* At the 19th European Athletics Championship in Gothenburg, Sweden (through August 13):
- Tatyana Lebedeva won gold in the women's triple jump with 15.15 meters. Her teammate Anna Pyatykh took bronze with 15.02m, and Hrisopiyi Devetzi (Greece) won silver with 15.09m
- Andrei Silnov won gold in the men's high jump with 2.36 meters. Tomas Janku (Czech Republic) took silver and Stefan Holm (Sweden) took bronze, both with 2.34m
- Yevgeniya Isakova won gold in the women's 400m hurdles in 53.93s. Fani Halkia (Greece) took silver in 54.02s and Tetyana Tereshchuk-Antipova (Ukraine) won silver in 54.55s
- Olga Kaniskina won silver in the 20km women's walk in 1h 28m 35s. Ryta Turava (Belarus) won gold in 1h 27m 08s and Elisa Rigaudo (Italy) took bronze in 1h 28m 37s
- Vladislav Frolov won silver in the men's 400m race in 45.09s. Marc Raquil (France) won gold in 45.02s and his teammate Leslie Djhone finished third in 45.40s
- Yekaterina Grigoryeva and Irina Khabarova won silver and bronze, respectively, in the women's 100m sprint, both in 11.22s. Kim Gevaert (Belgium) won gold in 11.06s
- Yury Andronov won bronze in the 50km men's walk in 3h 43m 26s. Yohan Diniz (France) won gold in 3h 41m 39s and Jesus Angel Garcia (Spain) took bronze in 3h 43m 26s
- Russia is in first place in the unofficial team standings after Day 3 with five golds, six silvers and three bronzes, followed by France (2/0/1) and Germany (2/0/1)
* Russian soccer champions CSKA Moscow beat MFK Ruzomberok (Slovakia) 3:0 at home in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League tournament's two-leg third qualifying round
* Spartak Moscow drew with Slovan Liberec (Czech Republic) 0:0 away in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League tournament's third qualifying round
* At the $2,450,000 Rogers Masters ATP tennis tournament in Toronto, Canada (through August 13):
Singles:
- Dmitry Tursunov advanced to the third round, beating No.16-seed Tommy Haas (Germany) 7-5, 2-6, 6-1
- Mikhail Yuzhny failed to advance to the third round, losing to No.13-seed Tomas Berdych (Czech Republic) 6-7, 4-6
Doubles:
- Tursunov and Marat Safin lost to No.2-seed duo Jonas Bjorkman (Sweden) and Max Mirnyi (Belarus) 4-6, 2-6 in the second round
* At the $600,000 JPMorgan Chase Open WTA tennis tournament in Los Angeles, U.S. (through August 13):
Singles:
- Top-seed Maria Sharapova advanced to the third round, beating compatriot Anastasiya Rodionova 6-3, 6-1
- Anna Chakvetadze failed to advance to the third round, losing to Alona Bondarenko (Ukraine) 3-6, 6-4, 5-7
- Yelena Vesnina lost to Meghann Shaughnessy (U.S.) 6-7, 3-6 in the second round
Doubles:
- Nadezhda Petrova and Corina Morariu (U.S.) advanced to the second round, defeating top-seed pair Lisa Raymond (U.S.) and Samantha Stosur (Australia) 6-1, 3-6, 6-3
- Yelena Dementyeva and Flavia Pennetta (Italy) advanced to the second round, beating U.S. duo Jill Craybas and Amy Frazier 6-3, 6-2
- Chakvetadze and Vesnina lost to Janette Husarova (Slovakia) and Kveta Peschke (Czech Republic) 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 third round, beating Urszula Radwanska (Poland) 7-6, 6-3
