| 8/7/2021 | 39-year-old Vangelis Moras announces his retirement from football. He started his career in Ampelokipi, Larissa, from 1991 to 2001 he played for AEK and Proodeftiki was his first team in Athens in 2001. From 2003 to 2007 he played with AEK, followed by Bologna. In 2011 he went to Swansea and in 2012 he returned to Italy for Cesena. Hellas Verona was his "home" from 2012 to 2016 and his last stop abroad was Bari in the 2016-2017 season. He was repatriated to Panetolikos, passed through AEL and the last team of his career was Apollon Larissa. |
| 8/7/2018 | Irish road racing star William Dunlop is killed in a crash during practice for the Skerries 100 race in County Dublin when his Temple Golf Club-run Yamaha YZF-R1 machine crashes at the Sam's Tunnel section of the 2.9-mile circuit. 32-year-old Dunlop was making his return to racing at the national Skerries 100 event having decided to sit out the 2018 Isle of Man TT. His father Robert was also a successful road racer, and Robert’s two sons – William and Michael – have carried on the mantle. Michael, on 18 TT wins, is chasing Uncle Joey’s all-time record, while William has five TT podiums to his name. He’s won 15 races at the Skerries circuit.
The Dunlop family also knows tragedy all too well. Joey was killed in an Estonian bike race, mere weeks after that 26th TT victory in 2000, while Robert died in practice for the North West 200 race in Northern Ireland in 2008. |
| 8/7/2015 | Greek runner Kostas Douvalidis finishes first in his heat and second in the overall standings of the 110 m. Hurdles with a national record of 13.33, during the “Istvan Giulaj” meeting in Székesfehérvár, Hungary. The greek runner improved the 13.34 he achieved for the first time on 20/07/2013 and equalized on 4/7 during the Diamond League in Paris. In the second - so called - fast heat Sergei Soumpenkof is the winner with 13.27 and Jason Richardson second with 13.35. |
| 8/7/2000 | USA and Cuba olympic committees sign a sports agreement (the first since 1959) aiming to promote training and competition while attempting to combat the use of performance-enhancing drugs |
| 8/7/2000 | Venus Williams becomes the first black female tennis player since 1957 (Althea Gibson) to win the Wimbledon tournament after defeating Lindsay Davenport 2-0. Venus and her sister Serena will become the first siblings to win the doubles |
| 8/7/1999 | Olympiacos signs Brazilian (20 caps) striker Giovanni for 4 billion drachmas |
| 8/7/1997 | Maria Hors, choreographer of the lightning of the Olympic Flame for many years, is awarded by the IOC president, Juan Antonio Samaranch, for her contribution. Antonis Tzikas, ex president of the Olympic Committee is also awarded |
| 8/7/1995 | Steffi Graf wins her 6th Wimbledon title. A few weeks later she will win another title, her 4th US Open |
| 8/7/1990 | West Germany win the 14th World Cup as they defeat Argentina 1-0 (Brehme) in Rome. Italian striker Toto Scillaci takes the top scorer award with 6 goals |
| 8/7/1965 | Starting gates are first used in horse racing in England |
| 8/7/1940 | The Olympic Swimming Complex, constructed under the initiative of the Hellenic Olympic Committee and cost 7.5 million drachmas, is inaugurated |
| 8/7/1912 | Constantinos Tsiklitiras wins the gold medal in standing long jump with 3.37 at the Stockholm Olympic Games. The silver medal goes to American Platt Adams (3.36) and the bronze to his brother Benjamin (3.28). The date is according to the Gregorian Calendar, but in Greece it is recorded on the 25 June, which corresponds to the Julian |
| 8/7/1909 | First professional baseball game under lights |
| 8/7/1889 | In Eichburg, Massachusetts, John Sullivan knocks down Jake Kilrain in round 75, after 2 hours and 16 minutes. It is the last heavyweight match fought with bare knuckles, before Queensbury rules are applied |
| 8/7/1805 | American Bill Richmond, the first famous boxer in America, knocks out Jack Helmes in round 26 at Kilbury Wells, England |
