3 July 2005
- Cycling: Tour de France
- Tom Boonen of Belgium wins the first stage proper (stage 2) of the Tour de France, sprinting past his rivals on the line. He thus takes Armstrong's Green Jersey while Zabriskie retains the maillot jaune. An attack by last year's hero, Thomas Voeckler, puts him in the King of the Mountains jersey.
- Tennis: Wimbledon
- Roger Federer wins his third successive Wimbledon Gentlemen's Singles championship, defeating second seed Andy Roddick 6–2 7–6(2) 6–4. (BBC Sport)
- Cara Black and Liezel Huber defeat Svetlana Kuznetsova and Amélie Mauresmo 6–2 6–1 to win the Ladies' Doubles. (BBC)
- Mahesh Bhupathi and Mary Pierce win the Mixed Doubles over Paul Hanley and Tatiana Perebiynis, 6–4 6–2. (Wimbledon.org – official site)
- Auto racing:
- Formula One: Fernando Alonso wins the 2005 French Grand Prix at Magny-Cours, leading every single lap. (Formula1.com)
- NASCAR: In a race that ends well into the morning because of a rain delay, Tony Stewart picks up his second straight Nextel Cup Series victory by winning the Pepsi 400 at the Daytona International Speedway in Florida. (NASCAR.com)
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