__NOTOC__
This list shows notable sports-related deaths, events, and notable outcomes that occurred in July of 2009. Deaths in July
31: Bobby Robson 25: Vernon Forrest 19: Henry Surtees 18: Ricardo Londoño 11: Arturo Gatti 4: Steve McNair 1: Alexis Argüello
Current sporting seasons
Australian rules football 2009
Australian Football League
Auto racing 2009
Formula One Sprint Cup IRL IndyCar Series World Rally Championship Formula Two Nationwide Series Camping World Truck Series GP2 WTTC V8 Supercar American Le Mans Le Mans Series Superleague Formula Rolex Sports Car Series FIA GT Championship Formula Three World Series by Renault Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Super GT
Baseball 2009
Major League Baseball Nippon Professional Baseball
Basketball 2009
WNBA
Philippine collegiate: NCAA UAAP
Canadian football 2009
Canadian Football League
Football (soccer) 2009
National teams competitions 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifying International clubs competitions UEFA (Europe) Champions League Europa League
AFC (Asia) Champions League CAF (Africa) Champions League CONCACAF (North & Central America) Champions League
Domestic (national) competitions
Brazil
Japan Norway Russia
Major League Soccer (USA & Canada) Women's Professional Soccer (USA)
Golf 2009
European Tour PGA Tour LPGA Tour Champions Tour
Lacrosse 2009
Major League Lacrosse
Motorcycle racing 2009
Superbike World Championship Supersport racing
Rugby league 2009
Super League NRL
Rugby union 2009
Currie Cup Air New Zealand Cup
Volleyball
World Grand Prix
Days of the month
July 31, 2009 (Friday)
Baseball Major League Baseball trades made before the 4 p.m. EDT trading deadline: The Chicago White Sox get pitcher Jake Peavy from the San Diego Padres for four pitching prospects. Catcher Víctor Martínez goes from the Cleveland Indians to the Boston Red Sox for pitcher Justin Masterson and two minor league pitchers. In a trade of first basemen, Adam LaRoche goes to the Red Sox in exchange for Casey Kotchman of the Atlanta Braves and cash. The Minnesota Twins acquire shortstop Orlando Cabrera and cash from the Oakland Athletics in exchange for infielder prospect Tyler Ladendorf. Pitcher Jarrod Washburn is dealt from the Seattle Mariners to the Detroit Tigers for pitcher Luke French and minor league pitcher Mauricio Robles. The New York Yankees acquire utility infielder Jerry Hairston Jr. from the Cincinnati Reds for minor league catcher Chase Weems.
Cricket Australia in England: The Ashes Series: 3rd Test in Birmingham, day 2: 263 (James Anderson 5/80); 116/2 (36.0 ov). England trail by 147 runs with 8 wickets remaining in the 1st innings. Bangladesh in West Indies: 3rd ODI in Basseterre, St Kitts: 248 (47.4 ov); 249/7 (48.5 ov). Bangladesh win by 3 wickets, and win 3-match series 3–0.
Cycling UCI Women's Road World Cup Open de Suède Vårgårda Team Time Trial: (Kristin Armstrong, Regina Bruins, Carla Ryan, Christiane Soeder, Kirsten Wild, Sarah Düster) (Kimberly Anderson, Chantal Beltman, Emilia Fahlin, Ina-Yoko Teutenberg, Ellen van Dijk, Linda Villumsen) (Susanne Ljungskog, Mirjam Melchers, Loes Gunnewijk, Loes Markerink, Trine Schmidt, Iris Slappendel)
Football (soccer) CAF Champions League group stage, matchday 2: Group A: Al-Hilal 1–0 ZESCO United
Golf Women's majors: Women's British Open in Lytham St Annes, England, second round: Leaderboard: (1) Catriona Matthew & Giulia Sergas 141 (−3) (3) Yuko Mitsuka 142 (−2) Senior majors: U.S Senior Open in Carmel, Indiana, second round: Leaderboard: (1) Tim Jackson 133 (−11) (2) Joey Sindelar 134 (−10) (3) Fred Funk 135 (−9)
Swimming World Aquatics Championships in Rome, Italy: Women's 100m freestyle: Men's 200m backstroke: Aaron Peirsol 1:51.92 Ryosuke Irie 1:52.51 Ryan Lochte 1:53.82 Women's 200m breaststroke: Nađa Higl 2:21.62 ER Annamay Pierse 2:21.84 Mirna Jukić 2:21.97 Men's 200m breaststroke: Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay: (Michael Phelps, Ricky Berens, Dave Walters, Ryan Lochte) 6:58.55 (Nikita Lobintsev, Michail Polishuk, Danila Izotov, Alexander Sukhorukov) 6:59.15 ER (Kenrick Monk, Robert Hurley, Tommaso D'Orsogna, Patrick Murphy) 7:01.65 OC
Volleyball FIVB World Grand Prix: 1st Preliminary round: Pool A in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: 3–0 3–0 Pool B in Kielce, Poland: 2–3 0–3 Pool C in Ningbo, China: 3–0 3–0
Water polo World Aquatics Championships in Rome, Italy: Women: Bronze Medal Match: 10–9 Gold Medal Match: 6–7
July 30, 2009 (Thursday)
Baseball The New York Times reports that Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz, who were teammates on Boston Red Sox teams that won the World Series in 2004 and 2007, were among about 100 players who tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs in .
Cricket Australia in England: The Ashes Series: 3rd Test in Birmingham, day 1: 126/1 (30 ov) Pakistan in Sri Lanka: 1st ODI in Dambulla: 232/9 (50 overs); 196 (44.4 overs). Sri Lanka win by 36 runs, lead 5-match series 1–0.
Football (soccer) UEFA Under-19 Championship in Ukraine: Semifinals: 3–1 (a.e.t.) 1–3
Golf Women's majors: Women's British Open in Lytham St Annes, England, first round: (1) Sandra Gal 69 (−3) (2) Song-Hee Kim & Angela Stanford 70 (−2) Senior majors: U.S. Open in Carmel, Indiana, third round: Leaderboard: (1) Dan Forsman, Tim Jackson, Joey Sindelar (all United States) & Greg Norman 66 (−6)
Swimming World Aquatics Championships in Rome, Italy: Men's 200m individual medley: Men's 100m freestyle: Women's 200m butterfly: Women's 50m backstroke: Women's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay:
July 29, 2009 (Wednesday)
Auto racing Seven-time Formula One champion Michael Schumacher announces that he will come out of retirement to serve as Ferrari's substitute driver for Felipe Massa, who was seriously injured in an accident during qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix. (AP via ESPN)
Baseball The Philadelphia Phillies acquire 2009 American League Cy Young Award winner Cliff Lee from the Cleveland Indians for outfielder Ben Francisco and four minor league prospects. (AP via Yahoo)
Football (soccer) 2009 MLS All-Star Game in Sandy, Utah: MLS All-Stars 1–1 (aet) Everton. Everton wins 4–3 on penalties.
Swimming World Aquatics Championships in Rome, Italy: Men's 200m butterfly: Michael Phelps 1:51.51 WR Paweł Korzeniowski 1:53.23 Takeshi Matsuda 1:53.32 Women's 200m freestyle: Federica Pellegrini 1:52.98 WR Allison Schmitt 1:54.96 Dana Vollmer 1:55.64 Men's 50m breaststroke: Cameron van der Burgh 26.67 WR Felipe França Silva 26.76 Mark Gangloff 26.86 Men's 800m freestyle: Zhang Lin 7:32.12 WR Oussama Mellouli 7:35.27 Ryan Cochrane 7:41.92 Men's 100m freestyle semifinals: (1) Alain Bernard 47.27 Men's 200m individual medley semifinals: (1) Ryan Lochte & László Cseh 1:55.18 Women's 50m backstroke semifinals: (1) Anastasia Zuyeva 27.38 WR Women's 200m butterfly semifinals: (1) Katinka Hosszú 2:04.27
July 28, 2009 (Tuesday)
American football Brett Favre, who was considering coming out of retirement for the second consecutive season and playing for the Minnesota Vikings, announces that he will remain retired, saying that he does not feel physically able to play for a full season. (ESPN)
Cricket Bangladesh in West Indies: 2nd ODI in Roseau, Dominica: 274/6 (50 ov, Travis Dowlin 100*); 276/7 (49 ov). Bangladesh win by 3 wickets, lead 3-match series 2–0.
Swimming World Aquatics Championships in Rome, Italy: Men's 200m freestyle: Women's 100m backstroke: Women's 1500m freestyle: Men's 100m backstroke: Women's 100m breaststroke: Men's 50m breaststroke semifinals: Men's 200m butterfly semifinals: Women's 200m freestyle semifinals: Men's 800m freestyle semifinals:
July 27, 2009 (Monday)
American football NFL commissioner Roger Goodell conditionally reinstates Michael Vick following the end of his prison sentence for running a dog fighting operation. Vick will be allowed to play in preseason games and practice, provided he can find a team that will sign him, and Goodell will decide on Vick's full reinstatement no later than Week 6 of the 2009 season. (ESPN)
Football (soccer) UEFA Under-19 Championship in Ukraine: (teams in bold advance to the semifinals) Group A: 0–1 1–7 Standings: England, Ukraine 5 points, Switzerland 4, Slovenia 1. Group B: 0–1 1–0 Standings: Serbia 7 points, France 5, Spain 3, Turkey 1. Transfer News: FC Barcelona and Internazionale complete a major deal, with Samuel Eto'o joining Inter and Zlatan Ibrahimović joining Barça. The deal was initially reported to also include a loan of Alexander Hleb to Inter, but Hleb turned down the move.
Golf PGA Tour: RBC Canadian Open in Oakville, Ontario: Winner: Nathan Green 270 (−18) PO Green defeats Retief Goosen on the second playoff hole for his first PGA Tour win.
Swimming World Aquatics Championships in Rome, Italy, day 2: Men's 100m breaststroke: Brenton Rickard 58.58 WR Hugues Duboscq 58.64 Cameron van der Burgh 58.95 Women's 100m butterfly: Sarah Sjöström 56.06 WR Jessicah Schipper 56.23 Jiao Liuyang 56.86 Men's 50m butterfly: Milorad Čavić 22.67 CR Matt Targett 22.73 Rafael Muñoz 22.88 Women's 200m individual medley: Ariana Kukors 2:06.15 WR Stephanie Rice 2:07.03 Katinka Hosszú 2:07.46 Men's 100m backstroke semifinals: (1) Junya Koga 52.39 CR Women's 100m breaststroke semifinals: (1) Rebecca Soni 1:04.84 WR Women's 100m backstroke semifinals: (1) Anastasia Zuyeva 58.48 WR Men's 200m freestyle semifinals: (1) Paul Biedermann 1:43.65 CR
July 26, 2009 (Sunday)
Auto racing Formula One: Hungarian Grand Prix in Mogyoród, Hungary: (1) Lewis Hamilton (McLaren–Mercedes) 1:38:23.876 (2) Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari) +11.529 (3) Mark Webber (Red Bull–Renault) +16.886 Drivers' standings (after 10 of 17 races): (1) Jenson Button (Brawn–Mercedes) 70 points (2) Webber 51.5 (3) Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull-Renault) 47 Constructors' standings: (1) Brawn-Mercedes 114 (2) Red Bull-Renault 98.5 (3) Ferrari 40 Sprint Cup Series: Allstate 400 at the Brickyard in Speedway, Indiana: (1) Jimmie Johnson (Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports) (2) Mark Martin (Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports) (3) Tony Stewart (Chevrolet, Stewart Haas Racing) Drivers' standings (after 20 of 26 races leading to the Chase for the Sprint Cup): (1) Stewart 3054 points (2) Johnson 2862 (3) Jeff Gordon 2847 (Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports) IndyCar Series: Rexall Edmonton Indy in Edmonton, Alberta: (1) Will Power (Penske Racing) 1:42:42.3773 (2) Hélio Castroneves (Penske Racing) + 1.0936* (3) Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing) + 1.3213 Drivers' standings (after 11 of 17 races): (1) Dixon 380 points (2) Dario Franchitti (Chip Ganassi Racing) 377 points (3) Ryan Briscoe (Penske Racing) 366
Cricket Bangladesh in West Indies: 1st ODI in Roseau, Dominica: 246/9 (50 ov); 194 (43.4 ov). Bangladesh win by 52 runs, lead 3-match series 1–0.
Cycling Tour de France: Stage 21 – Montereau-Fault-Yonne to Paris Champs-Élysées (160 km): (1) Mark Cavendish (Team Columbia–HTC) 4h 02' 18" (2) Mark Renshaw (Team Columbia–HTC) same time (3) Tyler Farrar (Garmin–Slipstream) s.t. Cavendish wins his sixth stage of this year's Tour, the first rider in 30 years that does this feat. Final standings: General classification: (1) Alberto Contador () 85h 48' 35" (2) Andy Schleck () + 4' 11" (3) Lance Armstrong (Astana) + 5' 24" Points standing: (1) Thor Hushovd (Cervélo TestTeam) 280 points (2) Mark Cavendish (Team Columbia–HTC) 270 (3) Gerald Ciolek (Team Milram) 172 King of mountains standings: (1) Franco Pellizotti (Liquigas) 210 points (2) Egoi Martínez () 135 (3) Contador 126
Football (soccer) CONCACAF Gold Cup in United States: Final in East Rutherford, New Jersey: 5–0 Mexico wins the Gold Cup for the fifth time. This is Mexico's first win in the US in 10 years, and their biggest win in 42 years.
Golf Senior majors: Senior British Open in Sunningdale, England: (1) Loren Roberts 268 (−12) PO (2) Mark McNulty & Fred Funk 268 (−12)