* At the 19th European Athletics Championship in Gothenburg, Sweden (through August 13):
- Inga Abitova knocked more than a minute from her personal best to win gold in the 10,000m race in 30m 31.42s. Her teammate Lidiya Grigoryeva took bronze in 30m 32.72s, and Susanne Wigene (Norway) won silver in 30m 32.36s.
* At the $2,450,000 Rogers Masters ATP tennis tournament in Toronto, Canada (through August 13):
Singles:
- Mikhail Yuzhny advanced to the second round, beating Greg Rusedski (UK) 6-4, 6-2
* At the $600,000 JPMorgan Chase Open WTA tennis tournament in Los Angeles, U.S. (through August 13):
Singles:
- Yelena Vesnina advanced to the second round after compatriot Vasilisa Bardina retired in the second set due to injury
- Anastasiya Rodionova beat Melinda Czink (Hungary) 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 in the first round
- Top-seed Maria Sharapova, Yelena Dementyeva (3), and Dinara Fafina (5) will start in the second round after receiving a first-round bye
Doubles:
- Maria Kirilenko and Ana Ivanovic (Serbia and Montenegro) advanced to the second round, beating Liezel Huber (South Africa) and Sania Mirza (India) 7-6, 6-2
* At the $145,000 Nordic Light Open WTA tennis tournament in Stockholm, Sweden (through August 13):
- Yekaterina Bychkova failed to advance to the second round, losing to Urszula Radwanska (Poland) 2-6, 2-6
