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	[edit] Ongoing events (incl. events taking place within the next two days) [edit] Auto racing Formula One: Aug 29: Belgian Grand Prix in Spa, Belgium; ; IndyCar Series: Aug 28: Peak Antifreeze & Motor Oil Indy 300 in Joliet, Illinois; ; [edit] Badminton Aug 23–29: BWF World Championships in Paris, France; [edit] Baseball Aug 20–29: Little League World Series in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania, United States; [edit] Basketball Aug 29: EuroBasket 2011 qualification, matchday 10: Group A: Finland – Latvia; Montenegro – Israel; ; Group B: Ukraine – Great Britain; Bosnia and Herzegovina – Macedonia; ; Group C: Georgia – Bulgaria; Belgium – Poland; ; ; Aug 29: EuroBasket Women 2011 qualification, matchday 10: Group A: Belgium – Croatia; Italy – Netherlands; ; Group B: Israel – Romania; Latvia – Serbia; ; Group C: Finland – Bulgaria; Turkey – Montenegro; ; Group D: Ukraine – Great Britain; Slovak Republic – Germany; ; ; FIBA World Championship in Turkey: Aug 28: Group A: Australia – Jordan; Angola – Serbia; Germany – Argentina; ; Group B: Tunisia – Slovenia; USA – Croatia; Iran – Brazil; ; Group C: Greece – China; Russia – Puerto Rico; Côte d'Ivoire – Turkey; ; Group D: New Zealand – Lithuania; Canada – Lebanon; France – Spain; ; ; Aug 29: Group A: Jordan – Angola; Serbia – Germany; Argentina – Australia; ; Group B: Slovenia – USA; Croatia – Iran; Brazil – Tunisia; ; Group C: China – Côte d'Ivoire; Puerto Rico – Greece; Turkey – Russia; ; Group D: Lithuania – Canada; Lebanon – France; Spain – New Zealand; ; ; Aug 30: Group A: Jordan – Serbia; Australia – Germany; Angola – Argentina; ; Group B: Slovenia – Croatia; Tunisia – Iran; USA – Brazil; ; Group C: Russia – Côte d'Ivoire; Puerto Rico – China; Greece – Turkey; ; Group D: New Zealand – Lebanon; France – Canada; Spain – Lithuania; ; ; ; WNBA Playoffs: Eastern Conference First Round: Aug 29: Game 2: (2) New York Liberty at (3) Indiana Fever; ; ; Western Conference First Round: Aug 28: Game 2: (1) Seattle Storm at (4) Los Angeles Sparks; Game 2: (2) Phoenix Mercury at (3) San Antonio Silver Stars; ; Aug 30: Game 3: (3) San Antonio Silver Stars at (2) Phoenix Mercury (if necessary); ; ; [edit] Cricket Pakistan in England: Aug 26–30: 4th Test in London; ; [edit] Cycling Grand Tours: Aug 28–Sep 19: Vuelta a España; ; [edit] Football (soccer) [edit] International clubs competitions CAF (Africa) Aug 28: CAF Champions League group stage, matchday 4: Group A: Espérance ST – TP Mazembe; ; Aug 28: CAF Confederation Cup group stage, matchday 2: Group B: Zanaco – Haras El Hodood; CS Sfaxien – FUS Rabat; ; ; Aug 29: CAF Champions League group stage, matchday 4: Group B: Heartland – Ismaily; Al-Ahly – JS Kabylie; ; ; Aug 29: CAF Confederation Cup group stage, matchday 2: Group A: Al-Hilal – ASFAN; Djoliba – Ittihad; ; ; [edit] Golf PGA Tour: FedEx Cup Playoffs: Aug 26–29: The Barclays in Paramus, New Jersey; ; ; European Tour: Aug 26–29: Johnnie Walker Championship in Auchterarder, Scotland; ; LPGA Tour: Aug 26–29: CN Canadian Women's Open in Winnipeg; ; Champions Tour: Aug 26–29: Boeing Classic in Snoqualmie, Washington; ; Amateur events: Aug 23–29: U.S. Amateur Championship in University Place, Washington; ; [edit] Mixed martial arts Aug 28: UFC 118 in Boston; [edit] Motorcycle racing Moto GP: Aug 29: Indianapolis motorcycle Grand Prix in Speedway, Indiana, United States; ; [edit] Rugby union [edit] National teams competitions Women's World Cup in Guildford, England: Aug 28: Pool A: Australia – South Africa; New Zealand – Wales; ; Pool B: England – United States; Ireland – Kazakhstan; ; Pool C: Canada – France; Scotland – Sweden; ; ; ; [edit] Snooker Players Tour Championship: Aug 27–29: Euro Event 1 in Fürth; ; [edit] Tennis Grand Slams: Aug 30–Sep 12: US Open in New York City, United States; ; ATP World Tour: Aug 22–28: Pilot Pen Tennis in New Haven, Connecticut, United States; ; WTA Tour: Aug 22–28: Pilot Pen Tennis in New Haven, Connecticut, United States; ; [edit] Volleyball FIVB World Grand Prix: Final Round in Ningbo, China: Aug 29: Japan – United States; Italy – Poland; China – Brazil; ; ; ; [edit] Water polo Men's European Championship in Zagreb, Croatia: Aug 29: Group A: Turkey – Romania; Italy – Spain; Montenegro – Croatia; ; Group B: Russia – Macedonia; Hungary – Germany; Serbia – Greece; ; ; Aug 30: Group A: Spain – Romania; Italy – Montenegro; Croatia – Turkey; ; Group B: Germany – Russia; Serbia – Hungary; Greece – Macedonia; ; ; ; [edit] Upcoming events [edit] Athletics World Marathon Majors: Sep 26: Berlin Marathon; ; [edit] Auto racing Formula One: Sep 12: Italian Grand Prix in Monza, Italy; Sep 26: Singapore Grand Prix in Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore; ; NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: Sep 5: Emory Healthcare 500 in Hampton, Georgia; Sep 11: Air Guard 400 in Richmond, Virginia; ; Chase for the Sprint Cup: Sep 19: Sylvania 300 in Loudon, New Hampshire; Sep 26: AAA 400 in Dover, Delaware; ; Nationwide Series: Sep 4: Great Clips 300 in Hampton, Georgia; Sep 10: Virginia 529 College Savings 250 in Richmond, Virginia; Sep 25: Dover 200 in Dover, Delaware; ; IndyCar Series: Sep 4: Meijer Indy 300 in Sparta, Kentucky; Sep 18: Indy Japan 300 in Motegi, Japan; ; V8 Supercars: Sep 10–12: L&H 500 in Phillip Island (Victoria); ; World Rally Championship: Sep 10–12: Rally Japan in Hokkaidō; ; World Touring Car Championship: Sep 5: Race of Germany; Sep 19: Race of Spain; ; [edit] Basketball FIBA World Championship in Turkey: Sep 1: Group A: Serbia – Australia; Germany – Angola; Argentina – Jordan; ; Group B: Croatia – Tunisia; Iran – USA; Brazil – Slovenia; ; Group C: China – Russia; Côte d'Ivoire – Greece; Turkey – Puerto Rico; ; Group D: Canada – New Zealand; Lebanon – Spain; Lithuania – France; ; ; Sep 2: Group A: Angola – Australia; Argentina – Serbia; Jordan – Germany; ; Group B: USA – Tunisia; Slovenia – Iran; Brazil – Croatia; ; Group C: Puerto Rico – Côte d'Ivoire; Greece – Russia; Turkey – China; ; Group D: Spain – Canada; Lebanon – Lithuania; New Zealand – France; ; ; Sep 4: Eighth–finals: A1 – B4; D2 – C3; ; ; Sep 5: Eighth–finals: C1 – D4; B2 – A3; ; ; Sep 6: Eighth–finals: B1 – A4; C2 – D3; ; ; Sep 7: Eighth–finals: D1 – C4; A2 – B3; ; ; Sep 8: Quarterfinals: EF1 – EF2; EF3 – EF4; ; ; Sep 9: Quarterfinals: EF5 – EF6; EF7 – EF8; ; ; Sep 10: Fifth–eighth classification: QF1-L – QF2-L; QF3-L – QF4-L; ; ; Sep 11: Seventh–place game: CF1-L – CF2-L; Semifinals: QF1-W – QF2-W; QF3-W – QF4-W; ; ; Sep 12: Fifth–place game: CF1-W – CF2-W; Third–place game: SF1-L – SF2-L; Final: SF1-W – SF2-W; ; ; WNBA Playoffs: Eastern Conference First Round: Sep 1: Game 3: (3) Indiana Fever at (2) New York Liberty (if necessary); ; Western Conference First Round: Aug 31: Game 3: (4) Los Angeles Sparks at (4) Seattle Storm (if necessary); ; Eastern Conference Finals: Sep 3: Game 1: (4) Atlanta Dream at TBD; Sep 5: Game 2: TBD at (4) Atlanta Dream; Sep 8: Game 3: (4) Atlanta Dream at TBD (if necessary); ; Western Conference Finals: Sep 2: Game 1: TBD at TBD; Sep 5: Game 2: TBD at TBD; Sep 8: Game 3: TBD at TBD (if necessary); ; WNBA Finals: Sep 12: Game 1: TBD at TBD; Sep 14: Game 2: TBD at TBD; Sep 16: Game 3: TBD at TBD; Sep 19: Game 4: TBD at TBD (if necessary); Sep 21: Game 5: TBD at TBD (if necessary); ; ; Sep 23–Oct 3: FIBA World Championship for Women in Czech Republic; [edit] Canoeing Sep 8–12: Slalom World Championships in Ljubljana, Slovenia; [edit] Cricket Pakistan in England: Sep 5: 1st T20I in Cardiff; Sep 7: 2nd T20I in Cardiff; Sep 10: 1st ODI in Chester-le-Street; Sep 12: 2nd ODI in Leeds; Sep 17: 3rd ODI in London; Sep 20: 4th ODI in London; Sep 22: 5th ODI in Southampton; ; Ireland in Canada: Sep 6: 1st ODI in Toronto; Sep 7: 2nd ODI in Toronto; ; ICC Intercontinental Cup: Aug 31–Sep 3: Canada v Ireland in Toronto; ; ICC Intercontinental Shield: Sep 18–21: Uganda v Namibia in TBA; ; [edit] Cycling UCI ProTour: Sep 10: Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec; Sep 12: Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal; ; [edit] Football (soccer) [edit] National teams competitions FIFA (World) Sep 5–25: FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Trinidad and Tobago; UEFA (Europe) UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying: Sep 2: Group F: Israel – Malta; ; Sep 3: Group A: Kazakhstan – Turkey; Belgium – Germany; ; Group B: Armenia – Republic of Ireland; Andorra – Russia; Slovakia – Macedonia; ; Group C: Faroe Islands – Serbia; Estonia – Italy; Slovenia – Northern Ireland; ; Group D: Romania – Albania; Luxembourg – Bosnia and Herzegovina; France – Belarus; ; Group E: Moldova – Finland; Sweden – Hungary; San Marino – Netherlands; ; Group F: Greece – Georgia; Latvia – Croatia; ; Group G: Montenegro – Wales; England – Bulgaria; ; Group H: Iceland – Norway; Portugal – Cyprus; ; Group I: Lithuania – Scotland; Liechtenstein – Spain; ; ; ; 2011 European Under-21 Championship qualification: Sep 3: Group 2: Switzerland – Republic of Ireland; Group 3: Bosnia and Herzegovina – Italy; Group 4: Spain – Netherlands; Finland – Poland; ; Group 5: Northern Ireland – San Marino; Czech Republic – Germany; ; Group 6: Sweden – Israel; Group 7: Norway – Cyprus; Group 8: Ukraine – France; Slovenia – Belgium; ; Group 9: Portugal – England; Group 10: Belarus – Scotland; ; Sep 4: Group 1: Moldova – Faroe Islands; Romania – Russia; Andorra – Latvia; ; Group 2: Turkey – Georgia; Group 3: Hungary – Wales; Group 7: Serbia – Croatia; Group 9: Macedonia – Greece; Group 10: Azerbaijan – Albania; ; ; [edit] International clubs competitions UEFA (Europe) Sep 14–15: UEFA Champions League group stage, matchday 1:; Sep 16: UEFA Europa League group stage, matchday 1:; CONMEBOL (South America) Sep 8: Recopa Sudamericana, second leg: (first leg score in parantheses) Estudiantes – (1–2) LDU Quito; ; Copa Sudamericana First stage, second leg: (first leg scores in parantheses) Aug 31: Oriente Petrolero – (2–2) Universidad de Chile; Sep 1: River Plate – (0–2) Guaraní; Trujillanos – (1–4) Atlético Huila; ; Sep 2: Olimpia – (0–2) Defensor Sporting; ; Copa Sudamericana Second stage, first leg: Aug 31: Barcelona – Peñarol; Sep 2: Vélez Sársfield – Banfield; Sep 7: Winner D – San Jose; Winner B – Unión San Felipe; ; Sep 9: Universitario – Cerro Porteño; Sep 14: Winner E – Deportes Tolima; Sep 15: Universidad San Martín – Emelec; Newell's Old Boys – Estudiantes; ; Sep 16: Winner F – Sport Huancayo; Santa Fe – Caracas; ; ; Copa Sudamericana Second stage, second leg: (first leg scores in parantheses) Sep 7: Argentinos Juniors – (0–1) Independiente; Sep 14: Peñarol – ( – ) Barcelona; Sep 16: Banfield – ( – ) Vélez Sársfield; Sep 21: Cerro Porteño – ( – ) Universitario; Deportes Tolima – ( – ) Winner E; ; Sep 22: Estudiantes – ( – ) Newell's Old Boys; Sport Huancayo – ( – ) Winner F; San José – ( – ) Winner D; ; Sep 23: Emelec – ( – ) Universidad San Martín; Unión San Felipe – ( – ) Winner B; Caracas – ( – ) Santa Fe; ; ; CAF (Africa) Sep 10–12: CAF Champions League group stage, matchday 5:; Sep 10–12: CAF Confederation Cup group stage, matchday 3:; Sep 17–19: CAF Champions League group stage, matchday 6:; Sep 17–19: CAF Confederation Cup group stage, matchday 4:; AFC (Asia) Sep 15: AFC Champions League quarter-finals, first leg:; Sep 22: AFC Champions League quarter-finals, second leg:; CONCACAF (North & Central America) Sep 14–16: CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage, matchday 3:; Sep 21–23: CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage, matchday 4:; [edit] Golf PGA Tour: FedEx Cup Playoffs: Sep 3–6: Deutsche Bank Championship in Norton, Massachusetts; Sep 9–12: BMW Championship in Lemont, Illinois; Sep 23–26 The Tour Championship in Atlanta; ; ; European Tour: Sep 2–5: Omega European Masters in Crans-Montana, Switzerland; Sep 9–12: KLM Open in Hilversum, Netherlands; Sep 16–19: Austrian Golf Open in Oberwaltersdorf, Austria; Sep 23–26: The Vivendi in Chambourcy, France; ; LPGA Tour: Sep 10–12: P&G Beauty NW Arkansas Championship in Rogers, Arkansas; ; Champions Tour: Sep 2–5: First Tee Open in Pebble Beach, California; Sep 9–12: New Songdo City Championship in Korea Songdo IBD, South Korea; Sep 23–26: SAS Championship in Cary, North Carolina; ; [edit] Horse racing English Triple Crown: Sep 11: St. Leger Stakes in Doncaster, South Yorkshire; ; [edit] Judo Sep 9–13: World Championships in Tokyo, Japan; [edit] Mixed martial arts Sep 25: UFC 119 in Indianapolis; [edit] Motorcycle racing Moto GP: Sep 5: San Marino and Rimini's Coast motorcycle Grand Prix in Misano Adriatico, Italy; Sep 19: Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix in Alcañiz, Spain; ; Superbike: Sep 5: Nürburgring Superbike World Championship round in Nürburg, Germany; Sep 26: Imola Superbike World Championship round in Imola, Italy; ; Supersport: Sep 5: Nürburgring Superbike World Championship round in Nürburg, Germany; Sep 26: Imola Superbike World Championship round in Imola, Italy; ; [edit] Rugby union [edit] National teams competitions Tri Nations Series: Sep 4: South Africa – Australia in Bloemfontein; Sep 11: Australia – New Zealand in Sydney; ; Women's World Cup in England: Sep 1: 9th–12th place: 10th seed – 11th seed; 9th seed – 12th seed; ; 5th–8th place: 6th seed – 7th seed; 5th seed – 8th seed; ; Semi-finals: 2nd seed – 3rd seed; 1st seed – 4th seed; ; ; Sep 5: 11th place match:; 9th place match:; 7th place match:; 5th place match:; 3rd place match:; Final:; ; ; [edit] Snooker Sep 9–12: Shanghai Masters in Shanghai; Sep 18–26: World Open in Glasgow; Premier Leaguer: League phase: Sep 2 in Southampton: Shaun Murphy (ENG) vs. Ding Junhui (CHN); Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) vs. Marco Fu (HKG); ; Sep 16 in Plymouth: Mark Selby (ENG) vs. Mark Williams (WAL); Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) vs. Ding Junhui (CHN); ; ; ; [edit] Tennis ATP World Tour: Sep 20–26: Open de Moselle in Metz, France; BCR Open Romania in Bucharest, Romania; ; ; WTA Tour: Sep 13–19: Guangzhou International Women's Open in Guangzhou, China; Bell Challenge in Quebec City, Canada; ; Sep 20–25: Tashkent Open in Tashkent, Uzbekistan; Sep 20–26: Hansol Korea Open in Seoul, South Korea; Sep 26–Oct 2: Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo, Japan; ; Sep 17–19: Davis Cup World Group Semifinals: France vs Argentina; Serbia vs Czech Republic; ; [edit] Volleyball Sep 25–Oct 10: Men's World Championship in Italy; [edit] Water polo Men's European Championship in Zagreb, Croatia: Sep 1: Group A: Turkey – Italy; Romania – Croatia; Montenegro – Spain; ; Group B: Russia – Serbia; Macedonia – Germany; Hungary – Greece; ; ; Sep 3: Group A: Montenegro – Turkey; Italy – Romania; Spain – Spain; ; Group B: Serbia – Macedonia; Hungary – Russia; Greece – Germany; ; ; Sep 5: Group A: Turkey – Spain; Romania – Montenegro; Italy – Croatia; ; Group B: Serbia – Germany; Russia – Greece; Hungary – Macedonia; ; ; ; Aug 31–Sep 10: Women's European Championship in Zagreb, Croatia:; [edit] Winter sports [edit] Figure skating ISU Junior Grand Prix: Sep 8–12: Junior Grand Prix Brasov, Romania; Sep 15–19: Junior Grand Prix Graz, Austria; Sep 22–26: Junior Grand Prix Karuizawa, Japan; ; [edit] Deaths in August Deaths in August 2010:; 1: Eric Tindill; 10: Antonio Pettigrew; 16: Bobby Thomson; 22: Stjepan Bobek; 27: Anton Geesink; [edit] Current sporting seasons [edit] Australian rules football 2010 Australian Football League; [edit] Auto racing 2010 Formula One; Sprint Cup; IRL IndyCar Series; World Rally Championship; Formula Two; Nationwide Series; Camping World Truck Series; GP2 Series; GP3 Series; WTTC; V8 Supercar; American Le Mans; Le Mans Series; Superleague Formula; Rolex Sports Car Series; FIA GT1 World Championship; Formula Three; Auto GP; World Series by Renault; Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters; Super GT; [edit] Baseball 2010 Major League Baseball; Nippon Professional Baseball; [edit] Basketball 2010 WNBA; Philippines collegiate: NCAA; UAAP; ; [edit] Canadian football 2010 Canadian Football League; [edit] Cricket 2010 England: County Championship; Clydesdale Bank 40; Friends Provident t20; ; [edit] Association football 2010 National teams competitions UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying; 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA); 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification; International clubs competitions UEFA (Europe) Champions League; Europa League; UEFA Women's Champions League; Copa Sudamericana; AFC (Asia) Champions League; AFC Cup; CAF (Africa) Champions League; CAF Confederation Cup; CONCACAF (North & Central America) Champions League; Domestic (national) competitions Argentina; Australia; Brazil; England; France; Germany; Iran; Japan; Norway; Russia; Scotland; Major League Soccer (USA & Canada); Women's Professional Soccer (USA); [edit] Golf 2010 PGA Tour; European Tour; LPGA Tour; Champions Tour; [edit] Lacrosse 2010 Major League Lacrosse; [edit] Motorcycle racing 2010 Moto GP; Superbike World Championship; Supersport racing; [edit] Rugby league 2010 Super League; NRL; [edit] Rugby union 2010 2011 Rugby World Cup qualifying; Top 14; Currie Cup; ITM Cup; [edit] Snooker Players Tour Championship; [edit] Related pages 2010 in sports; 2009 in sports; 2008 in sports; 2007 in sports; 2006 in sports; 2005 in sports; 2004 in sports; 2003 in sports; 2002 in sports; 2001 in sports; 2000 in sports;

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[edit] Days of the month

[edit] August 29, 2010 (Sunday)

[edit] Badminton

BWF World Championships in France:
- Men's singles:
  - Final: Taufik Hidayat (IDN) vs. Chen Jin (CHN)
    - 3 ! Park Sung-hwan (KOR)/Peter Gade (DEN)
- Women's singles:
  - Final: Wang Lin (CHN) vs. Wang Xin (CHN)
    - 3 ! Tine Rasmussen (DEN)/Wang Shixian (CHN)
- Men's doubles:
  - Final: Koo Kien Keat/Tan Boon Heong (MAS) vs. Cai Yun/Fu Haifeng (CHN)
    - 3 ! Guo Zhendong/Xu Chen (CHN)/Markis Kido/Hendra Setiawan (IDN)
- Women's doubles:
  - Final: Ma Jin/Wang Xiaoli (CHN) vs. Du Jing/Yu Yang (CHN)
    - 3 ! Cheng Shu/Zhao Yunlei (CHN)/Cheng Wen-hsing/Chien Yu-chin (TPE)
- Mixed doubles:
  - Final: Zheng Bo/Ma Jin (CHN) vs. He Hanbin/Yu Yang (CHN)
    - 3 ! Ko Sung-hyun/Ha Jung-eun (KOR)/Lee Sheng-mu/Chien Yu-chin (TPE)

[edit] Basketball

FIBA World Championship in Turkey:
- Group A:
  - Jordan – Angola
  - Serbia – Germany
  - Argentina – Australia
    - Standings (after 1 game): Serbia, Argentina, Australia 2 points, Jordan, Germany, Angola 1.
- Group B:
  - Slovenia – USA
  - Croatia – Iran
  - Brazil – Tunisia
    - Standings (after 1 game): United States, Slovenia, Brazil 2 points, Iran, Tunisia, Croatia 1.
- Group C:
  - China – Côte d'Ivoire
  - Puerto Rico – Greece
  - Turkey – Russia
    - Standings (after 1 game): Turkey, Russia, Greece 2 points, China, Puerto Rico, Côte d'Ivoire 1.
- Group D:
  - Lithuania – Canada
  - Lebanon – France
  - Spain – New Zealand
    - Standings (after 1 game): Lithuania, Lebanon, France 2 points, Spain, Canada, New Zealand 1.
EuroBasket 2011 qualification, matchday 10: (teams in bold qualify for EuroBasket 2011, teams in italics advance to Additional Qualifying Round, teams in ~~strike~~ go to Relegation Round)
- Group A:
  - Finland – Latvia
  - Montenegro – Israel
    - Standings: Italy 13 points (8 games), Israel, Montenegro 12 (7), Latvia 9 (7), Finland 8 (7).
- Group B:
  - Ukraine – Great Britain
  - Bosnia and Herzegovina – Macedonia
    - Standings: Great Britain 13 points (7 games), Macedonia 12 (7), Hungary 11 (8), Ukraine, Bosnia and Herzegovina 9 (7).
- Group C:
  - Georgia – Bulgaria
  - Belgium – Poland
    - Standings: Belgium 12 points (7 games), Poland, Georgia, Bulgaria 11 (7), ~~Portugal~~ 9 (8).
EuroBasket Women 2011 qualification, matchday 10: (teams in bold qualify for EuroBasket Women 2011, teams in italics advance to Additional Qualifying Round, teams in ~~strike~~ go to Relegation Round)
- Group A:
  - Belgium – Croatia
  - Italy – Netherlands
    - Standings: Lithuania 14 points (8 games), Croatia, Italy 11 (7), Belgium, Netherlands 9 (7).
- Group B:
  - Israel – Romania
  - Latvia – Serbia
    - Standings (after 5 games): Serbia 9 points, Israel, Latvia 8, Romania 5.
- Group C:
  - Finland – Bulgaria
  - Turkey – Montenegro
    - Standings: Montenegro, Turkey 13 points (7 games), Bulgaria 11 (7), Hungary 10 (8), Finland 7 (7).
- Group D:
  - Ukraine – Great Britain
  - Slovak Republic – Germany
    - Standings (after 5 games): Great Britain 9 points, Ukraine, Germany, Slovak Republic 7.
WNBA Playoffs:
- Eastern Conference First Round:
  - Game 2: (2) New York Liberty at (3) Indiana Fever. Liberty lead series 1–0.

[edit] Cricket

Pakistan in England:
- 4th Test in London, day 4:

[edit] Football (soccer)

CAF Champions League group stage, matchday 4:
- Group B:
  - Heartland – Ismaily
  - Al-Ahly – JS Kabylie
    - Standings (after 3 matches): JS Kabylie 9 points, Al-Ahly 4, Ismaily 3, Heartland 1.
CAF Confederation Cup group stage, matchday 2:
- Group A:
  - Al-Hilal – ASFAN
  - Djoliba – Ittihad
    - Standings (after 1 match): Al-Hilal 3 points, ASFAN, Djoliba 1, Ittihad 0.

[edit] Volleyball

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

[edit] Water polo

Men's European Championship:
- Group A:
  - Turkey – Romania
  - Italy – Spain
  - Montenegro – Croatia
- Group B:
  - Russia – Macedonia
  - Hungary – Germany
  - Serbia – Greece

[edit] August 28, 2010 (Saturday)

[edit] Auto racing

IndyCar Series:
- Peak Antifreeze & Motor Oil Indy 300 in Joliet, Illinois: (1) (2) (3)
  - Drivers' championship standings (after 13 of 17 races): (1) Will Power (AUS) (Team Penske) 514 points (2) Dario Franchitti (Chip Ganassi Racing) 455 (3) Scott Dixon (NZL) (Chip Ganassi Racing) 419

[edit] Basketball

FIBA World Championship in Turkey:
- Group A:
  - Australia 76–75 Jordan
  - Angola 44–94 Serbia
  - Germany 74–78 Argentina
- Group B:
  - Tunisia 56–80 Slovenia
  - USA 106–78 Croatia
  - Iran 65–81 Brazil
- Group C:
  - Greece 89–81 China
  - Russia 75–66 Puerto Rico
  - Côte d'Ivoire 47–86 Turkey
- Group D:
  - 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Cycling

Grand Tours:
- Vuelta a España:
  - Stage 1: 1 ! Team HTC-Columbia 14' 06" 2 ! Liquigas-Doimo + 10" 3 ! 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"

[edit] Equestrianism

Show jumping:
- Global Champions Tour:
  - 8th Competition in Rio de Janeiro (CSI 5*): 1 ! 2 ! 3 !
    - Standings (after 8 of 9 competitions): (1) Marco Kutscher (GER) 215 points (2) Marcus Ehning (GER) 201 (3) Jos Lansink (BEL) 193

[edit] Figure skating

ISU Junior Grand Prix in Courchevel, France:
- Men: 1 ! Andrei Rogozine (CAN) 2 ! Jason Brown (USA) 3 ! Max Aaron (USA)
- Ice Dancing: 1 ! Alexandra Stepanova/ Ivan Bukin (RUS) 2 ! Anastasia Cannuscio/ Colin McManus (USA) 3 ! Evgenia Kosigina/ Nikolai Moroshkin (RUS)

[edit] 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.

[edit] Mixed martial arts

UFC 118 in Boston, Massachusetts:
- Lightweight Championship bout: Frankie Edgar (USA) (c) vs. B.J. Penn (USA)
- Heavyweight bout: Randy Couture (USA) vs. James Toney (USA)
- Middleweight bout: Demian Maia (BRA) vs. Mario Miranda (BRA)
- Lightweight bout: Kenny Florian (USA) vs. Gray Maynard (USA)
- Welterweight bout: Nate Diaz (USA) vs. Marcus Davis (USA)

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Tennis

ATP World Tour:
- Pilot Pen Tennis:
  - Final: Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR) vs. Denis Istomin (UZB)
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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] August 27, 2010 (Friday)

[edit] Athletics

IAAF Diamond League: Memorial Van Damme in Brussels, Belgium:
- Men:
  - 100m: Tyson Gay (USA) 9.79
    - Final Diamond Race standings: 1 ! Gay 16 points 2 ! Richard Thompson (TRI) 8 3 ! Yohan Blake (JAM) 7.
  - 400m: Nery Brenes (CRC) 44.92
  - 800m: David Lekuta Rudisha (KEN) 1:43.50
    - Final Diamond Race standings: 1 ! Rudisha 20 points 2 ! Abubaker Kaki Khamis (SUD) 10 3 ! Marcin Lewandowski (POL) 5.
  - 1500m: Asbel Kiprop (KEN) 3:32.18
    - Final Diamond Race standings: 1 ! Kiprop 22 points 2 ! Augustine Kiprono Choge (KEN) 13 3 ! Leonel Manzano (USA) 6.
  - 400m hurdles: Bershawn Jackson (USA) 47.85
    - Final Diamond Race standings: 1 ! Jackson 28 points 2 ! Javier Culson (PUR) 7 3 ! 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: 1 ! Thorkildsen 30 points 2 ! Tero Pitkämäki (FIN) 13 3 ! Matthias de Zordo (GER) 5.
  - Pole vault: Malte Mohr (GER) 5.85 m
    - Final Diamond Race standings: 1 ! Renaud Lavillenie (FRA) 20 points 2 ! Mohr 15 3 ! Łukasz Michalski (POL) 5.
  - Shot put: Reese Hoffa (USA) 22.16 m
    - Final Diamond Race standings: 1 ! Christian Cantwell (USA) 25 points 2 ! Hoffa 14 3 ! Tomasz Majewski (POL) 7.
  - Triple jump: Teddy Tamgho (FRA) 17.52 m
    - Final Diamond Race standings: 1 ! Tamgho 18 points 2 ! Alexis Copello (CUB) 13 3 ! Christian Olsson (SWE) 10.
- Women:
  - 200m: Allyson Felix (USA) 22.61
    - Final Diamond Race standings: 1 ! Felix 22 points 2 ! Shalonda Solomon (USA) 8 3 ! Bianca Knight (USA) 4.
  - 800m: Janeth Jepkosgei (KEN) 1:58.82
    - Final Diamond Race standings: 1 ! Jepkosgei 17 points 2 ! Mariya Savinova (RUS) 12 3 ! Alysia Johnson (USA) 8.
  - 5000m: Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN) 14:34.13
    - Final Diamond Race standings: 1 ! Cheruiyot 18 points 2 ! Sentayehu Ejigu (ETH) 15 3 ! Linet Masai (KEN) 6.
  - 100m hurdles: Priscilla Lopes-Schliep (CAN) 12.54
    - Final Diamond Race standings: 1 ! Lopes-Schliep 22 points 2 ! Lolo Jones (USA) 14 3 ! Sally Pearson (AUS) 10.
  - 3000m steeplechase: Sofia Assefa (ETH) 9:20.72
    - Final Diamond Race standings: 1 ! Milcah Chemos Cheywa (KEN) 24 points 2 ! Assefa 9 3 ! Lydia Rotich (KEN) 5.
  - Discus throw: Sandra Perković (CRO) 66.93 m
    - Final Diamond Race standings: 1 ! Yarelis Barrios (CUB) 20 points 2 ! Perković 16 3 ! Nicoleta Grasu (ROU) 3 3 ! Dani Samuels (AUS) 3 3 ! Aretha Thurmond (USA) 3.
  - High jump: Blanka Vlašić (CRO) 2.00 m
    - Final Diamond Race standings: 1 ! Vlašić 32 points 2 ! Antonietta Di Martino (ITA) 4 3 ! Emma Green (SWE) 2.
  - Triple jump: Olga Rypakova (KAZ) 14.80 m
    - Final Diamond Race standings: 1 ! Yargelis Savigne (CUB) 22 points 2 ! Rypakova 22 3 ! Nadezhda Alekhina (RUS) 4.

[edit] 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).

[edit] 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.

[edit] August 26, 2010 (Thursday)

[edit] Basketball

EuroBasket 2011 qualification, matchday 9: (teams in bold qualify for EuroBasket 2011, teams in italics advance to Additional Qualifying Round, teams in ~~strike~~ go to Relegation Round)
- 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, teams in italics advance to Additional Qualifying Round, teams in ~~strike~~ go to Relegation Round)
- 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 Slovak Republic
    - 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.

[edit] Cricket

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

[edit] 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.

[edit] Olympic Games

Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore:
- Table tennis:
  - Mixed team: 1 ! Japan 2 ! South Korea 3 ! InterContinental1
- Volleyball – Boys:
  - Final: 2 ! Argentina 1–3 1 ! Cuba
- Volleyball – Girls:
  - Final: 1 ! Belgium 3–1 2 ! United States

[edit] 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.

[edit] August 25, 2010 (Wednesday)

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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).

[edit] Olympic Games

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

[edit] Volleyball

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

[edit] August 24, 2010 (Tuesday)

[edit] Cycling

UCI ProTour:
- Eneco Tour of Benelux:
  - Stage 7: 1 ! Tony Martin (GER) (Team HTC-Columbia) 20' 24" 2 ! Maarten Tjallingii (NED) (Rabobank) + 6" 3 ! 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

[edit] 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).

[edit] Olympic Games

Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore:
- Diving:
  - Boys' 10m platform: 1 ! Bo Qiu (CHN) 2 ! Oleksandr Bondar (UKR) 3 ! Iván García (MEX)
- Equestrian:
  - Individual Jumping: 1 ! Marcelo Chirico (URU) 2 ! Mario Gamboa (COL) 3 ! Dalma Rushdi Malhas (KSA)
- Football – Girls:
  - Bronze medal match: 3 ! Turkey 3–0 Iran
  - Final: 1 ! Chile 1–1 (5–3 pen.) 2 ! 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: 3 ! New Zealand 5–4 (OT) Korea
  - Final: 2 ! Argentina 1–2 (OT) 1 ! Netherlands
- Modern pentathlon:
  - Mixed relay: 1 ! Anastasiya Spas (UKR)/Ilya Shugarov (RUS) 2 ! Wenjing Zhu (CHN)/Dae Beom Kim (KOR) 3 ! Gul Gubaydullina (RUS)/Lukas Kontrimavicius (LTU)
- Shooting:
  - Boys' 10m Air Pistol: 1 ! Denys Kushnirov (UKR) 2 ! Felipe Almeida Wu (BRA) 3 ! 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

[edit] 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.

[edit] August 23, 2010 (Monday)

[edit] 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
  - 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:
  - Slovak Republic 63–70 Great Britain
  - Germany 69–74 Ukraine
    - Standings (after 4 games): Great Britain 7 points, Germany, Slovakia 6, Ukraine 5.

[edit] Cycling

UCI ProTour:
- Eneco Tour of Benelux:
  - Stage 6: 1 ! André Greipel (GER) (Team HTC-Columbia) 5h 12' 25" 2 ! Jurgen Roelandts (BEL) (Omega Pharma-Lotto) s.t. 3 ! 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"

[edit] Olympic Games

Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore:
- Athletics:
  - Girls' triple jump: 1 ! Khadijatou Sagnia (SWE) 2 ! Sokhna Galle (FRA) 3 ! Ganna Aleksandrova (UKR)
  - Girls' 1000 metres: 1 ! Tizita Ashame (ETH) 2 ! Andrina Schlaepfer (SUI) 3 ! Damaris Muthee (KEN)
  - Girls' 400 m hurdles: 1 ! Aurelie Chaboudez (FRA) 2 ! Stina Troest (DEN) 3 ! Olena Kolesnychenko (UKR)
  - Girls' hammer throw: 1 ! Alexia Sedykh (FRA) 2 ! Alena Navahrodskaya (BLR) 3 ! Youlian Xia (CHN)
  - Boys' pole vault: 1 ! Didac Salas (ESP) 2 ! Thiago da Silva (BRA) 3 ! Theodoros Chrysanthopoulos (GRE)
  - Boys' 400 m hurdles: 1 ! Norge Sotomayor Lara (CUB) 2 ! Kumar Durgesh (IND) 3 ! William Mbevi Mutunga (KEN)
  - Boys' triple jump: 1 ! Radame Fabar Sanchez (CUB) 2 ! Haitao Fu (CHN) 3 ! Georgi Tsonov (BUL)
  - Girls' 2000 m steeplechase: 1 ! Virginia Nyambura (KEN) 2 ! Tsehynesh Tsenga (ETH) 3 ! Oksana Raita (UKR)
  - Boys' hammer throw: 1 ! Binbin Liu (CHN) 2 ! Alexandros Poursanidis (CYP) 3 ! Balazs Toreky (HUN)
  - Boys' 2000 m steeplechase: 1 ! Peter Matheka Mutuku (KEN) 2 ! Habtamu Fayisa (ETH) 3 ! Zakaria Kiprotich (UGA)
  - Girls' medley relay: 1 ! Americas 2 ! Africa 3 ! Europe
  - Boys' medley relay: 1 ! Americas 2 ! Europe 3 ! 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: USA 25–34 3 ! Greece
  - Final: 1 ! Serbia 22–9 2 ! 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 Côte d'Ivoire
  - 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 Korea
  - 5th place playoff: Japan 32–29 Brazil
  - Bronze medal game: Canada 16–34 3 ! USA
  - Final: 1 ! China 33–29 2 ! Australia
- Diving:
  - Girls' 3m springboard: 1 ! Jiao Liu (CHN) 2 ! Pandelela Pamg (MAS) 3 ! 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: 1 ! Lola Mansour (BEL) 2 ! Natalia Kubin (GER) 3 ! Kseniya Darchuk (UKR) 3 ! Urska Potocnik (SLO)
  - Boys' −100kg: 1 ! Ryosuke Igarashi (JPN) 2 ! Toma Nikiforov (BEL) 3 ! Marius Piepke (GER) 3 ! Bolot Toktogonov (KGZ)
- Shooting:
  - Girls' 10m Air Pistol: 1 ! Jang Mi Kim (KOR) 2 ! Xue Fang (CHN) 3 ! Geraldine Kate Solorzano (GUA)
- Table tennis:
  - Girls' singles: 1 ! Yuting Gu (CHN) 2 ! Isabelle Siyun Li (SIN) 3 ! Ha Eun Yang (KOR)
  - Boys' singles: 1 ! Koki Niwa (JPN) 2 ! Tzu-Hsiang Hung (TPE) 3 ! 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] August 22, 2010 (Sunday)

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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

[edit] 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)

[edit] 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: 3 ! France 50–44 Serbia
- Final: 1 ! Russia 71–53 2 ! 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.

[edit] Canoeing

Sprint World Championships in Poznań, Poland:
- 500 m:
  - C2 women: 1 ! Laurence Vincent-Lapointe/Mallorie Nicholson (CAN) 2 ! Maria Kazakova/Ekaterina Petrova (RUS) 3 ! Luciana Costa/Camila Conceição Lima (BRA)
  - K1 women: 1 ! Inna Osypenko (UKR) 2 ! Natasa Janics (HUN) 3 ! Rachel Cawthorn (GBR)
  - K1 men: 1 ! Anders Gustafsson (SWE) 2 ! Peter Gelle (SVK) 3 ! Adam van Koeverden (CAN)
  - C1 men: 1 ! Dzianis Harazha (BLR) 2 ! Li Qiang (CHN) 3 ! Vadim Menkov (UZB)
  - K2 women: 1 ! Gabriella Szabó/Danuta Kozák (HUN) 2 ! Yuliana Salakhova/Anastasia Sergeeva (RUS) 3 ! Yvonne Schuring/Viktoria Schwarz (AUT)
  - K2 men: 1 ! Raman Piatrushenka/Vadzim Makhneu (BLR) 2 ! Fernando Pimenta/João Ribeiro (POR) 3 ! Dusko Stanojević/Dejan Pajić (SRB)
  - C2 men: 1 ! Alexandru Dumitrescu/Victor Mihalachi (ROU) 2 ! Sergiy Bezugliy/Maksym Prokopenko (AZE) 3 ! Pavel Petrov/Aleksandr Kostoglod (RUS)
  - K4 women: 1 ! Hungary 2 ! Germany 3 ! Poland
- 200 m:
  - C1 women: 1 ! Laurence Vincent-Lapointe (CAN) 2 ! Li Tianian (CHN) 3 ! Maria Kazakova (RUS)
  - K1 women: 1 ! Natasa Janics (HUN) 2 ! Inna Osypenko (UKR) 3 ! Shinobu Kitamoto (JPN)
  - K1 men: 1 ! Edward McKeever (GBR) 2 ! Ronald Rauhe (GER) 3 ! Piotr Siemionowski (POL)
  - C1 men: 1 ! Ivan Shtyl (RUS) 2 ! Thomas Simart (FRA) 3 ! Richard Dalton (CAN) 3 ! Yuriy Cheban (UKR)
  - K2 women: 1 ! Katalin Kovács/Natasa Janics (HUN) 2 ! Marta Walczykiewicz/Ewelina Wojnarowska (POL) 3 ! Ivana Kmetová/Martina Koholová (SVK)
  - K2 men: 1 ! Arnaud Hybois/Sébastien Jouve (FRA) 2 ! Saúl Craviotto/Carlos Pérez (ESP) 3 ! Liam Heath/Jonathon Schofield (GBR)
  - C2 men: 1 ! Raimundas Labuckas/Tomas Gadeikis (LTU) 2 ! Evgeny Ignatov/Ivan Shtyl (RUS) 3 ! Paweł Skowroński/Paweł Baraszkiewicz (POL)
- Relay:
  - C1 men: 1 ! Russia 2 ! Ukraine 3 ! Poland
  - K1 women: 1 ! Germany 2 ! Hungary 3 ! Russia
  - K1 men: 1 ! Spain 2 ! United Kingdom 3 ! Russia

[edit] 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).

[edit] Cycling

UCI ProTour:
- Eneco Tour of Benelux:
  - Stage 5: 1 ! Jack Bobridge (AUS) (Garmin-Transitions) 4h 48' 25" 2 ! Rubén Pérez (ESP) (Euskaltel-Euskadi) + 4" 3 ! 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: 1 ! Matthew Goss (AUS) (Team HTC-Columbia) 6h 37' 53" 2 ! Tyler Farrar (USA) (Garmin-Transitions) s.t. 3 ! 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

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Olympic Games

Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore:
- Athletics:
  - Boys' long jump: 1 ! Caio dos Santos (BRA) 2 ! Sho Matsubara (JPN) 3 ! Rudolph Pienaar (RSA)
  - Boys' 1000 metres: 1 ! Mohammed Geleto (ETH) 2 ! Hamza Driouch (QAT) 3 ! Charlie Grice (GBR)
  - Girls' 200 metres: 1 ! Nkiruka Florence Nwakwe (NGA) 2 ! Tynia Gaither (BAH) 3 ! Olivia Ekpone (USA)
  - Boys' javelin throw: 1 ! Braian Toledo (ARG) 2 ! Devin Bogert (USA) 3 ! Intars Isejevs (LAT)
  - Boys' 10 km walk: 1 ! Igor Lyashchenko (UKR) 2 ! Oscar Villavicencio (ECU) 3 ! Pavel Parshin (RUS)
  - Girls' shot put: 1 ! Natalia Troneva (RUS) 2 ! Siyu Gu (CHN) 3 ! Anna Wloka (POL)
  - Girls' high jump: 1 ! Maria Kuchina (RUS) 2 ! Alessia Trost (ITA) 3 ! Aneta Rydz (POL)
  - Girls' 3000 metres: 1 ! Gladys Chesir (KEN) 2 ! Moe Kyuma (JPN) 3 ! Samrawit Mengisteab (ERI)
  - Girls' javelin throw: 1 ! Kateryna Derun (UKR) 2 ! Lismania Munoz Barcelay (CUB) 3 ! Hannah Carson (USA)
  - Boys' 3000 metres: 1 ! Abrar Osman (ERI) 2 ! Fekru Jebesa (ETH) 3 ! Hicham Sigueni (MAR)
  - Boys' shot put: 1 ! Krzysztof Brzozowski (POL) 2 ! Jackson Gill (NZL) 3 ! Dennis Lewke (GER)
  - Boys' 200 metres: 1 ! Zhenye Xie (CHN) 2 ! Keisuke Homma (JPN) 3 ! 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 USA
    - 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
    - Côte d'Ivoire 13–17 Mali
  - Placement games 9th–12th:
    - Russia 12–22 France
    - Belarus 28–29 Italy
  - Placement games 5th–8th:
    - Germany 18–28 Japan
    - Korea 13–28 Brazil
  - Semifinals:
    - Canada 21–28 China
    - USA 23–25 Australia
- Canoeing:
  - Girls' K1 sprint: 1 ! Ramóna Farkasdi (HUN) 2 ! Jieyi Huang (CHN) 3 ! Hermien Peters (BEL)
  - Boys' C1 sprint: 1 ! Osvaldo Sacerio Cardenas (CUB) 2 ! Anatolii Melnyk (UKR) 3 ! Pedro Castaneda (MEX)
  - Boys' K1 sprint: 1 ! Sándor Tótka (HUN) 2 ! Tom Liebscher (GER) 3 ! Inigo Garcia (ESP)
- Cycling:
  - Combined team: 1 ! Colombia 2 ! Italy 3 ! Netherlands
- Diving:
  - Boys' 3m springboard: 1 ! Qiu Bo (CHN) 2 ! Oleksandr Bondar (UKR) 3 ! Michael Hixon (USA)
- Football – Boys:
  - Semi-finals:
    - Bolivia 3–1 Montenegro
    - Singapore 0–2 Haiti
- Gymnastics (artistic):
  - Boys' vault: 1 ! Erdenebold Ganbat (MGL) 2 ! Ferhat Arıcan (TUR) 3 ! Nestor Abad (ESP)
  - Girls' balance beam: 1 ! Tan Sixin (CHN) 2 ! Carlotta Ferlito (ITA) 3 ! Angela Donald (AUS)
  - Boys' parallel bars: 1 ! Oleg Stepko (UKR) 2 ! Andrei Muntean (ROU) 3 ! Ludovico Edalli (ITA)
  - Girls' floor: 1 ! Tan Sixin (CHN) 2 ! Diana Bulimar (ROU) 3 ! Viktoria Komova (RUS)
  - Boys' horizontal bar: 1 ! Sam Oldham (GBR) 2 ! Nestor Abad (ESP) 3 ! 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 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: 1 ! Katelyn Bouyssou (USA) 2 ! Anna Dmitrieva (RUS) 3 ! Ri Un Ju (PRK) 3 ! Christine Huck (AUT)
  - Boys' −81kg: 1 ! Lee Jae-Hyung (KOR) 2 ! Khasan Khalmurzaev (RUS) 3 ! Arpad Szakacs (SVK) 3 ! Krisztian Toth (HUN)
  - Girls' −63kg: 1 ! Miku Tashiro (JPN) 2 ! Flavia Gomes (BRA) 3 ! Barbara Matic (CRO) 3 ! Laura Naginskaitė (LTU)
- Modern pentathlon:
  - Boys' individual: 1 ! Kim Dae Beom (KOR) 2 ! Ilya Shugarov (RUS) 3 ! Jorge Camacho (MEX)
- Shooting:
  - Boys' 10m Air Rifle: 1 ! Gao Ting Jie (CHN) 2 ! Illia Charheika (BLR) 3 ! 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).

[edit] Swimming

Pan Pacific Championships in Irvine, California:
- Men:
  - 10km open water: 1 ! Chip Peterson (USA) 1:56:00.02 2 ! Fran Crippen (USA) 1:56.02.74 3 ! Richard Weinberger (CAN) 1:56:02.98
- Women:
  - 10km open water: 1 ! Christine Jennings (USA) 2:00:33.83 2 ! Eva Fabian (USA) 2:00:35.76 3 ! Melissa Gorman (AUS) 2:00:56.57

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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: 3 ! China 11–9 Russia
- Final: 1 ! United States 6–3 2 ! Australia
  - The United States win the Cup for the second time.

[edit] August 21, 2010 (Saturday)

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Canoeing

Sprint World Championships in Poznań, Poland:
- 1000 m:
  - C4 men: 1 ! Belarus 2 ! Romania 3 ! Germany
  - K1 women: 1 ! Franziska Weber (GER) 2 ! Katalin Kovács (HUN) 3 ! Sofia Paldanius (SWE)
  - K1 men: 1 ! Max Hoff (GER) 2 ! Tim Brabants (GBR) 3 ! Aleh Yurenia (BLR)
  - C1 men: 1 ! Vadim Menkov (UZB) 2 ! Attila Vajda (HUN) 3 ! Sebastian Brendel (GER)
  - K2 men: 1 ! Germany 2 ! Hungary 3 ! Russia
  - C2 men: 1 ! Romania 2 ! Belarus 3 ! Hungary
  - K4 men: 1 ! France 2 ! Belarus 3 ! Czech Republic
  - K2 women: 1 ! Hungary 2 ! Germany 3 ! Russia
- 5000 m:
  - C1 men: 1 ! Ronald Verch (GER) 2 ! Jose Luis Bouza (ESP) 3 ! Marián Ostrčil (SVK)
  - K1 women: 1 ! Vivien Folláth (HUN) 2 ! Maryna Paltaran (BLR) 3 ! Anne Rikala (FIN)
  - K1 men: 1 ! Ken Wallace (AUS) 2 ! Max Hoff (GER) 3 ! Maximilian Benassi (ITA)

[edit] 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.

[edit] Cycling

UCI ProTour:
- Eneco Tour of Benelux:
  - Stage 4: 1 ! Greg Henderson (NZL) (Team Sky) 4h 46' 46" 2 ! Kenny van Hummel (NED) (Skil-Shimano) s.t. 3 ! 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"

[edit] 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), 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.

[edit] 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)

[edit] Olympic Games

Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore:
- Archery:
  - Boys' individual: 1 ! Ibrahim Sabry (EGY) 2 ! Rick van den Oever (NED) 3 ! Bolot Tsybzhitov (RUS)
- Athletics:
  - Girls' 100 m hurdles: 1 ! Ekaterina Bleskina (RUS) 2 ! Michelle Jenneke (AUS) 3 ! Noemi Zbaeren (SUI)
  - Boys' 400 metres: 1 ! Luguelin Santos (DOM) 2 ! Ruan Greyling (RSA) 3 ! Alfas Kishoyan (KEN)
  - Girls' 5 km walk: 1 ! Anna Clemente (ITA) 2 ! Mao Yanxue (HUN) 3 ! Nadezda Leontyeva (RUS)
  - Girls' discus throw: 1 ! Shanice Craft (GER) 2 ! Krisztina Varadi (CHN) 3 ! Heidi Schmidt (SWE)
  - Girls' long jump: 1 ! Lena Malkus (GER) 2 ! Alina Rotaru (ROU) 3 ! Le'Tristan Pledger (USA)
  - Girls' pole vault: 1 ! Angelica Bengtsson (SWE) 2 ! Elizabeth Parnov (AUS) 3 ! Ganna Shelekh (UKR)
  - Boys' high jump: 1 ! Dmitry Kroytor (ISR) 2 ! Brandon Starc (AUS) 3 ! Viktor Chernysh (UKR)
  - Boys' 110 m hurdles: 1 ! Nicholas Hough (AUS) 2 ! Dongqiang Wang (CHN) 3 ! Jussi Kanervo (FIN)
  - Boys' discus throw: 1 ! Jacques Du Plessis (RSA) 2 ! Arjun (IND) 3 ! 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
    - USA 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 Côte d'Ivoire
    - Czech Republic 24–29 France
    - Italy 29–18 Mali
  - Quarterfinals:
    - Canada 33–15 Germany
    - USA 24–10 Korea
    - China 26–23 Japan
    - Australia 23–20 Brazil
- Diving:
  - Girls' 10m platform: 1 ! Liu Jiao (CHN) 2 ! Pandelela Pamg (MAS) 3 ! Ji Hyang Sin (PRK)
- Football – Girls:
  - Semi-finals:
    - Turkey 2–3 Chile
    - Equatorial Guinea 4–1 Iran
- Gymnastics (artistic):
  - Boys' floor exercise: 1 ! Vila Sarria (CUB) 2 ! Oleg Stepko (UKR) 3 ! Zhu Xiaodong (CHN)
  - Girls' vault: 1 ! Viktoria Komova (RUS) 2 ! Maria Vargas (ESP) 3 ! Carlotta Ferlito (ITA)
  - Boys' pommel horse: 1 ! Oleg Stepko (UKR) 2 ! Sam Oldham (GBR) 3 ! Daniil Kazchakov (RUS)
  - Girls' uneven bars: 1 ! Viktoria Komova (RUS) 2 ! Tan Sixin (CHN) 3 ! Jonna Adlerteg (SWE)
  - Boys' rings: 1 ! Andrei Muntean (ROU) 2 ! Yuya Kamoto (JPN) 3 ! 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: 1 ! David Pulkrabek (CZE) 2 ! Mansurkhuja Muminkhujaev (UZB) 3 ! Dmytro Atanov (UKR)/Pedro Rivadulla (ESP)
  - Girls' −44kg: 1 ! Seul Bi Bae (KOR) 2 ! Barbara Batizi (HUN) 3 ! Sothea Sam (CAM)/Vita Valnova (BLR)
  - Boys' −66kg: 1 ! Maxamillian Schneider (USA) 2 ! Hyon Song Chol (PRK) 3 ! Cai Phuc (DEN)/Davit Ghazaryan (ARM)
- Modern pentathlon:
  - Girls' individual: 1 ! Gintare Venckauskaite (LTU) 2 ! Leydi Laura Moya Loprez (CUB) 3 ! Anna Olesinski (USA)
- Tennis:
  - Boys' doubles: 1 ! Oliver Golding (GBR)/Jiri Vesely (CZE) 2 ! Victor Baluda/Mikhail Biryukov (RUS) 3 ! Filip Horansky/Jozef Kovalik (SVK)
  - Girls' doubles: 1 ! Hao Cheng Tang/Zheng Saisai (CHN) 2 ! Jana Čepelová/Chantal Skamlova (SVK) 3 ! Tímea Babos (HUN)/An-Sophie Mestach (BEL)
  - Boys' singles: 1 ! Daria Gavrilova (RUS) 2 ! Zheng Saisai (CHN) 3 ! 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

[edit] 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).

[edit] Swimming

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

[edit] 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.

[edit] Water polo

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

[edit] August 20, 2010 (Friday)

[edit] Auto racing

Nationwide Series:
- Food City 250 in Bristol, Tennessee: (1) Kyle Busch (Toyota; Joe Gibbs Racing) (2) Jason Leffler (Toyota; Braun Racing) (3) Elliott Sadler (Chevrolet; JR Motorsports)
  - Drivers' championship standings (after 24 of 35 races): (1) Brad Keselowski (Dodge; Penske Racing) 3830 points (2) Carl Edwards (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) 3517 (3) Busch 3396

[edit] Basketball

EuroBasket 2011 qualification, matchday 7:
- Group A:
  - Italy 109–93 Latvia
  - Montenegro 91–71 Finland
    - Standings: Montenegro 11 points (6 games), Italy 9 (6), Israel 8 (5), Latvia 8 (6), Finland 6 (5).
- Group B:
  - Hungary 85–82 Macedonia
  - Ukraine 87–69 Bosnia and Herzegovina
    - Standings: Great Britain 10 points (5 games), Macedonia 10 (6), Hungary, Ukraine 8 (6), Bosnia and Herzegovina 6 (5).
- Group C:
  - Georgia 63–86 Belgium
  - Portugal 85–84 (OT) Poland
    - Standings: Belgium 9 point (5 games), Georgia, Poland 9 (6), Bulgaria 8 (5), Portugal 7 (6).
EuroBasket Women 2011 qualification, matchday 7: (teams in bold qualify for EuroBasket Women 2011)
- Group A:
  - Lithuania 81–63 Croatia
  - Italy 67–57 Belgium
    - Standings: Lithuania 11 points (6 games), Croatia, Italy 9 (6), Belgium 7 (5), Netherlands 6 (5).
- Group B:
  - Romania 79–83 Israel
  - Serbia 75–63 Latvia
    - Standings (after 3 games): Israel 6 points, Serbia 5, Latvia 4, Romania 3.
- Group C:
  - Hungary 71–78 Bulgaria
  - Turkey 89–64 Finland
    - Standings: Turkey 11 points (6 games), Montenegro 10 (5), Bulgaria 9 (6), Hungary 7 (6), Finland 5 (5).
- Group D:
  - Germany 63–58 (OT) Slovak Republic
  - Great Britain 57–49 Ukraine
    - Standings (after 3 games): Slovakia, Great Britain, Germany 5 points, Ukraine 3.
FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women in Greece:
- Quarterfinals:
  - Russia 80–58 Netherlands
  - Croatia 56–51 Belgium
  - Turkey 49–54 Serbia
  - Spain 57–60 France
- 9th–12th semifinals:
  - Sweden 51–57 Czech Republic
  - Greece 62–60 Finland
- Group G:
  - Belarus 67–44 Lithuania
  - Poland 58–61 Italy
    - Standings (after 4 games): Italy 8 points, Poland, Belarus 6, Lithuania 4.

[edit] Cricket

Pakistan in England:
- 3rd Test in London, day 3:
  - England 233 and 221/9 (76.2 overs, Alastair Cook 110); Pakistan 308. England lead by 146 runs with 1 wicket remaining.
Tri-nation series in Sri Lanka:
- Sri Lanka 203/3 (43.4 overs) v New Zealand in Dambulla. No result.
  - Standings: New Zealand 7 points (3 matches), Sri Lanka 6 (3), India 5 (2).

[edit] Cycling

UCI ProTour:
- Eneco Tour of Benelux:
  - Stage 3: 1 ! Koos Moerenhout (NED) (Rabobank) 4h 35' 51" 2 ! Tony Martin (GER) (Team HTC-Columbia) s.t. 3 ! Allan Davis (AUS) (Astana) + 1' 24"
    - General classification: (1) Martin 13h 45' 31" (2) Moerenhout + 10" (3) Svein Tuft (CAN) (Garmin-Transitions) + 1' 26"

[edit] Golf

Senior majors:
- JELD-WEN Tradition in Sunriver, Oregon, United States
  - Leaderboard after second round (all USA): (1) D. A. Weibring 134 (−10) (2) Tom Lehman 136 (−8) (T3) Jay Don Blake, Fred Funk, Bob Gilder & Gil Morgan 137 (−7)

[edit] Olympic Games

Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore:
- Archery:
  - Girls' individual: 1 ! Ye Ji Kwak (KOR) 2 ! Ya-Ting Tan (TPE) 3 ! Tatiana Segina (RUS)
- Equestrian:
  - Team Jumping: 1 ! Europe 2 ! Australasia 3 ! Africa
- Gymnastics (trampoline):
  - Girls' individual: 1 ! Dong Yu (CHN) 2 ! Sviatlana Makshtrova (BLR) 3 ! Chisato Doihata (JPN)
  - Boys' individual: 1 ! Oleksandr Satin (UKR) 2 ! He Yuxiang (CHN) 3 ! Ginga Munetomo (JPN)
- Handball – Boys:
  - Group A: Cook Islands 4–58 France
  - Group B: Singapore 7–50 Egypt
- Handball – Girls:
  - Group A: Brazil 20–35 Russia
  - Group B: Australia 4–41 Denmark
- Hockey – Boys:
  - Preliminaries:
    - Australia 6–3 Belgium
    - Chile 3–4 Ghana
    - Singapore 1–4 Pakistan
      - Standings (after 3 matches): Pakistan, Australia 9 points, Belgium 6, Ghana 3, Singapore, Chile 0.
- Hockey – Girls:
  - Preliminaries:
    - Korea 3–2 Ireland
    - South Africa 0–4 New Zealand
    - Argentina 2–2 Netherlands
      - Standings (after 4 matches): Netherlands, Argentina 10 points, New Zealand 9, Korea 6, Ireland, South Africa 0.
- Swimming:
  - Girls' 50 m freestyle: 1 ! Tang Yi (CHN)/Anna Santamans (FRA) 3 ! Emma McKeon (AUS)
  - Boys' 200 m backstroke: 1 ! Peter Bernek (HUN) 2 ! Yakov Toumarkin (ISR) 3 ! Balazs Zambo (HUN)
  - Girls' 100 m butterfly: 1 ! Liu Lan (CHN) 2 ! Judit Ignacio (ESP) 3 ! Rachael Kelly (GBR)
  - Boys' 100 m freestyle: 1 ! Medhy Metella (FRA) 2 ! Velimir Stjepanovic (SRB) 3 ! Kenneth To (AUS)
  - Girls' 200 m breaststroke: 1 ! Emily Selig (AUS) 2 ! Tera van Beilen (CAN) 3 ! Maya Hamano (JPN)
  - Boys' 200 m butterfly: 1 ! Bence Biczo (HUN) 2 ! Chad le Clos (RSA) 3 ! Marcin Cieslak (POL)
  - Girls' 400 m freestyle: 1 ! Boglárka Kapás (HUN) 2 ! Kiera Janzen (USA) 3 ! Eleonora Faulkner (GBR)
  - Boys' 50 m breaststroke: 1 ! Ivan Capan (CRO) 2 ! Nicholas Schafer (AUS) 3 ! Razvan Tudosie (ROU)
  - Mixed 4x100 m medley relay: 1 ! China 2 ! Russia 3 ! Australia
- Tennis:
  - Girls' singles: 1 ! Daria Gavrilova (RUS) 2 ! Zheng Saisai (CHN) 3 ! Jana Čepelová (SVK)

[edit] Rugby union

Women's World Cup in Guildford, England:
- Pool A:
  - Australia 26–12 Wales
  - New Zealand 55–3 South Africa
- Pool B:
  - United States 51–0 Kazakhstan
  - England 27–0 Ireland
- Pool C:
  - Canada 37–10 Scotland
  - France 15–9 Sweden

[edit] Swimming

Pan Pacific Championships in Irvine, California:
- Men:
  - 400m freestyle: 1 ! Park Taehwan (KOR) 3:44.73 2 ! Ryan Cochrane (CAN) 3:46.78 3 ! Zhang Lin (CHN) 3:46.91
  - 100m butterfly: 1 ! Michael Phelps (USA) 50.86 CR 2 ! Tyler McGill (USA) 51.85 3 ! Takuro Fujii (JPN) 52.12
  - 200m backstroke: 1 ! Ryan Lochte (USA) 1:54.12 CR 2 ! Tyler Clary (USA) 1:54.90 3 ! Ryosuke Irie (JPN) 1:55.21
  - 50m breaststroke: 1 ! Felipe França Silva (BRA) 27.26 2 ! Mark Gangloff (USA) 27.52 3 ! Scott Dickens (CAN) 27.63
  - 4x100m freestyle: 1 ! United States (Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte, Jason Lezak, Nathan Adrian) 3:11.74 CR 2 ! Australia 3:14.30 3 ! South Africa 3:15.93
- Women:
  - 400m freestyle: 1 ! Chloe Sutton (USA) 4:05.19 2 ! Katie Goldman (AUS) 4:05.84 3 ! Blair Evans (AUS) 4:06.36
  - 100m butterfly: 1 ! Dana Vollmer (USA) 57.56 2 ! Christine Magnuson (USA) 57.95 3 ! Alicia Coutts (AUS) 57.99
  - 200m backstroke: 1 ! Elizabeth Beisel (USA) 2:07.83 2 ! Elizabeth Pelton (USA) 2:08.10 3 ! Belinda Hocking (AUS) 2:08.60
  - 50m breaststroke: 1 ! Jessica Hardy (USA) 30.03 2 ! Leiston Pickett (AUS) 30.75 3 ! Leisel Jones (AUS) 30.78
  - 4x100m freestyle: 1 ! United States (Natalie Coughlin, Jessica Hardy, Amanda Weir, Dana Vollmer) 3:35.11 CR 2 ! Australia 3:38.06 3 ! Canada 3:38.14

[edit] Volleyball

FIVB World Grand Prix: (teams in bold advance to the Final Round)
- Group G in Hong Kong, China:
  - Germany 0–3 United States
  - China 3–1 Thailand
- Group H in Taipei, Republic of China:
  - Brazil 3–0 Puerto Rico
  - Poland 3–0 Chinese Taipei
- Group I in Tokyo, Japan:
  - Italy 3–0 Netherlands
  - Japan 3–1 Dominican Republic
    - Standings (after 7 matches): Brazil, Japan, Poland 18 points, China 16, United States, Italy 15, Netherlands 8, Germany 7, Dominican Republic 5, Thailand, Puerto Rico 3, Chinese Taipei 0.

[edit] Water polo

FINA Women's World Cup in Christchurch, New Zealand:
- Quarterfinals:
  - Canada 11–12 Russia
  - Hungary 5–10 United States
  - Greece 7–11 Australia
  - China 11–3 New Zealand

[edit] August 19, 2010 (Thursday)

[edit] Athletics

IAAF Diamond League: Weltklasse Zürich in Zürich, Switzerland:
- Men:
  - 200m: Wallace Spearmon (USA) 19.79
    - Final Diamond Race standings: 1 ! Spearmon 13 points 2 ! Yohan Blake (JAM) 6 3 ! Ryan Bailey (USA) 4.
  - 400m: Jeremy Wariner (USA) 44.13
    - Final Diamond Race standings: 1 ! Wariner 28 points 2 ! Jermaine Gonzales (JAM) 14 3 ! Angelo Taylor (USA) 4.
  - 5000m: Tariku Bekele (ETH) 12:55.03
    - Final Diamond Race standings: 1 ! Imane Merga (ETH) 16 points 2 ! Bekele 14 3 ! Vincent Chepkok (KEN) 6.
  - 110m hurdles: David Oliver (USA) 12.93
    - Final Diamond Race standings: 1 ! Oliver 28 points 2 ! Dwight Thomas (JAM) 9 3 ! Ryan Wilson (USA) 8.
  - 3000m steeplechase: Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN) 8:01.74
    - Final Diamond Race standings: 1 ! Paul Kipsiele Koech (KEN) 17 points 2 ! Kemboi 15 3 ! Brimin Kipruto (KEN) 10.
  - 4x100m relay: United States 37.45
  - Discus throw: Robert Harting (GER) 68.64 m
    - Final Diamond Race standings: 1 ! Piotr Małachowski (POL) 18 points 2 ! Zoltán Kővágó (HUN) 13 3 ! Harting 10.
  - High jump: Ivan Ukhov (RUS) 2.29 m
    - Final Diamond Race standings: 1 ! Ukhov 20 points 2 ! Jesse Williams (USA) 13 3 ! Aleksandr Shustov (RUS) 2.
  - Long jump: Dwight Phillips (USA) 8.20 m
    - Final Diamond Race standings: 1 ! Phillips 24 points 2 ! Fabrice Lapierre (AUS) 11 3 ! Christian Reif (GER) 4.
- Women:
  - 100m: Veronica Campbell-Brown (JAM) 10.89
    - Final Diamond Race standings: 1 ! Carmelita Jeter (USA) 21 points 2 ! Campbell-Brown 14 3 ! Kelly-Ann Baptiste (TRI) 3.
  - 400m: Allyson Felix (USA) 50.37
    - Final Diamond Race standings: 1 ! Felix 20 points 2 ! Amantle Montsho (BOT) 10 3 ! Debbie Dunn (USA) 10.
  - 1500m: Nancy Langat (KEN) 4:01.01
    - Final Diamond Race standings: 1 ! Langat 25 points 2 ! Gelete Burka (ETH) 11 3 ! Anna Alminova (RUS) 8.
  - 100m hurdles: Priscilla Lopes-Schliep (CAN) 12.53
  - 400m hurdles: Kaliese Spencer (JAM) 53.33
    - Final Diamond Race standings: 1 ! Spencer 24 points 2 ! Zuzana Hejnová (CZE) 8 3 ! Natalya Antyukh (RUS) 5.
  - Javelin throw: Christina Obergföll (GER) 67.31 m
    - Final Diamond Race standings: 1 ! Barbora Špotáková (CZE) 20 points 2 ! Kara Patterson (USA) 10 3 ! Obergföll 8.
  - Long jump: Brittney Reese (USA) 6.89 m
    - Final Diamond Race standings: 1 ! Reese 18 points 2 ! Darya Klishina (RUS) 9 3 ! Naide Gomes (POR) 7.
  - Pole vault: Fabiana Murer (BRA) 4.81 m
    - Final Diamond Race standings: 1 ! Murer 23 points 2 ! Svetlana Feofanova (RUS) 14 3 ! Silke Spiegelburg (GER) 11.

[edit] Baseball

U.S. federal authorities indict retired seven-time Cy Young Award winner Roger Clemens on charges of making false statements to Congress about his alleged use of performance-enhancing drugs. (The New York Times)

[edit] Cricket

Pakistan in England:
- 3rd Test in London, day 2:
  - England 233 and 6/1 (3 overs); Pakistan 308. England trail by 69 runs with 9 wickets remaining.
Tri-nation series in Sri Lanka:
- Sri Lanka v New Zealand in Dambulla. No result (abandoned with a toss); match rescheduled for August 20.
  - Standings (after 2 matches): New Zealand, India 5 points, Sri Lanka 4.

[edit] Cycling

UCI ProTour:
- Eneco Tour of Benelux:
  - Stage 2: 1 ! André Greipel (GER) (Team HTC-Columbia) 4h 46' 50" 2 ! Robbie McEwen (AUS) (Team Katusha) s.t. 3 ! Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) (Team Sky) s.t.
    - General classification: (1) Svein Tuft (CAN) (Garmin-Transitions) 9h 09' 42" (2) Boasson Hagen + 3" (3) Greipel + 4"

[edit] Football (soccer)

UEFA Europa League Play-off round, first leg:
- Sibir Novosibirsk 1–0 PSV Eindhoven
- BATE 3–0 Marítimo
- Paris Saint-Germain 2–0 Maccabi Tel Aviv
- Bayer Leverkusen 3–0 Tavriya Simferopol
- CSKA Moscow 4–0 Anorthosis
- Rapid Wien 1–1 Aston Villa
- Slovan Bratislava 0–1 Stuttgart
- Omonia 0–1 Metalist Kharkiv
- Vaslui 0–0 Lille
- AIK 0–0 Levski Sofia
- Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 0–1 Lech Poznań
- Odense 2–1 Motherwell
- Feyenoord 1–0 Gent
- Steaua Bucureşti 1–0 Grasshopper
- Debrecen 2–0 Litex Lovech
- Galatasaray 2–2 Karpaty Lviv
- Hajduk Split 4–1 Unirea Urziceni
- Genk 0–3 Porto
- Palermo 3–0 Maribor
- Club Brugge 2–1 Dinamo Minsk
- CSKA Sofia 3–0 The New Saints
- Lausanne-Sport 1–1 Lokomotiv Moscow
- PAOK 1–0 Fenerbahçe
- Liverpool 1–0 Trabzonspor
- Celtic 2–0 Utrecht
- Timişoara 0–1 Manchester City
- Napoli 1–0 Elfsborg
- Getafe 1–0 APOEL
- Dundee United 0–1 AEK Athens
- AZ 2–0 Aktobe
- Győri ETO 0–2 Dinamo Zagreb
- Borussia Dortmund 4–0 Qarabağ
- Sturm Graz 1–2 Juventus
- Sporting CP 0–2 Brøndby
- Villarreal 5–0 Dnepr Mogilev
Copa Sudamericana First stage, first leg:
- Guaraní 2–0 River Plate
Copa Sudamericana Second stage, second leg: (first leg scores in parentheses)
- Palmeiras 3–0 (0–2) Vitória. 3–3 on points; Palmeiras win 3–2 on aggregate.
CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage, matchday 1:
- Group C: Marathón 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC

[edit] Golf

Senior majors:
- JELD-WEN Tradition in Sunriver, Oregon, United States:
  - Leaderboard after first round (USA unless stated): (1) Tom Lehman & D. A. Weibring 67 (−5) (T3) Fulton Allem (ZAF), Fred Funk, Bob Gilder, Gil Morgan & Corey Pavin 68 (−4)

[edit] Olympic Games

Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore:
- Archery:
  - Mixed team: 1 ! Gloria Filippi (ITA)/Anton Karoukin (BLR) 2 ! Zoi Paraskevopoulou (GRE)/Gregor Rajh (SLO) 3 ! Begunhan Unsal (TUR)/Abdud Dayyan Jaffar (SIN)
- Badminton:
  - Girls' singles: 1 ! Sapsiree Taerattanachai (THA) 2 ! Deng Xuan (CHN) 3 ! Vu Thi Trang (VIE)
  - Boys' singles: 1 ! Pisit Poodchalat (THA) 2 ! Prannoy Kumar (IND) 3 ! Kang Ji-wook (KOR)
- Basketball – Boys: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals)
  - Group A:
    - Puerto Rico 30–31 Serbia
    - New Zealand 17–12 India
      - Final standings: Serbia 8 points, Greece 7, New Zealand 6, Puerto Rico 5, India 4.
  - Group B:
    - Lithuania 27–31 Argentina
    - Egypt 30–7 Panama
      - Final standings: Argentina 8 points, Lithuania, Egypt, Iran 6, Panama 4.
  - Group C:
    - Turkey 19–32 Israel
    - Central African Republic 28–32 USA
      - Final standings: USA 8 points, Israel, Central African Republic, Turkey 6, Singapore 4.
  - Group D:
    - South Africa 12–26 Philippines
    - Croatia 27–17 Virgin Islands
      - Final standings: Croatia 8 points, Spain 7, Virgin Islands 6, Philippines 5, South Africa 4.
- Basketball – Girls: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals)
  - Group A:
    - Côte d'Ivoire 15–22 Korea
    - Canada 18–15 Russia
      - Final standings: Canada 8 points, Korea 7, Russia 6, Côte d'Ivoire 5, Vanuatu 4.
  - Group B:
    - USA 33–5 Belarus
    - Germany 26–17 Angola
      - Final standings: USA 8 points, Germany 7, Belarus 6, Angola 5, Singapore 4.
  - Group C:
    - Mali 14–34 Brazil
    - China 33–19 Czech Republic
      - Final standings: China 8 points, Brazil 7, Czech Republic 6, Mali 5, Thailand 4.
  - Group D:
    - France 20–34 Japan
    - Chile 8–21 Italy
      - Final standings: Australia, Japan, Italy 7 points, France 5, Chile 4.
- Football – Boys: (teams in bold advance to the semifinals)
  - Group C: Haiti 2–1 Vanuatu
    - Final standings: Bolivia 6 points, Haiti 3, Vanuatu 0.
  - Group D: Montenegro 2–3 Singapore
    - Final standings: Singapore 6 points, Montenegro 3, Zimbabwe 0.
- Gymnastics (artistic):
  - Girls' All-Around: 1 ! Viktoria Komova (RUS) 2 ! Tan Sixin (CHN) 3 ! Carlotta Ferlito (ITA)
- Hockey – Girls:
  - Preliminaries:
    - Korea 3–1 South Africa
    - Ireland 0–3 Argentina
    - Netherlands 1–0 New Zealand
      - Standings: Argentina, Netherlands 9 points, New Zealand 6, Korea 3, Ireland, South Africa 0.
- Swimming:
  - Boys' 50 metre butterfly: 1 ! Andrii Govorov (UKR) 2 ! Gyucheol Chang (KOR) 3 ! Tommaso Romani (ITA)
  - Girls' 50 m backstroke: 1 ! Mathilde Cini (FRA) 2 ! Daryna Zevina (UKR) 3 ! Alexandra Papusha (RUS)
  - Girls' 4x100 metre freestyle relay: 1 ! China 2 ! Germany 3 ! Canada
- Taekwondo:
  - Girls' +63 kg: 1 ! Jeon Soo-Yeon (KOR) 2 ! Antonia Katheder (GER) 3 ! Nagore Irigoien (ESP) 3 ! Samantha Silvestri (FRA)
  - Boys' +73 kg: 1 ! Liu Chang (CHN) 2 ! Ibrahim Ahmadsei (GER) 3 ! Stefan Bozalo (CAN) 3 ! Yazan Alsadeq (JOR)
- Triathlon:
  - Mixed relay: 1 ! Europe 1 2 ! Oceania 1 3 ! Americas 1
- Weightlifting
  - Boys' +85kg: 1 ! Alireza Kazeminejad (IRI) 2 ! Gor Minasyan (ARM) 3 ! Hassan Mohamed (EGY)

[edit] Swimming

Pan Pacific Championships in Irvine, California:
- Men:
  - 100m freestyle: 1 ! Nathan Adrian (USA) 48.15 CR 2 ! Brent Hayden (CAN) 48.19 3 ! César Cielo Filho (BRA) 48.48
  - 100m breaststroke: 1 ! Kosuke Kitajima (JPN) 59.35 2 ! Christian Sprenger (AUS) 1:00.18 3 ! Mark Gangloff (USA) 1:00.24
  - 400m individual medley: 1 ! Ryan Lochte (USA) 4:07.59 CR 2 ! Tyler Clary (USA) 4:09.55 3 ! Thiago Pereira (BRA) 4:12.09
  - 50m backstroke: 1 ! Junya Koga (JPN) 24.86 2 ! Ashley Delaney (AUS) 24.98 3 ! Nick Thoman (USA) 25.02
  - 4x200m freestyle: 1 ! United States (Michael Phelps, Peter Vanderkaay, Ricky Berens, Ryan Lochte) 7:03.84 CR 2 ! Japan 7:11.01 3 ! Australia 7:11.05
- Women:
  - 100m freestyle: 1 ! Natalie Coughlin (USA) 53.67 CR 2 ! Emily Seebohm (AUS) 53.96 2 ! Dana Vollmer (USA) 53.96
  - 100m breaststroke: 1 ! Rebecca Soni (USA) 1:04.93 CR 2 ! Leisel Jones (AUS) 1:05.66 3 ! Sarah Katsoulis (AUS) 1:07.04
  - 400m individual medley: 1 ! Elizabeth Beisel (USA) 4:34.69 2 ! Samantha Hamill (AUS) 4:37.84 3 ! Caitlin Leverenz (USA) 4:38.03
  - 50m backstroke: 1 ! Sophie Edington (AUS) 27.83 2 ! Aya Terakawa (JPN) 28.04 3 ! Emily Thomas (NZL) 28.44 3 ! Fabíola Molina (BRA) 28.44 3 ! Rachel Bootsma (USA) 28.44
  - 4x200m freestyle: 1 ! United States (Dana Vollmer, Morgan Scroggy, Katie Hoff, Allison Schmitt) 7:51.21 CR 2 ! Australia 7:52.64 3 ! Canada 7:54.32

[edit] Water polo

FINA Women's World Cup in Christchurch, New Zealand:
- Group A:
  - Greece 11–13 Hungary
  - China 9–7 Canada
    - Final standings: China 6 points, Canada 4, Hungary 2, Greece 0.
- Group B:
  - Russia 8–10 Australia
  - United States 18–8 New Zealand
    - Final standings: Australia 6 points, United States 4, Russia 2, New Zealand 0.

[edit] August 18, 2010 (Wednesday)

[edit] Athletics

IAAF Diamond League: Weltklasse Zürich in Zürich, Switzerland:
- Men:
  - Shot put: Christian Cantwell (USA) 21.87 m
- Women:
  - Shot put: Nadzeya Astapchuk (BLR) 20.63 m
    - Final Diamond Race standings: 1 ! Astapchuk 28 points 2 ! Valerie Vili (NZL) 18 3 ! Natallia Mikhnevich (BLR) 4.

[edit] Basketball

FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women in Greece: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals)
- Group E:
  - Croatia 70–54 Finland
  - France 54–70 Russia
  - Sweden 39–73 Serbia
    - Final standings: Russia, Croatia, France 9 points, Serbia 7, Sweden 6, Finland 5.
- Group F:
  - Belgium 63–77 Turkey
  - Greece 43–45 Spain
  - Netherlands 52–63 Czech Republic
    - Final standings: Turkey 10 points, Spain, Belgium 8, Netherlands 7, Greece, Czech Republic 6.
- Group G:
  - Lithuania 46–76 Italy
  - Poland 66–27 Belarus
    - Standings (after 3 games): Italy 6 points, Poland 5, Belarus 4, Lithuania 3.
PBA Fiesta Conference Finals in Quezon City, Philippines:
- Alaska Aces 102, San Miguel Beermen 88. Alaska win series 4–2.
  - Alaska win their second Fiesta Conference Finals, and their thirteenth championship overall.

[edit] Cricket

Pakistan in England:
- 3rd Test in London, day 1:
  - England 233 (62.3 overs; Wahab Riaz 5/63); Pakistan 48/1 (18 overs). Pakistan trail by 185 runs with 9 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.
Netherlands in Ireland:
- 2nd ODI in Dublin:
  - Netherlands 125 (47.2 overs); Ireland 129/1 (20.3 overs). Ireland win by 9 wickets; win 2-match series 2–0.

[edit] Cycling

UCI ProTour:
- Eneco Tour of Benelux:
  - Stage 1: 1 ! Robbie McEwen (AUS) (Team Katusha) 4h 16' 34" 2 ! Lucas Sebastián Haedo (ARG) (Team Saxo Bank) s.t. 3 ! Allan Davis (AUS) (Astana) s.t.
    - General classification: (1) Svein Tuft (CAN) (Garmin-Transitions) 4h 22' 52" 2 ! Jos van Emden (NED) (Rabobank) + 5" (3) Lars Boom (NED) (Rabobank) + 6"

[edit] Football (soccer)

UEFA Champions League Play-off round, first leg:
- Red Bull Salzburg 2–3 Hapoel Tel Aviv
- Basel 1–0 Sheriff Tiraspol
- Partizan 2–2 Anderlecht
- Werder Bremen 3–1 Sampdoria
- Braga 1–0 Sevilla
Copa Libertadores Finals, second leg: (first leg scores in parentheses)
- Internacional 3–2 (2–1) Guadalajara. Internacional win 6–0 on points.
  - Internacional win the title for the second time.
Copa Sudamericana Second stage, second leg: (first leg scores in parentheses)
- Avaí 0–1 (3–1) Santos. 3–3 on points; Avaí win 3–2 on aggregate.
CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage, matchday 1:
- Group A: Real Salt Lake 2–1 Árabe Unido
- Group B:
  - Joe Public 2–5 Santos Laguna
  - Columbus Crew 1–0 Municipal
- Group D: FAS 0–0 Toluca

[edit] Olympic Games

Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore:
- Basketball – Boys:
  - Group A:
    - India 20–33 Greece
    - Serbia 30–13 New Zealand
  - Group B:
    - Panama 21–29 Iran
    - Argentina 30–24 Egypt
  - Group C:
    - USA 31–21 Singapore
    - Israel 17–25 Central African Republic
  - Group D:
    - Virgin Islands 11–17 Spain
    - Philippines 19–22 Croatia
- Basketball – Girls:
  - Group A:
    - Russia 33–5 Vanuatu
    - Korea 6–20 Canada
  - Group B:
    - Angola 20–14 Singapore
    - Belarus 13–15 Germany
  - Group C:
    - Czech Republic 28–26 Thailand
    - Brazil 24–28 China
  - Group D:
    - Italy 15–2 Australia
    - Japan 24–17 Chile
- Fencing:
  - Mixed team: 1 ! Europe 1 2 ! Europe 2 3 ! Americas 1
- Football – Girls: (teams in bold advance to the semifinals)
  - Group A: Papua New Guinea 0–4 Turkey
    - Final standings: Turkey 6 points, Iran 3, Papua New Guinea 0.
  - Group B: Equatorial Guinea 4–1 Chile
    - Final standings: Equatorial Guinea 6 points, Chile 3, Trinidad and Tobago 0.
- Gymnastics (artistic):
  - Boys' All-Around: 1 ! Yuya Kamoto (JPN) 2 ! Oleg Stepko (UKR) 3 ! Zhu Xiaodong (CHN)
- Hockey – Boys:
  - Preliminaries:
    - Pakistan 15–1 Chile
    - Australia 8–0 Ghana
    - Singapore 1–7 Belgium
- Rowing:
  - Girls' single sculls: 1 ! Judith Sievers (GER) 2 ! Nataliia Kovalova (UKR) 3 ! Noemie Kober (FRA)
  - Boys' single sculls: 1 ! Rolandas Maščinskas (LTU) 2 ! Felix Bach (GER) 3 ! Ioan Prundeanu (ROU)
  - Girls' pair: 1 ! Georgia Howard-Merrill, Fiona Gammond (GBR) 2 ! Emma Basher, Olympia Aldersey (AUS) 3 ! Eleni Diamanti, Lydia Ntalamagka (GRE)
  - Boys' pair: 1 ! Jure Grace, Grega Domanjko (SLO) 2 ! Michalis Nastopoulos, Apostolos Lampridis (GRE) 3 ! Matthew Chochran, David Watts (AUS)
- Swimming:
  - Boys' 50 metre freestyle: 1 ! Andrii Govorov (UKR) 22.35 2 ! Kenneth To (AUS) 22.82 3 ! Aitor Martinez (ESP) 22.83
  - Boys' 200 metre breaststroke: 1 ! Flavio Bizzarri (ITA) 2:13.31 2 ! Anton Lobanov (RUS) 2:13.65 3 ! Nicholas Schafer (AUS) 2:13.72
  - Girls' 50 m butterfly: 1 ! Liu Lan (CHN) 26.97 2 ! Elena di Liddo (ITA) 27.06 3 ! Anna Santamans (FRA) 27.31
  - Boys' 50 metre backstroke: 1 ! Christian Homer (TRI) 26.36 2 ! Rainer Ng (SIN) 26.45 3 ! Max Akerman (AUS), Abdullah Altuwaini (KUW) 26.46
  - Girls' 100 metre breaststroke: 1 ! Tera van Beilen (CAN) 1:08.95 2 ! Emily Selig (AUS) 1:09.06 3 ! Rachel Nicol (CAN) 1:09.18
  - Girls' 200 metre freestyle: 1 ! Andrey Ushakov (RUS) 1:49.81 2 ! Cristian Quintero (VEN) 1:49.98 3 ! Jeremy Bagshaw (CAN) 1:50.67
  - Boys' 4x100 metre medley relay: 1 ! Australia 3:42.50 2 ! France 3:43.84 3 ! Germany 3:44.22
- Taekwondo:
  - Girls' 63 kg: 1 ! Jeon Soo Yeon (KOR) 2 ! Antonia Katheder (GER) 3 ! Nagore Irigoien (ESP) 3 ! Samantha Silvestri (FRA)
  - Boys' 73 kg: 1 ! Kin Jim Hak (KOR) 2 ! Aliaskhab Sirazhov (RUS) 3 ! Maksym Dominishyn (UKR) 3 ! Michel Samaha (LIB)
- Weightlifting
  - Boys' 77kg: 1 ! Artem Okulov (RUS) 2 ! Chatuphum Chinnawong (THA) 3 ! Rustem Sybay (KAZ)
  - Girls' +63kg: 1 ! Olga Zubova (RUS) 2 ! Chitchanok Pulsabsakul (THA) 3 ! Kuk Hyang Kim (PRK)
  - Boys' 85kg: 1 ! Georgi Shikov (BUL) 2 ! Alexey Kosov (RUS) 3 ! Kostyantyn Reva (UKR)

[edit] Swimming

Pan Pacific Championships in Irvine, California:
- Men:
  - 200m freestyle: 1 ! Ryan Lochte (USA) 1:45.30 2 ! Park Taehwan (KOR) 1:46.27 3 ! Peter Vanderkaay (USA) 1:46.65
  - 1500m freestyle: 1 ! Ryan Cochrane (CAN) 14:49.47 2 ! Chad La Tourette (USA) 14:54.48 3 ! Zhang Lin (CHN) 14:58.90
  - 100m backstroke: 1 ! Aaron Peirsol (USA) 53.31 CR 2 ! Junya Koga (JPN) 53.63 3 ! Ashley Delaney (AUS) 53.67
  - 50m butterfly: 1 ! César Cielo Filho (BRA) 23.03 CR 2 ! Nicholas Santos (BRA) 23.33 3 ! Roland Mark Schoeman (RSA) 23.39
  - 200m butterfly: 1 ! Michael Phelps (USA) 1:54.11 2 ! Nick D'Arcy (AUS) 1:54.73 3 ! Takeshi Matsuda (JPN) 1:54.81
- Women:
  - 200m freestyle: 1 ! Allison Schmitt (USA) 1:56.10 CR 2 ! Morgan Scroggy (USA) 1:57.13 3 ! Blair Evans (AUS) 1:57.27
  - 800m freestyle: 1 ! Kate Ziegler (USA) 8:21.59 2 ! Chloe Sutton (USA) 8:24.51 3 ! Katie Goldman (AUS) 8:26.38
  - 100m backstroke: 1 ! Emily Seebohm (AUS) 59.45 CR 2 ! Aya Terakawa (JPN) 59.59 3 ! Natalie Coughlin (USA) 59.70
  - 50m butterfly: 1 ! Marieke Guehrer (AUS) 25.99 =CR 2 ! Emily Seebohm (AUS) 26.08 3 ! Christine Magnuson (USA) 26.33
  - 200m butterfly: 1 ! Jessicah Schipper (AUS) 2:06.90 2 ! Teresa Crippen (USA) 2:06.93 3 ! Kathleen Hersey (USA) 2:07.27

[edit] U.S. college sports

Conference realignment:
- Multiple reports today indicate that Brigham Young University is seriously considering leaving the Mountain West Conference to become an independent in football, with its other sports rejoining the Western Athletic Conference, which BYU left in 1999. (ESPN, first story) (ESPN, follow-up)
- In response to BYU's possible move, the MWC extends invitations to current WAC members California State University, Fresno and the University of Nevada, Reno. Both schools accept. (ESPN)

[edit] Water polo

FINA Women's World Cup in Christchurch, New Zealand:
- Group A:
  - Hungary 8–11 China
  - Greece 3–11 Canada
    - Standings (after 2 matches): Canada, China 4 points, Hungary, Greece 0.
- Group B:
  - United States 5–7 Australia
  - New Zealand 9–13 Russia
    - Standings (after 2 matches): Australia 4 points, United States, Russia 2, New Zealand 0.

[edit] August 17, 2010 (Tuesday)

[edit] Basketball

EuroBasket 2011 qualification, matchday 6:
- Group A:
  - Israel 76–81 Italy
  - Latvia 84–90 Montenegro
    - Standings: Montenegro 9 points (5 games), Israel 8 (5), Latvia, Italy 7 (5), Finland 5 (4).
- Group B:
  - Great Britain 66–64 Hungary
  - Macedonia 71–55 Ukraine
    - Standings: Great Britain 10 points (5 games), Macedonia 9 (5), Hungary, Ukraine 6 (5), Bosnia and Herzegovina 5 (4).
- Group C:
  - Bulgaria 103–64 Portugal
  - Poland 67–58 Georgia
    - Standings: Bulgaria, Poland, Georgia 8 points (5 games), Belgium 7 (4), Portugal 5 (5).
EuroBasket Women 2011 qualification, matchday 6:
- Group A:
  - Netherlands 67–80 Lithuania
  - Croatia 74–63 Italy
    - Standings: Lithuania 9 points (5 games), Croatia 8 (5), Italy 7 (5), Belgium 6 (4), Netherlands 6 (5).
- Group B:
  - Serbia 87–52 Romania
  - Latvia 66–71 Israel
    - Standings (after 2 games): Israel 4 points, Latvia, Serbia 3, Romania 2.
- Group C:
  - Bulgaria 60–63 Turkey
  - Montenegro 75–73 Hungary
    - Standings: Montenegro 10 points (5 games), Turkey 9 (5), Bulgaria 7 (5), Hungary 6 (5), Finland 4 (4).
- Group D:
  - Germany 63–72 Great Britain
  - Slovak Republic 82–53 Ukraine
    - Standings (after 2 games): Slovakia 4 points, Great Britain, Germany 3, Ukraine 2.
FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women in Greece: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals)
- Group E:
  - Serbia 64–38 Finland
  - Russia 67–73 Croatia
  - Sweden 50–65 France
    - Standings (after 4 games): France 8 points, Croatia, Russia 7, Serbia, Sweden 5, Finland 4.
- Group F:
  - Czech Republic 44–50 Spain
  - Turkey 60–36 Greece
  - Netherlands 64–65 (OT) Belgium
    - Standings (after 4 games): Turkey 8 points, Belgium 7, Netherlands, Spain 6, Greece 5, Czech Republic 4.
- Group G:
  - Belarus 36–57 Italy
  - Poland 55–48 Lithuania
    - Standings (after 2 games): Italy 4 points, Poland, Belarus 3, Lithuania 2.

[edit] Cricket

Afghanistan in Scotland:
- 2nd ODI in Ayr:
  - Afghanistan 120 (40.2 overs; Josh Davey 5/9); Scotland 121/4 (33.5 overs). Scotland win by 6 wickets; 2-match series drawn 1–1.

[edit] Cycling

UCI ProTour:
- Eneco Tour of Benelux:
  - Prologue: 1 ! Svein Tuft (CAN) (Garmin-Transitions) 6' 18" 2 ! Jos van Emden (NED) (Rabobank) + 5" 3 ! Lars Boom (NED) (Rabobank) + 6"

[edit] Football (soccer)

UEFA Champions League Play-off round, first leg:
- Zenit St. Petersburg 1–0 Auxerre
- Dynamo Kyiv 1–1 Ajax
- Rosenborg 2–1 Copenhagen
- Sparta Prague 0–2 Žilina
- Young Boys 3–2 Tottenham Hotspur
UEFA Europa League Play-off round, first leg:
- Aris 1–0 Austria Wien
- Beşiktaş 2–0 HJK Helsinki
Copa Sudamericana First stage, first leg:
- Universitario 2–0 Colo-Colo
- Deportivo Lara 2–0 Santa Fe
CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage, matchday 1:
- Group A: Toronto FC 2–1 Cruz Azul
- Group C: Monterrey 1–0 Saprissa
- Group D: Puerto Rico Islanders 1–1 Olimpia

[edit] Olympic Games

Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore:
- Basketball – Boys:
  - Group A:
    - New Zealand 30–26 Puerto Rico
    - Greece 14–34 Serbia
  - Group B:
    - Egypt 33–31 Lithuania
    - Iran 21–24 Argentina
  - Group C:
    - Central African Republic 25–30 Turkey
    - Singapore 14–27 Israel
  - Group D:
    - Croatia 33–4 South Africa
    - Spain 27–25 Philippines
- Basketball – Girls:
  - Group A:
    - Canada 25–12 Côte d'Ivoire
    - Vanuatu 8–33 Korea
  - Group B:
    - Germany 6–33 USA
    - Singapore 9–32 Belarus
  - Group C:
    - China 32–12 Mali
    - Thailand 9–31 Brazil
  - Group D:
    - Chile 15–30 France
    - Australia 10–17 Japan
- Fencing:
  - Boys' foil: 1 ! Edoardo Luperi (ITA) 2 ! Alexander Massialas (USA) 3 ! Kwang Hyun Lee (KOR)
  - Girls' épée: 1 ! Sheng Lin (CHN) 2 ! Alberta Santuccio (ITA) 3 ! Martyna Swatowska (POL)
- Hockey – Boys:
  - Preliminaries:
    - Pakistan 6–3 Ghana
    - Belgium 9–0 Chile
    - Singapore 1–8 Australia
- Hockey – Girls:
  - Preliminaries:
    - Netherlands 13–0 South Africa
    - Ireland 2–3 New Zealand
    - Korea 1–4 Argentina
- Swimming:
  - Girls' 200 m backstroke: 1 ! Anqi Bai (CHN) 2 ! Kaitlyn Jones (USA) 3 ! Daryna Zevina (UKR)
  - Boys' 100 m butterfly: 1 ! Gyucheol Chang (KOR) 2 ! Chad le Clos (RSA) 3 ! Velimir Stjepanovic (SRB)
  - Girls' 100 m freestyle: 1 ! Yi Tang (CHN) 2 ! Emma McKeon (AUS) 3 ! Lauren Earp (CAN)
  - Boys' 4x100 m freestyle relay: 1 ! Russia 2 ! China 3 ! South Africa
- Taekwondo:
  - Girls' 55 kg: 1 ! Jade Jones (GBR) 2 ! Thanh Thao Nguyen (VIE) 3 ! Jennifer Agren (SWE) 3 ! Shafinas Abdul Rahman (SIN)
  - Boys' 63 kg: 1 ! Byeong Deok Seo (KOR) 2 ! Mario Silva (POR) 3 ! Alejandro Valdes (MEX) 3 ! Berk Sungu (TUR)
- Weightlifting:
  - Girls' 58kg: 1 ! Wei Deng (CHN) 2 ! Zulfiya Chinshanlo (KAZ) 3 ! Racheal Ekoshoria (NGA)
  - Boys' 69kg: 1 ! Nijat Rahimov (AZE) 2 ! Xingbin Gong (CHN) 3 ! Ediel Marquez Ona (CUB)
  - Girls' 63kg: 1 ! Zhazira Zhapparkul (BUL) 2 ! Diana Akhmetova (RUS) 3 ! Aremi Fuentes (MEX)
- Wrestling:
  - Boys' Freestyle 46kg: 1 ! Aldar Balzhinimaev (RUS) 2 ! Mehran Sheikhi (IRI) 3 ! Artak Hovhannisyan (ARM)
  - Boys' Freestyle 54kg: 1 ! Yuki Takahashi (JPN) 2 ! Kanan Guluyev (AZE) 3 ! Mehmet Ali Daylak (TUR)
  - Boys' Freestyle 63kg: 1 ! Azamatbi Pshnatlov (RUS) 2 ! Bakhodur Kadirov (TJK) 3 ! Irakli Mosidze (GEO)
  - Boys' Freestyle 76kg: 1 ! Resul Kalayci (TUR) 2 ! Jordan Rogers (USA) 3 ! Dierbek Ergashev (UZB)
  - Boys' Freestyle 100kg: 1 ! Ali Magomedabirov (AZE) 2 ! Abraham de Jesus Conyedo Ruano (CUB) 3 ! Satywart Kadian (IND)

[edit] Water polo

FINA Women's World Cup in Christchurch, New Zealand:
- Group A:
  - Greece 7–11 China
  - Hungary 10–14 Canada
- Group B:
  - United States 14–10 Russia
  - New Zealand 4–17 Australia

[edit] August 16, 2010 (Monday)

[edit] Basketball

FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women in Greece: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals)
- Group E:
  - Finland 44–78 France
  - Serbia 60–65 Russia
  - Croatia 68–49 Sweden
    - Standings (after 3 games): Russia, France 6 points, Croatia 5, Sweden 4, Serbia, Finland 3.
- Group F:
  - Czech Republic 55–67 Turkey
  - Greece 50–60 Netherlands
  - Spain 61–48 Belgium
    - Standings (after 3 games): Turkey 6 points, Belgium, Netherlands 5, Spain, Greece 4, Czech Republic 3.
- Group G:
  - Italy 79–70 Poland
  - Lithuania 37–51 Belarus

[edit] Cricket

Tri-nation series in Sri Lanka:
- New Zealand 192 (48.1 overs); Sri Lanka 195/7 (40.5 overs) in Dambulla. Sri Lanka win by 3 wickets.
  - Standings (after 2 matches): New Zealand, India 5 points, Sri Lanka 4.
Afghanistan in Scotland:
- 1st ODI in Ayr:
  - Scotland 224/9 (50 overs); Afghanistan 225/1 (31 overs; Karim Sadiq 114*, Mohammad Shahzad 100*). Afghanistan win by 9 wickets; lead 2-match series 1–0.
Netherlands in Ireland:
- 1st ODI in Dublin:
  - Ireland 275/6 (50 overs; Gary Wilson 113); Netherlands 205 (45.1 overs). Ireland win by 70 runs; lead 2-match series 1–0.

[edit] Olympic Games

Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore:
- Basketball – Boys:
  - Group A:
    - Serbia 33–19 India
    - Puerto Rico 21–23 Greece
  - Group B:
    - Argentina 27–16 Panama
    - Lithuania 29–18 Iran
  - Group C:
    - Israel 20–27 USA
    - Turkey 28–24 Singapore
  - Group D:
    - Philippines 28–34 Virgin Islands
    - South Africa 5–33 Spain
- Basketball – Girls:
  - Group A:
    - Korea 22–18 Russia
    - Côte d'Ivoire 22–19 Vanuatu
  - Group B:
    - Belarus 35–11 Angola
    - USA 34–11 Singapore
  - Group C:
    - Brazil 30–26 Czech Republic
    - Mali 23–18 Thailand
  - Group D:
    - Japan 17–26 Italy
    - France 15–21 Australia
- Fencing:
  - Girls' sabre: 1 ! Yana Egoryan (RUS) 2 ! Celina Merza (USA) 3 ! Anja Musch (GER)
  - Boys' épée: 1 ! Marco Fichera (ITA) 2 ! Nikolaus Bodoczi (GER) 3 ! Alexandre Lyssov (CAN)
- Football – Boys: (teams in bold advance to the semifinals)
  - Group C: Bolivia 9–0 Haiti
    - Standings: Bolivia 6 points (2 matches), Vanuatu, Haiti 0 (1).
  - Group D: Zimbabwe 1–2 Montenegro
    - Standings: Singapore, Montenegro 3 points (1 match), Zimbabwe 0 (2).
- Hockey – Girls:
  - Preliminaries:
    - Netherlands 3–1 Ireland
    - Argentina 7–0 South Africa
    - New Zealand 3–2 Korea
- Swimming:
  - Boys' 100 m backstroke: 1 ! Jianbin He (CHN) 2 ! Yakov Toumarkin (ISR) 3 ! Lavrans Solli (NOR)
  - Girls' 200 m butterfly: 1 ! Boglárka Kapás (HUN) 2 ! Judit Ignacio (ESP) 3 ! Lan Liu (CHN)
  - Boys' 200 m freestyle: 1 ! Andrey Ushakov (RUS) 2 ! Cristian Quintero (VEN) 3 ! Jeremy Bagshaw (CAN)
  - Girls' 50 m breaststroke: 1 ! Rachel Nicol (CAN) 2 ! Martina Carraro (ITA) 3 ! Ana de Pinho Rodrigues (POR)
  - Boys' 100 m breaststroke: 1 ! Nicholas Schafer (AUS) 2 ! Anton Lobanov (RUS) 3 ! Flavio Bizzarri (ITA)
  - Girls' 100 m backstroke: 1 ! Daryna Zevina (UKR) 2 ! Anqi Bai (CHN) 3 ! Alexandra Papusha (RUS)
  - Boys' 200 m individual medley: 1 ! Chad le Clos (RSA) 2 ! Kenneth To (AUS) 3 ! Dylan Bosch (RSA)
  - Girls' 4x100 m medley relay: 1 ! Australia 2 ! Russia 3 ! Germany
- Taekwondo:
  - Girls' 49 kg: 1 ! Worawong Pongpanit (THA) 2 ! Dana Touran (JOR) 3 ! Melanie Phan (CAN) 3 ! Jessie Bates (USA)
  - Boys' 55 kg: 1 ! Kaveh Rezaei (IRI) 2 ! Nursultan Mamayev (KAZ) 3 ! Jia Jun Daryl Tan (SIN) 3 ! Quoc Cuong Nguyen (VIE)
- Triathlon – Boys: 1 ! Aaron Barclay (NZL) 2 ! Kevin McDowell (USA) 3 ! Alois Knabl (AUT)
- Weightlifting:
  - Girls' 53kg: 1 ! Boyanka Kostova (BUL) 2 ! Hsing-Chun Kuo (TPE) 3 ! Dewi Safitri (INA)
  - Boys' 62kg: 1 ! Song Chol Kim (PRK) 2 ! Jose Mena (COL) 3 ! Emre Buyukunlu (TUR)
- Wrestling:
  - Girls' freestyle 46kg: 1 ! Yu Miyahara (JPN) 2 ! Iulia Leorda (MDA) 3 ! Petra Olli (FIN)
  - Girls' freestyle 52kg: 1 ! Patimat Bagomedova (AZE) 2 ! Yuan Yuan (CHN) 3 ! Nilufar Gadaeva (UZB)
  - Girls' freestyle 60kg: 1 ! Battsetseg Baatarzorig (MGL) 2 ! Pooja Dhanda (IND) 3 ! Svetlana Lipatova (RUS)
  - Girls' freestyle 70kg: 1 ! Dorothy Yeats (CAN) 2 ! Jinju Moon (KOR) 3 ! Karyna Stankova (UKR)

[edit] Snooker

Players Tour Championship:
- Event 4 in Sheffield:
  - Final: Barry Pinches (ENG) def. Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) 4–3
    - Pinches wins the second professional title of his career.
    - Order of Merit (after 4 of 12 events): (1) Pinches 17,100 (2) Mark Selby (ENG) 13,700 (3) Mark Williams (WAL) 12,700

[edit] Volleyball

FIVB World Grand Prix
- Group E in Macau, China:
  - Netherlands 3–2 Dominican Republic
  - China 0–3 Brazil
    - Standings (after 6 matches): Brazil, Japan, Poland 15 points, China 13, United States, Italy 12, Netherlands 8, Germany 7, Dominican Republic 5, Thailand, Puerto Rico 3, Chinese Taipei 0.

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[edit] Rugby league 2010

[edit] Rugby union 2010

[edit] Snooker

[edit] Related pages

[edit] Days of the month

[edit] August 29, 2010 (Sunday)

[edit] Badminton

[edit] Basketball

[edit] Cricket

[edit] Football (soccer)

[edit] Volleyball

[edit] Water polo

[edit] August 28, 2010 (Saturday)

[edit] Auto racing

[edit] Basketball

[edit] Cricket

[edit] Cycling

[edit] Equestrianism

[edit] Figure skating

[edit] Football (soccer)

[edit] Mixed martial arts

[edit] Rugby league

[edit] Rugby union

[edit] Tennis

[edit] Volleyball

[edit] August 27, 2010 (Friday)