Sport Events in July 1997

3rd Jul

Becker announces he will not play in Wimbledon again.

4th July

Former West Indies Test cricketer J.K. Holt dies in Jamica.

5th Jul

Martina Hingis becomes youngest champion of the century at Wimbledon.

6th Jul

Pete Sampras renews reign at Wimbledon.

7th Jul

Wilson Kipketer of Denmark equals Sebastian Coe's 16-year-old 800m world mark of 1 minute, 41.73 seconds in Stockholm.

9th Jul

Tyson banned, fined $ 3 million by the Neveda State Athletic Commission.

10th Jul

Malleswari earns India's first gold medal in Asian weightlifting championship in Beijing.

13th Jul

Anand finishes second, while Kramnik wins the chess meeting '97 in Dortmund.

14th Jul

India finishes third in Asian women's weightlifting.

16th Jul

New Zealand cricketer Dipak Patel calls it a day.

20th Jul

Justin Leonard is British Open gold champion.

Salgaocar regains Federation Cup football in Calcutta.

Former England Test batsman Graham Gooch announces retirement from first class cricket.

26th Jul

Sri Lanka win Pepsi-Asia Cup cricket title in Colombo.

27th Jul

Jan Ullrich becomes first German to win the Tour de France cycle race.