August 2010 in sports

Deaths in August

1: Eric Tindill

10: Antonio Pettigrew

16: Bobby Thomson

22: Stjepan Bobek

27: Anton Geesink

30: Francisco Varallo

31: Laurent Fignon

Australian rules football 2010

Australian Football League

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

Baseball 2010

Major League Baseball

Nippon Professional Baseball

Basketball 2010

WNBA Playoffs

Philippines collegiate:

NCAA

UAAP

Canadian football 2010

Canadian Football League

Cricket 2010

England:

County Championship

Clydesdale Bank 40

Friends Provident t20

Football (soccer) 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

Italy

Japan

Norway

Russia

Scotland

Spain

Major League Soccer (USA & Canada)

Women's Professional Soccer (USA)

Golf 2010

PGA Tour

European Tour

LPGA Tour

Champions Tour

Lacrosse 2010

Major League Lacrosse

Motorcycle racing 2010

Moto GP

Superbike World Championship

Supersport racing

Rugby league 2010

Super League

NRL

Rugby union 2010

2011 Rugby World Cup qualifying

Top 14

Currie Cup

ITM Cup

Snooker

Players Tour Championship

Water polo

Women's European Championship in Zagreb, Croatia:

Group A:

Croatia  3–28  Mexico

Greece  7–5  Italy

Group B:

Spain  12–10  Germany

Netherlands  8–9  Hungary

Badminton

BWF World Championships in France.

Tennis

Grand Slams US Open in New York City, United States starts.

Water polo

Men's European Championship in Zagreb, Croatia:

Group A:

Spain  10–11  Romania

Italy  11–10  Montenegro

Croatia  16–3  Turkey

Standings (after 2 games): Romania, Italy 6 points, Croatia, Montenegro 3, Spain, Turkey 0.

Group B:

Germany  7–6  Russia

Serbia  6–9  Hungary

Greece  10–5  Macedonia

Standings (after 2 games): Hungary 6 points, Serbia, Germany, Greece, Macedonia 3, Russia 0.

Cricket

Pakistan in England 4th Test in London, day 4 England win by an innings and 225 runs; win 4-match series 3–1.

August 29, 2010 (Sunday)

EuroBasket 2011 qualification conclusion.

Field hockey

Women's World Cup in Rosario, Argentina starts.

Auto racing

Formula One Belgian Grand Prix in Spa, Belgium: (1) Lewis Hamilton (GBR) (McLaren-Mercedes)

Nationwide Series NAPA Auto Parts 200 in Montreal, Canada: (1) Boris Said (Ford

Motorcycle racing

Moto GP:

Indianapolis motorcycle Grand Prix in Speedway, Indiana, United States:

MotoGP: (1) Dani Pedrosa (ESP) (Honda)

Moto2: (1) Toni Elías (ESP) (Moriwaki)

125cc: (1) Nicolás Terol (ESP) (Aprilia)

Volleyball

FIVB World Grand Prix Final Round in Ningbo, China concludes. The United States win the title for the third time.

Water polo

Men's European Championship in Zagreb, Croatia:

Group A:

Turkey  6–12  Romania

Italy  7–6  Spain

Montenegro  11–9  Croatia

Group B:

Russia  9–10  Macedonia

Hungary  10–8  Germany

Serbia  13–5  Greece

Golf

PGA Tour:

FedEx Cup Playoffs:

The Barclays in Paramus, New Jersey:

Winner: Matt Kuchar (USA) 272 (-12)^PO

Kuchar wins his third PGA Tour title.

European Tour:

Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles in Auchterarder, Scotland:

Winner: Edoardo Molinari (ITA) 278 (-10)

Molinari wins his second European Tour title, and is later announced as one of three wildcard picks for the European team for October's Ryder Cup along with Luke Donald (ENG) and Pádraig Harrington (IRL).

LPGA Tour:

CN Canadian Women's Open in Winnipeg:

Winner: Michelle Wie (USA) 276 (-12)

Wie wins her second LPGA Tour title.

Champions Tour:

Boeing Classic in Snoqualmie, Washington:

Winner: Bernhard Langer (GER) 198 (-18)

Langer wins his fifth Champions Tour title of the season and thirteenth overall.

Amateur events:

U.S. Amateur Championship in University Place, Washington:

Final: Peter Uihlein (USA) def. David Chung (USA) 4 & 2

Uihlein wins his third major amateur title, as both players earn a place at the 2011 Masters Tournament.

Snooker

Players Tour Championship:

Euro Event 1 in Fürth, Germany. Judd Trump wins his third professional title.

Basketball

FIBA World Championship in Turkey begins.

Cycling

Grand Tours:

Vuelta a España Starts.

Tennis

ATP World Tour Pilot Pen Tennis Sergiy Stakhovsky won the fourth title of his career.

WTA Tour Pilot Pen Tennis Caroline Wozniacki won the title for the third consecutive time, her fourth of the year and tenth of her career.

Auto racing

IndyCar Series Peak Antifreeze & Motor Oil Indy 300 in Joliet, Illinois: (1) Dario Franchitti (GBR) (Chip Ganassi Racing)

Mixed martial arts

UFC 118 in Boston, Massachusetts

Equestrianism

Show jumping:

Global Champions Tour 9th Competition in Rio de Janeiro (CSI 5*). Marcus Ehning (GER) on Noltes Küchengirl wins the title for the first time.

Figure skating

ISU Junior Grand Prix in Courchevel, France.

Cricket

Tri-nation series in Sri Lanka, Final in Dambulla concludes. Sri Lanka win by 74 runs.

Football (soccer)

UEFA Super Cup in Monaco Atlético Madrid Atlético won the title for the first time.

Athletics

IAAF Diamond League: Memorial Van Damme in Brussels, Belgium

August 26, 2010 (Thursday)

Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore Closes

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.

Cycling

UCI ProTour:

Eneco Tour of Benelux concludes.

Final general classification: (1) Martin 28h 50' 57" (2) Koos Moerenhout (NED) (Rabobank) + 31" (3) Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) (Team Sky) + 1' 46"

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).

Cricket

Pakistan in England 3rd Test in London, day 4 Pakistan win by 4 wickets; England lead 4-match series 2–1.

Basketball

FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women in Greece concludes.

Russia won the title for the fourth time.

Contents

• Deaths in August
• Australian rules football 2010
• Auto racing 2010
• Baseball 2010
• Basketball 2010
• Canadian football 2010
• Cricket 2010
• Football soccer 2010
• Golf 2010
• Lacrosse 2010
• Motorcycle racing 2010
• Rugby league 2010
• Rugby union 2010
• Snooker
• Water polo
• Badminton
• Tennis
• Cricket
• August 29 2010 Sunday
• Field hockey
• Auto racing
• Motorcycle racing
• Volleyball
• Golf
• Basketball
• Cycling
• Mixed martial arts
• Equestrianism
• Figure skating
• Football soccer
• Athletics
• August 26 2010 Thursday
• Canoeing
• Swimming
• Rugby union
• Baseball
• August 18 2010 Wednesday
• Horse racing
• Handball
• Shooting
• August 4 2010 Wednesday
• Extreme sport
• References

Tennis

ATP World Tour Western & Southern Financial Group Masters Roger Federer won 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.

Auto racing

IndyCar Series Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma in Sonoma, California: (1) Will Power (AUS) (Team Penske)

World Rally Championship Rallye Deutschland in Trier: (1) Sébastien Loeb (FRA) / Daniel Elena (MON) (Citroën C4 WRC)

Water polo

FINA Women's World Cup in Christchurch, New Zealand The United States win the Cup for the second time.

Canoeing

Sprint World Championships in Poznan, Poland.

Swimming

Pan Pacific Championships in Irvine, California concludes.

Athletics

David 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.

Golf

Senior majors:

JELD-WEN Tradition in Sunriver, Oregon, United States : (1) Fred Funk 276 (-12)

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 Celadná, 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.

Auto racing

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Irwin Tools Night Race in Bristol, Tennessee: (1) Kyle Busch (Toyota; Joe Gibbs 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.

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.

Auto racing

Nationwide Series Food City 250 in Bristol, Tennessee: (1) Kyle Busch (Toyota; Joe Gibbs Racing)

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)

Athletics

IAAF Diamond League: Weltklasse Zürich in Zürich, Switzerland.

August 18, 2010 (Wednesday)

Pan Pacific Championships in Irvine, California starts.

Cricket

Netherlands in Ireland 2nd ODI in Dublin. Ireland win by 9 wickets; win 2-match series 2–0.

Cycling

UCI ProTour Eneco Tour of Benelux Starts.

Cricket

Afghanistan in Scotland 2nd ODI in Ayr. Scotland win by 6 wickets; 2-match series drawn 1–1.

Cycling

UCI ProTour

Vattenfall Cyclassics in Hamburg, Germany: 01 ! Tyler Farrar (USA) (Garmin–Transitions) 5h 02' 36" 02 ! Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) (Team Sky) s.t. 03 ! André Greipel (GER) (Team HTC–Columbia) s.t.

Snooker

Players Tour Championship:

Event 4 in Sheffield Barry Pinches wins the second professional title of his career.

Cricket

Afghanistan in Scotland 1st ODI in Ayr. Afghanistan win by 9 wickets; lead 2-match series 1–0.

Netherlands in Ireland 1st ODI in Dublin. Ireland win by 70 runs; lead 2-match series 1–0.

Basketball

FIBA Asia Stanković Cup concludes: Lebanon win the Cup for the first time.

FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship in Bar, Montenegro concludes: Croatia win the title for the second time.

Tennis

ATP World Tour Rogers Masters in Toronto, Canada Andy Murray defends his title, and wins the 15th title of his career.

WTA Tour Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open in Mason, Ohio, United States Kim Clijsters won the 38th title of her career.

Auto racing

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series:

Carfax 400 in Brooklyn, Michigan: (1) Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet; Richard Childress Racing)

Motorcycle racing

Moto GP:

Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix in Brno, Czech Republic:

MotoGP: (1) Jorge Lorenzo (ESP) (Yamaha)

Moto2: (1) Toni Elías (ESP) (Moriwaki)

125cc: (1) Nicolás Terol (ESP) (Aprilia)

Horse racing

Canadian Triple Crown Breeders' Stakes in Toronto: (1) Miami Deco (trainer: Brian Lynch, jockey: Richard Dos Ramos)

Swimming

European Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary Concludes.

Golf

Men's majors:

PGA Championship in Haven, Wisconsin, United States won by Martin Kaymer (GER)

Kaymer becomes the second German winner of a major championship, after Bernhard Langer.

Dustin Johnson misses out on the playoff when he is ruled to have grounded his club in a bunker on the final hole, incurring a two-stroke penalty.

Basketball

FIBA South American Championship for Women in Santiago, Chile concludes: Brazil win the title for the tenth successive time, and 23rd time overall.

Auto racing

Nationwide Series:

CARFAX 250 in Brooklyn, Michigan: (1) Brad Keselowski (Dodge; Penske Racing)

Equestrianism

Show jumping:

Global Champions Tour 8th Competition in Valkenswaard (CSI 5*) won by Laura Kraut (USA) on Cedric

Athletics

IAAF Diamond League: London Grand Prix in London, United Kingdom.

Basketball

FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women in Greece begins.

Handball

World Youth Women's Handball Championship in the Dominican Republic Sweden win the title for the first time.

Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore Opens

Football (soccer)

Friendly international matches:

Italy  0–1  Ivory Coast

United States  0–2  Brazil

Shooting

ISSF World Championships in Munich, Germany concludes.

Cricket

Tri-nation series in Sri Lanka starts.

Cricket

Pakistan in England 2nd Test in Birmingham, day 4. England win by 9 wickets; lead 4-match series 2–0.

Basketball

FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship for Women in Slovakia concludes: Italy win the title for the second time, repeating their 1994 final victory over Spain.

Field hockey

Men's Hockey Champions Trophy in Mönchengladbach, Germany concludes. Australia won the title for the third successive year, and eleventh time overall.

Tennis

ATP World Tour Legg Mason Tennis Classic in Washington, D.C., United States David Nalbandian Nalbandian won his first title of the year and eleventh of his career.

WTA Tour Mercury Insurance Open in San Diego, United States Svetlana Kuznetsova Kuznetsova won the thirteenth title of her career.

WTA Tour e-Boks Danish Open in Farum Caroline Wozniacki Wozniacki won the inaugural event and the eighth title of her career.

Auto racing

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at the Glen in Watkins Glen, New York: (1) Juan Pablo Montoya (Chevrolet; Earnhardt Ganassi Racing)

IndyCar Series Honda Indy 200 in Lexington, Ohio: (1) Dario Franchitti (GBR) (Chip Ganassi Racing)

Equestrianism

Show jumping:

FEI World Cup Jumping – Central European League, South Sub-League won by Tim Hoster (GER) on Rastellie

Grand Prix of Ireland in Dublin (CSIO 5*) won by McLain Ward (USA) on Antares F

Golf

World Golf Championships:

WGC-Bridgestone Invitational in Akron, Ohio, United States:

Winner: Hunter Mahan (USA) 268 (-12)

Mahan wins his third PGA Tour title, and barring injury, seals a place in the American team for the Ryder Cup in October.

PGA Tour:

Turning Stone Resort Championship in Verona, New York:

Winner: Bill Lunde (USA) 271 (-17)

Lunde wins his first PGA Tour title.

Champions Tour:

3M Championship in Blaine, Minnesota:

Winner: David Frost (RSA) 191 (-25)

Frost wins his first Champions Tour title.

Snooker

Players Tour Championship:

Event 3 in Sheffield:

Final: Tom Ford (ENG) def. Jack Lisowski (ENG) 4–0

Ford wins his first professional title.

Order of Merit (after 3 of 12 events): (1) Mark Selby (ENG) 13,100 (2) Ford 12,100 (3) Mark Williams (WAL) 10,200

Cycling

UCI ProTour:

Tour de Pologne concludes

Final general classification: (1) Dan Martin (IRL) (Garmin–Transitions) 30h 38' 48" (2) Grega Bole (SLO) (Lampre–Farnese) + 8" (3) Bauke Mollema (NED) (Rabobank) + 10"

Auto racing

Nationwide Series:

Zippo 200 at the Glen in Watkins Glen, New York: (1) Marcos Ambrose (Toyota; JTG Daugherty Racing) (2) Joey Logano (Toyota; Joe Gibbs Racing) (3) Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet; Kevin Harvick Inc.)

Drivers' championship standings (after 22 of 35 races): (1) Brad Keselowski (Dodge; Penske Racing) 3509 points (2) Carl Edwards (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) 3182 (3) Kyle Busch (Toyota; Joe Gibbs Racing) 3036

Volleyball

Asian Men's Cup Championship in Urmia, Iran Iran win the title for the second time.

Mixed martial arts

UFC 117 in Oakland, California:

Equestrianism

Show jumping:

Puissance in Dublin (CSIO 5*) won by Pablo Barrios (VEN) on Sinatra

Cricket

India in Sri Lanka 3rd Test in Colombo, day 5. India win by 5 wickets; 3-match series drawn 1–1.

Equestrianism

Show jumping:

Meydan FEI Nations Cup 8th competition: FEI Nations Cup of Ireland in Dublin (CSIO 5*) won by (Eric van der Vleuten on Utascha SFN

Athletics

IAAF Diamond League: DN Galan in Stockholm, Sweden.

August 4, 2010 (Wednesday)

European Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary Starts.

Cricket

India's Sachin Tendulkar becomes the most capped player in Test cricket, receiving his 169th cap to surpass Steve Waugh.

Basketball

EuroBasket 2011 qualification starts.

Cycling

UCI ProTour Tour de Pologne startts.

Tennis

ATP World Tour Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad in Gstaad, Switzerland Nicolás Almagro Almagro won the seventh title of his career.

ATP World Tour ATP Studena Croatia Open Umag in Umag, Croatia Juan Carlos Ferrero won the 15th title of his career.

ATP World Tour Farmers Classic in Los Angeles, California, United States Sam Querrey Querrey defends his title, and wins the sixth title of his career.

Doubles: Bob and Mike Bryan (USA) win their 62nd career ATP Tour title, breaking the record previously set by The Woodies (Australians Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde).

WTA Tour Istanbul Cup in Istanbul, Turkey Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova wins the second title of her career.

WTA Tour Bank of the West Classic in Stanford, California, United States Victoria Azarenka wins the fourth title of her career.

Auto racing

Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix in Mogyoród, Hungary: (1) Mark Webber (AUS) (Red Bull-Renault)

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania: (1) Greg Biffle (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing)

World Touring Car Championship:

Race of the Czech Republic:

Round 13: (1) Robert Huff (GBR) (Chevrolet; Chevrolet Cruze)

Round 14: (1) Andy Priaulx (GBR) (BMW Team RBM; BMW 320si)

Motorcycle racing

Superbike:

Silverstone Superbike World Championship round in Northamptonshire, United Kingdom:

Race 1: (1) Cal Crutchlow (GBR) (Yamaha YZF-R1)

Race 2: (1) Crutchlow

Supersport:

Silverstone Supersport World Championship round in Northamptonshire, United Kingdom: (1) Eugene Laverty (IRL) (Honda CBR600RR)

Baseball

European Championship in Germany:

Final Italy win the title for the ninth time and stop the Netherlands' winning streak at five.

Equestrianism

Dressage:

World Dressage Masters:

3rd Competition: CDI 5*Royal International Horse Show at Hickstead:

B-Final (Grand Prix Spécial): won by Carl Hester (GBR) on Liebling II

A-Final (Grand Prix Freestyle): 01 ! Adelinde Cornelissen (NED) on Parzival

Show jumping:

King Georges V Gold Cup at Hickstead (CSIO 5*): 01 ! Tim Stockdale (GBR) on Kalico Bay

Water polo

FINA Men's World Cup in Oradea, Romania Serbia win the title for the first time as a separate nation, and their fourth title overall.

Athletics

European Championships in Barcelona, Spain.

Golf

Women's majors:

Ricoh Women's British Open in Southport, England:

(1) Yani Tseng (TWN)

Tseng wins her second major title of the year, third of her career, and fourth career LPGA Tour title.

Senior majors:

U.S. Senior Open in Sammamish, Washington, United States: (USA unless stated)

(1) Bernhard Langer (GER)

Langer wins his second senior major in as many weeks, and twelfth career Champions Tour title.

PGA Tour:

Greenbrier Classic in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia:

Winner: Stuart Appleby (AUS)

Appleby wins his ninth PGA Tour title, as he shoots a final round 59; the fifth such round in Tour history and second this season.

European Tour:

Irish Open in Killarney, Ireland:

Winner: Ross Fisher (ENG)

Fisher wins his fourth European Tour title.

Extreme sport

X Games XVI in Los Angeles, California.