Events in July 2009
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Jul. 1
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Michael Vaughan announces his retirement from all forms of cricket. |
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Jul. 3
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GM Magesh Chandran tops a four-way tie to win the Montcada International Open chess tournament at Montcada, Spain. |
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Jul. 5
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Roger Federer wins a record 15th grand slam by triumphing at Wimbledon. |
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Serena Williams wins the women's title and along with Venus claims the women's doubles crown. |
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Leander Paes and Cara Black suffer a straight-set defeat in the mixed doubles final. |
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India wins the ODI series against the West Indies 2-1 after the last match at Gros Islet is washed out. |
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Jul. 7
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French tennis player Mathieu Montcourt, 24, is found dead in the stairwell of his Paris apartment. |
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Jul. 11
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Squash player Joshna Chinappa wins the third WISPA title of her career in Kuala Lumpur. |
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Jul. 12
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Mark Webber of RBR-Renault wins the German Grand Prix; |
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Jul. 14
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Sri Lanka wraps up the Test series against Pakistan after taking a 2-0 lead at the end of the second test at Colombo. |
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Jul. 15
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English cricketer Andrew Flintoff announces his retirement from Test cricket after the Ashes series. |
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Jul. 19
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GM Arun Prasad becomes the first Indian to claim the title in the 116-year history of the Scottish chess championship in Edinburgh. |
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American Stewart Cink wins the British Open golf title at Turnberry. |
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Jul. 24
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Usain Bolt powers away from a top-class field to win the 100 metres event at the London Grand Prix. |
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Host Sri Lanka completes a 2-0 Test series win over Pakistan. |
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Jul. 26
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Alberto Contador wraps up his second Tour de France title. |
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Lewis Hamilton of McLaren-Mercedes wins the Hungarian Grand Prix. |
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GM Parimarjan Negi wins the Politiken Cup chess title at Copenhagen. |
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Golfer Gaganjeet Bhullar wins maiden Asian Tour title with victory at the Indonesia President Invitational golf. |
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Jul. 27
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Gaganjeet Bhullar enters the top-10 in the Asian Order of Merit. |
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Jul. 28
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Bangladesh takes an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three match ODI series against West Indies after a three-wicket win at Roseau. |
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Jul. 29
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The Union Government announces Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna awards for the Beijing Olympic Games bronze medal-winners Sushil Kumar and Vijender Singh along with boxer M. C. Mary Kom. |
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India goes down 1-3 to England in the first of the three hockey Tests at Birmingham. |
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Jul. 31
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Bangladesh completes 3-0 whitewash of the West Indies after winning by three wickets at Basseterre. |
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