- Jul 2 Ireland cricketers dismiss West Indies for just 25 (Dougie Goodwin 5 for 6, Alec O'Riordan 4 for 18) to set up a huge upset in Londonderry
Wimbledon Women's Tennis
Jul 4 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Home favourite Ann Jones upsets 3-time defending champion Billie Jean King 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
Wimbledon Men's Tennis
Jul 5 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: In an all-Australian final Rod Laver beats John Newcombe 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 for the 3rd leg of his Grand Slam
Sports History
Jul 9 Tom Seaver's no-hit bid against Cubs ends with 1 out in 9th
British Golf Open
Jul 12 British Open Men's Golf, Royal Lytham & St Annes GC: Tony Jacklin wins the first of his 2 major titles, 2 strokes ahead of Bob Charles of New Zealand; first Briton to win The Open since 1951
- Jul 15 Cincinnati Red Lee May hits 4 HRs in a doubleheader
Agreement of Interest
Jul 18 Joe Namath agrees to sell interest in Bachelors 3, to stay in NFL
Tour de France
Jul 20 56th Tour de France: Belgian cyclist Eddy Merckx wins general, points, mountains, team classification titles
Sports History
Jul 23 40th MLB All Star Game, RFK Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C.: NL beats AL, 9-3; MVP: Willie McCovey, SF Giants, 1B
LPGA Championship
Jul 27 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Concord GC: Betsy Rawls wins her second LPGA C'ship, 4 strokes ahead of runners-up Carol Mann and Susie Maxwell Berning
- Jul 30 Astros Denis Menke and Jim Wynn hit grandslams in 9th inn vs Mets