* At the 36th European Boxing Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria (through July 23):
- Georgy Balakshin advanced to the semifinals in the under-51 kg category by defeating Igor Samsonenko (Moldova) on points, 34-16
- Albert Selimov advanced to the semifinals in the under-57 kg category, outclassing Edgard Manukyan (Armenia) by 20 points in the 2nd round
- Oleg Komisarov advanced to the semifinals in the under-64 kg category outclassing Siargey Yevstafiev (Belarus) by 20 points in the 3rd round
- Matvei Korobov advanced to the semifinals in the under-75 kg category, beating Savas Kaya (Turkey) on points, 38-14
- Roman Romanchuk advanced to the semifinals in the under-91 kg category, outclassing Jarno Jarno (Finland) by 20 points in the 2nd round
* Russia failed to advance to the quarterfinals at the men's under-18 basketball European Championships in Greece, losing to host nation 71-76 in its last match in group B.
Group B results and final standings:
Greece - Russia - 76:71
Slovenia - Serbia & Montenegro - 59:90
1 Serbia & Montenegro - 6 points
2 Greece - 5
3 Russia - 4
4 Slovenia - 3
* At the $600,000 RCA Championships ATP tennis tournament in Indianapolis, U.S. (through July 23):
- No.7-seed Dmitry Tursunov failed to advance to the quarterfinals, losing to ninth-seeded Xavier Malisse (Belgium) 6-7, 6-3, 3-6
- Igor Kunitsyn (15) lost to Robby Ginepri (4) 6-4, 5-7, 5-7 in the third round
* At the $175,000 Cincinnati Open WTA tennis tournament in the U.S. (through July 23):
Singles:
- Vera Zvonareva advanced to the quarterfinals, trouncing Varvara Lepchenko (Uzbekistan) 6-0, 6-2
- Vasilisa Bardina lost to sixth-seeded Marion Bartoli (France) 2-6, 62, 3-6 in the second round
* At the $145,000 Palermo Open WTA tennis tournament in Italy (through July 23):
Doubles:
- Yekaterina Bychkova and Gabriela Navratilova (Czech Republic) failed to advance to the quarterfinals, losing to Italian duo Alice Canepa and Giulia Gabba 6-7, 3-6
