* At the 49th ISSF World Shooting Championships in Zagreb, Croatia (through August 5):
- Leonid Yekimov won the gold medal in the 25m pistol junior men's competition with 580 points, beating Thibaut Sauvage (France) on extra shots. Ivan Stoukachev took bronze with 576 points
- Russia won the gold medal in the 25m pistol junior men's team competition with 1,721 points. France took silver with 1,715 points, and Korea took bronze with 1,694 points
- Natalya Paderina won the gold medal in the 10m air pistol women's competition with 486 points. Jun Hu (China) took silver with 485.2 points. Viktoria Chaika (Belarus) finished third with 485.1 points
- Russia won the bronze medal in the 10m air pistol women's competition with 1,138 points. China won gold with 1,154 points, and Belarus took silver with 1,140 points
- Vladimir Isakov won the bronze medal in the 50m pistol men's competition with 662.7 points, just 0.1 point behind Vigilio Fait (Italy). Zongliang Tan (China) won gold with 667.1 points
* At the $820,000 Generali Open ATP tennis tournament in Kitzbuehel, Austria (through July 30):
Singles:
- No.8-seeded Mikhail Yuzhny advanced to the third round by defeating Martin Vassallo Arguello (Argentina) 0-6, 6-4, 7-6
* At the $500,000 Countrywide Classic ATP tennis tournament in Los Angeles (through July 30):
Singles:
- Marat Safin advanced to the second round, beating Mardy Fish (U.S.) 6-4, 7-5
* At the $145,000 Studena Croatia Open ATP tennis tournament in Umag (through July 30):
Singles
- Teimuraz Gabashvili failed to advance to the second round after he retired in the first set against Stefano Ianni (Italy) due to a knee injury
* At the $145,000 Budapest Grand Prix WTA tennis tournament (through July 30):
Doubles:
- Yekaterina Bychkova and Klaudia Jans (Poland) lost to top-seeded pair Iveta Benesova (Czech Republic) and Yuliana Fedak (Ukraine) 6-7, 4-6
* At the $600,000 Bank of the West Classic WTA tennis tournament in Stanford, U.S. (through July 30):
Singles:
- Vasilisa Bardina advanced to the second round by defeating Sania Mirza (India) 6-3, 6-2
Doubles:
- Vera Zvonaryova and Nathalie Dechy failed to advance to the second round, losing to No.4-seed pair Maria Elena Camerin (Italy) and Gisela Dulko (Argentina) 0-6, 2-6
- Tatyana Panova and Salome Devidze (Georgia) lost to Ukrainian duo Alona Bondarenko and Kateryna Bondarenko 1-6, 1-6 in the first round
