Events in Sport
LPGA Championship
LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Jack Nicklaus GC: Patty Sheehan comes from 7 strokes behind with a final round a 66 (−6) to finish 2 strokes ahead of runner-up Sandra Haynie
- Senior Tournament Players Championship Men's Golf, Canterbury GC: Miller Barber inaugural champion by 1 stroke from Gene Littler
- Winston Davis takes 7-51 in Cricket World Cup match v Australia
Birthdays in Sport
- Bryan Habana, South African rugby player (South Africa national team), born in Johannesburg, South Africa
- Christine Sinclair, Canadian soccer player (Portland Thorns FC), born in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada