ON THIS DAY
1952: Five-time TT world motorcycling champion Joey Dunlop was born in Ballymoney, Northern Ireland. He started racing in 1969 and won a record 26 Isle of Man TT races, the first in 1977. He was killed in a road race accident in Tallinn in July 2000.
1964: Cassius Clay, later known as Muhammad Ali, became heavyweight champion of the world as an 8-1 underdog when he stopped defending champion Sonny Liston at Miami Beach in Florida. Ali died in 2016.
1989: Britain’s Frank Bruno lost to Mike Tyson in his second attempt to win the world heavyweight title.
2007: Chelsea lifted the Carling Cup for the second time in three seasons thanks to a 2-1 victory over Arsenal. Didier Drogba scored both goals for the victors but the match was marred by a stoppage-time brawl that resulted in three red cards. 2009: Rugby Union Premiership club Sale appointed Jason Robinson as their new head coach.
2010: Wayne Bridge made himself unavailable for selection to the England national team, stating that his position in the squad was “untenable and potentially divisive”.
His decision came after newspaper allegations of a relationship between Bridge’s former partner Vanessa Perroncel and England defender John Terry.
2012: Nathan Cleverly successfully defended his WBO light-heavyweight title by beating Tommy Karpency on points at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff.
2014: Bradford Bulls were docked six points by the Rugby Football League for going into administration.
2018: Manchester City beat Arsenal 3-0 at Wembley to win the Carabao Cup with goals from Sergio Aguero, Vincent Kompany and David Silva. 2019: Basketball star James Harden’s streak of games with at least 30 points ended at 32 – the second longest in NBA history – as he scored 28 points in the Houston Rockets’ win over Atlanta.