New York’s Mel Ott hits his 500th home run in a 9-2 victory over the Boston Braves at the Polo Grounds. Only Babe Ruth with 714 and Jimmie Foxx with 527 have more. 1963 — Arthur Ashe becomes first ...

1982 — American Greg Louganis becomes 1st diver to score 700 (752.67) in 11 dives in winning 3m springboard gold, World Championships in Guayaquil, Ecuador. 1987 — Mike Tyson wins the undisputed ...

Aug. 3 1852 — The first intercollegiate rowing race is held on Lake Winnipesaukee, N.H., where Harvard beats Yale by four lengths on the 2-mile course. 1936 — American sprinter Jesse Owens wins the ...

Zverev won his 500th match by defeating Matteo Arnaldi in the National Bank Open. The 28-year-old German is slated to face Francisco Cerundolo in his upcoming fixture.

Bagnis won the best-of-three match on Centre Court 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 in one hour, 57 minutes. Pospisil wrote on X before his ...

Two-year-old pacer Barber Shop (Lather Up) will be chasing the biggest win in his short harness racing career when he ...

The 2025 gsport Awards celebrates its 20th edition by spotlighting South Africa’s finest in women’s sport, with a stellar ...

1914: The foxtrot is first danced at the New Amsterdam Roof Garden in New York. On the same day, First Lord of the Admiralty, ...

Alexander Zverev will next face defending champion Alexei Popyrin, who upset Holger Rune in straight sets to reach the last ...

The Texas A&M Department of Animal Science Meat Judging Team earned international champion honors at competition in Australia, ...