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This list shows notable sports-related deaths, events, and notable outcomes that occurred in July of 2012. Days of the month
28 July 2012 (Saturday)
Rugby union Super Rugby Semifinals in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa: Stormers 19–26 Sharks
27 July 2012 (Friday)
Rugby union Super Rugby Semifinals in Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand: Chiefs 20–17 Crusaders
23 July 2012 (Monday)
Baseball Nippon Professional Baseball All-Star Series: Game 3 in Morioka, Iwate: Pacific League 6, Central League 2. Central League win series 2–1. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters outfielder DaiKan Yoh is named game MVP with three hits and four RBIs, including a game-winning three-run home run in the 3rd inning.
22 July 2012 (Sunday)
Equestrianism Show jumping: Royal International Horse Show in Hickstead, United Kingdom (CSIO 5*): King Georges V Gold Cup: Hendrik-Jan Schuttert on Cerona Ludger Beerbaum on Chiara Marie Hecart on Myself de Breve
Sumo Nagoya basho (July grand tournament) in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan: Harumafuji Kōhei defeats Hakuhō Shō to finish the tournament with a perfect 15–0 record, and wins his 3rd makuuchi (top division) championship.
21 July 2012 (Saturday)
Baseball Nippon Professional Baseball All-Star Series: Game 2 in Matsuyama, Ehime: Central League 4, Pacific League 0. Central League lead series 2–0. Hiroshima Toyo Carp pitcher Kenta Maeda wins game MVP after pitching three scoreless innings with only one hit.
Equestrianism Show jumping: Global Champions Tour: 8th competition in Chantilly (CSI 5*): Hans-Dieter Dreher on Magnus Romeo Beezie Madden on Simon Karim El Zoghby on Splendor
Mixed martial arts UFC 149 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada (USA unless stated): Welterweight bout: Matt Riddle def. Chris Clements via submission (arm-triangle choke) Welterweight bout: James Head def. Brian Ebersole via split decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) Heavyweight bout: Cheick Kongo def. Shawn Jordan via unanimous decision (30–28, 30–27, 30–27) Middleweight bout: Tim Boetsch def. Hector Lombard via split decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) Interim Bantamweight Championship bout: Renan Barão def. Urijah Faber via unanimous decision (49–46, 50–45, 49–46)
Rugby union Super Rugby Qualifying finals: In Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand: Crusaders 28–13 Bulls In Brisbane, Queensland, Australia: Reds 17–30 Sharks
20 July 2012 (Friday)
Baseball Nippon Professional Baseball All-Star Series: Game 1 in Osaka: Central League 4, Pacific League 1. Central League lead series 1–0. Yokohama DeNA BayStars third baseman Norihiro Nakamura is named game MVP after hitting a game-winning two-run home run in the 2nd inning.
Equestrianism Show jumping: FEI Nations Cup: 7th competition: Nations Cup of the United Kingdom in Hickstead (CSIO 5*): (Shane Breen, Richie Moloney, Darragh Kerins, Clement McMahon) (Eugénie Angot, Kevin Staut, Aymeric de Ponnat, Pénélope Leprevost) (Philipp Weishaupt, Holger Wulschner, Ludger Beerbaum, Marco Kutscher)
15 July 2012 (Sunday)
Equestrianism Falsterbo Horse Show in Skanör med Falsterbo, Sweden: Dressage (CDI 5*): Grand Prix Freestyle: Patrik Kittel on Scandic Isabell Werth on El Santo NRW Tinne Vilhelmson-Silfven on Favourit Show jumping (CSIO 5*): Grand Prix: Nicola Philippaerts on Carlos Brianne Goutal on Nice de Prissey Peder Fredricson on Cash In
14 July 2012 (Saturday)
Equestrianism Show jumping: Global Champions Tour: 7th competition in Cascais (CSI 5*): Philipp Weishaupt on Leoville Michael Whitaker on Viking Ludger Beerbaum on Chaman
Mixed martial arts Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Kennedy in Portland, Oregon, United States (USA unless stated): Middleweight bout: Lorenz Larkin def. Robbie Lawler via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) Middleweight bout: Roger Gracie def. Keith Jardine via unanimous decision (29–27, 30–27, 30–26) Welterweight Championship bout: Nate Marquardt def. Tyron Woodley (c) via KO (elbows and punches) Middleweight Championship bout: Luke Rockhold (c) def. Tim Kennedy via unanimous decision (49–46, 49–46, 49–46)
13 July 2012 (Friday)
Equestrianism Show jumping: FEI Nations Cup: 6th competition: FEI Nations Cup of Sweden in Skanör med Falsterbo (CSIO 5*): (Jens Fredricson, Malin Baryard-Johnsson, Henrik von Eckermann, Rolf-Göran Bengtsson) (William Funnell, Alexandra Thornton, Tina Fletcher, Robert Smith) (Jerome Hurel, Aymeric de Ponnat, Marc Dilasser, Pénélope Leprevost)
11 July 2012 (Wednesday)
Mixed martial arts UFC on Fuel TV: Munoz vs. Weidman in San Jose, California, United States: Lightweight bout: Rafael dos Anjos def. Anthony Njokuani via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) Bantamweight bout: T.J. Dillashaw def. Vaughan Lee via submission (rear-naked crank) Middleweight bout: Francis Carmont def. Karlos Vemola via submission (rear-naked choke) Welterweight bout: Aaron Simpson def. Kenny Robertson via unanimous decision (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) Light Heavyweight bout: James Te-Huna def. Joey Beltran via unanimous decision (30–26, 30–27, 30–27) Middleweight bout: Chris Weidman def. Mark Muñoz via KO (elbow and punches)
10 July 2012 (Tuesday)
Baseball Major League Baseball All-Star Game in Kansas City, Missouri: National League 8, American League 0. The National League win the game for the third successive year, first time since 1994 to 1996. San Francisco Giants outfielder Melky Cabrera is named as Most Valuable Player, with two hits including a two-run homer in the fourth inning.
Basketball Stanković Continental Champions' Cup in Guangzhou, China: Third place play-off: 80–51 Gold medal match: 70–51
Chess World Rapid and Blitz Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan: Rapid Chess: Sergey Karjakin Magnus Carlsen Veselin Topalov Blitz Chess: Alexander Grischuk Magnus Carlsen Sergey Karjakin
Modern pentathlon Senior European Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria: Men: Individual: Riccardo de Luca Róbert Kasza Bence Demeter Team: Bence Demeter / Róbert Kasza / Ádám Marosi Ilia Frolov / Aleksander Lesun / Andrei Moiseev Delf Borrmann / Patrick Dogue / Alexander Nobis Team relay: Ilia Frolov / Serguei Karyakin / Alexander Savkin Pavlo Kirpulyanskyy / Ruslan Nakonechnyi / Oleksandr Mordasov Mikhail Mitsyk / Aliaksandr Vasilionak / Raman Pinchuk Women: Individual: Laura Asadauskaitė Iryna Khokhlova Ganna Buriak Team: Evdokia Gretchichnikova / Ekaterina Khuraskina / Donata Rimšaitė Katy Burke / Heather Fell / Freyja Prentice Leila Gyenesei / Sarolta Kovács / Adrienn Tóth Team relay: Donata Rimšaitė / Anna Savchenko / Svetlana Lebedeva Sylvia Gawlikowska / Katarzyna Wojcik / Aleksandra Skarzynska Freyja Prentice / Heather Fell / Katy Burke Mixed: Team relay: Anastasiya Prokopenko / Mihail Prokopenko Laura Asadauskaitė / Justinas Kinderis Natalie Dianova / David Svoboda
9 July 2012 (Monday)
Baseball Major League Baseball Home Run Derby in Kansas City, Missouri: Detroit Tigers first baseman Prince Fielder defeats Toronto Blue Jays outfielder José Bautista in the finals, 12–7, to win the event.
Cycling Tour de France:
Motorsports 2012 Porsche Supercup season at the Silverstone Circuit, Great Britain: René Rast Norbert Siedler Sean Edwards
8 July 2012 (Sunday)
Baseball All-Star Futures Game in Kansas City, Missouri: U.S. Futures 17, World Futures 5. U.S. win the game for the third successive year and the eighth time overall. Detroit Tigers third baseman Nick Castellanos is named game MVP.
Basketball FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men in Caracas, Venezuela: Third-place match: 88–73 Nigeria qualify for 2012 Summer Olympics. Stanković Continental Champions' Cup in Guangzhou, China: Group stage: 62–60 73–67
Cycling Tour de France:
Equestrianism CHIO in Aachen, Germany: Dressage: Grand Prix Freestyle (CDIO 5*): Helen Langehanenberg with Damon Hill NRW Kristina Sprehe with Desperados Dorothee Schneider with Diva Royal Show jumping: Grand Prix of Aachen (CSIO 5*): Michael Whitaker with Amai Thomas Voß with Carinjo Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum with Bella Donna
Football (soccer) CAF Champions League Group stage Matchday 1:
Golf
Motorsports 2012 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC season at the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben, Germany: Jake Dennis Josh Hill Steijn Schothorst 2012 Australian Carrera Cup Championship at the Townsville Street Circuit, Australia: Jonny Reid Alex Davison Craig Baird 2012 Australian Formula Ford Championship at the Townsville Street Circuit, Australia: Jack Le Brocq Matthew Hart Simon Hodge 2012 Dunlop V8 Supercar Series at the Townsville Street Circuit, Australia: Nick Percat Scott McLaughlin Chaz Mostert 2012 International V8 Supercars Championship at the Townsville Street Circuit, Australia: Jamie Whincup Craig Lowndes Will Davison 2012 British Superbike Championship season at Oulton Park, England: Race 1: Tommy Hill Josh Brookes Shane Byrne 2012 British Superbike Championship season at Oulton Park, England: Race 2: Tommy Hill Shane Byrne Josh Brookes 2012 Formula Abarth season at the Misano World Circuit, Italy: Race 1: Nicolas Costa Emanuele Zonzini Santiago Urrutia 2012 Formula Abarth season at the Misano World Circuit, Italy: Race 2: Nicolas Costa Bruno Bonifacio Kevin Jörg 2012 German Formula Three season at the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben, Germany: Jimmy Eriksson Lucas Auer Artem Markelov 2012 GP2 Series season at the Silverstone Circuit, Great Britain: Luiz Razia Davide Valsecchi Felipe Nasr 2012 GP3 Series season at the Silverstone Circuit, Great Britain: William Buller Conor Daly Patric Niederhauser 2012 Copa Fiat Brasil season at the Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna, Brazil: Race 1: Christian Fittipaldi Cacá Bueno Edson do Valle Race 2: Christian Fittipaldi Popó Beuno Giuliano Losacco 2012 FIA GT1 World Championship season at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, Portugal: Race 1: Marc Basseng / Markus Winkelhock Michael Bartels / Yelmer Buurman Oliver Jarvis / Frank Stippler Race 2: Thomas Jäger / Nicky Pastorelli Mark Basseng / Markus Winkelhock Stef Dusseldorp / Frédéric Makowiecki 2012 FIA GT3 European Championship season at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, Portugal: Race 1: Dominik Baumann / Maximilian Buhk Mika Vähämäki / Max Nilsson David Mengesdorf / Hari Proczyk Race 2: David Mengesdorf / Hari Proczyk Ni Amorim / César Campaniço Gaetano Ardagna Pérez / Giuseppe Cirò 2012 Formula One season at the Silverstone Circuit, Great Britain: Mark Webber Fernando Alonso Sebastian Vettel 2012 Fórmula Truck season at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace, Brazil: Leandro Totti Roberval Andrade Adalberto Jardim 2012 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season – Moto GP at the Sachsenring, Germany: Dani Pedrosa Jorge Lorenzo Andrea Dovizioso 2012 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season – Moto 2 at the Sachsenring, Germany: Marc Márquez Mika Kallio Alex de Angelis 2012 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season – Moto 3 at the Sachsenring, Germany: Sandro Cortese Alexis Masbou Luis Salom 2012 IndyCar Series season at the Streets of Toronto, Canada: Ryan Hunter-Reay Charlie Kimball Mike Conway 2012 NASCAR Stock V6 Series at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico: Oscar Torres Jr. Javier Campos Erik Mondragón
Tennis Wimbledon Championships in London, Great Britain, day 13: Men's singles final: Roger Federer def. Andy Murray 4−6, 7−5, 6–3, 6–4 Federer wins his seventh Wimbledon title and 17th Grand Slam title overall. Mixed doubles final: Mike Bryan / Lisa Raymond def. Leander Paes / Elena Vesnina 6–3, 5–7, 6–4
Volleyball FIVB World League Final round in Sofia, Bulgaria: Third place match: 2–3 Final: 3–0
7 July 2012 (Saturday)
Basketball FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men in Caracas, Venezuela: Semifinals: (winners qualify for 2012 Summer Olympics) 85–77 109–83 Stanković Continental Champions' Cup in Guangzhou, China: Group stage: 63–53 67–44
Cricket Australia in England: 4th ODI in Chester-le-Street: 200/9 (50 overs), 201/2 (47.5 overs). England win by 8 wickets and lead the 5-match series 3–0.