Baseball:
Trade deadline deals:
Manny Ramírez, increasingly alienated from his previous team, the Boston Red Sox, is sent to the Los Angeles Dodgers in a three-way deal. The Bosox receive Jason Bay from the Pittsburgh Pirates, who in turn receive four minor-leaguers, two from the Sox and two from the Dodgers. The Sox will also pay the remaining US$7 million of Ramírez' salary.
Ken Griffey, Jr. goes from his hometown Cincinnati Reds to the Chicago White Sox for two players.
The New York Yankees acquire catcher Iván Rodríguez from the Detroit Tigers for relief pitcher Kyle Farnsworth. (The Windsor Star)
American football:
Former Green Bay Packers quarterback and Brett Favre, who had announced his retirement after the 2008 season, faxes a letter seeking reinstatement to the NFL.
Baseball:
Seattle Mariners center fielder Ichiro Suzuki becomes the youngest player ever to amass 3,000 hits in his top-level professional career, reaching the milestone with a single on the first pitch he saw in the first inning of the Mariners' game against the Texas Rangers. The hit gave Ichiro 1,722 Major League Baseball hits to go with the 1,278 he amassed during his nine-year career with the Orix BlueWave in Japan.
Cycling:
Tour de France – Stage 21 (Étampes > Paris Champs-Élysées):
(1) Gert Steegmans (2) Gerald Ciolek (3) Óscar Freire
Carlos Sastre wins the Tour de France, becoming the third successive Spanish rider to win the race, and the seventh in the history of the Tour. Cadel Evans is 58 seconds later in the General classification, taking second place for the second year in succession. Bernhard Kohl finishes in 3rd place.
Óscar Freire wins the points (green jersey) competition.
Bernhard Kohl wins the King of the Mountain (polka dot jersey) competition, 48 points clear of Sastre.
Andy Schleck wins the youth (white jersey) competition. www.letour.fr
Auto racing:
Sprint Cup:
Allstate 400 at the Brickyard in Speedway, Indiana
(1) Jimmie Johnson (2) Carl Edwards (3) Denny Hamlin
World Touring Car Championship season: Brands Hatch at Kent, United Kingdom
Race 1: (1) Jörg Müller (2) Yvan Müller (3) Andy Priaulx
Race 2: (1) Alain Menu (2) Félix Porteiro (3) Alex Zanardi
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters: Round 7 at Nürburgring, Germany
(1) Bernd Schneider (2) Paul di Resta (3) Jamie Green
Golf:
PGA Tour:
RBC Canadian Open in Oakville, Ontario
PGA Tour rookie Chez Reavie becomes the eighth golfer this season to win his first career PGA Tour event, cruising to a three-shot win over Billy Mayfair .
European Tour:
Inteco Russian Open in Russia:
(1) Mikael Lundberg
LPGA Tour:
Evian Masters in Evian-les-Bains, France:
Helen Alfredsson wins her first LPGA event since 2003 in a sudden-death playoff, eliminating Angela Park on the first extra hole and besting Na Yeon Choi on the third extra hole.
Tennis:
ATP Tour:
Canada Masters in Toronto, Canada:
Rafael Nadal beat Nicolas Kiefer 6–3, 6–2
WTA Tour:
East West Bank Classic in Carson, California, United States:
Dinara Safina beat Flavia Pennetta 6–4, 6–2
Banka Koper Slovenia Open in Portorož, Slovenia:
Sara Errani beat Anabel Medina Garrigues 6–3, 6–3
Beach soccer:
FIFA World Cup in Marseille, France:
Final: Brazil 5–3 Italy.
Brazil beat Italy in the Plage du Prado to win the World Cup for the third time in a row. This was the first occasion that the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup has been held outside of Brazil.
Auto racing:
IRL:
Rexall Edmonton Indy in Edmonton, Canada
(1) Scott Dixon (2) Hélio Castroneves (3) Justin Wilson
Cricket
India in Sri Lanka:
1st Test in Colombo: Sri Lanka 600/6d (162 ov) beat India 223 (72.5 ov) & 138 (45 ov) by an innings and 239 runs.
Cycling:
Tour de France – Stage 20 (Cérilly > Saint-Amand-Montrond) (Time trial):
(1) Stefan Schumacher (2) Fabian Cancellara (3) Kim Kirchen
Cadel Evans makes up 29 seconds on Carlos Sastre to take second place in the General classification, but remains 1'05" behind Sastre, who seems likely to win the race in Paris tomorrow.
Rugby union:
Tri Nations Series:
Australia 34–19 New Zealand at Sydney
In the Bledisloe Cup opener, the Wallabies score a decisive win over the All Blacks to take pole position in the series.
Cycling:
Tour de France – Stage 19 (Roanne > Montluçon):
(1) Sylvain Chavanel (2) Jérémy Roy (3) Gerald Ciolek
The top ten positions in the General classification remain unchanged.
Cycling:
Tour de France – Stage 18 (Le Bourg-d'Oisans > Saint-Étienne):
(1) Marcus Burghardt (2) Carlos Barredo (3) Romain Feillu
All the leaders finish together in the peloton, so Carlos Sastre maintains his 1'24" lead in the general classification.
Cycling:
Tour de France – Stage 17 (Embrun > Alpe d'Huez):
(1) Carlos Sastre (2) Samuel Sánchez (3) Andy Schleck
Sastre takes the yellow jersey with a 1'24" lead over Fränk Schleck .
Cycling:
Tour de France – Stage 16 (Cuneo > Jausiers):
(1) Cyril Dessel (2) Sandy Casar (3) David Arroyo
Fränk Schleck still holds the yellow jersey.
American football
The New York Giants trade tight end Jeremy Shockey to the New Orleans Saints for two draft picks. (AP via Yahoo)
Cricket
South Africa in England:
2nd Test at Headingley, Leeds: South Africa 522 (176.2 ov) & 9/0 (1.1 ov) beat England 203 (52.3 ov) & 327 (107 ov) by 10 wickets.
South Africa lead 4-match series 1–0
American football:
The Miami Dolphins trade six-time Pro Bowl defensive end Jason Taylor to the Washington Redskins for two draft picks (NFL.com)
Auto racing:
Formula One:
German Grand Prix in Hockenheim, Germany:
(1) Lewis Hamilton (2) Nelson Piquet Jr. (3) Felipe Massa
IRL:
Honda 200 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio:
(1) Ryan Briscoe (2) Dan Wheldon (3) Hélio Castroneves
V8 Supercar:
City of Ipswich 400 at Queensland Raceway in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
(1) Mark Winterbottom (2) Russell Ingall (3) James Courtney
Basketball:
World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men in Athens, Greece – 3rd place playoff:
Germany 96–82 Puerto Rico
Germany qualifies for the Olympic tournament for the first time since 1992.
Cycling:
Tour de France – Stage 15 (Embrun > Prato Nevoso ):
(1) Simon Gerrans (2) Egoi Martínez (3) Danny Pate
Fränk Schleck takes the yellow jersey as the Tour enters Italy, with a seven-second lead over Bernhard Kohl and eight seconds over Cadel Evans .
Four-stage winner Mark Cavendish withdraws before the start of the stage, citing fatigue and the need to prepare for the Beijing Olympics, while 2006 Tour de France winner Óscar Pereiro , crashes out of the race with a fractured shoulder on the descent from Col Agnel.
Golf:
PGA Tour and European Tour:
The Open Championship in Southport, England
Defending champion Pádraig Harrington shakes off a wrist injury to shoot a 1-under par 69 to finish at 283 (+3), giving him a four-stroke victory over Ian Poulter and becoming the first European to win consecutive Opens since James Braid in 1905 and 1906. Third-round leader Greg Norman , attempting to become the oldest player ever to win a major, shoots 7-over 77 and finishes in a tie for third, six shots behind Harrington.
PGA Tour:
U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee in Brown Deer, Wisconsin
Richard S. Johnson becomes the seventh golfer to record his first career PGA Tour win this season, winning by one shot over Ken Duke .
LPGA Tour:
State Farm Classic in Springfield, Illinois
Ji Young Oh wins her first career LPGA event, defeating Yani Tseng on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
Motorcycle racing:
Moto GP:
United States motorcycle Grand Prix at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey, California, United States:
(1) Valentino Rossi (2) Casey Stoner (3) Chris Vermeulen
Superbike:
Brno Superbike World Championship round at Masaryk Circuit, Brno, Czech Republic:
Race 1 (1) Troy Bayliss (2) Troy Corser (3) Michel Fabrizio
Race 2 (1) Troy Bayliss (2) Michel Fabrizio (3) Max Biaggi
Tennis:
ATP Tour:
Priority Telecom Open in Amersfoort, Netherlands:
Final: Albert Montañés beat Steve Darcis 1–6, 7–5, 6–3
Indianapolis Tennis Championships in Indianapolis, United States:
Final: Gilles Simon beat Dmitry Tursunov 6–4, 6–4
Austrian Open in Kitzbühel, Austria:
Final: Juan Martín del Potro beat Jürgen Melzer 6–2, 6–1
Croatia Open Umag in Umag, Croatia:
Final: Fernando Verdasco beat Igor Andreev 3–6, 6–4, 7–6(4)
WTA Tour:
Bank of the West Classic in Stanford, United States:
Final: Aleksandra Wozniak beat Marion Bartoli 7–5, 6–3
Gastein Ladies in Bad Gastein, Austria:
Final: Pauline Parmentier beat Lucie Hradecká 6–4, 6–4
Basketball:
World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men in Athens, Greece – Semifinals:
Greece 88–63 Puerto Rico
Croatia 76–70 Germany
Greece and Croatia qualify to the Olympic tournament. Puerto Rico and Germany will contest the last qualifying spot on Sunday.
Cycling:
Tour de France – Stage 14 (Nîmes > Digne-les-Bains):
(1) Óscar Freire (2) Leonardo Duque (3) Erik Zabel
Cadel Evans retains his slender advantage of one second over Fränk Schleck as the race enters the Alps tomorrow.
Rugby union:
Tri Nations Series:
Australia 16–9 South Africa in Perth
Basketball:
World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men in Athens, Greece – Quarterfinals:
Greece 75–48 New Zealand
Germany 78–65 Brazil
Puerto Rico 81–70 Slovenia
Croatia 83–62 Canada
Cycling:
Tour de France – Stage 13 (Narbonne > Nîmes):
(1) Mark Cavendish (2) Robbie McEwen (3) Romain Feillu
Cavendish wins his fourth stage of this Tour. Cadel Evans retains the yellow jersey.
Cycling:
Tour de France – Stage 12 (Lavelanet > Narbonne):
(1) Mark Cavendish (2) Sebastien Chavanel (3) Gert Steegmans
Mark Cavendish becomes the first British cyclist ever to win three stages of the same Tour de France.
Cadel Evans continues to wear the yellow jersey.
Following the expulsion of Riccardo Riccò from the race after he tested positive for EPO, his Saunier Duval-Scott team withdraws from the Tour before the start of Stage 12.[1]
Cycling:
Tour de France – Stage 11 (Lannemezan > Foix):
(1) Kurt Asle Arvesen (2) Martin Elmiger (3) Alessandro Ballan
Cadel Evans retains the yellow jersey.
Basketball:
World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men in Athens, Greece:
Group A: Greece 89–69 Brazil
Group B: Germany 89–71 New Zealand
Group C: Canada 79–77 South Korea
Canada overturns 12-pts deficit in the last 3 minutes to secure its place in the quarter-finals.
Group D: Croatia 95–81 Puerto Rico
Baseball:
MLB All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York:
American League 4, National League 3, 15 innings.
A base hit by Texas' Michael Young ends the longest All-Star Game in time (4 hours and 50 minutes) and tied for longest game innings played (with the 1967 game in Anaheim, California) and gives the AL home field advantage for the sixth straight year in the 2008 World Series.
Basketball:
World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men in Athens, Greece
Group A: Brazil 94 – 54 Lebanon
Group B: Germany 104 – 68 Cape Verde
Group C: Slovenia 86 – 70 Canada
Group D: Puerto Rico 81 – 72 Cameroon
Greece, Brazil, Germany, New Zealand, Slovenia, Croatia and Puerto Rico qualify to the quarterfinals. The last spot will be contested on Wednesday between Canada and Korea.
Cycling:
Tour de France – Stage 10 (Pau > Hautacam):
(1) Leonardo Piepoli (2) Juan José Cobo (3) Fränk Schleck
Cadel Evans takes the yellow jersey, with one second lead over Schleck.
Cricket:
South Africa in England:
1st Test at Lord's, London: England 593/8dec (156.2 ov) drew South Africa 247 (93.3 ov) & 393/3dec (167 ov).
Basketball:
World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men in Athens, Greece
Group A: Greece 119–62 Lebanon
Group B: New Zealand 77–50 Cape Verde
Group C: Slovenia 88–76 South Korea
Group D: Croatia 93–79 Cameroon
Auto racing:
World Touring Car Championship season: Autódromo do Estoril at Estoril, Portugal
Race 1: (1) Rickard Rydell (2) Nicola Larini (3) Yvan Muller
Race 2: (1) Tiago Monteiro (2) Yvan Muller (3) Andy Priaulx
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters: Round 6 at Zandvoort, Netherlands
(1) Mattias Ekström (2) Timo Scheider (3) Tom Kristensen
Cycling:
Tour de France – Stage 9 (Toulouse > Bagnères-de-Bigorre):
(1) Riccardo Riccò (2) Vladimir Efimkin (3) Cyril Dessel
Kim Kirchen continues to wear the yellow jersey.
Motorcycle racing:
Moto GP:
German motorcycle Grand Prix at Sachsenring, Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Germany:
(1) Casey Stoner (2) Valentino Rossi (3) Chris Vermeulen
Auto racing:
Sprint Cup:
LifeLock.com 400 in Joliet, Illinois
(1) Kyle Busch (2) Jimmie Johnson (3) Kevin Harvick
IRL:
Firestone Indy 200 in Lebanon, Tennessee
(1) Scott Dixon (2) Dan Wheldon (3) Hélio Castroneves
Cycling:
Tour de France – Stage 8 (Figeac > Toulouse):
(1) Mark Cavendish (2) Gerald Ciolek (3) Jimmy Casper
The last stage before the Tour enters the Pyrenees ends in a mass sprint, with Kim Kirchen retaining the yellow jersey.
Rugby union:
Tri Nations Series:
New Zealand (15) 28 – (17) 30 South Africa in Dunedin
The Springboks defeat the All Blacks two tries to one to break a historic 30 match-unbeaten home record for the All Blacks. It marks the Boks' first win in New Zealand in ten years, and will also return the rugby world champions to the top spot in the IRB World Rankings, which they had lost to the All Blacks last week.
Cycling:
Tour de France – Stage 7 (Brioude > Aurillac):
(1) Luis León Sánchez (2) Stefan Schumacher (3) Filippo Pozzato
Kim Kirchen retains the yellow jersey.
At stage's end, news broke of a failed drugs test by Spanish rider Manuel Beltrán. He was ejected from the tour.
Cycling:
Tour de France – Stage 6 (Aigurande > Super-Besse Sancy):
(1) Riccardo Riccò (2) Alejandro Valverde (3) Cadel Evans
The first mountain stage of the Tour, an intermediate climbing stage in the Massif Central, sees Kim Kirchen take over the yellow jersey after previous race leader Stefan Schumacher crashes near the finish.
Cycling:
Tour de France – Stage 5 (Cholet > Châteauroux):
(1) Mark Cavendish (2) Óscar Freire (3) Erik Zabel
Cycling:
Tour de France – Stage 4, ITT (Cholet):
(1) Stefan Schumacher (2) Kim Kirchen (3) David Millar
The first time trial of the Tour causes the expected shakeup in the general classification, with the top five finishers in the stage taking over the top five places, in the same order, in the GC. Schumacher becomes the third different rider in four days to don the yellow jersey.
Basketball:
Former Los Angeles Clippers swingman and free agent Corey Maggette signs with the Golden State Warriors.
Cycling:
Tour de France – Stage 3 (St-Malo > Nantes):
(1) Samuel Dumoulin (2) William Frischkorn (3) Romain Feillu
Auto racing:
Formula One:
British Grand Prix, at Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire, Great Britain:
(1) Lewis Hamilton (2) Nick Heidfeld (3) Rubens Barrichello
FIA GT Championship:
Oschersleben 2 Hours, at Motorsport Arena Oschersleben, Oschersleben, Germany:
(1) Karl Wendlinger & Ryan Sharp (2) Lukas Lichtner-Hoyer & Alex Müller (3) Jean-Denis Délétraz & Marcel Fässler
IRL:
Camping World Watkins Glen Grand Prix, at Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, New York
(1) Ryan Hunter-Reay (2) Darren Manning (3) Tony Kanaan
V8 Supercar:
Skycity Triple Crown, at Hidden Valley Raceway, Darwin, Australia:
(1) Steven Richards (2) Mark Winterbottom (3) Garth Tander
Baseball:
The Cleveland Indians trade three-time All-Star pitcher CC Sabathia to the Milwaukee Brewers for four minor leaguers. (Yahoo Sports)
Seven players from the Chicago Cubs and Boston Red Sox are named to the rosters for next week's 2008 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
Cricket:
Asia Cup – Final:
Sri Lanka 273 (49.5 ov) beat India 173 (39.3 ov) by 100 runs
Australia in the West Indies:
5th ODI at Basseterre: Australia 341/8 (50 ov) beat West Indies 172 (39.5 ov) by 169 runs
Australia win the series 5–0
Cycling:
Tour de France – Stage 2 (Auray > Saint-Brieuc):
(1) Thor Hushovd (2) Kim Kirchen (3) Gerald Ciolek
Tennis:
2008 Wimbledon Championships – Gentlemen's Singles Final:
Rafael Nadal def. Roger Federer 6–4, 6–4, 6–7(5), 6–7(8), 9–7
Auto racing:
NASCAR Sprint Cup:
Coke Zero 400 in Daytona Beach, Florida:
Cycling:
Tour de France – Stage 1 (Brest > Plumelec):
(1) Alejandro Valverde (2) Philippe Gilbert (3) Jérôme Pineau
2008 European Road Championships:
Women's U23 road race 01 ! Rasa Leleivytė Lithuania, 02 ! Lesya Kalytovska Ukraine, 03 ! Marta Bastianelli Russia
Men's U23 road race: 01 ! Cyril Gautier France, 02 ! Paul Voss Germany 03 ! Timofey Kritskiy Russia
Mixed martial arts:
UFC 86 in Las Vegas:
Rugby union:
Tri Nations Series:
New Zealand 19–8 South Africa at Wellington
Mid-year Tests:
Australia 40–10 France at Brisbane
Tennis:
2008 Wimbledon Championships – Ladies' Singles Final:
Venus Williams def. Serena Williams 7–5, 6–4
Cricket:
Australia in the West Indies:
4th ODI at Basseterre: Australia 282/8 (50 overs) beat West Indies 281/6 (50 overs) by 1 run.
Australia lead 5-match series 4–0.
Asia Cup – Super Fours:
Pakistan 116/0 (19.4 overs) beat Bangladesh 115/10 (38.2 overs) by 10 wickets (with 182 balls remaining).
India and Sri Lanka reach the final
Cycling:
2008 European Road Championships:
Women's U23 time trial 01 ! Ellen van Dijk Netherlands, 02 ! Svitlana Halyuk Ukraine, 03 ! Lesya Kalytovska Ukraine
Men's U23 time trial: 01 ! Adriano Malori Italy, 02 ! Timofey Kritskiy Russia, 03 ! Artem Ovechkin Russia
Cricket:
Asia Cup – Super Fours:
India 310/4 (46.5 ov) beat Sri Lanka 308/8 (50 ov) by 6 wickets
India qualify for the finals
Tri-Series in Scotland:
New Zealand 102/2 (14.4 ov) beat Scotland 101 (33.2 ov) by 8 wickets
New Zealand win the tri-series.
Association football:
2008 Copa Libertadores Final, Second Leg
Fluminense 3–1 (5–5 Agg.) LDU Quito (1–3 penalty shootout)
The Second Leg of the Copa Libertadores finals was played at a packed Estádio do Maracanã to crown the champions. Luis Bolaños of LDU Quito scored first in the 6th minute to put LDU Quito up 1–0 in the game, and 5–2 on aggregate. Fluminense answered back with a hat-trick by Thiago Neves with goals on the 12th, 28th, and 56th, minute. The score at the end of regulation was 3–1, leaving the aggregate at 5–5; extra-time was needed. After a scoreless extra-time, the game went on to a penalty shootout. LDU Quito goalkeeper José Francisco Cevallos blocked three of four penalty kicks, while his teammate put in three of four to give LDU Quito their first Copa Libertadores title.
Basketball:
Clay Bennett and the city of Seattle announce a settlement in the city's lawsuit that attempted to keep the NBA's Seattle SuperSonics in the city. Bennett agrees to pay the city US$45 million immediately, with an additional $30 million possible if other conditions are met. The team is now free to move to Oklahoma City for the 2008–09 season, while the Sonics' name and colors will remain with Seattle, and the Sonics' history will be shared between the Oklahoma City team and any future Seattle team. (ESPN)
Cricket:
Asia Cup – Super Fours:
Pakistan 309/2 (45.3 ov) beat India 308/7 (50 ov) by 8 wickets (with 27 balls remaining)
Tri-Series in Scotland:
2nd Match: Scotland 211/5 (47.3 ov) beat Ireland 210/8 (50 ov) by 5 wickets (with 15 balls remaining)
Cricket:
Associates Tri-Series in Scotland:
1st ODI: New Zealand 402/2 (50 ov) beat Ireland 112 (28.4 ov) by 290 runs
New Zealand's 290 run win over Ireland is a new world record for the biggest margin of victory by runs. The previous world record was India's 257 run drubbing of Bermuda in the 2007 Cricket World Cup.
Bermuda in Canada:
3rd ODI: Canada 276/9 (50 ov) beat Bermuda 199/7 (50 ov) by 77 runs
Bermuda wins the 3 match series 2–1.
July 2008 in sports Wikipedia (Text) CC BY-SA
