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Deaths in June
[edit]Current sporting seasons
[edit]- Formula One
- Sprint Cup
- Nationwide Series
- Camping World Truck Series
- IRL IndyCar Series
- World Rally Championship
- WTCC
- V8 Supercar
- Formula Two
- GP2 Series
- GP3 Series
- American Le Mans
- Le Mans Series
- Superleague Formula
- Rolex Sports Car Series
- FIA GT1 World Championship
- Auto GP
- Formula Renault 3.5 Series
- Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
- Super GT
- National teams competitions
- UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
- 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
- 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
- International clubs competitions
- UEFA (Europe) Champions League
- UEFA Europa League
- Copa Libertadores (South America)
- AFC (Asia) Champions League
- AFC Cup
- CAF (Africa) Champions League
- CAF Confederation Cup
- Domestic (national) competitions
- Argentina
- Brazil
- Japan
- Norway
- Russia
- Major League Soccer (USA & Canada)
- Women's Professional Soccer (USA)
- National teams competitions
Days of the month
[edit]June 30, 2011 (Thursday)
[edit]- Samsung Diamond League:
- Athletissima in Lausanne, Switzerland:
- Men:
- 100m: Asafa Powell (JAM) 9.78
- 110m hurdles: Dayron Robles (CUB) 13.12
- 400m: Jermaine Gonzales (JAM) 45.27
- 400m hurdles: David Greene (GBR) 48.41
- 800m: David Rudisha (KEN) 1:44.15
- 5000m: Vincent Chepkok (KEN) 12:59.13
- Triple jump: Teddy Tamgho (FRA) 17.91m
- Pole vault: Renaud Lavillenie (FRA) 5.83m
- Shot put: Christian Cantwell (USA) 21.83m
- Javelin throw: Andreas Thorkildsen (NOR) 88.19m
- Women:
- 100m hurdles: Sally Pearson (AUS) 12.47
- 200m: Mariya Ryemyen (UKR) 22.85
- 400m: Amantle Montsho (BOT) 50.23
- 1500m: Morgan Uceny (USA) 4:05.52
- 3000m steeplechase: Milcah Chemos Cheywa (KEN) 9:19.87
- Long jump: Brittney Reese (USA) 6.85m
- High jump: Anna Chicherova (RUS) 1.95m
- Discus throw: Yarelis Barrios (CUB) 64.29m
- Men:
- Athletissima in Lausanne, Switzerland:
- EuroBasket Women in Łódź, Poland:
- Quarterfinals:
- Montenegro
44–56 
Turkey - Lithuania
58–66 
France
- Montenegro
- Classification round: Latvia
75–84 
Croatia
- Quarterfinals:
- India in the West Indies:
- 2nd Test in Bridgetown, Barbados, day 3:
India 201 & 23/0 (5.4 overs); 
West Indies 190 (73.5 overs; Ishant Sharma 6/55). India lead by 34 runs with 10 wickets remaining.
- 2nd Test in Bridgetown, Barbados, day 3:
- Women's Champions Trophy in Amsterdam, Netherlands:
- Pool C:
- South Korea
5–3 
New Zealand - Argentina
1–2 
Netherlands - Standings (after 2 matches): Korea, Netherlands 4 points, Argentina, New Zealand 1.
- South Korea
- Pool D:
- Pool C:
- FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany:
- FIFA U-17 World Cup in Mexico:
- UEFA Europa League First qualifying round, first leg:
- Banants
0–1 
Olimpi Rustavi - AZAL Baku
1–1 
Minsk - Banga Gargždai 0–4 Qarabağ
- Narva Trans
1–4 
Rabotnički - Rad
6–0 
Tre Penne - Daugava Daugavpils 0–5
Tromsø - Elfsborg
4–0 
Fola Esch - Honka
0–0 Nõmme Kalju - Varaždin 5–1
Lusitanos - Ferencváros
3–0 Ulisses - UE Santa Coloma 0–1 Paks
- Aalesund 4–1
Neath - Dinamo Tbilisi 2–0
Milsami Orhei - Spartak Trnava
3–0 Zeta - ÍF Fuglafjørður
1–3 
KR Reykjavík - ÍBV Vestmannaeyar 1–0
St Patrick's Athletic - Käerjéng 97 1–1 Häcken
- The New Saints 1–1
Cliftonville - Fulham
3–0 NSÍ Runavík - Jagiellonia Białystok
1–0 
Irtysh Pavlodar - Birkirkara
0–1 
Vllaznia Shkodër - Renova 2–1 Glentoran
- Koper
1–1 Shakhter Karagandy - Široki Brijeg
0–0 Olimpija Ljubljana - Budućnost Podgorica 1–3 Flamurtari Vlorë
- Banants
- World Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan (top 3 qualify for 2012 Olympics):
- Grand Slams:
- Wimbledon Championships in London, England, day 10:
- Women's singles Semi-finals:
- Petra Kvitová (CZE) [8] def. Victoria Azarenka (BLR) [4] 6–1, 3–6, 6–2
- Kvitová reaches her first Grand Slam final, and becomes the first Czech woman to reach a Grand Slam singles final since Jana Novotná at the 1998 Wimbledon Championships.
- Maria Sharapova (RUS) [5] def. Sabine Lisicki (GER) 6–4, 6–3
- Sharapova reaches her second Wimbledon final, and her fifth Grand Slam final overall.
- Petra Kvitová (CZE) [8] def. Victoria Azarenka (BLR) [4] 6–1, 3–6, 6–2
- Women's singles Semi-finals:
- Wimbledon Championships in London, England, day 10:
- FIVB World League, Week 6 (teams in bold advance to the final round):
- Pool A: Poland 0–3
Brazil - Standings: Brazil 30 points (12 matches),
United States 18 (10), Poland 18 (12), 
Puerto Rico 0 (10).
- Standings: Brazil 30 points (12 matches),
- Pool B:
- Pool C:
- Pool A: Poland
June 29, 2011 (Wednesday)
[edit]- EuroBasket Women in Łódź, Poland:
- Quarterfinals:
- Latvia 72–83
Russia - Czech Republic
79–63 Croatia
- Latvia
- Quarterfinals:
- India in the West Indies:
- 2nd Test in Bridgetown, Barbados, day 2: India 201; West Indies 98/5 (37.3 overs). West Indies trail by 103 runs with 5 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.
- 2nd Test in Bridgetown, Barbados, day 2:
- Netherlands in Scotland:
- 2nd ODI in Aberdeen: Netherlands 180/9 (50 overs);
Scotland 162/5 (39.1/41 overs). Scotland win by 5 wickets (D/L); win 2-match series 2–0.
- 2nd ODI in Aberdeen:
- FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany:
- Group D:
- Norway 1–0
Equatorial Guinea in Augsburg - Brazil 1–0
Australia in Mönchengladbach
- Norway
- Group D:
- 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) First round, first leg:
- Malaysia
2–1 
Chinese Taipei - Bangladesh
3–0 
Pakistan - Cambodia
4–2 
Laos - Sri Lanka
1–1 
Philippines - Afghanistan
0–2 
Palestine - Vietnam
6–0 
Macau - Nepal
2–1 
East Timor - Mongolia
1–0 
Myanmar
- Malaysia
- FIFA U-17 World Cup in Mexico:
- Round of 16:
- Uzbekistan
4–0 Australia in Torreón - Brazil 2–0
Ecuador in Guadalajara - Congo
1–2 
Uruguay in Morelia - Japan
6–0 New Zealand in Monterrey
- Uzbekistan
- Round of 16:
- Grand Slams:
- Wimbledon Championships in London, England, day 9:
- Men's singles Quarterfinals:
- Rafael Nadal (ESP) [1] def. Mardy Fish (USA) [10] 6–3, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4
- Novak Djokovic (SRB) [2] def. Bernard Tomic (AUS) 6–2, 3–6, 6–3, 7–5
- Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) [12] def. Roger Federer (SUI) [3] 3–6, 6–7(3), 6–4, 6–4, 6–4
- Andy Murray (GBR) [4] def. Feliciano López (ESP) 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
- Men's singles Quarterfinals:
- Wimbledon Championships in London, England, day 9:
- FIVB World League, Week 6 (teams in bold advance to the final round):
- Pool A: Poland 1–3 Brazil
- Standings: Brazil 27 points (11 matches), Poland 18 (11), United States 18 (10), Puerto Rico 0 (10).
- Standings: Brazil 27 points (11 matches), Poland 18 (11),
- Pool C: Serbia 3–1 Argentina
- Pool D:
- Italy
3–0 
Cuba - France 3–1 South Korea
- Standings (after 11 matches): Italy 28 points, Cuba 20, South Korea 10, France 8.
- Italy
- Pool A: Poland
June 28, 2011 (Tuesday)
[edit]- College World Series Final in Omaha, Nebraska (best-of-3 series):
- Game 2: South Carolina 5, Florida 2. South Carolina wins series 2–0.
- The Gamecocks win their second successive NCAA baseball title.
- Game 2: South Carolina 5, Florida 2. South Carolina wins series 2–0.
- Sri Lanka in England:
- India in the West Indies:
- 2nd Test in Bridgetown, Barbados, day 1: India 201 (68 overs); West Indies 30/3 (12 overs). West Indies trail by 171 runs with 7 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.
- 2nd Test in Bridgetown, Barbados, day 1:
- Netherlands in Scotland:
- 1st ODI in Aberdeen: Scotland 255/7 (50 overs); Netherlands 240 (49 overs). Scotland win by 15 runs; lead 2-match series 1–0.
- 1st ODI in Aberdeen:
- Women's Champions Trophy in Amsterdam, Netherlands (teams in bold advance to pool C):
- Pool A:
- England 0–0
China - Argentina 1–1 South Korea
- Final standings: Argentina 7 points, Korea 3, England, China 2.
- England
- Pool B:
- Australia 1–0
Germany - Netherlands 0–0 New Zealand
- Final standings: Netherlands 7 points, New Zealand 4, Germany, Australia 3.
- Australia
- Pool A:
- FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany:
- Group C:
- Colombia
0–1 Sweden in Leverkusen - United States 2–0
North Korea in Dresden
- Colombia
- Group C:
- UEFA Champions League First qualifying round, first leg:
- The Hockey Hall of Fame announces its 2011 induction class, consisting of Ed Belfour, Doug Gilmour, Mark Howe, and Joe Nieuwendyk.[1]
- Grand Slams:
- Wimbledon Championships in London, England, day 8:
- Women's singles Quarter-Finals:
- Victoria Azarenka (BLR) [4] def. Tamira Paszek (AUT) 6–3, 6–1
- Maria Sharapova (RUS) [5] def. Dominika Cibulková (SVK) [24] 6–1, 6–1
- Petra Kvitová (CZE) [8] def. Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) [32] 6–3, 6–7(5), 6–2
- Sabine Lisicki (GER) def. Marion Bartoli (FRA) [9] 6–4, 6–7(4), 6–1
- Women's singles Quarter-Finals:
- Wimbledon Championships in London, England, day 8:
June 27, 2011 (Monday)
[edit]- College World Series Final in Omaha, Nebraska (best-of-3 series):
- Game 1: South Carolina 2, Florida 1 (11 innings). South Carolina lead series 1–0.
- EuroBasket Women in Poland (teams in bold advance to the quarter-finals):
- Group E in Bydgoszcz:
- Russia 62–59
Great Britain - Czech Republic 63–59 Lithuania
- Belarus 56–65 Turkey
- Final standings: Czech Republic, Lithuania 9 points, Russia 8, Turkey, Belarus 7, Great Britain 5.
- Russia
- Group E in Bydgoszcz:
- FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany:
- FIFA U-17 World Cup in Mexico (teams in bold advance to the knockout stage):
- Grand Slams:
- Wimbledon Championships in London, England, day 7:
- Men's singles Fourth round:
- Rafael Nadal (ESP) [1] def. Juan Martín del Potro (ARG) [24] 7–6(6), 3–6, 7–6(4), 6–4
- Novak Djokovic (SRB) [2] def. Michaël Llodra (FRA) [19] 6–3, 6–3, 6–3
- Roger Federer (SUI) [3] def. Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) [18] 6–7(5), 6–3, 6–3, 6–3
- Andy Murray (GBR) [4] def. Richard Gasquet (FRA) [17] 7–6(3), 6–3, 6–2
- Mardy Fish (USA) [10] def. Tomáš Berdych (CZE) [6] 7–6(5), 6–4, 6–4
- Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) [12] def. David Ferrer (ESP) [7] 6–3, 6–4, 7–6(1)
- Feliciano López (ESP) def. Łukasz Kubot (POL) 3–6, 6–7(5), 7–6(7), 7–5, 7–5
- Bernard Tomic (AUS) def. Xavier Malisse (BEL) 6–1, 7–5, 6–4
- Women's singles Fourth round:
- Dominika Cibulková (SVK) [24] def. Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) [1] 1–6, 7–6(5), 7–5
- Victoria Azarenka (BLR) [4] def. Nadia Petrova (RUS) 6–2, 6–2
- Maria Sharapova (RUS) [5] def. Peng Shuai (CHN) [20] 6–4, 6–2
- Marion Bartoli (FRA) [9] def. Serena Williams (USA) [7] 6–3, 7–6(6)
- Petra Kvitová (CZE) [8] def. Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) [19] 6–0, 6–2
- Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) [32] def. Venus Williams (USA) [23] 6–2, 6–3
- Sabine Lisicki (GER) def. Petra Cetkovská (CZE) 7–6(3), 6–1
- Tamira Paszek (AUT) def. Ksenia Pervak (RUS) 6–2, 2–6, 6–3
- Men's singles Fourth round:
- Wimbledon Championships in London, England, day 7:
June 26, 2011 (Sunday)
[edit]- Formula One:
- European Grand Prix in Valencia, Spain: (1) Sebastian Vettel (GER) (Red Bull–Renault) (2) Fernando Alonso (ESP) (Ferrari) (3) Mark Webber (AUS) (Red Bull-Renault)
- Drivers' championship standings (after 8 of 19 races): (1) Vettel 186 points (2) Jenson Button (GBR) (McLaren–Mercedes) & Webber 109
- European Grand Prix in Valencia, Spain: (1) Sebastian Vettel (GER) (Red Bull–Renault) (2) Fernando Alonso (ESP) (Ferrari) (3) Mark Webber (AUS) (Red Bull-Renault)
- Sprint Cup Series:
- Toyota/Save Mart 350 in Sonoma, California: (1)
Kurt Busch (Dodge; Penske Racing) (2) 
Jeff Gordon (Chevrolet; Hendrick Motorsports) (3) 
Carl Edwards (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) - Drivers' championship standings (after 16 of 36 races): (1) Edwards 573 points (2) Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet; Richard Childress Racing) 548 (3) Jimmie Johnson (Chevrolet; Hendrick Motorsports) 540
- Drivers' championship standings (after 16 of 36 races): (1) Edwards 573 points (2)
- Toyota/Save Mart 350 in Sonoma, California: (1)
- BWF Super Series:
- Indonesia Super Series Premier in Jakarta:
- Men's singles: Lee Chong Wei (MAS) def. Peter Gade (DEN) 21–11, 21–7
- Women's singles: Wang Yihan (CHN) def. Saina Nehwal (IND) 12–21, 23–21, 21–14
- Men's doubles: Cai Yun (CHN)/Fu Haifeng (CHN) def. Chai Biao (CHN)/Guo Zhendong (CHN) 21–13, 21–12
- Women's doubles: Wang Xiaoli (CHN)/Yu Yang (CHN) def. Vita Marissa (INA)/Nadya Melati (INA) 21–12, 21–10
- Mixed doubles: Zhang Nan (CHN)/Zhao Yunlei (CHN) def. Tontowi Ahmad (INA)/Liliyana Natsir (INA) 20–22, 21–14, 21–9
- Indonesia Super Series Premier in Jakarta:
- EuroBasket Women in Poland:
- Show jumping – British Jumping Derby meeting at Hickstead (CSI 4*):
Tina Fletcher (GBR) on Promised Land 
five-way tie; best time: Shane Breen (IRL) on Gold Rain
- Women's Champions Trophy in Amsterdam, Netherlands (teams in bold advance to pool C):
- Pool A:
- England 2–2 South Korea
- China 1–4 Argentina
- Standings (after 2 matches): Argentina 6 points, Korea 2, England, China 1.
- England
- Pool B:
- Australia 2–3 New Zealand
- Germany 1–2 Netherlands
- Standings (after 2 matches): Netherlands 6 points, New Zealand, Germany 3, Australia 0.
- Australia
- Pool A:
- FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany:
- FIFA U-17 World Cup in Mexico (teams in bold advance to the knockout stage):
- Group E:
- Burkina Faso
0–2 Ecuador in Guadalajara - Panama
0–2 Germany in Querétaro - Final standings: Germany 9 points, Ecuador 6, Panama 3, Burkina Faso 0.
- Burkina Faso
- Group F:
- Australia 0–1
Denmark in Querétaro — match abandoned after 25 minutes due to heavy rain and lightning. - Ivory Coast
3–3 Brazil in Guadalajara - Standings: Brazil 7 points (3 matches), Côte d'Ivoire 4 (3), Australia 3 (2), Denmark 0 (2).
- Australia
- Group E:
- Women's majors:
- Wegmans LPGA Championship in Pittsford, New York:
- Leaderboard after final round (USA unless stated): (1) Yani Tseng (TWN) 269 (−19) (2) Morgan Pressel 279 (−9) (T3) Paula Creamer, Cristie Kerr & Suzann Pettersen (NOR) 280 (−8)
- Tseng wins the tournament for the second time, for her fourth major title and eighth LPGA Tour title. Her score in relation to par ties the record shared by Dottie Pepper at the 1999 Kraft Nabisco Championship, Karen Stupples at the 2004 British Open, and Kerr at the 2010 LPGA Championship.
- Leaderboard after final round (USA unless stated): (1) Yani Tseng (TWN) 269 (−19) (2) Morgan Pressel 279 (−9) (T3) Paula Creamer, Cristie Kerr & Suzann Pettersen (NOR) 280 (−8)
- Wegmans LPGA Championship in Pittsford, New York:
- PGA Tour:
- Travelers Championship in Cromwell, Connecticut:
- Winner: Fredrik Jacobson (SWE) 260 (−20)
- Jacobson wins his first PGA Tour title.
- Winner: Fredrik Jacobson (SWE) 260 (−20)
- Travelers Championship in Cromwell, Connecticut:
- European Tour:
- BMW International Open in Munich, Germany:
- Winner: Pablo Larrazábal (ESP) 272 (−16)PO
- Larrazábal defeats Sergio García (ESP) on the fifth playoff hole to win his second European Tour title.
- Winner: Pablo Larrazábal (ESP) 272 (−16)PO
- BMW International Open in Munich, Germany:
- Champions Tour:
- Dick's Sporting Goods Open in Endicott, New York:
- Winner: John Huston (USA) 200 (−16)
- In his third Tour start, Huston wins his first title.
- Winner: John Huston (USA) 200 (−16)
- Dick's Sporting Goods Open in Endicott, New York:
- Canadian Thoroughbred Triple Crown:
- Queen's Plate in Toronto: Inglorious (trainer: Josie Carroll; jockey: Luis Contreras) Hippolytus (trainer: Mark Casse; jockey: Tyler Pizarro)
Pender Harbour (trainer: Michael De Paulo; jockey: Chantal Sutherland)
- Queen's Plate in Toronto:
- Irish Derby in Newbridge, County Kildare (all trained by Aidan O'Brien): Treasure Beach (jockey: Colm O'Donoghue) Seville (jockey: Seamie Heffernan) Memphis Tennessee (jockey: Joseph O'Brien)
- Aidan O'Brien trains the race winner for the sixth consecutive year, and a record-extending ninth time overall.
- UFC Live: Kongo vs. Barry in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States:
- Heavyweight bout: Cheick Kongo (FRA) def. Pat Barry (USA) via KO (punch)
- Welterweight bout: Charlie Brenneman (USA) def. Rick Story (USA) via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)
- Welterweight bout: Matt Brown (USA) def. John Howard (USA) via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)
- Heavyweight bout: Matt Mitrione (USA) def. Christian Morecraft (USA) via KO (punches)
- IRB Junior World Championship in Italy:
- 11th place game in Rovigo: Tonga
22–34 Italy - 9th place game in Rovigo: Scotland 14–15 Argentina
- 7th place game in Treviso: Wales 38–24
Ireland - 5th place game in Treviso: Fiji
17–104 
South Africa - Third place game in Padua: France 17–30 Australia
- Final in Padua: England 22–33 New Zealand
- New Zealand win the title for the fourth successive time.
- 11th place game in Rovigo: Tonga
- FIVB World League, Week 5 (teams in bold advance to the final round):
- Men's European League, Leg 5 (team in bold advances to the final round):
- Women's European League, Leg 5 (teams in bold advance to the final round):
June 25, 2011 (Saturday)
[edit]- Nationwide Series:
- Bucyrus 200 in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin: (1)
Reed Sorenson (Chevrolet; Turner Motorsports) (2) 
Ron Fellows (Chevrolet; JR Motorsports) (3) Jacques Villeneuve (Dodge; Penske Racing) - Drivers' championship standings (after 16 of 34 races): (1) Sorenson 568 points (2)
Elliott Sadler (Chevrolet; Kevin Harvick Incorporated) 563 (3) 
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) 561
- Drivers' championship standings (after 16 of 34 races): (1) Sorenson 568 points (2)
- Bucyrus 200 in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin: (1)
- IndyCar Series:
- Iowa Corn Indy 250 in Newton, Iowa: (1) Marco Andretti (USA) (Andretti Autosport) (2) Tony Kanaan (BRA) (KV Racing Technology – Lotus) (3) Scott Dixon (NZL) (Chip Ganassi Racing)
- Drivers' championship standings (after 9 of 18 races): (1) Dario Franchitti (GBR) (Chip Ganassi Racing) 303 points (2) Will Power (AUS) (Team Penske) 283 (3) Dixon 230
- Iowa Corn Indy 250 in Newton, Iowa: (1) Marco Andretti (USA) (Andretti Autosport) (2) Tony Kanaan (BRA) (KV Racing Technology – Lotus) (3) Scott Dixon (NZL) (Chip Ganassi Racing)
- EuroBasket Women in Poland (teams in bold advance to the quarter-finals):
- Group E in Bydgoszcz:
- Great Britain 57–64 Turkey
- Russia 69–55 Czech Republic
- Lithuania 68–50 Belarus
- Standings (after 4 matches): Lithuania 8 points, Czech Republic 7, Russia, Belarus 6, Turkey 5, Great Britain 4.
- Great Britain
- Group E in Bydgoszcz:
- Show jumping – Global Champions Tour:
- 5th Competition in Monte Carlo (CSI 5*): Rolf-Göran Bengtsson (SWE) on Casall Christian Ahlmann (GER) on Taloubet Z Rodrigo Pessoa (BRA) on Let's Fly
- Standings (after 5 of 10 competitions): (1) Edwina Alexander (AUS) 155 points (2) Ludger Beerbaum (GER) 151.5 (3) Álvaro de Miranda Neto (BRA) 123
- 5th Competition in Monte Carlo (CSI 5*):
- Women's Champions Trophy in Amsterdam, Netherlands:
- Pool A:
- China 2–2 South Korea
- Argentina 1–0 England
- China
- Pool B:
- Germany 1–0 New Zealand
- Netherlands 3–0 Australia
- Germany
- Pool A:
- CONCACAF Gold Cup in the United States:
- Final: United States 2–4
Mexico in Pasadena - Mexico win the title for the sixth time and a spot in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup in Brazil.
- Final: United States
- UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Denmark:
- Olympic play-off: Czech Republic 0–1 Belarus in Aalborg
- Belarus qualify for the 2012 Olympic tournament.
- Final: Spain
2–0 
Switzerland in Aarhus - Spain win the title for the third time.
- Olympic play-off: Czech Republic
- FIFA U-17 World Cup in Mexico (teams in bold advance to the knockout stage):
- Group C:
- Group D:
- United States 0–0 New Zealand in Pachuca
- Czech Republic 1–2 Uzbekistan in Torreón
- Final standings: Uzbekistan 6 points, United States, New Zealand 4, Czech Republic 3.
- United States
- Women's majors:
- Wegmans LPGA Championship in Pittsford, New York:
- Leaderboard after third round: (1) Yani Tseng (TWN) 203 (−13) (T2) Cindy LaCrosse (USA) & Morgan Pressel (USA) 208 (−8)
- Wegmans LPGA Championship in Pittsford, New York:
- IIHF World Championship in Pardubice, Czech Republic:
- Bronze medal game: Canada 13–7 Sweden
- Gold medal match: Czech Republic 3–2 United States
- The Czech Republic win the title for the first time.
- Bronze medal game:
- Moto GP:
- Dutch TT in Assen, Netherlands:
- MotoGP: (1) Ben Spies (USA) (Yamaha) (2) Casey Stoner (AUS) (Honda) (3) Andrea Dovizioso (ITA) (Honda)
- Riders' championship standings (after 7 of 18 races): (1) Stoner 136 points (2) Jorge Lorenzo (ESP) (Yamaha) 108 (3) Dovizioso 99
- Moto2: (1) Marc Márquez (ESP) (Suter) (2) Kenan Sofuoğlu (TUR) (Suter) (3) Bradley Smith (GBR) (Tech 3)
- Riders' championship standings (after 7 of 17 races): (1) Stefan Bradl (GER) (Kalex) 127 points (2) Márquez 70 (3) Simone Corsi (ITA) (FTR) 67
- 125cc: (1) Maverick Viñales (ESP) (Aprilia) (2) Luis Salom (ESP) (Aprilia) (3) Sergio Gadea (ESP) (Aprilia)
- Riders' championship standings (after 7 of 17 races): (1) Nicolás Terol (ESP) (Aprilia) 128 points (2) Jonas Folger (GER) (Aprilia) 101 (3) Sandro Cortese (GER) (Aprilia) & Johann Zarco (FRA) (Derbi) 94
- MotoGP: (1) Ben Spies (USA) (Yamaha) (2) Casey Stoner (AUS) (Honda) (3) Andrea Dovizioso (ITA) (Honda)
- Dutch TT in Assen, Netherlands:
- Super Rugby Finals:
- Qualifier 2 in Nelson: Crusaders 36–8 Sharks
- Qualifier 2 in Nelson: Crusaders
- Grand Slams:
- Wimbledon Championships in London, England, day 6:
- Men's singles Third round:
- Rafael Nadal (ESP) [1] def. Gilles Müller (LUX) 7–6(6), 7–6(5), 6–0
- Novak Djokovic (SRB) [2] def. Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) [32] 6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
- Roger Federer (SUI) [3] def. David Nalbandian (ARG) [28] 6–4, 6–2, 6–4
- Bernard Tomic (AUS) def. Robin Söderling (SWE) [5] 6–1, 6–4, 7–5
- Tomáš Berdych (CZE) [6] def. Alex Bogomolov Jr. (USA) 6–2, 6–4, 6–3
- David Ferrer (ESP) [7] def. Karol Beck (SVK) 6–4, 6–3, 6–3
- Łukasz Kubot (POL) def. Gaël Monfils (FRA) [9] 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3
- Mardy Fish (USA) [10] def. Robin Haase (NED) 6–3, 6–7(5), 6–2, 1–1 retired
- Women's singles Third round:
- Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) [1] def. Jarmila Gajdošová (AUS) [27] 6–3, 6–2
- Maria Sharapova (RUS) [5] def. Klára Zakopalová (CZE) 6–2, 6–3
- Tamira Paszek (AUT) def. Francesca Schiavone (ITA) [6] 6–3, 4–6, 11–9
- Serena Williams (USA) [7] def. Maria Kirilenko (RUS) [26] 6–3, 6–2
- Marion Bartoli (FRA) [9] def. Flavia Pennetta (ITA) [21] 7–5, 4–6, 9–7
- Men's singles Third round:
- Wimbledon Championships in London, England, day 6:
- FIVB World League, Week 5 (teams in bold advance to the final round):
- Men's European League, Leg 5 (teams in bold advance to the final round):
- Women's European League, Leg 5 (teams in bold advance to the final round):
- Asian Women's Club Championship in Vĩnh Phúc, Vietnam:
- 3rd place: Thong Tin Lien Viet Bank 0–3 Zhetysu Almaty
- Final: Chang
3–0 Tianjin Bridgestone - Chang win the title for the first time.
- 3rd place: Thong Tin Lien Viet Bank
June 24, 2011 (Friday)
[edit]- EuroBasket Women in Poland (teams in bold advance to the quarter-finals):
- European Men's Championships in Ankara, Turkey:
- Light flyweight: Salman Alizade (AZE) Belik Galanov (RUS) Georgi Andonov (BUL) & Charlie Edwards (ENG)
- Flyweight: Andrew Selby (WAL) Georgy Balakshin (RUS) Alexander Riscan (MDA) & Vincenzo Picardi (ITA)
- Bantamweight: Veaceslav Gojan (MDA) Dmitriy Polyanskiy (RUS) Razvan Andreiana (ROU) & Furkan Ulaş Memiş (TUR)
- Lightweight: Fatih Keleş (TUR) Domenico Valentino (ITA) Vladimir Saruhanyan (ARM) & Volodymyr Matviychuk (UKR)
- Light welterweight: Ray Moylette (IRL) Tom Stalker (ENG) Vincenzo Mangiacapre (ITA) & Gaybatulla Hajialiyev (AZE)
- Welterweight: Fred Evans (WAL) Magomed Nurutdinov (BLR) Adriani Vastine (FRA) & Zaal Kvachatadze (GEO)
- Middleweight: Maxim Koptyakov (RUS) Adem Kılıççı (TUR) Jaba Khocitashvili (GEO) & Dmitro Mitrofanov (UKR)
- Light heavyweight: Joe Ward (IRL) Nikita Ivanov (RUS) Imre Szellő (HUN) & Hrvoje Sep (CRO)
- Heavyweight: Teymur Mammadov (AZE) Tervel Pulev (BUL) Bahram Muzaffer (TUR) & Johann Witt (GER)
- Super heavyweight: Magomed Omarov (RUS) Roberto Cammarelle (ITA) Mikheil Bakhtidze (GEO) & Mihai Nistor (ROU)
- Light flyweight:
- ICC Intercontinental Cup, round 1:
- In Aberdeen, day 4: Scotland 309 (107 overs; Majid Haq 120*, Mudassar Bukhari 5/79); Netherlands 306/8 (70 overs). Match drawn.
- In Aberdeen, day 4:
- FIFA U-17 World Cup in Mexico (teams in bold advance to the quarter-finals):
- Women's majors:
- Wegmans LPGA Championship in Pittsford, New York (USA unless stated):
- Leaderboard after first round: (1) Yani Tseng (TWN) 66 (−6) (2) Paula Creamer 67 (−5) (T3) Diana D'Alessio, Meena Lee (KOR), Stacy Prammanasudh & Angela Stanford 68 (−4)
- Leaderboard after second round: (1) Tseng 136 (−8) (2) Pat Hurst 137 (−7) (T3) Minea Blomqvist (FIN), Hee Young Park (KOR) & Morgan Pressel 138 (−6)
- Wegmans LPGA Championship in Pittsford, New York (USA unless stated):
- NHL Entry Draft in St. Paul, Minnesota: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins of the Red Deer Rebels is selected as the number one overall pick by the Edmonton Oilers.
- Super Rugby Finals:
- Qualifier 1 in Auckland: Blues 26–13 Waratahs
- Qualifier 1 in Auckland: Blues
- Grand Slams:
- Wimbledon Championships in London, England, day 5:
- Men's singles:
- Second round: David Ferrer (ESP) [7] def. Ryan Harrison (USA) 6–7(6), 6–1, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
- Third round:
- Rafael Nadal (ESP) [1] vs. Gilles Müller (LUX) 7–6(6) (match suspended)
- Andy Murray (GBR) [4] def. Ivan Ljubičić (CRO) 6–4, 4–6, 6–1, 7–6(4)
- Alex Bogomolov Jr. (USA) vs. Tomáš Berdych (CZE) [6] 2–6, 4–6, 3–4 (match suspended)
- Feliciano López (ESP) def. Andy Roddick (USA) [8] 7–6(2), 7–6(2), 6–4
- Gaël Monfils (FRA) [9] vs. Łukasz Kubot (POL) 3–6, 6–3, 3–3 (match suspended)
- Women's singles:
- Second round:
- Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) [1] def. Virginie Razzano (FRA) 6–1, 6–3
- Maria Sharapova (RUS) [5] def. Laura Robson (GBR) 7–6(4), 6–3
- Marion Bartoli (FRA) [9] def. Lourdes Domínguez Lino (ESP) 4–6, 7–5, 6–2
- Third round:
- Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) [32] def. Vera Zvonareva (RUS) [2] 6–2, 6–3
- Victoria Azarenka (BLR) [4] def. Daniela Hantuchová (SVK) [25] 6–3, 3–6, 6–2
- Francesca Schiavone (ITA) [6] vs. Tamira Paszek (AUT) 6–3, 4–6, 2–3 (match suspended)
- Petra Kvitová (CZE) [8] def. Roberta Vinci (ITA) [29] 6–3, 6–3
- Second round:
- Men's singles:
- Wimbledon Championships in London, England, day 5:
- FIVB World League, Week 5 (teams in bold advance to the final round):
- Pool A:
- Poland 3–1 Puerto Rico
- United States 1–3 Brazil
- Standings (after 9 matches): Brazil 24 points, Poland, United States 15, Puerto Rico 0.
- Poland
- Pool B: Germany 1–3 Russia
- Pool C: Argentina 1–3 Finland
- Pool D:
- Italy 3–0 South Korea
- France 2–3 Cuba
- Standings (after 9 matches): Italy 22 points, Cuba 17, South Korea 10, France 5.
- Italy
- Pool A:
- Men's European League, Leg 5:
- Pool A:
- Great Britain 2–3
Belgium - Croatia 0–3 Slovenia
- Standings (after 9 matches): Slovenia 23 points, Belgium 14, Great Britain 9, Croatia 8.
- Great Britain
- Pool B: Austria
1–3 Spain - Standings: Spain 24 points (9 matches), Netherlands 17 (8),
Greece 7 (8), Austria 3 (9).
- Standings: Spain 24 points (9 matches),
- Pool A:
- Women's European League, Leg 5:
- Pool B:
- Bulgaria
3–1 Hungary - Czech Republic 3–1
Israel - Standings (after 9 matches): Bulgaria 23 points, Czech Republic 21, Hungary 6, Israel 4.
- Bulgaria
- Pool B:
June 23, 2011 (Thursday)
[edit]- EuroBasket Women in Poland (teams in bold advance to the quarter-finals):
- Group E in Bydgoszcz:
- Great Britain 63–64 Lithuania
- Belarus 62–51 Russia
- Turkey 51–56 Czech Republic
- Standings (after 3 matches): Czech Republic, Lithuania 6 points, Belarus 5, Russia 4, Turkey, Great Britain 3.
- Great Britain
- Group E in Bydgoszcz:
- NBA draft in Newark, New Jersey: Kyrie Irving of the Duke Blue Devils is selected as the number one overall pick by the Cleveland Cavaliers.
- ICC Intercontinental Cup, round 1:
- In Aberdeen, day 3: Scotland 237/3 (75 overs); Netherlands.
- In Aberdeen, day 3:
- India in the West Indies:
- 1st Test in Kingston, Jamaica, day 4: India 246 & 252; West Indies 173 & 262 (68.2 overs). India win by 63 runs; lead 3-match series 1–0.
- 1st Test in Kingston, Jamaica, day 4:
- FIFA U-17 World Cup in Mexico (teams in bold advance to the knockout stage):
- Group E in Querétaro:
- Burkina Faso 0–3 Germany
- Panama 1–2 Ecuador
- Standings (after 2 matches): Germany 6 points, Panama, Ecuador 3, Burkina Faso 0.
- Burkina Faso
- Group F in Guadalajara:
- Australia 0–1 Brazil
- Ivory Coast 4–2 Denmark
- Standings (after 2 matches): Brazil 6 points, Côte d'Ivoire, Australia 3, Denmark 0.
- Australia
- Group E in Querétaro:
- Friendly international (top 10 in FIFA World Rankings):
- Friendly women's internationals (top 10 in FIFA Women's World Rankings):
- Women's majors:
- Wegmans LPGA Championship in Pittsford, New York:
- Leaderboard after first day (USA unless stated): (1) Yani Tseng (TWN) 66 (−6) (2) Paula Creamer 67 (−5) (T3) Diana D'Alessio, Meena Lee (KOR), Stacy Prammanasudh & Angela Stanford 68 (−4)
- Six players will complete their first rounds on June 24.
- Leaderboard after first day (USA unless stated): (1) Yani Tseng (TWN) 66 (−6) (2) Paula Creamer 67 (−5) (T3) Diana D'Alessio, Meena Lee (KOR), Stacy Prammanasudh & Angela Stanford 68 (−4)
- Wegmans LPGA Championship in Pittsford, New York:
- Grand Slams:
- Wimbledon Championships in London, England, day 4:
- Men's singles second round:
- Novak Djokovic (SRB) [2] def. Kevin Anderson (RSA) 6–3, 6–4, 6–2
- Roger Federer (SUI) [3] def. Adrian Mannarino (FRA) 6–2, 6–3, 6–2
- Robin Söderling (SWE) [5] def. Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) 6–7(5), 3–6, 7–5, 6–4, 6–4
- David Ferrer (ESP) [7] vs. Ryan Harrison (USA) 6–7(6), 6–1, 4–6, 4–2 (match suspended)
- Women's singles Second round:
- Sabine Lisicki (GER) def. Li Na (CHN) [3] 3–6, 6–4, 8–6
- Francesca Schiavone (ITA) [6] def. Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová (CZE) 7–5, 6–3
- Serena Williams (USA) [7] def. Simona Halep (ROU) 3–6, 6–2, 6–1
- Men's singles second round:
- Wimbledon Championships in London, England, day 4:
- FIVB World League, Week 5 (team in bold advances to the Final round):