1877 - In the first-ever Wimbledon men’s tennis tournament, 27-year-old Englishman Spencer Gore beats William Marshall 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 to win the inaugural title

1884 - In the first-ever Wimbledon women’s tournament, Maud Watson becomes the first female champion by beating her sister Lillian Watson 6-8, 6-3, 6-3

1903 - French rider Maurice Garin wins inaugural Tour de France

[caption id="attachment_150658" align="alignnone" width="359"] American swimmer Johnny Weissmuller who was the first to break the one-minute barrier for men’s 100m freestyle swimming. He was known for playing Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Tarzan in ‘Tarzan the Ape Man’ (1932 version) and its five sequels[/caption]

1922 - American swimmer Johnny Weissmuller becomes the first to break the one-minute barrier for 100m freestyle when he clocked 58.6 seconds at Alameda, California, U.S.A.

1929 - Russian gymnast Sofia Muratova was born today. She, who won six gold, three silver, and four bronze in Olympics between 1952 to 1960. She passed away in 2006

[caption id="attachment_150657" align="alignnone" width="454"] Delhara Fernando had a well-disguised slower ball. He could also reverse-swing it as well. One of his finest performances was when the fast-bowler took 6/27 to skittle England out for 104 in an ODI at the R. Premadasa Stadium in 2007[/caption]

1979 - Dilhara Fernando was born today. An injury-plagued Sri Lankan fast bowler burst onto the international scene, young and raw, as he inspired hope that he would be the long-term replacement for Chaminda Vaas as the cutting edge of Sri Lanka’s pace attack. But two stress fractures in 2004 hampered his career

[caption id="attachment_150659" align="alignnone" width="420"] On 19 July 2003, there was a birth of a phenomenon: the ‘Twenty20 Cup’ in the English domestic season. Surrey lifted the trophy beating Warwickshire in the final, and cricket has never been the same since[/caption]

2003 - The birth of a phenomenon. The Twenty20 Cup was seen as a gimmick when it burst onto the English domestic scene in the summer of 2003. Surrey lifted the trophy as they beat Gloucestershire in the semis and Warwickshire in the final, and cricket, arguably, has never quite been the same since