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This list shows notable sports-related deaths, events, and notable outcomes that occurred in August of 2009. Deaths in August
8: Daniel Jarque 24: Toni Sailer 29: Frank Gardner
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 NBA NCAA Division I men NCAA Division I women
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 Argentina Australia Brazil England France Germany
Italy Japan Norway Russia Scotland Spain Major League Soccer (USA & Canada)
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
Top 14
Currie Cup Air New Zealand Cup
Days of the month
August 31, 2009 (Monday)
Cycling Vuelta a España: Stage 3 – Zutphen (Netherlands) to Venlo (Netherlands), 185 km: (1) Greg Henderson (Team Columbia–HTC) 4h 41' 01" (2) Borut Božič (Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team) s.t. (3) Óscar Freire () s.t. General Classification: (1) Fabian Cancellara (Team Saxo Bank) 9h 29' 33" (2) Henderson + 6" (3) Gerald Ciolek () + 8"
Football (soccer) Women's Euro in Finland: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals) Group C: 0–2 1–1 Standings: Sweden 7 points, Italy 6, England 4, Russia 0. Nehru Cup Final in New Delhi: 1–1 (ET) . India win 5–4 in penalty shootout.
Tennis U.S. Open, day 1: (seeding in parentheses) Men's singles, first round: Roger Federer def. Devin Britton 6–1, 6–3, 7–5 Andy Roddick def. Björn Phau 6–1 6–4 6–2 Nikolay Davydenko def. Dieter Kindlmann 6–3, 6–4, 7–5 Women's singles, first round: Serena Williams def. Alexa Glatch 6–4, 6–1 Venus Williams def. Vera Dushevina 6–7(5) 7–5 6–3 Vera Zvonareva def. Nuria Llagostera Vives 6–0, 6–4 Victoria Azarenka def. Alexandra Dulgheru 6–1, 6–1 Flavia Pennetta def. Edina Gallovits 6–0, 6–4
August 30, 2009 (Sunday)
Auto racing Formula One: Belgian Grand Prix in Spa, Belgium: (1) Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari) 1:23:50.995 (2) Giancarlo Fisichella (Force India–Mercedes) +0.939 (3) Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull–Renault) +3.875 Drivers' standings (after 12 of 17 races): (1) Jenson Button (Brawn-Mercedes) 72 points (2) Rubens Barrichello (Brawn-Mercedes) 56 (3) Vettel (Red Bull-Renault) 53 Constructors' standings: (1) Brawn-Mercedes 128 (2) Red Bull-Renault 104.5 (3) Ferrari 56 Nationwide Series: NAPA Auto Parts 200 in Montreal, Quebec: (1) Carl Edwards (Ford, Roush Fenway Racing) (2) Marcos Ambrose (Toyota, JTG Daugherty Racing) (3) Andrew Ranger (Toyota, CJM Racing)
Baseball Little League World Series in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania: Final: Chula Vista, California 6, Taoyuan City, Chinese Taipei 3
Basketball Americas Championship in San Juan, Puerto Rico: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals) Group A: 54–49 90–70 Standings: Puerto Rico 8 points, Uruguay 7, Canada 6, Mexico 5, Virgin Islands 4. Group B: 84–64 89–87(OT) Standings: Brazil 8 points, Argentina, Dominican Republic 6, Panama, Venezuela 5. EuroBasket qualification additional qualifying round, final series second leg: (first leg score in parentheses) 92–54 (66–70) . France win 158–124 on aggregate. France qualify for EuroBasket 2009.
Cricket New Zealand in Sri Lanka: 2nd Test in Colombo, day 5: 416 & 311/5d; 234 & 397 (123.5 ov, Daniel Vettori 140). Sri Lanka win by 96 runs, Sri Lanka win the 2-match series 2–0. Australia in England: 1st Twenty20 in Manchester: 145/4 (20/20 ov); 4/2 (1.1/20 ov). No result, 2-match series level 0–0. Afghanistan in Netherlands: 1st ODI in Amstelveen: 188 (47 ov); 180 (49.5 ov). Netherlands win by 8 runs, Netherlands lead the 2-match series 1–0.
Cycling Vuelta a España: Stage 2 – Assen (Netherlands) to Emmen (Netherlands), 202 km: (1) Gerald Ciolek () 4h 43' 12" (2) Fabio Sabatini () s.t. (3) Roger Hammond (Cervélo TestTeam) s.t. General Classification: (1) Fabian Cancellara (Team Saxo Bank) 4h 48' 32" (2) Ciolek + 8" (3) Tom Boonen () + 9"
Field hockey Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship in Amstelveen, Netherlands: Fifth to eighth place classification: 5–4 7–0 Standings: Belgium 9 points, France 6, Austria 3, Poland 0. Austria and Poland are relegated to EuroHockey Nations Trophy in 2011. Third and fourth place: 6–1 Final: 5–3 England win the title for the first time.
Football (soccer) Women's Euro in Finland: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals) Group B: 1–0 1–1 Standings: Germany 9 points, France, Norway 4, Iceland 0. CAF Champions League group stage, round 4: Group A: ZESCO United 0–0 Al-Merreikh Kano Pillars 2–1 Al-Hilal Standings: Al-Hilal, Kano Pillars 7 points, ZESCO United 5, Al-Merreikh 2.
Golf PGA Tour: FedEx Cup Playoffs: The Barclays in Jersey City, New Jersey Winner: Heath Slocum 275 (−9) European Tour: Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles in Auchterarder, Scotland Winner: Peter Hedblom 275 (−13) LPGA Tour: Safeway Classic in North Plains, Oregon Winner: M. J. Hur 203 (−13) PO Hur wins her first LPGA tour title, eliminating Michele Redman on the first playoff hole and Suzann Pettersen on the second. U.S. Amateur in Tulsa, Oklahoma: An Byeong-hun becomes the youngest person ever to win the event, at age 17.
Judo World Championships in Rotterdam: Men's 100 kg: Maxim Rakov Henk Grol Ramadan Darwish & Takamasa Anai Men's +100 kg: Teddy Riner Óscar Brayson Abdullo Tangriev & Marius Paskevicius Women's +78 kg: Tong Wen Karina Bryant Idalys Ortiz & Maki Tsukada
Motorcycle racing Moto GP: Indianapolis Grand Prix in Speedway, Indiana, United States: (1) Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha) 47:13.592 (2) Alex de Angelis (Honda) +9.435 (3) Nicky Hayden (Ducati) +12.947 Riders' standings (after 12 of 17 races): (1) Valentino Rossi (Yamaha) 212 points (2) Lorenzo 187 (3) Casey Stoner (Ducati) 150 Manufacturers' standings: (1) Yamaha 280 points (2) Honda 204 (3) Ducati 182
Rowing World Championships in Lake Malta, Poznań, Poland: Men: Lightweight double sculls: Storm Uru/Peter Taylor 6:10.62 Jérémie Azou/Frédéric Dufour 6:12.57 Marcello Miani/Elia Luini 6:15.08 Lightweight quad: 5:50.77 5:51.02 5:52.70 Quadruple sculls: 5:38.33 5:39.66 5:39.85 Eight: 5:24.13 5:27.15 5:28.32 Women: Lightweight double sculls: Christina Giazitzidou/Alexandra Tsiavou 6:51.46 Magdalena Kemnitz/Agnieszka Renc 6:56.65 Hester Goodsell/Sophie Hosking 6:56.67 Quadruple sculls: 6:18.41 6:21.54 6:24.27 Eight: 6:05.34 6:06.94 6:07.43
August 29, 2009 (Saturday)
Auto racing IndyCar Series: Peak Antifreeze & Motor Oil Indy 300 in Joliet, Illinois: (1) Ryan Briscoe (Penske Racing) (2) Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing) (3) Mario Moraes (KV Racing) Drivers' standings (after 15 of 17 races): (1) Briscoe 550 points (2) Dario Franchitti (Chip Ganassi Racing) 525 (3) Dixon 517
Basketball Americas Championship in San Juan, Puerto Rico: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals) Group A: 80–63 69–71 Standings: Puerto Rico 6 points (3 games), Uruguay, Canada 5 (3), Mexico 4 (3), Virgin Islands 4 (4). Group B: 78–73 55–80 Standings: Brazil 6 points (3 matches), Dominican Republic 5 (3), Venezuela 5 (4), Argentina, Panama 4 (3).
Cricket New Zealand in Sri Lanka: 2nd Test in Colombo, day 4: 416 & 311/5d (Kumar Sangakkara 109); 234 & 182/6 (56.0 ov). New Zealand require another 312 runs with 4 wickets remaining.
Cycling Vuelta a España: Stage 1 – Assen (Netherlands), 4.5 km (ITT): (1) Fabian Cancellara (Team Saxo Bank) 5' 28" (2) Tom Boonen () + 9" (3) Tyler Farrar (Garmin–Slipstream) + 12"
Field hockey Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship in Amstelveen, Netherlands: Fifth to eighth place classification: 1–1 3–1 Standings: Ireland 5 points, Azerbaijan 4, Russia 3, Scotland 2. Russia and Scotland are relegated to EuroHockey Nations Trophy in 2011. Third and fourth place: 1–2 Final: 3–2 Netherlands win the title for the seventh time.
Football (soccer) Women's Euro in Finland: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals) Group A: 0–1 1–2 Standings: Finland, Netherlands 6 points, Denmark, Ukraine 3. CAF Champions League group stage, round 4: Group B: Monomotapa United 0–2 TP Mazembe Étoile du Sahel 0–0 Heartland Standings: TP Mazembe 9 points, Heartland 7, ES Sahel 4, Monomotapa 3. Nehru Cup in New Delhi: 0–1 Standings: Syria 12 points (4 matches), India 6 (4), Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon 4 (4), Sri Lanka 3 (4). Syria and India advance to the final.
Judo World Championships in Rotterdam: Men's 90 kg: Lee Kyu-Won Kirill Denisov Hesham Mesbah & Dilshod Choriev Women's 70 kg: Yuri Alvear Anett Meszaros Mina Watanabe & Houda Miled Women's 78 kg: Marhinde Verkerk Marina Pryschepa Heide Wollert & Yi Sun
Rugby union Tri Nations Series: 25–32 in Perth Standings after 4 matches: South Africa 17 points, 8, Australia 3.
Shooting World Running Target Championships in Heinola, Finland: Men's 50 metre running target: Maxim Stepanov 596 EWR Krister Holmberg 590 Peter Pelach 589
Tennis ATP World Tour: Pilot Pen Tennis in New Haven, Connecticut, United States: Fernando Verdasco def. Sam Querrey 6–4, 7–6 (6) Verdasco wins his first title of the year and third of his career. WTA Tour: Pilot Pen Tennis in New Haven, Connecticut, United States: Caroline Wozniacki def. Elena Vesnina 6–2, 6–4 Wozniacki wins her second consecutive title at this tournament, for her third title of the year, and the sixth of her career.
August 28, 2009 (Friday)
Athletics Golden League: Weltklasse Zürich in Zürich, Switzerland: (GL indicates Golden League event, athletes in bold are in contention for the US$1 million jackpot) Men: 100 Metres GL: Usain Bolt 9.81 400 Metres GL: LaShawn Merritt 44.21 800 Metres: David Rudisha 1:43.52 1500 Metres: Augustine Kiprono Choge 3:33.38 5000 Metres GL: Kenenisa Bekele 12:52.32 3000 Metres Steeplechase: Ezekiel Kemboi 8:04.44 110 Metres Hurdles GL: Dwight Thomas 13.16 Triple Jump: Nelson Évora 17.38 Javelin Throw GL: Andreas Thorkildsen 91.28 4x100 Metres Relay: 37.70 Women: 100 Metres GL: Carmelita Jeter 10.86 400 Metres GL: Sanya Richards 48.94 1500 Metres: Maryam Yusuf Jamal 3:59.15 100 Metres Hurdles GL: Brigitte Foster-Hylton 12.46 High Jump GL: Blanka Vlašić 2.01 Pole Vault GL: Elena Isinbaeva 5.06 (WR) Isinbayeva sets a world record for the 17th time.
Basketball Americas Championship in San Juan, Puerto Rico: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals) Group A: 67–87 54–71 Standings: Puerto Rico 6 points (3 games), Canada 4 (2), Uruguay 3 (2), Virgin Islands 3 (3), Mexico 2 (2) Group B: 67–76 71–80 Standings: Brazil 6 points (3 matches), Venezuela 4 (3), Dominican Republic, Panama 3 (2), Argentina 2 (2).
Cricket New Zealand in Sri Lanka: 2nd Test in Colombo, day 3: 416 & 157/2 (45.2 ov); 234. Sri Lanka lead by 339 runs with 8 wickets remaining. Australia in England: v in Edinburgh: 345 (50 ov, David Hussey 111); 156 (39.3 ov). Australia win by 189 runs.
Field hockey Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship in Amstelveen, Netherlands: Fifth to eighth place classification: 2–3 5–0 Standings: Belgium, France 6 points, Austria, Poland 0. Austria and Poland are relegated to EuroHockey Nations Trophy in 2011. Semifinals: 2–1(ET) 2–1
Football (soccer) Women's Euro in Finland: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals)