Events in Sport
Boxing Title Fight
Jul 1 Nevada Athletic Commission suspends Mike Tyson indefinitely & withholds $20m purse for biting Evander Holyfield's ear during their heavyweight title fight 28 June
Wimbledon Women's Tennis
Jul 5 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: 16 year old Swiss Martina Hingis beats Jana Novotná 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 to become the youngest Wimbledon winner in 110 years
Wimbledon Men's Tennis
Jul 6 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Pete Sampras beats Cédric Pioline of France 6-4, 6-2, 6-4 for his 10th Grand Slam title
Hall of Fame
Jul 6 Montreal Expos retire Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder Andre Dawson's uniform #10
- Jul 6 Australian cricket batsman Steve Waugh completes twin centuries (108 & 116) in 268 run 3rd Test win v England at Old Trafford
- Jul 8 68th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 3-1 at Jacobs Field, Cleveland
- Jul 9 Baseball's triple A American Association (formed in 1902) votes to disband
- Jul 10 Hideki Irabu makes MLB debut as a NY Yankee, beats Tigers 10-3
- Jul 12 Cubs play in their 5,000th consecutive game without being no-hit
- Jul 12 Pirates Francisco Cordova & Ricardo Rincon no-hit Astros 3-0 in 10 inn
Sports History
Jul 13 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
Jul 13 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
Sports History
Jul 22 Greg Maddux throws a complete game with just 76 pitches
- Jul 23 Dallas TV Station KXAS settle with Dallas Cowboys Michael Irvin and Erik Williams for reporting false sex assault allegations against them
- Jul 25 QB Brett Favre, re-signs with Green Bay Packers for $50M for 7 yrs
- Jul 27 Detroit Tigers retire pitching great Hal Newhouser's #16
- Jul 27 84th Tour de France won by Jan Ullrich of Germany
Sports History
Jul 27 British Senior Open Men's Golf, Royal Portrush GC: Gary Player of South Africa wins with birdie on 2nd playoff hole against countryman John Bland
Sports History
Jul 28 NY Ranger center Mark Messier signs with Vancouver for $20M for 3 yrs
Baseball Record
Jul 31 A's first baseman Mark McGwire becomes MLB's top home run hitter to be traded in the middle of a season when he moves from Oakland to St. Louis Cardinals (34 home runs and 81 RBI)
- Jul 31 College Football's all-time winningest coach Eddie Robinson and his Grambling State University program are placed on 2-years' probation for rules violations, including recruiting and academic eligibility
Birthdays in Sport
- Jul 9 Tatjana Schoenmaker, South African swimmer (Olympic gold 200m breaststroke 2020), born in Johannesburg, South Africa
Deaths in Sport
- Jul 6 Brun Smith, New Zealand cricket batsman (4 Tests @ 47.40), dies at 75
- Jul 7 Jerry Doggett, American sportscaster (Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers), dies at 80
- Jul 20 Clifford McWatt, West Indian cricket wicketkeeper (6 Tests, 10 dismissals; British Guiana), dies in a car crash at 75
- Jul 23 Chūhei Nambu, Japanese track and field athlete (Olympic gold 1932), dies at 93
- Jul 24 Brian Glover, British actor and wrestler (Alien 3, Kes), dies of a brain tumour at 63
- Jul 24 Frank Parker, American tennis player (4-time Grand Slam singles winner), dies at 81
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