August 2009 in sports explained
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Deaths in August
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Current sporting seasons
Baseball 2009
- National teams competitions:
- International clubs competitions:
- Domestic (national) competitions:
- European Tour
- PGA Tour
- LPGA Tour
- Champions Tour
Days of the month
August 31, 2009 (Monday)
- Women's Euro in Finland: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals)
- Group C:
- 0–2
- 1–1
- Standings: Sweden 7 points, Italy 6, England 4, Russia 0.
- Nehru Cup Final in New Delhi:
August 30, 2009 (Sunday)
Baseball
- Americas Championship in San Juan, Puerto Rico: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals)
- Group A:
- 54–49
- 90–70
- Standings: Puerto Rico 8 points, Uruguay 7, Canada 6, Mexico 5, Virgin Islands 4.
- Group B:
- 84–64
- 89–87(OT)
- Standings: Brazil 8 points, Argentina, Dominican Republic 6, Panama, Venezuela 5.
- EuroBasket qualification additional qualifying round, final series second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)
- 92–54 (66–70) . France win 158–124 on aggregate.
- 1st ODI in Amstelveen:
- 188 (47 ov); 180 (49.5 ov). Netherlands win by 8 runs, Netherlands lead the 2-match series 1–0.
- Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship in Amstelveen, Netherlands:
- Fifth to eighth place classification:
- 5–4
- 7–0
- Standings: Belgium 9 points, France 6, Austria 3, Poland 0.
- Third and fourth place:
- Final:
- 5–3
- England win the title for the first time.
- Women's Euro in Finland: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals)
- Group B:
- 1–0
- 1–1
- Standings: Germany 9 points, France, Norway 4, Iceland 0.
- CAF Champions League group stage, round 4:
August 29, 2009 (Saturday)
- Americas Championship in San Juan, Puerto Rico: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals)
- Group A:
- 80–63
- 69–71
- Standings: Puerto Rico 6 points (3 games), Uruguay, Canada 5 (3), Mexico 4 (3), Virgin Islands 4 (4).
- Group B:
- 78–73
- 55–80
- Standings: Brazil 6 points (3 matches), Dominican Republic 5 (3), Venezuela 5 (4), Argentina, Panama 4 (3).
- 2nd Test in Colombo, day 4:
- 416 & 311/5d (Kumar Sangakkara 109); 234 & 182/6 (56.0 ov). New Zealand require another 312 runs with 4 wickets remaining.
- Women's Euro in Finland: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals)
- Group A:
- 0–1
- 1–2
- Standings: Finland, Netherlands 6 points, Denmark, Ukraine 3.
- CAF Champions League group stage, round 4:
- Nehru Cup in New Delhi:
- 0–1
- Standings: Syria 12 points (4 matches), India 6 (4), Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon 4 (4), Sri Lanka 3 (4).
- Syria and India advance to the final.
- 25–32 in Perth
- Standings after 4 matches: South Africa 17 points, 8, Australia 3.
August 28, 2009 (Friday)
- Weltklasse Zürich in Zürich, Switzerland: (GL indicates Golden League event, athletes in bold are in contention for the US$1 million jackpot)
- Americas Championship in San Juan, Puerto Rico: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals)
- Group A:
- 67–87
- 54–71
- Standings: Puerto Rico 6 points (3 games), Canada 4 (2), Uruguay 3 (2), Virgin Islands 3 (3), Mexico 2 (2)
- Group B:
- 67–76
- 71–80
- Standings: Brazil 6 points (3 matches), Venezuela 4 (3), Dominican Republic, Panama 3 (2), Argentina 2 (2).
- Women's Euro in Finland: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals)
- Group C:
- 0–2
- 3–2
- Standings: Sweden 6 points, Italy, England 3, Russia 0.
- UEFA Super Cup in Monaco:
- Nehru Cup in New Delhi:
- 1–4
- Standings: Syria 9 points (3 matches), India 6 (3), Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon 4 (4), Sri Lanka 3 (4).
- Syria and India advance to the final.
August 27, 2009 (Thursday)
- Americas Championship in San Juan, Puerto Rico: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals)
- Group A:
- 95–40
- 85–74
- Standings: Puerto Rico 4 points (2 games), Canada, Uruguay 2 (1), Virgin Islands, Mexico 2 (2)
- Group B:
- 87–100
- 87–67
- Standings: Brazil 4 points (2 games), Dominican Republic, Venezuela 3 (2), Panama, Argentina 1 (1).
- EuroBasket qualification additional qualifying round, final series first leg:
- Only ODI in Belfast:
- 203/9 (50.0 ov); 113/9 (20.0/20 ov). England win by 2 runs (D/L method).
August 26, 2009 (Wednesday)
- v in Amstelveen, day 3:
- 181 & 132; 107 & 209/9 (89.3 ov; Edgar Schiferli 5/57). Afghanistan win by 1 wicket.
- Standings (2 matches unless stated otherwise): Scotland 29 points, Kenya, Afghanistan 23, Netherlands 15, Ireland 12, Zimbabwe XI 3 (1), Canada 3 (3).
- Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship in Amstelveen, Netherlands: (teams in bold advance to the semifinals)
- Pool A:
- 2–8
- 3–1
- Standings: England, Germany 7 points, Belgium 3, Austria 0.
- Pool B:
- 6–1
- 0–6
- Standings: Spain 9 points, Netherlands 6, France 3, Poland 0.
- Women's Euro in Finland: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals)
- Group A:
- 1–2
- 1–2
- Standings: Finland 6 points, Netherlands, Denmark 3, Ukraine 0.
- UEFA Champions League Play-off round, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses, the winners advance to the group stage, the losers go to Europa League group stage)
- Champions Path:
- Non-Champions Path:
- Copa Sudamericana First Stage, first leg:
- Copa Sudamericana First Stage, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)
- CONCACAF Champions League group stage, round 2:
- Group 1:
- Group 2:
- Group 3:
- Nehru Cup in New Delhi:
- 3–1
- Standings: Syria 6 points (2 matches), India 6 (3), Lebanon 4 (3), Sri Lanka 3 (3), Kyrgyzstan 1 (3).
- News:
- The Italian football system will be shaken up as Serie A will break away from the system to form a new league akin to England's Premier League for the 2010–11 campaign, citing higher television rights as the main reason.
August 25, 2009 (Tuesday)
- Oceanian Championship, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)
- 100–78 (77–84) . New Zealand win 177–162 on aggregate.
- v in Amstelveen, day 2:
- 181 & 132; 107 & 39/2 (18.0 ov). Afghanistan require another 168 runs with 8 wickets remaining.
- Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship in Amstelveen, Netherlands: (teams in bold advance to the semifinals)
- Pool A:
- 1–4
- 9–0
- Standings: Netherlands 9 points, England 6, Russia, Azerbaijan 1.
- Pool B:
- 1–4
- 4–0
- Standings: Germany 9 points, Spain 6, Scotland, Ireland 1.
- Women's Euro in Finland:
- UEFA Champions League Play-off round, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses, the winners advance to the group stage, the losers go to Europa League group stage)
- Champions Path:
- Non-Champions Path:
- UEFA Europa League play-off round, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses, the winners advance to the group stage)
- Copa Sudamericana First Stage, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)
- CONCACAF Champions League group stage, round 2:
- Nehru Cup in New Delhi:
- 1–1
- Standings: Syria 6 points (2 matches), Lebanon 4 (3), India, Sri Lanka 3 (2), Kyrgyzstan 1 (3).
August 24, 2009 (Monday)
- v in Amstelveen, day 1:
- 181; 107 (36.5 ov). Afghanistan trail by 74 runs after the 1st innings.
- Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship in Amstelveen, Netherlands:
- Pool A:
- 3–0
- 4–4
- Standings after 2 matches: Germany, England 4 points, Belgium 3, Austria 0.
- Pool B:
- 2–3
- 0–3
- Standings after 2 matches: Spain 6 points, Netherlands, France 3, Poland 0.
August 23, 2009 (Sunday)
Bai Xue 2:25:15 Yoshimi Ozaki 2:25:25 Aselefech Mergia 2:25:32
Brittney Reese 7.10 Tatyana Lebedeva 6.97 Karin Mey Melis 6.80
Andreas Thorkildsen 89.59 Guillermo Martinez 86.41 Yukifumi Murakami 82.97
Kenenisa Bekele 13:17.09 Bernard Lagat 13:17.33 James Kwalia C'Kurui 13:17.78
Maryam Yusuf Jamal 4:03.74 Lisa Dobriskey 4:03.75 Shannon Rowbury 4:04.18
Mbulaeni Mulaudzi 1:45.29 Alfred Kirwa Yego 1:45.35 Yusuf Saad Kamel 1:45.35
3:17.83 3:21.15 3:21.64
2:57.86 3:00.53 3:00.90
- Peak Antifreeze & Motor Oil Indy Grand Prix in Sonoma, California
- V8 Supercars
- 2nd ODI in Aberdeen:
- Match abandoned without a ball bowled. Ireland win the 2-match series 1–0.
- Western & Southern Financial Group Masters in Mason, Ohio, United States:
- Final: Roger Federer def. Novak Djokovic 6–1, 7–5
- Federer wins this tournament for the third time, for his fourth title of the year and 61st overall.
- WTA Tour
- FIVB World Grand Prix Final Round in Tokyo, Japan:
- 3–1
- 3–0
- 1–3
- Final standings: Brazil 10 points, Russia 9, Germany 7, Netherlands 7, China 6, Japan 6.
- Brazil win the title for the eighth time.
August 22, 2009 (Saturday)
Abel Kirui 2:06:54 (CR) Emmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai 2:07:48 Tsegay Kebede 2:08:35
Dwight Phillips 8.54 Godfrey Khotso Mokoena 8.47 Mitchell Watt 8.37
Steven Hooker 5.90 Romain Mesnil 5.85 Renaud Lavillenie 5.80
Anita Włodarczyk 77.96 WR Betty Heidler 77.12 NR Martina Hrašnová 74.79
Vivian Cheruiyot 14:57.97 Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet 14:58.33 Meseret Defar 14:58.41
42.06 42.29 42.87
37.31 CR 37.62 NR 38.02
- Usain Bolt completes a hat-trick of world titles, but this time without a world record.
- 2nd ODI in King City, Ontario:
- 63/3 (17.1/33 ov). No result, Canada lead 3-match series 1–0.
- 18–19 in Sydney
- Standings: South Africa 12 points (3 matches), New Zealand 8 (4), Australia 2 (3).
- FIVB World Grand Prix Final Round in Tokyo, Japan:
- 1–3
- 3–1
- 0–3
- Standings after 4 matches: Brazil 8 points, Russia 7, Netherlands 6, China, Germany, Japan 5.
August 21, 2009 (Friday)
Sergey Kirdyapkin 3:38:35 Trond Nymark 3:41:16 Jesus Angel Garcia 3:41:37
Yaroslav Rybakov 2.32 Kyriakos Ioannou 2.32 Sylwester Bednarek & Raul Spank 2.32
Dani Samuels 65.44 Yarelis Barrios 65.31 Nicoleta Grasu 65.20
Allyson Felix 22.02 Veronica Campbell Brown 22.35 Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie 22.41
LaShawn Merritt 44.06 Jeremy Wariner 44.60 Renny Quow 45.02
- 2nd ODI in King City, Ontario:
- Match abandoned without a ball bowled, and will be rescheduled for August 22.
(all United States) 136 (−8)
- FIVB World Grand Prix Final Round in Tokyo, Japan:
- 1–3
- 3–0
- 3–0
- Standings after 3 matches: Brazil 6 points, Russia, Netherlands 5, Japan, Germany 4, China 3.
August 20, 2009 (Thursday)
Blanka Vlašić 2.04 Anna Chicherova 2.02 Ariane Friedrich 2.02
Melaine Walker 52.42 CR Lashinda Demus 52.96 Josanne Lucas 53.20 NR
- Walker's time is the second fastest in history, just 0.08 off the world record.
- Men's 200 metres
Usain Bolt 19.19 WR Alonso Edward 19.81 AR Wallace Spearmon 19.85
Ryan Brathwaite 13.14 NR Terrence Trammell 13.15 David Payne 13.15
Trey Hardee 8790 points Leonel Suárez 8640 Aleksandr Pogorelov 8528
- EuroBasket qualification additional qualifying round
- Group A: 58–60
- Standings: Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovina 7 points, Portugal 4.
- Group B: 89–95
- Standings: France 7 points, Finland 6, Italy 5.
- Belgium and France advance to the final series.
- v in Aberdeen, day 4:
- No play due to rain. 202 and 303; 208 and 72/5. Match drawn.
- Standings: Scotland 29 points (2 matches), Kenya 23 (2), Ireland 12 (2), Afghanistan, Netherlands 9 (1), Zimbabwe XI 3 (1), Canada 3 (3).
(both United States) 67 (−3)
- FIVB World Grand Prix Final Round in Tokyo, Japan:
- 3–2
- 0–3
- 1–3
- Standings after 2 matches: Brazil, Netherlands 4 points, Russia, Germany 3, China, Japan 2.
August 19, 2009 (Wednesday)
Robert Harting 69.43 Piotr Małachowski 69.15 NR Gerd Kanter 66.88
Yusuf Saad Kamel 3:35.93 Deresse Mekonnen 3:36.01 Bernard Lagat 3:36.20
Brigitte Foster-Hylton 12.51 Priscilla Lopes-Schliep 12.54 Delloreen Ennis-London 12.55
Caster Semenya 1:55.45 Janeth Jepkosgei 1:57.90 Jennifer Meadows 1:57.93
- FIVB World Grand Prix Final Round in Tokyo, Japan:
August 18, 2009 (Tuesday)
Phillips Idowu 17.73 Nelson Évora 17.55 Alexis Copello 17.36
Steffi Nerius 67.30 Barbora Špotáková 66.42 Maria Abakumova 66.06
- Thirty-seven-year-old Nerius becomes the oldest world champion in history.
- Women's 400 metres
Sanya Richards 49.00 Shericka Williams 49.32 Antonina Krivoshapka 49.71
Ezekiel Kemboi 8:00.43 CR Richard Kipkemboi Mateelong 8:00.89 Bouabdellah Tahri 8:01.18 ER
Kerron Clement 47.91 Javier Culson 48.09 Bershawn Jackson 48.23
- XI v in Mutare, day 3:
- v in Aberdeen, day 2:
- 202 & 102/3 (40.0 ov); 208 (Qasim Sheikh 100). Ireland lead by 96 runs with 7 wickets remaining.
August 17, 2009 (Monday)
Primož Kozmus 80.84 Szymon Ziółkowski 79.30 Aleksey Zagornyi 78.09
Anna Rogowska 4.75 Chelsea Johnson & Monika Pyrek 4.65
Yargelis Savigne 14.95 Mabel Gay 14.61 Anna Pyatykh 14.58
Marta Domínguez 9:07.32 Yuliya Zarudneva 9:08.39 Milcah Chemos Cheywa 9:08.57
Kenenisa Bekele 26:46.31 CR Zersenay Tadese 26:50.12 Moses Ndiema Masai 26:57.39
- Semifinals, heat 1: (1) Shelly-Ann Fraser 10.79
- Semifinals, heat 2: (1) Carmelita Jeter 10.83
- Final: Fraser 10.73 Kerron Stewart 10.75 Jeter 10.90
- Fraser becomes the joint-third fastest woman in history and clocks the fastest time in more than 10 years.
- EuroBasket qualification additional qualifying round
(teams in bold advance to the final series)
- Group A: 102–79
- Standings: Bosnia & Herzegovina 7 points (4 games), Belgium 5 (3), 3 (3).
- Belgium will advance to the final series if they beat Portugal; otherwise Bosnia & Herzegovina advance.
- Group B: 77–73
- Standings: France 7 points (4 games), Italy, Finland 4 (3).
- v in King City, Ontario, day 4:
- 317 & 362/3d; 234 & 198 (65.3 ov). Kenya win by 247 runs.
- Kenya goes to the top of the standings with 23 points from 2 matches, ahead of Scotland with 20 points from one match.
- XI v in Mutare, day 2:
- XI 350 (Tatenda Taibu 172); 358/7 (110.0 ov, Noor Ali 130). Afghanistan lead by 8 runs with 3 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.
- v in Aberdeen, day 1:
- 202; 76/2 (27.0 ov). Scotland trail by 126 runs with 8 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.
August 16, 2009 (Sunday)
Olga Kaniskina 1:28:09 Olive Loughnane 1:28:58 Liu Hong 1:29:10
Valerie Vili 20.44 Nadine Kleinert 20.20 Gong Lijiao 19.89
Jessica Ennis 6731 points Jennifer Oeser 6493 Kamila Chudzik 6471
- Semifinals, heat 1: (1) Usain Bolt 9.89
- Semifinals, heat 2: (1) Tyson Gay 9.93
- Final: Bolt 9.58 WR Gay 9.71 NR Asafa Powell 9.84
- Bolt improves his own record by 0.11 second, the biggest improvement of the world record in 100 metres dash since the introduction of electronic measurement.
- Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open in Mason, Ohio, United States:
- 3rd Preliminary round: (teams in bold advance to the final round)
- Pool G in Hong Kong:
- Pool H in Mokpo, South Korea:
- Pool I in Bangkok, Thailand:
- Final standings: Brazil 18 points, Netherlands 17, China 16, Russia 15, Japan, Germany 14, Poland, Thailand 13, USA 12, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Korea 10.
August 15, 2009 (Saturday)
Valeriy Borchin 1:18:41 Wang Hao 1:19:06 Eder Sanchez 1:19:22
Linet Masai 30:51.24 Meselech Melkamu 30:51.34 Wude Ayalew 30:51.95
Christian Cantwell 22.03 Tomasz Majewski 21.91 Ralf Bartels 21.37
- CAF Champions League group stage, round 3:
- Women's Professional Soccer Playoffs First round in Germantown, Maryland:
- 3rd Preliminary round: (teams in bold advance to the final round)
- Pool G in Hong Kong:
- Pool H in Mokpo, South Korea:
- Pool I in Bangkok, Thailand:
- Standings after 8 matches: Brazil, Netherlands 16 points, China 14, Russia, Germany 13, Japan 12, Poland, USA, Thailand 11, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Korea 9.
August 14, 2009 (Friday)
- Group A: 73–61
- Standings: Bosnia & Herzegovina 6 points (3 games), 3 (2), Portugal 3 (3).
- Group B: 81–61
- Standings: France 6 points (3 games), Italy 4 (3), 2 (2).
- France advance to the final series.
- CAF Champions League group stage, round 3:
- 3rd Preliminary round: (teams in bold advance to the final round)
- Pool G in Hong Kong:
- Pool H in Mokpo, South Korea:
- Pool I in Bangkok, Thailand:
- Standings after 7 matches: Brazil, Netherlands 14 points, China 13, Germany 12, Russia 11, Japan, Thailand 10, Poland, USA 9, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Korea 8.
August 13, 2009 (Thursday)
August 12, 2009 (Wednesday)
- Asian Championship in Tianjin, China: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals)
- Group E:
- 85–71
- 79–99
- 66–82
- Standings: Iran 10 points, Korea 9, Philippines 8, Chinese Taipei 7, Japan 6, Kuwait 5.
- Group F:
- 91–45
- 56–105
- 89–83
- Standings: China 10 points, Jordan 9, Lebanon 8, Qatar 7, Kazakhstan 6, UAE 5.
- Only T20I in Colombo:
- 172/5 (20.0/20 ov); 120 (18.1/20 ov). Pakistan win by 52 runs.
- Group 3:
- 5–0
- Standings: Slovakia 15 points (6 matches), Northern Ireland 13 (7), Slovenia 11 (7).
- Group 4:
- 0–2
- Standings: Germany 19 points (7 matches), Russia 15 (6), Finland 10 (6).
- Group 6:
- 1–3
- Standings: England 21 points (7 matches), Croatia 14 (7), Ukraine 11 (6).
- Group 7:
- 0–1
- Standings: Serbia 18 points (7 matches), France 13 (6), Lithuania 9 (7).
- Group 9:
- 4–0
- Standings: Netherlands 21 points (7 matches), Macedonia, Scotland 7 (6), Norway 6 (4).
- 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF), matchday 6: (All times UTC)
- 2–1
- 1–0
- 4–0
- Standings: Costa Rica 12 points, Honduras, USA 10, Mexico 9, El Salvador, Trinidad & Tobago 5.
- Friendly internationals:
- 6–1
- 1–0
- 2–0
- 1–4
- 0–2
- 2–3
- 1–0
- 3–1
- 1–2
- 3–3
- 0–1
- 4–1
- 0–1
- 1–1
- 0–3
- 0–3
- 0–1
- 2–3
- 3–0
- 2–0
- 2–1
- 1–1
- 1–0
- 2–2
- 1–1
- 2–1
- 2–0
- 2–3
- 1–2
- 2–1
- 1–1
- 1–3
- 1–0
- 1–0
- 0–0
- 0–0
- 0–3
- Copa Sudamericana First Stage, first leg:
August 11, 2009 (Tuesday)
- African Championship in Libya: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals)
- Group E in Benghazi:
- 64–80
- 95–73
- 93–85
- Standings: Angola 12 points, Nigeria 11, Mali 10, Côte d'Ivoire 9, Libya 8, Egypt 7.
- Group F in Tripoli:
- 73–81
- 82–69
- 65–73
- Standings: Senegal, Tunisia 10 points, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Morocco, Rwanda 9.
- Asian Championship in Tianjin, China: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals)
- Group E:
- 88–78
- 51–78
- 70–72
- Standings: Iran, Korea 8 points, Philippines 6, Chinese Taipei, Japan 5, Kuwait 4.
- Group F:
- 56–84
- 68–71
- 74–60
- Standings: China, Jordan 8 points, Lebanon 6, Qatar, Kazakhstan 5, UAE 4.
- EuroBasket qualification additional qualifying round
- Group A: 64–58
- Standings: 4 points, Belgium 3, Portugal 2.
- Group B: 75–77
- Standings: 4 points, Italy 3, Finland 2.
- 2nd ODI in Bulawayo:
- 320/8 (50 ov, Shakib Al Hasan 104); 271 (46.1 ov). Bangladesh win by 49 runs, lead the 5-match series 2–0.
August 10, 2009 (Monday)
- African Championship in Libya: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals)
- Group E in Benghazi:
- 61–88
- 75–73
- 74–70
- Standings: Angola, Nigeria 10 points, Mali 8, Côte d'Ivoire, Libya 7, Egypt 6.
- Group F in Tripoli:
- 85–64
- 73–75
- 66–68
- Standings: Tunisia 9 points, Cameroon, Senegal, Morocco 8, Central African Republic, Rwanda 7.
- Asian Championship in Tianjin, China:
- Group E:
- 78–58
- 71–101
- 77–70
- Standings: Iran, Korea 6 points, Philippines 5, Chinese Taipei 4, Japan, Quwait 3.
- Group F:
- 80–98
- 82–59
- 63–73
- Standings: China, Jordan 6 points, Lebanon 5, Qatar 4, Kazakhstan, UAE 3.
August 9, 2009 (Sunday)
- African Championship in Libya:
- Group E in Benghazi:
- 71–58
- 91–58
- 77–87
- Standings: Angola, Nigeria 8 points, Mali 7, Côte d'Ivoire 6, Egypt, Libya 5.
- Group F in Tripoli:
- 54–80
- 72–59
- 76–75
- Standings: Senegal, Cameroon, Tunisia 7 points, Morocco, Rwanda 6, Central African Republic 5.
- 1st ODI in Bulawayo:
- 207 (47.5 ov); 211/2 (34.3 ov, Mohammad Ashraful 103). Bangladesh win by 8 wickets, lead 5-match series 1–0.
- 2nd Preliminary round: (teams in bold advance to the final round)
- Pool D in Miaoli, Chinese Taipei
- Pool E in Macau
- Pool F in Osaka, Japan
- Standings after 6 matches: Brazil, Netherlands 12 points, China 11, Germany 10, Japan, Russia 9, Poland, USA, Thailand 8, Puerto Rico, Korea, Dominican Republic 7.
August 8, 2009 (Saturday)
- Asian Championship in Tianjin, China: (teams in bold advance to the second round)
- Group A:
- 45–148
- 56–69
- Standings: Korea 6 points, Philippines 5, Japan 4, Sri Lanka 3.
- Group B:
- 78–102
- 46–94
- Standings: Iran 6 points, Chinese Taipei 5, Kuwait 4, Uzbekistan 3.
- Group C:
- 92–61
- 72–74
- Standings: China 6 points, Qatar 5, Kazakhstan 4, India 3.
- Group D:
- 67–79
- 36–123
- Standings: Jordan 6 points, Lebanon 5, UAE 4, Indonesia 3.
- EuroBasket qualification additional qualifying round
- Group A: 82–77
- Standings: Bosnia & Herzegovina 4 points (2 games), Belgium, Portugal 1(1).
- Group B: 82–72
- Standings: France 4 points (2 games), Italy, Finland 1(1).
- 4th Test in Leeds, day 2:
- European Championships in Paris:
- Men's singles:
- Víctor Montserrat Carlos Oviedo Eric Gordon Oliver Bertels
- Women's singles:
- Elisabet Consegal Yvonne Kortes Andrea Gordon Majella Haverty
- Men's doubles:
- Adam Neary / Joe Farrell Eric Gordon / Oliver Bertels Joseph Dillon / Sean Kene Arne Schmitz / Bernd Dröge
- Women's doubles:
- Antonia Neary Katie Kenny / Majella Haverty Yvonne Kortes / Andrea Gordon Daphne Wannee / Kathy Tritsmans /
- 29–17 in Cape Town
- Standings: South Africa 12 points (3 matches), 4 (3 matches), Australia 1 (2 matches)
- 2nd Preliminary round:
- Pool D in Miaoli, Chinese Taipei:
- Pool E in Macau:
- Pool F in Osaka, Japan:
- Standing after 5 matches: Brazil, China, Netherlands 10 points, Germany, Russia 8, Japan, USA, Thailand 7, Poland, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic 6, South Korea 5.
August 7, 2009 (Friday)
- African Championship in Libya: (teams in bold advance to the second round)
- Group A in Benghazi:
- 81–97
- 94–57
- Standings: Nigeria 6 points, Côte d'Ivoire 5, Libya 4, South Africa 3.
- Group B in Benghazi:
- 93–50
- 47–67
- Standings: Angola 6 points, Mali 5, Egypt 4, Mozambique 3.
- Group C in Tripoli:
- 65–67
- 61–113
- Standings: Senegal 6 points, Cameroon 5, Central African Republic 4, Congo 3.
- Group D in Tripoli:
- 83–86
- 57–74
- Standings: Tunisia, Morocco 5 points, Rwanda, Cape Verde 4.
- Asian Championship in Tianjin, China: (teams in bold advance to the second round)
- Group A:
- Group B:
- Group C:
- Group D:
- 4th ODI in Colombo:
- 321/5 (50 ov, Umar Akmal 102); 175 (36.1 ov). Pakistan win by 146 runs. Sri Lanka lead the 5-match series 3–1.
- 2nd Preliminary round:
- Pool D in Miaoli, Chinese Taipei:
- Pool E in Macau:
- Pool F in Osaka, Japan:
- Standing after 4 matches: Brazil, China, Netherlands 8 points, Russia 7, Germany, USA, Thailand 6, Poland, Japan, Dominican Republic 5, Puerto Rico, Korea 4.
August 6, 2009 (Thursday)
- UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round, second leg: (teams in bold advance to the Play-off Round, first leg result in parentheses)
- Copa Sudamericana First Stage, first leg:
August 5, 2009 (Wednesday)
- Group A: 56–62
- Group B: 77–80 (OT)
- UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round, second leg: (teams in bold advance to the Play-off Round, first leg result in parentheses)
- Champions path:
- Non-champions path:
- Copa Sudamericana First Stage, first leg:
- North American SuperLiga Final in Bridgeview, Illinois:
- Copa Chile Fourth round
August 4, 2009 (Tuesday)
- UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round, second leg: (teams in bold advance to the Play-off Round, first leg result in parentheses)
- Champions path:
- Non-champions path:
- UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round, second leg: (teams in bold advance to the Play-off Round, first leg result in parentheses)
- Copa Sudamericana First Stage, first leg:
August 3, 2009 (Monday)
- 3rd ODI in Dambulla:
- 288/8 (50 ov); 289/4 (46.3 ov, Mahela Jayawardene 123). Sri Lanka win by 6 wickets, and take an unassailable 3–0 lead in the 5-match series.
- European Championships in Paris:
- Men: (teams in bold advance to the semifinals)
- Group A:
- Ireland 3–0
- 3–0
- Ireland 2–1
- Standings: Ireland 2–0, Netherlands 1–1, Belgium 0–2.
- Group B:
- 3–0
- 3–0
- 3–0
- 3–0
- 2–1
- 1–2
- Standings: Catalonia 3–0, Germany 2–1, Italy 1–2, France 0–3.
- Women:
August 2, 2009 (Sunday)
- Only T20I in Basseterre, St Kitts:
- 118/9 (20/20 ov); 119/5 (16.5/20 ov). West Indies win by 5 wickets.
- This is Bangladesh only loss of the tour.
(both United States),
Hee-Won Han &
Ai Miyazato 289 (+1)
- Matthew becomes the first Scot ever to win a women's major.
- Senior majors
Liam Tancock 24.04 WR Junya Koga 24.24 Gerhard Zandberg 24.34
Yuliya Yefimova 30.09 WR Rebecca Soni 30.11 Sarah Katsoulis 30.16
- Men's 400m individual medley
Ryan Lochte 4:07.01 Tyler Clary 4:07.31 László Cseh 4:07.37
Britta Steffen 23.73 WR Therese Alshammar 23.88 Cate Campbell & Marleen Veldhuis 23.99
Oussama Mellouli 14:37.28 Ryan Cochrane 14:41.38 Sun Yang 14:46.84
- Women's 400m individual medley
Katinka Hosszú 4:30.31 Kirsty Coventry 4:32.12 Stephanie Rice 4:32.29
- Men's 4 × 100 m medley relay
(Aaron Peirsol 52.19 CR, Eric Shanteau, Michael Phelps, David Walters) 3:27.28 WR (Helge Meeuw 52.27 ER, Hendrik Feldwehr, Benjamin Starke, Paul Biedermann) 3:28.58 (Ashley Delaney, Brenton Rickard, Andrew Lauterstein, Matt Targett) 3:28.64
- The world championships conclude with a total of 43 world records, the most in any swimming event in history.
- 1st Preliminary round:
- Pool A in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil:
- Pool B in Kielce, Poland:
- Pool C in Ningbo, China:
- Standings after 3 matches: Brazil, China, Netherlands 6 points, Russia, Germany, Thailand 5, Poland, Dominican Republic, USA 4, Puerto Rico, Japan, Korea 3.
August 1, 2009 (Saturday)
- 2nd ODI in Dambulla:
- 168 (47 ov); 169/4 (43.4 ov). Sri Lanka win by 6 wickets. Sri Lanka lead the 5-match series 2–0
- CAF Champions League group stage, matchday 2:
- 31–19 in Durban
- Morné Steyn scores all of the Springboks' points, breaking the record of former All Black Andrew Mehrtens for most individual points in a Tri Nations match. Also, the Boks' John Smit makes his 60th appearance as a Test captain, giving him sole possession of the all-time lead.
- Standings: South Africa 8 points (2 matches), New Zealand 4 (3 matches), 1 (1 match).
Marieke Guehrer 25.48 Zhou Yafei 25.57 Ingvild Snildal 25.58
César Cielo Filho 21.08 CR AM Frédérick Bousquet 21.21 Amaury Leveaux 21.25
Kirsty Coventry 2:04.81 WR Anastasia Zuyeva 2:04.94 Elisabeth Beisel 2:06.39
Michael Phelps 49.82 WR Milorad Čavić 49.95 Rafael Muñoz 50.41
Lotte Friis 8:15.92 CR Joanne Jackson 8:16.66 Alessia Filippi 8:17.21
- Women's 4 × 100 m medley relay
(Zhao Jing, Chen Huijia, Jiao Liuyang, Li Zhesi) 3:52.19 WR (Emily Seebohm, Sarah Katsoulis, Jessicah Schipper, Lisbeth Trickett) 3:52.58 (Daniela Samulski, Sarah Poewe, Annika Mehlhorn, Britta Steffen) 3:55.79 ER
- Men's 50m backstroke semifinals
(1) Liam Tancock 24.08 WR
- Women's 50m breaststroke semifinals
(1) Sarah Katsoulis 30.33
- Women's 50m freestyle semifinals
(1) Cate Campbell 24.08
- 1st Preliminary round:
- Pool A in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil:
- Pool B in Kielce, Poland:
- Pool C in Ningbo, China:
- 2–3
- 3–0
- China, Brazil, Netherlands, Russia and Thailand all win their two opening matches.
- Bronze Medal Match: 8–6
- Gold Medal Match: 7–7 (Pen 7–6)