Days of the month August 2009 in sports

1 days of month

1.1 august 31, 2009 (monday)

1.1.1 cycling
1.1.2 football (soccer)
1.1.3 tennis


1.2 august 30, 2009 (sunday)

1.2.1 auto racing
1.2.2 baseball
1.2.3 basketball
1.2.4 cricket
1.2.5 cycling
1.2.6 field hockey
1.2.7 football (soccer)
1.2.8 golf
1.2.9 judo
1.2.10 motorcycle racing
1.2.11 rowing


1.3 august 29, 2009 (saturday)

1.3.1 auto racing
1.3.2 basketball
1.3.3 cricket
1.3.4 cycling
1.3.5 field hockey
1.3.6 football (soccer)
1.3.7 judo
1.3.8 rugby union
1.3.9 shooting
1.3.10 tennis


1.4 august 28, 2009 (friday)

1.4.1 athletics
1.4.2 basketball
1.4.3 cricket
1.4.4 field hockey
1.4.5 football (soccer)
1.4.6 judo


1.5 august 27, 2009 (thursday)

1.5.1 basketball
1.5.2 cricket
1.5.3 field hockey
1.5.4 football (soccer)
1.5.5 judo
1.5.6 shooting


1.6 august 26, 2009 (wednesday)

1.6.1 basketball
1.6.2 cricket
1.6.3 field hockey
1.6.4 football (soccer)
1.6.5 judo
1.6.6 shooting


1.7 august 25, 2009 (tuesday)

1.7.1 basketball
1.7.2 cricket
1.7.3 cycling
1.7.4 field hockey
1.7.5 football (soccer)


1.8 august 24, 2009 (monday)

1.8.1 cricket
1.8.2 cycling
1.8.3 field hockey
1.8.4 football (soccer)
1.8.5 shooting


1.9 august 23, 2009 (sunday)

1.9.1 athletics
1.9.2 auto racing
1.9.3 basketball
1.9.4 cricket
1.9.5 cycling
1.9.6 field hockey
1.9.7 football (soccer)
1.9.8 golf
1.9.9 tennis
1.9.10 volleyball


1.10 august 22, 2009 (saturday)

1.10.1 athletics
1.10.2 auto racing
1.10.3 cricket
1.10.4 cycling
1.10.5 field hockey
1.10.6 football (soccer)
1.10.7 golf
1.10.8 rugby union
1.10.9 volleyball


1.11 august 21, 2009 (friday)

1.11.1 athletics
1.11.2 auto racing
1.11.3 cricket
1.11.4 cycling
1.11.5 football (soccer)
1.11.6 golf
1.11.7 volleyball


1.12 august 20, 2009 (thursday)

1.12.1 athletics
1.12.2 basketball
1.12.3 cricket
1.12.4 cycling
1.12.5 football (soccer)
1.12.6 golf
1.12.7 volleyball


1.13 august 19, 2009 (wednesday)

1.13.1 athletics
1.13.2 cricket
1.13.3 cycling
1.13.4 football (soccer)
1.13.5 volleyball


1.14 august 18, 2009 (tuesday)

1.14.1 american football
1.14.2 athletics
1.14.3 cricket
1.14.4 cycling
1.14.5 football (soccer)


1.15 august 17, 2009 (monday)

1.15.1 athletics
1.15.2 basketball
1.15.3 cricket


1.16 august 16, 2009 (sunday)

1.16.1 athletics
1.16.2 auto racing
1.16.3 badminton
1.16.4 basketball
1.16.5 cricket
1.16.6 cycling
1.16.7 field hockey
1.16.8 football (soccer)
1.16.9 golf
1.16.10 motorcycle racing
1.16.11 shooting
1.16.12 tennis
1.16.13 volleyball


1.17 august 15, 2009 (saturday)

1.17.1 athletics
1.17.2 auto racing
1.17.3 basketball
1.17.4 cricket
1.17.5 fistball
1.17.6 football (soccer)
1.17.7 golf
1.17.8 volleyball


1.18 august 14, 2009 (friday)

1.18.1 american football
1.18.2 basketball
1.18.3 cricket
1.18.4 fistball
1.18.5 football (soccer)
1.18.6 golf
1.18.7 volleyball


1.19 august 13, 2009 (thursday)

1.19.1 basketball
1.19.2 football (soccer)
1.19.3 golf
1.19.4 olympics
1.19.5 shooting


1.20 august 12, 2009 (wednesday)

1.20.1 basketball
1.20.2 cricket
1.20.3 football (soccer)


1.21 august 11, 2009 (tuesday)

1.21.1 auto racing
1.21.2 basketball
1.21.3 cricket
1.21.4 football (soccer)
1.21.5 shooting


1.22 august 10, 2009 (monday)

1.22.1 auto racing
1.22.2 basketball


1.23 august 9, 2009 (sunday)

1.23.1 auto racing
1.23.2 basketball
1.23.3 cricket
1.23.4 football (soccer)
1.23.5 golf
1.23.6 shooting
1.23.7 tennis
1.23.8 volleyball


1.24 august 8, 2009 (saturday)

1.24.1 auto racing
1.24.2 basketball
1.24.3 cricket
1.24.4 cycling
1.24.5 football (soccer)
1.24.6 racquetball
1.24.7 rugby union
1.24.8 volleyball


1.25 august 7, 2009 (friday)

1.25.1 basketball
1.25.2 cricket
1.25.3 cycling
1.25.4 volleyball


1.26 august 6, 2009 (thursday)

1.26.1 basketball
1.26.2 cycling
1.26.3 football (soccer)


1.27 august 5, 2009 (wednesday)

1.27.1 basketball
1.27.2 cycling
1.27.3 football (soccer)


1.28 august 4, 2009 (tuesday)

1.28.1 cycling
1.28.2 football (soccer)
1.28.3 racquetball


1.29 august 3, 2009 (monday)

1.29.1 auto racing
1.29.2 cricket
1.29.3 cycling
1.29.4 racquetball


1.30 august 2, 2009 (sunday)

1.30.1 auto racing
1.30.2 cricket
1.30.3 cycling
1.30.4 football (soccer)
1.30.5 golf
1.30.6 swimming
1.30.7 tennis
1.30.8 volleyball


1.31 august 1, 2009 (saturday)

1.31.1 auto racing
1.31.2 cricket
1.31.3 cycling
1.31.4 football (soccer)
1.31.5 golf
1.31.6 rugby union
1.31.7 swimming
1.31.8 volleyball
1.31.9 water polo

days of month

august 31, 2009 (monday)
cycling

vuelta españa:

stage 3 – zutphen (netherlands) venlo (netherlands), 185 km: (1) greg henderson (nzl) (team columbia-htc) 4h 41 01 (2) borut božič (slo) (vacansoleil pro cycling team) s.t. (3) Óscar freire (esp) (rabobank) s.t.
general classification: (1) fabian cancellara (sui) (team saxo bank) 9h 29 33 (2) henderson + 6 (3) gerald ciolek (ger) (team milram) + 8



football (soccer)

women s euro in finland: (teams in bold advance quarterfinals)

group c:

russia  0–2  italy
sweden  1–1  england

standings: sweden 7 points, italy 6, england 4, russia 0.






nehru cup final in new delhi:

syria  1–1 (et)  india. india win 5–4 in penalty shootout.



tennis

u.s. open, day 1: (seeding in parentheses)

men s singles, first round:

roger federer (sui) [1] def. devin britton (usa) 6–1, 6–3, 7–5
andy roddick (usa) [5] def. björn phau (ger) 6–1 6–4 6–2
nikolay davydenko (rus) [8] def. dieter kindlmann (ger) 6–3, 6–4, 7–5


women s singles, first round:

serena williams (usa) [2] def. alexa glatch (usa) 6–4, 6–1
venus williams (usa) [3] def. vera dushevina (rus) 6–7(5) 7–5 6–3
vera zvonareva (rus) [7] def. nuria llagostera vives (esp) 6–0, 6–4
victoria azarenka (blr) [8] def. alexandra dulgheru (rou) 6–1, 6–1
flavia pennetta (ita) [10] def. edina gallovits (rou) 6–0, 6–4

august 30, 2009 (sunday)
auto racing

formula one:

belgian grand prix in spa, belgium:

(1) kimi räikkönen (fin) (ferrari) 1:23:50.995 (2) giancarlo fisichella (ita) (force india–mercedes) +0.939 (3) sebastian vettel (ger) (red bull–renault) +3.875

drivers standings (after 12 of 17 races): (1) jenson button (gbr) (brawn-mercedes) 72 points (2) rubens barrichello (bra) (brawn-mercedes) 56 (3) vettel (red bull-renault) 53
constructors standings: (1) brawn-mercedes 128 (2) red bull-renault 104.5 (3) ferrari 56






nationwide series:

napa auto parts 200 in montreal, quebec:

(1) carl edwards (ford, roush fenway racing) (2) marcos ambrose (toyota, jtg daugherty racing) (3) andrew ranger (toyota, cjm racing)





baseball

little league world series in south williamsport, pennsylvania:

final: chula vista, california 6, taoyuan city, chinese taipei 3



basketball

americas championship in san juan, puerto rico: (teams in bold advance quarterfinals)

group a:

uruguay  54–49  mexico
puerto rico  90–70  canada

standings: puerto rico 8 points, uruguay 7, canada 6, mexico 5, virgin islands 4.




group b:

brazil  84–64  panama
argentina  89–87(ot)  dominican republic

standings: brazil 8 points, argentina, dominican republic 6, panama, venezuela 5.






eurobasket qualification additional qualifying round, final series second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)

france  92–54 (66–70)  belgium. france win 158–124 on aggregate.

france qualify eurobasket 2009.





cricket

new zealand in sri lanka:

2nd test in colombo, day 5:

 sri lanka 416 & 311/5d;  new zealand 234 & 397 (123.5 ov, daniel vettori 140). sri lanka win 96 runs, sri lanka win 2-match series 2–0.




australia in england:

1st twenty20 in manchester:

 australia 145/4 (20/20 ov);  england 4/2 (1.1/20 ov). no result, 2-match series level 0–0.




afghanistan in netherlands:

1st odi in amstelveen:

 netherlands 188 (47 ov);  afghanistan 180 (49.5 ov). netherlands win 8 runs, netherlands lead 2-match series 1–0.





cycling

vuelta españa:

stage 2 – assen (netherlands) emmen (netherlands), 202 km: (1) gerald ciolek (ger) (team milram) 4h 43 12 (2) fabio sabatini (ita) (liquigas) s.t. (3) roger hammond (gbr) (cervélo testteam) s.t.
general classification: (1) fabian cancellara (sui) (team saxo bank) 4h 48 32 (2) ciolek + 8 (3) tom boonen (bel) (quick-step) + 9



field hockey

men s eurohockey nations championship in amstelveen, netherlands:

fifth eighth place classification:

austria  5–4  poland
belgium  7–0  france

standings: belgium 9 points, france 6, austria 3, poland 0.

austria , poland relegated eurohockey nations trophy in 2011.






third , fourth place:

03 ! netherlands  6–1  spain


final:

01 ! england  5–3 02 !  germany

england win title first time.







football (soccer)

women s euro in finland: (teams in bold advance quarterfinals)

group b:

germany  1–0  iceland
norway  1–1  france

standings: germany 9 points, france, norway 4, iceland 0.






caf champions league group stage, round 4:

group a:

zesco united 0–0 al-merreikh
kano pillars 2–1 al-hilal

standings: al-hilal, kano pillars 7 points, zesco united 5, al-merreikh 2.







golf

pga tour:

fedex cup playoffs:

the barclays in jersey city, new jersey

winner: heath slocum (usa) 275 (−9)






european tour:

johnnie walker championship @ gleneagles in auchterarder, scotland

winner: peter hedblom (swe) 275 (−13)




lpga tour:

safeway classic in north plains, oregon

winner: m. j. hur (kor) 203 (−13) po

hur wins first lpga tour title, eliminating michele redman (usa) on first playoff hole , suzann pettersen (nor) on second.






u.s. amateur in tulsa, oklahoma:

an byeong-hun (kor) becomes youngest person ever win event, @ age 17.



judo

world championships in rotterdam:

men s 100 kg: 01 ! maxim rakov (kaz) 02 ! henk grol (ned) 03 ! ramadan darwish (egy) & takamasa anai (jpn)
men s +100 kg: 01 ! teddy riner (fra) 02 ! Óscar brayson (cub) 03 ! abdullo tangriev (uzb) & marius paskevicius (lit)
women s +78 kg: 01 ! tong wen (chn) 02 ! karina bryant (gbr) 03 ! idalys ortiz (cub) & maki tsukada (jpn)



motorcycle racing

moto gp:

indianapolis grand prix in speedway, indiana, united states:

(1) jorge lorenzo (esp) (yamaha) 47:13.592 (2) alex de angelis (smr) (honda) +9.435 (3) nicky hayden (usa) (ducati) +12.947

riders standings (after 12 of 17 races): (1) valentino rossi (ita) (yamaha) 212 points (2) lorenzo 187 (3) casey stoner (aus) (ducati) 150
manufacturers standings: (1) yamaha 280 points (2) honda 204 (3) ducati 182







rowing

world championships in lake malta, poznań, poland:

men:

lightweight double sculls: 01 ! storm uru/peter taylor (nzl) 6:10.62 02 ! jérémie azou/frédéric dufour (fra) 6:12.57 03 ! marcello miani/elia luini (ita) 6:15.08
lightweight quad: 01 !  germany 5:50.77 02 !  denmark 5:51.02 03 !  poland 5:52.70
quadruple sculls: 01 !  poland 5:38.33 02 !  australia 5:39.66 03 !  germany 5:39.85
eight: 01 !  germany 5:24.13 02 !  canada 5:27.15 03 !  netherlands 5:28.32


women:

lightweight double sculls: 01 ! christina giazitzidou/alexandra tsiavou (gre) 6:51.46 02 ! magdalena kemnitz/agnieszka renc (pol) 6:56.65 03 ! hester goodsell/sophie hosking (gbr) 6:56.67
quadruple sculls: 01 !  ukraine 6:18.41 02 !  united states 6:21.54 03 !  germany 6:24.27
eight: 01 !  united states 6:05.34 02 !  romania 6:06.94 03 !  netherlands 6:07.43

august 29, 2009 (saturday)
auto racing

indycar series:

peak antifreeze & motor oil indy 300 in joliet, illinois:

(1) ryan briscoe (aus) (penske racing) (2) scott dixon (nzl) (chip ganassi racing) (3) mario moraes (bra) (kv racing)

drivers standings (after 15 of 17 races): (1) briscoe 550 points (2) dario franchitti (gbr) (chip ganassi racing) 525 (3) dixon 517







basketball

americas championship in san juan, puerto rico: (teams in bold advance quarterfinals)

group a:

mexico  80–63  u.s. virgin islands
canada  69–71  uruguay

standings: puerto rico 6 points (3 games), uruguay, canada 5 (3), mexico 4 (3), virgin islands 4 (4).




group b:

dominican republic  78–73  venezuela
panama  55–80  argentina

standings: brazil 6 points (3 matches), dominican republic 5 (3), venezuela 5 (4), argentina, panama 4 (3).







cricket

new zealand in sri lanka:

2nd test in colombo, day 4:

 sri lanka 416 & 311/5d (kumar sangakkara 109);  new zealand 234 & 182/6 (56.0 ov). new zealand require 312 runs 4 wickets remaining.





cycling

vuelta españa:

stage 1 – assen (netherlands), 4.5 km (itt): (1) fabian cancellara (sui) (team saxo bank) 5 28 (2) tom boonen (bel) (quick-step) + 9 (3) tyler farrar (usa) (garmin–slipstream) + 12



field hockey

women s eurohockey nations championship in amstelveen, netherlands:

fifth eighth place classification:

russia  1–1  ireland
azerbaijan  3–1  scotland

standings: ireland 5 points, azerbaijan 4, russia 3, scotland 2.
russia , scotland relegated eurohockey nations trophy in 2011.




third , fourth place:

spain  1–2 03 !  england


final:

01 ! netherlands  3–2 02 !  germany

netherlands win title seventh time.







football (soccer)

women s euro in finland: (teams in bold advance quarterfinals)

group a:

finland  0–1  ukraine
denmark  1–2  netherlands

standings: finland, netherlands 6 points, denmark, ukraine 3.






caf champions league group stage, round 4:

group b:

monomotapa united 0–2 tp mazembe
etoile du sahel 0–0 heartland

standings: tp mazembe 9 points, heartland 7, es sahel 4, monomotapa 3.






nehru cup in new delhi:

india  0–1  syria

standings: syria 12 points (4 matches), india 6 (4), kyrgyzstan, lebanon 4 (4), sri lanka 3 (4).

syria , india advance final.







judo

world championships in rotterdam:

men s 90 kg: 01 ! lee kyu-won (kor) 02 ! kirill denisov (rus) 03 ! hesham mesbah (egy) & dilshod choriev (uzb)
women s 70 kg: 01 ! yuri alvear (col) 02 ! anett meszaros (hun) 03 ! mina watanabe (jpn) & houda miled (tun)
women s 78 kg: 01 ! marhinde verkerk (ned) 02 ! marina pryschepa (ukr) 03 ! heide wollert (ger) & yi sun (chn)



rugby union

tri nations series:

australia  25–32  south africa in perth

standings after 4 matches: south africa 17 points,  new zealand 8, australia 3.





shooting

world running target championships in heinola, finland:

men s 50 metre running target: 01 ! maxim stepanov (rus) 596 ewr 02 ! krister holmberg (fin) 590 03 ! peter pelach (svk) 589



tennis

atp world tour:

pilot pen tennis in new haven, connecticut, united states:

fernando verdasco (esp) def. sam querrey (usa) 6–4, 7–6 (6)

verdasco wins first title of year , third of career.






wta tour:

pilot pen tennis in new haven, connecticut, united states:

caroline wozniacki (den) def. elena vesnina (rus) 6–2, 6–4

wozniacki wins second consecutive title @ tournament, third title of year, , sixth of career.

august 28, 2009 (friday)
athletics

golden league:

weltklasse zürich in zürich, switzerland: (gl indicates golden league event, athletes in bold in contention usd 1 million jackpot)

men:

100 metres gl: 01 ! usain bolt (jam) 9.81
400 metres gl: 01 ! lashawn merritt (usa) 44.21
800 metres: 01 ! david rudisha (ken) 1:43.52
1500 metres: 01 ! augustine kiprono choge (ken) 3:33.38
5000 metres gl: 01 ! kenenisa bekele (eth) 12:52.32
3000 metres steeplechase: 01 ! ezekiel kemboi (ken) 8:04.44
110 metres hurdles gl: 01 ! dwight thomas (jam) 13.16
triple jump: 01 ! nelson Évora (por) 17.38
javelin throw gl: 01 ! andreas thorkildsen (nor) 91.28
4x100 metres relay: 01 !  jamaica 37.70


women:

100 metres gl: 01 ! carmelita jeter (usa) 10.86
400 metres gl: 01 ! sanya richards (usa) 48.94
1500 metres: 01 ! maryam yusuf jamal (bhr) 3:59.15
100 metres hurdles gl: 01 ! brigitte foster-hylton (jam) 12.46
high jump gl: 01 ! blanka vlašić (cro) 2.01
pole vault gl: 01 ! elena isinbaeva (rus) 5.06 (wr)

isinbayeva sets world record 17th time.









basketball

americas championship in san juan, puerto rico: (teams in bold advance quarterfinals)

group a:

u.s. virgin islands  67–87  canada
uruguay  54–71  puerto rico

standings: puerto rico 6 points (3 games), canada 4 (2), uruguay 3 (2), virgin islands 3 (3), mexico 2 (2)




group b:

argentina  67–76  brazil
venezuela  71–80  panama

standings: brazil 6 points (3 matches), venezuela 4 (3), dominican republic, panama 3 (2), argentina 2 (2).







cricket

new zealand in sri lanka:

2nd test in colombo, day 3:

 sri lanka 416 & 157/2 (45.2 ov);  new zealand 234. sri lanka lead 339 runs 8 wickets remaining.




australia in england:

 scotland v  australia in edinburgh:

 australia 345 (50 ov, david hussey 111);  scotland 156 (39.3 ov). australia win 189 runs.





field hockey

men s eurohockey nations championship in amstelveen, netherlands:

fifth eighth place classification:

austria  2–3  france
belgium  5–0  poland

standings: belgium, france 6 points, austria, poland 0.
austria , poland relegated eurohockey nations trophy in 2011.




semifinals:

england  2–1(et)  netherlands
germany  2–1  spain





football (soccer)

women s euro in finland: (teams in bold advance quarterfinals)

group c:

italy  0–2  sweden
england  3–2  russia

standings: sweden 6 points, italy, england 3, russia 0.






uefa super cup in monaco:

barcelona 1–0 (et) shakhtar donetsk

pedro rodríguez scores goal in 115th minute.




nehru cup in new delhi:

sri lanka  1–4  kyrgyzstan

standings: syria 9 points (3 matches), india 6 (3), kyrgyzstan, lebanon 4 (4), sri lanka 3 (4).
syria , india advance final.





judo

world championships in rotterdam:

men s 81 kg: 01 ! ivan nifontov (rus) 02 ! siarhei shundzikau (blr) 03 ! kim jae-bum (kor) & ole bischof (ger)
women s 63 kg: 01 ! yoshie ueno (jpn) 02 ! elisabeth willeboordse (ned) 03 ! claudia malzahn (ger) & alice schlesinger (isr)

august 27, 2009 (thursday)
basketball

americas championship in san juan, puerto rico: (teams in bold advance quarterfinals)

group a:

canada  95–40  mexico
puerto rico  85–74  u.s. virgin islands

standings: puerto rico 4 points (2 games), canada, uruguay 2 (1), virgin islands, mexico 2 (2)




group b:

panama  87–100  dominican republic
brazil  87–67  venezuela

standings: brazil 4 points (2 games), dominican republic, venezuela 3 (2), panama, argentina 1 (1).






eurobasket qualification additional qualifying round, final series first leg:

belgium  70–66  france



cricket

new zealand in sri lanka:

2nd test in colombo, day 2:

 sri lanka 416 (thilan samaraweera 143);  new zealand 159/5 (47.0 ov). new zealand trail 257 runs 5 wickets remaining in 1st innings.




england in ireland:

only odi in belfast:

 england 203/9 (50.0 ov);  ireland 113/9 (20.0/20 ov). england win 2 runs (d/l method).





field hockey

women s eurohockey nations championship in amstelveen, netherlands:

fifth eighth place classification:

russia  1–1  scotland
azerbaijan  1–2  ireland

standings: ireland 4 points, russia, scotland 2, azerbaijan 1.




semifinals:

netherlands  5–1  spain
england  1–2(et)  germany





football (soccer)

women s euro in finland: (teams in bold advance quarterfinals)

group b:

france  1–5  germany
iceland  0–1  norway

standings: germany 6 points, france, norway 3, iceland 0.






copa sudamericana first stage, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)

emelec 2–1 (1–0) zamora. emelec win 3–1 on aggregate.
river plate 2–1 (3–0) blooming. river plate win 5–1 on aggregate.


concacaf champions league group stage, round 2:

group 4:

w connection 1–2 comunicaciones
real españa 1–5 unam




nehru cup in new delhi:

syria  1–0  lebanon

standings: syria 9 points (3 matches), india 6 (3), lebanon 4 (4), sri lanka 3 (3), kyrgyzstan 1 (3).
syria advance final.





judo

world championships in rotterdam:

men s 73 kg: 01 ! wang ki-chun (kor) 02 ! kim chol su (prk) 03 ! mansur isaev (rus) & dirk van tichelt (bel)
women s 52 kg: 01 ! misato nakamura (jpn) 02 ! yanet bermoy (cub) 03 ! ana carrascosa (esp) & romy tarangul (ger)
women s 57 kg: 01 ! morgane ribout (fra) 02 ! telma monteiro (por) 03 ! kifayat gasimova (aze) hedvig karakas (hun)



shooting

world running target championships in heinola, finland:

men s 50 metre running target mixed: 01 ! maxim stepanov (rus) 392+37 02 ! staffan holmström (fin) 392+36 03 ! niklas bergström (swe) 391

august 26, 2009 (wednesday)
basketball

americas championship in san juan, puerto rico:

group a:

u.s. virgin islands  62–88  uruguay
mexico  66–81  puerto rico


group b:

dominican republic  68–81  brazil
venezuela  85–69  argentina





cricket

new zealand in sri lanka:

2nd test in colombo, day 1:

 sri lanka 262/3 (90.0 ov)

daniel vettori gets 300th test wicket.






icc intercontinental cup:

 netherlands v  afghanistan in amstelveen, day 3:

 netherlands 181 & 132;  afghanistan 107 & 209/9 (89.3 ov; edgar schiferli 5/57). afghanistan win 1 wicket.

standings (2 matches unless stated otherwise): scotland 29 points, kenya, afghanistan 23, netherlands 15, ireland 12, zimbabwe xi 3 (1), canada 3 (3).







field hockey

men s eurohockey nations championship in amstelveen, netherlands: (teams in bold advance semifinals)

pool a:

belgium  2–8  england
germany  3–1  austria

standings: england, germany 7 points, belgium 3, austria 0.




pool b:

spain  6–1  poland
france  0–6  netherlands

standings: spain 9 points, netherlands 6, france 3, poland 0.







football (soccer)

women s euro in finland: (teams in bold advance quarterfinals)

group a:

ukraine  1–2  denmark
netherlands  1–2  finland

standings: finland 6 points, netherlands, denmark 3, ukraine 0.






uefa champions league play-off round, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses, winners advance group stage, losers go europa league group stage)

champions path:

olympiacos 1–0 (2–0) sheriff tiraspol. olympiacos win 3–0 on aggregate.
apoel 3–1 (0–1) copenhagen. apoel win 3–2 on aggregate.


non-champions path:

arsenal 3–1 (2–0) celtic. arsenal win 5–1 on aggregate.
stuttgart 0–0 (2–0) timişoara. stuttgart win 2–0 on aggregate.
fiorentina 1–1 (2–2) sporting cp. 3–3 on aggregate, fiorentina win on away goals rule.




copa sudamericana first stage, first leg:

atlético mineiro 1–1 goiás


copa sudamericana first stage, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)

flamengo 1–1 (0–0) fluminense 1–1 on aggregate, fluminense win on away goals rule.


concacaf champions league group stage, round 2:

group 1:

Árabe unido 1–1 houston dynamo


group 2:

d.c. united 1–3 toluca
marathón 3–1 san juan jabloteh


group 3:

cruz azul 5–0 columbus crew




nehru cup in new delhi:

india  3–1  sri lanka

standings: syria 6 points (2 matches), india 6 (3), lebanon 4 (3), sri lanka 3 (3), kyrgyzstan 1 (3).




news:

the italian football system shaken serie break away system form new league akin england s premier league 2010–11 campaign, citing higher television rights main reason.



judo

world championships in rotterdam:

men s 60 kg: 01 ! georgii zantaraia (ukr) 02 ! hiroaki hiraoka (jpn) 03 ! hovhannes davtyan (arm) & elio verde (ita)
men s 66 kg: 01 ! khashbaataryn tsagaanbaatar (mgl) 02 ! sugoi uriarte (esp) 03 ! miklós ungvari (hun) & jeong-hwan (kor)
women s 48 kg: 01 ! tomoko fukumi (jpn) 02 ! oiana blanco (esp) 03 ! chung jung-yeon (kor) & frédérique jossinet (fra)



shooting

world running target championships in heinola, finland:

men s 10 metre running target:

gold medal match: emil andersson (swe) def. vladyslav prianishnikov (ukr) 6–2
bronze medal match: dimitry romanov (rus) def. krister holmberg (fin) 6–3


women s 10 metre running target:

gold medal match: galina avramenko (ukr) def. tetyana yevseyenko (ukr) 6–5
bronze medal match: viktoriya zabolotna (ukr) def. olga stepanova (rus) 6–4

august 25, 2009 (tuesday)
basketball

oceanian championship, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)

new zealand  100–78 (77–84)  australia. new zealand win 177–162 on aggregate.

both teams qualify 2010 fiba world championship.





cricket

icc intercontinental cup:

 netherlands v  afghanistan in amstelveen, day 2:

 netherlands 181 & 132;  afghanistan 107 & 39/2 (18.0 ov). afghanistan require 168 runs 8 wickets remaining.





cycling

uci protour:

tour of benelux:

stage 7 (itt): (1) edvald boasson hagen (nor) (team columbia-htc) 16 07 (2) sebastian langeveld (ned) (rabobank) + 4 (3) maarten tjallingii (ned) (rabobank) + 5
final general classification: (1) hagen 26h 49 40 (2) sylvain chavanel (fra) (quick-step) + 45 (3) langeveld + 47





field hockey

women s eurohockey nations championship in amstelveen, netherlands: (teams in bold advance semifinals)

pool a:

azerbaijan  1–4  england
netherlands  9–0  russia

standings: netherlands 9 points, england 6, russia, azerbaijan 1.




pool b:

ireland  1–4  spain
germany  4–0  scotland

standings: germany 9 points, spain 6, scotland, ireland 1.







football (soccer)

women s euro in finland:

group c:

england  1–2  italy
sweden  3–0  russia




uefa champions league play-off round, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses, winners advance group stage, losers go europa league group stage)

champions path:

maccabi haifa 3–0 (2–1) red bull salzburg. maccabi haifa win 5–1 on aggrehate.
zürich 2–1 (3–0) ventspils. zürich win 5–1 on aggregate.
debrecen 2–0 (2–1) levski sofia. debrecen win 4–1 on aggregate.


non-champions path:

anderlecht 1–3 (1–5) lyon. lyon win 8–2 on aggregate.
atlético madrid 2–0 (3–2) panathinaikos. atlético madrid win 5–2 on aggregate.




uefa europa league play-off round, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses, winners advance group stage)

shakhtar donetsk 2–0 (3–0) sivasspor. shakhtar win 5–0 on aggregate.


copa sudamericana first stage, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)

unión española 1–0 (2–2) la equidad. unión española win 3–2 on aggregate.
coritiba 2–0 (0–2) vitória. 2–2 on aggregate, vitória win 5–3 in penalty shootout.
libertad 1–1 (0–1) ldu quito. ldu quito win 2–1 on aggregate.


concacaf champions league group stage, round 2:

group 1:

pachuca 5–0 isidro metapán


group 3:

saprissa 3–1 puerto rico islanders




nehru cup in new delhi:

kyrgyzstan  1–1  lebanon

standings: syria 6 points (2 matches), lebanon 4 (3), india, sri lanka 3 (2), kyrgyzstan 1 (3).

august 24, 2009 (monday)
cricket

icc intercontinental cup:

 netherlands v  afghanistan in amstelveen, day 1:

 netherlands 181;  afghanistan 107 (36.5 ov). afghanistan trail 74 runs after 1st innings.





cycling

uci protour:

tour of benelux:

stage 6: (1) edvald boasson hagen (nor) (team columbia–htc) 3h 28 58 (2) matthew goss (aus) (team saxo bank) s.t. (3) tyler farrar (usa) (garmin–slipstream) s.t.
general classification: (1) boasson hagen 26h 33 33 (2) farrar + 21 (3) lars bak (den) (team saxo bank) + 25





field hockey

men s eurohockey nations championship in amstelveen, netherlands:

pool a:

belgium  3–0  austria
germany  4–4  england

standings after 2 matches: germany, england 4 points, belgium 3, austria 0.




pool b:

poland  2–3  france
netherlands  0–3  spain

standings after 2 matches: spain 6 points, netherlands, france 3, poland 0.







football (soccer)

women s euro in finland:

group b:

germany  4–0  norway
iceland  1–3  france




nehru cup in new delhi:

syria  4–0  sri lanka

standings after 2 matches: syria 6 points, lebanon, india, sri lanka 3, kyrgyzstan 0.





shooting

world running target championships in heinola, finland:

men s 10 metre running target mixed: 01 ! dimitry romanov (rus) 388 02 ! miroslav januš (cze) 387 03 ! maxim stepanov (rus) 384
women s 10 metre running target mixed: 01 ! natalya gurova (kaz) 376 02 ! viktoriya zabolotna (ukr) 375 03 ! olga stepanova (rus) 373

august 23, 2009 (sunday)
athletics

world championships in berlin, germany:

women s marathon: 01 ! bai xue (chn) 2:25:15 02 ! yoshimi ozaki (jpn) 2:25:25 03 ! aselefech mergia (eth) 2:25:32
women s long jump: 01 ! brittney reese (usa) 7.10 02 ! tatyana lebedeva (rus) 6.97 03 ! karin mey melis (tur) 6.80
men s javelin throw: 01 ! andreas thorkildsen (nor) 89.59 02 ! guillermo martinez (cub) 86.41 03 ! yukifumi murakami (jpn) 82.97
men s 5000 metres: 01 ! kenenisa bekele (eth) 13:17.09 02 ! bernard lagat (usa) 13:17.33 03 ! james kwalia c kurui (qat) 13:17.78

bekele wins second title of championships , fifth overall.


women s 1500 metres: 01 ! maryam yusuf jamal (bhr) 4:03.74 02 ! lisa dobriskey (gbr) 4:03.75 03 ! shannon rowbury (usa) 4:04.18

jamal wins second 1500m title after initial winner natalia rodríguez (esp) disqualified.


men s 800 metres: 01 ! mbulaeni mulaudzi (rsa) 1:45.29 02 ! alfred kirwa yego (ken) 1:45.35 03 ! yusuf saad kamel (bhr) 1:45.35
women s 4x400 metres relay: 01 !  united states 3:17.83 02 !  jamaica 3:21.15 03 !  russia 3:21.64
men s 4x400 metres relay: 01 !  united states 2:57.86 02 !  united kingdom 3:00.53 03 !  australia 3:00.90



auto racing

formula one:

european grand prix in valencia, spain

(1) rubens barrichello (bra) (brawn–mercedes) 1:35:51.289 (2) lewis hamilton (gbr) (mclaren-mercedes) +2.358 (3) kimi räikkönen (fin) (ferrari) +15.994

drivers standings (after 11 of 17 races): (1) jenson button (gbr) (brawn-mercedes) 72 points (2) barrichello 54 (3) mark webber (aus) (red bull–renault) 51.5
constructors standings: (1) brawn-mercedes 126 (2) red bull-renault 98.5 (3) ferrari 46






indycar series:

peak antifreeze & motor oil indy grand prix in sonoma, california

(1) dario franchitti (gbr) (chip ganassi racing) (2) ryan briscoe (aus) (penske racing) (3) mike conway (gbr) (dreyer & reinbold racing)

drivers standings (after 14 of 17 races): (1) briscoe 497 points (2) franchitti 493 (3) scott dixon (nzl) (chip ganassi racing) 477






v8 supercars:

queensland house , land.com 300 in ipswich, queensland

round 16: (1) davison (aus) (holden commodore) (2) craig lowndes (aus) (ford falcon) (3) russell ingall (aus) (holden commodore)

standings (after 13 of 26 races): (1) jamie whincup (aus) (ford falcon) 2007 points (2) davison 1824 (3) garth tander (aus) (holden commodore) 1479







basketball

oceanian championship, first leg:

australia  84–77  new zealand



cricket

australia in england:

the ashes series:

5th test @ oval, london, day 4:

 england 332 & 373/9d;  australia 160 & 348 (102.2 ov, michael hussey 121). england win 197 runs , win 5-test series 2–1.






kenya in canada:

3rd odi in king city, ontario:

match abandoned without ball bowled. canada win 3-match series 1–0.




ireland in scotland:

2nd odi in aberdeen:

match abandoned without ball bowled. ireland win 2-match series 1–0.





cycling

uci protour:

tour of benelux:

stage 5: (1) lars bak (den) (team saxo bank) 5h 13 16 (2) edvald boasson hagen (nor) (team columbia-htc) + 2 (3) francesco gavazzi (ita) (lampre–ngc) s.t.
general classification: (1) hagen 23h 04 45 (2) tyler farrar (usa) (garmin-slipstream) + 15 (3) bak + 15


gp ouest-france:

(1) simon gerrans (aus) (cervelo test team) 5h 58 53 (2) pierrick fédrigo (fra) (bbox bouygues telecom) s.t. (3) paul martens (ger) (rabobank) s.t.





field hockey

men s eurohockey nations championship in amstelveen, netherlands:

pool a:

england  5–0  austria
germany  3–1  belgium




women s eurohockey nations championship in amstelveen, netherlands: (teams in bold advance semifinals)

pool a:

netherlands  5–0  england
azerbaijan  1–1  russia


pool b:

ireland  0–0  scotland
germany  2–1  spain





football (soccer)

women s euro in finland:

group a:

ukraine  0–2  netherlands
finland  1–0  denmark




nehru cup in new delhi:

india  2–1  kyrgyzstan

standings: syria, sri lanka 3 points (1 match), lebanon, india 3 (2), kyrgyzstan 0 (2)




spanish super cup, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)

barcelona 3–0 (2–1) athletic bilbao. barcelona win 5–1 on aggregate.



golf

lpga tour:

solheim cup in sugar grove, illinois, day 3:

final round (singles):

paula creamer (usa) defeats suzann pettersen (eur) 3 & 2
angela stanford (usa) defeats becky brewerton (eur) 5 & 4
michelle wie (usa) defeats helen alfredsson (eur) 1 up
laura davies (eur) , brittany lang (usa) halved

lang comes halve match after davies dormie 2 holes left.


gwladys nocera (eur) , juli inkster (usa) halved
catriona matthew (eur) defeats kristy mcpherson (usa) 3 & 2
brittany lincicome (usa) defeats sophie gustafson (eur) 3 & 2
diana luna (eur) defeats nicole castrale (usa) 3 & 2
christina kim (usa) defeats tania elosegui (eur) 2 up
maria hjorth (eur) , cristie kerr (usa) halved
morgan pressel (usa) defeats anna nordqvist (eur) 3 & 2
janice moodie (eur) , natalie gulbis (usa) halved

gulbis comes 3 down after 13 holes earn half-point.




final standings: team usa 16–12 team europe
team usa win cup third straight meeting, , eighth time overall.




senior majors:

jeld-wen tradition in sunriver, oregon

(1) mike reid (usa) 272 (−16) po (2) john cook (usa) 272 (−16) (3) brad bryant (usa) 274 (−14)

reid wins second senior major on first playoff hole.






pga tour:

wyndham championship in greensboro, north carolina

winner: ryan moore (usa) 264 (−16) po

moore wins first title on pga tour in playoff, eliminating jason bohn (usa) on first playoff hole , kevin stadler (usa) on third.






european tour:

klm open in zandvoort, netherlands

winner: simon dyson (eng) 265 (−15) po

dyson defeats peter hedblom (swe) , peter lawrie (irl) on first playoff hole.







tennis

atp world tour:

western & southern financial group masters in mason, ohio, united states:

final: roger federer (sui) def. novak djokovic (srb) 6–1, 7–5

federer wins tournament third time, fourth title of year , 61st overall.






wta tour:

rogers cup in toronto, canada:

final: elena dementieva (rus) def. maria sharapova (rus) 6–4, 6–3

dementieva wins third title of year , 14th of career.







volleyball

fivb world grand prix final round in tokyo, japan:

germany  3–1  china
russia  3–0  netherlands
japan  1–3  brazil

final standings: 01 ! brazil 10 points, 02 ! russia 9, 03 ! germany 7, netherlands 7, china 6, japan 6.

brazil win title eighth time.

august 22, 2009 (saturday)
athletics

world championships in berlin, germany:

men s marathon: 01 ! abel kirui (ken) 2:06:54 (cr) 02 ! emmanuel kipchirchir mutai (ken) 2:07:48 03 ! tsegay kebede (eth) 2:08:35
men s long jump: 01 ! dwight phillips (usa) 8.54 02 ! godfrey khotso mokoena (rsa) 8.47 03 ! mitchell watt (aus) 8.37
men s pole vault: 01 ! steven hooker (aus) 5.90 02 ! romain mesnil (fra) 5.85 03 ! renaud lavillenie (fra) 5.80
women s hammer throw: 01 ! anita włodarczyk (pol) 77.96 wr 02 ! betty heidler (ger) 77.12 nr 03 ! martina hrašnová (svk) 74.79

włodarczyk betters tatyana lysenko s record 16 cm, , twists ankle while celebrating.


women s 5000 metres: 01 ! vivian cheruiyot (ken) 14:57.97 02 ! sylvia jebiwott kibet (ken) 14:58.33 03 ! meseret defar (eth) 14:58.41
women s 4x100 metres relay: 01 !  jamaica 42.06 02 !  bahamas 42.29 03 !  germany 42.87
men s 4x100 metres relay: 01 !  jamaica 37.31 cr 02 !  trinidad , tobago 37.62 nr 03 !  united kingdom 38.02

usain bolt completes hat-trick of world titles, time without world record.





auto racing

sprint cup series:

sharpie 500 in bristol, tennessee

(1) kyle busch (toyota, joe gibbs racing) (2) mark martin (chevrolet, hendrick motorsports) (3) marcos ambrose (toyota, jtg daugherty racing)

drivers standings (after 24 of 26 races leading chase sprint cup): (1) tony stewart 3564 points (chevrolet, stewart haas racing) (2) jimmie johnson 3344 (chevrolet, hendrick motorsports) (3) jeff gordon 3310 (chevrolet, hendrick motorsports)
one week after stewart clinched spot in 2009 chase, johnson , gordon join him.






v8 supercars:

queensland house , land.com 300 in ipswich, queensland

round 15: (1) jamie whincup (aus) (ford falcon) (2) james courtney (aus) (ford falcon) (3) mark winterbottom (aus) (ford falcon)

standings (after 13 of 26 races): (1) whincup 1941 points (2) davison (aus) (holden commodore) 1674 (3) garth tander (aus) (holden commodore) 1416







cricket

australia in england:

the ashes series:

5th test @ oval, london, day 3:

 england 332 & 373/9d (jonathan trott 119);  australia 160 & 80/0 (20 ov). australia require 466 runs 10 wickets remaining.






new zealand in sri lanka:

1st test in colombo, day 5:

 sri lanka 452 & 259/4d;  new zealand 299 & 210 (71.5 ov). sri lanka win 202 runs, lead 2-match series 1–0.




ireland in scotland:

1st odi in aberdeen:

 ireland 205/9 (50 ov);  scotland 109 (40.3 ov). ireland win 96 runs, lead 2-match series 1–0.




kenya in canada:

2nd odi in king city, ontario:

 canada 63/3 (17.1/33 ov). no result, canada lead 3-match series 1–0.





cycling

uci protour:

tour of benelux:

stage 4: (1) tyler farrar (usa) (garmin-slipstream) 5h 27 01 (2) edvald boasson hagen (nor) (team columbia-htc) s.t. (3) francesco gavazzi (ita) (lampre–ngc) s.t.
general classification: (1) farrar 17h 51 13 (2) tom boonen (bel) (quick-step) + 20 (3) hagen + 23





field hockey

men s eurohockey nations championship in amstelveen, netherlands:

pool b:

netherlands  9–0  poland
spain  3–0  france




women s eurohockey nations championship in amstelveen, netherlands:

pool a:

netherlands  10–0  azerbaijan
england  4–0  russia


pool b:

spain  3–1  scotland
germany  7–0  ireland





football (soccer)

women s professional soccer final in carson, california

los angeles sol 0–1 sky blue fc


nehru cup in new delhi:

sri lanka  4–3  lebanon



golf

lpga tour:

solheim cup in sugar grove, illinois, day 2:

round 3 (four-ball):

christina kim/michelle wie (usa) defeat helen alfredsson/tania elosegui (eur) 5 & 4
catriona matthew/diana luna (eur) , angela stanford/brittany lang (usa) halved

matthew , luna salvage tie after trailing 2 2 holes play.


suzann pettersen/anna nordqvist (eur) defeat nicole castrale/cristie kerr (usa) 2 up
gwladys nocera/maria hjorth (eur) defeat brittany lincicome/kristy mcpherson (usa) 1 up


standings after round 3: team usa 6–6 team europe
round 4 (foursome):

janice moodie/sophie gustafson (eur) defeat paula creamer/juli inkster (usa) 4 & 3
kristy mcpherson/morgan pressel (usa) defeat helen alfredsson/suzann pettersen (eur) 2 up
becky brewerton/gwladys nocera (eur) defeat natalie gulbis/christina kim (usa) 5 & 4
cristie kerr/michelle wie (usa) defeat anna nordqvist/maria hjorth (eur) 1 up


standings after round 4: team usa 8–8 team europe




senior majors:

jeld-wen tradition in sunriver, oregon, third round:

leaderboard: (1) brad bryant (usa) 201 (−15) (2) mike reid (usa) 203 (−13) (3) john cook (usa) 204 (−12)





rugby union

tri nations series:

australia  18–19  new zealand in sydney

standings: south africa 12 points (3 matches), new zealand 8 (4), australia 2 (3).





volleyball

fivb world grand prix final round in tokyo, japan:

germany  1–3  russia
brazil  3–1  netherlands
japan  0–3  china

standings after 4 matches: brazil 8 points, russia 7, netherlands 6, china, germany, japan 5.

august 21, 2009 (friday)
athletics

world championships in berlin, germany:

men s 50 kilometres walk: 01 ! sergey kirdyapkin (rus) 3:38:35 02 ! trond nymark (nor) 3:41:16 03 ! jesus angel garcia (esp) 3:41:37
men s high jump: 01 ! yaroslav rybakov (rus) 2.32 02 ! kyriakos ioannou (cyp) 2.32 03 ! sylwester bednarek (pol) & raul spank (ger) 2.32
women s discus throw: 01 ! dani samuels (aus) 65.44 02 ! yarelis barrios (cub) 65.31 03 ! nicoleta grasu (rou) 65.20
women s 200 metres: 01 ! allyson felix (usa) 22.02 02 ! veronica campbell-brown (jam) 22.35 03 ! debbie ferguson-mckenzie (bah) 22.41
men s 400 metres: 01 ! lashawn merritt (usa) 44.06 02 ! jeremy wariner (usa) 44.60 03 ! renny quow (tri) 45.02



auto racing

nationwide series:

food city 250 in bristol, tennessee

(1) david ragan (ford, roush fenway racing) (2) carl edwards (ford, roush fenway racing) (3) brad keselowski (chevrolet, jr motorsports)





cricket

australia in england:

the ashes series:

5th test @ oval, london, day 2:

 england 332 & 58/3 (28 overs);  australia 160 (52.5 overs; stuart broad 5/37). england lead 230 runs 7 wickets left in 2nd innings.






new zealand in sri lanka:

1st test in colombo, day 4:

 sri lanka 452 & 259/4d (tillakaratne dilshan 123*);  new zealand 299 & 30/1 (13.0 ov). new zealand require 383 runs 9 wickets remaining.




kenya in canada:

2nd odi in king city, ontario:

match abandoned without ball bowled, , rescheduled august 22.





cycling

uci protour:

tour of benelux:

stage 3: (1) tom boonen (bel) (quick-step) 3h 43 19 (2) tyler farrar (usa) (garmin-slipstream) s.t. (3) francesco chicchi (ita) (liquigas) s.t.
general classification: (1) farrar 12h 24 22 (2) boonen + 10 (3) edvald boasson hagen (nor) (team columbia-htc) + 19





football (soccer)

nehru cup in new delhi:

sri lanka  –  lebanon postponed august 22 due heavy rain.



golf

lpga tour:

solheim cup in sugar grove, illinois, day 1:

round 1 (four-ball):

paula creamer/cristie kerr (usa) defeat suzann pettersen/sophie gustafson (eur) 1 up
helen alfredsson/tania elosegui (eur) defeat angela stanford/juli inkster (usa) 1 up
brittany lang/brittany lincicome (usa) defeat laura davies/becky brewerton (eur) 5 & 4
catriona matthew/maria hjorth (eur) , morgan pressel/michelle wie (usa) halved


standings after round 1: team usa 2½–1½ team europe
round 2 (foursome):

christina kim/natalie gulbis (usa) defeat suzann pettersen/sophie gustafson (eur) 3 & 2
becky brewerton/gwladys nocera (eur) defeat angela stanford/nicole castrale (usa) 3 & 1
maria hjorth/anna nordqvist (eur) defeat kristy mcpherson/brittany lincicome (usa) 3 & 2
paula creamer/juli inkster (usa) defeat catriona matthew/janice moodie (eur) 2 & 1


standings after round 2: team usa 4½–3½ team europe




senior majors::

jeld-wen tradition in sunriver, oregon, second round:

leaderboard: (1) brad bryant (usa) 134 (−10) (2) fred funk (usa) 135 (−9) (3) john cook, larry mize & loren roberts (all united states) 136 (−8)





volleyball

fivb world grand prix final round in tokyo, japan:

china  1–3  russia
brazil  3–0  germany
japan  3–0  netherlands

standings after 3 matches: brazil 6 points, russia, netherlands 5, japan, germany 4, china 3.

august 20, 2009 (thursday)
athletics

world championships in berlin, germany:

women s high jump: 01 ! blanka vlašić (cro) 2.04 02 ! anna chicherova (rus) 2.02 03 ! ariane friedrich (ger) 2.02
women s 400 metres hurdles: 01 ! melaine walker (jam) 52.42 cr 02 ! lashinda demus (usa) 52.96 03 ! josanne lucas (tri) 53.20 nr

walker s time second fastest in history, 0.08 off world record.


men s 200 metres: 01 ! usain bolt (jam) 19.19 wr 02 ! alonso edward (pan) 19.81 ar 03 ! wallace spearmon (usa) 19.85

bolt gets second world record, both 0.11 seconds.


men s 110 metres hurdles: 01 ! ryan brathwaite (bar) 13.14 nr 02 ! terrence trammell (usa) 13.15 03 ! david payne (usa) 13.15
men s decathlon: 01 ! trey hardee (usa) 8790 points 02 ! leonel suárez (cub) 8640 03 ! aleksandr pogorelov (rus) 8528



basketball

eurobasket qualification additional qualifying round:

group a: portugal  58–60  belgium

standings: belgium, bosnia & herzegovina 7 points, portugal 4.


group b: italy  89–95  finland

standings: france 7 points, finland 6, italy 5.
belgium , france advance final series.





cricket

australia in england:

the ashes series:

5th test @ oval, london, day 1:

 england 307/8 (85.3 ov)






new zealand in sri lanka:

1st test in colombo, day 3:

 sri lanka 452;  new zealand 281/8 (105.0 ov). new zealand trail 171 runs 2 wickets remaining in 1st innings.




icc intercontinental cup:

 scotland v  ireland in aberdeen, day 4:

no play due rain.  ireland 202 , 303;  scotland 208 , 72/5. match drawn.

standings: scotland 29 points (2 matches), kenya 23 (2), ireland 12 (2), afghanistan, netherlands 9 (1), zimbabwe xi 3 (1), canada 3 (3).







cycling

uci protour:

tour of benelux:

stage 2: (1) tyler farrar (usa) (garmin-slipstream) 4hr 17 53 (2) yauheni hutarovich (blr) (française des jeux) s.t. (3) edvald boasson hagen (nor) (team columbia-htc) s.t.
general classification: (1) farrar 8hr 41 09 (2) hagen + 13 (3) tom boonen (bel) (quick-step) + 14





football (soccer)

concacaf champions league group stage, round 1:

group b:

san juan jabloteh 0–1 toluca


group d:

real españa 1–0 w connection




copa sudamericana first stage, first leg:

boca juniors 1–1 vélez sársfield


copa sudamericana first stage, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)

cienciano 2–0 (0–0) liverpool. cienciano win 2–0 on aggregate.
la paz 1–2 (0–2) cerro porteño. cerro porteño win 4–1 on aggregate.


nehru cup in new delhi:

syria  2–0  kyrgyzstan



golf

senior majors::

jeld-wen tradition in sunriver, oregon, first round:

leaderboard: (1) brad bryant (usa) 62 (−10) (2) loren roberts (usa) 65 (−5) (3) tom lehman & tom watson (both united states) 67 (−3)





volleyball

fivb world grand prix final round in tokyo, japan:

netherlands  3–2  germany
china  0–3  brazil
japan  1–3  russia

standings after 2 matches: brazil, netherlands 4 points, russia, germany 3, china, japan 2.

august 19, 2009 (wednesday)
athletics

world championships in berlin, germany:

men s discus throw: 01 ! robert harting (ger) 69.43 02 ! piotr małachowski (pol) 69.15 nr 03 ! gerd kanter (est) 66.88

harting wins title final throw.


men s 1500 metres: 01 ! yusuf saad kamel (bhr) 3:35.93 02 ! deresse mekonnen (eth) 3:36.01 03 ! bernard lagat (usa) 3:36.20

kamel s father billy konchellah two-times world champion.


women s 100 metres hurdles: 01 ! brigitte foster-hylton (jam) 12.51 02 ! priscilla lopes-schliep (can) 12.54 03 ! delloreen ennis-london (jam) 12.55
women s 800 metres: 01 ! caster semenya (rsa) 1:55.45 02 ! janeth jepkosgei (ken) 1:57.90 jennifer meadows (gbr) 1:57.93
men s decathlon (standings after 5 events): (1) oleksiy kasyanov (ukr) 4555 points (2) yunior díaz (cub) 4512 (3) trey hardee (usa) 4511



cricket

new zealand in sri lanka:

1st test in colombo, day 2:

(sri lanka) 452 (mahela jayawardene 114, thilan samaraweera 159);  new zealand 87/2 (29.0 ov). new zealand trail 365 runs 8 wickets remaining in 1st innings.




kenya in canada:

1st odi in king city, ontario:

 kenya 113 (33.1 ov);  canada 117/1 (16.2 ov). canada win 9 wickets, lead 3-match series 1–0.




icc intercontinental cup:

 zimbabwe xi v  afghanistan in mutare, day 4:

 zimbabwe xi 350 & 446/9d (113.5 ov, trevor garwe 117);  afghanistan 427 & 211/4 (44.5 ov, noor ali 100*). match drawn.


 scotland v  ireland in aberdeen, day 3:

 ireland 202 & 303 (william porterfield 118);  scotland 208 & 72/5 (31.0 ov). scotland require 226 runs 5 wickets remaining.





cycling

uci protour:

tour of benelux:

stage 1: (1) tyler farrar (usa) (garmin-slipstream) 4h 18 30 (2) tom boonen (bel) (quick-step) s.t. (3) edvald boasson hagen (nor) (team columbia-htc) s.t
general classification: (1) farrar 4h 23 26 (2) boonen + 4 (3) sylvain chavanel (fra) (quick step) + 9





football (soccer)

uefa champions league play-off round, first leg:

champions path:

red bull salzburg 1–2 maccabi haifa
ventspils 0–3 zürich
levski sofia 1–2 debrecen


non-champions path:

lyon 5–1 anderlecht
panathinaikos 2–3 atlético madrid




concacaf champions league group stage, round 1:

group a:

houston dynamo 1–0 isidro metapán
Árabe unido 4–1 pachuca


group c:

cruz azul 2–0 saprissa




copa sudamericana first stage, first leg:

river plate 1–2 lanús


women s professional soccer playoffs super semifinal in fenton, missouri:

saint louis athletica 0–1 sky blue fc


nehru cup in new delhi:

india  0–1  lebanon



volleyball

fivb world grand prix final round in tokyo, japan:

netherlands  3–2  china
brazil  3–2  russia
japan  1–3  germany

august 18, 2009 (tuesday)
american football

after saying last month retire, quarterback brett favre signs two-year deal minnesota vikings us$25 million. (espn)

athletics

world championships in berlin, germany:

men s triple jump: 01 ! phillips idowu (gbr) 17.73 02 ! nelson Évora (por) 17.55 03 ! alexis copello (cub) 17.36
women s javelin throw: 01 ! steffi nerius (ger) 67.30 02 ! barbora Špotáková (cze) 66.42 03 ! maria abakumova (rus) 66.06

thirty-seven-year-old nerius becomes oldest world champion in history.


women s 400 metres: 01 ! sanya richards (usa) 49.00 02 ! shericka williams (jam) 49.32 03 ! antonina krivoshapka (rus) 49.71
men s 3000 metres steeplechase: 01 ! ezekiel kemboi (ken) 8:00.43 cr 02 ! richard kipkemboi mateelong (ken) 8:00.89 03 ! bouabdellah tahri (fra) 8:01.18 er
men s 400 metres hurdles: 01 ! kerron clement (usa) 47.91 02 ! javier culson (pur) 48.09 03 ! bershawn jackson (usa) 48.23



cricket

new zealand in sri lanka:

1st test in colombo, day 1:

 sri lanka 293/3 (78.0 ov, mahela jayawardene 108*)




bangladesh in zimbabwe:

5th odi in bulawayo:

 zimbabwe 209 (46.4 ov);  bangladesh 212/5 (47.5 ov). bangladesh win 5 wickets, , win 5-match series 4–1.




icc intercontinental cup:

 zimbabwe xi v  afghanistan in mutare, day 3:

 zimbabwe xi 350 & 267/6 (74.2 ov, tatenda taibu 120);  afghanistan 427 (mohammad nabi 102). zimbabwe xi lead 190 runs 4 wickets remaining.


 scotland v  ireland in aberdeen, day 2:

 ireland 202 & 102/3 (40.0 ov);  scotland 208 (qasim sheikh 100*). ireland lead 96 runs 7 wickets remaining.





cycling

uci protour:

tour of benelux:

prologue: (1) sylvain chavanel (fra) (quick-step) 4 55 (2) tyler farrar (usa) (garmin-slipstream) + 1 (3) tom boonen (bel) (quick step) + 1





football (soccer)

uefa champions league play-off round, first leg:

champions path:

sheriff tiraspol 0–2 olympiacos
copenhagen 1–0 apoel


non-champions path:

celtic 0–2 arsenal
timişoara 0–2 stuttgart
sporting cp 2–2 fiorentina




concacaf champions league group stage, round 1:

group b:

marathón 3–1 d.c. united


group c:

columbus crew 2–0 puerto rico islanders


group d:

unam 1–0 comunicaciones




copa sudamericana first stage, first leg:

tigre 2–1 san lorenzo


copa sudamericana first stage, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)

deportivo cali 0–1 (1–2) universidad de chile. universidad de chile win 3–1 on aggregate.

august 17, 2009 (monday)
athletics

world championships in berlin, germany:

men s hammer throw: 01 ! primož kozmus (slo) 80.84 02 ! szymon ziółkowski (pol) 79.30 03 ! aleksey zagornyi (rus) 78.09
women s pole vault: 01 ! anna rogowska (pol) 4.75 02 ! chelsea johnson (usa) & monika pyrek (pol) 4.65

four-time world champion yelena isinbayeva fails clear height.


women s triple jump: 01 ! yargelis savigne (cub) 14.95 02 ! mabel gay (cub) 14.61 03 ! anna pyatykh (rus) 14.58
women s 3000 metres steeplechase: 01 ! marta domínguez (esp) 9:07.32 02 ! yuliya zarudneva (rus) 9:08.39 03 ! milcah chemos cheywa (ken) 9:08.57
men s 10,000 metres: 01 ! kenenisa bekele (eth) 26:46.31 cr 02 ! zersenay tadese (eri) 26:50.12 03 ! moses ndiema masai (ken) 26:57.39

bekele wins fourth straight title @ event.


women s 100 metres:

semifinals, heat 1: (1) shelly-ann fraser (jam) 10.79
semifinals, heat 2: (1) carmelita jeter (usa) 10.83
final: 01 ! fraser 10.73 02 ! kerron stewart (jam) 10.75 03 ! jeter 10.90

fraser becomes joint-third fastest woman in history , clocks fastest time in more 10 years.







basketball

eurobasket qualification additional qualifying round: (teams in bold advance final series)

group a: belgium  102–79  bosnia , herzegovina

standings: bosnia & herzegovina 7 points (4 games), belgium 5 (3),  portugal 3 (3).
belgium advance final series if beat portugal; otherwise bosnia & herzegovina advance.


group b: finland  77–73  france

standings: france 7 points (4 games), italy, finland 4 (3).





cricket

icc intercontinental cup:

 canada v  kenya in king city, ontario, day 4:

 kenya 317 & 362/3d;  canada 234 & 198 (65.3 ov). kenya win 247 runs.

kenya goes top of standings 23 points 2 matches, ahead of scotland 20 points 1 match.




 zimbabwe xi v  afghanistan in mutare, day 2:

 zimbabwe xi 350 (tatenda taibu 172);  afghanistan 358/7 (110.0 ov, noor ali 130). afghanistan lead 8 runs 3 wickets remaining in 1st innings.


 scotland v  ireland in aberdeen, day 1:

 ireland 202;  scotland 76/2 (27.0 ov). scotland trail 126 runs 8 wickets remaining in 1st innings.

august 16, 2009 (sunday)
athletics

world championships in berlin, germany:

women s 20 kilometres walk: 01 ! olga kaniskina (rus) 1:28:09 02 ! olive loughnane (irl) 1:28:58 03 ! liu hong (chn) 1:29:10
women s shot put: 01 ! valerie vili (nzl) 20.44 02 ! nadine kleinert (ger) 20.20 03 ! gong lijiao (chn) 19.89
women s heptathlon: 01 ! jessica ennis (gbr) 6731 points 02 ! jennifer oeser (ger) 6493 03 ! kamila chudzik (pol) 6471
men s 100 metres:

semifinals, heat 1: (1) usain bolt (jam) 9.89
semifinals, heat 2: (1) tyson gay (usa) 9.93
final: 01 ! bolt 9.58 wr 02 ! gay 9.71 nr 03 ! asafa powell (jam) 9.84

bolt improves own record 0.11 second, biggest improvement of world record in 100 metres dash since introduction of electronic measurement.







auto racing

sprint cup series:

carfax 400 in brooklyn, michigan:

(1) brian vickers (toyota, red bull racing team) (2) jeff gordon (chevrolet, hendrick motorsports) (3) dale earnhardt, jr. (chevrolet, hendrick motorsports)

drivers standings (after 23 of 26 races leading chase sprint cup): (1) tony stewart 3500 points (chevrolet, stewart haas racing) (2) gordon 3216 (3) jimmie johnson 3197 (chevrolet, hendrick motorsports)
stewart becomes first driver secure spot in 2009 chase.







badminton

bwf world championships in hyderabad, india: (seeding in parentheses)

men s singles: lin dan (chn) (5) bt chen jin (chn) (2) 21–18, 21–16
women s singles: lu lan (chn) (7) bt xie xingfang (chn) (5) 23–21, 21–12
men s doubles: cai yun/fu haifeng (chn) (5) bt jung jae sung/lee yong dae (kor) (4) 21–18, 16–21, 28–26
women s doubles: zhang yawen/zhao tingting (chn) (8) bt cheng shu/zhao yunlei (chn) (2) 17–21, 21–17, 21–16
mixed doubles: thomas laybourn/kamilla rytter juhl (den) (7) bt nova widianto/lilyana natsir (ina) (2) 21–13, 21–17



basketball

asian championship in tianjin, china:

final: 01 ! iran  70–52 02 !  china

iran win title second straight time.


3rd place: 03 ! jordan  80–66  lebanon

jordan qualify 2010 world championship.





cricket

bangladesh in zimbabwe:

4th odi in bulawayo:

 zimbabwe 312/8 (50 ov, charles coventry 194 *);  bangladesh 313/6 (47.5 ov, tamim iqbal 154). bangladesh win 4 wickets, take unassailable 3–1 lead in 5-match series.




icc intercontinental cup:

 canada v  kenya in king city, ontario, day 3:

 kenya 317 & 362/3d (seren waters 157*, steve tikolo 169);  canada 234 & 61/2 (15.0 ov). canada require 385 runs 8 wickets remaining.


 zimbabwe xi v  afghanistan in mutare, day 1:



cycling

uci protour:

vattenfall cyclassics:

(1) tyler farrar (usa) (garmin-slipstream) 5h 30 38 (2) matti breschel (den) (saxo bank) (3) gerald ciolek (ger) (team milram)





field hockey

women s junior world cup in boston, usa:

third place: 03 ! south korea  2–1  england
final: 01 ! netherlands  3–0 02 !  argentina



football (soccer)

caf champions league group stage, round 3:

group b:

heartland 3–0 etoile du sahel

standings: tp mazembe, heartland 6 points, etoile du sahel, monomotapa united 3.






spanish super cup, first leg:

athletic bilbao 1–2 barcelona



golf

men s majors:

pga championship in chaska, minnesota, final round:

(1) y.e. yang (kor) 280 (−8) (2) tiger woods (usa) 283 (−5) (3) lee westwood (eng) & rory mcilroy (nir) 285 (−3)

yang becomes first asian-born winner of men s major championship, , ends woods previous record of winning every major in led after third round.







motorcycle racing

moto gp:

czech republic grand prix in brno, czech republic:

(1) valentino rossi (ita) (yamaha) 43:08.991 (2) dani pedrosa (esp) (honda) +11.766 (3) toni elias (esp) (honda) +20.756

riders standings (after 11 of 17 races): (1) rossi 212 points (2) jorge lorenzo (esp) (yamaha) 162 (3) casey stoner (aus) (ducati) 150
manufacturers standings: (1) yamaha 230 points (2) honda 164 (3) ducati 156







shooting

world shotgun championships in maribor, slovenia:

men s skeet: 01 ! vincent hancock (usa) 149 (124) 02 ! georgios achilleos (cyp) 148 (123) 03 ! ennio falco (ita) 147 (122)



tennis

atp world tour:

rogers cup in montreal, canada:

final: andy murray (gbr) def. juan martín del potro (arg) 6–7(4), 7–6(3), 6–1

murray wins 5th title of year , 13th of career. advances #2 in atp ranking.






wta tour:

western & southern financial group women s open in mason, ohio, united states:

final: jelena janković (srb) def. dinara safina (rus) 6–4, 6–2

janković wins second title of year , 11th overall.







volleyball

fivb world grand prix:

3rd preliminary round: (teams in bold advance final round)

pool g in hong kong:

dominican republic  2–3  poland
china  3–1  netherlands


pool h in mokpo, south korea:

germany  2–3  japan
south korea  1–3  brazil


pool in bangkok, thailand:

united states  2–3  thailand
puerto rico  0–3  russia


final standings: brazil 18 points, netherlands 17, china 16, russia 15, japan, germany 14, poland, thailand 13, usa 12, puerto rico, dominican republic, korea 10.

august 15, 2009 (saturday)
athletics

world championships in berlin, germany:

men s 20 kilometres walk: 01 ! valeriy borchin (rus) 1:18:41 02 ! wang hao (chn) 1:19:06 03 ! eder sanchez (mex) 1:19:22
women s 10,000 metres: 01 ! linet masai (ken) 30:51.24 02 ! meselech melkamu (eth) 30:51.34 03 ! wude ayalew (eth) 30:51.95
men s shot put: 01 ! christian cantwell (usa) 22.03 02 ! tomasz majewski (pol) 21.91 03 ! ralf bartels (ger) 21.37
women s heptathlon (standings after 4 events): (1) jessica ennis (gbr) 4124 points (2) nataliya dobrynska (ukr) 3817 (3) jennifer oeser (ger) 3814



auto racing

nationwide series:

carfax 250 in brooklyn, michigan:

(1) brad keselowski (chevrolet, jr motorsports) (2) brian vickers (toyota, braun racing) (3) kyle busch (toyota, joe gibbs racing)





basketball

african championship in tripoli, libya:

final: 01 ! angola  82–72 02 !  ivory coast

angola win title sixth successive time , 10th of last 11 tournaments.


3rd place: 03 ! tunisia  83–68  cameroon

tunisia qualify 2010 world championship.




asian championship in tianjin, china:

semi finals:

jordan  75–77  iran
lebanon  68–72  china

iran , china qualify 2010 world championship.







cricket

icc intercontinental cup in king city, ontario, day 2:

 kenya 317 & 12/0 (7.0 ov);  canada 234. kenya lead 95 runs 10 wickets remaining.


twenty20 cup final in birmingham:

sussex sharks 172/7 (20/20 ov); somerset sabres 109 (17.2/20 ov). sussex win 63 runs.



fistball

european women s championship in zofingen, switzerland:

3rd place: 03 !  germany 3–0  italy
final: 01 !   switzerland 3–1 02 !  austria



football (soccer)

caf champions league group stage, round 3:

group a:

al-merreikh 2–3 zesco united

standings: al-hilal 7 points, zesco united, kano pillars 4, al-merreikh 1.




group b:

tp mazembe 5–0 monomotapa united

standings: tp mazembe 6 points (3 matches), Étoile du sahel, heartland 3 (2), monomotapa united 3 (3).






women s professional soccer playoffs first round in germantown, maryland:

washington freedom 1–2 sky blue fc



golf

men s majors:

pga championship in chaska, minnesota, third round:

leaderboard: (1) tiger woods (usa) 208 (−8) (2) y.e. yang (kor) & pádraig harrington (irl) 210 (−6)





volleyball

fivb world grand prix:

3rd preliminary round: (teams in bold advance final round)

pool g in hong kong:

dominican republic  0–3  netherlands
china  2–3  poland


pool h in mokpo, south korea:

brazil  3–2  germany
south korea  0–3  japan


pool in bangkok, thailand:

russia  3–1  thailand
puerto rico  0–3  united states


standings after 8 matches: brazil, netherlands 16 points, china 14, russia, germany 13, japan 12, poland, usa, thailand 11, puerto rico, dominican republic, korea 9.

august 14, 2009 (friday)
american football

the philadelphia eagles sign former atlanta falcons quarterback michael vick, released federal prison after serving on 2 years dog fighting activities. deal 1 year @ us$1.6 million, team option second year @ $5.2 million. (espn)

basketball

african championship in tripoli, libya:

semifinals:

angola  79–69  tunisia
cameroon  61–68  ivory coast

angola , côte d ivoire qualify 2010 world championship.






asian championship in tianjin, china:

quarter-finals:

jordan  81–70  philippines
qatar  65–75  iran
chinese taipei  83–101  china
south korea  65–68  lebanon




eurobasket qualification additional qualifying round:

group a: bosnia , herzegovina  73–61  portugal

standings: bosnia & herzegovina 6 points (3 games),  belgium 3 (2), portugal 3 (3).


group b: france  81–61  italy

standings: france 6 points (3 games), italy 4 (3),  finland 2 (2).
france advance final series.





cricket

bangladesh in zimbabwe:

3rd odi in bulawayo:

 zimbabwe 323/7 (50 ov, hamilton masakadza 102);  bangladesh 254 (44.2 ov). zimbabwe win 69 runs. bangladesh lead 5-match series 2–1.




icc intercontinental cup:

 canada v  kenya in king city, ontario, day 1:

 kenya 317 (86.1 ov, steve tikolo 158);  canada 14/2 (6.0 ov). canada trail 303 runs 8 wickets remaining in 1st innings.





fistball

european women s championship in zofingen, switzerland:

first round:

  switzerland 2–0  catalonia
 germany 2–0  italy
  switzerland 2–0  italy
 austria 2–0  catalonia
  switzerland 1–2  austria
 germany 2–0  catalonia
 austria 2–0  germany
 italy 2–0  catalonia
  switzerland 2–0  germany
 austria 2–0  italy

standings: austria 4–0, switzerland 3–1, germany 2–2, italy 1–3, catalonia 0–4.







football (soccer)

caf champions league group stage, round 3:

group a:

al-hilal 2–0 kano pillars

standings: al-hilal 7 points (3 matches), kano pillars 4 (3), zesco united, al-merreikh 1 (2).







golf

men s majors:

pga championship in chaska, minnesota, second round:

leaderboard: (1) tiger woods (usa) 137 (−7) (2) ross fisher (eng), lucas glover (usa), pádraig harrington (irl), brendan jones (aus), & vijay singh (fji) 141 (−3)





volleyball

fivb world grand prix:

3rd preliminary round: (teams in bold advance final round)

pool g in hong kong:

poland  0–3  netherlands
china  3–1  dominican republic


pool h in mokpo, south korea:

south korea  1–3  germany
japan  1–3  brazil


pool in bangkok, thailand:

puerto rico  0–3  thailand
united states  1–3  russia


standings after 7 matches: brazil, netherlands 14 points, china 13, germany 12, russia 11, japan, thailand 10, poland, usa 9, puerto rico, dominican republic, korea 8.

august 13, 2009 (thursday)
basketball

african championship in tripoli, libya:

quarterfinals:

angola  84–63  central african republic
mali  73–74  tunisia
nigeria  80–84  cameroon
ivory coast  84–78  senegal





football (soccer)

copa sudamericana first stage, first leg:

vitória 2–0 coritiba
liverpool 0–0 cienciano



golf

men s majors:

pga championship in chaska, minnesota, first round:

leaderboard: (1) tiger woods (usa) 67 (−5) (2) pádraig harrington (irl) 68 (−4) (3) 6 players @ 69 (−3)





olympics

at meeting in berlin, executive board of international olympic committee recommends golf , rugby sevens inclusion in 2016 summer olympics program. choices must still ratified full ioc @ october meeting in copenhagen. board decide include women s boxing @ 2012 summer olympics in london. (espn)

shooting

world shotgun championships in maribor, slovenia:

men s double trap: 01 ! francesco d aniello (ita) 190 (146) 02 ! jeffrey holguín (usa) 186+2 (144) 03 ! wang nan (chn) 186+0 (144)

august 12, 2009 (wednesday)
basketball

asian championship in tianjin, china: (teams in bold advance quarterfinals)

group e:

philippines  85–71  kuwait
japan  79–99  chinese taipei
south korea  66–82  iran

standings: iran 10 points, korea 9, philippines 8, chinese taipei 7, japan 6, kuwait 5.




group f:

qatar  91–45  united arab emirates
kazakhstan  56–105  lebanon
china  89–83  jordan

standings: china 10 points, jordan 9, lebanon 8, qatar 7, kazakhstan 6, uae 5.







cricket

pakistan in sri lanka:

only t20i in colombo:

 pakistan 172/5 (20.0/20 ov);  sri lanka 120 (18.1/20 ov). pakistan win 52 runs.





football (soccer)

2010 fifa world cup qualifying:

2010 fifa world cup qualification (uefa):

group 3:

slovenia  5–0  san marino

standings: slovakia 15 points (6 matches), northern ireland 13 (7), slovenia 11 (7).




group 4:

azerbaijan  0–2  germany

standings: germany 19 points (7 matches), russia 15 (6), finland 10 (6).




group 6:

belarus  1–3  croatia

standings: england 21 points (7 matches), croatia 14 (7), ukraine 11 (6).




group 7:

faroe islands  0–1  france

standings: serbia 18 points (7 matches), france 13 (6), lithuania 9 (7).




group 9:

norway  4–0  scotland

standings: netherlands 21 points (7 matches), macedonia, scotland 7 (6), norway 6 (4).






2010 fifa world cup qualification (concacaf), matchday 6: (all times utc)

mexico  2–1  united states
trinidad , tobago  1–0  el salvador
honduras  4–0  costa rica

standings: costa rica 12 points, honduras, usa 10, mexico 9, el salvador, trinidad & tobago 5.




friendly internationals:

albania  6–1  cyprus
algeria  1–0  uruguay
angola  2–0  togo
armenia  1–4  moldova
austria  0–2  cameroon
bosnia , herzegovina  2–3  iran
bulgaria  1–0  latvia
czech republic  3–1  belgium
denmark  1–2  chile
egypt  3–3  guinea
estonia  0–1  brazil
ghana  4–1  zambia
hungary  0–1  romania
iceland  1–1  slovakia
republic of ireland  0–3  australia
liechtenstein  0–3  portugal
luxembourg  0–1  lithuania
macedonia  2–3  spain
mali  3–0  burkina faso
malta  2–0  georgia
montenegro  2–1  wales
morocco  1–1  congo
mozambique  1–0  swaziland
netherlands  2–2  england
northern ireland  1–1  israel
oman  2–1  saudi arabia
poland  2–0  greece
russia  2–3  argentina
rwanda  1–2  tanzania
senegal  2–1  dr congo
singapore  1–1  china pr
south africa  1–3  serbia
south korea  1–0  paraguay
sweden  1–0  finland
switzerland   0–0  italy
tunisia  0–0  ivory coast
ukraine  0–3  turkey




copa sudamericana first stage, first leg:

fluminense 0–0 flamengo
cerro porteño 2–0 la paz

august 11, 2009 (tuesday)
auto racing

seven-time formula 1 champion michael schumacher calls off comeback f1 racing substitute driver injured felipe massa, citing lingering effects of injuries suffered in motorcycle crash in february. massa s ferrari ride instead taken on luca badoer. (ap via espn)

basketball

african championship in libya: (teams in bold advance quarterfinals)

group e in benghazi:

egypt  64–80  ivory coast
mali  95–73  libya
angola  93–85  nigeria

standings: angola 12 points, nigeria 11, mali 10, côte d ivoire 9, libya 8, egypt 7.




group f in tripoli:

morocco  73–81  central african republic
rwanda  82–69  cameroon
tunisia  65–73  senegal

standings: senegal, tunisia 10 points, cameroon, central african republic, morocco, rwanda 9.






asian championship in tianjin, china: (teams in bold advance quarterfinals)

group e:

iran  88–78  philippines
kuwait  51–78  japan
chinese taipei  70–72  south korea

standings: iran, korea 8 points, philippines 6, chinese taipei, japan 5, kuwait 4.




group f:

united arab emirates  56–84  kazakhstan
lebanon  68–71  china
jordan  74–60  qatar

standings: china, jordan 8 points, lebanon 6, qatar, kazakhstan 5, uae 4.






eurobasket qualification additional qualifying round:

group a: belgium  64–58  portugal

standings:  bosnia , herzegovina 4 points, belgium 3, portugal 2.


group b: finland  75–77  italy

standings:  france 4 points, italy 3, finland 2.





cricket

bangladesh in zimbabwe:

2nd odi in bulawayo:

 bangladesh 320/8 (50 ov, shakib al hasan 104);  zimbabwe 271 (46.1 ov). bangladesh win 49 runs, lead 5-match series 2–0.





football (soccer)

copa sudamericana first stage, first leg:

ldu quito 1–0 libertad
blooming 0–1 river plate

match abandoned after 66 minutes due incident involving spectator , river plate player. river plate awarded 3–0 win.





shooting

world shotgun championships in maribor, slovenia:

women s skeet: 01 ! christine brinker (ger) 95 (72) 02 ! sutiya jiewchaloemmit (tha) 94 (73) 03 ! katiuscia spada (ita) 93 (72)
women s trap: 01 ! jessica rossi (ita) 92 (71) 02 ! irina laricheva (rus) 90 (73) 03 ! satu mäkelä-nummela (fin) 89 (74 ewr)

august 10, 2009 (monday)
auto racing

sprint cup series:

heluva good! sour cream dips @ glen in watkins glen, new york

(1) tony stewart (chevrolet, stewart haas racing) (2) marcos ambrose (toyota, jtg daugherty racing) (3) carl edwards (ford, roush fenway racing)

drivers standings (after 22 of 26 races leading chase sprint cup): (1) stewart 3383 points (2) jimmie johnson 3123 (chevrolet, hendrick motorsports) (3) jeff gordon 3041 (chevrolet, hendrick motorsports)
stewart needs start next weekend s race @ michigan become first driver secure spot in chase.







basketball

african championship in libya: (teams in bold advance quarterfinals)

group e in benghazi:

ivory coast  61–88  angola
libya  75–73  egypt
nigeria  74–70  mali

standings: angola, nigeria 10 points, mali 8, côte d ivoire, libya 7, egypt 6.




group f in tripoli:

central african republic  85–64  rwanda
senegal  73–75  morocco
cameroon  66–68  tunisia

standings: tunisia 9 points, cameroon, senegal, morocco 8, central african republic, rwanda 7.






asian championship in tianjin, china:

group e:

south korea  78–58  kuwait
japan  71–101  iran
philippines  77–70  chinese taipei

standings: iran, korea 6 points, philippines 5, chinese taipei 4, japan, quwait 3.




group f:

kazakhstan  80–98  jordan
china  82–59  united arab emirates
qatar  63–73  lebanon

standings: china, jordan 6 points, lebanon 5, qatar 4, kazakhstan, uae 3.

august 9, 2009 (sunday)
auto racing

sprint cup series:

heluva good! sour cream dips @ glen in watkins glen, new york

postponed monday due rain.




indycar series:

honda 200 in lexington, ohio

(1) scott dixon (nzl) (chip ganassi racing) (2) ryan briscoe (aus) (penske racing) (3) dario franchitti (gbr) (chip ganassi racing)

drivers standings (after 13 of 17 races): (1) dixon 460 points (2) briscoe 457 (3) franchitti 440







basketball

african championship in libya:

group e in benghazi:

mali  71–58  ivory coast
angola  91–58  libya
egypt  77–87  nigeria

standings: angola, nigeria 8 points, mali 7, côte d ivoire 6, egypt, libya 5.




group f in tripoli:

morocco  54–80  cameroon
rwanda  72–59  senegal
tunisia  76–75  central african republic

standings: senegal, cameroon, tunisia 7 points, morocco, rwanda 6, central african republic 5.







cricket

australia in england:

the ashes series:

4th test in leeds, day 3:

 england 102 & 263 (61.3 ov, mitchell johnson 5/69);  australia 445. australia win innings , 80 runs. 5-match series level 1–1.






pakistan in sri lanka:

5th odi in colombo:

 pakistan 279/8 (50 ov);  sri lanka 147 (34.2 ov). pakistan win 132 runs. sri lanka win 5-match series 3–2.




bangladesh in zimbabwe:

1st odi in bulawayo:

 zimbabwe 207 (47.5 ov);  bangladesh 211/2 (34.3 ov, mohammad ashraful 103*). bangladesh win 8 wickets, lead 5-match series 1–0.





football (soccer)

community shield @ wembley stadium, london:

manchester united 2–2 chelsea. chelsea win 4–1 in penalty shootout.



golf

world golf championships:

bridgestone invitational in akron, ohio

winner: tiger woods (usa) 268 (−12)

woods wins second straight week, helped four-shot swing on 16th hole birdied , pádraig harrington (irl) triple-bogeyed.






pga tour:

legends reno-tahoe open in reno, nevada

winner: john rollins (usa) 271 (−17)





shooting

world shotgun championships in maribor, slovenia: (qualification scores in parentheses)

men s trap: 01 ! marian kovacocy (svk) 146 (122) 02 ! massimo fabbrizi (ita) 145+1 (123) 03 ! oguzhan tuzun (tur) 145+0 (123)



tennis

atp world tour:

legg mason tennis classic in washington, d.c., united states

final: juan martín del potro (arg) def. andy roddick (usa) 3–6, 7–5, 7–6(6)

del potro wins tournament second consecutive year second title of year , sixth of career.






wta tour:

la women s tennis championships in carson, california, united states

final: flavia pennetta (ita) def. samantha stosur (aus) 6–4, 6–3

pennetta wins second title of year , eighth of career.







volleyball

fivb world grand prix:

2nd preliminary round: (teams in bold advance final round)

pool d in miaoli, chinese taipei

netherlands  3–0  dominican republic
germany  3–0  united states


pool e in macau

thailand  0–3  poland
china  2–3  brazil


pool f in osaka, japan

south korea  3–2  puerto rico
japan  3–1  russia


standings after 6 matches: brazil, netherlands 12 points, china 11, germany 10, japan, russia 9, poland, usa, thailand 8, puerto rico, korea, dominican republic 7.

august 8, 2009 (saturday)
auto racing

nationwide series:

zippo 200 @ glen in watkins glen, new york

(1) marcos ambrose (toyota, jtg daugherty racing) (2) kyle busch (toyota, joe gibbs racing) (3) carl edwards (ford, roush fenway racing)





basketball

asian championship in tianjin, china: (teams in bold advance second round)

group a:

sri lanka  45–148  japan
philippines  56–69  south korea

standings: korea 6 points, philippines 5, japan 4, sri lanka 3.




group b:

uzbekistan  78–102  chinese taipei
kuwait  46–94  iran

standings: iran 6 points, chinese taipei 5, kuwait 4, uzbekistan 3.




group c:

china  92–61  qatar
india  72–74  kazakhstan

standings: china 6 points, qatar 5, kazakhstan 4, india 3.




group d:

united arab emirates  67–79  jordan
indonesia  36–123  lebanon

standings: jordan 6 points, lebanon 5, uae 4, indonesia 3.






eurobasket qualification additional qualifying round:

group a: bosnia , herzegovina  82–77  belgium

standings: bosnia & herzegovina 4 points (2 games), belgium, portugal 1(1).


group b: france  82–72  finland

standings: france 4 points (2 games), italy, finland 1(1).





cricket

australia in england:

the ashes series:

4th test in leeds, day 2:

 england 102 & 82/5 (32.0 ov);  australia 445 (marcus north 110, stuart broad 6/91). england trail 261 runs 5 wickets remaining.







cycling

uci protour:

tour de pologne:

stage 7: (1) andré greipel (ger) (team columbia-htc) 2h 55 39 (2) christopher sutton (aus) (garmin-slipstream) s.t. (3) wouter weylandt (bel) (quick-step) s.t.
final general classification: (1) alessandro ballan (ita) (lampre–ngc) 28h 46 13 (2) daniel moreno (esp) (caisse d epargne) + 10 (3) edvald boasson hagen (nor) (team columbia-htc) + 11





football (soccer)

italian supercup in beijing, china:

internazionale 1–2 lazio



racquetball

european championships in paris:

men s singles:

01 ! víctor montserrat (cat) 02 ! carlos oviedo (cat) 03 ! eric gordon (ger) 03 ! oliver bertels (ger)


women s singles:

01 ! elisabet consegal (cat) 02 ! yvonne kortes (ger) 03 ! andrea gordon (ger) 03 ! majella haverty (irl)


men s doubles:

01 ! adam neary / joe farrell (irl) 02 ! eric gordon / oliver bertels (ger) 03 ! joseph dillon / sean kene (irl) 03 ! arne schmitz / bernd dröge (ger)


women s doubles:

01 ! antonia neary (irl) 02 ! katie kenny / majella haverty (irl) 03 ! yvonne kortes / andrea gordon (ger) 03 ! daphne wannee / kathy tritsmans (ned) / (bel)





rugby union

tri nations series:

south africa  29–17  australia in cape town

standings: south africa 12 points (3 matches),  new zealand 4 (3 matches), australia 1 (2 matches)





volleyball

fivb world grand prix:

2nd preliminary round:

pool d in miaoli, chinese taipei:

united states  2–3  netherlands
dominican republic  0–3  germany


pool e in macau:

brazil  3–1  poland
china  3–1  thailand


pool f in osaka, japan:

russia  1–3  puerto rico
japan  3–1  south korea


standing after 5 matches: brazil, china, netherlands 10 points, germany, russia 8, japan, usa, thailand 7, poland, puerto rico, dominican republic 6, south korea 5.

august 7, 2009 (friday)
basketball

african championship in libya: (teams in bold advance second round)

group in benghazi:

libya  81–97  nigeria
ivory coast  94–57  south africa

standings: nigeria 6 points, côte d ivoire 5, libya 4, south africa 3.




group b in benghazi:

angola  93–50  mozambique
egypt  47–67  mali

standings: angola 6 points, mali 5, egypt 4, mozambique 3.




group c in tripoli:

cameroon  65–67  senegal
congo  61–113  central african republic

standings: senegal 6 points, cameroon 5, central african republic 4, congo 3.




group d in tripoli:

cape verde  83–86  morocco
rwanda  57–74  tunisia

standings: tunisia, morocco 5 points, rwanda, cape verde 4.






asian championship in tianjin, china: (teams in bold advance second round)

group a:

south korea  122–54  sri lanka
japan  69–78  philippines


group b:

chinese taipei  73–51  kuwait
iran  82–61  uzbekistan


group c:

kazakhstan  56–74  china
qatar  95–70  india


group d:

jordan  105–47  indonesia
lebanon  108–38  united arab emirates





cricket

australia in england:

the ashes series:

4th test in leeds, day 1:

 england 102 (peter siddle 5/21);  australia 196/4. australia lead 94 runs 6 wickets remaining in 1st innings.






pakistan in sri lanka:

4th odi in colombo:

 pakistan 321/5 (50 ov, umar akmal 102*);  sri lanka 175 (36.1 ov). pakistan win 146 runs. sri lanka lead 5-match series 3–1.





cycling

uci protour:

tour de pologne:

stage 6: (1) edvald boasson hagen (nor) (team columbia-htc) 4h 03 40 (2) alessandro ballan (ita) (lampre–ngc) same time (3) marco marcato (ita) (vacansoleil pro cycling team) s.t.
general classification: (1) ballan 25h 50 34 (2) daniel moreno (esp) (caisse d epargne) + 10 (3) hagen + 11





volleyball

fivb world grand prix:

2nd preliminary round:

pool d in miaoli, chinese taipei:

united states  3–2  dominican republic
netherlands  3–1  germany


pool e in macau:

brazil  3–0  thailand
china  3–2  poland


pool f in osaka, japan:

south korea  2–3  russia
japan  3–0  puerto rico


standing after 4 matches: brazil, china, netherlands 8 points, russia 7, germany, usa, thailand 6, poland, japan, dominican republic 5, puerto rico, korea 4.

august 6, 2009 (thursday)
basketball

african championship in libya: (teams in bold advance second round)

group in benghazi:

ivory coast  73–64  libya
south africa  49–97  nigeria


group b in benghazi:

egypt  69–79  angola
mali  67–54  mozambique


group c in tripoli:

congo  56–70  cameroon
central african republic  69–82  senegal


group d in tripoli:

rwanda  77–67  cape verde
tunisia  98–79  morocco




asian championship in tianjin, china:

group a:

philippines  115–31  sri lanka
south korea  95–74  japan


group b:

iran  71–67  chinese taipei
kuwait  69–64  uzbekistan


group c:

kazakhstan  62–77  qatar
india  49–121  china


group d:

indonesia  63–68 (ot)  united arab emirates
lebanon  67–84  jordan





cycling

uci protour:

tour de pologne:

stage 5: (1) alessandro ballan (ita) (lampre–ngc) 3h 48 23 (2) daniel moreno (esp) (caisse d epargne) same time (3) pieter weening (ned) (rabobank) s.t.
general classification: (1) ballan 21h 47 00 (2) moreno + 4 (3) weening + 6





football (soccer)

uefa europa league third qualifying round, second leg: (teams in bold advance play-off round, first leg result in parentheses)

krylia sovetov 3–2 (0–1) st patrick s athletic. 3–3 on aggregate; st patrick s athletic win on away goals.
karabakh 2–1 (1–0) honka. karabakh win 3–1 on aggregate.
košice 3–1 (2–0) slavija. košice win 5–1 on aggregate.
slovan liberec 2–0 (1–0) vaduz. slovan liberec win 3–0 on aggregate.
cherno more 0–1 (0–1) psv eindhoven. psv eindhoven win 2–0 on aggregate.
lech poznań 1–2 (6–1) fredrikstad. lech poznań win 7–3 on aggregate.
hapoel tel aviv 1–1 (3–1) ifk göteborg. hapoel tel aviv win 4–2 on aggregate.
slaven belupo 0–2 (1–2) tromsø. tromsø win 4–1 on aggregate.
lahti 1–1 (2–3) club brugge. club brugge win 4–3 on aggregate.
lille 2–0 (2–0) sevojno. lille win 4–0 on aggregate.
sturm graz 5–0 (2–1) petrovac. sturm graz win 7–1 on aggregate.
apop 2–2 (et) (1–2) rapid wien. rapid wien win 4–3 on aggregate.
austria wien 4–2 (1–1) vojvodina. austria wien win 5–3 on aggregate.
basel 3–1 (2–2) kr. basel win 5–3 on aggregate.
young boys 1–2 (1–0) athletic bilbao. 2–2 on aggregate; athletic bilbao win on away goals.
galatasaray 6–0 (4–1) maccabi netanya. galatasaray win 10–1 on aggregate.
legia warsaw 2–2 (1–1) brøndby. 3–3 on aggregate; brøndby win on away goals.
derry city 1–1 (0–1) cska sofia. cska sofia win 2–1 on aggregate.
interblock ljubljana 0–3 (0–2) metalurh donetsk. metalurh donetsk win 5–0 on aggregate.
nac breda 3–1 (1–0) polonia warsaw. nac breda win 4–1 on aggregate.
budapest honvéd 1–1 (1–5) fenerbahçe. fenerbahçe win 6–2 on aggregate.
sigma olomouc 3–0 (5–1) aberdeen. sigma olomouc win 8–1 on aggregate.
metalist kharkiv 2–0 (2–1) rijeka. metalist kharkiv win 4–1 on aggregate.
elfsborg 2–0 (2–1) braga. elfsborg win 4–1 on aggregate.
odense 3–0 (4–3) rabotnički. odense win 7–3 on aggregate.
sarajevo 2–1 (et) helsingborg. 3–3 on aggregate; sarajevo win 5–4 in penalty shootout.
hamburg 0–1 (4–0) randers. hamburg win 4–1 on aggregate.
gent 1–7 (1–3) roma. roma win 10–2 on aggregate.
paok 0–1 (2–1) vålerenga. 2–2 on aggregate; paok win on away goals.
motherwell 1–3 (0–3) steaua bucurești. steaua bucurești win 6–1 on aggregate.
red star belgrade 5–2 (0–2) dinamo tbilisi. red star belgrade win 5–4 on aggregate.
hajduk split 0–1 (1–1) mŠk Žilina. mŠk Žilina win 2–1 on aggregate.
fulham 3–0 (3–0) vėtra. fulham win 6–0 on aggregate.
paços de ferreira 0–1 (0–1) bnei yehuda. bnei yehuda win 2–0 on aggregate.


copa sudamericana first stage, first leg:

alianza atlético 0–0 deportivo anzoátegui

august 5, 2009 (wednesday)
basketball

african championship in libya:

group in benghazi:

libya  88–72  south africa
nigeria  93–84  ivory coast


group b in benghazi:

angola  79–74  mali
mozambique  62–72  egypt


group c in tripoli:

cameroon  79–69  central african republic
senegal  95–68  congo


group d in tripoli:

cape verde  71–52  tunisia
morocco  85–84  rwanda




eurobasket qualification additional qualifying round:

group a: portugal  56–62  bosnia , herzegovina
group b: italy  77–80 (ot)  france



cycling

uci protour:

tour de pologne:

stage 4: (1) edvald boasson hagen (nor) (team columbia-htc) 5h 25 55 (2) jürgen roelandts (bel) (silence–lotto) same time (3) danilo napolitano (ita) (team katusha) s.t.
general classification: (1) roelandts 17h 58 31 (2) borut božič (slo) (vacansoleil pro cycling team) + 6 (3) jacopo guarnieri (ita) (liquigas) s.t.





football (soccer)

uefa champions league third qualifying round, second leg: (teams in bold advance play-off round, first leg result in parentheses)

champions path:

bate borisov 2–1 (0–1) ventspils. 2–2 on aggregate, ventspils win on away goals rule.
levski sofia 2–0 (0–0) baku. levski win 2–0 on aggregate.
debrecen 1–0 (1–0) levadia. debrecen win 2–0 on aggregate.
slavia prague 1–1 (0–0) sheriff tiraspol. 1–1 on aggregate, tiraspol win on away goals rule.
maribor 0–3 (3–2) zürich. zürich win 5–3 on aggregate.
partizan 1–0 (0–2) apoel. apoel win 2–1 on aggregate.
olympiacos 2–0 (2–0) slovan bratislava. olympiacos win 4–0 on aggregate.
stabæk 0–0 (1–3) copenhagen. copenhagen win 3–1 on aggregate.


non-champions path:

dynamo moscow 0–2 (1–0) celtic. celtic win 2–1 on aggregate.
timişoara 0–0 (2–2) shakhtar donetsk. 2–2 on aggregate, timişoara win on away goals rule.




copa sudamericana first stage, first leg:

la equidad 2–2 unión española
zamora 0–1 emelec


north american superliga final in bridgeview, illinois:

chicago fire 1–1 (et) uanl. uanl win 4–3 in penalty shootout.


copa chile fourth round:

selección rapa nui 0–4 colo-colo

this first professional match on easter island. (mercopress)

august 4, 2009 (tuesday)
cycling

uci protour:

tour de pologne:

stage 3: (1) jacopo guarnieri (ita) (liquigas) 5h 22 31 (2) allan davis (aus) (quick-step) s.t. (3) andré greipel (ger) (team columbia-htc) s.t.
general classification: (1) greipel 12h 32 42 (2) guarnieri s.t. (3) borut božič (slo) (vacansoleil pro cycling team) s.t.





football (soccer)

uefa champions league third qualifying round, second leg: (teams in bold advance play-off round, first leg result in parentheses)

champions path:

maccabi haifa 4–3 (0–0) aktobe. haifa rally 3 goals down win 4–3 on aggregate.
dinamo zagreb 1–2 (1–1) red bull salzburg. salzburg win 3–2 on aggregate.


non-champions path:

sivasspor 3–1 (0–5) anderlecht. anderlecht win 6–3 on aggregate.
panathinaikos 3–0 (1–3) sparta prague. panathinaikos win 4–3 on aggregate.
twente 1–1 (0–0) sporting cp. aggregate 1–1, sporting win on away goals rule.




uefa europa league third qualifying round, second leg: (teams in bold advance play-off round, first leg result in parentheses)

omonia 1–1 (0–2) vaslui. vaslui win 3–1 on aggregate.


copa sudamericana first stage, first leg:

universidad de chile 2–1 deportivo cali



racquetball

european championships in paris:

men:

semifinals:

 ireland 0–3  germany
 catalonia 2–1  netherlands


3rd place:

03 !  ireland 2–1  netherlands


final:

01 !  catalonia 2–1 02 !  germany




women:

 germany 1–2  catalonia
 ireland 0–3  germany

final standings: 01 !  catalonia 02 !  germany 03 !  ireland

august 3, 2009 (monday)
auto racing

sprint cup series:

pennsylvania 500 in long pond, pennsylvania:

(1) denny hamlin (toyota, joe gibbs racing) (2) juan pablo montoya (chevrolet, earnhardt ganassi racing) (3) clint bowyer (chevrolet, richard childress racing)

drivers standings (after 21 of 26 races leading chase sprint cup): (1) tony stewart 3188 points (chevrolet, stewart haas racing) (2) jimmie johnson 2991 (chevrolet, hendrick motorsports) (3) jeff gordon 2989 (chevrolet, hendrick motorsports)







cricket

australia in england:

the ashes series:

3rd test in birmingham, day 5:

 australia 263 & 375/5d (112.2 overs, michael clarke 103*);  england 376. match drawn. england lead 5-match series 1–0.






pakistan in sri lanka:

3rd odi in dambulla:

 pakistan 288/8 (50 ov);  sri lanka 289/4 (46.3 ov, mahela jayawardene 123). sri lanka win 6 wickets, , take unassailable 3–0 lead in 5-match series.





cycling

uci protour:

tour de pologne:

stage 2: (1) angelo furlan (ita) (lampre–ngc) 4h 57 25 (2) jürgen roelandts (bel) (silence–lotto) s.t. (3) juan josé haedo (arg) (team saxo bank) s.t.
general classification: (1) borut božič (slo) (vacansoleil pro cycling team) 7h 10 11 (2) furlan s.t. (3) david loosli (swi) (lampre-n.g.c.) + 1





racquetball

european championships in paris:

men: (teams in bold advance semifinals)

group a:

 ireland 3–0  belgium
 netherlands 3–0  belgium
 ireland 2–1  netherlands

standings: ireland 2–0, netherlands 1–1, belgium 0–2.




group b:

 germany 3–0  italy
 catalonia 3–0  france
 germany 3–0  france
 catalonia 3–0  italy
 catalonia 2–1  germany
 france 1–2  italy

standings: catalonia 3–0, germany 2–1, italy 1–2, france 0–3.






women:

 ireland 1–2  catalonia

august 2, 2009 (sunday)
auto racing

sprint cup series:

pennsylvania 500 in long pond, pennsylvania:

postponed monday due rain.




world rally championship:

rally finland:

(1) mikko hirvonen  finland (ford focus rs wrc 09) 2:50:40.9 (2) sébastien loeb (fra) (citroën c4 wrc) 2:51:06.0 (3) jari-matti latvala (fin) (ford focus rs wrc 09) 2:51:30.8

drivers standings (after 9 of 12 races): (1) hirvonen 68 points (2) loeb 65 (3) dani sordo (esp) (citroën c4 wrc) 44
manufacturers standings: (1) citroën total world rally team 119 points (2) bp ford world rally team 105 (3) stobart m-sport ford rally team 64






v8 supercars:

norton 360 sandown challenge in melbourne, victoria:

round 14: (1) garth tander (aus) (holden commodore) (2) davison (aus) (holden commodore) (3) craig lowndes (aus) (ford falcon)

standings (after 14 of 26 races): (1) whincup 1791 points (2) davison 1674 (3) tander 1416







cricket

australia in england:

the ashes series:

3rd test in birmingham, day 4:

 australia 263 & 88/2 (28.0 ov);  england 376. australia trail 25 runs 8 wickets remaining.






bangladesh in west indies:

only t20i in basseterre, st kitts:

 bangladesh 118/9 (20/20 ov);  west indies 119/5 (16.5/20 ov). west indies win 5 wickets.

this bangladesh loss of tour.







cycling

uci protour:

tour de pologne:

stage 1: (1) borut božič (slo) (vacansoleil pro cycling team) 2h 12 56 (2) andré greipel (ger) (team columbia-htc) s.t. (3) francesco gavazzi (ita) (lampre–ngc) s.t.





football (soccer)

uefa under-19 championship in ukraine:

final: england  0–2  ukraine

ukraine win first ever football trophy.




caf champions league group stage, matchday 2:

group b:

heartland 3–1 monomotapa united





golf

women s majors:

women s british open in lytham st annes, england:

(1) catriona matthew (sco) 285 (−3) (2) karrie webb (aus) 288 (e) (3) paula creamer, christina kim (both united states), hee-won han (kor) & ai miyazato (jpn) 289 (+1)

matthew becomes first scot ever win women s major.






senior majors:

u.s. senior open in carmel, indiana:

(1) fred funk (usa) 268 (−20) (2) joey sindelar (usa) 274 (−14) (3) russ cochran (usa) 276 (−12)

funk wins second senior major, , sets new to-par scoring record event.






pga tour:

buick open in grand blanc, michigan:

winner: tiger woods (usa) 268 (−20)

woods bounces missing cut @ open championship, cruising fourth win of year 3 shots.






european tour:

czech golf open in prague, czech republic:

winner: oskar henningsson (swe) 275 (−13)

henningsson collects first career european tour win.







swimming

world aquatics championships in rome, italy:

men s 50m backstroke: 01 ! liam tancock (gbr) 24.04 wr 02 ! junya koga (jpn) 24.24 03 ! gerhard zandberg (rsa) 24.34
women s 50m breaststroke: 01 ! yuliya yefimova (rus) 30.09 wr 02 ! rebecca soni (usa) 30.11 03 ! sarah katsoulis (aus) 30.16
men s 400m individual medley: 01 ! ryan lochte (usa) 4:07.01 02 ! tyler clary (usa) 4:07.31 03 ! lászló cseh (hun) 4:07.37
women s 50m freestyle: 01 ! britta steffen (ger) 23.73 wr 02 ! therese alshammar (swe) 23.88 03 ! cate campbell (aus) & marleen veldhuis (ned) 23.99
men s 1500m freestyle: 01 ! oussama mellouli (tun) 14:37.28 02 ! ryan cochrane (can) 14:41.38 03 ! sun yang (chn) 14:46.84
women s 400m individual medley: 01 ! katinka hosszú (hun) 4:30.31 02 ! kirsty coventry (zim) 4:32.12 03 ! stephanie rice (aus) 4:32.29
men s 4 × 100 m medley relay: 01 !  united states (aaron peirsol 52.19 cr, eric shanteau, michael phelps, david walters) 3:27.28 wr 02 !  germany (helge meeuw 52.27 er, hendrik feldwehr, benjamin starke, paul biedermann) 3:28.58 03 !  australia (ashley delaney, brenton rickard, andrew lauterstein, matt targett) 3:28.64

the world championships conclude total of 43 world records, in swimming event in history.





tennis

atp world tour:

allianz suisse open gstaad in gstaad, switzerland:

final: thomaz bellucci (bra) bt andreas beck (ger) 6–4, 7–6 (2)

bellucci wins first atp tour title.




la tennis open in los angeles, united states:

final: sam querrey (usa) bt carsten ball (aus) 6–4, 3–6, 6–1

querrey wins first title of year , second of career.




atp studena croatia open umag in umag, croatia

final: nikolay davydenko (rus) bt juan carlos ferrero (esp) 6–3, 6–0

davydenko wins second title of year , 16th of career.






wta tour:

bank of west classic in stanford, california, united states:

final: marion bartoli (fra) bt venus williams (usa) 6–2, 5–7, 6–4

bartoli wins second title of year , fifth of career.




istanbul cup in istanbul, turkey:

final: vera dushevina (rus) bt lucie hradecká (cze) 6–0, 6–1

dushevina wins first wta tour title.







volleyball

fivb world grand prix:

1st preliminary round:

pool in rio de janeiro, brazil:

brazil  3–0  united states
puerto rico  2–3  germany


pool b in kielce, poland:

poland  3–0  japan
netherlands  3–1  thailand


pool c in ningbo, china:

south korea  2–3  dominican republic
china  3–2  russia


standings after 3 matches: brazil, china, netherlands 6 points, russia, germany, thailand 5, poland, dominican republic, usa 4, puerto rico, japan, korea 3.

august 1, 2009 (saturday)
auto racing

indycar series:

meijer indy 300 in sparta, kentucky:

(1) ryan briscoe (aus) (penske racing) 1:28:24.3246 (2) ed carpenter (usa) (vision racing) + 0.0162* (3) tony kanaan (bra) (andretti green racing)

drivers standings (after 12 of 17 races): (1) briscoe 416 points (2) scott dixon (nzl) (chip ganassi racing) 408 (3) dario franchitti (gbr) (chip ganassi racing) 405






nationwide series:

u.s. cellular 250 in newton, iowa:

(1) brad keselowski (chevrolet, jr motorsports) (2) kyle busch (toyota, joe gibbs racing) (3) jason leffler (toyota, braun racing)




v8 supercars:

norton 360 sandown challenge in melbourne, victoria:

round 13: (1) davison (aus) (holden commodore) (2) james courtney (aus) (ford falcon) (3) craig lowndes (aus) (ford falcon)

standings (after 13 of 26 races): (1) jamie whincup (aus) (ford falcon) 1662 points (2) davison 1536 (3) garth tander (aus) (holden commodore) 1266







cricket

australia in england:

the ashes series:

3rd test in birmingham, day 3:

no play due rain.






pakistan in sri lanka:

2nd odi in dambulla:

 pakistan 168 (47 ov);  sri lanka 169/4 (43.4 ov). sri lanka win 6 wickets. sri lanka lead 5-match series 2–0





cycling

uci protour:

clásica de san sebastián:

(1) carlos barredo (esp) (quick-step) 5h 37 00 (2) roman kreuziger (cze) (liquigas) s.t. (3) mickaël delage (fra) (silence–lotto) + 7





football (soccer)

caf champions league group stage, matchday 2:

group a:

kano pillars 3–1 al-merreikh


group b:

etoile du sahel 2–1 tp mazembe





golf

women s majors:

women s british open in lytham st annes, england, third round:

leaderboard: (1) catriona matthew (sco) 212 (−4) (2) christina kim (usa) 215 (−1) (3) jiyai shin (kor) & ai miyazato (jpn) 216 (e)




senior majors:

u.s. senior open in carmel, indiana, third round:

leaderboard: (1) fred funk (usa) 203 (−13) (2) greg norman (aus) & joey sindelar (usa) 204 (−12)





rugby union

tri nations series:

south africa  31–19  new zealand in durban

morné steyn scores of springboks points, breaking record of former black andrew mehrtens individual points in tri nations match. also, boks john smit makes 60th appearance test captain, giving him sole possession of all-time lead.
standings: south africa 8 points (2 matches), new zealand 4 (3 matches),  australia 1 (1 match).





swimming

world aquatics championships in rome, italy:

women s 50m butterfly: 01 ! marieke guehrer (aus) 25.48 02 ! zhou yafei (chn) 25.57 03 ! ingvild snildal (nor) 25.58
men s 50m freestyle: 01 ! césar cielo filho (bra) 21.08 cr 02 ! frédérick bousquet (fra) 21.21 03 ! amaury leveaux (fra) 21.25
women s 200m backstroke: 01 ! kirsty coventry (zim) 2:04.81 wr 02 ! anastasia zuyeva (rus) 2:04.94 03 ! elisabeth beisel (usa) 2:06.39
men s 100m butterfly: 01 ! michael phelps (usa) 49.82 wr 02 ! milorad Čavić (srb) 49.95 03 ! rafael muñoz (esp) 50.41
women s 800m freestyle: 01 ! lotte friis (den) 8:15.92 cr 02 ! joanne jackson (gbr) 8:16.66 03 ! alessia filippi (ita) 8:17.21
women s 4 × 100 m medley relay: 01 !  china (zhao jing, chen huijia, jiao liuyang, li zhesi) 3:52.19 wr 02 !  australia (emily seebohm, sarah katsoulis, jessicah schipper, lisbeth trickett) 3:52.58 03 !  germany (daniela samulski, sarah poewe, annika mehlhorn, britta steffen) 3:55.79 er
men s 50m backstroke semifinals: (1) liam tancock (gbr) 24.08 wr
women s 50m breaststroke semifinals: (1) sarah katsoulis (aus) 30.33
women s 50m freestyle semifinals: (1) cate campbell (aus) 24.08



volleyball

fivb world grand prix:

1st preliminary round:

pool in rio de janeiro, brazil:

brazil  3–0  germany
puerto rico  2–3  united states


pool b in kielce, poland:

poland  0–3  netherlands
thailand  3–2  japan


pool c in ningbo, china:

dominican republic  2–3  russia
china  3–0  south korea

china, brazil, netherlands, russia , thailand win 2 opening matches.









water polo

world aquatics championships in rome, italy:

men:

bronze medal match: 03 ! croatia  8–6  united states
gold medal match: 01 ! serbia  7–7 (pen 7–6) 02 !  spain