July 2012 in sports

Days of the month[edit]

28 July 2012 (Saturday)[edit]

Rugby union[edit]

Super Rugby Semifinals in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa: Stormers 19–26 Sharks

27 July 2012 (Friday)[edit]

Rugby union[edit]

Super Rugby Semifinals in Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand: Chiefs 20–17 Crusaders

23 July 2012 (Monday)[edit]

Baseball[edit]

Nippon Professional Baseball All-Star Series:
- Game 3 in Morioka, Iwate: Pacific League 6, Central League 2. Central League win series 2–1.
  - Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters outfielder DaiKan Yoh is named game MVP with three hits and four RBIs, including a game-winning three-run home run in the 3rd inning.

22 July 2012 (Sunday)[edit]

Equestrianism[edit]

Show jumping: Royal International Horse Show in Hickstead, United Kingdom (CSIO 5*):
- King Georges V Gold Cup: Hendrik-Jan Schuttert (NED) on Cerona Ludger Beerbaum (GER) on Chiara Marie Hecart (FRA) on Myself de Breve

Sumo[edit]

Nagoya basho (July grand tournament) in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan:
- Harumafuji Kōhei defeats Hakuhō Shō to finish the tournament with a perfect 15–0 record, and wins his 3rd makuuchi (top division) championship.

21 July 2012 (Saturday)[edit]

Baseball[edit]

Nippon Professional Baseball All-Star Series:
- Game 2 in Matsuyama, Ehime: Central League 4, Pacific League 0. Central League lead series 2–0.
  - Hiroshima Toyo Carp pitcher Kenta Maeda wins game MVP after pitching three scoreless innings with only one hit.

Equestrianism[edit]

Show jumping: Global Champions Tour:
- 8th competition in Chantilly (CSI 5*): Hans-Dieter Dreher (GER) on Magnus Romeo Beezie Madden (USA) on Simon Karim El Zoghby (EGY) on Splendor

Mixed martial arts[edit]

UFC 149 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada (USA unless stated):
- Welterweight bout: Matt Riddle def. Chris Clements (CAN) via submission (arm-triangle choke)
- Welterweight bout: James Head def. Brian Ebersole via split decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)
- Heavyweight bout: Cheick Kongo (FRA) def. Shawn Jordan via unanimous decision (30–28, 30–27, 30–27)
- Middleweight bout: Tim Boetsch def. Hector Lombard (CUB) via split decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)
- Interim Bantamweight Championship bout: Renan Barão (BRA) def. Urijah Faber via unanimous decision (49–46, 50–45, 49–46)

Rugby union[edit]

Super Rugby Qualifying finals:
- In Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand: Crusaders 28–13 Bulls
- In Brisbane, Queensland, Australia: Reds 17–30 Sharks

20 July 2012 (Friday)[edit]

Baseball[edit]

Nippon Professional Baseball All-Star Series:
- Game 1 in Osaka: Central League 4, Pacific League 1. Central League lead series 1–0.
  - Yokohama DeNA BayStars third baseman Norihiro Nakamura is named game MVP after hitting a game-winning two-run home run in the 2nd inning.

Equestrianism[edit]

Show jumping: FEI Nations Cup:
- 7th competition: Nations Cup of the United Kingdom in Hickstead (CSIO 5*): Ireland (Shane Breen, Richie Moloney, Darragh Kerins, Clement McMahon) France (Eugénie Angot, Kevin Staut, Aymeric de Ponnat, Pénélope Leprevost) Germany (Philipp Weishaupt, Holger Wulschner, Ludger Beerbaum, Marco Kutscher)

15 July 2012 (Sunday)[edit]

Equestrianism[edit]

Falsterbo Horse Show in Skanör med Falsterbo, Sweden:
- Dressage (CDI 5*): Grand Prix Freestyle: Patrik Kittel (SWE) on Scandic Isabell Werth (GER) on El Santo NRW Tinne Vilhelmson-Silfven (SWE) on Favourit
- Show jumping (CSIO 5*): Grand Prix: Nicola Philippaerts (BEL) on Carlos Brianne Goutal (USA) on Nice de Prissey Peder Fredricson (SWE) on Cash In

14 July 2012 (Saturday)[edit]

Equestrianism[edit]

Show jumping: Global Champions Tour:
- 7th competition in Cascais (CSI 5*): Philipp Weishaupt (GER) on Leoville Michael Whitaker (GBR) on Viking Ludger Beerbaum (GER) on Chaman

Mixed martial arts[edit]

Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Kennedy in Portland, Oregon, United States (USA unless stated):
- Middleweight bout: Lorenz Larkin def. Robbie Lawler via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)
- Middleweight bout: Roger Gracie (BRA) def. Keith Jardine via unanimous decision (29–27, 30–27, 30–26)
- Welterweight Championship bout: Nate Marquardt def. Tyron Woodley (c) via KO (elbows and punches)
- Middleweight Championship bout: Luke Rockhold (c) def. Tim Kennedy via unanimous decision (49–46, 49–46, 49–46)

13 July 2012 (Friday)[edit]

Equestrianism[edit]

Show jumping: FEI Nations Cup:
- 6th competition: FEI Nations Cup of Sweden in Skanör med Falsterbo (CSIO 5*): Sweden (Jens Fredricson, Malin Baryard-Johnsson, Henrik von Eckermann, Rolf-Göran Bengtsson) Great Britain (William Funnell, Alexandra Thornton, Tina Fletcher, Robert Smith) France (Jerome Hurel, Aymeric de Ponnat, Marc Dilasser, Pénélope Leprevost)

11 July 2012 (Wednesday)[edit]

Mixed martial arts[edit]

UFC on Fuel TV: Munoz vs. Weidman in San Jose, California, United States:
- Lightweight bout: Rafael dos Anjos (BRA) def. Anthony Njokuani (NGA) via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)
- Bantamweight bout: T.J. Dillashaw (USA) def. Vaughan Lee (ENG) via submission (rear-naked crank)
- Middleweight bout: Francis Carmont (FRA) def. Karlos Vemola (CZE) via submission (rear-naked choke)
- Welterweight bout: Aaron Simpson (USA) def. Kenny Robertson (USA) via unanimous decision (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)
- Light Heavyweight bout: James Te-Huna (NZL) def. Joey Beltran (USA) via unanimous decision (30–26, 30–27, 30–27)
- Middleweight bout: Chris Weidman (USA) def. Mark Muñoz (USA) via KO (elbow and punches)

10 July 2012 (Tuesday)[edit]

Baseball[edit]

Major League Baseball All-Star Game in Kansas City, Missouri: National League 8, American League 0.
- The National League win the game for the third successive year, first time since 1994 to 1996. San Francisco Giants outfielder Melky Cabrera is named as Most Valuable Player, with two hits including a two-run homer in the fourth inning.

Basketball[edit]

Stanković Continental Champions' Cup in Guangzhou, China:^[1]
- Third place play-off: Tunisia 80–51 Russia
- Gold medal match: China 70–51 Australia

Chess[edit]

World Rapid and Blitz Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan:
- Rapid Chess: Sergey Karjakin (RUS) Magnus Carlsen (NOR) Veselin Topalov (BUL)^[2]
- Blitz Chess: Alexander Grischuk (RUS) Magnus Carlsen (NOR) Sergey Karjakin (RUS)^[3]

Modern pentathlon[edit]

Senior European Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria:
- Men:
  - Individual: Riccardo de Luca (ITA) Róbert Kasza (HUN) Bence Demeter (HUN)^[4]
  - Team: Bence Demeter / Róbert Kasza / Ádám Marosi (HUN) Ilia Frolov / Aleksander Lesun / Andrei Moiseev (RUS) Delf Borrmann / Patrick Dogue / Alexander Nobis (GER)^[5]
  - Team relay: Ilia Frolov / Serguei Karyakin / Alexander Savkin (RUS) Pavlo Kirpulyanskyy / Ruslan Nakonechnyi / Oleksandr Mordasov (UKR) Mikhail Mitsyk / Aliaksandr Vasilionak / Raman Pinchuk (BLR)^[6]
- Women:
  - Individual: Laura Asadauskaitė (LTU) Iryna Khokhlova (UKR) Ganna Buriak (UKR)^[7]
  - Team: Evdokia Gretchichnikova / Ekaterina Khuraskina / Donata Rimšaitė (RUS) Katy Burke / Heather Fell / Freyja Prentice (GBR) Leila Gyenesei / Sarolta Kovács / Adrienn Tóth (HUN)^[8]
  - Team relay: Donata Rimšaitė / Anna Savchenko / Svetlana Lebedeva (RUS) Sylvia Gawlikowska / Katarzyna Wojcik / Aleksandra Skarzynska (POL) Freyja Prentice / Heather Fell / Katy Burke (GBR)^[9]
- Mixed:
  - Team relay: Anastasiya Prokopenko / Mihail Prokopenko (BLR) Laura Asadauskaitė / Justinas Kinderis (LTU) Natalie Dianova / David Svoboda (CZE)^[10]

9 July 2012 (Monday)[edit]

8 July 2012 (Sunday)[edit]

Baseball[edit]

All-Star Futures Game in Kansas City, Missouri: U.S. Futures 17, World Futures 5.
- U.S. win the game for the third successive year and the eighth time overall. Detroit Tigers third baseman Nick Castellanos is named game MVP.

Basketball[edit]

FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men in Caracas, Venezuela:^[11]
- Third-place match: Nigeria 88–73 Dominican Republic
  - Nigeria qualify for 2012 Summer Olympics.
Stanković Continental Champions' Cup in Guangzhou, China:^[1]
- Group stage:
  - Tunisia 62–60 Australia
  - China 73–67 Russia

Cycling[edit]

Tour de France:

Equestrianism[edit]

CHIO in Aachen, Germany:
- Dressage: Grand Prix Freestyle (CDIO 5*): Helen Langehanenberg (GER) with Damon Hill NRW Kristina Sprehe (GER) with Desperados Dorothee Schneider (GER) with Diva Royal
- Show jumping: Grand Prix of Aachen (CSIO 5*): Michael Whitaker (GBR) with Amai Thomas Voß (GER) with Carinjo Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum (GER) with Bella Donna

Football (soccer)[edit]

CAF Champions League Group stage Matchday 1:

Golf[edit]

Motorsports[edit]

2012 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC season at the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben, Germany:
- Jake Dennis (GBR) Josh Hill (GBR) Steijn Schothorst (NED)
2012 Australian Carrera Cup Championship at the Townsville Street Circuit, Australia:
- Jonny Reid (AUS) Alex Davison (AUS) Craig Baird (AUS)
2012 Australian Formula Ford Championship at the Townsville Street Circuit, Australia:
- Jack Le Brocq (AUS) Matthew Hart (AUS) Simon Hodge (AUS)
2012 Dunlop V8 Supercar Series at the Townsville Street Circuit, Australia:
- Nick Percat (AUS) Scott McLaughlin (AUS) Chaz Mostert (AUS)
2012 International V8 Supercars Championship at the Townsville Street Circuit, Australia:
- Jamie Whincup (AUS) Craig Lowndes (AUS) Will Davison (AUS)
2012 British Superbike Championship season at Oulton Park, England:
- Race 1: Tommy Hill (ENG) Josh Brookes (AUS) Shane Byrne (ENG)
2012 British Superbike Championship season at Oulton Park, England:
- Race 2: Tommy Hill (ENG) Shane Byrne (ENG) Josh Brookes (AUS)
2012 Formula Abarth season at the Misano World Circuit, Italy:
- Race 1: Nicolas Costa (BRA) Emanuele Zonzini (SMR) Santiago Urrutia (URU)
2012 Formula Abarth season at the Misano World Circuit, Italy:
- Race 2: Nicolas Costa (BRA) Bruno Bonifacio (BRA) Kevin Jörg (SUI)
2012 German Formula Three season at the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben, Germany:
- Jimmy Eriksson (SWE) Lucas Auer (AUT) Artem Markelov (RUS)
2012 GP2 Series season at the Silverstone Circuit, Great Britain:
- Luiz Razia (BRA) Davide Valsecchi (ITA) Felipe Nasr (BRA)
2012 GP3 Series season at the Silverstone Circuit, Great Britain:
- William Buller (GBR) Conor Daly (USA) Patric Niederhauser (SUI)
2012 Copa Fiat Brasil season at the Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna, Brazil:
- Race 1: Christian Fittipaldi (BRA) Cacá Bueno (BRA) Edson do Valle (BRA)
- Race 2: Christian Fittipaldi (BRA) Popó Beuno (BRA) Giuliano Losacco (BRA)
2012 FIA GT1 World Championship season at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, Portugal:
- Race 1: Marc Basseng / Markus Winkelhock (GER) Michael Bartels (GER) / Yelmer Buurman (NED) Oliver Jarvis (GBR) / Frank Stippler (GER)
- Race 2: Thomas Jäger (GER) / Nicky Pastorelli (NED) Mark Basseng / Markus Winkelhock (GER) Stef Dusseldorp (NED) / Frédéric Makowiecki (FRA)
2012 FIA GT3 European Championship season at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, Portugal:
- Race 1: Dominik Baumann (AUT) / Maximilian Buhk (GER) Mika Vähämäki (FIN) / Max Nilsson (SWE) David Mengesdorf (GER) / Hari Proczyk (AUT)
- Race 2: David Mengesdorf (GER) / Hari Proczyk (AUT) Ni Amorim / César Campaniço (POR) Gaetano Ardagna Pérez (VEN) / Giuseppe Cirò (ITA)
2012 Formula One season at the Silverstone Circuit, Great Britain:
- Mark Webber (AUS) Fernando Alonso (ESP) Sebastian Vettel (GER)
2012 Fórmula Truck season at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace, Brazil:
- Leandro Totti (BRA) Roberval Andrade (BRA) Adalberto Jardim (BRA)
2012 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season – Moto GP at the Sachsenring, Germany:
- Dani Pedrosa (ESP) Jorge Lorenzo (ESP) Andrea Dovizioso (ITA)
2012 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season – Moto 2 at the Sachsenring, Germany:
- Marc Márquez (ESP) Mika Kallio (FIN) Alex de Angelis (SMR)
2012 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season – Moto 3 at the Sachsenring, Germany:
- Sandro Cortese (GER) Alexis Masbou (FRA) Luis Salom (ESP)
2012 IndyCar Series season at the Streets of Toronto, Canada:
- Ryan Hunter-Reay (USA) Charlie Kimball (USA) Mike Conway (GBR)
2012 NASCAR Stock V6 Series at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico:
- Oscar Torres Jr. (MEX) Javier Campos (MEX) Erik Mondragón (MEX)

Tennis[edit]

Wimbledon Championships in London, Great Britain, day 13:^[12]
- Men's singles final: Roger Federer (SUI) [3] def. Andy Murray (GBR) [4] 4−6, 7−5, 6–3, 6–4
  - Federer wins his seventh Wimbledon title and 17th Grand Slam title overall.
- Mixed doubles final: Mike Bryan (USA) / Lisa Raymond (USA) [2] def. Leander Paes (IND) / Elena Vesnina (RUS) [4] 6–3, 5–7, 6–4

Volleyball[edit]

FIVB World League Final round in Sofia, Bulgaria:^[13]
- Third place match: Bulgaria 2–3 Cuba
- Final: Poland 3–0 United States

7 July 2012 (Saturday)[edit]

Basketball[edit]

FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men in Caracas, Venezuela:^[14]
- Semifinals: (winners qualify for 2012 Summer Olympics)
  - Russia 85–77 Nigeria
  - Lithuania 109–83 Dominican Republic
Stanković Continental Champions' Cup in Guangzhou, China:^[1]
- Group stage:
  - Russia 63–53 Tunisia
  - China 67–44 Australia

Cricket[edit]

Australia in England:
- 4th ODI in Chester-le-Street: Australia 200/9 (50 overs), England 201/2 (47.5 overs). England win by 8 wickets and lead the 5-match series 3–0.
New Zealand in the West Indies:
- 2nd ODI in Kingston: West Indies 315/5 (50 overs), New Zealand 260 (47 overs). West Indies win by 55 runs and lead the 5-match series 2–0.

Cycling[edit]

Tour de France:
- Stage 7: Chris Froome (GBR) (Team Sky) Cadel Evans (AUS) (BMC Racing Team) Bradley Wiggins (GBR) (Team Sky)^[15]
- General classification: Wiggins Evans Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) (Liquigas–Cannondale)
- Points: Peter Sagan (SVK) (Liquigas–Cannondale), Mountains: Froome, Young: Rein Taaramäe (EST) (Cofidis), Team: Team Sky (GBR), Combat: Luis León Sánchez (ESP) (Rabobank)

Equestrianism[edit]

Eventing: FEI Nations Cup:
- 4th competition:
  - Team result: FEI Nations Cup of Germany in Aachen (CICO 3*): Germany (Sandra Auffarth, Dirk Schrade, Michael Jung, Ingrid Klimke) Great Britain (Laura Collett, William Fox-Pitt, Francis Whittington, Emily Baldwin) Sweden (Ludwig Svennerstål, Niklas Jonsson, Hannes Melin)
  - Individual result: Christopher Burton (AUS) with Underdiscussion Michael Jung (GER) with Sam FBW Laura Collett (GBR) with Rayef

Football (soccer)[edit]

CAF Champions League Group stage Matchday 1:
- Group A: ASO Chlef – Étoile du Sahel
- Group B: Berekum Chelsea – Zamalek

Mixed martial arts[edit]

UFC 148 in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States (USA unless stated):
- Bantamweight bout: Mike Easton def. Ivan Menjivar (SLV) via unanimous decision (30–27, 29–28, 30–27)
- Featherweight bout: Chad Mendes def. Cody McKenzie via TKO (punches)
- Welterweight bout: Demian Maia (BRA) def. Dong Hyun Kim (KOR) via TKO (rib injury)
- Middleweight bout: Cung Le def. Patrick Côté (CAN) via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)
- Light Heavyweight bout: Forrest Griffin def. Tito Ortiz via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)
- Middleweight Championship bout: Anderson Silva (BRA) (c) def. Chael Sonnen via TKO (punches)

Motorsports[edit]

2012 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC season at the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben, Germany:
- Race 1: Josh Hill (GBR) Jordan King (GBR) Jake Dennis (GBR)
2012 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC season at the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben, Germany:
- Race 2: Josh Hill (GBR) Jordan King (GBR) Alessio Picariello (BEL)
2012 Intercontinental Rally Challenge season in San Marino:
- Giandomenico Basso (ITA) Andreas Mikkelsen (NOR) Umberto Scandola (ITA)
2012 Australian Carrera Cup Championship at the Townsville Street Circuit, Australia:
- Jonny Reid (AUS) Craig Baird (AUS) Alex Davison (AUS)
2012 Dunlop V8 Supercar Series at the Townsville Street Circuit, Australia:
- Scott McLaughlin (AUS) George Miedecke (AUS) Nick Percat (AUS)
2012 International V8 Supercars Championship at the Townsville Street Circuit, Australia:
- Jamie Whincup (AUS) Mark Winterbottom (AUS) Garth Tander (AUS)
2012 Indy Lights season at the Streets of Toronto, Canada:
- Gustavo Yacamán (COL) Sebastián Saavedra (COL) Victor Carbone (BRA)
2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at the Daytona International Speedway, United States:
- Tony Stewart (USA) Jeff Burton (USA) Matt Kenseth (USA)
2012 NASCAR Toyota Series season at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico:
- Hugo Oliveiras (MEX) Rogelio López (MEX) Abraham Calderón (MEX)
2012 British Superbike Championship season at Oulton Park, England:
- Tommy Hill (ENG) Josh Brookes (AUS) Shane Byrne (ENG)
2012 Formula Abarth season at the Misano World Circuit, Italy:
- Luca Ghiotto (ITA) Bruno Bonifacio (BRA) Nicolas Costa (BRA)
2012 German Formula Three season at the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben, Germany:
- Race 1: Jimmy Eriksson (SWE) Mitchell Gilbert (AUS) Tom Blomqvist (GBR)
2012 German Formula Three season at the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben, Germany:
- Race 2: Kimiya Sato (JPN) Yannick Mettler (SUI) Jimmy Eriksson (SWE)
2012 GP2 Series season at the Silverstone Circuit, Great Britain:
- Esteban Gutiérrez (MEX) Johnny Cecotto Jr. (VEN) Jolyon Palmer (GBR)
2012 GP3 Series season at the Silverstone Circuit, Great Britain:
- António Félix da Costa (POR) Mitch Evans (NZL) Aaro Vainio (FIN)

Tennis[edit]

Wimbledon Championships in London, Great Britain, day 12:^[16]
- Women's singles final: Serena Williams (USA) [6] def. Agnieszka Radwańska (POL) [3] 6–1, 5–7, 6–2
  - Williams wins her fifth Wimbledon singles title, and her 14th Grand Slam singles title overall.
- Men's doubles final: Jonathan Marray (GBR) / Frederik Nielsen (DEN) [WC] def. Robert Lindstedt (SWE) / Horia Tecău (ROU) [5] 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(5–7), 6–3
  - Marray and Nielsen win their first title. Marray becomes the first British man to win a Wimbledon seniors title since 1936.
- Women's doubles final: Serena Williams (USA) / Venus Williams (USA) def. Andrea Hlaváčková (CZE) / Lucie Hradecká (CZE) [6] 7–5, 6–4
  - The Williams sisters win their fifth Wimbledon doubles title, and their 13th Grand Slam doubles title overall.

Volleyball[edit]

FIVB World League Final round in Sofia, Bulgaria:^[13]
- Semifinals:
  - United States 3–0 Cuba
  - Poland 3–0 Bulgaria

6 July 2012 (Friday)[edit]

Athletics[edit]

IAAF Diamond League:
- Meeting Areva in Saint-Denis, France:

Basketball[edit]

FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men in Caracas, Venezuela:^[17]
- Quarterfinals:
  - Russia 80–65 Angola
  - Greece 79–80 Nigeria
  - Puerto Rico 72–76 Lithuania
  - Dominican Republic 86–76 North Macedonia
Stanković Continental Champions' Cup in Guangzhou, China:^[1]
- Group Stage:
  - China 85–54 Tunisia
  - Russia 61–76 Australia

Cycling[edit]

Tour de France:
- Stage 6: Peter Sagan (SVK) André Greipel (GER) Matthew Goss (AUS)^[18]
- General classification: Fabian Cancellara (SUI) Bradley Wiggins (GBR) Sylvain Chavanel (FRA)
- Points: Peter Sagan (SVK), Mountains: Michael Mørkøv (DEN), Young: Tejay van Garderen (USA), Team: Team Sky (GBR), Combat: David Zabriskie (USA)
Tour of Austria:
- Stage 6: Sacha Modolo (ITA) Daniele Colli (ITA) Danilo Napolitano (ITA)^[19]
- General classification: Jakob Fuglsang (DEN)
Course de Solidarność et des Champions Olympiques:
- Stage 4: Adrian Honkisz (POL) Matej Mugerli (SLO) Luc Hagenaars (NED)^[20]
- General classification: Marko Kump (SLO)

Football (soccer)[edit]

Arab Nations Cup in Saudi Arabia:
- Final: Libya 1–1 (1–3 Pen.) Morocco
UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship in Tallinn, Estonia:
- Group A:
  - Estonia 1–4 Greece
  - Portugal 3–3 Spain
- Group B:
  - France 1–0 Croatia
  - Serbia 1–2 England

Motorsports[edit]

2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series at the Daytona International Speedway, United States:
- Kurt Busch (USA) Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (USA) Michael Annett (USA)
2012 Australian Carrera Cup Championship at the Townsville Street Circuit, Australia:
- Alex Davison (AUS) Jonny Reid (AUS) Craig Baird (AUS)
2012 Dunlop V8 Supercar Series at the Townsville Street Circuit, Australia:
- Scott McLaughlin (AUS) Nick Percat (AUS) Chaz Mostert (AUS)

Tennis[edit]

Wimbledon Championships in London, Great Britain, day 11:^[21]
- Men's Singles semifinals:
  - Roger Federer (SUI) [3] def. Novak Djokovic (SRB) [1] 6–3, 3–6, 6–4, 6–3
  - Andy Murray (GBR) [4] def. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) [5] 6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 7–5

Volleyball[edit]

FIVB World League Final round in Sofia, Bulgaria:^[13]
- Pool E: United States 3–0 Bulgaria
- Pool F: Poland 3–0 Cuba

5 July 2012 (Thursday)[edit]

Cycling[edit]

Tour de France:
- Stage 5: André Greipel (GER) Matthew Goss (AUS) Juan José Haedo (ARG)^[22]
- General classification: Fabian Cancellara (SUI) Bradley Wiggins (GBR) Sylvain Chavanel (FRA)
- Points: Peter Sagan (SVK), Mountains: Michael Mørkøv (DEN), Young: Tejay van Garderen (USA), Team: Team Sky (GBR), Combat: Mathieu Ladagnous (FRA)
Tour of Qinghai Lake:
- Stage 7: Aldo Ino Ilesic (SLO) Jake Keough (USA) Cristian Benenati (ITA)^[23]
- General classification: Hossein Alizadeh (IRI)
Tour of Austria:
- Stage 5: Fabio Taborre (ITA) Marco Bandiera (ITA) Matthias Brändle (AUT)^[24]
- General classification: Jakob Fuglsang (DEN)
Course de Solidarność et des Champions Olympiques:
- Stage 3: André Schulze (GER) Andrea Palini (ITA) Marko Kump (SLO)^[25]
- General classification: André Schulze (GER)
Giro d'Italia Femminile:
- Stage 7: Marianne Vos (NED) Emma Johansson (SWE) Fabiana Luperini (ITA)^[26]
- General classification: Marianne Vos (NED)
Tour de Feminin:
- Stage 1: Larisa Pankova (RUS) Rozanne Slik (NED) Kirsten Wild (NED)^[27]
- General classification: Larisa Pankova (RUS)

Cricket[edit]

ICC World Cricket League Championship in Dublin, Ireland: [1]
- Ireland 163 (47 overs); Afghanistan 104 (33.1 overs). Ireland win by 59 runs.

Equestrianism[edit]

Show jumping: FEI Nations Cup:
- 5th competition: FEI Nations Cup of Germany in Aachen (CSIO 5*): France (Eugénie Angot, Roger-Yves Bost, Pénélope Leprevost, Olivier Guillon) Germany (Marcus Ehning, Christian Ahlmann, Janne Friederike Meyer, Marco Kutscher) Ireland (Denis Lynch, Dermott Lennon, Billy Twomey, Cian O'Connor)

Football (soccer)[edit]

UEFA Europa League First qualifying round, first leg:^[28]
- Khazar Lankaran (AZE) 2–2 Nõmme Kalju (EST)
- Narva Trans (EST) 0–5 Inter Baku (AZE)
- Renova (MKD) 4–0 Libertas (SMR)
- Jagodina (SRB) 0–1 Ordabasy (KAZ)
- KuPS (FIN) 2–1 Llanelli (WAL)
- Levadia Tallinn (EST) 1–0 Šiauliai (LTU)
- Baku (AZE) 0–0 Mura 05 (SLO)
- Elfsborg (SWE) 8–0 Floriana (MLT)
- Rudar Pljevlja (MNE) 0–1 Shirak (ARM)
- Pyunik (ARM) 0–3 Zeta (MNE)
- JJK (FIN) 2–0 Stabæk (NOR)
- Differdange 03 (LUX) 3–0 NSÍ Runavík (FRO)
- Dacia Chişinău (MDA) 1–0 Celje (SLO)
- Sūduva Marijampolė (LTU) 0–1 Daugava (LAT)
- Tirana (ALB) 2–0 Grevenmacher (LUX)
- Torpedo Kutaisi (GEO) 1–1 Aktobe (KAZ)
- Birkirkara (MLT) 2–2 Metalurg Skopje (MKD)
- FC Santa Coloma (AND) 0–1 Osijek (CRO)
- Sarajevo (BIH) 5–2 Hibernians (MLT)
- Twente (NED) 6–0 UE Santa Coloma (AND)
- Lech Poznań (POL) 2–0 Zhetysu (KAZ)
- Olimpija Ljubljana (SLO) 3–0 Jeunesse Esch (LUX)
- EB/Streymur (FRO) 3–1 Gandzasar (ARM)
- MTK Budapest (HUN) 1–1 Senica (SVK)
- Cefn Druids (WAL) 0–0 MYPA (FIN)
- Flamurtari Vlorë (ALB) 0–1 Honvéd (HUN)
- Teuta Durrës (ALB) 0–3 Metalurgi Rustavi (GEO)
- La Fiorita (SMR) 0–2 Liepājas Metalurgs (LAT)
- Bohemians (IRL) 0–0 Þór Akureyri (ISL)
- Cliftonville (NIR) 1–0 Kalmar FF (SWE)
- St. Patrick's Athletic (IRL) 1–0 ÍBV (ISL)
- Bangor City (WAL) 0–0 Zimbru Chişinău (MDA)
- Crusaders (NIR) 0–3 Rosenborg (NOR)
- Borac Banja Luka (BIH) 2–2 Čelik Nikšić (MNE)
- FH (ISL) 2–1 Eschen/Mauren (LIE)
UEFA Women's U-19 Championship in Turkey:^[29]
- Group A:
  - Turkey 0–1 Denmark
  - Portugal 1–0 Romania
- Group B:
  - Spain 4–0 England
  - Serbia 1–5 Sweden
Arab Nations Cup in Saudi Arabia:
- Third place play-off:
  - Saudi Arabia 0–1 Iraq
Arab U-20 Championship in Amman, Jordan:^[30]
- Group B:
  - Qatar 1–4 Mauritania
  - Algeria 0–0 Libya
Arab U-17 Championship in Tunisia:^[31]
- Group A:
  - Libya 0–2 Mauritania
  - Oman 4–0 Tunisia

Tennis[edit]

Wimbledon Championships in London, Great Britain, day 10:^[32]
- Women's singles semifinals:
  - Agnieszka Radwańska (POL) [3] def. Angelique Kerber (GER) [8] 6–3, 6–4
  - Serena Williams (USA) [6] def. Victoria Azarenka (BLR) [2] 6–3, 7–6^(8–6)

Volleyball[edit]

FIVB World League Final round in Sofia, Bulgaria:^[13]
- Pool E: Germany 3–2 United States
- Pool F: Brazil 2–3 Poland

4 July 2012 (Wednesday)[edit]

Basketball[edit]

FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men in Caracas, Venezuela:^[33]
- Group A: Greece 98–84 Puerto Rico
- Group B: Nigeria 86–80 Lithuania
- Group C: Russia 84–69 Dominican Republic
- Group D: Angola 64–68 New Zealand

Cricket[edit]

Australia in England:
- 3rd ODI in Birmingham: Match abandoned without a ball bowled, England lead the 5-match series 2–0. [2]
Pakistan in Sri Lanka:
- 2nd Test in Colombo, day 5: Pakistan 551/6d (147 overs) & 100/2d (18 overs); Sri Lanka 391 (124.4 overs) & 86/2 (22 overs). Match drawn, Sri Lanka lead the 3-match series 1–0. [3]
ICC World Cricket League Championship:
- 1st ODI in Dublin: Ireland v Afghanistan, Match abandoned without a ball bowled.

Cycling[edit]

Tour de France:
- Stage 4: André Greipel (GER) Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) Tom Veelers (NED)^[34]
- General classification: Fabian Cancellara (SUI) Bradley Wiggins (GBR) Sylvain Chavanel (FRA)
- Points: Peter Sagan (SVK), Mountains: Michael Mørkøv (DEN), Young: Tejay van Garderen (USA), Team: Team Sky (GBR), Combat: Yukiya Arashiro (JPN)
Tour of Qinghai Lake:
- Stage 6: Luka Mezgec (SLO) Kiel Reijnen (USA) Maksym Averin (UKR)^[35]
- General classification: Hossein Alizadeh (IRI)
Tour of Austria:
- Stage 4: Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) Leopold König (CZE) Robert Vrečer (SLO)^[36]
- General classification: Jakob Fuglsang (DEN)
Course de Solidarność et des Champions Olympiques:
- Stage 1: Jeff Vermeulen (NED) Ralf Matzka (GER) André Schulze (GER)^[37]
- General classification: Jeff Vermeulen (NED)
- Stage 2: André Schulze (GER) Marko Kump (SLO) Michael Schweizer (GER)^[38]
- General classification: André Schulze (GER)
Sibiu Cycling Tour:
- Prologue: Jon Einar Bergsland (NOR) Ioannis Tamouridis (GRE) Joeri Adams (BEL)^[39]
- General classification: Jon Einar Bergsland (NOR)
Giro d'Italia Femminile:
- Stage 6: Shelley Olds (USA) Marianne Vos (NED) Giorgia Bronzini (ITA)^[40]
- General classification: Marianne Vos (NED)

Football (soccer)[edit]

Copa Libertadores Finals second leg (first leg score in parentheses): Corinthians 2–0 (1–1) Boca Juniors. Corinthians win 3–1 on aggregate.
Arab U–17 Cup in Tunisia:^[41]
- Group C: Algeria 0–3 Yemen
Arab U-20 Championship in Amman, Jordan^[42]
- Group A:
  - Kuwait 2–3 Sudan
  - Jordan 1–1 Saudi Arabia

Inline hockey[edit]

Men's Junior World Inline Hockey Championship in Bucaramanga, Colombia:^[43]
- Group stage:
  - Ecuador 2–10 Brazil
  - Mexico 5–3 Australia
  - Switzerland 0–4 Czech Republic
  - Colombia – Ecuador
  - United States – France
Women's World Inline Hockey Championship in Bucaramanga, Colombia:^[43]
- Group stage:
  - Argentina 9–0 Brazil
  - Mexico 0–1 Australia
  - Canada – France
  - Colombia – Australia
  - United States –

Poker[edit]

World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, United States:^[44]
- Event #54: $1,000 No Limit Hold'em
  - Will Jaffe (USA) Luis Campelo (BRA) Joseph Kuether (USA)
- Event #56: $1,500 No Limit Hold'em
  - Tomas Junek (CZE) David Borg (AUS) Donald Vogel (USA)

Tennis[edit]

Wimbledon Championships in London, Great Britain, day 9:^[45]
- Men's Singles Quarterfinals:
  - Novak Djokovic (SRB) [1] def. Florian Mayer (GER) [31] 6–4, 6–1, 6–4
  - Roger Federer (SUI) [3] def. Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) [26] 6–1, 6–2, 6–2
  - Andy Murray (GBR) [4] def. David Ferrer (ESP) [7] 6–7^(7–5), 7–6^(8–6), 6–4, 7–6^(7–4)
  - Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) [5] def. Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) [27] 7–6^(7–5), 4–6, 7–6^(7–3), 6–2

Volleyball[edit]

FIVB World League Final round in Sofia, Bulgaria:^[13]
- Pool E: Bulgaria 3–1 Germany
- Pool F: Cuba 3–0 Brazil

3 July 2012 (Tuesday)[edit]

Basketball[edit]

FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men in Caracas, Venezuela:^[46]
- Group A: Jordan 52–93 Puerto Rico
- Group B: Venezuela 82–100 Lithuania
- Group C: South Korea 85–95 Dominican Republic
- Group D: North Macedonia 84–62 New Zealand
FIBA Under-17 World Championship in Kaunas, Lithuania:
- Group A:
  - China 71–68 Czech Republic
  - Australia 88–73 Egypt
  - United States 86–50 France
- Group B:
  - Spain 83–62 Canada
  - Argentina 106–59 South Korea
  - Croatia 82–78 Lithuania

Bridge[edit]

European Youth Pairs Championships in Vejle, Denmark:
- Mixed pairs: Justyna Zmuda / Bartlomiej Igla (POL) Joanna Taczewska / Piotr Zatorski (POL) Signe Buus Thomsen / Dennis Bilde (DEN)^[47]

Bowling[edit]

World Youth Bowling Championships in Bangkok, Thailand:^[48]
- Boys masters: Daniel Fransson (SWE) Chris Via (USA) Sam Cooley (AUS) and Marshall Kent (USA)
- Girls masters: Hwang Yeon-ju (KOR) Jacqueline J Sijore (MAS) Bernice Lim (SIN) and Dayang Khairuniza (MAS)

Cycling[edit]

Tour de France:
- Stage 3: Peter Sagan (SVK) Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) Peter Velits (SVK)^[49]
- General classification: Fabian Cancellara (SUI) Bradley Wiggins (GBR) Sylvain Chavanel (FRA)
- Points: Peter Sagan (SVK), Mountains: Michael Mørkøv (DEN), Young: Tejay van Garderen (USA), Team: Team Sky (GBR), Combat: Michael Mørkøv (DEN)
Tour of Austria:
- Stage 3: Sacha Modolo (ITA) Daniel Schorn (AUT) Francesco Gavazzi (ITA)^[50]
- General classification: Danilo Di Luca (ITA)
Tour of Qinghai Lake:
- Stage 5: Juan José Lobato (ESP) Kiel Reijnen (USA) Artur Ershov (RUS)^[51]
- General classification: Hossein Alizadeh (IRI)
Giro d'Italia Femminile:
- Stage 5: Tiffany Cromwell (AUS) Giorgia Bronzini (ITA) Valentina Scandolara (ITA)^[52]
- General classification: Marianne Vos (NED)

Football (soccer)[edit]

UEFA Champions League First qualifying round, first leg:^[53]
- F91 Dudelange (LUX) 7–0 Tre Penne (SMR)
- Valletta (MLT) 8–0 Lusitanos (AND)
- Linfield (NIR) 0–0 B36 Tórshavn (FRO)
UEFA Europa League First qualifying round, first leg:^[54]
- Víkingur (FRO) 0–6 Gomel (BLR)
- Shkëndija (MKD) 0–0 Portadown (NIR)
Arab Nations Cup in Saudi Arabia:
- Semi finals:
  - Saudi Arabia 0–2 Libya
  - Morocco 2–1 Iraq
Arab U–17 Cup in Tunisia:^[55]
- Group B: Sudan 1–7 Iraq
UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Estonia:^[56]
- Group A:
  - Greece 1–2 Spain
  - Estonia 0–3 Portugal
- Group B:
  - England 1–1 Croatia
  - Serbia 0–3 France

Inline hockey[edit]

Men's Junior World Inline Hockey Championship in Bucaramanga, Colombia:^[57]
- Group stage:
  - Mexico 2–5 France
  - Ecuador 0–16 Switzerland
  - Brazil 0–16 Czech Republic
  - Australia 2–11 United States
  - Czech Republic 5–2 Colombia
Women's World Inline Hockey Championship in Bucaramanga, Colombia:^[57]
- Group stage:
  - Argentina 1–12 Canada
  - Australia 0–3 United States
  - Brazil 0–9 France
  - Spain 8–0 Colombia
  - Mexico 0–7

Poker[edit]

World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, United States:^[44]
- Event #53: $1,500 No Limit Hold'em

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