July 2011 in sports

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Deaths in July[edit]

Sporting seasons[edit]

Australian rules football 2011[edit]

Australian Football League

Auto racing 2011[edit]

Baseball 2011[edit]

Basketball 2011[edit]

WNBA
Philippines professional:
- Governors Cup
Philippines collegiate:
- NCAA
- UAAP

Canadian football 2011[edit]

Canadian Football League

Cricket 2011[edit]

England:

Football (soccer) 2011[edit]

National teams competitions

International clubs competitions

Domestic (national) competitions

Golf 2011[edit]

Motorcycle racing 2011[edit]

Rugby league 2011[edit]

Rugby union 2011[edit]

Tennis 2011[edit]

Volleyball 2011[edit]

National teams competitions

Days of the month[edit]

July 31, 2011 (Sunday)[edit]

Auto racing[edit]

Formula One:
- Hungarian Grand Prix in Mogyoród, Hungary: (1) Jenson Button (GBR) (McLaren–Mercedes) (2) Sebastian Vettel (GER) (Red Bull–Renault) (3) Fernando Alonso (ESP) (Ferrari)
  - Drivers' championship standings (after 11 of 19 races): (1) Vettel 234 points (2) Mark Webber (AUS) (Red Bull-Renault) 149 (3) Lewis Hamilton (GBR) (McLaren-Mercedes) 146
Sprint Cup Series:
- Brickyard 400 in Speedway, Indiana: (1) Paul Menard (Chevrolet; Richard Childress Racing) (2) Jeff Gordon (Chevrolet; Hendrick Motorsports) (3) Regan Smith (Chevrolet; Furniture Row Racing)
  - Drivers' championship standings (after 20 of 36 races): (1) Carl Edwards (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) 682 points (2) Jimmie Johnson (Chevrolet; Hendrick Motorsports) 671 (3) Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet; Richard Childress Racing) 670
World Touring Car Championship:
- Race of Germany in Oschersleben:
  - Race 1: (1) Yvan Muller (FRA) (Chevrolet; Chevrolet Cruze) (2) Robert Huff (GBR) (Chevrolet; Chevrolet Cruze) (3) Gabriele Tarquini (ITA) (Lukoil – SUNRED; SEAT León)
  - Race 2: (1) Franz Engstler (GER) (Engstler Motorsport; BMW 320 TC) (2) Alain Menu (SUI) (Chevrolet; Chevrolet Cruze) (3) Tarquini
    - Drivers' championship standings (after 8 of 12 rounds): (1) Huff 289 points (2) Muller 283 (3) Menu 220

Basketball[edit]

FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women in Puerto Montt, Chile:
- 3rd place game: Australia 67–70 Brazil
- Final: Spain 46–69 United States
  - The United States win the title for the fourth consecutive time, and fifth time overall.
FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship in Wrocław, Poland:
- Bronze medal game: Italy 65–69 Turkey
- Final: Spain 71–65 Serbia
  - Spain win the title for the first time since 2004, and third time overall.

Cricket[edit]

India in England:
- 2nd Test in Nottingham, day 3: England 221 & 441/6 (101 overs; Ian Bell 159); India 288. England lead by 374 runs with 4 wickets remaining.
ICC Intercontinental Cup, round 1:
- In Nairobi, day 4: United Arab Emirates 213 & 439/8d; Kenya 219 & 167 (61.1 overs). United Arab Emirates win by 266 runs.

Cycling[edit]

UCI World Tour:
- Tour de Pologne, stage 1: Marcel Kittel (GER) (Skil–Shimano) 2h 07' 26" Alexander Kristoff (NOR) (BMC Racing Team) s.t. Francesco Chicchi (ITA) (Quick-Step) s.t.
  - General classification (after stage 1): (1) Kittel 2h 07' 16" (2) Kristoff + 4" (3) Adrian Kurek (POL) (Team Poland BGŻ) + 5"
UCI Women's Road World Cup:
- Open de Suède Vårgårda, Road Race: Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) (Nederland Bloeit) 3h 19' 49" Ellen van Dijk (NED) (HTC–Highroad Women) s.t. Nicole Cooke (GBR) s.t.

Equestrianism[edit]

Royal International Horse Show in Hickstead, United Kingdom:
- Show jumping – King Georges V Gold Cup (Grand Prix) (CSIO 5*): Kent Farrington (USA) on Uceko Robert Smith (GBR) on Talan Leon Thijssen (NED) on Tyson
- Dressage – World Dressage Masters (CDI 5*):
  - Grand Prix Freestyle (A-Final): Adelinde Cornelissen (NED) on Parzival Carl Hester (GBR) on Uthopia Emma Hindle (GBR) on Lancet
  - Grand Prix Spécial (B-Final): Charlotte Dujardin (GBR) on Valegro Leida Collins-Strijk (NED) on On Top Sander Marijnissen (NED) on Moedwil

Extreme sports[edit]

X Games XVII in Los Angeles (USA unless stated):
- Hometown Heroes Amateur Skateboard Street: Julian Christianson 88.33 Brendon Villanueva 86.66 Dan Coe 80.00
- RallyCross: Brian Deegan 5:02.585 Tanner Foust 5:08.816 Marcus Grönholm (FIN) 5:09.213
- BMX Street: Garrett Reynolds 92 Dennis Enarson 85 Dakota Roche 84
- Skateboard Game of SK8: Ryan Decenzo (CAN) Brandon Westgate Silas Baxter-Neal
- Men's Moto X Enduro: Taddy Blazusiak (POL) 9:06.439 Mike Brown 9:20.930 Justin Soule 9:33.448
- Women's Moto X Enduro: Maria Forsberg 8:31.375 Tarah Gieger (PUR) 9:37.734 Kacy Martinez 10:01.286

Football (soccer)[edit]

FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia:
- Group C in Manizales:
  - Costa Rica 1–4 Spain
  - Australia 1–1 Ecuador
- Group D in Armenia:
  - Nigeria 5–0 Guatemala
  - Croatia 0–2 Saudi Arabia
UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship in Nyon, Switzerland:
- Third place match: Iceland 2–8 Germany
- Final: Spain 1–0 France
  - Spain win the title for the second successive time.
CAF Confederation Cup, Group stage, Matchday 2:
- Group A:
  - Inter Luanda 1–0 ASEC Mimosas
  - Club Africain 0–0 Kaduna United
    - Standings (after 2 matches): Inter Luanda 4 points, Club Africain, Kaduna United 2, ASEC Mimosas 1.
- Group B: Motema Pembe 1–1 Maghreb de Fès
  - Standings (after 2 matches): Sunshine Stars 6 points, Maghreb de Fès 4, Motema Pembe 1, JS Kabylie 0.

Golf[edit]

Women's majors:
- Ricoh Women's British Open in Carnoustie, Angus, Scotland:
  - Leaderboard after final round: (1) Yani Tseng (TWN) 272 (−16) (2) Brittany Lang (USA) 276 (−12) (3) Sophie Gustafson (SWE) 277 (−11)
    - Tseng wins her second consecutive British Open, for her second major of the year, and fifth of her career.
Senior majors:
- U.S. Senior Open Championship in Toledo, Ohio:
  - Leaderboard after final round (all USA): (1) Olin Browne 269 (−15) (2) Mark O'Meara 272 (−12) (3) Mark Calcavecchia 273 (−11)
    - Browne wins his first senior major.
PGA Tour:
- Greenbrier Classic in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia:
  - Winner: Scott Stallings (USA) 270 (−10)^PO
    - Stallings defeats Bob Estes (USA) & Bill Haas (USA) on the first playoff hole to win his first PGA Tour title.
European Tour:
- Irish Open in Killarney, Ireland:
  - Winner: Simon Dyson (ENG) 269 (−15)
    - Dyson wins his fifth European Tour title.

Motorcycle racing[edit]

Superbike:
- Silverstone World Championship round in Silverstone, Great Britain:
  - Race 1: (1) Carlos Checa (ESP) (Ducati 1098R) (2) Eugene Laverty (IRL) (Yamaha YZF-R1) (3) Marco Melandri (ITA) (Yamaha YZF-R1)
  - Race 2: (1) Checa (2) Laverty (3) Melandri
    - Riders' championship standings (after 9 of 13 rounds): (1) Checa 343 points (2) Max Biaggi (ITA) (Aprilia RSV4) 281 (3) Melandri 272
Supersport:
- Silverstone World Championship round in Silverstone, Great Britain: (1) Chaz Davies (GBR) (Yamaha YZF-R6) (2) David Salom (ESP) (Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R) (3) Fabien Foret (FRA) (Honda CBR600RR)
  - Riders' championship standings (after 8 of 12 rounds): (1) Davies 146 points (2) Salom 104 (3) Foret 101

Swimming[edit]

World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China:
- Women's 50m breaststroke: Jessica Hardy (USA) 30.19 Yuliya Yefimova (RUS) 30.49 Rebecca Soni (USA) 30.58
  - Hardy wins the event for the second time.
- Men's 400m individual medley: Ryan Lochte (USA) 4:07.13 Tyler Clary (USA) 4:11.17 Yuya Horihata (JPN) 4:11.98
  - Lochte wins the event for the second successive time, and his fifth title of the championships and twelfth world title overall.
- Women's 50m freestyle: Therese Alshammar (SWE) 24.14 Ranomi Kromowidjojo (NED) 24.27 Marleen Veldhuis (NED) 24.49
  - Alshammar wins her second world title, and becomes the oldest woman to win an individual title at the age of 33.
- Men's 50m backstroke: Liam Tancock (GBR) 24.50 Camille Lacourt (FRA) 24.57 Gerhard Zandberg (RSA) 24.66
  - Tancock wins the event for the second successive time.
- Men's 1500m freestyle: Sun Yang (CHN) 14:34.14 (WR) Ryan Cochrane (CAN) 14:44.46 Gergő Kis (HUN) 14:45.66
  - Sun wins his second title of the championships.
  - Sun breaks the longest-standing long-course world record previously held by Grant Hackett (AUS) from July 2001.
- Women's 400m individual medley: Elizabeth Beisel (USA) 4:31.78 Hannah Miley (GBR) 4:34.22 Stephanie Rice (AUS) 4:34.23
- Men's 4 × 100 m medley relay: United States (Nick Thoman, Mark Gangloff, Michael Phelps, Nathan Adrian) 3:32.06 Australia (Hayden Stoeckel, Brenton Rickard, Geoff Huegill, James Magnussen) 3:32.26 Germany (Helge Meeuw, Hendrik Feldwehr, Benjamin Starke, Paul Biedermann) 3:32.60
  - Phelps wins the event for the fourth time, and his fourth title of the championships and 26th world title overall.
  - Gangloff wins the event for the third time.
  - Adrian wins the event for the second successive time and his third world title.

Tennis[edit]

ATP World Tour:
- Credit Agricole Suisse Open Gstaad in Gstaad, Switzerland:
  - Final: Marcel Granollers (ESP) def. Fernando Verdasco (ESP) 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
    - Granollers wins his second ATP Tour title, and first since 2008.
- Farmers Classic in Los Angeles, United States:
  - Final: Ernests Gulbis (LAT) def. Mardy Fish (USA) 5–7, 6–4, 6–4
    - Gulbis wins his second ATP Tour title.
- Studena Croatia Open in Umag, Croatia:
  - Final: Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) def. Marin Čilić (CRO) 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
    - Dolgopolov wins his first ATP Tour title.
WTA Tour:
- Bank of the West Classic in Stanford, United States:
  - Final: Serena Williams (USA) def. Marion Bartoli (FRA) 7–5, 6–1
    - Williams wins her 38th career title.
- Citi Open in Washington, D.C., United States:
  - Final: Nadia Petrova (RUS) def. Shahar Pe'er (ISR) 7–5, 6–2
    - Petrova wins her tenth WTA Tour title, and first since 2008.

Volleyball[edit]

FIVB Women's Junior World Championship in Lima, Peru:
- 3rd place match: China 3–1 United States
- Final: Italy 3–1 Brazil
  - Italy win the title for the first time.

July 30, 2011 (Saturday)[edit]

Auto racing[edit]

Nationwide Series:
- Kroger 200 in Clermont, Indiana: (1) Brad Keselowski (Dodge; Penske Racing) (2) James Buescher (Chevrolet; Turner Motorsports) (3) Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing)
  - Drivers' championship standings (after 21 of 34 races): (1) Stenhouse Jr. 740 points (2) Reed Sorenson (Chevrolet; Turner Motorsports) 737 (3) Elliott Sadler (Chevrolet; Kevin Harvick Incorporated) 716
World Rally Championship:
- Rally Finland in Jyväskylä, Finland: (1) Sébastien Loeb (FRA)/Daniel Elena (MON) (Citroën DS3 WRC) (2) Jari-Matti Latvala (FIN)/Miikka Anttila (FIN) (Ford Fiesta RS WRC) (3) Sébastien Ogier (FRA)/Julien Ingrassia (FRA) (Citroën DS3 WRC)
  - Drivers' championship standings (after 8 of 13 rallies): (1) Loeb 171 points (2) Mikko Hirvonen (FIN) (Ford Fiesta RS WRC) 144 (3) Ogier 140

Cricket[edit]

India in England:
- 2nd Test in Nottingham, day 2: England 221 & 24/1 (11 overs); India 288 (91.1 overs; Rahul Dravid 117, Stuart Broad 6/46). England trail by 43 runs with 9 wickets remaining.
  - Broad bowls the 39th hat-trick in Test cricket, claiming the wickets of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Harbhajan Singh and Praveen Kumar. Broad becomes the twelfth Englishman to achieve a hat-trick and the first since Ryan Sidebottom in 2008.
ICC Intercontinental Cup, round 1:
- In Nairobi, day 3: United Arab Emirates 213 & 439/8d (114.2 overs; Saqib Ali 153, Khurram Khan 113, Amjad Javed 100); Kenya 219 & 76/4 (25 overs). Kenya require another 358 runs with 6 wickets remaining.

Cycling[edit]

UCI World Tour:
- Clásica de San Sebastián: Philippe Gilbert (BEL) (Omega Pharma–Lotto) 5h 48' 52" Carlos Barredo (ESP) (Rabobank) + 12" Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) (BMC Racing Team) + 14"
  - UCI World Tour standings (after 18 of 27 races): (1) Cadel Evans (AUS) (BMC Racing Team) 574 points (2) Gilbert 482 (3) Alberto Contador (ESP) (Saxo Bank–SunGard) 471

Extreme sports[edit]

X Games XVII in Los Angeles (USA unless stated):
- BMX Park: Daniel Dhers (VEN) 81 Dennis Enarson 81 Scotty Cranmer 72
- Rally Car Racing: Liam Doran (GBR) Marcus Grönholm (FIN) David Higgins (GBR)
- Skateboard Street: Nyjah Huston 91.66 Luan Oliveira (BRA) 91.00 Ryan Sheckler 89.00
- Women's Moto X Racing: Vicki Golden 3:43.258 Tarah Gieger (PUR) 3:47.636 Livia Lancelot (FRA) 3:54.441
- Skateboard Vert: Shaun White 93.00 Pierre-Luc Gagnon (CAN) 91.66 Bucky Lasek 87.66
- Moto X Speed & Style: Nate Adams 90.00 Mike Mason 88.53 Ronnie Faisst 91.01

Football (soccer)[edit]

FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia:
- Group A in Bogotá:
  - Mali 0–2 South Korea
  - Colombia 4–1 France
- Group B in Cali:
  - Cameroon 1–1 New Zealand
  - Portugal 0–0 Uruguay
CAF Champions League Group stage, Matchday 2:
- Group A: Coton Sport 2–3 Enyimba
  - Standings (after 2 matches): Enyimba, Al-Hilal 4 points, Coton Sport, Raja Casablanca 1.
- Group B:
  - Wydad Casablanca 4–0 MC Alger
  - Espérance ST 1–0 Al-Ahly
    - Standings (after 2 matches): Wydad Casablanca, Espérance ST 4 points, Al-Ahly, MC Alger 1.

Golf[edit]

Women's majors:
- Ricoh Women's British Open in Carnoustie, Angus, Scotland:
  - Leaderboard after third round: (1) Caroline Masson (GER) 201 (−15) (2) Yani Tseng (TWN) 203 (−13) (T3) Catriona Matthew (SCO) & Inbee Park (KOR) 207 (−9)
Senior majors:
- U.S. Senior Open Championship in Toledo, Ohio:
  - Leaderboard after third round (USA unless stated): (1) Olin Browne 198 (−15) (2) Mark O'Meara 200 (−13) (T3) Mark Calcavecchia, Peter Senior (AUS), Joey Sindelar & Jeff Sluman 204 (−9)

Handball[edit]

Men's Junior World Championship in Thessaloniki, Greece:
- 3rd place game: Tunisia 24–18 Egypt
- Final: Germany 27–18 Denmark
  - Germany win the title for the second successive time.

Mixed martial arts[edit]

Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States:
- Heavyweight bout: Dan Henderson (USA) def. Fedor Emelianenko (RUS) via TKO (punches)
- Women's Welterweight Championship bout: Miesha Tate (USA) def. Marloes Coenen (NED) (c) via submission (arm triangle)
- Middleweight bout: Tim Kennedy (USA) def. Robbie Lawler (USA) via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)
- Welterweight bout: Tyron Woodley (USA) def. Paul Daley (ENG) via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)
- Welterweight bout: Tarec Saffiedine (BEL) def. Scott Smith (USA) via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–26)

Rugby union[edit]

Tri Nations Series:
- New Zealand 40–7 South Africa in Wellington
  - The All Blacks' Dan Carter reclaims the career lead in Test points from England's Jonny Wilkinson.^[1]
  - Standings: New Zealand, Australia 5 points (1 match), South Africa 0 (2)

Swimming[edit]

World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China:
- Women's 50m butterfly: Inge Dekker (NED) 25.71 Therese Alshammar (SWE) 25.76 Mélanie Henique (FRA) 25.86
  - Dekker wins her second title of the championships and third world title overall.
- Men's 50m freestyle: César Cielo (BRA) 21.52 Luca Dotto (ITA) 21.90 Alain Bernard (FRA) 21.92
  - Cielo wins the event for the second successive time, and his second title of the championships and fourth world title overall.
- Women's 200m backstroke: Missy Franklin (USA) 2:05.10 (AM) Belinda Hocking (AUS) 2:06.06 Sharon van Rouwendaal (NED) 2:07.78
  - Franklin wins her second title of the championships.
- Men's 100m butterfly: Michael Phelps (USA) 50.71 Konrad Czerniak (POL) 51.15 Tyler McGill (USA) 51.26
  - Phelps wins the event for the third successive time, and his third title of the championships and 25th world title overall.
- Women's 800m freestyle: Rebecca Adlington (GBR) 8:17.51 Lotte Friis (DEN) 8:18.20 Kate Ziegler (USA) 8:23.36
- Women's 4 × 100 m medley relay: United States (Natalie Coughlin, Rebecca Soni, Dana Vollmer, Franklin) 3:52.36 China (Zhao Jing, Ji Liping, Lu Ying, Tang Yi) 3:55.61 Australia (Hocking, Leisel Jones, Alicia Coutts, Merindah Dingjan) 3:57.13
  - The United States win the event for the first time since 1998.
  - Coughlin wins her sixth world title.
  - Soni wins her third title of the championships and fourth world title overall.
  - Vollmer wins her second title of the championships and third world title overall.
  - Franklin wins her third title of the championships.

Volleyball[edit]

Asian Men's Club Championship in Palembang, Indonesia:
- 3rd place match: Osaka Blazers Sakai 0–3 Shanghai Tang Dynasty
- Final: Almaty 0–3 Paykan Tehran
  - Paykan Tehran win the title for the sixth successive time and seventh time overall.

Water polo[edit]

World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China:
- Men's tournament:
  - 7th place game: Germany 5–8 Montenegro
  - 5th place game: United States 10–11 Spain
  - Bronze medal game: Hungary 11–12 Croatia
  - Gold medal game: Serbia 7–8 Italy
    - Italy win the title for the third time.

July 29, 2011 (Friday)[edit]

Athletics[edit]

Samsung Diamond League:
- DN Galan in Stockholm, Sweden:
  - Men:
    - 110m hurdles: Jason Richardson (USA) 13.17
    - 200m: Usain Bolt (JAM) 20.03
    - 400m: Jermaine Gonzales (JAM) 44.69
    - 1500m: Silas Kiplagat (KEN) 3:33.94
    - 3000m steeplechase: Paul Kipsiele Koech (KEN) 8:05.92
    - Discus throw: Virgilijus Alekna (LTU) 65.05m
    - High jump: Ivan Ukhov (RUS) 2.34m
    - Javelin throw: Andreas Thorkildsen (NOR) 88.43m
    - Long jump: Mitchell Watt (AUS) 8.54m
  - Women:
    - 100m: Carmelita Jeter (USA) 11.15
    - 400m hurdles: Kaliese Spencer (JAM) 53.74
    - 800m: Kenia Sinclair (JAM) 1:58.21
    - 5000m: Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN) 14:20.87
    - Pole vault: Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) 4.76m
    - Triple jump: Olha Saladukha (UKR) 15.06m

Cricket[edit]

India in England:
- 2nd Test in Nottingham, day 1: England 221 (68.4 overs); India 24/1 (15 overs). India trail by 197 runs with 9 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.
ICC Intercontinental Cup, round 1:
- In Nairobi, day 2: United Arab Emirates 213 & 155/3 (46 overs); Kenya 219 (70.5 overs). United Arab Emirates lead by 149 runs with 7 wickets remaining.

Cycling[edit]

UCI Women's Road World Cup:
- Open de Suède Vårgårda, Team Time Trial: | HTC–Highroad Women Ellen van Dijk, Judith Arndt, Charlotte Becker, Amber Neben AA-Drink Cycling Team Lucinda Brand, Linda Melanie Villumsen, Kirsten Wild, Trixi Worrack Garmin–Cervélo Elizabeth Armitstead, Noemi Cantele, Sharon Laws, Emma Pooley, Iris Slapendel

Equestrianism[edit]

Royal International Horse Show in Hickstead, United Kingdom:
- Show jumping – FEI Nations Cup:
  - Nations Cup of the United Kingdom (CSIO 5*): Germany (Janne Friederike Meyer, Holger Wulschner, Philipp Weishaupt, Marcus Ehning) France (Olivier Guillon, Roger-Yves Bost, Pénélope Leprevost, Kevin Staut) United States (Christine McCrea, Kent Farrington, Laura Kraut, Beezie Madden)
    - Standings (after 6 of 8 events): (1) Netherlands 42 points (2) Germany 37 (3) Ireland 32.5

Extreme sports[edit]

X Games XVII in Los Angeles (USA unless stated):
- Women's Skateboard Street: Marisa Dal Santo 88.00 Alexis Sablone 84.33 Leticia Bufoni (BRA) 78.00
- Moto X Freestyle: Nate Adams 91 Adam Jones 86 Dany Torres (ESP) 86
- BMX Vert: Jamie Bestwick (GBR) 92 Steve McCann (AUS) 90 Vince Byron (AUS) 79
  - Bestwick wins the gold for the fifth consecutive year.
- Skateboarding Big Air: Bob Burnquist (BRA) 92.66 Adam Taylor 89.66 Edgard Pereira (BRA) 87.00

Football (soccer)[edit]

FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia:
- Group E:
  - Austria 0–0 Panama in Cartagena
  - Brazil 1–1 Egypt in Barranquilla
- Group F in Medellín:
  - England 0–0 North Korea
  - Argentina 1–0 Mexico
UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Romania:
- Semifinals:
  - Czech Republic 4–2 Serbia in Mogoşoaia
  - Spain 5–0 Republic of Ireland in Chiajna
CAF Champions League Group stage, Matchday 2:
- Group A: Al-Hilal 1–0 Raja Casablanca
  - Standings: Al-Hilal 4 points (2 matches), Enyimba, Coton Sport 1 (1), Raja Casablanca 1 (2).
CAF Confederation Cup Group stage, Matchday 2:
- Group B: JS Kabylie 1–2 Sunshine Stars
  - Standings: Sunshine Stars 6 points (2 matches), Maghreb de Fès 3 (1), JS Kabylie 0 (2), Motema Pembe 0 (1).

Golf[edit]

Women's majors:
- Ricoh Women's British Open in Carnoustie, Angus, Scotland:
  - Leaderboard after second round: (1) Caroline Masson (GER) 133 (−11) (T2) Meena Lee (KOR) & Inbee Park (KOR) 134 (−10)
Senior majors:
- U.S. Senior Open Championship in Toledo, Ohio:
  - Leaderboard after second round (all USA): (1) Olin Browne 133 (−9) (2) Mark O'Meara 134 (−8) (T3) Michael Allen, Mark Calcavecchia & Joey Sindelar 135 (−7)

Swimming[edit]

World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China:
- Women's 100m freestyle: Jeanette Ottesen (DEN) & Aleksandra Gerasimenya (BLR) 53.45 Ranomi Kromowidjojo (NED) 53.66
- Men's 200m backstroke: Ryan Lochte (USA) 1:52.96 Ryosuke Irie (JPN) 1:54.11 Tyler Clary (USA) 1:54.69
  - Lochte wins the event for the second time, and his third title of the championships and tenth world title overall.
- Women's 200m breaststroke: Rebecca Soni (USA) 2:21.47 Yuliya Yefimova (RUS) 2:22.22 Martha McCabe (CAN) 2:24.81
  - Soni wins her second title of the championships, and third world title overall.
- Men's 200m breaststroke: Dániel Gyurta (HUN) 2:08.41 Kosuke Kitajima (JPN) 2:08.63 Christian vom Lehn (GER) 2:09.06
  - Gyurta wins the event for the second successive time.
- Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay: United States (Michael Phelps, Peter Vanderkaay, Ricky Berens, Lochte) 7:02.67 France (Yannick Agnel, Grégory Mallet, Jérémy Stravius, Fabien Gilot) 7:04.81 China (Wang Shun, Zhang Lin, Li Yunqi, Sun Yang) 7:05.67
  - The United States win the event for the fourth successive time, with Phelps, Lochte and Vanderkaay among the winning teams.
  - Phelps wins his second title of the championships and 24th world title overall.
  - Lochte wins his fourth title of the championships and 11th world title overall.
  - Berens wins the event for the second successive time and his third world title overall.

Water polo[edit]

World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China:
- Women's tournament:
  - 7th place game: Canada 7–8 Netherlands
  - 5th place game: United States 5–10 Australia
  - Bronze medal game: Russia 8–7 Italy
  - Gold medal game: China 8–9 Greece
    - Greece win the title for the first time.

July 28, 2011 (Thursday)[edit]

Athletics[edit]

Samsung Diamond League:
- DN Galan in Stockholm, Sweden:
  - Men's shot put: Christian Cantwell (USA) 21.70m
  - Women's shot put: Valerie Adams (NZL) 20.57m

Cricket[edit]

ICC Intercontinental Cup, round 1:
- In Nairobi, day 1: United Arab Emirates 213 (67.3 overs); Kenya 91/3 (22.5 overs). Kenya trail by 122 runs with 7 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.

Extreme sports[edit]

X Games XVII in Los Angeles (USA unless stated):
- Moto X Step Up: Matt Buyten 37' 0" Ronnie Renner 35' 6" Myles Richmond & Brian Deegan 35' 6"
- Skateboard Park: Raven Tershy 82 Pedro Barros (BRA) 81 Ben Hatchell 75
- Moto X Best Whip: Jeremy Stenberg 27% Todd Potter 24% Jarryd McNeil (AUS) 22%
- Moto X Best Trick: Jackson Strong (AUS) 95.66 Cam Sinclair (AUS) 94.66 Josh Sheehan (AUS) 93.33
- BMX Freestyle Big Air: Steve McCann (AUS) 91.66 Vince Byron (AUS) 90.66 Chad Kagy 89.33

Football (soccer)[edit]

2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Second round, second leg (first leg scores in parentheses):
- Myanmar 0–2 (0–2) Oman — Match abandoned after 40 minutes due to crowd trouble.
- Nepal 1–1 (0–9) Jordan. Jordan win 10–1 on aggregate.
- Laos 1–6 (2–7) China. China PR win 13–3 on aggregate.
- Philippines 1–2 (0–3) Kuwait. Kuwait win 5–1 on aggregate.
- Tajikistan 0–4 (1–2) Syria. Syria win 6–1 on aggregate.
- Kyrgyzstan 0–3 (0–4) Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan win 7–0 on aggregate.
- Bangladesh 2–0 (0–4) Lebanon. Lebanon win 4–2 on aggregate.
- Indonesia 4–3 (1–1) Turkmenistan. Indonesia win 5–4 on aggregate.
- Hong Kong 0–5 (0–3) Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia win 8–0 on aggregate.
- Vietnam 2–1 (0–3) Qatar. Qatar win 4–2 on aggregate.
- Malaysia 1–1 (3–5) Singapore. Singapore win 6–4 on aggregate.
- India 2–2 (0–3) United Arab Emirates. United Arab Emirates win 5–2 on aggregate.
- Palestine 2–2 (0–1) Thailand. Thailand win 3–2 on aggregate.
- Maldives 0–1 (0–4) Iran. Iran win 5–0 on aggregate.
- Yemen 0–0 (0–2) Iraq in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates. Iraq win 2–0 on aggregate.
UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship in Nyon, Switzerland:
- Semifinals:
  - Iceland 0–4 Spain
  - Germany 2–2 (5–6 pen.) France
UEFA Europa League third qualifying round, first leg:
- Śląsk Wrocław 0–0 Lokomotiv Sofia
- AEK Larnaca 3–0 Mladá Boleslav
- Ventspils 1–2 Red Star Belgrade
- Alania Vladikavkaz 1–1 Aktobe
- Karpaty Lviv 2–0 St Patrick's Athletic
- Olimpija Ljubljana 1–1 Austria Wien
- Aalesund 4–0 Elfsborg
- Metalurgist Rustavi 2–5 Rennes
- Red Bull Salzburg 1–0 Senica
- Anorthosis 0–2 Rabotnički
- Sparta Prague 5–0 Sarajevo
- Vorskla Poltava 0–0 Sligo Rovers
- Vålerenga 0–2 PAOK
- Young Boys 3–1 Westerlo
- Bursaspor 2–1 Gomel
- Hapoel Tel Aviv 4–0 Vaduz
- Omonia 3–0 ADO Den Haag
- Split 0–0 Fulham
- Levski Sofia 2–1 Spartak Trnava
- AZ Alkmaar 2–0 Jablonec
- Gaziantepspor 0–1 Legia Warsaw
- Dinamo București 2–2 Varaždin
- Differdange 03 0–3 Olympiakos Volou
- Paks 1–1 Heart of Midlothian
- Željezničar 0–2 Maccabi Tel Aviv
- Club Brugge 4–1 Qarabağ
- Mainz 05 1–1 Gaz Metan Mediaș
- Palermo 2–2 Thun
- Stoke City 1–0 Hajduk Split
- Nacional 3–0 Häcken
- Atlético Madrid 2–1 Strømsgodset
- Midtjylland 0–0 Vitória Guimarães
- Ried 2–0 Brøndby
- KR Reykjavík 1–4 Dinamo Tbilisi
CONCACAF Champions League preliminary round, first leg:
- Morelia 5–0 Tempête
- Alianza 0–1 FC Dallas
- Motagua 4–0 Municipal

Golf[edit]

Women's majors:
- Ricoh Women's British Open in Carnoustie, Angus, Scotland:
  - Leaderboard after first round: (1) Meena Lee (KOR) 65 (−7) (2) Brittany Lincicome (USA) 67 (−5) (T3) Sophie Gustafson (SWE), Caroline Masson (GER), Angela Stanford (USA) & Amy Yang (KOR) 68 (−4)
Senior majors:
- U.S. Senior Open Championship in Toledo, Ohio:
  - Leaderboard after first round (all USA): (1) Olin Browne 64 (−7) (T2) Michael Allen & Mark O'Meara 66 (−5)

Swimming[edit]

World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China:
- Men's 200m individual medley: Ryan Lochte (USA) 1:54.00 (WR) Michael Phelps (USA) 1:54.16 László Cseh (HUN) 1:57.69
  - Lochte wins the event for the second successive time, and his second title of the championships and ninth world title overall.
  - Lochte breaks his own world record by 0.10 seconds and sets the first long-course world record since non-textile swimsuits were outlawed at the end of 2009.^[2]
- Men's 100m freestyle: James Magnussen (AUS) 47.63 Brent Hayden (CAN) 47.95 William Meynard (FRA) 48.00
  - Magnussen wins his second title of the championships.
- Women's 200m butterfly: Jiao Liuyang (CHN) 2:05.55 Ellen Gandy (GBR) 2:05.59 Liu Zige (CHN) 2:05.90
  - Jiao wins her second world championship title.
- Women's 50m backstroke: Anastasia Zuyeva (RUS) 27.79 Aya Terakawa (JPN) 27.93 Missy Franklin (USA) 28.01
- Women's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay: United States (Franklin, Dagny Knutson, Katie Hoff, Allison Schmitt) 7:46.14 Australia (Bronte Barratt, Blair Evans, Angie Bainbridge, Kylie Palmer) 7:47.42 China (Chen Qian, Pang Jiaying, Liu Jing, Tang Yi) 7:47.66
  - Hoff wins her seventh world championship title.

Water polo[edit]

World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China:
- Men's tournament:
  - Semifinals:
    - Hungary 14–15 Serbia
    - Croatia 8–9 Italy
  - Classification 5–8 Semifinals:
    - United States 9–8 Germany
    - Montenegro 9–10 Spain
  - 11th place game: Romania 15–18 Japan
  - 9th place game: Canada 6–8 Australia

July 27, 2011 (Wednesday)[edit]

American football[edit]

The University of North Carolina fires head coach Butch Davis after four seasons, in the midst of an NCAA investigation.^[3]

Baseball[edit]

Major League Baseball: Los Angeles Angels 3, Cleveland Indians 1
- Ervin Santana pitches the third no-hitter of the season, the first solo no-hitter by an Angels pitcher since Mike Witt's perfect game in 1984 and the first non-shutout no-hitter since Darryl Kile in 1993.

Football (soccer)[edit]

UEFA Champions League third qualifying round, first leg:
- HJK Helsinki 1–2 Dinamo Zagreb
- Copenhagen 1–0 Shamrock Rovers
- Odense 1–1 Panathinaikos
- Maccabi Haifa 2–1 Maribor
- Standard Liège 1–1 Zürich
- Rosenborg 0–1 Viktoria Plzeň
- Benfica 2–0 Trabzonspor
CONCACAF Champions League preliminary round, first leg:
- Toronto FC 2–1 Real Estelí
- Isidro Metapán 2–0 Puerto Rico Islanders
- Santos Laguna 3–1 Olimpia
2011 MLS All-Star Game in Harrison, New Jersey: MLS All-Stars 0–4 Manchester United
Trophée des Champions in Tangier, Morocco: Lille 4–5 Marseille
- Marseille win the title for the second time.

Swimming[edit]

World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China:
- Men's 200m butterfly: Michael Phelps (USA) 1:53.34 Takeshi Matsuda (JPN) 1:54.01 Wu Peng (CHN) 1:54.67
  - Phelps wins the event for a record fifth time and his 23rd world championship title.
- Women's 200m freestyle: Federica Pellegrini (ITA) 1:55.58 Kylie Palmer (AUS) 1:56.04 Camille Muffat (FRA) 1:56.10
  - Pellegrini wins the event for the second time and her fourth world championship title.
- Men's 800m freestyle: Sun Yang (CHN) 7:38.47 Ryan Cochrane (CAN) 7:41.86 Gergő Kis (HUN) 7:44.94
- Men's 50m breaststroke: