| 30/6/2025 | 44-year-old Fluminense's Brazilian goalkeeper Fabio Deivson Lopes Maciel stars in their 2-0 win over Inter Milan noting his 1378th senior appearance (made his debut in 1997) and becoming the oldest player at the Club World Cup. Just four days ago, he made history with a record-breaking 507th clean sheet - overtaking former Italy international Gianluigi Buffon (506). |
| 30/6/2023 | 19-year-old Greek champion Nicoleta Barba wins the bronze medal at the 68 kg category at the European U20 Wrestling Championship held in Santiago de Compostela, Spain and doubles her success in a European championship |
| 30/6/2022 | 22-year-old Swedish pole vaulter Armand Duplantis cleares 6.16 meters on his second attempt at the Stockholm Diamond League to improve his own previous outdoor world record of 6.15, set in Rome in 2020 |
| 30/6/2022 | Greek sailing champion Stratos Kosmoglou dies of cancer at the age of 36. Last October he won the bronze medal in the world sailing championship at the mixed crews of the tornado with Maria Vogiatzopoulou. |
| 30/6/2011 | Efes Pilsen, one of Turkey’s leading basketball teams, changes its name to Anadolu Efes to comply with a recent bylaw issued in May by the Tobacco and Alcohol Market Regulatory Authority (TAPDK) in Turkey that places restrictions on alcohol companies sponsoring sports teams. |
| 30/6/2009 | Panathinaikos defender Brice Moon, kills a 25-year-old woman with his car in Johannesburg, returning from a party thrown by a teammate in the national team of South Africa |
| 30/6/2002 | Brazil win their 5th World Cup after defeating Germany 2-0 (Ronaldo) in the final in Yokohama, in front of 72.000 spectators. It is the first World Cup tournament held in Asia. Brazilian striker Ronaldo takes top scorer award with 8 goals |
| 30/6/1996 | Oliver Bierhoff makes football history when he scores the first international golden goal to lead Germany to a record third European title with a 2-1 win over the Czech Republic |
| 30/6/1996 | Former football player and coach Lakis Petropoulos dies of heart attack at the age of 64 in USA |
| 30/6/1991 | Duke McKenzie becomes the first boxer to win the world title in two different categories (bantam and fly) after beating Gaby Canizales |
| 30/6/1971 | Ambelokipi Chess Club is founded |
| 30/6/1971 | Lefski Sofia striker Georgi Asparuhov is killed in a car accident at the age of 28 years. He had 50 caps with Bulgaria (19 goals). At his funeral, over 550,000 people went to Sofia to pay tribute and respect to his soil and to say "Farewell" |
| 30/6/1966 | Emilio Giuseppe “Nino” Farina dies at the age of 60 in Chambery, France in a car crash while he was driving to spectate the 1966 French Grand Prix. He was the first ever Formula One champion, in 1950 racing with an Alfa Romeo. He was the nephew of Battista “Pinin” Farina, the founder of Pininfarina coach building company |
| 30/6/1951 | England's biggest international victory (17-0), against Australia in a friendly match in Sydney |
| 30/6/1950 | The US football team defeat England 1-0 for the World Cup in Brazil. It is the biggest victory in US soccer history. The New York Times though chose not to print the news fearing that nobody would belive it was true |
