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This list shows notable sports-related deaths, events, and notable outcomes that occurred in July of 2010. Deaths in July
1: Don Coryell 13: George Steinbrenner 24: Alex Higgins
Sporting seasons
Australian rules football 2010
Australian Football League
Auto racing 2010
Formula One Sprint Cup IRL IndyCar Series World Rally Championship Formula Two Nationwide Series Camping World Truck Series GP2 Series GP3 Series WTTC V8 Supercar American Le Mans Le Mans Series Superleague Formula Rolex Sports Car Series FIA GT1 World Championship Formula Three Auto GP World Series by Renault Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Super GT
Baseball 2010
Major League Baseball Nippon Professional Baseball
Basketball 2010
WNBA Philippines: Professional: Fiesta Conference Collegiate/high school: NCAA, UAAP
Canadian football 2010
Canadian Football League
Cricket 2010
England: County Championship Clydesdale Bank 40 Friends Provident t20
Association football 2010
National teams competitions FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA) 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification International clubs competitions UEFA (Europe) Champions League Europa League AFC (Asia) Champions League AFC Cup CAF (Africa) Champions League CAF Confederation Cup CONCACAF (North & Central America) Champions League Domestic (national) competitions Brazil Japan Norway Russia Major League Soccer (USA & Canada) Women's Professional Soccer (USA)
Golf 2010
PGA Tour European Tour LPGA Tour Champions Tour
Lacrosse 2010
Major League Lacrosse
Motorcycle racing 2010
Moto GP Superbike World Championship Supersport racing
Rugby league 2010
Super League NRL
Rugby union 2010
2011 Rugby World Cup qualifying Currie Cup ITM Cup
Snooker
Players Tour Championship
Days of the month
July 31, 2010 (Saturday)
Athletics European Championships in Barcelona, Spain: Men: 800m: Marcin Lewandowski 1:47.07 Michael Rimmer 1:47.17 Adam Kszczot 1:47.22 5000m: Mo Farah 13:31.18 Jesús España 13:33.12 Hayle Ibrahimov 13:34.15 Farah becomes the fifth winner of the 5000m and 10,000m double at the European Championships. 400m hurdles: David Greene 48.12 Rhys Williams 48.96 Stanislav Melnykov 49.09 Javelin throw: Andreas Thorkildsen 88.37 m Matthias de Zordo 87.81 m Tero Pitkämäki 86.67 m Pole vault: Renaud Lavillenie 5.85 m Maksym Mazuryk 5.80 m Przemysław Czerwiński 5.75 m Shot put: Andrei Mikhnevich 21.01 m Tomasz Majewski 21.00 m Ralf Bartels 20.93 m Women: Marathon: Živilė Balčiūnaitė 2:31:14 Nailiya Yulamanova 2:32:15 Anna Incerti 2:32:48 200m: Myriam Soumaré 22.32 Yelizaveta Bryzhina 22.44 Aleksandra Fedoriva 22.44 100m hurdles: Nevin Yanıt 12.63 Derval O'Rourke 12.65 Carolin Nytra 12.68 Triple jump: Olha Saladukha 14.81 m Simona La Mantia 14.56 m Svetlana Bolshakova 14.55 m Heptathlon: Jessica Ennis 6823 points Nataliya Dobrynska 6778 Jennifer Oeser 6683 African Championships in Nairobi, Kenya: Men: 110m hurdles: Othman Hadj Lazib 13.77 Selim Nurudeen 13.83 Ruan de Vries 13.98 Hammer throw: Mohsen Mohamed Anani 74.72 m Chris Harmse 72.56 m Mostafa Al-Gamel 71.40 m Pole vault: Hamdi Dhouibi 4.70 m Larbi Bourrada 4.60 m Mourad Souissi 4.40 m Triple jump: Oke Tosin 17.22 m Hugo Mamba-Schlick 16.78 m Tumelo Thagane 16.64 m Women: 10,000m: Tirunesh Dibaba 31:51.39 Meselech Melkamu 31:55.50 Linet Masai 31:59.36 Javelin throw: Sunette Viljoen 63.33 m Justine Robbeson 60.24 m Hana'a Hassan Omar 55.14 m Heptathlon: Margaret Simpson 6031 points Janet Wienand 5500 Selloane Tsoaeli 5302
Auto racing Nationwide Series: U.S. Cellular 250 in Newton, Iowa: (1) Kyle Busch (Toyota; Joe Gibbs Racing) (2) Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet; Kevin Harvick Inc.) (3) Jason Leffler (Toyota; Braun Racing) Drivers' championship standings (after 21 of 35 races): (1) Brad Keselowski (Dodge; Penske Racing) 3349 points (2) Carl Edwards (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) 3118 (3) Busch 2876 World Rally Championship: Rally Finland in Jyväskylä: (1) Jari-Matti Latvala / Miikka Anttila (Ford Focus RS WRC 09) (2) Sébastien Ogier / Julien Ingrassia (Citroën C4 WRC) (3) Sébastien Loeb / Daniel Elena (Citroën C4 WRC) Drivers' championship standings (after 8 of 13 rounds): (1) Loeb 166 points (2) Ogier 118 (3) Latvala 105
Baseball European Championship in Germany: Pool C: (teams in bold advance to the final) 3–11 5–14 8–0 Final standings: Italy, Netherlands 4–1, Germany 3–2, Greece, Sweden 2–3, France 0–5.
Basketball South American Championship in Neiva, Colombia: 7th place playoff: 70–88 5th place playoff: 86–66 Bronze medal game: 70–76 Final: 87–77 Brazil win the title for the 18th time. FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship in Lithuania: Semifinals: 67–66 42–73 5th–8th Semifinals: 55–74 67–61 9th place playoff: 74–71 11th place playoff: 84–59 Group G: 49–78 104–63 Standings (after 5 games): Germany 9 points, Ukraine 8, Sweden 7, Bulgaria 6. Bulgaria is relegated to Division B. FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship for Women in Slovakia: (teams in bold advance to Qualifying Round) Group A: 47–73 58–51 Final standings: Spain 6 points, Slovak Republic 5, Serbia 4, Hungary 3. Group B: 81–76 72–47 Final standings: Russia, Slovenia, Sweden 5 points, Belgium 3. Group C: 54–72 52–59 Final standings: Italy 6 points, Lithuania 5, Poland 4, Latvia 3. Group D: 73–74 84–74 Final standings: France 6 points, Ukraine 5, Turkey 4, Czech Republic 3.
Cricket Pakistan in England: 1st Test in Nottingham, day 3: 354 and 262/9d (75.3 overs; Matt Prior 102*); 182 (54 overs; James Anderson 5-54) and 15/3 (7 overs). Pakistan require another 420 runs with 7 wickets remaining.
Cycling UCI ProTour: Clásica de San Sebastián: Luis León Sánchez () 5h 47' 13" Alexander Vinokourov () s.t. Carlos Sastre () s.t. UCI World Rankings (after 18 of 26 events): (1) Alberto Contador () 482 points (2) Joaquim Rodríguez () 428 (3) Cadel Evans () 390
Extreme sport X Games XVI in Los Angeles: (USA unless stated) BMX Freestyle Park: Daniel Dhers Dennis Enarson Gary Young Men's Skateboard Street: Ryan Sheckler Nyjah Huston Ryan Decenzo BMX Freestyle Big Air: Chad Kagy Steve McCann Andy Buckworth Rally Car Racing: Tanner Foust Brian Deegan Antoine L'Estage and Andrew Comrie-Picard Rally Car SuperRally: Foust Deegan Samuel Hübinette Skateboard Big Air Rail Jam: Bob Burnquist Rob Lorifice Elliot Sloan
Field hockey Men's Hockey Champions Trophy in Mönchengladbach, Germany: 4–2 9–1 5–2
Football (soccer) CAF Champions League group stage, matchday 2: Group A: Espérance ST 1–0 Dynamos Standings: Espérance ST 6 points (2 matches), TP Mazembe 3 (1), ES Sétif 0 (1), Dynamos 0 (2). Group B: JS Kabylie 1–0 Heartland Standings: JS Kabylie 6 points (2 matches), Al-Ahly 1 (1), Heartland 1 (2), Ismaily 0 (1). CAF Confederation Cup Play-off for group stage, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses) ASFAN 2–1 (2–2) Al-Merreikh. ASFAN win 4–3 on aggregate. Primeiro de Agosto 2–1 (0–2) Ittihad. Ittihad win 3–2 on aggregate. Haras El Hodood 8–1 (0–1) Gaborone United. Haras El Hodood win 8–2 on aggregate. CR Belouizdad 1–1 (0–0) Djoliba. 1–1 on aggregate; Djoliba win on away goals rule.
Golf Women's majors: Ricoh Women's British Open in Southport, England: Leaderboard after third round: (1) Yani Tseng 204 (–12) (2) Katherine Hull 208 (3) In-Kyung Kim 210 Senior majors: U.S. Senior Open in Sammamish, Washington, USA: Leaderboard after third round: (T1) Fred Couples & Bernhard Langer 205 (–5) (T3) Tom Kite & Lu Chien-Soon 210
Rugby union Tri Nations Series: 28–49 in Melbourne Standings: New Zealand 15 points (3 matches), Australia 4 (2), 0 (3).
Shooting ISSF World Championships in Munich, Germany: 10m Air Rifle Men: Nicolo Campriani 702.5 points Péter Sidi 700.4 Gagan Narang 699 10m Air Rifle Men Team: 1787 points 1787 1782 10m Air Rifle Men Junior: Sergiy Kasper 595 points Serhiy Kulish 594 Alexander Dryagin 593 10m Air Rifle Men Junior Team: 1774 points 1772 1771 Trap Women: Zuzana Štefečeková 91 points Liu Yingzi 89 Jessica Rossi 87+3 Trap Women Team: 211 points 209 207 Trap Women Junior: Miranda Wilder 69 points+10 Catherine Skinner 69+9 Rachael Lynn Heiden 68+1 Trap Women Junior Team: 202 points 194 194 50m Pistol Men Team: 1686 points 1681 1680
Water polo FINA Men's World Cup in Oradea, Romania: 5th–8th Semifinals: 10–6 24–6 Semifinals: 9–11 12–10
July 30, 2010 (Friday)
Athletics European Championships in Barcelona, Spain: Men: 200m: Christophe Lemaitre 20.37 Christian Malcolm 20.38 Martial Mbandjock 20.42 400m: Kevin Borlée 45.08 Michael Bingham 45.23 Martyn Rooney 45.23 1500m: Arturo Casado 3:42.74 Carsten Schlangen 3:43.52 Manuel Olmedo 3:43.54 110m hurdles: Andy Turner 13.28 Garfield Darien 13.34 Dániel Kiss 13.39 50km walk: Yohann Diniz 3:40:37 Grzegorz Sudoł 3:42:24 Sergey Bakulin 3:43:26 Women: 400m: Tatyana Firova 49.89 Kseniya Ustalova 49.92 Antonina Krivoshapka 50.10 800m: Mariya Savinova 1:58.22 Yvonne Hak 1:58.85 Jenny Meadows 1:59.39 400m hurdles: Natalya Antyukh 52.92 Vania Stambolova 53.82 Perri Shakes-Drayton 54.18 3000m steeplechase: Yuliya Zarudneva 9:17.57 Marta Domínguez 9:17.74 Lyubov Kharlamova 9:29.82 Hammer throw: Betty Heidler 76.38 m Tatyana Lysenko 75.65 m Anita Włodarczyk 73.56 m Pole vault: Svetlana Feofanova 4.75 m Silke Spiegelburg 4.65 m Lisa Ryzih 4.65 m African Championships in Nairobi, Kenya: Men: 400m: Mohamed Khouaja 44.98 Rabah Yousif 45.18 Gary Kikaya 45.28 800m: David Rudisha 1:42.84 Alfred Kirwa Yego 1:44.85 Jackson Kivuva 1:45.47 400m hurdles: L. J. van Zyl 48.51 Cornel Fredericks 48.79 Mamadou Kassé Hann 49.10 3000m steeplechase: Richard Mateelong 8:23.54 Ezekiel Kemboi 8:26.13 Roba Gary Chubeta 8:27.15 Women: 400m: Amantle Montsho 50.03 Amy Mbacké Thiam 51.32 Shade Abugan 51.63 Discus throw: Elizna Naudé 56.74 m Kazai Suzanne Kragbe 55.53 m Sarah Hasseib Dardiri 46.51 m High jump: Selloane Tsoaeli 1.75 m Lissa Labiche 1.70 m Cherotich Koech 1.55 m Long jump: Blessing Okagbare 6.62 m Comfort Onyali 6.42 m Jamaa Chnaik 6.30 m
Baseball European Championship in Germany: Pool C: (teams in bold advance to the final) 3–2 9–2 0–10 15–0 8–6 Standings: Netherlands 4–0, Italy 3–1, Germany, Sweden 2–2, Greece 1–3, France 0–4. 7th place game: 8–4
Basketball South American Championship in Neiva, Colombia: 5th–8th semifinals: 45–89 78–71 Semifinals: 73–79 79–67 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship in Lithuania: Quarterfinals: 73–68 78–56 84–51 75–57 9th–12th semifinals: 60–66 91–96 Group G: 59–74 73–70 Standings (after 4 games): Germany 7 points, Sweden, Ukraine 6, Bulgaria 5. FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship for Women in Slovakia: (teams in bold advance to Qualifying Round) Group A: 67–52 40–72 Standings (after 2 games): Spain 4 points, Slovak Republic, Serbia 3, Hungary 2. Group B: 70–57 45–56 Standings (after 2 games): Sweden 4 points, Slovenia, Russia 3, Belgium 2. Group C: 51–79 50–70 Standings (after 2 games): Lithuania, Italy 4 points, Poland, Latvia 2. Group D: 76–75 55–57 Standings (after 2 games): France 4 points, Turkey, Ukraine 3, Czech Republic 2.
Cricket Pakistan in England: 1st Test in Nottingham, day 2: 354 (104.1 overs; Eoin Morgan 130); 147/9 (50 overs). Pakistan trail by 207 runs with 1 wicket remaining in the 1st innings. India in Sri Lanka: 2nd Test in Colombo, day 5: 642/4d (159.4 overs) and 129/3d (45 overs); 707 (225.2 overs). Match drawn; Sri Lanka lead 3-match series 1–0.
Cycling UCI Women's Road World Cup: Open de Suède Vårgårda, Team Time Trial: | Charlotte Becker Regina Bruins Iris Slappendel Kirsten Wild Judith Arndt Ellen van Dijk Adrie Visser Linda Villumsen Liesbet De Vocht Loes Gunnewijk Annemiek van Vleuten Marianne Vos
Equestrianism Show jumping: Meydan FEI Nations Cup: