ON THIS DAY
1954: Roger Bannister became the first man to run a mile in less than four minutes.
His exact time in the race at Oxford’s Iffley Road was three minutes and 59.4 seconds. 1961: Tottenham Hotspur became the first team in the 20th century to win the league and FA Cup double when they beat Leicester 2-0 in the FA Cup final at Wembley.
1970: Feyenoord beast Celtic 2-1 in the European Cup Final at Milan’s San Siro, becoming the first Dutch club to win the title. 1988: Worcestershire’s Graeme Hick set a 20th-century record by scoring 405 runs in a single innings against Somerset at Taunton.
The mark was eclipsed by West Indies batsman Brian Lara, who hit 501 for Warwickshire against Durham in 1994.
2007: Manchester United won the Premier League title after Chelsea’s 1-1 draw at Arsenal. 2009: Chelsea lost their Champions League semi-final against Barcelona on away goals after a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge. 2013: Ronnie O’sullivan successfully defended his World Snooker Championship title, beating Barry Hawkins 18-12 in the final to land his fifth trophy at the Crucible event.
2015: Lionel Messi scored twice and set up the third for Neymar as Barcelona beat Bayern Munich 3-0 in the first leg of their Champions League semifinal, marking an unhappy return to the Nou Camp for former Barca boss Pep Guardiola. 2017: Hartlepool United were relegated from the English Football League for the first time in their 109-year history on a dramatic final day of the League Two season.
2018: Arsene Wenger took charge of his final home game as Arsenal manager, with his side cruising to a 5-0 victory over Burnley.