July 2009 in sports

Australia in England:
- The Ashes Series:
  - 3rd Test in Birmingham, day 2:
    - Australia 263 (James Anderson 5/80); England 116/2 (36.0 ov). England trail by 147 runs with 8 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.
Bangladesh in West Indies:
- 3rd ODI in Basseterre, St Kitts:
  - West Indies 248 (47.4 ov); Bangladesh 249/7 (48.5 ov). Bangladesh win by 3 wickets, and win 3-match series 3–0.

Water polo[edit]

World Aquatics Championships in Rome, Italy:
- Women:
  - Bronze Medal Match: Russia 10–9 Greece
  - Gold Medal Match: Canada 6–7 United States

July 30, 2009 (Thursday)[edit]

Baseball[edit]

The New York Times reports that Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz, who were teammates on Boston Red Sox teams that won the World Series in 2004 and 2007, were among about 100 players who tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs in 2003.

Cricket[edit]

Australia in England:
- The Ashes Series:
  - 3rd Test in Birmingham, day 1:
    - Australia 126/1 (30 ov)
Pakistan in Sri Lanka:
- 1st ODI in Dambulla:
  - Sri Lanka 232/9 (50 overs); Pakistan 196 (44.4 overs). Sri Lanka win by 36 runs, lead 5-match series 1–0.

Football (soccer)[edit]

UEFA Under-19 Championship in Ukraine:
- Semifinals:
  - England 3–1 (a.e.t.) France
  - Serbia 1–3 Ukraine

Golf[edit]

Women's majors:
- Women's British Open in Lytham St Annes, England, first round:
  - (1) Sandra Gal (DEU) 69 (−3) (2) Song-Hee Kim (KOR) & Angela Stanford (USA) 70 (−2)
Senior majors:
- U.S. Open in Carmel, Indiana, third round:
  - Leaderboard: (1) Dan Forsman, Tim Jackson, Joey Sindelar (all United States) & Greg Norman (AUS) 66 (−6)

Swimming[edit]

World Aquatics Championships in Rome, Italy:

July 29, 2009 (Wednesday)[edit]

Auto racing[edit]

Seven-time Formula One champion Michael Schumacher announces that he will come out of retirement to serve as Ferrari's substitute driver for Felipe Massa, who was seriously injured in an accident during qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix. (AP via ESPN)

Baseball[edit]

The Philadelphia Phillies acquire 2009 American League Cy Young Award winner Cliff Lee from the Cleveland Indians for outfielder Ben Francisco and four minor league prospects. (AP via Yahoo)

Football (soccer)[edit]

2009 MLS All-Star Game in Sandy, Utah:
- MLS All-Stars 1–1 (aet) Everton. Everton wins 4–3 on penalties.

Swimming[edit]

World Aquatics Championships in Rome, Italy:
- Men's 200m butterfly: Michael Phelps (USA) 1:51.51 WR Paweł Korzeniowski (POL) 1:53.23 Takeshi Matsuda (JPN) 1:53.32
- Women's 200m freestyle: Federica Pellegrini (ITA) 1:52.98 WR Allison Schmitt (USA) 1:54.96 Dana Vollmer (USA) 1:55.64
- Men's 50m breaststroke: Cameron van der Burgh (RSA) 26.67 WR Felipe França Silva (BRA) 26.76 Mark Gangloff (USA) 26.86
- Men's 800m freestyle: Zhang Lin (CHN) 7:32.12 WR Oussama Mellouli (TUN) 7:35.27 Ryan Cochrane (CAN) 7:41.92
- Men's 100m freestyle semifinals: (1) Alain Bernard (FRA) 47.27
- Men's 200m individual medley semifinals: (1) Ryan Lochte (USA) & László Cseh (HUN) 1:55.18
- Women's 50m backstroke semifinals: (1) Anastasia Zuyeva (RUS) 27.38 WR
- Women's 200m butterfly semifinals: (1) Katinka Hosszú (HUN) 2:04.27

July 28, 2009 (Tuesday)[edit]

American football[edit]

Brett Favre, who was considering coming out of retirement for the second consecutive season and playing for the Minnesota Vikings, announces that he will remain retired, saying that he does not feel physically able to play for a full season. (ESPN)

Cricket[edit]

Bangladesh in West Indies:
- 2nd ODI in Roseau, Dominica:
  - West Indies 274/6 (50 ov, Travis Dowlin 100*); Bangladesh 276/7 (49 ov). Bangladesh win by 3 wickets, lead 3-match series 2–0.

Swimming[edit]

World Aquatics Championships in Rome, Italy:

July 27, 2009 (Monday)[edit]

American football[edit]

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell conditionally reinstates Michael Vick following the end of his prison sentence for running a dog fighting operation. Vick will be allowed to play in preseason games and practice, provided he can find a team that will sign him, and Goodell will decide on Vick's full reinstatement no later than Week 6 of the 2009 season. (ESPN)

Football (soccer)[edit]

UEFA Under-19 Championship in Ukraine: (teams in bold advance to the semifinals)
- Group A:
  - Switzerland 0–1 Ukraine
  - Slovenia 1–7 England
    - Standings: England, Ukraine 5 points, Switzerland 4, Slovenia 1.
- Group B:
  - Spain 0–1 France
  - Serbia 1–0 Turkey
    - Standings: Serbia 7 points, France 5, Spain 3, Turkey 1.
- Transfer News:
  - FC Barcelona and Internazionale complete a major deal, with Samuel Eto'o joining Inter and Zlatan Ibrahimović joining Barça. The deal was initially reported to also include a loan of Alexander Hleb to Inter, but Hleb turned down the move.

Golf[edit]

PGA Tour:
- RBC Canadian Open in Oakville, Ontario:
  - Winner: Nathan Green (AUS) 270 (−18) PO
    - Green defeats Retief Goosen (RSA) on the second playoff hole for his first PGA Tour win.

Swimming[edit]

World Aquatics Championships in Rome, Italy, day 2:
- Men's 100m breaststroke: Brenton Rickard (AUS) 58.58 WR Hugues Duboscq (FRA) 58.64 Cameron van der Burgh (RSA) 58.95
- Women's 100m butterfly: Sarah Sjöström (SWE) 56.06 WR Jessicah Schipper (AUS) 56.23 Jiao Liuyang (CHN) 56.86
- Men's 50m butterfly: Milorad Čavić (SRB) 22.67 CR Matt Targett (AUS) 22.73 Rafael Muñoz (ESP) 22.88
- Women's 200m individual medley: Ariana Kukors (USA) 2:06.15 WR Stephanie Rice (AUS) 2:07.03 Katinka Hosszú (HUN) 2:07.46
- Men's 100m backstroke semifinals: (1) Junya Koga (JPN) 52.39 CR
- Women's 100m breaststroke semifinals: (1) Rebecca Soni (USA) 1:04.84 WR
- Women's 100m backstroke semifinals: (1) Anastasia Zuyeva (RUS) 58.48 WR
- Men's 200m freestyle semifinals: (1) Paul Biedermann (GER) 1:43.65 CR

July 26, 2009 (Sunday)[edit]

Auto racing[edit]

Formula One:
- Hungarian Grand Prix in Mogyoród, Hungary:
  - (1) Lewis Hamilton (GBR) (McLaren–Mercedes) 1:38:23.876 (2) Kimi Räikkönen (FIN) (Ferrari) +11.529 (3) Mark Webber (AUS) (Red Bull–Renault) +16.886
    - Drivers' standings (after 10 of 17 races): (1) Jenson Button (GBR) (Brawn–Mercedes) 70 points (2) Webber 51.5 (3) Sebastian Vettel (GER) (Red Bull-Renault) 47
    - Constructors' standings: (1) Brawn-Mercedes 114 (2) Red Bull-Renault 98.5 (3) Ferrari 40
Sprint Cup Series:
- Allstate 400 at the Brickyard in Speedway, Indiana:
  - (1) Jimmie Johnson (Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports) (2) Mark Martin (Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports) (3) Tony Stewart (Chevrolet, Stewart Haas Racing)
    - Drivers' standings (after 20 of 26 races leading to the Chase for the Sprint Cup): (1) Stewart 3054 points (2) Johnson 2862 (3) Jeff Gordon 2847 (Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports)
IndyCar Series:
- Rexall Edmonton Indy in Edmonton, Alberta:
  - (1) Will Power (AUS) (Penske Racing) 1:42:42.3773 (2) Hélio Castroneves (BRA) (Penske Racing) + 1.0936* (3) Scott Dixon (NZL) (Chip Ganassi Racing) + 1.3213
    - Drivers' standings (after 11 of 17 races): (1) Dixon 380 points (2) Dario Franchitti (GBR) (Chip Ganassi Racing) 377 points (3) Ryan Briscoe (AUS) (Penske Racing) 366

Cricket[edit]

Bangladesh in West Indies:
- 1st ODI in Roseau, Dominica:
  - Bangladesh 246/9 (50 ov); West Indies 194 (43.4 ov). Bangladesh win by 52 runs, lead 3-match series 1–0.

Cycling[edit]

Tour de France:
- Stage 21 – Montereau-Fault-Yonne to Paris Champs-Élysées (160 km): (1) Mark Cavendish (GBR) (Team Columbia–HTC) 4h 02' 18" (2) Mark Renshaw (AUS) (Team Columbia–HTC) same time (3) Tyler Farrar (USA) (Garmin–Slipstream) s.t.
  - Cavendish wins his sixth stage of this year's Tour, the first rider in 30 years that does this feat.
- Final standings:
  - General classification: (1) Alberto Contador (ESP) (Astana Qazaqstan Team) 85h 48' 35" (2) Andy Schleck (LUX) (Tinkoff) + 4' 11" (3) Lance Armstrong (USA) (Astana) + 5' 24"
  - Points standing: (1) Thor Hushovd (NOR) (Cervélo TestTeam) 280 points (2) Mark Cavendish (GBR) (Team Columbia–HTC) 270 (3) Gerald Ciolek (GER) (Team Milram) 172
  - King of mountains standings: (1) Franco Pellizotti (ITA) (Liquigas) 210 points (2) Egoi Martínez (ESP) (Euskaltel–Euskadi) 135 (3) Contador 126

Football (soccer)[edit]

CONCACAF Gold Cup in United States:
- Final in East Rutherford, New Jersey:
  - Mexico 5–0 United States
    - Mexico wins the Gold Cup for the fifth time. This is Mexico's first win in the US in 10 years, and their biggest win in 42 years.

Golf[edit]

Senior majors:
- Senior British Open in Sunningdale, England:
  - (1) Loren Roberts (USA) 268 (−12) PO (2) Mark McNulty (IRL) & Fred Funk (USA) 268 (−12)
    - Roberts wins his second Senior British Open and fourth senior major in a playoff, eliminating Funk on the first extra hole and McNulty on the third.
PGA Tour:
- RBC Canadian Open in Oakville, Ontario:
  - Play suspended due to rain. The final round will resume Monday.
European Tour:
- SAS Masters in Barsebäck, Sweden:
  - (1) Ricardo González (ARG) 282 (−10) (2) Jamie Donaldson (WAL) 284 (−8) (3) Jeppe Huldahl (DEN) 286 (−6)
LPGA Tour:
- Evian Masters in Évian-les-Bains, France:
  - (1) Ai Miyazato (JPN) 274 (−14) PO
    - Miyazato earns her first LPGA tour win with a birdie on the first hole of a playoff with Sophie Gustafson (SWE).

Motorcycle racing[edit]

Moto GP:
- British motorcycle Grand Prix in North West Leicestershire, United Kingdom:
  - (1) Andrea Dovizioso (ITA) (Honda) 48:26.267 (2) Colin Edwards (USA) (Yamaha) +1.360 (3) Randy de Puniet (FRA) (Honda) +1.600
    - Riders' standings (after 10 of 17 races): (1) Valentino Rossi (ITA) (Yamaha) 187 points (2) Jorge Lorenzo (ESP) (Yamaha) 162 (3) Casey Stoner (AUS) (Ducati) 150
    - Manufacturers' standings: (1) Yamaha 230 (2) Honda 164 (3) Ducati 156
Superbike World Championship:
- Brno Superbike World Championship round in Brno, Czech Republic:
  - Race 1: (1) Max Biaggi (ITA) (Aprilia) 40:18.306 (2) Carlos Checa (ESP) (Honda) +3.631 (3) Jonathan Rea (GBR) (Honda) +9.948
  - Race 2: (1) Ben Spies (USA) (Yamaha) 40:15.420 (2) Biaggi +0.213 (3) Michel Fabrizio (ITA) (Ducati) +0.657
    - Riders' standings (after 10 of 14 rounds): (1) Noriyuki Haga (JPN) (Ducati) 324 points (2) Spies 319 (3) Fabrizio 273

Swimming[edit]

World Aquatics Championships in Rome, Italy, day 1:
- Men's 400m freestyle: Paul Biedermann (GER) 3:40.07 (WR) Oussama Mellouli (TUN) 3:41.11 (AF) Zhang Lin (CHN) 3:41.35 (AS)
- Women's 400m freestyle: Federica Pellegrini (ITA) 3:59.15 (WR) Joanne Jackson (GBR) 4:00.60 Rebecca Adlington (GBR) 4:00.79
- Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay: Netherlands (Inge Dekker, Ranomi Kromowidjojo, Femke Heemskerk, Marleen Veldhuis) 3:31.72 (WR) Germany (Britta Steffen 52.22 WR, Daniela Samulski, Petra Dallmann, Daniela Schreiber) 3:31.83 Australia (Lisbeth Trickett, Marieke Guehrer, Shayne Reese, Felicity Galvez) 3:33.01
- Men's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay: United States (Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte, Matt Grevers, Nathan Adrian) 3:09.21 (CR) Russia (Evgeniy Lagunov, Andrey Grechin, Danila Izotov, Alexander Sukhorukov) 3:09.52 France (Fabien Gilot, Alain Bernard, Grégory Mallet, Frédérick Bousquet) 3:09.89
- Women's 100m butterfly semifinals: (1) Sarah Sjöström (SWE) 56.44 (WR)
- Women's 200m individual medley semifinals: (1) Ariana Kukors (USA) 2:07.03 (WR)
- Men's 50m butterfly semifinals: (1) Rafael Muñoz (ESP) 22.68 (CR)
- Men's 100m breaststroke semifinals: (1) Eric Shanteau (USA) 58.96 (CR)

Tennis[edit]

ATP World Tour:
- Indianapolis Tennis Championships in Indianapolis, United States:
  - Final: Robby Ginepri (USA) bt Sam Querrey (USA) 6–2, 6–4
    - Ginepri wins the tournament for the second time and his third career title.
- German Open Hamburg in Hamburg, Germany:
  - Final: Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) bt Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA) 6–4, 6–2
    - Davydenko wins his first title this year and 15th of his career.
WTA Tour:
- Banka Koper Slovenia Open in Portorož, Slovenia:
  - Final: Dinara Safina (RUS) bt Sara Errani (ITA) 6–7(5), 6–1, 7–5
    - Safina wins her third title this year and 12th of her career.
- Gastein Ladies in Bad Gastein, Austria:
  - Final: Andrea Petkovic (GER) bt Ioana Raluca Olaru (ROM) 6–2, 6–3
    - Petkovic wins her first WTA Tour title.

Volleyball[edit]

FIVB World League:
- Final Round in Belgrade, Serbia:
  - Bronze medal match: Russia 3–0 Cuba
  - Final: Brazil 3–2 Serbia
    - Brazil win the World League for the eighth time and equals Italy's record. All but one of those titles are in the last decade.

July 25, 2009 (Saturday)[edit]

Auto racing[edit]

Nationwide Series:
- Kroger 200 in Clermont, Indiana:
  - (1) Carl Edwards (Ford, Roush Fenway Racing) (2) Kyle Busch (Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing) (3) Matt Kenseth (Ford, Roush Fenway Racing)

Cycling[edit]

Tour de France:
- Stage 20 – Montélimar to Mont Ventoux (167 km): (1) Juan Manuel Gárate (ESP) (Rabobank) 4h 39' 21" (2) Tony Martin (GER) (Team Columbia–HTC) + 3" (3) Andy Schleck (LUX) (Team Saxo Bank) + 38" 4. Alberto Contador (ESP) (Astana) s.t.
  - General classification: (1) Contador 81h 46' 17" (2) Andy Schleck + 4' 11" (3) Lance Armstrong (USA) (Astana) + 5' 24"
  - Points standing: (1) Thor Hushovd (NOR) (Cervélo TestTeam) 260 points (2) Mark Cavendish (GBR) (Team Columbia–HTC) 235 (3) Gerald Ciolek (GER) (Team Milram) 148
  - King of mountains standings: (1) Franco Pellizotti (ITA) (Liquigas) 210 points (2) Egoi Martínez (ESP) (Euskaltel–Euskadi) 135 (3) Contador 126
BMX World Championships in Adelaide, Australia:
- Elite men: Donny Robinson (USA) 28.648 Mike Day (USA) 29.544 Ramiro Marino (ARG) 29.774
- Elite women: Sarah Walker (NZL) 31.879 Eva Ailloud (FRA) 32.991 Arielle Martin (USA) 33.894

Diving[edit]

World Aquatics Championships in Rome, Italy:
- Men's 10 m synchro platform: Huo Liang & Lin Yue (CHN) 482.58 pts David Boudia & Thomas Finchum (USA) 456.84 José Antonio Guerra Oliva & Jeinkler Aguirre (CUB) 456.60

Football (soccer)[edit]

UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship in Belarus:
- Final: England 2–0 Sweden
  - England win their first ever title in women football.

Golf[edit]

Senior majors:
- Senior British Open in Sunningdale, England, third round:
  - Leaderboard: (1) Greg Norman (AUS) 200 (−10) (2) Fred Funk & Loren Roberts (both United States) 201 (−9)

Open water swimming[edit]

World Aquatics Championships in Rome, Italy:
- Women's 25 km: Angela Maurer (GER) 5:47:48.0 Anna Uvarova (RUS) 5:47:51.9 Federica Vitale (ITA) 5:47:52.7
- Men's 25 km: Valerio Cleri (ITA) 5:26:31.6 Trent Grimsey (AUS) 5:26:50.7 Vladimir Dyatchin (RUS) 5:29:29.3

Rugby league[edit]

RLEF Euro Med Challenge:
- Belgium 28–22 Catalonia

Rugby union[edit]

Tri Nations Series:
- South Africa 28–19 New Zealand in Bloemfontein
  - The Springboks open their Tri Nations campaign on a winning note, and also take first place in the IRB World Rankings from the All Blacks. Standings: South Africa 4 (1 match), New Zealand 4 (2 matches), Australia 1 (1 match)
  - Boks captain John Smit equals the record of Australia's George Gregan and England's Will Carling for most Tests as captain, with 59.

Synchronised swimming[edit]

World Aquatics Championships in Rome, Italy:
- Team free: Russia 99.167 pts Spain 98.167 China 97.167
  - Russia win all 6 events they entered.

Volleyball[edit]

FIVB World League:
- Final Round in Belgrade, Serbia:
  - Semifinals:
    - Brazil 3–0 Russia
    - Serbia 3–1 Cuba

July 24, 2009 (Friday)[edit]

Cricket[edit]

Pakistan in Sri Lanka:
- 3rd Test in Colombo, day 5:
  - Pakistan 299 & 425/9d; Sri Lanka 233 & 391/4 (134.0 ov, Kumar Sangakkara 130*). Match drawn. Sri Lanka win 3-match series 2–0.

Cycling[edit]

Tour de France:
- Stage 19 – Bourgoin-Jallieu to Aubenas (195 km): (1) Mark Cavendish (GBR) (Team Columbia–HTC) 3h 50' 35" (2) Thor Hushovd (NOR) (Cervélo TestTeam) s.t. (3) Gerald Ciolek (GER) (Team Milram) s.t.
  - Cavendish gets his fifth stage win in this Tour and his ninth win in two years makes him the British rider with most stage wins.
  - General classification: (1) Alberto Contador (ESP) (Astana Qazaqstan Team) 77h 06' 18" (2) Andy Schleck (LUX) (Tinkoff) + 4' 11" (3) Lance Armstrong (USA) (Astana) + 5' 21"
  - Points standing: (1) Hushovd 260 points (2) Cavendish 235 (3) Ciolek 148
  - King of mountains standings: (1) Franco Pellizotti (ITA) (Liquigas) 196 points (2) Egoi Martínez (ESP) (Euskaltel–Euskadi) 135 (3) Pierrick Fédrigo (FRA) (Bbox Bouygues Telecom) 99

Diving[edit]

World Aquatics Championships in Rome, Italy:
- Women's 3 m synchro springboard: Guo Jingjing/Wu Minxia (CHN) 348.00 Tania Cagnotto/Francesca Dallapè (ITA) 329.70 Yuliya Pakhalina/Anastasia Pozdniakova (RUS) 310.80

Football (soccer)[edit]

UEFA Under-19 Championship in Ukraine:
- Group A:
  - Slovenia 1–2 Switzerland
  - Ukraine 2–2 England
    - Standings (after 2 matches): Switzerland 4 points, England, Ukraine 2, Slovenia 1.
- Group B:
  - France 1–1 Turkey
  - Serbia 2–1 Spain
    - Standings (after 2 matches): Serbia 4 points, Spain 3, France 2, Turkey 1.

Golf[edit]

Senior majors:
- Senior British Open in Sunningdale, England, second round:
  - Leaderboard: (1) Fred Funk (USA) 129 (−11) (2) Sam Torrance (SCO) 132 (−8) (3) Loren Roberts (USA) 134 (−6)

Rugby league[edit]

RLEF Euro Bowl:
- Latvia 6–40 Ukraine

Synchronised swimming[edit]

World Aquatics Championships in Rome, Italy:
- Duet free: Natalia Ishchenko/Svetlana Romashina (RUS) 98.833 Andrea Fuentes/Gemma Mengual (ESP) 98.333 Jiang Tingting/Jiang Wenwen (CHN) 97.000

Volleyball[edit]

FIVB World League:
- Final Round in Belgrade, Serbia: (teams in bold advance to the semifinals)
  - Pool E: Russia 1–3 Serbia
    - Standings: Serbia 6 points, Russia 3, USA 0.
  - Pool F: Brazil 3–0 Argentina
    - Standings: Brazil 6 points, Cuba 3, Argentina 0.

July 23, 2009 (Thursday)[edit]

Baseball[edit]

Major League Baseball:
- Mark Buehrle of the Chicago White Sox throws the 18th perfect game in the history of Major League Baseball, and became the sixth pitcher in the history of the game to hurl both a no-hitter and a perfect game as the White Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays, 5–0. The game was played in two hours and three minutes, the fastest perfect game since Tom Browning of the Cincinnati Reds beat the Los Angeles Dodgers on September 18, 1988, who took an hour and 51 minutes.

Cricket[edit]

Pakistan in Sri Lanka:
- 3rd Test in Colombo, day 4:
  - Pakistan 299 & 425/9d (Shoaib Malik 134); Sri Lanka 233 & 183/3 (59.0 ov). Sri Lanka require another 309 runs with 7 wickets remaining.

Cycling[edit]

Tour de France:
- Stage 18 – Annecy (40 km ITT): (1) Alberto Contador (ESP) (Astana) 48' 30" (2) Fabian Cancellara (SUI) (Team Saxo Bank) + 3" (3) Mikhail Ignatiev (RUS) (Team Katusha) + 15"
  - General classification: (1) Contador 73h 15' 39" (2) Andy Schleck (LUX) (Team Saxo Bank) + 4' 11" (3) Lance Armstrong (USA) (Astana) + 5' 25"
  - Points standing: (1) Thor Hushovd (NOR) (Cervélo TestTeam) 230 points (2) Mark Cavendish (GBR) (Team Columbia–HTC) 200 (3) José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) (Caisse d'Epargne) 126
  - King of mountains standings: (1) Franco Pellizotti (ITA) (Liquigas) 196 points (2) Egoi Martínez (ESP) (Euskaltel–Euskadi) 118 (3) Pierrick Fédrigo (FRA) (Bbox Bouygues Telecom) 99

Diving[edit]

World Aquatics Championships in Rome, Italy:
- Men's 3 m springboard: He Chong (CHN) 505.20 points Troy Dumais (USA) 498.40 Alexandre Despatie (CAN) 490.30

Football (soccer)[edit]

CONCACAF Gold Cup in United States:
- Semifinals in Chicago:
  - Honduras 0–2 United States
  - Costa Rica 1–1 Mexico, Mexico win 5–3 in penalty shootout
    - The USA and Mexico will renew their rivalry in a rematch of the 2007 Final.

Golf[edit]

Senior majors:
- Senior British Open in Sunningdale, England, first round:
  - Leaderboard: (1) Fred Funk (USA) 64 (−6) (2) Jay Haas (USA), Loren Roberts (USA), Des Smyth (IRL) & Christopher Williams (RSA) 66 (−4)

Synchronised swimming[edit]

World Aquatics Championships in Rome, Italy:
- Solo free: Natalia Ishchenko (RUS) 98.833 Gemma Mengual (ESP) 98.333 Beatrice Adelizzi (ITA) 95.500

Volleyball[edit]

FIVB World League:
- Final Round in Belgrade, Serbia:
  - Pool E: United States 0–3 Russia
    - Russia and Serbia advance to the semifinals.
  - Pool F: Cuba 1–3 Brazil

July 22, 2009 (Wednesday)[edit]

Cricket[edit]

Pakistan in Sri Lanka:
- 3rd Test in Colombo, day 3:
  - Pakistan 299 & 300/5 (95.0 ov, Shoaib Malik 106*); Sri Lanka 233. Pakistan led by 366 runs with 5 wickets remaining.

Cycling[edit]

Tour de France:
- Stage 17 – Bourg-Saint-Maurice to Le Grand-Bornand (169 km): (1) Fränk Schleck (LUX) (Tinkoff) 4h 53' 54" (2) Alberto Contador (ESP) (Astana Qazaqstan Team) same time (3) Andy Schleck (LUX) (Team Saxo Bank) s.t.
  - General classification: (1) Contador 72h 27' 9" (2) Andy Schleck + 2' 26" (3) Fränk Schleck +3' 25" 4. Lance Armstrong (USA) (Astana) +3' 55"
  - Points standing: (1) Thor Hushovd (NOR) (Cervélo TestTeam) 230 points (2) Mark Cavendish (GBR) (Team Columbia–HTC) 200 (3) José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) (Caisse d'Epargne) 126
  - King of mountains standings: (1) Franco Pellizotti (ITA) (Liquigas) 196 points (2) Egoi Martínez (ESP) (Euskaltel–Euskadi) 118 (3) Pierrick Fédrigo (FRA) (Bbox Bouygues Telecom) 97

Football (soccer)[edit]

UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship in Belarus:
- Semifinals:
  - France 2–5 (ET) Sweden
    - Sofia Jakobsson scores a hat trick for Sweden.
  - England 3–0 Switzerland

Open water swimming[edit]

World Aquatics Championships in Rome, Italy:
- Women's 10 km: Keri-anne Payne (GBR) 2:01:37.1 Ekaterina Seliverstova (RUS) 2:01:38.0 Martina Grimaldi (ITA) 2:01:38.6
- Men's 10 km: Thomas Lurz (GER) 1:52:06.9 Andrew Gemmell (USA) 1:52:08.3 Fran Crippen (USA) 1:52:10.7

Synchronised swimming[edit]

World Aquatics Championships in Rome, Italy:
- Free combination: Spain 98.333 China 97.667 Canada 96.167

Volleyball[edit]

FIVB World League:
- Final Round in Belgrade, Serbia:
  - Pool E: Serbia 3–0 United States
  - Pool F: Argentina 1–3 Cuba

July 21, 2009 (Tuesday)[edit]

Cricket[edit]

Pakistan in Sri Lanka:
- 3rd Test in Colombo, day 2:
  - Pakistan 299 & 16/1 (9.0 ov); Sri Lanka 233. Pakistan led by 82 runs with 9 wickets remaining.

Cycling[edit]

Tour de France:
- Stage 16 – Martigny to Bourg-Saint-Maurice (160 km): (1) Mikel Astarloza (ESP) (Euskaltel–Euskadi) 4hr 14' 20" (2) Sandy Casar (FRA) (Groupama–FDJ) +6" (3) Pierrick Fédrigo (FRA) (Team TotalEnergies) +6"
  - General classification: (1) Alberto Contador (ESP) (Astana) 63h 17′ 56″ (2) Lance Armstrong (USA) (Astana) + 1' 37" (3) Bradley Wiggins (GBR) (Garmin–Slipstream) + 1' 46"
  - Points standing: (1) Thor Hushovd (NOR) (Cervélo TestTeam) 218 points (2) Mark Cavendish (GBR) (Team Columbia–HTC) 200 (3) José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) (Caisse d'Epargne) 126
  - King of mountains standings: (1) Franco Pellizotti (ITA) (Liquigas) 159 points (2) Egoi Martínez (ESP) (Euskaltel–Euskadi) 101 (3) Pierrick Fédrigo (FRA) (Bbox Bouygues Telecom) 97

Diving[edit]

World Aquatics Championships in Rome, Italy:
- Women's 3 m springboard: Guo Jingjing (CHN) 388.20 pts, Émilie Heymans (CAN) 346.45, Tania Cagnotto (ITA) 341.25
- Men's 10 m platform: Tom Daley (GBR) 539.85 pts, Qiu Bo (CHN) 532.20, Luxin Zhou (CHN) 530.55

Football (soccer)[edit]

UEFA Under-19 Championship in Ukraine:
- Group A:
  - England 1–1 Switzerland
  - Ukraine 0–0 Slovenia
- Group B:
  - France 1–1 Serbia
  - Turkey 1–2 Spain

Korfball[edit]

World Games in Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei:
- 7th–8th places: Australia 18–31 Great Britain
- 5th–6th places: Portugal 18–19 Czech Republic
- 3rd–4th places: Russia 18–25 Chinese Taipei
- Final: Belgium 20–25 Netherlands

Open water swimming[edit]

World Aquatics Championships in Rome, Italy:
- Women's 5 km: Melissa Gorman (AUS) 56:55.8 Larisa Ilchenko (RUS) 56:56.3 Poliana Okimoto (BRA) 56:59.3
- Men's 5 km: Thomas Lurz (GER) 56:26.9 Spyridon Gianniotis (GRE) 56:27.2 Chad Ho (RSA) 56:41.9

Synchronised swimming[edit]

World Aquatics Championships in Rome, Italy:
- Duet technical: Anastasia Davydova/Svetlana Romashina (RUS) 98.667 Andrea Fuentes/Gemma Mengual (ESP) 97.333 Jiang Tingting/Jiang Wenwen (CHN) 95.667

July 20, 2009 (Monday)[edit]

Cricket[edit]

Australia in England:
- The Ashes Series:
  - 2nd Test at Lord's, London, day 5:
    - England 425 & 311/6d; Australia 215 & 406 (107 ov, Michael Clarke 136, Andrew Flintoff 5/92). England win by 115 runs and lead the 5-match series 1–0.
      - England win an Ashes Test at Lord's for the first time in 75 years.
Bangladesh in West Indies:
- 2nd Test in St George's, Grenada, day 4:
  - West Indies 237 & 209; Bangladesh 232 & 217/6 (54.4 ov). Bangladesh win by 4 wickets and win the 2-match series 2–0.
    - Bangladesh win their first ever Test series overseas.
Pakistan in Sri Lanka:
- 3rd Test in Colombo, day 1:
  - Pakistan 289/7 (86.0 ov)

Korfball[edit]

World Games in Kaohsiung – day 4:
- 5th–8th places:
  - Portugal 22–10 Australia
  - Great Britain 12–13 Czech Republic
- 1st–4th places:
  - Belgium 24–8 Russia
  - Chinese Taipei 13–29 Netherlands

Synchronised swimming[edit]

World Aquatics Championships in Rome, Italy:
- Solo technical: Natalia Ishchenko (RUS) 98.667 Gemma Mengual (ESP) 97.833 Marie-Pier Boudreau Gagnon (CAN) 96.000

July 19, 2009 (Sunday)[edit]

Cricket[edit]

Australia in England:
- The Ashes Series:
  - 2nd Test at Lord's, London, day 4:
    - England 425 & 311/6d; Australia 215 & 313/5 (86.0 ov, Michael Clarke 125*). Australia require another 209 runs with 5 wickets remaining.
Bangladesh in West Indies:
- 2nd Test in St George's, Grenada, day 3:
  - West Indies 237 & 192/8 (65.2 ov); Bangladesh 232. West Indies led by 197 runs with 2 wickets remaining.

Cycling[edit]

Tour de France:
- Stage 15 – Pontarlier to Verbier (207 km): (1) Alberto Contador (ESP) (Astana) 5h 03' 58" (2) Andy Schleck (LUX) (Team Saxo Bank) + 43" (3) Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) (Liquigas) + 1' 03"
  - General classification: (1) Alberto Contador (ESP) (Astana) 63h 17′ 56″ (2) Lance Armstrong (USA) (Astana) + 1' 37" (3) Bradley Wiggins (GBR) (Garmin–Slipstream) + 1' 46"
  - Points standing: (1) Thor Hushovd (NOR) (Cervélo TestTeam) 218 points (2) Mark Cavendish (GBR) (Team Columbia–HTC) 200 (3) José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) (Caisse d'Epargne) 126
  - King of mountains standings: (1) Franco Pellizotti (ITA) (Liquigas) 109 points (2) Egoi Martínez (ESP) (Euskaltel–Euskadi) 101 (3) Pierrick Fédrigo (FRA) (Bbox Bouygues Telecom) 65

Diving[edit]

World Aquatics Championships in Rome, Italy:
- Women's 1 m springboard: Yuliya Pakhalina (RUS) 325.05 points Wu Minxia (CHN) 311.90 Wang Han (CHN) 303.95
- Women's 10 m synchro platform: Chen Ruolin/Wang Xin (CHN) 369.18 Mary Beth Dunnichay/Haley Ishimatsu (USA) 324.66 Leong Mun Yee/Pandelela Rinong Pamg (MAS) 321.66

Field hockey[edit]

Women's Champions Trophy in Sydney, Australia:
- Final: Argentina 0–0 Australia. Argentina win 4–3 by penalty strokes
  - Argentina win the Trophy for the second straight time, and third time overall.
- 3rd place playoff: Netherlands 5–2 Germany
- 5th place playoff: China 7–0 England

Football (soccer)[edit]

CONCACAF Gold Cup in United States:
- Quarterfinals in Arlington, Texas:
  - Guadeloupe 1–5 Costa Rica
  - Mexico 4–0 Haiti
CAF Champions League group stage, matchday 1:
- Group B:
  - TP Mazembe 2–0 Heartland
  - Monomotapa United 2–1 Étoile du Sahel
UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship in Belarus: (teams in bold advance to the semifinals)
- Group A:
  - Germany 9–0 Belarus
  - Switzerland 0–2 France
    - Standings: Switzerland, France, Germany 6 points, Belarus 0.
- Group B:
  - Norway 1–2 Sweden
  - England 4–0 Iceland
    - Standings: England 7 points, Sweden 6, Norway 2, Iceland 1.

Golf[edit]

Men's majors:
- The Open Championship in South Ayrshire, Scotland:
  - (1) Stewart Cink (USA) & Tom Watson (USA) 278 (−2) (3) Chris Wood (ENG) & Lee Westwood (ENG) 279 (−1)
    - Cink defeats Watson in a 4-hole playoff by 6 strokes and wins his first major, denying Watson from becoming the oldest major champion.
PGA Tour:
- U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee in Brown Deer, Wisconsin:
  - Winner: Bo Van Pelt (USA) 267 (−13) PO
    - Van Pelt wins for the first time on the PGA Tour, defeating John Mallinger (USA) on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.

Korfball[edit]

World Games in Kaohsiung – day 3:
- Pool A:
  - Netherlands 37–10 Australia
  - Czech Republic 15–19 Russia
- Pool B:
  - Belgium 26–18 Portugal
  - Chinese Taipei 17–14 Great Britain

Motorcycle racing[edit]

Moto GP:
- German motorcycle Grand Prix in Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Germany:
  - (1) Valentino Rossi (ITA) (Yamaha) (2) Jorge Lorenzo (ESP) (Yamaha) (3) Dani Pedrosa (ESP) (Honda)
    - Riders' standings (after 9 of 17 races): (1) Rossi 176 points (2) Lorenzo 162 (3) Casey Stoner (AUS) (Ducati) 148
    - Manufacturers' standings: (1) Yamaha 220 points (2) Ducati 148 (3) Honda 126

Synchronised swimming[edit]

World Aquatics Championships in Rome, Italy:
- Team technical: Russia 98.833 points Spain 97.833 China 96.667

Tennis[edit]

ATP World Tour:
- Swedish Open in Båstad, Sweden:
  - Final: Robin Söderling (SWE) def. Juan Mónaco (ARG) 6–3, 7–6(4)
    - Söderling wins his first ATP Tour title this year and fourth of his career.
- MercedesCup in Stuttgart, Germany:
  - Final: Jérémy Chardy (FRA) def. Victor Hănescu (ROU) 1–6, 6–3, 6–4
    - Chardy wins his first ATP Tour title.
WTA Tour:
- Internazionali Femminili di Palermo in Palermo, Italy:
  - Final: Flavia Pennetta (ITA) def. Sara Errani (ITA) 6–1, 6–2
    - Pennetta wins her first WTA Tour title this year, and the seventh of her career.
- ECM Prague Open in Prague, Czech Republic:
  - Final: Sybille Bammer (AUT) def. Francesca Schiavone (ITA) 7–6(4), 6–2
    - Bammer wins her first WTA Tour title this year, and the second of her career.

Volleyball[edit]

FIVB World League:
- Pool D:
  - Brazil 3–0 Venezuela
    - Final standings: Brazil 33 points, Finland 21, Poland 13, Venezuela 5.

July 18, 2009 (Saturday)[edit]

Auto racing[edit]

Nationwide Series:
- Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers 250 in Madison, Illinois:
  - (1) Kyle Busch (Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing) (2) Reed Sorenson (Toyota, Braun Racing) (3) Carl Edwards (Ford, Roush Fenway Racing)

Cricket[edit]

Australia in England:
- The Ashes Series:
  - 2nd Test at Lord's, London, day 3:
    - England 425 & 311/6 (71.2 ov); Australia 215. England led by 521 runs with 4 wickets remaining.
Bangladesh in West Indies:
- 2nd Test in St George's, Grenada, day 2:
  - West Indies 237 & 56/1 (23.0 ov); Bangladesh 232. West Indies led by 61 runs with 9 wickets remaining.
ICC Intercontinental Cup in Rotterdam, Netherlands, day 4:
- Canada 177 & 419/9d; Netherlands 229 & 233/8 (103.0 ov). Match drawn

Cycling[edit]

Tour de France:
- Stage 14 – Colmar to Besançon (199 km): (1) Sergei Ivanov (RUS) (Team Katusha) 4h 37' 46" (2) Nicolas Roche (IRL) (Ag2r–La Mondiale) + 16" (3) Hayden Roulston (NZL) (Cervélo TestTeam) + 16"
  - General classification: (1) Rinaldo Nocentini (ITA) (Ag2r–La Mondiale) 58h 13′ 52″ (2) George Hincapie (USA) (Team Columbia–HTC) + 5" (3) Alberto Contador (ESP) (Astana) + 6"
  - Points standing: (1) Thor Hushovd (NOR) (Cervélo TestTeam) 218 points (2) Mark Cavendish (GBR) (Team Columbia–HTC) 200 (3) José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) (Caisse d'Epargne) 125 (Cavendish finished 13th, but was relegated to 154th place by decision of the commissaires for blocking Hushovd in the run-in).
  - King of mountains standings: (1) Franco Pellizotti (ITA) (Liquigas) 98 points (2) Egoi Martínez (ESP) (Euskaltel–Euskadi) 95 (3) Brice Feillu (FRA) (Agritubel) 64
  - A spectator was killed, and two others injured, by a police motorcycle at Wittelsheim, about 40 km into the stage.^[1]

Diving[edit]

World Aquatics Championships in Rome, Italy:
- Women's 10 m platform: Paola Espinosa (MEX) 428.25 points Chen Ruolin (CHN) 417.60 Kang Li (CHN) 410.35
- Men's 3 m synchro springboard: Qin Kai/Wang Feng (CHN) 467.94 points Troy Dumais/Kristian Ipsen (USA) 445.59 Alexandre Despatie/Reuben Ross (CAN) 428.64

Field hockey[edit]

Women's Champions Trophy in Sydney, Australia: (teams in bold advance to the final)
- China 4–1 England
- Australia 2–1 Netherlands
- Argentina 0–0 Germany
  - Final standings: Argentina 11 points, Australia 10, Netherlands 8, Germany 7, China 4, England 1.

Football (soccer)[edit]

CONCACAF Gold Cup in United States:
- Quarterfinals in Philadelphia:
  - Canada 0–1 Honduras
  - United States 2–1 (ET) Panama
CAF Champions League group stage, matchday 1:
- Group A:
  - ZESCO United 1–1 Kano Pillars
  - Al-Merreikh 0–0 Al-Hilal

Golf[edit]

Men's majors:
- The Open Championship in South Ayrshire, Scotland, third round:
  - Leaderboard: (1) Tom Watson (USA) 206 (−4) (2) Mathew Goggin (AUS) & Ross Fisher (ENG) 207 (−3)
  - The 59-year-old Watson will attempt to win his sixth Open and become the oldest player ever to win a regular major championship.

Korfball[edit]

World Games in Kaohsiung – day 2:
- Pool A:
  - Russia 18–12 Australia
  - Czech Republic 10–34 Netherlands
- Pool B:
  - Great Britain 11–15 Portugal
  - Chinese Taipei 16–30 Belgium

Rugby league[edit]

RLEF European Shield:
- Germany 30–42 Italy
  - Italy win the trophy for the second consecutive year.

Rugby union[edit]

Tri Nations Series:
- New Zealand 22–16 Australia in Auckland
  - Australia flanker George Smith becomes the 10th rugby union player with 100 international appearances.
2011 Rugby World Cup qualifying:
- Oceania Qualification Playoff, second leg in Port Moresby:
  - Papua New Guinea 12–73 Samoa
    - Samoa win 188–19 on aggregate and qualify to the World Cup.

Volleyball[edit]

FIVB World League: (teams in bold advance to the final round)
- Pool A:
  - China 2–3 Italy
  - United States 3–0 Netherlands
    - Final Standings: USA 27 points, Italy 22, Netherlands 13, China 10.
- Pool B:
  - Serbia 3–1 South Korea
    - Final Standings: Serbia 24 points, Argentina 21, France 18, Korea 9.
- Pool C:
  - Bulgaria 0–3 Russia
  - Cuba 3–1 Japan
    - Final Standings: Cuba 26 points, Russia 23, Bulgaria 15, Japan 8.
    - Russia advance to the final round as the best runner-up.
- Pool D:
  - Brazil 3–0 Venezuela
    - Standings: Brazil 30 points (11 matches), Finland 21 (12), Poland 13 (12), Venezuela 5 (11).

July 17, 2009 (Friday)[edit]

Athletics[edit]

Golden League: (GL indicates Golden League event, athletes in bold are in contention for the 1M$ jackpot)
- Meeting Areva in Saint-Denis, France:
  - Men:
    - 100 Metres (GL): Usain Bolt (JAM) 9.79
    - 400 Metres (GL): Jeremy Wariner (USA) 45.28
    - 800 Metres: Ismail Ahmed Ismail (SUD) 1:45.85
    - 3000 Metres (GL): Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) 7:28.64
    - 3000 Metres Steeplechase: Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad (FRA) 8:13.23
    - 110 Metres Hurdles (GL): Dexter Faulk (USA) 13.14
    - Pole Vault: Renaud Lavillenie (FRA) 5.70
    - Triple Jump: Phillips Idowu (GBR) 17.17
    - Javelin Throw (GL): Andreas Thorkildsen (NOR) 88.03
  - Women:
    - 100 Metres (GL): Kerron Stewart (JAM) 10.99
    - 400 Metres (GL): Sanya Richards (USA) 49.34
    - 800 Metres: Anna Willard (USA) 1:58.80
    - 100 Metres Hurdles (GL): Dawn Harper (USA) 12.68
    - 400 Metres Hurdles: Anna Jesień (POL) 54.37
    - High Jump (GL): Blanka Vlašić (CRO) 1.99
    - Pole Vault (GL): Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) 4.65

Basketball[edit]

Philippine Basketball Association Fiesta Conference Finals at Quezon City:
- Game 7: San Miguel Beermen 90, Barangay Ginebra Kings 79, San Miguel wins 4–3.
  - In the fourth Finals meeting between the two San Miguel Corporation teams, the Beermen clinch their 18th league championship and second Fiesta Conference championship, with second-year player Jonas Villanueva winning the Finals MVP honors.

Cricket[edit]

Australia in England:
- The Ashes Series:
  - 2nd Test at Lord's, London, day 2:
    - England 425 (109.4 ov, Andrew Strauss 161); Australia 156/8 (49 ov). Australia trail by 269 runs with 2 wickets remaining in the first innings.
Bangladesh in West Indies:
- 2nd Test in St George's, Grenada, day 1:
  - West Indies 237 (76.1 ov); Bangladesh 35/1 (10.0 ov). Bangladesh trail by 202 runs with 9 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.
ICC Intercontinental Cup in Rotterdam, Netherlands, day 3:
- Canada 177 & 419/9d (Sunil Dhaniram 144);

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