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ON THIS DAY

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1921: Czech-born tennis player Jaroslav Drobny was born. The 1954 Wimbledon winner also won a medal at the 1948 Winter Olympics, in ice hockey.

1991: Chip Beck equalled the US PGA Tour record for 18 holes, set by Al Geiberger 14 years earlier, by shooting a 59 in the third round of the Las Vegas Invitation­al.

1999: UEFA announced Portugal had won the right to host Euro 2004, beating confident favourites Spain and a joint bid from Austria and Hungary.

2005: The Republic of Ireland missed out on a World Cup place after a goalless draw at home to Switzerlan­d in a match they had to win to reach a play-off.

2007: Inzamam-ul-haq was dismissed for three in his final Test innings to fall three shy of equalling Javed Miandad’s all-time Test aggregate for runs for Pakistan.

2010: England’s Tom Daley and Max Brick won a diving gold medal in the men’s 10-metre synchro at the Commonweal­th Games.

2011: Manchester City said Carlos Tevez would face disciplina­ry proceeding­s over alleged breaches of contract in relation to his conduct during the club’s Champions League tie against Bayern Munich, when he allegedly refused to come on as a substitute.

2017: Gordon Strachan left his position as Scotland head coach after a 2-2 draw in Slovenia four days earlier had ended their hopes of World Cup qualificat­ion.

2018: Former multiple Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt scored twice as Central Coast Mariners won 4-0 against Macarthur South West United in a friendly.

2019: Eliud Kipchoge became the first marathon runner to break the two-hour barrier, recording a time of 1 hour 59 minutes and 40 seconds in Vienna.

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