July 2008 in Sports
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- Cycling:
- Tour de France - Stage 21 (Étampes > Paris Champs-Élysées):
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Óscar Freire
- Carlos Sastre
is 58 seconds later in the General Classification, taking second place for the second year in succession. Bernhard Kohl
finishes in 3rd place.
- Óscar Freire wins the points (green jersey) competition.
- Bernhard Kohl wins the King of the Mountain (polka dot jersey) competition, 48 points clear of Sastre.
- Andy Schleck
wins the youth (white jersey) competition. www.letour.fr
- Carlos Sastre
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- Tour de France - Stage 21 (Étampes > Paris Champs-Élysées):
- Auto racing:
- Golf:
- Beach soccer:
- 2008 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup:
- 2008 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Final in Marseilles, France
- Brazil
5–3
Italy
- Brazil beat Italy in the Plage du Prado to win the World Cup for the third time in a row. This was the first occasion that the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup has been held outside of Brazil.
- Brazil
- 2008 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Final in Marseilles, France
- 2008 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup:
- Cycling:
- Tour de France - Stage 20 (Cérilly > Saint-Amand-Montrond) (Time trial):
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Fabian Cancellara Template:(3)
- Cadel Evans
- Cadel Evans
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- Tour de France - Stage 20 (Cérilly > Saint-Amand-Montrond) (Time trial):
- Rugby union:
- Tri Nations Series:
- Australia
New Zealand at Sydney
- In the Bledisloe Cup opener, the Wallabies score a decisive win over the All Blacks to take pole position in the series.
- Australia
- Tri Nations Series:
- Cycling:
- Tour de France - Stage 19 (Roanne > Montluçon):
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Sylvain Chavanel Template:(2)
- The top ten positions in the General Classification remain unchanged.
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- Tour de France - Stage 19 (Roanne > Montluçon):
- Cycling:
- Tour de France - Stage 18 (Le Bourg-d'Oisans > Saint-Étienne):
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- All the leaders finish together in the peloton, so Carlos Sastre
- All the leaders finish together in the peloton, so Carlos Sastre
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- Tour de France - Stage 18 (Le Bourg-d'Oisans > Saint-Étienne):
- Cycling:
- Tour de France - Stage 17 (Embrun > Alpe d'Huez):
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- Sastre takes the yellow jersey with a 1'24" lead over Fränk Schleck
- Sastre takes the yellow jersey with a 1'24" lead over Fränk Schleck
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- Tour de France - Stage 17 (Embrun > Alpe d'Huez):
- Cycling:
- Tour de France - Stage 16 (Cuneo
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- Fränk Schleck
- Fränk Schleck
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- Tour de France - Stage 16 (Cuneo
- American football
- The New York Giants trade tight end Jeremy Shockey to the New Orleans Saints for two draft picks. (AP via Yahoo)
- Cricket
- South Africa in England:
- 2nd Test at Headingley, Leeds:
South Africa 522 (176.2 ov) & 9/0 (1.1 ov) beat
England 203 (52.3 ov) & 327 (107 ov) by 10 wickets.
- South Africa lead 4-match series 1–0
- 2nd Test at Headingley, Leeds:
- South Africa in England:
- American football:
- The Miami Dolphins trade six-time Pro Bowl defensive end Jason Taylor to the Washington Redskins for two draft picks (NFL.com)
- Basketball:
- World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men in Athens, Greece - 3rd place playoff:
- Germany
Puerto Rico
- Germany qualifies for the Olympic tournament for the first time since 1992.
- Germany
- World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men in Athens, Greece - 3rd place playoff:
- Cycling:
- Tour de France - Stage 15 (Embrun > Prato Nevoso
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Danny Pate
- Fränk Schleck
- Four-stage winner Mark Cavendish
withdraws before the start of the stage, citing fatigue and the need to prepare for the Beijing Olympics, while 2006 Tour de France winner Óscar Pereiro
- Fränk Schleck
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- Tour de France - Stage 15 (Embrun > Prato Nevoso
- Golf:
- PGA Tour and European Tour:
- The Open Championship in Southport, England
- Defending champion Pádraig Harrington
shakes off a wrist injury to shoot a 1-under par 69 to finish at 283 (+3), giving him a four-stroke victory over Ian Poulter
- Defending champion Pádraig Harrington
- The Open Championship in Southport, England
- PGA Tour:
- U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee in Brown Deer, Wisconsin
- Richard S. Johnson
becomes the seventh golfer to record his first career PGA Tour win this season, winning by one shot over Ken Duke
- Richard S. Johnson
- U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee in Brown Deer, Wisconsin
- LPGA Tour:
- State Farm Classic in Springfield, Illinois
- Ji Young Oh
wins her first career LPGA event, defeating Yani Tseng
on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
- Ji Young Oh
- State Farm Classic in Springfield, Illinois
- PGA Tour and European Tour:
- Tennis:
- ATP Tour:
- Final: Albert Montanes
- Final: Gilles Simon
6-4, 6-4
- Final: Juan Martin del Potro
beat Jurgen Melzer
- Croatia Open Umag in Umag, Croatia:
- Final: Fernando Verdasco
- Final: Albert Montanes
- WTA Tour:
- Final: Aleksandra Wozniak
beat Marion Bartoli
- Final: Pauline Parmentier
6–4, 6–4
- Final: Aleksandra Wozniak
- ATP Tour:
- Basketball:
- World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men in Athens, Greece - Semifinals:
- Greece
88–63
- Croatia
76–70
- Greece and Croatia qualify to the Olympic tournament. Puerto Rico and Germany will contest the last qualifying spot on Sunday.
- Greece
- World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men in Athens, Greece - Semifinals:
- Cycling:
- Tour de France - Stage 14 (Nîmes > Digne-les-Bains):
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- Cadel Evans
- Cadel Evans
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- Tour de France - Stage 14 (Nîmes > Digne-les-Bains):
- Rugby union:
- Tri Nations Series:
- Australia
- Australia
- Tri Nations Series:
- Basketball:
- World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men in Athens, Greece - Quarterfinals:
- Greece
- Germany
- Puerto Rico
Slovenia
- Croatia
- Greece
- World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men in Athens, Greece - Quarterfinals:
- Cycling:
- Tour de France - Stage 13 (Narbonne > Nîmes):
- Template:(1) Mark Cavendish
- Cavendish wins his fourth stage of this Tour. Cadel Evans
- Cavendish wins his fourth stage of this Tour. Cadel Evans
- Template:(1) Mark Cavendish
- Tour de France - Stage 13 (Narbonne > Nîmes):
- Cycling:
- Tour de France - Stage 12 (Lavelanet > Narbonne):
- Template:(1) Mark Cavendish
- Mark Cavendish becomes the first British cyclist ever to win three stages of the same Tour de France.
- Cadel Evans
- Following the expulsion of Riccardo Riccò from the race after he tested positive for EPO, his Saunier Duval-Scott team withdraws from the Tour before the start of Stage 12.[1]
- Template:(1) Mark Cavendish
- Tour de France - Stage 12 (Lavelanet > Narbonne):
- Cycling:
- Tour de France - Stage 11 (Lannemezan > Foix):
- Template:(1) Kurt-Asle Arvesen
Template:(2) Martin Elmiger
- Cadel Evans
- Cadel Evans
- Template:(1) Kurt-Asle Arvesen
- Tour de France - Stage 11 (Lannemezan > Foix):
- Basketball:
- World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men in Athens, Greece:
- Group A: Greece
- Group B: Germany
- Group C: Canada
- Canada overturns 12-pts deficit in the last 3 minutes to secure its place in the quarter-finals.
- Group D: Croatia
- Group A: Greece
- World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men in Athens, Greece:
- Baseball:
- MLB All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York:
- American League 4, National League 3, 15 innings.
- A base hit by Texas' Michael Young ends the longest All-Star Game in time (4 hours and 50 minutes) and tied for longest game innings played (with the 1967 game in Anaheim, California) and gives the AL home field advantage for the sixth straight year in the 2008 World Series.
- American League 4, National League 3, 15 innings.
- MLB All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York:
- Basketball:
- World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men in Athens, Greece
- Group A: Brazil
Lebanon
- Group B: Germany
Cape Verde
- Group C: Slovenia
- Group D: Puerto Rico
Cameroon
- Greece, Brazil, Germany, New Zealand, Slovenia, Croatia and Puerto Rico qualify to the quarterfinals. The last spot will be contested on Wednesday between Canada and Korea.
- Group A: Brazil
- World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men in Athens, Greece
- Cycling:
- Tour de France - Stage 10 (Pau > Hautacam):
- Template:(1) Leonardo Piepoli
- Cadel Evans
- Cadel Evans
- Template:(1) Leonardo Piepoli
- Tour de France - Stage 10 (Pau > Hautacam):
- Basketball:
- World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men in Athens, Greece
- Group A: Greece
- Group B: New Zealand
- Group C: Slovenia
- Group D: Croatia
- Group A: Greece
- World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men in Athens, Greece
- Auto racing:
- Cycling:
- Tour de France - Stage 9 (Toulouse > Bagneres-de-Bigorre):
- Template:(1) Riccardo Riccò
- Kim Kirchen
- Kim Kirchen
- Template:(1) Riccardo Riccò
- Tour de France - Stage 9 (Toulouse > Bagneres-de-Bigorre):
- Cycling:
- Tour de France - Stage 8 (Figeac > Toulouse):
- Template:(1) Mark Cavendish
- The last stage before the Tour enters the Pyrenees ends in a mass sprint, with Kim Kirchen
- Template:(1) Mark Cavendish
- Tour de France - Stage 8 (Figeac > Toulouse):
- Rugby union:
- Tri Nations Series:
- New Zealand
- The Springboks defeat the All Blacks two tries to one to break an historic 30 match-unbeaten home record for the All Blacks. It marks the Boks' first win in New Zealand in ten years, and will also return the rugby world champions to the top spot in the IRB World Rankings, which they had lost to the All Blacks last week.
- New Zealand
- Tri Nations Series:
- Cycling:
- Tour de France - Stage 7 (Brioude > Aurillac):
- Template:(1) Luis León Sánchez
- Kim Kirchen
- At stage's end, news broke of a failed drugs test by Spanish rider Manuel Beltrán. He was ejected from the tour.
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- Tour de France - Stage 7 (Brioude > Aurillac):
- Cycling:
- Tour de France - Stage 6 (Aigurande > Super-Besse Sancy):
- Template:(1) Riccardo Riccò
- The first mountain stage of the Tour, an intermediate climbing stage in the Massif Central, sees Kim Kirchen
- The first mountain stage of the Tour, an intermediate climbing stage in the Massif Central, sees Kim Kirchen
- Template:(1) Riccardo Riccò
- Tour de France - Stage 6 (Aigurande > Super-Besse Sancy):
- Cycling:
- Tour de France - Stage 4, ITT (Cholet):
- Template:(1) Stefan Schumacher
- The first time trial of the Tour causes the expected shakeup in the general classification, with the top five finishers in the stage taking over the top five places, in the same order, in the GC. Schumacher becomes the third different rider in four days to don the yellow jersey.
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- Tour de France - Stage 4, ITT (Cholet):
- Basketball:
- Former Los Angeles Clippers swingman and free agent Corey Maggette signs with the Golden State Warriors.
- Auto racing:
- Formula One:
- FIA GT Championship:
- Oschersleben 2 Hours, at Motorsport Arena Oschersleben, Oschersleben, Germany:
- Template:(1) Karl Wendlinger
- Template:(1) Karl Wendlinger
- Oschersleben 2 Hours, at Motorsport Arena Oschersleben, Oschersleben, Germany:
- IRL:
- V8 Supercar:
- Baseball:
- The Cleveland Indians trade three-time All-Star pitcher CC Sabathia to the Milwaukee Brewers for four minor leaguers. (Yahoo Sports)
- Seven players from the Chicago Cubs and Boston Red Sox are named to the rosters for next week's 2008 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
- Cricket:
- Asia Cup - Final:
- Australia in the West Indies:
- 5th ODI at Basseterre:
West Indies 172 (39.5 ov) by 169 runs
- 5th ODI at Basseterre:
- Tennis:
- 2008 Wimbledon Championships - Gentlemen's Singles Final:
- 2008 Wimbledon Championships - Gentlemen's Singles Final:
- Tennis:
- 2008 Wimbledon Championships - Ladies' Singles Final:
- 2008 Wimbledon Championships - Ladies' Singles Final:
- Cricket:
- Australia in the West Indies:
- 4th ODI at Basseterre:
- 4th ODI at Basseterre:
- Asia Cup - Super Fours:
Pakistan 116/0 (19.4 overs) beat
Bangladesh 115/10 (38.2 overs) by 10 wickets (with 182 balls remaining).
- India and Sri Lanka reach the final
- Australia in the West Indies:
- Cricket:
- Asia Cup - Super Fours:
- Tri-Series in Scotland:
Scotland 101 (33.2 ov) by 8 wickets
- Basketball:
- Clay Bennett and the city of Seattle announce a settlement in the city's lawsuit that attempted to keep the NBA's Seattle SuperSonics in the city. Bennett agrees to pay the city $45 million immediately, with an additional $30 million possible if other conditions are met. The team is now free to move to Oklahoma City for the 2008-09 season, while the Sonics' name and colors will remain with Seattle, and the Sonics' history will be shared between the Oklahoma City team and any future Seattle team. (ESPN)
- Cricket:
- Associates Tri-Series in Scotland:
- 1st ODI:
Ireland 112 (28.4 ov) by 290 runs
- New Zealand's 290 run win over Ireland is a new world record for the biggest margin of victory by runs. The previous world record was India's 257 run drubbing of Bermuda in the 2007 Cricket World Cup.
- 1st ODI:
- Bermuda in Canada:
- Associates Tri-Series in Scotland:
