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Days of the month

August 31, 2010 (Tuesday)

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Basketball

FIBA World Championship in Turkey: (teams in bold advance to the knockout stage)
- Group C in Ankara:
  - Russia 72–66 Ivory Coast
  - Puerto Rico 84–76 China
  - Greece 65–76 Turkey
    - Standings (after 3 games): Turkey 6 points, Russia, Greece 5, Puerto Rico, China 4, Côte d'Ivoire 3.
- Group D in İzmir:
  - New Zealand 108–76 Lebanon
  - France 68–63 Canada
  - Spain 73–76 Lithuania
    - Standings (after 3 games): France, Lithuania 6 points, Spain, New Zealand, Lebanon 4, Canada 3.

Cricket

ICC Intercontinental Cup in Toronto, day 1:
- Canada 120 (32 overs; Trent Johnston 5/23); Ireland 190/4 (51 overs). Ireland lead by 70 runs with 6 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.

Cycling

Grand Tours:
- Vuelta a España:
  - Stage 4: Igor Antón (ESP) (Euskaltel–Euskadi) 5h 00' 29" Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) (Liquigas–Doimo) + 1" Peter Velits (SVK) (Team HTC–Columbia) + 1"
    - General classification: (1) Philippe Gilbert (BEL) (Omega Pharma–Lotto) 13h 56' 30" (2) Antón + 10" (3) Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) (Team Katusha) + 10"

Field hockey

Women's World Cup in Rosario, Argentina:
- Pool B:
  - China 0–1 England
  - South Africa 2–1 Spain
  - Argentina 1–0 South Korea
    - Standings (after 2 games): Argentina, England 6 points, Korea, South Africa 3, Spain, China 0.

Football (soccer)

Copa Sudamericana First stage, second leg: (first leg scores in parentheses)
- Oriente Petrolero 1–0 (2–2) Universidad de Chile. Oriente Petrolero win 4–1 on points.
Copa Sudamericana Second stage, first leg:
- Barcelona 0–1 Peñarol

Tennis

Grand Slams:
- US Open in New York City, United States, day 2:
  - Men's singles, first round:
    - Rafael Nadal (ESP) [1] def. Teymuraz Gabashvili (RUS) 7–6(4), 7–6(4), 6–3
    - Novak Djokovic (SRB) [3] def. Viktor Troicki (SRB) 6–3, 3–6, 2–6, 7–5, 6–3
    - Fernando Verdasco (ESP) [8] def. Fabio Fognini (ITA) 1–6, 7–5, 6–1, 4–6, 6–3
    - David Ferrer (ESP) [10] def. Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) 6–2, 6–2, 6–3
  - Women's singles, first round:
    - Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) [1] def. Chelsey Gullickson (USA) 6–1, 6–1
    - Jelena Janković (SRB) [4] def. Simona Halep (ROU) 6–4, 4–6, 7–5
    - Vera Zvonareva (RUS) [7] def. Zuzana Kučová (SVK) 6–2, 6–1
    - Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR) def. Li Na (CHN) [8] 2–6, 6–4, 6–2
    - Agnieszka Radwańska (POL) [9] def. Arantxa Parra Santonja (ESP) 6–4, 6–3

U.S. college sports

Conference realignment:
- The West Coast Conference confirms that Brigham Young University will leave the Mountain West Conference and join the WCC, effective with the 2011–12 school year. The Cougars will become an independent in football and a WCC member in other sports. (ESPN)

Water polo

Women's European Championship in Zagreb, Croatia:
- Group A:
  - Croatia 3–28 Russia
  - Greece 7–5 Italy
- Group B:
  - Spain 12–10 Germany
  - Netherlands 8–9 Hungary

August 30, 2010 (Monday)

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Basketball

FIBA World Championship in Turkey:
- Group A in Kayseri:
  - Jordan 69–112 Serbia
  - Australia 78–43 Germany
  - Angola 70–91 Argentina
    - Standings (after 3 games): Argentina 6 points, Serbia, Australia 5, Germany, Angola 4, Jordan 3.
- Group B in Istanbul:
  - Slovenia 91–84 Croatia
  - Tunisia 58–71 Iran
  - United States 70–68 Brazil
    - Standings (after 3 games): United States 6 points, Brazil, Slovenia 5, Croatia, Iran 4, Tunisia 3.

Cycling

Grand Tours:
- Vuelta a España:
  - Stage 3: Philippe Gilbert (BEL) (Omega Pharma–Lotto) 4h 06' 12" Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) (Team Katusha) + 3" Igor Antón (ESP) (Euskaltel–Euskadi) + 13"
    - General classification: (1) Gilbert 8h 55' 56" (2) Rodríguez + 14" (3) Kanstantsin Siutsou (BLR) (Team HTC–Columbia) + 22"

Field hockey

Women's World Cup in Rosario, Argentina:
- Pool A:
  - Netherlands 7–1 India
  - Germany 2–0 New Zealand
  - Australia 2–1 Japan

Tennis

Grand Slams:
- US Open in New York City, United States, day 1:
  - Men's singles, first round:
    - Roger Federer (SUI) [2] def. Brian Dabul (ARG) 6–1, 6–4, 6–2
    - Robin Söderling (SWE) [5] def. Andreas Haider-Maurer (AUT) 7–5, 6–3, 6–7(2), 5–7, 6–4
    - Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) [6] def. Michael Russell (USA) 6–4, 6–1, 6–3
    - Andy Roddick (USA) [9] def. Stéphane Robert (FRA) 6–3, 6–2, 6–2
  - Women's singles, first round:
    - Kim Clijsters (BEL) [2] def. Gréta Arn (HUN) 6–0, 7–5
    - Venus Williams (USA) [3] def. Roberta Vinci (ITA) 6–4, 6–1
    - Samantha Stosur (AUS) [5] def. Elena Vesnina (RUS) 3–6, 7–6(2), 6–1
    - Francesca Schiavone (ITA) [6] def. Ayumi Morita (JPN) 6–1, 6–0
    - Victoria Azarenka (BLR) [10] def. Monica Niculescu (ROU) 6–0, 5–7, 6–1

Water polo

Men's European Championship in Zagreb, Croatia:
- Group A:
  - Spain 10–11 Romania
  - Italy 11–10 Montenegro
  - Croatia 16–3 Turkey
    - Standings (after 2 games): Romania, Italy 6 points, Croatia, Montenegro 3, Spain, Turkey 0.
- Group B:
  - Germany 7–6 Russia
  - Serbia 6–9 Hungary
  - Greece 10–5 North Macedonia
    - Standings (after 2 games): Hungary 6 points, Serbia, Germany, Greece, Macedonia 3, Russia 0.

August 29, 2010 (Sunday)

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Athletics

David Lekuta Rudisha (KEN) breaks the men's 800 metres world record for the second successive Sunday, recording a time of one minute 41.01 seconds at the IAAF Grand Prix meeting in Rieti, improving his previous record by 0.08 seconds.

Auto racing

Formula One:
- Belgian Grand Prix in Spa, Belgium: (1) Lewis Hamilton (GBR) (McLaren-Mercedes) (2) Mark Webber (AUS) (Red Bull-Renault) (3) Robert Kubica (POL) (Renault)
  - Drivers' championship standings (after 13 of 19 races): (1) Hamilton 182 points (2) Webber 179 (3) Sebastian Vettel (GER) (Red Bull-Renault) 151
  - Constructors' championship standings: (1) Red Bull 330 points (2) McLaren 329 (3) Ferrari 250
Nationwide Series:
- NAPA Auto Parts 200 in Montreal, Canada: (1) Boris Said (Ford; RAB Racing) (2) Max Papis (Chevrolet; Kevin Harvick Inc.) (3) Jacques Villeneuve (Toyota; Braun Racing)
  - Drivers' championship standings (after 25 of 35 races): (1) Brad Keselowski (Dodge; Penske Racing) 3995 points (2) Carl Edwards (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) 3630 (3) Kyle Busch (Toyota; Joe Gibbs Racing) 3396

Badminton

BWF World Championships in France:
- Men's singles:
  - Final: Chen Jin (CHN) def. Taufik Hidayat (IDN) 21–13, 21–15
  - Park Sung-hwan (KOR) and Peter Gade (DEN)
- Women's singles:
  - Final: Wang Lin (CHN) def. Wang Xin (CHN) 21–11, 19–21, 21–13
  - Tine Rasmussen (DEN) and Wang Shixian (CHN)
- Men's doubles:
  - Final: Cai Yun/Fu Haifeng (CHN) def. Koo Kien Keat/Tan Boon Heong (MAS) 18–21, 21–18, 21–14
    - Cai and Fu win their third title.
  - Guo Zhendong/Xu Chen (CHN) and Markis Kido/Hendra Setiawan (IDN)
- Women's doubles:
  - Final: Du Jing/Yu Yang (CHN) def. Ma Jin/Wang Xiaoli (CHN) 21–9, 21–17
  - Cheng Shu/Zhao Yunlei (CHN) and Cheng Wen-hsing/Chien Yu-chin (TPE)
- Mixed doubles:
  - Final: Zheng Bo/Ma Jin (CHN) def. He Hanbin/Yu Yang (CHN) 21–14, 21–10
  - Ko Sung-hyun/Ha Jung-eun (KOR) and Lee Sheng-mu/Chien Yu-chin (TPE)
- China win all five titles for the second time, having done so previously in 1987.

Baseball

Little League World Series in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania, United States:
- Consolation game: Asia-Pacific 14–2 Southwest (4 innings)
- Championship game: Japan 4–1 West
  - Japan win the title for the seventh time.

Basketball

FIBA World Championship in Turkey:
- Group A in Kayseri:
  - Jordan 65–79 Angola
  - Serbia 81–82 (2OT) Germany
  - Argentina 74–72 Australia
    - Standings (after 2 games): Argentina 4 points, Australia, Germany, Serbia, Angola 3, Jordan 2.
- Group B in Istanbul:
  - Slovenia 77–99 United States
  - Croatia 75–54 Iran
  - Brazil 80–65 Tunisia
    - Standings (after 2 games): United States, Brazil 4 points, Slovenia, Croatia 3, Iran, Tunisia 2.
- Group C in Ankara:
  - China 83–73 Ivory Coast
  - Puerto Rico 80–83 Greece
  - Turkey 65–56 Russia
    - Standings (after 2 games): Turkey, Greece 4 points, China, Russia 3, Puerto Rico, Côte d'Ivoire 2.
- Group D in İzmir:
  - Lithuania 70–68 Canada
  - Lebanon 59–86 France
  - Spain 101–84 New Zealand
    - Standings (after 2 games): France, Lithuania 4 points, Spain, Lebanon 3, Canada, New Zealand 2.
EuroBasket 2011 qualification, matchday 10: (teams in bold qualify for EuroBasket 2011, rest of teams advance to Additional Qualifying Round)
- Group A:
  - Finland 90–93 Latvia
  - Montenegro 79–69 Israel
    - Final standings: Montenegro 14 points, Israel, Italy 13, Latvia 11, Finland 9.
- Group B:
  - Ukraine 75–66 Great Britain
  - Bosnia and Herzegovina 83–71 North Macedonia
    - Final standings: Great Britain 14 points, Macedonia 13, Ukraine, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary 11.
- Group C:
  - Georgia 94–83 Bulgaria
  - Belgium 70–67 Poland
    - Final standings: Belgium 14 points, Georgia 13, Bulgaria, Poland 12, Portugal 9.
EuroBasket Women 2011 qualification, matchday 10: (teams in bold qualify for EuroBasket 2011, rest of teams advance to Additional Qualifying Round)
- Group A:
  - Belgium 70–85 Croatia
  - Italy 68–59 Netherlands
    - Final standings: Lithuania 14 points, Croatia, Italy 13, Belgium, Netherlands 10.
- Group B:
  - Israel 79–72 Romania
  - Latvia 80–55 Serbia
    - Final standings: Israel, Latvia, Serbia 10 points, Romania 6.
- Group C:
  - Finland 77–83 (OT) Bulgaria
  - Turkey 72–65 Montenegro
    - Final standings: Turkey 15 points, Montenegro 14, Bulgaria 13, Hungary 10, Finland 8.
- Group D:
  - Ukraine 70–66 Great Britain
  - Slovakia 73–67 Germany
    - Final standings: Great Britain 10 points, Slovak Republic, Ukraine 9, Germany 8.
WNBA Playoffs:
- Eastern Conference First Round:
  - Game 2: (3) Indiana Fever 75, (2) New York Liberty 67. Series tied 1–1.

Cricket

Pakistan in England:
- 4th Test in London, day 4:
  - England 446 (139.2 overs); Pakistan 74 (33 overs) and 147 (f/o, 36.5 overs; Graeme Swann 5/62). England win by an innings and 225 runs; win 4-match series 3–1.

Cycling

Grand Tours:
- Vuelta a España:
  - Stage 2: Yauheni Hutarovich (BLR) (FDJ) 4h 35' 41" Mark Cavendish (GBR) (Team HTC–Columbia) s.t. Tyler Farrar (USA) (Garmin–Transitions) s.t.
    - General classification: (1) Cavendish 4h 49' 35" (2) Kanstantsin Siutsou (BLR) (Team HTC–Columbia) + 12" (3) Peter Velits (SVK) (Team HTC–Columbia) + 12"

Field hockey

Women's World Cup in Rosario, Argentina:
- Pool B:
  - China 1–2 South Korea
  - Spain 2–3 England
  - Argentina 5–2 South Africa

Football (soccer)

CAF Champions League group stage, matchday 4:
- Group B: (teams in bold advance to the semifinals)
  - Heartland 2–1 Ismaily
  - Al-Ahly 1–1 JS Kabylie
    - Standings (after 4 matches): JS Kabylie 10 points, Al-Ahly 5, Heartland 4, Ismaily 3.
CAF Confederation Cup group stage, matchday 2:
- Group A:
  - Al-Hilal 4–2 ASFAN
  - Djoliba 0–1 Al-Ittihad
    - Standings (after 2 matches): Al-Hilal 6 points, Al-Ittihad 3, Djoliba, ASFAN 1.

Golf

PGA Tour:
- FedEx Cup Playoffs:
  - The Barclays in Paramus, New Jersey:
    - Winner: Matt Kuchar (USA) 272 (−12)^PO
      - Kuchar wins his third PGA Tour title.
European Tour:
- Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles in Auchterarder, Scotland:
  - Winner: Edoardo Molinari (ITA) 278 (−10)
    - Molinari wins his second European Tour title, and is later announced as one of three wildcard picks for the European team for October's Ryder Cup along with Luke Donald (ENG) and Pádraig Harrington (IRL).
LPGA Tour:
- CN Canadian Women's Open in Winnipeg:
  - Winner: Michelle Wie (USA) 276 (−12)
    - Wie wins her second LPGA Tour title.
Champions Tour:
- Boeing Classic in Snoqualmie, Washington:
  - Winner: Bernhard Langer (GER) 198 (−18)
    - Langer wins his fifth Champions Tour title of the season and thirteenth overall.
Amateur events:
- U.S. Amateur Championship in University Place, Washington:
  - Final: Peter Uihlein (USA) def. David Chung (USA) 4 & 2
    - Uihlein wins his third major amateur title, as both players earn a place at the 2011 Masters Tournament.

Motorcycle racing

Moto GP:
- Indianapolis motorcycle Grand Prix in Speedway, Indiana, United States:
  - MotoGP: (1) Dani Pedrosa (ESP) (Honda) (2) Ben Spies (USA) (Yamaha) (3) Jorge Lorenzo (ESP) (Yamaha)
    - Riders' championship standings (after 11 of 18 rounds): (1) Lorenzo 251 points (2) Pedrosa 183 (3) Andrea Dovizioso (ITA) (Honda) 126
    - Manufacturers' championship standings: (1) Yamaha 260 points (2) Honda 220 (3) Ducati 159
  - Moto2: (1) Toni Elías (ESP) (Moriwaki) (2) Julián Simón (ESP) (Suter) (3) Scott Redding (GBR) (Suter)
    - Riders' championship standings (after 10 of 17 rounds): (1) Elías 186 points (2) Andrea Iannone (ITA) (Speed Up) 119 (3) Thomas Lüthi (SUI) (Moriwaki) and Simón 108
    - Manufacturers' championship standings: (1) Moriwaki 211 points (2) Suter 176 (3) Speed Up 135
  - 125cc: (1) Nicolás Terol (ESP) (Aprilia) (2) Sandro Cortese (GER) (Derbi) (3) Pol Espargaró (ESP) (Derbi)
    - Riders' championship standings (after 10 of 17 rounds): (1) Marc Márquez (ESP) (Derbi) 172 points (2) Terol 168 (3) Espargaró 167
    - Manufacturers' championship standings: (1) Derbi 235 points (2) Aprilia 211 (3) Honda 14

Snooker

Players Tour Championship:
- Euro Event 1 in Fürth, Germany:
  - Final: Judd Trump (ENG) def. Anthony Hamilton (ENG) 4–3
    - Trump wins his third professional title.
    - Order of Merit (after 5 of 12 events): (1) Barry Pinches (ENG) 17,100 (2) Mark Selby (ENG) 13,900 (3) Trump 13,600

Volleyball

FIVB World Grand Prix:
- Final Round in Ningbo, China:
  - Japan 0–3 United States
  - Italy 3–1 Poland
  - China 0–3 Brazil
    - Final standings: United States 13 points, Brazil 11, Italy 7, China 6, Japan, Poland 4.
    - The United States win the title for the third time.

Water polo

Men's European Championship in Zagreb, Croatia:
- Group A:
  - Turkey 6–12 Romania
  - Italy 7–6 Spain
  - Montenegro 11–9 Croatia
- Group B:
  - Russia 9–10 North Macedonia
  - Hungary 10–8 Germany
  - Serbia 13–5 Greece

August 28, 2010 (Saturday)

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Auto racing

IndyCar Series:
- Peak Antifreeze & Motor Oil Indy 300 in Joliet, Illinois: (1) Dario Franchitti (GBR) (Chip Ganassi Racing) (2) Dan Wheldon (GBR) (Panther Racing) (3) Marco Andretti (USA) (Andretti Autosport)
  - Drivers' championship standings (after 14 of 17 races): (1) Will Power (AUS) (Team Penske) 528 points (2) Franchitti 505 (3) Scott Dixon (NZL) (Chip Ganassi Racing) 443

Basketball

FIBA World Championship in Turkey:
- Group A in Kayseri:
  - Australia 76–75 Jordan
  - Angola 44–94 Serbia
  - Germany 74–78 Argentina
- Group B in Istanbul:
  - Tunisia 56–80 Slovenia
  - United States 106–78 Croatia
  - Iran 65–81 Brazil
- Group C in Ankara:
  - Greece 89–81 China
  - Russia 75–66 Puerto Rico
  - Ivory Coast 47–86 Turkey
- Group D in İzmir:
  - New Zealand 79–92 Lithuania
  - Canada 71–81 Lebanon
  - France 72–66 Spain
WNBA Playoffs:
- Western Conference First Round:
  - Game 2: (1) Seattle Storm 81, (4) Los Angeles Sparks 66. Storm win series 2–0.
  - Game 2: (2) Phoenix Mercury 92, (3) San Antonio Silver Stars 73. Mercury win series 2–0.

Cricket

Pakistan in England:
- 4th Test in London, day 3:
  - England 446 (139.2 overs; Jonathan Trott 184, Stuart Broad 169, Mohammad Amir 6/84); Pakistan 74 (33 overs) and 41/4 (f/o, 15.3 overs). Pakistan trail by 331 runs with 6 wickets remaining.
  - Trott and Broad put on a world record partnership for the eighth wicket of 332.
Tri-nation series in Sri Lanka:
- Final in Dambulla: Sri Lanka 299/8 (50 overs; Tillakaratne Dilshan 110); India 225 (46.5 overs). Sri Lanka win by 74 runs.

Cycling

Grand Tours:
- Vuelta a España:
  - Stage 1: Team HTC–Columbia 14' 06" Liquigas–Doimo + 10" Team Saxo Bank + 12"
    - General classification: (1) Mark Cavendish (GBR) (Team HTC–Columbia) 14' 06" (2) Peter Velits (SVK) (Team HTC–Columbia) + 0" (3) Martin Velits (SVK) (Team HTC–Columbia) + 0"

Equestrianism

Show jumping:
- Global Champions Tour:
  - 9th Competition in Rio de Janeiro (CSI 5*): Marcus Ehning (GER) on Noltes Küchengirl Denis Lynch (IRE) on All Inclusive NRW Edwina Alexander (AUS) on Cevo Itot du Château
    - Final standings: (1) Ehning 222 points (2) Marco Kutscher (GER) 215 (3) Alexander 198.
      - Ehning wins the title for the first time.

Figure skating

ISU Junior Grand Prix in Courchevel, France:
- Men: Andrei Rogozine (CAN) Jason Brown (USA) Max Aaron (USA)
- Ice Dancing: Alexandra Stepanova/ Ivan Bukin (RUS) Anastasia Cannuscio/ Colin McManus (USA) Evgenia Kosigina/ Nikolai Moroshkin (RUS)

Football (soccer)

CAF Champions League group stage, matchday 4:
- Group A: Espérance ST 3–0 TP Mazembe
  - Standings (after 4 matches): Espérance ST 9 points, TP Mazembe 7, ES Sétif 4, Dynamos 3.
CAF Confederation Cup group stage, matchday 2:
- Group B:
  - Zanaco 1–1 Haras El Hodood
  - CS Sfaxien 3–0 FUS Rabat
    - Standings (after 2 matches): CS Sfaxien 4 points, FUS Rabat 3, Haras El Hodood 2, Zanaco 1.

Mixed martial arts

UFC 118 in Boston, Massachusetts:
- Lightweight Championship bout: Frankie Edgar (USA) (c) def. B.J. Penn (USA) by unanimous decision (50–45, 50–45, 50–45)
- Heavyweight bout: Randy Couture (USA) def. James Toney (USA) by submission (arm triangle choke)
- Middleweight bout: Demian Maia (BRA) def. Mario Miranda (BRA) by unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)
- Lightweight bout: Gray Maynard (USA) def. Kenny Florian (USA) by unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)
- Welterweight bout: Nate Diaz (USA) def. Marcus Davis (USA) by technical submission (guillotine choke)

Rugby league

Challenge Cup Final in London:
- Leeds Rhinos 6–30 Warrington Wolves
  - Warrington win the Cup for the second successive year, and seventh overall.

Rugby union

Tri Nations Series:
- South Africa 44–31 Australia in Pretoria
  - Standings: New Zealand 23 points (5 matches), South Africa 6 (5), Australia 5 (4).
  - The All Blacks have already secured the title.
Women's World Cup in Guildford, England: (teams in bold advance to the semi-finals)
- Pool A:
  - Australia 62–0 South Africa
  - New Zealand 41–8 Wales
    - Final standings: New Zealand 15 points, Australia 10, South Africa 4, Wales 1.
- Pool B:
  - England 37–10 United States
  - Ireland 37–3 Kazakhstan
    - Final standings: England 15 points, Ireland 10, United States 5, Kazakhstan 0.
- Pool C:
  - Canada 8–23 France
  - Scotland 32–5 Sweden
    - Final standings: France 13 points, Canada 10, Scotland 5, Sweden 1.

Tennis

ATP World Tour:
- Pilot Pen Tennis:
  - Final: Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR) def. Denis Istomin (UZB) 3–6, 6–3, 6–4.
    - Stakhovsky wins the fourth title of his career.
WTA Tour:
- Pilot Pen Tennis:
  - Final: Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) def. Nadia Petrova (RUS) 6–3, 3–6, 6–3.
    - Wozniacki wins the title for the third consecutive time, her fourth of the year and tenth of her career.

Volleyball

FIVB World Grand Prix:
- Final Round in Ningbo, China:
  - Poland 3–1 Japan
  - Brazil 3–0 Italy
  - China 0–3 United States
    - Standings (after 4 games): United States 10 points, Brazil 8, China 6, Japan, Poland, Italy 4.

August 27, 2010 (Friday)

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Athletics

IAAF Diamond League: Memorial Van Damme in Brussels, Belgium:
- Men:
  - 100m: Tyson Gay (USA) 9.79
    - Final Diamond Race standings: Gay 16 points Richard Thompson (TRI) 8 Yohan Blake (JAM) 7.
  - 400m: Nery Brenes (CRC) 44.92
  - 800m: David Lekuta Rudisha (KEN) 1:43.50
    - Final Diamond Race standings: Rudisha 20 points Abubaker Kaki Khamis (SUD) 10 Marcin Lewandowski (POL) 5.
  - 1500m: Asbel Kiprop (KEN) 3:32.18
    - Final Diamond Race standings: Kiprop 22 points Augustine Kiprono Choge (KEN) 13 Leonel Manzano (USA) 6.
  - 400m hurdles: Bershawn Jackson (USA) 47.85
    - Final Diamond Race standings: Jackson 28 points Javier Culson (PUR) 7 David Greene (GBR) 6.
  - 3000m steeplechase: Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad (FRA) 8:02.52
  - Javelin throw: Andreas Thorkildsen (NOR) 89.88 m
    - Final Diamond Race standings: Thorkildsen 30 points Tero Pitkämäki (FIN) 13 Matthias de Zordo (GER) 5.
  - Pole vault: Malte Mohr (GER) 5.85 m
    - Final Diamond Race standings: Renaud Lavillenie (FRA) 20 points Mohr 15 Łukasz Michalski (POL) 5.
  - Shot put: Reese Hoffa (USA) 22.16 m
    - Final Diamond Race standings: Christian Cantwell (USA) 25 points Hoffa 14 Tomasz Majewski (POL) 7.
  - Triple jump: Teddy Tamgho (FRA) 17.52 m
    - Final Diamond Race standings: Tamgho 18 points Alexis Copello (CUB) 13 Christian Olsson (SWE) 10.
- Women:
  - 200m: Allyson Felix (USA) 22.61
    - Final Diamond Race standings: Felix 22 points Shalonda Solomon (USA) 8 Bianca Knight (USA) 4.
  - 800m: Janeth Jepkosgei (KEN) 1:58.82
    - Final Diamond Race standings: Jepkosgei 17 points Mariya Savinova (RUS) 12 Alysia Johnson (USA) 8.
  - 5000m: Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN) 14:34.13
    - Final Diamond Race standings: Cheruiyot 18 points Sentayehu Ejigu (ETH) 15 Linet Masai (KEN) 6.
  - 100m hurdles: Priscilla Lopes-Schliep (CAN) 12.54
    - Final Diamond Race standings: Lopes-Schliep 22 points Lolo Jones (USA) 14 Sally Pearson (AUS) 10.
  - 3000m steeplechase: Sofia Assefa (ETH) 9:20.72
    - Final Diamond Race standings: Milcah Chemos Cheywa (KEN) 24 points Assefa 9 Lydia Rotich (KEN) 5.
  - Discus throw: Sandra Perković (CRO) 66.93 m
    - Final Diamond Race standings: Yarelis Barrios (CUB) 20 points Perković 16 Nicoleta Grasu (ROU) 3 Dani Samuels (AUS) 3 Aretha Thurmond (USA) 3.
  - High jump: Blanka Vlašić (CRO) 2.00 m
    - Final Diamond Race standings: Vlašić 32 points Antonietta Di Martino (ITA) 4 Emma Green (SWE) 2.
  - Triple jump: Olga Rypakova (KAZ) 14.80 m
    - Final Diamond Race standings: Yargelis Savigne (CUB) 22 points Rypakova 22 Nadezhda Alekhina (RUS) 4.

Football (soccer)

UEFA Super Cup in Monaco:
- Internazionale 0–2 Atlético Madrid
  - Atlético win the title for the first time.
CAF Champions League group stage, matchday 4:
- Group A: ES Sétif 3–0 Dynamos
  - Standings: TP Mazembe 7 points (3 matches), Espérance ST 6 (3), ES Sétif 4 (4), Dynamos 3 (4).

Volleyball

FIVB World Grand Prix:
- Final Round in Ningbo, China:
  - Japan 3–2 Italy
  - Brazil 2–3 United States
  - China 3–0 Poland
    - Standings (after 3 games): United States 7 points, China 6, Brazil 5, Japan, Italy 4, Poland 1.

August 26, 2010 (Thursday)

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Basketball

EuroBasket 2011 qualification, matchday 9: (teams in bold qualify for EuroBasket 2011)
- Group A:
  - Israel 85–71 Finland
  - Italy 72–71 Montenegro
    - Standings: Italy 13 points (8 games), Israel, Montenegro 12 (7), Latvia 9 (7), Finland 8 (7).
- Group B:
  - Hungary 83–75 Ukraine
  - Great Britain 94–85 (OT) Bosnia and Herzegovina
    - Standings: Great Britain 13 points (7 games), Macedonia 12 (7), Hungary 11 (8), Ukraine, Bosnia and Herzegovina 9 (7).
- Group C:
  - Bulgaria 92–81 Belgium
  - Portugal 57–80 Georgia
    - Standings: Belgium 12 points (7 games), Poland, Georgia, Bulgaria 11 (7), Portugal 9 (8).
EuroBasket Women 2011 qualification, matchday 9: (teams in bold qualify for EuroBasket Women 2011)
- Group A:
  - Lithuania 81–83 Italy
  - Netherlands 91–88 Belgium
    - Standings: Lithuania 14 points (8 games), Croatia, Italy 11 (7), Belgium, Netherlands 9 (7).
- Group B:
  - Israel 82–83 (2OT) Latvia
  - Romania 83–85 Serbia
    - Standings (after 5 games): Serbia 9 points, Israel, Latvia 8, Romania 5.
- Group C:
  - Hungary 75–78 (OT) Turkey
  - Montenegro 89–61 Finland
    - Standings: Montenegro, Turkey 13 points (7 games), Bulgaria 11 (7), Hungary 10 (8), Finland 7 (7).
- Group D:
  - Great Britain 77–59 Germany
  - Ukraine 80–78 Slovakia
    - Standings (after 5 games): Great Britain 9 points, Ukraine, Germany, Slovak Republic 7.
WNBA Playoffs:
- Eastern Conference First Round:
  - Game 1: (2) New York Liberty 85, (3) Indiana Fever 73. Liberty lead series 1–0.
- Western Conference First Round:
  - Game 1: (2) Phoenix Mercury 106, (3) San Antonio Silver Stars 93. Mercury lead series 1–0.

Cricket

Pakistan in England:
- 4th Test in London, day 1:
  - England 39/1 (12.3 overs); Pakistan.

Football (soccer)

UEFA Europa League Play-off round, second leg: (first leg scores in parentheses)
- Dinamo Minsk 2–3 (1–2) Club Brugge. Club Brugge win 5–3 on aggregate.
- Qarabağ 0–1 (0–4) Borussia Dortmund. Borussia Dortmund win 5–0 on aggregate.
- Aktobe 2–1 (0–2) AZ. AZ win 3–2 on aggregate.
- Marítimo 1–2 (0–3) BATE. BATE win 5–1 on aggregate.
- Dnepr Mogilev 1–2 (0–5) Villarreal. Villarreal win 7–1 on aggregate.
- HJK Helsinki 0–4 (0–2) Beşiktaş. Beşiktaş win 6–0 on aggregate.
- Lokomotiv Moscow 1–1 (a.e.t.) (1–1) Lausanne-Sport. 2–2 on aggregate; Lausanne-Sport win 4–3 on penalties.
- Metalist Kharkiv 2–2 (1–0) Omonia. Metalist Kharkiv win 3–2 on aggregate.
- Austria Wien 1–1 (0–1) Aris. Aris win 2–1 on aggregate.
- Brøndby 0–3 (2–0) Sporting CP. Sporting CP win 3–2 on aggregate.
- Unirea Urziceni 1–1 (1–4) Hajduk Split. Hajduk Split win 5–2 on aggregate.
- Litex Lovech 1–2 (0–2) Debrecen. Debrecen win 4–1 on aggregate.
- Levski Sofia 2–1 (0–0) AIK. Levski Sofia win 2–1 on aggregate.
- PSV Eindhoven 5–0 (0–1) Sibir Novosibirsk. PSV Eindhoven win 5–1 on aggregate.
- Trabzonspor 1–2 (0–1) Liverpool. Liverpool win 3–1 on aggregate.
- APOEL 1–1 (a.e.t.) (0–1) Getafe. Getafe win 2–1 on aggregate.
- Maccabi Tel Aviv 4–3 (0–2) Paris Saint-Germain. Paris Saint-Germain win 5–4 on aggregate.
- Tavriya Simferopol 1–3 (0–3) Bayer Leverkusen. Bayer Leverkusen win 6–1 on aggregate.
- Gent 2–0 (0–1) Feyenoord. Gent win 2–1 on aggregate.
- AEK Athens 1–1 (1–0) Dundee United. AEK Athens win 2–1 on aggregate.
- Stuttgart 2–2 (1–0) Slovan Bratislava. Stuttgart win 3–2 on aggregate.
- Lech Poznań 0–0 (1–0) Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk. Lech Poznań win 1–0 on aggregate.
- Grasshopper 1–0 (a.e.t.) (0–1) Steaua Bucureşti. 1–1 on aggregate; Steaua Bucureşti win 4–3 on penalties.
- Utrecht 4–0 (0–2) Celtic. Utrecht win 4–2 on aggregate.
- The New Saints 2–2 (0–3) CSKA Sofia. CSKA Sofia win 5–2 on aggregate.
- Maribor 3–2 (0–3) Palermo. Palermo win 5–3 on aggregate.
- Elfsborg 0–2 (0–1) Napoli. Napoli win 3–0 on aggregate.
- Manchester City 2–0 (1–0) Timişoara. Manchester City win 3–0 on aggregate.
- Lille 2–0 (0–0) Vaslui. Lille win 2–0 on aggregate.
- Juventus 1–0 (2–1) Sturm Graz. Juventus win 3–1 on aggregate.
- Aston Villa 2–3 (1–1) Rapid Wien. Rapid Wien win 4–3 on aggregate.
- Motherwell 0–1 (1–2) Odense. Odense win 3–1 on aggregate.
- Karpaty Lviv 1–1 (2–2) Galatasaray. 3–3 on aggregate; Karpaty Lviv win on away goals rule.
- Dinamo Zagreb 2–1 (2–0) Győri ETO. Dinamo Zagreb win 4–1 on aggregate.
- Fenerbahçe 1–1 (a.e.t.) (0–1) PAOK. PAOK win 2–1 on aggregate.
- Porto 4–2 (3–0) Genk. Porto win 7–2 on aggregate.
Copa Sudamericana First stage, second leg: (first leg scores in parentheses)
- Santa Fe 4–0 (0–2) Deportivo Lara. 3–3 on points; Santa Fe win 4–2 on aggregate.
Copa Sudamericana Second stage, first leg:
- Independiente 1–0 Argentinos Juniors
CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage, matchday 2:
- Group B: Municipal 1–1 Joe Public
  - Standings (after 2 matches): Santos Laguna 6 points, Columbus Crew 3, Municipal, Joe Public 1.
- Group C: Saprissa 4–1 Marathón
  - Standings (after 2 matches): Monterrey 6 points, Saprissa, Marathón 3, Seattle Sounders FC 0.
- Group D: Toluca 4–0 Olimpia
  - Standings (after 2 matches): Toluca, Puerto Rico Islanders 4 points, FAS, Olimpia 1.

Olympic Games

Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore:
- Table tennis:
  - Mixed team: Japan South Korea InterContinental1
- Volleyball – Boys:
  - Final: Argentina 1–3 Cuba
- Volleyball – Girls:
  - Final: Belgium 3–1 United States

Volleyball

FIVB World Grand Prix:
- Final Round in Ningbo, China:
  - United States 3–0 Italy
  - Poland 1–3 Brazil
  - China 3–1 Japan
    - Standings (after 2 games): United States 5 points, Brazil 4, Italy, China 3, Japan 2, Poland 1.

August 25, 2010 (Wednesday)

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Basketball

WNBA Playoffs:
- Eastern Conference First Round:
  - Game 1: (4) Atlanta Dream 95, (1) Washington Mystics 90. Dream lead series 1–0.
- Western Conference First Round:
  - Game 1: (1) Seattle Storm 79, (4) Los Angeles Sparks 66. Storm lead series 1–0.

Cricket

Tri-nation series in Sri Lanka: (teams in bold advance to the final)
- India 223 (46.3 overs; Virender Sehwag 110); New Zealand 118 (30.1 overs) in Dambulla. India win by 105 runs.
  - Final standings: Sri Lanka 11 points, India 10, New Zealand 7.

Football (soccer)

2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA): (teams in bold advance to the play-off rounds)
- Group 1:
  - France 7–0 Serbia
  - Northern Ireland 3–1 Croatia
  - Estonia 0–5 Iceland
    - Final standings: France 30 points, Iceland 24, Northern Ireland 11, Estonia 10, Serbia 9, Croatia 2.
- Group 2:
  - Belarus 2–0 Slovakia
  - Macedonia 0–7 Norway
    - Final standings: Norway 22 points, Netherlands 17, Belarus 13, Slovakia 6, Macedonia 0.
- Group 3:
  - Denmark 0–0 Scotland
  - Greece 1–2 Bulgaria
    - Final standings: Denmark 20 points, Scotland 19, Greece 9, Bulgaria 8, Georgia 1.
- Group 4:
  - Ukraine 3–1 Poland
  - Romania 2–3 Hungary
    - Final standings: Ukraine 17 points, Poland 16, Hungary 15, Romania 8, Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.
- Group 5: Turkey 2–2 Austria
  - Final standings: England 22 points, Spain 19, Austria 10, Turkey 7, Malta 0.
- Group 6:
  - Russia 8–0 Kazakhstan
  - Republic of Ireland 3–0 Israel
    - Final standings: Switzerland 21 points, Russia 19, Republic of Ireland 13, Israel 6, Kazakhstan 0.
- Group 7:
  - Finland 4–1 Slovenia
  - Armenia 0–3 Portugal
    - Final standings: Italy 22 points, Finland 19, Portugal 12, Slovenia 6, Armenia 0.
- Group 8:
  - Sweden 5–1 Wales
  - Czech Republic 8–0 Azerbaijan
    - Final standings: Sweden 22 points, Czech Republic 13, Belgium 10, Wales 9, Azerbaijan 4.
UEFA Champions League Play-off round, second leg: (first leg scores in parentheses)
- Copenhagen 1–0 (1–2) Rosenborg. 2–2 on aggregate; Copenhagen win on away goals rule.
- Žilina 1–0 (2–0) Sparta Prague. Žilina win 3–0 on aggregate.
- Tottenham Hotspur 4–0 (2–3) Young Boys. Tottenham Hotspur win 6–3 on aggregate.
- Auxerre 2–0 (0–1) Zenit St. Petersburg. Auxerre win 2–1 on aggregate.
- Ajax 2–1 (1–1) Dynamo Kyiv. Ajax win 3–2 on aggregate.
Recopa Sudamericana, first leg:
- LDU Quito 2–1 Estudiantes
Copa Sudamericana First stage, second leg: (first leg scores in parentheses)
- Colo-Colo 3–1 (0–2) Universitario. 3–3 on points, 3–3 on aggregate; Universitario win on away goals rule.
CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage, matchday 2:
- Group A: Cruz Azul 5–4 Real Salt Lake
  - Standings (after 2 matches): Cruz Azul, Real Salt Lake, Árabe Unido, Toronto FC 3 points.
- Group C: Seattle Sounders FC 0–2 Monterrey
  - Standings: Monterrey 6 points (2 matches), Marathón 3 (1), Saprissa 0 (1), Seattle Sounders FC 0 (2).
- Group D: Puerto Rico Islanders 4–1 FAS
  - Standings: Puerto Rico Islanders 4 points (2 matches), Olimpia, Toluca 1 (1), FAS 1 (2).

Olympic Games

Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore:
- Boxing – Boys:
  - 48 kg: Ryan Burnett (IRL) Salman Alizada (AZE) Zohidjon Hoorboyev (UZB)
  - 51 kg: Emmanuel Rodríguez (PUR) D. J. Maaki (NRU) Hesham Abdelaal (EGY)
  - 54 kg: Robeisy Eloy Ramirez (CUB) Shiva Thapa (IND) Dawid Michelus (POL)
  - 57 kg: Artur Bril (GER) Elvin Isayev (AZE) Fradimil Macayo (VEN)
  - 60 kg: Evaldas Petrauskas (LTU) Brett Mather (AUS) Krishan Vikas (IND)
  - 64 kg: Ričardas Kuncaitis (LTU) Samuel Zapata (VEN) Fabian Maidana (ARG)
  - 69 kg: David Lourenco (BRA) Ahmad Mamadjanov (UZB) Nursahat Pazziyev (TKM)
  - 75 kg: Damien Hooper (AUS) Juan Carlos Carrillo (COL) Zoltan Harcsa (HUN)
  - 81 kg: Irosvani Duverger (CUB) Burak Aksin (TUR) Sardorbek Begaliev (UZB)
  - 91 kg: Lenier Eunice Pero (CUB) Fabio Turchi (ITA) Umit Can Patir (TUR)
  - +91 kg: Tony Yoka (FRA) Joseph Parker (NZL) Daniil Svaresciuc (MDA)
- Canoeing:
  - Girls' K1 slalom: Jessica Fox (AUS) Pavlina Zasterova (CZE) Viktoria Wolffhardt (AUT)
  - Boys' C1 slalom: Xiaodong Wang (CHN) Dennis Soeter (GER) Anatolii Melnyk (UKR)
  - Boys' K1 slalom: Simon Brus (SLO) Miroslav Urban (SVK) Jiri Prskavec (CZE)
- Football – Boys:
  - Bronze medal match: Montenegro 1–4 Singapore
  - Final: Bolivia 5–0 Haiti
- Gymnastics (rhythmic):
  - Individual All-Around: Alexandra Merkulova (RUS) Arina Charopa (BLR) Jana Berezko-Marggrander (GER)
  - Group All-Around: Russia Egypt Canada
- Handball – Boys:
  - Bronze medal match: France 40–27 Brazil
  - Final: Egypt 35–25 South Korea
- Handball – Girls:
  - Bronze medal match: Kazakhstan 23–45 Brazil
  - Final: Russia 26–28 Denmark
- Hockey – Boys:
  - Fifth place match: Chile 1–6 Singapore
  - Bronze medal match: Belgium 4–1 Ghana
  - Final: Australia 2–1 Pakistan
- Judo:
  - Mixed team: Essen Belgrade Cairo Tokyo
- Sailing:
  - Girls' Byte CII: Lara Vadlau (AUT) Daphne van der Vaart (NED) Constanze Stolz (GER)
  - Girls' Techno 293: Siripon Kaewduang-Ngam (THA) Veronica Fanciulli (ITA) Audrey Pei Lin Yong (SIN)
  - Boys' Byte CII: Ian Barrows (ISV) Florian Haufe (GER) Just van Aanholt (AHO)
  - Boys' Techno 293: Mayan Rafic (ISR) Chun Laung Michael Cheng (HKG) Kieran Martin (GBR)
- Shooting:
  - Girls' 10m Air Rifle: Dowon Go (KOR) Gabriela Vognarova (CZE) Jasmin Mischler (SUI)
- Volleyball – Boys:
  - Fifth place match: DR Congo 0–3 Iran
  - Bronze medal match: Russia 3–0 Serbia
- Volleyball – Girls:
  - Fifth place match: Singapore 1–3 Egypt
  - Bronze medal match: Peru 3–1 Japan

Volleyball

FIVB World Grand Prix:
- Final Round in Ningbo, China:
  - United States 3–2 Poland
  - Brazil 2–3 Japan
  - China 0–3 Italy

August 24, 2010 (Tuesday)

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Cycling

UCI ProTour:
- Eneco Tour of Benelux:
  - Stage 7: Tony Martin (GER) (Team HTC–Columbia) 20' 24" Maarten Tjallingii (NED) (Rabobank) + 6" Alex Rasmussen (DEN) (Team Saxo Bank) + 9"
    - Final general classification: (1) Martin 28h 50' 57" (2) Koos Moerenhout (NED) (Rabobank) + 31" (3) Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) (Team Sky) + 1' 46"
    - UCI World Rankings (after 22 of 26 events): (1) Alberto Contador (ESP) (Astana) 482 points (2) Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) (Team Katusha) 428 (3) Cadel Evans (AUS) (BMC Racing Team) 390

Football (soccer)

UEFA Champions League Play-off round, second leg: (first leg scores in parentheses)
- Hapoel Tel Aviv 1–1 (3–2) Red Bull Salzburg. Hapoel Tel Aviv win 4–3 on aggregate.
- Sheriff Tiraspol 0–3 (0–1) Basel. Basel win 4–0 on aggregate.
- Sevilla 3–4 (0–1) Braga. Braga win 5–3 on aggregate.
- Sampdoria 3–2 (a.e.t.) (1–3) Werder Bremen. Werder Bremen win 5–4 on aggregate.
- Anderlecht 2–2 (a.e.t.) (2–2) Partizan. 4–4 on aggregate; Partizan win 3–2 on penalties.
UEFA Europa League Play-off round, second leg: (first leg scores in parentheses)
- Anorthosis 1–2 (0–4) CSKA Moscow. CSKA Moscow win 6–1 on aggregate.
Copa Sudamericana First stage, first leg:
- Universidad de Chile 2–2 Oriente Petrolero
Copa Sudamericana First stage, second leg: (first leg scores in parentheses)
- Barcelona 3–1 (2–1) Universidad César Vallejo. Barcelona win 6–0 on points.
CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage, matchday 2:
- Group A: Árabe Unido 1–0 Toronto FC
  - Standings: Real Salt Lake 3 points (1 match), Árabe Unido, Toronto FC 3 (2), Cruz Azul 0 (1).
- Group B: Santos Laguna 1–0 Columbus Crew
  - Standings: Santos Laguna 6 points (2 matches), Columbus Crew 3 (2), Municipal, Joe Public 0 (1).

Olympic Games

Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore:
- Diving:
  - Boys' 10m platform: Bo Qiu (CHN) Oleksandr Bondar (UKR) Iván García (MEX)
- Equestrian:
  - Individual Jumping: Marcelo Chirico (URU) Mario Gamboa (COL) Dalma Rushdi Malhas (KSA)
- Football – Girls:
  - Bronze medal match: Turkey 3–0 Iran
  - Final: Chile 1–1 (5–3 pen.) Equatorial Guinea
- Handball – Boys:
  - Semifinals:
    - France 21–22 Egypt
    - South Korea 27–22 Brazil
  - 5th place playoffs, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)
    - Singapore 32–18 (27–20) Cook Islands. Singapore win 59–38 on aggregate.
- Handball – Girls:
  - 5th place playoffs, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)
    - Australia 12–37 (12–39) Angola. Angola win 76–24 on aggregate.
- Hockey – Girls:
  - Fifth place match: Ireland 3–1 South Africa
  - Bronze medal match: New Zealand 5–4 (OT) South Korea
  - Final: Argentina 1–2 (OT) Netherlands
- Modern pentathlon:
  - Mixed relay: Anastasiya Spas (UKR)/Ilya Shugarov (RUS) Wenjing Zhu (CHN)/Dae Beom Kim (KOR) Gul Gubaydullina (RUS)/Lukas Kontrimavicius (LTU)
- Shooting:
  - Boys' 10m Air Pistol: Denys Kushnirov (UKR) Felipe Almeida Wu (BRA) Daehan Choi (KOR)
- Volleyball – Boys:
  - Semi-finals:
    - Russia 0–3 Argentina
    - Cuba 3–0 Serbia
- Volleyball – Girls:
  - Semi-finals:
    - Peru 1–3 Belgium
    - United States 3–0 Japan

Rugby union

Women's World Cup in Guildford, England:
- Pool A:
  - Australia 5–32 New Zealand
  - South Africa 15–10 Wales
    - Standings (after 2 matches): New Zealand 10 points, Australia 5, South Africa 4, Wales 1.
- Pool B:
  - England 82–0 Kazakhstan
  - Ireland 22–12 United States
    - Standings (after 2 matches): England 10 points, United States, Ireland 5, Kazakhstan 0.
- Pool C:
  - France 17–7 Scotland
  - Canada 40–10 Sweden
    - Standings (after 2 matches): Canada 10 points, France 8, Sweden 1, Scotland 0.

August 23, 2010 (Monday)

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Basketball

EuroBasket 2011 qualification, matchday 8:
- Group A:
  - Finland 83–85 Italy
  - Latvia 56–92 Israel
    - Standings: Montenegro 11 points (6 games), Italy 11 (7), Israel 10 (6), Latvia 9 (7), Finland 7 (6).
- Group B:
  - Bosnia and Herzegovina 73–64 Hungary
  - North Macedonia 75–56 Great Britain
    - Standings: Macedonia 12 points (7 games), Great Britain 11 (6), Hungary 9 (7), Ukraine, Bosnia and Herzegovina 8 (6).
- Group C:
  - Poland 75–71 Bulgaria
  - Belgium 68–63 Portugal
    - Standings: Poland 11 points (7 games), Belgium 11 (6), Georgia, Bulgaria 9 (6), Portugal 8 (7).
EuroBasket Women 2011 qualification, matchday 8: (teams in bold qualify for EuroBasket Women 2011)
- Group A:
  - Belgium 61–64 Lithuania
  - Croatia 75–66 Netherlands
    - Standings: Lithuania 13 points (7 games), Croatia 11 (7), Italy 9 (6), Belgium 8 (6), Netherlands 7 (6).
- Group B:
  - Latvia 83–70 Romania
  - Serbia 70–68 Israel
    - Standings (after 4 games): Israel, Serbia 7 points, Latvia 6, Romania 4.
- Group C:
  - Finland 56–61 Hungary
  - Bulgaria 89–57 Montenegro
    - Standings: Montenegro, Turkey 11 points (6 games), Bulgaria 11 (7), Hungary 9 (7), Finland 6 (6).
- Group D:
  - Slovakia 63–70 Great Britain
  - Germany 69–74 Ukraine
    - Standings (after 4 games): Great Britain 7 points, Germany, Slovakia 6, Ukraine 5.

Cycling

UCI ProTour:
- Eneco Tour of Benelux:
  - Stage 6: André Greipel (GER) (Team HTC–Columbia) 5h 12' 25" Jurgen Roelandts (BEL) (Omega Pharma–Lotto) s.t. Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) (Team Sky) s.t.
    - General classification: (1) Tony Martin (GER) (Team HTC–Columbia) 28h 30' 33" (2) Koos Moerenhout (NED) (Rabobank) + 11" (3) Boasson Hagen + 1' 22"

Olympic Games

Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore:
- Athletics:
  - Girls' triple jump: Khadijatou Sagnia (SWE) Sokhna Gallé (FRA) Ganna Aleksandrova (UKR)
  - Girls' 1000 metres: Tizita Ashame (ETH) Andrina Schlaepfer (SUI) Damaris Muthee (KEN)
  - Girls' 400 m hurdles: Aurélie Chaboudez (FRA) Stina Troest (DEN) Olena Kolesnychenko (UKR)
  - Girls' hammer throw: Alexia Sedykh (FRA) Alena Navahrodskaya (BLR) Xia Youlian (CHN)
  - Boys' pole vault: Dídac Salas (ESP) Thiago da Silva (BRA) Theodoros Chrysanthopoulos (GRE)
  - Boys' 400 m hurdles: Norge Lara Sotomayor (CUB) Kumar Durgesh (IND) William Mbevi Mutunga (KEN)
  - Boys' triple jump: Radamé Fabar Sánchez (CUB) Fu Haitao (CHN) Georgi Tsonov (BUL)
  - Girls' 2000 m steeplechase: Virginia Nyambura (KEN) Tsehynesh Tsenga (ETH) Oksana Raita (UKR)
  - Boys' hammer throw: Liu Binbin (CHN) Alexandros Poursanidis (CYP) Balázs Töreky (HUN)
  - Boys' 2000 m steeplechase: Peter Matheka Mutuku (KEN) Habtamu Fayisa (ETH) Zakaria Kiprotich (UGA)
  - Girls' medley relay: Americas Africa Europe
  - Boys' medley relay: Americas Europe Oceania
- Basketball – Boys:
  - Placement games 17th–20th:
    - India 20–31 Singapore
    - South Africa 21–13 Panama
      - Final standings: Singapore 6 points, India 5, South Africa 4, Panama 3.
  - 15th place playoff: Central African Republic 29–16 Virgin Islands
  - 13th place playoff: New Zealand 26–29 Egypt
  - 11th place playoff: Iran 31–25 Turkey
  - 9th place playoff: Philippines 34–23 Puerto Rico
  - 7th place playoff: Spain 13–23 Argentina
  - 5th place playoff: Lithuania 28–24 Israel
  - Bronze medal game: United States 25–34 Greece
  - Final: Serbia 22–9 Croatia
- Basketball – Girls:
  - Placement games 17th–20th:
    - Vanuatu 15–33 Thailand
    - Chile 16–15 Singapore
      - Final standings: Thailand 6 points, Chile 5, Singapore 4, Vanuatu 3.
  - 15th place playoff: Angola 13–15 Ivory Coast
  - 13th place playoff: Czech Republic 32–12 Mali
  - 11th place playoff: Russia 21–18 Belarus
  - 9th place playoff: France 18–26 Italy
  - 7th place playoff: Germany 17–18 South Korea
  - 5th place playoff: Japan 32–29 Brazil
  - Bronze medal game: Canada 16–34 United States
  - Final: China 33–29 Australia
- Diving:
  - Girls' 3m springboard: Liu Jiao (CHN) Pandelela Pamg (MAS) Viktoriya Potyekhina (UKR)
- Football – Boys:
  - 5th place match: Vanuatu 2–0 Zimbabwe
- Football – Girls:
  - 5th place match: Papua New Guinea 0–0 (2–4 pen.) Trinidad and Tobago
- Handball – Girls:
  - Semi-finals:
    - Russia 41–19 Kazakhstan
    - Brazil 25–30 Denmark
  - 5th place playoffs, first leg:
    - Angola 37–12 Australia
- Handball – Boys:
  - 5th place playoffs, first leg:
    - Cook Islands 20–27 Singapore
- Hockey – Boys: (teams in bold advance to the final, teams in italics advance to the bronze medal game)
  - Preliminaries:
    - Australia 9–0 Chile
    - Belgium 2–3 Pakistan
    - Ghana 2–1 Singapore
      - Final standings: Australia 15 points, Pakistan 12, Belgium 9, Ghana 6, Chile 3, Singapore 0.
- Judo:
  - Girls' −78kg: Lola Mansour (BEL) Natalia Kubin (GER) Kseniya Darchuk (UKR) Urška Potočnik (SLO)
  - Boys' −100kg: Ryosuke Igarashi (JPN) Toma Nikiforov (BEL) Marius Piepke (GER) Bolot Toktogonov (KGZ)
- Shooting:
  - Girls' 10m Air Pistol: Kim Jang-Mi (KOR) Fang Xue (CHN) Geraldine Kate Solórzano (GUA)
- Table tennis:
  - Girls' singles: Gu Yuting (CHN) Isabelle Siyun Li (SIN) Yang Ha-Eun (KOR)
  - Boys' singles: Koki Niwa (JPN) Hung Tzu-Hsiang (TPE) Simon Gauzy (FRA)
- Volleyball – Boys: (teams in bold advance to the semifinals)
  - Group A: DR Congo 0–3 Russia
    - Final standings: Russia 4 points, Serbia 3, DR Congo 2.
  - Group B: Iran 1–3 Cuba
    - Final standings: Cuba 4 points, Argentina 3, Iran 2.
- Volleyball – Girls: (teams in bold advance to the semifinals)
  - Group A: Peru 3–0 Japan
    - Final standings: Peru 4 points, Japan 3, Singapore 2.
  - Group B: Egypt 0–3 United States
    - Final standings: United States 4 points, Belgium 3, Egypt 2.

Tennis

WTA Tour:
- Rogers Cup:
  - Final: Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) def. Vera Zvonareva (RUS) 6–3, 6–2
    - Wozniacki wins her third title of the year and ninth of her career. It's her first Premier 5 title.

August 22, 2010 (Sunday)

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Athletics

David Lekuta Rudisha (KEN) breaks the men's 800 metres world record in a time of one minute 41.09 seconds at the ISTAF meeting in Berlin. He improves the previous record of Kenyan-born Wilson Kipketer (DEN) by 0.02 seconds.

Auto racing

IndyCar Series:
- Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma in Sonoma, California: (1) Will Power (AUS) (Team Penske) (2) Scott Dixon (NZL) (Chip Ganassi Racing) (3) Dario Franchitti (GBR) (Chip Ganassi Racing)
  - Drivers' championship standings (after 13 of 17 races): (1) Power 514 points (2) Franchitti 455 (3) Dixon 419
  - Final road course championship standings: (1) Power 412 points (2) Franchitti 307 (3) Dixon 268
World Rally Championship:
- Rallye Deutschland in Trier: (1) Sébastien Loeb (FRA) / Daniel Elena (MON) (Citroën C4 WRC) (2) Dani Sordo (ESP) / Diego Vallejo (ESP) (Citroën C4 WRC) (3) Sébastien Ogier (FRA) / Julien Ingrassia (FRA) (Citroën C4 WRC)
  - Drivers' championship standings (after 9 of 13 rounds): (1) Loeb 191 points (2) Ogier 133 (3) Jari-Matti Latvala (FIN) (Ford Focus RS WRC 09) 117

Baseball

Major League Baseball news:
- Chicago Cubs manager Lou Piniella, who had previously announced he would retire at the end of this season, decides to step down after today's 16–5 loss to the Atlanta Braves in order to care for his ailing mother. The Cubs name third-base coach Mike Quade as interim manager for the rest of the season. (ESPN)

Basketball

FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women in Greece:
- 7th place playoff: Netherlands 65–56 Belgium
- 5th place playoff: Spain 45–39 Turkey
- 3rd place playoff: France 50–44 Serbia
- Final: Russia 71–53 Croatia
  - Russia win the title for the fourth time.
- Group G:
  - Italy 58–62 Lithuania
  - Belarus 55–50 Poland
    - Final standings: Italy 11 points, Poland, Belarus 9, Lithuania 7.
    - Lithuania and Belarus are relegated to Division B.

Canoeing

Sprint World Championships in Poznań, Poland:
- 500 m:
  - C2 women: Laurence Vincent-Lapointe/Mallorie Nicholson (CAN) Maria Kazakova/Ekaterina Petrova (RUS) Luciana Costa/Camila Conceição Lima (BRA)
  - K1 women: Inna Osypenko (UKR) Natasa Janics (HUN) Rachel Cawthorn (GBR)
  - K1 men: Anders Gustafsson (SWE) Peter Gelle (SVK) Adam van Koeverden (CAN)
  - C1 men: Dzianis Harazha (BLR) Li Qiang (CHN) Vadim Menkov (UZB)
  - K2 women: Gabriella Szabó/Danuta Kozák (HUN) Yuliana Salakhova/Anastasia Sergeeva (RUS) Yvonne Schuring/Viktoria Schwarz (AUT)
  - K2 men: Raman Piatrushenka/Vadzim Makhneu (BLR) Fernando Pimenta/João Ribeiro (POR) Dusko Stanojević/Dejan Pajić (SRB)
  - C2 men: Alexandru Dumitrescu/Victor Mihalachi (ROU) Sergiy Bezugliy/Maksym Prokopenko (AZE) Pavel Petrov/Aleksandr Kostoglod (RUS)
  - K4 women: Hungary Germany Poland
- 200 m:
  - C1 women: Laurence Vincent-Lapointe (CAN) Li Tianian (CHN) Maria Kazakova (RUS)
  - K1 women: Natasa Janics (HUN) Inna Osypenko (UKR) Shinobu Kitamoto (JPN)
  - K1 men: Edward McKeever (GBR) Ronald Rauhe (GER) Piotr Siemionowski (POL)
  - C1 men: Ivan Shtyl (RUS) Thomas Simart (FRA) Richard Dalton (CAN) Yuriy Cheban (UKR)
  - K2 women: Katalin Kovács/Natasa Janics (HUN) Marta Walczykiewicz/Ewelina Wojnarowska (POL) Ivana Kmetová/Martina Koholová (SVK)
  - K2 men: Arnaud Hybois/Sébastien Jouve (FRA) Saúl Craviotto/Carlos Pérez (ESP) Liam Heath/Jonathon Schofield (GBR)
  - C2 men: Raimundas Labuckas/Tomas Gadeikis (LTU) Evgeny Ignatov/Ivan Shtyl (RUS) Paweł Skowroński/Paweł Baraszkiewicz (POL)
- Relay:
  - C1 men: Russia Ukraine Poland
  - K1 women: Germany Hungary Russia
  - K1 men: Spain United Kingdom Russia

Cricket

Tri-nation series in Sri Lanka: (team in bold advances to the final)
- India 103 (33.4 overs; Thissara Perera 5/28); Sri Lanka 104/2 (15.1 overs) in Dambulla. Sri Lanka win by 8 wickets.
  - Standings: Sri Lanka 11 points (4 matches), New Zealand 7 (3), India 5 (3).

Cycling

UCI ProTour:
- Eneco Tour of Benelux:
  - Stage 5: Jack Bobridge (AUS) (Garmin–Transitions) 4h 48' 25" Rubén Pérez (ESP) (Euskaltel–Euskadi) + 4" Thomas De Gendt (BEL) (Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator) + 4"
    - General classification: (1) Tony Martin (GER) (Team HTC–Columbia) 23h 18' 10" (2) Koos Moerenhout (NED) (Rabobank) + 10" (3) Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) (Team Sky) + 1' 24"
- GP Ouest-France: Matthew Goss (AUS) (Team HTC–Columbia) 6h 37' 53" Tyler Farrar (USA) (Garmin–Transitions) s.t. Yoann Offredo (FRA) (FDJ) s.t.
  - UCI World Rankings (after 21 of 26 events): (1) Alberto Contador (ESP) (Astana) 482 points (2) Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) (Team Katusha) 428 (3) Cadel Evans (AUS) (BMC Racing Team) 390

Football (soccer)

2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA): (teams in bold advance to the play-off rounds)
- Group 1: Estonia 1–1 Croatia
  - Standings (after 9 matches): France 27 points, Iceland 21, Estonia 10, Serbia 9, Northern Ireland 8, Croatia 2.

Golf

Senior majors:
- JELD-WEN Tradition in Sunriver, Oregon, United States (USA unless stated): (1) Fred Funk 276 (−12) (T2) Michael Allen & Chien-Soon Lu (TWN) 277 (−11)
  - Funk wins his second Tradition and third senior major.
PGA Tour:
- Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, North Carolina:
  - Winner: Arjun Atwal (IND) 260 (−20)
    - Atwal becomes the first Indian-born player to win a PGA Tour event, and the first Monday qualifier to win on the tour since 1986.
European Tour:
- Czech Open in Čeladná, Czech Republic:
  - Winner: Peter Hanson (SWE) 278 (−10)^PO
    - Hanson wins a three-way playoff for his second European Tour title of the season and fourth of his career.
LPGA Tour:
- Safeway Classic in North Plains, Oregon:
  - Winner: Ai Miyazato (JPN) 205 (−11)
    - Miyazato wins her fifth LPGA event of the year and sixth of her career, and for the third time this year claims the Number 1 spot in the Women's World Golf Rankings.

Olympic Games

Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore:
- Athletics:
  - Boys' long jump: Caio dos Santos (BRA) Sho Matsubara (JPN) Rudolph Pienaar (RSA)
  - Boys' 1000 metres: Mohammed Geleto (ETH) Hamza Driouch (QAT) Charlie Grice (GBR)
  - Girls' 200 metres: Nkiruka Florence Nwakwe (NGA) Tynia Gaither (BAH) Olivia Ekpone (USA)
  - Boys' javelin throw: Braian Toledo (ARG) Devin Bogert (USA) Intars Isejevs (LAT)
  - Boys' 10 km walk: Igor Lyashchenko (UKR) Oscar Villavicencio (ECU) Pavel Parshin (RUS)
  - Girls' shot put: Natalia Troneva (RUS) Siyu Gu (CHN) Anna Wloka (POL)
  - Girls' high jump: Maria Kuchina (RUS) Alessia Trost (ITA) Aneta Rydz (POL)
  - Girls' 3000 metres: Gladys Chesir (KEN) Moe Kyuma (JPN) Samrawit Mengisteab (ERI)
  - Girls' javelin throw: Kateryna Derun (UKR) Lismania Munoz Barcelay (CUB) Hannah Carson (USA)
  - Boys' 3000 metres: Abrar Osman (ERI) Fekru Jebesa (ETH) Hicham Sigueni (MAR)
  - Boys' shot put: Krzysztof Brzozowski (POL) Jackson Gill (NZL) Dennis Lewke (GER)
  - Boys' 200 metres: Zhenye Xie (CHN) Keisuke Homma (JPN) Patrick Domogala (GER)
- Basketball – Boys:
  - Placement games 17th–20th:
    - South Africa 11–27 India
    - Panama 20–33 Singapore
  - Placement games 13th–16th:
    - New Zealand 29–21 Central African Republic
    - Egypt 28–36 Virgin Islands
  - Placement games 9th–12th:
    - Iran 19–28 Philippines
    - Puerto Rico 30–28 Turkey
  - Placement games 5th–8th:
    - Lithuania 34–14 Spain
    - Argentina 22–33 Israel
  - Semifinals:
    - Serbia 34–29 United States
    - Greece 30–33 Croatia
- Basketball – Girls:
  - Placement games 17th–20th:
    - Chile 17–13 Vanuatu
    - Singapore 28–29 Thailand
  - Placement games 13th–16th:
    - Angola 15–18 Czech Republic
    - Ivory Coast 13–17 Mali
  - Placement games 9th–12th:
    - Russia 12–22 France
    - Belarus 28–29 Italy
  - Placement games 5th–8th:
    - Germany 18–28 Japan
    - South Korea 13–28 Brazil
  - Semifinals:
    - Canada 21–28 China
    - United States 23–25 Australia
- Canoeing:
  - Girls' K1 sprint: Ramóna Farkasdi (HUN) Jieyi Huang (CHN) Hermien Peters (BEL)
  - Boys' C1 sprint: Osvaldo Sacerio Cardenas (CUB) Anatolii Melnyk (UKR) Pedro Castaneda (MEX)
  - Boys' K1 sprint: Sándor Tótka (HUN) Tom Liebscher (GER) Inigo Garcia (ESP)
- Cycling:
  - Combined team: Colombia Italy Netherlands
- Diving:
  - Boys' 3m springboard: Qiu Bo (CHN) Oleksandr Bondar (UKR) Michael Hixon (USA)
- Football – Boys:
  - Semi-finals:
    - Bolivia 3–1 Montenegro
    - Singapore 0–2 Haiti
- Gymnastics (artistic):
  - Boys' vault: Erdenebold Ganbat (MGL) Ferhat Arıcan (TUR) Nestor Abad (ESP)
  - Girls' balance beam: Tan Sixin (CHN) Carlotta Ferlito (ITA) Angela Donald (AUS)
  - Boys' parallel bars: Oleg Stepko (UKR) Andrei Muntean (ROU) Ludovico Edalli (ITA)
  - Girls' floor: Tan Sixin (CHN) Diana Bulimar (ROU) Viktoria Komova (RUS)
  - Boys' horizontal bar: Sam Oldham (GBR) Nestor Abad (ESP) Zhu Xiaodong (CHN)
- Handball – Boys: (teams in bold advance to the semifinals)
  - Group A: France 39–36 South Korea
    - Final standings: France 4 points, South Korea 2, Cook Islands 0.
  - Group B: Egypt 31–31 Brazil
    - Final standings: Brazil, Egypt 3 points, Singapore 0.
- Handball – Girls: (teams in bold advance to the semifinals)
  - Group A: Russia 41–22 Angola
    - Final standings: Russia 4 points, Brazil 2, Angola 0.
  - Group B: Denmark 40–15 Kazakhstan
    - Final standings: Denmark 4 points, Kazakhstan 2, Australia 0.
- Hockey – Girls: (teams in bold advance to the final, teams in italics advance to the bronze medal match)
  - Preliminaries:
    - New Zealand 0–1 Argentina
    - Netherlands 2–2 South Korea
    - South Africa 0–1 Ireland
      - Final standings: Argentina 13 points, Netherlands 11, New Zealand 9, Korea 7, Ireland 3, South Africa 0.
- Judo:
  - Girls' −52kg: Katelyn Bouyssou (USA) Anna Dmitrieva (RUS) Ri Un Ju (PRK) Christine Huck (AUT)
  - Boys' −81kg: Lee Jae-Hyung (KOR) Khasan Khalmurzaev (RUS) Arpad Szakacs (SVK) Krisztian Toth (HUN)
  - Girls' −63kg: Miku Tashiro (JPN) Flavia Gomes (BRA) Barbara Matic (CRO) Laura Naginskaitė (LTU)
- Modern pentathlon:
  - Boys' individual: Kim Dae Beom (KOR) Ilya Shugarov (RUS) Jorge Camacho (MEX)
- Shooting:
  - Boys' 10m Air Rifle: Gao Ting Jie (CHN) Illia Charheika (BLR) Serhiy Kulish (UKR)
- Volleyball – Boys:
  - Group A: Serbia 0–3 Russia
    - Standings: Serbia 3 points (2 matches), Russia 2 (1), DR Congo 1 (1).
  - Group B: Argentina 0–3 Cuba
    - Standings: Argentina 3 points (2 matches), Cuba 2 (1), Iran 1 (1).
- Volleyball – Girls: (teams in bold advance to the semifinals)
  - Group A: Singapore 0–3 Japan
    - Standings: Japan, Peru 2 points (1 match), Singapore 2 (2).
  - Group B: Belgium 2–3 United States
    - Standings: Belgium 3 points (2 matches), USA 2 (1), Egypt 1 (1).

Swimming

Pan Pacific Championships in Irvine, California:
- Men:
  - 10 km open water: Chip Peterson (USA) 1:56:00.02 Fran Crippen (USA) 1:56.02.74 Richard Weinberger (CAN) 1:56:02.98
- Women:
  - 10 km open water: Christine Jennings (USA) 2:00:33.83 Eva Fabian (USA) 2:00:35.76 Melissa Gorman (AUS) 2:00:56.57

Tennis

ATP World Tour:
- Western & Southern Financial Group Masters:
  - Final: Roger Federer (SUI) def. Mardy Fish (USA) 6–7(5), 7–6(1), 6–4
    - Federer wins his second title of the year, 17th Masters 1000 title and 63rd title of his career. He wins this event for the fourth time, also winning in 2005, 2007, and 2009.
WTA Tour:
- Rogers Cup:
  - Final: Postponed to August 23 due to rain.

Volleyball

FIVB World Grand Prix: (teams in bold advance to the Final Round)
- Group G in Hong Kong, China:
  - Germany 1–3 Thailand
  - China 1–3 United States
- Group H in Taipei, Republic of China:
  - Chinese Taipei 3–2 Puerto Rico
  - Brazil 3–0 Poland
- Group I in Tokyo, Japan:
  - Dominican Republic 3–2 Italy
  - Japan 2–3 Netherlands
    - Final standings: Brazil 24 points, United States, Poland 21, Japan, Italy, China 19, Netherlands 13, Dominican Republic, Germany 7, Thailand 6, Puerto Rico 4, Chinese Taipei 2.

Water polo

FINA Women's World Cup in Christchurch, New Zealand:
- 7th place playoff: Greece 16–8 New Zealand
- 5th place playoff: Canada 18–16 (pen.) Hungary
- 3rd place playoff: China 11–9 Russia
- Final: United States 6–3 Australia
  - The United States win the Cup for the second time.

August 21, 2010 (Saturday)

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Auto racing

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series:
- Irwin Tools Night Race in Bristol, Tennessee: (1) Kyle Busch (Toyota; Joe Gibbs Racing) (2) David Reutimann (Toyota; Michael Waltrip Racing) (3) Jamie McMurray (Chevrolet; Earnhardt Ganassi Racing)
  - Busch completes a clean sweep of all three national series races (Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Camping World Trucks) in the same weekend, the first driver to do so.
  - Drivers' championship standings (after 24 of 26 races leading to the Chase for the Sprint Cup): (1) Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet; Richard Childress Racing) 3521 points (2) Jeff Gordon (Chevrolet; Hendrick Motorsports) 3242 (3) Busch 3170
  - Gordon becomes the second driver to clinch a spot in the Chase.

Basketball

FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women in Greece:
- Semifinals:
  - Russia 66–59 France
  - Croatia 64–51 Serbia
- 5th–8th semifinals:
  - Netherlands 36–52 Spain
  - Belgium 45–62 Turkey
- 11th place playoff: Sweden 64–62 Finland
- 9th place playoff: Czech Republic 78–52 Greece
- Group G:
  - Lithuania 51–58 Poland
  - Italy 64–46 Belarus
    - Standings (after 5 games): Italy 10 points, Poland 8, Belarus 7, Lithuania 5.
    - Lithuania will be relegated to Division B.

Canoeing

Sprint World Championships in Poznań, Poland:
- 1000 m:
  - C4 men: Belarus Romania Germany
  - K1 women: Franziska Weber (GER) Katalin Kovács (HUN) Sofia Paldanius (SWE)
  - K1 men: Max Hoff (GER) Tim Brabants (GBR) Aleh Yurenia (BLR)
  - C1 men: Vadim Menkov (UZB) Attila Vajda (HUN) Sebastian Brendel (GER)
  - K2 men: Germany Hungary Russia
  - C2 men: Romania Belarus Hungary
  - K4 men: France Belarus Czech Republic
  - K2 women: Hungary Germany Russia
- 5000 m:
  - C1 men: Ronald Verch (GER) Jose Luis Bouza (ESP) Marián Ostrčil (SVK)
  - K1 women: Vivien Folláth (HUN) Maryna Paltaran (BLR) Anne Rikala (FIN)
  - K1 men: Ken Wallace (AUS) Max Hoff (GER) Maximilian Benassi (ITA)

Cricket

Pakistan in England:
- 3rd Test in London, day 4:
  - England 233 and 222 (77 overs; Mohammad Amir 5/52); Pakistan 308 and 148/6 (41.4 overs). Pakistan win by 4 wickets; England lead 4-match series 2–1.

Cycling

UCI ProTour:
- Eneco Tour of Benelux:
  - Stage 4: Greg Henderson (NZL) (Team Sky) 4h 46' 46" Kenny van Hummel (NED) (Skil–Shimano) s.t. Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) (Team Sky) + 1' 24"
    - General classification: (1) Tony Martin (GER) (Team HTC–Columbia) 18h 32' 17" (2) Koos Moerenhout (NED) (Rabobank) + 10" (3) Boasson Hagen + 1' 24"

Football (soccer)

2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA): (teams in bold advance to the play-off rounds)
- Group 1:
  - Serbia 0–0 Northern Ireland
  - Iceland 0–1 France
    - Standings: France 27 points (9 matches), Iceland 21 (9), Serbia 9 (9), Estonia 9 (8), Northern Ireland 8 (9), Croatia 1 (8).
- Group 2:
  - Slovakia 0–4 Norway
  - Belarus 0–4 Netherlands
    - Standings: Norway 19 points (7 matches), Netherlands 17 (8), Belarus 10 (7), Slovakia 6 (7), North Macedonia 0 (7).
- Group 3:
  - Scotland 4–1 Greece
  - Georgia 1–1 Bulgaria
    - Standings: Denmark 19 points (7 matches), Scotland 18 (7), Greece 9 (7), Bulgaria 5 (7), Georgia 1 (8).
- Group 4: Ukraine 3–1 Romania
  - Standings: Poland 16 points (7 matches), Ukraine 14 (7), Hungary 12 (7), Romania 8 (7), Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 (8).
- Group 5: Austria 0–4 England
  - Standings: England 22 points (8 matches), Spain 19 (8), Austria 9 (7), Turkey 6 (7), Malta 0 (8).
- Group 6:
  - Switzerland 8–0 Kazakhstan
  - Republic of Ireland 1–1 Russia
    - Standings: Switzerland 21 points (8 matches), Russia 16 (7), Ireland 10 (7), Israel 6 (7), Kazakhstan 0 (7).
- Group 8:
  - Wales 15–0 Azerbaijan
  - Czech Republic 0–1 Sweden
    - Standings: Sweden 19 points (7 matches), Czech Republic 10 (7), Belgium 10 (8), Wales 9 (7), Azerbaijan 4 (7).
Supercopa de España, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)
- Barcelona 4–0 (1–3) Sevilla. Barcelona win 5–3 on aggregate.
  - Barcelona win the title for the ninth time.
Supercoppa Italiana in Milano:
- Internazionale 3–1 Roma
  - Internazionale win the title for the fifth time.

Golf

Senior majors:
- JELD-WEN Tradition in Sunriver, Oregon, United States:
  - Leaderboard after third round (USA unless stated): (1) Tom Lehman 205 (−11) (T2) J. L. Lewis, Bernhard Langer (GER) and Fred Funk 207 (−9)

Olympic Games

Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore:
- Archery:
  - Boys' individual: Ibrahim Sabry (EGY) Rick van den Oever (NED) Bolot Tsybzhitov (RUS)
- Athletics:
  - Girls' 100 m hurdles: Ekaterina Bleskina (RUS) Michelle Jenneke (AUS) Noemi Zbaeren (SUI)
  - Boys' 400 metres: Luguelin Santos (DOM) Ruan Greyling (RSA) Alfas Kishoyan (KEN)
  - Girls' 5 km walk: Anna Clemente (ITA) Mao Yanxue (HUN) Nadezda Leontyeva (RUS)
  - Girls' discus throw: Shanice Craft (GER) Krisztina Varadi (CHN) Heidi Schmidt (SWE)
  - Girls' long jump: Lena Malkus (GER) Alina Rotaru (ROU) Le'Tristan Pledger (USA)
  - Girls' pole vault: Angelica Bengtsson (SWE) Elizabeth Parnov (AUS) Ganna Shelekh (UKR)
  - Boys' high jump: Dmitry Kroytor (ISR) Brandon Starc (AUS) Viktor Chernysh (UKR)
  - Boys' 110 m hurdles: Nicholas Hough (AUS) Dongqiang Wang (CHN) Jussi Kanervo (FIN)
  - Boys' discus throw: Jacques Du Plessis (RSA) Arjun (IND) Jaromir Mazgal (CZE)
- Basketball – Boys:
  - Placement games 17th–20th:
    - India 28–22 Panama
    - Singapore 21–12 South Africa
  - Placement games 9th–16th:
    - New Zealand 17–29 Iran
    - Egypt 16–29 Puerto Rico
    - Central African Republic 13–22 Philippines
    - Virgin Islands 15–31 Turkey
  - Quarterfinals:
    - Serbia 33–22 Lithuania
    - Argentina 24–25 Greece
    - United States 28–18 Spain
    - Croatia 24–21 Israel
- Basketball – Girls:
  - Placement games 17th–20th:
    - Vanuatu 10–26 Singapore
    - Thailand 24–13 Chile
  - Placement games 9th–16th:
    - Russia 28–14 Angola
    - Belarus 33–7 Ivory Coast
    - Czech Republic 24–29 France
    - Italy 29–18 Mali
  - Quarterfinals:
    - Canada 33–15 Germany
    - United States 24–10 South Korea
    - China 26–23 Japan
    - Australia 23–20 Brazil
- Diving:
  - Girls' 10m platform: Liu Jiao (CHN) Pandelela Pamg (MAS) Ji Hyang Sin (PRK)
- Football – Girls:
  - Semi-finals:
    - Turkey 2–3 Chile
    - Equatorial Guinea 4–1 Iran
- Gymnastics (artistic):
  - Boys' floor exercise: Vila Sarria (CUB) Oleg Stepko (UKR) Zhu Xiaodong (CHN)
  - Girls' vault: Viktoria Komova (RUS) Maria Vargas (ESP) Carlotta Ferlito (ITA)
  - Boys' pommel horse: Oleg Stepko (UKR) Sam Oldham (GBR) Daniil Kazchakov (RUS)
  - Girls' uneven bars: Viktoria Komova (RUS) Tan Sixin (CHN) Jonna Adlerteg (SWE)
  - Boys' rings: Andrei Muntean (ROU) Yuya Kamoto (JPN) Nestor Abad (ESP)
- Handball – Boys: (teams in bold advance to the semifinals)
  - Group A: South Korea 70–4 Cook Islands
    - Standings: South Korea, France 2 points (1 match), Cook Islands 0 (2).
  - Group B: Brazil 53–7 Singapore
    - Standings: Brazil, Egypt 2 points (1 match), Singapore 0 (2).
- Handball – Girls: (teams in bold advance to the semifinals)
  - Group A: Angola 27–30 Brazil
    - Standings: Russia 2 points (1 match), Brazil 2 (2), Angola 0 (1).
  - Group B: Kazakhstan 45–16 Australia
    - Standings: Denmark, Kazakhstan 2 points (1 match), Australia 0 (2).
- Hockey – Boys: (teams in bold advance to the final)
  - Preliminaries:
    - Ghana 3–6 Belgium
    - Pakistan 2–5 Australia
    - Singapore 1–2 Chile
      - Standings (after 4 matches): Australia 12 points, Pakistan, Belgium 9, Ghana, Chile 3, Singapore 0.
- Judo:
  - Boys' −55kg: David Pulkrabek (CZE) Mansurkhuja Muminkhujaev (UZB) Dmytro Atanov (UKR)/Pedro Rivadulla (ESP)
  - Girls' −44kg: Seul Bi Bae (KOR) Barbara Batizi (HUN) Sothea Sam (CAM)/Vita Valnova (BLR)
  - Boys' −66kg: Maxamillian Schneider (USA) Hyon Song Chol (PRK) Cai Phuc (DEN)/Davit Ghazaryan (ARM)
- Modern pentathlon:
  - Girls' individual: Gintare Venckauskaite (LTU) Leydi Laura Moya Loprez (CUB) Anna Olesinski (USA)
- Tennis:
  - Boys' doubles: Oliver Golding (GBR)/Jiri Vesely (CZE) Victor Baluda/Mikhail Biryukov (RUS) Filip Horansky/Jozef Kovalik (SVK)
  - Girls' doubles: Hao Cheng Tang/Zheng Saisai (CHN) Jana Čepelová/Chantal Skamlova (SVK) Tímea Babos (HUN)/An-Sophie Mestach (BEL)
  - Boys' singles: Daria Gavrilova (RUS) Zheng Saisai (CHN) Jana Čepelová (SVK)
- Volleyball – Boys:
  - Group A: Serbia 3–1 DR Congo
  - Group B: Argentina 3–0 Iran
- Volleyball – Girls:
  - Group A: Singapore 0–3 Peru
  - Group B: Belgium 3–0 Egypt

Rugby union

Tri Nations Series:
- South Africa 22–29 New Zealand in Soweto
  - The All Blacks score two tries in the last 3 minutes to secure the series crown, their tenth overall.
  - Standings: New Zealand 23 points (5 matches), Australia 4 (3), South Africa 1 (4).

Swimming

Pan Pacific Championships in Irvine, California:
- Men:
  - 800m freestyle: Ryan Cochrane (CAN) 7:48.71 Chad La Tourette (USA) 7:51.62 Takeshi Matsuda (JPN) 7:51.87
  - 200m individual medley: Ryan Lochte (USA) 1:54.43 CR Tyler Clary (USA) 1:57.61 Thiago Pereira (BRA) 1:57.83
  - 50m freestyle: Nathan Adrian (USA) 21.55 CR César Cielo Filho (BRA) 21.57 Brent Hayden (CAN) 21.89
  - 200m breaststroke: Kosuke Kitajima (JPN) 2:08.36 CR Brenton Rickard (AUS) 2:09.97 Eric Shanteau (USA) 2:10.13
  - 4x100m medley relay: United States (Aaron Peirsol, Mark Gangloff, Michael Phelps, Nathan Adrian) 3:32.48 Japan 3:33.90 Australia 3:35.55
- Women:
  - 200m individual medley: Emily Seebohm (AUS) 2:09.93 CR Ariana Kukors (USA) 2:10.25 Caitlin Leverenz (USA) 2:11.21
  - 50m freestyle: Jessica Hardy (USA) 24.63 CR Amanda Weir (USA) 24.70 Victoria Poon (CAN) 24.76
  - 200m breaststroke: Rebecca Soni (USA) 2:20.69 CR Leisel Jones (AUS) 2:23.23 Annamay Pierse (CAN) 2:23.65
  - 1500m freestyle: Melissa Gorman (AUS) 16:01.53 Kate Ziegler (USA) 16:03.26 Kristel Köbrich (CHI) 16:06.57
  - 4x100m medley relay: United States (Natalie Coughlin, Rebecca Soni, Dana Vollmer, Jessica Hardy) 3:55.23 CR Australia 3:56.96 Japan 3:57.75

Volleyball

FIVB World Grand Prix: (teams in bold advance to the Final Round)
- Group G in Hong Kong, China:
  - Thailand 0–3 United States
  - China 3–0 Germany
- Group H in Taipei, Republic of China:
  - Puerto Rico 0–3 Poland
  - Chinese Taipei 0–3 Brazil
- Group I in Tokyo, Japan:
  - Dominican Republic 0–3 Netherlands
  - Japan 1–3 Italy
    - Standings (after 8 matches): Brazil, Poland 21 points, China 19, United States, Japan, Italy 18, Netherlands 11, Germany 7, Dominican Republic 5, Thailand, Puerto Rico 3, Chinese Taipei 0.

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FINA Women's World Cup in Christchurch, New Zealand
- Semifinals:
  - United States 10–9 China
  - Russia 10–11 Australia
- 5th–8th semifinals:
  - Canada 13–12 Greece
  - Hungary 11–4 New Zealand

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