On This Day in Sport for July 28
Events in Sport
- 1906 Yankees turn triple-play, beat Cleveland 6-4
- 1912 10th Tour de France won by Odile Defraye of Belgium
- 1928 IX Summer Olympic Games open in Amsterdam, Netherlands
- 1929 Chicago Cardinals become 1st NFL team to train out of state (Michigan)
- 1929 24th Davis Cup: France beats USA in Paris (3-2)
- 1929 23rd Tour de France won by Maurice De Waele of Belgium
- 1929 International Lawn Tennis Challenge, Paris, France: Home team wins 3 straight titles as Henri Cochet beats American George Lott 6-1, 3-6, 6-0, 6-3 for a 3-2 victory
- 1931 White Sox score 11 in 8th to beat Yankees 14-12
- More Events in Sport
Bill BradleyWeddings in Sport
- 1962 NBA player Lenny Wilkens (24) weds Marilyn Reed
- 2001 Six-time golf winner Nick Faldo (44) weds third wife Valerie Bercher on a lavish ceremony in Windsor, England
More Weddings & Divorces in Sport
Deaths in Sport
- 1934 Louis Tancred, South African cricketer (fourteen Tests batting for South Africa 1905-14), dies at 57
- 1971 Myril Hoag, American baseball player, dies at 63
- 1974 Jack Ellis, Australian cricketer (Victorian WK, Ashes tourist 1926), dies
- 1983 Alec Marks, cricketer (good NSW batsman 1928-37), dies
July in Sport History
1st US Olympic Games
Poster promoting the 1904 Summer Olympic Games in St. Louis
July 1, 1904The Rise and Fall of Boris Becker
Boris Becker stunned the tennis world on this day by becoming the youngest player to win Wimbledon at just 17. But financial ruin lay ahead for the young star.
July 7, 1985Cricket's Most Prolific Run-Scorer Of All Time
A world record was set up on this day when Graham Gooch, captain of England, stepped up to the crease at Lord’s, the legendary home of cricket.
July 31, 1990
