July 2010 in sports

Formula One:
- German Grand Prix in Hockenheim, Germany: (1) Fernando Alonso (ESP) (Ferrari) (2) Felipe Massa (BRA) (Ferrari) (3) Sebastian Vettel (GER) (Red Bull–Renault)
  - Drivers' championship standings (after 11 of 19 races): (1) Lewis Hamilton (GBR) (McLaren–Mercedes) 157 points (2) Jenson Button (GBR) (McLaren-Mercedes) 143 (3) Mark Webber (AUS) (Red Bull-Renault) and Vettel 136
  - Constructors' championship standings: (1) McLaren 300 points (2) Red Bull 272 (3) Ferrari 208
  - After the race, Ferrari receive a US$100,000 fine for breaching sporting regulations, by apparently implementing team orders in relation to Alonso passing Massa for the lead on lap 49. (BBC)
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series:
- Brickyard 400 in Speedway, Indiana: (1) Missouri Jamie McMurray (Chevrolet; Earnhardt Ganassi Racing) (2) California Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet; Richard Childress Racing) (3) Washington (state) Greg Biffle (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing)
  - Drivers' championship standings (after 20 of 36 races): (1) Harvick 2920 points (2) California Jeff Gordon (Chevrolet; Hendrick Motorsports) 2736 (3) Virginia Denny Hamlin (Toyota; Joe Gibbs Racing) 2660
  - McMurray becomes the third driver to win the Daytona 500 and the Brickyard 400 in the same season after Dale Jarrett in 1996 and Jimmie Johnson in 2006.
  - McMurray's team owner Chip Ganassi completes a treble of winning the Daytona 500, the Brickyard 400 and the Indianapolis 500 in the same season.
IndyCar Series:
- Honda Indy Edmonton in Edmonton, Canada: (1) Scott Dixon (NZL) (Chip Ganassi Racing) (2) Will Power (AUS) (Team Penske) (3) Dario Franchitti (GBR) (Chip Ganassi Racing)
  - Drivers' championship standings (after 11 of 17 races): (1) Power 420 points (2) Franchitti 370 (3) Dixon 349

Baseball

European Championship in Germany:
- Pool A:
  - Netherlands File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg 12–2 File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine
  - Germany File:Flag of Germany.svg 8–4 File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
  - France File:Flag of France.svg 6–1 File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
    - Standings: Germany 3–0, Netherlands 2–0, Belgium, France 1–1, Czech Republic, Ukraine 0–3.
- Pool B:
  - Great Britain File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 2–12 File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
  - Sweden File:Flag of Sweden.svg 12–2 File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia
  - Spain File:Flag of Spain.svg 9–13 File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece
    - Standings: Italy 3–0, Sweden, Greece 2–1, Spain 1–2, Great Britain 1–2, Croatia 0–3.
Men's Central American and Caribbean Games in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico: (teams in bold advance to the playoffs)
- Pool A: U.S. Virgin Islands File:Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg 0–6 File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico
  - Final standings: Puerto Rico 4–0, File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela 3–1, File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama 2–2, File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala 1–3, U.S. Virgin Islands 0–4.
- Pool B:
  - Mexico File:Flag of Mexico.svg 3–2 File:Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986–2010).svg Netherlands Antilles
  - Dominican Republic File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg 1–2 File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico
    - Final standings: Dominican Republic, Mexico, File:Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua 2–1, Netherlands Antilles 0–3.

Basketball

FIBA Under-17 World Championship for Women in Rodez and Toulouse, France:
- 7th place playoff: Spain File:Flag of Spain.svg 48–74 File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
- 5th place playoff: Russia File:Flag of Russia.svg 68–74 File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan
- Bronze medal game: 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) China File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 85–73 File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
- Final: 1st place, gold medalist(s) United States File:Flag of the United States.svg 92–62 2nd place, silver medalist(s) File:Flag of France.svg France
  - The USA win the inaugural edition of the event.
FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women in Latvia:
- Group G:
  - Sweden File:Flag of Sweden.svg 80–51 File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria
  - Romania File:Flag of Romania.svg 68–75 File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany
    - Final standings: Romania 11 points, Germany 10, Sweden 9, Bulgaria 6.
    - Sweden and Bulgaria are relegated to Division B.
- 7th place playoff: Serbia File:Flag of Serbia.svg 46–68 File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey
- 5th place playoff: Lithuania File:Flag of Lithuania.svg 64–82 File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine
- Bronze medal game: France File:Flag of France.svg 49–53 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia
- Final: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Russia File:Flag of Russia.svg 75–74 2nd place, silver medalist(s) File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain
  - Russia win the title for the fifth time.

Cricket

ICC Intercontinental Cup in Amstelveen, day 1:
- File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe XI 298 (89 overs; Craig Ervine 145); File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 7/2 (5 overs). Netherlands trail by 291 runs with 8 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.

Cycling

Grand Tours:
- Tour de France:
  - Stage 20: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Mark Cavendish (GBR) (Team HTC–Columbia) 2h 42' 21" 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) (Lampre–Farnese) File:Jersey green.svg s.t. 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Julian Dean (NZL) (Garmin–Transitions) s.t.
    - Cavendish wins the last stage of the Tour on the Champs-Élysées for the second straight year, the first ever rider to do so.
  - Final general classification: (1) Alberto Contador (ESP) (Astana) File:Jersey yellow.svg 91h 58' 48" (2) Andy Schleck (LUX) (Team Saxo Bank) File:Jersey white.svg + 39" (3) Denis Menchov (RUS) (Rabobank) + 2' 01"
    - Contador wins the Tour for the third time in four years, and his fifth Grand Tour title.

Darts

PDC Major:
- World Matchplay, day 9:
  - Final: Phil Taylor (ENG) def. Raymond van Barneveld (NED) 18–12
    - Taylor wins his eleventh World Matchplay title and the 58th major title of his PDC career.

Equestrianism

Show jumping:
- FEI World Cup Jumping – North American League, East Coast:
  - 2nd Competition in Bromont, Quebec (CSI**-W): 1st place, gold medalist(s) Yann Candele (CAN) on Game Ready 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ljubov Kochetova (RUS) on Aslan 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jenna Thompson (CAN) on Zeke
    - Standings (after 1 of 17 competitions): (1) Pablo Barrios (VEN) 30 points (2) Eric Lamaze (CAN) 24 (3) Candele 21

Football (soccer)

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Germany:
- Quarterfinals:
  - United States File:Flag of the United States.svg 1–1 (2–4 pen.) File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria
  - Mexico File:Flag of Mexico.svg 1–3 File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea

Golf

Senior majors:
- Senior British Open in Carnoustie, Scotland: (USA unless indicated)
  - (1) Bernhard Langer (GER) 279 (−5) (2) Corey Pavin 280 (−4) (3) Jay Don Blake, Russ Cochran, Fred Funk & Peter Senior (AUS) 283 (−1)
    - Langer wins his first senior major, third Champions Tour title of the season, and eleventh of his career.
PGA Tour:
- RBC Canadian Open in Oakville, Ontario:
  - Winner: Carl Pettersson (SWE) 266 (−14)
    - Pettersson wins his fourth PGA Tour title.
European Tour:
- Nordea Scandinavian Masters in Stockholm, Sweden:
  - Winner: Richard S. Johnson (SWE) 277 (−11)
    - Johnson wins his second European Tour title.
LPGA Tour:
- Evian Masters in Évian-les-Bains, France:
  - Winner: Jiyai Shin (KOR) 274 (−14)
    - Shin wins her seventh LPGA Tour title and regains the #1 spot in the Women's World Golf Rankings.

Horse racing

Canadian Triple Crown:
- Prince of Wales Stakes in Fort Erie, Ontario:
  - (1) Golden Moka (jockey: Anthony Stephen; trainer: Brian Lynch) (2) Mobil Unit (jockey: David Clark; trainer: Mike Keogh) (3) Big Red Mike (jockey: Eurico Rosa da Silva; trainer: Nick Gonzalez)

Motorcycle racing

Moto GP:
- United States motorcycle Grand Prix in Monterey, United States: (1) Jorge Lorenzo (ESP) (Yamaha) (2) Casey Stoner (AUS) (Ducati) (3) Valentino Rossi (ITA) (Yamaha)
  - Riders' championship standings (after 9 of 18 rounds): (1) Lorenzo 210 points (2) Dani Pedrosa (ESP) (Honda) 138 (3) Andrea Dovizioso (ITA) (Honda) 115
  - Manufacturers' championship standings: (1) Yamaha 215 points (2) Honda 175 (3) Ducati 133

Snooker

Irish Classic in Dublin:
- Final: Fergal O'Brien (IRL) def. Michael Judge (IRL) 5–1
  - O'Brien wins his second professional title.

Tennis

ATP World Tour:
- International German Open in Hamburg, Germany:
  - Final: Andrey Golubev (KAZ) def. Jürgen Melzer (AUT) 6–3, 7–5
    - Golubev becomes the first Kazakhstani player to win an ATP Tour title.
- Atlanta Tennis Championships in Johns Creek, Georgia, United States:
  - Final: Mardy Fish (USA) def. John Isner (USA) 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(4)
    - Fish wins the fifth title of his career.
WTA Tour:
- Banka Koper Slovenia Open in Portorož, Slovenia:
  - Final: Anna Chakvetadze (RUS) def. Johanna Larsson (SWE) 6–1, 6–2
    - Chakvetadze wins the eighth title of her career.
- Gastein Ladies in Bad Gastein, Austria:
  - Final: Julia Görges (GER) def. Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) 6–1, 6–4
    - Görges wins the first title of her career.

Volleyball

FIVB World League Final Round in Córdoba, Argentina:
- 3rd place: 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Serbia File:Flag of Serbia.svg 3–2 File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba
- Final: 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Russia File:Flag of Russia.svg 1–3 1st place, gold medalist(s) File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
  - Brazil win the title for the ninth time.
Women's European League Final Four in Ankara, Turkey:
- Bronze medal match: Israel File:Flag of Israel.svg 0–3 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey
- Final: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Serbia File:Flag of Serbia.svg 3–1 2nd place, silver medalist(s) File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria
  - Serbia win the title for the second consecutive time, and qualify for 2011 FIVB World Grand Prix.
Central American and Caribbean Games in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico:
- Group A: Panama File:Flag of Panama.svg 1–3 File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic
  - Standings: File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela, Dominican Republic 2 points (1 match), Panama 2 (2).
- Group B:
  - Barbados File:Flag of Barbados.svg 0–3 File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico
  - Trinidad and Tobago File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg 0–3 File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico
    - Standings (after 2 matches): Puerto Rico, Mexico 4 points, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago 2.

July 24, 2010 (Saturday)

Athletics

World Junior Championships in Moncton, Canada:
- Men:
  - 5000m: 1st place, gold medalist(s) David Kiprotich Bett (KEN) 13:23.76 2nd place, silver medalist(s) John Kipkoech (KEN) 13:26.03 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Aziz Lahbabi (MAR) 13:28.92
  - 4 × 100 m relay: 1st place, gold medalist(s) File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 38.93 2nd place, silver medalist(s) File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica 39.55 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago 39.72
  - Discus throw: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Andrius Gudžius (LTU) 63.78 m 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Andrei Gag (ROM) 61.85 m 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Julian Wruck (AUS) 61.09 m
- Women:
  - 400m hurdles: ~~1st place, gold medalist(s) Katsiaryna Artsiukh (BLR) 56.16~~^[1] 1st place, gold medalist(s) Vera Rudakova (RUS) 57.16 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Evonne Britton (USA) 57.32 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Shiori Miki (JPN) 57.35 NU20R
  - 4 × 100 m relay: 1st place, gold medalist(s) File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 43.44 2nd place, silver medalist(s) File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany 43.74 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 44.09
  - Hammer throw: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Sophie Hitchon (GBR) 66.01 m 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Barbara Špiler (SLO) 65.28 m 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Li Zhang (CHN) 63.96 m
  - Pole vault: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Angelica Bengtsson (SWE) 4.25 m 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Victoria von Eynatten (GER) 4.20 m 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Holly Bleasdale (GBR) 4.15 m

Auto racing

Nationwide Series:
- Kroger 200 in Clermont, Indiana: (1) Nevada Kyle Busch (Toyota; Joe Gibbs Racing) (2) Missouri Carl Edwards (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) (3) Florida Aric Almirola (Chevrolet; JR Motorsports)
  - Drivers' championship standings (after 20 of 35 races): (1) Michigan Brad Keselowski (Dodge; Penske Racing) 3189 points (2) Edwards 2989 (3) Illinois Justin Allgaier (Dodge; Penske Racing) 2691

Baseball

European Championship in Germany:
- Pool A:
  - Belgium File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 9–0 File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine
  - Netherlands File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg 10–0 File:Flag of France.svg France
  - Germany File:Flag of Germany.svg 6–2 File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
    - Standings: Germany 2–0, Netherlands, Belgium 1–0, Czech Republic, France 0–1, Ukraine 0–2.
- Pool B:
  - Spain File:Flag of Spain.svg 7–6 File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia
  - Great Britain File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 1–4 File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
  - Greece File:Flag of Greece.svg 1–13 File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
    - Standings: Italy 2–0, Greece, Sweden, Spain, Great Britain 1–1, Croatia 0–2.
Men's Central American and Caribbean Games in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico:
- Pool A:
  - Venezuela File:Flag of Venezuela.svg 2–1 File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama
  - Panama File:Flag of Panama.svg 15–0 File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala
  - Venezuela File:Flag of Venezuela.svg 11–0 File:Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg U.S. Virgin Islands
    - Standings: Puerto Rico 3–0, Venezuela 3–1, Panama 2–2, Guatemala 1–3, U.S. Virgin Islands 0–3.
- Pool B:
  - Mexico File:Flag of Mexico.svg 2–5 File:Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua
  - Dominican Republic File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg 8–2 File:Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986–2010).svg Netherlands Antilles
    - Standings: Dominican Republic 2–0, Nicaragua 2–1, Mexico 0–1, Netherlands Antilles 0–2.

Basketball

FIBA Under-17 World Championship for Women in Rodez and Toulouse, France:
- Semifinals:
  - China File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 74–97 File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
  - Belgium File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 49–59 File:Flag of France.svg France
- 5th–8th semifinals:
  - Russia File:Flag of Russia.svg 72–52 File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain
  - Japan File:Flag of Japan.svg 95–92 File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
- 9th place playoff: Turkey File:Flag of Turkey.svg 48–62 File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina
- 11th place playoff: Mali File:Flag of Mali.svg 48–82 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women in Latvia:
- Semifinals:
  - Russia File:Flag of Russia.svg 81–65 File:Flag of France.svg France
  - Latvia File:Flag of Latvia.svg 52–56 File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain
- 5th–8th semifinals:
  - Serbia File:Flag of Serbia.svg 59–63 File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania
  - Turkey File:Flag of Turkey.svg 55–74 File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine
- 9th place playoff: Poland File:Flag of Poland.svg 61–50 File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
- 11th place playoff: Italy File:Flag of Italy.svg 72–91 File:Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus
- Group G:
  - Sweden File:Flag of Sweden.svg 53–80 File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania
  - Bulgaria File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg 53–85 File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany
    - Standings (after 5 games): Romania 10 points, Germany 8, Sweden 7, Bulgaria 5.
    - Sweden and Bulgaria are relegated to Division B.

Cricket

Australia vs Pakistan in England:
- 2nd Test in Leeds, day 4:
  - File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 88 (33.1 overs) and 349 (95.3 overs); File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan 258 (64.5 overs) and 180/7 (50.4 overs). Pakistan win by 3 wickets; 2-match series drawn 1–1.

Cycling

Grand Tours:
- Tour de France:
  - Stage 19: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Fabian Cancellara (SUI) (Team Saxo Bank) 1h 00' 56" 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Tony Martin (GER) (Team HTC–Columbia) + 17" 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bert Grabsch (GER) (Team HTC–Columbia) + 1' 48"
    - General classification: (1) Alberto Contador (ESP) (Astana) File:Jersey yellow.svg 89h 16' 27" (2) Andy Schleck (LUX) (Team Saxo Bank) File:Jersey white.svg + 39" (3) Denis Menchov (RUS) (Rabobank) + 2' 01"

Darts

PDC Major:
- World Matchplay, day 8:
  - Semi-finals: (ENG unless stated otherwise)
    - Raymond van Barneveld (NED) def. James Wade 17–8
    - Phil Taylor def. Simon Whitlock (AUS) 17–4

Equestrianism

Show jumping:
- Global Champions Tour:
  - 7th Competition in Chantilly (CSI 5*): 1st place, gold medalist(s) Laura Kraut (USA) on Cedric 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Penelope Leprevost (FRA) on Mylord Charthago 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Edwina Alexander (AUS) on Itot du Chateau
    - Standings (after 7 of 9 competitions): (1) Marco Kutscher (GER) and Marcus Ehning (GER) 182 points (3) Jos Lansink (BEL) 168

Football (soccer)

2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA): (teams in ~~strike~~ are eliminated)
- Group 1: ~~Northern Ireland File:Ulster Banner.svg~~ 3–0 ~~File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia~~
  - Standings (after 8 matches): File:Flag of France.svg France 24 points, File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland 21, Estonia 9, ~~File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia~~ 8, Northern Ireland 7, ~~File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia~~ 1.
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Germany:
- Quarterfinals:
  - Sweden File:Flag of Sweden.svg 0–2 File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia
  - Germany File:Flag of Germany.svg 2–0 File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea
UEFA European Under-19 Championship in France: (teams in bold advance to semi-finals)
- Group A:
  - England File:Flag of England.svg 1–1 File:Flag of France.svg France
  - Netherlands File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg 0–1 File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria
    - Final standings: France 7 points, England 4, Austria, Netherlands 3.
- Group B:
  - Portugal File:Flag of Portugal.svg 0–5 File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia
  - Spain File:Flag of Spain.svg 3–0 File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
    - Final standings: Spain 9 points, Croatia 4, Portugal 3, Italy 1.

Golf

Senior majors:
- Senior British Open in Carnoustie, Scotland
  - Leaderboard after third round: (1) Bernhard Langer (GER) 207 (−6) (2) Corey Pavin (USA) 210 (−3) (3) Six tied at 211 (−2)

Lacrosse

World Championship in Manchester, England:
- Final: 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Canada Canada 10–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
  - The United States win the title for the ninth time, avenging their 2006 final defeat to Canada.
- Bronze medal match: 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Australia Australia 16–9 File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan

Rugby union

Tri Nations Series:
- Australia File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg 30–13 File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa in Brisbane
  - Standings: File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 10 points (2 matches), Australia 4 (1), South Africa 0 (3).

Six-red snooker

Six-red World Championship in Bangkok, Thailand:
- Final: Mark Selby (ENG) def. Ricky Walden (ENG) 8–6

Volleyball

FIVB World League Final Round in Córdoba, Argentina:
- Semifinals:
  - Russia File:Flag of Russia.svg 3–0 File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia
  - Brazil File:Flag of Brazil.svg 3–1 File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba
Women's European League Final Four in Ankara, Turkey:
- Semifinals:
  - Israel File:Flag of Israel.svg 0–3 File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia
  - Turkey File:Flag of Turkey.svg 2–3 File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria
Central American and Caribbean Games in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico:
- Group A: Venezuela File:Flag of Venezuela.svg 3–0 File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama
- Group B:
  - Mexico File:Flag of Mexico.svg 3–0 File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago
  - Puerto Rico File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg 3–1 File:Flag of Barbados.svg Barbados

July 23, 2010 (Friday)

Athletics

World Junior Championships in Moncton, Canada:
- Men:
  - 200m: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Shota Iizuka (JPN) 20.67 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Aliaksandr Linnik (BLR) 20.89 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Aaron Brown (CAN) 21.00
  - 400m hurdles: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Jehue Gordon (TRI) 49.30 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Takatoshi Abe (JPN) 49.46 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Leslie Murray (ISV) 50.22
  - 10 km walk: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Valery Filipchuk (RUS) 40:43.17 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Zelin Cai (CHN) 40:43.59 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Petr Bogatyrev (RUS) 40:50.37
  - High jump: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Mutaz Essa Barshim (QAT) 2.30 m 2nd place, silver medalist(s) David Smith (USA) 2.24 m 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Naoto Tobe (JPN) 2.21 m
  - Javelin throw: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Till Wöschler (GER) 82.52 m 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Genki Dean (JPN) 76.44 m 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Dmitri Tarabin (RUS) 76.42 m
- Women:
  - 200m: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Stormy Kendrick (USA) 22.99 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jodie Williams (GBR) 23.19 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jamile Samuel (NED) 23.27
  - Long jump: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Irisdaymi Herrera (CUB) 6.41 m 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Wupin Wang (CHN) 6.23 m 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Marharyta Tverdohlib (UKR) 6.20 m
  - Heptathlon: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Dafne Schippers (NED) 5967 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Sara Gambetta (GER) 5770 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Helga Margrét Thorsteinsdóttir (ISL) 5706

Baseball

European Championship in Germany:
- Pool A:
  - France File:Flag of France.svg vs. File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium. Postponed due to inclement weather.
  - Czech Republic File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg vs. File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands. Postponed in the first inning due to inclement weather, with the Netherlands leading 2–0.
  - Ukraine File:Flag of Ukraine.svg 0–10 File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany
- Pool B:
Men's Central American and Caribbean Games in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico:
- Pool A: Guatemala File:Flag of Guatemala.svg 0–20 File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela
- Pool B: Nicaragua File:Flag of Nicaragua.svg 6–0 File:Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986–2010).svg Netherlands Antilles

Basketball

FIBA Under-17 World Championship for Women in France:
- Quarterfinals in Toulouse:
  - China File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 68–59 File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia
  - United States File:Flag of the United States.svg 86–57 File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain
  - Belgium File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 93–70 File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan
  - France File:Flag of France.svg 69–59 File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
- 9th–12th semifinals in Rodez:
  - Turkey File:Flag of Turkey.svg 88–56 File:Flag of Mali.svg Mali
  - Argentina File:Flag of Argentina.svg 59–51 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women in Latvia:
- Quarterfinals:
  - Russia File:Flag of Russia.svg 92–72 File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia
  - Lithuania File:Flag of Lithuania.svg 61–69 File:Flag of France.svg France
  - Spain File:Flag of Spain.svg 75–74 File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine
  - Latvia File:Flag of Latvia.svg 64–57 File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey
- 9th–12th semifinals:
  - Poland File:Flag of Poland.svg 66–53 File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
  - Belarus File:Flag of Belarus.svg 78–88 File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
- Group G:
  - Germany File:Flag of Germany.svg 64–67 File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
  - Romania File:Flag of Romania.svg 62–41 File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria
    - Standings (after 4 games): Romania 8 points, Germany, Sweden 6, Bulgaria 4.

Cricket

Australia vs Pakistan in England:
- 2nd Test in Leeds, day 3:
  - File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 88 (33.1 overs) and 349 (95.3 overs); File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan 258 (64.5 overs) and 140/3 (37 overs). Pakistan require another 40 runs with 7 wickets remaining.

Cycling

Grand Tours:
- Tour de France:
  - Stage 18: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Mark Cavendish (GBR) (Team HTC–Columbia) 4h 37' 09" 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Julian Dean (NZL) (Garmin–Transitions) s.t. 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) (Lampre–Farnese) s.t.
    - General classification: (1) Alberto Contador (ESP) (Astana) File:Jersey yellow.svg 88h 09' 48" (2) Andy Schleck (LUX) (Team Saxo Bank) File:Jersey white.svg + 8" (3) Samuel Sánchez (ESP) (Euskaltel–Euskadi) + 3' 32"

Darts

PDC Major:
- World Matchplay, day 7:
  - Quarter-finals: (ENG unless stated otherwise)
    - James Wade def. Wayne Jones 16–12
    - Simon Whitlock (AUS) def. Jelle Klaasen (NED) 16–8
    - Raymond van Barneveld (NED) def. Co Stompé (NED) 16–12
    - Phil Taylor def. Kevin Painter 16–4

Football (soccer)

UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)
- UE Sant Julià Andorra 0–5 (0–3) Finland MYPA. MYPA win 8–0 on aggregate.

Golf

Senior majors:
- Senior British Open in Carnoustie, Scotland
  - Leaderboard after second round (USA unless otherwise indicated): (1) Bernhard Langer (GER) and Corey Pavin 138 (−4) (3) Dan Forsman, Jay Haas, Larry Mize and Ian Woosnam (WAL) 139 (−3)

Volleyball

FIVB World League Final Round in Córdoba, Argentina: (teams in bold advance to the semifinals)
- Pool E: Argentina File:Flag of Argentina.svg 0–3 File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia
  - Final standings: File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil, Serbia 4 points, Argentina 1.
- Pool F: Cuba File:Flag of Cuba.svg 3–0 File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
  - Final standings: File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia, Cuba 4 points, Italy 1.
Women's Central American and Caribbean Games in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico:
- Classification 7/8: Barbados File:Flag of Barbados.svg 0–3 File:Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua
- Classification 5/6: Guatemala File:Flag of Guatemala.svg 0–3 File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico
- Bronze Medal: Trinidad and Tobago File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg 1–3 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica
- Gold Medal: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Dominican Republic File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg 3–2 2nd place, silver medalist(s) File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico
  - The Dominican Republic win the title for the fifth time.

July 22, 2010 (Thursday)

Athletics

World Junior Championships in Moncton, Canada:
- Men:
  - 400m: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Kirani James (GRN) 45.89 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Marcell Deák Nagy (HUN) 46.09 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Errol Nolan (USA) 46.36
  - 1500m: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Caleb Mwangangi Ndiku (KEN) 3:37.30 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Abderrahmane Anou (ALG) 3:38.86 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mohammad Al-Garni (QAT) 3:38.91
  - Pole vault: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Anton Ivakin (RUS) 5.50 m 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Claudio Stecchi (ITA) 5.40 m 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Andrew Sutcliffe (GBR) 5.35 m
- Women:
  - 400m: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Shaunae Miller (BAH) 52.52 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Margaret Etim (NGR) 53.05 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bianca Răzor (ROU) 53.17
  - 800m: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Elena Mirela Lavric (ROU) 2:01.85 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Cherono Koech (KEN) 2:02.29 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Annet Negesa (UGA) 2:02.51
  - 100m hurdles: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Isabelle Pedersen (NOR) 13.30 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jenna Pletsch (GER) 13.35 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Miriam Hehl (GER) 13.46
  - 3000m steeplechase: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Purity Cherotich Kirui (KEN) 9:36.34 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Birtukan Adamu (ETH) 9:43.23 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Lucia Kamene Muangi (KEN) 9:43.71
  - Discus throw: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Yaime Pérez (CUB) 56.01 m 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Erin Pendleton (USA) 54.96 m 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Yuliya Kurylo (UKR) 53.96 m
  - Triple jump: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Dailenys Alcántara (CUB) 14.09 m 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Laura Samuel (GBR) 13.75 m 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Lina Deng (CHN) 13.72 m
IAAF Diamond League:
- Herculis in Fontvieille, Monaco:
  - Men:
    - 200m: Tyson Gay (USA) 19.72
    - 400m: Jermaine Gonzales (JAM) 44.40
    - 800m: Abubaker Kaki Khamis (SUD) 1:43.10
    - 1500m: Silas Kiplagat (KEN) 3:29.27
    - 110m hurdles: David Oliver (USA) 13.01
    - 400m hurdles: Bershawn Jackson (USA) 47.78
    - Discus throw: Gerd Kanter (EST) 67.81 m
    - High jump: Ivan Ukhov (RUS) 2.34 m
    - Long jump: Dwight Phillips (USA) 8.46 m
  - Women:
    - 100m: Carmelita Jeter (USA) 10.82
    - 800m: Alysia Johnson (USA) 1:57.34
    - 3000m: Sentayehu Ejigu (ETH) 8:28.41
    - 100m hurdles: Lolo Jones (USA) 12.63
    - 400m hurdles: Kaliese Spencer (JAM) 53.63
    - Javelin throw: Barbora Špotáková (CZE) 65.76 m
    - Pole vault: Fabiana Murer (BRA) 4.80 m
    - Shot put: Nadzeya Astapchuk (BLR) 20.23 m
    - Triple jump: Yargelis Savigne (CUB) 15.09 m

Baseball

Men's Central American and Caribbean Games in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico:
- Pool A:
  - U.S. Virgin Islands File:Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg 6–7 File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala
  - Puerto Rico File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg 6–0 File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama
- Pool B: Nicaragua File:Flag of Nicaragua.svg 0–0 (suspended) File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico

Cricket

Australia vs Pakistan in England:
- 2nd Test in Leeds, day 2:
  - File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 88 (33.1 overs) and 136/2 (41 overs); File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan 258 (64.5 overs). Australia trail by 34 runs with 8 wickets remaining.
India in Sri Lanka:
- 1st Test in Galle, day 5:
  - File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka 520/8d (124 overs) and 96/0 (14.1 overs); File:Flag of India.svg India 276 (65 overs) and 338 (f/o; 115.4 overs; Lasith Malinga 5-50). Sri Lanka win by 10 wickets; lead 3-match series 1–0.
    - Muttiah Muralitharan ends his Test career with exactly 800 wickets, after claiming the wicket of Pragyan Ojha to end the Indian innings.

Cycling

Grand Tours:
- Tour de France:
  - Stage 17: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Andy Schleck (LUX) (Team Saxo Bank) File:Jersey white.svg 5h 03' 29" 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Alberto Contador (ESP) (Astana) File:Jersey yellow.svg s.t. 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) (Team Katusha) + 1' 18"
    - General classification: (1) Contador File:Jersey yellow.svg 83h 32' 39" (2) Schleck File:Jersey white.svg + 8" (3) Samuel Sánchez (ESP) (Euskaltel–Euskadi) + 3' 32"

Darts

PDC Major:
- World Matchplay, day 6:
  - Second round: (ENG unless stated otherwise)
    - Jelle Klaasen (NED) def. Gary Anderson (SCO) 14–12
    - Kevin Painter def. Mark Walsh 14–12
    - Phil Taylor def. Steve Beaton 13–4
    - Simon Whitlock (AUS) def. Steve Brown 13–10

Fencing

European Championships in Leipzig, Germany:
- Men's Épée Team:
  - Final: 1st place, gold medalist(s) File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary def. 2nd place, silver medalist(s) File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine 45–39
  - 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany
- Women's Sabre Team:
  - Final: 1st place, gold medalist(s) File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine def. 2nd place, silver medalist(s) File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia 45–38
  - 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy

Football (soccer)

UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)
- Mika Armenia 0–0 (0–1) North Macedonia Rabotnički. Rabotnički win 1–0 on aggregate.
- Teteks North Macedonia 3–1 (0–0) Latvia Ventspils. Teteks win 3–1 on aggregate.
- Torpedo Zhodino Belarus 0–1 (2–2) Serbia OFK Beograd. OFK Beograd win 3–2 on aggregate.
- Dukla Banská Bystrica Slovakia 1–0 (0–3) Georgia (country) Zestafoni. Zestafoni win 3–1 on aggregate.
- Mogren Montenegro 2–1 (0–2) Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv. Maccabi Tel Aviv win 3–2 on aggregate.
- Spartak Zlatibor Voda Serbia 2–0 (3–3) Luxembourg Differdange. Spartak Zlatibor Voda win 5–3 on aggregate.
- Sillamäe Kalev Estonia 0–5 (1–5) Belarus Dinamo Minsk. Dinamo Minsk win 10–1 on aggregate.
- Jelgava Latvia 2–1 (0–1) Norway Molde. 2–2 on aggregate; Molde win on away goals rule.
- Qarabağ Azerbaijan Northern Ireland 1–1 (2–1) Portadown. Qarabağ win 3–2 on aggregate.
- TPS Finland 1–2 (1–0) Belgium Cercle Brugge. 2–2 on aggregate; Cercle Brugge win on away goals rule.
- Široki Brijeg Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–1 (2–2) Austria Austria Wien. Austria Wien win 3–2 on aggregate.
- Baník Ostrava Czech Republic 0–0 (6–0) Georgia (country) WIT Georgia. Baník Ostrava win 6–0 on aggregate.
- Dnepr Mogilev Belarus 1–1 (2–2) Norway Stabæk. 3–3 on aggregate; Dnepr Mogilev win on away goals rule.
- Karpaty Lviv Ukraine 3–2 (3–0) Iceland KR Reykjavík. Karpaty Lviv win 6–2 on aggregate.
- Dacia Moldova 0–2 (0–0) Sweden Kalmar FF. Kalmar FF win 2–0 on aggregate.
- Dinamo Tbilisi Georgia (country) 2–1 (2–1) Sweden Gefle. Dinamo Tbilisi win 4–2 on aggregate.
- APOEL Cyprus 3–1 (3–0) Lithuania Tauras Tauragė. APOEL win 6–1 on aggregate.
- Iskra-Stal Moldova 0–1 (1–2) Sweden IF Elfsborg. IF Elfsborg win 3–1 on aggregate.
- Randers Denmark 1–1 (3–0) Slovenia Gorica. Randers win 4–1 on aggregate.
- Bnei Yehuda Israel 0–1 (1–1) Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers. Shamrock Rovers win 2–1 on aggregate.
- KF Tirana Albania 1–1 (0–4) Netherlands Utrecht. Utrecht win 5–1 on aggregate.
- Dinamo București Romania 5–1 (2–0) Moldova Olimpia. Dinamo București win 7–1 on aggregate.
- Vaduz Liechtenstein 0–0 (0–3) Denmark Brøndby. Brøndby win 3–0 on aggregate.
- Wisła Kraków Poland 5–0 (2–0) Lithuania Šiauliai. Wisła Kraków win 7–0 on aggregate.
- Dundalk Republic of Ireland 0–2 (0–6) Bulgaria Levski Sofia. Levski Sofia win 8–0 on aggregate.
- Ruch Chorzów Poland 0–0 (1–1) Malta Valletta. 1–1 on aggregate; Ruch Chorzów win on away goals rule.
- Víkingur Faroe Islands 0–4 (0–3) Turkey Beşiktaş. Beşiktaş win 7–0 on aggregate.
- Tre Penne San Marino 2–9 (1–4) Bosnia and Herzegovina Zrinjski. Zrinjski win 13–3 on aggregate.
- Győri ETO Hungary 2–0 (3–0) Kazakhstan Atyrau. Győri ETO win 5–0 on aggregate.
- Olympiacos Greece 6–1 (5–0) Albania Besa Kavajë. Olympiacos win 11–1 on aggregate.
- Bangor City Wales 2–1 (1–1) Finland Honka. Bangor City win 3–2 on aggregate.
- Maribor Slovenia 2–0 (1–1) Hungary Videoton. Maribor win 3–1 on aggregate.
- Rapid Wien Austria 4–2 (2–0) Lithuania Sūduva Marijampolė. Rapid Wien win 6–2 on aggregate.
- Šibenik Croatia 0–3 (a.e.t.) (2–0) Cyprus Anorthosis. Anorthosis win 3–2 on aggregate.
- Sporting Fingal Republic of Ireland 2–3 (2–3) Portugal Marítimo. Marítimo win 6–4 on aggregate.
- Borac Banja Luka Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–1 (0–1) Switzerland Lausanne-Sport. Lausanne-Sport win 2–1 on aggregate.
- Cibalia Croatia 0–0 (0–1) Northern Ireland Cliftonville. Cliftonville win 1–0 on aggregate.
- Budućnost Podgorica Montenegro 1–2 (3–0) Azerbaijan Baku. Budućnost Podgorica win 4–2 on aggregate.
- Breiðablik Iceland 0–1 (0–1) Scotland Motherwell. Motherwell win 2–0 on aggregate.
- UE Sant Julià Andorra – (0–3) Finland MYPA. Match abandoned after 80 minutes due to adverse weather, with MYPA leading 1–0 on the night.

Golf

Senior majors:
- Senior British Open in Carnoustie, Scotland
  - Leaderboard after first round: (1) Jay Don Blake (USA), Bernhard Langer (GER) and Carl Mason (ENG) 67 (−4)

Lacrosse

World Championship in Manchester, England:
- Semifinals:
  - Canada Canada 15–6 File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
  - United States United States 20–5 File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan

Open water swimming

World Championships in Lac Saint-Jean, Quebec, Canada:
- Men's 25K: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Alex Meyer (USA) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Valerio Cleri (ITA) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Petar Stoychev (BUL)
- Women's 25K: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Linsy Heister (NED) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Margarita Minguez Cabezas (ESP) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Celia Barrot (FRA)

Volleyball

FIVB World League Final Round in Córdoba, Argentina: (teams in bold advance to the semifinals)
- Pool E: Serbia File:Flag of Serbia.svg 2–3 File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
  - Standings: Brazil 4 points (2 matches), Serbia, File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina 1 (1)
- Pool F: Russia File:Flag of Russia.svg 3–2 File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba
  - Standings: Russia 4 points (2 matches), Cuba, File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 1 (1)
Women's Central American and Caribbean Games in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico:
- Classification 5/8:
  - Barbados File:Flag of Barbados.svg 2–3 File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala
  - Nicaragua File:Flag of Nicaragua.svg 0–3 File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico
- Semifinals:
  - Dominican Republic File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg 3–0 File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago
  - Puerto Rico File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg 3–0 File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica

July 21, 2010 (Wednesday)

Athletics

World Junior Championships in Moncton, Canada:
- Men:
  - 100m: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Dexter Lee (JAM) 10.21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Charles Silmon (USA) 10.23 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jimmy Vicaut (FRA) 10.28
  - Long jump: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Luvo Manyonga (RSA) 7.99 m 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Eusebio Cáceres (ESP) 7.90 m 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Taylor Stewart (CAN) 7.63 m
  - Shot put: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Jacko Gill (NZL) 20.76 m 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Božidar Antunovic (SRB) 20.20 m 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Yongheng Ding (CHN) 20.14 m
  - Decathlon: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Kevin Mayer (FRA) 7928 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ilya Shkurenev (RUS) 7830 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Marcus Nilsson (SWE) 7751
- Women:
  - 100m: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Jodie Williams (GBR) 11.40 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Takeia Pinckney (USA) 11.49 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jamile Samuel (NED) 11.56
  - 5000m: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Genzebe Dibaba (ETH) 15:08.06 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mercy Cherono (KEN) 15:09.19 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Alice Aprot Nawowuna (KEN) 15:17.39
  - 10 km walk: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Elena Lashmanova (RUS) 44:11.90 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Anna Lukyanova (RUS) 44:17.98 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Kumiko Okada (JPN) 45:56.15
  - Javelin throw: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Sanni Utriainen (FIN) 56.69 m 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Līna Mūze (LAT) 56.64 m 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Tazmin Brits (RSA) 54.55 m

Baseball

Men's Central American and Caribbean Games in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico:
- Pool A:
  - U.S. Virgin Islands File:Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg 0–1 File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama
  - Venezuela File:Flag of Venezuela.svg 2–3 File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico
- Pool B:
  - Dominican Republic File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg 10–1 File:Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua
  - Netherlands Antilles File:Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986–2010).svg 0–0 (suspended) File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico

Basketball

FIBA Under-17 World Championship for Women in France: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals)
- Group A in Rodez:
  - Russia File:Flag of Russia.svg 51–64 File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey
  - United States File:Flag of the United States.svg 133–71 File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan
  - Canada File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 60–81 File:Flag of France.svg France
    - Final standings: USA 10 points, France 8, Russia, Japan, Turkey 7, Canada 6.
- Group B in Toulouse:
  - Australia File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg 61–67 File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
  - Mali File:Flag of Mali.svg 49–75 File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina
  - China File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 77–58 File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain
    - Final standings: Belgium, China 9 points, Australia 8, Spain, Argentina 7, Mali 5.
FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women in Latvia: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals)
- Group E:
  - Russia File:Flag of Russia.svg 76–59 File:Flag of France.svg France
  - Netherlands File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg 60–71 File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia
  - Ukraine File:Flag of Ukraine.svg 67–50 File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland
    - Final standings: Russia, Latvia 9 points, France 8, Ukraine 7, Poland, Netherlands 6.
- Group F:
  - Serbia File:Flag of Serbia.svg 89–72 File:Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus
  - Lithuania File:Flag of Lithuania.svg 72–54 File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
  - Turkey File:Flag of Turkey.svg 57–80 File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain
    - Final standings: Spain 10 points, Lithuania, Turkey, Serbia 8, Belarus 6, Italy 5.
- Group G:
  - Bulgaria File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg 52–72 File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
  - Germany File:Flag of Germany.svg 50–70 File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania
    - Standings (after 3 games): Romania 6 points, Germany 5, Sweden 4, Bulgaria 3.

Cricket

Australia vs Pakistan in England:
- 2nd Test in Leeds, day 1:
  - File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 88 (33.1 overs); File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan 148/3 (39 overs). Pakistan lead by 60 runs with 7 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.
India in Sri Lanka:
- 1st Test in Galle, day 4:
  - File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka 520/8d (124 overs); File:Flag of India.svg India 276 (65 overs; Virender Sehwag 109, Muttiah Muralitharan 5-63) and 181/5 (f/o; 59.3 overs). India trail by 63 runs with 5 wickets remaining.

Darts

PDC Major:
- World Matchplay, day 5:
  - Second round: (ENG unless stated otherwise)
    - Wayne Jones def. Ronnie Baxter 13–9
    - Co Stompé (NED) def. Mark Webster (WAL) 13–9
    - James Wade def. Vincent van der Voort (NED) 13–10
    - Raymond van Barneveld (NED) def. Alan Tabern 13–5

Fencing

European Championships in Leipzig, Germany:
- Men's Foil Team:
  - Final: 1st place, gold medalist(s) File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy def. 2nd place, silver medalist(s) File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia 45–33
  - 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) United Kingdom Great Britain
- Women's Épée Team:
  - Final: 1st place, gold medalist(s) File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland def. 2nd place, silver medalist(s) File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 35–30
  - 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) File:Flag of France.svg France

Football (soccer)

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Germany: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals)
- Group C:
  - Japan File:Flag of Japan.svg 3–1 File:Flag of England.svg England
  - Nigeria File:Flag of Nigeria.svg 1–1 File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico
    - Final standings: Mexico, Nigeria 5 points, Japan 4, England 1.
- Group D:
  - South Korea File:Flag of South Korea.svg 0–1 United States United States
  - Ghana File:Flag of Ghana.svg 2–0 File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland
    - Final standings: United States 7 points, Korea Republic 6, Ghana 4, Switzerland 0.
UEFA European Under-19 Championship in France: (teams in bold advance to the semi-finals)
- Group A:
  - France File:Flag of France.svg 5–0 File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria
  - Netherlands File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg 1–0 File:Flag of England.svg England
    - Standings (after 2 matches): France 6 points, Netherlands, England 3, Austria 0.
- Group B:
  - Spain File:Flag of Spain.svg 2–1 File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal
  - Croatia File:Flag of Croatia.svg 0–0 File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
    - Standings (after 2 matches): Spain 6 points, Portugal 3, Croatia, Italy 1.
UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)
- Olimpi Rustavi Georgia (country) 1–1 (0–2) Kazakhstan Aktobe. Aktobe win 3–1 on aggregate.
- Pyunik Armenia 0–1 (1–3) Serbia Partizan. Partizan win 4–1 on aggregate.
- Jeunesse Esch Luxembourg 0–0 (0–1) Sweden AIK. AIK win 1–0 on aggregate.
- HJK Helsinki Finland 2–0 (a.e.t.) (0–1) Lithuania Ekranas. HJK Helsinki win 2–1 on aggregate.
- Žilina Slovakia 3–0 (0–1) Malta Birkirkara. Žilina win 3–1 on aggregate.
- Sparta Prague Czech Republic 2–0 (3–0) Latvia Liepājas Metalurgs. Sparta Prague win 5–0 on aggregate.
- Debrecen Hungary 3–2 (1–1) Estonia Levadia. Debrecen win 4–3 on aggregate.
- Lech Poznań Poland 0–1 (a.e.t.) (1–0) Azerbaijan Inter Baku. 1–1 on aggregate; Lech Poznań win 9–8 on penalties.
- Željezničar Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–1 (0–5) Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv. Hapoel Tel Aviv win 6–0 on aggregate.
- Rosenborg Norway 2–0 (0–0) Northern Ireland Linfield. Rosenborg win 2–0 on aggregate.
- FH Iceland 0–1 (1–5) Belarus BATE. BATE win 6–1 on aggregate.

Volleyball

July 20, 2010 (Tuesday)

Athletics

World Junior Championships in Moncton, Canada:
- Men:
  - 10,000m: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Dennis Chepkongin Masai (KEN) 27:53.89 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Gebretsadik Abraha (ETH) 28:03.45 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Paul Kipchumba Lonyangata (KEN) 29:11.75
- Women:
  - Shot put: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Geisa Arcanjo (BRA) 17.02 m 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Qianqian Meng (CHN) 16.94 m 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Shuang Cui (CHN) 16.13 m

Baseball

Men's Central American and Caribbean Games in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico:
- Pool A:
  - Guatemala File:Flag of Guatemala.svg 0–9 File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico
  - Panama File:Flag of Panama.svg 0–0 (suspended) File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela
Major League Baseball news:
- Chicago Cubs manager Lou Piniella announces his retirement, effective at the end of the 2010 season. (ESPN)

Basketball

FIBA Under-17 World Championship for Women in France: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals, teams in ~~strike~~ are eliminated)
- Group A in Rodez:
  - Canada File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 61–78 File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia
  - Turkey File:Flag of Turkey.svg 55–84 File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
  - France File:Flag of France.svg 70–67 File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan
    - Standings (after 4 games): USA 8 points, Japan, Russia, France 6, Canada, Turkey 5.
- Group B in Toulouse:
  - Belgium File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 90–80 File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
  - ~~Mali File:Flag of Mali.svg~~ 39–88 File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
  - ~~Argentina File:Flag of Argentina.svg~~ 38–68 File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain
    - Standings (after 4 games): Belgium, China, Australia 7 points, Spain 6, Argentina 5, Mali 4.
FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women in Latvia: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals, teams in ~~strike~~ are eliminated)
- Group E:
  - Ukraine File:Flag of Ukraine.svg 86–73 File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
  - France File:Flag of France.svg 67–70 File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia
  - Poland File:Flag of Poland.svg 62–75 File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia
    - Standings (after 4 games): Latvia, France, Russia 7 points, Ukraine, Netherlands, Poland 5.
- Group F:
  - Spain File:Flag of Spain.svg 80–68 File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania
  - Belarus File:Flag of Belarus.svg 61–60 ~~File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy~~
  - Serbia File:Flag of Serbia.svg 75–71 File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey
    - Standings (after 4 games): Spain 8 points, Turkey 7, Lithuania, Serbia 6, Belarus 5, Italy 4.
- Group G:
  - Germany File:Flag of Germany.svg 70–58 File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria
  - Romania File:Flag of Romania.svg 67–50 File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
    - Standings (after 2 games): Romania, Germany 4 points, Bulgaria, Sweden 2.

Cricket

India in Sri Lanka:
- 1st Test in Galle, day 3:
  - File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka 520/8d (124 overs; Tharanga Paranavitana 111); File:Flag of India.svg India 140/3 (29.4 overs). India trail by 380 runs with 7 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.
Bangladesh vs Netherlands in Scotland:
- Only ODI in Glasgow:
  - File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh 199/7 (30/30 overs); File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 200/4 (28.5 overs). Netherlands win by 6 wickets.

Cycling

Grand Tours:
- Tour de France:
  - Stage 16: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Pierrick Fédrigo (FRA) (Bbox Bouygues Telecom) 5h 31' 43" 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Sandy Casar (FRA) (FDJ) s.t. 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Rubén Plaza (ESP) (Caisse d'Epargne) s.t.
    - General classification: (1) Alberto Contador (ESP) (Astana) File:Jersey yellow.svg 78h 29' 10" (2) Andy Schleck (LUX) (Team Saxo Bank) File:Jersey white.svg + 8" (3) Samuel Sánchez (ESP) (Euskaltel–Euskadi) + 2' 00"

Darts

PDC Major:
- World Matchplay, day 4:
  - First round: (ENG unless stated otherwise)
    - Kevin Painter def. Colin Lloyd 11–9
    - Mark Walsh def. Mark Dudbridge 12–10
    - Phil Taylor def. Barrie Bates (WAL) 10–6
    - Steve Beaton def. Paul Nicholson (AUS) 10–3

Fencing

European Championships in Leipzig, Germany:
- Men's Sabre Team:
  - Final: 1st place, gold medalist(s) File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy def. 2nd place, silver medalist(s) File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine 45–28
  - 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany
- Women's Foil Team:
  - Final: 1st place, gold medalist(s) File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy def. 2nd place, silver medalist(s) File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany 45–26
  - 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia

Football (soccer)

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Germany: (teams in bold advance to the semifinals)
- Group A:
  - France File:Flag of France.svg 1–4 File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany
  - Costa Rica File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg 0–3 File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia
    - Final standings: Germany 9 points, Colombia, France 4, Costa Rica 0.
- Group B:
  - New Zealand File:Flag of New Zealand.svg 1–4 File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
  - North Korea File:Flag of North Korea.svg 2–3 File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
    - Final standings: Sweden 7 points, Korea DPR 6, Brazil 4, New Zealand 0.
UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)
- Renova North Macedonia 0–2 (0–3) Cyprus Omonia. Omonia win 5–0 on aggregate.
- HB Tórshavn Faroe Islands 1–0 (0–5) Austria Red Bull Salzburg. Red Bull Salzburg win 5–1 on aggregate.
- Dinamo Tirana Albania 1–0 (1–3) Moldova FC Sheriff. FC Sheriff win 3–2 on aggregate.
- The New Saints Wales 4–0 (0–1) Republic of Ireland Bohemians. The New Saints win 4–1 on aggregate.
- Koper Slovenia 3–0 (1–5) Croatia Dinamo Zagreb. Dinamo Zagreb win 5–4 on aggregate.
- Rudar Pljevlja Montenegro 0–4 (0–1) Bulgaria Litex Lovech. Litex Lovech win 5–0 on aggregate.

Open water swimming

World Championships in Lac Saint-Jean, Quebec, Canada:
- Men's 5K: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Thomas Lurz (GER) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Evgeny Frattsev (RUS) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Fran Crippen (USA)
- Women's 5K: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Eva Fabian (USA) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Giorgia Consiglio (ITA) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ana Cunha (BRA)

Volleyball

Women's Central American and Caribbean Games in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico:
- Group A:
  - Barbados File:Flag of Barbados.svg 0–3 File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica
  - Dominican Republic File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg 3–0 File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago
    - Final standings: Dominican Republic 6 points, Costa Rica 5, Trinidad and Tobago 4, Barbados 3.
- Group B:
  - Nicaragua File:Flag of Nicaragua.svg 2–3 File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala
  - Puerto Rico File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg 3–0 File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico
    - Final standings: Puerto Rico 6 points, Mexico 5, Guatemala 4, Nicaragua 3.

July 19, 2010 (Monday)

Athletics

World Junior Championships in Moncton, Canada:
- Women's 3000m: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Mercy Cherono (KEN) 8:55.07 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Emebet Anteneh (ETH) 8:55.24 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Layes Abdullayeva (AZE) 8:55.33

Basketball

FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women in Latvia: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals)
- Group E:
  - Latvia File:Flag of Latvia.svg 63–49 File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland
  - Ukraine File:Flag of Ukraine.svg 66–80 File:Flag of France.svg France
  - Netherlands File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg 74–53 File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia
    - Standings (after 3 games): France 6 points, Latvia, Russia 5, Netherlands, Poland 4, Ukraine 3
- Group F:
  - Lithuania File:Flag of Lithuania.svg 63–57 File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia
  - Belarus File:Flag of Belarus.svg 69–91 File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain
  - Italy File:Flag of Italy.svg 58–67 File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey
    - Standings (after 3 games): Spain, Turkey 6 points, Lithuania 5, Serbia 4, Belarus, Italy 3
- Group G:
  - Bulgaria File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg 51–80 File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania
  - Sweden File:Flag of Sweden.svg 57–84 File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany

Cricket

India in Sri Lanka:
- 1st Test in Galle, day 2:
  - File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka 256/2 (68 overs; Tharanga Paranavitana 110*); File:Flag of India.svg India.
    - Rain prevented play on Day 2.
Bangladesh in Scotland:
- Only ODI in Glasgow:
  - Bangladesh File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg vs. File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland. Match abandoned without a ball bowled.

Cycling

Grand Tours:
- Tour de France:
  - Stage 15: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Thomas Voeckler (FRA) (Bbox Bouygues Telecom) 4h 44' 51" 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Alessandro Ballan (ITA) (BMC Racing Team) + 1' 20" 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Aitor Pérez (ESP) (Footon–Servetto–Fuji) + 1' 20"
    - General classification: (1) Alberto Contador (ESP) (Astana) File:Jersey yellow.svg 72h 50' 42" (2) Andy Schleck (LUX) (Team Saxo Bank) File:Jersey white.svg + 8" (3) Samuel Sánchez (ESP) (Euskaltel–Euskadi) + 2' 00"

Darts

PDC Major:
- World Matchplay, day 3:
  - First round: (ENG unless stated otherwise)
    - Steve Brown def. Terry Jenkins 10–6
    - Simon Whitlock (AUS) def. Tony Eccles 10–1
    - Gary Anderson (SCO) def. Robert Thornton (SCO) 10–0
    - Jelle Klaasen (NED) def. Mervyn King 10–4

Fencing

European Championships in Leipzig, Germany:
- Men's Épée Individual:
  - Final: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Jean-Michel Lucenay (FRA) def. 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Gábor Boczkó (HUN) 15–11
  - 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Radosław Zawrotniak (POL) and Pavel Sukhov (RUS)
- Women's Sabre Individual:
  - Final: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Svetlana Kormilitsyna (RUS) def. 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Sophia Velikaia (RUS) 15–13
  - 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ilaria Bianco (ITA) and Sibylle Klemm (GER)

Volleyball

Women's Central American and Caribbean Games in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico:
- Group A:
  - Barbados File:Flag of Barbados.svg 0–3 File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic
  - Costa Rica File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg 3–2 File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago
    - Standings (after 2 matches): Dominican Republic 4 points, Trinidad and Tobago, Costa Rica 3, Barbados 2.
- Group B:
  - Nicaragua File:Flag of Nicaragua.svg 0–3 File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico
  - Guatemala File:Flag of Guatemala.svg 0–3 File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico
    - Standings (after 2 matches): Puerto Rico, Mexico 4 points, Nicaragua, Guatemala 2.

July 18, 2010 (Sunday)

Auto racing

IndyCar Series:
- Honda Indy Toronto in Toronto, Canada: (1) Will Power (AUS) (Team Penske) (2) Dario Franchitti (GBR) (Chip Ganassi Racing) (3) Ryan Hunter-Reay (USA) (Andretti Autosport)
  - Drivers' championship standings (after 10 of 17 races): (1) Power 377 points (2) Franchitti 335 (3) Scott Dixon (NZL) (Chip Ganassi Racing) 299
World Touring Car Championship:
- Race of UK:
  - Round 11: (1) Yvan Muller (FRA) (Chevrolet; Chevrolet Cruze) (2) Robert Huff (GBR) (Chevrolet; Chevrolet Cruze) (3) Colin Turkington (GBR) (eBay Motors/WSR; BMW 320si)
  - Round 12: (1) Andy Priaulx (GBR) (BMW Team RBM; BMW 320si) (2) Turkington (3) Gabriele Tarquini (ITA) (SR-Sport; SEAT León)
    - Drivers' championship standings (after 12 of 22 rounds): (1) Muller 199 points (2) Tarquini 176 (3) Priaulx 148
    - Manufacturers' championship standings: (1) Chevrolet 378 points (2) SEAT Customers Technology 361 (3) BMW 317

Basketball

FIBA Under-17 World Championship for Women in France: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals)
- Group A in Rodez:
  - United States File:Flag of the United States.svg 114–57 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
  - Russia File:Flag of Russia.svg 53–56 File:Flag of France.svg France
  - Japan File:Flag of Japan.svg 80–60 File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey
    - Standings (after 3 games): USA 6 points, Japan 5, Russia, Turkey, France, Canada 4.
- Group B in Toulouse:
  - Australia File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg 77–57 File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina
  - Spain File:Flag of Spain.svg 54–55 File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
  - China File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 103–54 File:Flag of Mali.svg Mali
    - Standings (after 3 games): China 6 points, Belgium, Australia 5, Spain, Argentina 4, Mali 3.

Cricket

India in Sri Lanka:
- 1st Test in Galle, day 1:
  - File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka 256/2 (68 overs; Tharanga Paranavitana 110*, Kumar Sangakkara 103); File:Flag of India.svg India.

Cycling

Grand Tours:
- Tour de France:
  - Stage 14: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Christophe Riblon (FRA) (Ag2r–La Mondiale) 4h 52' 42" 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Denis Menchov (RUS) (Rabobank) + 54" 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Samuel Sánchez (ESP) (Euskaltel–Euskadi) + 54"
    - General classification: (1) Andy Schleck (LUX) (Team Saxo Bank) File:Jersey yellow.svgFile:Jersey white.svg 68h 02' 30" (2) Alberto Contador (ESP) (Astana) + 31" (3) Sánchez + 2' 31"

Darts

PDC Major:
- World Matchplay, day 2:
  - First round: (ENG unless stated otherwise)
    - Co Stompé (NED) def. Andy Hamilton 12–10
    - Mark Webster (WAL) def. Adrian Lewis 11–9
    - James Wade def. Andy Smith 10–8
    - Alan Tabern def. Wes Newton 12–10

Equestrianism

Dressage:
- Großer Dressurpreis von Aachen – Grand Prix Freestyle (CDIO 5*) in Aachen: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Edward Gal (NED) on Totilas 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Adelinde Cornelissen (NED) on Parzival 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Imke Schellekens-Bartels (NED) on Sunrise
Show jumping:
- Großer Preis von Aachen in Aachen (CSIO 5*): 1st place, gold medalist(s) Eric Lamaze (CAN) on Hickstead 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Pius Schwizer (SUI) on Carlina 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Sergio Alvarez Moya (ESP) on Action-Breaker

Fencing

European Championships in Leipzig, Germany:
- Men's Foil individual:
  - Final: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Andrea Baldini (ITA) def. 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Valerio Aspromonte (ITA) 15–11
    - 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Renal Ganeev (RUS) & Richard Kruse (GBR)
- Women's Epée individual:
  - Final: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Imke Duplitzer (GER) def. 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Magdalena Piekarska (POL) 15–10
    - 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Laura Flessel-Colovic (FRA) & Noam Mills (ISR)

Field hockey

Women's Champions Trophy in Nottingham, England:
- Place 5/6: China File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 3–4 File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
- Place 3/4: 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) England File:Flag of England.svg 2–1 File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany
- Final: 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Netherlands File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg 2–4 1st place, gold medalist(s) File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina
  - Argentina win their third consecutive title and fourth overall.

Football (soccer)

UEFA European Under-19 Championship in France:
- Group A:
  - Austria File:Flag of Austria.svg 2–3 File:Flag of England.svg England
  - France File:Flag of France.svg 4–1 File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
- Group B:
  - Croatia File:Flag of Croatia.svg 1–2 File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain
  - Italy File:Flag of Italy.svg 0–2 File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal
CAF Champions League group stage, matchday 1:
- Group A: Dynamos Zimbabwe 0–2 Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe
- Group B:
  - Ismaily Egypt 0–1 Algeria JS Kabylie
  - Heartland Nigeria 1–1 Egypt Al-Ahly
CAF Confederation Cup Play-off for group stage, first leg:
- Al-Hilal Sudan 5–0 Zimbabwe CAPS United

Golf

Men's majors:
- The Open Championship in St. Andrews, Scotland: (ENG unless stated)
  - (1) Louis Oosthuizen (RSA) 272 (−16) (2) Lee Westwood 279 (−9) (3) Paul Casey, Rory McIlroy (NIR) and Henrik Stenson (SWE) 280 (−8)
    - Oosthuizen wins his first major, and becomes the first South African to win a major since Trevor Immelman won the 2008 U.S. Masters.
PGA Tour:
- Reno-Tahoe Open in Reno, Nevada:
  - Winner: Matt Bettencourt (USA) 277 (−11)
    - Bettencourt wins his first PGA Tour event.

Motorcycle racing

Moto GP:
- German motorcycle Grand Prix in Saxony, Germany:
  - MotoGP: (1) Dani Pedrosa (ESP) (Honda) (2) Jorge Lorenzo (ESP) (Yamaha) (3) Casey Stoner (AUS) (Ducati)
    - Riders' championship standings (after 8 of 18 rounds): (1) Lorenzo 185 points (2) Pedrosa 138 (3) Andrea Dovizioso (ITA) (Honda) 102
    - Manufacturers' championship standings: (1) Yamaha 190 points (2) Honda 162 (3) Ducati 113
  - Moto2: (1) Toni Elías (ESP) (Moriwaki) (2) Andrea Iannone (ITA) (Speed Up) (3) Roberto Rolfo (ITA) (Suter)
    - Riders' championship standings (after 8 of 17 rounds): (1) Elías 136 points (2) Thomas Lüthi (SUI) (Moriwaki) 94 (3) Iannone 90
    - Manufacturers' championship standings: (1) Moriwaki 161 points (2) Suter 143 (3) Speed Up 106
  - 125cc: (1) Marc Márquez (ESP) (Derbi) (2) Tomoyoshi Koyama (JPN) (Aprilia) (3) Sandro Cortese (GER) (Derbi)
    - Riders' championship standings (after 8 of 17 rounds): (1) Márquez 157 points (2) Pol Espargaró (ESP) (Derbi) 131 (3) Nicolás Terol (ESP) (Aprilia) 118
    - Manufacturers' championship standings: (1) Derbi 195 points (2) Aprilia 161 (3) Honda 11

Open water swimming

World Championships in Lac Saint-Jean, Quebec, Canada:
- Men's 10K: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Valerio Cleri (ITA) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Evgeny Drattsev (RUS) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Vladimir Dyatchin (RUS)

Tennis

ATP World Tour:
- MercedesCup in Stuttgart, Germany:
  - Final: Albert Montañés (ESP) def. Gaël Monfils (FRA) 6–2, 1–2, ret.
    - Montanes wins his second title of the year and fifth of his career.
- Swedish Open in Båstad, Sweden:
  - Final: Nicolás Almagro (ESP) def. Robin Söderling (SWE) 7–5, 3–6, 6–2
    - Almagro wins the sixth title of his career.
WTA Tour:
- Internazionali Femminili di Palermo in Palermo, Italy:
  - Final: Kaia Kanepi (EST) def. Flavia Pennetta (ITA) 6–4, 6–3
    - Kanepi wins the first title of her career.
- ECM Prague Open in Prague, Czech Republic:
  - Final: Ágnes Szávay (HUN) def. Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová (CZE) 6–2, 1–6, 6–2
    - Szávay wins her second title in successive weeks and the fifth title of her career.

Volleyball

Women's European League, Week 7: (teams in bold advance to the Final Four)
- Pool A: Bulgaria File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg 2–3 File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia
  - Final standings: Serbia 23 points, Bulgaria 21, File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania 16, File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain 12.
- Pool B: Turkey File:Flag of Turkey.svg 3–0 File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain
  - Final standings: Turkey 21 points, File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel 20, Spain 18, File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece 13.
Women's Central American and Caribbean Games in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico:
- Group A:
  - Trinidad and Tobago File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg 3–0 File:Flag of Barbados.svg Barbados
  - Dominican Republic File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg 3–0 File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica
- Group B:
  - Mexico File:Flag of Mexico.svg 3–0 File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala
  - Puerto Rico File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg 3–0 File:Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua

Water polo

FINA Men's World League Super Final in Niš, Serbia:
- 7th place playoff: China File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 11–5 File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
- 5th place playoff: United States File:Flag of the United States.svg 7–6 File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain
- 3rd place playoff: 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Croatia File:Flag of Croatia.svg 9–7 File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
- Final: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Serbia File:Flag of Serbia.svg 10–10 (4–2 pen.) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) File:Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro
  - Serbia win the title for the fifth time.

July 17, 2010 (Saturday)

Auto racing

Nationwide Series:
- Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers 250 in Madison, Illinois: (1) Missouri Carl Edwards (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) (2) Georgia (U.S. state) Reed Sorenson (Toyota; Braun Racing) (3) Tennessee Trevor Bayne (Toyota; Diamond-Waltrip Racing)
  - Drivers' championship standings (after 19 of 35 races): (1) Michigan Brad Keselowski (Dodge; Penske Racing) 3042 points (2) Edwards 2814 (3) Illinois Justin Allgaier (Dodge; Penske Racing) 2545
  - Edwards was docked 60 points on July 21, extending Keselowski's championship lead to 228, after intentionally crashing into Keselowski on the final lap of the race. He was also fined $60,000 and placed on probation for the rest of the season. Keselowski was also placed on a similar probation to the end of the season. (ESPN)

Basketball

FIBA Under-17 World Championship for Women in France:
- Group A in Rodez:
  - Canada File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 80–87 File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan
  - Russia File:Flag of Russia.svg 38–82 File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
  - France File:Flag of France.svg 51–54 File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey
    - Standings (after 2 games): USA 4 points, Russia, Japan, Canada, Turkey 3, France 2.
- Group B in Toulouse:
  - Argentina File:Flag of Argentina.svg 55–53 File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
  - Australia File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg 75–92 File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
  - Mali File:Flag of Mali.svg 42–112 File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain
    - Standings (after 2 games): China 4 points, Argentina, Belgium, Australia, Spain 3, Mali 2.
FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women in Latvia: (teams in bold advance to Qualifying Round)
- Group A in Liepāja:
  - Bulgaria File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg 32–63 File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
  - Poland File:Flag of Poland.svg 31–80 File:Flag of France.svg France
    - Final standings: France 6 points, Poland 5, Netherlands 4, Bulgaria 3.
- Group B in Liepāja:
  - Sweden File:Flag of Sweden.svg 71–61 File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia
  - Ukraine File:Flag of Ukraine.svg 61–90 File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia
    - Final standings: Russia, Latvia 5 points, Ukraine, Sweden 4.
- Group C in Grobiņa:
  - Italy File:Flag of Italy.svg 49–35 File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany
  - Serbia File:Flag of Serbia.svg 67–75 File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain
    - Final standings: Spain 6 points, Serbia 5, Italy 4, Germany 3.
- Group D in Grobiņa:
  - Belarus File:Flag of Belarus.svg 89–63 File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania
  - Turkey File:Flag of Turkey.svg 64–62 File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania
    - Final standings: Turkey 6 points, Lithuania 5, Belarus 4, Romania 3.

Cycling

Grand Tours:
- Tour de France:
  - Stage 13: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ) (Astana) File:Jersey red number.svg 4h 26' 26" 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mark Cavendish (GBR) (Team HTC–Columbia) + 13" 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) (Lampre–Farnese) + 13"
    - General classification: (1) Andy Schleck (LUX) (Team Saxo Bank) File:Jersey yellow.svgFile:Jersey white.svg 63h 08' 40" (2) Alberto Contador (ESP) (Astana) + 31" (3) Samuel Sánchez (ESP) (Euskaltel–Euskadi) + 2' 45"

Darts

PDC Major:
- World Matchplay, day 1:
  - First round: (ENG unless stated otherwise)
    - Raymond van Barneveld (NED) def. Denis Ovens 10–1
    - Vincent van der Voort (NED) def. Dennis Priestley 10–6
    - Ronnie Baxter def. Jamie Caven 10–7
    - Wayne Jones def. Colin Osborne 10–8

Equestrianism

Eventing:
- CICO 3* in Aachen:
  - Team result (Nations Cup of Germany): 1st place, gold medalist(s) File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany (Michael Jung on River of Joy, Ingrid Klimke on FRH Butts Abraxxas, Andreas Dibowski on Butts Leon, Dirk Schrade on King Artus) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden (Linda Algotsson on Stand By Me, Niklas Jonsson on First Lady, Katrin Norling on Pandora Emm, Malin Larsson on Piccadilly Z) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) United Kingdom Great Britain (Emily Baldwin on Drivetime, Ruth Edge on Carnaval Prince II, Pippa Funnell on Mirage d'Elle, Nicola Wilson on Bee Diplomatic)
  - Individual result: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Andrew Nicholson (NZL) on Nereo 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Dibowski 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Schrade
Dressage:
- Aachen (CDIO 5*):
  - Nations Cup of Germany: 1st place, gold medalist(s) File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands (Adelinde Cornelissen on Parzival, Edward Gal on Totilas, Imke Schellekens-Bartels on Sunrise) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany (Christoph Koschel on Donnperignon, Matthias-Alexander Rath on Sterntaler-UNICEF, Isabell Werth on Satchmo) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) United Kingdom Great Britain (Laura Bechtolsheimer on Mistral Hojris, Fiona Bigwood on Wie-Atlántico de Ymas, Emile Faurie on Elmegardens Marequis)
  - Grand Prix Spécial (individual result): 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gal 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Cornelissen 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bechtolsheimer
Four-in-hand-driving:
- Nations Cup of Germany in Aachen (CAIO):
  - Team result: 1st place, gold medalist(s) File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands (IJsbrand Chardon, Koos de Ronde, Theo Timmerman) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany (Michael Brauchle, Rainer Duen, Christoph Sandmann) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland (Felix Affrini, Werner Ulrich, Daniel Würgler)
  - Individual result: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Boyd Exell (AUS) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Chardon 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Sandmann
Show jumping:
- Best of Champions in Aachen (CSIO 5*): 1st place, gold medalist(s) Kevin Staut (FRA) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jos Lansink (BEL) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Denis Lynch (IRL)

Fencing

European Championships in Leipzig, Germany:
- Men's Sabre Individual:
  - Final: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Aleksey Yakimenko (RUS) def. 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Nicolas Limbach (GER) 15–13
  - 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Oleh Shturbabin (UKR) & Boladé Apithy (FRA)
- Women's Foil Individual:
  - Final: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Valentina Vezzali (ITA) def. 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Yevgeniya Lamonova (RUS) 15–4
  - 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Inna Deriglazova (RUS) & Elisa Di Francisca (ITA)

Field hockey

Women's Champions Trophy in Nottingham, England: (teams in bold advance to the final)
- Netherlands File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg 1–0 File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany
- New Zealand File:Flag of New Zealand.svg 2–2 File:Flag of England.svg England
- China File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 3–4 File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina
  - Final standings: Netherlands 12 points, Argentina, England 10, Germany 7, China 3, New Zealand 1.

Football (soccer)

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Germany: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals, teams in ~~strike~~ are eliminated)
- Group C:
  - Nigeria File:Flag of Nigeria.svg 2–1 File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan
  - England File:Flag of England.svg 0–1 File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico
    - Standings (after 2 matches): Mexico, Nigeria 4 points, Japan, England 1.
- Group D:
  - Ghana File:Flag of Ghana.svg 2–4 File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea
  - United States United States 5–0 ~~File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland~~
    - Standings (after 2 matches): Korea Republic 6 points, USA 4, Ghana 1, Switzerland 0.
CAF Confederation Cup Play-off for group stage, first leg:
- Al-Merreikh Sudan 2–2 Niger ASFAN
- Atlético Petróleos Luanda Angola 0–0 Tunisia CS Sfaxien
- Zanaco Zambia 4–0 Nigeria Enyimba
- Gaborone United Botswana 1–0 Egypt Haras El Hodood
- Supersport United South Africa 2–1 Morocco FUS Rabat
- Djoliba Mali 0–0 Algeria CR Belouizdad

Golf

Men's majors:
- The Open Championship in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland:
  - Leaderboard after third round: (1) Louis Oosthuizen (RSA) 201 (−15) (2) Paul Casey (ENG) 205 (−11) (3) Martin Kaymer (GER) 208 (−8)

Open water swimming

World Championships in Lac Saint-Jean, Quebec, Canada:
- Women's 10K: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Martina Grimaldi (ITA) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Giorgia Consiglio (ITA) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Fang Yanqiao (CHN)

Rugby league

European Shield in Hochspeyer:
- Germany File:Flag of Germany.svg 96–0 File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic

Rugby union

2011 Rugby World Cup qualifying:
- Final Place Play-off Preliminary round:
  - Romania File:Flag of Romania.svg 56–13 File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia in Buzău
  - Uruguay File:Flag of Uruguay.svg 44–7 File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan in Montevideo
Tri Nations Series:
- New Zealand File:Flag of New Zealand.svg 31–17 File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa in Wellington
  - Standings: New Zealand 10 points (2 matches), File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 0 (0), South Africa 0 (2)

Volleyball

Men's European League Final Four in Guadalajara, Spain:
- Bronze medal match: Romania File:Flag of Romania.svg 2–3 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey
- Final: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Portugal File:Flag of Portugal.svg 3–1 2nd place, silver medalist(s) File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain
  - Portugal win the title for the first time.
Women's European League, Week 7: (teams in bold advance to the Final Four, teams in ~~strike~~ are eliminated)
- Pool A: Bulgaria File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg 0–3 File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia
  - Standings: Serbia 21 points (11 matches), Bulgaria 20 (11), ~~File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania~~ 16 (12), ~~File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain~~ 12 (12).
- Pool B:
  - Turkey File:Flag of Turkey.svg 3–0 ~~File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain~~
  - ~~Greece File:Flag of Greece.svg~~ 0–3 File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel
    - Standings: Israel 20 points (12 matches), Turkey 19 (11), Spain 17 (11), Greece 13 (12).

Water polo

FINA Men's World League Super Final in Niš, Serbia:
- Semi-finals:
  - Croatia File:Flag of Croatia.svg 11–14 File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia
  - Australia File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg 6–8 File:Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro
- 5th–8th places:
  - United States File:Flag of the United States.svg 13–6 File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
  - Spain File:Flag of Spain.svg 12–1 File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa

July 16, 2010 (Friday)

Athletics

IAAF Diamond League:
- Meeting Areva in Paris, France:
  - Men:
    - 100m: Usain Bolt (JAM) 9.84
    - 400m: Jeremy Wariner (USA) 44.49
    - 800m: Abubaker Kaki Khamis (SUD) 1:43.50
    - 110m hurdles: David Oliver (USA) 12.89
    - 3000m steeplechase: Brimin Kipruto (KEN) 8:00.90
    - 4 × 100 m relay: United Kingdom Great Britain 38.70
    - Javelin throw: Andreas Thorkildsen (NOR) 87.50 m
    - Pole vault: Renaud Lavillenie (FRA) 5.91 m
    - Triple jump: Arnie David Giralt (CUB) 17.49 m
  - Women:
    - 200m: Allyson Felix (USA) 22.14
    - 1500m: Anna Alminova (RUS) 3:57.65
    - 5000m: Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN) 14:27.41
    - Discus throw: Yarelis Barrios (CUB) 65.53 m
    - High jump: Blanka Vlašić (CRO) 2.02 m
    - Long jump: Brittney Reese (USA) 6.79 m
    - Shot put: Nadzeya Astapchuk (BLR) 20.78 m

Basketball

FIBA Under-17 World Championship for Women in France:
- Group A in Rodez:
  - Japan File:Flag of Japan.svg 68–93 File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia
  - Turkey File:Flag of Turkey.svg 73–82 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
  - United States File:Flag of the United States.svg 70–45 File:Flag of France.svg France
- Group B in Toulouse:
FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women in Latvia: (teams in bold advance to Qualifying Round)
- Group A in Liepāja:
  - Poland File:Flag of Poland.svg 50–40 File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria
  - France File:Flag of France.svg 83–52 File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
    - Standings (after 2 games): France, Poland 4 points, Bulgaria, Netherlands 2.
- Group B in Liepāja:
  - Sweden File:Flag of Sweden.svg 58–89 File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine
  - Russia File:Flag of Russia.svg 73–68 (OT) File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia
    - Standings (after 2 games): Russia 4 points, Latvia, Ukraine 3, Sweden 2.
- Group C in Grobiņa:
  - Serbia File:Flag of Serbia.svg 80–60 File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
  - Spain File:Flag of Spain.svg 79–43 File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany
    - Standings (after 2 games): Serbia, Spain 4 points, Italy, Germany 2.
- Group D in Grobiņa:
  - Turkey File:Flag of Turkey.svg 75–61 File:Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus
  - Lithuania File:Flag of Lithuania.svg 77–36 File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania
    - Standings (after 2 games): Lithuania, Turkey 4 points, Belarus, Romania 2.

Cricket

Australia vs Pakistan in England
- 1st Test in London, day 4:
  - File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 253 (76.5 overs) and 334 (91 overs); File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan 148 (40.5 overs) and 289 (91.1 overs). Australia win by 150 runs; lead 2-match series 1–0.
Bangladesh in Ireland:
- 2nd ODI in Stormont, Belfast:
  - File:Cricket Ireland flag.svg Ireland 189/9 (46/46 overs); File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh 191/4 (37.4 overs). Bangladesh win by 6 wickets (D/L); 2-match series drawn 1–1.

Cycling

Grand Tours:
- Tour de France:
  - Stage 12: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) (Team Katusha) 4h 58' 26" 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Alberto Contador (ESP) (Astana) s.t. 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ) (Astana) + 4"
    - General classification: (1) Andy Schleck (LUX) (Team Saxo Bank) File:Jersey yellow.svgFile:Jersey white.svg 58h 42' 01" (2) Contador + 31" (3) Samuel Sánchez (ESP) (Euskaltel–Euskadi) + 2' 45"

Football (soccer)

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Germany: (teams in bold advance to the semifinals, teams in ~~strike~~ are eliminated)
- Group A:
  - ~~Costa Rica File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg~~ 0–2 File:Flag of France.svg France
  - Germany File:Flag of Germany.svg 3–1 File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia
    - Standings (after 2 matches): Germany 6 points, France 4, Colombia 1, Costa Rica 0 .
- Group B:
  - Brazil File:Flag of Brazil.svg 1–1 File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
  - North Korea File:Flag of North Korea.svg 2–1 ~~New Zealand New Zealand~~
    - Standings (after 2 matches): Korea DPR 6 points, Sweden 4, Brazil 1, New Zealand 0.
CAF Champions League group stage, matchday 1:
- Group A: ES Sétif Algeria 0–1 Tunisia Espérance ST
CAF Confederation Cup Play-off for group stage, first leg:
- Ittihad Libya 2–0 Angola Primeiro de Agosto

Golf

Men's majors:
- The Open Championship in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland:
  - Leaderboard after second day (ENG unless stated): (1) Louis Oosthuizen (RSA) 132 (−12) (2) Mark Calcavecchia (USA) 137 (−7) (3) Paul Casey, Lee Westwood 138 (−6) and Steven Tiley −6 after 10 holes
    - 30 players will complete their second round on July 17.

Volleyball

Men's European League Final Four in Guadalajara, Spain:
- Semifinals:
  - Romania File:Flag of Romania.svg 2–3 File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal
  - Spain File:Flag of Spain.svg 3–0 File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey
Women's European League, Week 7: (teams in bold advance to the Final Four, teams in ~~strike~~ are eliminated)
- Pool B: ~~Greece File:Flag of Greece.svg~~ 2–3 File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel
  - Standings: Israel 18 points (11 matches), File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey 17 (10), File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain 16 (10), Greece 12 (11).

Water polo

FINA Men's World League Super Final in Niš, Serbia:
- Quarter-finals:
  - United States File:Flag of the United States.svg 11–13 File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia
  - Spain File:Flag of Spain.svg 5–6 File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
  - Montenegro File:Flag of Montenegro.svg 21–2 File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
  - China File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 4–17 File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia

July 15, 2010 (Thursday)

Cricket

Australia vs Pakistan in England:
- 1st Test in London, day 3:
  - File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 253 (76.5 overs) and 334 (91 overs); File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan 148 (40.5 overs) and 114/1 (37 overs). Pakistan require another 326 runs with 9 wickets remaining.
Bangladesh in Ireland:
- 1st ODI in Stormont, Belfast:
  - File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh 234/9 (50 overs; Junaid Siddique 100); File:Cricket Ireland flag.svg Ireland 235/3 (45 overs; William Porterfield 108). Ireland win by 7 wickets; lead 2-match series 1–0.

Cycling

Grand Tours:
- Tour de France:
  - Stage 11: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Mark Cavendish (GBR) (Team HTC–Columbia) 4h 42' 29" 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) (Lampre–Farnese) s.t. 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Tyler Farrar (USA) (Garmin–Transitions) s.t.
    - General classification: (1) Andy Schleck (LUX) (Team Saxo Bank) File:Jersey yellow.svgFile:Jersey white.svg 53h 43' 25" (2) Alberto Contador (ESP) (Astana) + 41" (3) Samuel Sánchez (ESP) (Euskaltel–Euskadi) + 2' 45"

Equestrianism

Show jumping:
- Meydan FEI Nations Cup:
  - 6th competition: FEI Nations Cup of Germany in Aachen (CSIO 5*): 1st place, gold medalist(s) File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland (Dermott Lennon on Hallmark Elite, Denis Lynch on Lantinus, Cian O'Connor on K Club Lady, Billy Twomey on Tinka's Serenade) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany (Ludger Beerbaum on Gotha, Marcus Ehning on Plot Blue, Marco Kutscher on Cash, Janne Friederike Meyer on Cellagon Lambrasco) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (Lauren Hough on Quick Study, Candice King on Skara Glen's Davos, Laura Kraut on Cedric, Nicole Simpson on Tristan)
    - Standings (after 6 of 8 competitions): (1) File:Flag of France.svg France 43.5 points (2) United States 31.5 (3) Ireland 28.5

Field hockey

Women's Champions Trophy in Nottingham, England:
- Germany File:Flag of Germany.svg 5–2 File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
- China File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 1–2 File:Flag of England.svg England
- Argentina File:Flag of Argentina.svg 4–2 File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
  - Standings (after 4 matches): Netherlands, England 9 points, Argentina, Germany 7, China 3, New Zealand 0.

Football (soccer)

UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round, first leg:
- WIT Georgia Georgia (country) 0–6 Czech Republic Baník Ostrava
- Atyrau Kazakhstan 0–2 Hungary Győri ETO
- Valletta Malta 1–1 Poland Ruch Chorzów
- Tauras Tauragė Lithuania 0–3 Cyprus APOEL
- Rabotnički North Macedonia 1–0 Armenia Mika
- OFK Beograd Serbia 2–2 Belarus Torpedo Zhodino
- Zestafoni Georgia (country) 3–0 Slovakia Dukla Banská Bystrica
- Olimpia Moldova 0–2 Romania Dinamo București
- MYPA Finland 3–0 Andorra UE Sant Julià
- IF Elfsborg Sweden 2–1 Moldova Iskra-Stal
- Honka Finland 1–1 Wales Bangor City
- Gorica Slovenia 0–3 Denmark Randers
- Ventspils Latvia 0–0 North Macedonia Teteks
- Baku Azerbaijan 2–1 Montenegro Budućnost Podgorica
- Dinamo Minsk Belarus 5–1 Estonia Sillamäe Kalev
- Austria Wien Austria 2–2 Bosnia and Herzegovina Široki Brijeg
- Anorthosis Cyprus 0–2 Croatia Šibenik
- Gefle Sweden 1–2 Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi
- Molde Norway 1–0 Latvia Jelgava
- Stabæk Norway 2–2 Belarus Dnepr Mogilev
- Differdange Luxembourg 3–3 Serbia Spartak Zlatibor Voda
- Lausanne-Sport Switzerland 1–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina Borac Banja Luka
- Kalmar FF Sweden 0–0 Moldova Dacia
- Cercle Brugge Belgium 0–1 Finland TPS
- Levski Sofia Bulgaria 6–0 Republic of Ireland Dundalk
- Beşiktaş Turkey 3–0 Faroe Islands Víkingur
- Brøndby Denmark 3–0 Liechtenstein Vaduz
- Šiauliai Lithuania 0–2 Poland Wisła Kraków
- Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel 2–0 Montenegro Mogren
- Utrecht Netherlands 4–0 Albania KF Tirana
- Zrinjski Bosnia and Herzegovina 4–1 San Marino Tre Penne
- Sūduva Marijampolė Lithuania 0–2 Austria Rapid Wien
- Besa Kavajë Albania 0–5 Greece Olympiacos
- Videoton Hungary 1–1 Slovenia Maribor
- Cliftonville Northern Ireland 1–0 Croatia Cibalia
- Marítimo Portugal 3–2 Republic of Ireland Sporting Fingal
- Motherwell Scotland 1–0 Iceland Breiðablik
- Portadown Northern Ireland 1–2 Azerbaijan Qarabağ
- Shamrock Rovers Republic of Ireland 1–1 Israel Bnei Yehuda
- KR Reykjavík Iceland 0–3 Ukraine Karpaty Lviv

Golf

Men's majors:
- The Open Championship in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland:
  - Leaderboard after first round: (1) Rory McIlroy (NIR) 63 (−9) (2) Louis Oosthuizen (RSA) 65 (−7) (3) John Daly (USA), Andrew Coltart (SCO), Steven Tiley (ENG), Bradley Dredge (WAL) and Peter Hanson (SWE) 66 (−6)
    - McIlroy breaks the course record and becomes the 22nd player to record a 63 in a major championship.

Water polo

FINA Men's World League Super Final in Niš, Serbia:
- Group 1:
  - Montenegro File:Flag of Montenegro.svg 7–7 (4–2 pen.) File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
  - China File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 5–11 File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain
    - Final standings: Montenegro 8 points, United States 7, Spain 3, China 0.
- Group 2:
  - South Africa File:Flag of South Africa.svg 1–22 File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia
  - Serbia File:Flag of Serbia.svg 8–6 File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
    - Final standings: Serbia 9 points, Australia 6, Croatia 3, South Africa 0.

July 14, 2010 (Wednesday)

Cricket

Australia vs Pakistan in England:
- 1st Test in London, day 2:
  - File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 253 (76.5 overs) and 100/4 (29.3 overs); File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan 148 (40.5 overs). Australia lead by 205 runs with 6 wickets remaining.

Cycling

Grand Tours:
- Tour de France:
  - Stage 10: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Sérgio Paulinho (POR) (Team RadioShack) 5h 10' 56" 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Vasil Kiryienka (BLR) (Caisse d'Epargne) File:Jersey yellow number.svg s.t. 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Dries Devenyns (BEL) (Quick-Step) + 1' 29"
    - General classification: (1) Andy Schleck (LUX) (Team Saxo Bank) File:Jersey yellow.svgFile:Jersey white.svg 49h 00' 56" (2) Alberto Contador (ESP) (Astana) + 41" (3) Samuel Sánchez (ESP) (Euskaltel–Euskadi) + 2' 45"

Football (soccer)

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Germany:
- Group C:
  - England File:Flag of England.svg 1–1 File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria
  - Mexico File:Flag of Mexico.svg 3–3 File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan
- Group D:
  - Switzerland File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 0–4 File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea
  - United States United States 1–1 File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana
UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round, first leg:
- Aktobe Kazakhstan 2–0 Georgia (country) Olimpi Rustavi
- BATE Belarus 5–1 Iceland FH
- Ekranas Lithuania 1–0 Finland HJK Helsinki
- Sheriff Tiraspol Moldova 3–1 Albania Dinamo Tirana
- Partizan Serbia 3–1 Armenia Pyunik
- Linfield Northern Ireland 0–0 Norway Rosenborg

Water polo

FINA Men's World League Super Final in Niš, Serbia:
- Group 1:
  - United States File:Flag of the United States.svg 11–5 File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
  - Montenegro File:Flag of Montenegro.svg 11–7 File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain
    - Standings (after 2 matches): Montenegro, United States 6 points, Spain, China 0.
- Group 2:
  - Australia File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg 19–4 File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
  - Serbia File:Flag of Serbia.svg 9–8 File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia
    - Standings (after 2 matches): Serbia, Australia 6 points, Croatia, South Africa 0.

July 13, 2010 (Tuesday)

Baseball

Major League Baseball All-Star Game in Anaheim, California:
- National League 3, American League 1.
  - The National League win their first All-Star Game since 1996, ending the American League's 13-game unbeaten streak. Atlanta Braves catcher Brian McCann was named as Most Valuable Player, after a three-run double in the seventh inning.

Cricket

Australia vs Pakistan in England:
- 1st Test in London, day 1:
  - File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 229/9 (70 overs); File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan.

Cycling

Grand Tours:
- Tour de France:
  - Stage 9: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Sandy Casar (FRA) (FDJ) 5h 38' 10" 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Luis León Sánchez (ESP) (Caisse d'Epargne) s.t. 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Damiano Cunego (ITA) (Lampre–Farnese) s.t.
    - General classification: (1) Andy Schleck (LUX) (Team Saxo Bank) File:Jersey yellow.svgFile:Jersey white.svg 43h 35' 41" (2) Alberto Contador (ESP) (Astana) + 41" (3) Samuel Sánchez (ESP) (Euskaltel–Euskadi) + 2' 45"

Field hockey

Women's Champions Trophy in Nottingham, England:
- File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina 4–0 File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
- File:Flag of England.svg England 2–1 File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany
- File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 2–1 File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
  - Standings (after 3 matches): Netherlands 9 points, England 6, Argentina, Germany 4, China 3, New Zealand 0.

Football (soccer)

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Germany:
- Group A:
  - Germany File:Flag of Germany.svg 4–2 File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica
  - Colombia File:Flag of Colombia.svg 1–1 File:Flag of France.svg France
- Group B:
  - Brazil File:Flag of Brazil.svg 0–1 File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea
  - Sweden File:Flag of Sweden.svg 2–1 New Zealand New Zealand
UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round, first leg:
- Inter Baku Azerbaijan 0–1 Poland Lech Poznań
- Liepājas Metalurgs Latvia 0–3 Czech Republic Sparta Prague
- Levadia Estonia 1–1 Hungary Debrecen
- Birkirkara Malta 1–0 Slovakia Žilina
- Red Bull Salzburg Austria 5–0 Faroe Islands HB Tórshavn
- Litex Lovech Bulgaria 1–0 Montenegro Rudar Pljevlja
- Omonia Cyprus 3–0 North Macedonia Renova
- AIK Sweden 1–0 Luxembourg Jeunesse Esch
- Hapoel Tel Aviv Israel 5–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina Željezničar
- Dinamo Zagreb Croatia 5–1 Slovenia Koper
- Bohemians Republic of Ireland 1–0 Wales The New Saints

Water polo

FINA Men's World League Super Final in Niš, Serbia:
- Group 1:
  - Montenegro File:Flag of Montenegro.svg 16–4 File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
  - United States File:Flag of the United States.svg 7–3 File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain
- Group 2:
  - Australia File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg 10–7 File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia
  - Serbia File:Flag of Serbia.svg 22–0 File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa

July 12, 2010 (Monday)

Baseball

Home Run Derby:
- Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz defeats Florida Marlins shortstop Hanley Ramírez in the finals, 11–5, to win the event held in Anaheim, California.

Basketball

The NCAA announces the new format for its expanded 68-team men's basketball tournament. Starting next season, the four lowest-seeded teams earning automatic bids to the tournament and the four lowest-seeded at-large entries will play in the new "First Four" round. (ESPN)

Cricket

Bangladesh in England:
- 3rd ODI in Birmingham:
  - File:Flag of England.svg England 347/7 (50 overs; Andrew Strauss 154, Jonathan Trott 110); File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh 203 (45 overs). England win by 144 runs; win 3-match series 2–1.

July 11, 2010 (Sunday)

Auto racing

Formula One:
- British Grand Prix in Northamptonshire, United Kingdom: (1) Mark Webber (AUS) (Red Bull–Renault) (2) Lewis Hamilton (GBR) (McLaren–Mercedes) (3) Nico Rosberg (GER) (Mercedes)
  - Drivers' championship standings (after 10 of 19 races): (1) Hamilton 145 points (2) Jenson Button (GBR) (McLaren-Mercedes) 133 (3) Webber 128
  - Constructors' championship standings: (1) McLaren 278 points (2) Red Bull 249 (3) Ferrari 165
V8 Supercars:
- Sucrogen Townsville 400 in Townsville, Queensland: Race 16: (1) Mark Winterbottom (AUS) (Ford Falcon) (2) James Courtney (AUS) (Ford Falcon) (3) Garth Tander (AUS) (Holden Commodore)
  - Drivers' championship standings (after 16 of 26 races): (1) Courtney 1947 points (2) Jamie Whincup (AUS) (Holden Commodore) 1827 (3) Winterbottom 1623
World Rally Championship:
- Rally Bulgaria in Borovets: (1) Sébastien Loeb (FRA) / Daniel Elena (MON) (Citroën C4 WRC) (2) Dani Sordo (ESP) / Marc Martí (ESP) (Citroën C4 WRC) (3) Petter Solberg (NOR) / Chris Patterson (GBR) (Citroën C4 WRC)
  - Drivers' championship standings (after 7 of 13 rounds): (1) Loeb 151 points (2) Sébastien Ogier (FRA) (Citroën C4 WRC) 100 (3) Mikko Hirvonen (FIN) (Ford Focus RS WRC 09) 86

Basketball

FIBA Under-17 World Championship in Hamburg, Germany:

Cycling

Grand Tours:
- Tour de France:
  - Stage 8: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Andy Schleck (LUX) (Team Saxo Bank) File:Jersey white.svg 4h 54' 11" 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Samuel Sánchez (ESP) (Euskaltel–Euskadi) s.t. 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Robert Gesink (NED) (Rabobank) + 10"
    - General classification: (1) Cadel Evans (AUS) (BMC Racing Team) File:Jersey yellow.svg 37h 57' 09" (2) Schleck File:Jersey white.svg + 20" (3) Alberto Contador (ESP) (Astana) + 1' 01"

Equestrianism

Show jumping:
- Longines Falsterbo Grand Prix in Falsterbo (CSIO 5*): 1st place, gold medalist(s) Rolf-Göran Bengtsson (SWE) on Casall 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Malin Baryard-Johnsson (SWE) on Tornesch 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Alois Pollmann-Schweckhorst (GER) on Chacco-Blue
Vaulting:
- Nations Cup of Germany (CVIO 2*) in Aachen: 1st place, gold medalist(s) File:Flag of France.svg France 2nd place, silver medalist(s) File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany I 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany II

Field hockey

Women's Champions Trophy in Nottingham, England:
- File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany 2–2 File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina
- File:Flag of England.svg England 0–3 File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
- File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 1–3 File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
  - Standings (after 2 matches): Netherlands 6 points, Germany 4, China, England 3, Argentina 1, New Zealand 0.

Football (soccer)

FIFA World Cup in South Africa:
- Final in Johannesburg: Netherlands File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg 0–1 (a.e.t.) File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain
  - Andrés Iniesta's goal with four minutes left in extra time gives Spain the Cup for the first time.
  - Spain is the second team after Germany in 1974 to win the World Cup as the reigning European champion.
  - Spain is the first European team to win the Cup outside Europe, while the Netherlands lose the Final for the third time.
- Tournament awards:
  - Golden Ball: Diego Forlán (URU)
  - Golden Shoe: Thomas Müller (GER)
  - Golden Glove: Iker Casillas (ESP)
  - Best Young Player: Thomas Müller (GER)
  - Fair Play Trophy: File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain

Golf

Women's majors:
- U.S. Women's Open in Oakmont, Pennsylvania:
  - Winner: Paula Creamer (USA) 281 (−3)
    - Creamer wins her first major, and her ninth LPGA Tour title.
PGA Tour:
- John Deere Classic in Silvis, Illinois:
  - Winner: Steve Stricker (USA) 258 (−26)
    - Stricker defends his 2009 title in this event, collecting his second tour win of the season and ninth of his career.
European Tour:
- Barclays Scottish Open in Luss, Argyll & Bute, Scotland:
  - Winner: Edoardo Molinari (ITA) 272 (−12)
    - Molinari wins his first European Tour title.

Motorcycle racing

Superbike:
- Brno Superbike World Championship round in Brno, Czech Republic:
  - Race 1: (1) Jonathan Rea (GBR) (Honda CBR1000RR) (2) Max Biaggi (ITA) (Aprilia RSV 4) (3) Cal Crutchlow (GBR) (Yamaha YZF-R1)
  - Race 2: (1) Biaggi (2) Rea (3) Michel Fabrizio (ITA) (Ducati 1098R)
    - Riders' championship standings (after 9 of 13 rounds): (1) Biaggi 352 points (2) Leon Haslam (GBR) (Suzuki GSX-R1000) 284 (3) Rea 203
    - Manufacturers' championship standings: (1) Aprilia 358 points (2) Suzuki 305 (3) Ducati 276
Supersport:
- Brno Supersport World Championship round in Brno, Czech Republic:
  - (1) Kenan Sofuoğlu (TUR) (Honda CBR600RR) (2) Joan Lascorz (ESP) (Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R) (3) Chaz Davies (GBR) (Triumph Daytona 675)
    - Riders' championship standings (after 9 of 13 rounds): (1) Sofuoğlu 183 points (2) Lascorz 168 (3) Eugene Laverty (IRL) (Honda CBR600RR) 161
    - Manufacturers' championship standings: (1) Honda 220 points (2) Kawasaki 168 (3) Triumph 123

Snooker

Players Tour Championship:
- Event 2 in Sheffield:
  - Final: Mark Selby (ENG) def. Barry Pinches (ENG) 4–3
    - Order of Merit rankings (after 2 of 12 events): (1) Selby £10,600 (2) Mark Williams (WAL) 10,200 (3) Pinches 6,500

Tennis

Davis Cup World Group Quarterfinals, day 3: (teams in bold advance to semi-finals)
- File:Flag of France.svg France 5–0 File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain
  - Gilles Simon (FRA) def. Nicolás Almagro (ESP) 7–6(4), 7–6(7)
  - Julien Benneteau (FRA) def. Feliciano López (ESP) 7–6(3), 6–4
- File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia 2–3 File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina
  - Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) def. Eduardo Schwank (ARG) 4–6, 6–3, 6–1, 6–4
  - David Nalbandian (ARG) def. Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) 7–6(5), 6–4, 6–3
- File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia 1–4 File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia
  - Novak Djokovic (SRB) def. Marin Čilić (CRO) 6–3, 6–3, 6–2
  - Janko Tipsarević (SRB) def. Antonio Veić (CRO) 6–2, 7–6(5)
- File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile 1–4 File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
  - Jorge Aguilar (CHI) def. Lukáš Dlouhý (CZE) 6–1, 7–6(6)
  - Ivo Minář (CZE) def. Cristóbal Saavedra Corvalán (CHI) 7–6(2), 6–2
ATP World Tour:
- Hall of Fame Tennis Championships in Newport, Rhode Island, United States:
  - Final: Mardy Fish (USA) def. Olivier Rochus (BEL) 5–7, 6–3, 6–4
    - Fish wins his fourth career title.
WTA Tour:
- GDF Suez Grand Prix in Budapest, Hungary:
  - Final: Ágnes Szávay (HUN) def. Patty Schnyder (SUI) 6–2, 6–4
    - Szávay wins her fourth career title and repeats her 2009 final victory over Schnyder.

Volleyball

Men's European League, Week 6: (teams in bold advance to the Final Four, teams in ~~strike~~ are eliminated)
- Pool B: Portugal File:Flag of Portugal.svg 3–1 File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey
  - Final standings: Portugal 23 points, Turkey 18, File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece 17, File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria 14.
Women's European League, Week 6:
- Pool A: Bulgaria File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg 3–0 ~~File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain~~
  - Standings: File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia, Bulgaria 19 points (10 matches), File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania 16 (12), Great Britain 12 (12).
- Pool B: Turkey File:Flag of Turkey.svg 3–0 ~~File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece~~
  - Standings (after 10 matches): Turkey 17 points, File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel, File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain 16, Greece 11.

July 10, 2010 (Saturday)

Athletics

IAAF Diamond League:
- British Grand Prix in Gateshead, United Kingdom:
  - Men:
    - 100m: Tyson Gay (USA) 9.94
    - 200m: Walter Dix (USA) 20.26
    - 400m: Ricardo Chambers (JAM) 44.98
    - 1500m: Asbel Kiprop (KEN) 3:33.34
    - 5000m: Vincent Chepkok (KEN) 13:00.20
    - 110m hurdles: Dwight Thomas (JAM) 13.38
    - 3000m steeplechase: Linus Chumba (KEN) 8:19.72
    - Discus throw: Piotr Małachowski (POL) 69.83 m
    - High jump: Linus Thörnblad (SWE) 2.29 m
    - Long jump: Fabrice Lapierre (AUS) 8.20 m
    - Triple jump: Phillips Idowu (GBR) 17.38 m
  - Women:
    - 100m: Carmelita Jeter (USA) 10.95
    - 200m: Bianca Knight (USA) 22.71
    - 400m: Shericka Williams (JAM) 50.44
    - 800m: Alysia Johnson (USA) 1:59.84
    - 1500m: Lisa Dobriskey (GBR) 4:03.69
    - 100m hurdles: Lolo Jones (USA) 12.79
    - 400m hurdles: Kaliese Spencer (JAM) 54.10
    - Javelin throw: Sunette Viljoen (RSA) 64.32 m
    - Pole vault: Svetlana Feofanova (RUS) 4.71 m
    - Shot put: Nadzeya Astapchuk (BLR) 20.57 m

Auto racing

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series:
- LifeLock.com 400 in Joliet, Illinois: (1) Florida David Reutimann (Toyota; Michael Waltrip Racing) (2) Missouri Carl Edwards (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) (3) California Jeff Gordon (Chevrolet; Hendrick Motorsports)
  - Drivers' championship standings (after 19 of 36 races): (1) California Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet; Richard Childress Racing) 2745 points (2) Gordon 2642 (3) California Jimmie Johnson (Chevrolet; Hendrick Motorsports) 2557
V8 Supercars:
- Sucrogen Townsville 400 in Townsville, Queensland:
  - Race 15: (1) Jamie Whincup (AUS) (Holden Commodore) (2) Garth Tander (AUS) (Holden Commodore) (3) Mark Winterbottom (AUS) (Ford Falcon)
    - Drivers' championship standings (after 15 of 26 races): (1) James Courtney (AUS) (Ford Falcon) 1809 points (2) Whincup 1791 (3) Shane van Gisbergen (NZL) (Ford Falcon) 1502

Basketball

FIBA Under-17 World Championship in Hamburg, Germany:
- Semifinals:
  - United States File:Flag of the United States.svg 103–83 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
  - Lithuania File:Flag of Lithuania.svg 65–75 File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland
- 5th–8th place semifinals:
  - China File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 66–68 File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
  - Germany File:Flag of Germany.svg 51–67 File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia
- 11th place playoff: South Korea File:Flag of South Korea.svg 87–88 File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt
- 9th place playoff: Argentina File:Flag of Argentina.svg 66–56 File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain
WNBA All-Star Game in Uncasville, Connecticut, USA:
- File:Flag of the United States.svg United States National Team 99, WNBA All-Stars 72
  - Sylvia Fowles of the Chicago Sky, playing for Team USA, is named MVP.

Cricket

Bangladesh in England:
- 2nd ODI in Bristol:
  - File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh 236/7 (50 overs); File:Flag of England.svg England 231 (49.3 overs). Bangladesh win by 5 runs; 3-match series level 1–1.
WCL Division One in the Netherlands:
- Playoffs:
  - 5th place: File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 190 (50 overs); File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 194/7 (49.2 overs) in Schiedam. Canada win by 3 wickets.
  - 3rd place: File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 218/5 (50 overs); File:Flag of Afghanistan (2004–2013).svg Afghanistan 219/5 (46 overs) in Rotterdam. Afghanistan win by 5 wickets.
  - Final: File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 232 (48.5 overs); File:Cricket Ireland flag.svg Ireland 233/4 (44.5 overs) in Amstelveen. Ireland win by 6 wickets.

Cycling

Grand Tours:
- Tour de France:
  - Stage 7: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Sylvain Chavanel (FRA) (Quick-Step) 4h 22' 52" 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Rafael Valls (ESP) (Footon–Servetto–Fuji) + 57" 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Juan Manuel Gárate (ESP) (Rabobank) + 1' 40"
    - General classification: (1) Chavanel File:Jersey yellow.svg 33h 01' 23" (2) Cadel Evans (AUS) (BMC Racing Team) + 1' 25" (3) Ryder Hesjedal (CAN) (Garmin–Transitions) + 1' 32"

Equestrianism

Show jumping:
- Falsterbo Derby in Falsterbo (CSIO 5*): 1st place, gold medalist(s) William Funnell (GBR) on Kanelle de la Baie 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jörg Naeve (GER) on Coolidge 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Shane Breen (IRL) on Dorada
Dressage:
- World Dressage Masters:
  - 2nd Competition: CDI 5* Falsterbo:
    - A-Final (Grand Prix Freestyle): 1st place, gold medalist(s) Anky van Grunsven (NED) on Painted Black 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ulla Salzgeber (GER) on Wakana 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Tinne Vilhelmson-Silfven (SWE) on Favourite
      - World Dressage Masters rider ranking (after 2 competitions): (1) Anja Plönzke (GER) 1090.5 points (2) Michał Rapcewicz (POL) 855 (3) van Grunsven 765

Field hockey

Women's Champions Trophy in Nottingham, England:

Football (soccer)

FIFA World Cup in South Africa:
- Third place play-off in Port Elizabeth: Uruguay File:Flag of Uruguay.svg 2–3 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany
  - Germany repeat their 1970 third place play-off win over Uruguay, and finish third for the second straight time and fourth overall.
  - Uruguay's Diego Forlán and Germany's Thomas Müller both score their fifth goal and join the Netherlands' Wesley Sneijder and Spain's David Villa as the tournament top scorers.

Rugby league

Test match in Prague
- Czech Republic File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 16–66 File:Flag of Catalonia.svg Catalonia

Rugby union

Tri Nations Series:
- New Zealand File:Flag of New Zealand.svg 32–12 File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa in Auckland

Snooker

Players Tour Championship:
- Reanne Evans becomes the first woman to compete in a professional event in 15 years, but she loses to Liu Chuang. (Eurosport UK)

Tennis

Davis Cup World Group Quarterfinals, day 2: (teams in bold advance to semi-finals)
- File:Flag of France.svg France 3–0 File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain
  - Julien Benneteau / Michaël Llodra (FRA) def. Feliciano López / Fernando Verdasco (ESP) 6–1, 6–2, 6–7(6), 7–6(5)
- File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia 1–2 File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina
  - Eduardo Schwank / Horacio Zeballos (ARG) def. Nikolay Davydenko / Igor Kunitsyn (RUS) 7–6(7), 6–4, 6–7(3), 6–1
- File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia 1–2 File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia
  - Janko Tipsarević / Nenad Zimonjić (SRB) def. Ivan Dodig / Marin Čilić (CRO) 6–3, 6–2, 6–4
- File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile 0–3 File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
  - Jan Hájek / Lukáš Dlouhý (CZE) def. Jorge Aguilar / Paul Capdeville (CHI) 7–6(3), 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
WTA Tour:
- Swedish Open in Båstad, Sweden:
  - Final: Aravane Rezaï (FRA) def. Gisela Dulko (ARG) 6–3, 4–6, 6–4
    - Rezaï wins her fourth career title.

Volleyball

FIVB World League, Week 6: (teams in bold advance to final round)
- Pool B: China File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2–3 File:Flag of France.svg France
  - Final standings: File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 28 points, File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia 26, France 12, China 6.
- Pool C: United States File:Flag of the United States.svg 1–3 File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia
  - Final standings: Russia 29 points, United States 23, File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland 12, File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt 8.
Men's European League, Week 6: (teams in bold advance to the Final Four, teams in ~~strike~~ are eliminated)
- Pool A:
  - ~~Slovakia File:Flag of Slovakia.svg~~ 3–0 ~~File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain~~
  - Romania File:Flag of Romania.svg 0–3 File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain
    - Final standings: Spain 21 points, Romania 19, Slovakia 17, Great Britain 15.
- Pool B:
  - ~~Greece File:Flag of Greece.svg~~ 3–0 ~~File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria~~
  - Portugal File:Flag of Portugal.svg 3–0 File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey
    - Standings: Portugal 21 points (11 matches), Turkey 17 (11), Greece 17 (12), Austria 14 (12).
Women's European League, Week 6: (teams in bold advance to the Final Four, teams in ~~strike~~ are eliminated)
- Pool A:
  - ~~Romania File:Flag of Romania.svg~~ 0–3 File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia
  - Bulgaria File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg 3–1 ~~File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain~~
    - Standings: Serbia 19 points (10 matches), Bulgaria 17 (9), Romania 16 (12), Great Britain 11 (11).
- Pool B:
  - Israel File:Flag of Israel.svg 3–0 File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain
  - Turkey File:Flag of Turkey.svg 3–1 ~~File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece~~
    - Standings: Israel, Spain 16 points (10 matches), Turkey 15 (9), Greece 10 (9).

July 9, 2010 (Friday)

Auto racing

Nationwide Series:
- Dollar General 300 in Joliet, Illinois: (1) Nevada Kyle Busch (Toyota; Joe Gibbs Racing) (2) Connecticut Joey Logano (Toyota; Joe Gibbs Racing) (3) Idaho Brian Scott (Toyota; Braun Racing)
  - Drivers' championship standings (after 18 of 35 races): (1) Michigan Brad Keselowski (Dodge; Penske Racing) 2911 points (2) Missouri Carl Edwards (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) 2684 (3) Busch 2486

Basketball

FIBA Under-17 World Championship in Hamburg, Germany:
- Quarterfinals:
  - Canada File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 102–96 File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
  - United States File:Flag of the United States.svg 105–70 File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
  - Lithuania File:Flag of Lithuania.svg 73–61 File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany
  - Poland File:Flag of Poland.svg 100–70 File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia
- 9th–12th playoffs:
  - Argentina File:Flag of Argentina.svg 90–77 File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea
  - Spain File:Flag of Spain.svg 87–62 File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt

Cricket

WCL Division One in the Netherlands: (teams in bold advance to the final)
- File:Flag of Afghanistan (2004–2013).svg Afghanistan 141 (47.1 overs); File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 142/8 (43.5 overs) in Rotterdam. Scotland win by 2 wickets.
- File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 153 (45.2 overs); File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 154/4 (35.5 overs) in Schiedam. Canada win by 6 wickets.
- File:Cricket Ireland flag.svg Ireland 177 (48.2 overs); File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 138 (38.5 overs) in Amstelveen. Ireland win by 39 runs.
  - Final standings: Ireland 10 points, Scotland 8, Afghanistan 6, Netherlands 4, Canada 2, Kenya 0.

Cycling

Grand Tours:
- Tour de France:
  - Stage 6: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Mark Cavendish (GBR) (Team HTC–Columbia) 5h 37' 42" 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Tyler Farrar (USA) (Garmin–Transitions) s.t. 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) (Lampre–Farnese) s.t.
    - General classification: (1) Fabian Cancellara (SUI) (Team Saxo Bank) File:Jersey yellow.svgFile:Jersey yellow number.svg 28h 37' 30" (2) Geraint Thomas (GBR) (Team Sky) File:Jersey white.svg + 20" (3) Cadel Evans (AUS) (BMC Racing Team) + 39"

Equestrianism

Show jumping:
- Meydan FEI Nations Cup:
  - 5th competition: FEI Nations Cup of Sweden in Falsterbo (CSIO 5*): 1st place, gold medalist(s) File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden (Malin Baryard-Johnsson on Tornesch, Helena Lundbäck on Erbblume, Peder Fredricson on Arctic Aurora Borealis, Rolf-Göran Bengtsson on Casall) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands (Eric van der Vleuten on Utascha SFN, Jur Vrieling on Bubalou, Leopold van Asten on Santana B, Marc Houtzager on Tamino) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain (Rutherford Latham on Guarana Champeix, Manuel Añon Suarez on L'Oréal D'Utah, Fernando Fourcade on New Remake de Servery, Ricardo Jurado on Julia des Brumes) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) File:Flag of France.svg France (Eric Navet on Kiwi du Fraigneau, Nicolas Delmotte on Luccianno, Marie Etter Pellegrin on Admirable, Kevin Staut on Silvana)
    - Standings (after 5 of 8 competitions): (1) File:Flag of France.svg France 39 points (2) United Kingdom Great Britain 27.5 (3) File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 25.5
Dressage:
- World Dressage Masters:
  - 2nd Competition: CDI 5* Falsterbo:
    - B-Final (Grand Prix Spécial): 1st place, gold medalist(s) Jonny Hilberath (GER) on Amüsant 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Christa Laarakkers (NED) on Ovation 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Charlotte Haid Bondergaard (SWE) on Lydianus
      - World Dressage Masters rider ranking (after 1 competition): (1) Isabell Werth (GER) 630 points (2) Valentina Truppa (ITA) 570 (3) Anja Plönzke (GER) 565.5

Tennis

Davis Cup World Group Quarterfinals, day 1:
- File:Flag of France.svg France 2–0 File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain
  - Gaël Monfils (FRA) def. David Ferrer (ESP) 7–6(3), 6–2, 4–6, 5–7, 6–4
  - Michaël Llodra (FRA) def. Fernando Verdasco (ESP) 6–7(5), 6–4, 6–3, 7–6(2)
- File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia 1–1 File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina
  - David Nalbandian (ARG) def. Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) 6–4, 7–6(5), 7–6(6)
  - Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) def. Leonardo Mayer (ARG) 6–3, 6–1, 6–4
- File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia 1–1 File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia
  - Novak Djokovic (SRB) def. Ivan Ljubičić (CRO) 7–6(3), 6–4, 6–1
  - Marin Čilić (CRO) def. Viktor Troicki (SRB) 6–4, 7–5, 6–2
- File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile 0–2 File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
  - Ivo Minář (CZE) def. Nicolás Massú (CHI) 6–0, 6–2, 6–3
  - Jan Hájek (CZE) def. Paul Capdeville (CHI) 6–0, 6–2, 6–1

Volleyball

FIVB World League, Week 6: (teams in bold advance to final round, teams in ~~strike~~ are eliminated)
- Pool A:
  - ~~Bulgaria File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg~~ 2–3 File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
  - ~~Netherlands File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg~~ 3–1 ~~File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea~~
    - Final standings: Brazil 30 points, Bulgaria 26, Netherlands 16, South Korea 0.
- Pool B: ~~China File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg~~ 2–3 ~~File:Flag of France.svg France~~
  - Standings: File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 28 points (12 matches), File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia 26 (12), France 10 (11), China 5 (11).
- Pool C: United States File:Flag of the United States.svg 3–0 File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia
  - Standings: Russia 26 points (11 matches), United States 23 (11), ~~File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland~~ 12 (12), ~~File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt~~ 8 (12).
- Pool D:
  - ~~Poland File:Flag of Poland.svg~~ 3–1 ~~File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany~~
  - Argentina File:Flag of Argentina.svg 0–3 File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba
    - Final standings: Cuba 29 points, Germany 21, Poland 19, Argentina 3.
Men's European League, Week 6: (teams in bold advance to the Final Four, teams in ~~strike~~ are eliminated)
- Pool A:
  - ~~Slovakia File:Flag of Slovakia.svg~~ 3–0 ~~File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain~~
  - Romania File:Flag of Romania.svg 2–3 File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain
    - Standings (after 11 matches): Spain 19 points, Romania 18, Slovakia 15, Great Britain 14.
- Pool B: ~~Greece File:Flag of Greece.svg~~ 3–1 ~~File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria~~
  - Standings: File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal 19 points (10 matches), File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey 16 (10), Greece 15 (11), Austria 13 (11).
Women's European League, Week 6: (teams in bold advance to the Final Four, teams in ~~strike~~ are eliminated)
- Pool A: ~~Romania File:Flag of Romania.svg~~ 0–3 File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia
  - Standings: Serbia 17 points (9 matches), File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria 15 (8), Romania 15 (11), ~~File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain~~ 10 (10).
- Pool B: Israel File:Flag of Israel.svg 3–1 File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain
  - Standings: Spain 15 points (9 matches), Israel 14 (9), File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey 13 (8), ~~File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece~~ 9 (8).

July 8, 2010 (Thursday)

Athletics

IAAF Diamond League:
- Athletissima in Lausanne, Switzerland:
  - Men:
    - 100m: Usain Bolt (JAM) 9.82
    - 200m: Walter Dix (USA) 19.86
    - 400m: Jeremy Wariner (USA) 44.57
    - 800m: David Rudisha (KEN) 1:43.25
    - 1500m: Nicholas Kemboi (KEN) 3:31.52
    - 110m hurdles: Dayron Robles (CUB) 13.01
    - 400m hurdles: Bershawn Jackson (USA) 47.62
    - 3000m steeplechase: Brimin Kipruto (KEN) 8:01.62
    - High jump: Ivan Ukhov (RUS) 2.33 m
    - Javelin throw: Andreas Thorkildsen (NOR) 87.03 m
    - Pole vault: Renaud Lavillenie (FRA) 5.85 m
  - Women:
    - 100m: Carmelita Jeter (USA) 10.99
    - 400m: Debbie Dunn (USA) 49.81
    - 1500m: Gelete Burka (ETH) 3:59.28
    - 3000m: Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN) 8:34.58
    - 100m hurdles: Priscilla Lopes-Schliep (CAN) 12.56
    - Discus throw: Yarelis Barrios (CUB) 65.92 m
    - Long jump: Brittney Reese (USA) 6.94 m
    - Triple jump: Yargelis Savigne (CUB) 14.99 m

Basketball

NBA news:
- Two-time MVP LeBron James, whose contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers expired at the end of the 2009–10 season, announces that he will sign with the Miami Heat for the 2010–11 season. (ESPN)

Cricket

Bangladesh in England:
- 1st ODI in Nottingham:
  - File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh 250/9 (50 overs); File:Flag of England.svg England 251/4 (45.1 overs). England win by 6 wickets; lead 3-match series 1–0.

Cycling

Grand Tours:
- Tour de France:
  - Stage 5: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Mark Cavendish (GBR) (Team HTC–Columbia) 4h 30' 50" 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Gerald Ciolek (GER) (Team Milram) s.t. 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) (Team Sky) s.t.
    - General classification: (1) Fabian Cancellara (SUI) (Team Saxo Bank) File:Jersey yellow.svgFile:Jersey yellow number.svg 22h 59' 45" (2) Geraint Thomas (GBR) (Team Sky) File:Jersey white.svg + 23" (3) Cadel Evans (AUS) (BMC Racing Team) + 39"

Football (soccer)

UEFA Europa League First qualifying round, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)
- Mogren Montenegro 2–0 (3–0) Andorra UE Santa Coloma. Mogren win 5–0 on aggregate.
- Široki Brijeg Bosnia and Herzegovina 3–0 (2–0) Slovenia Olimpija. Široki Brijeg win 5–0 on aggregate.
- Banants Armenia 0–1 (0–3) Cyprus Anorthosis. Anorthosis win 4–0 on aggregate.
- Khazar Azerbaijan 1–1 (0–0) Moldova Olimpia. 1–1 on aggregate, Olimpia win on away goals rule.
- Sliema Wanderers Malta 0–3 (0–0) Croatia Šibenik. Šibenik win 3–0 on aggregate.
- Zrinjski Bosnia and Herzegovina 2–1 (2–1) Kazakhstan Tobol. Zrinjski win 4–2 on aggregate.
- Bnei Yehuda Israel 1–0 (0–0) Armenia Ulisses. Bnei Yehuda win 1–0 on aggregate.
- Lusitanos Andorra 0–6 (0–5) North Macedonia Rabotnički. Rabotnički win 11–0 on aggregate.
- Zalaegerszeg Hungary 0–1 (a.e.t.) (0–0) Albania KF Tirana. KF Tirana win 1–0 on aggregate.
- Faetano San Marino 0–0 (0–5) Georgia (country) Zestafoni. Zestafoni win 5–0 on aggregate.
- Gefle Sweden 2–1 (2–0) Faroe Islands NSÍ Runavík. Gefle win 4–1 on aggregate.
- Fylkir Iceland 1–3 (0–3) Belarus Torpedo Zhodino. Torpedo Zhodino win 6–1 on aggregate.
- F91 Dudelange Luxembourg 2–1 (1–6) Denmark Randers. Randers win 7–3 on aggregate.
- Skonto Latvia 0–1 (1–1) Northern Ireland Portadown. Portadown win 2–1 on aggregate.
- TPS Finland 4–0 (3–1) Wales Port Talbot Town. TPS win 7–1 on aggregate.
- Glentoran Northern Ireland 2–2 (0–3) Iceland KR Reykjavík. KR Reykjavík win 5–2 on aggregate.
- Dundalk Republic of Ireland 2–1 (3–3) Luxembourg Grevenmacher. Dundalk win 5–4 on aggregate.
- EB/Streymur Faroe Islands 0–3 (0–1) Sweden Kalmar FF. Kalmar FF win 4–0 on aggregate.
- Tauras Tauragė Lithuania 3–2 (a.e.t.) (2–2) Wales Llanelli. Tauras Tauragė win 5–4 on aggregate.
- MYPA Finland 5–0 (2–0) Estonia Narva Trans. MYPA win 7–0 on aggregate.
- Dacia Moldova 0–0 (1–1) Montenegro Zeta. 1–1 on aggregate, Dacia win on away goals rule.
- Dnepr Mogilev Belarus 7–1 (1–1) Albania Laçi. Dnepr Mogilev win 8–2 on aggregate.
- Ruch Chorzów Poland 1–0 (2–1) Kazakhstan Shakhter Karaganda. Ruch Chorzów win 3–1 on aggregate.
- Flora Estonia 0–0 (1–2) Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi. Dinamo Tbilisi win 2–1 on aggregate.
- Győri ETO Hungary 3–1 (2–2) Slovakia Nitra. Győri ETO win 5–3 on aggregate.
- Metalurg Skopje North Macedonia 1–1 (1–4) Azerbaijan Qarabağ. Qarabağ win 5–2 on aggregate.

Volleyball

FIVB World League, Week 6: (teams in bold advance to final round, teams in ~~strike~~ are eliminated)
- Pool A:
  - Bulgaria File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg 1–3 File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
  - ~~Netherlands File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg~~ 3–0 ~~File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea~~
    - Standings (after 11 matches): Brazil 28 points, Bulgaria 25, Netherlands 13, South Korea 0.
- Pool B: Serbia File:Flag of Serbia.svg 3–2 File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
  - Standings: Italy 28 points (12 matches), Serbia 26 (12), ~~File:Flag of France.svg France~~ 8 (10), ~~File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China~~ 4 (10).
- Pool C: ~~Egypt File:Flag of Egypt.svg~~ 3–0 ~~File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland~~
  - Standings: File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia 26 points (10 matches), File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 20 (10), Finland 12 (12), Egypt 8 (12).
- Pool D:
  - ~~Poland File:Flag of Poland.svg~~ 2–3 ~~File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany~~
  - Argentina File:Flag of Argentina.svg 2–3 File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba
    - Standings (after 11 matches): Cuba 26 points, Germany 21, Poland 16, Argentina 3.

July 7, 2010 (Wednesday)

Basketball

NBA news:
- Dwyane Wade, one of the key free agents in the league this offseason, announces that he will sign a new contract with his current team, the Miami Heat. Another key free agent, Chris Bosh, announces he will leave the Toronto Raptors and join Wade in Miami. (ESPN)
FIBA Under-17 World Championship in Hamburg, Germany: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals)
- Group A:
  - Egypt File:Flag of Egypt.svg 72–103 File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
  - United States File:Flag of the United States.svg 112–75 File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia
  - Lithuania File:Flag of Lithuania.svg 74–71 File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina
    - Final standings: USA 10 points, Lithuania 9, China 8, Serbia 7, Argentina 6, Egypt 5.
- Group B:
  - Poland File:Flag of Poland.svg 75–70 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
  - Germany File:Flag of Germany.svg 78–68 File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea
  - Spain File:Flag of Spain.svg 66–68 File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
    - Final standings: Poland 10 points, Canada, Germany, Australia 8, Spain 6, Korea 5.

Cricket

WCL Division One in the Netherlands: (teams in bold advance to the final)
- File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 154/9 (50 overs); File:Cricket Ireland flag.svg Ireland 155/5 (39.1 overs) in Amstelveen. Ireland win by 5 wickets.
- File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 172/8 (50 overs); File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 166 (48.4 overs) in Rotterdam. Scotland win by 6 runs.
- File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 202/8 (50 overs; Tom Cooper 101); File:Flag of Afghanistan (2004–2013).svg Afghanistan 203/4 (42.3 overs) in Voorburg. Afghanistan win by 6 wickets.
  - Standings (after 4 matches): Ireland 8 points, Scotland, Afghanistan 6, Netherlands 4, Kenya, Canada 0.
ICC Intercontinental Shield in Hamilton, day 3: (teams in bold advance to the final, teams in ~~strike~~ are eliminated)
- ~~File:Flag of Bermuda.svg Bermuda~~ 56 (31.3 overs) and 332 (127.3 overs); File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates 356/6d (108 overs) and 35/1 (8.3 overs). United Arab Emirates win by 9 wickets.
  - Standings: United Arab Emirates 37 points (3 matches), File:Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda 29 (2), File:Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia 26 (2), Bermuda 0 (3).

Cycling

Grand Tours:
- Tour de France:
  - Stage 4: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) (Lampre–Farnese) 3h 34' 55" 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Julian Dean (NZL) (Garmin–Transitions) s.t. 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) (Team Sky) s.t.
    - General classification: (1) Fabian Cancellara (SUI) (Team Saxo Bank) File:Jersey yellow.svgFile:Jersey yellow number.svg 18h 28' 55" (2) Geraint Thomas (GBR) (Team Sky) File:Jersey white.svg + 23" (3) Cadel Evans (AUS) (BMC Racing Team) + 39"

Football (soccer)

FIFA World Cup in South Africa:
- Semi-final in Durban: Germany File:Flag of Germany.svg 0–1 File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain
  - Spain repeat their win over Germany in the UEFA Euro 2008 Final and advance to the final for the first time.
  - Spain become the first reigning European champion to reach the final since Germany in 1982.
  - Spain and the Netherlands will meet in the first final since 1978 in which neither team has previously won the Cup.
UEFA Champions League First qualifying round, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)
- Rudar Pljevlja Montenegro 4–1 (3–0) San Marino Tre Fiori. Rudar Pljevlja win 7–1 on aggregate.

Rugby league

State of Origin series, Game III in Sydney:
- New South Wales File:New South Wales colours.svg 18–23 File:Queensland colours.svg Queensland. Queensland win the series 3–0.
  - Queensland win the series for the fifth straight time.
    - It is the first time since 2000 that a team has won all three games, and the first sweep for Queensland since 1995.

Volleyball

FIVB World League, Week 6: (teams in ~~strike~~ are eliminated)
- Pool B: Serbia File:Flag of Serbia.svg 1–3 File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
  - Standings: Italy 27 points (11 matches), Serbia 24 (11), ~~File:Flag of France.svg France~~ 8 (10), ~~File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China~~ 4 (10).
- Pool C: ~~Egypt File:Flag of Egypt.svg~~ 0–3 ~~File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland~~
  - Standings: File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia 26 points (10 matches), File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 20 (10), Finland 12 (11), Egypt 5 (11).

July 6, 2010 (Tuesday)

Basketball

FIBA Under-17 World Championship in Hamburg, Germany: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals, teams in ~~strike~~ are eliminated)
- Group A:
  - China File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 76–64 ~~File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina~~
  - ~~Egypt File:Flag of Egypt.svg~~ 64–132 File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
  - Serbia File:Flag of Serbia.svg 71–74 File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania
    - Standings (after 4 games): USA 8 points, Lithuania 7, China, Serbia 6, Argentina 5, Egypt 4.
- Group B:
  - Canada File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 95–74 ~~File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea~~
  - Poland File:Flag of Poland.svg 88–82 (OT) File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain
  - Australia File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg 62–58 File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany
    - Standings (after 4 games): Poland 8 points, Canada 7, Australia, Germany 6, Spain 5, Korea 4.
NBA:
- The Los Angeles Clippers reach an agreement in principle with Vinny Del Negro to take over as head coach of the team. (AP via Google News)^{[dead link‍]}

Cricket

Australia vs Pakistan in England:
- 2nd T20I in Birmingham:
  - File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan 162/9 (20 overs); File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 151 (19.4 overs). Pakistan win by 11 runs, win the 2-match series 2–0.
ICC Intercontinental Shield in Hamilton, day 2:
- File:Flag of Bermuda.svg Bermuda 56 (31.3 overs) and 107/1 (47 overs); File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates 356/6d (108 overs; Arshad Ali 126). Bermuda trail by 193 runs with 9 wickets remaining.

Cycling

Grand Tours:
- Tour de France:
  - Stage 3: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Thor Hushovd (NOR) (Cervélo TestTeam) 4h 49' 38" 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Geraint Thomas (GBR) (Team Sky) s.t. 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Cadel Evans (AUS) (BMC Racing Team) s.t.
    - General classification: (1) Fabian Cancellara (SUI) (Team Saxo Bank) File:Jersey yellow.svgFile:Jersey yellow number.svg 14h 54' 00" (2) Thomas File:Jersey white.svg + 23" (3) Evans + 39"

Football (soccer)

FIFA World Cup in South Africa:
- Semi-final in Cape Town: Uruguay File:Flag of Uruguay.svg 2–3 File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
  - The Netherlands advance to the final for the third time, after 1974 and 1978. (BBC Sports)
  - The Netherlands' win ensures that a European team will win a World Cup staged outside Europe for the first time.
  - During a speech Fidel Castro urges Uruguay to defeat Netherlands to prevent what he describes as a final as "colourless and unhistorical as any since the sport was born in the world". (The Daily Telegraph)
UEFA Champions League First qualifying round, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)
- Birkirkara Malta 4–3 (3–0) Andorra FC Santa Coloma. Birkirkara win 7–3 on aggregate.

July 5, 2010 (Monday)

Basketball

FIBA Under-17 World Championship in Hamburg, Germany:
- Group A:
  - Argentina File:Flag of Argentina.svg 56–62 File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia
  - United States File:Flag of the United States.svg 113–73 File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
  - Lithuania File:Flag of Lithuania.svg 97–77 File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt
    - Standings (after 3 games): USA 6 points, Serbia, Lithuania 5, Argentina, China 4, Egypt 3.
- Group B:
  - Spain File:Flag of Spain.svg 72–79 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
  - South Korea File:Flag of South Korea.svg 70–84 File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
  - Germany File:Flag of Germany.svg 33–79 File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland
    - Standings (after 3 games): Poland 6 points, Canada, Germany 5, Spain, Australia 4, Korea 3.

Cricket

Australia vs Pakistan in England:
- 1st T20I in Birmingham:
  - File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan 167/8 (20 overs); File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 144 (18.4 overs). Pakistan win by 23 runs; lead 2-match series 1–0.
World Cricket League Division One in the Netherlands:
- File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 233/7 (50 overs); File:Flag of Afghanistan (2004–2013).svg Afghanistan 234/9 (50 overs) in Amstelveen. Afghanistan win by 1 wicket.
- File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 117 (47.2 overs); File:Cricket Ireland flag.svg Ireland 120/5 (34.2 overs) in Voorburg. Ireland win by 5 wickets.
- File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 168 (49.1 overs); File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 169/3 (42.4 overs) in Rotterdam. Netherlands win by 7 wickets.
  - Standings (after 3 matches): Ireland 6 points, Netherlands, Scotland, Afghanistan 4, Canada, Kenya 0.
ICC Intercontinental Shield in Hamilton, day 1:
- File:Flag of Bermuda.svg Bermuda 56 (31.3 overs); File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates 192/2 (61 overs). United Arab Emirates lead by 136 runs with 8 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.

Cycling

Grand Tours:
- Tour de France:
  - Stage 2: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Sylvain Chavanel (FRA) (Quick-Step) 4h 40' 48" 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Maxime Bouet (FRA) (Ag2r–La Mondiale) + 3' 56" 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Fabian Wegmann (GER) (Team Milram) + 3' 56"
    - General classification: (1) Chavanel File:Jersey yellow.svgFile:Jersey green.svgFile:Jersey yellow number.svgFile:Jersey red number.svg 10h 01' 25" (2) Fabian Cancellara (SUI) (Team Saxo Bank) + 2' 57" (3) Tony Martin (GER) (Team HTC–Columbia) File:Jersey white.svg + 3' 07"

Football (soccer)

News:
- Brazil national team coach Dunga, along with his entire coaching staff, are sacked after the team's quarterfinal defeat by the Netherlands. (BBC Sport)
- The Nigerian Government abandons its decision to ban its football team from international competitions, amidst threats by FIFA to expel the country from its organization. (BBC Sport)

July 4, 2010 (Sunday)

Auto racing

IndyCar Series:
- Camping World Grand Prix at The Glen in Watkins Glen, New York: (1) Will Power (AUS) (Team Penske) (2) Ryan Briscoe (AUS) (Team Penske) (3) Dario Franchitti (GBR) (Chip Ganassi Racing)
  - Drivers' championship standings (after 9 of 17 races): (1) Power 327 points (2) Franchitti 295 (3) Scott Dixon (NZL) (Chip Ganassi Racing) 287
World Touring Car Championship:
- Race of Portugal:
  - Round 9: (1) Tiago Monteiro (POR) (SR-Sport; SEAT León) (2) Yvan Muller (FRA) (Chevrolet; Chevrolet Cruze) (3) Gabriele Tarquini (ITA) (SR-Sport; SEAT León)
  - Round 10: (1) Tarquini (2) Muller (3) Alain Menu (SUI) (Chevrolet; Chevrolet Cruze)
    - Drivers' championship standings (after 10 of 22 rounds): (1) Muller 164 points (2) Tarquini 149 (3) Andy Priaulx (GBR) (BMW Team RBM; BMW 320si) 117
    - Manufacturers' championship standings: (1) Chevrolet 317 points (2) SEAT Customers Technology 312 (3) BMW 251

Cricket

World Cricket League Division One in the Netherlands:
- File:Cricket Ireland flag.svg Ireland 237/9 (50 overs); File:Flag of Afghanistan (2004–2013).svg Afghanistan 198 (47.1 overs) in Rotterdam. Ireland win by 39 runs.
  - Standings (after 2 matches): File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland, File:Cricket Ireland flag.svg Ireland 4 points, File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands, File:Flag of Afghanistan (2004–2013).svg Afghanistan 2, File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada, File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 0.

Cycling

Grand Tours:
- Tour de France:
  - Stage 1: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) (Lampre–Farnese) 5h 09' 38" 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mark Renshaw (AUS) (Team HTC–Columbia) s.t. 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Thor Hushovd (NOR) (Cervélo TestTeam) s.t.
    - General classification: (1) Fabian Cancellara (SUI) (Team Saxo Bank) File:Jersey yellow.svg 5h 18' 38" (2) Tony Martin (GER) (Team HTC–Columbia) File:Jersey white.svg + 10" (3) David Millar (GBR) (Garmin–Transitions) + 20"

Golf

PGA Tour:
- AT&T National in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania:
  - Winner: Justin Rose (ENG) 270 (−10)
    - Rose wins his second PGA Tour title in his last three events, and also the second of his career.
European Tour:
- Alstom Open de France in France:
  - Winner: Miguel Ángel Jiménez (ESP) 273 (−11)^PO
    - Jiménez wins his 17th European Tour title on the first playoff hole. This is also his 10th European Tour title since turning 40, extending his tour record.
LPGA Tour:
- Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic in Sylvania, Ohio:
  - Winner: Na Yeon Choi (KOR) 270 (−14)^PO
    - Choi wins her third LPGA Tour title on the second playoff hole.
Champions Tour:
- Montreal Championship in Blainville, Quebec:
  - Winner: Larry Mize (USA) 199 (−17)
    - Mize wins for the first time on the senior circuit.

Horse racing

Canadian Triple Crown:
- Queen's Plate in Toronto:
  - (1) Big Red Mike (jockey: Eurico Rosa da Silva, trainer: Nick Gonzalez) (2) Hotep (jockey: Patrick Husbands, trainer: Mark Frostad) (3) Roan Irish (jockey: Davy Moran, trainer: Carolyn Costigan)

Ice hockey

IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship in Karlstad, Sweden:
- Bronze medal game: Canada File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 6–7 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
- Gold medal game: Czech Republic File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3–4 1st place, gold medalist(s) File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
  - United States win the title for the fifth time.

Motorcycle racing

Moto GP:
- Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix in Montmeló, Spain:
  - MotoGP: (1) Jorge Lorenzo (ESP) (Yamaha) (2) Dani Pedrosa (ESP) (Honda) (3) Casey Stoner (AUS) (Ducati)
    - Riders' championship standings (after 7 of 18 rounds): (1) Lorenzo 165 points (2) Pedrosa 113 (3) Andrea Dovizioso (ITA) (Honda) 91
    - Manufacturers' championship standings: (1) Yamaha 170 points (2) Honda 137 (3) Ducati 97
  - Moto2: (1) Yuki Takahashi (JPN) (Tech 3) (2) Thomas Lüthi (SUI) (Moriwaki) (3) Julián Simón (ESP) (Suter)
    - Riders' championship standings (after 7 of 17 rounds): (1) Toni Elías (ESP) (Moriwaki) 111 points (2) Lüthi 94 (3) Simón 77
    - Manufacturers' championship standings: (1) Moriwaki 136 points (2) Suter 127 (3) Speed Up 86
  - 125cc: (1) Marc Márquez (ESP) (Derbi) (2) Bradley Smith (GBR) (Aprilia) (3) Pol Espargaró (ESP) (Derbi)
    - Riders' championship standings (after 7 of 17 rounds): (1) Márquez 132 points (2) Espargaró 131 (3) Nicolás Terol (ESP) (Aprilia) 118
    - Manufacturers' championship standings: (1) Derbi 170 points (2) Aprilia 141 (3) Honda 9

Sumo

The Japan Sumo Association has dismissed Sumo Wrestler Kotomitsuki Keiji, after allegations that he and others were involved in illegal gambling. (BBC News)

Tennis

Grand Slams:
- Wimbledon Championships in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom:
  - Men's singles, final:
    - Rafael Nadal (ESP) [2] def. Tomáš Berdych (CZE) [12] 6–3, 7–5, 6–4
      - Nadal wins his second Wimbledon singles title and eighth Grand Slam singles title.(AFP), (BBC)
  - Mixed doubles, final:
    - Leander Paes (IND) / Cara Black (ZIM) [2] def. Wesley Moodie (RSA) / Lisa Raymond (USA) [11] 6–4, 7–6(5)
      - Paes and Black win their third Grand Slam title as a team. Paes also won three mixed doubles titles with other partners. Black won two more titles with her brother Wayne.
  - Boys' singles, final:
    - Márton Fucsovics (HUN) [13] def. Benjamin Mitchell (AUS) 6–4, 6–4
      - Fucsovics wins his first junior Grand Slam singles title.
  - Boys' doubles, final:
    - Liam Broady (GBR) / Tom Farquharson (GBR) def. Lewis Burton (GBR) / George Morgan (GBR) 7–6(4), 6–4
      - Broady and Farquharson win their first junior Grand Slam doubles title.
  - Girls' doubles, final:
    - Tímea Babos (HUN) / Sloane Stephens (USA) [4] def. Irina Khromacheva (RUS) / Elina Svitolina (UKR) [1] 6–7(7), 6–2, 6–2
      - Babos and Stephens win their second consecutive Grand Slam doubles title.
  - Wheelchair men's doubles, final:
    - Robin Ammerlaan (NED) / Stefan Olsson (SWE) def. Stéphane Houdet (FRA) / Shingo Kunieda (JPN) [1] 6–4, 7–6(4)
      - Ammerlaan wins his third Wimbledon title, and tenth Grand Slam title. Olsson wins his first Wimbledon title and second Grand Slam title.
  - Wheelchair women's doubles, final:
    - Esther Vergeer (NED) / Sharon Walraven (NED) [1] def. Daniela Di Toro (AUS) / Lucy Shuker (GBR) 6–2, 6–3
      - Vergeer wins her second consecutive Wimbledon doubles title, and 15th Grand Slam doubles title. Walraven wins her first Grand Slam title.
  - Men's invitation doubles, final:
    - Donald Johnson (USA) / Jared Palmer (USA) def. Wayne Ferreira (RSA) / Yevgeny Kafelnikov (RUS) 6–3, 6–2
  - Women's invitation doubles, final:
    - Martina Navratilova (USA) / Jana Novotná (CZE) def. Tracy Austin (USA) / Kathy Rinaldi-Stunkel (USA) 7–5, 6–0
  - Senior men's invitation doubles, final:
    - Pat Cash (AUS) / Mark Woodforde (AUS) def. Jeremy Bates (GBR) / Anders Järryd (SWE) 6–2, 7–6(5)

Volleyball

FIVB World League, Week 5: (teams in bold advance to final round, teams in ~~strike~~ are eliminated)
- Pool A:
  - ~~South Korea File:Flag of South Korea.svg~~ 1–3 File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
  - Bulgaria File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg 3–0 ~~File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands~~
    - Standings (after 10 matches): Brazil, Bulgaria 25 points, Netherlands 10, South Korea 0.
- Pool B: Serbia File:Flag of Serbia.svg 2–3 ~~File:Flag of France.svg France~~
  - Standings (after 10 matches): File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy, Serbia 24 points, France 8, ~~File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China~~ 4.
- Pool D: ~~Poland File:Flag of Poland.svg~~ 1–3 File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba
  - Standings (after 10 matches): Cuba 24 points, File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany 19, Poland 15, File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina 2.
Men's European League, Week 5: (teams in bold advance to the Final Four, teams in ~~strike~~ are eliminated)
- Pool A:
  - ~~Slovakia File:Flag of Slovakia.svg~~ 3–0 File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania
  - ~~Great Britain File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg~~ 0–3 File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain
    - Standings (after 10 matches): Spain, Romania 17 points, Great Britain, Slovakia 13.
- Pool B: ~~Greece File:Flag of Greece.svg~~ 3–1 File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal
  - Standings (after 10 matches): Portugal 19 points, File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey 16, Greece 13, ~~File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria~~ 12.
Women's European League, Week 5: (teams in bold advance to the Final Four, teams in ~~strike~~ are eliminated)
- Pool A: ~~Great Britain File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg~~ 0–3 File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia
  - Standings: File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria, Serbia 15 points (8 matches), ~~File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania~~ 14 (10), Great Britain 10 (10).
- Pool B: ~~Greece File:Flag of Greece.svg~~ 0–3 File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain
  - Standings (after 8 matches): Spain 14 points, File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey 13, File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel 12, Greece 9.
Asian Women's Club Championship in Gresik, Indonesia:
- 3rd place: 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) JT Marvelous Japan 3–2 China Tianjin Bridgestone
- Final: 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Zhetysu Almaty Kazakhstan 1–3 1st place, gold medalist(s) Thailand Federbrau
  - Federbrau win the title for the second successive time.

July 3, 2010 (Saturday)

Athletics

IAAF Diamond League:
- Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, United States:
  - Men:
    - 200m: Walter Dix (USA) 19.72
    - 1000m: Abubaker Kaki Khamis (SUD) 2:13.62
    - 1 mile: Asbel Kiprop (KEN) 3:49.75
    - 5000m: Tariku Bekele (ETH) 12:58.93
    - 110m hurdles: David Oliver (USA) 12.90
    - Discus throw: Piotr Małachowski (POL) 67.66 m
    - Long jump: Irving Saladino (PAN) 8.46 m
    - Shot put: Christian Cantwell (USA) 22.41 m
  - Women:
    - 100m: Veronica Campbell Brown (JAM) 10.78
    - 400m: Allyson Felix (USA) 50.27
    - 800m: Mariya Savinova (RUS) 1:57.56
    - 400m hurdles: Lashinda Demus (USA) 53.03
    - 3000m steeplechase: Milcah Chemos Cheywa (KEN) 9:26.70
    - 5000m: Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) 14:34.07
    - Hammer throw: Tatyana Lysenko (RUS) 75.98 m
    - Javelin: Kara Patterson (USA) 65.90 m
    - Pole vault: Fabiana Murer (BRA) 4.58 m
    - Triple jump: Nadezhda Alekhina (RUS) 14.62 m

Auto racing

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series:
- Coke Zero 400 in Daytona Beach, Florida: (1) California Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet, Richard Childress Racing) (2) Washington (state) Kasey Kahne (Ford, Richard Petty Motorsports) (3) California Jeff Gordon (Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports)
  - Drivers' championship standings (after 18 of 36 races): (1) Harvick 2684 points (2) Gordon 2472 (3) California Jimmie Johnson (Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports) 2459

Basketball

FIBA Under-17 World Championship in Hamburg, Germany:
- Group A:
  - Egypt File:Flag of Egypt.svg 69–98 File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina
  - United States File:Flag of the United States.svg 102–66 File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania
  - China File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 74–71 File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia
    - Standings (after 2 games): USA 4 points, Serbia, Argentina, China, Lithuania 3, Egypt 2.
- Group B:
  - Canada File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 76–68 File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
  - Poland File:Flag of Poland.svg 101–83 File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea
  - Spain File:Flag of Spain.svg 64–74 File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany
    - Standings (after 2 games): Poland, Germany 4 points, Canada, Spain 3, Australia, Korea 2.

Cricket

Australia in England:
- 5th ODI in London:
  - File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 277/7 (50 overs); File:Flag of England.svg England 235 (46.3 overs). Australia win by 42 runs; England win 5-match series 3–2.
World Cricket League Division One in the Netherlands:
- File:Cricket Ireland flag.svg Ireland 237/9 (50 overs); File:Flag of Afghanistan (2004–2013).svg Afghanistan in Rotterdam. Rain stopped play; reserve day to be used.
- File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 236/4 (50 overs); File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 126/9 (26/26 overs) in Amstelveen. Scotland win by 69 runs (D/L).
- File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 229 (49.2 overs); File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 112 (30 overs) in Voorburg. Netherlands win by 117 runs.
  - Standings: Scotland 4 points (2 matches), Netherlands 2 (2), Ireland, Afghanistan 2 (1), Canada, Kenya 0 (2).

Cycling

Grand Tours:
- Tour de France:
  - Prologue: (1) Fabian Cancellara (SUI) (Team Saxo Bank) 10' 00" (2) Tony Martin (GER) (Team HTC–Columbia) + 10" (3) David Millar (GBR) (Garmin–Transitions) + 20"

Equestrianism

Show jumping:
- Global Champions Tour:
  - 6th Competition in Cascais: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum (GER) on Checkmate 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Marco Kutscher (GER) on Cash 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jos Lansink (BEL) on Valentina van't Heike
    - Standings (after 6 of 9 competitions): (1) Kutscher 182 points (2) Lansink 161 (3) Marcus Ehning (GER) 152

Football (soccer)

FIFA World Cup in South Africa:
- Quarter-finals:
  - In Cape Town: Germany File:Flag of Germany.svg 4–0 File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina BBC Sport
    - In the most lopsided quarter-finals match since 1966, Germany defeat Argentina at the same stage for the second straight time, and reach the top four for the third successive time and 12th overall.
    - Germany become the first team ever to score four goals in two matches against former World Cup champions in the same tournament, and the first team since Brazil in 1970 to score four goals in three matches.
    - Miroslav Klose scores twice and joins countryman Gerd Müller in second place on the overall top scorers list with 14 goals. He also becomes the first player ever to score four goals in three World Cup tournaments.
    - Argentina suffer their biggest defeat in a World Cup Finals match since they lost to the Netherlands in 1974 by the same score.
    - Brazil and Argentina both fail to reach the top four in a World Cup outside Europe for the first time ever.
  - In Johannesburg: Paraguay File:Flag of Paraguay.svg 0–1 File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain BBC Sport
    - After both teams' goalkeepers save penalty kicks within two minutes, David Villa scores his fifth goal of the tournament and puts Spain into the top four for the second time, having done so only in 1950.
    - Spain become the first reigning European champion to reach the semi-finals since France in 1986, and will meet Germany in a re-match of UEFA Euro 2008 Final.
    - Three European teams reach the top four in a World Cup played outside Europe for the third time in history. The previous occasions were in 1986 and 1994.

Ice hockey

IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship in Karlstad, Sweden:
- Semi-finals:
  - United States File:Flag of the United States.svg 12–3 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
  - Sweden File:Flag of Sweden.svg 3–4 File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic

Mixed martial arts

UFC 116 in Las Vegas:
- Heavyweight Championship bout: Champion Brock Lesnar (USA) def. Interim Champion Shane Carwin (USA) by submission (arm triangle choke)
- Middleweight bout: Chris Leben (USA) def. Yoshihiro Akiyama (JPN) by submission (triangle choke)
- Welterweight bout: Chris Lytle (USA) def. Matt Brown (USA) by submission (armbar)
- Light Heavyweight bout: Stephan Bonnar (USA) def. Krzysztof Soszynski (CAN) by TKO (strikes)
- Lightweight bout: George Sotiropoulos (AUS) def. Kurt Pellegrino (USA) by unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)

Rugby league

European Shield in Belgrade:
- Serbia File:Flag of Serbia.svg 40–14 File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany

Tennis

Grand Slams:
- Wimbledon Championships in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom:
  - Women's singles, final:
    - Serena Williams (USA) [1] def. Vera Zvonareva (RUS) [21] 6–3, 6–2
      - Williams wins her fourth Wimbledon singles title, and her 13th Grand Slam singles title. BBC Sport
  - Men's doubles, final:
    - Jürgen Melzer (AUT) / Philipp Petzschner (GER) def. Robert Lindstedt (SWE) / Horia Tecău (ROM) [16] 6–1, 7–5, 7–5
      - Melzer and Petzschner both win their first Grand Slam doubles title.
  - Women's doubles, final:
    - Vania King (USA) / Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) def. Elena Vesnina (RUS) / Vera Zvonareva (RUS) 7–6(6), 6–2
      - King and Shvedova both win their first Grand Slam doubles title.
  - Girls' singles, final:
    - Kristýna Plíšková (CZE) [9] def. Sachie Ishizu (JPN) [10] 6–3, 4–6, 6–4
      - Plíšková wins her first Grand Slam title.

Volleyball

FIVB World League, Week 5: (teams in bold advance to final round, teams in ~~strike~~ are eliminated)
- Pool A:
  - ~~South Korea File:Flag of South Korea.svg~~ 1–3 File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
  - Bulgaria File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg 3–0 ~~File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands~~
    - Standings (after 9 matches): Brazil, Bulgaria 22 points, Netherlands 10, South Korea 0.
- Pool B: ~~China File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg~~ 0–3 File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
  - Standings: Italy 24 points (10 matches), File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia 23 (9), ~~File:Flag of France.svg France~~ 6 (9), China 4 (10).
- Pool C:
  - ~~Finland File:Flag of Finland.svg~~ 3–1 File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia
  - ~~Egypt File:Flag of Egypt.svg~~ 2–3 File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
    - Standings (after 10 matches): Russia 26 points, United States 20, Finland 9, Egypt 5.
- Pool D: Poland File:Flag of Poland.svg 0–3 File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba
  - Standings: Cuba 21 points (9 matches), File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany 19 (10), Poland 15 (9), File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina 2 (10)
Men's European League, Week 5: (teams in bold advance to the Final Four, teams in ~~strike~~ are eliminated)
- Pool A:
  - ~~Slovakia File:Flag of Slovakia.svg~~ 1–3 File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania
  - Great Britain File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 0–3 File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain
    - Standings (after 9 matches): Romania 16 points, Spain 15, Great Britain 12, Slovakia 11.
- Pool B:
  - ~~Greece File:Flag of Greece.svg~~ 1–3 File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal
  - ~~Austria File:Flag of Austria.svg~~ 3–1 File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey
    - Standings: Portugal 18 points (9 matches), Turkey 16 (10), Austria 12 (10), Greece 11 (9).
Women's European League, Week 5: (teams in bold advance to the Final Four, teams in ~~strike~~ are eliminated)
- Pool A: ~~Great Britain File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg~~ 0–3 File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia
  - Standings: File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria 15 points (8 matches), File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania 14 (10), Serbia 13 (7), Great Britain 9 (9).
- Pool B:
  - ~~Greece File:Flag of Greece.svg~~ 0–3 File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain
  - Israel File:Flag of Israel.svg 3–0 File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey (technical win)
    - The matches between Israel and Turkey were cancelled due to political tension between the countries. The results were set as 3–0 for the home teams.
    - Standings: Turkey 13 points (8 matches), Spain 12 (7), Israel 12 (8), Greece 8 (7).
Asian Women's Club Championship in Gresik, Indonesia:
- Semifinals:
  - JT Marvelous Japan 1–3 Kazakhstan Zhetysu Almaty
  - Federbrau Thailand 3–0 China Tianjin Bridgestone

July 2, 2010 (Friday)

Auto racing

Nationwide Series:
- Subway Jalapeño 250 in Daytona Beach, Florida: (1) North Carolina Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Chevrolet; Richard Childress Racing) (2) Connecticut Joey Logano (Toyota; Joe Gibbs Racing) (3) Mississippi Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing)
  - Drivers' championship standings (after 17 of 35 races): (1) Michigan Brad Keselowski (Dodge; Penske Racing) 2806 points (2) Missouri Carl Edwards (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) 2529 (3) Illinois Justin Allgaier (Dodge; Penske Racing) 2318

Basketball

FIBA Under-17 World Championship in Hamburg, Germany:
- Group A:
- Group B:

Football (soccer)

FIFA World Cup in South Africa:
- Quarter-finals:
  - In Port Elizabeth: Netherlands File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg 2–1 File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
    - The Netherlands rally from a goal down with two goals by Wesley Sneijder to reach the top four for the fourth time, while Brazil is eliminated in the quarter-finals for the second successive time.
  - In Johannesburg: Uruguay File:Flag of Uruguay.svg 1–1 (4–2 pen.) File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana
    - After Ghana's Asamoah Gyan misses a penalty kick in the last minute of extra time, Uruguayan goalkeeper Fernando Muslera saves two kicks from John Mensah and Dominic Adiyiah in the penalty shootout, to put his team into the semi-finals for the first time since 1970.

Ice hockey

IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship in Karlstad, Sweden:
- Quarter-finals:
  - Finland File:Flag of Finland.svg 8–10 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
  - Czech Republic File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 7–2 File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia
  - United States File:Flag of the United States.svg 9–0 File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia
  - Sweden File:Flag of Sweden.svg 6–4 File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany

Tennis

Grand Slams:
- Wimbledon Championships in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom:
  - Men's singles, semi-finals:
    - Rafael Nadal (ESP) [2] def. Andy Murray (GBR) [4] 6–4, 7–6(6), 6–4
      - Nadal advances to his second straight Grand Slam final, his fourth at Wimbledon, and tenth in total.
    - Tomáš Berdych (CZE) [12] def. Novak Djokovic (SRB) [3] 6–3, 7–6(9), 6–3
      - Berdych advances to his first Grand Slam final.

Volleyball

FIVB World League, Week 5: (teams in ~~strike~~ are eliminated)
- Pool B:
  - ~~China File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg~~ 0–3 File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
  - Serbia File:Flag of Serbia.svg 3–1 ~~File:Flag of France.svg France~~
    - Standings (after 9 matches): Serbia 23 points, Italy 21, France 6, China 4.
- Pool C:
  - ~~Finland File:Flag of Finland.svg~~ 0–3 File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia
  - ~~Egypt File:Flag of Egypt.svg~~ 2–3 File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
    - Standings (after 9 matches): Russia 26 points, United States 18, Finland 6, Egypt 4.
Men's European League, Week 5: (teams in bold advance to the Final Four, teams in ~~strike~~ are eliminated)
- Pool B: ~~Austria File:Flag of Austria.svg~~ 0–3 File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey
  - Standings: File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal 16 points (8 matches), Turkey 15 (9), File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece 10 (8), Austria 10 (9).
Women's European League, Week 5: (teams in bold advance to the Final Four, teams in ~~strike~~ are eliminated)
- Pool A: Bulgaria File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg 3–1 File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania
  - Standings: Bulgaria 15 points (8 matches), Romania 14 (10), File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia 11 (6), ~~File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain~~ 8 (8).
- Pool B: Israel File:Flag of Israel.svg 3–0 File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey (technical win)
  - The matches between Israel and Turkey were cancelled due to political tension between the countries. The results were set as 3–0 for the home teams.
  - Standings: Turkey 12 points (7 matches), File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain 10 (6), Israel 10 (7), File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece 7 (6).
Asian Women's Club Championship in Gresik, Indonesia:
- Quarterfinals:
  - JT Marvelous Japan 3–0 Vietnam VTV Binh Dien Long An
  - Federbrau Thailand 3–0 Iran Zob Ahan Isfahan
  - Sobaeksu North Korea 2–3 China Tianjin Bridgestone
  - Zhetysu Almaty Kazakhstan 3–1 File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei

July 1, 2010 (Thursday)

Baseball

The Arizona Diamondbacks fire General Manager Josh Byrnes and manager A. J. Hinch, with Kirk Gibson replacing Hinch. (CBS News)

Cricket

ICC World Cricket League Division One in the Netherlands:
- File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 257/7 (50 overs); File:Flag of Afghanistan (2004–2013).svg Afghanistan 258/4 (48.4 overs) in Voorburg. Afghanistan win by 6 wickets.
- File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 163 (45.3 overs); File:Cricket Ireland flag.svg Ireland 164/3 (39.5 overs) in Rotterdam. Ireland win by 7 wickets.
- File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 234/6 (50 overs); File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 235/9 (49.5 overs) in Amstelveen. Scotland win by 1 wicket.

Football (soccer)

UEFA Europa League First qualifying round, first leg:
- UE Santa Coloma Andorra 0–3 Montenegro Mogren
- Olimpija Slovenia 0–2 Bosnia and Herzegovina Široki Brijeg
- Anorthosis Cyprus 3–0 Armenia Banants
- Olimpia Moldova 0–0 Azerbaijan Khazar
- Šibenik Croatia 0–0 Malta Sliema Wanderers
- Tobol Kazakhstan 1–2 Bosnia and Herzegovina Zrinjski
- Ulisses Armenia 0–0 Israel Bnei Yehuda
- Rabotnički North Macedonia 5–0 Andorra Lusitanos
- KF Tirana Albania 0–0 Hungary Zalaegerszeg
- Zestafoni Georgia (country) 5–0 San Marino Faetano
- NSÍ Runavík Faroe Islands 0–2 Sweden Gefle
- Torpedo Zhodino Belarus 3–0 Iceland Fylkir
- Randers Denmark 6–1 Luxembourg F91 Dudelange
- Portadown Northern Ireland 1–1 Latvia Skonto
- TPS Finland 3–1 Wales Port Talbot Town
- KR Reykjavík Iceland 3–0 Northern Ireland Glentoran
- Grevenmacher Luxembourg 3–3 Republic of Ireland Dundalk
- Kalmar FF Sweden 1–0 Faroe Islands EB/Streymur
- Llanelli Wales 2–2 Lithuania Tauras Tauragė
- Narva Trans Estonia 0–2 Finland MYPA
- Zeta Montenegro 1–1 Moldova Dacia
- Laçi Albania 1–1 Belarus Dnepr Mogilev
- Shakhter Karaganda Kazakhstan 1–2 Poland Ruch Chorzów
- Dinamo Tbilisi Georgia (country) 2–1 Estonia Flora
- Nitra Slovakia 2–2 Hungary Győri ETO
- Qarabağ Azerbaijan 4–1 North Macedonia Metalurg Skopje

Tennis

Grand Slams:
- Wimbledon Championships in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom:
  - Women's singles, semi-finals:
    - Serena Williams (USA) [1] def. Petra Kvitová (CZE) 7–6(5), 6–2
      - Williams advances to her sixth Wimbledon singles final, and the 16th Grand Slam singles final of her career.
    - Vera Zvonareva (RUS) [21] def. Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) 6–3, 3–6, 6–2
      - Zvonareva advances to her first Grand Slam singles final.

Volleyball

FIVB World League, Week 5: (teams in bold advance to final round)
- Pool D: Germany File:Flag of Germany.svg 3–1 File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina
  - Standings: Germany 19 points (10 matches), File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba 18 (8), File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland 15 (8), Argentina 2 (10).
Women's European League, Week 5: (teams in ~~strike~~ are eliminated)
- Pool A: Bulgaria File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg 3–0 File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania
  - Standings: Bulgaria 13 points (7 matches), Romania 13 (9), File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia 11 (6), ~~File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain~~ 8 (8).

References

↑ 2010-11-10 Athletes Currently Suspended. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-12-28.

[1] 2010-11-10 Athletes Currently Suspended. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-12-28.

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