union==== • Super Rugby Final in Brisbane: Reds 18–13 Crusaders • The Reds win their first championship in the competition's professional era, and for the third time including their 1994 and 1995 titles in the amateur Super 10. • IRB Pacific Nations Cup, round 2 in Suva, Fiji: • 28–27 • 36–18 • Standings (after 2 games): Tonga 6 points, Samoa, Fiji, Japan 5. ====Snooker==== • Wuxi Classic in Wuxi, China, semi-finals: • Shaun Murphy 3–6 Ali CarterDing Junhui 5–6 Mark Selby ====Tennis==== • Davis Cup World Group Quarterfinals: • 1–2 • Simon Aspelin/Robert Lindstedt def. Novak Djokovic/Nenad Zimonjić 6–4, 7–6(5), 7–5 • '''''' 5–0 • Juan Ignacio Chela def. Evgeny Korolev 2–6, 6–2, 6–0 • Juan Mónaco def. Mikhail Kukushkin 6–4, 6–1 • 1–2 • Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan def. Marcel Granollers/Fernando Verdasco 6–7(3), 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 • 0–3 '''''' • Michaël Llodra/Jo-Wilfried Tsonga def. Christopher Kas/Philipp Petzschner 7–6(4), 6–4, 6–4 • WTA Tour: • Swedish Open in Båstad, Sweden: • Final: Polona Hercog def. Johanna Larsson 6–4, 7–5 • Hercog wins her first career title. ====Volleyball==== • FIVB World League Final four in Gdańsk and Sopot, Poland: • Semifinals: • 0–3 '''''' • '''''' 3–1 • Men's European League, Leg 6 (teams in bold advance to final four): • Pool A: • '''''' 3–1 • 3–0 • Standings (after 11 matches): Slovenia 26 points, Belgium 15, Croatia 14, Great Britain 11. • Pool B: • 3–2 • 3–0 • Standings (after 11 matches): Spain 27 points, Netherlands 24, Greece 11, Austria 4. • Pool C: • '''''' 0–3 • '''''' 3–0 • Standings: Romania 24 points (12 matches), Slovakia 21 (11), Belarus 17 (12), Turkey 7 (11). • Women's European League, Leg 6 (teams in bold advance to final four): • Pool A: • 0–3 '''''' • 3–0 • Standings: Serbia 32 points (11 matches), France 21 (12), Spain 14 (12), Greece 2 (11). • Pool B: • ' 3–1 ' • 3–2 • Final standings: Bulgaria 29, Czech Republic 27, Hungary 10, Israel 6. • Pool C: • '''''' 3–0 • 3–1 • Final standings: Turkey 30 points, Romania 22, Belarus 16, Croatia 4. • Women's Pan-American Cup in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico: • Seventh place match: 0–3 '''''' • Fifth place match: 2–3 '''''' • Bronze medal match: 0–3 '''''' • Final: '''''' 3–0 • Brazil win the Cup for the third time. July 8, 2011 (Friday) ====American football==== • IFAF World Championship in Austria: • Group 1 in Innsbruck: • 0–61 • 22–15 ====Athletics==== • Samsung Diamond League: • Meeting Areva in Saint-Denis, France: • Men: • 200m: Usain Bolt 20.03 • 400m: Chris Brown 44.94 • 1500m: Amine Laâlou 3:32.15 • 110m hurdles: Dayron Robles 13.09 • 3000m steeplechase: Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad 8:02.09 • Discus throw: Robert Harting 67.32m • High jump: Jaroslav Bába & Aleksey Dmitrik 2.32m • Long jump: Irving Saladino 8.40m • Pole vault: Renaud Lavillenie 5.73m • Women: • 100m: Kelly-Ann Baptiste 10.91 • 800m: Caster Semenya 2:00.18 • 5000m: Meseret Defar 14:29.52 • 400m hurdles: Zuzana Hejnová 53.29 • Javelin throw: Christina Obergföll 68.01m • Shot put: Valerie Adams 20.78m • Triple jump: Yargelis Savigne 14.99m • World Youth Championships in Lille Métropole, France: • Boys' 2000m steeplechase: Conseslus Kipruto 5:28.65 Gilbert Kirui 5:30.49 Zacharia Kiprotich 5:37.98 • Boys' hammer throw: Bence Pásztor 82.60m Özkan Baltaci 78.63m Serhiy Reheda 74.06m • Boys' 400m: Arman Hall 46.01 Alphas Leken Kishoyan 46.58 Patryk Dobek 46.67 • Boys' 110m hurdles: Andries van der Merwe 13.41 Joshua Hawkins 13.44 Wilhem Belocian 13.51 • Girls' high jump: Ligia Grozav 1.87m Iryna Herashchenko 1.87m Chanice Porter 1.82m • Girls' 5000m walk: Kate Veale 21:45.59 Yanxue Mao 22:00.15 Nadezhda Leontyeva 22:00.84 • Girls' triple jump: Sokhna Galle 13.62m Jingyu Li 13.57m Ana Peleteiro 12.92m • Girls' 400m: Shaunae Miller 51.84 Christian Brennan 52.12 Olivia James 52.14 • Asian Championships in Kobe, Japan: • Men's 100m: Su Bingtian 10.21 Masashi Eriguchi 10.28 Sota Kawatsura 10.30 • Men's 400m: Yousef Ahmed Masrahi 45.79 Hideyuki Hirose 46.03 Yuzo Kanemaru 46.38 • Men's 1500m: Mohammad Al-Azemi 3:42.49 Sajjad Moradi 3:43.30 Chaminda Wijekoon 3:44.01 • Men's 3000m steeplechase: Abubaker Ali Kamal 8:30.23 Artem Kossinov 8:35.11 Tareq Mubarak Taher 8:45.47 • Men's pole vault: Daichi Sawano 5.50m Hiroki Ogita 5.40m Yang Yansheng 5.40m • Men's triple jump: Yevgeniy Ektov 16.91m Li Yanxi 16.70m Roman Valiyev 16.62m • Men's decathlon: Hadi Sepehrzad 7506 points, Akihiko Nakamura 7478 Bharatinder Singh 7358 • Women's 100m: Guzel Khubbieva 11.39 Wei Yongli 11.70 Tao Yujia 11.74 • Women's 400m: Olga Tereshkova 52.37 Gulustan Ieso 52.80 Chen Jingwen 52.89 • Women's 1500m: Genzeb Shumi Regasa 4:15.91 Truong Thanh Hang 4:18.40 O. P. Jaisha 4:21.41 • Women's discus throw: Sun Taifeng 60.89m Ma Xuejun 59.67m Harwant Kaur 57.99m ====Auto racing==== • Nationwide Series: • Feed the Children 300 in Sparta, Kentucky: (1) Brad Keselowski (Dodge; Penske Racing) (2) Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet; Kevin Harvick Incorporated) (3) Kyle Busch (Toyota; Joe Gibbs Racing) • Drivers' championship standings (after 18 of 34 races): (1) Elliott Sadler (Chevrolet; Kevin Harvick Incorporated) 641 points (2) Reed Sorenson (Chevrolet; Turner Motorsports) 637 (3) Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) 614 ====Cricket==== • India in the West Indies: • 3rd Test in Roseau, Dominica; day 3: 204; 308/6 (98 overs). India lead by 104 runs with 4 wickets remaining in the 1st innings. ====Cycling==== • Grand Tours: • Tour de France, Stage 7: Mark Cavendish () 5h 38' 53" Alessandro Petacchi () s.t. André Greipel () s.t. • General classification (after stage 7): (1) Thor Hushovd () 28h 29' 27" (2) Cadel Evans () + 1" (3) Fränk Schleck () + 4" ====Equestrianism==== • FEI Nations Cup Show Jumping: • Nations Cup of Sweden in Skanör med Falsterbo (CSIO 5*): (Marco Kutscher, Thomas Voß, Carsten-Otto Nagel, Ludger Beerbaum) (Pénélope Leprevost, Simon Delestre, Kevin Staut, Michel Robert) & (Malin Baryard-Johnsson, Angelica Augustsson, Peder Fredricson, Rolf-Göran Bengtsson) • Standings (after 4 of 8 events): (1) 29.5 points (2) 24 (3) Germany 21 ====Football (soccer)==== • 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) First round, first leg: • 0–2 in San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic • 4–2 • Copa América in Argentina: • Group C in Mendoza: • 1–1 • 1–0 • Standings (after 2 matches): Chile, Peru 4 points, Uruguay 2, Mexico 0. ====Golf==== • Women's majors: • U.S. Women's Open in Colorado Springs, Colorado: • Leaderboard after first round (all USA): (1) Stacy Lewis 68 (−3) (T2) Amy Anderson (a), Ryann O'Toole & Lizette Salas 69 (−2) • Leaderboard after second day (USA unless indicated): (1) I.K. Kim −4 after 32 holes (T2) Anderson (a; after 18 holes), Lewis (after 34 holes) & Wendy Ward (after 33 holes) −2 • Weather delays continue, with 66 players yet to begin their second round, and another 57 on the course. The second round resumes tomorrow. ====Snooker==== • Wuxi Classic in Wuxi, China, quarter-finals: • Shaun Murphy 5–1 Peter EbdonAli Carter 5–3 Yu DeluDing Junhui 5–4 Stephen MaguireMark Selby 5–0 Graeme Dott ====Tennis==== • Davis Cup World Group Quarterfinals: • 0–2 • Viktor Troicki def. Michael Ryderstedt 6–3, 6–1, 6–7(6), 7–5 • Janko Tipsarević def. Ervin Eleskovic 6–2, 1–0 retired • '''''' 3–0 • Juan Ignacio Chela/Eduardo Schwank def. Evgeny Korolev/Yuri Schukin 6–3, 6–2, 7–5 • 0–2 • Feliciano López def. Mardy Fish 6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 6–7(2), 8–6 • David Ferrer def. Andy Roddick 7–6(9), 7–5, 6–3 • 0–2 • Richard Gasquet def. Florian Mayer 4–6, 4–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–3 • Gaël Monfils def. Philipp Kohlschreiber 7–6(3), 7–6(5), 6–4 ====Volleyball==== • FIVB World League Final round in Gdańsk and Sopot, Poland (teams in bold advance to final four): • Pool E: • 0–3 • ' 3–2 ' • Final standings: Argentina 7 points, Poland, Bulgaria 4, Italy 3. • Pool F: • 3–2 • ' 0–3 ' • Final standings: Russia 9 points, Brazil 5, United States, Cuba 2. • Men's European League, Leg 6 (teams in bold advance to final four): • Pool C: '''''' 3–1 • Standings: Romania 24 points (11 matches), '''''' 18 (10), Belarus 14 (11), 7 (10). • Women's European League, Leg 6 (teams in bold advance to final four): • Pool A: 3–2 • Standings: '''''' 29 points (10 matches), France 18 (11), Spain 14 (11), 2 (10). • Pool B: • ' 1–3 ' • 3–2 • Standings (after 11 matches): Czech Republic 27 points, Bulgaria 26, Hungary 8, Israel 5. • Pool C: • '''''' 3–0 • 3–2 • Standings (after 11 matches): Turkey 27 points, Romania 19, Belarus 16, Croatia 4. • Women's Pan-American Cup in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico: • Ninth place match: 1–3 '''''' • Classification 5–8: • '''''' 3–1 • '''''' 3–2 • Semifinals: • '''''' 3–1 • '''''' 3–1 July 7, 2011 (Thursday) ====Athletics==== • World Youth Championships in Lille Métropole, France: • Boys' 100m: Odail Todd 10.51 Kazuma Oseto 10.52 Mickaël Zézé 10.57 • Boys' shot put: Jacko Gill 24.35m Tyler Schultz 20.35m Braheme Days Jr. 20.14m • Boys' long jump: Qing Lin 7.83m Johan Taléus 7.44m Stefano Braga 7.42m • Boys' octathlon: Jake Stein 6491 points Fredrick Ekholm 6127 Felipe dos Santos 5966 • Girls' 100m: Jennifer Madu 11.57 Myasia Jacobs 11.61 Christania Williams 11.63 • Girls' 100m hurdles: Trinity Wilson 13.11 Noemi Zbären 13.17 Kendell Williams 13.28 • Girls' javelin throw: Christin Hussong 59.74m Sofi Flinck 54.62m Monique Cilione 52.77m • Asian Championships in Kobe, Japan: • Men's 10,000 metres: Ali Hasan Mahboob 28:35.49 Bilisuma Shugi Gelassa 28:36.30 Akinobu Murasawa 28:40.63 • Men's discus throw: Ehsan Haddadi 62.27m Vikas Gowda 61.58m Wu Jian 56.61 • Women's 10,000 metres: Shitaye Eshete 32:47.80 Kareema Saleh Jasim 32:50.70 Preeja Sreedharan 33:15.55 • Women's long jump: Mayookha Johny 6.56m Lu Minjia 6.52m Saeko Okayama 6.51m • Women's hammer throw: Masumi Aya 67.19m Liu Tingting 65.42m Yuka Murofushi 62.50m • Women's javelin throw: Liu Chunhua 58.05m Wang Ping 55.80m Yuka Sato 54.16m ====Cricket==== • India in the West Indies: • 3rd Test in Roseau, Dominica; day 2: 204 (76.3 overs; Ishant Sharma 5/77); 8/0 (4 overs). India trail by 196 runs with 10 wickets remaining in the 1st innings. • India's Harbhajan Singh, with his dismissal of Carlton Baugh, becomes the eleventh bowler to claim 400 Test wickets. ====Cycling==== • Grand Tours: • Tour de France, Stage 6: Edvald Boasson Hagen () 5h 13' 37" Matthew Goss () s.t. Thor Hushovd () s.t. • General classification (after stage 6): (1) Hushovd 22h 50' 34" (2) Cadel Evans () + 1" (3) Fränk Schleck () + 4" ====Football (soccer)==== • Copa América in Argentina: • Group A in Jujuy: 0–2 • Standings (after 2 matches): 4 points, Costa Rica 3, 2, Bolivia 1. • FIFA U-17 World Cup in Mexico: • Semifinals: • '''''' 3–0 in Guadalajara • 2–3 '''''' in TorreónUEFA Europa League First qualifying round, second leg (first leg scores in parentheses): • Shakhter Karagandy 2–1 (1–1) Koper. Shakhter Karagandy win 3–2 on aggregate. • Metalurgist Rustavi 1–1 (1–0) Banants. Metalurgist Rustavi win 2–1 on aggregate. • Irtysh Pavlodar 2–0 (0–1) Jagiellonia Białystok. Irtysh Pavlodar win 2–1 on aggregate. • Ulisses 0–2 (0–3) Ferencváros. Ferencváros win 5–0 on aggregate. • Flamurtari Vlorë 1–2 (3–1) Budućnost Podgorica. Flamurtari Vlorë win 4–3 on aggregate. • Milsami Orhei 1–3 (0–2) Dinamo Tbilisi. Dinamo Tbilisi win 5–1 on aggregate. • Zeta 2–1 (0–3) Spartak Trnava. Spartak Trnava win 4–2 on aggregate. • Qarabağ 3–0 (4–0) Banga Gargždai. Qarabağ win 7–0 on aggregate. • Fola Esch 1–1 (0–4) Elfsborg. Elfsborg win 5–1 on aggregate. • Nõmme Kalju 0–2 (0–0) Honka. Honka win 2–0 on aggregate. • Lusitanos 0–1 (1–5) Varaždin. Varaždin win 6–1 on aggregate. • Tromsø 2–1 (5–0) Daugava Daugavpils. Tromsø win 7–1 on aggregate. • Häcken 5–1 (1–1) Käerjéng 97. Häcken win 6–2 on aggregate. • Vllaznia Shkodër 1–1 (1–0) Birkirkara. Vllaznia Shkodër win 2–1 on aggregate. • Minsk 2–1 (1–1) AZAL Baku. Minsk win 3–2 on aggregate. • NSÍ Runavík 0–0 (0–3) Fulham. Fulham win 3–0 on aggregate. • Paks 4–0 (1–0) UE Santa Coloma. Paks win 5–0 on aggregate. • Neath 0–2 (1–4) Aalesund. Aalesund win 6–1 on aggregate. • Rabotnički 3–0 (4–1) Narva Trans. Rabotnički win 7–1 on aggregate. • Olimpija Ljubljana 3–0 (0–0) Široki Brijeg. Olimpija Ljubljana win 3–0 on aggregate. • Tre Penne 1–3 (0–6) Rad. Rad win 9–1 on aggregate. • '''St Patrick's Athletic''' 2–0 (0–1) ÍBV Vestmannaeyar. St Patrick's Athletic win 2–1 on aggregate. • Cliftonville 0–1 (1–1) The New Saints. The New Saints win 2–1 on aggregate. • Glentoran 2–1 (a.e.t.) (1–2) Renova. 3–3 on aggregate; Glentoran win 3–2 on penalties. • KR Reykjavík 5–1 (3–1) ÍF Fuglafjørður. KR Reykjavík win 8–2 on aggregate. ====Golf==== • Women's majors: • U.S. Women's Open in Colorado Springs, Colorado: • Leaderboard after first day: (T1) Cristie Kerr −2 after 15 holes & Amy Anderson −2 after 12 (T3) Inbee Park −1 after 17, Ai Miyazato −1 after 15 & Silvia Cavalleri −1 after 1 • 131 players will complete their first rounds on July 8. ====Snooker==== • Wuxi Classic in Wuxi, China, round 1: • Peter Ebdon 5–3 Rouzi MaimaitiMatthew Stevens 4–5 Yu DeluStephen Maguire 5–2 Liang WenboGraeme Dott 5–2 Cao Yupeng ====Tennis==== • Davis Cup World Group Quarterfinals: • 2–0 • Juan Mónaco def. Andrey Golubev 6–3, 6–0, 6–4 • Juan Martín del Potro def. Mikhail Kukushkin 6–2, 6–1, 6–2 ====Volleyball==== • FIVB World League Final round in Gdańsk and Sopot, Poland (teams in bold advance to final four): • Pool E: • 0–3 '''''' • 3–0 • Standings (after 2 matches): Argentina 6 points, Italy 3, Poland 2, Bulgaria 1. • Pool F: • 0–3 '''''' • 1–3 '''''' • Standings (after 2 matches): Russia 6 points, Brazil 5, Cuba 1, United States 0. • Women's Pan-American Cup in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico: • Eleventh place match: 0–3 '''''' • Classification 7–10: • '''''' 3–0 • '''''' 3–0 • Quarterfinals: • '''''' 3–0 • '''''' 3–0 July 6, 2011 (Wednesday) ====Athletics==== • World Youth Championships in Lille Métropole, France: • Boys' discus throw: Fedrick Dacres 67.05m Ethan Cochran 61.37m Gerhard de Beer 60.63m • Girls' 3000m: Gotytom Gebreslase 8:56.36 Ziporah Wanjiru Kngori 8:56.82 Caroline Chepkoech Kipkirui 8:58.63 • Girls' shot put: Tiangian Guo 15.24m Sophie McKinna 14.90m Katinka Urbaniak 14.71m ====Cricket==== • Sri Lanka in England: • 4th ODI in Nottingham: 174 (43.4 overs); 171/0 (23.5/48 overs). England win by 10 wickets (D/L); 5-match series tied 2–2.India in the West Indies: • 3rd Test in Roseau, Dominica; day 1: 75/3 (31.1 overs); ====Cycling==== • Grand Tours: • Tour de France, Stage 5: Mark Cavendish () 3h 38' 32" Philippe Gilbert () s.t. José Joaquín Rojas () s.t. • General classification (after stage 5): (1) Thor Hushovd () 17h 36' 57" (2) Cadel Evans () + 1" (3) Fränk Schleck () + 4" ====Football (soccer)==== • FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany (teams in bold advance to quarterfinals): • Group C: • ' 2–1 ' in Wolfsburg • 0–0 in Bochum • Final standings: Sweden 9 points, United States 6, North Korea, Colombia 1. • Group D: • 0–3 '''''' in Frankfurt • '''''' 2–1 in Leverkusen • Final standings: Brazil 9 points, Australia 6, Norway 3, Equatorial Guinea 0. • Copa América in Argentina: • Group A in Santa Fe: 0–0 • Standings: Colombia 4 points (2 matches), Argentina 2 (2), 1 (1), 0 (1). • UEFA Champions League First qualifying round, second leg (first leg score in parentheses): • Valletta 2–1 (3–0) Tre Fiori. Valletta win 5–1 on aggregate. ====Olympic Games==== • Pyeongchang, South Korea is selected as host of the 2018 Winter Olympics at the 123rd IOC Session in Durban. ====Rugby league==== • State of Origin Series: • Game III in Brisbane: Queensland 34–24 New South Wales. Queensland win series 2–1. • Queensland win the series for the sixth successive time and 18th time overall. ====Volleyball==== • FIVB World League Final round in Gdańsk and Sopot, Poland: • Pool E: • 3–1 • 3–2 • Pool F: • 3–1 • 3–2 July 5, 2011 (Tuesday) ====Cricket==== • ICC Intercontinental Cup One-Day: • 2nd Match in Belfast: 175 (36/38 overs); 176/2 (30.2 overs). Ireland win by 8 wickets. ====Cycling==== • Grand Tours: • Tour de France, Stage 4: Cadel Evans () 4h 11' 39" Alberto Contador () s.t. Alexander Vinokourov () s.t. • General classification (after stage 4): (1) Thor Hushovd () 13h 58' 25" (2) Evans + 1" (3) Fränk Schleck () + 4" ====Football (soccer)==== • FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany (teams in bold advance to quarterfinals): • Group A: • ' 2–4 ' in Mönchengladbach • 0–1 in Dresden • Final standings: Germany 9 points, France 6, Nigeria 3, Canada 0. • Group B: • ' 2–0 ' in Augsburg • 2–2 in Sinsheim • Final standings: England 7 points, Japan 6, Mexico 2, New Zealand 1. • UEFA Champions League First qualifying round, second leg (first leg score in parentheses): • F91 Dudelange 2–0 (2–0) FC Santa Coloma. F91 Dudelange win 4–0 on aggregate. ====Volleyball==== • Women's Pan-American Cup in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico (teams in bold advance to semifinals, teams in italics advance to quarterfinals): • Group A: • 3–0 • ' 1–3 ''' • 0–3 '''' • Final standings: Dominican Republic 15 points, Cuba 12, Argentina 9, Canada 6, Mexico 3, Chile 0. • Group B: • 0–3 • 1–3 '''' • ''' 3–2 ' • Final standings: Brazil 14 points, United States 13, Puerto Rico 9, Peru 6, Trinidad and Tobago 3, Costa Rica 0. July 4, 2011 (Monday) ====Cricket==== • ICC Intercontinental Cup One-Day: • 1st Match in Belfast: 241 (49.5 overs); 215 (48.4 overs). Ireland win by 26 runs. ====Cycling==== • Grand Tours: • Tour de France, Stage 3: Tyler Farrar () 4h 40' 21" Romain Feillu () s.t. José Joaquín Rojas () s.t. • General classification (after stage 3): (1) Thor Hushovd () 9h 46' 46" (2) David Millar () + 0" (3) Cadel Evans () + 1" ====Football (soccer)==== • FIFA U-17 World Cup in Mexico: • Quarterfinals: • '''''' 3–2 in Morelia • 1–2 '''''' in PachucaCopa América in Argentina: • Group C in San Juan: • 1–1 • 2–1 ====Volleyball==== • Women's Pan-American Cup in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico: • Group A: • 3–0 • 3–0 • 3–0 • Standings (after 4 matches): Cuba, Dominican Republic 12 points, Argentina 6, Canada, Mexico 3, Chile 0. • Group B: • 3–0 • 3–0 • 3–0 • Standings (after 4 matches): United States, Brazil 12 points, Puerto Rico, Peru 6, Trinidad and Tobago, Costa Rica 0. July 3, 2011 (Sunday) ====Auto racing==== • World Touring Car Championship: • Race of Portugal in Porto: • Race 1: (1) Alain Menu (Chevrolet; Chevrolet Cruze) (2) Yvan Muller (Chevrolet; Chevrolet Cruze) (3) Robert Huff (Chevrolet; Chevrolet Cruze) • Race 2: (1) Huff (2) Muller (3) Tiago Monteiro (Sunred Engineering; SEAT León) • Drivers' championship standings (after 6 of 12 rounds): (1) Huff 227 points (2) Muller 198 (3) Menu 167 • Intercontinental Le Mans Cup6 Hours of Imola in Imola, Italy: #7 Peugeot Sport Total (Sébastien Bourdais , Anthony Davidson ) #8 Peugeot Sport Total (Franck Montagny , Stéphane Sarrazin ) #1 Audi Sport Team Joest (Timo Bernhard , Marcel Fässler ) ====Basketball==== • EuroBasket Women in Łódź, Poland: • Bronze medal game: 56–63 '''''' • Final: '''''' 59–42 • Russia win the title for the third time and qualify for 2012 Olympic Tournament. • Turkey, France, Czech Republic and qualify for 2012 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament. ====Cricket==== • Sri Lanka in England: • 3rd ODI in London: 246/7 (50 overs; Alastair Cook 119); 249/4 (48.2 overs; Dinesh Chandimal 105*). Sri Lanka win by 6 wickets; lead 5-match series 2–1. ====Cycling==== • Grand Tours: • Tour de France, Stage 2: 24' 48" + 4" + 4" • General classification (after stage 2): (1) Thor Hushovd () 5h 06' 25" (2) David Millar () + 0" (3) Cadel Evans () + 1" ====Field hockey==== • Women's Champions Trophy in Amsterdam, Netherlands: • 7th place match: 3–5 '''''' • 5th place match: '''''' 2–0 • 3rd place match: 2–3 '''''' • Final: '''''' 3–3 (3–2 pen.) • Netherlands win the title for the sixth time. ====Football (soccer)==== • FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany: • Group D (team in bold advances to quarterfinals): • 3–2 in Bochum • '''''' 3–0 in Wolfsburg • Standings (after 2 matches): Brazil 6 points, Australia, Norway 3, Equatorial Guinea 0. • 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) First round, second leg (first leg scores in parentheses): • 3–2 (1–2) ''''''. 4–4 on aggregate, Malaysia win on away goals. • 0–0 (0–3) ''''''. Bangladesh win 3–0 on aggregate. • '''''' 6–2 (a.e.t.) (2–4) . Laos win 8–6 on aggregate. • '''''' 4–0 (1–1) . Philippines win 5–1 on aggregate. • '''''' 1–1 (2–0) . Palestine win 3–1 on aggregate. • 1–7 (0–6) ''''''. Vietnam win 13–1 on aggregate. • '''''' 2–0 (0–1) . Myanmar win 2–1 on aggregate. • 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) First round, first leg: 2–0 • FIFA U-17 World Cup in Mexico: • Quarterfinals: • '''''' 2–0 in Monterrey • 2–3 '''''' in QuerétaroCopa América in Argentina: • Group B: • 0–0 in La Plata • 0–0 in Santa Fe ====Golf==== • PGA Tour: • AT&T National in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania: • Winner: Nick Watney 267 (−13) • Watney wins his second PGA Tour title of the season and fourth of his career. • European Tour: • Alstom Open de France in Guyancourt, France: • Winner: Thomas Levet 277 (−7) • Levet wins his sixth European Tour title. • Champions Tour: • Montreal Championship in Blainville, Quebec, Canada: • Winner: John Cook 195 (−21) • Cook wins his third Champions Tour title of the season, and eighth of his career. ====Motorcycle racing==== • Moto GP: • Italian Grand Prix in Mugello, Italy: • MotoGP: (1) Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha) (2) Andrea Dovizioso (Honda) (3) Casey Stoner (Honda) • Riders' championship standings (after 8 of 18 races): (1) Stoner 152 points (2) Lorenzo 133 (3) Dovizioso 119 • Moto2: (1) Marc Márquez (Suter) (2) Stefan Bradl (Kalex) (3) Bradley Smith (Tech 3) • Riders' championship standings (after 8 of 17 races): (1) Bradl 147 points (2) Márquez 95 (3) Smith 79 • 125cc: (1) Nicolás Terol (Aprilia) (2) Johann Zarco (Derbi) (3) Maverick Viñales (Aprilia) • Riders' championship standings (after 8 of 17 races): (1) Terol 153 points (2) Zarco 114 (3) Viñales 106 ====Taekwondo==== • World Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan (top 3 qualify for 2012 Olympics): • Men's +80 kg: Cha Dong-Min Gadzhi Umarov Alexandros NikolaidisWomen's 57 kg: Tseng Pei-hua Hou Yuzhuo Ana Zaninović ====Tennis==== • Grand Slams: • Wimbledon Championships in London, England, day 13: • Men's singles – Final: Novak Djokovic [2] def. Rafael Nadal [1] 6–4, 6–1, 1–6, 6–3 • Djokovic wins his first Wimbledon title, and the second Grand Slam title of the year and third overall. • Mixed doubles – Final: Jürgen Melzer / Iveta Benešová [9] def. Mahesh Bhupathi / Elena Vesnina [4] 6–3, 6–2 • Melzer and Benešová win their first Grand Slam title in mixed doubles. • Girls' singles – Final: Ashleigh Barty [12] def. Irina Khromacheva [3] 7–5, 7–6(3) • Barty wins her first girls' Grand Slam title. • Boys' doubles – Final: George Morgan / Mate Pavić [2] def. Oliver Golding / Jiří Veselý [1] 3–6, 6–4, 7–5 • Girls' doubles – Final: Eugenie Bouchard / Grace Min [2] def. Demi Schuurs / Tang Haochen 5–7, 6–2, 7–5 • Gentlemen's Invitation Doubles Final: Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis def. Jonas Björkman / Todd Woodbridge 3–6, 6–3, [13–11] • Ladies' Invitation Doubles Final: Lindsay Davenport / Martina Hingis def. Martina Navratilova / Jana Novotná 6–4, 6–4 • Senior Gentlemen's Invitation Doubles Final: Pat Cash / Mark Woodforde def. Jeremy Bates / Anders Järryd 6–3, 5–7, [10–5] • Wheelchair men's doubles final: Maikel Scheffers / Ronald Vink [1] def. Stéphane Houdet / Michaël Jérémiasz 7–5, 6–2 • Wheelchair women's doubles final: Esther Vergeer / Sharon Walraven [1] def. Jiske Griffioen / Aniek van Koot [2] 6–4, 3–6, 7–5 ====Volleyball==== • Women's Pan-American Cup in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico: • Group A: • 3–0 • 3–0 • 3–0 • Standings (after 3 matches): Dominican Republic, Cuba 9 points, Canada, Argentina, Mexico 3, Chile 0. • Group B: • 3–0 • 3–0 • 3–0 • Standings (after 3 matches): Brazil, United States 9 points, Peru 6, Puerto Rico 3, Trinidad and Tobago, Costa Rica 0. July 2, 2011 (Saturday) ====Auto racing==== • Sprint Cup Series: • Coke Zero 400 in Daytona Beach, Florida: (1) David Ragan (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) (2) Matt Kenseth (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) (3) Joey Logano (Toyota; Joe Gibbs Racing) • Drivers' championship standings (after 17 of 36 races): (1) Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet; Richard Childress Racing) 586 points (2) Carl Edwards (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) 581 (3) Kyle Busch (Toyota; Joe Gibbs Racing) 576 ====Basketball==== • EuroBasket Women in Łódź, Poland: • 7th place game: 56–75 '''''' • 5th place game (winner qualifies for 2012 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament): '''''' 73–59 ====Cricket==== • India in the West Indies: • 2nd Test in Bridgetown, Barbados, day 5: 201 & 269/6d (102 overs; Fidel Edwards 5/76); 190 & 202/7 (71.3 overs). Match drawn; India lead 3-match series 1–0. ====Cycling==== • Grand Tours: • Tour de France, Stage 1: Philippe Gilbert () 4h 41' 31" Cadel Evans () + 3" Thor Hushovd () + 6" ====Equestrianism==== • Show jumpingGlobal Champions Tour: • 6th Competition in Cascais (CSI 5*): Christian Ahlmann on Taloubet Z Luciana Diniz on Winningmood Ludger Beerbaum on Chaman • Standings (after 6 of 10 competitions): (1) Beerbaum 186.5 points (2) Edwina Alexander 155 (3) Diniz 149 ====Field hockey==== • Women's Champions Trophy in Amsterdam, Netherlands (teams in bold advance to the final): • Pool C: • '''''' 3–2 • 0–2 '''''' • Final standings: Netherlands 7 points, Argentina, Korea 4, New Zealand 1. ====Football (soccer)==== • FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany: • Group C (teams in bold advance to quarterfinals): • 0–1 '''''' in Leverkusen • '''''' 3–0 in Sinsheim • Standings (after 2 matches): United States, Sweden 6 points, North Korea, Colombia 0. • 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) First round, second leg (first leg scores in parentheses): • 0–5 (1–2) '''''' in Kathmandu. Nepal win 7–1 on aggregate. • 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) First round, first leg: 0–4 • Copa América in Argentina: • Group A in Jujuy: 1–0 • Canadian Championship Final, second leg (first leg score in parentheses): • Toronto FC 2–1 (1–1) Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Toronto win 3–2 on aggregate. • Toronto win the title for the third successive time. ====Handball==== • Pan American Women's Championship in São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil: • Bronze medal game: '''''' 37–27 • Gold medal match: 16–35 '''''' • Brazil win the title for the seventh time. Argentina, Cuba and Uruguay qualify for the World Championship, along with hosts Brazil. ====Mixed martial arts==== • UFC 132 in Las Vegas, United States: • Bantamweight Championship bout: Dominick Cruz (c) def. Urijah Faber via unanimous decision (50–45, 49–46, 48–47) • Middleweight bout: Chris Leben def. Wanderlei Silva via KO (punches) • Light Heavyweight bout: Tito Ortiz def. Ryan Bader via submission (guillotine choke) • Welterweight bout: Carlos Condit def. Kim Dong-hyun via TKO (flying knee and punches) • Lightweight bout: Dennis Siver def. Matt Wiman via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) ====Rugby union==== • Super Rugby finals: • Semi-finals: • In Brisbane: Reds 30–13 Blues • In Cape Town: Stormers 10–29 CrusadersIRB Pacific Nations Cup, round 1: • 45–21 in Lautoka, Fiji • 34–15 in Tokyo, Japan ====Taekwondo==== • World Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan (top 3 qualify for 2012 Olympics): • Men's 80 kg: Ramin Azizov Yousef Karami Mauro SarmientoWomen's 49 kg: Wu Jingyu Lucija Zaninović Yang Shu-chun ====Tennis==== • Grand Slams: • Wimbledon Championships in London, England, day 12: • Women's singles – Final: Petra Kvitová [8] def. Maria Sharapova [5] 6–3, 6–4 • Kvitová wins her first Grand Slam title, and becomes the first Czech woman since Jana Novotná at the 1998 Wimbledon Championships to win a Grand Slam singles title. • Men's doubles – Final: Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan [1] def. Robert Lindstedt / Horia Tecău [8] 6–3, 6–4, 7–6(2) • The Bryans win their second Wimbledon title and a record-equalling11th Grand Slam title in men's doubles, tying the all-time record of Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde. • Women's doubles – Final: Květa Peschke / Katarina Srebotnik [2] def. Sabine Lisicki / Samantha Stosur 6–3, 6–1 • Peschke and Srebotnik win their first women's doubles Grand Slam title. • Boys' singles – Final: Luke Saville [16] def. Liam Broady [15] 2–6, 6–4, 6–2 • Saville wins his first boys' Grand Slam title. ====Volleyball==== • FIVB World League, Week 6 (teams in bold advance to final round): • Pool A: '''''' 3–0 • Final standings: ' 30 points, United States 23, ' 18, Puerto Rico 1. • Women's Pan-American Cup in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico: • Group A: • 3–0 • 1–3 • 3–0 • Standings (after 2 matches): Dominican Republic, Cuba 6 points, Mexico, Argentina 3, Canada, Chile 0. • Group B: • 3–0 • 3–0 • 3–0 • Standings (after 2 matches): Brazil, United States 6 points, Puerto Rico, Peru 3, Trinidad and Tobago, Costa Rica 0. July 1, 2011 (Friday) ====Auto racing==== • Nationwide Series: • Subway Jalapeño 250 in Daytona Beach, Florida: (1) Joey Logano (Toyota; Joe Gibbs Racing) (2) Jason Leffler (Chevrolet; Turner Motorsports) (3) Reed Sorenson (Chevrolet; Turner Motorsports) • Drivers' championship standings (after 17 of 34 races): (1) Sorenson 610 points (2) Elliott Sadler (Chevrolet; Kevin Harvick Incorporated) 603 (3) Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) 579 ====Basketball==== • EuroBasket Women in Łódź, Poland: • Classification round: '''''' 68–59 • Semifinals: • ''' 85–53 ' • ''' 68–62 (OT) ' ====Cricket==== • Sri Lanka in England: • 2nd ODI in Leeds: 309/5 (50 overs; Mahela Jayawardene 144); 240 (45.5 overs). Sri Lanka win by 69 runs; 5-match series tied 1–1.India in the West Indies: • 2nd Test in Bridgetown, Barbados, day 4: 201 & 229/3 (89 overs); 190. India lead by 240 runs with 7 wickets remaining. ====Field hockey==== • Women's Champions Trophy in Amsterdam, Netherlands: • Pool D: • 1–4 • 3–2 • Final standings: England 7 points, Australia 4, Germany 3, China 2. ====Football (soccer)==== • FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany: • Group B (team in bold advances to quarterfinals): • '''''' 4–0 in Leverkusen • 1–2 in Dresden • Standings (after 2 matches): Japan 6 points, England 4, Mexico 1, New Zealand 0. • Copa América in Argentina: • Group A in La Plata: 1–1 ====Taekwondo==== • World Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan (top 3 qualify for 2012 Olympics): • Men's 68 kg: Servet Tazegül Mohammad Bagheri Motamed Diogo SilvaWomen's +67 kg: Gwladys Épangue An Sae-Bom Anastasia Baryshnikova ====Tennis==== • Grand Slams: • Wimbledon Championships in London, England, day 11: • Men's Singles Semi-finals: • Rafael Nadal [1] def. Andy Murray [4] 5–7, 6–2, 6–2, 6–4 • Nadal reaches his fifth Wimbledon final in six years, and 13th Grand Slam final overall. • Novak Djokovic [2] def. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [12] 7–6(4), 6–2, 6–7(9), 6–3 • Djokovic reaches his first Wimbledon final, and fifth Grand Slam final overall. In doing so, Djokovic becomes the world number 1 player in the ATP rankings. ====Volleyball==== • FIVB World League, Week 6 (teams in bold advance to final round): • Pool A: 3–2 • Standings: ' 30 points (12 matches), United States 20 (11), ' 18 (12), Puerto Rico 1 (11). • Pool B: • ' 2–3 ' • 3–0 • Final standings: Russia 31 points, Bulgaria 22, Germany 15, Japan 4. • Pool C: 3–0 • Final standings: '''''' 25 points, 21, Finland 17, Portugal 9. • Pool D: • ' 0–3 ' • 3–0 • Final standings: Italy 28 points, Cuba 23, France 11, Korea 10. • Women's Pan-American Cup in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico: • Group A: • 3–1 • 3–0 • 0–3 • Group B: • 3–0 • 3–0 • 3–0 ==References==
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