1: Wakanohana Kanji I
5: Shoya Tomizawa
27: George Blanda
27: Real Quiet
National Football League
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Australian Football League
Formula One
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World Rally Championship
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UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
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Major League Baseball: The San Francisco Giants clinch at least a tie for the National League West title with a 4–1 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks.
UAAP at Quezon City:
Men's Finals: Ateneo de Manila University 65, Far Eastern University 62, Ateneo win best-of-3 series 2–0
Ateneo clinch their third consecutive, sixth UAAP and 20th men's championship.
Women's Finals: Adamson University 56, Far Eastern University 54, Adamson win best-of-3 series 2–0
Adamson win their second consecutive and sixth UAAP women's championship.
Ireland in Zimbabwe:
3rd ODI in Harare: Ireland 244 (49.4 overs; Ed Rainsford 5/36); Zimbabwe 224 (47.4 overs). Ireland win by 20 runs; Zimbabwe win 3-match series 2–1.
UCI Road World Championships in Melbourne and Geelong, Australia:
Men's time trial: 01 ! Fabian Cancellara (SUI) 58:09.19 02 ! David Millar (GBR) 59:11.94 03 ! Tony Martin (GER) 59:21.68
Cancellara wins the event for the second successive time and record fourth time overall.
FEI World Games in Lexington, Kentucky, United States:
Reining Individual Final Competition: 01 ! Tom McCutcheon (USA) on Gunners Special Nite 228.0 points 02 ! Craig Schmersal (USA) on Mister Montana Nic 223.0 03 ! Duane Latimer (CAN) on Dun Playin Tag 222.5
ISU Junior Grand Prix in Sheffield, Great Britain:
Ladies Short Program: (1) Adelina Sotnikova (RUS) 59.39 (2) Yasmin Siraj (USA) 55.66 (3) Yuki Nishino (JPN) 51.96
Pairs Short Program: (1) Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov (RUS) 54.17 (2) Taylor Steele / Robert Schultz (CAN) 46.94 (3) Natasha Purich / Raymond Schultz (CAN) 45.11
Men Short Program: (1) Joshua Farris (USA) 59.79 (2) Liam Firus (CAN) 59.20 (3) Keiji Tanaka (JPN) 58.28
OFC Women's Championship in Auckland, New Zealand:
Group B:
Papua New Guinea 3–0 Fiji
Solomon Islands 4–0 Tonga
UEFA Europa League group stage, matchday 2:
Group A:
Lech Poznań 2–0 Red Bull Salzburg
Manchester City 1–1 Juventus
Standings (after 2 matches): Lech Poznań, Manchester City 4 points, Juventus 2, Red Bull Salzburg 0.
Group B:
Rosenborg 2–1 Aris
Atlético Madrid 1–1 Bayer Leverkusen
Standings (after 2 matches): Bayer Leverkusen 4 points, Aris, Rosenborg 3, Atlético Madrid 1.
Group C:
Gent 1–1 Lille
Sporting CP 5–0 Levski Sofia
Standings (after 2 matches): Sporting CP 6 points, Levski Sofia 3, Gent, Lille 1.
Group D:
PAOK 1–0 Dinamo Zagreb
Villarreal 2–1 Club Brugge
Standings (after 2 matches): PAOK 4 points, Dinamo Zagreb, Villarreal 3, Club Brugge 1.
Group E:
BATE 4–1 AZ
Sheriff Tiraspol 2–0 Dynamo Kyiv
Standings (after 2 matches): BATE 4 points, AZ, Sheriff Tiraspol 3, Dynamo Kyiv 1.
Group F:
CSKA Moscow 3–0 Sparta Prague
Palermo 1–0 Lausanne-Sport
Standings (after 2 matches): CSKA Moscow 6 points, Sparta Prague, Palermo 3, Lausanne-Sport 0.
Group G:
Hajduk Split 1–0 Anderlecht
Zenit St. Petersburg 4–2 AEK Athens
Standings (after 2 matches): Zenit St. Petersburg 6 points, AEK Athens, Hajduk Split 3, Anderlecht 0.
Group H:
Odense 1–2 Stuttgart
Young Boys 2–0 Getafe
Standings (after 2 matches): Stuttgart 6 points, Young Boys, Getafe 3, Odense 0.
Group I:
Sampdoria 1–0 Debrecen
Metalist Kharkiv 0–2 PSV Eindhoven
Standings (after 2 matches): PSV Eindhoven, Sampdoria 4 points, Metalist Kharkiv 3, Debrecen 0.
Group J:
Paris Saint-Germain 2–0 Karpaty Lviv
Borussia Dortmund 0–1 Sevilla
Standings (after 2 matches): Paris Saint-Germain 6 points, Sevilla, Borussia Dortmund 3, Karpaty Lviv 0.
Group K:
Steaua Bucureşti 3–3 Napoli
Utrecht 0–0 Liverpool
Standings (after 2 matches): Liverpool 4 points, Napoli, Utrecht 2, Steaua Bucureşti 1.
Group L:
Rapid Wien 1–2 Beşiktaş
CSKA Sofia 0–1 Porto
Standings (after 2 matches): Porto, Beşiktaş 6 points, CSKA Sofia, Rapid Wien 0.
CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage, matchday 5:
Group D: FAS 1–4 Olimpia
Standings (after 5 matches): Olimpia 10 points, Puerto Rico Islanders 8, Toluca 7, FAS 2.
Premier League Snooker – League phase in Plymouth:
Marco Fu (HKG) 4–2 Shaun Murphy (ENG)
Ding Junhui (CHN) 3–3 Mark Williams (WAL)
Neil Robertson (AUS) 2–4 Mark Selby (ENG)
Standings: Fu, Williams 3 points (2 matches), Murphy 2 (2), Ding 2 (3), Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG), Selby 2 (2), Robertson 0 (1).
Men's World Championship in Italy:
Pool G in Catania: Puerto Rico 0–3 Germany
Pool H in Milan: Cuba 1–3 Serbia
Pool I in Catania: Russia 3–0 Egypt
Pool L in Ancona: United States 0–3 Czech Republic
Pool M in Milan: France 1–3 Argentina
Pool N in Ancona: Poland 0–3 Brazil
FIBA World Championship for Women in Czech Republic: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals)
Group E in Ostrava:
Greece 70–74 Belarus
France 49–47 Canada
United States 83–75 Australia
Final standings: USA 12 points, Australia 11, France 10, Belarus 9, Greece 8, Canada 7.
Group F in Brno:
Japan 64–65 South Korea
Czech Republic 84–70 Brazil
Russia 76–67 Spain
Final standings: Russia 12 points, Spain 11, Czech Republic 10, Korea 9, Brazil 8, Japan 7.
15th place playoff: Senegal 67–69 (OT) Mali
13th place playoff: China 86–60 Argentina
UCI Road World Championships in Melbourne and Geelong, Australia:
Women's time trial: 01 ! Emma Pooley (GBR) 32:48.44 02 ! Judith Arndt (GER) 33:03.61 03 ! Linda Villumsen (NZL) 33:04.24
Men's under-23 time trial: 01 ! Taylor Phinney (USA) 42:50.29 02 ! Luke Durbridge (AUS) 42:52.19 03 ! Marcel Kittel (GER) 43:14.30
FEI World Games in Lexington, Kentucky, United States:
Dressage Grand Prix Special: 01 ! Edward Gal (NED) on Moorlands Totilas 85.708% 02 ! Laura Bechtolsheimer (GBR) on Mistral Hojris 81.708% 03 ! Steffen Peters (USA) on Ravel 78.542%
OFC Women's Championship in Auckland, New Zealand:
Group A:
New Zealand 14–0 Vanuatu
Cook Islands 1–0 Tahiti
WAFF Championship in Amman, Jordan: (teams in bold advance to the semifinals)
Group C: Palestine 0–3 Iraq
Final standings: Iraq 6 points, Yemen 3, Palestine 0.
UEFA Champions League group stage, matchday 2:
Group A:
Tottenham Hotspur 4–1 Twente
Internazionale 4–0 Werder Bremen
Standings (after 2 matches): Internazionale, Tottenham Hotspur 4 points, Twente, Werder Bremen 1.
Group B:
Hapoel Tel Aviv 1–3 Lyon
Schalke 04 2–0 Benfica
Standings (after 2 matches): Lyon 6 points, Schalke 04, Benfica 3, Hapoel Tel Aviv 0.
Group C:
Valencia 0–1 Manchester United
Rangers 1–0 Bursaspor
Standings (after 2 matches): Manchester United, Rangers 4 points, Valencia 3, Bursaspor 0.
Group D:
Rubin Kazan 1–1 Barcelona
Panathinaikos 0–2 Copenhagen
Standings (after 2 matches): Copenhagen 6 points, Barcelona 4, Rubin Kazan 1, Panathinaikos 0.
Copa Sudamericana Round of 16, first leg:
Banfield 2–0 Deportes Tolima
CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage, matchday 5: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals)
Group B:
Municipal 2–1 Columbus Crew
Santos Laguna 5–1 Joe Public
Standings (after 5 matches): Santos Laguna 10 points, Columbus Crew 9, Municipal 8, Joe Public 1.
Group C: Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 Marathón
Standings (after 5 matches): Monterrey 13 points, Saprissa 7, Marathón 6, Seattle Sounders FC 3.
Group D: Puerto Rico Islanders 3–2 Toluca
Standings: Puerto Rico Islanders 8 points (5 matches), Toluca 7 (5), Olimpia 7 (4), FAS 0 (4).
Major League Baseball
National League:
Jay Bruce's first pitch walk-off homer to lead off the bottom of the ninth inning gives the Cincinnati Reds a 3–2 win over the Houston Astros and the Central Division championship, their first since 1995, ending the fifth longest period between postseason appearances.
American League:
The Tampa Bay Rays defeat the Baltimore Orioles 5–0 while the New York Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6–1, filling out the complete American League postseason card, and eliminating the Boston Red Sox from playoff contention for the first time since 2006.
FIBA World Championship for Women in the Czech Republic: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals)
Group E in Ostrava:
Canada 52–57 Greece
Australia 62–52 France
Belarus 61–107 United States
Standings (after 5 games): USA, Australia 10 points, France 8, Greece, Belarus 7, Canada 6.
Group F in Brno:
Brazil 93–91 (OT) Japan
Spain 77–57 Czech Republic
South Korea 48–81 Russia
Standings (after 5 games): Spain, Russia 10 points, Czech Republic 8, Brazil, Korea 7, Japan 6.
13th–16th semifinals:
China 71–69 Senegal
Mali 69–74 (OT) Argentina
Ireland in Zimbabwe:
2nd ODI in Harare: Ireland 238/9 (50 overs); Zimbabwe 239/7 (48.5 overs). Zimbabwe win by 3 wickets; lead 3-match series 2–0.
FEI World Games in Lexington, Kentucky, United States:
Dressage Team Grand Prix: 01 ! Netherlands 229.745% 02 ! Great Britain 224.767% 03 ! Germany 220.595%
WAFF Championship in Amman, Jordan: (teams in bold advance to the semifinals)
Group A: Oman 2–2 Iran
Final standings: Iran 4 points, Bahrain 3, Oman 1.
Group B: Kuwait 2–2 Jordan
Final standings: Kuwait 4 points, Jordan 2, Syria 1.
UEFA Champions League group stage, matchday 2:
Group E:
Basel 1–2 Bayern Munich
Roma 2–1 CFR Cluj
Standings (after 2 matches): Bayern Munich 6 points, Roma, CFR Cluj 3, Basel 0.
Group F:
Chelsea 2–0 Marseille
Spartak Moscow 3–0 Žilina
Standings (after 2 matches): Chelsea, Spartak Moscow 6 points, Marseille, Žilina 0.
Group G:
Auxerre 0–1 Real Madrid
Ajax 1–1 Milan
Standings (after 2 matches): Real Madrid 6 points, Milan 4, Ajax 1, Auxerre 0.
Group H:
Partizan 1–3 Arsenal
Braga 0–3 Shakhtar Donetsk
Standings (after 2 matches): Arsenal, Shakhtar Donetsk 6 points, Partizan, Braga 0.
Copa Sudamericana Round of 16, first leg:
Defensor Sporting 1–0 Independiente
CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage, matchday 5: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals)
Group A:
Toronto FC 1–1 Real Salt Lake
Cruz Azul 2–0 Árabe Unido
Standings (after 5 matches): Cruz Azul, Real Salt Lake 10 points, Toronto FC 5, Árabe Unido 3.
Group C: Saprissa 2–2 Monterrey
Standings: Monterrey 13 points (5 matches), Saprissa 7 (5), Marathón 6 (4), Seattle Sounders FC 0 (4).
NFL Monday Night Football Week 3: Chicago Bears 20, Green Bay Packers 17
Major League Baseball:
Roy Halladay's two-hit complete game leads the Philadelphia Phillies to an 8–0 win over the Washington Nationals that clinches the Phils' fourth straight NL East title.
FIBA World Championship for Women in the Czech Republic: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals)
Group E in Ostrava:
Greece 54–93 Australia
France 58–48 Belarus
United States 87–46 Canada
Standings (after 4 games): USA, Australia 8 points, France 7, Belarus 6, Greece, Canada 5.
Group F in Brno:
Japan 59–86 Spain
Czech Republic 96–65 South Korea
Russia 76–53 Brazil
Standings (after 4 games): Spain, Russia 8 points, Czech Republic 7, Korea 6, Japan, Brazil 5.
WAFF Championship in Amman, Jordan:
Group C: Yemen 3–1 Palestine
Men's World Championship in Italy: (teams in bold advance to the second round)
Pool A in Milan:
Japan 3–2 Egypt
Italy 3–2 Iran
Final standings: Italy 6 points, Egypt, Japan, Iran 4.
Pool B in Verona:
Spain 3–1 Tunisia
Cuba 3–2 Brazil
Final standings: Cuba 6 points, Brazil 5, Spain 4, Tunisia 3.
Pool C in Modena:
Australia 1–3 Cameroon
Puerto Rico 2–3 Russia
Final standings: Russia 6 points, Puerto Rico 5, Cameroon 4, Australia 3.
Pool D in Reggio Calabria:
Mexico 3–0 Venezuela
United States 3–1 Argentina
Final standings: United States 6 points, Argentina 5, Mexico 4, Venezuela 3.
Pool E in Turin:
Bulgaria 1–3 Czech Republic
China 0–3 France
Final standings: France 6 points, Czech Republic 5, Bulgaria 4, China 3.
Pool F in Trieste:
Germany 3–0 Canada
Serbia 1–3 Poland
Final standings: Poland 6 points, Serbia, Germany, Canada 4.
NFL Week 3:
Tennessee Titans 29, New York Giants 10
Pittsburgh Steelers 38, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 13
Cincinnati Bengals 20, Carolina Panthers 7
Baltimore Ravens 24, Cleveland Browns 17
Dallas Cowboys 27, Houston Texans 13
Kansas City Chiefs 31, San Francisco 49ers 10
Minnesota Vikings 24, Detroit Lions 10
New England Patriots 38, Buffalo Bills 30
Atlanta Falcons 27, New Orleans Saints 24 (OT)
St. Louis Rams 30, Washington Redskins 16
Philadelphia Eagles 28, Jacksonville Jaguars 3
Arizona Cardinals 24, Oakland Raiders 23
Seattle Seahawks 27, San Diego Chargers 20
Indianapolis Colts 27, Denver Broncos 13
Sunday Night Football: New York Jets 31, Miami Dolphins 23
World Marathon Majors:
Berlin Marathon:
Men: 01 ! Patrick Makau Musyoki (KEN) 2:05:08 02 ! Geoffrey Mutai (KEN) 2:05:10 03 ! Bazu Worku (ETH) 2:05.25
Women: 01 ! Aberu Kebede (ETH) 2:23:58 02 ! Bezunesh Bekele (ETH) 2:24:58 03 ! Tomo Morimoto (JPN) 2:26:10
Formula One:
Singapore Grand Prix in Marina Bay, Singapore: (1) Fernando Alonso (ESP) (Ferrari) (2) Sebastian Vettel (GER) (Red Bull-Renault) (3) Mark Webber (AUS) (Red Bull-Renault)
Drivers' championship standings (after 15 of 19 races): (1) Webber 202 points (2) Alonso 191 (3) Lewis Hamilton (GBR) (McLaren-Mercedes) 182
Constructors' championship standings: (1) Red Bull 383 points (2) McLaren 359 (3) Ferrari 319
Chase for the Sprint Cup:
AAA 400 in Dover, Delaware: (1) Jimmie Johnson (Chevrolet; Hendrick Motorsports) (2) Jeff Burton (Chevrolet; Richard Childress Racing) (3) Joey Logano (Toyota; Joe Gibbs Racing)
Drivers' championship standings (after 28 of 36 races): (1) Denny Hamlin (Toyota; Joe Gibbs Racing) 5368 points (2) Johnson 5333 (3) Kyle Busch (Toyota; Joe Gibbs Racing) 5323
BWF Super Series:
Japan Super Series in Tokyo:
Men's singles: Lee Chong Wei (MAS) def. Lin Dan (CHN) 22–20, 16–21, 21–17
Women's singles: Jiang Yanjiao (CHN) def. Wang Xin (CHN) 23–21, 21–18
Men's doubles: Cai Yun (CHN)/Fu Haifeng (CHN) def. Koo Kien Keat (MAS)/Tan Boon Heong (MAS) 18–21, 21–14, 21–12
Women's doubles: Wang Xiao Li (CHN)/Yu Yang (CHN) def. Cheng Shu (CHN)/Zhao Yun Lei (CHN) 21–17, 21–6
Mixed doubles: Zhang Nan (CHN)/Zhao Yunlei (CHN) def. Tao Jiaming (CHN)/Tian Qing (CHN) 21–19, 22–20
Major League Baseball:
The Philadelphia Phillies fail to clinch the NL East title, losing 7–3 to the New York Mets in their final home game of the season, but other results make them the first National League team to clinch a postseason berth.
Ireland in Zimbabwe:
1st ODI in Harare: Ireland 200 (47.3 overs); Zimbabwe 206/8 (50 overs). Zimbabwe win by 2 wickets; lead 3-match series 1–0.
FEI World Games in Lexington, Kentucky, United States:
Reining Team Competition: 01 ! United States 674.5 points 02 ! Belgium 659 03 ! Italy 655.5
Endurance Team Competition: 01 ! United Arab Emirates 23:53:36 02 ! France 24:49:46 03 ! Germany 25:34:16
Endurance Individual Competition: 01 ! Maria Mercedes Alvarez Ponton (ESP) on Nobby 7:35:44 02 ! Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (UAE) on Ciel Oriental 7:36:39 03 ! Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum (UAE) on SAS Alexis 7:36:56
ISU Junior Grand Prix in Karuizawa, Nagano, Japan: (skaters in bold qualify for ISU Junior Grand Prix Final)
Ice Dance: 01 ! Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin (RUS) 130.08 02 ! Ekaterina Pushkash / Jonathan Guerreiro (RUS) 129.71 03 ! Geraldine Bott / Neil Brown (FRA) 123.65
Standings (after 4 of 7 events): Stepanova / Bukin 30 points (2 events), Anastasia Cannuscio / Colin McManus (USA) 22 (2), Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron (FRA) 20 (2), Bott / Brown 18 (2), Ksenia Monko / Kirill Khaliavin (RUS), Charlotte Lichtman / Dean Copley (USA) 15 (1), Pushkash / Guerreiro, Victoria Sinitsina / Ruslan Zhiganshin (RUS), Anastasia Galyeta / Alexei Shumski (UKR) 13 (1).
WAFF Championship in Amman, Jordan:
Group A: Bahrain 2–0 Oman
Group B: Syria 1–2 Kuwait
Women's Professional Soccer Championship in Hayward, California:
FC Gold Pride 4–0 Philadelphia Independence
FC Gold Pride win the championship for the first time.
World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Moscow, Russia:
Groups hoops: 01 ! Russia 27.975 points 02 ! Italy 27.875 03 ! Bulgaria 27.100
Groups ribbons and ropes: 01 ! Russia 28.050 points 02 ! Italy 27.900 03 ! Belarus 27.150
PGA Tour:
FedEx Cup Playoffs: The Tour Championship in Atlanta:
Winner: Jim Furyk (USA) 272 (−8)
Final FedEx Cup standings: (1) Furyk 2980 points (2) Matt Kuchar (USA) 2727 (3) Luke Donald (ENG) 2700
Furyk wins his 16th PGA Tour title and in doing so, wins his first FedEx Cup title.
European Tour:
Vivendi Cup in Chambourcy, France:
Winner: John Parry (ENG) 271 (−17)
Parry wins his first European Tour title.
Champions Tour:
SAS Championship in Cary, North Carolina:
Winner: Russ Cochran (USA) 202 (−14)
Cochran wins his second Champions Tour title in as many events.
Europa Cup first round in Wrocław, Poland:
Pool A:
Ceské Budejovice 18–6 AZS Wroclaw
Trojans 9–11 Vacarisses
Ceské Budejovice 21–3 St Andrews University
Final standings: Vacarisses 12 points, Ceské Budejovice 8, Trojans 7, AZS Wroclaw 3, St Andrews U. 0.
Pool B:
CC Oeiras 13–9 SKK Prievidza
CC Oeiras 19–8 Kocaeli University
KV Adler Rauxel 18–6 Bonson FJEP
Final standings: CC Oeiras 12 points, KV Adler Rauxel 9, SKK Prievidza 6, Kocaeli U. 3, Bonson FJEP 0.
5th place playoff: Trojans 16–7 SKK Prievidza
Top five teams advance to the Final Round.
Superbike:
Imola Superbike World Championship round in Imola, Italy:
Race 1: (1) Carlos Checa (ESP) (Ducati 1098R) (2) Lorenzo Lanzi (ITA) (Ducati 1098R) (3) Noriyuki Haga (JPN) (Ducati 1098R)
Race 2: (1) Checa (2) Haga (3) Cal Crutchlow (GBR) (Yamaha YZF-R1)
Riders' championship standings (after 12 of 13 rounds): (1) Max Biaggi (ITA) (Aprilia RSV 4) 413 points (2) Leon Haslam (GBR) (Suzuki GSX-R1000) 350 (3) Jonathan Rea (GBR) (Honda CBR1000RR) 288
Biaggi becomes the first Italian to win the Superbike World Championship.
Manufacturers' championship standings: (1) Aprilia 433 points (2) Ducati 392 (3) Suzuki 379
Supersport:
Imola Supersport World Championship round in Imola, Italy: (1) Michele Pirro (ITA) (Honda CBR600RR) (2) Kenan Sofuoğlu (TUR) (Honda CBR600RR) (3) Eugene Laverty (IRL) (Honda CBR600RR)
Riders' championship standings (after 12 of 13 rounds): (1) Sofuoğlu 243 points (2) Laverty 227 (3) Joan Lascorz (ESP) (Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R) 168
Manufacturers' championship standings: (1) Honda 295 points (2) Kawasaki 201 (3) Triumph 152
Pitch and putt
EPPA European Championship in Lloret de Mar, Catalonia:
7th-8th places: Switzerland 7.5–0.5 Germany
5th-6th places: Andorra 5.5–3.5 Norway
3rd-4th places: 03 ! Netherlands 5.5–3.5 Great Britain
Final: 02 ! Ireland 4–5 01 ! Catalonia
Catalonia win the title for the first time.
World Open in Glasgow, Scotland:
Semi-finals:
Peter Ebdon (ENG) 1–3 Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
Mark Williams (WAL) 2–3 Neil Robertson (AUS)
Final: Robertson 5–1 O'Sullivan
Robertson defends his title, and wins the sixth ranking title of his career.
Women's World Cup in Kuala Lumpur: 01 ! Guo Yan (CHN) 02 ! Jiang Huajun (HKG) 03 ! Guo Yue (CHN)
ATP World Tour:
Open de Moselle:
Final: Gilles Simon (FRA) def. Mischa Zverev (GER) 6–3, 6–2
Simon wins his seventh career title.
BCR Open Romania:
Final: Juan Ignacio Chela (ARG) def. Pablo Andújar (ESP) 7–5, 6–1
Chela wins his sixth career title.
WTA Tour:
Hansol Korea Open:
Final: Alisa Kleybanova (RUS) def. Klára Zakopalová (CZE) 6–1, 6–3
Kleybanova wins her second career title.
Men's World Championship in Italy: (teams in bold advance to the second round)
Pool A in Milan:
Iran 3–1 Japan
Egypt 0–3 Italy
Standings (after 2 games): Italy 4 points, Egypt, Iran 3, Japan 2.
Pool B in Verona:
Tunisia 0–3 Cuba
Brazil 3–1 Spain
Standings (after 2 games): Brazil, Cuba 4 points, Spain, Tunisia 2.
Pool C in Modena:
Cameroon 0–3 Puerto Rico
Russia 3–1 Australia
Standings (after 2 games): Russia, Puerto Rico 4 points, Australia, Cameroon 2.
Pool D in Reggio Calabria:
Argentina 3–1 Mexico
Venezuela 0–3 United States
Standings (after 2 games): Argentina, United States 4 points, Mexico, Venezuela 2.
Pool E in Turin:
Czech Republic 3–1 China
France 3–2 Bulgaria
Standings (after 2 games): France 4 points, Bulgaria, Czech Republic 3, China 2.
Pool F in Trieste:
Canada 3–1 Serbia
Poland 3–2 Germany
Standings (after 2 games): Poland 4, Canada, Serbia 3, Germany 2.
World Championships in Antalya, Turkey:
Men's 105 kg:
Total: 01 ! Marcin Dołęga (POL) 415 kg 02 ! Dmitry Klokov (RUS) 415 kg 03 ! Vladimir Smorchkov (RUS) 410 kg
Snatch: 01 ! Klokov 192 kg 02 ! Smorchkov 190 kg 03 ! Dołęga 188 kg
Clean & Jerk: 01 ! Dołęga 227 kg 02 ! Klokov 223 kg 03 ! Bartlomiej Bonk (POL) 170 kg
Men's +105 kg:
Total: 01 ! Behdad Salimi (IRN) 453 kg 02 ! Matthias Steiner (GER) 440 kg 03 ! Artem Udachyn (UKR) 440 kg
Snatch: 01 ! Evgeny Chigishev (RUS) 210 kg 02 ! Salimi 208 kg 03 ! Udachyn 205 kg
Clean & Jerk: 01 ! Steiner 246 kg 02 ! Salimi 245 kg 03 ! Jeon Sang-Guen (KOR) 242 kg
NCAA:
AP Top 10:
(1) Alabama 24, (10) Arkansas 20
(2) Ohio State 73, Eastern Michigan 20
(3) Boise State 37, (24) Oregon State 24
(5) Oregon 42, Arizona State 31
(6) Nebraska 17, South Dakota State 3
UCLA 34, (7) Texas 12
(8) Oklahoma 31, Cincinnati 29
(9) Florida 48, Kentucky 14
Other games:
(17) Auburn 35, (12) South Carolina 27
(15) LSU 20, (22) West Virginia 14
Played earlier this week: (4) TCU
AFL Finals Series:
Grand Final in Melbourne: Collingwood 9.14 (68)–10.8 (68) St Kilda
The Magpies and Saints will return to the MCG on 2 October for the first Grand Final replay since 1977.
Nationwide Series:
Dover 200 in Dover, Delaware: (1) Kyle Busch (Toyota; Joe Gibbs Racing) (2) Joey Logano (Toyota; Joe Gibbs Racing) (3) Carl Edwards (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing)
Drivers' championship standings (after 28 of 35 races): (1) Brad Keselowski (Dodge; Penske Racing) 4414 points (2) Edwards 4094 (3) Busch 3914
Busch sets a new record for NASCAR's second-tier series with his 11th win of the season.
Major League Baseball:
The Texas Rangers clinch the AL West title with a 4–3 win over the Oakland Athletics.
FIBA World Championship for Women in the Czech Republic: (teams in bold advance to the main round)
Group A in Ostrava:
China 68–91 Australia
Canada 49–61 Belarus
Final standings: Australia 6 points, Belarus 5, Canada 4, China 3.
Group B in Ostrava:
United States 81–60 France
Senegal 68–83 Greece
Final standings: USA 6 points, France 5, Greece 4, Senegal 3.
Group C in Brno:
Mali 66–68 (OT) South Korea
Brazil 57–69 Spain
Final standings: Spain 6 points, Korea Republic 5, Brazil 4, Mali 3.
Group D in Brno:
Argentina 59–77 Russia
Japan 60–66 Czech Republic
Final standings: Russia 6 points, Czech Republic 5, Japan 4, Argentina 3.
ISU Junior Grand Prix in Karuizawa, Nagano, Japan: (skaters in bold qualify for ISU Junior Grand Prix Final)
Men: 01 ! Andrei Rogozine (CAN) 188.60 02 ! Max Aaron (USA) 179.82 03 ! Abzal Rakimgaliev (KAZ) 172.28
Standings (after 4 of 7 events): Rogozine 30 points (2 events), Aaron 24 (2), Jason Brown (USA) 18 (2), Keegan Messing (USA), Yan Han (CHN) 15 (1), Thomas Sosniak (FRA) 14 (2), Joshua Farris (USA), Artem Grigoriev (RUS) 13 (1).
Ladies: 01 ! Risa Shoji (JPN) 149.39 02 ! Kiri Baga (USA) 138.70 03 ! Zhang Kexin (CHN) 134.08
Standings (after 4 of 7 events): Shion Kokubun (JPN) 18 points (2 events), Rosa Sheveleva (RUS) 16 (2), Adelina Sotnikova (RUS), Polina Shelepen (RUS), Shoji, Elizaveta Tuktamysheva (RUS) 15 (1), Christina Gao (USA), Yasmin Siraj (USA), Baga, Kristiene Gong (USA) 13 (1).
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Trinidad and Tobago:
Third place match: 03 ! Spain 1–0 North Korea
Final: 01 ! South Korea 3–3 (5–4 pen.) 02 ! Japan
Korea Republic win their first title in any worldwide FIFA competition.
WAFF Championship in Amman, Jordan:
Group C: Iraq 2–1 Yemen
World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Moscow, Russia:
Groups all-around: 01 ! Italy 55.525 02 ! Belarus 54.800 03 ! Russia 52.425
Europa Cup first round in Wrocław, Poland:
Pool A:
AZS Wroclaw 23–4 St Andrews University
Ceské Budejovice 15–16 Vacarisses
St Andrews University 2–27 Trojans
Vacarisses 20–10 AZS Wroclaw
Ceské Budejovice 11–10 Trojans
Pool B:
SKK Prievidza 12–10 Kocaeli University
CC Oeiras 21–6 Bonson FJEP
Kocaeli University 7–19 KV Adler Rauxel
Bonson FJEP 5–9 SKK Prievidza
CC Oeiras 13–9 KV Adler Rauxel
UFC 119 in Indianapolis:
Heavyweight bout: Frank Mir (USA) def. Mirko Filipović (CRO) by KO (knee)
Light Heavyweight bout: Ryan Bader (USA) def. Antônio Rogério Nogueira (BRA) by unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)
Welterweight bout: Chris Lytle (USA) def. Matt Serra (USA) by unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)
Lightweight bout: Sean Sherk (USA) def. Evan Dunham (USA) by split decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)
Lightweight bout: Melvin Guillard (USA) def. Jeremy Stephens (USA) by split decision (29–28, 28–29, 30–27)
Pitch and putt
EPPA European Championship in Lloret de Mar, Catalonia:
5th-8th places:
Switzerland 3–6 Norway
Andorra 9–0 Germany
Semifinals:
Ireland 8–1 Great Britain
Catalonia 8–1 Netherlands
NRL finals series:
Preliminary Final: St. George Illawarra Dragons 13–12 Wests Tigers
World Open in Glasgow, Scotland, Quarterfinals:
Mark Williams (WAL) 3–2 Ding Junhui (CHN)
Peter Ebdon (ENG) 3–1 Martin Gould (ENG)
Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) 3–1 Stephen Maguire (SCO)
Ricky Walden (ENG) 1–3 Neil Robertson (AUS)
WTA Tour:
Tashkent Open in Tashkent, Uzbekistan:
Final: Alla Kudryavtseva (RUS) def. Elena Vesnina (RUS) 6–4, 6–4
Kudryavtseva win the first title of her career.
Men's World Championship in Italy:
Pool A in Milan:
Egypt 3–0 Iran
Italy 3–0 Japan
Pool B in Verona:
Brazil 3–0 Tunisia
Spain 2–3 Cuba
Pool C in Modena:
Russia 3–0 Cameroon
Australia 1–3 Puerto Rico
Pool D in Reggio Calabria:
Venezuela 0–3 Argentina
United States 3–2 Mexico
Pool E in Turin:
France 3–2 Czech Republic
Bulgaria 3–0 China
Pool F in Trieste:
Poland 3–0 Canada
Germany 0–3 Serbia
Final Four Women's Cup in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico:
Bronze medal match: Mexico 0–3 03 ! Argentina
Final: 02 ! Peru 2–3 01 ! Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic win the title for the first time.
Asian Women's Cup Championship in Taicang, China:
7th place playoff: Vietnam 3–0 Iran
5th place playoff: Kazakhstan 3–2 Chinese Taipei
3rd place playoff: Japan 0–3 03 ! South Korea
Final: 01 ! China 3–0 02 ! Thailand
China win the title for the second time.
World Championships in Antalya, Turkey:
Women's +75 kg:
Total: 01 ! Tatiana Kashirina (RUS) 315 kg 02 ! Meng Suping (CHN) 310 kg 03 ! Jang Mi-Ran (KOR) 309 kg
Snatch: 01 ! Kashirina 145 kg (WR) 02 ! Meng 131 kg 03 ! Jang 130 kg
Clean & Jerk: 01 ! Meng 179 kg 02 ! Jang 179 kg 03 ! Kashirina 170 kg
Men's 94 kg:
Total: 01 ! Alexandr Ivanov (RUS) 403 kg 02 ! Artem Ivanov (UKR) 402 kg 03 ! Valeriu Calancea (ROU) 397 kg
Snatch: 01 ! Ivanov 185 kg 02 ! Ivanov 185 kg 03 ! Vladimir Sedov (KAZ) 180 kg
Clean & Jerk: 01 ! Calancea 220 kg 02 ! Ivanov 218 kg 03 ! Andrey Demanov (RUS) 218 kg
NCAA:
AP Top 10: (4) TCU 41, SMU 24
FIBA World Championship for Women in the Czech Republic: (teams in bold advance to the main round)
Group A in Ostrava:
China 61–65 Canada
Australia 83–59 Belarus
Standings (after 2 games): Australia 4 points, Belarus, Canada 3, China 2.
Group B in Ostrava:
United States 108–52 Senegal
France 69–55 Greece
Standings (after 2 games): USA, France 4 points, Greece, Senegal 2.
Group C in Brno:
Spain 84–69 South Korea
Brazil 80–73 Mali
Standings (after 2 games): Spain 4 points, Korea Republic, Brazil 3, Mali 2.
Group D in Brno:
Argentina 58–59 Japan
Russia 55–52 Czech Republic
Standings (after 2 games): Russia 4 points, Japan, Czech Republic 3, Argentina 2.
ISU Junior Grand Prix in Karuizawa, Nagano, Japan:
Ice Dance – short dance: (1) Ekaterina Pushkash / Jonathan Guerreiro (RUS) 53.91 (2) Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin (RUS) 53.28 (3) Geraldine Bott / Neil Brown (FRA) 52.02
Men – short program: (1) Max Aaron (USA) 66.28 (2) Andrei Rogozine (CAN) 65.03 (3) Abzal Rakimgaliev (KAZ) 61.65
Ladies – short program: (1) Risa Shoji (JPN) 51.42 (2) Kiri Baga (USA) 50.09 (3) Angela Wang (USA) 47.61
WAFF Championship in Amman, Jordan:
Group A: Iran 3–0 Bahrain
Group B: Jordan 1–1 Syria
World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Moscow, Russia:
Individual all-around: 01 ! Yevgeniya Kanayeva (RUS) 116.250 02 ! Daria Kondakova (RUS) 113.825 03 ! Melitina Staniouta (BLR) 110.350
Europa Cup first round in Wrocław, Poland:
Pool A:
Vacarisses 25–5 St Andrews University
Trojans 18–7 AZS Wroclaw
Pool B:
KV Adler Rauxel 9–7 SKK Prievidza Dolphins
Bonson FJEP 11–12 Kocaeli University
Pitch and putt
EPPA European Championship in Lloret de Mar, Catalonia: (teams in bold advance to semifinals)
Quarterfinals:
Ireland 9–0 Germany
Catalonia 7–2 Switzerland
Netherlands 7–2 Norway
Andorra 4.5–4.5 Great Britain
NRL finals series:
Preliminary Final: Gold Coast Titans 6–32 Sydney Roosters
World Open in Glasgow, Scotland, Last 16:
Jamie Cope (ENG) 1–3 Ricky Walden (ENG)
Stephen Hendry (SCO) 1–3 Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
Stephen Maguire (SCO) 3–0 Alan McManus (SCO)
Neil Robertson (AUS) 3–2 Andrew Higginson (ENG)
Stephen Lee (ENG) 0–3 Martin Gould (ENG)
Final Four Women's Cup in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico:
Semifinals:
Dominican Republic 3–0 Argentina
Peru 3–0 Mexico
Asian Women's Cup Championship in Taicang, China:
5th–8th semifinals:
Vietnam 0–3 Kazakhstan
Iran 0–3 Chinese Taipei
Semifinals:
Thailand 3–2 South Korea
China 3–0 Japan
World Championships in Antalya, Turkey:
Men's 85 kg:
Total: 01 ! Adrian Zieliński (POL) 383 kg 02 ! Aleksey Yufkin (RUS) 380 kg 03 ! Siarhei Lahun (BLR) 377 kg
Snatch: 01 ! Ara Khachatryan (ARM) 175 kg 02 ! Zielinski 173 kg 03 ! Yufkin 172 kg
Clean & Jerk: 01 ! Lahun 211 kg 02 ! Yoelmis Hernandez (CUB) 210 kg 03 ! Zielinski 210 kg
FIBA World Championship for Women in Czech Republic:
Group A in Ostrava:
Belarus 68–57 China
Canada 47–72 Australia
Group B in Ostrava:
Greece 73–99 United States
Senegal 45–83 France
Group C in Brno:
South Korea 61–60 Brazil
Mali 36–80 Spain
Group D in Brno:
Japan 63–86 Russia
Czech Republic 67–53 Argentina
ICC Intercontinental Cup in Harare, day 4:
Ireland 465 (134.5 overs) and 151/4 (54 overs); Zimbabwe XI 590 (173.2 overs). Match drawn.
Standings: Afghanistan 77 points (5 matches), Zimbabwe XI 72 (5), Scotland 69 (5), Ireland 55 (6), Kenya 43 (5), Netherlands 15 (6), Canada 9 (6).
Copa Sudamericana Second stage, second leg: (first leg scores in parentheses)
Emelec 5–0 (1–2) Universidad San Martín. 3–3 on points; Emelec win 6–2 on aggregate.
Unión San Felipe 1–1 (1–1) Guaraní. 2–2 on points; 2–2 on aggregate; Unión San Felipe win 8–7 on penalty shootout.
Caracas 0–0 (1–2) Santa Fe. Santa Fe win 4–1 on points.
CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage, matchday 4: (teams in strike are eliminated)
Group B: Joe Public 2–3 Municipal
Standings (after 4 matches): Columbus Crew 9 points, Santos Laguna 7, Municipal 5, Joe Public 1.
Group D: Olimpia 2–1 Toluca
Standings (after 4 matches): Toluca, Olimpia 7 points, Puerto Rico Islanders 5, FAS 2.
Women's Professional Soccer Super Semifinal in Boston:
Boston Breakers 1–2 (a.e.t.) Philadelphia Independence
World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Moscow, Russia:
Ball: 01 ! Yevgeniya Kanayeva (RUS) 28.700 points 02 ! Daria Dmitrieva (RUS) 28.650 03 ! Aliya Garayeva (AZE) 27.550
Ribbon: 01 ! Dmitrieva 28.825 points 02 ! Daria Kondakova (RUS) 28.750 03 ! Garayeva 26.675
Teams: 01 ! Russia 284.925 points 02 ! Belarus 269.700 03 ! Azerbaijan 265.225
World Open in Glasgow, Scotland:
Last 32:
Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) 3–1 Jimmy White (ENG)
Marco Fu (HKG) 1–3 Andrew Higginson (ENG)
Last 16:
Ding Junhui (CHN) 3–0 Marcus Campbell (SCO)
Mark Williams (WAL) 3–2 Barry Hawkins (ENG)
Peter Ebdon (ENG) 3–2 Liu Song (CHN)
Final Four Women's Cup in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico:
Preliminary Round:
Argentina 1–3 Peru
Dominican Republic 3–0 Mexico
Final standings: Peru 6 points, Dominican Republic 5, Argentina 4, Mexico 3.
Asian Women's Cup Championship in Taicang, China:
Quarterfinals:
Japan 3–0 Kazakhstan
South Korea 3–0 Chinese Taipei
Thailand 3–0 Iran
China 3–0 Vietnam
World Championships in Antalya, Turkey:
Women's 75 kg:
Total: 01 ! Svetlana Podobedova (KAZ) 295 kg (WR) 02 ! Natalya Zabolotnaya (RUS) 293 kg 03 ! Nadezhda Yevstyukhina (RUS) 283 kg
Snatch: 01 ! Podobedova 134 kg WR 02 ! Zabolotnaya 133 kg 03 ! Yevstyukhina 123 kg
Clean & Jerk: 01 ! Podobedova 161 kg WR 02 ! Yevstyukhina 160 kg 03 ! Zabolotnaya 160 kg
Men's 77 kg:
Total: 01 ! Tigran Gevorg Martirosyan (ARM) 373 kg 02 ! Lü Xiaojun (CHN) 370 kg 03 ! Tarek Yehia (EGY) 356 kg
Snatch: 01 ! Martirosyan 173 kg 02 ! Lu 170 kg 03 ! Kianoush Rostami (IRN) 161 kg
Clean & Jerk: 01 ! Lu 200 kg 02 ! Martirosyan 200 kg 03 ! Yehia 161 kg
Pakistan in England:
5th ODI in Southampton: England 256/6 (50 overs; Eoin Morgan 107*); Pakistan 135 (37 overs). England win by 121 runs; win 5-match series 3–2.
ICC Intercontinental Cup in Harare, day 3:
Ireland 465 (134.5 overs); Zimbabwe XI 506/6 (148 overs; Sean Williams 178, Keith Dabengwa 140). Zimbabwe XI lead by 41 runs with 4 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.
AFC Champions League quarter-finals, second leg: (first leg scores in parentheses)
Pohang Steelers 1–1 (1–2) Zob Ahan. Zob Ahan win 3–2 on aggregate.
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2–0 (1–4) Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma. Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma win 4–3 on aggregate.
Al-Gharafa 4–2 (0–3) Al-Hilal. Al-Hilal win 5–4 on aggregate.
Al-Shabab 0–1 (2–0) Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors. Al-Shabab win 2–1 on aggregate.
Copa Sudamericana Second stage, second leg: (first leg scores in parentheses)
Estudiantes 1–1 (0–1) Newell's Old Boys. Newell's Old Boys win 4–1 on points.
Sport Huancayo 2–0 (0–9) Defensor Sporting. 3–3 on points; Defensor Sporting win 9–2 on aggregate.
San José 4–0 (1–1) Atlético Huila. San José win 4–1 on points.
CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage, matchday 4:
Group A: Árabe Unido 2–3 Real Salt Lake
Standings (after 4 matches): Real Salt Lake 9 points, Cruz Azul 7, Toronto FC 4, Árabe Unido 3.
Group C:
Monterrey 3–2 Seattle Sounders FC
Marathón 2–1 Saprissa
Standings (after 4 matches): Monterrey 12 points, Saprissa, Marathón 6, Seattle Sounders FC 0.
Group D: FAS 0–0 Puerto Rico Islanders
Standings: Toluca 7 points (3 matches), Puerto Rico Islanders 5 (4), Olimpia 4 (3), FAS 2 (4).
World Golf Hall of Fame Class of 2011:
PGA Tour: Ernie Els (ZAF)
Veterans: Doug Ford (USA), Jock Hutchison (SCO)/(USA)
Lifetime Achievement: George H. W. Bush (USA)
International inductees will be announced in October.
World Open in Glasgow, Scotland, Last 32:
Neil Robertson (AUS) 3–1 David Morris (IRL)
Barry Hawkins (ENG) 3–1 Ken Doherty (IRL)
James McBain (SCO) 0–3 Ricky Walden (ENG)
Judd Trump (ENG) 2–3 Stephen Maguire (SCO)
Martin Gould (ENG) 3–0 Matthew Couch (ENG)
Women's World Open in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt:
Final: 01 ! Nicol David (MAS) def. 02 ! Omneya Abdel Kawy (EGY) 11–5, 11–8, 11–6
David wins her fifth world title in six years.
Final Four Women's Cup in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico:
Preliminary Round:
Argentina 1–3 Dominican Republic
Peru 3–0 Mexico
World Championships in Antalya, Turkey:
Women's 69 kg:
Total: 01 ! Svetlana Shimkova (RUS) 256 kg 02 ! Kang Yue (CHN) 253 kg 03 ! Meline Daluzyan (ARM) 251 kg
Snatch: 01 ! Shimkova 116 kg 02 ! Kang 113 kg 03 ! Daluzyan 112 kg
Clean & Jerk: 01 ! Shimkova 140 kg 02 ! Kang 140 kg 03 ! Daluzyan 139 kg
Major League Baseball
The Minnesota Twins become the first team to clinch a postseason berth with a 6–4 home win over the Cleveland Indians, matched with a Chicago White Sox 7-2 loss to the Oakland Athletics in Oakland to win the American League Central Division championship.
ICC Intercontinental Cup in Harare, day 2:
Ireland 465 (134.5 overs; Andrew White 102, Shingirai Masakadza 5/107); Zimbabwe XI 175/3 (52 overs). Zimbabwe XI trail by 290 runs with 7 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.
ICC Intercontinental Shield in Windhoek, day 4: (teams in bold advance to the final)
Uganda 329 (92.1 overs) and 295 (100 overs; Roger Mukasa 121); Namibia 609 (179.4 overs) and 16/0 (4 overs). Namibia win by 10 wickets.
Final standings: Namibia 46 points, United Arab Emirates 37, Uganda 29, Bermuda 0.
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Trinidad and Tobago:
Semifinals:
South Korea 2–1 Spain
North Korea 1–2 Japan
Copa Sudamericana Second stage, second leg: (first leg scores in parentheses)
Cerro Porteño 2–2 (0–1) Universitario. Universitario win 4–1 on points.
Deportes Tolima 2–0 (0–1) Oriente Petrolero. 3–3 on points; Deportes Tolima win 2–1 on aggregate.
CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage, matchday 4:
Group A: Cruz Azul 0–0 Toronto FC
Standings: Cruz Azul 7 points (4 matches), Real Salt Lake 6 (3), Toronto FC 4 (4), Árabe Unido 3 (3).
Group B: Columbus Crew 1–0 Santos Laguna
Standings: Columbus Crew 9 points (4 matches), Santos Laguna 7 (4), Municipal 2 (3), Joe Public 1 (3).
World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Moscow, Russia:
Rope: 01 ! Daria Kondakova (RUS) 28.750 points 02 ! Yevgeniya Kanayeva (RUS) 28.600 03 ! Melitina Staniouta (BLR) 27.650
Hoop: 01 ! Kanayeva 29.200 points 02 ! Kondakova 28.900 03 ! Aliya Garayeva (AZE) 27.675
World Open in Glasgow, Scotland, Last 32:
Ali Carter (ENG) 1–3 Mark Williams (WAL)
Ding Junhui (CHN) 3–1 Jimmy Michie (ENG)
Stephen Lee (ENG) 3–2 Nigel Bond (ENG)
Stephen Hendry (SCO) 3–0 Mark Davis (ENG)
Peter Ebdon (ENG) 3–2 Fergal O'Brien (IRL)
Final Four Women's Cup in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico:
Preliminary Round:
Dominican Republic 0–3 Peru
Mexico 0–3 Argentina
World Championships in Antalya, Turkey:
Men's 69 kg:
Total: 01 ! Liao Hui (CHN) 358 kg WR 02 ! Ninel Miculescu (ROU) 337 kg 03 ! Mete Binay (TUR) 335 kg
Snatch: 01 ! Binay 160 kg 02 ! Liao 160 kg 03 ! Miculescu 157 kg
Clean & Jerk: 01 ! Liao 198 kg WR 02 ! Kim Kum Sok (PRK) 181 kg 03 ! Armen Kazaryan (RUS) 181 kg
NFL Monday Night Football Week 2: New Orleans Saints 25, San Francisco 49ers 22
Pakistan in England:
4th ODI in London: Pakistan 265/7 (50 overs); England 227 (46.1 overs). Pakistan win by 38 runs; 5-match series level 2–2.
ICC Intercontinental Cup in Harare, day 1:
Ireland 340/6 (96 overs); Zimbabwe XI.
ICC Intercontinental Shield in Windhoek, day 3:
Uganda 329 (92.1 overs) and 77/2 (22 overs); Namibia 609 (179.4 overs). Uganda trail by 203 runs with 8 wickets remaining.
World Open in Glasgow, Scotland
Round 3: Mark King (ENG) 0–3 Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
O'Sullivan becomes the first player to compile at least 10 maximum breaks in professional competition.
Last 32:
Matthew Stevens (WAL) 2–3 Alan McManus (SCO)
Joe Jogia (ENG) 1–3 Liu Song (CHN)
Jamie Cope (ENG) 3–2 Dave Harold (ENG)
Mike Dunn (ENG) 1–3 Marcus Campbell (SCO)
Davis Cup World Group Play-offs, day 4:
Australia 2–3 Belgium
Olivier Rochus (BEL) def. Peter Luczak (AUS) 7–6(8), 6–4, 6–7(0), 7–6(2)
Ruben Bemelmans (BEL) def. Carsten Ball (AUS) 7–6(4), 6–3, 6–4
World Championships in Antalya, Turkey:
Women's 63 kg:
Total: 01 ! Maiya Maneza (KAZ) 246 kg 02 ! Sibel Şimşek (TUR) 241 kg 03 ! Ouyang Xiaofang (CHN) 241 kg
Snatch: 01 ! Ouyang 112 kg 02 ! Şimşek 111 kg 03 ! Kim Soo-Kyung (KOR) 107 kg
Clean & Jerk: 01 ! Maneza 143 kg WR 02 ! Nísida Palomeque (VEN) 134 kg 03 ! O Jong Ae (PRK) 130 kg
NFL Week 2:
Pittsburgh Steelers 19, Tennessee Titans 11
Miami Dolphins 14, Minnesota Vikings 10
Atlanta Falcons 41, Arizona Cardinals 7
Cincinnati Bengals 15, Baltimore Ravens 10
Kansas City Chiefs 16, Cleveland Browns 14
Chicago Bears 27, Dallas Cowboys 20
Philadelphia Eagles 35, Detroit Lions 32
Green Bay Packers 34, Buffalo Bills 7
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 20, Carolina Panthers 7
Denver Broncos 31, Seattle Seahawks 14
Oakland Raiders 16, St. Louis Rams 14
Houston Texans 30, Washington Redskins 27 (OT)
The Texans' Matt Schaub and the Redskins' Donovan McNabb become the first pair of quarterbacks to throw for 400 or more yards in the same game since 1994.
New York Jets 28, New England Patriots 14
San Diego Chargers 38, Jacksonville Jaguars 13
Sunday Night Football: Indianapolis Colts 38, New York Giants 14
Chase for the Sprint Cup:
Sylvania 300 in Loudon, New Hampshire: (1) Clint Bowyer (Chevrolet; Richard Childress Racing) (2) Denny Hamlin (Toyota; Joe Gibbs Racing) (3) Jamie McMurray (Chevrolet; Earnhardt Ganassi Racing)
Drivers' championship standings (after 27 of 36 races): (1) Hamlin 5230 points (2) Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet; Richard Childress Racing) 5185 (3) Kyle Busch (Toyota; Joe Gibbs Racing) 5168
Bowyer was docked 150 points on September 22 after his team was found to be in violation of three rules, dropping him back to 12th in the Chase standings with 5045 points. (NASCAR)
IndyCar Series:
Indy Japan 300 in Motegi, Japan: (1) Hélio Castroneves (BRA) (Team Penske) (2) Dario Franchitti (GBR) (Chip Ganassi Racing) (3) Will Power (AUS) (Team Penske)
Drivers' championship standings (after 16 of 17 races): (1) Power 587 points (2) Franchitti 575 (3) Castroneves 501
World Touring Car Championship:
Race of Spain:
Race 17: (1) Gabriele Tarquini (ITA) (SR-Sport; SEAT León) (2) Yvan Muller (FRA) (Chevrolet; Chevrolet Cruze) (3) Rob Huff (GBR) (Chevrolet; Chevrolet Cruze)
Race 18: (1) Tiago Monteiro (POR) (SR-Sport; SEAT León) (2) Muller (3) Tarquini
Drivers' championship standings (after 18 of 22 races): (1) Muller 265 points (2) Andy Priaulx (GBR) (BMW Team RBM; BMW 320si) 240 (3) Tarquini 236
Manufacturers' championship standings: (1) Chevrolet 569 points (2) SEAT Customers Technology 524 (3) BMW 491
BWF Super Series:
China Masters Super Series in Changzhou:
Men's singles: Lin Dan (CHN) def. Chen Long (CHN) 21–15, 13–21, 21–14
Women's singles: Wang Xin (CHN) def. Tine Baun (DEN) 21–13, 21–9
Men's doubles: Cai Yun/Fu Haifeng (CHN) def. Ko Sung Hyun/Yoo Yeon Seong (KOR) 21–14, 21–19
Women's doubles: Wang Xiao Li/Yu Yang (CHN) def. Bao Yi Xin/Lu Lu (CHN) 21–8, 21–8
Mixed doubles: Tao Jia Ming/Tian Qing (CHN) def. Xu Chen/Yu Yang (CHN) 21–11, 21–14
ICC Intercontinental Shield in Windhoek, day 2:
Uganda 329 (92.1 overs); Namibia 320/4 (109 overs). Namibia trail by 9 runs with 6 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.
Grand Tours:
Vuelta a España:
Stage 21: 01 ! Tyler Farrar (USA) (Garmin–Transitions) 2h 02' 24" 02 ! Mark Cavendish (GBR) (Team HTC–Columbia) s.t. 03 ! Allan Davis (AUS) (Astana) s.t.
Final general classification: (1) Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) (Liquigas–Doimo) 87h 18' 31" (2) Ezequiel Mosquera (ESP) (Xacobeo–Galicia) + 43" (3) Peter Velits (SVK) (Team HTC–Columbia) + 3' 04"
UCI World Rankings (after 25 of 26 events): (1) Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) (Team Katusha) 551 points (2) Alberto Contador (ESP) (Astana) 482 (3) Luis León Sánchez (ESP) (Caisse d'Epargne) 403
Show jumping:
FEI Nations Cup Promotional League:
Final in Barcelona (CSIO 5*): 01 ! Denmark (Andreas Schou on Uno's Safier, Emilie Martinsen on Caballero, Thomas Sandgaard on Rubber Ball, Tina Lund on Zamiro) 02 ! Spain (Alfredo Fernandez Duran on Gold Digger, Cristina Toda on Cashmire, Natalia Golding on Just Cruising, Jesus Garmendia Echevarria on Moon Mail) 03 ! Canada (Jenna Thompson on Zeke, Yann Candele on Atlete van't Heike, Keean White on Celena Z, Ian Millar on Star Power)
Denmark qualify for the 2011 Meydan FEI Nations Cup.
FEI World Cup North American League – East Coast:
6th competition in Moreland Hills, Ohio (CSI 2*-W): 01 ! Beezie Madden (USA) on Coral Reef Via Volo 02 ! Brianne Goutal (USA) on Onira 03 ! Margie Engle (USA) on Indigo
CHI Donaueschingen (CSI 3*):
S.D. Fürst Joachim zu Fürstenberg-Gedächtnispreis (Grand Prix): 01 ! Steve Guerdat (SUI) on Jalisca Solier 02 ! Rolf-Göran Bengtsson (SWE) on Quintero 03 ! Thomas Mühlbauer (GER) on Asti Spumante
Dressage:
CHI Donaueschingen (CDI 4*):
Grand Prix Spécial: 01 ! Victoria Max-Theurer (AUT) on Augustin OLD 02 ! Anky van Grunsven (NED) on Painted Black 03 ! Sabine Becker (GER) on Lamarc WRT
CAF Champions League group stage, matchday 6: (teams in bold advance to the semifinals)
Group B:
Heartland 1–1 JS Kabylie
Ismaily 4–2 Al-Ahly
Final standings: JS Kabylie 14 points, Al-Ahly 8, Ismaily 6, Heartland 5.
CAF Confederation Cup group stage, matchday 4:
Group A: Djoliba 2–0 Al-Hilal
Standings (after 4 matches): Al-Hilal, Ittihad 9 points, Djoliba 4, ASFAN 1.
Group B: Haras El Hodood 1–2 FUS Rabat
Standings (after 4 matches): FUS Rabat 9 points, CS Sfaxien 7, Zanaco 4, Haras El Hodood 2.
Women's Professional Soccer Playoffs – First Round in West Chester, Pennsylvania:
Philadelphia Independence 1–0 (a.e.t.) Washington Freedom
All-Ireland Senior Championship Final in Dublin:
Cork 0-16–0-15 Down
Cork win their seventh All-Ireland football title, and first since 1990.
European Tour:
Austrian Golf Open in Oberwaltersdorf, Austria
Winner: José Manuel Lara (ESP) 271 (−17)POLara claims his second career European Tour title in a playoff with David Lynn (ENG).
Moto GP:
Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix in Alcañiz, Spain:
MotoGP: (1) Casey Stoner (AUS) (Ducati) (2) Dani Pedrosa (ESP) (Honda) (3) Nicky Hayden (USA) (Ducati)
Riders' championship standings (after 13 of 18 rounds): (1) Jorge Lorenzo (ESP) (Yamaha) 284 points (2) Pedrosa 228 (3) Stoner 155
Manufacturers' championship standings: (1) Yamaha 293 points (2) Honda 265 (3) Ducati 195
Moto2: (1) Andrea Iannone (ITA) (Speed Up) (2) Julián Simón (ESP) (Suter) (3) Gábor Talmácsi (HUN) (Speed Up)
Riders' championship standings (after 12 of 17 rounds): (1) Toni Elías (ESP) (Moriwaki) 224 points (2) Simón 148 (3) Iannone 144
Manufacturers' championship standings: (1) Moriwaki 249 points (2) Suter 216 (3) Speed Up 169
125cc: (1) Pol Espargaró (ESP) (Derbi) (2) Nicolás Terol (ESP) (Aprilia) (3) Bradley Smith (GBR) (Aprilia)
Riders' championship standings (after 12 of 17 rounds): (1) Terol 208 points (2) Espargaró 202 (3) Marc Márquez (ESP) (Derbi)
Manufacturers' championship standings: (1) Derbi 285 points (2) Aprilia 251 (3) Honda 17
European Championships in Ostrava, Czech Republic:
Men's singles final: 01 ! Timo Boll (GER) def. 02 ! Patrick Baum (GER) 4–0
Boll wins the title for the fourth time.
Women's singles final: 01 ! Viktoria Pavlovich (BLR) def. 02 ! Liu Jia (AUT) 4–3
Women's doubles final: 01 ! Rūta Paškauskienė (LTU)/Oksana Fadeyeva (RUS) def. 02 ! Li Jie (NED)/Elena Timina (NED) 4–0
Davis Cup World Group Semifinals, day 3: (teams in bold advance to the 2010 final)
France 5–0 Argentina
Gilles Simon (FRA) def. Eduardo Schwank (ARG) 7–6(5), 6–7(6), 6–3
Arnaud Clément (FRA) def. Horacio Zeballos (ARG) 7–5, 6–1
Serbia 3–2 Czech Republic
Novak Djokovic (SRB) def. Tomáš Berdych (CZE) 4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–4
Janko Tipsarević (SRB) def. Radek Štěpánek (CZE) 6–0, 7–6(6), 6–4
Serbia reach the final for the first time.
Davis Cup World Group Play-offs, day 3: (teams in bold advance to the 2011 World Group)
Israel 2–3 Austria
Jürgen Melzer (AUT) def. Dudi Sela (ISR) 6–4, 6–0, 6–3
Martin Fischer (AUT) def. Harel Levy (ISR) 2–6, 6–3, 6–0, 6–3
Colombia 1–3 United States
Mardy Fish (USA) def. Santiago Giraldo (COL) 3–6, 6–3, 7–5, 4–6, 8–6
Carlos Salamanca (COL) vs. Ryan Harrison (USA) not played
Germany 5–0 South Africa
Andreas Beck (GER) def. Izak van der Merwe (RSA) 7–5, 6–2
Florian Mayer (GER) def. Rik de Voest (RSA) 6–3, 6–7(8), 6–2
Sweden 3–2 Italy
Robin Söderling (SWE) def. Simone Bolelli (ITA) 6–3, 6–3, 6–3
Fabio Fognini (ITA) def. Andreas Vinciguerra (SWE) 6–1, 6–3
India 3–2 Brazil
Somdev Devvarman (IND) def. Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) 7–6(3), 4–0 retired
Rohan Bopanna (IND) def. Ricardo Mello (BRA) 6–3, 7–6(2), 6–3
Australia 2–1 Belgium
Peter Luczak (AUS) vs. Olivier Rochus (BEL) 4–4 (match suspended)
Kazakhstan 5–0 Switzerland
Andrey Golubev (KAZ) def. Michael Lammer (SUI) 6–3, 6–2
Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) def. Marco Chiudinelli (SUI) 6–2, 6–4
Romania 5–0 Ecuador
Victor Crivoi (ROU) def. Giovanni Lapentti (ECU) 6–2, 6–4
Adrian Ungur (ROU) def. Emilio Gomez (ECU) 6–3, 6–4
WTA Tour:
Guangzhou International Women's Open:
Final: Jarmila Groth (AUS) def. Alla Kudryavtseva (RUS) 6–1, 6–4
Groth wins the first WTA title of her career.
Bell Challenge:
Final: Tamira Paszek (AUT) def. Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) 7–6(6), 2–6, 7–5
Paszek wins her first WTA title of the season and the second of her career.
World Championships in Antalya, Turkey:
Women's 58 kg:
Total: 01 ! Deng Wei (CHN) 237 kg 02 ! Nastassia Novikava (BLR) 233 kg 03 ! Jong Chun Mi (PRK) 230 kg
Snatch: 01 ! Pak Hyon Suk (PRK) 103 kg 02 ! Novikava 103 kg 03 ! Deng 102 kg
Clean & Jerk: 01 ! Deng 135 kg 02 ! Jong 130 kg 03 ! Novikava 130 kg
Men's 62 kg:
Total: 01 ! Kim Un Guk (PRK) 320 kg 02 ! Zhang Jie (CHN) 315 kg 03 ! Erol Bilgin (TUR) 314 kg
Snatch: 01 ! Kim 147 kg 02 ! Bilgin 143 kg 03 ! Ding Jianjun (CHN) 142 kg
Clean & Jerk: 01 ! Zhang 174 kg 02 ! Kim 173 kg 03 ! Eko Yuli Irawan (INA) 172 kg
NCAA:
AP Top 10:
(1) Alabama 62, Duke 13
(2) Ohio State 43, Ohio 7
(3) Boise State 51, Wyoming 6
(4) TCU 45, Baylor 10
(5) Oregon 69, Portland State 0
(6) Texas 24, Texas Tech 14
(7) Oklahoma 27, Air Force 24
(8) Nebraska 56, Washington 21
(24) Arizona 34, (9) Iowa 27
(10) Florida 31, Tennessee 17
Other games: UCLA 31, (23) Houston 13
AFL Finals Series:
Second Preliminary Final in Melbourne: St Kilda 13.10 (88)–8.16 (64) Western Bulldogs
ICC Intercontinental Shield in Windhoek, day 1:
Uganda 329 (92.1 overs; Laurence Sematimba 106, Craig Williams 5/90); Namibia.
Clydesdale Bank 40 Final in London:
Somerset 199 (39 overs; Imran Tahir 5/41); Warwickshire 200/7 (39 overs; Ian Bell 107). Warwickshire win by 3 wickets.
Grand Tours:
Vuelta a España:
Stage 20: 01 ! Ezequiel Mosquera (ESP) (Xacobeo–Galicia) 4h 45' 28" 02 ! Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) (Liquigas–Doimo) + 1" 03 ! Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) (Team Katusha) + 23"
General classification: (1) Nibali 85h 16' 05" (2) Mosquera + 41" (3) Peter Velits (SVK) (Team HTC–Columbia) + 3' 02"
ISU Junior Grand Prix in Graz, Austria:
Men: 01 ! Yan Han (CHN) 170.48 02 ! Artem Grigoriev (RUS) 166.04 03 ! Zhan Bush (RUS) 164.56
Standings (after 3 of 7 events): Keegan Messing (USA), Andrei Rogozine (CAN), Yan 15 points (1 event), Thomas Sosniak (FRA) 14 (2), Jason Brown (USA), Joshua Farris (USA), Grigoriev 13 (1), Max Aaron (USA), Keiji Tanaka (JPN), Bush 11 (1).
Ladies: 01 ! Adelina Sotnikova (RUS) 178.97 02 ! Christina Gao (USA) 167.14 03 ! Li Zijun (CHN) 144.76
Standings (after 3 of 7 events): Rosa Sheveleva (RUS) 16 points (2 events), Sotnikova, Polina Shelepen (RUS), Elizaveta Tuktamysheva (RUS) 15 (1), Gao, Yasmin Siraj (USA), Kristiene Gong (USA) 13 (1), Li, Shion Kokubun (JPN) 11 (1).
CAF Champions League group stage, matchday 6: (teams in bold advance to the semifinals)
Group A:
Dynamos 0–1 Espérance ST
ES Sétif 0–0 TP Mazembe
Final standings: Espérance ST 13 points, TP Mazembe 11, ES Sétif 6, Dynamos 3.
CAF Confederation Cup group stage, matchday 4:
Group A: ASFAN 1–3 Ittihad
Standings: Al-Hilal 9 points (3 matches), Ittihad 9 (4), ASFAN 1 (4), Djoliba 1 (3).
NRL finals series:
Semi-Final: Sydney Roosters 34–12 Penrith Panthers
European Championships in Ostrava, Czech Republic:
Men's doubles final: 01 ! Timo Boll/Christian Süss (GER) def. 02 ! Kasper Sternberg/Jonathan Groth (DEN) 4–0
Boll and Süss win the title for the fourth successive time.
Davis Cup World Group Semifinals, day 2: (teams in bold advance to the 2010 final)
France 3–0 Argentina
Arnaud Clément/Michaël Llodra (FRA) def. Eduardo Schwank/Horacio Zeballos (ARG) 6–4, 7–5, 6–3
France reach the final for the first time since 2002.
Serbia 1–2 Czech Republic
Tomáš Berdych/Radek Štěpánek (CZE) def. Novak Djokovic/Nenad Zimonjić (SRB) 3–6, 6–1, 6–4, 6–1
Davis Cup World Group Play-offs, day 2: (teams in bold advance to the 2011 World Group)
Colombia 1–2 United States
Mardy Fish/John Isner (USA) def. Robert Farah/Carlos Salamanca (COL) 6–4, 6–4, 6–7(5), 6–3
Germany 3–0 South Africa
Andreas Beck/Christopher Kas (GER) def. Rik de Voest/Wesley Moodie (RSA) 6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Sweden 2–1 Italy
Simon Aspelin/Robert Lindstedt (SWE) def. Simone Bolelli/Potito Starace (ITA) 5–7, 6–7(0), 7–6(4), 6–3, 7–5
India 1–2 Brazil
Mahesh Bhupathi/Leander Paes (IND) def. Marcelo Melo/Bruno Soares (BRA) 6–4, 7–6(5), 6–1
Australia 2–1 Belgium
Paul Hanley/Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) def. Ruben Bemelmans/Olivier Rochus (BEL) 6–1, 6–2, 6–4
Kazakhstan 3–0 Switzerland
Andrey Golubev/Yuri Schukin (KAZ) def. Yves Allegro/Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) 6–4, 6–3, 6–3
Kazakhstan advance to the World Group for the first time.
Romania 3–0 Ecuador
Victor Hănescu/Horia Tecău (ROU) vs. Iván Endara/Giovanni Lapentti (ECU) 6–2, 6–2, 6–2
World Championships in Antalya, Turkey:
Women's 53 kg:
Total: 01 ! Chen Xiaoting (CHN) 222 kg 02 ! Aylin Daşdelen (TUR) 211 kg 03 ! Yudelquis Contreras (DOM) 206 kg
Snatch: 01 ! Chen 100 kg 02 ! Maridalin 93 kg 03 ! Daşdelen 90 kg
Clean & Jerk: 01 ! Chen 122 kg 02 ! Daşdelen 121 kg 03 ! Hiromi Miyake (JPN) 113 kg
Men's 56 kg:
Total: 01 ! Wu Jingbiao (CHN) 292 kg 02 ! Long Qingquan (CHN) 288 kg 03 ! Cha Kum Chol (PRK) 280 kg
Snatch: 01 ! Wu 132 kg 02 ! Cha 130 kg 03 ! Long 127 kg
Clean & Jerk: 01 ! Long 161 kg 02 ! Wu 160 kg 03 ! Carlos Berna (COL) 152 kg
AFL Finals Series:
First Preliminary Final in Melbourne: Collingwood 18.12 (120)–11.13 (79) Geelong
Major League Baseball news: Joe Torre announces he will step down as manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers at the end of this season. Dodgers first-base coach and former New York Yankees star Don Mattingly has been named as his replacement. (ESPN)
Pakistan in England:
3rd ODI in London: Pakistan 241 (49.4 overs); England 218 (45.4 overs; Umar Gul 6/42). Pakistan win by 23 runs; England lead 5-match series 2–1.
Grand Tours:
Vuelta a España:
Stage 19: 01 ! Philippe Gilbert (BEL) (Omega Pharma–Lotto) 5h 43' 41" 02 ! Tyler Farrar (USA) (Garmin–Transitions) s.t. 03 ! Filippo Pozzato (ITA) (Team Katusha) + 1"
General classification: (1) Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) (Liquigas–Doimo) 80h 30' 48" (2) Ezequiel Mosquera (ESP) (Xacobeo–Galicia) + 50" (3) Peter Velits (SVK) (Team HTC–Columbia) + 1' 59"
ISU Junior Grand Prix in Graz, Austria:
Ice Dance: 01 ! Charlotte Lichtman / Dean Copley (USA) 129.96 02 ! Victoria Sinitsina / Ruslan Zhiganshin (RUS) 126.62 03 ! Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron (FRA) 115.14
Standings (after 3 of 7 events): Papadakis / Cizeron 20 points (2 events), Ksenia Monko / Kirill Khaliavin (RUS), Lichtman / Copely, Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin (RUS) 15 (1), Sinitsina / Zhiganshin, Anastasia Galyeta / Alexei Shumski (UKR), Anastasia Cannuscio / Colin McManus (USA) 13 (1), Lauri Bonacorsi / Travis Mager (USA), Evgenia Kosigina / Nikolai Moroshkin (RUS) 11 (1).
Pairs: 01 ! Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov (RUS) 159.79 02 ! Sui Wenjing / Han Cong (CHN) 145.67 03 ! Yu Xiaoyu / Jin Yang (CHN) 135.04
Ladies – short program: (1) Adelina Sotnikova (RUS) 61.32 (2) Christina Gao (USA) 58.07 (3) Polina Agafonova (RUS) 51.50
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Trinidad and Tobago:
Quarterfinals:
Spain 2–1 Brazil
Japan 2–1 Republic of Ireland
CAF Confederation Cup group stage, matchday 4:
Group B: CS Sfaxien 2–1 Zanaco
Standings: CS Sfaxien 7 points (4 matches), FUS Rabat 6 (3), Zanaco 4 (4), Haras El Hodood 2 (3).
NRL finals series:
Semi-Final: Canberra Raiders 24–26 Wests Tigers
Davis Cup World Group Semifinals, day 1:
France 2–0 Argentina
Michaël Llodra (FRA) def. Juan Mónaco (ARG) 7–5, 4–6, 7–5, 6–3
Gaël Monfils (FRA) def. David Nalbandian (ARG) 6–4, 2–6, 6–4, 6–3
Serbia 1–1 Czech Republic
Radek Štěpánek (CZE) def. Viktor Troicki (SRB) 4–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–4
Janko Tipsarević (SRB) def. Tomáš Berdych (CZE) 7–5, 6–2, 2–6, 7–6(5)
Davis Cup World Group Play-offs, day 2:
Israel 2–1 Austria
Jonathan Erlich/Andy Ram (ISR) def. Jürgen Melzer/Alexander Peya (AUT) 7–6(2), 6–4, 6–4
Davis Cup World Group Play-offs, day 1:
Colombia 1–1 United States
Mardy Fish (USA) def. Alejandro Falla (COL) 4–6, 6–1, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Santiago Giraldo (COL) def. Sam Querrey (USA) 6–2, 6–4, 7–5
Germany 2–0 South Africa
Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) def. Rik de Voest (RSA) 6–4, 6–4, 6–4
Florian Mayer (GER) def. Izak van der Merwe (RSA) 6–3, 3–6, 6–1, 7–6(6)
Sweden 1–1 Italy
Potito Starace (ITA) def. Andreas Vinciguerra (SWE) 6–2, 6–2, 6–2
Robin Söderling (SWE) def. Fabio Fognini (ITA) 6–1, 6–3, 6–2
India 0–2 Brazil
Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) def. Rohan Bopanna (IND) 6–7(2), 7–6(7), 7–5, 4–6, 10–8
Ricardo Mello (BRA) def. Somdev Devvarman (IND) 4–6, 6–2, 6–7(3), 6–2, 6–4
Australia 1–1 Belgium
Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) def. Ruben Bemelmans (BEL) 7–6(4), 7–5, 2–6, 6–4
Olivier Rochus (BEL) def. Carsten Ball (AUS) 6–4, 6–4, 7–6(5)
Kazakhstan 2–0 Switzerland
Andrey Golubev (KAZ) def. Marco Chiudinelli (SUI) 6–4, 6–4, 6–4
Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) def. Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) 3–6, 6–1, 6–4, 1–6, 6–3
Romania 2–0 Ecuador
Victor Hănescu (ROU) def. Iván Endara (ECU) 6–2, 6–2, 6–2
Adrian Ungur (ROU) def. Giovanni Lapentti (ECU) 6–7(2), 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–1
World Championships in Antalya, Turkey:
Women's 48 kg:
Total: 01 ! Nurcan Taylan (TUR) 214 kg 02 ! Sibel Özkan (TUR) 205 kg 03 ! Tian Yuan (CHN) 204 kg
Snatch: 01 ! Taylan 93 kg 02 ! Özkan 90 kg 03 ! Tian 88 kg
Clean & Jerk: 01 ! Taylan 121 kg (WR) 02 ! Tian 116 kg 03 ! Özkan 115 kg
WNBA Playoffs:
WNBA Finals, Game 3: Seattle Storm 87, Atlanta Dream 84. Storm win series 3–0.
The Storm win their second WNBA title. Storm center and season MVP Lauren Jackson is named Finals MVP, becoming the first non-U.S. player ever to win the latter award.
County Championship:
Division One:
Durham 286 (89.5 overs) and 320 (110.4 overs; Michael Di Venuto 129); Somerset 426 (100.1 overs; James Hildreth 105) and 48/3 (12 overs). Match drawn.
Nottinghamshire 400/9d (89.4 overs; Adam Voges 126, Simon Kerrigan 5/80); Lancashire 11/3 (4.4 overs). Match drawn.
Yorkshire 261 (76.3 overs; Dewald Nel 6/62) and 130 (29.5 overs; James Tredwell 7/22); Kent 302 (81.5 overs; Alex Blake 105*, Moin Ashraf 5/32) and 90/6 (24.5 overs). Kent win by 4 wickets.
Final standings: Nottinghamshire, Somerset 214 points, Yorkshire 203.
Nottinghamshire win the title for the sixth time, winning seven games to Somerset's six.
Grand Tours:
Vuelta a España:
Stage 18: 01 ! Mark Cavendish (GBR) (Team HTC–Columbia) 3h 27' 11" 02 ! Juan José Haedo (ARG) (Team Saxo Bank) s.t. 03 ! Manuel Antonio Cardoso (POR) (Footon–Servetto–Fuji) s.t.
General classification: (1) Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) (Liquigas–Doimo) 74h 47' 06" (2) Ezequiel Mosquera (ESP) (Xacobeo–Galicia) + 38" (3) Peter Velits (SVK) (Team HTC–Columbia) + 1' 59"
ISU Junior Grand Prix in Graz, Austria:
Ice Dance – short dance: (1) Charlotte Lichtman / Dean Copley (USA) 53.38 (2) Victoria Sinitsina / Ruslan Zhiganshin (RUS) 50.46 (3) Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron (FRA) 49.93
Pairs – short program: (1) Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov (RUS) 54.30 (2) Sui Wenjing / Han Cong (CHN) 51.87 (3) Yu Xiaoyu / Jin Yang (CHN) 47.03
Men – short program: (1) Artem Grigoriev (RUS) 63.44 (2) Fumiya Itai (JPN) 59.03 (3) Zhan Bush (RUS) 54.64
2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA):
Play-offs, second leg: (first leg in parentheses, winners qualify for 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup)
Denmark 2–2 (a.e.t.) (1–2) Sweden. Sweden win 4–3 on aggregate.
Sweden qualify for the World Cup for the sixth straight time.
Switzerland 2–3 (0–2) England. England win 5–2 on aggregate.
England qualify for the World Cup for the third time.
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Trinidad and Tobago:
Quarterfinals:
Nigeria 5–6 (a.e.t.) South Korea
Germany 0–1 North Korea
UEFA Europa League group stage, matchday 1:
Group A:
Red Bull Salzburg 0–2 Manchester City
Juventus 3–3 Lech Poznań
Group B:
Aris 1–0 Atlético Madrid
Bayer Leverkusen 4–0 Rosenborg
Group C:
Lille 1–2 Sporting CP
Levski Sofia 3–2 Gent
Group D:
Dinamo Zagreb 2–0 Villarreal
Club Brugge 1–1 PAOK
Group E:
AZ 2–1 Sheriff Tiraspol
Dynamo Kyiv 2–2 BATE
Group F:
Sparta Prague 3–2 Palermo
Lausanne-Sport 0–3 CSKA Moscow
Group G:
Anderlecht 1–3 Zenit St. Petersburg
AEK Athens 3–1 Hajduk Split
Group H:
Stuttgart 3–0 Young Boys
Getafe 2–1 Odense
Group I:
Debrecen 0–5 Metalist Kharkiv
PSV Eindhoven 1–1 Sampdoria
Group J:
Karpaty Lviv 3–4 Borussia Dortmund
Sevilla 0–1 Paris Saint-Germain
Group K:
Napoli 0–0 Utrecht
Liverpool 4–1 Steaua Bucureşti
Group L:
Beşiktaş 1–0 CSKA Sofia
Porto 3–0 Rapid Wien
Copa Sudamericana Second stage, first leg:
Newell's Old Boys 1–0 Estudiantes
Defensor Sporting 9–0 Sport Huancayo
Santa Fe 2–1 Caracas
CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage, matchday 3:
Group D: Olimpia 2–0 FAS
Standings (after 3 matches): Toluca 7 points, Puerto Rico Islanders, Olimpia 4, FAS 1.
Premier League Snooker – League phase in Plymouth:
Mark Selby (ENG) 2–4 Mark Williams (WAL)
Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) 3–3 Ding Junhui (CHN)
Standings: O'Sullivan 2 points (2 matches), Shaun Murphy (ENG), Williams 2 (1), Ding 1 (2), Marco Fu (HKG) 1 (1), Selby 0 (1), Neil Robertson (AUS) 0 (0).
Davis Cup World Group Play-offs, day 1:
Israel 1–1 Austria
Dudi Sela (ISR) def. Andreas Haider-Maurer (AUT) 6–4, 6–1, 6–3
Jürgen Melzer (AUT) def. Harel Levy (ISR) 6–4, 6–3, 6–3
Grand Tours:
Vuelta a España:
Stage 17: 01 ! Peter Velits (SVK) (Team HTC–Columbia) 52' 43" 02 ! Denis Menchov (RUS) (Rabobank) + 12" 03 ! Fabian Cancellara (SUI) (Team Saxo Bank) + 37"
General classification: (1) Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) (Liquigas–Doimo) 71h 19' 50" (2) Ezequiel Mosquera (ESP) (Xacobeo–Galicia) + 38" (3) Velits + 1' 59"
2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA):
Play-offs, second leg: (first leg in parentheses, winners qualify for 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup)
Italy 2–3 (0–0) France. France win 3–2 on aggregate.
France qualify for the World Cup for the second time.
Norway 2–0 (1–0) Ukraine. Norway win 3–0 on aggregate.
Norway qualify for the World Cup for the sixth successive time.
UEFA Champions League group stage, matchday 1:
Group E:
Bayern Munich 2–0 Roma
CFR Cluj 2–1 Basel
Group F:
Marseille 0–1 Spartak Moscow
Žilina 1–4 Chelsea
Group G:
Real Madrid 2–0 Ajax
Milan 2–0 Auxerre
Group H:
Arsenal 6–0 Braga
Shakhtar Donetsk 1–0 Partizan
AFC Champions League quarter-finals, first leg:
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 0–2 Al-Shabab
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 4–1 Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Zob Ahan 2–1 Pohang Steelers
Al-Hilal 3–0 Al-Gharafa
Copa Sudamericana Second stage, first leg:
Universidad San Martín 2–1 Emelec
Copa Sudamericana Second stage, second leg: (first leg scores in parentheses)
Banfield 1–1 (1–0) Vélez Sársfield. Banfield win 4–1 on points.
CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage, matchday 3:
Group A:
Árabe Unido 0–6 Cruz Azul
Real Salt Lake 4–1 Toronto FC
Standings (after 3 matches): Cruz Azul, Real Salt Lake 6 points, Toronto FC, Árabe Unido 3.
Group D: Toluca 3–0 Puerto Rico Islanders
Standings: Toluca 7 points (3 matches), Puerto Rico Islanders 4 (3), FAS, Olimpia 1 (2).
European Championships in Ostrava, Czech Republic:
Men's team final: 01 ! Germany 3–0 02 ! Belarus
Germany win the title for the fourth successive time.
Women's team final: 01 ! Netherlands 3–1 02 ! Romania
The Netherlands win the title for the third successive time.
After his involvement in a scandal that led to severe sanctions on the USC football program, Reggie Bush announces that he will forfeit his 2005 Heisman Trophy. (ESPN)
WNBA Playoffs:
WNBA Finals, Game 2: Seattle Storm 87, Atlanta Dream 84. Storm lead series 2–0.
UEFA Champions League group stage, matchday 1:
Group A:
Twente 2–2 Internazionale
Werder Bremen 2–2 Tottenham Hotspur
Group B:
Lyon 1–0 Schalke 04
Benfica 2–0 Hapoel Tel Aviv
Group C:
Manchester United 0–0 Rangers
Bursaspor 0–4 Valencia
Group D:
Barcelona 5–1 Panathinaikos
Copenhagen 1–0 Rubin Kazan
Copa Sudamericana Second stage, first leg:
Oriente Petrolero 1–0 Deportes Tolima
Copa Sudamericana Second stage, second leg: (first leg scores in parentheses)
Peñarol 2–1 (1–0) Barcelona. Peñarol win 6–0 on points.
CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage, matchday 3:
Group B:
Columbus Crew 3–0 Joe Public
Municipal 2–2 Santos Laguna
Standings (after 3 matches): Santos Laguna 7 points, Columbus Crew 6, Municipal 2, Joe Public 1.
Group C:
Monterrey 2–0 Marathón
Saprissa 2–0 Seattle Sounders FC
Standings (after 3 matches): Monterrey 9 points, Saprissa 6, Marathón 3, Seattle Sounders FC 0.
European Championships in Ostrava, Czech Republic:
Men's team semifinals:
Germany 3–1 France
Belarus 3–1 Czech Republic
Women's team semifinals:
Netherlands 3–0 Belarus
Romania 3–0 Poland
NFL Monday Night Football Week 1:
Baltimore Ravens 10, New York Jets 9
The Jets lose their first regular-season game at New Meadowlands Stadium.
Kansas City Chiefs 21, San Diego Chargers 14
Grand Tours:
Vuelta a España:
Stage 16: 01 ! Mikel Nieve (ESP) (Euskaltel–Euskadi) 4h 51' 59" 02 ! Fränk Schleck (LUX) (Team Saxo Bank) + 1' 06" 03 ! Kevin De Weert (BEL) (Quick-Step) + 1' 08"
General classification: (1) Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) (Team Katusha) 70h 24' 39" (2) Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) (Liquigas–Doimo) + 33" (3) Ezequiel Mosquera (ESP) (Xacobeo–Galicia) + 53"
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Trinidad and Tobago: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals)
Group C:
Japan 6–0 New Zealand
Venezuela 1–2 Spain
Final standings: Spain 9 points, Japan 6, Venezuela 3, New Zealand 0.
Group D:
Ghana 0–3 Republic of Ireland
Brazil 2–0 Canada
Final standings: Republic of Ireland, Brazil 6 points, Canada, Ghana 3.
World Judo Championships in Tokyo, Japan:
Men's Open Category: 01 ! Daiki Kamikawa (JPN) 02 ! Teddy Riner (FRA) 03 ! Keiji Suzuki (JPN) and Hiroki Tachiyama (JPN)
Women's Open Category: 01 ! Mika Sugimoto (JPN) 02 ! Qin Qian (CHN) 03 ! Tea Donguzashvili (RUS) and Megumi Tachimoto (JPN)
Grand Slams:
US Open in New York City, United States, day 15:
Men's singles, final: Rafael Nadal (ESP) [1] def. Novak Djokovic (SRB) [3] 6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 6–2
Nadal wins his first US Open, and ninth Grand Slam in total. In doing so, Nadal becomes the seventh man to complete a career Grand Slam, and the second to complete a career Golden Slam.
Women's doubles, final: Vania King (USA) / Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) [6] def. Liezel Huber (USA) / Nadia Petrova (RUS) [2] 2–6, 6–4, 7–6(4)
King and Shvedova win their second consecutive women's doubles Grand Slam title.
NFL Week 1:
New York Giants 31, Carolina Panthers 18
The Giants win the first regular-season game at New Meadowlands Stadium.
Pittsburgh Steelers 15, Atlanta Falcons 9 (OT)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 17, Cleveland Browns 14
Jacksonville Jaguars 24, Denver Broncos 17
Houston Texans 34, Indianapolis Colts 24
Miami Dolphins 15, Buffalo Bills 10
Chicago Bears 19, Detroit Lions 14
Tennessee Titans 38, Oakland Raiders 13
New England Patriots 38, Cincinnati Bengals 24
Arizona Cardinals 17, St. Louis Rams 13
Seattle Seahawks 31, San Francisco 49ers 6
Green Bay Packers 27, Philadelphia Eagles 20
Sunday Night Football: Washington Redskins 13, Dallas Cowboys 7
Formula One:
Italian Grand Prix in Monza, Italy: (1) Fernando Alonso (ESP) (Ferrari) (2) Jenson Button (GBR) (McLaren-Mercedes) (3) Felipe Massa (BRA) (Ferrari)
Drivers' championship standings (after 14 of 19 races): (1) Mark Webber (AUS) (Red Bull-Renault) 187 points (2) Lewis Hamilton (GBR) (McLaren-Mercedes) 182 (3) Alonso 166
Constructors' championship standings: (1) Red Bull 350 points (2) McLaren 347 (3) Ferrari 290
V8 Supercars:
L&H 500 in Phillip Island (Victoria): (1) Craig Lowndes (AUS)/Mark Skaife (AUS) (Holden Commodore) (2) Mark Winterbottom (AUS)/Luke Youlden (AUS) (Ford Falcon) (3) Jason Richards (NZL)/Andrew Jones (AUS) (Holden Commodore)
Drivers' championship standings (after 17 of 26 races): (1) James Courtney (AUS) (Ford Falcon) 2101 points (2) Jamie Whincup (AUS) (Holden Commodore) 1922 (3) Winterbottom 1862
World Rally Championship:
Rally Japan in Hokkaidō: (1) Sébastien Ogier (FRA)/Julien Ingrassia (FRA) (Citroën C4 WRC) (2) Petter Solberg (NOR)/Chris Patterson (GBR) (Citroën C4 WRC) (3) Jari-Matti Latvala (FIN)/Miikka Anttila (FIN) (Ford Focus RS WRC 09)
Drivers' championship standings (after 10 of 13 rounds): (1) Sébastien Loeb (FRA) (Citroën C4 WRC) 201 points (2) Ogier 158 (3) Latvala 132
FIBA World Championship in Istanbul, Turkey:
5th place playoff: Spain 81–86 Argentina
3rd place playoff: Serbia 88–99 03 ! Lithuania
Final: 02 ! Turkey 64–81 01 ! United States
The USA win their fourth world title.
WNBA Playoffs:
WNBA Finals, Game 1: Seattle Storm 79, Atlanta Dream 77. Storm lead series 1–0.
Slalom World Championships in Ljublijana, Slovenia:
Women's C-1: 01 ! Jana Dukátová (SVK) 02 ! Leanne Guinea (AUS) 03 ! Jessica Fox (AUS)
Men's C-1: 01 ! Tony Estanguet (FRA) 02 ! Michal Martikán (SVK) 03 ! Jordi Domenjó (ESP)
Men's K-1: 01 ! Daniele Molmenti (ITA) 02 ! Vavřinec Hradilek (CZE) 03 ! Jure Meglic (SVN)
Men's C-1 team: 01 ! Slovakia 02 ! Germany 03 ! Czech Republic
Men's K-1 team: 01 ! Germany 02 ! France 03 ! Italy
Pakistan in England:
2nd ODI in Leeds: Pakistan 294/8 (50 overs); England 295/6 (49.3 overs; Andrew Strauss 126). England win by 4 wickets; lead 5-match series 2–0.
World Cup of Pool:
Semifinals:
Fu Jianbo/Li Hewen (CHN) 9–7 Ralf Souquet/Oliver Ortmann (GER)
Roberto Gomez/Dennis Orcollo (PHI) 9–8 Ko Pin-yi/Chang Jung-lin (TPE)
Final: Fu/Li 10–5 Gomez/Orcollo
Grand Tours:
Vuelta a España:
Stage 15: 01 ! Carlos Barredo (ESP) (Quick-Step) 4h 33' 09" 02 ! Nico Sijmens (BEL) (Cofidis) + 1' 07" 03 ! Martin Velits (SVK) (Team HTC–Columbia) + 1' 43"
General classification: (1) Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) (Liquigas–Doimo) 65h 31' 14" (2) Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) (Team Katusha) + 4" (3) Ezequiel Mosquera (ESP) (Xacobeo–Galicia) + 39"
UCI ProTour:
GP de Montréal: 01 ! Robert Gesink (NED) (Rabobank) 4h 58' 22" 02 ! Peter Sagan (SVK) (Liquigas–Doimo) + 4" 03 ! Ryder Hesjedal (CAN) (Garmin–Transitions) + 4"
UCI World Rankings (after 24 of 26 events): (1) Alberto Contador (ESP) (Astana) 482 points (2) Rodríguez 428 (3) Cadel Evans (AUS) (BMC Racing Team) 390
Show jumping:
Spruce Meadows Masters in Calgary (CSIO 5*):
CN International Grand Prix: 01 ! Jeroen Dubbeldam (NED) on Simon 02 ! Richard Spooner (USA) on Cristallo 03 ! Eric Lamaze (CAN) on Hickstead
HITS-on-the-Hudson Horse Show, Saugerties, New York:
Pfizer $1m Grand Prix: 01 ! McLain Ward (USA) on Sapphire 02 ! Charlie Jayne (USA) on Athena 03 ! John Pearce (CAN) on Chianto
2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA):
Play-offs, first leg:
England 2–0 Switzerland
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Trinidad and Tobago: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals)
Group A:
North Korea 1–0 Trinidad and Tobago
Chile 0–5 Nigeria
Final standings: Nigeria 9 points, Korea DPR 6, Trinidad and Tobago 3, Chile 0.
Group B:
South Korea 0–3 Germany
Mexico 4–0 South Africa
Final standings: Germany 9 points, Korea Republic 6, Mexico 3, South Africa 0.
CAF Champions League group stage, matchday 5: (teams in bold advance to the semifinals)
Group A: TP Mazembe 2–1 Dynamos
Standings (after 5 matches): Espérance ST, TP Mazembe 10 points, ES Sétif 5, Dynamos 3.
Group B: Al-Ahly 2–1 Heartland
Standings (after 5 matches): JS Kabylie 13 points, Al-Ahly 8, Heartland 4, Ismaily 3.
CAF Confederation Cup group stage, matchday 3:
Group A: Ittihad 4–0 ASFAN
Standings (after 3 matches): Al-Hilal 9 points, Ittihad 6, Djoliba, ASFAN 1.
Group B: FUS Rabat 1–0 Haras El Hodood
Standings (after 3 matches): FUS Rabat 6 points, CS Sfaxien, Zanaco 4, Haras El Hodood 2.
PGA Tour:
FedEx Cup Playoffs: BMW Championship in Lemont, Illinois:
Winner: Dustin Johnson (USA) 275 (−9)
Johnson wins his second PGA Tour title of the season and fourth of his career.
European Tour:
KLM Open in Hilversum, Netherlands:
Winner: Martin Kaymer (GER) 266 (−14)
Kaymer wins his second European Tour title of the season and seventh of his career.
LPGA Tour:
P&G NW Arkansas Championship in Rogers, Arkansas:
Winner: Yani Tseng (TWN) 200 (−13)
Tseng wins her third LPGA Tour title of the season, and fifth of her career.
Champions Tour:
Posco E&C Songdo Championship in Songdo, South Korea:
Winner: Russ Cochran (USA) 204 (−12)POCochran wins his first Champions Tour title on the first hole of a playoff with fellow American Fred Funk.
World Judo Championships in Tokyo, Japan:
Men's 66 kg: 01 ! Junpei Morishita (JPN) 02 ! Leandro Cunha (BRA) 03 ! Khashbaataryn Tsagaanbaatar (MGL) and Loic Korval (FRA)
Men's 60 kg: 01 ! Rishod Sobirov (UZB) 02 ! Georgii Zantaraia (UKR) 03 ! Arsen Galstyan (RUS) and Hiroaki Hiraoka (JPN)
Women's 52 kg: 01 ! Yuka Nishida (JPN) 02 ! Misato Nakamura (JPN) 03 ! Natalia Kuzyutina (RUS) and Mönkhbaataryn Bundmaa (MGL)
Women's 48 kg: 01 ! Haruna Asami (JPN) 02 ! Tomoko Fukumi (JPN) 03 ! Alina Alexandra Dumitru (ROU) and Sarah Menezes (BRA)
European Championships in Montemor-o-Velho, Portugal:
Men:
M2-: 01 ! Greece 02 ! Italy 03 ! Serbia
M2x: 01 ! France 02 ! Estonia 03 ! Czech Republic
M4-: 01 ! Germany 02 ! Greece 03 ! Czech Republic
M1x: 01 ! Czech Republic 02 ! Sweden 03 ! Germany
LM2x: 01 ! Germany 02 ! Portugal 03 ! France
LM4-: 01 ! Germany 02 ! Poland 03 ! Switzerland
M4x: 01 ! Poland 02 ! Croatia 03 ! Ukraine
M8+: 01 ! Germany 02 ! Poland 03 ! Ukraine
Women:
W2-: 01 ! Romania 02 ! Germany 03 ! Croatia
W2x: 01 ! Germany 02 ! Poland 03 ! Italy
W1x: 01 ! Belarus 02 ! Czech Republic 03 ! Sweden
LW2x: 01 ! Greece 02 ! Poland 03 ! Germany
W4x: 01 ! Ukraine 02 ! Germany 03 ! Switzerland
W8+: 01 ! Romania 02 ! Netherlands 03 ! Germany
NRL finals series:
Qualifying Finals: St. George Illawarra Dragons 28–0 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Shanghai Masters:
Final: Jamie Burnett (SCO) 7–10 Ali Carter (ENG)
Carter wins the second ranking title of his career.
Grand Slams:
US Open in New York City, United States, day 14:
Men's singles, final: Rafael Nadal (ESP) [1] vs. Novak Djokovic (SRB) [3]. Postponed to September 13 due to rain.
Women's doubles, final: Vania King (USA) / Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) [6] vs. Liezel Huber (USA) / Nadia Petrova (RUS) [2] 2–6, 6–4, 4–5 (match suspended)
World Championships in Moscow, Russia:
Men's freestyle 66 kg: 01 ! Sushil Kumar (IND) 02 ! Alan Gogayev (RUS) 03 ! Jabrail Hasanov (AZE) and Geandry Garzón (CUB)
Men's freestyle 74 kg: 01 ! Denis Tsargush (RUS) 02 ! Sadegh Goudarzi (IRN) 03 ! Gábor Hatos (HUN) and bdulkhakim Shapiyev (KAZ)
Men's freestyle 120 kg: 01 ! Beylal Makhov (RUS) 02 ! Artur Taymazov (UZB) 03 ! Levan Berianidze (GEO) and Ioannis Arzoumanidis (GRE)
NCAA:
AP Top 10:
(1) Alabama 24, (18) Penn State 3
(2) Ohio State 36, (12) Miami 24
(4) TCU 62, Tennessee Tech 7
(5) Texas 34, Wyoming 7
(6) Nebraska 38, Idaho 17
(7) Oregon 48, Tennessee 13
(8) Florida 38, South Florida 14
(9) Iowa 35, Iowa State 7
(10) Oklahoma 47, (17) Florida State 17
Other games:
James Madison 21, (13) Virginia Tech 16
Kansas 28, (15) Georgia Tech 25
(24) South Carolina 17, (22) Georgia 6
Idle: (3) Boise State
AFL Finals Series:
First Semi-final in Melbourne: Western Bulldogs 11.11 (77)–10.12 (72) Sydney
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series:
Air Guard 400 in Richmond, Virginia: (1) Denny Hamlin (Toyota; Joe Gibbs Racing) (2) Kyle Busch (Toyota; Joe Gibbs Racing) (3) Jimmie Johnson (Chevrolet; Hendrick Motorsports)
Drivers qualifying for the Chase for the Sprint Cup — points through 26 races, followed by points entering the Chase in parentheses:
FIBA World Championship in Istanbul, Turkey:
7th place playoff: Slovenia 78–83 Russia
Semifinals:
Serbia 82–83 Turkey
United States 89–74 Lithuania
Slalom World Championships in Ljublijana, Slovenia:
Men's C-2: 01 ! Pavol Hochschorner/Peter Hochschorner (SVK) 02 ! Denis Gargaud Chanut/Fabien Lefèvre (FRA) 03 ! David Florence/Richard Hounslow (GBR)
Women's K-1: 01 ! Corinna Kuhnle (AUT) 02 ! Jana Dukátová (SVK) 03 ! Violetta Oblinger-Peters (AUT)
Men's C-2 team: 01 ! France 02 ! Czech Republic 03 ! Germany
Women's K-1 team: 01 ! Czech Republic 02 ! Germany 03 ! Slovenia
World Cup of Pool in Manila, Philippines:
Quarterfinals:
Muhammad Zulfikri/Ricky Yang (INA) 3–9 Fu Jianbo/Li Hewen (CHN)
Ralf Souquet/Oliver Ortmann (GER) 9–7 Stephan Cohen/Francois Cottance (FRA)
Roberto Gomez/Dennis Orcollo (PHI) 9–1 Mika Immonen/Markus Juva (FIN)
Ko Pin-yi/Chang Jung-lin (TWN) 9–5 Radoslaw Babica/Mariusz Skoneczny (POL)
Grand Tours:
Vuelta a España:
Stage 14: 01 ! Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) (Team Katusha) 4h 26' 43" 02 ! Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) (Liquigas–Doimo) + 20" 03 ! Ezequiel Mosquera (ESP) (Xacobeo–Galicia) + 22"
General classification: (1) Nibali 60h 55' 39" (2) Rodríguez + 4" (3) Mosquera + 50"
Show jumping:
2011 FEI Nations Cup Promotional League North and South America:
Nations Cup of Canada in Calgary (CSIO 5*): 01 ! United States (Rich Fellers on Flexible, Ashlee Bond on Cadett, Richard Spooner on Cristallo, Beezie Madden on Coral Reef Via Volo) 02 ! Ireland (Trevor Breen on Adventure de Kannan, Nicola Fitzgibbon on Puissance, David Quigley on Ulot, Shane Sweetnam on Amaretto D'Arco) 03 ! Canada (John Anderson on Terrific, Jonathon Millar on Contino, Yann Candele on Pitareusa, Eric Lamaze on Hickstead)
FEI World Cup North American League – East Coast:
5th competition in Saugerties, New York (CSI 2*-W): 01 ! McLain Ward (USA) on Rothchild 02 ! John Pearce (CAN) on Son of a Gun 03 ! Saer Coulter (USA) on Chalan
Women's World Cup in Rosario, Argentina:
3rd place playoff: 03 ! England 2–0 Germany
Final: 02 ! Netherlands 1–3 01 ! Argentina
Argentina win the title for the second time, repeating their 2002 final victory over the Netherlands.
ISU Junior Grand Prix in Braşov, Romania:
Men: 01 ! Keegan Messing (USA) 187.38 points 02 ! Joshua Farris (USA) 179.22 03 ! Keiji Tanaka (JPN) 166.48
Standings (after 2 of 7 events): Messing, Andrei Rogozine (CAN) 15 points (1 event), Thomas Sosniak (FRA) 14 (2), Jason Brown (USA), Farris 13 (1), Max Aaron (USA), Tanaka 11 (1).
Ice Dance: 01 ! Ksenia Monko / Kirill Khaliavin (RUS) 138.27 points 02 ! Anastasia Galyeta / Alexei Shumski (UKR) 124.65 03 ! Lauri Bonacorsi / Travis Mager (USA) 110.58
Standings (after 2 of 7 events): Monko/Khaliavin, Alexandra Stepanova/Ivan Bukin (RUS) 15 points (1 event), Galyeta/Shumski, Anastasia Cannuscio/Colin McManus (USA) 13 (1), Bonacorsi/Mager, Evgenia Kosigina/Nikolai Moroshkin (RUS) 11 (1).
2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA):
Play-offs, first leg:
Sweden 2–1 Denmark
Ukraine 0–1 Norway
France 0–0 Italy
CAF Champions League group stage, matchday 5: (teams in bold advance to the semifinals)
Group A: Espérance ST 2–2 ES Sétif
Standings: Espérance ST 10 points (5 matches), TP Mazembe 7 (4), ES Sétif 5 (5), Dynamos 3 (4).
CAF Confederation Cup group stage, matchday 3:
Group B: Zanaco 1–0 CS Sfaxien
Standings: CS Sfaxien, Zanaco 4 points (3 matches), FUS Rabat 3 (2), Haras El Hodood 2 (2).
English Triple Crown:
St. Leger Stakes in Doncaster, South Yorkshire: 01 ! Arctic Cosmos (trainer: John Gosden, jockey: William Buick) 02 ! Midas Touch (trainer: Aidan O'Brien, jockey: Colm O'Donoghue) 03 ! Corsica (trainer: Mark Johnston, jockey: Joe Fanning)
World Judo Championships in Tokyo, Japan:
Men's 73 kg: 01 ! Hiroyuki Akimoto (JPN) 02 ! Dex Elmont (NED) 03 ! Wang Ki-Chun (KOR) and Yasuhiro Awano (JPN)
Women's 63 kg: 01 ! Yoshie Ueno (JPN) 02 ! Miki Tanaka (JPN) 03 ! Yaritza Abel (CUB) and Ramila Yusubova (AZE)
Women's 57 kg: 01 ! Kaori Matsumoto (JPN) 02 ! Telma Monteiro (POR) 03 ! Sabrina Filzmoser (AUT) and Ioulietta Boukouvala (GRE)
European Championships in Montemor-o-Velho, Portugal:
Men:
M2+: 01 ! Belarus 02 ! Italy 03 ! Czech Republic
LM1x: 01 ! Italy 02 ! Netherlands 03 ! Slovakia
LM2-: 01 ! France 02 ! Netherlands 03 ! Spain
LM4x: 01 ! Italy 02 ! Denmark 03 ! France
LM8+: 01 ! Italy 02 ! Denmark 03 ! Portugal
Women:
W4-: 01 ! Belarus 02 ! Italy
LW1x: 01 ! Germany 02 ! Austria 03 ! Italy
LW4x: 01 ! Italy 02 ! Denmark
NRL finals series:
Qualifying Finals:
Wests Tigers 15–19 Sydney Roosters
Penrith Panthers 22–24 Canberra Raiders
Tri Nations Series:
Australia 22–23 New Zealand in Sydney
Final standings: New Zealand 27 points, Australia 11, South Africa 8.
The All Blacks win all six games, the first side to do so in a single Tri Nations series.
Shanghai Masters, Semifinal:
Jamie Burnett (SCO) 6–1 Jamie Cope (ENG)
Ali Carter (ENG) 6–2 Mark Selby (ENG)
Grand Slams:
US Open in New York City, United States, day 13:
Men's singles, semifinals:
Rafael Nadal (ESP) [1] def. Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) [12] 6–2, 6–3, 6–4
Novak Djokovic (SRB) [3] def. Roger Federer (SUI) [2] 5–7, 6–1, 5–7, 6–2, 7–5
Women's singles, final: Kim Clijsters (BEL) [2] def. Vera Zvonareva (RUS) [7] 6–2, 6–1
Clijsters defends her title, winning the third US Open – and Grand Slam – singles title of her career.
The 109-match winning streak of the Penn State women's team ends with a straight-set defeat to Stanford in a tournament in Florida. The streak was the longest in NCAA women's volleyball history, and the second-longest in the history of Division I team sports. (AP via ESPN)
Men's European Championship in Zagreb, Croatia:
Bronze medal match: 03 ! Serbia 10–8 Hungary
Final: 01 ! Croatia 7–3 02 ! Italy
Croatia win the title for the first time.
World Championships in Moscow, Russia:
Men's freestyle 60 kg: 01 ! Besik Kudukhov (RUS) 02 ! Vasyl Fedoryshyn (UKR) 03 ! Morad Mohammadi (IRN) and Zelimkhan Huseynov (AZE)
Men's freestyle 84 kg: 01 ! Mihail Ganev (BUL) 02 ! Zaurbek Sokhiev (UZB) 03 ! Soslan Ktsoyev (RUS) and Reineris Salas (CUB)
Men's freestyle 96 kg: 01 ! Khetag Gazyumov (AZE) 02 ! Khadjimourat Gatsalov (RUS) 03 ! Aleksey Krupnyakov (KGZ) and Georgi Gogshelidze (GEO)
AFL Finals Series:
Second Semi-final in Melbourne: Geelong 20.15 (135)–10.6 (66) Fremantle
Nationwide Series:
Virginia 529 College Savings 250 in Richmond, Virginia: (1) Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet; Kevin Harvick Inc.) (2) Brad Keselowski (Dodge; Penske Racing) (3) Trevor Bayne (Toyota; Diamond-Waltrip Racing)
Drivers' championship standings (after 27 of 35 races): (1) Keselowski 4302 points (2) Carl Edwards (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) 3929 (3) Kyle Busch (Toyota; Joe Gibbs Racing) 3719
FIBA World Championship in Istanbul, Turkey:
5th–8th place semifinals:
Spain 97–80 Slovenia
Russia 61–73 Argentina
Pakistan in England:
1st ODI in Chester-le-Street: England 274/6 (41/41 overs); Pakistan 250/9 (41 overs). England win by 24 runs; lead 5-match series 1–0.
Grand Tours:
Vuelta a España:
Stage 13: 01 ! Mark Cavendish (GBR) (Team HTC–Columbia) 4h 50' 18" 02 ! Thor Hushovd (NOR) (Cervélo TestTeam) s.t. 03 ! Daniele Bennati (ITA) (Liquigas–Doimo) s.t.
General classification: (1) Igor Antón (ESP) (Euskaltel–Euskadi) 56h 28' 03" (2) Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) (Liquigas–Doimo) + 45" (3) Xavier Tondó (ESP) (Cervélo TestTeam) + 1' 04"
UCI ProTour:
GP de Québec: 01 ! Thomas Voeckler (FRA) (Bbox Bouygues Telecom) 4h 35' 26" 02 ! Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) (Team Sky) + 2" 03 ! Robert Gesink (NED) (Rabobank) + 2"
UCI World Rankings (after 23 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
Show jumping:
Spruce Meadows Masters in Calgary (CSIO 5*):
ENCANA Cup: 01 ! Rik Hemeryck (BEL) on Quarco de Kerambars 02 ! Beezie Madden (USA) on Mademoiselle 03 ! Werner Muff (SUI) on Quax II
Women's World Cup in Rosario, Argentina:
9th place playoff: India 4–3 South Africa
7th place playoff: New Zealand 3–0 China
5th place playoff: Australia 2–1 South Korea
ISU Junior Grand Prix in Braşov, Romania:
Ice Dance – short dance: (1) Ksenia Monko / Kirill Khaliavin (RUS) 55.22 (2) Anastasia Galyeta / Alexei Shumski (UKR) 47.66 (3) Tiffany Zahorski / Alexis Miart (FRA) 46.98
Ladies: 01 ! Elizaveta Tuktamysheva (RUS) 132.32 02 ! Kristiene Gong (USA) 130.10 03 ! Shion Kokubun (JPN) 128.78
Standings (after 2 of 7 events): Rosa Sheveleva (RUS) 16 points (2 events), Polina Shelepen (RUS), Tuktamysheva 15 (1), Yasmin Siraj (USA), Gong 13 (1), Kokubun 11 (1).
CAF Champions League group stage, matchday 5: (teams in bold advance to the semifinals)
Group B: JS Kabylie 1–0 Ismaily
Standings: JS Kabylie 13 points (5 matches), Al-Ahly 5 (4), Heartland 4 (3), Ismaily 3 (5).
CAF Confederation Cup group stage, matchday 3:
Group A: Al-Hilal 2–1 Djoliba
Standings: Al-Hilal 9 points (3 matches), Al-Ittihad 3 (2), ASFAN 1 (2), Djoliba 1 (3).
World Judo Championships in Tokyo, Japan:
Men's 90 kg: 01 ! Ilias Iliadis (GRE) 02 ! Daiki Nishiyama (JPN) 03 ! Elkhan Mammadov (AZE) and Kirill Denisov (RUS)
Men's 81 kg: 01 ! Kim Jae-Bum (KOR) 02 ! Leandro Guilheiro (BRA) 03 ! Masahiro Takamatsu (JPN) and Euan Burton (GBR)
Women's 70 kg: 01 ! Lucie Décosse (FRA) 02 ! Anett Meszaros (HUN) 03 ! Yoriko Kunihara (JPN) and Rasa Sraka (SLO)
NRL finals series:
Qualifying Finals: Gold Coast Titans 28–16 New Zealand Warriors
Shanghai Masters, Quarterfinals:
Jamie Burnett (SCO) 5–4 Mark Davis (ENG)
Graeme Dott (SCO) 2–5 Jamie Cope (ENG)
Ali Carter (ENG) 5–4 Matthew Stevens (WAL)
Mark Selby (ENG) 5–1 Mark King (ENG)
Grand Slams:
US Open in New York City, United States, day 12:
Women's singles, semifinals:
Vera Zvonareva (RUS) [7] def. Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) [1] 6–4, 6–3
Kim Clijsters (BEL) [2] def. Venus Williams (USA) [3] 4–6, 7–6(2), 6–4
Men's doubles, final: Bob Bryan (USA)/Mike Bryan (USA) [1] def. Rohan Bopanna (IND)/Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi (PAK) [16] 7–6(5), 7–6(4)
The Bryans win their third US Open and ninth Grand Slam men's doubles title.
Men's European Championship in Zagreb, Croatia:
9th place playoff: Greece 10–7 Turkey
7th place playoff: Spain 7–8 Romania
5th place playoff: Germany 6–14 Montenegro
Women's European Championship in Zagreb, Croatia:
Bronze Medal Match: Italy 12–14 03 ! Netherlands
Final: 02 ! Greece 6–11 01 ! Russia
Russia win the title for the third successive time.
World Championships in Moscow, Russia:
Women's freestyle 67 kg: 01 ! Martine Dugrenier (CAN) 02 ! Yelena Shalygina (KAZ) 03 ! Ifeoma Iheanacho (NGR) and Alla Cherkasova (UKR)
Women's freestyle 72 kg: 01 ! Stanka Zlateva (BUL) 02 ! Ohenewa Akuffo (CAN) 03 ! Ekaterina Bukina (RUS) and Kyoko Hamaguchi (JPN)
Men's freestyle 55 kg: 01 ! Viktor Lebedev (RUS) 02 ! Toghrul Asgarov (AZE) 03 ! Frank Chamizo (CUB) and Yasuhiro Inaba (JPN)
NFL Week 1:
Kickoff game: New Orleans Saints 14, Minnesota Vikings 9
FIBA World Championship in Istanbul, Turkey:
Quarterfinals:
United States 89–79 Russia
Lithuania 104–85 Argentina
Grand Tours:
Vuelta a España:
Stage 12: 01 ! Mark Cavendish (GBR) (Team HTC–Columbia) 4h 00' 30" 02 ! Tyler Farrar (USA) (Garmin–Transitions) s.t. 03 ! Matthew Goss (AUS) (Team HTC–Columbia) s.t.
General classification: (1) Igor Antón (ESP) (Euskaltel–Euskadi) 51h 37' 45" (2) Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) (Liquigas–Doimo) + 45" (3) Xavier Tondó (ESP) (Cervélo TestTeam) + 1' 04"
Women's World Cup in Rosario, Argentina:
Semifinals:
Netherlands 1–1 (4–3 pen.) England
Argentina 2–1 Germany
11th place playoff: Japan 2–1 Spain
ISU Junior Grand Prix in Braşov, Romania:
Ladies – short program: (1) Yuki Nishino (JPN) 48.98 points (2) Rosa Sheveleva (RUS) 47.54 (3) Kristiene Gong (USA) 47.08
Men – short program: (1) Joshua Farris (USA) 67.03 points (2) Keegan Messing (USA) 65.33 (3) Keiji Tanaka (JPN) 57.98
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Trinidad and Tobago:
Group C:
New Zealand 1–3 Spain
Japan 6–0 Venezuela
Standings (after 2 matches): Spain 6 points, Japan, Venezuela 3, New Zealand 0.
Group D:
Republic of Ireland 1–0 Canada
Ghana 1–0 Brazil
Standings (after 2 matches): Brazil, Republic of Ireland, Canada, Ghana 3 points.
Copa Sudamericana Second stage, first leg:
Universitario 1–0 Cerro Porteño
Copa Sudamericana Second stage, second leg: (first leg scores in parentheses)
Argentinos Juniors 1–1 (0–1) Independiente. Independiente win 4–1 on points.
World Judo Championships in Tokyo, Japan:
Men's +100 kg: 01 ! Teddy Riner (FRA) 02 ! Andreas Tölzer (GER) 03 ! Matthieu Bataille (FRA) and Islam El Shehaby (EGY)
Men's 100 kg: 01 ! Takamasa Anai (JPN) 02 ! Henk Grol (NED) 03 ! Oreidis Despaigne (CUB) and Thierry Fabre (FRA)
Women's +78 kg: 01 ! Mika Sugimoto (JPN) 02 ! Qin Qian (CHN) 03 ! Idalys Ortiz (CUB) and Maki Tsukada (JPN)
Women's 78 kg: 01 ! Kayla Harrison (USA) 02 ! Mayra Aguiar (BRA) 03 ! Akari Ogata (JPN) and Yang Xiuli (CHN)
Shanghai Masters, Last 16:
Jamie Burnett (SCO) 5–0 Andrew Higginson (ENG)
Mark Davis (ENG) 5–3 Stephen Maguire (SCO) (5)
Mark Williams (WAL) (7) 4–5 Graeme Dott (SCO) (12)
Jamie Cope (ENG) (16) 5–1 Ding Junhui (CHN) (4)
Ali Carter (ENG) (3) 5–3 Stuart Bingham (ENG)
Matthew Stevens (WAL) 5–2 Shaun Murphy (ENG) (6)
Mark Selby (ENG) (8) 5–4 Martin Gould (ENG)
Mark King (ENG) (14) 5–3 Peter Ebdon (ENG)
Grand Slams:
US Open in New York City, United States, day 11:
Men's singles, quarterfinals:
Rafael Nadal (ESP) [1] def. Fernando Verdasco (ESP) [8] 7–5, 6–3, 6–4
Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) [12] def. Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) [25] 3–6, 7–6(7), 3–6, 6–3, 6–3
Mixed doubles, final: Liezel Huber (USA)/Bob Bryan (USA) [1] def. Květa Peschke (CZE)/Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi (PAK) 6–4, 6–4
Huber wins her second mixed doubles Grand Slam title, and Bryan wins his seventh.
Men's European Championship in Zagreb, Croatia:
Semifinals:
Serbia 9–10 Croatia
Italy 10–8 Hungary
7th–12th Semifinals:
Spain 12–11 (2OT) Greece
Turkey 8–15 Romania
11th place playoff: Russia 5–4 Macedonia
World Championships in Moscow, Russia:
Women's freestyle 55 kg: 01 ! Saori Yoshida (JPN) 02 ! Yuliya Ratkevich (AZE) 03 ! Anna Gomis (FRA) and Tatiana Padilla (USA)
Women's freestyle 59 kg: 01 ! Soronzonboldiin Battsetseg (MGL) 02 ! Zhang Lan (CHN) 03 ! Ayako Shoda (JPN) and Johanna Mattsson (SWE)
Women's freestyle 63 kg: 01 ! Kaori Icho (JPN) 02 ! Elena Pirozhkova (USA) 03 ! Hanna Johansson (SWE) and Lubov Volosova (RUS)
FIBA World Championship in Istanbul, Turkey:
Quarterfinals:
Serbia 92–89 Spain
Slovenia 68–95 Turkey
Grand Tours:
Vuelta a España:
Stage 11: 01 ! Igor Antón (ESP) (Euskaltel–Euskadi) 5h 25' 44" 02 ! Ezequiel Mosquera (ESP) (Xacobeo–Galicia) + 3" 03 ! Xavier Tondó (ESP) (Cervélo TestTeam) + 10"
General classification: (1) Antón 47h 37' 15" (2) Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) (Liquigas–Doimo) + 45" (3) Tondó + 1' 04"
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Trinidad and Tobago: (teams in bold advance to the quarter-finals)
Group A:
North Korea 3–0 Chile
Trinidad and Tobago 1–2 Nigeria
Standings (after 2 matches): Nigeria 6 points, Korea DPR, Trinidad and Tobago 3, Chile 0.
Group B:
Germany 10–1 South Africa
South Korea 4–1 Mexico
Standings (after 2 matches): Germany, Korea Republic 6 points, South Africa, Mexico 0.
Recopa Sudamericana, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)
Estudiantes 0–0 (1–2) LDU Quito. LDU Quito win 4–1 on points.
LDU Quito win their second consecutive Recopa.
Shanghai Masters, First round:
Neil Robertson (AUS) (2) 4–5 Peter Ebdon (ENG)
Ali Carter (ENG) (3) 5–3 Dave Harold (ENG)
Mark Selby (ENG) (8) 5–2 Mei Xiwen (CHN)
Jamie Cope (ENG) (16) 5–3 Steve Davis (ENG)
Ding Junhui (CHN) (4) 5–4 Jin Long (CHN)
Shaun Murphy (ENG) (6) 5–3 Stephen Lee (ENG)
Stephen Hendry (SCO) (10) 2–5 Martin Gould (ENG)
Mark King (ENG) (14) 5–3 Joe Delaney (IRL)
Grand Slams:
US Open in New York City, United States, day 10:
Men's singles, quarterfinals:
Roger Federer (SUI) [2] def. Robin Söderling (SWE) [5] 6–4, 6–4, 7–5
Novak Djokovic (SRB) [3] def. Gaël Monfils (FRA) [17] 7–6(2), 6–1, 6–2
Women's singles, quarterfinals:
Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) [1] def. Dominika Cibulková (SVK) 6–2, 7–5
Vera Zvonareva (RUS) [7] def. Kaia Kanepi (EST) [31] 6–3, 7–5
Women's European Championship in Zagreb, Croatia:
Semifinals:
Italy 5–10 Greece
Russia 10–7 Netherlands
5th place playoff: Hungary 10–7 Spain
World Championships in Moscow, Russia:
Men's Greco-Roman 74 kg: 01 ! Selçuk Çebi (TUR) 02 ! Arsen Julfalakyan (ARM) 03 ! Imil Sharafetdinov (RUS) and Daniar Kobonov (KGZ)
Women's freestyle 48 kg: 01 ! Hitomi Sakamoto (JPN) 02 ! Larisa Oorzhak (RUS) 03 ! Zhao Shasha (CHN) and Carol Huynh (CAN)
Women's freestyle 51 kg: 01 ! Oleksandra Kohut (UKR) 02 ! Yu Horiuchi (JPN) 03 ! Sofia Mattsson (SWE) and Zamira Rakhmanova (RUS)
FIBA World Championship in Istanbul, Turkey:
Eighth–finals:
Lithuania 78–67 China
Argentina 93–89 Brazil
WNBA Playoffs:
Eastern Conference Finals, Game 2: (4) Atlanta Dream 105, (2) New York Liberty 93. Dream win series 2–0.
Pakistan in England:
2nd T20I in Cardiff: Pakistan 89 (18.4 overs); England 90/4 (14 overs). England win by 6 wickets; win 2-match series 2–0.
Ireland in Canada:
2nd ODI in Toronto: Ireland 325/8 (50 overs; Paul Stirling 177); Canada 233 (46.3 overs; Albert van der Merwe 5/49). Ireland win by 92 runs; 2-match series drawn 1–1.
Grand Tours:
Vuelta a España:
Stage 10: 01 ! Imanol Erviti (ESP) (Caisse d'Epargne) 4h 13' 31" 02 ! Romain Zingle (BEL) (Cofidis) + 37" 03 ! Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) (Omega Pharma–Lotto) + 37"
General classification: (1) Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) (Team Katusha) 42h 11' 49" (2) Igor Antón (ESP) (Euskaltel–Euskadi) + 2" (3) Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) (Liquigas–Doimo) + 4"
Women's World Cup in Rosario, Argentina: (teams in bold advance to the semifinals)
Pool A:
New Zealand 3–0 India
Netherlands 5–2 Japan
Australia 0–1 Germany
Final standings: Netherlands 15 points, Germany 12, Australia 9, New Zealand 4, India 3, Japan 1.
UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying:
Group A:
Turkey 3–2 Belgium
Austria 2–0 Kazakhstan
Germany 6–1 Azerbaijan
Standings: Germany, Turkey 6 points (2 matches), Austria 3 (1), Belgium 0 (2), Azerbaijan 0 (1), Kazakhstan 0 (2).
Group B:
Russia 0–1 Slovakia
Macedonia 2–2 Armenia
Republic of Ireland 3–1 Andorra
Standings (after 2 matches): Republic of Ireland, Slovakia 6 points, Russia 3, Armenia, Macedonia 1, Andorra 0.
Group C:
Serbia 1–1 Slovenia
Italy 5–0 Faroe Islands
Standings: Italy 6 points (2 matches), Serbia 4 (2), Northern Ireland 3 (1), Estonia 3 (2), Slovenia 1 (2), Faroe Islands 0 (3).
Group D:
Belarus 0–0 Romania
Albania 1–0 Luxembourg
Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–2 France
Standings (after 2 matches): Albania, Belarus 4 points, France, Bosnia and Herzegovina 3, Romania 2, Luxembourg 0.
Group E:
Sweden 6–0 San Marino
Hungary 2–1 Moldova
Netherlands 2–1 Finland
Standings (after 2 matches): Sweden, Netherlands 6 points, Hungary, Moldova 3, Finland, San Marino 0.
Group F:
Georgia 0–0 Israel
Malta 0–2 Latvia
Croatia 0–0 Greece
Standings (after 2 matches): Croatia, Israel 4 points, Latvia 3, Georgia, Greece 2, Malta 0.
Group G:
Bulgaria 0–1 Montenegro
Switzerland 1–3 England
Standings: England, Montenegro 6 points (2 matches), Wales, Switzerland 0 (1), Bulgaria 0 (2).
Group H:
Denmark 1–0 Iceland
Norway 1–0 Portugal
Standings: Norway 6 points (2 matches), Denmark 3 (1), Cyprus 1 (1), Portugal 1 (2), Iceland 0 (2).
Group I:
Czech Republic 0–1 Lithuania
Scotland 2–1 Liechtenstein
Standings: Scotland, Lithuania 4 points (2 matches), Spain 3 (1), Czech Republic 0 (1), Liechtenstein 0 (2).
Friendly international match: Argentina 4–1 Spain
2011 European Under-21 Championship qualification: (teams in bold advance to the playoffs)
Group 1:
Russia 0–0 Romania
Latvia 1–1 Moldova
Final standings: Romania 25 points, Russia 22, Moldova 14, Latvia 13, Faroe Islands 11, Andorra 1.
Group 2:
Georgia 0–2 Armenia
Turkey 1–0 Republic of Ireland
Final standings: Switzerland 20 points, Turkey 16, Georgia 15, Armenia 13, Estonia 12, Republic of Ireland 7.
Group 3:
Italy 1–0 Wales
Hungary 0–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Final standings: Italy, Wales 16 points, Hungary 13, Bosnia and Herzegovina 8, Luxembourg 4.
Group 4:
Poland 0–1 Spain
Finland 3–0 Liechtenstein
Final standings: Netherlands 21 points, Spain 19, Finland 10, Poland 9, Liechtenstein 0.
Group 5:
Germany 3–0 Northern Ireland
Czech Republic 3–1 Iceland
Final standings: Czech Republic 22 points, Iceland 16, Germany 12, Northern Ireland 7, San Marino 0.
Group 6:
Israel 5–0 Montenegro
Bulgaria 0–1 Sweden
Final standings: Sweden 19 points, Israel 16, Montenegro 13, Kazakhstan 5, Bulgaria 4.
Group 7:
Slovakia 1–4 Norway
Cyprus 1–3 Serbia
Final standings: Croatia 17 points, Slovakia 14, Serbia 13, Norway 7, Cyprus 6.
Group 8:
France 2–0 Malta
Ukraine 0–0 Slovenia
Final standings: Ukraine 16 points, Belgium, France 15, Slovenia 8, Malta 0.
Group 9:
England 3–0 Lithuania
Portugal 3–1 Macedonia
Final standings: Greece 19 points, England 17, Portugal 13, Lithuania 5, Macedonia 2.
Group 10:
Scotland 2–1 Austria
Belarus 1–0 Azerbaijan
Final standings: Scotland, Belarus 17 points, Austria 14, Albania, Azerbaijan 4.
Copa Sudamericana Second stage, first leg:
Atlético Huila 1–1 San Jose
Guaraní 1–1 Unión San Felipe
Ryder Cup:
United States team captain Corey Pavin selects Tiger Woods, Stewart Cink, Zach Johnson and Rickie Fowler as his four wildcard picks.
Shanghai Masters, First round:
Liang Wenbo (CHN) (15) 3–5 Matthew Stevens (WAL)
Stephen Maguire (SCO) (5) 5–3 Judd Trump (ENG)
Graeme Dott (SCO) (12) 5–4 Ken Doherty (IRL)
Mark Allen (NIR) (9) 2–5 Stuart Bingham (ENG)
Jamie Burnett (SCO) def. Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (1) walkover
Marco Fu (HKG) (13) 4–5 Mark Davis (ENG)
Mark Williams (WAL) (7) 5–3 Ricky Walden (ENG)
Ryan Day (WAL) (11) 3–5 Andrew Higginson (ENG)
Grand Slams:
US Open in New York City, United States, day 9:
Men's singles, fourth round:
Rafael Nadal (ESP) [1] def. Feliciano López (ESP) [23] 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
Fernando Verdasco (ESP) [8] def. David Ferrer (ESP) [10] 5–7, 6–7(8), 6–3, 6–3, 7–6(4)
Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) [12] def. Tommy Robredo (ESP) 7–5, 6–2, 4–6, 6–4
Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) [25] def. Sam Querrey (USA) [20] 7–6(9), 6–7(5), 7–5, 4–6, 6–4
Women's singles, quarterfinals:
Kim Clijsters (BEL) [2] def. Samantha Stosur (AUS) [5] 6–4, 5–7, 6–3
Venus Williams (USA) [3] def. Francesca Schiavone (ITA) [6] 7–6(5), 6–4
Men's European Championship in Zagreb, Croatia:
Quarterfinals:
Italy 6–2 Germany
Montenegro 5–6 Serbia
7th–12th Quarterfinals:
Spain 9–6 Russia
Turkey 9–6 Macedonia
World Championships in Moscow, Russia:
Men's Greco-Roman 60 kg: 01 ! Hasan Aliyev (AZE) 02 ! Ryutaro Matsumoto (JPN) 03 ! Almat Kebispayev (KAZ) and Jung Ji-Hyun (KOR)
Men's Greco-Roman 84 kg: 01 ! Hristo Marinov (BUL) 02 ! Pablo Shorey (CUB) 03 ! Aleksey Mishin (RUS) and Nenad Žugaj (CRO)
Men's Greco-Roman 120 kg: 01 ! Mijaín López (CUB) 02 ! Yuri Patrikeyev (ARM) 03 ! Nurmakhan Tinaliyev (KAZ) and Rıza Kayaalp (TUR)
NCAA:
AP Top 10: (3) Boise State 33, (10) Virginia Tech 30 in Landover, Maryland
Played earlier this week: (1) Alabama, (2) Ohio State, (4) Florida, (5) Texas, (6) TCU, (7) Oklahoma, (8) Nebraska, (9) Iowa
FIBA World Championship in Istanbul, Turkey:
Eighth–finals:
United States 121–66 Angola
Russia 78–56 New Zealand
Ireland in Canada:
1st ODI in Toronto: Ireland 175/9 (35/35 overs); Canada 163/4 (33/33 overs). Canada win by 4 runs (D/L); lead 2-match series 1–0.
Women's World Cup in Rosario, Argentina: (teams in bold advance to the semi-finals)
Pool B:
Spain 0–6 China
South Korea 5–3 South Africa
Argentina 2–0 England
Final standings: Argentina 15 points, England 10, Korea 8, China 6, South Africa 3, Spain 1.
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Trinidad and Tobago:
Group C:
Spain 4–1 Japan
New Zealand 1–2 Venezuela
Group D:
Republic of Ireland 1–2 Brazil
Canada 1–0 Ghana
PGA Tour:
FedEx Cup Playoffs: Deutsche Bank Championship in Norton, Massachusetts:
Winner: Charley Hoffman (USA) 262 (−22)
Hoffman wins his second PGA Tour title.
Shanghai Masters, Wildcard round:
Jamie Burnett (SCO) 5–2 Tian Pengfei (CHN)
Andrew Higginson (ENG) 5–2 Rouzi Maimaiti (CHN)
Ken Doherty (IRL) 5–4 Mohammad Sajjad (PAK)
Robert Milkins (ENG) 3–5 Jin Long (CHN)
Dave Harold (ENG) 5–1 Passakorn Suwannawat (THA)
Mike Dunn (ENG) 1–5 Mei Xiwen (CHN)
Martin Gould (ENG) 5–3 Li Hang (CHN)
Joe Delaney (IRL) 5–1 Li Yan (CHN)
Grand Slams:
US Open in New York City, United States, day 8:
Men's singles, fourth round:
Roger Federer (SUI) [2] def. Jürgen Melzer (AUT) [13] 6–3, 7–6(4), 6–3
Novak Djokovic (SRB) [3] def. Mardy Fish (USA) [11] 6–3, 6–4, 6–1
Robin Söderling (SWE) [5] def. Albert Montañés (ESP) [21] 4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–3
Gaël Monfils (FRA) [17] def. Richard Gasquet (FRA) 6–4, 7–5, 7–5
Women's singles, fourth round:
Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) [1] def. Maria Sharapova (RUS) [14] 6–3, 6–4
Vera Zvonareva (RUS) [7] def. Andrea Petkovic (GER) 6–1, 6–2
Dominika Cibulková (SVK) def. Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) [11] 7–5, 7–6(4)
Kaia Kanepi (EST) [31] def. Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) [15] 0–6, 7–6(2), 6–1
Women's European Championship in Zagreb, Croatia:
Quarterfinals:
Russia 12–9 Hungary
Spain 9–10 Italy
7th place playoff: Croatia 7–23 Germany
World Championships in Moscow, Russia:
Men's Greco-Roman 55 kg: 01 ! Hamid Sourian (IRN) 02 ! Choi Gyu-Jin (KOR) 03 ! Nazyr Mankiev (RUS) and Roman Amoyan (ARM)
Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg: 01 ! Ambako Vachadze (RUS) 02 ! Armen Vardanyan (UKR) 03 ! Vasıf Arzımanov (TUR) and Vitaliy Rahimov (AZE)
Men's Greco-Roman 96 kg: 01 ! Amir Ali-Akbari (IRN) 02 ! Tsimafei Dzeinichenka (BLR) 03 ! Aslanbek Khushtov (RUS) and Jimmy Lidberg (SWE)
AFL Finals Series:
Second Elimination Final in Perth: Fremantle 14.10 (94)–8.16 (64) Hawthorn
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series:
Emory Healthcare 500 in Hampton, Georgia: (1) Tony Stewart (Chevrolet, Stewart Haas Racing) (2) Carl Edwards (Ford, Roush Fenway Racing) (3) Jimmie Johnson (Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports)
Drivers' championship standings (after 25 of 26 races leading to the Chase for the Sprint Cup): (1) Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet; Richard Childress Racing) 3585 points (2) Jeff Gordon (Chevrolet; Hendrick Motorsports) 3366 (3) Kyle Busch (Toyota; Joe Gibbs Racing) 3325
Eight more drivers clinch spots in the Chase: Kyle Busch, Stewart, Edwards, Jeff Burton, Johnson, Kurt Busch, Matt Kenseth, and Denny Hamlin.
World Touring Car Championship:
Race of Germany:
Round 15: (1) Alain Menu (SUI) (Chevrolet; Chevrolet Cruze) (2) Augusto Farfus (BRA) (BMW Team RBM; BMW 320si) (3) Yvan Muller (FRA) (Chevrolet; Chevrolet Cruze)
Round 16: (1) Andy Priaulx (GBR) (BMW Team RBM; BMW 320si) (2) Farfus (3) Muller
Drivers' championship standings (after 16 of 22 rounds): (1) Muller 229 points (2) Priaulx 216 (3) Gabriele Tarquini (ITA) (SR-Sport; SEAT León) 196
Manufacturers' championship standings: (1) Chevrolet 508 points (2) BMW 451 (3) SEAT Customers Technology 449
FIBA World Championship in Istanbul, Turkey:
Eighth–finals:
Slovenia 87–58 Australia
Turkey 95–77 France
WNBA Playoffs:
Eastern Conference Finals, Game 1: (4) Atlanta Dream 81, (2) New York Liberty 75. Dream lead series 1–0.
Western Conference Finals, Game 2: (1) Seattle Storm 91, (2) Phoenix Mercury 88. Storm win series 2–0.
Pakistan in England:
1st T20I in Cardiff: Pakistan 126/4 (20 overs); England 129/5 (17.1 overs). England win by 5 wickets; lead 2-match series 1–0.
Grand Tours:
Vuelta a España:
Stage 9: 01 ! David López (ESP) (Caisse d'Epargne) 5h 20' 51" 02 ! Roman Kreuziger (CZE) (Liquigas–Doimo) + 6" 03 ! Giampaolo Caruso (ITA) (Team Katusha) + 13"
General classification: (1) Igor Antón (ESP) (Euskaltel–Euskadi) 37h 56' 42" (2) Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) (Team Katusha) + 0" (3) Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) (Liquigas–Doimo) + 2"
Women's World Cup in Rosario, Argentina: (teams in bold advance to the semifinals)
Pool A:
Japan 0–2 India
Germany 1–2 Netherlands
New Zealand 1–4 Australia
Standings (after 4 games): Netherlands 12 points, Germany, Australia 9, India 3, Japan, New Zealand 1.
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Trinidad and Tobago:
Group A:
Nigeria 3–2 North Korea
Trinidad and Tobago 2–1 Chile
Group B:
Germany 9–0 Mexico
South Africa 1–3 South Korea
2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, matchday 1:
Group A: Liberia 1–1 Zimbabwe
Group B:
Ethiopia 1–4 Guinea
Nigeria 2–0 Madagascar
Group C:
Mozambique 0–0 Libya
Zambia 4–0 Comoros
Group E: DR Congo 2–4 Senegal
Group G: Egypt 1–1 Sierra Leone
Group H: Benin 1–1 Burundi
Group I: Swaziland 0–3 Ghana
European Tour:
Omega European Masters in Crans-Montana, Switzerland:
Winner: Miguel Ángel Jiménez (ESP) 263 (−21)
Jiménez wins his third European Tour title of the season and 18th of his career.
Champions Tour:
Home Care & Hospice First Tee Open at Pebble Beach in Pebble Beach, California:
Winner: Ted Schulz (USA) 202 (−14)
Schulz wins for the first time on the senior circuit.
All-Ireland Senior Championship Final in Dublin:
Kilkenny 1-18–4-17 Tipperary
Tipperary win their 26th All-Ireland hurling title and their first since 2001. In the process, they prevent Kilkenny from winning a fifth straight All-Ireland title.
Moto GP:
San Marino and Rimini's Coast motorcycle Grand Prix in Misano Adriatico, Italy:
MotoGP: (1) Dani Pedrosa (ESP) (Honda) (2) Jorge Lorenzo (ESP) (Yamaha) (3) Valentino Rossi (ITA) (Yamaha)
Riders' championship standings (after 12 of 18 rounds): (1) Lorenzo 271 points (2) Pedrosa 208 (3) Andrea Dovizioso (ITA) (Honda) 139
Manufacturers' championship standings: (1) Yamaha 280 points (2) Honda 245 (3) Ducati 170
Moto2: (1) Toni Elías (ESP) (Moriwaki) (2) Julián Simón (ESP) (Suter) (3) Thomas Lüthi (SUI) (Moriwaki)
Riders' championship standings (after 11 of 17 rounds): (1) Elías 211 points (2) Simón 128 (3) Lüthi 124
Manufacturers' championship standings: (1) Moriwaki 236 points (2) Suter 196 (3) Speed Up 144
Shoya Tomizawa is fatally injured in a crash during the race. He is the first rider killed in a Grand Prix race since Daijiro Kato at the 2003 Japanese Grand Prix. (BBC Sport)
125cc: (1) Marc Márquez (ESP) (Derbi) (2) Nicolás Terol (ESP) (Aprilia) (3) Efrén Vázquez (ESP) (Derbi)
Riders' championship standings (after 11 of 17 rounds): (1) Márquez 197 points (2) Terol 188 (3) Pol Espargaró (ESP) (Derbi) 177
Manufacturers' championship standings: (1) Derbi 260 points (2) Aprilia 231 (3) Honda 14
Superbike:
Nürburgring Superbike World Championship round in Nürburg, Germany:
Race 1: (1) Jonathan Rea (GBR) (Honda CBR1000RR) (2) Carlos Checa (ESP) (Ducati 1098R) (3) Cal Crutchlow (GBR) (Yamaha YZF-R1)
Race 2: (1) Noriyuki Haga (JPN) (Ducati 1098R) (2) Rea (3) Leon Haslam (GBR) (Suzuki GSX-R1000)
Riders' championship standings (after 11 of 13 rounds): (1) Max Biaggi (ITA) (Aprilia RSV 4) 397 points (2) Haslam 339 (3) Rea 288
Manufacturers' championship standings: (1) Aprilia 409 points (2) Suzuki 360 (3) Ducati 342
Supersport:
Nürburgring Supersport World Championship round in Nürburg, Germany: (1) Eugene Laverty (IRL) (Honda CBR600RR) (2) Kenan Sofuoğlu (TUR) (Honda CBR600RR) (3) Broc Parkes (AUS) (Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R)
Riders' championship standings (after 11 of 13 rounds): (1) Sofuoğlu 223 points (2) Laverty 211 (3) Joan Lascorz (ESP) (Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R) 168
Manufacturers' championship standings: (1) Honda 270 points (2) Kawasaki 188 (3) Triumph 147
Women's World Cup in England:
11th place match: Kazakhstan 12–8 Sweden
9th place match: South Africa 17–29 Wales
7th place match: Scotland 8–32 Ireland
5th place match: Canada 20–23 United States
3rd place match: France 8–22 03 ! Australia
Final: 01 ! New Zealand 13–10 02 ! England
New Zealand win the Cup for the fourth successive time.
Grand Slams:
US Open in New York City, United States, day 7:
Men's singles, third round:
Rafael Nadal (ESP) [1] def. Gilles Simon (FRA) 6–4, 6–4, 6–2
Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) [25] def. Andy Murray (GBR) [4] 6–7(3), 7–6(4), 6–3, 6–3
Fernando Verdasco (ESP) [8] def. David Nalbandian (ARG) [31] 6–2, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
David Ferrer (ESP) [10] def. Daniel Gimeno-Traver (ESP) 7–6(2), 6–2, 6–2
Women's singles, fourth round:
Kim Clijsters (BEL) [2] def. Ana Ivanovic (SRB) 6–2, 6–1
Venus Williams (USA) [3] def. Shahar Pe'er (ISR) [16] 7–6(3), 6–3
Samantha Stosur (AUS) [5] def. Elena Dementieva (RUS) [12] 6–3, 2–6, 7–6(2)
Francesca Schiavone (ITA) [6] def. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) [20] 6–3, 6–0
Men's European Championship in Zagreb, Croatia: (teams in bold advance to the semifinals, teams in italics advance to the quarterfinals)
Group A:
Turkey 6–12 Spain
Romania 9–9 Montenegro
Italy 5–8 Croatia
Final standings: Croatia, Italy 12 points, Montenegro 10, Romania 7, Spain 3, Turkey 0.
Group B:
Serbia 17–3 Germany
Russia 7–6 Greece
Hungary 7–4 Macedonia
Final standings: Hungary 13 points, Serbia 12, Germany 9, Greece 4, Macedonia, Russia 3.
NCAA:
AP Top 10:
(1) Alabama 48, San Jose State 3
(4) Florida 34, Miami (OH) 12
(5) Texas 34, Rice 17
(6) TCU 30, (24) Oregon State 21 in Arlington, Texas
(7) Oklahoma 31, Utah State 24
(8) Nebraska 49, Western Kentucky 10
(9) Iowa 37, Eastern Illinois 7
Other games:
(21) LSU 30, (18) North Carolina 24 in Atlanta
Played earlier this week: (2) Ohio State
Play later this week: (3) Boise State, (10) Virginia Tech
AFL Finals Series:
First Qualifying Final in Melbourne: Collingwood 17.22 (124)–8.14 (62) Western Bulldogs
First Elimination Final in Sydney: Sydney 14.15 (99)–13.16 (94) Carlton
Nationwide Series:
Great Clips 300 in Hampton, Georgia: (1) Jamie McMurray (Chevrolet; JR Motorsports) (2) Kyle Busch (Toyota; Joe Gibbs Racing) (3) Carl Edwards (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing)
Drivers' championship standings (after 26 of 35 races): (1) Brad Keselowski (Dodge; Penske Racing) 4127 points (2) Edwards 3795 (3) Busch 3576
IndyCar Series:
Kentucky Indy 300 in Sparta, Kentucky: (1) Hélio Castroneves (BRA) (Team Penske) (2) Ed Carpenter (USA) (Panther Racing) (3) Dan Wheldon (GBR) (Panther Racing)
Drivers' championship standings (after 15 of 17 races): (1) Will Power (AUS) (Team Penske) 552 points (2) Dario Franchitti (GBR) (Chip Ganassi Racing) 535 (3) Scott Dixon (NZL) (Chip Ganassi Racing) 469
FIBA World Championship in Istanbul, Turkey:
Eighth–finals:
Serbia 73–72 Croatia
Spain 80–72 Greece
Grand Tours:
Vuelta a España:
Stage 8: 01 ! David Moncoutié (FRA) (Cofidis) 5h 14' 32" 02 ! Serafín Martínez (ESP) (Xacobeo–Galicia) + 54" 03 ! Johann Tschopp (SUI) (Bbox Bouygues Telecom) + 54"
General classification: (1) Igor Antón (ESP) (Euskaltel–Euskadi) 32h 28' 49" (2) Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) (Team Katusha) + 0" (3) Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) (Liquigas–Doimo) + 2"
Women's World Cup in Rosario, Argentina: (teams in bold advance to the semi-finals)
Pool B:
England 2–1 South Africa
South Korea 2–2 Spain
China 0–2 Argentina
Standings (after 4 games): Argentina 12 points, England 10, Korea 5, China, South Africa 3, Spain 1.
2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, matchday 1:
Group A: Cape Verde 1–0 Mali
Group D: Morocco 0–0 Central African Republic
Group E: Mauritius 1–3 Cameroon
Group F: Gambia 3–1 Namibia
Group G: South Africa 2–0 Niger
Group H: Ivory Coast 3–0 Rwanda
Group I: Sudan 2–0 Congo
Group J:
Guinea-Bissau 1–0 Kenya
Uganda 3–0 Angola
Group K:
Botswana 2–1 Togo
Tunisia 2–2 Malawi
Standings: Botswana 10 points (4 matches), Tunisia 4 (3), Malawi 3 (3), Togo 2 (3), Chad 1 (3)
2011 European Under-21 Championship qualification: (teams in bold advance to the playoffs, teams in strike are eliminated)
Group 1:
Moldova 1–0 Faroe Islands
Andorra 0–1 Latvia
Standings: Romania 24 points (9 matches), Russia 21 (9), Moldova 13 (9), Latvia 12 (9), Faroe Islands 11 (10), Andorra 1 (10).
Group 2: Turkey 0–1 Georgia
Standings: Switzerland 20 points (10 matches), Georgia 15 (9), Turkey 13 (9), Estonia 12 (10), Armenia 10 (9), Republic of Ireland 7 (9).
Group 3: Hungary 0–1 Wales
Standings: Wales 16 points (7 matches), Italy 13 (7), Hungary 12 (7), Bosnia and Herzegovina 7 (7), Luxembourg 4 (8).
Group 7: Serbia 2–2 Croatia
Standings: Croatia 17 points (8 matches), Slovakia 14 (7), Serbia 10 (7), Cyprus 6 (7), Norway 4 (7).
Group 9: Macedonia 1–2 Greece
Standings: Greece 19 points (8 matches), England 14 (7), Portugal 10 (7), Lithuania 5 (7), Macedonia 2 (7).
Group 10: Azerbaijan 3–2 Albania
Standings: Belarus, Austria, Scotland 14 points (7 matches), Albania 4 (8), Azerbaijan 4 (7).
Tri Nations Series:
South Africa 39–41 Australia in Bloemfontein
Standings: New Zealand 23 points (5 games), Australia 10 (5), South Africa 8 (6).
The All Blacks have already clinched the title.
Grand Slams:
US Open in New York City, United States, day 6:
Men's singles, third round:
Roger Federer (SUI) [2] def. Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA) 6–4, 6–3, 6–3
Novak Djokovic (SRB) [3] def. James Blake (USA) 6–1, 7–6(4), 6–3
Robin Söderling (SWE) [5] def. Thiemo de Bakker (NED) 6–2, 6–3, 6–3
Women's singles, third round:
Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) [1] def. Chan Yung-jan (TPE) 6–1, 6–0
Kaia Kanepi (EST) [31] def. Jelena Janković (SRB) [4] 6–2, 7–6(1)
Vera Zvonareva (RUS) [7] def. Alexandra Dulgheru (ROU) [25] 6–2, 7–6(2)
Women's European Championship in Zagreb, Croatia: (teams in bold advance to the semi-finals, teams in italics advance to the quarter-finals)
Group A:
Croatia 4–29 Greece
Russia 12–12 Italy
Final standings: Greece 7 points, Russia 5, Italy 4, Croatia 0.
Group B:
Germany 10–10 Hungary
Spain 7–8 Netherlands
Final standings: Netherlands, Spain 6 points, Hungary 4, Germany 1.
AFL Finals Series:
Second Qualifying Final in Melbourne: Geelong 11.13 (79)–12.11 (83) St Kilda
ICC Intercontinental Cup in Toronto, day 4:
Canada 120 (32 overs) and 316 (106.5 overs); Ireland 261 (71.5 overs) and 176/4 (41.1 overs). Ireland win by 6 wickets.
Standings: Afghanistan 77 points (5 matches), Scotland 69 (5), Zimbabwe XI 63 (4), Ireland 52 (5), Kenya 43 (5), Netherlands 15 (6), Canada 9 (6).
Grand Tours:
Vuelta a España:
Stage 7: 01 ! Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) (Lampre–Farnese) 4h 36' 12" 02 ! Mark Cavendish (GBR) (Team HTC–Columbia) s.t. 03 ! Juan José Haedo (ARG) (Team Saxo Bank) s.t.
General classification: (1) Philippe Gilbert (BEL) (Omega Pharma–Lotto) 27h 12' 38" (2) Igor Antón (ESP) (Euskaltel–Euskadi) + 10" (3) Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) (Team Katusha) + 10"
Show jumping:
FEI Nations Cup Promotional League, Promotional League Europe:
FEI Nations Cup of Spain in Gijón (CSIO 5*): 01 ! Belgium (Pieter Devos on Utopia van de Donkhoeve, Judy-Ann Melchior on Cha Cha Z, Dirk Demeersman on Bufero vh Panishof, Philippe Le Jeune on Boyante de Muze) 02 ! Great Britain, France and Canada
Final standings: (1) Belgium 68 points (2) Italy 61.5 (3) Norway 41
Belgium move into the 2011 Meydan FEI Nations Cup.
Italy, Norway, Denmark, Australia, Hungary and Greece qualify for the Promotional League Final.
Women's World Cup in Rosario, Argentina:
Pool A:
India 1–4 Germany
Australia 1–4 Netherlands
Japan 2–2 New Zealand
Standings (after 3 games): Netherlands, Germany 9 points, Australia 6, Japan, New Zealand 1, India 0.
Pool B:
South Africa 1–4 China
England 1–1 South Korea
Spain 0–4 Argentina
Standings (after 3 games): Argentina 9 points, England 7, Korea 4, China, South Africa 3, Spain 0.
UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying:
Group A:
Kazakhstan 0–3 Turkey
Belgium 0–1 Germany
Group B:
Armenia 0–1 Republic of Ireland
Andorra 0–2 Russia
Slovakia 1–0 Macedonia
Group C:
Faroe Islands 0–3 Serbia
Estonia 1–2 Italy
Slovenia 0–1 Northern Ireland
Group D:
Romania 1–1 Albania
Luxembourg 0–3 Bosnia and Herzegovina
France 0–1 Belarus
Group E:
Moldova 2–0 Finland
Sweden 2–0 Hungary
San Marino 0–5 Netherlands
Group F:
Greece 1–1 Georgia
Latvia 0–3 Croatia
Group G:
Montenegro 1–0 Wales
England 4–0 Bulgaria
Group H:
Iceland 1–2 Norway
Portugal 4–4 Cyprus
Group I:
Lithuania 0–0 Scotland
Liechtenstein 0–4 Spain
2011 European Under-21 Championship qualification: (teams in bold advance to the playoffs, teams in strike are eliminated)
Group 1: Romania 3–0 Russia
Standings: Romania 24 points (9 matches), Russia 21 (9), Faroe Islands 11 (9), Moldova 10 (8), Latvia 9 (8), Andorra 1 (9).
Group 2: Switzerland 1–0 Republic of Ireland
Standings: Switzerland 20 points (10 matches), Turkey 13 (8), Georgia 12 (8), Estonia 12 (10), Armenia 10 (9), Republic of Ireland 7 (9).
Group 3: Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–1 Italy
Standings: Wales 13 points (6 matches), Italy 13 (7), Hungary 12 (6), Bosnia and Herzegovina 7 (7), Luxembourg 4 (8).
Group 4: Finland 2–0 Poland
Standings: Netherlands 21 points (8 matches), Spain 16 (7), Poland 9 (7), Finland 7 (7), Liechtenstein 0 (7).
Group 5:
Northern Ireland 4–0 San Marino
Czech Republic 1–1 Germany
Standings: Czech Republic 19 points (7 matches), Iceland 16 (7), Germany 9 (7), Northern Ireland 7 (7), San Marino 0 (8).
Group 6: Sweden 1–2 Israel
Standings: Sweden 16 points (7 matches), Montenegro, Israel 13 (7), Kazakhstan 5 (8), Bulgaria 4 (7).
Group 7: Norway 1–3 Cyprus
Standings: Croatia 16 points (7 matches), Slovakia 14 (7), Serbia 9 (6), Cyprus 6 (7), Norway 4 (7).
Group 8:
Ukraine 2–2 France
Slovenia 2–2 Belgium
Standings: Ukraine 15 points (7 matches), Belgium 15 (8), France 12 (7), Slovenia 7 (7), Malta 0 (7).
Group 9: Portugal 0–1 England
Standings: Greece 16 points (7 matches), England 14 (7), Portugal 10 (7), Lithuania 5 (7), Macedonia 2 (6).
Group 10: Belarus 1–1 Scotland
Standings: Belarus, Austria, Scotland 14 points (7 matches), Albania 4 (7), Azerbaijan 1 (6).
Grand Slams:
US Open in New York City, United States, day 5:
Men's singles, second round:
Rafael Nadal (ESP) [1] def. Denis Istomin (UZB) 6–2, 7–6(5), 7–5
Andy Murray (GBR) [4] def. Dustin Brown (JAM) 7–5, 6–3, 6–0
Fernando Verdasco (ESP) [8] def. Adrian Mannarino (FRA) 6–1, 6–2, 6–2
David Ferrer (ESP) [10] def. Benjamin Becker (GER) 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
Women's singles, third round:
Kim Clijsters (BEL) [2] def. Petra Kvitová (CZE) 6–3, 6–0
Venus Williams (USA) [3] def. Mandy Minella (LUX) 6–2, 6–1
Samantha Stosur (AUS) [5] def. Sara Errani (ITA) 6–2, 6–3
Francesca Schiavone (ITA) [6] def. Alona Bondarenko (UKR) 6–1, 7–5
Men's European Championship in Zagreb, Croatia:
Group A:
Montenegro 22–2 Turkey
Italy 10–7 Romania
Spain 6–8 Croatia
Standings (after 4 games): Italy 12 points, Montenegro, Croatia 9, Romania 6, Spain, Turkey 0.
Group B:
Serbia 19–9 Macedonia
Hungary 14–10 Russia
Greece 5–6 Germany
Standings (after 4 games): Hungary 10 points, Serbia, Germany 9, Greece 4, Macedonia 3, Russia 0.
NCAA:
AP Top 10: (2) Ohio State 45, Marshall 7
Other games: Utah 27, (15) Pittsburgh 24 (OT)
FIBA World Championship in Turkey: (teams in bold advance to the knockout stage)
Group A in Kayseri:
Angola 55–76 Australia
Argentina 82–84 Serbia
Jordan 73–91 Germany
Final standings: Serbia, Argentina 9 points, Australia 8, Angola, Germany 7, Jordan 5.
Group B in Istanbul:
United States 92–57 Tunisia
Slovenia 65–60 Iran
Brazil 92–74 Croatia
Final standings: United States 10 points, Slovenia 9, Brazil 8, Croatia 7, Iran 6, Tunisia 5.
Group C in Ankara:
Puerto Rico 79–88 Ivory Coast
Greece 69–73 Russia
Turkey 87–40 China
Final standings: Turkey 10 points, Russia 9, Greece 8, China, Puerto Rico, Côte d'Ivoire 6.
Group D in İzmir:
Spain 89–67 Canada
Lebanon 66–84 Lithuania
New Zealand 82–70 France
Final standings: Lithuania 10 points, Spain, New Zealand, France 8, Lebanon 6, Canada 5.
WNBA Playoffs:
Western Conference Finals, Game 1: (1) Seattle Storm 82, (2) Phoenix Mercury 74. Storm lead series 1–0.
ICC Intercontinental Cup in Toronto, day 3:
Canada 120 (32 overs) and 316 (106.5 overs; Kevin O'Brien 5/39); Ireland 261 (71.5 overs) and 124/4 (29 overs). Ireland require another 52 runs with 6 wickets remaining.
Grand Tours:
Vuelta a España:
Stage 6: 01 ! Thor Hushovd (NOR) (Cervélo TestTeam) 3h 36' 20" 02 ! Daniele Bennati (ITA) (Liquigas–Doimo) s.t. 03 ! Grega Bole (SLO) (Lampre–Farnese) s.t.
General classification: (1) Philippe Gilbert (BEL) (Omega Pharma–Lotto) 22h 36' 26" (2) Igor Antón (ESP) (Euskaltel–Euskadi) + 10" (3) Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) (Team Katusha) + 10"
Women's World Cup in Rosario, Argentina:
Pool B:
South Africa vs. China, England vs. South Korea and Spain vs. Argentina all postponed due to inclement weather.
Standings (after 2 games): Argentina, England 6 points, Korea, South Africa 3, Spain, China 0.
UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying:
Group F: Israel 3–1 Malta
2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification: (team in bold advances to the playoffs, teams in strike are eliminated)
Group 4: Spain 2–1 Netherlands
Standings: Netherlands 21 points (8 matches), Spain 16 (7), Poland 9 (6), Finland 4 (6), Liechtenstein 0 (7).
Copa Sudamericana First stage, second leg: (first leg scores in parentheses)
Olimpia 1–1 (0–2) Defensor Sporting. Defensor Sporting win 4–1 on points.
Copa Sudamericana Second stage, first leg:
Vélez Sársfield 0–1 Banfield
Premier League Snooker – League phase in Southampton:
Shaun Murphy (ENG) 5–1 Ding Junhui (CHN)
Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) 3–3 Marco Fu (HKG)
Grand Slams:
US Open in New York City, United States, day 4:
Men's singles, second round:
Roger Federer (SUI) [2] def. Andreas Beck (GER) 6–3, 6–4, 6–3
Novak Djokovic [3] (SRB) def. Philipp Petzschner (GER) 7–5, 6–3, 7–6(6)
Robin Söderling (SWE) [5] def. Taylor Dent (USA) 6–2, 6–2, 6–4
Richard Gasquet (FRA) def. Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) [6] 6–3, 6–4, 6–2
Women's singles, second round:
Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) [1] def. Chang Kai-chen (TPE) 6–0, 6–0
Jelena Janković (SRB) [4] def. Mirjana Lučić (CRO) 6–4, 3–6, 6–2
Vera Zvonareva (RUS) [7] def. Sabine Lisicki (GER) 6–1, 7–6(5)
Peng Shuai (CHN) def. Agnieszka Radwańska (POL) [9] 2–6, 6–1, 6–4
Women's European Championship in Zagreb, Croatia:
Group A:
Greece 7–7 Russia
Croatia 3–22 Italy
Standings (after 2 games): Russia, Greece 4 points, Italy 3, Croatia 0.
Group B:
Netherlands 17–10 Germany
Spain 13–10 Hungary
Standings (after 2 games): Spain 6 points, Netherlands, Hungary 3, Germany 0.
FIBA World Championship in Turkey: (teams in bold advance to the knockout stage, teams in strike are eliminated)
Group A in Kayseri:
Serbia 94–79 Australia
Germany 88–92 (OT) Angola
Argentina 88–79 Jordan
Standings (after 4 games): Argentina 8 points, Serbia 7, Australia, Angola 6, Germany 5, Jordan 4.
Group B in Istanbul:
Croatia 84–64 Tunisia
Iran 51–88 United States
Brazil 77–80 Slovenia
Standings (after 4 games): United States 8 points, Slovenia 7, Brazil, Croatia 6, Iran 5, Tunisia 4.
Group C in Ankara:
China 80–89 Russia
Ivory Coast 60–97 Greece
Turkey 79–77 Puerto Rico
Standings (after 4 games): Turkey 8 points, Greece, Russia 7, Puerto Rico, China 5, Côte d'Ivoire 4.
Group D in İzmir:
Canada 61–71 New Zealand
Lebanon 57–91 Spain
Lithuania 69–55 France
Standings (after 4 games): Lithuania 8 points, France 7, Spain, New Zealand 6, Lebanon 5, Canada 4.
WNBA Playoffs:
Eastern Conference First Round, Game 3: (2) New York Liberty 77, (3) Indiana Fever 74. Liberty win series 2–1.
ICC Intercontinental Cup in Toronto, day 2:
Canada 120 (32 overs) and 190/8 (62 overs); Ireland 261 (71.5 overs; Henry Osinde 5/68). Canada lead by 49 runs with 2 wickets remaining.
Grand Tours:
Vuelta a España:
Stage 5: 01 ! Tyler Farrar (USA) (Garmin–Transitions) 5h 03' 36" 02 ! Koldo Fernández (ESP) (Euskaltel–Euskadi) s.t. 03 ! Mark Cavendish (GBR) (Team HTC–Columbia) s.t.
General classification: (1) Philippe Gilbert (BEL) (Omega Pharma–Lotto) 19h 00' 06" (2) Igor Antón (ESP) (Euskaltel–Euskadi) + 10" (3) Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) (Team Katusha) + 10"
Women's World Cup in Rosario, Argentina:
Pool A:
India 3–6 Australia
Netherlands 7–3 New Zealand
Germany 2–1 Japan
Standings (after 2 games): Netherlands, Australia, Germany 6 points, Japan, New Zealand, India 0.
Copa Sudamericana First stage, second leg: (first leg scores in parentheses)
River Plate 4–2 (0–2) Guaraní. 3–3 on points, 4–4 on aggregate; Guaraní win on away goals rule.
Trujillanos 1–1 (1–4) Atlético Huila. Atlético Huila win 4–1 on points.
Women's World Cup in England:
9th–12th place:
South Africa 25–10 Kazakhstan
Wales 32–10 Sweden
5th–8th place:
Canada 41–0 Scotland
Ireland 3–40 United States
Semi-finals:
New Zealand 45–7 France
England 15–0 Australia
Grand Slams:
US Open in New York City, United States, day 3:
Men's singles, first round:
Andy Murray (GBR) [4] def. Lukáš Lacko (SVK) 6–3, 6–2, 6–2
Michaël Llodra (FRA) def. Tomáš Berdych (CZE) [7] 7–6(3), 6–4, 6–4
Men's singles, second round: Janko Tipsarević (SRB) def. Andy Roddick (USA) [9] 3–6, 7–5, 6–3, 7–6(4)
Women's singles, second round:
Kim Clijsters (BEL) [2] def. Sally Peers (AUS) 6–2, 6–1
Venus Williams (USA) [3] def. Rebecca Marino (CAN) 7–6(3), 6–3
Samantha Stosur (AUS) [5] def. Anastasia Rodionova (AUS) 6–1, 6–4
Francesca Schiavone (ITA) [6] def. Maria Elena Camerin (ITA) 6–2, 6–1
Gisela Dulko (ARG) def. Victoria Azarenka (BLR) [10] 5–1 retired
Men's European Championship in Zagreb, Croatia:
Group A:
Turkey 4–9 Italy
Romania 7–13 Croatia
Montenegro 8–7 Spain
Standings (after 3 games): Italy 9 points, Croatia, Montenegro, Romania 6, Spain, Turkey 0.
Group B:
Russia 10–16 Serbia
Macedonia 7–8 Germany
Hungary 6–6 Greece
Standings (after 3 games): Hungary 7 points, Serbia, Germany 6, Greece 4, Macedonia 3, Russia 0.
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