- 1881 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: William Renshaw beats defending champion John Hartley 6-0, 6-1, 6-1 for first of his 7 Wimbledon singles titles
- 1885 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: 5 straight Wimbledon titles for William Renshaw; for second consecutive year he beats Herbert Lawford 7-5, 6-2, 4-6, 7-5
- 1886 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: William Renshaw beats Herbert Lawford for the 3rd straight year 6-0, 5-7, 6-3, 6-4 for his 6th consecutive Wimbledon championship
Wimbledon Men's Tennis
1895 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Wilfred Baddeley beats Wilberforce Eaves 4-6, 2-6, 8-6, 6-2, 6-3 for his third Wimbledon singles title
- 1896 Philadelphia outfielder Ed Delahanty becomes second major leaguer to hit 4 HRs in a game as Phillies lose 9-8 to Chicago Colts at the West Side Grounds, Chicago
- 1900 Phillies beat Pittsburgh 23-8
- 1919 Boston Red Sox pitcher Carl Mays walks off mound blaming teammates for lack of support in field
- 1924 Albin Stenroos wins Olympic marathon (2:41:22.6)
Nurmi's Record 3000m
1926 Finnish runner Paavo Nurmi sets world record 3000m (8:20.4) in Stockholm, Sweden
- 1930 1st-ever football World Cup competition begins in Uruguay
- 1941 Eddie Mayo (LA-Pacific Coast League), spits in face of umpire Ray Snyder
PGA Championship
1941 PGA Championship Men's Golf, Cherry Hills CC: Vic Ghezzi wins his only major title over defending champion Byron Nelson in 38 holes
Sports History
1950 Doctors remove 7 bone fragments from Ted Williams' elbow
British Golf Open
1962 British Open Men's Golf, Royal Troon: Arnold Palmer wins his 2nd consecutive Open, 6 strokes clear of runner-up Kel Nagle of Australia
British Golf Open
1963 British Open Men's Golf, Royal Lytham & St Annes GC: Bob Charles of New Zealand wins his only major championship in a 36-hole playoff, 8 strokes ahead of runner-up Phil Rodgers; becomes first left-hander to win a major title
- 1963 Future Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Early Wynn, wins his 300th and last MLB game at 43
Sports History
1965 36th MLB All Star Game, Metropolitan Stadium, Minnesota: NL wins, 6-5; MVP: Juan Marichal, SF Giants, P
British Golf Open
1968 British Open Men's Golf, Carnoustie: South African Gary Player wins second of his 3 Open titles, 2 strokes clear of Bob Charles and Jack Nicklaus; 5th of Player's 9 major titles
Sports History
1971 42nd MLB All Star Game, Tiger Stadium, Detroit, MI: AL beats NL, 6-4; MVP: Frank Robinson, Baltimore Orioles, OF
- 1972 LA Rams (Irsay) & Baltimore Colts (Rosenbloom) swap owners
- 1973 Bobby Murcer's 3 homers accounted for all RBIs, beating KC 5-0
- 1974 British Open Men's Golf, Royal Lytham & St Annes GC: South African Gary Player wins his 3rd Open Championship, 4 strokes clear of runner-up Peter Oosterhuis of England
- 1976 47th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 7-1 at Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia
- 1976 All star MVP: George Foster (Cincinnati Reds)
- 1976 Last day of Test Cricket for English all-rounder Brian Close, aged 45
Sports History
1979 Calif's Nolan Ryan and Boston's Steve Renko each lose no-hitters in 9th
US Women's Golf Open
1980 US Open Women's Golf, Richland CC: Amy Alcott scores convincing 9 stroke win over runner-up Hollis Stacy
Sports History
1985 New York Yankees retire Roger Maris (9) and Elston Howard (32) uniform numbers
Sports History
1993 All star MVP: Kirby Puckett (Minnesota Twins)
Murder of Interest
1994 Former NFL running back, broadcaster and actor O.J. Simpson (charged with murder) gives hair samples for testing
Sports History
1994 Tonya Harding's ex-husband Jeff Gillooly sentenced to 2 years in prison for attack on American Olympic figure skater Nancy Kerrigan
Senior Players Championship
1997 Senior Players Championship Men's Golf, TPC of Michigan: Larry Gilbert wins his lone career major title by 3 strokes from Isao Aoki, Bob Dickson, Jack Kiefer and Dave Stockton
US Women's Golf Open
1997 US Open Women's Golf, Pumpkin Ridge GC: Alison Nicholas of England wins her lone major title, 1 stroke ahead of runner-up Nancy Lopez
- 1999 70th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 4-1 at Fenway Park, Boston
Sports History
1999 Pedro Martínez strikes out the first four batters in the All-Star Game at Fenway Park, earning All-Star Game MVP
- 2001 International Olympic Committee votes to award Beijing the 2008 Summer Olympic Games
Senior Players Championship
2003 Senior Players Championship Men's Golf, TPC of Michigan: Craig Stadler wins his first of 2 Champions Tour major titles by 3 strokes from Tom Kite, Jim Thorpe and Tom Watson
Women's British Open
2014 British Open Women's Golf, Royal Birkdale GC: American Mo Martin wins her first major title, 1 shot ahead of runners-up Shanshan Feng and Suzann Pettersen
Football Awards
2014 FIFA World Cup Awards: Lionel Messi (golden ball), James Rodriguez (golden boot) and Manuel Neuer (Golden gloves)
FIFA World Cup
2014 FIFA World Cup Final, Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Mario Götze scores an extra time winner as Germany beats Argentina, 1-0
US Senior Golf Open
2014 US Senior Open Men's Golf, Oak Tree National: Scotsman Colin Montgomerie wins by 1 stroke after a 3-hole playoff with Gene Sauers
- 2018 Chelsea FC sacks high profile manager Antonio Conte despite winning 2016-17 EPL and 2018 FA Cup, replaced by ex-Napoli boss Maurizio Sarri
Longest Semi Final in Wimbledon History
2018 Kevin Anderson of South Africa beats American John Isner 7-6, 6-7, 6-7, 6-4, 26-24 in the longest (6 hours 36 mins) semi final in Wimbledon history
- 2019 After Atlantic League-MLB partnership rule changes, Southern Maryland Blue Crabs' outfielder Tony Thomas becomes first player in professional baseball history to steal first base in 7-2 win v Lancaster Barnstormers
Wimbledon Women's Tennis
2019 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Simona Halep beats Serena Williams 6-2, 6-2 in just 55 minutes; first Romanian to win a Wimbledon singles title
- 2021 91st MLB All Star Game, Coors Field, Denver, CO: AL beats NL, 5-2 for their eighth consecutive victory
Sports History
2021 Kawhi Leonard undergoes surgery to repair a partial tear of the ACL in his right knee
