June 2011 in sports

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Deaths in June[]

Main article: Deaths in June 2011
  • 9: Josip Katalinski
  • 9: Mike Mitchell

Current sporting seasons[]

Australian rules football 2011[]

  • Australian Football League

Auto racing 2011[]

  • 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

Baseball 2011[]

  • Major League Baseball
  • Nippon Professional Baseball

Basketball 2011[]

Canadian football 2011[]

  • Canadian Football League

Cricket 2011[]

  • England:
    • County Championship
    • Clydesdale Bank 40
    • Friends Life t20

Football (soccer) 2011[]

National teams competitions
  • UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
  • 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
  • 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
International clubs competitions
Domestic (national) competitions

Golf 2011[]

  • PGA Tour
  • European Tour
  • LPGA Tour
  • Champions Tour

Ice hockey 2011[]

Motorcycle racing 2011[]

  • Moto GP
  • Superbike World Championship
  • Supersport World Championship

Rugby league 2011[]

  • Super League
  • NRL

Rugby union 2011[]

Snooker 2011[]

  • Players Tour Championship

Tennis 2011[]

  • ATP World Tour
  • WTA Tour

Volleyball 2011[]

National teams competitions

Days of the month[]

June 30, 2011 (Thursday)[]

Athletics[]

  • 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

Basketball[]

Cricket[]

  • 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.

Field hockey[]

Football (soccer)[]

Taekwondo[]

Tennis[]

  • 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.

Volleyball[]

  • FIVB World League, Week 6 (teams in bold advance to the final round):

June 29, 2011 (Wednesday)[]

Basketball[]

Cricket[]

  • 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.
  • 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.

Football (soccer)[]

Tennis[]

  • Grand Slams:
    • Wimbledon Championships in London, England, day 9:
      • Men's Singles Quarter-Finals:
        • 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

Volleyball[]

  • FIVB World League, Week 6 (teams in bold advance to the final round):

June 28, 2011 (Tuesday)[]

Baseball[]

  • 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.

Cricket[]

  • Sri Lanka in England:
    • 1st ODI in London:  England 229/8 (32/32 overs);  Sri Lanka 121 (27 overs). England win by 110 runs (D/L); lead 5-match series 1–0.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Field hockey[]

Football (soccer)[]

Ice hockey[]

  • The Hockey Hall of Fame announces its 2011 induction class, consisting of Ed Belfour, Doug Gilmour, Mark Howe, and Joe Nieuwendyk.[1]

Tennis[]

June 27, 2011 (Monday)[]

Baseball[]

  • 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.

Basketball[]

Football (soccer)[]

  • FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany:
  • FIFA U-17 World Cup in Mexico (teams in bold advance to the knockout stage):
    • Group F:   1–1  Denmark in Querétaro
      • Final standings:  Brazil 7 points,  Ivory Coast, Australia 4, Denmark 1.

Tennis[]

  • 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

June 26, 2011 (Sunday)[]

Auto racing[]

  • 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
  • Sprint Cup Series:
    • Toyota/Save Mart 350 in Sonoma, California: (1) Nevada Kurt Busch (Dodge; Penske Racing) (2) California Jeff Gordon (Chevrolet; Hendrick Motorsports) (3) Missouri Carl Edwards (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing)
      • Drivers' championship standings (after 16 of 36 races): (1) Edwards 573 points (2) California Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet; Richard Childress Racing) 548 (3) California Jimmie Johnson (Chevrolet; Hendrick Motorsports) 540

Badminton[]

  • 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

Basketball[]

  • EuroBasket Women in Poland:
    • Group F in Katowice (teams in bold advance to the quarter-finals):

Equestrianism[]

  • Show jumping – British Jumping Derby meeting at Hickstead (CSI 4*): 1st place, gold medalist(s) Tina Fletcher (GBR) on Promised Land 2nd place, silver medalist(s) five-way tie; best time: Shane Breen (IRL) on Gold Rain

Field hockey[]

Football (soccer)[]

  • 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.
    • Group F:
      •   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).

Golf[]

  • 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.
  • PGA Tour:
    • Travelers Championship in Cromwell, Connecticut:
      • Winner: Fredrik Jacobson (SWE) 260 (−20)
        • Jacobson wins his first PGA Tour title.
  • European Tour:
    • 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.

Horse racing[]

  • Canadian Thoroughbred Triple Crown:
    • Queen's Plate in Toronto: 1st place, gold medalist(s) (trainer: Josie Carroll; jockey: Luis Contreras) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) (trainer: Mark Casse; jockey: Tyler Pizarro) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Pender Harbour (trainer: ; jockey: Chantal Sutherland)
  • Irish Derby in Newbridge, County Kildare (all trained by Aidan O'Brien): 1st place, gold medalist(s) Treasure Beach (jockey: Colm O'Donoghue) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) (jockey: Seamie Heffernan) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (jockey: Joseph O'Brien)
    • Aidan O'Brien trains the race winner for the sixth consecutive year, and a record-extending ninth time overall.

Mixed martial arts[]

  • 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)

Rugby union[]

  • 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.

Volleyball[]

June 25, 2011 (Saturday)[]

Auto racing[]

  • Nationwide Series:
    • Bucyrus 200 in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin: (1) Georgia (U.S. state) Reed Sorenson (Chevrolet; Turner Motorsports) (2) Canada Ron Fellows (Chevrolet; JR Motorsports) (3) Canada Jacques Villeneuve (Dodge; Penske Racing)
      • Drivers' championship standings (after 16 of 34 races): (1) Sorenson 568 points (2) Virginia Elliott Sadler (Chevrolet; Kevin Harvick Incorporated) 563 (3) Mississippi Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) 561
  • 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

Basketball[]

Cricket[]

  • Sri Lanka in England:
    • Only T20I in Bristol:  England 136/9 (20 overs);  Sri Lanka 137/1 (17.2 overs). Sri Lanka win by 9 wickets.

Equestrianism[]

  • Show jumping – Global Champions Tour:
    • 5th Competition in Monte Carlo (CSI 5*): 1st place, gold medalist(s) Rolf-Göran Bengtsson (SWE) on Casall 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Christian Ahlmann (GER) on Taloubet Z 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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

Field hockey[]

Football (soccer)[]

  • 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.
  • UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Denmark:
    • Olympic play-off: Czech Republic  0–1  Belarus in Aalborg
    • Final: Spain  2–0   Switzerland in Aarhus
      • Spain win the title for the third time.
  • FIFA U-17 World Cup in Mexico (teams in bold advance to the knockout stage):
    • Group C:
      • Uruguay  0–2  England in Torreón
      • Canada  0–0  Rwanda in Pachuca
        • Final standings: England 7 points, Uruguay 6, Canada 2, Rwanda 1.
    • 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.

Golf[]

Inline hockey[]

Motorcycle racing[]

  • 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

Rugby union[]

  • Super Rugby Finals:
    • Qualifier 2 in Nelson: Crusaders New Zealand 36–8 South Africa Sharks

Tennis[]

  • 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

Volleyball[]

June 24, 2011 (Friday)[]

Basketball[]

  • EuroBasket Women in Poland (teams in bold advance to the quarter-finals):
    • Group F in Katowice:

Boxing[]

  • European Men's Championships in Ankara, Turkey:
    • Light flyweight: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Salman Alizade (AZE) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) (RUS) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (BUL) & Charlie Edwards (ENG)
    • Flyweight: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Andrew Selby (WAL) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Georgy Balakshin (RUS) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (MDA) & Vincenzo Picardi (ITA)
    • Bantamweight: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Veaceslav Gojan (MDA) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) (RUS) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (ROU) & Furkan Ulaş Memiş (TUR)
    • Lightweight: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Fatih Keleş (TUR) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Domenico Valentino (ITA) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Vladimir Saruhanyan (ARM) & Volodymyr Matviychuk (UKR)
    • Light welterweight: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Ray Moylette (IRL) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Tom Stalker (ENG) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Vincenzo Mangiacapre (ITA) & (AZE)
    • Welterweight: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Fred Evans (WAL) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Magomed Nurutdinov (BLR) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (FRA) & (GEO)
    • Middleweight: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Maxim Koptyakov (RUS) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Adem Kılıççı (TUR) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (GEO) & Dmitro Mitrofanov (UKR)
    • Light heavyweight: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Joe Ward (IRL) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) (RUS) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Imre Szellő (HUN) & Hrvoje Sep (CRO)
    • Heavyweight: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Teymur Mammadov (AZE) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Tervel Pulev (BUL) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bahram Muzaffer (TUR) & (GER)
    • Super heavyweight: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Magomed Omarov (RUS) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Roberto Cammarelle (ITA) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mikheil Bakhtidze (GEO) & Mihai Nistor (ROU)

Cricket[]

  • 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.

Football (soccer)[]

  • FIFA U-17 World Cup in Mexico (teams in bold advance to the quarter-finals):
    • Group A:
      • North Korea  1–1  Congo in Morelia
      • Mexico  3–2  Netherlands in Monterrey
        • Final standings: Mexico 9 points, Congo 4, North Korea 2, Netherlands 1.
    • Group B:
      • Japan  3–1  Argentina in Morelia
      • Jamaica  1–1  France in Monterrey
        • Final standings: Japan 7 points, France 5, Argentina 3, Jamaica 1.

Golf[]

  • 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) , 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)

Ice hockey[]

  • 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.

Rugby union[]

  • Super Rugby Finals:
    • Qualifier 1 in Auckland: Blues New Zealand 26–13 Australia Waratahs

Tennis[]

  • 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:
      • 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

Volleyball[]

June 23, 2011 (Thursday)[]

Basketball[]

Cricket[]

  • ICC Intercontinental Cup, round 1:
    • In Aberdeen, day 3:  Scotland 237/3 (75 overs);  Netherlands.
  • 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.

Football (soccer)[]

  • 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.
    • Group F in Guadalajara:
      •   0–1  Brazil
      • Ivory Coast  4–2  Denmark
        • Standings (after 2 matches): Brazil 6 points, Côte d'Ivoire, Australia 3, Denmark 0.
  • Friendly international (top 10 in FIFA World Rankings):
    • (7) Uruguay  3–0  Estonia
  • Friendly women's internationals (top 10 in FIFA Women's World Rankings):

Golf[]

  • 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) , Meena Lee (KOR), Stacy Prammanasudh & Angela Stanford 68 (−4)
        • Six players will complete their first rounds on June 24.

Tennis[]

Volleyball[]

  • FIVB World League, Week 5 (team in bold advances to the Final Round):

June 22, 2011 (Wednesday)[]

Basketball[]

  • EuroBasket Women in Poland (teams in bold advance to the quarter-finals):

Cricket[]

  • ICC Intercontinental Cup, round 1:
    • In Aberdeen, day 2:  Scotland vs.  Netherlands; No play due to rain.
  • India in the West Indies:
    • 1st Test in Kingston, Jamaica, day 3:  India 246 & 252 (94.5 overs; Rahul Dravid 112);  West Indies 173 & 131/3 (33 overs). West Indies require another 195 runs with 7 wickets remaining.

Football (soccer)[]

  • CONCACAF Gold Cup in the United States:
    • Semifinals in Houston:
      • United States  1–0  Panama
      • Honduras  0–2 (a.e.t.)  Mexico
  • UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Denmark:
    • Semifinals: (winners qualify for 2012 Olympic tournament)
      • Spain  3–1 (a.e.t.)  Belarus in Viborg
      • Switzerland   1–0 (a.e.t.)  Czech Republic in Herning
  • FIFA U-17 World Cup in Mexico (team in bold advances to the knockout stage):
    • Group C in Pachuca:
      • Uruguay  1–0  Rwanda
      • Canada  2–2  England
        • Standings (after 2 matches): Uruguay 6 points, England 4, Canada 1, Rwanda 0.
    • Group D in Torreón:
      • United States  1–2  Uzbekistan
      • Czech Republic  1–0  New Zealand
        • Standings (after 2 matches): New Zealand, United States, Uzbekistan, Czech Republic 3 points.
  • Copa Libertadores Finals, second leg (first leg score in parentheses):
    • Santos Brazil 2–1 (0–0) Uruguay Peñarol. Santos win 4–1 on points.
      • Santos win the title for the third time, and their first since 1963.

Rugby union[]

  • IRB Junior World Championship in Italy:

Snooker[]

Tennis[]

June 21, 2011 (Tuesday)[]

Cricket[]

  • ICC Intercontinental Cup, round 1:
    • In Aberdeen, day 1:  Scotland vs.  Netherlands; No play due to rain.
  • India in the West Indies:
    • 1st Test in Kingston, Jamaica, day 2:  India 246 & 91/3 (41 overs);  West Indies 173 (67.5 overs). India lead by 164 runs with 7 wickets remaining.

Football (soccer)[]

  • FIFA U-17 World Cup in Mexico (team in bold advances to the knockout stage):
    • Group A in Morelia:
      • North Korea  1–1  Netherlands
      • Mexico  2–1  Congo
        • Standings (after 2 matches): Mexico 6 points, Congo 3, Netherlands, North Korea 1.
    • Group B in Monterrey:
      • Japan  1–1  France
      • Jamaica  1–2  Argentina
        • Standings (after 2 matches): France, Japan 4 points, Argentina 3, Jamaica 0.
  • Friendly women's internationals (top 10 in FIFA Women's World Rankings):

Ice hockey[]

  • NHL news: The NHL Board of Governors unanimously approve the move of the Atlanta Thrashers to Winnipeg.[2]

Tennis[]

June 20, 2011 (Monday)[]

Basketball[]

  • EuroBasket Women in Poland (teams in bold advance to the Main Round):

Cricket[]

  • Sri Lanka in England:
    • 3rd Test in Southampton, day 5:  Sri Lanka 184 & 334/5 (104 overs; Kumar Sangakkara 119);  England 377/8d. Match drawn; England win 3-match series 1–0.
  • India in the West Indies:
    • 1st Test in Kingston, Jamaica, day 1:  India 246 (61.2 overs);  West Indies 34/1 (20 overs). West Indies trail by 212 runs with 9 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.

Football (soccer)[]

  • Friendly international (top 10 in FIFA World Rankings):
  • FIFA U-17 World Cup in Mexico:
    • Group E in Querétaro:
    • Group F in Guadalajara:
      • Brazil  3–0  Denmark
      •   2–1  Ivory Coast

Tennis[]

  • Grand Slams:
    • Wimbledon Championships in London, England, day 1:
      • Men's Singles First Round:
        • Rafael Nadal (ESP) [1] def. Michael Russell (USA) 6–4, 6–2, 6–2
        • Andy Murray (GBR) [4] def. Daniel Gimeno-Traver (ESP) 4–6, 6–3, 6–0, 6–0
        • Tomáš Berdych (CZE) [6] def. Filippo Volandri (ITA) 6–2, 6–2, 6–1
        • Gaël Monfils (FRA) [9] def. Matthias Bachinger (GER) 6–4, 7–6(3), 6–3
        • Mardy Fish (USA) [10] def. Marcel Granollers (ESP) 7–6(3), 7–6(5), 6–4
      • Women's Singles First Round:
        • Vera Zvonareva (RUS) [2] def. Alison Riske (USA) 6–0, 3–6, 6–3
        • Victoria Azarenka (BLR) [4] vs. Magdaléna Rybáriková (SVK) 6–4, 3–2 (match suspended)
        • Francesca Schiavone (ITA) [6] def. Jelena Dokić (AUS) 6–4, 1–6, 6–3

June 19, 2011 (Sunday)[]

Athletics[]

Auto racing[]

  • Sprint Cup Series:
    • Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400 in Brooklyn, Michigan: (1) Virginia Denny Hamlin (Toyota; Joe Gibbs Racing) (2) Wisconsin Matt Kenseth (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) (3) Nevada Kyle Busch (Toyota; Joe Gibbs Racing)
      • Drivers' championship standings (after 15 of 36 races): (1) Missouri Carl Edwards (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) 532 points (2) California Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet; Richard Childress Racing) 512 (3) North Carolina Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (Chevrolet; Hendrick Motorsports) 505
  • IndyCar Series:
    • Milwaukee 225 in West Allis, Wisconsin: (1) Dario Franchitti (GBR) (Chip Ganassi Racing) (2) Graham Rahal (USA) (Chip Ganassi Racing) (3) Oriol Servià (ESP) (Newman/Haas Racing)
      • Franchitti's 29th victory in American open-wheel racing moves him into a tie for ninth on the all-time list, with Rick Mears.
      • Drivers' championship standings (after 8 of 18 races): (1) Will Power (AUS) (Team Penske) & Franchitti 271 points (3) Servià 198
  • V8 Supercars:
    • Skycity Triple Crown in Darwin, Northern Territory:
      • Race 13: (1) Shane van Gisbergen (NZL) (Stone Brothers Racing, Ford FG Falcon) (2) Craig Lowndes (AUS) (Triple Eight Race Engineering, Holden VE Commodore) (3) Mark Winterbottom (AUS) (Ford Performance Racing, Ford FG Falcon)
        • Drivers' championship standings (after 13 of 28 races): (1) Jamie Whincup (AUS) (Triple Eight Race Engineering, Holden VE Commodore) 1395 points (2) Lowndes 1239 (3) Van Gisbergen 1134
  • World Rally Championship:
    • Acropolis Rally of Greece in Loutraki, Greece: (1) Sébastien Ogier (FRA)/Julien Ingrassia (FRA) (Citroën DS3 WRC) (2) Sébastien Loeb (FRA)/Daniel Elena (MON) (Citroën DS3 WRC) (3) Mikko Hirvonen (FIN)/Jarmo Lehtinen (FIN) (Ford Fiesta RS WRC)
      • Drivers' championship standings (after 7 of 13 rallies): (1) Loeb 146 points (2) Hirvonen 129 (3) Ogier 124
  • World Touring Car Championship:
    • Race of the Czech Republic in Brno:
      • Race 1: (1) Rob Huff (GBR) (Chevrolet; Chevrolet Cruze) (2) Yvan Muller (FRA) (Chevrolet; Chevrolet Cruze) (3) Alain Menu (SUI) (Chevrolet; Chevrolet Cruze)
      • Race 2: (1) Muller (2) Tom Coronel (NED) (ROAL Motorsport; BMW 320 TC) (3) Menu
        • Drivers' championship standings (after 5 of 12 rounds): (1) Huff 187 points (2) Muller 162 (3) Menu 134

Badminton[]

  • BWF Super Series:
    • Singapore Super Series in Singapore:
      • Men's singles: Chen Jin (CHN) def. Lin Dan (CHN) walkover
      • Women's singles: Wang Xin (CHN) def. Tine Baun (DEN) 21–19, 21–17
      • Men's doubles: Cai Yun (CHN)/Fu Haifeng (CHN) def. Alvent Yulianto Chandra (INA)/Hendra Aprida Gunawan (INA) 21–17, 21–13
      • Women's doubles: Tian Qing (CHN)/Zhao Yunlei (CHN) def. Ha Jung-eun (KOR)/Kim Min-jung (KOR) 21–13, 21–16
      • Mixed doubles: Tontowi Ahmad (INA)/Liliyana Natsir (INA) def. Chen Hung-ling (TPE)/Cheng Wen-hsing (TPE) 21–14, 27–25

Basketball[]

  • EuroBasket Women in Poland (teams in bold advance to the Main Round):
  • Italy Lega Basket Serie A Finals, Game 5: Montepaschi Siena 63–61 Bennet Cantù. Montepaschi Siena win best-of-7 series 4–1.
    • Montepaschi Siena win the championship for the fifth successive time and sixth time overall.

Beach volleyball[]

  • World Championships in Rome, Italy:
    • Men's:
      • Bronze medal Match: Pļaviņš–Šmēdiņš (LAT) 1–2 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Brink–Reckermann (GER)
      • Gold medal Match: 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Araújo–Ricardo (BRA) 0–2 1st place, gold medalist(s) Emanuel–Alison (BRA)
        • Emanuel wins his third title after a break of 8 years, while Alison wins for the first time.
    • Women's:
      • Bronze medal Match: 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Xue–Zhang (CHN) 2–0 Klapalová– (CZE)
      • Gold medal Match: 2nd place, silver medalist(s) May-Treanor–Walsh (USA) 1–2 1st place, gold medalist(s) Larissa–Juliana (BRA)
        • Larissa and Juliana defeat 3-times winners May-Treanor and Walsh to win their first title.

Canoeing[]

  • Sprint European Championships in Belgrade, Serbia:
    • Men:
      • C-1 500m: Valentyn Demyanenko (AZE) 1:50.681 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Paweł Baraszkiewicz (POL) 1:50.693 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Dzianis Harazha (BLR) 1:50.939
      • K-1 500m: Yury Postrygay (RUS) 1:39.418 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Anders Gustafsson (SWE) 1:39.532 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Kasper Bleibach (DEN) 1:39.550
      • C-2 500m:  Romania (Alexandru Dumitrescu, Victor Mihalachi) 1:41.641 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Azerbaijan (Sergiy Bezugliy, Maksym Prokopenko) 1:41.689 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Poland (Roman Rykiewicz, Mariusz Kruk) 1:41.959
      • K-2 500m:  Belarus (Raman Piatrushenka, Vadzim Makhneu) 1:30.355 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Slovakia (Erik Vlček, Peter Gelle) 1:30.601 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Portugal (Emanuel Silva, João Ribeiro) 1:30.739
      • K-1 200m: Piotr Siemionowski (POL) 35.418 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Péter Molnár (HUN) 35.460 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ed McKeever (GBR) 35.538
      • C-1 200m: Demyanenko (AZE) 39.855 2nd place, silver medalist(s) (ESP) 40.047 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Yuriy Cheban (UKR) 40.161
      • K-2 200m:  United Kingdom (Liam Heath, Jon Schofield) 32.487 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Belarus (Piatrushenka, Makhneu) 32.775 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Sweden (Anders Svensson, ) 32.793
      • C-2 200m:  Lithuania (Raimundas Labuckas, Tomas Gadeikis) 37.416 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Belarus (Aleksandr Vauchetskiy, Dzmitry Rabchanka) 37.866 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Hungary (Attila Bozsik, Gábor Horváth) 37.914
      • C-1 5000m: Sebastian Brendel (GER) 24:07.383 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jose Luis Bouza (ESP) 24:15.819 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (CZE) 24:28.725
      • K-1 5000m: Aleh Yurenia (BLR) 20:45.612 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Eirik Verås Larsen (NOR) 20:45.966 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) René Holten Poulsen (DEN) 21:04.908
    • Women:
      • C-2 500m:  Belarus (, ) 2:14.554 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Hungary (, ) 2:14.554 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Russia (, ) 2:14.554
      • K-1 500m: Danuta Kozák (HUN) 1:51.552 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Inna Osypenko-Radomska (UKR) 1:53.154 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ewelina Wojnarowska (POL) 1:54.204
      • K-2 500m:  Hungary (Tamara Csipes, Katalin Kovács) 1:40.207 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Poland (Aneta Konieczna, Beata Mikołajczyk) 1:40.339 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Russia (Yuliana Salakhova, Anastasia Sergeeva) 1:41.671
      • K-4 500m: 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Belarus (Iryna Pamialova, Nadzeya Papok, Volha Khudzenka, Maryna Paltaran) 1:33.088 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Hungary (Dalma Benedek, Kozák, , Gabriella Szabó) 1:34.006 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Germany (Tina Dietze, Carolin Leonhardt, , Franziska Weber) 1:34.834
      • C-1 200m: Maria Kazakova (RUS) 50.455 2nd place, silver medalist(s) (GER) 52.999 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Herasimenka (BLR) 53.275
      • K-1 200m: Natalia Lobova (RUS) 40.120 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Maria Teresa Portela (ESP) 40.282 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Teresa Portela (POR) 40.300
      • K-2 200m:  Hungary (Kozák, Kovács) 37.820 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Germany (Dietze, Weber) 38.036 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Belarus (Paltaran, Khudzenka) 38.300
      • K-1 5000m: Paltaran (BLR) 23:12.661 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Lani Belcher (GBR) 23:21.415 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (UKR) 23:28.315

Cricket[]

  • Sri Lanka in England:
    • 3rd Test in Southampton, day 4:  Sri Lanka 184 & 112/3 (49 overs);  England 377/8d (92.4 overs; Ian Bell 119*). Sri Lanka trail by 81 runs with 7 wickets remaining.

Cycling[]

  • UCI World Tour:
    • Tour de Suisse, Stage 9: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Fabian Cancellara (SUI) (Leopard Trek) 41' 01" 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Andreas Klöden (GER) (Team RadioShack) + 9" 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Levi Leipheimer (USA) (Team RadioShack) + 13"
      • Final general classification: (1) Leipheimer Jersey yellow.svg 31h 45' 02" (2) Damiano Cunego (ITA) (Lampre–ISD) + 4" (3) Steven Kruijswijk (NED) (Rabobank) + 1' 02"
      • UCI World Tour standings (after 16 of 27 races): (1) Philippe Gilbert (BEL) (Omega Pharma–Lotto) 356 points (2) Alberto Contador (ESP) (Saxo Bank–SunGard) 349 (3) Michele Scarponi (ITA) (Lampre–ISD) 348

Equestrianism[]

Football (soccer)[]

  • CONCACAF Gold Cup in the United States:
    • Quarterfinals in Washington, D.C.:
      • Jamaica  0–2  United States
      • Panama  1–1 (5–3 pen.)  El Salvador
  • UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Denmark (teams in bold advance to the semifinals):
    • Group B:
      • England  1–2  Czech Republic in Viborg
      • Ukraine  0–3  Spain in Herning
        • Final standings: Spain 7 points, Czech Republic 6, England 2, Ukraine 1.
  • FIFA U-17 World Cup in Mexico:
  • Friendly women's internationals (top 10 in FIFA Women's World Rankings):
  • CAF Confederation Cup Play-off for group stage, second leg (first leg score in parentheses):
    • Motema Pembe Democratic Republic of the Congo 2–0 (0–1) Tanzania Simba. Motema Pembe win 2–1 on aggregate.

Golf[]

  • Men's majors:
    • U.S. Open in Bethesda, Maryland, United States:
      • Leaderboard after final round: (1) Rory McIlroy (NIR) 268 (−16) (2) Jason Day (AUS) 276 (−8) (T3) Kevin Chappell (USA), Robert Garrigus (USA), Lee Westwood (ENG) & Y. E. Yang (KOR) 278 (−6)
        • McIlroy wins his first major, setting records for the lowest 72-hole score both in absolute terms and in relation to par at the U.S. Open. He becomes the third Northern Irish player to win a major after Fred Daly at the 1947 Open Championship and Graeme McDowell at the 2010 U.S. Open.
  • European Tour:
    • Saint-Omer Open in Saint-Omer, France:
      • Winner: Matthew Zions (AUS) 276 (−8)
        • Zions wins his first European Tour title.

Motorcycle racing[]

  • Superbike:
    • Aragon World Championship round in Alcañiz, Spain:
      • Race 1: (1) Marco Melandri (ITA) (Yamaha YZF-R1) (2) Max Biaggi (ITA) (Aprilia RSV4) (3) Leon Camier (GBR) (Aprilia RSV4)
      • Race 2: (1) Biaggi (2) Melandri (3) Carlos Checa (ESP) (Ducati 1198)
        • Riders' championship standings (after 7 of 13 rounds): (1) Checa 261 points (2) Biaggi 218 (3) Melandri 195
  • Supersport:
    • Aragon World Championship round in Alcañiz, Spain: (1) Chaz Davies (GBR) (Yamaha YZF-R6) (2) Sam Lowes (GBR) (Honda CBR600RR) (3) David Salom (ESP) (Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R)
      • Riders' championship standings (after 6 of 12 rounds): (1) Davies 105 points (2) Broc Parkes (AUS) (Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R) 85 (3) Salom 71

Triathlon[]

  • ITU World Championships, Leg 3 in Kitzbühel, Austria:
    • Men: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Alistair Brownlee (GBR) 1:51:54 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Alexander Brukhankov (RUS) 1:52:38 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Sven Riederer (SUI) 1:52:59
      • Standings (after 3 of 6 legs): (1) Alistair Brownlee 1690 points (2) Brukhankov 1663 (3) Javier Gómez (ESP) 1485
    • Women: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Paula Findlay (CAN) 2:05:52 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Helen Jenkins (GBR) 2:05:56 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Sarah Groff (USA) 2:06:27
      • Standings (after 3 of 6 legs): (1) Findlay 2400 points (2) Barbara Riveros Diaz (CHI) 1912 (3) Andrea Hewitt (NZL) 1685

Volleyball[]

June 18, 2011 (Saturday)[]

Athletics[]

Auto racing[]

  • Nationwide Series:
    • Alliance Truck Parts 250 in Brooklyn, Michigan: (1) Missouri Carl Edwards (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) (2) Mississippi Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) (3) Nevada Kyle Busch (Toyota; Joe Gibbs Racing)
      • Drivers' championship standings (after 15 of 34 races): (1) Stenhouse, Jr. 525 points (2) Virginia Elliott Sadler (Chevrolet; Kevin Harvick Incorporated) 523 (3) Georgia (U.S. state) Reed Sorenson (Chevrolet; Turner Motorsports) 521
  • V8 Supercars:
    • Skycity Triple Crown in Darwin, Northern Territory:
      • Race 12: (1) Rick Kelly (AUS) (Kelly Racing, Holden VE Commodore) (2) Steven Johnson (AUS) (Dick Johnson Racing, Ford FG Falcon) (3) Craig Lowndes (AUS) (Triple Eight Race Engineering, Holden VE Commodore)
        • Drivers' championship standings (after 12 of 28 races): (1) Jamie Whincup (AUS) (Triple Eight Race Engineering, Holden VE Commodore) 1293 points (2) Lowndes 1101 (3) Kelly 1037

Basketball[]

Canoeing[]

  • Sprint European Championships in Belgrade, Serbia:
    • Men:
      • K-1 1000 m: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Max Hoff (GER) 3:22.485 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Aleh Yurenia (BLR) 3:25.029 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Fernando Pimenta (POR) 3:25.881
      • C-1 1000 m: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Sebastian Brendel (GER) 3:47.155 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Josif Chirila (ROM) 3:49.645 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jose Luis Bouza (ESP) 3:50.065
      • K-2 1000 m: 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Germany (Andreas Ihle, Martin Hollstein) 3:07.095 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Russia (, Vasily Pogreban) 3:07.827 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Hungary (Roland Kökény, Rudolf Dombi) 3:08.205
      • C-2 1000 m: 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Russia (Alexey Korovashkov, Ilya Pervukhin) 3:28.584 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Belarus (Andrei Bahdanovich, Aliaksandr Bahdanovich) 3:28.614 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Romania (Victor Mihalachi, ) 3:28.818
      • K-4 1000 m: 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Portugal (Pimenta, João Ribeiro, Emanuel Silva, David Fernandes) 2:49.618 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Germany (Hoff, Marcus Gross, Norman Bröckl, ) 2:49.960 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Romania (Ionel Gavrila, Ştefan Vasile, Toni Ioneticu, Traian Neagu) 2:50.056
      • C-4 1000 m: 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Hungary (Márton Tóth, Mátyás Sáfran, , Róbert Mike) 3:16.042 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Belarus (Andrei Bahdanovich, Dzmitry Rabchanka, Aliaksandr Bahdanovich, Aleksandr Vauchetskiy) 3:16.270 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Russia (, , Kirill Shamshurin, ) 3:16.528
    • Women:
      • K-1 1000 m: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Katalin Kovács (HUN) 3:55.232 2nd place, silver medalist(s) (SRB) 3:57.716 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Edyta Dzieniszewska (POL) 4:02.732
      • K-2 1000 m: 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Hungary (Tamara Csipes, Gabriella Szabó) 3:31.741 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Germany (Franziska Weber, Tina Dietze) 3:32.629 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Russia (Anastasia Sergeeva, Yuliana Salakhova) 3:34.927

Cricket[]

  • Sri Lanka in England:
    • 3rd Test in Southampton, day 3:  Sri Lanka 184 (64.2 overs; Chris Tremlett 6/48);  England 195/4 (48 overs). England lead by 11 runs with 6 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.

Cycling[]

Equestrianism[]

  • FEI Nations Cup Show Jumping – Promotional League, Europe:
    • FEI Nations Cup of Norway in Drammen (CSIO 3*): 1st place, gold medalist(s)   Switzerland (Arthur Gustavo da Silva, Niklaus Schurtenberger, Claudia Gisler, Christina Liebherr) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Turkey (Gerry Flynn, Çağrı Başel, Omer Karaevli, Burak Azak) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Poland (Msciwoj Kiecon, Piotr Sawicki, Antoni Tomaszewski)
      • Standings (after 4 of 6 events): (1)   Switzerland 40.5 points (2)  Sweden 35 (3)  Italy 32.5

Football (soccer)[]

  • CONCACAF Gold Cup in the United States:
    • Quarterfinals in East Rutherford:
      • Costa Rica  1–1 (2–4 pen.)  Honduras
      • Mexico  2–1  Guatemala
  • Friendly women's internationals (top 10 in FIFA Women's World Rankings):
  • UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Denmark (teams in bold advance to the semifinals):
    • Group A:
      • Iceland  3–1  Denmark in Aalborg
      • Switzerland   3–0  Belarus in Aarhus
        • Final standings: Switzerland 9 points, Belarus, Iceland, Denmark 3.
  • FIFA U-17 World Cup in Mexico:
    • Group A in Morelia:
      • Mexico  3–1  North Korea
      • Congo  1–0  Netherlands
    • Group B in Monterrey:
  • Colombia Categoría Primera A Campeonato Apertura Finals, second leg (first leg score in parentheses):
    • Atlético Nacional 2–1 (1–2) La Equidad. 3–3 on aggregate; Atlético Nacional win 3–2 on penalties.
      • Atlético win the title for the eleventh time.

Golf[]

  • Men's majors:
    • U.S. Open in Bethesda, Maryland, United States:
      • Leaderboard after third round: (1) Rory McIlroy (NIR) 199 (−14) (2) Y. E. Yang (KOR) 207 (−6) (T3) Jason Day (AUS), Robert Garrigus (USA) & Lee Westwood (ENG) 208 (−5)
  • The Amateur Championship in Southport, England:
    • Final: Bryden Macpherson (AUS) def. (SCO) 3 & 2
      • Macpherson becomes the second Australian to win the title, after in 1954.

Mixed martial arts[]

  • Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum in Dallas, Texas, United States:
    • Heavyweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal bout: Alistair Overeem (NED) def. Fabrício Werdum (BRA) via unanimous decision
    • Heavyweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal bout: Josh Barnett (USA) def. Brett Rogers (USA) via submission (arm triangle choke)
    • Lightweight bout: Jorge Masvidal (USA) def. K. J. Noons (USA) via unanimous decision
    • Heavyweight bout: Daniel Cormier (USA) def. Jeff Monson (USA) via unanimous decision
    • Heavyweight bout: Chad Griggs (USA) def. Valentijn Overeem (NED) via submission (strikes)

Rugby union[]

  • IRB Junior World Championship in Italy (teams in bold advance to the semi-finals):
    • Pool A:
      • Italy  6–56  Wales in Treviso
      • Argentina  15–48  New Zealand in Padua
        • Final standings: New Zealand 15 points, Wales 10, Argentina 4, Italy 0.
    • Pool B:
      • Fiji  36–18  Tonga in Rovigo
      • Australia  25–31  France in Treviso
        • Final standings: France 14 points, Australia 11, Fiji 5, Tonga 0.
    • Pool C:
      • England  26–20  South Africa in Padua
      • Ireland  30–13  Scotland in Rovigo
        • Final standings: England 14 points, South Africa 11, Ireland 4, Scotland 0.

Tennis[]

  • ATP World Tour:
    • UNICEF Open in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands:
      • Final: Dmitry Tursunov (RUS) def. Ivan Dodig (CRO) 6–3, 6–2
        • Tursunov wins the seventh title of his career.
    • Aegon International in Eastbourne, United Kingdom:
      • Final: Andreas Seppi (ITA) def. Janko Tipsarević (SRB) 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 5–3 retired
        • Seppi wins the first title of his career.
  • WTA Tour:
    • UNICEF Open in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands:
      • Final: Roberta Vinci (ITA) def. Jelena Dokić (AUS) 6–7(7–9), 6–3, 7–5
        • Vinci wins the fifth title of her career and second of the year.
    • Aegon International in Eastbourne, United Kingdom:
      • Final: Marion Bartoli (FRA) def. Petra Kvitová (CZE) 6–1, 4–6, 7–5
        • Bartoli wins the sixth title of her career, and her second Premier-level title.

Volleyball[]

June 17, 2011 (Friday)[]

Basketball[]

Cricket[]

  • Sri Lanka in England:
    • 3rd Test in Southampton, day 2:  Sri Lanka 177/9 (61.2 overs; Chris Tremlett 6/42);  England.

Cycling[]

Football (soccer)[]

Golf[]

  • Men's majors:
    • U.S. Open in Bethesda, Maryland, United States:
      • Leaderboard after second day (USA unless stated): (1) Rory McIlroy (NIR) 131 (−11) (2) Y. E. Yang (KOR) 137 (−5) (T3) Sergio García (ESP), Robert Garrigus, Zach Johnson, Matt Kuchar & Brandt Snedeker 140 (−2)
        • 21 players will complete their second rounds on June 18, due to rain and electrical disturbances.

Volleyball[]

June 16, 2011 (Thursday)[]

Basketball[]

  • Russia Russian Professional League Finals, Game 4: Khimki Moscow 63–74 CSKA Moscow. CSKA Moscow win best-of-5 series 3–1.
    • CSKA Moscow win the Russian championship for the eighth successive time and the 18th time in 20 years.

Cricket[]

  • Sri Lanka in England:
    • 3rd Test in Southampton, day 1:  Sri Lanka 81/4 (38 overs);  England.
  • India in the West Indies:
    • 5th ODI in Kingston, Jamaica:  India 251 (47.3 overs);  West Indies 255/3 (48.4 overs). West Indies win by 7 wickets; India win 5-match series 3–2.

Cycling[]

  • UCI World Tour:
    • Tour de Suisse, Stage 6: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Steven Kruijswijk (NED) (Rabobank) 4h 12' 03" 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Levi Leipheimer (USA) (Team RadioShack) + 9" 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Damiano Cunego (ITA) (Lampre–ISD) Jersey yellow.svg + 18"
      • General classification (after stage 6): (1) Cunego Jersey yellow.svg 21h 26' 28" (2) Bauke Mollema (NED) (Rabobank) + 1' 23" (3) Kruijswijk + 1' 36"

Football (soccer)[]

Golf[]

  • Men's majors:
    • U.S. Open in Bethesda, Maryland, United States:
      • Leaderboard after first round: (1) Rory McIlroy (NIR) 65 (−6) (T2) Charl Schwartzel (RSA) & Y. E. Yang (KOR) 68 (−3)

Volleyball[]

June 15, 2011 (Wednesday)[]

Cycling[]

Football (soccer)[]

Ice hockey[]

  • Stanley Cup Finals (best-of-7 series):
    • Game 7 in Vancouver: Boston Bruins 4, Vancouver Canucks 0. Bruins win series 4–3.
      • The Bruins win the championship for the sixth time, and their first since 1972, with goaltender Tim Thomas awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the MVP of the playoffs. Patrice Bergeron becomes a member of the Triple Gold Club, adding the Cup to his previous gold medals at the World Championships and Olympics.
      • With the Bruins victory, Boston becomes the first city to win championships in all four major professional leagues (NFL, NBA, MLB and NHL) in the 21st century.

Rugby league[]

  • State of Origin Series:
    • Game II in Sydney: New South Wales New South Wales colours.svg 18–8 Queensland colours.svg Queensland. 3-match series tied 1–1.

Volleyball[]

June 14, 2011 (Tuesday)[]

Basketball[]

  • Spain ACB Playoffs Finals Game 3: Bilbao 55–64 Barcelona. Barcelona win best-of-5 series 3–0.
    • Barcelona win the title for the 16th time.

Cycling[]

  • UCI World Tour:
    • Tour de Suisse, Stage 4: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Thor Hushovd (NOR) (Garmin–Cervélo) 4h 46' 05" 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Peter Sagan (SVK) (Liquigas–Cannondale) MaillotAzul.PNG s.t. 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Marco Marcato (ITA) (Vacansoleil–DCM) + 2"
      • General classification (after stage 4): (1) Damiano Cunego (ITA) (Lampre–ISD) Jersey yellow.svg 12h 29' 23" (2) Mauricio Soler (COL) (Movistar Team) + 54" (3) Bauke Mollema (NED) (Rabobank) + 1' 16"

Football (soccer)[]

  • CONCACAF Gold Cup in the United States (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals):
    • Group C in Kansas City:
      • Canada  1–1  Panama
      • Guadeloupe  0–1  United States
        • Final standings: Panama 7 points, United States 6, Canada 4, Guadeloupe 0.
  • UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Denmark:
    • Group A:
      • Switzerland   2–0  Iceland in Aalborg
      • Denmark  2–1  Belarus in Aarhus
        • Standings (after 2 matches): Switzerland 6 points, Denmark, Belarus 3, Iceland 0.
  • Friendly women's internationals (top 10 in FIFA Women's World Rankings):

Rugby union[]

  • IRB Junior World Championship in Italy:
    • Pool A in Rovigo:
      • New Zealand  92–0  Wales
      • Italy  3–27  Argentina
        • Standings (after 2 matches): New Zealand 10 points, Wales 5, Argentina 4, Italy 0.
    • Pool B in Padua:
      • Australia  50–25  Fiji
      • France  27–14  Tonga
        • Standings (after 2 matches): Australia 10 points, France 9, Fiji, Tonga 0.
    • Pool C in Treviso:
      • England  39–18  Scotland
      • Ireland  26–42  South Africa
        • Standings (after 2 matches): South Africa, England 10 points, Ireland, Scotland 0.

Volleyball[]

June 13, 2011 (Monday)[]

Cricket[]

  • India in the West Indies:
    • 4th ODI in North Sound, Antigua:  West Indies 249/8 (50 overs);  India 146 (39 overs). West Indies win by 103 runs; India lead 5-match series 3–1.

Cycling[]

  • UCI World Tour:
    • Tour de Suisse, Stage 3: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Peter Sagan (SVK) (Liquigas–Cannondale) 3h 09' 47" 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Damiano Cunego (ITA) (Lampre–ISD) s.t. 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) (Leopard Trek) + 21"
      • General classification (after stage 3): (1) Cunego Jersey yellow.svg 7h 43' 16" (2) Mauricio Soler (COL) (Movistar Team) + 54" (3) Bauke Mollema (NED) (Rabobank) + 1' 16"

Football (soccer)[]

  • CONCACAF Gold Cup in the United States (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals):
    • Group B in Harrison:
      • Guatemala  4–0  Grenada
      • Honduras  0–1  Jamaica
        • Final standings: Jamaica 9 points, Honduras, Guatemala 4, Grenada 0.

Ice hockey[]

Tennis[]

  • ATP World Tour:
    • Aegon Championships in London, United Kingdom:
      • Final: Andy Murray (GBR) def. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 3–6, 7–6(2), 6–4
        • Murray wins the tournament for the second time after 2009, for his first title of the year and 17th of his career.
  • WTA Tour:
    • Aegon Classic in Birmingham, United Kingdom:
      • Final: Sabine Lisicki (GER) def. Daniela Hantuchová (SVK) 6–3, 6–2
        • Lisicki wins the second title of her career.

Volleyball[]

June 12, 2011 (Sunday)[]

Auto racing[]

  • Formula One:
    • Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal, Canada: (1) Jenson Button (GBR) (McLaren–Mercedes) (2) Sebastian Vettel (GER) (Red Bull–Renault) (3) Mark Webber (AUS) (Red Bull-Renault)
      • Drivers' championship standings (after 7 of 19 races): (1) Vettel 161 points (2) Button 101 (3) Webber 94
  • Sprint Cup Series:
    • 5-hour Energy 500 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania: (1) California Jeff Gordon (Chevrolet; Hendrick Motorsports) (2) Nevada Kurt Busch (Dodge; Penske Racing) (3) Nevada Kyle Busch (Toyota; Joe Gibbs Racing)
      • Gordon wins his 84th career Cup Series race, moving him into a tie with Darrell Waltrip for the most wins in NASCAR's modern era.
      • Drivers' championship standings (after 14 of 36 races): (1) Missouri Carl Edwards (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) 492 points (2) California Jimmie Johnson (Chevrolet; Hendrick Motorsports) 486 (3) North Carolina Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (Chevrolet; Hendrick Motorsports) 482
  • Intercontinental Le Mans Cup:

Basketball[]

  • United States NBA Finals (best-of-7 series):
    • Game 6 in Miami: Dallas Mavericks 105, Miami Heat 95. Mavericks win series 4–2.
      • The Mavericks win the championship for the first time, with their longtime leader Dirk Nowitzki named series MVP.

Cycling[]

Football (soccer)[]

  • CONCACAF Gold Cup in the United States (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals):
    • Group A in Chicago:
      • El Salvador  6–1  Cuba
      • Mexico  4–1  Costa Rica
        • Final standings: Mexico 9 points, Costa Rica, El Salvador 4, Cuba 0.
  • UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Denmark:
    • Group B:
      • Czech Republic  2–1  Ukraine in Viborg
      • Spain  1–1  England in Herning
  • CAF Confederation Cup Play-off for group stage:
    • Second leg (first leg score in parentheses):
      • Kaduna United Nigeria 3–0 (0–1) Algeria ES Sétif. Kaduna United win 3–1 on aggregate.
      • Sofapaka Kenya 3–1 (0–3) Tunisia Club Africain. Club Africain win 4–3 on aggregate.
    • Only leg: Sunshine Stars Nigeria 1–0 Libya Al-Ittihad
    • First leg: Simba Tanzania 1–0 Democratic Republic of the Congo Motema Pembe
  • Argentina Argentine Primera División Torneo Clausura, matchday 18 of 19:
    • Huracán 0–2 Vélez Sarsfield
    • Lanús 0–1 Argentinos Juniors
      • Standings: Vélez Sársfield 36 points, Lanús 32, Godoy Cruz 31.
        • Vélez Sársfield win the title for the eighth time.
  • Chile Chilean Primera División Campeonato Apertura Final, second leg (first leg score in parentheses):
    • Universidad Católica 1–4 (2–0) Universidad de Chile. Universidad de Chile win 4–3 on aggregate.
      • Universidad de Chile win the title for the 14th time.
  • Colombia Categoría Primera A Campeonato Apertura Finals, first leg: La Equidad 2–1 Atlético Nacional
  • Uruguay Uruguayan Primera División Championship playoffs in Montevideo: Defensor Sporting 0–1 Nacional
    • Nacional win the title for the 43rd time.

Golf[]

  • PGA Tour:
    • FedEx St. Jude Classic in Memphis, Tennessee:
      • Winner: Harrison Frazar (USA) 267 (−13)PO
        • Frazar defeats Robert Karlsson (SWE) on the third playoff hole to win his first PGA Tour title.
  • European Tour:
    • BMW Italian Open in Turin, Italy:
      • Winner: Robert Rock (ENG) 267 (−21)
        • Rock wins his first European Tour title.
  • LPGA Tour:
    • LPGA State Farm Classic in Springfield, Illinois:
      • Winner: Yani Tseng (TWN) 267 (−21)
        • Tseng wins her seventh LPGA Tour title.
  • Champions Tour:
    • Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn in Conover, North Carolina:
      • Winner: Mark Wiebe (USA) 197 (−19)PO
        • Wiebe defeats James Mason (USA) on the third playoff hole to win his third Champions Tour title.

Motorcycle racing[]

  • Moto GP:
    • British Grand Prix in Silverstone, United Kingdom:
      • MotoGP: (1) Casey Stoner (AUS) (Honda) (2) Andrea Dovizioso (ITA) (Honda) (3) Colin Edwards (USA) (Yamaha)
        • Riders' championship standings (after 6 of 18 races): (1) Stoner 116 points (2) Jorge Lorenzo (ESP) (Yamaha) 98 (3) Dovizioso 83
      • Moto2: (1) Stefan Bradl (GER) (Kalex) (2) Bradley Smith (GBR) (Tech 3) (3) Michele Pirro (ITA) (Moriwaki)
        • Riders' championship standings (after 6 of 17 races): (1) Bradl 127 points (2) Simone Corsi (ITA) (FTR) 65 (3) Yuki Takahashi (JPN) (Moriwaki) 56
      • 125cc: (1) Jonas Folger (GER) (Aprilia) (2) Johann Zarco (FRA) (Derbi) (3) Héctor Faubel (ESP) (Aprilia)
        • Riders' championship standings (after 6 of 17 races): (1) Nicolás Terol (ESP) (Aprilia) 128 points (2) Folger 93 (3) Zarco 83
  • Superbike:
    • Misano World Championship round in Misano Adriatico, Italy:
      • Race 1: (1) Carlos Checa (ESP) (Ducati 1198) (2) Max Biaggi (ITA) (Aprilia RSV4) (3) Marco Melandri (ITA) (Yamaha YZF-R1)
      • Race 2: (1) Checa (2) Biaggi (3) Noriyuki Haga (JPN) (Aprilia RSV4)
        • Riders' championship standings (after 6 of 13 rounds): (1) Checa 245 points (2) Biaggi 173 (3) Melandri 150
  • Supersport:
    • Misano World Championship round in Misano Adriatico, Italy: (1) Broc Parkes (AUS) (Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R) (2) Fabien Foret (FRA) (Honda CBR600RR) (3) Sam Lowes (GBR) (Honda CBR600RR)
      • Riders' championship standings (after 5 of 12 rounds): (1) Parkes 85 points (2) Chaz Davies (GBR) (Yamaha YZF-R6) 80 (3) Luca Scassa (ITA) (Yamaha YZF-R6) 70

Tennis[]

  • ATP World Tour:
    • Gerry Weber Open in Halle, Germany:
      • Final: Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) def. Philipp Petzschner (GER) 7–6(5), 2–0 retired
        • Kohlschreiber wins the third title of his career.
    • Aegon Championships in London, United Kingdom:
      • Final: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) vs. Andy Murray (GBR) — postponed to June 13 due to rain.
  • WTA Tour:
    • Aegon Classic in Birmingham, United Kingdom:
      • Final: Sabine Lisicki (GER) vs. Daniela Hantuchová (SVK) — postponed to June 13 due to rain.
    • e-Boks Sony Ericsson Open in Farum, Denmark:
      • Final: Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) def. Lucie Šafářová (CZE) 6–1, 6–4
        • Wozniacki wins the title for the second successive time, for her fifth title of the year and the 17th title of her career.

Volleyball[]

June 11, 2011 (Saturday)[]

Athletics[]

  • Samsung Diamond League:
    • Adidas Grand Prix in New York City, United States:
      • Men:
        • 100m: Steve Mullings (JAM) 10.26
        • 400m: Jeremy Wariner (USA) 45.13
        • 400m hurdles: Javier Culson (PUR) 48.50
        • 800m: Alfred Kirwa Yego (KEN) 1:46.57
        • 1500m: David Torrence (USA) 3:36.15
        • 5000m: Dejen Gebremeskel (ETH) 13:05.22
        • Triple jump: Phillips Idowu (GBR) 16.67m
        • Pole vault: Romain Mesnil (FRA) 5.52m
      • Women:
        • 100m: Marshevet Myers (USA) 11.36
        • 100m hurdles: Danielle Carruthers (USA) 13.04
        • 200m: Allyson Felix (USA) 22.92
        • 400m: Kaliese Spencer (JAM) 50.98
        • 800m: Molly Beckwith (USA) 2:01.09
        • 1500m: Kenia Sinclair (JAM) 4:08.06
        • 3000m steeplechase: Milcah Chemos Cheywa (KEN) 9:27.29
        • Long jump: Funmi Jimoh (USA) 6.48m
        • High jump: Emma Green (SWE) 1.94m
        • Pole vault: Lacy Janson (USA) 4.27m
        • Discus throw: Stephanie Brown Trafton (USA) 62.94m
        • Javelin throw: Christina Obergföll (GER) 64.43m

Auto racing[]

  • IndyCar Series:
    • in Fort Worth, Texas:
      • Race 1: (1) Dario Franchitti (GBR) (Chip Ganassi Racing) (2) Scott Dixon (NZL) (Chip Ganassi Racing) (3) Will Power (AUS) (Team Penske)
      • Race 2: (1) Power (2) Dixon (3) Ryan Briscoe (AUS) (Team Penske)
        • Drivers' championship standings (after 7 of 18 races): (1) Power 239 points (2) Franchitti 218 (3) Dixon 169

Basketball[]

  • France Ligue Nationale de Basketball Playoffs Final in Paris: Cholet 74–76 Nancy
    • Nancy win the championship for the second time.

Cricket[]

  • India in the West Indies:
    • 3rd ODI in North Sound, Antigua:  West Indies 225/8 (50 overs);  India 228/7 (46.2 overs). India win by 3 wickets; lead 5-match series 3–0.

Cycling[]

Equestrianism[]

  • Show jumping – Global Champions Tour:
    • 4th Competition in Cannes (CSI 5*): 1st place, gold medalist(s) Edwina Alexander (AUS) on Itot du Château 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Sergio Alvarez Moya (ESP) on Action-Breaker 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ludger Beerbaum (GER) on Gotha FRH
      • Standings (after 4 of 10 competitions): (1) Beerbaum 128.5 points (2) Alexander 125 (3) Denis Lynch (IRL) 120

Football (soccer)[]

  • CONCACAF Gold Cup in the United States (team in bold advances to the quarterfinals):
    • Group C in Tampa:
      • Canada  1–0  Guadeloupe
      • United States  1–2  Panama
        • Standings (after 2 matches): Panama 6 points, United States, Canada 3, Guadeloupe 0.
  • UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Denmark:
    • Group A:
      • Belarus  2–0  Iceland in Aarhus
      • Denmark  0–1   Switzerland in Aalborg
  • UEFA Women's U-19 Championship in Italy:
  • CAF Confederation Cup Play-off for group stage, second leg (first leg score in parentheses):
    • 1º de Agosto Angola 1–1 (0–4) Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas. ASEC Mimosas win 5–1 on aggregate.
    • Difaa El Jadida Morocco 2–2 (0–3) Angola Inter Luanda. Inter Luanda win 5–2 on aggregate.
    • Maghreb de Fès Morocco 2–0 (0–1) Zambia ZESCO United. Maghreb de Fès win 2–1 on aggregate.

Horse racing[]

  • U.S. Thoroughbred Triple Crown:
    • Belmont Stakes in Elmont, New York: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Ruler on Ice (trainer: Kelly J. Breen; jockey: Jose Valdivia, Jr.) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Stay Thirsty (trainer: Todd Pletcher; jockey: Javier Castellano) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (trainer: Thomas Albertrani; jockey: Joel Rosario)

Mixed martial arts[]

  • UFC 131 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada:
    • Heavyweight bout: Junior dos Santos (BRA) def. Shane Carwin (USA) via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–26)
    • Featherweight bout: Kenny Florian (USA) def. Diego Nunes (BRA) via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 30–27)
    • Heavyweight bout: Dave Herman (USA) def. Jon Olav Einemo (NOR) via TKO (punches)
    • Middleweight bout: Mark Muñoz (USA) def. Demian Maia (BRA) via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 30–27)
    • Lightweight bout: Donald Cerrone (USA) def. Vagner Rocha (BRA) via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–26)

Volleyball[]

June 10, 2011 (Friday)[]

Basketball[]

  • Czech Republic National Basketball League Final, Game 6: BK Prostějov 65–82 ČEZ Nymburk. ČEZ Nymburk win best-of-7 series 4–2.
    • ČEZ Nymburk win the title for the eighth successive time.

Cycling[]

Football (soccer)[]

  • CONCACAF Gold Cup in the United States (team in bold advances to the quarterfinals):
    • Group B in Miami:
      • Jamaica  2–0  Guatemala
      • Grenada  1–7  Honduras
        • Standings (after 2 matches): Jamaica 6 points, Honduras 4, Guatemala 1, Grenada 0.
  • CAF Confederation Cup Play-off for group stage, second leg (first leg score in parentheses):
    • JS Kabylie Algeria 2–0 (1–1) Senegal Diaraf. Kabylie win 3–1 on aggregate.

Ice hockey[]

Rugby league[]

  • International Origin Match in Leeds: England  12–16 Exiles

Rugby union[]

Volleyball[]

June 9, 2011 (Thursday)[]

Athletics[]

  • Samsung Diamond League:
    • Bislett Games in Oslo, Norway:
      • Men:
        • 110m hurdles: Aries Merritt (USA) 13.12
        • 200m: Usain Bolt (JAM) 19.86
        • 800m Nordic: Johan Rogestedt (SWE) 1:48.60
        • 1500m: Nicholas Kemboi (KEN) 3:37.25
        • One mile: Asbel Kiprop (KEN) 3:50.86
        • 3000m steeplechase: Paul Kipsiele Koech (KEN) 8:01.83
        • Long jump: Godfrey Khotso Mokoena (RSA) 8.08m
        • High jump: Kyriakos Ioannou (CYP) 2.28m
        • Discus throw: Gerd Kanter (EST) 65.14m
        • Javelin throw: Matthias de Zordo (GER) 83.94m
      • Women:
        • 100m: Ivet Lalova (BUL) 11.01
        • 100m hurdles: Christina Vukicevic (NOR) 12.79
        • 400m: Amantle Montsho (BOT) 50.10
        • 400m hurdles: Zuzana Hejnová (CZE) 54.38
        • 800m: Halima Hachlaf (MAR) 1:58.27
        • 1500m: (SWE) 4:16.99
        • 5000m: Meseret Defar (ETH) 14:37.32
        • Triple jump: Yargelis Savigne (CUB) 14.81m
        • Pole vault: Fabiana Murer (BRA) 4.60m
        • Shot put: Valerie Adams (NZL) 20.26m

Baseball[]

  • Major League Baseball news: The Oakland Athletics, currently in last place in the American League West and in the midst of a 9-game losing streak, fire manager Bob Geren, becoming the first team to do so this season. Former Arizona Diamondbacks and Seattle Mariners manager Bob Melvin is named as Geren's interim replacement.[4]

Basketball[]

Cycling[]

Football (soccer)[]

Volleyball[]

  • FIVB World League, Week 3:

June 8, 2011 (Wednesday)[]

Basketball[]

  • Serbia League of Serbia Final, Game 3: Partizan 86–69 Hemofarm. Partizan win best-of-5 series 3–0.
    • Partizan win the title for the tenth successive time and 18th time overall.

Cricket[]

  • India in the West Indies:
    • 2nd ODI in Port of Spain, Trinidad:  West Indies 240/9 (50 overs);  India 183/3 (33.4/37 overs). India win by 7 wickets (D/L); lead 5-match series 2–0.

Cycling[]

Football (soccer)[]

  • Friendly international (top 10 in FIFA World Rankings):
    • (7) Uruguay  1–1 (2)  Netherlands
  • UEFA Women's U-19 Championship in Italy:
  • Brazil Copa do Brasil Finals, second leg (first leg score in parentheses):
    • Coritiba 3–2 (0–1) Vasco da Gama. 3–3 on points, 3–3 on aggregate; Vasco da Gama win on away goals.
      • Vasco win the Cup for the first time.

Ice hockey[]

June 7, 2011 (Tuesday)[]

Basketball[]

Cricket[]

  • Sri Lanka in England:
    • 2nd Test in London, day 5:  England 486 & 335/7d (78.1 overs; Alastair Cook 106);  Sri Lanka 479 & 127/3 (43 overs). Match drawn; England lead 3-match series 1–0.

Cycling[]

Football (soccer)[]

  • CONCACAF Gold Cup in the United States:
  • UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying, matchday 8:
    • Group A: Azerbaijan  1–3  Germany
      • Standings: Germany 21 points (7 matches),  Belgium 11 (7),  Turkey 10 (6),  Austria 7 (6),  Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan 3 (6).
    • Group C: Faroe Islands  2–0  Estonia
      • Standings:  Italy 16 points (6 matches),  Slovenia 11 (7),  Serbia 8 (6), Estonia 7 (7),  Northern Ireland 6 (5), Faroe Islands 4 (7).
    • Group D:
      • Belarus  2–0  Luxembourg
      • Bosnia and Herzegovina  2–0  Albania
        • Standings:  France 13 points (6 matches), Belarus 12 (7), Bosnia and Herzegovina 10 (6),  Romania, Albania 8 (6), Luxembourg 1 (7).
    • Group E:
      • Sweden  5–0  Finland
      • San Marino  0–3  Hungary
        • Standings:  Netherlands 18 points (6 matches), Sweden 15 (6), Hungary 12 (7),  Moldova, Finland 6 (6), San Marino 0 (7).
  • Friendly internationals (top 10 in FIFA World Rankings):
    • Venezuela  0–3 (1)  Spain
    • (3) Brazil  1–0  Romania
    • (9) Italy  0–2  Republic of Ireland in Liège, Belgium
  • Friendly women's internationals (top 10 in FIFA Women's World Rankings):

June 6, 2011 (Monday)[]

Cricket[]

  • Sri Lanka in England:
    • 2nd Test in London, day 4:  England 486 & 149/2 (41 overs);  Sri Lanka 479 (131.4 overs). England lead by 156 runs with 8 wickets remaining.
  • India in the West Indies:
    • 1st ODI in Port of Spain, Trinidad:  West Indies 214/9 (50 overs);  India 217/6 (44.5 overs). India win by 4 wickets; lead 5-match series 1–0.

Cycling[]

Football (soccer)[]

  • CONCACAF Gold Cup in the United States:
    • Group B in Carson:
      • Jamaica  4–0  Grenada
      • Honduras  0–0  Guatemala

Ice hockey[]

June 5, 2011 (Sunday)[]

Auto racing[]

  • Sprint Cup Series:
    • STP 400 in Kansas City, Kansas: (1) Michigan Brad Keselowski (Dodge; Penske Racing) (2) North Carolina Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (Chevrolet; Hendrick Motorsports) (3) Virginia Denny Hamlin (Toyota; Joe Gibbs Racing)
      • Drivers' championship standings (after 13 of 36 races): (1) Missouri Carl Edwards (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) 485 points (2) California Jimmie Johnson (Chevrolet; Hendrick Motorsports) 445 (3) Earnhardt, Jr. 444
  • World Touring Car Championship:
    • Race of Hungary in Budapest:
      • Race 1: (1) Alain Menu (SUI) (Chevrolet; Chevrolet Cruze) (2) Norbert Michelisz (HUN) (Zengõ-Dension Team, BMW 320 TC) (3) Javier Villa (ESP) (Proteam Racing, BMW 320 TC)
      • Race 2: (1) Yvan Muller (FRA) (Chevrolet; Chevrolet Cruze) (2) Rob Huff (GBR) (Chevrolet; Chevrolet Cruze) (3) Gabriele Tarquini (ITA) (Lukoil – SUNRED, SEAT León)
        • Drivers' championship standings (after 4 of 12 rounds): (1) Huff 150 points (2) Muller 119 (3) Menu 104

Basketball[]

  • FIBA Asia Champions Cup in Pasig, Philippines:
    • 7th place game: Al-Ittihad Jeddah Saudi Arabia 104–95 Iraq Duhok Sports Club
    • 5th place game: Al-Jalaa Aleppo Syria 65–72 Jordan ASU Sports
    • 3rd place game: Smart Gilas Philippines 64–71 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Qatar Al-Rayyan
    • Finals game: 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mahram Tehran Iran 82–91 1st place, gold medalist(s) Lebanon Al-Riyadi Beirut
      • Al-Riyadi Beirut win the title for the first time.
  • United States NBA Finals (best-of-7 series):
  • Greece HEBA A1 Playoffs Final, Game 4: Panathinaikos 101–94 (OT) Olympiacos. Panathinaikos win best-of-5 series 3–1.
    • Panathinaikos win the title for the ninth successive time and 32nd time overall.

Cricket[]

  • Sri Lanka in England:
    • 2nd Test in London, day 3:  England 486;  Sri Lanka 372/3 (102.2 overs; Tillakaratne Dilshan 193). Sri Lanka trail by 114 runs with 7 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.

Cycling[]

Equestrianism[]

  • Show jumping – CSIO Schweiz in St. Gallen (CSIO 5*):
    • Grand Prix: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Nick Skelton (GBR) on Carlo 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Rich Fellers (USA) on Flexible 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Christine McCrea (USA) on Take One
  • Show jumping – Deutsches Spring-Derby in Hamburg: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Andre Thieme (GER) on Nacorde 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Torben Köhlbrandt (GER) on C-Trenton Z 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Marcel Ewen (LUX) on Orgueil Fontaine

Football (soccer)[]

  • CONCACAF Gold Cup in the United States:
    • Group A in Arlington:
      • Costa Rica  5–0  Cuba
      • Mexico  5–0  El Salvador
  • Africa Cup of Nations qualification, matchday 4: (teams in bold qualify for the Finals)
    • Group A:
      • Zimbabwe  2–1  Mali
      • Liberia  1–0  Cape Verde
        • Standings (after 4 matches): Cape Verde 7 points, Mali 6, Zimbabwe 5, Liberia 4.
    • Group B:
      • Ethiopia  2–2  Nigeria
      • Guinea  4–1  Madagascar
        • Standings (after 4 matches): Guinea 10 points, Nigeria 7, Ethiopia 4, Madagascar 1.
    • Group C: Comoros  1–1  Libya
      • Standings (after 4 matches):  Zambia 9 points, Libya 8,  Mozambique 4, Comoros 1.
    • Group D: Central African Republic  2–1  Tanzania
      • Standings (after 4 matches):  Morocco, Central African Republic 7 points, Tanzania,  Algeria 4.
    • Group E: Mauritius  1–2  Congo DR
      • Standings (after 4 matches):  Senegal 10 points, Congo DR 7,  Cameroon 5, Mauritius 0.
    • Group G: Egypt  0–0  South Africa
      • Standings (after 4 matches): South Africa 8 points,  Niger 6,  Sierra Leone 5, Egypt 2.
    • Group H:
      • Burundi  3–1  Rwanda
      • Benin  2–6  Ivory Coast
        • Standings (after 4 matches): Côte d'Ivoire 12 points, Burundi, Benin 4, Rwanda 3.
    • Group I: Swaziland  1–2  Sudan
      • Standings (after 4 matches):  Ghana, Sudan 10 points,  Congo 3, Swaziland 0.
    • Group J: Angola  1–0  Kenya
      • Standings (after 4 matches):  Uganda 10 points, Angola 6, Kenya 4,  Guinea-Bissau 3.
    • Group K:
      • Botswana  0–0  Malawi
      • Tunisia  5–0  Chad
        • Standings: Botswana 17 points (7 matches), Tunisia, Malawi 10 (6),  Togo 3 (6), Chad 2 (7).
  • Friendly international (top 10 in FIFA World Rankings):
    • Poland  2–1 (5)  Argentina
  • Friendly women's international (top 10 in FIFA Women's World Rankings):
  • UEFA Women's U-19 Championship in Italy: (teams in bold advance to the semifinals)

Golf[]

  • PGA Tour:
    • Memorial Tournament in Dublin, Ohio:
      • Winner: Steve Stricker (USA) 272 (−16)
        • Stricker wins his tenth PGA Tour title.
  • European Tour:
    • Saab Wales Open in Newport, Wales:
      • Winner: Alex Norén (SWE) 275 (−9)
        • Norén wins his second European Tour title.
  • LPGA Tour:
    • ShopRite LPGA Classic in Galloway, New Jersey:
      • Winner: Brittany Lincicome (USA) 202 (−11)
        • Lincicome wins her fourth LPGA Tour title.
  • Champions Tour:
    • Principal Charity Classic in West Des Moines, Iowa:
      • Winner: Bob Gilder (USA) 199 (−14)
        • Gilder wins his tenth Champions Tour title, and first since 2006.

Motorcycle racing[]

  • Moto GP:
    • Catalan Grand Prix in Montmeló, Spain:
      • MotoGP: (1) Casey Stoner (AUS) (Honda) (2) Jorge Lorenzo (ESP) (Yamaha) (3) Ben Spies (USA) (Yamaha)
        • Riders' championship standings (after 5 of 18 races): (1) Lorenzo 98 points (2) Stoner 91 (3) Andrea Dovizioso (ITA) (Honda) 63
      • Moto2: (1) Stefan Bradl (GER) (Kalex) (2) Marc Márquez (ESP) (Suter) (3) Aleix Espargaró (ESP) (Pons Kalex)
        • Riders' championship standings (after 5 of 17 races): (1) Bradl 102 points (2) Simone Corsi (ITA) (FTR) 59 (3) Andrea Iannone (ITA) (Suter) & Julián Simón (ESP) (Suter) 49
      • 125cc: (1) Nicolás Terol (ESP) (Aprilia) 120 points (2) Maverick Viñales (ESP) (Aprilia) (3) Jonas Folger (GER) (Aprilia)
        • Riders' championship standings (after 5 of 17 races): (1) Terol 120 points (2) Sandro Cortese (GER) (Aprilia) 72 (3) Folger 68

Rugby union[]

  • IRB Junior World Trophy in Georgia:
    • 7th place game: United States  30–29  Zimbabwe
    • 5th place game: Russia  24–49  Canada
    • 3rd place game: Uruguay  15–20 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Georgia
    • Final: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Samoa  31–24 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Japan
      • Samoa qualify for the 2012 IRB Junior World Championship.

Tennis[]

Triathlon[]

  • ITU World Championships, Leg 2 in Madrid, Spain:
    • Women: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Paula Findlay (CAN) 2:03:46 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Helen Jenkins (GBR) 2:03:49 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Emmie Charayron (FRA) 2:03:58
      • Standings (after 2 of 6 legs): (1) Findlay 1600 points (2) Barbara Riveros Diaz (CHI) 1326 (3) Andrea Hewitt (NZL) 1318

Volleyball[]

June 4, 2011 (Saturday)[]

Athletics[]

  • Samsung Diamond League:
    • Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, United States:
      • Men:
        • 100m: Steve Mullings (JAM) 9.80
        • 110m hurdles: David Oliver (USA) 12.94
        • 200m: Walter Dix (USA) 20.19
        • 400m: Angelo Taylor (USA) 45.16
        • 800m: Abubaker Kaki Khamis (SUD) 1:43.68
        • Bowerman mile: Haron Keitany (KEN) 3:49.09
        • International mile: Ryan Gregson (AUS) 3:53.86
        • 3000m steeplechase: Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN) 8:08.34
        • 2 miles: Bernard Lagat (USA) 8:13.62
        • High jump: Raúl Spank (GER) 2.32m
        • Long jump: Greg Rutherford (GBR) 8.32m
        • Shot put: Reese Hoffa (USA) 21.65m
        • Discus throw: Robert Harting (GER) 68.40m
      • Women:
        • 100m: Carmelita Jeter (USA) 10.70
        • 400m: Amantle Montsho (BOT) 50.59
        • 400m hurdles: Lashinda Demus (USA) 53.31
        • 800m: Kenia Sinclair (JAM) 1:58.29
        • 1500m: Gelete Burka (ETH) 4:04.63
        • Triple jump: Olha Saladukha (UKR) 14.98m
        • Pole vault: Anna Rogowska (POL) 4.68m
        • Shot put: Nadzeya Astapchuk (BLR) 20.59m
        • Javelin throw: Christina Obergföll (GER) 65.48m

Auto racing[]

  • Nationwide Series:
    • STP 300 in Joliet, Illinois: (1) Illinois Justin Allgaier (Chevrolet; Turner Motorsports) (2) Missouri Carl Edwards (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) (3) Tennessee Trevor Bayne (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing)
      • Drivers' championship standings (after 14 of 34 races): (1) Georgia (U.S. state) Reed Sorenson (Chevrolet; Turner Motorsports) 488 points (2) Virginia Elliott Sadler (Chevrolet; Kevin Harvick Incorporated) 486 (3) Mississippi Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) 482

Basketball[]

  • FIBA Asia Champions Cup in Pasig, Philippines:
    • 5th to 8th classification:
      • Al-Ittihad Jeddah Saudi Arabia 77–85 Syria Al-Jalaa Aleppo
      • Duhok Sports Club Iraq 90–98 Jordan ASU Sports
    • Semi-finals:
      • Mahram Tehran Iran 80–77 Philippines Smart Gilas
      • Al-Riyadi Beirut Lebanon 71–52 Qatar Al-Rayyan

Cricket[]

  • Sri Lanka in England:
    • 2nd Test in London, day 2:  England 486 (112.5 overs; Matt Prior 126);  Sri Lanka 231/1 (63 overs; Tillakaratne Dilshan 127*). Sri Lanka trail by 255 runs with 9 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.
  • India in the West Indies:
    • Only T20I in Port of Spain, Trinidad:  India 159/6 (20 overs);  West Indies 143/5 (20 overs). India win by 16 runs.

Equestrianism[]

  • Show jumping – Global Champions Tour:
    • 3rd Competition in Hamburg (CSI 5*): 1st place, gold medalist(s) Rolf-Göran Bengtsson (SWE) on Casall 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ludger Beerbaum (GER) on Chaman 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Janne Friederike Meyer (GER) on Lambrasco
      • Standings (after 3 of 10 competitions): (1) Álvaro de Miranda Neto (BRA) 98 points (2) Beerbaum 93.5 (3) Denis Lynch (IRL) 88
  • Show jumping – CSIO Schweiz in St. Gallen (CSIO 5*):
    • Grosses Jagdspringen: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Ben Maher (GBR) on Oscar IX 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Rich Fellers (USA) on Mc Guinness 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Janika Sprunger (SUI) on Komparse

Football (soccer)[]

  • UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying, matchday 7:
    • Group B:
      • Russia  3–1  Armenia
      • Slovakia  1–0  Andorra
      • North Macedonia  0–2  Republic of Ireland
        • Standings (after 6 matches): Slovakia, Russia, Republic of Ireland 13 points, Armenia 8, Macedonia 4, Andorra 0.
    • Group F:
      • Latvia  1–2  Israel
      • Greece  3–1  Malta
        • Standings: Greece 14 points (6 matches),  Croatia 13 (6), Israel 13 (7),  Georgia 9 (7), Latvia 4 (6), Malta 0 (6).
    • Group G:
      • England  2–2   Switzerland
      • Montenegro  1–1  Bulgaria
        • Standings: England, Montenegro 11 points (5 matches), Switzerland, Bulgaria 5 (5),  Wales 0 (4).
    • Group H:
      • Iceland  0–2  Denmark
      • Portugal  1–0  Norway
        • Standings: Portugal, Norway, Denmark 10 points (5 matches),  Cyprus 2 (4), Iceland 1 (5).
  • Africa Cup of Nations qualification, matchday 4:
    • Group C: Zambia  3–0  Mozambique
      • Standings: Zambia 9 points (4 matches),  Libya 7 (3), Mozambique 4 (4),  Comoros 0 (3).
    • Group D: Morocco  4–0  Algeria
      • Standings: Morocco 7 points (4 matches),  Central African Republic,  Tanzania 4 (3), Algeria 4 (4).
    • Group E: Cameroon  0–0  Senegal
      • Standings: Senegal 10 points (4 matches), Cameroon 5 (4),  Congo DR 4 (3),  Mauritius 0 (3).
    • Group F: Namibia  1–4  Burkina Faso
      • Standings: Burkina Faso 9 points (3 matches),  Gambia 3 (2), Namibia 0 (3).
    • Group G: Sierra Leone  1–0  Niger
      • Standings:  South Africa 7 points (3 matches), Niger 6 (4), Sierra Leone 5 (4),  Egypt 1 (3).
    • Group J: Uganda  2–0  Guinea-Bissau
      • Standings: Uganda 10 points (4 matches),  Kenya 4 (3),  Angola 3 (3), Guinea-Bissau 3 (4).
  • Friendly international: (top 10 in FIFA World Rankings)
    • United States  0–4 (1)  Spain
    • (3) Brazil  0–0 (2)  Netherlands

Horse racing[]

  • English Thoroughbred Triple Crown:

Ice hockey[]

Mixed martial arts[]

  • The Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale in Las Vegas, United States:
    • Welterweight bout: Chris Cope (USA) def. Chuck O'Neil (USA) via unanimous decision
    • Light Heavyweight bout: Kyle Kingsbury (USA) def. Fabio Maldonado (BRA) via unanimous decision
    • Middleweight bout: Ed Herman (USA) def. Tim Credeur (USA) via TKO (punches)
    • Lightweight bout: Clay Guida (USA) def. Anthony Pettis (USA) via unanimous decision
    • Welterweight bout: Tony Ferguson (USA) def. Ramsey Nijem (USA) via KO (punches)

Rugby union[]

  • France Top 14 Final in Saint-Denis: Toulouse 15–10 Montpellier
    • Toulouse lift the Bouclier de Brennus for the 18th time.

Tennis[]

  • French Open in Paris, France, day 14:
    • Women's Singles Final: Li Na (CHN) [6] def. Francesca Schiavone [5] (ITA) 6–4, 7–6(0)
      • Li becomes the first player from Asia to win a Grand Slam singles title.
    • Men's Doubles Final: Max Mirnyi (BLR)/Daniel Nestor (CAN) [2] def. Juan Sebastián Cabal (COL)/Eduardo Schwank(ARG) 7–6(3), 3–6, 6–4
      • Mirnyi and Nestor both win their third French Open men's doubles title; Mirnyi wins his fifth Grand Slam men's doubles title, and Nestor his seventh.
    • Boys' Doubles Final: (ESP)/Roberto Carballes (ESP) [4] def. Mitchell Krueger (USA)/ (USA) 5–7, 7–6(5), [10–5]
      • Artunedo and Carballes both win their first junior Grand Slam title.
    • Girls' Doubles Final: Irina Khromacheva (RUS)/Maryna Zanevska (UKR) [2] def. Victoria Kan (RUS)/Demi Schuurs (NED) 6–4, 7–5
      • Khromacheva wins her first junior Grand Slam doubles title, and Zanevska wins her second.

Triathlon[]

  • ITU World Championships, Leg 2 in Madrid, Spain:
    • Men: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Alistair Brownlee (GBR) 1:51:06 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jonathan Brownlee (GBR) 1:51:09 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Javier Gómez (ESP) 1:51:51
      • Standings (after 2 of 6 legs): (1) Gómez 1485 points (2) Jonathan Brownlee 1480 (3) Dmitry Polyanski (RUS) 983

Volleyball[]

June 3, 2011 (Friday)[]

Athletics[]

  • Samsung Diamond League:
    • Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, United States:
      • Men:
        • 10000m: Mo Farah (GBR) 26:46.57
        • 25000m: Moses Mosop (KEN) 1:12:25.4 (WR)
        • 30000m: Mosop 1:26:47.4 (WR)
      • Women's 5000m: Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN) 14:33.96

Basketball[]

  • FIBA Asia Champions Cup in Pasig, Philippines:
    • Quarter-finals:
      • Al-Riyadi Beirut Lebanon 106–80 Iraq Duhok Sports Club
      • Mahram Tehran Iran 102–65 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad Jeddah
      • Smart Gilas Philippines 85–80 Syria Al-Jalaa Aleppo
      • ASU Sports Jordan 77–83 Qatar Al-Rayyan

Cricket[]

  • Sri Lanka in England:
    • 2nd Test in London, day 1:  England 342/6 (88 overs);  Sri Lanka.

Equestrianism[]

  • FEI Nations Cup Show Jumping:
    • Nations Cup of Switzerland in St. Gallen (CSIO 5*): 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Netherlands (Eric van der Vleuten, Piet Raijmakers jr., Maikel van der Vleuten, Jur Vrieling) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Great Britain (Tim Stockdale, Robert Smith, Scott Brash, Nick Skelton) &   Switzerland (Steve Guerdat, Werner Muff, Janika Sprunger, Pius Schwizer)
      • Standings (after 3 of 8 events): (1) Netherlands 23.5 points (2)  Ireland 19 (3)  Belgium 18

Football (soccer)[]

  • UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying, matchday 7:
    • Group A:
      • Kazakhstan  2–1  Azerbaijan
      • Austria  1–2  Germany
      • Belgium  1–1  Turkey
        • Standings: Germany 18 points (6 matches), Belgium 11 (7), Turkey 10 (6), Austria 7 (6), Azerbaijan 3 (5), Kazakhstan 3 (6).
    • Group C:
      • Faroe Islands  0–2  Slovenia
      • Italy  3–0  Estonia
        • Standings: Italy 16 points (6 matches), Slovenia 11 (7),  Serbia 8 (6), Estonia 7 (6),  Northern Ireland 6 (5), Faroe Islands 1 (6).
    • Group D:
      • Romania  3–0  Bosnia and Herzegovina
      • Belarus  1–1  France
        • Standings: France 13 points (6 matches), Belarus 9 (6),  Albania 8 (5), Romania 8 (6), Bosnia and Herzegovina 7 (5),  Luxembourg 1 (6).
    • Group E:
      • San Marino  0–1  Finland
      • Moldova  1–4  Sweden
        • Standings:  Netherlands 18 points (6 matches), Sweden 12 (5),  Hungary 9 (6), Moldova 6 (6), Finland 6 (5), San Marino 0 (6).
    • Group F: Croatia  2–1  Georgia
      • Standings: Croatia 13 points (6 matches),  Greece 11 (5),  Israel 10 (6), Georgia 9 (7),  Latvia 4 (5),  Malta 0 (5).
    • Group I: Liechtenstein  2–0  Lithuania
      • Standings:  Spain 15 points (5 matches),  Czech Republic 9 (5),  Scotland 4 (4), Lithuania 4 (5), Liechtenstein 3 (5).
  • Africa Cup of Nations qualification, matchday 4:
    • Group I: Ghana  3–1  Congo
      • Standings: Ghana 10 points (4 matches),  Sudan 7 (3), Congo 3 (4),  Swaziland 0 (3).
  • Friendly women's international (top 10 in FIFA Women's World Rankings):

Tennis[]

  • French Open in Paris, France, day 13:
    • Men's Singles Semifinals:
      • Rafael Nadal (ESP) [1] def. Andy Murray (GBR) [4] 6–4, 7–5, 6–4
        • Nadal reaches his sixth French Open final in seven years, which ties Björn Borg's record for the Open era, and his twelfth Grand Slam final.
      • Roger Federer (SUI) [3] def. Novak Djokovic (SRB) [2] 7–6(5), 6–3, 3–6, 7–6(5)
        • Federer reaches his fifth French Open final, and his 23rd Grand Slam final.
        • Djokovic's 43-match winning streak ends, the third longest streak behind Ivan Lendl and Guillermo Vilas.
    • Women's Doubles Final: Andrea Hlaváčková (CZE)/Lucie Hradecká (CZE) def. Sania Mirza (IND)/Elena Vesnina (RUS) [7] 6–4, 6–3
      • Hlaváčková and Hradecká both win their first Grand Slam title.
    • Wheelchair Men's Singles Final: Maikel Scheffers (NED) def. Nicolas Peifer (FRA) 7–6(3), 6–3
      • Scheffers wins his first Grand Slam title.
    • Wheelchair Women's Singles Final: Esther Vergeer (NED) [1] def. Marjolein Buis (NED) 6–0, 6–2
      • Vergeer wins her fifth consecutive French Open singles title and her 18th Grand Slam singles title.
    • Wheelchair Men's Doubles Final: Shingo Kunieda (JPN)/Peifer (FRA) [1] def. Robin Ammerlaan (NED)/Stefan Olsson (SWE) 6–2, 6–3
      • Kunieda wins his third French Open doubles title, and tenth Grand Slam doubles title.
      • Peifer wins his first Grand Slam title.
    • Wheelchair Women's Doubles Final: Vergeer (NED)/Sharon Walraven (NED) [1] def. Jiske Griffioen (NED)/Aniek van Koot (NED) [2] 5–7, 6–4, [10–5]
      • Vergeer wins her fourth French Open doubles title, and 17th Grand Slam doubles title.
      • Walraven wins her fourth consecutive Grand Slam title.

Volleyball[]

June 2, 2011 (Thursday)[]

Basketball[]

Football (soccer)[]

Tennis[]

  • French Open in Paris, France, day 12:
    • Women's Singles Semifinals:
      • Li Na (CHN) [6] def. Maria Sharapova (RUS) [7] 6–4, 7–5
        • Li reaches her second consecutive Grand Slam final.
      • Francesca Schiavone (ITA) [5] def. Marion Bartoli (FRA) [11] 6–3, 6–3
        • Schiavone reaches the final for the second successive year.
    • Mixed Doubles Final: Casey Dellacqua (AUS)/Scott Lipsky (USA) def. Katarina Srebotnik (SVK)/Nenad Zimonjić (SRB) [1] 7–6(6), 4–6, [10–7]
      • Dellacqua and Lipsky both win their first Grand Slam title.

Volleyball[]

  • FIVB World League, Week 2:

June 1, 2011 (Wednesday)[]

Basketball[]

  • FIBA Asia Champions Cup in Pasig, Philippines (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals):
    • Group A:
      • Al-Ittihad Jeddah Saudi Arabia 98–76 Malaysia KL Dragons
      • ASU Sports Jordan 74–76 Philippines Smart Gilas
        • Final standings: Smart Gilas 8 points, ASU Sports 7, Al-Ittihad Jeddah 6, Iraq Duhok Sports Club 5, KL Dragons 4.
    • Group B:
      • Mahram Tehran Iran 81–64 Qatar Al-Rayyan Sports
      • Al-Riyadi Beirut Lebanon 86–73 Syria Al-Jalaa Aleppo
        • Final standings: Al-Riyadi Beirut 8 points, Mahram Tehran 7, Al-Rayyan Sports 6, Al-Jalaa Aleppo 5, United Arab Emirates Al Shabab 4.

Football (soccer)[]

  • Friendly international: (top 10 in FIFA World Rankings)
  • Copa Libertadores Semifinals, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)
  • Brazil Copa do Brasil Finals, first leg: Vasco da Gama 1–0 Coritiba

Ice hockey[]

Rugby union[]

  • IRB Junior World Trophy in Georgia (teams in bold advance to the final):
    • Group A:
      • Uruguay  33–5  United States
      • Samoa  50–14  Russia
        • Final standings: Samoa 15 points, Uruguay 9, Russia 5, United States 2.
    • Group B:
      • Canada  49–23  Zimbabwe
      • Georgia  14–29  Japan
        • Final standings: Japan 14 points, Georgia 10, Canada 5, Zimbabwe 0.

Tennis[]

References[]

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  2. ^ "Thrashers' move to Winnipeg approved". ESPN.com. ESPN, Inc. Associated Press. June 21, 2011. Retrieved June 21, 2011.
  3. ^ "Vulcão impede viagem da Argentina e muda rival do Brasil no futebol feminino" [Volcano trip stops in Argentina and Brazil's rival changes in women's football]. UOL (in Portuguese). Grupo Folha. June 15, 2011. Retrieved June 15, 2011.
  4. ^ "A's fire Bob Geren; Bob Melvin interim". ESPN.com. Associated Press. June 9, 2011. Retrieved June 9, 2011.
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