* At the 49th ISSF World Shooting Championships in Zagreb, Croatia (through August 5):
- Russia won the silver medal in the 10m running target junior women's team competition with 1,096 points. Germany won gold with 1,116 points, and Ukraine finished third with 1,060 points
- Russia won the bronze medal in the 10m running target women's team competition with 1,108 points. China won gold with 1,135 points, and Ukraine took silver with 1,115 points
- Alyona Suslonova won the bronze medal in the 25m pistol junior women's competition with 575 points, one point behind Lu Yu (China) and two points behind the winner, Zorana Arunovic of Serbia and Montenegro
- Russia won the bronze medal in the 25m pistol junior women's competition with 1,708 points. China won gold with 1,715 points, and Bulgaria took silver with 1,710 points
* At the $820,000 Generali Open ATP tennis tournament in Kitzbuehel, Austria (through July 30):
Doubles:
- Mikhail Yuzhny and Rainer Schuettler (Germany) advanced to the second round, beating Christophe Rochus (Belgium) and Andreas Seppi 6-4, 6-1
* At the $500,000 Countrywide Classic ATP tennis tournament in Los Angeles (through July 30):
Singles:
- No.8-seed Dmitry Tursunov advanced to the second round by defeating Danai Udomchoke (Thailand) 7-6, 7-6
- Igor Kunitsyn advanced to the second round, beating Janko Tipsarevic (Serbia and Montenegro) 4-6, 6-1, 6-2
* At the $145,000 Studena Croatia Open ATP tennis tournament in Umag (through July 30):
Singles
- Yevgeny Korolyov failed to advance to the second round, losing to Marin Cilic (Croatia) 7-6, 4-6, 3-6
* At the $145,000 Budapest Grand Prix WTA tennis tournament (through July 30):
- Yekaterina Bychkova failed to advance to the second round, losing to fifth-seeded Lourdes Dominguez Lino (Spain) 4-6, 4-6
- Alisa Kleybanova lost to Laura Pous Tio (Spain) 3-6, 4-6 in the first round
