Deaths in August

• 8: Daniel Jarque
• 24: Toni Sailer
• 29: Frank Gardner

Current sporting seasons

Australian rules football 2009

• Australian Football League

Auto racing 2009

• Formula One
• Sprint Cup
• IRL IndyCar Series
• World Rally Championship
• Formula Two
• Nationwide Series
• Camping World Truck Series
• GP2
• WTTC
• V8 Supercar
• American Le Mans
• Le Mans Series
• Superleague Formula
• Rolex Sports Car Series
• FIA GT Championship
• Formula Three
• World Series by Renault
• Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
• Super GT

Baseball 2009

• Major League Baseball
• Nippon Professional Baseball

Basketball 2009

• WNBA
  • NBA
• NCAA Division I men
• NCAA Division I women
• Philippine collegiate:
  • NCAA
  • UAAP

Canadian football 2009

• Canadian Football League

Football (soccer) 2009

National teams competitions

• 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifying

International clubs competitions

• UEFA (Europe) Champions League
• Europa League
• AFC (Asia) Champions League
• CAF (Africa) Champions League
• CONCACAF (North & Central America) Champions League

Domestic (national) competitions

• Argentina
• Australia
• Brazil
• England
• France
• Germany
• Italy
• Japan
• Norway
• Russia
• Scotland
• Spain
• Major League Soccer (USA & Canada)

Golf 2009

• European Tour
• PGA Tour
• LPGA Tour
• Champions Tour

Lacrosse 2009

• Major League Lacrosse

Motorcycle racing 2009

• Superbike World Championship
• Supersport racing

Rugby league 2009

• Super League
• NRL

Rugby union 2009

• Top 14
• Currie Cup
• Air New Zealand Cup

Days of the month

August 31, 2009 (Monday)

Cycling

• Vuelta a España:
  • Stage 3 – Zutphen (Netherlands) to Venlo (Netherlands), 185 km: (1) Greg Henderson (NZL) (Team Columbia–HTC) 4h 41' 01" (2) Borut Božič (SLO) (Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team) s.t. (3) Óscar Freire (ESP) (Rabobank) s.t.
  • General Classification: (1) Fabian Cancellara (SUI) (Team Saxo Bank) 9h 29' 33" (2) Henderson + 6" (3) Gerald Ciolek (GER) (Team Milram) + 8"

Football (soccer)

• Women's Euro in Finland: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals)
  • Group C:
    • Russia  0–2  Italy
    • Sweden  1–1  England
      • Standings: Sweden 7 points, Italy 6, England 4, Russia 0.
• Nehru Cup Final in New Delhi:
  • Syria  1–1 (ET)  India. India win 5–4 in penalty shootout.

Tennis

• U.S. Open, day 1: (seeding in parentheses)
  • Men's singles, first round:
    • Roger Federer (SUI) [1] def. Devin Britton (USA) 6–1, 6–3, 7–5
    • Andy Roddick (USA) [5] def. Björn Phau (GER) 6–1 6–4 6–2
    • Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) [8] def. Dieter Kindlmann (GER) 6–3, 6–4, 7–5
  • Women's singles, first round:
    • Serena Williams (USA) [2] def. Alexa Glatch (USA) 6–4, 6–1
    • Venus Williams (USA) [3] def. Vera Dushevina (RUS) 6–7(5) 7–5 6–3
    • Vera Zvonareva (RUS) [7] def. Nuria Llagostera Vives (ESP) 6–0, 6–4
    • Victoria Azarenka (BLR) [8] def. Alexandra Dulgheru (ROU) 6–1, 6–1
    • Flavia Pennetta (ITA) [10] def. Edina Gallovits (ROU) 6–0, 6–4

August 30, 2009 (Sunday)

Auto racing

• Formula One:
  • Belgian Grand Prix in Spa, Belgium:
    • (1) Kimi Räikkönen (FIN) (Ferrari) 1:23:50.995 (2) Giancarlo Fisichella (ITA) (Force India–Mercedes) +0.939 (3) Sebastian Vettel (GER) (Red Bull–Renault) +3.875
      • Drivers' standings (after 12 of 17 races): (1) Jenson Button (GBR) (Brawn-Mercedes) 72 points (2) Rubens Barrichello (BRA) (Brawn-Mercedes) 56 (3) Vettel (Red Bull-Renault) 53
      • Constructors' standings: (1) Brawn-Mercedes 128 (2) Red Bull-Renault 104.5 (3) Ferrari 56
• Nationwide Series:
  • NAPA Auto Parts 200 in Montreal, Quebec:
    • (1) Carl Edwards (Ford, Roush Fenway Racing) (2) Marcos Ambrose (Toyota, JTG Daugherty Racing) (3) Andrew Ranger (Toyota, CJM Racing)

Baseball

• Little League World Series in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania:
  • Final: Chula Vista, California 6, Taoyuan City, Chinese Taipei 3

Basketball

• Americas Championship in San Juan, Puerto Rico: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals)
  • Group A:
    • Uruguay  54–49  Mexico
    • Puerto Rico  90–70  Canada
      • Standings: Puerto Rico 8 points, Uruguay 7, Canada 6, Mexico 5, Virgin Islands 4.
  • Group B:
    • Brazil  84–64  Panama
    • Argentina  89–87(OT)  Dominican Republic
      • Standings: Brazil 8 points, Argentina, Dominican Republic 6, Panama, Venezuela 5.
• EuroBasket qualification additional qualifying round, final series second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)
  • France  92–54 (66–70)  Belgium. France win 158–124 on aggregate.
    • France qualify for EuroBasket 2009.

Cricket

• New Zealand in Sri Lanka:
  • 2nd Test in Colombo, day 5:
    •  Sri Lanka 416 & 311/5d;  New Zealand 234 & 397 (123.5 ov, Daniel Vettori 140). Sri Lanka win by 96 runs, Sri Lanka win the 2-match series 2–0.
• Australia in England:
  • 1st Twenty20 in Manchester:
    •  Australia 145/4 (20/20 ov);  England 4/2 (1.1/20 ov). No result, 2-match series level 0–0.
• Afghanistan in Netherlands:
  • 1st ODI in Amstelveen:
    •  Netherlands 188 (47 ov);  Afghanistan 180 (49.5 ov). Netherlands win by 8 runs, Netherlands lead the 2-match series 1–0.

Cycling

• Vuelta a España:
  • Stage 2 – Assen (Netherlands) to Emmen (Netherlands), 202 km: (1) Gerald Ciolek (GER) (Team Milram) 4h 43' 12" (2) Fabio Sabatini (ITA) (Liquigas) s.t. (3) Roger Hammond (GBR) (Cervélo TestTeam) s.t.
  • General Classification: (1) Fabian Cancellara (SUI) (Team Saxo Bank) 4h 48' 32" (2) Ciolek + 8" (3) Tom Boonen (BEL) (Quick-Step) + 9"

Field hockey

• Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship in Amstelveen, Netherlands:
  • Fifth to eighth place classification:
    • Austria  5–4  Poland
    • Belgium  7–0  France
      • Standings: Belgium 9 points, France 6, Austria 3, Poland 0.
        • Austria and Poland are relegated to EuroHockey Nations Trophy in 2011.
  • Third and fourth place:
    • Netherlands  6–1  Spain
  • Final:
    • England  5–3  Germany
      • England win the title for the first time.

Football (soccer)

• Women's Euro in Finland: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals)
  • Group B:
    • Germany  1–0  Iceland
    • Norway  1–1  France
      • Standings: Germany 9 points, France, Norway 4, Iceland 0.
• CAF Champions League group stage, round 4:
  • Group A:
    • ZESCO United 0–0 Al-Merreikh
    • Kano Pillars 2–1 Al-Hilal
      • Standings: Al-Hilal, Kano Pillars 7 points, ZESCO United 5, Al-Merreikh 2.

Golf

• PGA Tour:
  • FedEx Cup Playoffs:
    • The Barclays in Jersey City, New Jersey
      • Winner: Heath Slocum (USA) 275 (−9)
• European Tour:
  • Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles in Auchterarder, Scotland
    • Winner: Peter Hedblom (SWE) 275 (−13)
• LPGA Tour:
  • Safeway Classic in North Plains, Oregon
    • Winner: M. J. Hur (KOR) 203 (−13) PO
      • Hur wins her first LPGA tour title, eliminating Michele Redman (USA) on the first playoff hole and Suzann Pettersen (NOR) on the second.
• U.S. Amateur in Tulsa, Oklahoma:
  • An Byeong-hun (KOR) becomes the youngest person ever to win the event, at age 17.

Judo

• World Championships in Rotterdam:
  • Men's 100 kg: Maxim Rakov (KAZ) Henk Grol (NED) Ramadan Darwish (EGY) & Takamasa Anai (JPN)
  • Men's +100 kg: Teddy Riner (FRA) Óscar Brayson (CUB) Abdullo Tangriev (UZB) & Marius Paskevicius (LIT)
  • Women's +78 kg: Tong Wen (CHN) Karina Bryant (GBR) Idalys Ortiz (CUB) & Maki Tsukada (JPN)

Motorcycle racing

• Moto GP:
  • Indianapolis Grand Prix in Speedway, Indiana, United States:
    • (1) Jorge Lorenzo (ESP) (Yamaha) 47:13.592 (2) Alex de Angelis (SMR) (Honda) +9.435 (3) Nicky Hayden (USA) (Ducati) +12.947
      • Riders' standings (after 12 of 17 races): (1) Valentino Rossi (ITA) (Yamaha) 212 points (2) Lorenzo 187 (3) Casey Stoner (AUS) (Ducati) 150
      • Manufacturers' standings: (1) Yamaha 280 points (2) Honda 204 (3) Ducati 182

Rowing

• World Championships in Lake Malta, Poznań, Poland:
  • Men:
    • Lightweight double sculls: Storm Uru/Peter Taylor (NZL) 6:10.62 Jérémie Azou/Frédéric Dufour (FRA) 6:12.57 Marcello Miani/Elia Luini (ITA) 6:15.08
    • Lightweight quad:  Germany 5:50.77  Denmark 5:51.02  Poland 5:52.70
    • Quadruple sculls:  Poland 5:38.33  Australia 5:39.66  Germany 5:39.85
    • Eight:  Germany 5:24.13  Canada 5:27.15  Netherlands 5:28.32
  • Women:
    • Lightweight double sculls: Christina Giazitzidou/Alexandra Tsiavou (GRE) 6:51.46 Magdalena Kemnitz/Agnieszka Renc (POL) 6:56.65 Hester Goodsell/Sophie Hosking (GBR) 6:56.67
    • Quadruple sculls:  Ukraine 6:18.41  United States 6:21.54  Germany 6:24.27
    • Eight:  United States 6:05.34  Romania 6:06.94  Netherlands 6:07.43

August 29, 2009 (Saturday)

Auto racing

• IndyCar Series:
  • Peak Antifreeze & Motor Oil Indy 300 in Joliet, Illinois:
    • (1) Ryan Briscoe (AUS) (Penske Racing) (2) Scott Dixon (NZL) (Chip Ganassi Racing) (3) Mario Moraes (BRA) (KV Racing)
      • Drivers' standings (after 15 of 17 races): (1) Briscoe 550 points (2) Dario Franchitti (GBR) (Chip Ganassi Racing) 525 (3) Dixon 517

Basketball

• Americas Championship in San Juan, Puerto Rico: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals)
  • Group A:
    • Mexico  80–63  Virgin Islands
    • Canada  69–71  Uruguay
      • Standings: Puerto Rico 6 points (3 games), Uruguay, Canada 5 (3), Mexico 4 (3), Virgin Islands 4 (4).
  • Group B:
    • Dominican Republic  78–73  Venezuela
    • Panama  55–80  Argentina
      • Standings: Brazil 6 points (3 matches), Dominican Republic 5 (3), Venezuela 5 (4), Argentina, Panama 4 (3).

Cricket

• New Zealand in Sri Lanka:
  • 2nd Test in Colombo, day 4:
    •  Sri Lanka 416 & 311/5d (Kumar Sangakkara 109);  New Zealand 234 & 182/6 (56.0 ov). New Zealand require another 312 runs with 4 wickets remaining.

Cycling

• Vuelta a España:
  • Stage 1 – Assen (Netherlands), 4.5 km (ITT): (1) Fabian Cancellara (SUI) (Team Saxo Bank) 5' 28" (2) Tom Boonen (BEL) (Quick-Step) + 9" (3) Tyler Farrar (USA) (Garmin–Slipstream) + 12"

Field hockey

• Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship in Amstelveen, Netherlands:
  • Fifth to eighth place classification:
    • Russia  1–1  Ireland
    • Azerbaijan  3–1  Scotland
      • Standings: Ireland 5 points, Azerbaijan 4, Russia 3, Scotland 2.
      • Russia and Scotland are relegated to EuroHockey Nations Trophy in 2011.
  • Third and fourth place:
    • Spain  1–2  England
  • Final:
    • Netherlands  3–2  Germany
      • Netherlands win the title for the seventh time.

Football (soccer)

• Women's Euro in Finland: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals)
  • Group A:
    • Finland  0–1  Ukraine
    • Denmark  1–2  Netherlands
      • Standings: Finland, Netherlands 6 points, Denmark, Ukraine 3.
• CAF Champions League group stage, round 4:
  • Group B:
    • Monomotapa United 0–2 TP Mazembe
    • Étoile du Sahel 0–0 Heartland
      • Standings: TP Mazembe 9 points, Heartland 7, ES Sahel 4, Monomotapa 3.
• Nehru Cup in New Delhi:
  • India  0–1  Syria
    • Standings: Syria 12 points (4 matches), India 6 (4), Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon 4 (4), Sri Lanka 3 (4).
      • Syria and India advance to the final.

Judo

• World Championships in Rotterdam:
  • Men's 90 kg: Lee Kyu-Won (KOR) Kirill Denisov (RUS) Hesham Mesbah (EGY) & Dilshod Choriev (UZB)
  • Women's 70 kg: Yuri Alvear (COL) Anett Meszaros (HUN) Mina Watanabe (JPN) & Houda Miled (TUN)
  • Women's 78 kg: Marhinde Verkerk (NED) Marina Pryschepa (UKR) Heide Wollert (GER) & Yi Sun (CHN)

Rugby union

• Tri Nations Series:
  • Australia  25–32  South Africa in Perth
    • Standings after 4 matches: South Africa 17 points,  New Zealand 8, Australia 3.

Shooting

• World Running Target Championships in Heinola, Finland:
  • Men's 50 metre running target: Maxim Stepanov (RUS) 596 EWR Krister Holmberg (FIN) 590 Peter Pelach (SVK) 589

Tennis

• ATP World Tour:
  • Pilot Pen Tennis in New Haven, Connecticut, United States:
    • Fernando Verdasco (ESP) def. Sam Querrey (USA) 6–4, 7–6 (6)
      • Verdasco wins his first title of the year and third of his career.
• WTA Tour:
  • Pilot Pen Tennis in New Haven, Connecticut, United States:
    • Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) def. Elena Vesnina (RUS) 6–2, 6–4
      • Wozniacki wins her second consecutive title at this tournament, for her third title of the year, and the sixth of her career.

August 28, 2009 (Friday)

Athletics

• Golden League:
  • Weltklasse Zürich in Zürich, Switzerland: (GL indicates Golden League event, athletes in bold are in contention for the US$1 million jackpot)
    • Men:
      • 100 Metres GL: Usain Bolt (JAM) 9.81
      • 400 Metres GL: LaShawn Merritt (USA) 44.21
      • 800 Metres: David Rudisha (KEN) 1:43.52
      • 1500 Metres: Augustine Kiprono Choge (KEN) 3:33.38
      • 5000 Metres GL: Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) 12:52.32
      • 3000 Metres Steeplechase: Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN) 8:04.44
      • 110 Metres Hurdles GL: Dwight Thomas (JAM) 13.16
      • Triple Jump: Nelson Évora (POR) 17.38
      • Javelin Throw GL: Andreas Thorkildsen (NOR) 91.28
      • 4x100 Metres Relay:  Jamaica 37.70
    • Women:
      • 100 Metres GL: Carmelita Jeter (USA) 10.86
      • 400 Metres GL: Sanya Richards (USA) 48.94
      • 1500 Metres: Maryam Yusuf Jamal (BHR) 3:59.15
      • 100 Metres Hurdles GL: Brigitte Foster-Hylton (JAM) 12.46
      • High Jump GL: Blanka Vlašić (CRO) 2.01
      • Pole Vault GL: Elena Isinbaeva (RUS) 5.06 (WR)
        • Isinbayeva sets a world record for the 17th time.

Basketball

• Americas Championship in San Juan, Puerto Rico: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals)
  • Group A:
    • Virgin Islands  67–87  Canada
    • Uruguay  54–71  Puerto Rico
      • Standings: Puerto Rico 6 points (3 games), Canada 4 (2), Uruguay 3 (2), Virgin Islands 3 (3), Mexico 2 (2)
  • Group B:
    • Argentina  67–76  Brazil
    • Venezuela  71–80  Panama
      • Standings: Brazil 6 points (3 matches), Venezuela 4 (3), Dominican Republic, Panama 3 (2), Argentina 2 (2).

Cricket

• New Zealand in Sri Lanka:
  • 2nd Test in Colombo, day 3:
    •  Sri Lanka 416 & 157/2 (45.2 ov);  New Zealand 234. Sri Lanka lead by 339 runs with 8 wickets remaining.
• Australia in England:
  •  Scotland v  Australia in Edinburgh:
    •  Australia 345 (50 ov, David Hussey 111);  Scotland 156 (39.3 ov). Australia win by 189 runs.

Field hockey

• Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship in Amstelveen, Netherlands:
  • Fifth to eighth place classification:
    • Austria  2–3  France
    • Belgium  5–0  Poland
      • Standings: Belgium, France 6 points, Austria, Poland 0.
      • Austria and Poland are relegated to EuroHockey Nations Trophy in 2011.
  • Semifinals:
    • England  2–1(ET)  Netherlands
    • Germany  2–1  Spain

Football (soccer)

• Women's Euro in Finland: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals)
  • Group C:
    • Italy  0–2  Sweden
    • England  3–2  Russia
      • Standings: Sweden 6 points, Italy, England 3, Russia 0.
• UEFA Super Cup in Monaco:
  • Barcelona 1–0 (ET) Shakhtar Donetsk
    • Pedro scores the goal in the 115th minute.
• Nehru Cup in New Delhi:
  • Sri Lanka  1–4  Kyrgyzstan
    • Standings: Syria 9 points (3 matches), India 6 (3), Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon 4 (4), Sri Lanka 3 (4).
    • Syria and India advance to the final.

Judo

• World Championships in Rotterdam:
  • Men's 81 kg: Ivan Nifontov (RUS) Siarhei Shundzikau (BLR) Kim Jae-Bum (KOR) & Ole Bischof (GER)
  • Women's 63 kg: Yoshie Ueno (JPN) Elisabeth Willeboordse (NED) Claudia Malzahn (GER) & Alice Schlesinger (ISR)

August 27, 2009 (Thursday)

Basketball

• Americas Championship in San Juan, Puerto Rico: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals)
  • Group A:
    • Canada  95–40  Mexico
    • Puerto Rico  85–74  Virgin Islands
      • Standings: Puerto Rico 4 points (2 games), Canada, Uruguay 2 (1), Virgin Islands, Mexico 2 (2)
  • Group B:
    • Panama  87–100  Dominican Republic
    • Brazil  87–67  Venezuela
      • Standings: Brazil 4 points (2 games), Dominican Republic, Venezuela 3 (2), Panama, Argentina 1 (1).
• EuroBasket qualification additional qualifying round, final series first leg:
  • Belgium  70–66  France

Cricket

• New Zealand in Sri Lanka:
  • 2nd Test in Colombo, day 2:
    •  Sri Lanka 416 (Thilan Samaraweera 143);  New Zealand 159/5 (47.0 ov). New Zealand trail by 257 runs with 5 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.
• England in Ireland:
  • Only ODI in Belfast:
    •  England 203/9 (50.0 ov);  Ireland 113/9 (20.0/20 ov). England win by 2 runs (D/L method).

Field hockey

• Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship in Amstelveen, Netherlands:
  • Fifth to eighth place classification:
    • Russia  1–1  Scotland
    • Azerbaijan  1–2  Ireland
      • Standings: Ireland 4 points, Russia, Scotland 2, Azerbaijan 1.
  • Semifinals:
    • Netherlands  5–1  Spain
    • England  1–2(ET)  Germany

Football (soccer)

• Women's Euro in Finland: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals)
  • Group B:
    • France  1–5  Germany
    • Iceland  0–1  Norway
      • Standings: Germany 6 points, France, Norway 3, Iceland 0.
• Copa Sudamericana First Stage, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)
  • Emelec 2–1 (1–0) Zamora. Emelec win 3–1 on aggregate.
  • River Plate 2–1 (3–0) Blooming. River Plate win 5–1 on aggregate.
• CONCACAF Champions League group stage, round 2:
  • Group 4:
    • W Connection 1–2 Comunicaciones
    • Real España 1–5 UNAM
• Nehru Cup in New Delhi:
  • Syria  1–0  Lebanon
    • Standings: Syria 9 points (3 matches), India 6 (3), Lebanon 4 (4), Sri Lanka 3 (3), Kyrgyzstan 1 (3).
    • Syria advance to the final.

Judo

• World Championships in Rotterdam:
  • Men's 73 kg: Wang Ki-chun (KOR) Kim Chol Su (PRK) Mansur Isaev (RUS) & Dirk Van Tichelt (BEL)
  • Women's 52 kg: Misato Nakamura (JPN) Yanet Bermoy (CUB) Ana Carrascosa (ESP) & Romy Tarangul (GER)
  • Women's 57 kg: Morgane Ribout (FRA) Telma Monteiro (POR) Kifayat Gasimova (AZE) Hedvig Karakas (HUN)

Shooting

• World Running Target Championships in Heinola, Finland:
  • Men's 50 metre running target mixed: Maxim Stepanov (RUS) 392+37 Staffan Holmström (FIN) 392+36 Niklas Bergström (SWE) 391

August 26, 2009 (Wednesday)

Basketball

• Americas Championship in San Juan, Puerto Rico:
  • Group A:
    • Virgin Islands  62–88  Uruguay
    • Mexico  66–81  Puerto Rico
  • Group B:
    • Dominican Republic  68–81  Brazil
    • Venezuela  85–69  Argentina

Cricket

• New Zealand in Sri Lanka:
  • 2nd Test in Colombo, day 1:
    •  Sri Lanka 262/3 (90.0 ov)
      • Daniel Vettori gets his 300th Test wicket.
• ICC Intercontinental Cup:
  •  Netherlands v  Afghanistan in Amstelveen, day 3:
    •  Netherlands 181 & 132;  Afghanistan 107 & 209/9 (89.3 ov; Edgar Schiferli 5/57). Afghanistan win by 1 wicket.
      • Standings (2 matches unless stated otherwise): Scotland 29 points, Kenya, Afghanistan 23, Netherlands 15, Ireland 12, Zimbabwe XI 3 (1), Canada 3 (3).

Field hockey

• Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship in Amstelveen, Netherlands: (teams in bold advance to the semifinals)
  • Pool A:
    • Belgium  2–8  England
    • Germany  3–1  Austria
      • Standings: England, Germany 7 points, Belgium 3, Austria 0.
  • Pool B:
    • Spain  6–1  Poland
    • France  0–6  Netherlands
      • Standings: Spain 9 points, Netherlands 6, France 3, Poland 0.

Football (soccer)

• Women's Euro in Finland: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals)
  • Group A:
    • Ukraine  1–2  Denmark
    • Netherlands  1–2  Finland
      • Standings: Finland 6 points, Netherlands, Denmark 3, Ukraine 0.
• UEFA Champions League Play-off round, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses, the winners advance to the group stage, the losers go to Europa League group stage)
  • Champions Path:
    • Olympiacos 1–0 (2–0) Sheriff Tiraspol. Olympiacos win 3–0 on aggregate.
    • APOEL 3–1 (0–1) Copenhagen. APOEL win 3–2 on aggregate.
  • Non-Champions Path:
    • Arsenal 3–1 (2–0) Celtic. Arsenal win 5–1 on aggregate.
    • Stuttgart 0–0 (2–0) Timişoara. Stuttgart win 2–0 on aggregate.
    • Fiorentina 1–1 (2–2) Sporting CP. 3–3 on aggregate, Fiorentina win on away goals rule.
• Copa Sudamericana First Stage, first leg:
  • Atlético Mineiro 1–1 Goiás
• Copa Sudamericana First Stage, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)
  • Flamengo 1–1 (0–0) Fluminense 1–1 on aggregate, Fluminense win on away goals rule.
• CONCACAF Champions League group stage, round 2:
  • Group 1:
    • Árabe Unido 1–1 Houston Dynamo
  • Group 2:
    • D.C. United 1–3 Toluca
    • Marathón 3–1 San Juan Jabloteh
  • Group 3:
    • Cruz Azul 5–0 Columbus Crew
• Nehru Cup in New Delhi:
  • India  3–1  Sri Lanka
    • Standings: Syria 6 points (2 matches), India 6 (3), Lebanon 4 (3), Sri Lanka 3 (3), Kyrgyzstan 1 (3).
• News:
  • The Italian football system will be shaken up as Serie A will break away from the system to form a new league akin to England's Premier League for the 2010–11 campaign, citing higher television rights as the main reason.

Judo

• World Championships in Rotterdam:
  • Men's 60 kg: Georgii Zantaraia (UKR) Hiroaki Hiraoka (JPN) Hovhannes Davtyan (ARM) & Elio Verde (ITA)
  • Men's 66 kg: Khashbaataryn Tsagaanbaatar (MGL) Sugoi Uriarte (ESP) Miklós Ungvari (HUN) & An Jeong-Hwan (KOR)
  • Women's 48 kg: Tomoko Fukumi (JPN) Oiana Blanco (ESP) Chung Jung-Yeon (KOR) & Frédérique Jossinet (FRA)

Shooting

• World Running Target Championships in Heinola, Finland:
  • Men's 10 metre running target:
    • Gold medal match: Emil Martinsson (SWE) def. Vladyslav Prianishnikov (UKR) 6–2
    • Bronze medal match: Dimitry Romanov (RUS) def. Krister Holmberg (FIN) 6–3
  • Women's 10 metre running target:
    • Gold medal match: Galina Avramenko (UKR) def. Tetyana Yevseyenko (UKR) 6–5
    • Bronze medal match: Viktoriya Zabolotna (UKR) def. Olga Stepanova (RUS) 6–4

August 25, 2009 (Tuesday)

Basketball

• Oceanian Championship, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)
  • New Zealand  100–78 (77–84)  Australia. New Zealand win 177–162 on aggregate.
    • Both teams qualify for 2010 FIBA World Championship.

Cricket

• ICC Intercontinental Cup:
  •  Netherlands v  Afghanistan in Amstelveen, day 2:
    •  Netherlands 181 & 132;  Afghanistan 107 & 39/2 (18.0 ov). Afghanistan require another 168 runs with 8 wickets remaining.

Cycling

• UCI ProTour:
  • Tour of Benelux:
    • Stage 7 (ITT): (1) Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) (Team Columbia–HTC) 16' 07" (2) Sebastian Langeveld (NED) (Rabobank) + 4" (3) Maarten Tjallingii (NED) (Rabobank) + 5"
    • Final General classification: (1) Hagen 26h 49' 40" (2) Sylvain Chavanel (FRA) (Quick-Step) + 45" (3) Langeveld + 47"

Field hockey

• Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship in Amstelveen, Netherlands: (teams in bold advance to the semifinals)
  • Pool A:
    • Azerbaijan  1–4  England
    • Netherlands  9–0  Russia
      • Standings: Netherlands 9 points, England 6, Russia, Azerbaijan 1.
  • Pool B:
    • Ireland  1–4  Spain
    • Germany  4–0  Scotland
      • Standings: Germany 9 points, Spain 6, Scotland, Ireland 1.

Football (soccer)

• Women's Euro in Finland:
  • Group C:
    • England  1–2  Italy
    • Sweden  3–0  Russia
• UEFA Champions League Play-off round, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses, the winners advance to the group stage, the losers go to Europa League group stage)
  • Champions Path:
    • Maccabi Haifa 3–0 (2–1) Red Bull Salzburg. Maccabi Haifa win 5–1 on aggrehate.
    • Zürich 2–1 (3–0) Ventspils. Zürich win 5–1 on aggregate.
    • Debrecen 2–0 (2–1) Levski Sofia. Debrecen win 4–1 on aggregate.
  • Non-Champions Path:
    • Anderlecht 1–3 (1–5) Lyon. Lyon win 8–2 on aggregate.
    • Atlético Madrid 2–0 (3–2) Panathinaikos. Atlético Madrid win 5–2 on aggregate.
• UEFA Europa League play-off round, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses, the winners advance to the group stage)
  • Shakhtar Donetsk 2–0 (3–0) Sivasspor. Shakhtar win 5–0 on aggregate.
• Copa Sudamericana First Stage, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)
  • Unión Española 1–0 (2–2) La Equidad. Unión Española win 3–2 on aggregate.
  • Coritiba 2–0 (0–2) Vitória. 2–2 on aggregate, Vitória win 5–3 in penalty shootout.
  • Libertad 1–1 (0–1) LDU Quito. LDU Quito win 2–1 on aggregate.
• CONCACAF Champions League group stage, round 2:
  • Group 1:
    • Pachuca 5–0 Isidro Metapán
  • Group 3:
    • Saprissa 3–1 Puerto Rico Islanders
• Nehru Cup in New Delhi:
  • Kyrgyzstan  1–1  Lebanon
    • Standings: Syria 6 points (2 matches), Lebanon 4 (3), India, Sri Lanka 3 (2), Kyrgyzstan 1 (3).

August 24, 2009 (Monday)

Cricket

• ICC Intercontinental Cup:
  •  Netherlands v  Afghanistan in Amstelveen, day 1:
    •  Netherlands 181;  Afghanistan 107 (36.5 ov). Afghanistan trail by 74 runs after the 1st innings.

Cycling

• UCI ProTour:
  • Tour of Benelux:
    • Stage 6: (1) Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) (Team Columbia–HTC) 3h 28' 58" (2) Matthew Goss (AUS) (Team Saxo Bank) s.t. (3) Tyler Farrar (USA) (Garmin–Slipstream) s.t.
    • General classification: (1) Boasson Hagen 26h 33' 33" (2) Farrar + 21" (3) Lars Bak (DEN) (Team Saxo Bank) + 25"

Field hockey

• Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship in Amstelveen, Netherlands:
  • Pool A:
    • Belgium  3–0  Austria
    • Germany  4–4  England
      • Standings after 2 matches: Germany, England 4 points, Belgium 3, Austria 0.
  • Pool B:
    • Poland  2–3  France
    • Netherlands  0–3  Spain
      • Standings after 2 matches: Spain 6 points, Netherlands, France 3, Poland 0.

Football (soccer)

• Women's Euro in Finland:
  • Group B:
    • Germany  4–0  Norway
    • Iceland  1–3  France
• Nehru Cup in New Delhi:
  • Syria  4–0  Sri Lanka
    • Standings after 2 matches: Syria 6 points, Lebanon, India, Sri Lanka 3, Kyrgyzstan 0.

Shooting

• World Running Target Championships in Heinola, Finland:
  • Men's 10 metre running target mixed: Dimitry Romanov (RUS) 388 Miroslav Januš (CZE) 387 Maxim Stepanov (RUS) 384
  • Women's 10 metre running target mixed: Natalya Gurova (KAZ) 376 Viktoriya Zabolotna (UKR) 375 Olga Stepanova (RUS) 373

August 23, 2009 (Sunday)

Athletics

• World Championships in Berlin, Germany:
  • Women's Marathon: Bai Xue (CHN) 2:25:15 Yoshimi Ozaki (JPN) 2:25:25 Aselefech Mergia (ETH) 2:25:32
  • Women's long jump: Brittney Reese (USA) 7.10 Tatyana Lebedeva (RUS) 6.97 Karin Mey Melis (TUR) 6.80
  • Men's javelin throw: Andreas Thorkildsen (NOR) 89.59 Guillermo Martinez (CUB) 86.41 Yukifumi Murakami (JPN) 82.97
  • Men's 5000 metres: Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) 13:17.09 Bernard Lagat (USA) 13:17.33 James Kwalia C'Kurui (QAT) 13:17.78
    • Bekele wins his second title of this championships and fifth overall.
  • Women's 1500 metres: Maryam Yusuf Jamal (BHR) 4:03.74 Lisa Dobriskey (GBR) 4:03.75 Shannon Rowbury (USA) 4:04.18
    • Jamal wins her second 1500m title after the initial winner Natalia Rodríguez (ESP) is disqualified.
  • Men's 800 metres: Mbulaeni Mulaudzi (RSA) 1:45.29 Alfred Kirwa Yego (KEN) 1:45.35 Yusuf Saad Kamel (BHR) 1:45.35
  • Women's 4 × 400 metres relay:  United States 3:17.83  Jamaica 3:21.15  Russia 3:21.64
  • Men's 4 × 400 metres relay:  United States 2:57.86  United Kingdom 3:00.53  Australia 3:00.90

Auto racing

• Formula One:
  • European Grand Prix in Valencia, Spain
    • (1) Rubens Barrichello (BRA) (Brawn–Mercedes) 1:35:51.289 (2) Lewis Hamilton (GBR) (McLaren-Mercedes) +2.358 (3) Kimi Räikkönen (FIN) (Ferrari) +15.994
      • Drivers' standings (after 11 of 17 races): (1) Jenson Button (GBR) (Brawn-Mercedes) 72 points (2) Barrichello 54 (3) Mark Webber (AUS) (Red Bull–Renault) 51.5
      • Constructors' standings: (1) Brawn-Mercedes 126 (2) Red Bull-Renault 98.5 (3) Ferrari 46
• IndyCar Series:
  • Peak Antifreeze & Motor Oil Indy Grand Prix in Sonoma, California
    • (1) Dario Franchitti (GBR) (Chip Ganassi Racing) (2) Ryan Briscoe (AUS) (Penske Racing) (3) Mike Conway (GBR) (Dreyer & Reinbold Racing)
      • Drivers' standings (after 14 of 17 races): (1) Briscoe 497 points (2) Franchitti 493 (3) Scott Dixon (NZL) (Chip Ganassi Racing) 477
• V8 Supercars:
  • Queensland House and Land.com 300 in Ipswich, Queensland
    • Round 16: (1) Will Davison (AUS) (Holden Commodore) (2) Craig Lowndes (AUS) (Ford Falcon) (3) Russell Ingall (AUS) (Holden Commodore)
      • Standings (after 13 of 26 races): (1) Jamie Whincup (AUS) (Ford Falcon) 2007 points (2) Davison 1824 (3) Garth Tander (AUS) (Holden Commodore) 1479

Basketball

• Oceanian Championship, first leg:
  • Australia  84–77  New Zealand

Cricket

• Australia in England:
  • The Ashes Series:
    • 5th Test at The Oval, London, day 4:
      •  England 332 & 373/9d;  Australia 160 & 348 (102.2 ov, Michael Hussey 121). England win by 197 runs and win the 5-Test series 2–1.
• Kenya in Canada:
  • 3rd ODI in King City, Ontario:
    • Match abandoned without a ball bowled. Canada win the 3-match series 1–0.
• Ireland in Scotland:
  • 2nd ODI in Aberdeen:
    • Match abandoned without a ball bowled. Ireland win the 2-match series 1–0.

Cycling

• UCI ProTour:
  • Tour of Benelux:
    • Stage 5: (1) Lars Bak (DEN) (Team Saxo Bank) 5h 13' 16" (2) Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) (Team Columbia–HTC) + 2" (3) Francesco Gavazzi (ITA) (Lampre–NGC) s.t.
    • General classification: (1) Hagen 23h 04' 45" (2) Tyler Farrar (USA) (Garmin–Slipstream) + 15" (3) Bak + 15"
  • GP Ouest-France:
    • (1) Simon Gerrans (AUS) (Cervelo Test Team) 5h 58' 53" (2) Pierrick Fédrigo (FRA) (Bbox Bouygues Telecom) s.t. (3) Paul Martens (GER) (Rabobank) s.t.

Field hockey

• Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship in Amstelveen, Netherlands:
  • Pool A:
    • England  5–0  Austria
    • Germany  3–1  Belgium
• Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship in Amstelveen, Netherlands: (teams in bold advance to the semifinals)
  • Pool A:
    • Netherlands  5–0  England
    • Azerbaijan  1–1  Russia
  • Pool B:
    • Ireland  0–0  Scotland
    • Germany  2–1  Spain

Football (soccer)

• Women's Euro in Finland:
  • Group A:
    • Ukraine  0–2  Netherlands
    • Finland  1–0  Denmark
• Nehru Cup in New Delhi:
  • India  2–1  Kyrgyzstan
    • Standings: Syria, Sri Lanka 3 points (1 match), Lebanon, India 3 (2), Kyrgyzstan 0 (2)
• Spanish Super Cup, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)
  • Barcelona 3–0 (2–1) Athletic Bilbao. Barcelona win 5–1 on aggregate.

Golf

• LPGA Tour:
  • Solheim Cup in Sugar Grove, Illinois, day 3:
    • Final Round (singles):
      • Paula Creamer (USA) defeats Suzann Pettersen (EUR) 3 & 2
      • Angela Stanford (USA) defeats Becky Brewerton (EUR) 5 & 4
      • Michelle Wie (USA) defeats Helen Alfredsson (EUR) 1 up
      • Laura Davies (EUR) and Brittany Lang (USA) halved
        • Lang comes back to halve the match after Davies was dormie with 2 holes left.
      • Gwladys Nocera (EUR) and Juli Inkster (USA) halved
      • Catriona Matthew (EUR) defeats Kristy McPherson (USA) 3 & 2
      • Brittany Lincicome (USA) defeats Sophie Gustafson (EUR) 3 & 2
      • Diana Luna (EUR) defeats Nicole Castrale (USA) 3 & 2
      • Christina Kim (USA) defeats Tania Elósegui (EUR) 2 up
      • Maria Hjorth (EUR) and Cristie Kerr (USA) halved
      • Morgan Pressel (USA) defeats Anna Nordqvist (EUR) 3 & 2
      • Janice Moodie (EUR) and Natalie Gulbis (USA) halved
        • Gulbis comes back from 3 down after 13 holes to earn a half-point.
    • Final standings: Team USA 16–12 Team Europe
    • Team USA win the Cup for the third straight meeting, and eighth time overall.
• Senior majors:
  • JELD-WEN Tradition in Sunriver, Oregon
    • (1) Mike Reid (USA) 272 (−16) PO (2) John Cook (USA) 272 (−16) (3) Brad Bryant (USA) 274 (−14)
      • Reid wins his second senior major on the first playoff hole.
• PGA Tour:
  • Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, North Carolina
    • Winner: Ryan Moore (USA) 264 (−16) PO
      • Moore wins his first title on the PGA Tour in a playoff, eliminating Jason Bohn (USA) on the first playoff hole and Kevin Stadler (USA) on the third.
• European Tour:
  • KLM Open in Zandvoort, Netherlands
    • Winner: Simon Dyson (ENG) 265 (−15) PO
      • Dyson defeats Peter Hedblom (SWE) and Peter Lawrie (IRL) on the first playoff hole.

Tennis

• ATP World Tour:
  • Western & Southern Financial Group Masters in Mason, Ohio, United States:
    • Final: Roger Federer (SUI) def. Novak Djokovic (SRB) 6–1, 7–5
      • Federer wins this tournament for the third time, for his fourth title of the year and 61st overall.
• WTA Tour:
  • Rogers Cup in Toronto, Canada:
    • Final: Elena Dementieva (RUS) def. Maria Sharapova (RUS) 6–4, 6–3
      • Dementieva wins her third title of the year and 14th of her career.

Volleyball

• FIVB World Grand Prix Final Round in Tokyo, Japan:
  • Germany  3–1  China
  • Russia  3–0  Netherlands
  • Japan  1–3  Brazil
    • Final standings: Brazil 10 points, Russia 9, Germany 7, Netherlands 7, China 6, Japan 6.
      • Brazil win the title for the eighth time.

August 22, 2009 (Saturday)

Athletics

• World Championships in Berlin, Germany:
  • Men's Marathon: Abel Kirui (KEN) 2:06:54 (CR) Emmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai (KEN) 2:07:48 Tsegay Kebede (ETH) 2:08:35
  • Men's long jump: Dwight Phillips (USA) 8.54 Godfrey Khotso Mokoena (RSA) 8.47 Mitchell Watt (AUS) 8.37
  • Men's pole vault: Steven Hooker (AUS) 5.90 Romain Mesnil (FRA) 5.85 Renaud Lavillenie (FRA) 5.80
  • Women's hammer throw: Anita Włodarczyk (POL) 77.96 WR Betty Heidler (GER) 77.12 NR Martina Hrašnová (SVK) 74.79
    • Włodarczyk betters Tatyana Lysenko's record by 16 cm, and twists her ankle while celebrating.
  • Women's 5000 metres: Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN) 14:57.97 Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet (KEN) 14:58.33 Meseret Defar (ETH) 14:58.41
  • Women's 4 × 100 metres relay:  Jamaica 42.06  Bahamas 42.29  Germany 42.87
  • Men's 4 × 100 metres relay:  Jamaica 37.31 CR  Trinidad and Tobago 37.62 NR  United Kingdom 38.02
    • Usain Bolt completes a hat-trick of world titles, but this time without a world record.

Auto racing

• Sprint Cup Series:
  • Sharpie 500 in Bristol, Tennessee
    • (1) Kyle Busch (Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing) (2) Mark Martin (Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports) (3) Marcos Ambrose (Toyota, JTG Daugherty Racing)
      • Drivers' standings (after 24 of 26 races leading to the Chase for the Sprint Cup): (1) Tony Stewart 3564 points (Chevrolet, Stewart Haas Racing) (2) Jimmie Johnson 3344 (Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports) (3) Jeff Gordon 3310 (Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports)
      • One week after Stewart clinched his spot in the 2009 Chase, Johnson and Gordon join him.
• V8 Supercars:
  • Queensland House and Land.com 300 in Ipswich, Queensland
    • Round 15: (1) Jamie Whincup (AUS) (Ford Falcon) (2) James Courtney (AUS) (Ford Falcon) (3) Mark Winterbottom (AUS) (Ford Falcon)
      • Standings (after 13 of 26 races): (1) Whincup 1941 points (2) Will Davison (AUS) (Holden Commodore) 1674 (3) Garth Tander (AUS) (Holden Commodore) 1416

Cricket

• Australia in England:
  • The Ashes Series:
    • 5th Test at The Oval, London, day 3:
      •  England 332 & 373/9d (Jonathan Trott 119);  Australia 160 & 80/0 (20 ov). Australia require 466 runs with 10 wickets remaining.
• New Zealand in Sri Lanka:
  • 1st Test in Colombo, day 5:
    •  Sri Lanka 452 & 259/4d;  New Zealand 299 & 210 (71.5 ov). Sri Lanka win by 202 runs, lead 2-match series 1–0.
• Ireland in Scotland:
  • 1st ODI in Aberdeen:
    •  Ireland 205/9 (50 ov);  Scotland 109 (40.3 ov). Ireland win by 96 runs, lead 2-match series 1–0.
• Kenya in Canada:
  • 2nd ODI in King City, Ontario:
    •  Canada 63/3 (17.1/33 ov). No result, Canada lead 3-match series 1–0.

Cycling

• UCI ProTour:
  • Tour of Benelux:
    • Stage 4: (1) Tyler Farrar (USA) (Garmin–Slipstream) 5h 27' 01" (2) Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) (Team Columbia–HTC) s.t. (3) Francesco Gavazzi (ITA) (Lampre–NGC) s.t.
    • General classification: (1) Farrar 17h 51' 13" (2) Tom Boonen (BEL) (Quick-Step) + 20" (3) Hagen + 23"

Field hockey

• Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship in Amstelveen, Netherlands:
  • Pool B:
    • Netherlands  9–0  Poland
    • Spain  3–0  France
• Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship in Amstelveen, Netherlands:
  • Pool A:
    • Netherlands  10–0  Azerbaijan
    • England  4–0  Russia
  • Pool B:
    • Spain  3–1  Scotland
    • Germany  7–0  Ireland

Football (soccer)

• Women's Professional Soccer Final in Carson, California
  • Los Angeles Sol 0–1 Sky Blue FC
• Nehru Cup in New Delhi:
  • Sri Lanka  4–3  Lebanon

Golf

• LPGA Tour:
  • Solheim Cup in Sugar Grove, Illinois, day 2:
    • Round 3 (Four-ball):
      • Christina Kim/Michelle Wie (USA) defeat Helen Alfredsson/Tania Elósegui (EUR) 5 & 4
      • Catriona Matthew/Diana Luna (EUR) and Angela Stanford/Brittany Lang (USA) halved
        • Matthew and Luna salvage a tie after trailing by 2 with 2 holes to play.
      • Suzann Pettersen/Anna Nordqvist (EUR) defeat Nicole Castrale/Cristie Kerr (USA) 2 up
      • Gwladys Nocera/Maria Hjorth (EUR) defeat Brittany Lincicome/Kristy McPherson (USA) 1 up
    • Standings after Round 3: Team USA 6–6 Team Europe
    • Round 4 (Foursome):
      • Janice Moodie/Sophie Gustafson (EUR) defeat Paula Creamer/Juli Inkster (USA) 4 & 3
      • Kristy McPherson/Morgan Pressel (USA) defeat Helen Alfredsson/Suzann Pettersen (EUR) 2 up
      • Becky Brewerton/Gwladys Nocera (EUR) defeat Natalie Gulbis/Christina Kim (USA) 5 & 4
      • Cristie Kerr/Michelle Wie (USA) defeat Anna Nordqvist/Maria Hjorth (EUR) 1 up
    • Standings after Round 4: Team USA 8–8 Team Europe
• Senior majors:
  • JELD-WEN Tradition in Sunriver, Oregon, third round:
    • Leaderboard: (1) Brad Bryant (USA) 201 (−15) (2) Mike Reid (USA) 203 (−13) (3) John Cook (USA) 204 (−12)

Rugby union

• Tri Nations Series:
  • Australia  18–19  New Zealand in Sydney
    • Standings: South Africa 12 points (3 matches), New Zealand 8 (4), Australia 2 (3).

Volleyball

• FIVB World Grand Prix Final Round in Tokyo, Japan:
  • Germany  1–3  Russia
  • Brazil  3–1  Netherlands
  • Japan  0–3  China
    • Standings after 4 matches: Brazil 8 points, Russia 7, Netherlands 6, China, Germany, Japan 5.

August 21, 2009 (Friday)

Athletics

• World Championships in Berlin, Germany:
  • Men's 50 kilometres walk: Sergey Kirdyapkin (RUS) 3:38:35 Trond Nymark (NOR) 3:41:16 Jesus Angel Garcia (ESP) 3:41:37
  • Men's high jump: Yaroslav Rybakov (RUS) 2.32 Kyriakos Ioannou (CYP) 2.32 Sylwester Bednarek (POL) & Raul Spank (GER) 2.32
  • Women's discus throw: Dani Samuels (AUS) 65.44 Yarelis Barrios (CUB) 65.31 Nicoleta Grasu (ROU) 65.20
  • Women's 200 metres: Allyson Felix (USA) 22.02 Veronica Campbell Brown (JAM) 22.35 Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie (BAH) 22.41
  • Men's 400 metres: LaShawn Merritt (USA) 44.06 Jeremy Wariner (USA) 44.60 Renny Quow (TRI) 45.02

Auto racing

• Nationwide Series:
  • Food City 250 in Bristol, Tennessee
    • (1) David Ragan (Ford, Roush Fenway Racing) (2) Carl Edwards (Ford, Roush Fenway Racing) (3) Brad Keselowski (Chevrolet, JR Motorsports)

Cricket

• Australia in England:
  • The Ashes Series:
    • 5th Test at The Oval, London, day 2:
      •  England 332 & 58/3 (28 overs);  Australia 160 (52.5 overs; Stuart Broad 5/37). England lead by 230 runs with 7 wickets left in the 2nd innings.
• New Zealand in Sri Lanka:
  • 1st Test in Colombo, day 4:
    •  Sri Lanka 452 & 259/4d (Tillakaratne Dilshan 123*);  New Zealand 299 & 30/1 (13.0 ov). New Zealand require another 383 runs with 9 wickets remaining.
• Kenya in Canada:
  • 2nd ODI in King City, Ontario:
    • Match abandoned without a ball bowled, and will be rescheduled for August 22.

Cycling

• UCI ProTour:
  • Tour of Benelux:
    • Stage 3: (1) Tom Boonen (BEL) (Quick-Step) 3h 43' 19" (2) Tyler Farrar (USA) (Garmin–Slipstream) s.t. (3) Francesco Chicchi (ITA) (Liquigas) s.t.
    • General classification: (1) Farrar 12h 24' 22" (2) Boonen + 10" (3) Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) (Team Columbia–HTC) + 19"

Football (soccer)

• Nehru Cup in New Delhi:
  • Sri Lanka  –  Lebanon postponed to August 22 due to heavy rain.

Golf

• LPGA Tour:
  • Solheim Cup in Sugar Grove, Illinois, day 1:
    • Round 1 (Four-ball):
      • Paula Creamer/Cristie Kerr (USA) defeat Suzann Pettersen/Sophie Gustafson (EUR) 1 up
      • Helen Alfredsson/Tania Elósegui (EUR) defeat Angela Stanford/Juli Inkster (USA) 1 up
      • Brittany Lang/Brittany Lincicome (USA) defeat Laura Davies/Becky Brewerton (EUR) 5 & 4
      • Catriona Matthew/Maria Hjorth (EUR) and Morgan Pressel/Michelle Wie (USA) halved
    • Standings after Round 1: Team USA 2½–1½ Team Europe
    • Round 2 (Foursome):
      • Christina Kim/Natalie Gulbis (USA) defeat Suzann Pettersen/Sophie Gustafson (EUR) 3 & 2
      • Becky Brewerton/Gwladys Nocera (EUR) defeat Angela Stanford/Nicole Castrale (USA) 3 & 1
      • Maria Hjorth/Anna Nordqvist (EUR) defeat Kristy McPherson/Brittany Lincicome (USA) 3 & 2
      • Paula Creamer/Juli Inkster (USA) defeat Catriona Matthew/Janice Moodie (EUR) 2 & 1
    • Standings after Round 2: Team USA 4½–3½ Team Europe
• Senior majors::
  • JELD-WEN Tradition in Sunriver, Oregon, second round:
    • Leaderboard: (1) Brad Bryant (USA) 134 (−10) (2) Fred Funk (USA) 135 (−9) (3) John Cook, Larry Mize & Loren Roberts (all United States) 136 (−8)

Volleyball

• FIVB World Grand Prix Final Round in Tokyo, Japan:
  • China  1–3  Russia
  • Brazil  3–0  Germany
  • Japan  3–0  Netherlands
    • Standings after 3 matches: Brazil 6 points, Russia, Netherlands 5, Japan, Germany 4, China 3.

August 20, 2009 (Thursday)

Athletics

• World Championships in Berlin, Germany:
  • Women's high jump: Blanka Vlašić (CRO) 2.04 Anna Chicherova (RUS) 2.02 Ariane Friedrich (GER) 2.02
  • Women's 400 metres hurdles: Melaine Walker (JAM) 52.42 CR Lashinda Demus (USA) 52.96 Josanne Lucas (TRI) 53.20 NR
    • Walker's time is the second fastest in history, just 0.08 off the world record.
  • Men's 200 metres: Usain Bolt (JAM) 19.19 WR Alonso Edward (PAN) 19.81 AR Wallace Spearmon (USA) 19.85
    • Bolt gets his second world record, both by 0.11 seconds.
  • Men's 110 metres hurdles: Ryan Brathwaite (BAR) 13.14 NR Terrence Trammell (USA) 13.15 David Payne (USA) 13.15
  • Men's decathlon: Trey Hardee (USA) 8790 points Leonel Suárez (CUB) 8640 Aleksandr Pogorelov (RUS) 8528

Basketball

• EuroBasket qualification additional qualifying round:
  • Group A: Portugal  58–60  Belgium
    • Standings: Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovina 7 points, Portugal 4.
  • Group B: Italy  89–95  Finland
    • Standings: France 7 points, Finland 6, Italy 5.
    • Belgium and France advance to the final series.

Cricket

• Australia in England:
  • The Ashes Series:
    • 5th Test at The Oval, London, day 1:
      •  England 307/8 (85.3 ov)
• New Zealand in Sri Lanka:
  • 1st Test in Colombo, day 3:
    •  Sri Lanka 452;  New Zealand 281/8 (105.0 ov). New Zealand trail by 171 runs with 2 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.
• ICC Intercontinental Cup:
  •  Scotland v  Ireland in Aberdeen, day 4:
    • No play due to rain.  Ireland 202 and 303;  Scotland 208 and 72/5. Match drawn.
      • Standings: Scotland 29 points (2 matches), Kenya 23 (2), Ireland 12 (2), Afghanistan, Netherlands 9 (1), Zimbabwe XI 3 (1), Canada 3 (3).

Cycling

• UCI ProTour:
  • Tour of Benelux:
    • Stage 2: (1) Tyler Farrar (USA) (Garmin–Slipstream) 4hr 17' 53" (2) Yauheni Hutarovich (BLR) (Française des Jeux) s.t. (3) Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) (Team Columbia–HTC) s.t.
    • General classification: (1) Farrar 8hr 41' 09" (2) Hagen + 13" (3) Tom Boonen (BEL) (Quick-Step) + 14"

Football (soccer)

• CONCACAF Champions League group stage, round 1:
  • Group B:
    • San Juan Jabloteh 0–1 Toluca
  • Group D:
    • Real España 1–0 W Connection
• Copa Sudamericana First Stage, first leg:
  • Boca Juniors 1–1 Vélez Sarsfield
• Copa Sudamericana First Stage, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)
  • Cienciano 2–0 (0–0) Liverpool. Cienciano win 2–0 on aggregate.
  • La Paz 1–2 (0–2) Cerro Porteño. Cerro Porteño win 4–1 on aggregate.
• Nehru Cup in New Delhi:
  • Syria  2–0  Kyrgyzstan

Golf

• Senior majors::
  • JELD-WEN Tradition in Sunriver, Oregon, first round:
    • Leaderboard: (1) Brad Bryant (USA) 62 (−10) (2) Loren Roberts (USA) 65 (−5) (3) Tom Lehman & Tom Watson (both United States) 67 (−3)

Volleyball

• FIVB World Grand Prix Final Round in Tokyo, Japan:
  • Netherlands  3–2  Germany
  • China  0–3  Brazil
  • Japan  1–3  Russia
    • Standings after 2 matches: Brazil, Netherlands 4 points, Russia, Germany 3, China, Japan 2.

August 19, 2009 (Wednesday)

Athletics

• World Championships in Berlin, Germany:
  • Men's discus throw: Robert Harting (GER) 69.43 Piotr Małachowski (POL) 69.15 NR Gerd Kanter (EST) 66.88
    • Harting wins the title with his final throw.
  • Men's 1500 metres: Yusuf Saad Kamel (BHR) 3:35.93 Deresse Mekonnen (ETH) 3:36.01 Bernard Lagat (USA) 3:36.20
    • Kamel's father Billy Konchellah is a two-times world champion.
  • Women's 100 metres hurdles: Brigitte Foster-Hylton (JAM) 12.51 Priscilla Lopes-Schliep (CAN) 12.54 Delloreen Ennis-London (JAM) 12.55
  • Women's 800 metres: Caster Semenya (RSA) 1:55.45 Janeth Jepkosgei (KEN) 1:57.90 Jennifer Meadows (GBR) 1:57.93
  • Men's decathlon (standings after 5 events): (1) Oleksiy Kasyanov (UKR) 4555 points (2) Yunior Díaz (CUB) 4512 (3) Trey Hardee (USA) 4511

Cricket

• New Zealand in Sri Lanka:
  • 1st Test in Colombo, day 2:
    • (Sri Lanka) 452 (Mahela Jayawardene 114, Thilan Samaraweera 159);  New Zealand 87/2 (29.0 ov). New Zealand trail by 365 runs with 8 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.
• Kenya in Canada:
  • 1st ODI in King City, Ontario:
    •  Kenya 113 (33.1 ov);  Canada 117/1 (16.2 ov). Canada win by 9 wickets, lead 3-match series 1–0.
• ICC Intercontinental Cup:
  •  Zimbabwe XI v  Afghanistan in Mutare, day 4:
    •  Zimbabwe XI 350 & 446/9d (113.5 ov, Trevor Garwe 117);  Afghanistan 427 & 211/4 (44.5 ov, Noor Ali 100*). Match drawn.
  •  Scotland v  Ireland in Aberdeen, day 3:
    •  Ireland 202 & 303 (William Porterfield 118);  Scotland 208 & 72/5 (31.0 ov). Scotland require another 226 runs with 5 wickets remaining.

Cycling

• UCI ProTour:
  • Tour of Benelux:
    • Stage 1: (1) Tyler Farrar (USA) (Garmin–Slipstream) 4h 18' 30" (2) Tom Boonen (BEL) (Quick-Step) s.t. (3) Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) (Team Columbia–HTC) s.t
    • General classification: (1) Farrar 4h 23' 26" (2) Boonen + 4" (3) Sylvain Chavanel (FRA) (Quick-Step) + 9"

Football (soccer)

• UEFA Champions League Play-off round, first leg:
  • Champions Path:
    • Red Bull Salzburg 1–2 Maccabi Haifa
    • Ventspils 0–3 Zürich
    • Levski Sofia 1–2 Debrecen
  • Non-Champions Path:
    • Lyon 5–1 Anderlecht
    • Panathinaikos 2–3 Atlético Madrid
• CONCACAF Champions League group stage, round 1:
  • Group A:
    • Houston Dynamo 1–0 Isidro Metapán
    • Árabe Unido 4–1 Pachuca
  • Group C:
    • Cruz Azul 2–0 Saprissa
• Copa Sudamericana First Stage, first leg:
  • River Plate 1–2 Lanús
• Women's Professional Soccer Playoffs Super Semifinal in Fenton, Missouri:
  • Saint Louis Athletica 0–1 Sky Blue FC
• Nehru Cup in New Delhi:
  • India  0–1  Lebanon

Volleyball

• FIVB World Grand Prix Final Round in Tokyo, Japan:
  • Netherlands  3–2  China
  • Brazil  3–2  Russia
  • Japan  1–3  Germany

August 18, 2009 (Tuesday)

American football

• After saying last month that he would probably retire, quarterback Brett Favre signs a two-year deal with the Minnesota Vikings for US$25 million. (ESPN)

Athletics

• World Championships in Berlin, Germany:
  • Men's triple jump: Phillips Idowu (GBR) 17.73 Nelson Évora (POR) 17.55 Alexis Copello (CUB) 17.36
  • Women's javelin throw: Steffi Nerius (GER) 67.30 Barbora Špotáková (CZE) 66.42 Maria Abakumova (RUS) 66.06
    • Thirty-seven-year-old Nerius becomes the oldest world champion in history.
  • Women's 400 metres: Sanya Richards (USA) 49.00 Shericka Williams (JAM) 49.32 Antonina Krivoshapka (RUS) 49.71
  • Men's 3000 metres steeplechase: Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN) 8:00.43 CR Richard Kipkemboi Mateelong (KEN) 8:00.89 Bouabdellah Tahri (FRA) 8:01.18 ER
  • Men's 400 metres hurdles: Kerron Clement (USA) 47.91 Javier Culson (PUR) 48.09 Bershawn Jackson (USA) 48.23

Cricket

• New Zealand in Sri Lanka:
  • 1st Test in Colombo, day 1:
    •  Sri Lanka 293/3 (78.0 ov, Mahela Jayawardene 108*)
• Bangladesh in Zimbabwe:
  • 5th ODI in Bulawayo:
    •  Zimbabwe 209 (46.4 ov);  Bangladesh 212/5 (47.5 ov). Bangladesh win by 5 wickets, and win the 5-match series 4–1.
• ICC Intercontinental Cup:
  •  Zimbabwe XI v  Afghanistan in Mutare, day 3:
    •  Zimbabwe XI 350 & 267/6 (74.2 ov, Tatenda Taibu 120);  Afghanistan 427 (Mohammad Nabi 102). Zimbabwe XI lead by 190 runs with 4 wickets remaining.
  •  Scotland v  Ireland in Aberdeen, day 2:
    •  Ireland 202 & 102/3 (40.0 ov);  Scotland 208 (Qasim Sheikh 100*). Ireland lead by 96 runs with 7 wickets remaining.

Cycling

• UCI ProTour:
  • Tour of Benelux:
    • Prologue: (1) Sylvain Chavanel (FRA) (Quick-Step) 4' 55" (2) Tyler Farrar (USA) (Garmin–Slipstream) + 1" (3) Tom Boonen (BEL) (Quick-Step) + 1"

Football (soccer)

• UEFA Champions League Play-off round, first leg:
  • Champions Path:
    • Sheriff Tiraspol 0–2 Olympiacos
    • Copenhagen 1–0 APOEL
  • Non-Champions Path:
    • Celtic 0–2 Arsenal
    • Timişoara 0–2 Stuttgart
    • Sporting CP 2–2 Fiorentina
• CONCACAF Champions League group stage, round 1:
  • Group B:
    • Marathón 3–1 D.C. United
  • Group C:
    • Columbus Crew 2–0 Puerto Rico Islanders
  • Group D:
    • UNAM 1–0 Comunicaciones
• Copa Sudamericana First Stage, first leg:
  • Tigre 2–1 San Lorenzo
• Copa Sudamericana First Stage, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)
  • Deportivo Cali 0–1 (1–2) Universidad de Chile. Universidad de Chile win 3–1 on aggregate.

August 17, 2009 (Monday)

Athletics

• World Championships in Berlin, Germany:
  • Men's hammer throw: Primož Kozmus (SLO) 80.84 Szymon Ziółkowski (POL) 79.30 Aleksey Zagornyi (RUS) 78.09
  • Women's pole vault: Anna Rogowska (POL) 4.75 Chelsea Johnson (USA) & Monika Pyrek (POL) 4.65
    • Four-time world champion Yelena Isinbayeva fails to clear any height.
  • Women's triple jump: Yargelis Savigne (CUB) 14.95 Mabel Gay (CUB) 14.61 Anna Pyatykh (RUS) 14.58
  • Women's 3000 metres steeplechase: Marta Domínguez (ESP) 9:07.32 Yuliya Zarudneva (RUS) 9:08.39 Milcah Chemos Cheywa (KEN) 9:08.57
  • Men's 10,000 metres: Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) 26:46.31 CR Zersenay Tadese (ERI) 26:50.12 Moses Ndiema Masai (KEN) 26:57.39
    • Bekele wins his fourth straight title at this event.
  • Women's 100 metres:
    • Semifinals, heat 1: (1) Shelly-Ann Fraser (JAM) 10.79
    • Semifinals, heat 2: (1) Carmelita Jeter (USA) 10.83
    • Final: Fraser 10.73 Kerron Stewart (JAM) 10.75 Jeter 10.90
      • Fraser becomes the joint-third fastest woman in history and clocks the fastest time in more than 10 years.

Basketball

• EuroBasket qualification additional qualifying round: (teams in bold advance to the final series)
  • Group A: Belgium  102–79  Bosnia and Herzegovina
    • Standings: Bosnia & Herzegovina 7 points (4 games), Belgium 5 (3),  Portugal 3 (3).
    • Belgium will advance to the final series if they beat Portugal; otherwise Bosnia & Herzegovina advance.
  • Group B: Finland  77–73  France
    • Standings: France 7 points (4 games), Italy, Finland 4 (3).

Cricket

• ICC Intercontinental Cup:
  •  Canada v  Kenya in King City, Ontario, day 4:
    •  Kenya 317 & 362/3d;  Canada 234 & 198 (65.3 ov). Kenya win by 247 runs.
      • Kenya goes to the top of the standings with 23 points from 2 matches, ahead of Scotland with 20 points from one match.
  •  Zimbabwe XI v  Afghanistan in Mutare, day 2:
    •  Zimbabwe XI 350 (Tatenda Taibu 172);  Afghanistan 358/7 (110.0 ov, Noor Ali 130). Afghanistan lead by 8 runs with 3 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.
  •  Scotland v  Ireland in Aberdeen, day 1:
    •  Ireland 202;  Scotland 76/2 (27.0 ov). Scotland trail by 126 runs with 8 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.

August 16, 2009 (Sunday)

Athletics

• World Championships in Berlin, Germany:
  • Women's 20 kilometres walk: Olga Kaniskina (RUS) 1:28:09 Olive Loughnane (IRL) 1:28:58 Liu Hong (CHN) 1:29:10
  • Women's shot put: Valerie Vili (NZL) 20.44 Nadine Kleinert (GER) 20.20 Gong Lijiao (CHN) 19.89
  • Women's heptathlon: Jessica Ennis (GBR) 6731 points Jennifer Oeser (GER) 6493 Kamila Chudzik (POL) 6471
  • Men's 100 metres:
    • Semifinals, heat 1: (1) Usain Bolt (JAM) 9.89
    • Semifinals, heat 2: (1) Tyson Gay (USA) 9.93
    • Final: Bolt 9.58 WR Gay 9.71 NR Asafa Powell (JAM) 9.84
      • Bolt improves his own record by 0.11 second, the biggest improvement of the world record in 100 metres dash since the introduction of electronic measurement.

Auto racing

• Sprint Cup Series:
  • CARFAX 400 in Brooklyn, Michigan:
    • (1) Brian Vickers (Toyota, Red Bull Racing Team) (2) Jeff Gordon (Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports) (3) Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports)
      • Drivers' standings (after 23 of 26 races leading to the Chase for the Sprint Cup): (1) Tony Stewart 3500 points (Chevrolet, Stewart Haas Racing) (2) Gordon 3216 (3) Jimmie Johnson 3197 (Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports)
      • Stewart becomes the first driver to secure his spot in the 2009 Chase.

Badminton

• BWF World Championships in Hyderabad, India: (seeding in parentheses)
  • Men's singles: Lin Dan (CHN) (5) bt Chen Jin (CHN) (2) 21–18, 21–16
  • Women's singles: Lu Lan (CHN) (7) bt Xie Xingfang (CHN) (5) 23–21, 21–12
  • Men's doubles: Cai Yun/Fu Haifeng (CHN) (5) bt Jung Jae-sung/Lee Yong-dae (KOR) (4) 21–18, 16–21, 28–26
  • Women's doubles: Zhang Yawen/Zhao Tingting (CHN) (8) bt Cheng Shu/Zhao Yunlei (CHN) (2) 17–21, 21–17, 21–16
  • Mixed doubles: Thomas Laybourn/Kamilla Rytter Juhl (DEN) (7) bt Nova Widianto/Liliyana Natsir (INA) (2) 21–13, 21–17

Basketball

• Asian Championship in Tianjin, China:
  • Final: Iran  70–52  China
    • Iran win the title for the second straight time.
  • 3rd place: Jordan  80–66  Lebanon
    • Jordan qualify for 2010 World Championship.

Cricket

• Bangladesh in Zimbabwe:
  • 4th ODI in Bulawayo:
    •  Zimbabwe 312/8 (50 ov, Charles Coventry 194 *);  Bangladesh 313/6 (47.5 ov, Tamim Iqbal 154). Bangladesh win by 4 wickets, take unassailable 3–1 lead in the 5-match series.
• ICC Intercontinental Cup:
  •  Canada v  Kenya in King City, Ontario, day 3:
    •  Kenya 317 & 362/3d (Seren Waters 157*, Steve Tikolo 169);  Canada 234 & 61/2 (15.0 ov). Canada require another 385 runs with 8 wickets remaining.
  •  Zimbabwe XI v  Afghanistan in Mutare, day 1:

Cycling

• UCI ProTour:
  • Vattenfall Cyclassics:
    • (1) Tyler Farrar (USA) (Garmin–Slipstream) 5h 30' 38" (2) Matti Breschel (DEN) (Saxo Bank) (3) Gerald Ciolek (GER) (Team Milram)

Field hockey

• Women's Junior World Cup in Boston, USA:
  • Third place: South Korea  2–1  England
  • Final: Netherlands  3–0  Argentina

Football (soccer)

• CAF Champions League group stage, round 3:
  • Group B:
    • Heartland 3–0 Étoile du Sahel
      • Standings: TP Mazembe, Heartland 6 points, Étoile du Sahel, Monomotapa United 3.
• Spanish Super Cup, first leg:
  • Athletic Bilbao 1–2 Barcelona

Golf

• Men's majors:
  • PGA Championship in Chaska, Minnesota, final round:
    • (1) Y.E. Yang (KOR) 280 (−8) (2) Tiger Woods (USA) 283 (−5) (3) Lee Westwood (ENG) & Rory McIlroy (NIR) 285 (−3)
      • Yang becomes the first Asian-born winner of a men's major championship, and also ends Woods' previous record of winning every major in which he led after the third round.

Motorcycle racing

• Moto GP:
  • Czech Republic Grand Prix in Brno, Czech Republic:
    • (1) Valentino Rossi (ITA) (Yamaha) 43:08.991 (2) Dani Pedrosa (ESP) (Honda) +11.766 (3) Toni Elias (ESP) (Honda) +20.756
      • Riders' standings (after 11 of 17 races): (1) Rossi 212 points (2) Jorge Lorenzo (ESP) (Yamaha) 162 (3) Casey Stoner (AUS) (Ducati) 150
      • Manufacturers' standings: (1) Yamaha 230 points (2) Honda 164 (3) Ducati 156

Shooting

• World Shotgun Championships in Maribor, Slovenia:
  • Men's skeet: Vincent Hancock (USA) 149 (124) Georgios Achilleos (CYP) 148 (123) Ennio Falco (ITA) 147 (122)

Tennis

• ATP World Tour:
  • Rogers Cup in Montreal, Canada:
    • Final: Andy Murray (GBR) def. Juan Martín del Potro (ARG) 6–7(4), 7–6(3), 6–1
      • Murray wins his 5th title of the year and 13th of his career. He advances to #2 in the ATP ranking.
• WTA Tour:
  • Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open in Mason, Ohio, United States:
    • Final: Jelena Janković (SRB) def. Dinara Safina (RUS) 6–4, 6–2
      • Janković wins her second title of the year and 11th overall.

Volleyball

• FIVB World Grand Prix:
  • 3rd Preliminary round: (teams in bold advance to the final round)
    • Pool G in Hong Kong:
      • Dominican Republic  2–3  Poland
      • China  3–1  Netherlands
    • Pool H in Mokpo, South Korea:
      • Germany  2–3  Japan
      • South Korea  1–3  Brazil
    • Pool I in Bangkok, Thailand:
      • United States  2–3  Thailand
      • Puerto Rico  0–3  Russia
    • Final standings: Brazil 18 points, Netherlands 17, China 16, Russia 15, Japan, Germany 14, Poland, Thailand 13, USA 12, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Korea 10.

August 15, 2009 (Saturday)

Athletics

• World Championships in Berlin, Germany:
  • Men's 20 kilometres walk: Valeriy Borchin (RUS) 1:18:41 Wang Hao (CHN) 1:19:06 Eder Sanchez (MEX) 1:19:22
  • Women's 10,000 metres: Linet Masai (KEN) 30:51.24 Meselech Melkamu (ETH) 30:51.34 Wude Ayalew (ETH) 30:51.95
  • Men's shot put: Christian Cantwell (USA) 22.03 Tomasz Majewski (POL) 21.91 Ralf Bartels (GER) 21.37
  • Women's heptathlon (standings after 4 events): (1) Jessica Ennis (GBR) 4124 points (2) Nataliya Dobrynska (UKR) 3817 (3) Jennifer Oeser (GER) 3814