Events in Sport
- Brandt Snedeker shoots 10th sub-60 round in PGA history with an 11-under par 59 in the opening round of the Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, North Carolina
- International Tennis Federation votes to change format of the Davis Cup to a big prize money, season-ending, 18-team tournament at a neutral site; 24 team qualifying tournament to start in February 2019
Deaths in Sport
- Yelena Shushunova, Russian gymnast (1988 Olympic Champion), dies of pneumonia at 49