Cycling Grand Tours: Vuelta a España, Stage 11: David Moncoutié () 4h 38' 00" Beñat Intxausti () + 1' 18" Luis León Sánchez () + 1' 18" General classification (after stage 11): (1) Bradley Wiggins () 42h 50' 41" (2) Chris Froome () + 7" (3) Vincenzo Nibali () + 11" Football (soccer) Copa Sudamericana Second stage, first leg: Lanús 2–2 Godoy Cruz Tennis Grand Slams: US Open in New York City, United States, day 3: Men's singles, first round: Andy Murray [4] def. Somdev Devvarman 7–6(5), 6–2, 6–3 Julien Benneteau def. Nicolás Almagro [10] 6–2, 6–4, 6–3 Women's Singles, second round: Vera Zvonareva [2] def. Kateryna Bondarenko 7–5, 3–6, 6–3 Maria Sharapova [3] def. Anastasiya Yakimova 6–1, 6–1 Christina McHale def. Marion Bartoli [8] 7–6(2), 6–2 Samantha Stosur [9] def. CoCo Vandeweghe 6–3, 6–4 August 30, 2011 (Tuesday) Athletics World Championships in Daegu, South Korea: Women's pole vault: Fabiana Murer 4.85m Martina Strutz 4.80m Svetlana Feofanova 4.75m Men's discus throw: Robert Harting 68.97m Gerd Kanter 66.95m Ehsan Haddadi 66.08m Harting wins the event for the second successive time. Women's heptathlon: Tatyana Chernova 6880 points Jessica Ennis 6751 Jennifer Oeser 6572 Men's 800 metres: David Rudisha 1:43.91 Abubaker Kaki Khamis 1:44.41 Yuriy Borzakovskiy 1:44.49 Women's 3000 metres steeplechase: Yuliya Zaripova 9:07.03 Habiba Ghribi 9:11.97 Milcah Chemos Cheywa 9:17.16 Men's 400 metres: Kirani James 44.60 LaShawn Merritt 44.63 Kévin Borlée 44.90 Basketball FIBA Americas Championship in Mar del Plata, Argentina: Group A: 90–60 92–83 Group B: 52–84 66–99 Football (soccer) Copa Sudamericana Second stage, first leg: Arsenal 2–0 Estudiantes Nacional 1–1 Aurora Tennis Grand Slams: US Open in New York City, United States, day 2: Men's singles, first round: Novak Djokovic [1] def. Conor Niland 6–0, 5–1 ret. Rafael Nadal [2] def. Andrey Golubev 6–3, 7–6(1), 7–5 David Ferrer [5] def. Igor Andreev 2–6, 6–3, 6–0, 6–4 Women's singles, first round: Caroline Wozniacki [1] def. Nuria Llagostera Vives 6–3, 6–1 Victoria Azarenka [4] def. Johanna Larsson 6–1, 6–3 Simona Halep def. Li Na [6] 6–2, 7–5 Francesca Schiavone [7] def. Galina Voskoboeva 6–3, 1–6, 6–4 Andrea Petkovic [10] def. Ekaterina Bychkova 6–2, 6–2 August 29, 2011 (Monday) Athletics World Championships in Daegu, South Korea: Men's hammer throw: Koji Murofushi 81.24m Krisztián Pars 81.18m Primož Kozmus 79.39m Men's pole vault: Paweł Wojciechowski 5.90m Lázaro Borges 5.90m Renaud Lavillenie 5.85m Women's shot put: Valerie Adams 21.24m (CR) Nadzeya Astapchuk 20.05m Jillian Camarena-Williams 20.02m