* At the 19th European Athletics Championship in Gothenburg, Sweden (through August 13):
- Tatyana Lysenko won gold in the women's hammer throw with 76.67 meters. Her teammate Gulfiya Khanafeyeva took silver with 74.50m and Kamila Skolimowska (Poland) finished third with 72.58m
- Andrei Yepishin established a national record of 10.1s to win silver in the 100m men's sprint. Francis Obikwelu (Portugal) won gold in 9.99s and Matic Osovnikar (Slovenia) finished third in 10.14s
- Valery Borchin won silver in the 20km men's walk in 1h20m 00s. Francisco Javier Fernandez (Spain) won gold in 1h19m09s and Joao Vieira (Portugal) took bronze in 1h20m09s
- Russia is in first place in the unofficial team standings after Day 2 with two golds, three silvers and one bronze, followed by Germany (2/0/1) and Spain (1/1/1)
* At the $2,450,000 Rogers Masters ATP tennis tournament in Toronto, Canada (through August 13):
Singles:
- Dmitry Tursunov advanced to the second round, beating Daniele Bracciali (Italy) 4-6, 6-1, 6-4
- No.6-seed Nikolai Davydenko failed to advance to the second round, losing to unseeded Xavier Malisse (Belgium) 3-6, 5-7
- Marat Safin lost to seventh-seeded Tommy Robredo (Spain) 7-5, 5-7, 4-6 in the first round
- Teimuraz Gabashvili lost to No.14-seed Jarkko Nieminen (Finland) 4-6, 5-7 in the first round
Doubles:
- Safin and Tursunov advanced to the second round, beating U.S. duo James Blake and Robby Ginepri 6-4, 6-4
* At the $600,000 JPMorgan Chase Open WTA tennis tournament in Los Angeles, U.S. (through August 13):
Singles:
- No.3-seed Yelena Dementieva advanced to the third round, beating Julia Schruff (Germany) 6-2, 7-5
- Dinara Safina (5) advanced to the third round by defeating Vania King (U.S.) 1-6, 7-5, 6-2
- Anna Chakvetadze beat Anabel Medina Garrigues (13, Spain) 6-4, 6-3 in the first round
- Nadezhda Petrova (2) lost to Virginia Ruano Pascual (Spain) 3-6, 2-6 in the second round
- Vera Dushevina lost to Ana Ivanovic (10, Serbia and Montenegro) 3-6, 1-6 in the first round
- Maria Kirilenko lost to Serena Williams (U.S.) 2-6, 1-6 in the first round
Doubles:
- Vera Dushevina and Mara Santangelo (Italy) advanced to the second round, beating Chinese duo Ting Li and Tiantian Sun 7-5, 7-6
- Anastasiya Rodionova and AndreeaVanc (Romania) lost to No.2-seed pair Cara Black (Zimbabwe) and Rennae Stubbs (Australia) 5-7, 2-6 in the first round
* At the $145,000 Nordic Light Open WTA tennis tournament in Stockholm, Sweden (through August 13):
Singles:
- Top-seed Anastasia Myskina advanced to the second round, beating Alicia Molik (Australia) 7-6, 6-3
Doubles:
- Yekaterina Bychkova and Yulia Beygelzimer (Ukraine) lost to No.2-seed pair Eleni Daniilidou (Greece) and Jasmin Woehr (Germany) 4-6, 1-6 in the first round
